Xu Qing first went to the coconut powder stalls and shops in the town to have a look, but he didn't know which one was better. Each family of Xu Qing only bought half a catty, and asked where all the coconut powder came from.
After shopping for half a morning, Xu Qing couldn't resist the scorching sun and went back to the inn. The coconut powder he bought was almost the same, not as white and clean as he had imagined, with a small amount of impurities in it.
At noon, Xu Qing made several coconut milk fruits, coconut cakes and coconut cakes, which all tasted very good.
She also bought some fresh coconuts and wanted to try to make them by herself.
After dinner, Li Changting and duanmuxiang use a sharp knife to peel off the skin of the coconut, and then peel off a layer of brown skin on the surface of the coconut, leaving only the white flesh.
Coconut meat is slippery. You should be very careful when you peel it. This step is the most difficult.
Take out the coconut meat is relatively complete, clean it again, knock out the coconut juice, and then put the coconut meat into the stone ladle to mash, this step is strength work.
Coconut meat must be crushed enough to form granules. Then filter the wet coconut meat with gauze to remove the excess coconut milk.
Finally, spread the filtered coconut meat in the porcelain plate, put it into the oven, dry it over low heat, and turn it over.
People here usually dry coconut meat directly.
The last step is to grind the dried coconut meat again to a fine powder.
It's really tiring to go through a set of processes, but it may be that the coconut meat cut by Li Changting and Duanmu Xiang is relatively clean, and the coconut powder ground out at last is basically free of impurities.
After making it by himself, Xu Qing, who has a good idea, probably guessed how the villagers make coconut powder.
That must be how convenient it is.
The next day, Xu Qing and Li Changting went to a village near the town and saw how people make coconut powder.
After seeing this, Xu Qingcai found that it's not surprising that they made coconut powder with many impurities. After all, these villagers were so poor that they didn't even have a knife to weigh their hands.
Many of them even use stones to grind off the innermost layer of coconut skin.
There is a small amount of shell on the ground coconut meat, which is also a matter of no way. Who has so much patience to grind the coconuts so clean, it's almost OK.
Mash this step is similar, broken into wheat size particles, you can slowly grind, after all, flour is also so ground out.
Looking at the whole process, Xu Qing found that if the villagers could have a "weapon", it would not cost nine cows and two tigers to cut a coconut.
The coconut powder made with so much effort is sold so cheaply.
These pure hand-made coconut powder is good, but it certainly can't meet the standard of Xu Qing. The original idea of asking someone to do it is sure to be implemented.
When the villagers saw the two well-dressed guests coming, they were also extremely enthusiastic. They said that there was nothing good to offer them. Only the trees and the ground were full of fruit. The guests could pick whatever they liked.
You can also see that the two guests are obviously in charge of this fairy like lady, so the men all leave, leaving the women behind. Keeping a distance, they speak to Xu Qing enthusiastically and ask her what fruits or finished products she wants to buy.
Xu Qing also said clearly, "I want to buy coconut powder, but don't get excited. Your coconut powder is not pure enough and can't meet my requirements, so I plan to ask a group of people to help me make coconut powder according to my requirements. Of course, the salary and purchase price are easy to say."
The women looked at each other and were at a loss. Although they knew that the boss was not bad for money, they didn't understand what the boss meant.
Xu Qing: "how many people are there in your village?"
The village head's daughter-in-law replied, "if you go back to your wife, there are 48 people in our village."
Xu Qing was slightly surprised: "only 48 people?"
After a pause, she said, "let all those who can make coconut powder show me. In a short time, I want to recruit some workers to the town to help me make coconut powder."
The village head's daughter-in-law was stunned.
Xu Qingshi handed over a piece of silver: "please."
One silver is equal to one hundred coppers, which is enough for everyone in the village to share two coppers!
Xu Qing had only a dozen coppers on her body, and a penny of silver was her smallest.
After receiving the money, the village head's daughter-in-law immediately narrowed her eyes with a smile and said, "OK, OK, I'll call someone right now."
The village head's daughter-in-law ran so fast that she called all the big guys in a loud voice.
A lot of people were excited when they heard that the boss was coming to recruit workers or to make coconut powder in the town.
As soon as the men in shirtless and perforated trousers approached, they were blasted to the distance by several women.
They think that Xu Qing's respectable wife must be very shy. It's not because they want to be shirtless, but because they really have no extra clothes. We can only go home and put on a coir raincoat in a hurry. It's a kind of forced concealment.The village head's daughter-in-law called the people together in a hurry, and then covered up for Xu Qing what the big guys were doing with coconuts.
Xu Qing didn't let men and women finish all the processes, but let them do what they are good at.
In fact, they are not good at it or not. It depends on who has great strength to do it.
Finally, Xu Qing picked three men and two young women who were strong and meticulous.
The big guy thought Xu Qing would recruit a lot of people, but now there are only a few. He was disappointed.
One of the two young women was married and had to take care of the children and old people at home. They couldn't go to the town, but only one was left.
Xu Qing asked the four people to go to the inn in the town the day after tomorrow to find her. If they didn't come, they would not do it.
However, Xu Qing rushed to the next village. The villages here were close to each other, and any news spread quickly.
Xu Qing went to five villages in one afternoon, and each village recruited three or four people to select those who did well.
As it was getting dark, it was too late to go to the next village. As a result, these villages heard the news and ran to ask Xu Qing to stay.
Xu Qing couldn't laugh or cry, so he went to the next village and was arranged by the enthusiastic village head in a family. This family is a newly married couple, the house is newly built, and the room has not been occupied, so it is relatively clean.
It's rare for the couple to see the guests from outside. They specially brought the newly made bamboo bed to Xu Qing and Li Changting to sleep, but they didn't have quilts, so they had to hurt the two guests.