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Since they had discussed this matter before, they naturally also went to learn about this freeze dryer, searched around the Internet, and found that they also sell this in Tongcheng, and the price is slightly higher than similar products in some big cities in the south and north. Some, but discounted shipping, in fact, not much difference.

Luo Meng and Xiao Shulin drove over there, tried the machine on the spot, learned how to use it, and then drove back by themselves. There are many empty warehouses in the courtyard, and a room was set aside for this machine. In the future, vegetables that need to be dehydrated and freeze-dried will also be carried out in this warehouse.

On the day the machine arrived, many villagers came to watch the fun. They had heard from Old Man Luo and Liu Chunlan that Luo Meng wanted to buy a freeze dryer. If the vegetables in their village could not be sold at a price in the future, they could get them here. Slices are freeze-dried and sold online.

Freeze-dried fruits and vegetables are very convenient to ship, because they can be eaten directly without cooking, which should be more marketable than pickled and dried vegetables, and the process of freeze-drying is convenient and fast, unlike pickled and dried vegetables, the process of drying and pickling is more troublesome.

"How do you use this machine? You can eat it after you put it in and freeze it for a while?" Fruits are a little easier to accept. There are many processed fruit products on the market, and you get used to them after seeing them a lot. As for vegetables, most people in the village didn't have them before. I heard that it can be eaten after being freeze-dried.

"You can eat it after freezing it, at least several times." The young people in the village laughed and joined in the fun.

"Seriously, if you freeze it in this machine, can it really be eaten?"

"Let's try it later, what's the rush?" Luo Meng is installing the electric meter at the moment, and the freeze dryer is not for his family to use when he buys it. People in the village want to borrow it. It's just the electricity bill. The reason has to be asked him to pay, so it is still necessary to install an electric meter here.

There is also a small box next to the electric meter, which is specially used to collect electricity bills. Later, people from their village will come to process freeze-dried vegetables and fruits. After seeing how much the electric meter runs, they will put how much money in the small box, just like taking a bus. It seems that you bring your own change, and there is no change.

While talking, someone outside brought in a basket of vegetables, including carrots, white radishes, cucumbers, zucchini, lettuce, and so on.These vegetables have been cleaned, and the heads and tails that should be removed have already been removed. At this time, just cut them into appropriate thickness, cut them into thin slices in a slicer, and then put them in the freeze dryer Just freeze dry.

The villagers watched the whole process, and saw that the wet and limp vegetable slices came out of the machine, and they all turned into crisp crisp slices. I feel very strange.

"It just doesn't taste very good." Village head Luo Quanshun took a sliced ​​carrot and chewed it. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. It looked pretty good, but it tasted so-so, not as good as he had imagined.

"What does it taste like?" His mother-in-law Cao Fenglian said and also took a cucumber slice.

"It's just carrot flavor." Luo Quanshun said, and he stopped trying other flavors. He has a strong taste and doesn't like these tasteless ones.

"It's just carrots. Could it be that you still want to taste like white radishes?" Old man Luo snorted. He also tasted two vegetable slices just now. To be honest, the taste is really average, not unpalatable, but not bad either. How delicious.

"People in the city are different. What they eat is healthy. It's not fried or baked. It's full of nutrients. Those urban white-collar workers in the office can eat it as a snack when they have nothing to do, and don't have to worry about it." If you gain weight, you don’t have to be afraid of eating too much sugar, additives, etc.”

Fatty Hou didn't think it was unpalatable, so he stuffed it into his mouth one by one. In fact, the food itself was not unpalatable. It was crunchy and had a fresh vegetable flavor. The taste was indeed a bit bland. People in the village Because they have to do farm work, they sweat a lot, and most of them eat salty food. They must not be used to this tasteless food.

"Hey, there are so many tricks nowadays. If you want me to say, this dish is the best when fried."

"How many young people in the city are still shooting at home?"

"It's better if you're married, but if you're single, you usually eat out."

"If you eat outside all day, can your body bear it? Can the food outside be the same as what you make at home?"

"Yes, at a young age, how can you not take good care of your body?"

"Who said it wasn't."

"It's not easy to go to work."

While they were talking, Luo Meng and Xiao Shulin had already started to make the second batch of freeze-dried vegetables, and they were not the kind who would not listen to other people's opinions. The original taste was indeed a bit bland. This time, I poured a little buffalo milk on it, sprinkled some salt on it, shook it well, and then put it in the freeze dryer for freeze-drying.

When this batch of freeze-dried vegetables was made, everyone tasted it and said that the taste is better than before. It has a milky fragrance and a slight salty fragrance. The taste is not heavy, and it is accompanied by the fragrance of the vegetables themselves. Yes, it's pretty good as a snack.

Because there is only one freeze dryer, Luo Meng and the others don't plan to make too many tricks, so as to save the trouble of changing it every day, they simply only make two flavors: original flavor and milk salt flavor.

As for the price, I will spend a little time tomorrow to calculate the weight ratio of each vegetable before and after freeze-drying, as well as the labor hours and electricity costs spent in the freeze-drying process. First calculate the cost, and then decide the price.

I don't have time today. Later, Luo Meng and Xiao Shulin will go up to the mountain to feed the monkeys. They can't shake this job. They leave it every day. They have to do it when the weather is good, and even more when the weather is bad, especially when there is a thunderstorm. When it rains, I am afraid that the flock of sheep will get scared and run away or the sheep pen will leak. The goats that have been raised for several months will soon be able to eat mutton, so there must be no mistakes at this time.

The things prepared for the monkeys on the mountain over there are also ready at this time. They are just made rice balls, hot white rice, wrapped with fried tender lettuce leaves, and some minced meat. The lettuce leaves are freshly cooked It is picked from the lettuce used to make freeze-dried vegetables, and the leaves are very refreshing when fried.

Luo Meng picked up a rice ball and ate it himself. He thought it tasted pretty good. Unfortunately, in the eyes of the monkeys on the mountain, it might not be as good as a pack of instant noodles. Every time Luo Meng and Xiao Shulin cooked instant noodles for them, these The monkeys are very happy like a festival, and they are much calmer when they are fed other things.

Put the rice balls into a basket made of packing belts, pull two bulls over, let them carry the rice balls on their backs, and rush up the mountain.

Right now is the season of warm spring and flowers blooming. Although the rain in this spring is not abundant, it is better than last year. The mountain is full of vitality. Luo Meng and Xiao Shulin drove the buffalo on the familiar mountain road, discussing for a while If you want to get a goat down the mountain and roast it, both of them are in a good mood.

On the second day, Luo Meng led a few people to record the data while making freeze-dried vegetables. When the freeze-dried vegetables for the day were ready, the cost was calculated. Once the cost was known, the price could be set, and each dish would be proportional. Just bring it up.

The online store is really a very fast and convenient platform. In just a few days, the freeze-dried vegetables of Niuwangzhuang were sold all over the country. The freeze-dried vegetables launched this time include original flavor and milk salt flavor. Different kinds of vegetables are packaged separately, and there are also mixed packages of various vegetables.

In an unremarkable office in a certain city in the south, a girl also bought freeze-dried vegetables from Lao Zhou's family.

The girl is a foreigner, and she has been working in this city for several years. In the past, even if she found that her health was not particularly good, she didn't take it seriously. A few days ago, she felt a little pain in her chest, so she went to the hospital for a checkup. It turned out that there was a tumor, but fortunately it was benign and the situation was not serious.

But even so, the girl was still quite frightened. It wasn't until this time that she deeply realized that she would get sick too, and those legendary diseases were not far away from her, so she began to become cautious, I no longer touch those things that I knew were unhealthy but still ate them in my stomach. I also try not to eat out for lunch and dinner, and try to start my own fire if I can.

To be honest, when Niuwangzhuang first received these two packs of freeze-dried vegetables, she was not very surprised. In order to keep away from additives to the greatest extent, he bought the original flavor, even though the website said milk-salt flavored frozen The dried vegetables are made of buffalo milk and edible salt, and nothing else is added. She still doesn't want to believe it.After receiving the freeze-dried vegetables, she opened the package and tasted them, and found that the taste was alright, but not to a great extent.

After getting off work at noon, she hurried back to the dormitory, opened the rice cooker, added some water to it, boiled it, grabbed a handful of freeze-dried vegetables that had just arrived in the morning, put in a small handful of noodles, and poured out half a spoonful of it to eat. oil, added a little salt and a few chicken bouillons, and then laid an egg on top.

"Why is it so delicious?" The girl from the same dormitory also came back at this time.

"What delicious food can I have? Just cook noodles." The girl smiled wryly. She hadn't eaten out for several days, and she could make herself a little richer at night. Usually, the next noodle was sent at noon. It was not healthy. She didn't know either, it wasn't very tasty anyway.

"This tastes good, what did you add today?" Her roommate said, and moved to the rice cooker.

"I didn't add anything, just put in a handful of the freeze-dried vegetables I just received this morning."

"It smells so good! Give me a taste too!"

"Go and get a pair of chopsticks, it's almost cooked." The girl said, opened the lid of the pot to have a look, not to mention, it smells very good, even she who has been tired of noodles for a long time, now I have found a little appetite.

"Oh! It's delicious! I won't go out at noon, so I'll eat with you."

"It's not enough, I'll cook another pot."

"Put these in a bowl first, and when we finish eating, the pot will be cooked again."

"This freeze-dried vegetable tastes good, doesn't it?"

"It's delicious! It's delicious! I'll also buy it online in the afternoon."

"I don't know if there are any more."

"If there are more, let's buy more. Look at this dish, which is crunchy and crumbles when you pinch it. Let's make vegetable porridge every morning, okay?"

"Okay, I don't want to eat buns with soy milk for a long time."

"It's so convenient. You can buy some and put them in the dormitory. You can eat them whenever you want, and you won't be afraid of spoiling them."

"..."

In another office building not far from them, several young people had just finished their lunch and were sharing a large bag of old Zhou’s freeze-dried vegetables. Well, there was music in the office, and they were humming and eating snacks.

The absolute trust in Niuwangzhuang in the embrace is not at all like eating other snacks. There is always a sense of guilt that is ruining one's body, because it is so relieved, so it is a comfort to eat.

"Why hasn't it been put on the shelves yet, is it twelve o'clock?"

"What's the hurry, it's still 5 minutes away."

"The last time she put it on the shelves a few minutes earlier, we all missed it."

"Why is it on the shelves at twelve o'clock, don't they have a lunch break?"

"Hey, Sister Dong Ling said that she doesn't have to rest except at night when she sleeps, and she still faces the computer while eating."

"This is too pitiful."

"What's so pitiful? You don't know how good they eat! That rice noodles! That pork! That buffalo milk! That small river prawn! Oh! I'm so envious!"

"Stop howling, it's almost time!"

"Everyone is in your place!"

"READY! GO!!!!!!"

On Lao Zhou's side, he has finally started to recruit people to pick pao'er thorns. Recently, Niuwangzhuang has grown more and more fruits, and the courtyard side is a bit busy. Originally, Lao Zhou was still worried about the few fruits he planted on the mountain. It wasn't enough for the workers to eat, but Xiao Shulin woke up the dreamer with a single word—just say it.

Lao Zhou is used to detours, and forgot the simplest and most direct method. He doesn't want to let people eat their fruit for nothing, so let's say it clearly.

This time they recruited mostly local women, specially recruiting those who were quick-witted. Each person had to pick at least 100 catties of prickly thorns every day, and those who picked less than 50 catties were not allowed. Twenty catties is [-] yuan. If you are fast, you can earn [-] yuan a day, and you will have a meal at noon.

This salary is considered very high in their locality. Well-informed women report to Niuwangzhuang early. If it has been brushed down, they can go up to it.

When these people came to work, Lao Zhou and the others also made it clear that the fruits on the mountain should not be picked and eaten casually. It's reasonable to eat it, not to mention that pao'er thorns are not a good thing in the eyes of their locals.

But the paoer thorns of the old Zhou’s family are really good. First of all, they are big. Compared with the wild ones outside, some can grow twice as big. The flesh of each grain is red and crystal clear. These people who pick fruits on the mountain Most of them secretly picked a few and tasted them when no one was paying attention, that taste!It's as sweet as honey, with a little bit of acidity, and a unique fruity aroma of puffed thorns. It's delicious.

Everyone who works knows that this fruit is delicious, but they dare not eat it openly. At most, they secretly pick two and put them in their mouths when no one is watching.Of course this old Zhou knew about it, but it was hard to say anything. It was inappropriate to always stare at others whether they ate their own fruit. Besides, the current situation was much better than what he had initially expected.

Some of the pau er thorns picked every day are transported to Jiweilou, and most of the rest are packed by Boss Duan. Since the pao er thorns in Niuwangzhuang entered the full fruit period, the fresh-keeping carts in their store have changed from the original The two trips a week have been increased to one trip a day. While transporting pauer thorns, other types of vegetables have also increased to a certain extent.

The boss has been in Niuwangzhuang for so long, not to mention Niuwangzhuang, he is also well-versed in the whole Buffalo Town, and Wu Zhanfang in the village has also received orders from their shop and goes there every week Send out rice noodles.

Recently, he has taken a fancy to the pigeons at the blacksmith shop again, but it is a pity that the blacksmith shop mainly breeds carrier pigeons, and no one raises meat pigeons at present. He told the people of Dawan Village about this matter through Yang Cunbo, and immediately Some villagers are gearing up to raise pigeons, but because they have no experience and the cost is high, no one has really done it yet.

In April of the Gregorian calendar, the weather in Hong Kong has begun to heat up. The young men and women on the street have already put on beautiful spring clothes. Boss Duan's clubhouse is still full of people.

There was light and soothing music flowing in the restaurant, almost all the seats were full of people, and the few seats that were vacant had already been reserved.This situation of being full every day has been going on for quite a long time. Many people in the industry joked that Xiao Duan simply closed the clubhouse and opened a restaurant, and he must earn more than now.

In a corner of the restaurant, two foreigners were whispering in English.

"what do you think?"

"Fruit-flavored and fragrant, it is a rare high-quality raspberry."

"So do you think it's worth the high shipping costs?"

"Of course, it's worth it, and there are always customers who are willing to pay a higher price for a delicious raspberry ice from us."

"So!"

"Don't worry, it's not sure if they still have raspberries to sell to us."

"I'll call them right away."

"No need, we're going to set off this afternoon and go to that town to have a look in person. What Todd means is that he wants us to go to the local area to learn more about the situation. If possible, it's best to establish a cooperative relationship with their farm. By the way, check the local climate and soil environment, maybe we can build a farm there by ourselves.”

"Would you like to make an appointment by phone?"

"No, they never welcome visitors there. Even if we have the intention to cooperate, we may not be warmly received."

"Then what do you mean?"

"I heard that in that city, many city people go to work in that farm every day. Even if we are foreigners, there should be no problem."

"..."

Niuwangzhuang at this time.

"Wow!" The two brothers Dong Yi Dong Er stood in front of a middle-aged woman carrying a basket, and looked at her with disapproving expressions. The owner said that these fruits were used to sell them for money to buy big bones for them. They are not very willing to eat them now, but this person actually ate so much at once.

"Hey, I'll pick two and have a taste." Everyone who works in Niuwang Village knows that the big dogs and puppies in the village are very humane, and they can usually understand what they say.

"..." The two brothers looked at her with round eyes and did not leave.

"Ahem, I won't eat it again next time." The middle-aged woman looked left and right, and said with a blushing face.I won’t eat it again next time. This is a secret phrase, like opening the door with sesame seeds. If you say it, the dogs will leave. Anyone who has been picking bubbles and thorns in the village these days knows it.

"Wang!"

"Really, I won't eat it next time."

"..." Dong Yi Dong Er glanced at her again, then turned and left.

"Good job." Under a haystack not far away, Lao Zhou was rewarding his dogs with a pack of dog biscuits. After all, this guy refused to watch others eat their fruits for nothing, so he thought There was such a bad move.

"Ahhhhhh..." Yaya, who had already been promoted to become a father, didn't have the slightest awareness of being a big dog, and she wagged her tail to beg for food so happily.

"Work hard, and when you make money selling fruits, I'll buy you big bones to eat."

"Ah! Woo!" Dabao wanted to eat a little cock!

"Dong Yi Dong Er is doing well, good boy, let's have another biscuit, let's go."

"Wow!" The big and small dogs ate the biscuits, and happily went up the hill again.