Chapter 99: What to do about the hole in the roof
After working until the evening, when the last pot of syrup came out of the pot, the whole family planned to use the pulp to collect water and continue to boil it as usual.
When they saw the empty table, they were all stunned, and then they cheered after they realized what was happening.
"Done!"
"it's over!"
"Yeah!"
Finally, I don’t have to continue the high-intensity and repetitive work. Being tired is the secondary issue. I just have no energy at all and feel like my life has no direction at all.
Hearing the good news, Sang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and gently beat her arms. She was also very tired and her arms were very sore.
Making sugar is a delicate task. If you accidentally cook it for too long, the syrup will have a burnt taste. You have to constantly monitor the heat and the state of the syrup, and stir it constantly, without any carelessness.
Sang Yongjing suddenly asked, "Yu'er, are we going to sell candy tomorrow?"
Sang Yu had thought about this beforehand, and it was best to sell it right after it was finished. Otherwise, if it was left in the shed, it would easily attract sugar-loving insects like ants.
The main reason is that there is too much sugar and there are not enough containers to store it.
This is probably because the sugar content stored in the fruit increases over time, and the proportion of sugar released this time is higher than last time.
A total of 240 kilograms of golden cherry fruits were made into more than 70 kilograms of sugar cubes.
Selling it at the price of one ounce and six coins, that's a full four thousand coins! If I took all these candies to the market, I'd have to pay a full eighty coins in tax alone!
Just thinking of this number, Sang Yongjing couldn't help but breathe faster. With so much money right in front of him and within his reach, who could help but be excited?
"Well, Dad, you and I will go together tomorrow." Sang Yu nodded.
If possible, she would rather go alone. She would be less conspicuous and it would be easier to escape.
She was not a fool. Even when she realized that she might be targeted and even robbed, she still went in and out of the market without any hesitation.
In the past two days, she has thought about several possibilities and ways to deal with it, but no matter how much she anticipates in advance, it is just talk without going to the scene to see the actual situation.
"Little sister..." Sang Xingjia wanted to say something.
"If you don't want to go, just stay at home." Sang Yu could guess what he was going to say without waiting for him to speak, and refused directly.
What kind of a good trip is this? If something really happens, he won’t be able to escape in time. How can a lame man outrun someone with healthy legs?
"Oh." Sang Xingjia lowered his head in disappointment.
It wasn't that he thought he could go into the city to play if he went with them, but he felt that the things were too heavy for his father and sister to carry alone.
Even Sang Xingjia can't go, let alone Sang Xinghao.
After finalizing everything, Sang Yu divided the more than 70 kilograms of sugar into two bags for easy carrying, and asked Mrs. Shi for 100 coins to pay the commercial tax.
After dinner, she habitually lay on the mat and looked out through the hole in the roof.
The big moon and the starry sky that were usually clearly visible had somehow disappeared tonight. The sky seemed to be covered with a layer of pitch-black cloth, so dark that it was scary.
Sang Yu was a little confused. The moon was quite round and bright yesterday. It shouldn't have turned into a crescent so quickly. Could it be that it was going to rain?
When she thought of this possibility, she was shocked at first.
The roof of my house is still leaking, and the areas that aren't broken won't keep out much rain. Don't let it rain heavily outside while it's only drizzling inside.
I was just thinking about getting up and packing up the things in the house, at least to avoid that big hole so that they wouldn't be soaked and ruined by the rain.
Wait, it's raining...
Sang Yu's movements suddenly stopped, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly. She knew how to escape safely tomorrow, and now she just hoped that the rain would last longer.
I told my family that it might rain heavily. They didn't suspect anything and got up to pack up their things.
The twigs and hay thrown around the edge of the shed had to be gathered and put inside, otherwise there would be no firewood to use when it rained.
Bottles and jars containing different seasonings also have to be put away, as well as dried cattail leaves, air-dried rabbit skins and a bunch of other messy things must not be soaked by rain.
Sang Yongjing looked at the big hole in the roof with a worried look on his face: "Yu'er, what should we do about this hole in the roof?"
"Never mind it. Just move the fire to a new location so it won't get wet in the rain."
Because of the hole in the roof, Sang Yu had placed the fire directly under the hole and used the hole as a smoke exhaust vent, which was quite convenient. Now he had to move the fire to another location.
The space in the shed is quite large. After all, it was used to store coal. Even if a bunch of things are packed in, there is still more than enough space for several people to rest.
The only thing you need to worry about is whether other parts of the roof will leak when it rains.
After all the hassle, it was already late, and Sang Yu lay down on the mat, ready to sleep. Tomorrow she would have to be on her toes and be careful, so she had to get as much rest as possible now.
Sang Yongjing, who was next to her, wanted to say something else to her, but when he saw that she had closed her eyes, he gave up in the end. He looked at the dark sky worriedly and lay down to sleep.
The next morning, Sang Yu was not woken up naturally but woken up by the heat. It was stuffy and hot, and the air seemed to be thinner, making it difficult to breathe.
Sang Yu irritably brushed away the hair stuck to her face, and when she opened her eyes she almost thought it was still dark.
The sky was frighteningly dark, with the dark clouds hanging very low, and occasionally one or two thunderclaps could be heard.
The rain still hadn't fallen, but it was about to.
It was too dark to tell what time it was. Sang Yu suddenly turned over and woke up the snoring Sang Yongjing.
"Dad, Dad, wake up."
"Huh?" Sang Yongjing, who was woken up by her, had his eyes wide open. He went to bed late last night and his eyes were swollen. He could only open them a little.
He looked outside at the sky and wanted to go back to sleep: "It's still dark and early, Dad, sleep a little longer."
How could Sang Yu let him continue to sleep? She rocked him and urged him, "It's getting late. Hurry up and get up. We have to go to the city before the rain stops."
It's okay for people to get wet after the rain, just boil some ginger water to ward off the cold. But those candies can't be exposed to the rain. Not only will they melt when exposed to water, but their appearance will also be easily ruined. She doesn't want to go back into the furnace and make those candies all over again.
After repeated urging, Sang Yongjing finally woke up completely. After eating a large bowl of porridge, the two of them carried a bag full of candies and set off.
Sang Yu still had a small basket in her hand, which contained a hundred coins and a kitchen knife.
The sky was so dark that it seemed like the sun had not risen yet but also like it had already set. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't see whether you were stepping on mud or stones. Fortunately, after getting on the official road, the road became flat.
Fearing that heavy rain would pour down before they entered the city, the two hurried all the way. Even though they were carrying a heavier load, they entered the city faster than usual.
After entering the city, the two did not dare to rest for long and went straight to the two markets that specialized in restaurants and hotels.
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