Yunding Ranch

Chapter 172 Making Cheese
After sitting for a long time, Lu Huaijin felt a little pain in her waist. She stood up and stretched her waist. Out of the corner of her vision, she could see, in the world outside the window, two little guys, Grapefruit and Grape, were running briskly after the scattered sheep. .Although she has lived in the ranch for more than half a month, Lu Huaijin is still surprised every time she sees such a scene, which is really far from the life in China.

Putting the books on the desk, Lu Huaijin walked out of the house, and then saw Song Lingyi concentrating on turning the dark brown soil in the garden, with clusters of blue cap flowers in hand; Joey was standing beside him, silently Watching carefully, if Song Lingyi did something wrong, he would give guidance.Song Lingyi would occasionally raise her head to ask about related matters, and her dedication could be felt from the focus between her brows.

The tinkling wind chime sounded next to his ears, and Lu Huaijin couldn't help raising his head to glance at the ethnic wind chime, and then saw Lu Li's bird of prey coming in from outside. He didn't even know when Lu Li left.Lu Li drove the Raptor all the way past the main house and towards the cattle pen.

Lu Huaijin hesitated for a moment, then decided to go for a walk, and walked slowly towards the bullpen. When he got there, he could see Lu Li, Jessica, and Tony taking one by one from the back of the pickup truck. The huge cylinder was unloaded, and then rolled into the cattle pen.

The smell of fresh soil, the smell of dry cow dung, the smell of messy hay, and the humid forest moisture... There are all kinds of smells around the cow pen, and every pore of the body is surrounded by natural factors.Lift your feet and look, you can see that the soles of your feet are covered with mud, and even the socks are stained with mud spots. This is a disaster for many people, but for Lu Huaijin, it awakens his youth. It made him feel at home, even though he'd never been an "outdoorsy" type, recalls.

Lu Huaijin walked into the cowshed, and then saw three people surrounded by the silver cylinder, Lu Li and Tony stood beside, following Jessica's instructions, "...Yes, making cheese is so simple, there is no There is no complicated process, and there is no mysterious content, it can be done in almost every ordinary family."

"Is there anything I can do to help?" Lu Huaijin stopped beside Tony.

Both Jessica and Tony looked up and down at Lu Huaijin with surprised eyes, and even Lu Li looked at his father in astonishment.Lu Huaijin looked back with a puzzled expression, "Is there something wrong? Or is there no work here that needs my help?"

"No." Jessica waved her hands again and again, "No, no." But she couldn't tell why.

"It's just, Mr. L..." Tony took over the conversation, "You are always reading, and we thought that... this is not your forte."

"It's not." Lu Huaijin's honest answer made Tony choke on his saliva, cough cough, cough cough, "But I am willing to try, and I will take the initiative to stop before I get into trouble." Lu Huaijin turned to look Looking at Jessica, then at Tony, "So, what do we need to do now?"

Both Jessica and Tony looked at Lu Li, who clapped his hands, "Guys, hurry up, you heard Mr. L speak."

Jessica came back to her senses, "What we need to do now is to pour all the milk into these cylinders and then seal them. They need to be left overnight. Tomorrow we can skim off the butter and cream on the surface of the milk, and then Moving on to the next round of production."

"Oh, we're making cheese?" Lu Huaijin heard immediately, "I've always wanted to try making cheese. If you follow the simple procedure, you can do it even at home. However, with such a large amount, the matter suddenly It's become interesting." The unhurried words, as if the teacher was teaching a class, immediately made the atmosphere in the bullpen funny.

"Dad, let's start practicing." Lu Li said calmly, but he was used to it.

Lu Huaijin nodded, without saying anything more, bent down and lifted a bucket of milk, then pointed it at the silver cylinder, and began to pour it down, the milky white milk exuded a strong aroma.That steady and skilled gesture made the milk pour down evenly and violently like a waterfall.

"Wow." Tony couldn't help but exclaimed, and then looked at Jessica and Lu Li. This was far from Lu Huaijin's usual impression.

Jessica laughed, "Now it's your turn." Jessica blinked at Lu Li, marveling at Lu Huaijin's excellent work, and Lu Li spread out his hands in surprise, obviously not expecting Lu Huaijin's deep love. Not hiding it, the two looked at each other and smiled, and then they also started to get busy at the same time.

With the busyness of the four people, the work at hand was quickly completed.Then they worked together to load the cylinder onto a cart and push it to the former wine cellar on the ranch.

That wine cellar is still in use, and there are still a lot of red wine stored in it.However, since the vineyard was abandoned, it has become quiet here, and Lu Li is not a person who is keen on collecting red wine, so it has been a long time since he has collected new collections.Now it is temporarily used as a cellar for making cheese, but it is very suitable.

Seeing the cylinders neatly placed in the wine cellar, Lu Huaijin wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smelled with shining eyes, "So, what else do we need to do next?"

"Ha, Mr. L, are you addicted?" Tony is a sweaty person, as long as he does a little exercise, he will sweat immediately. After such a toss just now, his clothes are already soaked, and his bronze The skin is covered with a faint luster.

Lu Huaijin shrugged, noncommittal.

Lu Li has never seen such a father before. Lu Huaijin is not a person who likes to sweat. Lu Li remembers seeing Lu Huaijin sweating a handful of times, and he did such a heavy physical work today, " Dad, are you sure you're in good health?"

Lu Huaijin waved his hand, "I think it's pretty good." Seemingly aware of Lu Li's worry and concern, he added, "Your mother has found something to do, so I need to find something to devote myself to."

"But didn't you find two books you wanted to read?" Since arriving in Los Angeles, Lu Huaijin has developed a strong interest in American education, academics, knowledge, etc. Liz was originally a book lover, and the ranch There are actually a lot of books in the house, so Lu Huaijin is completely at ease. He has been reading books in the past period of time.

Lu Huaijin smiled at Lu Li, "You can read books anywhere, but opportunities to experience life on the ranch are rare."

The smile on the corner of Lu Li's mouth also burst into bloom.In fact, he has always been a little worried about Lu Huaijin, hoping that Lu Huaijin can increase his exercise a little bit, which is good for his body, but since he was a child, his father always sat in the study and read books, and the only time he worked was Help mother with some housework.Therefore, Lu Li is not sure whether it is a good thing or a bad thing to let Lu Huaijin participate in the work and sports on the ranch. After all, Lu Huaijin's heart problem is still a ticking time bomb, and he needs to rest. No one can be sure what the consequences of excessive exercise will be. .

Before that, Lu Li actually encouraged Lu Huaijin to go horseback riding with him every morning, but Lu Huaijin's interest was still limited, and he only went out three or four times.Now, Lu Huaijin has become interested in making cheese, which is really great.Originally, the physical activity of making cheese was not so intense, and it allowed Lu Huaijin to leave the house and enjoy more sunshine, which was a good thing.

Jessica could sense the positivity and affirmation on Lu Li's face, so she took the initiative to send out an invitation, "Mr. L, those things will be troublesome for a while, we need to fight side by side."

Lu Huaijin nodded with a smile, expressing her affirmation.

"Then what about me? What about me?" Tony's eyes widened, and he moved between Jessica and Lu Huaijin and asked curiously.

Jessica had a disgusted expression on her face, "Go ahead and work on the vineyard, you are not needed here."

"However, the vineyards are sprouting recently, and those are the regular jobs every day. How about letting me participate? Ah?" Tony followed Jessica and said vigorously, the two of them one behind the other After leaving the wine cellar, only the father and son of the Lu family were left behind.

Lu Li looked at his father seriously, "Dad, pay attention to your body, if you feel uncomfortable, don't force it."

Lu Huaijin didn't speak, but just looked at the son in front of him. In a blink of an eye, the toddler had grown up, and his broad shoulders were enough to support the weight of the whole family.Lu Huaijin patted Lu Li's shoulder and nodded, "I see." Sometimes, simple words are enough.

In the next few days, both Lu Huaijin and Tony followed Jessica into the formal stage of making cheese.

After skimming off the butter and cream on the surface of the milk, the remaining milk is poured into a small blender. This process is the most difficult and troublesome. The perfect stirring of the blender separates the milk. This process needs to take care of the temperature. Timing needs to be taken care of while the progress of the mixing needs to be monitored.

After the milk is separated, it is put into a fermenter for fermentation and shaping. At the same time, there will be a lot of milk dregs left after making cheese, which is generally used to feed pigs or make feed.

Two days later, the cheese is placed in the cellar, and then the last step is to let the cheese continue to ferment in the cellar for several days, or even several months, during which the cheese needs to be constantly brushed with salt water.This process will determine the quality of the final cheese.

After all the work is done, the cheese making has come to an end.The whole process is not complicated, but the links to test the skills are everywhere, which is obviously not a simple job.

Lu Huaijin participated in the whole process, and even asked Lu Li to rest at the end. He stayed with Jessica to finish all the salt water washing work, and seemed to be completely enjoying it.

Song Lingyi was busy gardening, Lu Huaijin was busy making cheese, and Lu Li was preparing to start his first hiking trip.

(End of this chapter)