Bai Yunxi raised her hand and pinched the center of her brow, and thought about it carefully. It was not a good idea. Candy is a valuable item and not every household has it.
Sugar during this period was sold by the two, and sugar was graded.
The fine sugar is twenty cents and one tael, the medium sugar is ten cents and one tael, and the low-grade sugar is nine cents and one tael.
Buying by the pound, the cheapest low-grade sugar costs more than 140 cents (1 pound = 16 taels)
To wealthy people, these prices are nothing but a drop in the bucket. But to ordinary people, they are more expensive than rice, and they won't eat it if they can.
Except when guests arrive or there is a pregnant woman at home, I will bite the bullet and buy some water to drink, but no one is willing to do so.
The original owner, as a concubine, received a few packets of brown sugar or granulated sugar in her gifts every year. Drinking sugar water occasionally did not put any pressure on her.
Just because it was not difficult to eat sweets at home, this matter was not too important in the memory of the original owner. Now that he was reminded by Du Shi, he suddenly remembered it.
Baiyunxi, tongue-smacking, candies, these things are not cheap here,
Looking at the beets piled up in the yard and wondering how much sucrose could be boiled, Baiyunxi also began to look forward to it.
These beetroots are wild, unsightly in appearance, have pits, are difficult to clean and waste water.
Bai Anyan was responsible for fetching water, Li was responsible for cleaning, and she was responsible for cleaning out the excess roots from the insect holes. Yaya moved a small bench and sat next to her, holding her chin with her hands, watching everyone busy at work without making any noise.
There were not enough basins at home, so Baiyunxi asked Du to borrow two from the third grandmother's house.
It wasn't until it got dark that the pile of beets was cleaned.
"Mom, the officer and his fourth brother haven't come back yet." Mrs. Du wiped her hands with her apron and looked outside, somewhat worried.
Bai Yunxi glanced at the sky and turned around to greet Bai Anyan, "Second brother, light a torch and follow me to the intersection to greet your elder brother."
"Hey, here it comes."
The pine oil was left over from the past. It was tied together with rags and dipped in pine oil. It can be used for a period of time to illuminate.
The two of them had just opened the door and walked a short distance away when they saw two black figures turning into the village.
"Is it the fourth brother?"
"Second brother, it's us. Elder brother, hurry up and leave. Mom and second brother are coming to pick us up."
Bai Anyi responded and quickly came up to meet him.
Bai Yunxi glanced at the eldest son who was standing behind him. He was walking slowly, but without urging him, he asked his fourth son softly,
"How's it going? Did you go well today?"
"Mom, my eldest brother is very capable. I made thirty-five cents today. My son has replaced it all with brown rice. Five liters of grain can last him two days."
As Bai Anyi spoke, he handed the grain bag on his back to his second brother, took the torch from his hand, and supported his mother with one hand.
'I don't know if it was a wise move for me to send my eldest brother to do manual labor. My eldest brother has a dark face all day long.'
Listening to the fourth child's thoughts, a smile flashed in Baiyunxi's eyes. Where did he go?
Waiting for the boss to move over, Bai Yunxi looked over. If it weren't for the majesty of an old mother, she would have slapped her legs and laughed.
It was fine when I left, but when I came back, my clothes were dirty, my hair was messed up, my scarf was crooked, my face was stained, my sleeves were torn with big holes... In short, I was as embarrassed as I wanted to be.
Those who didn't know better thought he had a fight with a dog and was bitten so badly.
"My son has worked hard to provide food for the family. He should go home quickly to eat and rest."
Bai Anchen subconsciously raised his hand to salute. His arm felt sore when he moved it, and he hissed, his eyes gloomy.