Chapter 145 Water-Pestle, Water-Mill, Aging and Storage

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So, this... is indeed a bit persuasive. Gu Ke helplessly stretched out his hand and took her hand off the collar: "You haven't washed your hands yet, don't make your body smell fishy again."

"This is what you were talking about... work clothes. You will change them after you finish your work. Then go to the bathroom and take a shower. The smell will not be left behind." Xiaoman didn't care about this, and increased his efforts to put on the other clothes. Buried deep with one hand.

Faced with her pressing steps, he could only surrender: "More goat milk will make it easier to test. How much have you squeezed?"

"With more than half of the barrel, it should weigh about 430 kilograms." Xiao Man reported the number without thinking.

Gu Ke was a little surprised: "There are so many?"

Xiao Man rolled his eyes at him: "I come here to squeeze in every day, there are definitely so many."

"I mean, the milk production of these ewes is much higher than when they first came in." Gu Ke took out his hand, put his arm around her shoulders, picked up the milk bucket with his other hand, and walked out: "Come with me for a walk. A circle of livestock, and we’ll go back and experiment with cheese.”

Xiaoman got what he wanted and no longer used his incomparable "big killer" to act coquettishly, and obediently walked with him into the grass of the livestock farm outside.

Xiao Huang, who was always ignored by the two people, did not give up. He swung his little tail and accelerated to catch up, as if he was determined to do his duty as a dog.

In the afternoon, there are blue sky and white clouds, green grass and red flowers, among which black and pink pigs Heng Heng and white sheep bleating are walking around.

Brown old cows, variegated horses, mules, and donkeys stroll around, enjoying the warm sunshine and the fresh and juicy grass.

The smaller chickens, ducks and geese have been obscured by deep vegetation and are only vaguely visible.

Xiaoman's face was full of satisfaction and joy, and he pointed out one by one: "These old cows and horses are in much better spirits, they eat grass diligently, and they have gained a lot of meat. Those donkeys are also okay, but they bray too loudly. It’s so ugly.”

Gu Ke happened to see a big green donkey grinning at him.

Uh, okay, the mind can tell that it is trying to please, but its expression is quite... ferocious? Or deserve a beating?

In short, it's someone who wants to fly up and kick him as soon as he sees it.

He turned away and silently added donkey meat to the list of "Yulong Mansion Deluxe Meal".

Xiaoman didn't know that a donkey might be turned into donkey meat and burned, so he continued to point out: "The pigs and sheep are fine, and they eat very diligently every day. Although they poop a little too much, after being taught once, they know how to go to the other side." The cesspit is solved.”

At this point, she remembered this: "You seem to have said that you want to use these pig, cow and sheep dung to compost and make golden garbage?"

Gu Ke hummed: "I'll divide a small part of the warehouse to make a septic tank later, and let them go in and pull it out directly."

Xiao Man immediately breathed a sigh of relief and patted his chest: "That's good. There are so many pig, cow and sheep dung every day, and it smells even worse when the weather is hot. Transporting it to the processing workshop is also very troublesome."

Farmers will never dislike farmyard manure, but it is more important for their livelihood.

It really saves you from being smoked, and no one has to come up to smell it.

As for the feces of chickens, ducks and geese, there is nothing you can do about it.

They are all goods that can be eaten as they go. Fortunately, the "yield" is not as large as that of pigs, cattle, sheep, and horses. At least one foot will not fall off, and half of the foot will be buried in the dung pile.

Just step on the soles of your shoes and they will be wiped clean after walking a few steps.

But Sister Bai, who likes cleanliness the most, won't come to inspect the livestock farm, so that's okay.

Xiaoman was still chirping: "Chickens, ducks and geese lay a lot of eggs every day. As you said, we left some of them and they are hatching them one after another. The variety has not changed, but the quality has become ordinary. Sister Bai eats it It’s all agreed upon.”

Gu Ke nodded, but his thoughts had drifted away with the afternoon sunshine and chatter.

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Time flies.

Under the automatic manufacturing of the workshop, system buildings were gradually upgraded one after another.

After the workshop, the first one to reach level 5 is the processing workshop.

Having tasted the benefits of automatic manufacturing, Gu Ke wanted to see what changes the processing workshop could make.

As expected, the level 5 processing workshop has an automatic processing function, which can specify the raw materials in the warehouse and automatically process them once a day, with a maximum quantity of 5.

The last 5 processed products may have different quality improvements and special effects and will be automatically stacked separately.

This solves some of the processing problems of purple wheat flour, rice, bean cakes, peanut cakes, etc.

The reason why it is part of it is naturally because the processing volume of ordinary grains is not small, and including the output of Xiantian, the number of varieties is relatively large.

In this way, the types of processing need to be arranged. It is best to collect enough raw materials for one day each time to avoid wasting the number of processing times.

However, Gu Ke had the idea of ​​​​improving processing efficiency, so he took the time to make two waterwheels, one standing and one sleeping.

This is what I got when I scanned the mill by the river with my spiritual mind last time in Qianquan City.

The craftsmanship he used to make a bamboo house is close to level 100, and the characteristics are exquisite and exquisite +4. There are finished products to imitate, so don't be too relaxed.

The waterwheel is not complicated in general. It is nothing more than the water flowing to drive the wheels, and the wheels linking the tools above.

Among them, the vertical waterwheel is called Shui Lei, also called rice pounding machine.

Its processing method is to use river water to flow through an upright waterwheel to drive the wheel shaft, and a number of staggered dials are installed on the rotating shaft.

As the wheel axle rotates, the paddle continues to move the tiller rod, and the tiller head rises and falls rhythmically to pound the raw materials in the gravel mortar.

The lower end of the horizontal waterwheel's rotating shaft is the water wheel, and the upper end is placed with a grinding base.

The upper grinding disc is suspended on the bracket and can be lowered when used to start working.

The difference between the two is that the function of the water mill is to grind powder, which is extremely efficient.

However, the water hammer can be used for most things that need to be crushed, such as medicines, spices, ores, and even bamboo and wood.

Moreover, if the hammer is changed into a hammer, and the stone mortar is changed into an anvil, then this is a hydraulic forging hammer.

This is also the reason why Gu Ke came up with two types of waterwheels. Compared with watermills with a single function, waterwheels have wider applicability.

With slight modifications, it can also be used in the workshop.

Practicing Black Devil Palm and Pushing Mountain Palm? Haha, he is practicing martial arts for the sake of working, not working for the sake of practicing martial arts.

You need to use several martial arts to do any job, so you can't delay the acquisition of proficiency.

He doesn't know how to clone himself, so he naturally does whatever he likes.

After the waterwheel was finished, he took it to the processing workshop and tried it, and the effect was quite good.

The five products originally processed automatically had only a hundred kilograms of raw materials each. The total processing volume per day was between five and six hundred kilograms, and it could process 200,000 kilograms of grain a year.

This processing capacity is enough for now, but it is not troublesome to install a few water trucks, and you can also test your guesses.

Now waterwheels can be manufactured automatically, he just provides some materials.

One of each type of water tanker was loaded into the processing workshop, and the daily processing capacity doubled to more than 1,100 kilograms.

This was pretty much what he thought.

After two more days, five waterwheels of each type were made, and then put into the workshop and processing workshop respectively.

The daily processing capacity of the processing workshop has climbed to 3,000 kilograms.

Workshop? There is no improvement.

A waterwheel can grind flour and pound rice, but it cannot build a bamboo house.

In the future, hydraulic equipment will be of great use in making stone and iron tools, crushing and smelting.

Where does the power to drive a waterwheel come from? Naturally, it is the creek left on the peak.

After it became a cave, the terrain changed, and several creeks finally merged into a small river near the foot of the mountain.

When Gu Ke upgraded the workshop and processing workshop this time, he deliberately changed the two buildings into a "乚" shape, sandwiching the left and right sides of the river from the foot of the mountain upwards.

At the same time, he used his authority to fine-tune the joint of the two workshops, so that they fit together perfectly to form a water channel, replacing the dozens of feet of river.

Nowadays, the workshops and processing workshops are like the word "er", and in the middle is the canal with a steep slope and rapid water flow along the mountain.

On the water channel, a water wheel is placed every few feet to continuously absorb the kinetic energy converted from the potential energy of the water flow, ensuring that this small river, which is not too big, can drive the water wheel.

On the day the waterwheel was completed, Sister Bai and two small groups came to watch.

Looking at the water mill and water mill running slowly but firmly in the processing workshop, grinding purple wheat and miscellaneous grains into powder bit by bit, Sister Bai didn't say anything - water-powered mills in Donghai State are not uncommon.

The two children were happy and disappointed.

Xiao Man is happy that he no longer has to be a donkey for the production team and has to do the grinding by himself.

Xiao Ping'er was disappointed. It seemed that one of her jobs had been taken away by this "mechanization".

Mechanization, of course, was what Gu Ke said casually.

Feeling Xiao Ping'er's emotions at this moment, he moved her head and smiled: "Don't worry, we still have a lot of things to do in the future. There is no technical content in grinding flour and rice, so let's leave it to these stupid guys. Bar."

At this point, he gestured to the side: "Learn from your sister Bai, practice martial arts and read books every day, and plant flowers, make wine, make incense, and fry tea in your spare time. Aren't you living a very fulfilling life?"

Hearing him making fun of herself, Bai Suqing was not upset, and nodded solemnly: "There is no other benefit to grinding noodles. Even if it is used for martial arts training, it is too stupid. It would be better to do it less."

Then her eyes fell on Xiao Ping'er: "Especially you, there is no point in doing it."

Xiaoman was puzzled and blinked: "What about me?"

Bai Suqing seemed to be smiling but not smiling. He raised his hand and flicked her forehead: "With this water mill, will you still be stupid enough to come here to grind?"

Xiao Man covered his forehead to prevent himself from getting hit a second time, and then nodded with a smile: "Of course not. Knocking rocks with Lao Gu is more fun than grinding."

Bai Suqing didn't bother to fight this lawless guy anymore and continued to educate Xiao Ping'er: "Did you hear that? You are not as flexible as Xiao Man in doing things, so you have to choose the direction of your efforts, and save other things if you can..."

At this point, she glanced at someone and said, "If it's really necessary, you'll still go and do it for him, right?"

Xiao Ping'er looked at Gu Ke, saw him nodding, and then nodded accordingly: "I know, Sister Bai."

Bai Suqing was speechless and Xiao Man rolled his eyes.

Although they didn't object to this in their hearts, Xiao Ping'er's behavior... haha, in the previous life, she would have been rated as "brainless".

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After the workshop and processing workshop, the third level to be upgraded to level 5 is the warehouse.

A lot of pigs, cattle, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese had been piled in before, and fresh grain and raw materials were still being put in. The "mere" second-level warehouse was already overwhelmed.

The Level 5 Immortal Cultivation Warehouse will not disappoint.

Not to mention the total area reaches six acres and a quarter (4200+ square meters), a new function "aging storage" has also been added.

The effect is exactly the opposite of the earliest lossless storage, which can speed up the aging of items stored in it.

Gu Ke tested it and found that it was about ten times.

To put it simply, the fermented dough, wine, soy sauce, and vinegar will be fermented quickly.

Fresh gray thatch, maidenhair vine, pine branches, and purple bamboo can also be quickly dried and dehydrated.

Moreover, the effect is generally the same as that of natural aging.

When Gu Ke saw it, he was immediately happy.

There is no shortage of raw materials in the valley today, and the most time-consuming part of various experiments has always been the "waiting" step.

Natural fermentation often takes ten and a half days to complete, and air drying can take at least a day or two, or at most several months.

The aging of wine and wood needs to be measured in years.

It would be laborious, thankless, and unnecessary to continue testing until the results are available.

Gu Ke and others would look at their respective record books every day to determine whether it was time for their experiment and they needed to check the results.

There were not many mistakes or omissions, but ten days or even months later, when I think about the details of the experiment, it feels full of strangeness.

The Xiuxian Warehouse has the "aging storage" function, which can save a lot of time.

Does it take half an hour to ferment the dough? Now put it in the warehouse and it will be ready for half a cup of tea.

Does it take more than ten days to make red papaya vinegar? Now you can get the vinegar after leaving it in the warehouse for a day and a half.

How many months does it take to make soy sauce and vinegar? Now you can see the finished product after putting it in the warehouse for a few days.

The time cost of trial and error is only one-tenth of the original. Like ordinary fermentation, you can make a batch at a time, and after a day and a half, you can use it for control testing.

And if you are interested, just do it. If you lose interest after a few days, you can also quickly end the experiment temporarily.

Of course, aging storage is the same as lossless storage and is ineffective for humans and living animals.

After thinking about it, Gu Ke set aside one-eighth of the warehouse, that is, an eighth of the area, as a special place for aging storage, with indoor and outdoor areas each accounting for one-fourth.

A small piece of land for the shed was also allocated to the livestock farm to be used as a septic tank, which accelerated the composting efficiency tenfold.

The reason why the aging storage is not too large is simply that most raw materials are "passers-by" here and will be taken away after a few days. Only a few things can be stored for a year or two.

The unified height of the indoor aging warehouse is close to two feet. With three shelves plus the ground, there are four floors, which can hold thousands of cubic meters of stuff.

A room the size of a quarter of a floor can hold two million kilograms just for wine.

There are only four people in the valley, Gu Ke and the idiot Sa Lanzhu. They won't need so much anyway, so they have enough leftover.

Materials that have been air-dried outdoors and air-dried can be transferred to a warehouse for non-destructive storage on the same day, or materials selected for use in workshops or processing workshops also do not require a large space.

The warehouse area that was originally crammed with a large number of pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks and geese was designated as a separate fresh aquatic product area.

Gu Ke then adjusted the shelves into hangers and hung them up in rows, with pigs and sheep on the lower level and chickens, ducks and geese on the upper level.

Another bamboo wall was added to separate it from other areas, leaving only passages for people on both sides and a door on the other side.

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The new year has arrived, Lao Bing wishes everyone a happy New Year.