Chapter 127

Yu Lilan: "You are all excellent young people."

Yu Lilan gave high praise to Shi Wen's beans, which greatly increased everyone's interest. They immediately went to measure the area where Shi Wen's family grew beans.

In reality, the area where he planted beans was less than ten mu (approximately 0.67 hectares), but he harvested more than 7,000 jin (approximately 3,500 kg) of beans.

In total, the yield of soybeans per mu exceeded 700 jin.

Shi Wen, "These beans don't seem to be dried enough. Should I dry them a bit more before weighing them?"

Yu Lilan chuckled and showed him the moisture content test results, "Teacher Xiao Shi, you're too honest! The moisture content of your soybeans is less than 10%, which already meets the standard for good quality dried soybeans. When others calculate yield per acre, the moisture content of their soybeans is even higher than yours."

Shi Wen, "Then my crop can be counted as yield per mu."

Yu Lilan: "We can officially start now. I also wanted to ask you for some samples, and take a few photos while I'm at it. These soybeans are so good, we should introduce them to others, okay?"

Shi Wen laughed and said, "Sure, why not?"

"And these soybeans—" Yu Lilan turned to look at Zhu Ji, "I suggest that you, Professor Zhu, organize an expert group to study them. I suspect it's not just because the fertilizer is exceptionally good; there must be some mutation in them."

Chapter 127

Shi Wen sent some beans to Yu Lilan and the others for research, and put the rest back in the warehouse.

His family's beans are really good. The beans are stored in the warehouse, and every time he enters the warehouse, he can smell a warm aroma of beans.

The aroma was so strong that even his little ones were going in and out of the warehouse more often.

After finally harvesting the beans, Shi Wen gave the little guys extra food, especially the two horses and the brown cow.

They work very hard, but because they can only eat vegetables, they don't get extra meals very often.

Now, I often Shi Wen them being generously given a large bucket of beans each, letting them eat and play slowly.

Shi Wen even leaned closer to Yan Kexing: "The beans are so good, shall we make some soy milk? It seems like we can make tofu too."

Yan Kexing: "I'll soak the beans first, and then I'll grind them tomorrow morning."

Shi Wen, "I'll go make some, make a lot. The dogs can drink soy milk and eat tofu too, okay?"

Yan Kexing: "Okay."

Shi Wen hearing this, Shi Wen excitedly ran off to soak the beans.

To make tofu, Shi Wen specifically dug out the glucono-delta-lactone tofu powder she had bought before.

Nowadays, tofu is no longer made with gypsum or brine. Tofu powder is simply poured into soy milk and left to coagulate to make tofu pudding.

Wrap the tofu in cheesecloth, press it down with a heavy object, and squeeze out some of the water. What remains is tofu.

It can be said that the development of productivity has made things that seemed difficult before much simpler.

Shi Wen to bed early, looking forward to soy milk.

The next morning, he woke up on time thanks to his biological clock, and Yan Kexing had already opened his eyes as well.

Shi Wen twitched his ears and got out of bed. "I'll go check how the beans are soaking, and see if we can make soy milk now?"

Yan Kexing was about to call him back and tell him to finish washing up before they could talk, but he had already dashed out in a flash.

Making soy milk is very simple if you have a high-speed blender at home. Just put the soy milk and water into the machine in a certain ratio, cover it with a soundproof cover, and turn on the machine.

Shi Wen put the beans and water in the pan, then looked at the Yan Kexing and asked, "What's the bean-to-water ratio like? I read online that this ratio is about right."

Yan Kexing glanced at them and said, "Our beans are good; you can add a little more water."

Shi Wen watched as he readjusted the water ratio and then started the machine.

The blender started vibrating and began working.

They went to the bathroom to wash up, and the little ones in the family slowly smelled the aroma of beans. They all ran to the door and waited, eagerly watching the blender work.

When Shi Wen finished washing up and came out, An Wa at the door barked loudly, stuck out its tongue, and wagged its tail, trying to be cute.

Shi Wen couldn't help but walk over, grab An Wa's ear and rub its face, then went to rub the other little guys.

Shi Suo, being the tallest of the large horses, stood at the very back, lowering his head to nibble on Shi Wen's hair as a sign of affection.

Shi Wen's animal ear, he got goosebumps and quickly covered his ears with both hands. "Don't bite!"

Shi Suo thought he was playing around, so she grabbed the hood of his sweatshirt and wouldn't let him leave.

Shi Wen stretched out his hand and called out to Yan Kexing, "Yan Kexing, save me!"

Yan Kexing walked over with a smile, hugged him, and lifted him out from under Shi Suo's mouth.

The two played with the little ones for a while, and then the soy milk was ready.

Shi Wen poured out the soy milk and took a deep sniff.

A rich aroma of soybeans wafts through the air, carrying not only fragrance but also a hint of the natural sweetness of the beans.

Shi Wen, "This soy milk smells so good. I'll try a sip of the unsweetened one first."

Yan Kexing: "It's a bit hot, drink it slowly."

Shi Wen nodded repeatedly and carefully took a small bite.

The soy milk was indeed as fragrant as it smelled, but what surprised him most was its exceptionally smooth texture.

They didn't filter out the soybean pulp, which should have had a slightly grainy texture, but he couldn't taste anything when he tried it. Instead, it had a smooth texture like corn milk.

This smooth texture makes their soy milk thicker than regular soy milk, with a better aroma, taste, and aftertaste.

Shi Wen only now that I realized there were so many different aromas in coffee beans: nutty, floral, bean-like, and even a subtle grassy scent. The complexity of the aromas is comparable to that of coffee beans.

He took another small sip and could still taste the satisfying aromas inside.

Yan Kexing next to him, also took a sip and exclaimed, "It would taste even better with some sugar!"

They can make both sweet and savory soy milk, but in this case, adding sugar would be more appropriate.

Shi Wen went to the kitchen and brought out a large sugar jar. "Put in white sugar. White sugar has the purest flavor and won't overpower the aroma of the soy milk."