Chapter 397 Liang's Concerns
Chen Qingqing knew they would have so many questions, so she gave a brief introduction.
"The methods for making white sugar and brown sugar are almost the same, but I'm going to add a special substance to make the brown sugar crystallize, forming white sugar blocks. White sugar has a wider range of uses and is more popular than brown sugar, so you don't have to worry about sales; it's sure to be a big hit."
"Really?" Chen Dabao almost jumped up with joy. "Sister Qingqing, we're not here with anyone else. Please teach us how to make sugar!"
Chen Qingqing smiled and nodded, "Go prepare 50 kilograms of beets to make juice first. I'll go back and get something and come back."
"Okay." Several people agreed and started to get busy...
Chen Qingqing returned to the room, entered the space, opened the trading system, and searched for lime.
I saw lime water and dry lime in the vending system.
Lime is not scarce, and if lime water is used, it will not be easily discovered by others, and the secret of making white sugar can be kept.
"Ding~~~ Limewater is fifty cents a bucket, fifty liters a bucket. Host, would you like to buy it?"
She chose lime water without hesitation.
"Ding~~~ The host's space wealth is still 88,186 taels of silver. Do you want to continue storing it?"
“Keep storing.”
"I received the ring."
Chen Qingqing hadn't opened the space for a long time. When she had silver, she would directly put it into the storage space.
Unexpectedly, she had saved such a huge sum of money without realizing it.
She found a few buckets, then picked up one of the buckets of lime water and went to the sugar factory.
Chen Zhanliang was pulling the donkey to grind the mill, and the juice flowed along the mill path into the bucket. It was almost finished.
Lin was adding firewood to the stove, and Sun was using gauze to filter impurities from the beet juice.
When they saw Chen Qingqing coming in carrying a wooden basin, they all looked at her curiously.
Chen Qingqing smiled and poured lime water into the pot. "This is the secret recipe for making white sugar."
"This water looks like rice washing water. Can it really make white sugar?" Lin's eyes widened, her face full of disbelief.
Dabao also asked casually, "Yeah, what is this thing? Will I need it to make sugar from now on?"
"This is an essential ingredient for making white sugar. I'll definitely use it every day. Prepare a few large vats tomorrow. I'll stock up."
After Chen Qingqing finished speaking, she looked at everyone with a serious face.
"This water is our sugar mill's ultimate trump card. You must keep it a secret and not let anyone get access to it. If someone were to decipher its composition, I'm sure everyone knows the consequences."
"Don't worry, my girl. I'll clear out a room tomorrow to store these large vats. I'll lock it securely and won't let anyone know about the potion."
Chen Zhanshan had a serious look on his face. Liang Fugui had started a new business. Although he acted as if he didn't care, no one knew how anxious he was in his heart.
He was afraid that his business would be taken away and his source of income would be cut off. He was afraid that his family would become poor. The days of not having enough food to eat and not having warm clothes to wear were maddening, and the feeling of hunger was unpleasant.
Chen Zhanliang smiled and said, "Yes, we must keep this secret. If it gets known, I'm afraid there will be others like Liang Fugui."
As he spoke, the sugar water in the pot began to boil.
Chen Zhanshan stirred the sugar back and forth with a shovel in his hand. The sugar began to shrink and solidify, slowly solidifying into a pile. He kept scooping it up and grinding it back and forth with a wooden stick...
The originally red sugar slowly changed and turned into white bubbles.
Chen Qingqing breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this; the new white sugar product was a success.
The worries on the faces of Chen Zhanshan and others disappeared instantly, replaced by excited and happy smiles.
Liang family.
Looking at the beetroots all over the yard, Liang Fugui was so happy that his mouth almost stretched to his ears.
"Wife, the day when we become rich is not far away. Let's start making candy tomorrow."
Liang frowned, her eyes filled with worry. "Fugui, don't be too happy just yet. With so many beets, the two of us can't handle it all."
"If we're too busy, let's hire someone. I don't believe we won't be able to take care of the work."
"Don't be too confident. You're thinking too simply about some things. You have to know that Chen Qingqing is paid thirty cents a day for the work. How much should we pay? If we pay less than thirty cents, no one will come.
Even if someone comes, we have to hire a few people. The stone mill is at the entrance of the village, and we have two big pots. Even if we don't rest for a day, we can only cook five or six pots.
Don't forget, we don't have any furry animals yet, and the millstones would be turned by hand in such hot weather, and they would go dizzy in less than an hour. I think it's a bit hasty for us to buy so many beets."
After hearing these words, Liang Fugui, who was just immersed in the joy of making money, was instantly brought back to reality.
After careful consideration, it seemed that what his wife said was right. He was a little flustered.
"So what should we do now? Should we ask Chen Qingqing for help?"
"You're too naive. Do you think she'll help us?" After a moment's silence, Liang snorted coldly, "Think about it, Chen Qingqing went through the same thing. I don't believe that if she can do it, we can't."
"Yes, daughter-in-law, I like to hear what you say."
"Let's go to the village entrance to recruit people and ask who is willing to come to work for our family. Forty cents a day, I don't believe that no one will come." Liang started to walk out.
Liang Fugui hurriedly stopped her and said, "Wife, our family only has fifteen taels of silver, including the money you earn from working and the money left over from buying beets. Isn't it too much to pay them forty wen a day?"
Seeing that he was still stingy at this critical moment, Liang felt a little regretful. She should not have listened to the man's instigation.
If I lose this, my future life will definitely be difficult.
She couldn't help but give Liang Fugui a cold look.
"Don't even think about it. I'll be really lucky if we can hire someone."
"No, just ten cents a day. I don't have money to pay more." Liang Fugui felt distressed and was reluctant to spend the money he had just earned. "Wife, if it really doesn't work out, we can go hire someone next door. It's only ten cents a day. We don't need that much. We can use the money we saved to stew meat."
Liang knew her husband's character, and no matter how much she said, it was useless. She could only sigh helplessly.
"Then I'll listen to you. Let's go and give it a try. If no one is willing to do it, we'll have to go to the next village to hire someone. Otherwise, in such a hot day..."
Liang was extremely anxious. The Chen family's cellar was cool and dry, and the beets would not go bad even if they were stored there for a month.
But my own 10,000 kilograms of beets are piled up in the yard. If I don't deal with them in time, I'm afraid they will rot...
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