Chapter 472: Coming to Zhulin Village to Make Sugar
While the situation outside was changing, the people of Shanshui Village continued to move forward in an orderly manner.
The villagers saved the money they earned, but Shuiqing had one more thing to do, which was to buy.
He bought in Nandu, Yuhang, and Beidu. As long as he earned money, he would buy.
Qin Yilin originally saved money, but when he saw Shuiqing and Bai Manshan buying things everywhere, he thought that he could earn money in the future. If he didn't buy now, he would not be able to afford it in the future. The most important thing was that they would not have to worry about food and drink in the village, and it didn't matter whether they had more or less money at home, so he also bought a lot.
Ding Jiajia and Hu Wenhua discussed it and took out the betrothal gifts and dowry money to buy a few shops.
When the New Year came, Ling Ran and Dajiang did not come back, and Bai Ziqian, who was accompanying his grandmother in Nandu, did not come either. There was no reunion this year.
After the New Year, they continued to collect, prepare, and sell medicinal materials, raise livestock, sell wool, make toothbrushes, and sell toothbrushes... Time seemed to have accelerated, and it was September.
Zhulin Village has undergone earth-shaking changes in just over a year.
When they first came, they could only live in thatched houses, but soon they built large houses with tiled roofs;
At first, everyone was skinny, but after more than a year, they were no different from ordinary people;
Originally, they could only fill their stomachs, but now they can eat eggs every day, and meat every two or three days;
Even every household has extra money in their hands by making toothbrush handles during the slack season;
There is money in the family, so they can buy oil, salt, sugar and other things if they want, and they have money to buy medicine and see doctors when they are sick. The children’s marriage is no longer as flustered as before. Both adults and children only care about the importance of money, and they also know that now diligence can bring a good life.
The people of Zhulin Village diligently take care of the sugarcane forest, built a sugar mill early, and finally waited for the master’s house in early November.
Shuiqing and Fan Jin brought their children and Feng Da, Feng Er, and Hong Daniu to Zhulin Village with full warehouses and warehouses.
Hong Daniu and Feng Da returned to their hometown, more than a dozen wives from Zhulin Village returned to their parents' home, and Shuiqing and her friends were stepping into Zhulin Village for the first time, more like inspecting the farm under their name.
Gong Shang and Zhou Youzhou led all the villagers to wait at the intersection. They were very excited to see the master and relatives coming over.
"Waiting for the master!"
"The house has been cleaned up and is clean. Masters can rest assured!"
"Lunch is ready. Masters, do you want to eat first or go to check the sugarcane first?"
Fan Jin looked at Shuiqing. Shuiqing wanted to see the sugarcane, but getting up in the middle of the night to wash and then rushing all the way here was too much for an iron body, not to mention that there were a few children.
Forget it, the sugarcane has been harvested and will not run away, so it doesn't matter at this time. "Go and see it after lunch, and take a look at the sugarcane shop."
Zhou Youzhou sighed and hurriedly led the way.
The lunch was unusually rich. The only bad thing was that it was all meat to show solemnity and respect! There were only two plates of green leafy vegetables.
The first dishes to be emptied were actually two plates of green leafy vegetables.
Even Hong Daniu and Feng Da had never thought that one day they would not be able to finish eating meat!
After lunch, the new wives talked with their parents, brothers and sisters. Shui Qing, Fan Jin and their children, led by Gong Shangzhou and Youzhou, went to the sugarcane storage area and the sugar mill.
The sugarcane grew well, and it was obvious that it was grown with care.
The sugar mill was also in the village, which was to prevent people with ulterior motives from coming to steal the technology in the future, and it was convenient to take care of the sugar storage.
The sugar mill was built according to Shui Qing's drawings. The five main rooms were used for sugar pressing, and the east and west wing rooms were warehouses. There was a well in the yard.
Shui Qing was very satisfied after taking a look.
Very good, no one was smart enough to add opinions, and they were all built according to the requirements on her drawings.
She turned to Feng Damancang and the others and ordered: "Go and bring the stone mill we brought."
"Yes!" Feng Damancang and the others immediately turned around to do their work.
The men and women in Zhulin Village were nervous and expectant.
They knew nothing about sugar extraction. After harvesting sugarcane, the days were fine. They were busy ploughing the fields and planting potatoes in time, trying to harvest a season of potatoes in the middle. After the potatoes were planted, they kept waiting and looking forward to turning sugarcane into sugar.
In the middle, they went to Shanshui Village twice to deliver toothbrush handles and asked the lady for permission, but the lady said that the time had not come yet and she would come when it came.
Today is finally here, how can I not be excited!
Feng Damancang and the others pulled a carriage and took down two stone mill blocks from the carriage.
This stone mill block is different from the one they use to grind beans to make tofu and grind wheat! The two are put together in a column shape with a small hole in the middle. The men looked around the stone mill block carefully but couldn't figure out what it was.
"This is used for juicing. Put the sugarcane in through the hole on the top, and then the ox pulls it. The two stone mills will crush the sugarcane and squeeze out the sugarcane juice. Do you understand?" Shui Qing asked after she finished speaking.
Of course, if the man is strong, he can also complete this step, but it would be too tiring. After all, the strength of a man cannot be compared with that of an ox.
Gong Shang and other men nodded quickly.
No wonder the lady asked them to buy a few more cows to raise. It turned out to be because of this!
Shui Qing taught the men and women on the spot: "The tender leaves and stalks on the sugarcane can be fed to the cows. The cows like to eat it, and it is sweet and nutritious, but there is no need to feed too much. The amount can be controlled by yourself;
Let me talk about the first step before extracting sugar cane juice. Remember that there is no need to clean it, unless there is dirt on the sugar cane, which needs to be cleaned. If not, don’t worry about it, because it is recorded in the book that there is a layer of white on the sugar cane. The brown sugar produced will be better if the frost is retained. "
When they heard that it was recorded in a book, everyone present immediately stood in awe!
They are illiterate, but they always feel that the things recorded in black and white are particularly powerful! Facts have proved that this is indeed the case. Didn’t the owner just find the sugar extraction method from the book?
"Sugarcane juice cannot be put into the pot directly. Filter it three times with fine cotton cloth to ensure that the sugarcane residue inside is filtered;"
"The sugar cane juice is boiled in a large pot. I think you bought this very well. Only keep a small fire in the stove hole. Do not use high fire, otherwise it will be easily burnt. Once it is burnt, a whole pot will be used!
Someone needs to stir constantly during the cooking process. It takes about two hours to boil it into a thick syrup. You can scoop it out and stir it in a basin. The book says this step is called sanding.
This is to make the sugar have a soft texture like sand; without this process, the brown sugar will be very hard after solidification. "
Every time Shui Qing said something, he would stop and look at everyone's expressions to make sure they listened before saying the next thing.
After she finished speaking, she paused for a while and then continued: "What I just said is written in the book. Let's try it this afternoon!
Let’s make brown sugar first, and after the brown sugar is ready, we’ll make white sugar. "