Only the last half-basket of corn cobs had yet to be chopped. Nearby, petty officials busily weighed corn in sack after sack, keeping records. Wu Lang and Wu Jiaxing returned earlier than the scheduled Chinese hour because they had arranged with the mill in advance. As soon as they arrived at the mill, they didn't have to queue and could mill the flour immediately.
The flour that was milled was divided into several small bags. It was first shown to Shen Liu and others before it was brought to Lian Manman.
Lian Manman handed the corn cobs she was holding to others to chop and called Lady Zhang, Lian Zhizhi, Lady Zhao and Lian Yeye. They took the few bags of corn flour and headed straight to Lian's Shop's kitchen.
The few bags of corn flour varied in texture due to the different milling and sifting processes.
