"Here, have you contacted the sugarcane seedlings? Are they expensive? We have never grown this before, so how do we grow it? Where do we plant it? When will it be ripe? And I don't understand this recipe. How do we make sugar? Will it be the same as the one in this pottery jar?"
Li Waishan excitedly asked a lot of good questions in one breath, and then looked around vigilantly to make sure no one heard what happened.
Su Li looked at Li Waishan's cautious look and the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, "Uncle Waishan, don't get excited yet, let's talk slowly."
"Not excited, not excited, haha..." Li Waishan's hands were shaking as he held the pottery jar. If this really worked, not only could it repay the team's hunger, but their lives in Shanghe Village would be better in the future.
No matter how you think about it, it's good for the country and its people.
Thinking of this, Su Li's eyes softened a lot. She never thought that writing a book could have such a good experience.
"Now you are the only one who can make sugar. Are you willing to hand over this skill? Do you have any conditions? Well... You may not know, our village has suffered a lot of famine, and you can make a lot of money by writing books. Why do you want to hand over the recipe? If you take it to the black market, it may sell for a lot of money."
It's no wonder that Li Waishan has such an idea. Shanghe Village really has no money in its account. The previous brigade gritted its teeth and tightened its belt to buy a tractor. It was this big thing that caused the brigade to suffer from famine. If it weren't for the good harvest this year, they would not have been able to pay back part of it.
And what Li Waishan didn't know was that if it was the original owner, she might really have done this, but Su Li was not short of money now, she had 70,000 or 80,000 yuan alone.
Su Li sighed and said, "There are conditions, and it has nothing to do with money. As for why I do this, Uncle Waishan, our Shanghe Village is too poor. You may not know that Tian Laoshi's family ran out of food yesterday. It was my second brother who carried a bag of sweet potatoes, coarse grains and dried vegetables over. They may not be able to survive."
This situation is definitely still happening in Shanghe Village. Every family doesn't have much food, and no one wants to lend out the life-saving food they have. I can make money and live a good life, but uncle, I can't feel at peace. If adults suffer, children will suffer too. Children are the flowers of the motherland. If children can't live well, then what is the future?"
Li Waishan's eyes turned red at what Su Li said. How could he not know that Shanghe Village was too poor? He was old and sometimes he felt powerless. He also wanted to make every household rich, but they were all a group of people who devoted themselves to farming and dared not try anything new.
"Okay, okay, you are a good child, Zhengchuan wife, you have a high level of ideological awareness! So what do you think about this? Do you have any rules?" Li Waishan looked at Su Li apologetically, "Zhengchuan wife, this is not something I can decide alone. It's not that I don't trust you. I need to know the specific rules before I can discuss it with the team members. After all, this is not a small matter. I have to think about how to say it so that everyone in the team agrees, and then we can start to do it."
He was envious of other production teams that were thriving, and he also wanted a chance to be the village chief. He was not an ignorant person, and these people worked hard just to make the villagers live a good life. He had tried before, but he had no experience and was completely in the dark. Even if he had a lot of passion, it was worn away by the trivialities of life and the daily management and work.
Su Li held her hands and said, "I've thought about this. I made the brown sugar myself, but I still can't guarantee that this thing can succeed. I won't force you to do it or not. You and the team members decide.
Also, this matter must be kept secret, and when you look for help, you must find reliable people who keep their mouths shut. You also know that my reputation is not very good, and it would be bad if others get jealous and sabotage it. This matter concerns the entire brigade, so it must be kept strictly confidential."
Li Waishan nodded, "Don't worry, I know what's going on."
"Uncle Waishan, you can discuss it with the team first. If you want to do it, you have to set aside some experimental fields in the village and plant sugarcane seedlings first. The seedlings I contacted are the latest varieties from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. They can be planted in all seasons and will grow in about four months. Then you can prepare a few large pots and start boiling sugar."
Brown sugar is a very scarce commodity in this era, especially in this remote city. Women cannot do without it whether for menstruation or childbirth.
Sugarcane is not a hunger-satisfying fruit and is not an important fruit. No one will spend a lot of money to grow it. Moreover, when food is scarce in both cities and rural areas, food is the most precious thing.
Then Su Li divided the experimental field and planted sugarcane, explaining the steps of the secret recipe in her hand to Li Waishan one by one. He nodded for nearly half an hour and almost felt dizzy.
Mrs. Li saw her husband and the third son of the Xie family's wife chatting at the door for a long time but still not coming in. She was so angry that her cheeks puffed up and she shouted at the door, "Old man, you are here, what are you doing? Don't be bewitched by the shameless vixen for so long."
Li Waishan and Su Li were having a very pleasant conversation. Li Waishan was praising Su Li for her high awareness. If this really came true, he would definitely go to the county to apply for an advanced talent title for her. At that time, he would definitely let Zhengchuan's wife wear a big red flower and ride on the team's tractor to take a few laps around the village in style.
If Su Li knew what Li Waishan was thinking, she would definitely say: Thank you very much.
Mrs. Li's scolding became more and more unpleasant. Su Li looked at Li Waishan with a smile without saying a word.
Li Waishan had just received such a great benefit from Su Li. In the future, whether it was planting sugarcane or making sugar, he would have to rely on Su Li. He couldn't let this relationship go because his wife couldn't figure it out. He immediately promised her, "Zhengchuan's wife, I'm really sorry. My wife is crazy about gains and losses. Don't be angry. Uncle will help you vent your anger. It's important."
"Uncle Waishan, don't worry. I won't ignore Guan Tang's feelings just because of what Aunt said. After all, this is for everyone and we can't just fight over momentary emotions. But you'd better not let Aunt know about this. She has such a big opinion of me. It would be bad if she did something irreversible." Su Li said so.
Li Waishan was shocked by what he said. He just wanted to talk to his wife in the evening to let her know the seriousness of the matter. Now he has completely given up the idea. However, it is still necessary to teach her a lesson, otherwise how can he explain to Zhengchuan's wife.
Su Li went there seeing that there was nothing wrong and took the secret recipe with her when she left. However, she did not bring the small clay jar of brown sugar. As long as Li Waishan brought the brown sugar over, the job would basically be done. She was very confident in her craftsmanship and the quality of the brown sugar.
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