Chapter 103 Just in Time
Ye Mingzhu's eyes were fixed on the basin in Wu Yue's hand: "Is it really done?"
Although she knew that sugarcane could be made into brown sugar, she was still a little excited when the brown sugar really appeared in front of her.
Wu Yue nodded continuously and extended the basin a little closer to Ye Mingzhu: "Boss, look, these are really brown sugar."
The brown sugar in the basin was cut into mahjong-sized pieces and placed neatly in the basin.
Ye Mingzhu picked up a piece of brown sugar and tried to break off a piece, but couldn't.
"Boss, this brown sugar is a bit hard. How about we cut off a piece and give it to you to try with some water?" Wu Yue was very considerate.
The two of them went to the kitchen together, where there was hot water.
Ye Mingzhu picked up a piece of brown sugar, cut it into two pieces with a knife, put them in two bowls, took the iron kettle that was warm on the stove, and poured boiling water over the brown sugar, bringing out a hint of red.
Yu Jiaming followed behind them and licked the corner of his mouth when he saw them make two bowls of brown sugar water.
No one paid attention to her. Ye Mingzhu felt that the brown sugar was melting too slowly, so she took a chopstick and slowly stirred the brown sugar and hot water.
After a while, the brown sugar melted, the boiling water cooled down, and a sweet smell filled the air.
Ye Mingzhu handed one of the bowls of sweet soup to Wu Yue. She picked up her bowl of sweet soup and took a sip.
It was very sweet, of course it was also because she put a lot of brown sugar in it. She hadn't had brown sugar water for a long time. She drank one mouthful after another and quickly finished the whole bowl of sugar water.
Wu Yue drank it in small sips. After the brown sugar was made, no one touched it and they gave it to the boss immediately.
In addition to these candies, there were some candy residues. The children were all looking at them eagerly, but she didn't let them eat them. They had to ask the host before they could eat them.
Thinking of this, she drank even slower. She was drinking the sugar water here while the other friends were still waiting there.
"Boss, in addition to these brown sugars, there are some sugar residues, which have been chopped up." Wu Yue said with her head lowered. She was already very careful.
"Distribute those pond residues to the children who work with you." Ye Mingzhu liked Wu Yue's honesty very much. She was not that kind of mean boss, but some broken candies would also make the people on the farm happy.
Wu Yue's face was full of joy, and she drank the sugar water much faster, so that her friends all had candy to eat.
Yu Jiaming next to him looked unhappy. He was such a grown man standing there, but these two people didn't even offer him a bowl of sugar water.
He would definitely not have taken this seriously in the past, but the expressions on the faces of these two people, as if they had drunk the most delicious food in the world, made him a little greedy.
Ye Mingzhu was about to calculate the sugar rate with Wu Yue, but when she turned around and saw Yu Jiaming's face full of resentment, she was a little puzzled: "When did you come?"
Yu Jiaming: ...I’m such a grown-up, can’t you see?
Wu Yue immediately put down the bowl and picked up the basin next to her. She thought the person next to her wanted to drink brown sugar water.
Ye Mingzhu looked at Wu Yue's defensive expression and asked, "Do you want to drink brown sugar water?"
After she said this, she herself felt it was unbelievable. Even if she hadn't touched the clothes this person took off yesterday, she could tell that the quality was very good. At least she had been in ancient times for so long and had never worn such good material.
The jade pendant that Yu Jiaming casually gave her yesterday was soft and smooth to the touch, and it was obvious that it was a good thing.
With so many books, pens, ink, paper and inkstone, Yu Jiaming was positioned in her mind as a rich man, a very rich man.
I don’t understand why rich people want to drink brown sugar water.
Although Yu Jiaming didn't say anything, the way he licked the corner of his mouth said it all.
The corner of Ye Mingzhu's mouth twitched. She took out another piece of brown sugar from the basin, cut it in half, put one half in the bowl, rinsed it with boiling water, and handed him a pair of chopsticks: "Stir it and drink it here."
Yu Jiaming just opened his mouth to thank her when Ye Mingzhu pulled Wu Yue over and said, "Xiao Yue, let's go inside and talk."
Yu Jiaming: ...Your defensiveness is so obvious, I can see it!
Ye Mingzhu ignored Yu Jiaming behind him, but Wu Yue turned around and glared at him.
This guy is so annoying and greedy that he actually asked the boss for brown sugar.
"Xiao Yue, how much brown sugar are there?" Ye Mingzhu asked impatiently when they returned to the house.
"Yesterday we went to cut a few more sugar canes. After peeling them, there were about 20 kilograms, and we got about 2 kilograms of brown sugar."
Ye Mingzhu calculated that 20 kilograms of sugar sticks yielded 2 kilograms of brown sugar. She felt the sugar yield wasn't high, but this was ancient times, and everything was done manually...
"Xiao Yue, how many sweet sticks are there in the acre of land you planted?" Ye Mingzhu knew that Wu Jiang had sent people to check all the sweet sticks, and they should all be in the cross-yard now.
"My brother asked someone to weigh it, and it was 750 kilograms." Wu Yue heard Wu Jiang say this yesterday. "We tried not to remove any flesh when peeling the fruit, but I guess it's still a few dozen kilograms less."
Wu Yue's face was full of regret. She wished she could turn the peel into brown sugar. It would cost her money!
Even though the sugar yield is low, growing sugar candies still earns more than growing crops.
Ye Mingzhu was amused by her. From this, it can be seen that this village is really poor.
She was calculating in her mind: "Xiao Yue, how many acres of land can we cultivate with the sweet sticks left on the farm?"
Wu Yue sighed: "Boss, I can probably cultivate six acres of land."
It's not that they have to make brown sugar, it's because some sugar canes are not suitable for cultivation.
Ye Mingzhu frowned. The six acres of sweet sticks could not produce much brown sugar, so she still had to find more sweet sticks.
"Boss, the weather is about to get cold. Not many people are planting sweet sticks at this time. Let's save some for next spring and plant more."
Wu Yue has been growing sweet potato for several years and has some experience.
Ye Mingzhu nodded unconsciously. She was thinking that she should buy some sweet bars from the surrounding villages and towns.
Since there are sweet sticks on the farm, there must be other places with sweet sticks nearby.
"Xiao Yue, is there any place around here where people grow sweet potato sticks?" Ye Mingzhu asked.
"We grow the most sugar candies around here. Other families only grow a few acres at most. Sugar candies are not easy to sell." Wu Yue's words made Ye Mingzhu's eyes light up.
"Xiao Yue, when is there a market in the county? Send someone to buy all the sweet sticks there. Save the good ones for seeds and make the rest into brown sugar."
This will not only increase the yield of sweet sticks, but also increase the varieties. The best varieties with the highest sugar yield will be picked out and planted in large quantities next year.
Wu Yue was listening to Ye Mingzhu and immediately said, "Tomorrow is the market. I'll ask my brother to gather everyone in the village and go buy some candy bars together tomorrow."
Ye Mingzhu thought for a moment and shook her head: "Just find a few people who are tight-lipped. We don't need too many people."
She remembered that she had bought a lot of servants. After a night's rest, she would probably feel much more energetic. It would be a good opportunity to go to the market to buy sweet bars tomorrow.
"Knock knock knock..." Someone is knocking on the door outside.
Ye Mingzhu opened the door and saw Yu Jiaming. Her eyes lit up. He came just in time as he still owed her money. They could go buy some candies together.
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