"Next, please help me make sugar."
Shen Shuyi put the white sugar in the funnel into a brown paper bag. Out of two kilograms of brown sugar, almost one kilogram of white sugar came out.
The two of them processed the remaining eight kilograms of brown sugar into white sugar in the yard. Using the yellow mud water sugar sprinkling method, ten kilograms of brown sugar could produce a total of about six kilograms of white sugar, which they could then sell and make at least fifty taels of profit.
It's really a huge profit. It's true that there is a golden house in books. She wants Shushan and Shulan to go to the best school, and also wants her future children to learn the best knowledge.
When the two were sweeping the yard, someone knocked on the door.
Shen Shuyi raised his head and glanced outside the courtyard, then looked at Chu Yi, "Who could it be?"
Chu Yi has no relatives, and they have only been to the Shen family for a short time. No one from the Shen family should come here, and the villagers will not come near here.
Chu Yi put down the broom and said, "I'll go take a look."
He opened the gate and saw several people, led by Lin Xiujin, the young master of Lin's Trading Company, and his sister Lin Suyao. Behind them were several people carrying large boxes.
Lin Xiujin stepped forward and bowed, "Excuse me for bothering you. I brought my sister here to thank your wife."
Shen Shuyi came over upon hearing this, and was somewhat surprised to see such a large scene.
Lin Suyao stepped forward and held Shen Shuyi's hand, "Sister Shen, I'm here to see you. Is this where you live?"
"Can I come in and sit down?"
Shen Shuyi looked at Lin Suyao, who was about the same age as Shulan, and smiled and asked her to come in, "Come in and have a cup of tea."
She looked at Lin Xiujin again, "Mr. Lin, you don't have to be polite. Just come in. Today, I got along well with the little girl. It would be inappropriate for me to accept your gift again."
Chu Yi brought the brewed tea to the stone table beside the well in the yard. Chen Shuyi cut a few gray water dumplings and put a dish of freshly made white sugar on the stone table.
Chu Yi looked at her when he saw this, and then thinking about the identity of Mr. Lin, he immediately understood what his wife wanted to do.
Lin Xiujin didn't ask anyone to bring in a few large boxes, but instead walked up to Shen Shuyi with a wooden box and said with a smile, "I just heard from the shop assistant that the two of you wanted to buy icing sugar. You can refuse other gifts, but I hope you will accept this icing sugar."
Over there, Lin Suyao was already eating the gray water rice dumplings dipped in white sugar, "Wow, it's delicious, Sister Shen, what kind of snack is this?"
Shen Shuyi still refused, “To be honest with you, Master Lin, I accidentally made white sugar from brown sugar, and I don’t need icing sugar right now.”
She walked over to sit opposite Lin Suyao, "This is a slice of vegetarian rice dumpling dipped in sugar. It's not something rare, but Miss Lin has never eaten it before."
The rice dumplings that the lady eats are full of fillings. She has never eaten vegetarian rice dumplings that don’t even have extra glutinous rice.
"But it's delicious!" Lin Suyao ate half a plate in one go.
At this time, Lin Xiu Jin also saw the so-called "white sugar".
His eyes were filled with shock as he picked up a piece of the vegetarian rice dumpling and dipped it in sugar. The sugar tasted even better than icing sugar.
"To be honest, I want to buy your sugar-making recipe. The headquarters of my Lin Family Business is in the capital, but today my sister and I returned to our hometown to worship our ancestors and came to Yun'an County. I didn't expect to meet a wonderful person like Miss Shen."
“If Miss Shen is willing to sell this method of making sugar, I am willing to pay a high price.”
"Ten thousand taels is enough for you to get rid of your current poverty. Even if you move to the capital, you can live a good life."
Shen Shuyi didn't expect that there was such a big shot in such a small county. He thought he was just a wealthy businessman in Yun'an County.
Even if she didn't sell it, she wouldn't worry about being killed secretly, because her husband was actually the prince of the current dynasty.
"I have no intention of selling the sugar recipe, but I have five kilograms of white sugar here. I can do business with Master Lin. If I get more white sugar in the future, how about sending it to Master Lin's store?"
“Although it is a pity, I am honored that Miss Shen is willing to do business with me.”
Chen Shuyi smiled and looked up at Chu Yi and said, "Husband, take out the sugar from the cabinet and let Master Lin check the goods."
Lin Xiujin made an offer very straightforwardly, "You have five catties of sugar here, and Lin's Company is offering seventy taels. From now on, no matter how much sugar you offer, Lin's Company will buy it."
Chen Shuyi thought about it. In this era, one catty was worth sixteen taels of silver. He offered seventy taels of silver for five catties, which was quite fair in terms of business.
"Thank you very much, Young Master."
Seeing that Lin Suyao was still eating zongzi, she quickly said, "Don't eat too much glutinous rice products. It will make your stomach bloated."
Lin Suyao had no choice but to put down her chopsticks, but her bright eyes were still staring at the crystal clear vegetarian rice dumplings.
Shen Shuyi asked Chu Yi to pack a few for Lin Suyao, “If the girl doesn’t mind, take a few home to eat.”
Lin Suyao smiled happily, “Thank you, Sister Shen!”
Having received a large sum of money, Shen Shuyi was also beaming with joy.
When the Lin brothers and sisters left, Lin Xiujin said to Shen Shuyi: "In the future, if Miss Shen gets anything rare, please contact Lin. Lin will definitely give you the most fair price."
He also handed Shen Shuyi a wooden sign of Lin's Business.
Shen Shuyi took it, “Thank you, Young Master.”
Having made a large sum of money, Chen Shuyi planned to discuss with Chu Yi to renovate the houses of the two families. No matter whether they leave Lihua Village next year or not, they would have a good year this winter after the houses were renovated.
Chu Yi agreed, "I'll go hire a craftsman, you figure out how to fix it first."
"For our family, we will make the toilet and the bathroom bigger. For my parents, we will build a study room for Shushan and Shulan and make two sets of tables and chairs."
Chen Shuyi felt that the biggest problem was still the toilet. She was really not used to the ancient toilets, so she simply drew a blueprint herself and asked the craftsmen to dig a septic tank to make a water toilet.
This craftsman came from the county town and was shocked when he got Shen Shuyi's drawings, "It can be like this..."
"Just tell me if you can do it?" Since the family has earned money, we can't be stingy and put ourselves in a difficult position in life.
The craftsman thought for a moment and said, "It's possible, but this is a big project, and the wages..."
Chu Yi said: "Wages are not a problem, just do your job well first."
“When can construction start?”
"It will be done tomorrow. Tomorrow is a good day to start construction!" the craftsman patted his chest.
Shen Shuyi and Chu Yi calculated that it would cost more than ten taels of silver to renovate the two houses.
This is definitely a huge sum of money for ordinary farmers, but Chu Yi and Shen Shuyi both agree that the money is worth spending.
Make money again if you lose it, and live a good life.
While the house renovation is in progress, it is time for Lihua Village’s annual canal repair.
Lihua Village grows rice every year, so the demand for water is very high. However, the irrigation conditions are backward and it is inconvenient to get water. The canals have to be dredged after the autumn harvest every year.
The village chief organized the young and middle-aged men in the village to repair canals, control water and prevent drought. Chu Yi, a hunter, was among them.
Someone was sent early in the morning to call Chu Yi to go to the mountain to dig a canal. This was physical work, and the village chief did not provide meals, so each family had someone deliver meals to the mountain for their family members to eat.
Shen Shuyi felt sorry for Chu Yi because he was at home repairing the house yesterday and went to the mountain to dig a canal today. She planned to make some delicious food for him.
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