Chapter 87 Eating Canned Food When Zhou Yimin got home, he saw that the roof had been finished. The next step was to paint the floor and the walls. Of course, if he only painted the inside and the outside, it would look very unique and would not have a good effect. "Brother Zhiming, don't work on the floor of the bathroom in the back yet. Dig a pool for me outside the house when the time comes." Zhou Yimin said. He plans to take out the septic tank. In rural areas, you can be a little bolder. After all, Zhoujiazhuang is very safe now. Not to mention that not even a fly can fly in, at least no one will report his family. The bathroom will be separated, with a squat toilet next to it. Tomorrow, or sometime, he will bring back a porcelain squat toilet. Forget about the toilet. Even if he is a person who traveled back from the future, he will still be a little uncomfortable. He will not be able to defecate when sitting on it. "Dig a pond? Not a cellar?" Zhou Zhiming was stunned. If it was about digging a cellar, he could understand it, but what was the point of digging a pond? As a "professional", he was confused for a moment and didn't understand it.
Zhou Yimin nodded and explained: "Yes! To be precise, it is a septic tank for storing feces..." A septic tank is a small treatment structure that separates and settles domestic sewage and performs anaerobic digestion on the sludge. The principle is that the solidified material decomposes at the bottom of the pool, and the hydrated objects on the upper layer enter the pipe and flow away, preventing the pipe from being blocked and giving the solidified objects (feces and other garbage) sufficient time to hydrolyze. This thing has existed in Europe since the last century. The original purpose of setting up septic tanks in urban living areas was to accumulate fertilizer. With the progress of urbanization and the intensification of environmental pollution, septic tanks have played a positive role in protecting water bodies. After hearing this, Zhou Zhiming sighed and said that his sixteenth brother was worthy of being raised in the city and had a lot of experience. He had seldom been to the city, and thought that was how it was done in the city. Little did he know that septic tanks were not popular in the city, and there were still many dry toilets, and the feces were cleaned regularly. "Then we need to prepare pipes, but I don't know where to get them." Zhou Zhiming told Zhou Yimin. "Brother Zhiming, just take care of the other things. I'll bring back the sewage pipes and stuff." "Well! That's good. Did you have the door and other things ready?" "I'll go ask later." Zhou Yimin's grandfather asked a carpenter in the village to make the door, furniture, etc., but no one knows how the work is going. After that, Zhou Yimin took out two cans of yellow peaches. "Brother Zhiming, let everyone eat some canned yellow peaches." Zhou Zhiming took one look and waved his hands: "Ah! No, no, take it back." This is canned yellow peaches! They are so expensive! One can costs a lot of money, right? Anyway, they have rarely seen it in Zhoujiazhuang. This thing may be a gift for visiting relatives and friends in the city, but how can you bear to spend it in the countryside? "I have more, given to me by a friend. Just eat them. Why are you being polite to me?" Zhou Yimin put down the can of yellow peaches and walked into the house without paying any more attention to them. The others looked at the can of yellow peaches and then at Zhou Zhiming. "Why are you looking at me? You want to eat now? Let's share it after we get back!" Zhou Zhiming suggested. This proposal was quickly agreed by everyone.
They didn't want to share it now, so the best thing was to take it back and let their family try it. "Uncle Sixteen is really generous! He gave us two cans of yellow peaches." "You are talking nonsense, aren't you? When has Uncle Sixteen ever been ungenerous? What does he eat without a portion for us?" …… "Brother, what is this?" Lai Cai and Lai Fang surrounded Zhou Yimin, staring at the canned yellow peaches. It was the first time they had seen something like this in their less than ten years of life. When had they ever eaten it? Although I have never seen it before, it looks delicious. Zhou Yimin opened one. Many people in later generations don’t know how to open this kind of can, and without tools, they are helpless. You can turn the can over, tap the bottom seven or eight times, and then twist it in the indicated direction, so that it will be easier to open the lid of the can. Those who understand will know that this is the principle that after the liquid in the can is inverted and vibrated, the air at the top of the can vibrates, and the small bubbles near the sealing rubber part burst, causing the local density to increase within a short period of inversion. "Bring the chopsticks and eat with them." After opening the lid, Zhou Yimin gave the whole can to the two siblings to share. Lai Cai immediately ran to get the chopsticks. "Second brother, you eat first, and the leftovers are mine." Lai Fang wanted that jar, so he just "gave it to me". However, Lai Cai also thought so. The two little guys pushed each other back and forth, neither of them ate first. Didn’t Zhou Yimin see that? A little speechless, he took it and called Cai: "Go get a bowl and remember to wash it." Only Zhou Yimin was so particular. Although the bowls had been washed, he still washed them briefly before eating according to his previous life's habit. It might not matter in the north, but in the south, those bowls and chopsticks might have been crawled by cockroaches, so it was better to wash them. Zhou Yimin had seen cockroaches in the south. They were all flying cockroaches, and not just one or two. When you found one, you didn't know how many more were hiding in your house. Then, Zhou Yimin opened another can. After waiting for the washed large bowl to be brought over, Zhou Yimin poured half of the contents of the can into the bowl, doing the same for both cans. After pouring half of the contents, he gave the can to the two of them. This time, no one has to fight. Lai Cai and Lai Fang were very happy. They held their half can and screwed the lid tightly shut with their little hands. They were reluctant to eat it. Lai Cai was going to show off to his friends, while Lai Fang was going to hide it. If Zhou Yimin knew that Lai Fang was planning to hide, he would definitely stop it. Once this thing opens, it's best to eat it quickly. Before it opens, it can be kept for a long time, but after it opens, it can't be kept for too long. Zhou Yimin ate the food in that bowl with his grandparents. "Yimin, you eat, grandma..." Before grandma could finish, Zhou Yimin interrupted and said, "Grandma, there's more here. You and grandpa can have some too." He also didn't plan to let the old man eat too much canned food. Although the canned food at that time did not have any messy additives, and even if it did, it would not be as crazy as in later generations, but it was not advisable to eat too much, especially for the elderly. Just a small taste.
"Okay! Then eat one." Grandma smiled kindly. It doesn’t matter whether she eats it or not. She just enjoys the fact that her grandson is so filial to her. "Take this piece, this one is good." Zhou Yimin pointed to a piece of yellow peach meat in the bowl. That was the best piece in the bowl, how could the old lady not see that? Compared with the grandson, the son is such a jerk. It was a waste of time to raise him. The son's only contribution is to give them a good grandson. "Grandpa, you eat this." The old man smiled and said, "Okay, I'll try it too." After all, the old man is old and has eaten this kind of thing before. Thanks to brothers Su Laomai and book friend 190331123718038 for the 500 reward, and brothers Wanshiruyi1 and zsxwoodpecker for the 100 reward! (End of this chapter)
