My strong sister-in-law pushed the millstone and ground the sugarcane with the skin into green sugarcane juice.
Yunduan then had someone pour the ground sugarcane juice directly into a large pot and cook it, stirring it constantly during the cooking process.
My sister-in-law, who was in charge of stirring, started complaining after just a few stirs: "This is too much trouble."
Yunduan said: "If you don't stir it in time, the sugarcane juice will stick to the bottom of the pot and become very bitter."
"If you feel tired, you can take turns with others."
When the onlookers heard this, they all rushed to help.
When the sister-in-law heard this, she hurriedly started stirring, fearing that she would be robbed of the opportunity to make sugar under Yunduan's instructions.
Soon, the sugarcane juice in the big pot gurgled from a slightly green color to yellow syrup, and the sweet fragrance spread in the yard.
Yunduan picked up the washed sugarcane and stirred it in the big iron pot of boiling sugar. The sugarcane in his hand immediately turned into a giant lollipop.
She turned to the onlookers and asked, "Does anyone want to try it?"
The onlookers were all staring at the giant lollipop in Yunduan's hand, their eyes shining and eager to try it.
The brave sister-in-law said, "I'll do it!"
Cloud smiled and handed her the Big Mac lollipop.
She took it in her hand and licked it carefully. Before she could say anything, the people around her couldn't wait to ask:
"How about it?"
“Does it taste like candy?”
“…”
The brave sister-in-law smiled and nodded vigorously, "It's sweet and refreshing! It tastes like sugar."
The people around were immediately excited. They didn't believe Yunduan could make sugar without a machine at first.
Now it has become extremely anticipated.
If they could really make sugar, they would no longer have to suffer from poverty!
Everyone's attention was focused on the syrup being boiled in the big iron pot. It was the hope of their entire village!
Yunduan asked her sister-in-law to add some oil to the sugar pot. The syrup boiled more and more, and the villagers' blood boiled.
Yunduan discovered that not only was the yard surrounded by villagers in three layers inside and outside, but even the surrounding trees were filled with people standing to watch.
The villagers who were close to each other huddled together, and in order to control their overly anxious and excited mood, they held each other's hands, their eyes looking as if the previous numbers were all correct.
Just waiting for the last number to be announced, the welfare lottery players who won the multi-million jackpot.
Yunduan waited until the sugar was cooked, and asked someone to pour the syrup into a cold pot to cool it down. Seeing that the villagers were still watching, he shouted to them:
"Sugar doesn't clump up that quickly. You don't all have to be here watching."
"I'll call you later when it's ready."
The onlookers immediately responded in unison:
"It's okay! We're willing to wait."
"As long as I can turn into sugar, I'll be willing to wait here forever!"
"If this can really be done, our ancestors in this village will no longer have to live in hardship."
"I have to see with my own eyes the moment that will change the fate of our village for generations!"
“…”
Yunduan saw that they were so enthusiastic and persistent that he didn't bother to persuade them anymore.
Sister Yin came over and said, "Duanduan, if they like to wait, let them wait. You are tired too, go inside and rest."
Yunduan smiled and nodded, then followed Yinmei into the house.
The house is a wooden house. There is a portrait of Chairman Mao in the main room, and the furniture is very characteristic of that era.
Huo Qiusheng brought her an enamel pot of tea and said, "Have a sip of tea. This tea is made by grandma herself, picking leaves from the mountains."
Grandma Huo said kindly, "Try it. It may not taste as good as the ones you have in the city, but it really quenches your thirst!"
Yunduan smiled and said thank you, then raised his head and took several big sips of tea.
"It's a little bitter at first, but it tastes sweet after I finish it. Grandma, this tea is good."
Grandma Huo's face was full of wrinkles from laughing. "Hahahaha! If you like it, take some back with you when you leave."
“You can’t buy it outside.”
Huo Yulian curled her lips, "Grandma, why are you so partial? You never asked me to bring back more of the tea you made."
Grandma Huo glanced at her and asked, "Can you compare with Duanduan?"
"Your mother and sister-in-law are busy in the kitchen, why are you still dawdling here?"
"If you don't help, do you want to be beaten again?" He raised his crutch high towards her.
Huo Yulian was so frightened that she quickly stood up and said, "Grandma, why are you hitting me without even saying a word?"
Grandma Huo narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "Come here, I'll tell you why."
"I'm not coming. If I come, you can beat me up. I'm not stupid!"
After Huo Yulian finished speaking, she quickly slipped away without waiting for Grandma Huo to react.
But she didn't go far away. Seeing that Grandma Huo didn't chase her out, she returned and hid at the door to eavesdrop on the people inside.
Inside the house:
Grandma Huo leaned on her cane and scolded, "You troublesome girl! You're married, but you're still so ignorant..."
Then, Grandma Huo smiled and said to Yunduan, "That's just the way Yulian is!"
"I don't know when I'll become sensible."
Yunduan smiled but didn't respond.
Grandma Huo held her hand. Her palms were covered with thick calluses.
Coupled with the warmth of the palm, there is a sense of heaviness that goes straight to the heart, and Grandma Huo's voice is also very warm.
She said:
"I raised Yulian by myself. She was my only granddaughter at the time, and it was my first time being a grandmother, so I just wanted to do whatever made her happy."
"I didn't expect that she would become what she is now. If I had known earlier, I should have kept a closer eye on her."
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