North and South groceries

Those students of Dr. Chen thought that their husband was going back to Xipo Village for food, but it was not true.

He just suddenly remembered that he had been out for so many months, and he was about to return to Chang'an City, and he didn't even buy any souvenirs.

As soon as Dr. Chen turned his head back, all his students followed suit, saying that Mr. Chen could not go back alone. They were not at ease as students, but when they arrived at Xipo Village, what kind of canned mutton and canned chicken? They are not one less to buy.

This can was also recently figured out by Luo Yong. As long as there is a suitable container for this thing, it is actually not difficult to make.

The cans that Luo Yong made for Dr. Chen and others were all cooked vegetables bought directly from Xu’s guesthouse. He took them home and processed them later. He put the meat into porcelain jars, and then even the meat and the jars and lids Steam together, wait until the heat is about the same, and then cover the lid while it is hot. As long as the operation is done properly, the sterilization is fully guaranteed and there is no air leakage, the can is considered a success.

Luo Yong plans to use all the eucommia gum left at home to make canned bottles. In addition to canned meat, he also wants to make some canned fruit when he finds an opportunity.

Although if no sugar is added, the canned fruit will not taste so sweet and delicious, but in this era, many people can’t eat a few kinds of fruits all year round. As long as they can taste a little bit of other fruits, for them It should be something very fresh and beautiful.

When he went back to Chang'an City last time, Luo Yong ate a lot of peaches and plums there. He also put some in the space, thinking that after returning to Xipo Village, he would find a chance to take them out for his family. Children also try.

But where is there such an opportunity? Ripe peaches and plums can’t be stored for a few days after they are picked. They don’t produce these fruits locally, so they have to be changed from somewhere. No matter what excuse he makes, it’s just It doesn't make sense.

On the day when Qiao Junlin and others came back, Luo Yong happened to be in Lishi County to discuss the production of canned fruits with the Wang family.

At the beginning, Luo Yong didn’t have so much eucommia glue that could be used to make cans and bottles. He proposed to provide eucommia glue from his own side, and then the Wang family took the eucommia glue to the south to find a ceramic workshop to make a batch of cans. bottle, and then buy fresh fruit from the local area and make it into canned fruit.

Because this process is quite cumbersome, and the cost of transportation between Lishi County and the southern region is also very high, so Luo Yong proposed the cooperation condition that for every five canned fruits produced, the Wang family will get four, and Luo Yong only needs one. , but the other party wants to help him transport the things to Lishi County.

This is a big deal, and canned food is a new thing. No one else has done it before, and it's hard for ordinary people to imagine it. It's so simple, those fruits and meats can really be put on it. It won't go bad for a few months?

Because there were still doubts in his heart, the Wang family didn't agree immediately, Luo Yong was not in a hurry, he just left two cans of meat that he had just made in the past few days for the other party, and asked them to wait for a while before opening. After checking, after personally confirming, then consider the canned fruit.

After finishing what was to be done, Luo Yong drove the donkey cart back by himself.

The cement road from Lishi County to Xipo Village is very smooth, and the donkey cart will not bump at all on it. The five pairs of carts in front are also much easier than before. Da da da da light sound.

Suddenly there was a sound of horseshoes from behind, and Luo Yong looked back, and saw those familiar carriages returning. Dr. Wang and others had stayed in Xipo Village for so long, Luo Yong didn't even know their carriages How many times have I seen it, I already know it.

In the carriage running at the front, someone stretched out his hand and raised the cloth curtain in front of the carriage, and then Luo Yong saw a familiar face appearing from behind the cloth curtain. It was Qiao Junlin, whoever it was.

Luo Yong laughed as soon as he saw him: "Why are you back again?"

Qiao Junlin also smiled and said, "Mister said something was left here."

Dr. Chen in the car: "..."

This time, the group of them came very fiercely. After hearing that the cans produced by Luo Yong could be stored for at least two or three months without any problem, they all placed an order for Luo Yong as if they didn't want money.

This canned meat is not cheap, the canned food itself is not expensive, but the jar is expensive, but these big lords and young lords from Chang'an City obviously don't take those tens of pennies seriously, and the jar can be repeated For use, even if it is damaged and cannot be used, at least you can take off that piece of Eucommia gum, save it, and maybe you can make a pair of shoe soles in the future.

They were also in a bit of a hurry. After all, it took another five or six days to go back and forth, and it was getting closer to the time when Taixue asked them to return to school.

In the next two days, Luo Yong made canned food every day besides making canned food. On a hot day, walking around the stove all day long was really tiring and hot.

Fortunately, there was another Qiao Junlin who came to help him, and he refused to let others come. He has no plans to spread the skill of canning meat.

"Take a break, I'll watch the fire for you." Qiao Junlin said to Luo Yong, who was obviously sleepy, after putting a few cans in the pot to steam again.

"Then help me watch for a while, the fire doesn't need to be too big." Luo Yong was not polite, and climbed onto a bed next to him. Those who are sitting on the stove must not be able to sleep right now, but there is a bed in the corner with a low table on it, and sometimes their family members also eat here.

He said he asked Qiao Junlin to watch it for a while, but Luo Yong closed his eyes and fell asleep completely.

Qiao Junlin didn't call him, and followed Luo Yong's previous canning steps, steaming canned food pot after pot to make canned food.

The sky outside was getting dark little by little. During dinner, Si Niang came over here. Seeing that Luo Yong was sleeping, she didn't call him, but brought some food to Qiao Junlin, and said His brother's food is in the pot over there at the grocery store.

Now the Luo family yard is no longer doing business, but the room that was originally used to open a grocery store is still the place where their brothers and sisters have the most activities. Basically, they cook, eat and relax there. I only come to the kitchen when cooking big dishes, and only go to the hall when there are important guests at home.

The sky outside soon completely darkened, and Qiao Junlin lit an oil lamp on the stove, burning the fire leisurely, making canned food.

From time to time, I glanced at the guy who was sleeping heartlessly on the Hu bed, and I couldn't help but feel a little funny. I usually look at a very shrewd person, but he is like a three-year-old child. He sleeps as soon as he says he sleeps. I don't know if I'm going to wake up.

In fact, Luo Yong is heartless. He has never made such a mistake in his daily life. When it was time to stay up late, he would have survived no matter how late. Today is just because Qiao Junlin is here, and he knows in his heart that even if he falls asleep, he will definitely sleep It's fine, so I can sleep peacefully.

Although Qiao Junlin is young, he is quite reliable. He is not like his peers at all with Bai Yimao. In fact, they are indeed not of the same age. Still a year or two older than Qiao Junlin.

Because Qiao Junlin was here, and knew that he had already learned how to make canned food, and knew that he would definitely take over and finish the work after he fell asleep, so Luo Yong fell asleep with peace of mind.

On that side, Luo Yong slept peacefully, and on this side, Qiao Junlin also felt peacefully in his heart.

The time that was always passing by quickly seemed to have regained its original pace at this moment, and the originally anxious and erratic heart became very stable at this moment.

Qiao Junlin also couldn't tell what kind of feeling he had towards Luo Yong. They were two completely different people, and the paths they chose were also completely different, so why did they feel so similar.

It's like two seemingly irrelevant bamboo branches in a bamboo forest. Under the soil, maybe one of their rhizomes is connected...

Before dawn the next day, when Luo Yong woke up, Qiao Junlin had already left. There were many canned meats placed in the kitchen near the wall, and the ceramic jars were placed on the ground one by one for Luo Yong. I thought of the watermelons that I had seen all over the floor in my hometown.

This season is supposed to be the time to eat watermelons, but unfortunately they don't have watermelons here, and the entire Central Plains seems to have none. In this era, there is really nothing to do, but for the sake of someone willing to stay up late and work for me, Luo Yong thinks it is bearable to eat without watermelon.

On this day, Qiao Junlin and the others were about to set off again. Luo Yong delivered the goods to those who ordered them one by one, and after collecting the money and silk, he sent them to the entrance of the village again.

He watched the young man get into the carriage, and watched the carriages lead him farther and farther.

For some reason, Er Niang and the others had only left for a short time, and Luo Yong was always worried, always feeling that she had gone too far, and hadn't heard from her for too long.

But for Qiao Junlin, no matter how far he went or how long he hadn't heard from him, Luo Yong never had any worries.

Because Qiao Junlin is such a person, no matter what kind of wind and rain he encounters, he can always come through, no matter how long it takes, when we meet next time, the person who will appear in front of him will always be the original stubbornness juvenile.

In the process of growing up, young people regard their helpless time as unbearable.

But he didn't know that those unbearable things would be remembered in his heart, and he would always keep a softness for him.