A Mouthful of Sky-high Fried Rice, Lao Tang Apprenticed on the Spot

  Chapter 61 Heihe Golden Beans

   "It's really sweet, so amazing!"

  Liu Yifei was also surprised by the smell of tomatoes in her hand.

"right?"

  Zhao Jinmai looked at the tomato in his hand and exclaimed: "It's the first time I can taste sweetness from a tomato."

  “You can’t just buy tomatoes based on their appearance. Sometimes good-looking doesn’t mean delicious, and the same goes for other things.”

  Li Yi explained: "Western Region Province has long sunshine hours and a large temperature difference between day and night, so whether it is melons, fruits or vegetables, the maturity and flavor substances are better than those in other places."

  Wu Lei also came forward and took out a tomato from the bag after hearing the words.

  There was no place to wash it, so he rubbed it on his clothes and took a bite.

   "Hmm! It's really delicious!"

  His eyes lit up instantly.

   "Aren't you going to eat?"

  Zhao Jinmai gnawed on a tomato and asked Li Yi.

  Li Yi shook his head.

  Although this tomato is already good, it is still a bit far from his ideal standard.

  In order to pursue yield, the current fruits and vegetables will be fertilized and ripened to accelerate their growth.

   But the growth time is not enough, the taste will definitely be compromised.

  It is like a fast-fattening white-feathered chicken, and the taste is far less fragrant than that of a three-year-old hen. The same is true.

  Li Yi's most ideal ingredients are those that grow naturally, do not fertilize, do not ripen, and are long enough to mature naturally.

  Unfortunately, such ingredients are generally not available, unless you grow and raise them yourself.

  Maybe, when I earn enough money, I can go back to the countryside and build a small yard, grow some vegetables, and raise some poultry.

   Not to mention prolonging life, it is also good to live a comfortable life for a few days.

   Handed the bag of tomatoes to Wu Lei, Li Yi beckoned and walked towards the grain and oil area.

  His main goal today is soybeans for grinding tofu.

  Soybean, also called soybean, is the most common grain and one of the most traditional grains in China.

  The ancient five grains are divided into two versions, the north and the south, but no matter which version, there are beans, that is, soybeans.

  Chinese people have grown soybeans for more than 3,000 years.

  It has supported countless Chinese descendants for thousands of years.

   There are countless ways to eat soybeans.

  In the seedling stage, it can be eaten directly as bean sprouts.

  After the bean pods are formed, when they are still green, they are pulled out and cooked in salt water, which is salted edamame.

  After the pods are ripe, knock out the ripe soybeans, soak them in salt water, and then stir-fry them with a slow fire. It tastes fragrant and crispy.

  It can also be fried and ground into powder.

  But the most common way is to grind it into tofu and eat it.

  Soybean is the crop with the highest protein content and the best quality among the existing crops.

   Its protein content is generally between 37% and 42%.

   But what Li Yi is looking for is top-quality soybeans with a protein content of more than 50%.

   This kind of soybean is basically only produced in the Heihe area of ​​Hei Province.

  So, when he arrived at the grain and oil sales area, Li Yi asked the boss if there were any soybeans from Heihe.

  Heihe soybeans are quite famous, and many soybean packaging bags are marked with Heihe as the place of origin.

   But the standard of these soybeans did not meet Li Yi's requirements.

   But Xinfadi is the largest agricultural product market in the capital, and Li Yi found a store that sells Heihe's top-quality soybeans.

   This store is not very eye-catching, the owner is a fat man with dark skin.

  When Li Yi passed by this store, the boss was eating fried soybeans out of his pocket.

  Li Yi heard the crisp sound of him chewing soybeans, so he turned around, walked over, and asked him, "Boss, are you eating golden beans from Heihe?"

  The boss was a little surprised when he heard what he said: "How do you know?"

   "I heard it."

  Li Yi smiled and said: "Except for golden beans, there is no other soybean that can have such a crisp and noodle sound."

   "Hey! Have you eaten it? How do you know it so clearly?"

  The boss grabbed a handful with a smile, and handed it to him enthusiastically: "This is grown by our own family, the seeds we kept before, and we grow them for our own food.

   This kind of golden beans used to be paid as tribute to the palace.

  It’s not working now, the output is not as high as the new varieties, and they are no longer planted, only some small plots are still planted, and they can be grown for food at home. "

  Li Yi took the fried soybeans, and he knew at a glance that this was the kind of golden beans he was looking for.

  Just the diameter of the bean grains, it is two circles larger than ordinary soybeans, and it is plump, with thin skin and thick flesh, and a small bulge on the navel of the bean, which looks very festive.

  Picked one, Li Yi put it in his mouth, and bit it lightly, the bean meat melted into crumbs like a crisp wafer biscuit, full of bean fragrance.

   That's right, this is it.

  Li Yi turned around and handed the remaining soybeans to Wu Lei and the others.

   After receiving the soybeans, they each squeezed a few and threw them into their mouths.

   Click! Click!

  The crispy texture made Wu Lei sigh, and asked in doubt: "Why do I feel a bit like eating a baked butter biscuit?"

   "Yes yes yes! That's right!"

  Zhao Jinmai couldn't think of an adjective, so Wu Lei said it outright, and nodded quickly in agreement.

  Liu Yifei asked curiously: "Are you trying to sell this kind of fried soybeans?"

   "No, I'm going to use it to grind tofu."

   After Li Yi explained, he walked up to the boss and asked, "Boss, do you sell these golden beans?"

  The boss glanced at him and followed him. The cameraman holding the gimbal was a little wary: "Who are you?"

  Li Yi saw this and explained: "We are recording a gourmet variety show. Nuo, do you recognize Liu Yifei? She plays the little dragon girl."

   As he spoke, he pointed to Liu Yifei.

  Seeing Liu Yifei, the boss relaxed his vigilance, and explained: "It's not that I won't sell it to you, the main reason is that I don't have much, and I still keep it for myself!"

"boss."

  Li Yi persuaded him patiently: "Our variety show is intended for the people of the whole country to watch, if our Heihe Jindouzi can be on the show, it will also be an advertisement for our hometown, isn't it?

   At that time, you can also go on TV and let people in your hometown see it, which can be regarded as honoring your ancestors!

  And after this program is broadcast, it can also promote your store, which is also good for your business! "

  Hearing his words, the boss was a little moved.

  But he still reminded first: "You can buy it if you want, but my golden beans are all self-retained seeds, and they have to be sold at the seed price. The price is not cheap."

   "It's okay, money is not a problem."

  Li Yi smiled and asked: "Speak directly! How much is a catty?"

  The boss hesitated for a while, and stretched out a slap: "At least five hundred and one catties!"

"What?"

   Before Li Yi could speak, the videographer on the side couldn't help exclaiming: "Are you really selling it as golden beans? Five hundred and one catties?"

  His family is also important, and he still knows the price of some seeds.

  Ordinary soybean seeds weigh only twenty or thirty-one catties.

  The boss actually said it was five hundred yuan a catty, which is too expensive!

  But after Li Yi heard it, he didn't say a word, and agreed directly: "Okay, five hundred and one catties is five hundred and one catties, how much do you have?"

  The boss glanced at the surprised cameraman, curled his lips: "My family's golden bean seeds are well-known in all towns and villages, and they can't be bought with money. I think it's a loss for five hundred and one catties!"

  After speaking, he said to Li Yi: "If you didn't call out the name of Jindouzi, I wouldn't sell it to you.

  I brought over six catties and prepared to eat by myself. If you want, I will give you half of it. "

   "It's less, give me five catties first!"

  Li Yi said: "If you still have any at home, you can send them over. I want as many as you have!"

  (end of this chapter)