I awakened the cultivation panel.

Chapter 93 So delicious it brought tears to my eyes (3.2K)

"Do you want to go to the aquarium on Sunday?" Chen Kexin asked.

"what?"

Chen Jingle was puzzled. Why was he asking this out of the blue?

The next second, Sister Xin explained, "I promised Lin Yuqing that I would take her to the aquarium this week, and the tickets were already booked, but my boss suddenly notified me that I have to work overtime this weekend. What a headache."

Chen Jingle didn't answer directly, but asked, "Where's Brother Feng?"

“He’s busier than me; his company is currently conducting training.”

Sister Xin sent a speechless emoji: "Help me out, Yuqing is thinking about you too. If you go, I'll send you the ticket QR code and reimburse you for all your expenses for the whole day. You can eat, drink, and have fun as you please. How about it?"

"Row."

Since food, drinks, and entertainment were all included, Chen Jingle naturally had no objections.

Chen Kexin, on the other end of the internet, looked at her daughter lying on her lap and replied, "Then you should come out and pick up Lin Yuqing later."

"no problem."

Chen Jingle ended the conversation and then remembered that he needed to reply to Li Shiming.

She quickly typed: "My sister just sent me a message asking me to take Lin Yuqing to the aquarium on Sunday."

I forgot to add, "Do you want to come along?"

Li Shiming was initially disappointed when he said he was also busy on Sunday, but when she saw that he invited her to join him, she immediately replied happily.

"Okay!"

She had been to the aquarium in Jiangbei. Although it wasn't very big, it was a pretty good place for Jiangbei, which doesn't have many tourist attractions.

It certainly can't compare to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom, but as a municipal aquarium with tickets costing only 20 yuan, it's definitely worth the price. It's much better than those aquariums that use the name of an aquarium but end up filling various small fish tanks with inferior products and deceiving people.

Multiple Lin Yuqings are not unacceptable; the children are quite cute and likable.

The two agreed to meet at the entrance of the aquarium.

……

For Chen Jingle, the most important thing is to process the paddy into rice.

He kept some as seeds, but he was unsure whether the second crop of rice would perform as well as the first.

After all, many rice seeds can only be planted once. If you want to plant them again, you have to buy new seeds from seed companies.

If we insist on saving the seed, the yield will only decrease in the future.

This is related to crop genes, not just rice, but other crops as well.

Hybrid rice definitely cannot be saved for seed, while non-genetically modified crops can be saved for seed, but during the harvesting, drying and storage process, seeds of other varieties are easily mixed in.

Alternatively, during pollination, cross-pollination may occur with varieties from neighboring fields, leading to a gradual decline in genetic purity and increasingly poor crop quality.

Chen Jingle originally bought seeds of the long-grain fragrant rice variety, which is a conventional rice variety. In theory, even if the yield of the self-saved seeds decreased, it should not have resulted in a complete crop failure.

"Let's plant one more crop first."

Rice varieties irrigated with diluted moon dew have already undergone a mutation, and are at least stronger than the original varieties.

Therefore, Chen Jingle tends to keep his own seeds and continue planting.

He would accept it if problems arose in the second season.

Since it's an experiment, there are naturally costs involved and certain risks to bear.

These are all within his tolerance range.

……

Rice mill.

These things are no longer seen in slightly larger cities; they only exist in towns and the suburbs of some county towns.

Although the early rice harvest has begun, there are not many people coming to process the rice yet.

Chen Jingle arrived early; apart from the owner, there was no one else in the shop.

Don't underestimate the small amount of rice he has; as long as you pay him extra, the boss is willing to help him husk it.

The rice yield is generally around 70%.

Chen Jingle's long-grain fragrant rice has plump grains and a slightly higher rice yield, so he finally obtained 28 jin of refined rice and 12 jin of rice bran.

It's already much better than we originally expected.

Chen Jingle kept his word.

After returning from the rice mill, I found an unused iron basin, scooped out a full spoonful of rice bran, added some diluted moon dew, stirred it well, and rolled it into small balls the size of marbles, ready to feed them to the koi.

He chopped up the straw from the previous two days and fed it to the koi. The three little guys ate it happily, and other fish in the pond smelled the aroma and came over to compete for it. In the end, many of them were eaten by the other fish.

This time, Chen Jingle was smarter. She poached the fish into small balls and stuffed them directly into the koi's mouth, while the other fish could only watch longingly from the sidelines.

Finally, when the three of them were so full they couldn't eat anymore, they wagged their tails and slowly returned to the deep water.

This 12 jin of rice bran, fed a little each day, should last for quite some time. After it's all gone, let's see how many centimeters these three koi carp grow.

……

The best rice Chen Jingle has ever eaten is Wuchang rice produced by COFCO.

As for how many of them are actually the Five Constant Virtues, that's unknown, but they taste pretty good anyway.

People in Jiangbei generally eat hybrid indica rice, which is mostly used to cook white porridge. The white porridge is bland and tasteless with a lot of rice water, which is quite different from the way it is made in Guangzhou and Yi'an.

I cook rice occasionally, but the rice is bland and tasteless, with little to no flavor or texture; it's only good for filling my stomach.

Chen Jingle has been eating like this since he was a child, so he's used to it and it's fine.

People from the north might not understand why some people don't like to eat, but they'll understand once they come to the south and try the rice here.

It's like asking someone from Guangdong or Guangxi to eat lychees from the north that have been frozen for who knows how long and are only fit to lie on the ground.

Chen Jingle had never paid attention to the difference between rice from the north and south until he ate rice cooked from Northeast China. He was immediately amazed and realized that what he had been eating before was just rubbish.

Since then, he has started eating Northeast rice.

I haven't eaten many varieties of rice. Besides indica rice, I've tried japonica rice such as Komachi rice, Kani-da rice, Wuchang pearl rice, and Wuchang long-grain fragrant rice.

He can still distinguish between good rice and ordinary rice.

Aside from cooking techniques, good rice, when cooked, is truly translucent, oily, and sweet. Ordinary rice, on the other hand, turns out deathly white, as if it's dead.

Inferior, old rice is yellowed and tastes like chewing wax.

Similar to lychees, the fresh flesh of southern lychees is translucent, lively, and full of life.

The lychees that our friends in the north ate had white flesh, and it's unknown how long they had been dead.

Of course, Chen Jingle felt that Northeast rice was delicious for cooking, but it didn't achieve the same effect as Jiangbei people when used for porridge.

For making porridge, you need hybrid indica rice.

At least that's true for staple rice.

It might be related to the fact that the economy in Jiangbei is not developed enough.

As for high-end indica rice, such as Ivory Sticky Rice and Cat's Tooth Jade Rice, he had only heard of them and had never tasted them.

Today he plans to cook rice using this batch that has just been processed, and see what it tastes like.

Rinse the rice and put it in the pot, then press the cook button.

Before the rice is cooked, stir-fry two dishes.

After the vegetables were stir-fried, the rice was almost cooked.

Chen Jingle has a lot of experience with how much water to add when cooking rice, so he would never make rice that is undercooked or overcooked.

Even if they are different kinds of rice.

……

The steam from the old-fashioned rice cooker rattled against the lid, while the rich aroma of rice, along with the steam, escaped from the small holes and quickly spread.

In short, it's delicious!

Chen Jingle was extremely surprised: "This fragrance is even stronger than that of Wuchang rice!"

He now eats two kinds of rice daily: one is Komachi rice for making porridge, and the other is Wuchang rice for making rice.

However, neither of these two types of rice is as fragrant as the long-grain fragrant rice he grows himself.

It may be hard for some to believe, but many people have cooked rice their whole lives and never smelled the true aroma of cooked rice.

Delicious rice must have an incredibly rich aroma when cooked.

Chen Jingle was somewhat intoxicated by the rich aroma of the food; just smelling it was amazing, and he couldn't imagine what it would taste like.

With a click, the rice cooker switched to keep-warm mode.

The rice is cooked.

Chen Jingle couldn't wait to lift the lid of the pot, and an even richer aroma of rice wafted out.

The cooked rice in the pot was perfectly moist and dry, with each grain glistening and shiny, making it look very appetizing.

You can feel the chewy, soft texture when you poke it with a rice spoon.

Chen Jingle felt that even without any side dishes, he could eat two large bowls of rice.

He couldn't wait to start serving the rice.

Pick up a steaming bowl of rice with chopsticks, blow on it briefly to cool it down, and quickly stuff it into your mouth.

Fragrant!
It smells so good!
The taste is absolutely unbeatable!

To put it dramatically, it's so delicious it'll bring tears to your eyes!

I never imagined rice could taste this good. It was even more amazing than when I first tasted Wuchang rice. It perfectly matched Chen Jingle's concept of "fragrant rice" and truly made people feel happy from the food.

It is a transition from the happiness of "being well-fed" to the stage of "eating well".

Coupled with the two side dishes he carefully stir-fried, this meal, at least, is in no way inferior to a Michelin-starred restaurant.

……

"Comfortable!"

After finishing the meal, Chen Jingle scraped the rice cooker and rice scoop clean.

No exaggeration!

It's been so long since I've had such a satisfying meal.

Carbs are satisfying!

The rice served at the two restaurants I went to with Li Shiming was at best about the same quality as Komachi rice, and didn't even meet the standards of Kani-da rice.

The dishes I ordered at the time tasted pretty good, but compared to today's meal, they seem just so-so.

Chen Jingle's cooking skills are definitely not as good as those of professional chefs, but the problem is that the rice he cooks is delicious!
After a few back-and-forth exchanges, the two sides actually ended up in a draw.

Unbelievable.

Chen Jingle didn't know if there was any better rice than Wuchang rice, but the long-grain fragrant rice he grew himself could absolutely crush all so-called premium rice and special-supply rice.

Although it didn't increase my cultivation level after I finished eating, it did provide my body with a lot of energy.

This is something that other ordinary rice cannot do.

If an ordinary person eats this kind of rice regularly and combines it with certain exercise methods, they might not become a martial arts master, but at least their physical fitness will far surpass that of ordinary people.

Therefore, Chen Jingle believes that this has already reached the threshold of spiritual rice.

He diluted the moonlight dew and watered the rice less than 10 times.

If you water it a few more times, or if you dilute the Moon Dew to a higher concentration, the effect will likely be even more noticeable.

At that time, it will be truly a miraculous rice!

"The yield of a season's rice is about 30 jin of rice. In terms of cost-effectiveness, it's not exactly good, but it's not bad for satisfying your appetite occasionally."

Chen Jingle couldn't help but ponder.

Unless he has an acre of land to grow rice, he can't be guaranteed to eat this kind of rice all year round. Otherwise, he should just stick to eating Wuchang rice.

However, the amount of Moon Dew is not abundant at present, and even with enough land, it is difficult to achieve.

Once this batch of long-grain jasmine is finished, I don't know when the next batch will be available, so I have to use it sparingly.

　I'm coming.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)