Chapter 101
The next day, Ran Jiang slept until after five o'clock in the morning and got up quickly. After coming out, the glutinous field became lively again.
There were still so many people at the scene yesterday, but their expressions were completely different. Yesterday, all of them were frowning and their faces were full of worry; but today they were all smiling and full of joy.
"The village chief, get up!"
"Miss Minister, you haven't eaten yet? I steamed a basket of buns and brought you a few!"
"Village Chief, just cooked eggs, eat them while they are hot!"
When they saw Ran Jiang come out, the villagers took out carefully prepared food and handed it over to Ran Jiang. They don’t have the habit of eating breakfast in the countryside. They only have two meals a day. The first meal is 90 in the morning and the second meal is 4 or 5 in the afternoon. If it weren’t for thanking Ran Jiang, who would have been willing to cook early in the morning?
"Everyone are you too polite? Brother Dayou, you didn't eat either, right? Have some food together!" Ran Jiang greeted Tian Dayou and others, and enjoyed the food brought by the villagers.
After eating, Ran Jiang started driving people, "You haven't slept all night, now hurry up and go back to have a sleep, come over after you're done!"
They were indeed a little tired, so they went home to rest after a few polite words. Ran Jiang chose a few more young people and began to teach them how to operate the dryer.
Others continued to carry Agaricus bisporus in a backpack, then cleaned and sliced it. When it was their turn, they spread the mushroom slices on a drying tray and sent them to the drying room.
Everything is going on in an orderly manner. Every time I see the dried mushroom slices come out of the dryer, the villagers will smile sincerely. For them, these are not just the mushroom slices, but also next year's fertilizers, seeds, children's tuition fees, the elderly's medical expenses... and hope for life to get better.
By noon, Tian Dayou and others woke up. With their help, Ran Jiang was completely freed from the tedious work of operating the machine.
At this time, the fellow who said he wanted to stew chicken soup for Ranjiang yesterday actually came with an old hen, and the rest of the households also brought some ingredients.
Ran Jiang must not be able to finish eating alone. He never thought about saving it in the house, so he simply learned from Dushan Village's habit of having weddings and weddings, and prepared to come out for a few seats and ask everyone to have a meal together.
"This time we are just celebrating the mushroom harvest in advance! We used to be reluctant to eat the mushrooms we grew ourselves, so we will try the taste today! Oh, by the way, we can also try which one is better, dried mushrooms or fresh mushrooms!" Ran Jiang greeted.
There are too many people who are all covered with silk and silkworms, but there are not many who have tasted the taste of Agaricus bisporus.
First, the villagers were reluctant to eat and always wanted to exchange for more money; second, they couldn't do it, and Ran Jiang could take this opportunity to teach them.
First, put the dried mushrooms in water and slowly spread them. Then start cooking with fresh mushrooms, add some meat to make a stir-fried slice of Agaricus bisporus, and mix the wild mountain mushrooms picked by the villagers to make a stir-fried slice of mushrooms.
Then after the mushrooms are dried and dried, wrap them with salt and pepper mushrooms... Well, there is no pepper in Dushan Village, so let's use chili noodles instead! Finally, I'll have a hard dish, stew the old hen with dried mushrooms, and it's all working.
Some villagers brought tables, chairs and benches from their homes, some brought their own corn wine, and some brought sunflower seeds and peanuts.
The big guy sat down around a few tables. The seat on the table in the middle is usually for the most respected people in the village, but today it was left to Ran Jiang, who was in his early twenties.
Ran Jiang knew this etiquette, so he was humble and refused to sit down. Lao Tiantou and others insisted on it. In the end, the oldest elders in the village had to come to recruit people, and Ran Jiang had no choice but to accept it.
After taking the seat, everyone looked at Ran Jiang together, until he raised his glass and everyone started drinking and eating. This is also the rule of the village. Only those who attend the table can start first and others start.
"Come on, try these dried mushroom slices and fresh mushrooms that taste better!" Ran Jiang picked up the chopsticks and greeted everyone.
Generally speaking, after fresh shiitake mushrooms are dried or dried, the ribonucleic acid in them is more easily released during the cooking process and is more easily hydrolyzed into guanylic acid. Guanylic acid is the main umami substance in shiitake mushrooms, and its freshness is about dozens of times that of ordinary MSG. Therefore, the aroma and umami flavor of dried shiitake mushrooms are far greater than that of fresh shiitake mushrooms.
Although Agaricus bisporus is somewhat different from shiitake mushrooms, it can not only be stored for a longer time after drying, but also tastes more delicious.
However, the mushroom polysaccharides, isoprotein, tyrosinase, trypsin, maltogenase and other nutrients contained in Agaricus bisporus will suffer a certain loss during the processing process, thereby reducing the nutritional value.
However, these problems are not big. Ran Jiang had learned about the market situation in Qingzhou before. Local residents have only eaten Agaricus bisporus as a delicacy and have not yet noticed the health function.
The villagers were originally a little worried and were afraid of selling after drying, but after they tasted it, they were relieved. Since the taste was so delicious, someone would definitely want it.
Ran Jiang stayed in the village for two more days, and finally felt relieved after confirming that Tian Dayou and others could master the use of the dryer.
"Next, you will continue to take good care of the mushrooms in the mushroom shed, and try to harvest a few more batches before the temperature drops, and process a few more batches of mushrooms to dry out. I will go out to tell them about the situation here and talk about the price by the way! When the road is opened, let them come and collect it!"
Originally, they came for fresh Agaricus bisporus, but now they have become dried mushrooms. We must tell them. In addition, the prices of fresh mushrooms and dried mushrooms are definitely different.
Ran Jiang carried a pack of dried mushrooms and set off. He walked the small road around the road construction site. He could do this alone, but it was a bit unlikely that the mushrooms in the whole village would be transported out.
Because the mushrooms in the village are harvested in a few days, and the quantity is too large, it is also troublesome to transport large quantities. The most important thing is that it takes a long time, and there will definitely be a lot of broken things during the transportation process.
There is no such problem with dried mushrooms. They are lighter in weight, take up less space, and have longer storage time. They can completely afford to wait for a month.
Even if time continues to delay, it is much easier for villagers to walk around the path with dried mushrooms on their backs than transporting fresh mushrooms.
When we arrived in the city, we found the wholesalers. They were worried about the out of stock. When they saw Ran Jiang coming and tasted the taste of dried mushrooms, they immediately made a decision and gave Ran Jiang a satisfactory price.
Ran Jiang calculated that the fresh mushrooms were processed into dried mushrooms, and the price increased, and everyone made a lot of money.
Chapter completed!