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Chapter 183 Vacuum Packaging

"Keep two baskets, peel the rest, cook them directly, and share them with everyone to try," Tian Tian arranged after learning the details.

She wanted to give away the two baskets she kept.

One copy was sent to the Qian family, and another copy was sent to the county government.

As soon as Xiao Si came downstairs, she shared the good news with everyone: "Second Miss said she's going to boil the corn so everyone can try it out."

"We'll bring out some new corn dishes another day, so don't forget to come and try them then."

The guests were very supportive. "Even without the second young lady saying anything, we will definitely come and try any new dishes the teahouse has."

Xiao Si happily spun back to the kitchen and told the cooks what Tian Tian meant.

"The girl said that the corn husks and corn silks must be kept."

"Everyone, try the boiled corn first."

Tian Tian distributed them to everyone, one for each person...

Fearing that Chu Qian wouldn't be able to produce it, she inserted a chopstick into the hole.

Seeing her like that, the others simply followed her example.

Inserting chopsticks into the bowl and holding them in your hand doesn't look so rude; rather, it looks somewhat elegant.

Lu Tao took a bite...

It's sweet and soft to the taste.

The corn kernels on the cob were like pearls, sticky and slippery, making it impossible for her to stop eating them.

Liu San Niang licked her lips and sighed, "These things that Tian Tian grew... are really good stuff."

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn... can all be eaten as a meal...

"It's similar to rice and noodles."

"Potatoes are starchy and soft, sweet potatoes are sweet and tender, corn is sweet and sticky... They taste different, but they're all delicious!"

After finishing the boiled corn, Liu San Niang also tried the corn pancakes...

"Tsk tsk tsk, it tastes good."

This corn is naturally sweet, so it's suitable to add sugar.

That's what she thought, but after tasting the corn and pork rib soup, her opinion changed.

Corn itself is sweet, but when cooked in soup and soaked in salt... it seems to taste even better.

Stir-fried corn with shrimp...it's also salty, but the corn in the soup tastes different.

And... corn juice, with a smooth texture and a sweet taste that warms the heart!

Corn silk tea has a subtle, delicate sweetness that is almost imperceptible.

Finally, we steamed glutinous rice in corn husks. The glutinous rice was soft and sticky, with the fragrance of corn, making it sweet and delicious, and greatly stimulating the appetite.

"They're all delicious!!" Liu San Niang concluded.

Chu Qian, Qin Youyou, and Tian Xiang were completely captivated by the sweet and smoky aroma of the corn fritters as soon as they tasted them.

Downstairs, each guest received a corn on the cob, a cup of corn silk tea, and steamed glutinous rice in corn husks.

"These are new dishes that the second daughter sent over. Everyone, please try them."

Xiao Si skillfully promoted, "This corn silk tea can promote diuresis and reduce swelling, promote bile secretion and reduce jaundice, and clear heat and detoxify."

"Our girls will specially prepare this kind of tea later!"

Everyone was so impressed by his presentation that they immediately tried the corn silk tea.

They had already eaten a little food, and the taste in their mouths was complex. After taking a sip of corn silk tea, a light sweetness danced on their tongues, accompanied by a hint of grain flavor, making it even more refreshing and delicious.

Those who understand tea will first examine the color of the tea before tasting it.

Corn silk tea is pale yellow in color, clear and transparent, and has a warm and gentle flavor.

If you bring it closer and take a sniff, you'll find a faint, pure, and natural fragrance.

Upon first sip, a subtle sweetness spreads, unlike the bitterness of other teas, nor is it cloyingly sweet; it's just right.

Upon tasting again, the flavor is refreshing and sweet, pleasantly delightful.

"This tea...is quite good!"

"How did Miss Tian come up with this idea..."

"Some people are naturally quick-witted, like Miss Tian Er, who is naturally intelligent!"

"That's true, she can think of things that others can't."

"Stop chatting, come and try some corn, it's delicious!"

"The corn juice is also fragrant and delicious."

"This corn husk is used to steam glutinous rice, which is fragrant and soft."

As expected, the guests fell silent and began to sample other dishes.

After all the dishes have been tasted...

"This corn is just boiled? It tastes that good?"

"Does Miss Tian sell corn? This stuff... if we can take it out, it'll definitely sell like hotcakes." Some of the customers were merchants.

They immediately saw a business opportunity...

"Second Miss, are you selling your corn?"

Tian Tian went up to the second floor with her family, which was seen by the guests below.

At this moment, they called out directly to the upstairs room, "Second Miss, are you selling your corn?"

Tian Tian put down her chopsticks and walked out of the side room.

The corn was planted over a large area, covering as much as seven or eight hundred acres.

The yield is 2,600 jin per mu, so 800 mu would yield 2,080 jin.

There are currently eighty workers in the field, and each worker harvests about two acres of land per day.

They harvested 160 mu in a single day.

There are currently 400,000 jin of corn piled up in Qianjiazhuangzi.

This quantity...is huge!!

but...

Corn storage is a problem.

At this time of year, corn doesn't keep for long after it's picked.

She originally intended to remove the corn kernels and freeze them.

Right now... she's willing to let the merchants sell their corn, but... she still needs to extend its shelf life.

After all, it takes them several days to transport the goods, several more days to sell them once they arrive, and several more days for the people to eat them after they buy them...

Fortunately, she had already come up with a solution.

vacuum!!

Place the corn (after removing the husk and silk) into a vacuum bag, remove the air to create a vacuum environment, and this method can preserve the corn for more than six months.

She can use the corn silk she peels off to make corn silk tea, while the corn husks can be kept to make steamed glutinous rice.

"If everyone wants to buy corn, then... go to Qianjiazhuang Village outside the west side of the city five days from now."

“Sold individually, five coins each.”

Only five coins each?!

The merchants were delighted, "Great, we'll definitely go!"

After returning to her room, Tian Tian began to plan...

To vacuum pack corn, you need to hire people.

We also need to set up an assembly line.

Specialized people peel the skin and separate the skin from the whiskers.

Then it is handed over to a specialist to be placed in a vacuum bag.

Then it is handed over to a specialist to use a vacuuming machine to vacuum it.

"Mother, Aunt Liu, you eat first, I have some things to arrange."

Tian Tian couldn't sit still any longer; hiring someone was an urgent matter.

Unfortunately... she had just sent Zhang Fusheng back, so she had to write the job posting herself.

This time, she wants to hire two hundred workers, with wages still at one hundred coins a day.

However, the start time for work was moved from 9 am to 7 am.

Remembering what Zhang Fusheng had told her, she deliberately added a sentence at the end of the job posting...

This recruitment is open only to residents of Baishi County.

But looking at this sentence...

She also felt that it was unfair to exclude villagers from other villages from working because of Qingliu Village.

So I crossed that sentence out and rewrote it...

This recruitment drive will not hire residents of Qingliu Village.

Tian Tian dried the writing and was very satisfied with the sentence!