Reinforced iron dodder flower

"Mother, my oil-pressing workshop has released a new product, do you want to go and have a look?" Tu En snuggled up to Xi Daomao and asked with a smile.

"Don't go."

"Grandmother, it's very interesting. This time, there are not only soybean oil, but also flax oil and rapeseed oil. Many things can also be used to extract oil. It looks interesting. Don't you really want to see it?"

"not see."

"So determined?" Thun muttered.

Xi Daomao was embarrassed, "You bad girl, you are making fun of my mother."

"Hahahaha..." Thun laughed loudly, and swore to the sky: "Everyone is neatly dressed this time, at least wearing a layer of short brown."

Last time Thun invited Xi Daomao to visit the oil press workshop. The oil press workers with bare arms pushed a huge wooden mallet to hit the oil cakes, and the oil cakes came out. They sweated, accompanied by the chant of "hey yo hey yo", which is very beautiful .

Of course, such a Mei Xi Daomao couldn't be admired. He was attracted by the sound, glanced at the door, and immediately came back ashamed. This time, he won't be fooled again.

But Tuen didn't give up, the only daughter was obsessed with him, and Xi Daomao was fine at home, so he had to go with her.This time Xi Daomao learned to be smart, and sent Mrs. Hong to explore the way first. The maidservants and servants in the family were all led by her daughter, and only Mrs. Hong still remembered the etiquette and rules.

Tu En accompanied his mother to the oil-pressing workshop, and waited at the door. When Aunt Hong came back with a strange expression, Xi Daomao hurriedly asked, "But is there something wrong?"

"No."

"Hong Hong, don't lie to me, I will go in later."

Only then did Mrs. Hong laugh and said, "Young lady, just go in. If I hadn't explained in advance that this is an oil workshop, I wouldn't believe it."

Xi Daomao turned to look at the triumphant daughter beside him, knowing that something must have happened to her and she came to show off to me.

Xi Daomao followed the guide into the oil workshop, which was quite different from what she had seen before.There are no noisy human voices, smoky atmosphere, and no hey yo chants.

However, the oil extraction process has not changed.First of all, it is still the selection of ingredients. This time, it is not many gray-haired old women and skinny children gathered around, but a few young and strong women pour the beans into a funnel, and the bottom of the funnel is connected The cloth bag is used to make the beans fall evenly from a high place through the cloth bag.The falling beans enter into several layers of sieves, and quickly and effectively screen out clean, uniformly sized beans.

Xi Daomao came over to watch carefully, and the work of drying the beans did not stop.I saw these layers of sieves, the top hole is the largest, it can sieve out the residual bean pods, branches, soil and other debris, the second layer is slightly smaller, and the third layer is even smaller, there are eight layers in total. , so that the impurities are on the top, the soybeans are in the middle, and the adzuki beans are on the bottom.

"This method really saves effort. What about the old women and children before? Have they quit?" Xi Daomao asked with some confusion.

Thun smiled slightly, "Of course not. The old woman was assigned to cook in the cafeteria. Children shouldn't have to do these jobs. I asked people to start elementary school in Zhuangzi. These people will all go to read and write, and they will be able to run in the future." better life."

"That's good, that's good, my son has a kind heart." Xi Daomao knew that his family business was shallow and he really couldn't afford so many people, but he still couldn't bear it.Knowing that the old and the young have something to depend on, so that you won't starve to death, the silent guilt in your heart is a little better.

Thun also nodded in his heart, my eldest daughter is kind-hearted, it doesn't matter, the old goblin's wisdom can support you to continue to be kind-hearted.

Cough cough, Tun listened to Xi Daomao talking about my son, and raised Xi Daomao as a daughter in his heart.

"Why do you have to sift the beans so clearly? They are all used for oil extraction. Then they will be pressed in one pot and turned into oil cakes. What's the difference?"

"Aunt is worthy of being a talented woman in the world. She always speaks to the point like this, and she can easily see the key point." Thun raised a kind smile like an old mother.

Tu En led Xi Daomao to the frying workshop, and he could feel the heat before entering the door.Xi Daomao thought he would see many cauldrons and many people wielding shovels, but when he entered the door, he found only a few tall iron cylinders, riding on the fire and being pulled by several mules.The mules are carrying the shackles, driving the neatly arranged wooden connecting rods to rotate in an orderly manner, and then driving the huge iron cylinder to slowly rotate on the fire.Xi Daomao, who has never been able to appreciate the beauty of labor, suddenly discovered the beauty of machinery from these linked wooden connecting rods.

"So big?" The visitors looked up at the huge iron cylinder, shocked.

Thun was humble in his heart, where, where, if I didn't find natural gas and oil as fuel, and didn't find a better way to forge steel, I would be able to drive a tall tower.

The people who burn the fire are hidden behind the huge hearth. Thun has long stipulated that visitors do not need to stop unless they are called to come.At this time, no one explained, leaving them immersed in shock.

Xi Daomao just looked at the huge iron cylinder quietly, and asked tremblingly, "Is this frying?"

"Yes." There is no need for a pot or a shovel, and the stir frying has evolved from manual to semi-mechanized, which is why the beans are divided into sizes.In such a large batch of frying, if you want to have the same maturity, in addition to controlling the fire, you must also control the size of the beans.The horizontal design of the drum ensures even heating and three-dimensional stir frying without sticking to the pan.

Of course, this does not require countless trials to get the most suitable results.The master who burns the fire controls the temperature, the master who drives the mules controls the speed of the iron drum, how much beans are added, and the frying time is also critical.How long does it take for large beans and how long does it last for small beans? Both are accurate scales obtained by frying countless times, and they are completed in a tight fit.

Some time ago, the people in Zhuangzi ate soybean powder oil tea for breakfast and braised soybeans for lunch. This meal is the best in the afternoon. The roasted soybeans can be used to quickly feed the grown pork this year with soybean meal.The pork that has been squashed has absolutely no fishy smell/gas.In the evening, middle-level management personnel can also drink turbid wine with fried soybeans. They can't afford sugar, and a little salt is also fragrant.

When experimenting with fried soybeans, Thun didn't dare to come. People in the room farted one after another. Those who didn't know thought it was a weasel concentration camp.

"Where did you get such a big iron bucket?" After being shocked, Xi Daomao's biggest doubt was where did the iron come from?This is the time of war when the North and the South are confronting each other. Iron is a strategic resource. Where did she get the iron, and she is still punched into such a big cylinder.With such a large cylinder, how strong should the supporting stove be, and how fierce the firepower would be to burn through the iron?

"Mother, don't worry, this is given to me by the brother of the Wang family."

"Wang Xi, Wang Lianhua? You have a harmonious relationship with him." Xi Daomao also returned to her to communicate with Wang Xi.It's just that he didn't know that such expensive ironware and expensive technology, he was willing to give his own daughter such a young child.

"How can I forget the grace of saving my life." Tuen explained with a smile: "Look, mother, although this iron sheet is big, it can be beaten into a thin iron wall, and it is not waste. The stove is made of green bricks, which is fire-resistant and durable It is solid. The fire burns not wood, but charcoal."

Thun asked one of the accompanying people to go behind the stove to fetch a few pieces of briquettes, "Brother Wang gave the recipe, coal mixed with other materials, to make such briquettes, the firepower is several times that of ordinary firewood."

All those who cannot be explained should be pushed to the brother of the Wang family who is far away. Anyway, Xi Daomao can't go all the way to confront him.

"Well, put it back, I understand." Xi Daomao didn't need to speculate on the briquettes that he had never seen before, he only needed to look at the flames that sprang up in the stove to know how fierce the firepower was.

"I also know the process of bean oil extraction, screening, frying, the next step is the most critical pressing, right?"

"Yes, the oil press is in another place, and my mother will come with me." Tuen led Xi Daomao to the oil press room.

The oil-pressing utensils are not as big as the fried ones just now, which are eye-catching, but Xi Daomao feels inexplicably that this oil-pressing utensils are more refined and high-end.The cooked soybeans that have just been fried go directly into the barrel of the oil press through the pipes erected on the roof beams.Xi Daomao looked up at the oil workshop, which was much taller than ordinary houses, and only then did he understand what the pipes above his head were for.With the rotation of the press chamber, the outlets on both sides, one of which comes out the squeezed material, is gray-black, and has the smell of soybeans, and the other side is soybean oil, which is different from the entrance. It is also gray-black, turbid, It has a bad smell, and after being filtered, it is the "filial piety oil" for daily consumption.

Xi Daomao walked to the side of the virgin oil, smelled the smell, and sighed softly, "This is the oil used on braziers and torches in the army, and it is also used during fire attacks. You child, I still think you are really from ancient books. found a new oil that had never been seen before."

"People in the world despise vegetable oil and think it is inferior to animal fat. My daughter has done experiments on animals. After eating these soybean meal, cattle grow stronger than ordinary cattle. Pigs eat three months in advance and grow to two hundred catties. Not to mention pigs, chickens, ducks and other poultry. Since animals can eat it, people can also eat it. For those who have more benefits, the eldest grandpa and several uncles and aunts keep their filial piety. With this soybean oil nourishing, is their health better than other filial piety families? A lot? Aunt, you can’t just look at what it was originally made of. After so many processes among me, I have carefully selected and eliminated the bad ones, and only the best ones will be given to the elders.”

"Forget it, I can't talk to you, and I won't look at the oil filter in the end." Since his daughter started soybean oil pressing, Xi Daomao has read all the books about oil at home, and he also knows that oil extraction is about screening and frying. , oil extraction, filtration four basic steps.There are also some secret recipes and techniques that are not known to outsiders, and they are roughly the same.

Xi Daomao went to rest in Zhuangzi's main house, and asked with a smile, "Do you have a manager in charge of your oil press workshop?"

"Yes." Tuen nodded, and took out a stack of papers from the low cabinet, "This is written by the chief manager, and my mother will check it for me."

The yellow grass paper was written with densely packed small characters. Judging from the perspective of Xi Daomao married into a calligraphy family, such characters are naturally not on the table.But as a manager in her daughter's workshop, Xi Daomao was overjoyed to be able to read and write.

"On the twelfth, there was slag running out of the press, and the slag was flaky. The cake was soft and formed into a ball when held in the hand, and there was white foam in the flowing oil. It was preliminarily speculated that the oil was too wet. Tight, the last row is driven in with a hand hammer, and the row of compression nuts are twisted four times."

"On the 26th, when the linseed oil was pressed, it looked like oil returned..."

I know all the words, but I don't know what they mean when they are put together.Xi Daomao originally wanted to ask the steward if he was capable, loyal, and able to control, but now these are no longer a problem.

Xi Daomao's question focused on one point, "Why did Wang Xi give you so many good things?"