Xu Lai was stumped by his question and couldn't help but ask, "Then how will you eat it?"
Zhao Qingyun: "Why not just dip it in chopsticks and eat it?"
Xu Lai and he argued for a long time, but neither of them could reach a conclusion. In the end, Zhao Qingyun gave in, saying, "I was wrong. Eating sugarcane is the best way."
Xu Lai explained, "Grandpa just put a few sugarcanes in the syrup when it was about to come out of the pot. The syrup is supposed to be cooled on a board and then cut into pieces."
Zhao Qingyun thought for a moment and said, "Sugar cubes?"
Xu Lai nodded: "You could say that. We call it granulated sugar here. It has a sandy texture. Of course, the official term is brown sugar."
Zhao Qingyun took a bite. He thought it would be crispy, but to his surprise, it was sticky with a slightly crunchy texture, which was quite delicious.
He finished the candy, but didn't know what to do with the sugarcane. Xu Lai couldn't help but say, "Just eat it, you idiot."
That evening, she edited the video and posted it online. Immediately, a large number of fans asked for the link. She replied, "Sorry, these are grown at home. The yield is not enough to sell."
She had a thought in mind: their family might not have much sugar, but what about the whole village and the whole town? If you add it all up, it would be a lot.
Xu Lai immediately got up, found some paper and pen, calculated the price, and estimated whether she could afford the expense.
Clearly, it was enough. Xu Lai twirled a pen in one hand and rested her chin on the other, seriously considering the matter. If it weren't for the fans wanting to buy it, she could actually choose not to sell brown sugar, but since they had a demand, she wanted to try her best to meet it.
The next day, she went to find Xia Ning. The first time she went, Grandma Xia said she had gone to work, so she went to Xu Shen's house instead.
He's been very busy lately. He opened a farm last year, raising chickens and ducks. There are a lot of people buying chickens and ducks these days, and he's been busy negotiating business all day.
When Xu Lai arrived, he was still feeding chickens in the bamboo forest. The chickens he raised were all free-range chickens, and they were usually bought by people from the town. Nobody else knew about this place.
She stood outside. "Xu Shen, are you free now?"
Xu Shen turned his head and said, "He has no manners. He always calls me by my full name, but he never calls me 'brother'."
"What do you want?" Xu Shen asked, taking off his gloves.
Xu Lai stated her purpose: "I want to buy your brown sugar and then sell it online."
Xu Shen thought he had misheard. "What the hell? You buy things and then resell them, is that okay?"
Xu Lai said seriously, "You heard me right, that's exactly it."
Xu Shen led her home, saying, "I'm not trying to be mean, but all the candy in our village is handmade with the best ingredients. How much would you have to sell it for to break even?"
Xu Lai had actually considered it. The reason why a lot of brown sugar on the market can make money is because the manufacturers basically add water, some coloring, and some white sugar to make brown sugar.
Xu Shen scratched his head: "I was planning to sell them anyway, but I can sell them to you. I'll give you a discount. There are 300 catties in total. Do you want them all?"
Xu Lai nodded: "The more the better. I'll have to ask around and try to gather 500 jin."
After reaching an agreement with this side, she went to the village chief's house. They could only sell fifty jin, and they had to keep one hundred jin to make steamed eggs for Zheng Yuan during her postpartum period.
Xu Lai sat at their house for a while. She and Zheng Yuan hadn't seen each other for a long time, and Zheng Yuan was even more pregnant, making it a little difficult for her to walk. Xu Lai asked, "Judging by the time, she should be about six months along, right?"
Zheng Yuan smiled broadly, "I'm pregnant, almost seven months along. Mom says this baby is very well-behaved, like a girl, and I'm very happy with it."
Xu Lai nodded: "That's great."
Zheng Yuan said with a smile, "Whether it's a boy or a girl, as long as it's my child, I will love her."
Xu Lai chatted with her for a long time before leaving. She then went to Aunt Hongmei's house, where Yiyi was surprisingly home today.
Seeing her arrive, she ran over and greeted Auntie Hongmei. Aunt Hongmei came out of the kitchen upon hearing the voice, "Xiao Lai, what brings you here?"
Xu Lai greeted her with a smile: "Aunt Hongmei, I came here to ask if you sell brown sugar."
Aunt Hongmei dried herself off. "How much do you want?"
Xu Lai gave a number: "One hundred and fifty jin."
Aunt Hongmei exclaimed in surprise, "So many?"
Xu Lai looked somewhat disappointed. "You don't have any here either?"
"Yes, I do have some, but some of the candy comes from my family's area. See if you want it," Aunt Hongmei said truthfully.
Xu Lai thought for a moment and said, "Sure, as long as the sugar content is pure enough, I can buy it. But could you lower the price a bit? After all, I bought so much, don't you think?"
Aunt Hongmei poured her a cup of tea. "It's nothing, it's nothing. You helped me a lot with the restaurant business before. I even said I'd send you a dozen pounds of sugar."
After settling things over, she played with Yiyi for a while, only to find out that Yiyi had been absent from school for several days due to a cold. Her condition had improved today, and since it was the weekend, she didn't have to go to school.
Yiyi showed Xu Lai her dolls, "This is a dog that my mom bought, and this is a sheep that my grandma bought."
Xu Lai picked it up. "It's so pretty, Yiyi. How about I give you one too?"
Yiyi peeked out, wanting to see if her grandmother was there. Seeing Aunt Hongmei still busy in the kitchen, she whispered, "Can I choose for myself?"
Xu Lai smiled and said, "Of course! What do you want, Yiyi?"
The little girl rested her head on her hand, thought for a moment, and said, "I want Hello Kitty."
Xu Lai said, "Oh, it's Hello Kitty, right?"
Yiyi nodded, and Xu Lai pinched her little cheek. "Okay, Auntie will give it to you in a couple of days, okay?"
She calculated the time; the students had already left school. Xu Lai guessed that Xia Ning had also returned, so she said goodbye and went to Xia Ning's house.
When I arrived at Xia Ning's house, Xia Ning had just returned. She felt that her whole day was very fulfilling. She prepared lessons and filmed videos every day, and then edited them at night. Although it was simple, she felt very satisfied.
Xu Lai explained her purpose, and Xia Ning's eyes widened. "Why are you buying so many? What if you can't sell them?"
She shook her head: "I've estimated that if each order weighs two or five kilograms, we can sell about a hundred orders in total, which isn't much."
The suppliers she found were very efficient, and the brown sugar arrived in less than two days. Xu Lai also designed packing bags and boxes, but the manufacturers were still making them, so they couldn't be packed yet.
She checked the quality of the brown sugar, and it was all fine, so she didn't open it to check the dozen or so pounds at the bottom.
As soon as the packaging boxes arrived, she called on everyone to help. The order wasn't large, so there was no need to hire workers, which saved her money.
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