Su Li raised her head and smiled, then looked at the children and said, "Would you like some sugar water?"
Baoya shook Su Li's legs: "Yes, Mommy."
"want"
"I want it"
Several children answered that Su Li had told them before that they should speak out loudly if they wanted something and never keep things in their heart, because if they do that they will get wronged and others won't know what they are thinking.
Now the children are brave enough to say what they want.
When Mr. Xie heard the children say this, he felt a little helpless. He was afraid of causing trouble to others. Even though the person in front of him was his daughter-in-law, he would first think of taking the children home so that he could find a way to prepare whatever they wanted to eat.
"Dad, come in and have a bowl of sugar water! This is the brown sugar that we make in Shanghe Village. You can try it too."
"No... No way! I'll take the kids home! You go and do your work, and we won't cause you any more trouble."
"Don't worry, Dad. I've cooked two big pots. Each person in the village can have a bowl. If it's not enough, I'll cook more."
Da Niu smacked his lips and chimed in, "Uncle Xie, go and try some. There are still a lot of them in the kitchen. You can also watch us make our own candies. Uncle, you haven't seen it. It's really good. It's very beautiful."
The joy is beyond words.
Father Xie was also a little infected.
"Grandpa, Grandpa, go take a look, then let's go home for dinner!" Baoya pulled Father Xie's sleeve and acted coquettishly.
"Yes! Dad, let's go and take a look! We'll go back together later."
"Then let's go and take a look." He said and followed Su Li into the sugar-making kitchen. He was not wearing work clothes, so Su Li took them to the side and watched from a distance.
It was the first time for the little ones to see so much brown sugar, and they danced with joy. This was how their mother taught them to make brown sugar.
Father Xie's eyes widened.
"What are you looking at? You look like you haven't seen the world." While pushing the candy, Xie's mother gave her husband a look of disdain. In fact, she was pretending to be calm in her heart.
Aunt Lanzhi glanced at her sideways. The old woman was so scared that her hands were shaking just now, but now she was making fun of people. She pouted and thanked Su Li's mother.
Su Li looked at the two old ladies and thought they were so cute that she couldn't help laughing.
After drinking the sweet water, Su Li followed Xie's father and the children back to Old Xie's house.
It was agreed before that when Su Li got busy, she would eat at Old Xie's house first. Originally, she wanted to bring food with her, especially since there were not only herself but also five children, not to mention that they had already separated, so it would be inappropriate not to bring food with her.
It was Xie's mother who scolded her, asking if she didn't treat them as her parents and that was why she was always so polite. What's wrong with her daughter-in-law and grandson having a meal at home? She still gave them 10 yuan as filial piety money every month. Sometimes they would subsidize the eldest and second families. Since Su Li became better, Xie Zhengchuan's family had no chance to take care of the children. It was the daughter-in-law who gave them money, clothes and food from time to time.
Su Li listened to what Xie's mother said, and went home to ask Xie Zhengchuan about it. The man also felt that what his mother said made sense. Sometimes a family doesn't need to be so polite. It's enough to know some limits. Too much limits can easily make the relationship indifferent.
When Su Li heard this, she agreed, so she ate a few meals at Old Xie's house with peace of mind.
The county leaders came the next day, along with ten production team leaders. Xie Zhenghe took them to the sugarcane field, and explained everything from site selection to planting to care in detail, but also in general. Li Waishan also followed them in practicing Tai Chi.
Although Su Li said that making sugar is a technical job, Li Waishan was still cautious as he finally had a job to support his family. Planting sugarcane is easy to learn as long as you are a good farmer. Although there is no fertilizer, you can still grow good sugarcane if you take care of it carefully.
The other captains felt a toothache when they saw Li Waishan's anxious look.
I was itching to try it out and wanted to drag Xie Zhenghe to the sugarcane field to study it for three days and three nights. This was something that could be used to make brown sugar!
If you have this thing, you have money.
When Li Waishan led everyone to the brown sugar factory, everyone stood at the door a little hesitant. It was obvious from Li Waishan's expression just now that he didn't want them to know how to grow sugarcane.
Now he openly wanted to take them to visit the brown sugar factory, and everyone was feeling uneasy.
This is a secret recipe that is directly displayed in front of them. Aren't you afraid that they will steal it?
Li Waishan was of course not afraid. Without anyone's guidance, he could forget about making a decent pot of brown sugar. The technician in Shanghe Village was Su Li, and he would definitely not go to other production teams.
While stepping on the pedal, Daniu said to Xie Wangcai, "Why don't these leaders come in? Our village chief even asked Aunt Lanzhi and the others to make some sweet soup for them to taste."
"That's right! If we waste time, the sugar water will get cold soon. Isn't that a waste?"
"Do you think they are afraid to come in? We are not afraid that they will learn it, so they must be afraid to come in!"
"Don't talk nonsense. They are leaders and have seen brown sugar before. Shush, keep your voice down. Don't let anyone hear you."
"I'm not wrong. Brown sugar is not a rare commodity. Our clay pots can no longer hold it..."
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The leaders and production team leaders outside suddenly blushed. They wanted to avoid suspicion. After all, this was the secret recipe of brown sugar. It would have been fine if they came to take a look by themselves, but they brought ten production team leaders with them.
If this method was really learned, and they applied to the higher authorities to make brown sugar, they would not be able to explain to Lao Li, so they hesitated at the door.
Hearing these words now makes me a little angry.
Look, look, what are you talking about? Brown sugar is not a rare thing. Then what is a rare thing? They can often get a pound and a half of brown sugar and they are reluctant to drink it, and save it for their wives and children at home.
Li Waishan noticed the embarrassment among the crowd and said with a dry cough, "Um... Zhenghe, quickly take the leaders in to have a look. Let's have a bowl of brown sugar water first, and then let Su Li tell us about our sugar-making business."
"Hello, village chief."
Li Waishan had already informed the county leaders about his plan to let Xie Zhenghe take over his shift, and the entire team also knew about it. Everyone recognized Xie Zhenghe, so whenever there was an opportunity for him to perform, Li Waishan would let him do it.
Xie Zhenghe knew in his heart that if he could really take over Uncle Waishan's job, he would definitely do his job well, even though the village chief did not have much salary and benefits.
But being able to lead everyone towards a better life is better than anything else.
Su Li, along with Xie's mother, Aunt Lanzhi, Widow Liu and others were already waiting for the leader.
Last night Li Waishan notified the nagging old ladies who helped wash sugarcane not to come and help, and told them not to get involved in the affairs of the sugar factory. If they wanted to earn a share, they could go to the fields. Of course, this included his own wife.
Xie Zhenghe and Li Waishan discussed with a few hard-working people and asked them to go into the kitchen to help.
When Widow Liu learned that she could enter the kitchen, she was both happy and nervous. She was happy that she could learn a skill, but she was nervous that she had offended Su Li in the past, and she might be unwilling to let her go. With such a mood, she did not sleep much all night. Fortunately, Su Li treated her the same as other sisters-in-law this morning.
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