Chapter 158: About to Take Off
"Sister, is it ready?" The little kids gathered in front of the stove, stretched their necks, and stared into the pot.
There are fermented glutinous rice and eggs cooking in the pot. The cotton-like fermented glutinous rice is floating in the water, and the egg whites are white and plump. The aroma is so fragrant that it’s unbearable!
"It's not ready yet, just a moment, a moment!" Su Ying smiled and scraped off the foam in the pot with a spatula.
Add a little tea oil and two pieces of brown sugar.
The children stared at the brown sugar that was reddish-brown and had a fresh sugarcane aroma, and gulped their saliva.
"Take it and eat it! Give one to grandma!" Su Ying took out two pieces of brown sugar.
"Oh!" The children cheered and ran away with their candies.
"Grandma, have some candy!" Bingyan gave one of the candies to the old lady.
The old lady took it with a smile, but was reluctant to eat it.
The old lady was content with the status quo and calmed down, no longer feeling as resentful and angry as she did at the beginning.
The little kids put their heads together, divided the candies with knives, sucked the candy crumbs on their fingers, and were extremely happy.
"Come, try it!" Su Ying broke off a small piece of candy and fed it into Su Lu's mouth.
Su Lu always kept silent and just worked silently, and was always ignored.
"Woo..." Su Lu was caught off guard and suddenly there was a piece of sweet, crunchy brown sugar in her mouth, and her little face flushed with happiness.
"Is it delicious?" Su Ying asked with a smile.
"Hmm, delicious!" Su Lu narrowed her eyes sweetly.
"You, no one dotes on your younger brothers and sisters as much as you do!" Wei added firewood in front of the stove and couldn't help but scold.
"Shouldn't you love and pamper your own brothers and sisters?" Su Ying said mischievously.
The fermented glutinous rice fried eggs are cooked, one for each person, steaming hot, sour and sweet, and the aroma wafts from far away.
It was drizzling outside and a thin layer of mist was rising. It was a rare quiet morning in Huanggou Village. It was peaceful and quiet, and there was warmth and happiness everywhere.
Life is getting better and better, and we bought some eggs at home.
When the weather got colder, we built a simple kitchen, put out bamboo tables and chairs, and ate on the ground instead of sitting on the floor.
The bedding was sewn and everyone had a set of cotton clothes.
Now we have enough food to eat, warm clothes to wear, and everything is going well. We are heading towards a better future.
In the past, when families were well-off, only women in confinement could eat fermented glutinous rice wine fried eggs. The sugar paste was not as sweet as the brown sugar.
Although each person only had one egg, there was a lot of soup. After drinking a big bowl of soup, everyone felt warm and sweet.
After breakfast, the Su family went to work in the fields in the rain.
The young men wanted to follow, but were persuaded to stop by Su Bucheng and his two brothers.
"There's only one ox for plowing. It's useless to go too far. You should read books at home, and pick grass for pigs. Don't be lazy." Su Bucheng arranged.
"Yes!" The teenagers no longer insisted.
There were a lot of people going there, and they got wet. They had to boil water to take a shower and wash a lot of clothes, which were not easy to dry.
The key is that there is only one cow, and the rest of the people can only stand on the edge of the field and watch. There is really no need to go so far.
Wearing a straw hat and a raincoat, he led the cow and carried the plow to the field.
Several families were plowing the fields, and several households in the village also jointly added oxen. They took advantage of the rare free time to plow the wasteland and prepare to cultivate paddy fields.
Every family got a lot of lime, and the humus was dried in the sun.
After plowing the land, cover it with rotten soil, water it, and wait for the next spring.
Because there are more oxen, they can help the widows. This time, the Su family only needs to bring Zheng Niangzi and Yang Chunhua's families.
Most of the officials and common people who came to study had left, leaving only a few professionals in road and water conservancy construction to participate in the road construction.
In the drizzle, the fields of Huanggou Village are bustling with activity.
Smoke from cooking curls up in the mist and rain, and the air is filled with the sweet aroma of fermented glutinous rice.
Su Ying taught the women how to make wine yeast with Polygonum aviculare and then make fermented glutinous rice wine.
Although it is made from old rice and is not as sweet as glutinous rice, it is a delicious delicacy that cannot be more delicious for the poor, especially children.
He spends every day circling around the jar of his own fermented glutinous rice wine, counting on his fingers the time to open the jar.
Once the fermented glutinous rice wine is taken out, where can you keep it anymore?
He would find ways to sneak a bite, open the jar, taste a mouthful of fermented glutinous rice, drink a few sips of fermented glutinous rice water, and then go home to sneak a few more mouthfuls.
Several children were drunk and fell asleep on the ground.
He was caught by adults, but he still said that he didn't steal the food. How could he hide the aroma of the fermented glutinous rice wine?
Now that life is better, adults are not so stingy and grit their teeth to cook fermented glutinous rice wine eggs for children and the elderly.
But she is not as generous as Su Ying in adding brown sugar.
The sugar factory in Jinfengzhai was established in the county town and received full support from County Magistrate Hu. Official documents were issued to all townships, villages and villages.
Those who want to grow sugarcane will be provided with seeds by Jinfengzhai, but they must agree to sell the harvest only to the Jinfengzhai Sugar Factory.
The following is attached with the method of planting sugarcane and rotating it with rice and wheat.
At the same time, the county government organized people to open a paper mill, using sugarcane bagasse as the main raw material to make paper.
The paper produced is mainly supplied to the village schools in each village and then sold outside.
The paper mill workers were recruited from the county town. The city residents didn't expect such a good thing to happen to them, and they fought over it fiercely.
County Magistrate Hu also organized people to improve public security within his jurisdiction, hired a lot of people, and solved employment problems for many people.
All roads leading to the outside world were repaired and widened by the villages along the way in the form of corvee labor.
Some people resisted at first, but when they learned that the road was intended to attract more merchants to buy vermicelli, tea oil, and honey, they stopped resisting because all the villages would benefit.
All villages have received unified training at the county government on tea oil production, artificial beekeeping, etc.
Finally, unified training and learning will be carried out for the inns, restaurants, and inns in the county, to unify their thinking, set prices and business rules, supervise each other, and be regulated by the government to create a good business atmosphere.
Many inns, restaurants, and coach houses were busy expanding in preparation for the arrival of merchants.
All this is thanks to Su Ying.
Chief Ade specially sent someone to deliver a large jar of brown sugar, saying that more would be sent after they had finished eating it.
Su Ying did not keep the jar of brown sugar to herself. She took out half of it and distributed it to each household in the village.
Not to mention the village elders, even Old Man Yang was so excited that he wanted to step down on the spot and let Su Bucheng take over as village chief.
Su Bucheng declined repeatedly, saying that he already had enough things to do every day, and he would assist Wang Yannian in giving overall direction on matters in Huanggou Village.
The specific staffing arrangements are entirely up to Old Man Yang and the village elders. He really doesn't have that much energy to deal with the tedious affairs of the village.
Su Bucheng secretly gave Wang Yannian a small jar of brown sugar.
This thing is precious. The two of them have been working together for some time, and they have a tacit understanding with each other and appreciate each other. Good things should naturally be shared.
Wang Yannian did not keep this happiness to himself. He sent someone to deliver the brown sugar to the provincial capital, kept a few pieces for himself, and gave the rest to Lu Zhaoshi.
A letter was also attached, describing the current deployment, development and great changes in Wu County.
Only then did Lu Zhaoshi realize the purpose of the leader of Jinfeng Village going to the county government office that day.
Soon after, a report from County Magistrate Hu was also delivered, along with a can of brown sugar and snow-white paper.
Wu County is fully prepared, its vermicelli and other products have become famous, merchants from nearby provincial capitals are flocking to Wu County, and Wu County is about to take off.
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