Take Arada back to the past

Chapter 612, Yang Laohei
"Squad Leader Yang, how come you have so many things!"

Xu Min asked curiously.

Xu Jinbu said, "Sister, you don't know, our monitor is really awesome. I want to be as awesome as the monitor in the future."

Hearing this, Xu Min rolled her eyes at him.

Tang Ruoyan said, "You said you can make tofu, so doesn't that mean you can make tofu as long as you get soybeans, without the need for rationing?"

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "Well, that's the theory, but the problem is that soybeans also need to be quantified! I was able to get some when the management was not strict before. I even did it myself when I was in the compound before!"

In fact, soybeans were available for purchase for a period of time, after all, they were necessary to ensure people's livelihood.

In the past, people didn’t know that soybeans contained protein, and they ate tofu because it tasted good.

It was not until 61 or 62 that people discovered that soybeans can improve edema.

And not everyone knows the principle.

Now that the swelling has disappeared, this incident has slowly been forgotten.

Tang Ruoyan also said admiringly: "You know so much! How is tofu made?"

"According to records, tofu was invented by Liu An, the King of Huainan. He accidentally invented it while refining elixirs in Anhui. After it spread throughout the country, someone used brine to make tofu. It's unclear who did it, but it was actually to flocculate the protein inside...."

You have to pretend to be cool to the extreme.

Several people listened attentively.

Hearing this, Xu Jinbu said, "Is it that simple? Shouldn't you be able to do it once you see it?"

"Almost. But the brine is poisonous. If you use too little, the tofu won't turn out well. If you use too much, it will taste very bitter. And the brine is slightly toxic, so you still need some experience to make it..."

If the amount of brine is not too large, it will not kill people, but eating too much is not good either.

The brine in the tofu has completed the reaction.

The three of them nodded and listened to what Yang Xiaole was saying.

When I returned to the dormitory, the people who had eaten had already returned.

Naturally, there was a lot of fun.

After all, tofu and maltose are rare things.

Zhang Xuesong looked at him and complained, "Squad leader, you didn't take me with you! I have the strength to work!"

At this time, Zhang Xuesong had become Yang Xiaole's second-in-command.

Yang Xiaole rolled his eyes: "You want to be lazy? That's wishful thinking. If I want to make maltose in the future, I might take you with me. It depends on the company's arrangements."

This requires the company's consent!
Zhang Xuesong licked his lips and said, "Hurry up and make it!"

He hasn't had candy for a long time.

Yang Xiaole smiled when he saw this.

Just as he was about to speak, he saw Meng Zhiyuan walking back quickly: "Zhang Xuesong! Zhang Xuesong!"

"Go to the company headquarters!"

After coming in, he spoke urgently.

Zhang Xuesong was puzzled for a moment: "Platoon leader, what's wrong?"

"It's about your brother, go quickly."

Hearing this, Zhang Xuesong's face changed, he agreed, and hurried towards the company.

Yang Xiaole was puzzled for a moment: "Platoon Leader, what happened to Zhang Xuesong's brother? Didn't he die?"

Meng Zhiyuan shook his head: "Not very clear!"

Hearing this, Yang Xiaole nodded, thinking that this guy would start crying again soon.

Then I took my lunch box and went to the cafeteria to eat.

After getting his meal, Yang Xiaole came to the canteen kitchen and tested the temperature, which was quite good.

Then he smiled at Wu Dahai and said, "Captain Wu, thank you for your hard work. We probably have to wait until around 11 o'clock at night. Just keep the temperature at this level. We still have work to do later. I'll come and see when the class is done after dark."

There is nothing to do now, and several people have to go back to work!
"Don't worry, there are people working at night. We have people in the kitchen. Besides, we have tonight anyway."

Wu Dahai nodded, and then asked anxiously: "Squad Leader Yang, please tell me how this tofu is made."

Then he took out a bottle of white wine.

"Come and have some wine, and here are some peanuts!"

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Captain Wu, you are too polite. You really don't have to be like this. I just said I would tell you in a while! In fact, this thing is very simple."

Let me tell you the general situation.

Then he said, “I’ll tell you the specific details if the company wants to do it.”

"Hey, okay! Okay! It's okay, let's have a drink together! If the company commander comes to you, just say I asked you to drink!"

New recruits are absolutely not allowed to drink alcohol.

Moreover, these company leaders are not allowed to drink alcohol openly unless under special circumstances.

Otherwise it will affect the combat effectiveness.

This is more serious than smoking. At least veterans are not allowed to smoke in public.

But the army is also a small society, and the qualified elders will turn a blind eye unless the situation is too excessive.

Of course, if someone reports you, you’re done for.

Yang Xiaole said politely: "Captain Wu, it's really not necessary."

He was never addicted to alcohol.

If you are drinking with people in the class, then of course you won't be afraid, after all, you are drinking to create an atmosphere and a feeling.

The nature is different.

I guess the other party doesn’t have much of this wine!
He was polite for a moment and then ran away.

Seeing this, Wu Dahai had no choice but to put the things away.

Yang Xiaole was eating in the cafeteria when he saw Zhang Xuesong coming back with red eyes, obviously he had been crying.

Everyone in the class knows about him.

Suddenly, the eating movements slowed down.

Yang Xiaole sighed when he saw this and pushed his lunch box aside: "I've prepared it for you, let's eat first!"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Xuesong suddenly laughed, grabbed his arm and said, "Squad leader, my brother is still alive, my brother is still alive!"

These words made everyone stunned.

Others also looked over.

Yang Xiaole was also stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "What's going on? Sit down and talk without disturbing others."

After Zhang Xuesong sat down, he said excitedly: "It's like this, the call just now was from the military district..."

Tell the general situation.

Zhang Xuesong’s brother applied in March, but he was never found and was later declared a sacrifice.

As a result, the man drifted downstream with the water. He was seriously injured and was rescued by a fellow villager in the mountains. He finally survived.

However, because of his serious injuries, he stayed with his fellow villagers for a while, and then was taken away for investigation.

I just went back during this period.

After hearing this, Yang Xiaole looked puzzled: "Why does it take so long?"

Now we live in a communal society. If a soldier is injured, it must be reported and we will be notified quickly.

Zhang Xuesong shook his head: "The specific situation is not very clear."

Then he smiled and said, "Who cares? As long as he's fine, he's back in the original unit now."

Yang Xiaole heard this and thought about it.

Then there are only two possibilities.

One possibility is that local reasons led to a blockage of information, or that Zhang Xuesong's brother was seriously injured at the time.

There is another possibility, that is, being targeted.

These students are much more obedient now, but the waves are even bigger in places they can't see.

Didn't bother with that.

Anyway, it's a good thing.

Then he looked at Zhang Xuesong and said, "Damn it, I worried about you for nothing. When you go back tonight, double your physical strength for me."

"what?"

Zhang Xuesong's hands holding the lunch box began to tremble.

His daily physical fitness has been set at the highest level, twice that of Xu Jinbu and others.

If this could be doubled!
That’s too much!

Yang Xiaole looked at the other person and asked, "What's wrong? Are you not convinced?"

Zhang Xuesong was helpless when he heard this: "Okay, let's do it!"

I'm happy today, so I'll spare you.

Everyone laughed when they saw this, and were happy that Zhang Xuesong's brother was not dead.

After dinner we returned to the farm to work.

After it got dark, they went back to take a shower, torturing the new recruits in the class.

There is a platoon leader named Gao Lingao in the company. He is famous for his strict training and is known as Gao Hei Lian.

It was Gao Lin from the last commando team.

Now there is another new recruit named "Yang Hei Lian" or "Yang Lao Hei", who is also famous for his strictness.

It was almost lights-out time at 9:30, and Yang Xiaole told Zhao Gang to watch over the people in the class, then left the dormitory with a lunch box.

"Hey, do you think Yang Laohei will bring us some sugar cakes?"

White sugar cake is the state of maltose after it dries.

The person who spoke was Liu Bing.

Seeing this, Xu Jinbu said unhappily, "Liu Bing, if you continue to talk about the squad leader behind his back, I will tell him."

Liu Bing curled his lips: "We are just joking, why are you taking it so seriously? Go ahead and tell me, traitor."

Hearing the word traitor, Xu Jinbu felt somewhat dissatisfied.

But I didn't say anything.

Zhang Xuesong was holding a newspaper and reading it at this time. As a person from a military compound, the topics he talked about with these people were different.

People in the compound only talked about military matters and national affairs.

After all, the environment is there.

After hearing what the class said, Zhang Xuesong said calmly: "Liu Bing, have you forgotten the monitor's ears? Do you still need to tell on me? I guess he has heard everything. You are finished. Tomorrow you will have to double your physical strength!"

This made Liu Bing look sad.

Come to think of it, this is really possible!
"Hey, I didn't say that! This is a nickname Li Jianguo gave him."

Li Jianguo rolled his eyes when he heard this: "Look how cowardly you are!"

"Don't be afraid, you will admit it yourself later!" Liu Bing looked at him and said.

These words made Li Jianguo smile bitterly.

This squad leader has plenty of ways and reasons to bully people, and he makes sure they can't find any fault with him.

And it’s “for your own good!”

It’s scary just thinking about it!
This made everyone laugh again, and as the lights were turned off, the room fell into silence.

……

Yang Xiaole returned to the cafeteria.

There was only one person on duty, and the others had gone to sleep. After all, they had to get up tomorrow morning to cook for these people.

"Squad Leader Yang!"

Seeing him coming over, he smiled and greeted him. Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Brother Li, you are on duty today! Did squad leader Wu tell you about the pot?"

He has a good memory and can remember the names of people he has met several times.

Li Yong.

As he spoke, he went to test the water temperature.

Well maintained.

Li Yong smiled and said, "I told you, if this works, our company will have candy to eat! When will this be ready?"

Yang Xiaole lifted the yellowed gauze and smelled it.

A light malty aroma.

He really doesn't know the exact time of this thing.

This means four to five hours in summer and five to six hours in winter, and there should be no sour or alcoholic smell, otherwise it will be over-fermented.

It's been almost five hours, so it should be about time.

Then he said, "Prepare the tools and get the soup out."

There is so much water that you cannot squeeze it with your hands. You have to use a stick to press it to squeeze out more water.

"Well, okay, tell me what you want and I'll find it."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole spoke while looking for something with the other person.

Although the kitchen is not advanced, it has everything it should have.

It didn't take long to find everything.

The time was almost up, so I started to take things out, holding the dripping fermented juice with two layers of gauze, and then squeezing it with a wooden stick.

As it was squeezed, the juice flowed out.

Dripping into the wooden barrel on the ground.

This is also a physical job.

It took nearly an hour to squeeze out all the juice, but of course, it was not as dry as a machine.

I tasted the soup and it was a little sweet but not too strong, pretty much the same as when I made it myself.

The problem is not big.

Pour the big pot of water and light a fire to boil the soup.

While boiling, he skimmed off the foam and told him: "Don't be reluctant to discard the foam, and don't stop stirring, otherwise the pot will get burnt. Bring it to a boil first, and then simmer it slowly on low heat..."

If you teach others, he won’t have to do it anymore.

Li Yong was also there listening carefully and taking notes of everything he said.

Because this is the company's business.

It takes time to cook, but fortunately, by cooking in two pots together, the time is much faster.

After a while, a sweet smell came from the room.

Let Li Yong swallow his saliva there.

"Wow, it smells so good!"

While I was thinking, Song Lin and Zhao Tao came over.

"Company commander! Instructor!"

Seeing the two people, they greeted them.

Yang Xiaole smiled and said, "Captain, why are you here? Didn't you say you would be out tomorrow?"

"My instructor and I just went to the threshing ground to take a look. We just came over to take a look as we passed by. Didn't you say we could start at 11 or 12 o'clock? So soon?"

"Well, enough fermentation time!"

Yang Xiaole gave a brief explanation while stirring with his hands.

The resistance is growing.

It felt like it was almost done, so I picked it up with chopsticks and saw that it had started to become stringy, so I knew it was ready.

He said to Li Yong: "Brother Li, put out the fire."

Hearing this, Li Yong went to put out the fire.

Yang Xiaole continued stirring and smiled at the two of them, "Captain, it's ready. I'll stir it a little to prevent the bottom of the pot from getting burnt before serving. Do you want to try it?"

He didn't even need to taste it to know it was successful.

Hearing this, Song Lin walked over curiously.

He took the chopsticks, picked up a little, and pulled it into threads. Song Lin quickly caught it with his mouth.

Knowing that the whole chopstick goes into your mouth.

Song Lin's eyes lit up: "Well, Lao Zhao, try it, it really works!"

Zhao Tao also picked up the chopsticks he had just used and, without showing any disdain, did the same.

He chewed it in his mouth, looking as if he was enjoying it.

It's just a little sticky.

Zhao Tao's expression changed as he smiled and said, "Okay, I didn't expect it to work. Captain, do you want to do it?"

"Just do it! It's already done, why not do it!"

Song Lin was talking there.

"Weigh it and tell me how heavy it is."

After hearing this, Yang Xiaole felt that it was almost done, so he started to scoop water into the bucket with a ladle.

And Li Yong also came to help.

The food was quickly poured into the bucket, but there was nothing that could be done with the residue in the pot.

weighing.

"Captain, minus the weight of the wooden barrel, the total weight is 86.5 kilograms. We used a total of 100 kilograms of glutinous rice flour and 15 kilograms of wheat. Moreover, this wheat absorbs water and germinates, which is more laborious than normal wheat. In fact, it can only be calculated as 110. A 75% sugar yield is fine."
After Yang Xiaole weighed it, he gave instructions to Song Lin.

Song Lin was very happy when he heard this: "That's good. We have at least tens of thousands of kilograms of this sprouted wheat here. We could only eat it in the past. Now, we can turn waste into treasure."

The company has more than 1,000 mu of wheat fields, with nearly 300,000 kilograms of wheat.

Yang Xiaole was shocked when he heard this: "Captain, you can't calculate it that way. Only one tenth of the wheat can be used, and the moldy ones can't be used. Besides, there is not enough time. If the wheat sprouts more than three to five centimeters and has true leaves, it can't be used."

Hearing this, Song Lin was thinking: "That's fine! We can use as much as we can! Let the people in the company go and get some glutinous rice tomorrow. Didn't you say that sweet potatoes can also be used? Next year, we will use sweet potatoes! No glutinous rice."

The taste is almost bad!
It’s good to have something to eat, and the important thing is that sweet potatoes are cheap!
The ones planted by the company are available.

Yang Xiaole smiled and nodded: "Okay, Captain, I will cooperate when the time comes. Okay, now that everything is ready, I will go back to sleep! But Captain, we should do it early. If the wheat sprouts too long, it will be useless."

"Okay, you go back first, and we'll have them do it tomorrow morning. Is it okay to delay them for a day?"

"That's okay!"

"That's good. You should go back to bed first! It's getting late."

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole took out his lunch box and said with a smile, "Captain, instructor, can I pack some for you to share with everyone?"

This is the army, so you should ask.

Song Lin and the other person looked at each other.

Finally, Song Lin smiled and said, "Okay, don't make too much!"

Yang Xiaole smiled when he saw this, scooped one-third of the soup in with a spoon, and then put the lid on.

This may not seem like much, but it’s more than a pound.

"Then I'm leaving!"

He said hello and left the kitchen.

Looking at his back as he left, Song Lin smiled and said, "This guy is a treasure!"

The instructor also nodded: "Not bad, he is a good seedling."

……

Yang Xiaole took his things and quietly returned to the dormitory.

He had originally planned to take the things out tomorrow.

But someone woke up.

"Squad leader, did you bring your stuff?"

It’s the most greedy Xu Jinbu!

"I brought it, and I'll eat it tomorrow morning!"

Just go to bed.

This caused a huge uproar.

"What tomorrow? Eat today!"

"That's right!"

They all got up when they heard there was sugar.

Yang Xiaole was speechless when he saw the windows were covered with cloth.

This is to light up so that people can't see.

The good guys are all awake.

But it's normal. Sweet things are rare these days, and I'm hungry at this time.

In other words, these young people have big appetites and get hungry in the middle of the night.

I was just about to go out and steal something to eat.

Seeing this, Yang Xiaole put the food on the kang and said, "Eat it yourself, don't eat too much! And be quiet."

This stuff will be hard and difficult to get out tomorrow unless you heat it.

"Oh!!"

Everyone groaned softly and hurried to get their chopsticks.

Use chopsticks to pick up the food.

"Yeah, it tastes the same as the ones sold at the supply and marketing cooperative, except that it's thinner and you buy the cake."

Someone was enjoying it there and said.

Yang Xiaole also took the chopsticks and tasted it.

The taste is really good, sweet but not too greasy!

"Keep your voices down! Eat and go to sleep. If you get caught, I'll be punished!"

After that, he said to Liu Bing with a straight face, "Liu Bing, you are not allowed to eat. You dare to call me Yang Laohei behind my back. You are so brave! And you, Li Jianguo."

The two of them smiled bitterly when they heard this.

Li Jianguo was thick-skinned and said righteously: "What Yang Laohei, who dares to talk about the squad leader behind his back, I will fight him to the death..."

This caused everyone to laugh.

"Comrade Li Jianguo, you are truly shameless."

Li Jianguo didn't care: "Why bother with shame! Leave some for me!"

Rejoined the ranks of the great war.

Naturally, Yang Xiaole wouldn't care that much.

Watching these people eat with a smile.

In a short while, the whole box was eaten by these people.

Even the lunch box was licked clean by Xu Jinbu because it was his.

It made him feel proud for a while.

After eating, you naturally have to go to bed peacefully, because you still have a busy day tomorrow!
(End of this chapter)