Chapter 24 Tenderness
"No, no, I have something to do at home and I'm in a hurry to go back."
Although Liu Ting'an really wanted to try what was so delicious, he still held back.
He couldn't cause trouble for Brother Cui just for a little food.
As he said this, he quickly walked towards the yard.
Jiang Zhiluo didn't say much.
There happened to be two leek dumplings that were cooked. Jiang Zhiluo wrapped two in oil paper and handed them to Cui Hejin, saying, "They're freshly made. Give them to your friend."
After handing it to Cui Hejin, Jiang Zhiluo turned around and continued to stare at the chive dumplings in the pot, turning them over from time to time to prevent them from getting burnt.
Cui Hejin walked towards the yard. When he reached the door, he handed two boxes of chives wrapped in oil paper to Liu Ting'an and said, "Take them!"
"Brother Cui, I..." Liu Ting'an was very embarrassed.
Cui Hejin was as cold and indifferent as ever, and said, "If you consider me a friend, then take it."
Liu Ting'an knew that although Brother Cui looked cold, he was actually a very good person.
"Then... then I won't be polite."
"Um."
Liu Ting'an couldn't help but take a bite. Although it was a little hot, the fragrance lingered on his lips and teeth. "Brother Cui, I didn't expect your wife's cooking to be so delicious."
Cui Hejin's expression changed, and he said clearly, "Maybe!"
Liu Ting'an knew that Cui Hejin didn't like to talk much, but he didn't mind. He was smiling all the time while eating delicious food.
When Liu Ting'an left, he did not forget to remind Cui Hejin to go to school tomorrow.
Cui Hejin nodded.
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After Jiang Zhiluo had fried all the chive dumplings, it was getting dark, and the sugar was finally boiled.
After it is cooked, she takes it out and puts it aside. After it cools down, she can cut it into pieces of brown sugar.
Mrs. Cui looked at the color and rubbed her eyes vigorously to make sure she was not mistaken. "Zhiluo, it really came out after being boiled. Is this brown sugar?"
Jiang Zhiluo knew her mother was a little bit unconvinced, so she picked up a small piece with her chopsticks and handed it to Mrs. Cui, saying, "Mother, try it and you will know if it is true."
Mrs. Cui carefully put it in her mouth and tasted it. Her eyes lit up instantly. Her eyes widened with excitement. "Zhiluo, it's really sweet. It tastes very sweet, just like the taste of brown sugar."
Mrs. Cui became excited when she thought about how expensive and hard to buy brown sugar was.
The hands holding the chopsticks were shaking and unsteady.
She really felt like she was dreaming.
My daughter-in-law is so amazing, she can even make brown sugar.
So, if my daughter-in-law said she can make candles, then I can definitely make this too.
It was a little difficult to see now, so Jiang Zhiluo went to the yard to look at the small wooden barrels and found that the grease candles had cooled down.
She used a knife to split the outer shell of the barrel.
So they are candles.
Jiang Zhiluo happily took it into the house and lit one with a flint.
"Look, mother, this is a pine candle."
Mrs. Cui nodded happily, "Yes, it's bright, really bright, it's a candle."
Jiang Zhiluo took out the other eight candles and handed one to Old Lady Cui, saying, "Mother, this one is for you. You can use it tonight. We'll use this one inside the house. Put these six away for now."
Mrs. Cui looked at the candle in front of her and still felt a sense of unreality.
She held it in both hands.
The color of this candle is a bit waxy black, completely different from the red candle, but it can still burn and illuminate without any impact.
Just buying so many candles would cost at least several hundred coins.
So Mrs. Cui held it carefully, fearing that it would drop.
"Mom, it's okay. I'll do it again after I use it."
This candle is not good-looking, but it is still useful for lighting.
In ancient times, many villages were built on the mountains.
The advantage of building against a mountain is that it is convenient to chop firewood and collect anything on the mountain.
Mrs. Cui said happily, "Okay, okay, thank you for your hard work."
"Mom, it's not hard. It's easy to do."
She only got some pine resin halfway up the mountain. If she went further up the mountain, she might find more.
There was also a lot of pine resin halfway up the mountain, but she only took a part of it.
The house was filled with a strong fragrance.
During the meal, Cui Hejin washed his hands and sat down, remaining quiet throughout.
Jiang Zhiluo looked at his quiet and beautiful expression, and felt that under the candlelight of the resin candle, his cold eyebrows seemed to be stained with a hint of gentleness, and the light shadows seemed to float like sparkling stars in his picturesque pupils.
Looking at his appearance at this moment, Jiang Zhiluo couldn't help but think that when he was gentle, he should be very gentle and be able to warm people's hearts.
Jiang Zhiluo's expression changed, but she didn't say anything.
While eating, Mrs. Cui ate the chive dumplings and praised them highly.
"Zhiluo, leeks are really good. They are delicious when stir-fried, and they are also delicious when wrapped in leek boxes."
Mrs. Cui thought, this is just like making dumplings, with stuffing inside, but dumplings are made with leavened dough, and this chive dumpling can be made without leavened dough, which is simpler and more delicious.
She really hadn't eaten anything so delicious since she was exiled.
Mrs. Cui felt moved just by eating.
This chive box is really delicious.
Cui Hejin also ate quietly. Although he didn't say anything, Jiang Zhiluo saw that he ate a little more than usual, so she knew that he liked to eat these.
After dinner, Mrs. Cui was packing up, and Jiang Zhiluo took out the wheat that had been soaked yesterday, then found a clean sieve, covered it with a layer of clean cotton cloth, and spread the wheat flat on it.
After three or four days, you can make malt sugar.
But you can try selling some brown sugar in town early tomorrow morning.
She planned to sell it piece by piece. If she sold it by kilogram, ordinary people would not be able to afford it.
Most people just buy one or two yuan to use.
Jiang Zhiluo planned to sell them piece by piece, so that ordinary people might be willing to buy one piece for a penny or two.
She planned to sell them at two cents a piece.
The brown sugar made from beets in the afternoon was cut into about thirty or forty pieces.
I can earn more than seventy cents.
This does not include the cost of beets, as beets are a vegetable we already have at home.
If we use more beets to make brown sugar in the future, we will have to collect them from the village.
After deducting the cost of beets, I can still get about sixty cents.
The main reason is that beets are cheap, almost one penny per pound.
If you collect it in the village, the price may be cheaper.
If you can sell it every day, you can earn at least one silver coin a month, not to mention the malt sugar or food business you can make later.
If business were going well, there would be no need to be so frugal with food and daily necessities.
Now that you have capital, you can start some other business later. When you make enough money, you can buy a piece of land and build a tiled house.
Now the Cui family’s house is the village head’s house, and it is a mud house. The place is too small and there is no courtyard wall.
She wanted to build a better house according to her design style, so that her family could live comfortably and it would be much more convenient to wash and take a bath at night.
Cui Hejin likes reading books. He would probably be happier if he had a separate study.
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