Delicious candies often only require one bite to eat.

But making it is extremely time-consuming.

“Clatter~”

“Clatter~”

The wheat seeds were evenly spread in a winnowing basket. Because they absorbed enough water, small new sprouts emerged the next day.

after.

It is the regular watering every day.

Maintain a certain humidity.

"Brother, how long will this last?" the girl asked curiously.

"About five days."

Inside the house, in a cool and ventilated corner, Xu Xi sprinkled water on the wheat seeds: "Wait until the malt grows denser and fills up this winnowing basket."

The clear water fell on the wheat seeds, making a slight crackling sound.

Along the little green sprouts.

Tick, tick.

It dripped onto the dustpan below and seeped into the cracks in the dustpan, forming a small pool of wet traces.

Xu Moli lay behind Xu Xi and watched, gradually becoming distracted, as if all his thoughts and ideas were disappearing with the falling water drops.

All that remains is joy for the person in front of me.

And inexplicable expectations.

"Brother, let me help too," the girl suddenly said with a smile, her face without makeup but flushed with excitement.

…

Five days later.

All the wheat seeds on the surface of the winnowing basket grew tall green shoots, which were lush and dense, filling the entire space on the winnowing basket.

From a distance, it looks like a lawn.

"Brother, what should we do next?"

"It's time to cook the glutinous rice."

Xu Xi soaked the glutinous rice in advance.

Wash it, turn it over, and finally, together with Xu Moli, pour it into the huge iron pot and simmer it over the fire.

"When the rice is cooked, mix it with malt and you can squeeze out the sugar juice."

Xu Xi explained for the girl.

While walking towards the dustpan.

The malt is growing well, emerald green, and every strand seems to be sparkling in the golden sunshine of the hot summer.

Every grain of wheat seed is firmly rooted in the cloth laid out in advance.

Fortunately, Xu Xi is quite strong.

Pull out the malt one by one.

Throw them into a basin, mix with clean water to wash them, and pick out any bad sprouts.

Xu Moli followed Xu Xi's example and half-knelt down to wash and sort the malt.

With the movement of ten fingers.

The water splashed and fell on the skin, and the slight coolness just offset the summer heat.

Wait until the washing is finished.

Xu Xi took out a clean cloth.

Wrap the girl's hands and wipe them carefully, including the spaces between her fingers.

"Thank you, brother~~~"

Xu Moli thanked him with a smile.

He put his hands, which had been dried but still cool, on Xu Xi's face, claiming that he was helping Xu Xi drive away the summer heat.

Well, Xu Xi believed it reluctantly.

He bent his fingers, tapped his sister's forehead, and then picked up a full basin of malt.

Step forward and walk into the kitchen.

These plucked malts cannot be put into use directly. They must be chopped into extremely fine pieces with a knife before the subsequent juicing process can be carried out.

soon.

There was a loud "bang bang bang" sound in the kitchen.

Xu Xi held a kitchen knife and chopped the malt quickly, while Xu Moli sat not far away, leisurely waiting for Xu Xi to finish his work.

She actually wanted to go forward and help.

But it was rejected by Xu Xi.

"My brother is getting stupider and stupider," the girl muttered softly, finding it funny. "He's actually worried that I'll get too close and get hurt by that knife."

She is the Most High.

The supreme being that transcends the endless world.

How could I get hurt by a tiny kitchen knife?

What's more, even those who have just started practicing would not take this kind of sword made of ordinary iron seriously.

“Really…”

Although she was complaining, there was no sign of dissatisfaction on the girl's face.

Smile softly and smile happily.

…

About two hours later.

The chopped malt and cooked glutinous rice were mixed together.

Stir well to combine.

This is a process that sounds easy but is actually very tiring.

The glutinous rice and malt, which have absorbed a lot of water, become extremely heavy. Mixing them evenly is a huge test for the arm muscles.

"I kind of miss my body in the real world."

During the stirring process,

Feeling the numbness and fatigue in his arms, Xu Xi couldn't help but sigh.

Even a focused magician.

After entering the extraordinary realm, your physical strength will be much stronger than that of ordinary people and you will not become so tired.

Fortunately.

This work only needs to be done once.

After the malt and glutinous rice were fully mixed, Xu Moli handed Xu Xi a large piece of cloth and spread it with both hands. Xu Xi then covered the malt with the cloth.

"All we have to do next is wait for eight hours for fermentation."

Director Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

Shake his hands.

I just feel muscle soreness and feel particularly "refreshed".

"Brother."

Xu Moli brought a bowl of water to Xu Xi.

"Thanks, Mo Li."

Xu Xi drank it all in one gulp and felt that the water became sweet after the tiring physical work.

"Brother, can we get candy by doing this?"

"Well, if it's a little later, Mo Li can have some candy."

Is maltose an extremely rare treasure?

Not really.

It's just a snack among ordinary people.

It is not precious, let alone valuable.

But the girl felt the gentle affection and looked at the figure of the person she loved, and she became more and more looking forward to the formation of maltose.

That maybe.

It will become her "treasure".

A "treasure" that belongs only to Xu Moli.

"If it doesn't taste good, I'll eat it all, brother."

"That won't work."

Xu Xi gently stroked the top of the girl's head and tapped her with extremely slight force.

"If it doesn't taste good, I'll make another one. I can't force myself."

“…I understand, brother.”

Xu Moli agreed obediently.

Those clear and evasive eyes and those hands that don't know where to put make people feel very cute.

…

Eight hours of time.

It is long if you say it, and it is short if you say it.

By the time the eight hours were up, it was already evening. The setting sun turned into molten gold and sprinkled across the earth, covering everything with the last rays of the setting sun.

In the orange color that dyes half the sky and earth.

Xu Xi lifted the curtain.

The fermented malt glutinous rice is wrapped in gauze, pressed and squeezed to extract the juice. The filtered malt juice is then poured into an iron pot and boiled over high heat.

“Crack!”

“Crack!”

The firewood burned, crackling non-stop.

Not long.

The wort changed from being clear and transparent at the beginning to becoming turbid and unclear, transforming into the color in Xu Xi's memory.

"We have to scoop up the foam."

Xu Xi stirred the sugar while removing impurities from the pot.

bubble.

Viscous.

The boiling hot sugar juice is drawn into threads as the spatula is moved.

Gradually, it takes on an amber-like precipitation color.

"Well, that's about it now."

Xu Xi nodded slightly, took out a pair of chopsticks, and quickly stirred and pulled up the pot. The sticky syrup solidified in the air to form a large piece of maltose.

"Mo Li, try the taste."

"Yes, brother."

Xu Moli took the chopsticks.

Stare at the maltose above for a moment.

She gently opened her lips, held the freshly made candy in her mouth, and savored its sweetness.

"Brother, this candy is delicious."

Xu Moli's face was filled with overflowing happiness, and the warmth illuminated everything around him: "The candy my brother made is fragrant and sweet."

"Mo Li likes it very much..."

"I like the candy my brother made..."