"I have explained the method of planting potatoes to my uncles today, and they will plant all the potatoes tomorrow."
After hearing Lin Changting's words, everyone in the Lin family nodded in relief. The work in the fields is the most important thing now. Only after they are busy can there be a harvest next year.
The next morning, Lin's father went to the village head's house and told him that he wanted to buy some more land.
Although the village head was a little surprised, he didn't say much.
However, Father Lin came at the right time. If it were the spring plowing season in previous years, there would definitely be no land to sell, but now there happened to be six acres of high-quality farmland and ten acres of sandy land available.
Father Lin took all of it with a wave of his hand, and without paying attention to the village head's surprised look, he gave the silver and agreed to go to the town together to get the deed signed the next day.
As soon as Lin's father left, the village head looked at the silver in his hand and muttered to himself: This Lin family is really amazing.
It seems that I bought sandy land with the Lin family last year and planted potatoes on it a few days ago, which must be correct.
After Lin Yunchu finished the work at hand, she watched her mother sort out the remaining potatoes in a trance. She had thought of many ways to deal with the problem during the Chinese New Year.
I thought that when the potatoes are grown, I would introduce some new dishes to Yipintang, but this method alone does not seem to be enough.
Finally, Lin Yunchu thought of a new way, which was to make potato flour.
This potato flour is not only easy to store and transport, but also tastes great. It can be added as a dish to hot pot in winter.
The more Lin Yunchu thought about it, the more excited she became. Seeing that there were not many potatoes left, she thought she might as well give it a try to see if she could make it successfully.
If she can make it, she can start her new plan when the potatoes are harvested.
Lin Yunchu got to work right away. He moved the remaining potatoes to the yard, fetched some water and started washing them.
Lin Changan and Pan Xiuxiu saw Lin Yunchu's appearance. Although they didn't know what she wanted to do, they knew how long it would take Lin Yunchu to wash so many potatoes by herself, so they quickly rolled up their sleeves and squatted down to help.
The three of them worked for most of the hour and finally washed all the potatoes.
"Sister, what are you going to do next?"
Lin Changan let out a long sigh. He had always seen Lin Yunchu tinkering with so many new things, so he knew what kind of food he had never seen before was going to be made today.
Thinking that there would be more delicious food, Lin Changan couldn't help but grin with joy.
"Next we need to peel these potatoes."
There were not so many knives here, so Lin Yunchu had already prepared sharp wood chips and handed them to both of them. Then he picked up a cleaned potato and quickly peeled the potato with the wood chips in his hand.
Lin Changan and Pan Xiuxiu gave thumbs up as they watched. They imitated Lin Yunchu and quickly got the hang of it.
"What are you doing?"
When the three of them were halfway through, they saw the gate of their courtyard open. Lin's father, Lin's mother and other people from the Lin family walked in from outside and saw the three of them sitting in the courtyard.
There were still a lot of peeled potatoes in the wooden basin beside him.
"Dad, Mom, I'm thinking of trying to make potato flour out of these leftover potatoes."
Lin Yunchu raised his head, looked at the few people and slowly spoke.
The Lin family now understands Lin Yunchu's way of doing things. The potatoes in their own fields have been planted, and the potato seeds for the twelve households in the village have also been distributed.
The remaining potatoes were originally kept for their own consumption, so it was no problem for Lin Yunchu to make anything with them, but what was this potato flour?
Several people looked at each other, all with puzzled expressions.
Lin Yunchu felt the silence in the yard. He looked up and saw everyone's puzzled expressions. He couldn't help but chuckle and explained:
"It's a kind of edible noodles, but it's dried and can be stored for a long time. When you want to eat it, just soak it in water and cook it."
Although Lin Yunchu's words were a bit confusing to everyone in the Lin family, they still understood the general meaning. "That means that if merchants who often travel outside can bring a pot with them, they can also eat this thing in the wild. That would be really magical."
Although Father Lin had never been to places far away, he knew that it would be difficult to eat something hot if you stayed in the wild for a long time. If this thing was really like what Lin Yunchu said.
If you really bring a pot with you and collect firewood in the wild, you can have delicious food.
Lin Yunchu nodded. This was indeed true. Merchants were often away from home, and it was common for them to sleep in the open air. If this potato flour could really be made, it would be the most convenient food.
Just boil it and you can have a hot meal in the wild.
When everyone heard this, they immediately became excited. They put down what they were holding, washed their hands, and gathered around to help.
"Mom and Dad, I see there's a millstone in our backyard. Is it still usable?"
Lin Yunchu thought that if this stone mill could be used, it would save a lot of effort. Otherwise, it would be a big project to grind all these potatoes into powder.
Lin's father and mother nodded, wondering why Lin Yunchu suddenly asked this. The stone mill in the backyard had not been used for a long time. It was left behind many years ago when Old Man Lin was still alive.
"It can be used, but it hasn't been used for a long time. I'm afraid it needs to be cleaned thoroughly before it can be used."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yunchu was overjoyed. She was worried that if the stone mill could not be used, she would have to think about how to grind all the potatoes into powder.
It’s great that this stone mill is still in good condition and can be used.
Seeing Lin Yunchu's expression, Lin's mother said, "Then your father and I will go to the backyard to clean up the millstone."
After saying that, Lin's father and mother found a broom and carried a bucket of water to the backyard.
Lin Yunchu raised the corner of his mouth. Since this stone mill can be used, then just chop the potatoes into pieces.
"Brother, brother, go find two large boards and knives. We need to chop these potatoes first."
Chopped?
Everyone was confused when they heard this and didn't know what he was going to do, but since Lin Yunchu had spoken, they just did as he said.
Soon they found everything that Lin Yunchu mentioned, and they worked much faster than before.
By the time Lin's father and mother cleaned the stone mill in the backyard, all the potatoes had been cut into small pieces.
Afterwards, Lin's father and Lin Changting moved the chopped potatoes to the backyard according to Lin Yunchu's instructions.
Lin Yunchu found a clean bucket and placed it at the water outlet. He found a clean ladle, scooped up the chopped potatoes and placed them on the millstone. Lin's father pushed the millstone on the other side and ground the potatoes into pieces.
After a while, the shredded potatoes that had been ground into juice flowed into the bucket.
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