Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 243 Careful and attentive

Besides, Mobei didn't even have one pound of that. So Hualei later went to the Lotus Garden in Xicheng District. Liang Xiangyi had sold it before, so Hualei asked the new owner if she could buy some fresh lotus roots.

The new owner doesn’t know how to make lotus root powder. The most important reason he bought the lotus garden is to appreciate the lotus, so the lotus root is not very useful to him.

I originally thought that so many lotus roots could not be sold, so Hualei came to buy them, so of course they sold them. However, their lotus root varieties were later than Hualei's, and they would not be dug until the end of September, so Hualei reserved a batch of lotus roots, and then Hualei could make a batch of lotus root powder to send to Lord Pei in Mobei.

Of course, Hualei didn't say this, after all, there was no exact number of lotus root powder that could be made by then. What if Lord Bo thought that this was not enough and asked for more, then Mobei would really have no lotus root powder to give away.

When Lord Bai heard that Hua Lei had given him all the lotus root powder, he was very satisfied and asked Butler Bai to pay the silver readily.

Just as they were preparing to send their own carriage team to Xijiang, Hua Lei brought out a few more jars. Butler Bai beside them couldn't help but shout in his heart, "Here it comes, here it comes, Miss Hua is going to start showing off her magical skills of hitting the snake with a stick again."

"Lord Bai, take a look. This is a batch of fermented bean curd I just made recently. It has a very long shelf life and can be eaten directly with rice or steamed buns, or used as a seasoning to cook various delicacies. The white one has a normal flavor, and the red one has a slightly spicy flavor. Would you like to try it?"

As he spoke, he used clean chopsticks to pick up a piece of white square and a piece of red square and put them in the bowl. Lord Bai picked up a little with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. It was salty, fragrant, slightly spicy, and soft in texture. It melted with a little sip of his tongue. It was really a good thing to eat with rice and steamed buns. Lord Bai nodded.

Hualei pointed to the five-jin jar and said, "I specially made a batch of five-jin jars, which can be eaten directly in the camp. I also made a batch of small jars, each weighing only one jin, and used cloth strips to weave pockets on the outside of these small pottery jars.

Look, this way you can hang it directly on the saddle, which is very convenient. I also connected the lid to the bag with a strip of cloth, so that the lid will not fall off and break, nor will it be lost. It is especially suitable for soldiers who are out on patrol. Lord Bo, what do you think? "

Hualei picked up a small pottery jar weighing one pound and showed it to Lord Bai. The small pottery jar was covered with a hollow bag made of cloth strips. It was like putting a protective cover on the pottery jar. In this way, the pottery jar, which was originally slippery and difficult to hold, could be carried directly in the hand or hung directly on the saddle.

The most attentive part is the lid of the pottery jar, which is connected to the cloth bag in a triangular shape with a cloth strip. When the cloth bag is carried, the lid is tightly fastened to the pottery jar to protect the seal of the oil paper and white cloth inside. When eating, the cloth bag is loosened, and the cloth strip on the lid is loosened as well, so you can open the lid and take out the fermented bean curd inside. It is really ingenious and very convenient for patrol soldiers to use.

Hualei showed the lid opening and closing, and then said, "If the fermented bean curd inside is finished, wash this jar and fill it with water when patrolling. Although many patrol soldiers have special water bags, you see, when you take off the cloth bag, this pottery jar can be directly placed on the fire to boil water, which is more convenient than a water bag.

I specifically asked the firing master to make the bottom of this pottery pot bigger, so that it can be fired faster than ordinary pottery pots. If the patrol soldiers have time, they can also use this pottery pot to cook some porridge or something. "

Bai Yunhe looked at the pottery jar in Hua Lei's hand while listening to her explanation. He could not help but nod and praised, "Miss Hua, you are really smart. This small pottery jar is really good. After the patrol soldiers eat the fermented bean curd inside, they can directly use it to boil water and cook porridge. It is really very practical. With this cloth bag, it is also convenient to carry. Not bad, not bad."

"It would be great if these soldiers can use it." Hualei smiled, "I also made some mugwort sticks and mugwort mosquito repellent incense pills for them. I read in the regional annals that the temperature in Xinjiang is high during the day, hot and humid at night, and there are many mosquitoes. I think these soldiers will definitely be disturbed by mosquitoes when they sleep at night. Look, this is a mugwort stick. Use it to fumigate the room before going to bed, and then hang it in the upwind direction, and there will be fewer mosquitoes. It can be used in the camp."

Hualei pulled out the mugwort sticks from the thick bamboo tubes one by one and showed them to Lord Bai. The bamboo tubes should have been calculated in length, with five mugwort sticks squeezed into one bamboo tube, and then covered with another shorter bamboo tube, and then covered with a cloth cover that could be tied tightly. In this way, the mugwort sticks would not be broken or easily affected by moisture during transportation. It was really ingenious.

"I put five in each bamboo tube, so that if the soldiers use them, they can get two bamboo tubes for every ten days, which is more convenient." Hualei explained as she inserted the mugwort sticks back into the bamboo tube. Bai Yunhe looked at Hualei's flying hands and couldn't help but be distracted.

"Also, I specially went to an unowned mountain in the North City District to cut this bamboo tube, and I picked relatively thick and regular bamboo. When making this, I also specially asked Uncle Zhao to polish both ends of the bamboo tube, and the opening side was polished relatively smooth. After the wormwood column inside is used up, this bamboo tube can also be used as a water cup and a temporary bowl for patrolling soldiers.

Look, the deeper one can be used as a water cup, and the shallower one can be used as a bamboo bowl. Can they be used? They won't hurt your mouth. Isn't it convenient to add a cloth bag?" Hualei pointed to the polished opening of the bamboo tube and showed it to Lord Bai.

"Also, this is the wormwood mosquito repellent incense pill I made, Lord Bai, take a look, it can be used by soldiers on patrol. I have pierced a hole in the middle of the incense pill so that it can be placed in a purse or strung on the wrist with a rope. When the effect is good, use one, and after a long time, you can string a few more, so that the effect will be better."

After a pause, he continued, "Of course, this wormwood mosquito repellent incense pill has a strong smell. If the soldiers are performing secret missions, it is not suitable to use this, as it is easy to be tracked by the enemy."

Lord Bai stared blankly at Hualei taking out the things one by one and showing them to him. At this moment, he felt mixed emotions, a girl who had not yet reached the age of marriage had such ingenuity, such wisdom, and such care.

Not only did she prepare so many dishes for him that could be preserved for a long time, she also arranged other uses for the jars for storing the vegetables and the bamboo tubes for storing the mugwort sticks. Her thoughts were truly thoughtful and meticulous.