Through the book, the queen of the end of the world rewrites the fate of cannon fodder

The others received their wages and started working in an orderly manner.

The popcorn was made by Wu Yong, Wu Yuan and Wu Shun. The guys were eager to get started. Soon, three popcorn machines were set up, and the three people placed them side by side, as if they were going to compete.

The children from the city saw such a scene for the first time, and they gathered around curiously, asking them from time to time, "What is this? What is this?" The three grown men explained to the children in a soft voice with smiles on their faces.

Soon, the charcoal fire was burning. Wu Yong was responsible for popping corn and soybeans, Wu Yuan was responsible for popping rice, and Wu Shun was responsible for popping wheat. Qin Xiaoxiao added wheat later.

She especially likes wheat popcorn.

Wu Yuan has learned a lot in the city over the years, and he began to popularize the principles of popcorn machines to curious children.

The old-fashioned popcorn machine is actually a pressure vessel. The processed raw materials (usually corn, rice, broad beans, yellow rice and other common grains) are placed in the machine and the cover is closed. As he spoke, he began to practice. Let everyone understand it better. Use the booster rod and booster tube to work together, and rotate the head screw to pressurize the cover to facilitate sealing.

Place the popcorn machine on the bracket, heat it with a strong fire from the bottom, and at the same time turn the popcorn machine by shaking the hand to ensure that the ingredients in the machine are evenly heated and softened.

Due to the heat, the pressure inside the machine slowly increases. When the required pressure is reached (different raw materials require different pressures), stop heating, turn the popcorn machine to one side, and cover the machine mouth with a cloth bag.

Put the booster tube on the small elbow, and pull the small elbow hard to loosen the buckle with the large elbow. In this way, under the action of the pressure inside the machine, the machine cover opens, and the high-temperature and high-pressure gas in the machine is ejected together with the processed raw materials.

During the injection process, the external pressure drops rapidly, causing the gas inside the grain to expand outward rapidly, causing the grain to explode!

The children didn't understand what was said afterwards because they had never seen it before. Wu Yuan said, "After a while, you will understand it once you are familiar with it. Who wants to try the joy of spinning in circles?"

Many children raised their hands and tried it one by one. The simple operation made them very happy. They pulled the bellows and shook the popcorn machine at the same time. The children could not operate it alone, so they worked in teams of two, one pulling the bellows and the other shaking the popcorn machine.

Wu Yuan also taught them how to control firepower, when to use more firepower and when to use less firepower.

Wu Yuan continued, "The pressure required for soybeans is 0.6, the pressure for wheat is 1.2, and the pressure for rice is 0.8. You can see it by looking at the small table above. Different grains require different pressures.

You must pay attention to this. It's not just a matter of putting things in and shaking it.

A pot of rice takes 5 minutes, millet takes 7 minutes, and corn and soybeans take 10 minutes!"

Wu Yuan was giving a long speech, but when he turned around and saw Qin Xiaoxiao standing behind him, he felt a little embarrassed. Seeing that everyone was staring at him, he continued, "To make popcorn, you need to put in the right amount of oil and sugar.

Generally speaking, three ounces of corn require one tablespoon of oil and an appropriate amount of sugar.

This ensures the corn is fully popped and not too greasy.

At the same time, adding a proper amount of sugar can make the popcorn taste sweeter, but too much sugar will make the popcorn too sweet and affect the taste.

In addition, you need to pay attention to the temperature and time when making popcorn.

If the heat is too high or the cooking time is too long, the corn will be burnt or fried, affecting the taste.

Therefore, during the production process, you need to pay attention to the temperature and time and make timely adjustments. "

Even Qin Xiaoxiao didn’t know that there were so many things to consider with this small popcorn machine!

Wu Yuan's time was up, so he said, "Everyone, spread out. The pot is ready. I'm going to make popcorn. After the last step, you'll know why this thing is called popcorn."

He took out the handle and put the hand glove on the stove. When the pressure gauge showed a sufficient degree, he moved the explosion pot away from the stove, placed it on the ground, wrapped one end tightly with a sack, stepped on it with one foot, and then turned the mechanism with a wrench.

There was a loud "bang" and with a rapidly rising stream of steam, the popcorn suddenly rushed into the sack, white and plump, like magic.

Some of the children were very young and heard such a huge explosion for the first time. They were so scared that they burst into tears!

Wu Yuan was a little embarrassed, Qin Xiaoxiao said: "It's okay, you continue!"

Wu Yuan continued, "There is a riddle in our village: A grain of rice pops up in my grandmother's house and fills the whole room. It's the popcorn machine. When we were young, the brave boys loved the deafening sound the most, and the timid girls would plug their ears with their fingers in advance. There are always some "slippery fish" that jump out from the gaps in the bag.

The children swarmed over, grabbing the popcorn regardless of whether it was covered in mud or not. Some naughty children grabbed a handful and ran away. The family that didn't have the popcorn would chase us and beat us. Hahaha..."

"With a loud bang, white smoke rose, and hot and crispy popcorn popped into the bag, filling the air with an enticing aroma.

Qin Xiaoxiao gave each child a disposable plastic bowl and the children lined up to get popcorn. Some children had runny noses due to the cold, and when they took a bite, a lot of popcorn stuck to their noses. They stretched out their tongues and the salty popcorn went into their mouths.

Everyone burst into laughter again. Then, Wu Yong and Wu Shun also gradually became familiar with each other. They wanted to hold the younger children farther away, but they were unwilling to go, so they could only ask the adults to cover their ears. There were continuous "bang" sounds. This time, they were mentally prepared and the children stopped crying. Instead, they clapped their hands, jumped and said, "Eat eat eat...eat eat eat..."

Everyone spent the entire afternoon helping to crank the machine, pull the bellows, and eat popcorn.

Chen Yujie was still in charge of dinner in the evening. Because it was cold, she cooked the dishes and then asked everyone to sit at the table to eat. There were 69 people in total, including Qin Xiaoxiao, and they were divided into 9 tables. Suozi's mother, Aunt Pang, and Aunt Yang, three people, each looked after a pot. Chen Yujie was responsible for adding oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and other seasonings.

It was also very fast, with three dishes being served at once. The side dishes were all prepared by the women in the village in the afternoon.

Zhan Min also brought a group of women to work with the women in the village. Soon, the group of people started to play around. The women in the village told the people in the city some weird stories or gossips about their families. Unexpectedly, the old ladies in the city were just like the old ladies in the village. They all liked to gossip.

The listeners enjoyed it very much, and the speakers became even more excited.

When they were talking until their mouths were dry, Qiu Tian would bring them some tea. Some of the old ladies who were not polite took the opportunity to take advantage of Qiu Tian, ​​some pinched Qiu Tian's face, some slapped his buttocks, making Qiu Tian's face pale, red, and purple. It was Zhong Ling who rescued Qiu Tian.

She said, "If you continue to take advantage of our son like this, I will charge you."