Chapter 473

After lunch, Si Jiuyue finally finished the tulong. She took some pure rice harvested by the mountain bandits from her Dimension to test it. Si Jiuyue grabbed the handle and turned it continuously. The scraper plate held the rice at the discharge port while the husks were left behind, and the rice kernels gradually leaked into the basket. After milling, she grabbed a handful of grains from the basket. The husks and the kernels had been separated. Once the golden outer hulls were stripped away, they revealed the grayish-green grains beneath. She then placed the milled grain into the winnowing machine. The machine she had made earlier could blow away the husks, leaving only the rice. The husks were essentially rice bran; the old saying about "eating husks and vegetables" referred to these very husks. Not only were they difficult to digest, but they tasted terrible and were harsh on the throat. Fortunately, she had the ability to provide her people with white rice instead of husks; as for the bran, it would serve well as kindling.