Chapter 1730 Making Maltose
In the afternoon, Lu Xiaoxiao came to the threshing ground and saw Liu and a group of women steaming glutinous rice there, so she walked up to Liu and asked, "Auntie, do you need my help?"
"No, just sit over there and watch us do it. If you find anything we did wrong, just remind us."
"Aunt is an expert in making malt sugar, so there's no need for me to remind her. I just came here to see if there's anything I can help with." Lu Xiaoxiao said after hearing what Liu said.
"You are such a sweet girl, but this time you really have to watch me make maltose. I used to make maltose with wheat and never with rice. If you don't watch me, I won't be sure."
"Okay, I'll just stay here and watch Auntie make maltose."
After hearing what Lu Xiaoxiao said, Liu felt relieved. She stopped talking to Lu Xiaoxiao and went back to work.
More than an hour later, after Liu put the first pot of malt sugar into the mold prepared in advance, she waved to Lu Xiaoxiao.
When Lu Xiaoxiao saw Liu waving at her, she stood up and walked towards Liu.
"Xiaoxiao, come and try the malt sugar made from rice. How does it taste?" Liu said to Lu Xiaoxiao when Lu Xiaoxiao came to her.
After hearing what Liu said, Lu Xiaoxiao picked up a small piece of malt sugar on the table and put it into her mouth. Instantly, a sweet taste spread in her mouth. Sure enough, handmade sugar tasted better than machine-produced sugar.
"Aunt, maltose is delicious and sweet enough. All you have to do next is follow this standard." Lu Xiaoxiao said to Liu after finishing the maltose in her mouth.
When Liu heard what Lu Xiaoxiao said, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She had just seen Lu Xiaoxiao eating candy without saying anything, and she thought that the maltose had failed to be made. She was really scared.
"Xiaoxiao, since you said that the maltose is good, then I will continue to make maltose. The pieces of maltose on the table are for the captain and others to taste. Can you help me deliver them to them?"
"Of course, I'll deliver the candy to the captain and the others now." After Lu Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she took out a handkerchief from her pocket, put the candy into the handkerchief, and walked out of the threshing ground.
More than ten minutes later, Lu Xiaoxiao found the captain in the peanut field. After opening the handkerchief in her hand, she handed it to the captain and said, "Captain, a pot of maltose is ready. Aunt Liu asked me to bring it to you to taste."
After hearing what Lu Xiaoxiao said, the captain reached out from his handkerchief, picked up a piece of maltose and put it into his mouth. Instantly, he was conquered by the sweet taste in his mouth, which was better than the fruit candy he had eaten before.
In fact, before the maltose was made, he thought that he would be satisfied as long as the maltose made from rice was sweet. However, he did not expect that the maltose made from rice would taste so good, so good that it exceeded his expectations. It seems that this batch of maltose can be sold at a good price.
"Xiaoxiao, malt sugar tastes very good. How much do you think it would cost per pound for malt sugar of this quality?" the captain asked Lu Xiaoxiao.
"I don't know. I need to ask an elder to find out. Actually, I asked an elder to help the village sell maltose this time. Otherwise, how could a child like me have the ability to sell maltose?"
(End of this chapter)
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