bayedsolid Chapter 30 Hand-cranked Semi-automatic Meat Smoking Rack
Chapter 30 Hand-cranked Semi-automatic Meat Smoking Rack
As summer drew to a close, Xia Mo returned home on time for dinner. With her busy parents watching over her, they were able to concentrate even more on making the smoked meat.
Xia's father and mother thought they needed to ask the villagers to help kill the wild birds, but they forgot that it was impossible for the five of them to smoke a hundred wild birds at once. If they didn't smoke them in time, the killed wild birds would not be fresh and the smoked ones would be hard to eat!
Xia's father and mother were watching the firewood and constantly turning over a hundred wild birds so that the meat would be smoked with redwood!
Xia's father and mother were both sweating.
Seeing how hard her parents and brothers were working, Xia Mo felt sorry for them.
Xia Mo sniffed with heartache, recalling in her mind which mechanisms she had encountered in the cultivation world could be used directly without spirit stones or immortal power.
She's got it!
"Father, Mother, are there any skilled carpenters in our village?" Xia Mo asked, her eyes shining.
Xia's father said, "Yes, your Uncle Li Yang in our village is very good at carpentry."
Mr. Xia's hands were constantly busy, his eyes fixed on the smoked meat, not daring to blink, but he would still answer his daughter's questions.
"Hmm," Xia Mo turned to her mother with bright eyes and said, "Mother, can you give me two hundred coins?"
Xia's mother agreed without hesitation, saying, "You know where the money box is, go and get it yourself."
The villagers watching in the shadows couldn't hide their astonishment. They had seen elders give their sons more control over the family's finances, but they had never seen an elder give their daughter such control!
Here it is!
So that's how things are in the Xia family!
This shows how important Xia Mo was to the Xia family.
Those watching from the shadows had other ideas on their minds.
Xia Mo took two hundred coins and said to his mother, "Mother, I'm going to find Uncle Li Yang, who is a very good carpenter."
Xia's mother nodded.
Given how busy she is right now, Xia's mother hasn't even cooked dinner.
After Xia Mo left, Xia's mother told Xia's busy father and eldest brother, "I'm going to make dinner." Then she left, handing over the task of making the twenty pieces of smoked meat that she had been overseeing to Xia's father and the others.
Originally, each person only needed to keep an eye on twenty pieces of smoked meat. But with Xia's mother gone, Xia's father and the others had to each add five more pieces, making them even busier!
Xia Mo took two hundred coins and went to Li Yang's house.
Li Yang was sitting in the courtyard digesting his food when he saw Xia Mo coming over. He was surprised and quickly got up.
Such a cute little kid, he's an elder, he has to maintain a certain image.
Li Yang subconsciously tugged at the wrinkles in his clothes.
Xia Mo asked, "Uncle Li, have you had dinner yet?"
Li Yang: "I've already eaten."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries at the end of summer, she asked, "I'd like you to make me some small items."
Li Yang nodded, signaling Xia Mo to speak.
Xia Mo shared the idea of a hand-cranked semi-automatic grill, similar to a barbecue grill, with Li Yang.
Xia Mo explained it in great detail.
Li Yang heard this and quickly realized what was going on.
"So, one rack can hold ten wild game. By turning this, they can be heated evenly. With five racks arranged in a row, plus this central control, one person can turn the central control handle to make all five racks rotate evenly. The others can just watch the charcoal and firewood. Is that what you mean?" Li Yang said with a smile in his eyes.
Xia Mo nodded; that was exactly what she meant.
This is a gear rotation technology commonly used by cultivators in the world of immortals when making mechanical devices; she simply modified it to be made of wood.
“Okay, I happen to have some suitable wood at home, and I have the time, so I’ll make it for you right now,” Li Yang thought, since the steps were simple and he could finish it overnight.
Li Yang's wife, Aunt Li, glared at him intently. If Li Yang dared to make things for the Xia family for free, she would never let him off the hook!
“This is the deposit,” Xia Mo said, handing over two hundred coins.
Li Yang thought those were simple, and since they were from the same village, he could waive the fee. But when he turned to meet his wife's gaze, he nodded and said, "Two hundred coins is enough. Since we're from the same village, we should be different from the others."
"Thank you, Uncle Li! Aunt Li!" Xia Mo turned her head and gave Aunt Li a sweet and obedient smile.
Aunt Li received the money and smiled. The timber was cut by herself in the mountains, and the two hundred coins for labor was enough.
When Aunt Li was in a good mood, she could also give Xia Moshi a pleasant look.
Xia Family —
After Xia's father and the others finished eating, they were still busy, and no one asked Xia Mo what he needed the two hundred coins for.
Ninety percent of the people in Anjia Village were asleep, but Xia's father and the others were still busy in the yard.
Seeing this at the end of summer, he refused to go to sleep.
The busy Xia's father, mother, eldest brother, second brother, and third brother felt sorry for Xia Mo and told her to go and rest.
At the end of summer, I felt both sweet and heartbroken.
Fortunately, Li Yang finished making the manual and semi-automatic rotating grill in the middle of the night.
After Li Yang set up the frame, he demonstrated it to Xia's father and the others.
Xia's father and mother's eyes lit up.
Simply turn the main control handle to rotate all five racks together, ensuring the smoked meat is heated and smoked evenly.
Li Yang helped transfer the meat that was being smoked to the rack before leaving.
“Nannan,” Xia’s father told Xia’s eldest brother to turn the master control hand crank first. He was moved and leaned down to look at Xia Mo, his eyes welling up with tears.
Xia's mother also had tears welling up in her eyes, looking at Xia Mo with emotion.
Brother Xia, Second Brother Xia, and Third Brother Xia were busy adding firewood to increase the amount of smoke produced, and turning the semi-automatic and manual master control handles, but they were also very moved.
Xia Mo felt a little uncomfortable being looked at so warmly by her family, and blushed with embarrassment.
"Father, Mother, eldest brother, second brother, third brother..."
"My little girl, she really is a warm and comforting daughter to her parents," Xia's mother said with a happy smile.
Xia Mo smiled, feeling embarrassed but enjoying the praise from her parents and brothers.
“This is the little sister,” Brother Xia said, giving Xia Mo a thumbs up.
Xia Erge and Xia Sange also gave a thumbs up.
A happy laugh at the end of summer.
The Xia family stopped smoking the meat around midnight to make sure it was about 50% dry and wouldn't spoil. They then took it back to their room and would continue the next day.
Early the next morning—
The second batch of one hundred wild birds has arrived.
Xia's father still hired someone to help with cleaning and hair removal.
The batch that was smoked yesterday was hung on the eaves to dry.
With the hand-cranked semi-automatic grill, the Xia family can free up manpower when smoking meat.
Xia's father could also have Xia's third brother watch over the smoked meat drying, while Xia's mother could continue doing housework. With just Xia's father, eldest brother, and second brother, the smoked meat business could be kept running smoothly.
Yesterday, since there was no hand-cranked semi-automatic grill, Xia's father and the others didn't let Xia Mo do it. Today, with a hand-cranked semi-automatic grill available, they're even less likely to let Xia Mo do it.
Xia Mo thought she needed to strengthen her body quickly, so she didn't insist on staying at home to help with chores.
"Father, Mother, can I take some dry rations this time and not come back for lunch?" Xia Mo fiddled with her fingers, looking at her father expectantly. She was already prepared to be rejected when she made the suggestion.
"Are you not going to go deep into the mountains?!" Xia's mother asked anxiously.