Chapter 1359

Lin Xiuqing also followed him with the empty rice bowl.

"I tried roasting dried fish during the day, it's very time-consuming. I put in different varieties of dried fish, at the same temperature, but the dryness is different due to different thickness. I've been experimenting all day today."

"This deep-sea squid is large and the meat is thicker. I'm worried that roasting the whole thing is too time-consuming. Like drying, cut it into small strips first, leaving only the thin edges to connect, and then put it in. It should reduce the roasting time."

"We have no experience, so we can only try and ponder more. When we are skilled in the future, we won't have to be so troublesome, and efficiency should be higher."

Ye Yaodong stood at the door of the machine room and watched, "We'll know when it's roasted. How long has it been roasting now?"

"I set it for three hours for the time being, and it's almost time now. When the time is up, take it out and take a look. If it's not dry enough, then add time according to the situation. After figuring it out, just set the timer next time."

"Yeah."

At the beginning, everything has to be explored by oneself, and experience has to be gained first.

Ye Yaodong was also very patient. He moved a stool and sat at the door to watch.

This small machine drying generally requires lower temperatures.

To avoid high drying temperatures, protein denaturation, rapid bacterial growth, and damage to the drying quality.

At the same time, avoid rapid drying, which causes the squid surface to crust, which is unfavorable for the moisture inside to migrate to the surface, forming pseudo-drying.

Under the condition of maintaining a large circulating air volume and high wind speed, the squid can fully contact the air, take away the water vapor evaporated from the squid under the action of the circulating wind, and then condense and filter the water vapor through the unit and discharge it outside the room.

"I put 400 jin in one machine, and 800 jin in two machines at the same time. Let's see if the time is enough later. If it's not enough, then lengthen it. We have no experience, so we'll experiment more and add time slowly. It's better than roasting it burnt next time."

"Yeah, that's good, try it slowly."

"For the remaining goods, I let the workers handle them slowly. The rest are still piled in the warehouse. I covered them tightly with straw and mats. The temperature is not high now, so thawing can be slower..."

Lin Xiuqing continued, "It's almost Qingming, I'm a bit worried about bad weather, so I don't dare to let them dry too much, and I don't dare to do too much now."

"That's right."

"The fish dried during the day is obviously better in appearance than the dried ones, and it's clean..."

"Definitely..."

The couple sat at the door of the drying room and chatted intermittently. Basically, Lin Xiuqing was talking there, and Ye Yaodong was listening carefully.

Now Lin Xiuqing is arranging all these things at home. She has become more and more capable, and the things she arranges are becoming more and more appropriate and organized.

Ye Yaodong listened to her talking there, propped his chin with both hands and listened carefully, watching her talk with a serious face with a smile.

Lin Xiuqing talked for a while before she realized that he had been staring at her.

She smiled and touched her face, "Why are you looking straight at me?"

"I found that my wife is so amazing, so capable, she has considered everything, and she talks about these things in a logical way."

"That's not because I've done it too much? You'll know after doing it too much."

"Yeah, I'll arrange everything for you in the future, and I'll arrange it for you too."

"Then you have to give me the title of workshop director."

"What are you joking about? You are clearly the boss's wife. The workshop director is nothing. You have the final say on everything."

Lin Xiuqing was about to speak when she heard a ding, and then the machine slowly stopped running.

Ye Yaodong stood up immediately, "Is it done?"

"Wait a minute, lower the temperature first. A worker was too anxious during the day and touched it directly, and got burned. Fortunately, the temperature wasn't very high."

"Yeah."

The couple waited for a while before opening the box door.

The rich squid fragrance hit their faces instantly.

They didn't pull it all out, just took one out, touched it, pinched it, and then tore the edges and the small strips in the middle for comparison.

"Not dry enough, still a bit off."

"Roast for another hour."

The two continued to start the machine to roast, and the person sat back at the door, still holding the squid just torn off and gnawing on it.

It was originally cooked before being roasted, so it could be eaten even if it wasn't completely dry.

Ye Yaodong said while eating, "Don't say, it's not roasted yet, but it looks clean. This dried squid silk is more hygienic, the color is more uniform, and the appearance is better."

"Yeah, I said earlier that the fish roasted during the day looks better."

"It tastes a bit worse, the dried one is still better."

"Is it because you put it to dry as soon as you caught it, without freezing it, so the taste is not very good?"

"That's true."

This is the main reason.

It's better to process and hang it to dry as soon as it's caught from the sea, and it's pure natural sea breeze drying plus sun drying, rather than freezing it and then cooking and roasting it directly.

But it's still better than the kind of processing factory in the future, mixed with various additives.

However, if he dries it like this, the shelf life will definitely be short, and it will definitely be easy to get damp if it is not packaged.

But it doesn't matter. His volume is not large now, and it's easy to sell everything after roasting. Now it's just bulk wholesale, and he will slowly engage in packaging later. Eat rice one bite at a time.

Ye Yaodong took advantage of the waiting time to check on the women processing and steaming squid.

Now it has been divided into two groups, one group is still dedicated to killing fish, and the other group is dedicated to processing deep-sea squid.

Looking at more people, naturally, it feels like the scale is larger.

He estimated that there were 50 or 60 people working in the workshop, mostly women, and some were drying and moving in the open space outside.

"So many people? Why does it feel like there are more people..."

"Yeah, wages of 7000 or 8000 yuan were paid at the end of last month."

Ye Yaodong widened his eyes, "What?"

He felt a bit like he had misheard. Why were there so many wages?

"Last month was the same as today, killing fish and processing squid, and two groups were opened, 50-something people, and they kept working overtime all night, so they definitely had to be paid more. This alone is more than 3000. Then the workers of the three boats added up to 30 people, which is almost 3000 yuan, plus our parents. And the expenditure of workers in the fish factory in the city is also more than 1000 yuan. Doesn't this add up to more than 7000? Not including electricity expenses."

"Damn, calculating it, it's all money."

My goodness, has he really become a big boss now?

He really hadn't changed his mindset, he still went to the boat to catch fish every day.

Originally, he just wanted to buy more fishing boats to collect rent and retire, but he couldn't bear to sell the goods cheaply, so he started using those goods, turning waste into treasure, and after tossing and turning, he turned it into several workshops and factories?

Lin Xiuqing said with a smile, "Expenditure is large, but the earnings are also not bad. If it weren't for that fish cannery and the rectification of the workshop here, we could earn tens of thousands."

"Then the spending is worth it. Everything spent will be earned back."

He smacked his lips.

Not bad, bringing honor to his ancestors.

"I guess if our dryer runs 24 hours a day, the electricity bill will not be small."

"That's for sure, but it's worth it. How much profit can those squid silks bring? Anyway, the electricity cost is also added in."

"Fortunately, I don't expect to rely entirely on drying. Relying on drying saves money."

"Are you stupid? Doesn't labor cost money? After changing to medium-sized dryers in the future, and then adding a few more, efficiency will naturally be greater. And after it becomes more advanced and fully automated, the demand for labor will be lower."

"That won't work. The workers are all counting on coming to work for us to earn money. The village committee supports us so strongly because the people in the village are becoming more and more prosperous because of us, and their living standards can become higher and higher."

"I'm talking about the future."

"Then in the future..."

"In the future, we will naturally need people, maybe more. Aren't we increasing manpower year by year now?"

"Yeah, that's fine."

"Remember to leave people on shift at night, and arrange more people in several drying places."

"Everything is arranged."

Ye Yaodong looked around, feeling exceptionally satisfied. Now the environment is just a bit simple, and everything else is not bad at all.

He came out of the noisy workshop, still feeling emotional in his heart.

"It's only been 5 years."

Lin Xiuqing also smiled brightly, "Yeah, it's only been 5 years, and we've changed a lot. Should I let them call you boss tomorrow?"

"Forget it, we're all in the same village. Those aunts and uncles have all seen me wearing split-crotch pants. Isn't it strange to call me boss? Outsiders can call me that, but people in the village are so familiar, let them call whatever they want."

She kept laughing on the side.

Ye Yaodong looked at her and knew she was laughing at him.

He reached out and hooked her neck, and bit her ear while no one was looking.

"Dare to laugh at me?"

"Don't mess around, someone will see."

"What are you afraid of?"

"Go see if the squid silk is ready, don't mess around, at this age, still like a child."

"What age am I!! I'm only 30!" Ye Yaodong stopped.

"Yeah, you're 30, you're the father of three children, and you still don't have a proper shape, still like a child. In the old society, you could be a grandfather in two years at your age."

Lin Xiuqing glanced at him, walked forward first, and left him behind.

Ye Yaodong looked at her back and sighed, "Then in ancient times, I might have had half a foot in the coffin."

She laughed and turned her head to look at him.

"In ancient times, emperors could be considered long-lived if they lived to be 30 or 40."

"That's why they say you're old and improper."

"It's different. We can live to be 80. What's a mere 30 years?"

Lin Xiuqing stopped and waited for him to walk forward together.

In just this hour, the open space here was also full of drying squid.

The couple had to bend down to find a wider gap to move forward, or they could only walk forward with their backs hunched.

"Should it be dried by now?"

"We'll know when we see it. After it's dried, we have to find someone to tear it by hand."

"Yeah, everyone eats a little secretly, no need to eat rice. Fortunately, when tearing by hand, I have people watching, not allowing them to take it, but it's okay to eat a little."

"Yeah."