Yunduan smiled and said, "It's just making sugar, no big deal."
"But if you succeed in setting up the sugar factory, you have to promise me one thing."
Huo Laifu waved his hand generously.
"As long as you can make white sugar without a machine, I'll agree to all ten things, not just one."
"But the premise is that it is within my ability and not illegal!"
Liu Xiaoming said unwillingly, "Comrade Yunduan, as long as you can make white sugar, everything will be fine."
Yun Duan curled his lips and smiled, "Actually, my request is very simple."
"If the higher-ups really approve the sugar factory, I can provide the sugar-making machines, and then you can give me a share of the profits at the end of each year. It doesn't have to be too much, 10% will be fine."
When Huo Laifu and Liu Xiaoming heard this, their eyes lit up.
The most expensive thing about running a sugar factory is the machinery!
The land in their countryside was worthless, so they could just pick a piece of land and set up a sugar factory.
As for dividing the money, that is only done after the money is earned.
Huo Laifu and Liu Xiaoming exchanged glances, realizing they were on the same page. They spoke to Yunduan in unison:
"no problem!"
With so many villagers listening, Yunduan didn't worry that the two team leaders would cheat, so he immediately directed the sisters-in-law who were helping to start making sugar.
"Go get some yellow mud water."
"What?"
“It’s kaolin!”
The sister-in-law, who had rolled up her sleeves and was ready to get to work, was dumbfounded when she heard Yunduan's words.
Not only was she dumbfounded, but everyone else was shocked and couldn't believe it.
Huo Laifu even asked directly, "You want to use muddy water to make sugar?"
"In fact, our ancestors wrote a book called 'The Exploitation of the Works of Nature' a long time ago, which recorded the use of yellow mud water to decolorize brown sugar."
"How to make sugar white."
“You still need to read more!”
"Otherwise, all the treasures left by our ancestors will be gone."
Although I have personally witnessed Yunduan leading people to make brown sugar,
But Huo Laifu still finds it ridiculous that brown sugar can be decolorized with yellow mud water to become white sugar!
Liu Xiaoming folded his arms and smacked his lips.
"Comrade Yunduan is telling you the truth. Our ancestors in the Ming Dynasty knew how to make sugar from yellow mud water."
"The sugar factory is still using machines, isn't that life going back to normal?"
"There's yellow mud everywhere, the machines are expensive, they use a lot of electricity, and you need someone to operate them."
Yunduan sighed, "That's why I say, you must read more."
"Yellow mud water can decolorize brown sugar and turn it into white sugar, but machines can improve the efficiency and quality of sugar making!"
Liu Xiaoming's face turned red when she said that.
"Comrade Yunduan, don't say you read a lot on the one hand and read less on the other."
"There are educated youth in our brigade, but I've never seen them make brown sugar, let alone white sugar with yellow mud water."
"That's right! We don't believe that yellow mud water can turn brown sugar into white sugar."
The villagers also followed suit: "Unless you make it!"
"White sugar is several cents more expensive than brown sugar. How can we earn a few cents more by using yellow mud water?"
"This is too weird."
“…”
Seeing so many people making a fuss, Huo Qiusheng was afraid that Yunduan might overthink things, so he stepped forward and said softly:
"They just want you to make white sugar. They have no ill intentions."
Yunduan smiled, "I know that being able to make white sugar is a good thing for everyone. Even if they don't tell me, I will do it."
As soon as she finished speaking, she began to let people settle the squeezed sugarcane juice.
Take the upper sugar juice and pour it into the "yellow mud water" prepared with kaolin (also called bentonite) and stir.
Through the strong adsorption of kaolin, impurities in sugarcane juice are absorbed.
After sedimentation, take part of the sugar juice and repeat this operation two or three times.
Finally, use the clear water to boil it into white sugar (block-shaped rock sugar).
Everyone looked at the discolored sugar and was so shocked that they were speechless for a long time, their hearts beating wildly with ecstasy.
"It really worked!"
“It’s amazing!”
"From now on, our team can make our own sugar and earn a lot of money. We won't have to suffer from poverty anymore!"
"Yunduan is really amazing. How come she is so smart?"
“…”
Although Huo Lai Fu saw it with his own eyes, he still found it unbelievable and looked at the sugar again and again.
Liu Xiaoming didn't care what happened. He just looked at the white sugar and smiled so hard that his teeth were showing.
The village is going to get rid of poverty and become rich!
"Comrade Yunduan, I think you are not a fairy, but the God of Wealth!"
"Don't worry, we'll go to the higher authorities tomorrow and apply to open a sugar factory."
Huo Laifu nodded and said, "Just wait for our good news!"
Seeing their ambition, Yunduan smiled and said, "Then I will draw the blueprints of the machines needed by the sugar factory tonight."
"You can take it up there and let them see it."
Machine drawings?
Huo Laifu was shocked. "Yunduan, are you planning to make your own sugar-making machine?"
Yunduan nodded, "Yes, this saves money."
Huo Laifu was shocked again. He looked at Huo Qiusheng and asked, "How on earth did you find such a precious wife?"
“So capable!!”
Huo Qiusheng looked at Yunduan's beautiful face and said, "Maybe smoke is coming out of our Huo family's ancestral grave."
"Hahaha……!"
Everyone laughed.
Yunduan blushed awkwardly.
The villagers saw with their own eyes that Yunduan made brown sugar without any machines.
And brown sugar was turned into white sugar using the least valuable yellow mud water!
After they left Huo Qiu Sheng's yard, they were still in an excited state and gathered together to discuss enthusiastically.
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