Jiang Yu didn't know that Wen Yanqing had experienced such a storm.
After getting up in the morning, she put the leftover chive dumplings from yesterday into the pan and fried them again. With the porridge, the Jiang family enjoyed a hearty breakfast.
After finishing her meal, she filled half a plate with radish balls and was about to go out to take them to Wei's house.
Then she saw a milkman delivering milk on a bicycle. The man was in his forties and had a simple and honest face. When Jiang Yu saw him stop his bike, she immediately went up to say hello.
"Uncle, can you order fresh milk?"
The man was about to take the milk out of the box on the back of his bicycle. When he heard this, he looked up at Jiang Yu with a surprised expression and asked with a kind smile, "Little girl, how many bottles do you want to order?"
Jiang Yu tilted his head and asked, "How much is one pound?"
The man was stunned. Buying milk by kilogram, is this a big customer?
After realizing what was happening, he suppressed his excitement and said, "50 cents a pound."
Fifty cents a pound. Jiang Yu's eyes lit up. This price was much cheaper than she expected. She thought a pound of milk would cost at least seventy or eighty cents. In this era, milk production was low and there were very few large-scale dairy farms. Scarcity made things valuable, just like television. The cost price was high and the selling price was also high. She didn't expect it to be only thirty cents a pound.
What Jiang Yu didn't know was that the current dairy cow production was indeed low, because there were not so many milk processing plants, and various dairy products had not yet been introduced. Fresh milk had a very strong fishy smell, and many people were not used to it, and the country people were reluctant to drink it, so the market demand was small.
Seeing that Jiang Yu didn't say anything, the man thought that Jiang Yu thought it was too expensive. He was anxious and didn't know how to retain the customer because he was not good at speaking. He could only stand there and wait for Jiang Yu to make a decision. Finally, he gritted his teeth and took out a bottle of milk.
"Little girl, you can try the milk first to see if it's fresh. It's just squeezed out at night."
"No, no." Jiang Yu waved his hands repeatedly, took out fifty cents from his pocket and handed it to the man, pointing to the door not far behind him: "Uncle, I'll give you fifty cents as a deposit first. You can deliver three pounds later. Starting tomorrow, you will help deliver one pound of fresh milk to my house every day. After a while, the amount should increase. If you need more, I will notify you."
"Okay, okay." Hearing her mention the exact amount, the man nodded excitedly. His hands trembled slightly as he took the money, and his eyes were red. "Don't worry, little girl. I will definitely deliver it to you on time."
The cattle farm stipulates that each person must sell ten kilograms of milk every day. The area he is responsible for is nearby, with few residents and less demand for fresh milk. The school has been directly delivered by people arranged by the factory. He has not completed the task for more than ten days. The factory has issued a notice that if he fails to complete the task again, he will be fired.
His wife was lying in bed unable to move and needed someone to take care of her every day. His daughter and granddaughter were also sent back home by their son-in-law. The little land they had was occupied by his brother. If he lost his job again, the family would have nothing to live on. The appearance of Jiang Yu gave the man hope for life again.
Jiang Yu was a little surprised for not knowing the reason. She was so excited that she almost cried just because she ordered three pounds of milk. She looked at the man carefully a few more times and saw that he took one step higher than the other. Then she realized that the man was a cripple.
There was a "creaky" sound of the door opening behind him. Jiang Yu turned his head and saw that it was Grandma Shen who went out to get milk.
When Shen Wanrong stepped forward to take the milk, she saw Jiang Yu and said with a smile, "Oh, why are you here? I was planning to take it to your house later, but now it seems that it is not necessary."
“It’s a coincidence, I was just about to get something for you, Grandma Shen, and I saw it when I went out.”
Seeing her bringing something over again, Shen Wanrong gently scolded her, "Didn't I tell you not to bring anything over?"
Jiang Yu smiled and said, "I should have sent it over last night, but I was afraid you guys were asleep. Oh, and I'll buy some flour at the supply and marketing cooperative today and bring it over later."
Shen Wanrong waved her hand: “It’s just a little thing, no rush.”
"That won't do."
Just then, Wei Zhuzhu came over staggeringly, rubbing her eyes. When she saw Jiang Yu, her eyes lit up and she insisted on going to Jiang Yu's house to play and see Xiao Si.
Jiang Yu took Wei Zhuzhu's hand and returned home. Zhuzhu ran to see Xiaosi, while Zhouzhou followed Jiang Yu like a little tail.
Jiang Yu spread the malt seeds that had been soaked last night on a winnowing basket, covered them with gauze, sprinkled some water on them, and set them aside waiting for them to germinate.
Thinking that a lot of sugar would be needed and it would take some time for the malt to germinate, Jiang Yu used all the remaining winnowing baskets.
Jiang Yunzhou opened his round eyes, held up his little chin, and asked Jiang Yu in a baby voice: "Sister, are you preparing food for Xiao Si?"
Jiang Yu shook her head in amusement: "No, sister is making malt sugar for Zhou Zhou."
Jiang Yunzhou's eyes widened, and he was stunned with joy: "Really, sister is going to make candy for Zhou Zhou?" He clapped his hands and said: "Sister is so awesome."
After hearing this, Wei Zhuzhu quickly agreed: "Sister Zhuzhu wants to eat too."
Seeing the two little gluttons clamoring for food, she suddenly thought of another snack she was planning to sell at her stall: popcorn. Since it was quick and easy to make, she decided to give it a try and get a feel for it beforehand.
Jiang Yu took the sun-dried corn cobs from a corner of the kitchen, peeled the kernels and threw them into the pot, then quickly closed the lid. The pot emitted a crackling sound.
Zhuzhu was so scared that she pulled Zhouzhou away quickly, fearing that the pot would explode. Zhouzhou looked at Jiang Yu with worry.
The iron pot was very heavy. Jiang Yu held the handle tightly and shook it in circles to ensure that the corn kernels were heated evenly. The crackling sound gradually weakened. After a while, when there was almost no sound of corn kernels popping in the pot, she took the iron pot off the stove, simmered it for a few seconds, opened the lid, and found that most of the corn kernels had popped.
Set up a clean iron pan again, pour oil and sugar into the cold pan, and heat it over medium-high heat. The sugar will melt and change color quickly, gradually turning brown. When you pick it up with chopsticks, it is just enough to pull into threads, and the caramel is ready.
Pour the popped popcorn into the caramel and mix well. The caramel popcorn is ready. The white popcorn is covered with crystal clear caramel coating, which looks sweet and delicious.
Jiang Yu took one and put it in her mouth. The caramel coating had not cooled down yet, the skin was not crisp enough, but the sweetness was enough. Overall, it was more successful than she had imagined.
From the moment she opened the lid, a sweet aroma filled the kitchen. Seeing her pick up a piece to taste, Zhuzhu finally couldn't help herself. She left Zhouzhou behind and ran towards Jiang Yu first, then couldn't wait to ask, "Beautiful sister, how is it? What does it taste like?"
Jiang Yu fed her one. One of them was very outgoing and the other was cheerful. Although they had only known each other for a short time, they seemed like sisters who had known each other for a long time.
Zhuzhu put the popcorn into her mouth. The outer layer of sugar coating was a little cool. When she bit it, she had a slightly crisp taste of the soft and sweet popcorn. The rich sweetness of the caramel did not cover up the fragrance of the corn itself. The sweetness was strong but not greasy, because the slightly bitter fragrance of the caramel itself just neutralized the sweetness.
"Hmm~" Zhuzhu widened her eyes. She ate more for the novelty than the taste. "It's delicious."
She waved to Zhou Zhou and asked him to come over and try it.
Jiang Yu took a big bowl and poured all the popcorn into it, then handed it to Zhuzhu and asked her to take it outside and eat with Zhou Zhou.
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