It is already the end of summer and the autumn harvest is about to come.
A new wave of sweet potatoes is coming, so it is better to quickly destroy the remaining old sweet potatoes.
So Ye Liuqing moved out half of the sweet potatoes in his house.
The three siblings gathered around a large wooden basin, washing, peeling and cutting sweet potatoes, and they were very busy.
The two large iron pots in the kitchen were requisitioned and filled with diced sweet potatoes and water.
Under the action of firewood, the sweet potatoes in the iron pot slowly began to boil.
Ye Jianjun, who was sitting in front of the stove, couldn't help but nudge the second son, Ye Jianhua, with his elbow, "Can these sweet potatoes really be made into sugar?"
"What do you think?" Ye Jianhua was too lazy to pay attention to the third brother.
"That's right!" Ye Jianjun glanced at the sweet potatoes in the pot. "Otherwise, why would you go to so much trouble to make this?"
"I know, why are you still asking?" Ye Jianhua was stirring the sweet potatoes in the iron pot with a spatula to prevent them from sticking.
Ye Jianjun was unconvinced, "This is all your fault. When you were in Mom's belly, you ate up all the nutrients and only left some crumbs for me."
Ye Jianhua's mouth twitched. "You can't win against me, so you blame me?"
Ye Jianjun and Ye Jianhua are twins. They look quite similar, but their personalities are completely different.
The two of them had a small quarrel every two days and a big quarrel every three days. Ye Liuqing was used to it and was very calm.
Seeing that the sweet potatoes in the pot were a little soft, Ye Liuqing took a spatula and started to mash them.
Then, add the chopped malt into the sweet potato paste and stir well.
The fire in the stove has been turned down to a low flame.
Two large iron pots were bubbling with small bubbles.
After more than an hour, the sweet potato paste in the iron pot was almost cooked, and Ye Liuqing asked Ye Jianjun to remove the fire from the stove.
The rope was swung directly around the beam above the kitchen and tied to a cross wooden stick. Gauze was tied to the four corners of the stick and the cooked sweet potato paste began to be filtered.
Two large iron pots of sweet potato paste eventually filtered out a large iron pot of sweet potato juice.
Pour the filtered sweet potato water into the pot and simmer over low heat, stirring constantly to prevent the pot from sticking.
Slowly, a sweet fragrance wafted through the kitchen.
The water slowly evaporates, and the sweet potato water in the pot becomes thicker and thicker, as silky and smooth as fine brown satin.
"Third brother, that's enough, put out the fire."
Ye Liuqing took out a large jar that had been washed and drained long ago, and scooped the sugar boiled in the iron pot into the large jar.
Ye Jianjun was not afraid of the heat. He dipped his finger in the pot and put it in his mouth. He couldn't help but squint his eyes and enjoy it.
So sweet!
"Little sister, you are so awesome!" Ye Jianjun gave Ye Liuqing a thumbs up.
"Third brother, I have something even more powerful. Do you want to know?" A gleam flashed in Ye Liuqing's eyes.
"I want to." Ye Jianjun's face was full of curiosity.
Ye Jianhua couldn't help but turn away.
It's unbearable to watch! The third child is getting stupider and stupider.
I'm going to be fooled by my little sister again.
"Then do as I say, and I promise you'll see it tomorrow." Ye Liuqing's voice was full of temptation, "You can also eat something more delicious than this candy."
"Okay!" Ye Jianjun agreed quickly when he heard there was something delicious to eat.
"Then remember to get up early tomorrow and finish your work, then wait for me at the foot of the mountain behind."
As soon as Ye Liuqing finished speaking, Ye Jianjun wailed, "What?"
Waking up early one day is not enough, but having to wake up early the next day is petrifying and shattering...
This silly child is hopeless!
Ye Jianhua watched the show silently, picked up a piece of sugar that had formed at the bottom of the pot, and put it into his mouth.
Watch a show, eat candy, it’s beautiful, sweet and satisfying!
…
evening.
When Ye Dagang and Liu Cuilan returned home, they were so shocked to see the strange kiln and a large jar of malt sugar in the yard that their jaws almost dropped to the ground.
The couple looked at each other and saw deep doubts in each other's eyes.
What do the children do when they are not at home for a day?
"Dad, Mom, do you know where this candy comes from?"
Ye Jianjun immediately sang praises of Ye Liuqing's great achievements, with a proud look on his face, and a hint of pride.
When they heard that it was their daughter who did it, Ye Dagang and his wife's eyes lit up surprisingly.
Liu Cuilan almost smiled like a flower, "She is worthy of being our daughter. She can even turn sweet potatoes into sugar."
"That's right, my daughter is amazing." Ye Dagang nodded, his face full of pride.
While Liu Cuilan was happy, the more she looked at her third child, the more uncomfortable she felt.
"Third brother, you said that you, the eldest brother, the second brother, and the youngest brother all came out of your mother's belly, so why did I create you like this?"
"How about me? Am I not doing well?" Ye Jianjun felt that he was a good-looking man who could work and cook, which was great!
Liu Cuilan looked Ye Jianjun up and down.
Looking at the child's confident and radiant look, she thought it would be better not to pour cold water on him.
"I'm going to water the vegetable patch."
Liu Cuilan found an excuse to marry the girl in the backyard vegetable garden.
Ye Dagang sat in the yard, picked up the unfinished basket and continued weaving.
The couple should just do what they should do!
Ye Jianjun was confused and scratched his head, then continued to go into the kitchen to make a fire.
…
the next day.
After cutting the grass for the pigs, Ye Liuqing carried a basket on his back and walked towards the foot of the mountain behind.
Whenever Ye Liuqing met aunties, grandpas, uncles and aunties on the road, he would greet them sweetly regardless of whether he knew them or not.
When he reached the foot of the mountain, Ye Liuqing found a big rock and sat down to wait for his third brother.
About ten minutes later, Ye Jianjun appeared from the edge of the field and ran towards Ye Liuqing in a hurry.
"Little sister, you didn't wait long, did you?"
"What do you think?"
Ye Liuqing jumped down from the big rock.
The two siblings walked towards the mountain.
Countless wild peaches and wild apricots grow all over the mountains, and they are sour and astringent.
"Little sister, you don't want me to pick these wild peaches and apricots, do you?" Ye Jianjun looked at Ye Liuqing suspiciously.
He knew this mountain better than anyone else. Apart from Nagano peaches and wild apricots, there wasn't much else to see.
"You got the answer right, but there's no prize." A faint gleam flashed in Ye Liuqing's eyes.
"These wild peaches and apricots are not tasty." Ye Jianjun thought his little sister was greedy. "If you really want to eat them, I, your third brother, will give you one dollar of my hidden money and we can go buy some meat buns."
"I don't eat meat buns. These wild peaches and apricots are much more delicious than meat buns." Ye Liuqing looked at the wild peaches and apricots with fiery eyes. This is all money!
Ye Jianjun didn't believe that these sour and astringent peaches and apricots could be more delicious than meat buns?
However, he still obediently picked the big, good peaches and apricots from the tree and put them into the bamboo basket.
After picking for a while, the two of them had their bamboo baskets full and returned home with a full load...
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