Zhou Guihua and the others had been busy for most of the day, but there was still no sign of the candy. They were anxious but didn't dare to ask.
It doesn't matter if they burn so much firewood. If they can't make sugar today, they will have wasted a day's work.
The work points are not heavy, but they feel sad just thinking about working all day without any results.
Jiang Baige was sitting at the table, opening a bag of melon seeds to kill time.
While knocking on the door, he greeted Zhou Xiuying and others who were standing behind the stove and staring at the pot.
"Auntie, come and sit for a while, we still have to wait!"
"If you're worried, come over and sit for a while. I'll keep an eye on it."
Zhou Xiuying agreed and called Sun Zhaodi and her sister.
"Let's go! It's time to rest. We're not the only ones slacking off."
The women were quite comfortable at home, eating melon seeds, drinking tea, and occasionally chatting about the Zhang and Li families.
Seeing that the syrup in the pot had started to bubble, Jiang Baige quickly took a chopstick and stirred the malt sugar in the pot.
He smiled happily and said, "It's done, serve it out quickly."
It is still hot at this moment and has not been stirred into a lump as imagined, but once the water vapor dissipates and it cools down, it will become the kind of malt sugar sold on the streets in later generations.
When Zhou Xiuying and the others heard that it was successful, they all ran over happily.
Zhou Xiuying asked, "Comrade Jiang, what should we do?"
Jiang Baige picked up a teacup, which had been prepared long ago.
She said, "Pour it all in here, and then continue."
Sun Zhaodi asked as she filled the pot with malt sugar, "Is this sugar?"
Jiang Baige nodded, "Yes! Try a little to see if it's sweet."
Sun Zhaodi and the others had never seen this thing before, so it was normal for them to ask such questions.
Zhou Xiuying put a little into her mouth, and it instantly felt sweet.
I laughed happily, "Oh, it's really sweet."
"You all should try it too, it's very sweet."
She asked her sister and Sun Zhaodi to try it.
Sun Zhaodi used a wooden ladle to scoop out the malt sugar. Hearing that it was sweet, she dipped a little on the edge of the ladle and licked it with her tongue.
Instantly, he said happily, "Ah! It's really sweet."
When Chen Jiaojiao came back from cutting grass for the pigs, she smelled something very sweet in the yard.
When I heard something sweet being said in the house, I ran in.
"Mom, what's sweet? I bought some candy at home."
Zhou Xiuying smiled and said, "You only know how to eat, hurry up."
Chen Jiaojiao ran into the house and saw so many people, so she called out to them one by one.
"Aunt, Second Aunt, Sister."
Jiang Baige asked, "Jiaojiao, have you finished cutting the grass for the pigs?"
Chen Jiaojiao replied, "Well, it rained a few days ago, and the pig grass grew very fast. I cut some extra and handed it in."
Zhou Xiuying said, "Come and try it, this malt sugar is really sweet."
"Ah! Maltose?"
Chen Jiaojiao had only eaten white sugar and didn't know what malt sugar was, but since it had the word "sugar", she knew it must be sweet.
Jiang Baige took chopsticks and stirred a little of the food she had just served for her. After the heat had dissipated, it was just easy to stir.
"Here, take it and eat it."
Zhou Xiuying didn't expect it to be done this way. She thought it would be cut with a knife!
Chen Jiaojiao happily took it and asked, "Is this malt sugar?"
Jiang Baige signaled her with her eyes, "Just lick it and you'll know."
Chen Jiaojiao really licked it, then took a lump of malt sugar and ran out.
Zhou Xiuying called her, "Don't make any noise when you go out. Go and call your father back."
Chen Jiaojiao responded: "Hey, I'll go right away."
She wanted to show off a little, but her mother didn't let her shout, so she went to find her father.
After Chen Jiaojiao left, Zhou Xiuying and the others continued to be busy.
I have to cook at least four or five more pots, and I don’t know if I can finish it today.
Chen Jiaojiao searched several plots of land before she found her father.
"Dad, why are you here? My mother asked you to go back."
Chen Defu asked, "Did your mother say anything?"
Chen Jiaojiao had just arrived in a hurry, and she showed the candy in her hand to her father breathlessly.
He asked, "Dad, do you know what this is?"
Chen Defu had no idea what this was and was confused for a moment. He smiled dotingly and asked.
"Then what is this!"
Chen Jiaojiao put the malt sugar next to his father's mouth and let him taste it.
"Dad, try it, and you'll know what it is."
She ran all the way here and only took a small bite for herself, leaving the rest for her father.
Because the malt sugar will flow, she had to worry about it falling to the ground as she walked along, so she kept turning the sugar in her hand.
Chen Defu listened to his daughter and took a bite of the food on his chopsticks.
The moment he entered the entrance, he suddenly laughed.
He asked, "Is this what your mother and the others made?"
Chen Jiaojiao nodded, "Well, let's go back quickly! My mother will say I'm out playing soon."
The father and son were walking home together. When they passed the threshing ground, they met the secretary.
The Party Secretary called them over and said, "Hey, what are you two doing, father and daughter?"
Chen Defu handed him the malt sugar in his hand and said, "Try it! I'll go home for a while."
Chen Jiaojiao just watched as her malt sugar was already in her uncle's hands.
She looked confused and reluctant to leave, but she just took a bite and it was gone. It was a huge loss.
He hurriedly ran a few steps and said, "Dad, wait for me."
She wanted to go back quickly and asked her sister to mix a lump of soup for her so that she could eat it slowly.
The secretary looked at the thing in his hand and wondered what it was. Chen Defu asked him to try it, so he did.
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