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n113 Grinding Rice into a Pulp

nShe had to earn money to buy food and make sure that her family’s quality of life would not decline.

nIt wasn’t easy for her to escape from the apocalypse, and she didn’t want to live a bitter life anymore.

nLin Xiaoyue gave herself a pep talk. She gritted her teeth and took out more than three catties of polished rice.

nThen, she scooped some water into the bucket and washed the polished rice twice. After that, she added water and soaked the rice.

nAfter processing the rice, Lin Xiaoyue took another bucket of water. She also took a small amount of lime and mixed it into the water.

nThen, she looked at the time before going to help Aunt Wang and the others.

nThe few of them were curious about what Lin Xiaoyue was doing, but Lin Xiaoyue smiled and said to keep it a secret. She told them to wait until she’s done.

nSeeing that Lin Xiaoyue was not willing to say anything, everyone could only wait.

nAfter more than two hours, Lin Xiaoyue went to check on the soaked rice again.

nShe realized that the rice could be crushed with her fingers and knew that it was almost done.

nHence, she went to the village chief’s house.

nIt was Zhang Shi who opened the door.

nKnowing that Lin Xiaoyue was here to borrow the stone mill, Zhang Shi immediately took Lin Xiaoyue there and even offered to help her.

n“Thank you!”

nThen, with the help of Zhang Shi, she washed the stone mill and prepared to grind the rice pulp.

n“Oh, this is refined rice! Yue’er, what are you preparing to do with this?” Zhang Shi asked Lin Xiaoyue while helping her.

nAfter eating the dishes sent by Lin Xiaoyue twice in a row, she really admired Lin Xiaoyue’s cooking skills.

nCould the rice pulp be used to make dishes?

n“Hehe, previously in the town, I happened to hear a merchant talking about a snack called cold glutinous caked, which is cooling and delicious. I bought some refined rice and brown sugar to try it out.” Lin Xiaoyue said with a smile.

nThe method of making cold glutinous cake was actually quite simple, but it wasn’t something that could be learned just by watching.

nIf she hadn’t seen her grandmother make it in her previous life, and later on, tried it herself, even if she knew the process, she wouldn’t have been able to make it well.

nThe two most difficult parts were the treatment of the lime water and the control of the fire during the boiling process.

nThe ratio of lime water must be precise. Otherwise, the cold glutinous cake made would not be delicious at all. It might even cause diarrhea.

nAnd if too little lime was put in the water, it would not coagulate.

nAlso, it was extremely important to control the heat.

nAfter the rice pulp was added to boiling water, it cooked quickly, and then it would stick to the pot.

nOnce it was burnt, the entire pot would be considered useless.

nAlthough the cold glutinous cake might not be burnt, it would smell bad.

nTherefore, she really wasn’t worried about others seeing how she made them. Ordinary people couldn’t learn it just by watching.

n“Oh, really? Can I try it afterwards?” Zhang Shi said with a smile.

nHearing that Lin Xiaoyue was just trying it out, Zhang Shi did not ask for specific steps. She was going to wait until it’s done.

n“Sure, if it’s a success, I’ll send some over to you.” Lin Xiaoyue said cheerfully.

n“Hehe, I knew you were a good girl!”

nNot long after, the rice pulp was done.

nLin Xiaoyue cleaned up the stone mill before bidding farewell to the Zhang family and going back.

nBack in the kitchen, under the curious eyes of the three people, Lin Xiaoyue took out a filter cloth and filtered the top layer of the lime water.

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