Chapter 264 Grinding Pueraria Lobata Powder
The surrounding trees all have bare trunks and branches, adding a bit of a sense of depression.
Born in a high-tech era, winter is just a season to her and has no impact at all. But now, she was suddenly airborne into this small mountain village, without heating or a down jacket, and it was the first time she had to endure the winter with her body, and she felt really unsure.
I don’t know how cold the winter here can be, how low is it?
Although the winter in the original owner's memory was also covered by heavy snow and everything was white, there was a charcoal pot for burning in the house, and his son and daughter-in-law did the geography work at home.
As a mother-in-law, all she has to do is sit on the couch with a small quilt draped over her body and do some needlework.
Therefore, winter did not leave a deep impression in the memory of the original owner.
As for the fact that several lonely elderly people freeze to death in the village every year, I heard from others that the original owner never participated in such fun. Therefore, she really doesn't know how harmful winter is.
After exercising, Baiyunxi walked to the backyard and saw Mr. Li and Lao Er cleaning kudzu roots.
Seeing several people's hands that were red from the cold, Bai Yunxi couldn't help but blame them.
"Why are you so busy so early in the morning? It's cold in the morning and the water is cold. It's not too late to start cleaning after breakfast."
Bai Anyan raised his head and smiled honestly.
“It’s not too cold. I washed it early, peeled it and cut it into pieces, then mashed it and filtered it.
Mrs. Li also nodded in agreement,
"Mom, don't worry. I'm sweating all over my body when I start working. I'm not cold at all. Didn't Mom say that the method of making kudzu starch and tapioca starch is the same? The kudzu root we brought back yesterday is enough for a day's work."
Bai Yunxi nodded. It was indeed true. There was no machine to replace it. Fetching the kudzu powder relied entirely on manpower, which was hard work.
After breakfast, the family went directly to the backyard. The division of labor was the same as the last time when fetching cassava flour. The second child did the physical work, and she and Du did the filtering.
The fourth and fifth boys were responsible for cutting into pieces, and even Yaya and Ruanruan were helping out. They would hand a ladle to Mrs. Li, get a towel or something. The whole family was mobilized, and no one was idle.
The busy time passed quickly. By the time Baiyun Creek looked up, the sun had already risen above our heads.
After pouring the dregs from the filter to the side, Baiyunxi looked up at the sun above his head, then turned to look at the kudzu next to him. In the whole morning, he had only processed less than half of it.
"Okay, let's stop and rest. We'll continue in the afternoon."
Baiyunxi waved his hand, saying it was impossible to do physical work without eating.
"Mom, I'm going to cook. Second brother and sister, you can send me a cabbage later." Mrs. Du wiped the handle on her apron and turned around to go to the front yard.
"Hey~, I'm going to pull it out right now." Mrs. Li nodded, turned around and went to the vegetable field.
Baiyun Xi went over to check the first tank of filtered kudzu water. Seeing that it had almost settled, he directly ordered Bai Anyan to pour out the excess water.
Pueraria lobata water usually settles after leaving it for three hours. Pour off the excess water, and all that remains is pueraria lobata powder.
Then dig out the wet kudzu powder and put it on the grate to dry.
Mrs. Li passed by with a cabbage in her arms, and when she saw the yellowish water being poured out, revealing the white kudzu powder, she licked her tongue in excitement.
"It's really unexpected that such an ugly kudzu root can filter out such white powder. It's incredible."
"I used to think that white flour is the whitest flour in the world, but I didn't expect that arrowroot flour and tapioca flour are also so white, and they are more delicate and smooth than flour."