dtnovels Chapter 163 Mud Cookies
Chapter 163 Mud Cookies
Time flies. In April, a news came out in a nearby province, saying that Haihe County had created a "grain increment method".
The general steps of the method are: first wash the rice or corn and put it in a jar, and steam it for 20 minutes according to the usual rice steaming method.
Then add twice the amount of water and steam it for 45 minutes. This way, the rice will yield about five more kilograms per kilogram.
This news was published in newspapers for several days, with both support and opposition.
A local newspaper openly mocked that "You can't build a wall without soil, and adding water can't produce grain. No matter how much rice you produce, it's just adding water."
A rhyme was even made up for this: "Increase in volume, increase in volume, the rice swells, the stomach gets hungry, and the bladder gets bloated."
In fact, during this period, many regions have already fallen into a period of transition and the situation has become increasingly tense.
So even having enough water is better than starving to death.
Perhaps it was with this in mind that this approach soon gained national support.
A document was also issued to all provinces, cities and counties, requiring them to participate in promoting the grain increment method.
Ever since the last grain tax incident, Qi Dahai of Datian Village lied about the production, leaving the villagers with no rice to eat.
Faced with people who came to the village to borrow grain, Gu Mingyue refused on the surface, but secretly arranged for people to instigate them to cause trouble at the commune.
And tell them that only by making a big fuss about the matter will the commune dare not turn a blind eye to it anymore.
By then, supplying relief food will be a matter of minutes.
When the villagers heard this, they seemed to have grasped at straws and, regardless of the threats from Qi Dahai, the village leader, they gathered together and ran to the town.
What a joke. I'm almost starving to death, who would care about being bullied?
All the people in the village were mobilized and the situation became extremely chaotic.
Wang Bichang, the instigator, could no longer stay out of the matter and had to come forward to mediate in person.
Finally, they reluctantly gave out 1000 kilograms of corn flour to appease the villagers of Datian Village.
Qi Dahai was angered and the commune immediately issued a document announcing the removal of his position as village chief. For Gu Mingyue, this decision was like revenge.
There was just one thing that Gu Mingyue was very concerned about, and that was that Boss Zhou disappeared without a sound.
At the beginning, the commune organized people to close down the black market...
Boss Zhou was arrested immediately, but unexpectedly, someone came forward to protect him soon.
But after he came out, he disappeared.
Gu Mingyue suspected that it was related to the person who was looking for the wooden box.
She didn't know whether Boss Zhou was transferred to another place or murdered. She was inclined to the former.
Given how much Boss Zhou values his sister, it is impossible for him to leave alone without saying anything.
The only situation is that something happens suddenly and he has no time to arrange it.
Thinking more deeply, what could happen so suddenly?
Temporary errands?
Boss Zhou is at most a black market boss in a small place. He is not very capable. No matter how sudden the incident was, it is impossible for him not to even make time for his family.
The results speak for themselves.
This guess was confirmed when Gu Mingyue searched for a long time but couldn't find Monkey and several close subordinates of Boss Zhou.
At the same time, I felt a chill in my heart.
She was glad that she had always been careful to disguise herself in the dark and let others take the lead in everything.
Otherwise, one can imagine how terrifying the power that can easily make people disappear without a trace is.
However, from another perspective, it is a good thing for her.
The disappearance of Boss Zhou means the disappearance of Jinzi's identity, and the goods sold to Boss Zhou cannot be traced.
And the matter of Gu Mingde and the fake gold were all cleared up.
Can this be considered as an accidental achievement?
As food prices gradually rose, and after paying public grain taxes, many villages received very little food, and every household was in chaos.
Recently, I even heard that many people have been robbed.
Gu Mingyue secretly decided that after the courses for this semester were over, she would let Xiao Shitou and the freshmen stay in the village.
It is better not to go out until the situation stabilizes.
Gu Mingwei went to the commune for a meeting today.
After returning, he told everyone about the promotion of the grain increment method.
He emphasized to the villagers, "For now, there is enough food for everyone. If we save it, we should be able to last until we can harvest the sweet potatoes. This method was first published in the newspaper. Mingyue and I have tried it. After eating it, we feel full at the time, but it is full of water. We will feel hungry after peeing. Therefore, I don’t recommend that you eat like this every day unless you have no choice. It will easily cause edema. If someone wants to save food, just ignore what I said."
Whether out of curiosity or the intention to save money, the villagers were very active in trying this method.
It was even more surprising when I saw that there was several times more rice.
But just as Gu Mingwei said, one does get hungrier faster.
After trying it for a few days, some people soon started to experience edema, which attracted everyone's attention and the method was temporarily discontinued.
Fortunately, good things have been happening in the village recently.
First, thanks to Bai Fenglai’s introduction, the village’s soy products were introduced into the textile factory canteen.
Later, the response was good, and we received orders from supply and marketing cooperatives and the public security bureau one after another.
Gu Mingyue introduced the supply and marketing cooperative to Wang Bichang, and naturally Shen Yiming was the one who took care of them at the Public Security Bureau.
The workshop has also grown from three people at the beginning to ten people now.
The expansion from one yard to two yards started at the same time.
Now that life has become more promising, the villagers no longer worry about the future.
Gu Mingyue and her elder brother said that the leftover bean dregs every day should be enough to feed pigs.
Gu Mingwei looked up at the sky and frowned, "It hasn't rained yet, and the weather is getting worse. I thought that we should not raise the task pigs this year, but save the bean dregs and give them to the poorer families in the village. At least they can get by for a while."
Gu Mingyue made a different suggestion. "I'm afraid that by then, every family will find it difficult. I think the weather is getting hotter and the bean dregs won't last long. Why not add some bran and cornmeal to make pancakes, and limit each person to one per day. It's just right to go with steamed rice, and even if you drink water to fill your stomach, a pancake can make a big difference."
The bran is the outermost layer of wheat. After being ground into flour, the bran is usually used as feed for livestock.
In order to maintain health, people in later generations would add this thing to high-gluten flour to make high-fiber bran bread.
At this time of year, everyone's body is already lacking in oil and water. This thing is rough and dry, just like sweet potato leaves. No one would eat it unless they were extremely hungry.
But if you add some bean dregs, it will be a little better.
So Gu Mingyue called a meeting of the villagers and told them about this matter.
"Let's make it clear in advance. We're not deliberately asking you to eat the food of livestock. This is just an emergency plan. I recently received a letter from a classmate, saying that some people have started eating Guanyin clay. I don't know if you have heard of it. It is a kind of white clay with a slightly salty taste and a delicate taste. It is mixed with wild vegetables to make mud biscuits, which can satisfy hunger. However! It may be okay if you eat less, but how can a starving person care so much? He must eat as much as he can when he sees food. Do you know what the outcome is after eating this kind of mud biscuits?"
A villager subconsciously asked, "What's going on?"
"No matter how fine the Guanyin soil tastes, it is still soil and naturally cannot be digested by the human body. It will continue to accumulate in your stomach and intestines. If you eat Guanyin soil, you will definitely choke. At this time, when you drink water, the water you drink and the Guanyin soil in your body will turn into solidified mud in your stomach, blocking your intestines, and finally you will be unable to excrete it, and die of abdominal distension..."
"Oh my god!!!"