Chapter 146 Preparing to Make Sugar
Chen Qingqing stretched and woke up slowly from her dream.
She glanced out the window and saw that the sun was already high in the sky.
She got up and gave the unconscious man a routine check-up. The blood clot in his brain had been completely absorbed, but he was still unconscious, which puzzled her. Could it be that she had really saved a vegetative state?
That shouldn't be the case. We've already given him a full body checkup and he's fine. Could it be that he doesn't want to wake up...
Since she couldn't figure it out, she gave up thinking about it. She planned to make the brown sugar and then personally send the man to Futianyuan in the town.
Last night she spent more than ten taels of silver to save Dabao and Chen Zhanliang. This system is really expensive. The most important thing is to make money.
The old house of the Wu family.
Chen Zhanshan moved the piles of beets to a cool and dry place.
Lin sat on a stool and washed beets.
Chen Dabao had injured his leg, so Chen Qingqing wanted him to go back and recuperate, and then let him come back after his leg was fully healed.
But Dabao refused to agree and insisted on staying to help.
Chen Qingqing had no choice but to assign him a task, asking him to cut the cleaned beets into small pieces.
This way he can sit down and work without getting the injured leg wet.
As for sugar making, she only learned about the sugar making process after accidentally visiting a sugar factory in modern times. Although it is not difficult in modern times, it is all mechanized and microcomputer controlled, so it looks very simple.
But now she has to use the most ancient method to make sugar. It seems simple, but it is actually very difficult and will fail if not handled properly.
But she was not worried, after all, she was very smart.
The first step in making sugar from beets is to cut the washed beets into small pieces, grind them with a stone mill, and finally filter them repeatedly with a gauze mesh. The last step is to boil the sugar.
Chen Qingqing recalled the process of making sugar in her mind, but she did not slow down the speed of cutting vegetables.
An hour later, pots of beets were cut into pieces.
Lin looked at the beets cut into small cubes, feeling puzzled. She couldn't help but ask Chen Qingqing,
"Qing girl, we washed and cut this thing into pieces. Do you want to make it into pickles? This thing tastes sweet. How can it be delicious if it is pickled salty?"
Chen Qingqing was amused by her words, "Mom, I'm not pickling pickles, I'm planning to make brown sugar."
"Making sugar?" Lin's face was full of disbelief. "You said this thing can make sugar, that's impossible, right?"
"Yes, although I have never eaten candy, I know that candy is definitely not made from this thing. Are you mistaken?"
Chen Zhanshan also widened his eyes in surprise, looking incredulous.
After all, brown sugar is very expensive. If they can really make sugar, it will definitely be very popular, and their family will not have to worry about their future.
Chen Dabao was even more stunned. He didn't expect that this ugly lump could actually make sugar. He was curious about how Sister Qing, who grew up with him, became so smart and capable.
Seeing the confused looks on their faces, Chen Qingqing couldn't help but chuckle, "Don't worry, you'll know in a moment."
The three of them nodded repeatedly, their eyes full of anticipation.
Lin took a look at the chopped beets and said, "Qing girl, what should we do next?"
"The next step is to grind it with a stone mill."
"Ah? It needs to be crushed?" Sun was completely confused.
The daughter naturally had her reasons for doing this, so Chen Zhanshan and his wife didn't ask any more questions and walked towards the village entrance carrying the chopped beets.
Arriving at the village entrance, Chen Qingqing poured the chopped beets onto the millstone.
Chen Zhanshan pushed the millstone, and the beet pieces were crushed bit by bit.
The beet juice flows down the cracks of the millstone and flows into the wooden barrel along the groove.
At this time, the villagers were standing not far from the millstone. They gathered together and discussed the matter out of curiosity.
"Look, what is Qing girl doing? She looks like she's going to crush those beets."
"Really? What are we going to do with it after it's ground up?"
"You can't tell yet. I told you yesterday that Qing girl must be raising pigs. Look, she's ground it up and fed it to the pigs. This stuff is good for raising pigs, and the meat is delicious!"
"Get out of here! What are you feeding pigs for? You look like a pig. Who would spend dozens of taels of silver to raise pigs for fun? You must be crazy!"
"That's right, it makes sense. It's definitely not about raising pigs."
"Then what do you think she does?"
"It seems to me that if they crushed the beets they intended to mix them with the grain so they wouldn't starve."
"What you said is even more impossible. In my opinion, they must be making something delicious."
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Chen Qingqing listened to these people's discussions and didn't want to let anyone know too early, but it was no secret that she bought so many beets, and the villagers would know sooner or later.
What's more, she had already made up her mind. If she wanted to run the business for a long time, her parents and Dabao would definitely not be enough to have enough manpower. She would have to recruit people in the village at that time. It would not be a big deal to leak the news now.
She laughed and said loudly, "Uncles and aunts, please stop guessing. I'm going to make sugar!"
When the villagers heard this, they were immediately in an uproar.
"Making sugar? Qing girl, don't try to fool us. How can you make sugar from this vegetable?"
"That's right, I've never heard of vegetables being used to make sugar."
Chen Qingqing shook her head and smiled, "This is a new method I learned. Just wait and see."
Although the villagers were skeptical, they stopped talking and just watched them curiously as they continued to work.
All the beets were ground into juice, and Chen Zhanshan carried it back to the Wu family's old house.
Chen Qingqing took out the cloth bag and filter that she had prepared long ago,
Put the grated beets into a cloth bag and squeeze out the juice. In order to completely extract the sugar, rinse it again with clean water.
Finally, use a filter to repeatedly remove tiny impurities until the sugar water becomes clear.
Looking at the full pot of water, Chen Qingqing was full of anticipation. Finally, the most critical moment came.
She hurriedly instructed Chen Zhanshan, "Dad, you can light the fire now. Remember, after the pot boils, you must cook it slowly over low heat. Don't make the fire too strong."
"Qing girl, Dad understands. This is similar to making tofu. If the fire is too high, it will easily burn the pot. Once it has a burnt smell, nothing will taste good. But don't worry, Dad can definitely control the heat well."
"Yes, that's what I mean. The temperature when boiling sugar is crucial."
"Okay, Dad promises not to let it burn the pot." Chen Zhanshan did not delay any longer and hurriedly carried firewood to make a fire.
It didn't take long before the soup in the pot began to boil...
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