Chapter 474 Zhulin Village is back on track
After the doors to the yard and house were opened, the women were the first to run to the grinding tools they had made.
"Why is mine so hard? Isn't it okay?"
"Yes, look at the granular shape of the sand made by Sister Zhou. Is it successful as Madam said? Yours is too hard. There is still a sound when you knock it hard."
"How am I doing? I can't tell whether it's successful or not?"
The women were discussing in a whirlwind manner. Those who had done well were unsure, while those who had done poorly were anxious.
Shui Qing said: "First unmold, then cut into small pieces. Everyone has a taste of each to see the difference, and then evaluates which one is the best."
It's all handicrafts, and I have to admit that some people are just talented, and what they make with the same teaching method will look better and taste better than others.
When doing business and selling goods, don’t you have to ask for goods?
Of course it must be done by people who know how to do it and do it well!
Hearing that the lady asked them to taste brown sugar, the women couldn't help but swallow the precious brown sugar. Then they thought that they couldn't judge which one was the best if they didn't eat it, so they carefully picked up a piece in front of them and took a small sip. He took a sip and picked up another piece.
The eyes of those who tasted Sister Zhou's cooking widened, and they nodded brightly and said: "Sister Zhou's cooking is afraid of falling apart when you hold it in your hands, and there is a rustling feeling in your mouth after you take a sip. It melts! It’s delicious.”
When she ate it in front of Little Sister Gong, she frowned: "Little Sister Gong, this is so hard, like a stone, and it's very sticky to the teeth!"
"I've had maltose before, and Miss Gong's is as sticky as the maltose I've had before."
Sister Zhou was smiling cheerfully, while Little Sister Gong was about to cry.
"I also did what Madam said. Why is there such a big difference?"
The key point is that she doesn't know what she did wrong, not to mention that Sister Zhou and the others could make it, but she ruined a pot of candy!
Shui Qing said: "You can sum up your own experience. It was the first time you did it yesterday. It's normal that you didn't do it well.
I will stay in Zhulin Village for a few days until you are proficient at it, and then decide how to divide the work. "
Hearing that it was about division of labor, everyone became nervous and gathered around Sister Zhou to ask for advice.
Sister Zhou was confused and murmured: "I don't know. I just kept stirring when making sand. It took about a cup of tea, right? It was like peanut butter, and then I poured it into the grinder."
Is this the reason? "
Other women don’t know if it is, but they can try!
During the new round of boiling brown sugar, everyone stirred vigorously, and as expected, brown sugar with a crunchy texture was made!
By the third day, except for a few women who really didn't know how to do it, the rest were already very skilled.
For Shui Qing, these numbers are enough.
She selected eight more, closed the door of the house, and taught them how to make sugar.
In fact, it is very simple. Just add an appropriate amount of ground charcoal to the brown sugar juice to absorb the color in the brown sugar, and then filter it with gauze. The other steps remain unchanged. After natural cooling, the white sugar will precipitate.
The selected women did not expect it to be so simple.
Then they thought that Madam had told them this, and they thought it was simple. If they were asked to use their brains to think about it, they might not be able to come up with this method for a lifetime, no, several lifetimes!
Now I admire Shui Qing even more, and I am more determined to guard this skill - if outsiders secretly learn it, it will affect their entire Zhulin Village.
Shui Qing and eight women worked together, repeatedly testing how much charcoal should be added to brown sugar water to make white sugar. After two days of trying, they finally succeeded in making snow-white white sugar!
On the sixth day in Zhulin Village, after being able to make both brown sugar and white sugar skillfully, Shui Qing asked Zhou Youzhou to go to Baijiazhuang to invite the leader of the village and bring a few smart people to learn.
According to Bai Manshan's strong request, the people in Baijiazhuang only learned brown sugar technology.
The sugar production technology is only in the hands of a few people in Zhulin Village. This is to prevent the core technology from leaking, and the fewer people know about it, the better;
Secondly, in order to avoid suspicion, Bai Manshan was worried that if the source of the leak was someone from Baijiazhuang, he would not be able to explain it to his friends, so he stopped the matter from the source.
Shui Qing had no problem with it. If she and Bai Manshan were to switch positions, she would probably do the same, so she agreed.
Baijiazhuang's sugar-pressing workshop and all the tools were prepared early. The people who selected them were the most active-minded people in Zhuangzi. They learned how to make it on the same day and went back to try it. If you don't understand, come back and ask for advice. .
Shui Qing saw that the sugar press was slowly getting back on track and was ready to go back tomorrow.
However, before returning to Shanshui Village, the specific matters must be clearly explained and arranged.
She gathered everyone in the yard of the sugar mill and announced: “The man responsible for carrying the sugar cane is thirty cents a day;
The same goes for those who press and carry sugar cane juice;
Women who cook work harder, earning thirty-two cents a day;
The person in charge of sugar matters is even more tired, earning thirty-five cents a day;
The rest of the cutting and packing and other odd jobs cost 23 cents a day.
Do you understand? "
The sugar pressing mill is different from the toothbrush mill. It is not available all year round, only in the winter season, and most of it is physical and tiring work, so the wages can be appropriately higher.
Most of the people in the medicine shop and toothbrush shop were from Shanshui Village. They were not her servants, and she didn't pay for them. It was normal to give them clothes and a lunch as perks.
Zhulin Village has already distributed clothing materials and food rations, land and livestock. They are self-sufficient, so there is no need to provide additional supplies.
When the people in the yard heard about the wages, they couldn't hide their joy on their faces!
Although the wages varied, the men thought that they could earn thirty cents a day just by carrying sugarcane? In the past, the coolies who did unloading could only earn this much, and they might not even get the job.
The men who squeezed the juice thought that it was the oxen that pulled the millstone, and they were responsible for carrying buckets of sugarcane juice. It was unimaginable to get this much!
The women didn't expect that one day they would earn more than the men!
As for those who earned twenty-three cents a day, they were all people in the village who were either old or in poor health and could only do some light work. When they heard that they still had twenty-three cents a day, they didn't know what words of gratitude to say.
They could make some toothbrush handles to earn money on weekdays, but that was the livelihood of Shanshui Village after all. When the number of people in Shanshui Village increased, they would definitely not be needed. Although they made money, they were always worried that one day they would be gone.
Now that they have a sugar mill, they know that this is their livelihood in Zhulin Village! As long as they do it well, no one will take it away from them.
Shuiqing also said that Bai Manshan would come before the New Year to discuss matters related to selling goods outside, and then just follow Bai Manshan's instructions.
Men who go out will also be paid.
Everyone thanked Shuiqing again and again, and many of them kept wiping tears.