Master Archaeologist

Chapter 20 The organization has decided, and this matter is left to you!

In fact, Kong Jianwen is somewhat too sensitive.

How could the archaeologists who were able to participate in the excavation of the Lajia ruins be suspected of ancient times.

Whether it is Pan Xiang from Zhejiang Institute of Archaeology, or the leader of other archaeological institutes.

Not one of them does not hope that there will be more archaeological discoveries to prove the authenticity of Chinese history and culture.

It's just that questioning some uncertain things is a behavior that scientific researchers will do subconsciously.

Questioning is an academic spirit.

It is a spirit engraved in the bones of scientific researchers.

It's not that they doubt that the food made from this bowl of millet is not noodles, but it means that they are suspicious of ancient times, and they are kneeling and licking Western theories.

Seeing that Kong Jianwen was so sensitive and reacted so fiercely, everyone hurriedly explained with a smile.

Under everyone's explanation, Kong Jianwen's head turned around.

However, there is absolutely no reason to take back what he said.

This bowl of noodles is a must for the Institute of Archaeology, Academy of Social Sciences!

The doubts raised by everyone really hit the pain point directly.

How to explain that the ancients 4000 years ago were able to use millet to make noodles?
If this question is not clear, even if domestic colleagues don’t care, when the world’s earliest noodle-related news and papers unearthed at the Lajia site are sent to the public and academic journals.

There will definitely be overwhelming voices of doubt from Western scholars.

Instead of waiting to be questioned, the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Social Sciences will take a long time to demonstrate and prove.

It's better to figure out everything in one go now, and use ample evidence to make the authenticity of this bowl of noodles, and Huaxia is the country of origin of the noodles.

Therefore, this bowl of noodles must be reproduced, so that no one in the world can question it!
Millet can be made into noodles, and the Chinese ancestors made it 4000 years ago, 2000 years earlier than the earliest historical records and unearthed objects!

Just do it!

After finishing the day's investigation and cleaning up and finishing work.

Kong Jianwen called together the big guys from the archaeological team of the Academy of Social Sciences and held a small meeting.

"Everyone, regarding the bowl of noodles we found at the Lajia ruins, although it is said that the origin of Chinese noodles has been pushed back, even ahead of the world."

"But the new problems that follow are also very troublesome."

"How is this bowl of millet noodles made?"

"The stickiness of millet and millet is indeed very poor. It is a big problem to make it into long and thin noodles."

Kong Jianwen glanced at the subordinates present, raised his chin lightly and said, "Do you have any ideas? Let's brainstorm and find a way!"

More than 30 researchers kept looking back and forth, and whispered for a while, but no one could come up with any useful suggestions.

Modern common noodle making methods usually include pulled noodles and pulled noodles.

Other techniques are also invariable, more or less related to "pull" and "pull".

However, everyone also knows that millet noodles have no gluten, and it is really not enough to support them to "pull" or "pull".

At least it can be determined that the modern noodle making method must not be able to make millet noodles.

As for the group of them who are engaged in scientific research and digging in the ground, it is impossible for them to be some gourmet experts, let alone have any fantastic ideas. It is really embarrassing for everyone.

Everyone can only stare at each other in silence.

Even Chen Han couldn't think of a good way for a while.

In the past 20 years of his life, he has never been in the kitchen a few times. Even as a southerner, he has never seen the elders make noodles by hand at home when he grows up!
In this regard, he was really blind.

After a long time, Kong Jianwen really got impatient with waiting, so he began to scan the crowd, ready to arrest people and give him an idea.

As soon as they saw his battle, everyone immediately lowered their heads one by one, wishing to bury them directly in their crotches. No one dared to look at Kong Jianwen for fear that he would call them.

At this moment, Chen Han, who had been thinking hard with his head down, wondering how this bowl of millet noodles was made, suddenly remembered a book!

When he is free on weekdays, his hobby is reading some miscellaneous books.

Among them, there is a book called "Shi Ming", which is very interesting.

This book was written by a scholar named Liu Xi in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

Explanation of Names, as the name suggests, is a book that explains what a certain word means and why something has that name.

Simply put, this book is a Chinese dictionary of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Moreover, the object of instruction and interpretation in "Shi Ming" does not focus on the language of literature, but on daily names and things. Therefore, it involves a wide range of social life, from astronomy and geography to personnel and customs.

Among them, pasta is naturally mentioned.

Speaking of which, noodles were not called noodles at that time.

At that time, all pasta made of wheat flour was still called "so-and-so cake".

Thinking of this, Chen Han raised his hand excitedly, and said to Kong Jianwen, "Teacher, since the millet noodles are not sticky, you can't pull them."

"The noodles made by the ancestors of the Nala family are likely to be made by hand!"

"In "Shiming" in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a record of a food called Suobing, which is a kind of cake that looks like a rope, or a cake that is twisted like a rope!"

"In ancient times, pancakes were pasta, and the pasta made by twisting rope is just noodles!"

"Speaking of which, this is also one of the earliest noodle-like foods recorded in the history of our country!"

As soon as Chen Han said this, he immediately woke up Kong Jianwen!

Yes, I can't pull the noodles, I can't rub the noodles gently!

As long as you can knead millet noodles into long strips, isn’t it noodles after cooking?

Kong Jianwen slapped the table vigorously, agreeing with joy on his face: "Xiao Chen's suggestion is good!"

"It's highly feasible!"

After all, Kong Jianwen glanced at the other people with dissatisfied eyes, and said in a very unhappy way: "Look at you!"

"Xiao Chen, who has just graduated from a bachelor's degree, has a flexible mind!"

Kong Jianwen snorted coldly, and then looked at Chen Han softly: "Xiao Chen, since you made this suggestion, let you take the lead and form a research group."

"Don't worry, try boldly and see if you can reproduce this bowl of millet noodles!"

"The teacher is very optimistic about you!"

Facing the jealous, schadenfreude, or envious eyes of other people, Chen Han smiled awkwardly.

Why did this matter fall on my own head?

He is a southerner, and he has never made noodles with his own hands once in his life!

He doesn't even know the production process of modern noodles, how can he make a prehistoric version?
And Kong Jianwen put him on the fire and roasted him.

If I knew it earlier, I wouldn't talk so much!

It's not a good thing for a newcomer to attract too much attention and be favored by leaders.
(End of this chapter)