Going to better days

Author: Dongyuejian

Going to better days

In the afternoon of that day, Bailihui and his children and grandchildren came back from the county town after selling medicinal herbs. He was carrying a bag of snacks and a pig's foot in his hand. The pig's foot was even attached to a large piece of hoof, which looked oily in the sun.

As soon as he entered the village, he attracted the envious eyes of the villagers.

Hundreds of families are living a good life, and the dogs they raise are fatter and brighter than those of other families.

The fat and shiny flowery dog ​​wagging its tail and galloped to greet him. When he saw the hooves, he turned around in the air and became even more joyful.

As soon as the father and son entered the door, they felt the strange atmosphere in the yard. Granny Li sat under the eaves and raised her eyes. Before she had time to pick up the hooves, she asked Mrs. Li from the big room to bring them water.

Looking at the reddish-brown water in the bowl, Bai Changqing smelled it, then took a big sip, his eyes lit up, "Mom, are you taking over a big deal at home?"

They were also given brown sugar water. Is this what rough old men like them are qualified to drink?

Bai Nanxing, the eldest grandson of the eldest son, drank it in one gulp and said with a wink, "It tastes good."

"Nai, you must have made ten taels of silver from this business, right?"

"If you ask me, my breasts are really good. I can do business just by squatting at home. We were lucky this time when we went out and made less than ten taels of silver."

What's the price of brown sugar? Their family's income is pretty good, but buying it once is a toothache. There is only one shop in the county that sells brown sugar, and it costs 2 taels of silver per catty.

The key thing is that this thing has to be weighed on the scale. A few small pieces weigh one pound. When she cut brown sugar, she would wipe off any bits on her kitchen knife with her fingers and put them in her mouth. She was reluctant to waste any bits.

She also saw Guoer licking a kitchen knife, which was very scary.

Po Li felt a mixture of emotions, excitement, excitement, pride, and worry all written on her face. With that look, even Bai Changqing felt that his mother must have had a seizure.

"Mom, did you earn more than ten taels?"

Bai Yegen came in with a small piece of brown sugar in his hand and licked it, and quickly reported his grandma's business to everyone, "Grandma and the third sister made three taels of silver together."

Bai Changqing happily said to Granny Li: "Mom, three taels of silver is a big deal, so why don't the whole family have to eat brown sugar to celebrate?"

Baiye Gen blinked, "Dad, my third sister made the brown sugar with us."

"Yi Zi, what did grandma tell you?"

Po Li scolded him, "Go to the side yard to play with your second sister."

Bai Yegen said "Oh". Grandma was very aggressive this afternoon. He even saw the snacks, but he didn't dare to speak for fear of being beaten.

Bailihui put down the empty bowl and said, "Old lady, what's going on?"

Before Po Li even opened her mouth, she was trembling a little, her eyes were glaring, and Bai Bupleurum in the first room couldn't help but say, "Mistress, why are you starting to ask gods?"

Why should you pretend to be a ghost in front of your family?

What was waiting for him was a big slap from his father, Baichangan, "Smelly boy."

Granny Li took a deep breath, calmed down her excited mood for a long time, and told Bai Fuer about making brown sugar, "I didn't expect that it was made like this, and the method is so simple."

God knows how excited she was when she entered the kitchen in the afternoon and saw the brown sugar in the pot. At that time, her Fu'er and Hua'er were so sweaty that they could hardly stir. She had to finish the rest.

The thick boiled syrup is poured into a bowl brushed with a little oil, and when it cools down, it becomes brown sugar.

"I compared it with the brown sugar I bought from the county town. The taste is exactly the same."

Great Bodhisattva, is her family going to get rich?

She seemed to have seen the scene where her family was making money every day.

Just because of this matter, not only did she not leave the house today, but she also prevented several children from going out. The main reason was that this method was too simple and the children were not trustworthy. What would happen if others learned it?

Bailihui stared at the empty bowl in front of him, his eyes suddenly becoming serious.

Baichangan and the others were even more stunned. Seeing their appearance, Granny Li got up and went to the house to take out the brown sugar that was still in the bowl, and then took out the pond she bought from the county town for comparison.

"Shunzi sent over a hundred kilograms of sugar cane, some of it. Lao Er squeezed some last night, and the rest was estimated to be seventy or eighty kilograms, all of which was squeezed by Wazi. I saw that the brown sugar was more than two kilograms.

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"Children are not strong enough to squeeze the sugar cane dry. If adults come, we should be able to get more."

Bai Fu'er, who was hiding at the door of the side yard and eavesdropping, silently gave her grandma a thumbs up. The old ladies in the village were either busy controlling the food distribution at home or staring at the butts of several chickens at home. Her grandma was the only one.

You can make money and gain knowledge.

"Fu'er, I've even seen your pigtails."

As soon as Bailihui said this, Baifuer ran over with a smile, "Grandpa, I hid it so well, how did you find out?"

Bai Nanxing teased her happily, "You have pigtails and a mouse beard, no one can see it."

"Grandpa, my eldest brother bullied me. He said I had less hair."

Bai Lihui turned his head and glared at Bai Nanxing, "What do you mean by sister? Is your sister a mouse? She is clearly a cat with whiskers."

Everyone laughed, and Baiful pursed her lips. She couldn't survive this day.

After Bailihui smiled, he asked Baifuer how he knew that sugar cane can be used to make brown sugar. Baifuer blinked and said innocently: "Isn't jam just mashed fruit and boiled for a while?

Grandma Lan in the village knows how to make maltose, and she said that brown sugar is made from sugar cane, so I think it can be made just by boiling it."

As she spoke, she looked at Granny Li eagerly, "Grandma, can I eat brown sugar steamed buns?"

She deliberately said the matter very easily, and Bailihui and others had no doubts. They just thought that she was smart and had a good brain, so they believed her words easily.

Po Li fulfilled her wish, "I will bake the dough tonight and steam it tomorrow morning."

Steamed buns made with brown sugar, I never dared to think of it before.

After dinner, Bailihui told everyone about this matter in front of everyone, and told everyone very seriously, "This matter is related to whether our Bai family can live a better life in the future, and it must not be spread outside."

"Second brother, you need to tell the tenants in advance that the sandy land by the river will not be leased after harvesting this season's grain. It will be taken back and replanted with sugar cane. The villagers have planted sugar cane on the sandy land, and it will have more juice."

"Third brother, later on you go find the village chief and see if you can buy the wasteland next to our sandy land."

"We can't keep up with spring plowing, but sugar cane can also be planted in autumn. If you plant it in autumn, you can do it in winter."

"In our family, the eldest brother and the third brother are currently supporting Duan Gong's business. The second brother is taking care of things at home and in the fields. You three brothers have been getting along well with each other for so many years. It will be even more so in the future.

, we strive to make our family’s public business bigger and bigger, so that we can harvest more food from the fields.”

"Here comes another brown sugar making business. We are going to set it up for him. Let me tell you something here first. This business is Fu'er's idea. If you make money, you can share an extra share with your second wife."

"From now on, the three sisters-in-law will take care of the business of collecting medicinal herbs for the family. Old lady, please think about how the family's money will be divided in the future, and come up with the charter as soon as possible."

His family is heading for a better life.
Chapter completed!