The Age of Rebirth: Winning since the educated youth went to the countryside

The night passed.

The next morning, Zhou Ziwen got up from bed refreshed.

He found that today's sun was not as bright as before, and the temperature was a little lower than usual.

"Winter is coming!" Zhou Ziwen was keenly aware of the changes.

After doing a few sets of Wuqinxi movements in the yard and getting some physical activity, Zhou Ziwen washed up and went out to the yard next door.

At this moment, the courtyard door of the Chen sisters' house has been opened. One of the two sisters is busy cooking in the house, and the other is feeding the chickens behind the house.

Speaking of which, it has been more than a month since we caught these chickens.

After more than a month, the chickens have grown a lot, and they look almost half grown.

Zhou Ziwen even caught it and weighed it. It was already over a pound, almost two pounds.

In two months, they will be able to eat their own eggs.

"Ziwen, the beans are soaked, when do you think they will be done?"

Entering the kitchen, Chen Shiying saw him coming and asked.

"This is simple. I'll make a smaller grinder later, and we can grind it at home." Zhou Ziwen said easily.

This is the importance of mastering a craft.

With the craft of masonry, you can make commonly used things yourself.

"Great, if we have our own mill, we won't have to travel so far to grind grain." Chen Shiying said happily.

After all, the stone mills in the village are shared, and some people don't know how to take care of them and often make them very dirty. They have to clean it every time they grind grain. Even if it's inconvenient, the key is that it's not clean and makes it uncomfortable to use.

If there was really no other way, she would definitely not use it.

"It's okay, we can use our own from now on." Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.

It is not difficult for him to make a stone grinding. He only needs to make the grinding pattern well, and the rest can be easily done.

Zhou Ziwen plans to build a small stone mill that a girl can push.

It just so happens that the Chen sisters' yard is relatively empty and they can add another piece of equipment.

After breakfast, Zhou Ziwen and the Chen sisters came to the production team for a morning meeting.

During the morning meeting, the village continued to assign work to prepare for the upcoming autumn harvest.

In the past few days, everyone's main goal is to build a new grain drying field and put it into use during the autumn harvest.

But this has nothing to do with Zhou Ziwen and his mushroom team, they continue to cultivate mushrooms.

After the morning meeting, Zhou Ziwen went to the mushroom house to check the growth of the mushrooms, then returned to the yard and started building a stone mill.

The big stone for oil extraction that happened to be brought back two days ago was too big. I used the waste to make a stone mill.

Stone grinding is divided into three parts. The first part is the grinding disc, which is the basis of stone grinding.

The second part is the mill fan, which is the other half that grinds with the millstone.

The third part is the central axis and the grinding rod for push grinding. With these three parts, you can start grinding the surface.

However, here in Zhou Ziwen, there is a fourth part, which is the platform on which the stone mill will be placed for operation.

In order to facilitate the operation of the Chen sisters, he also planned to make a push rod. With this push rod, it will be very labor-saving when using the stone grinder.

Back in his yard, Zhou Ziwen took out the mason's tools. When I was about to start the operation, I found that after this period of frequent use, the chisel was severely worn and needed to be polished.

Fortunately, before buying tools, he had thought of this situation and bought some coal and a bellows.

It is said to be polished, but in fact it is to reforge the worn areas of the chisel.

A pit needs to be dug and a bellows connected to allow the coal to burn more vigorously.

When forging, the part to be forged should be placed on the coal to heat it. When it is hot and the material becomes soft, then hammer it with a hand hammer to shape the chisel into the desired shape.

He had already done this job when he was learning from Master Chen.

This operation was familiar to him, and in just a moment, he forged a few worn chisels.

Then, he split the big stones in the courtyard and started to build them.

The process of making a stone mill was not complicated. In one morning, he had completed most of it and was only a little short of completing it.

He planned to continue working after dinner. When he was done, he would try it out first. If there was no problem, he would move to the Chen sisters' house and eat tofu pudding at night.

Not long after, the Chen sisters came back.

As soon as the two came back, they came to his house to report. Seeing that the stone mill was almost finished, the two sisters couldn't help but look happy.

"Brother Ziwen, this stone mill you made is so beautiful! It's more beautiful than those in the village." Chen Qiaoyi said in surprise.

"Well, I improved the style a bit." Zhou Ziwen nodded flatly.

The styles of stone mills in the village are relatively old, but his style comes from later generations, and is of course more beautiful.

If you look at it in terms of craftsmanship, there is actually not much difference.

"I like this style." Chen Qiaoyi said without hesitation.

This was made by her brother Ziwen. No matter how ugly it was, it was still very beautiful in her eyes.

But Chen Shiying is different. She is not a lover. Even if she does not understand the craftsmanship of masonry, she still feels that the stone mill in front of her is better than the one in the village.

"Let's go cook first. I'll polish it a little more and it'll be ready for use in the afternoon." Zhou Ziwen continued busy with his work.

"What would Ziwen want to eat today? I'll cook it for you." Seeing Zhou Ziwen working so hard, Chen Shiying decided to reward him.

"Let's have some braised cured fish. Isn't the cured fish we made earlier good? Get some and taste it to see if it tastes good." Zhou Ziwen thought for a moment and said.

He was a little tired of eating roe deer meat these days and was ready to change his taste.

No matter how good the food is, you will get tired of it if you eat too much. After a few days, he almost lost interest in roe deer meat.

Change the taste, change the texture, and after a day or two, your appetite for meat will be better.

"Okay, but I've never made cured fish before, so I don't know how to make it!" Chen Shiying nodded, feeling a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, I'll teach you..."

Zhou Ziwen briefly talked about how to cook the cured fish, and asked her to prepare the ingredients first, and he would come over when it was done.

"Then let me get a fish first."

Chen Shiying walked into the house familiarly, took the key that Zhou Ziwen put in the cabinet, then went out to the yard, opened the cellar door, and went to get the fish with a flashlight.

Since the cellar was built, most of the food of the two families was stored in the cellar. It not only prevents rats, but also increases the shelf life. It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone.

In the countryside, if the food at home is not put away properly, it will be spoiled in two days.

Soon, Chen Shiying was almost ready. Zhou Ziwen put down his work and went to the kitchen next door to teach his sister-in-law how to make cured fish.

There are many ways to eat cured fish. It can be steamed, boiled, grilled or fried.

You can eat whatever you want. Chen Shiying has never eaten cured fish before and doesn't know what to do.

With Zhou Ziwen watching from the side, Chen Shiying felt confident.