The space doctor girl became the favorite of exiled ministers

Chapter 13 Sugar Making
Cui Hejin listened to his mother's sad and rambling words, his eyes flickered with a deep light, and he comforted him softly: "Mother, it won't always be like this."

Mrs. Cui only took Cui Hejin's words to comfort her.

She also didn't want to spoil her son's mood by talking too much, so she could only go to work first.

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Donghe Village is not far from Green River Town, and it takes about half an hour to walk to the town.

Arriving in the town, Jiang Zhiluo felt as if she had suddenly gone from a closed place to a prosperous place.

It was already mid-morning, all the shops in the town were open, and there were a lot of customers coming and going.

There were several ships at the pier not far away. There were people carrying goods on the shore of the ship, and there were stewards directing them. There were also many people setting up stalls by the pier, selling all kinds of food.

There are also shopkeepers carrying poles and shouting.

There are also tea stands.

When Jiang Zhiluo walked there with a basket on her back, she could smell the strong smell of food.

It is much more lively than in the village, and the noise is also loud.

She watched carefully.

There are also many merchants looking at the goods on the wharf, discussing prices and discussing business.

When Jiang Zhiluo came to the edge of the pier, she saw that the pier was full of goods being carried down, and many people with the boat came down to buy food. After buying the food, they boarded the boat, and the boat set sail directly without stopping.

Jiang Zhiluo never expected that a small pier could be so lively.

And it seems that the food business on the pier is good, but there are too many food stalls, from one end to the other.

Moreover, there are many shops beside the pier, and there are many people coming and going to each shop, so the business looks good.

Many ships unloaded their cargo and loaded it with other cargo for return.

Jiang Zhiluo looked at it, thinking of opening a shop at the pier.

But she also knew that the price of a good shop in a location like the wharf must not be cheap, and even if there was a price, she might not be able to buy a shop.

After observing for a while, Jiang Zhiluo walked into the town.

The shops on both sides of the street sell everything.

However, Jiang Zhiluo found that Zouji Pastry Shop and Rouge Gouache Shop had the best business.

Especially there is a long queue outside the Zouji pastry shop.

Someone said while queuing up, "Zouji's cakes are still delicious."

"No, their cakes have been open for decades. It's an old shop, and they make delicious cakes. My kids like to eat their cakes. They don't come here from the west of the town. They just come here to buy some back. .”

"Oh, you should have lined up earlier. You have some snacks. If you line up late, they are sold out early."

"I hope that the brown sugar jujube cake won't be sold out. My mother likes to eat this and says it's good for her health."

"No, it's good for women to drink more brown sugar. I haven't bought brown sugar anywhere else. I thought I'd come to Zouji Bakery to see if there's any brown sugar for sale."

"Our brown sugar is out of stock here, and it is generally not available, and the women who run the boat are all keen on brown sugar."

"No, think about it. Fishermen are often in the sea and rivers, and their bodies are very cold. Drinking some brown sugar is really good for their health. Even if the price is a bit expensive, they should buy some from time to time."

When Jiang Zhiluo passed by, she happened to hear everyone talking about this.

Her expression changed, brown sugar?
Brown sugar is made from sugar cane.

Sugar cane is mainly distributed in the south, so there should be more brown sugar in the south. If it is transported to the north, the price should rise a little.

Thinking of Mrs. Cui's lack of energy and blood, Jiang Zhiluo's expression changed, and she asked, "Sister, please ask, how much is the brown sugar in their store?"

"Fifty or sixty yuan a catty, or you can buy it by the dollar, and you can buy it for a dollar, which is about two yuan."

When Jiang Zhiluo heard the price, she was taken aback for a moment.

I really didn't expect brown sugar to be so expensive in this era.

Also, in this superficial era, the sugar making technology may not be very mature, and because of regional differences, it is normal for brown sugar to be expensive in the north.

When Jiang Zhiluo heard this, she made some calculations in her mind, and she really wanted to make brown sugar.

She makes brown sugar herself.

It's just that there is no sugar cane here in the north.

But there is another way to make brown sugar, and that's by using beets.

They grow a lot of beets in the northern state, and their family has beets.

If that's not enough, she can also buy beets.

Because every family grows beets, the price of beets is cheap, and you can buy a catty for a penny, and at this price, no one will buy it at a stall in the market.

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhiluo felt a little hot in her heart.

But Jiang Zhiluo was not in a hurry, she continued to observe.

She saw that Zouji also bought a lot of caramel.

Many women bring their children with them when they go shopping.

The children couldn't move when they saw the candy, "Mom, I want candy, eat it."

"I just bought it last time, and I still eat it."

"Mom, I don't, I want candy, candy, this is delicious."

Many women can't hold back their children, so when they buy snacks, they also buy some candy.

Jiang Zhiluo quietly observed from the side, one piece of candy and two pennies.

Many people buy five or six yuan at once, and some directly buy ten yuan, just to make their children happy.

After buying candy, the child took the candy and jumped up and down happily. The woman couldn't help laughing seeing the child happy.

Also, when parents are reluctant to buy things for themselves, they are willing to buy things for their children.

Jiang Zhiluo looked thoughtful.

Then, she went to the rouge powder store, and found that the very low-quality rouge powder cost two or three taels of silver for a box, and there were still many people who bought it.

Just by looking at it, Jiang Zhiluo knew that no matter what era there are many people who love beauty.

Such a box of rouge can make a lot of money.

After walking around for a long time, Jiang Zhiluo knew it all.

She went directly to the grain store and bought 160 catties of glutinous rice, which cost [-] Wen for a catty of glutinous rice.

Thinking that after buying glutinous rice, she only had 840 Wen, Jiang Zhiluo felt a little distressed.

But some things still have to be bought.

She went to the meat stall and bought a big bone and a catty of meat for cooking at night.

The meat here is twenty Wen a catty, which is really expensive.

No wonder the villagers are reluctant to eat meat on weekdays, so they are willing to buy a catty or two during the Chinese New Year.

She went to the grocery store again and bought some oil paper.

It is good to cut into pieces of maltose and brown sugar.

Yes, Jiang Zhiluo bought glutinous rice to make maltose.

Although she was going to make maltose, but tomorrow was the time to return home, she still bought a few pieces of candy, so that she could bring them back to her mother's house for her younger brothers and sisters to eat.

One piece per person, she didn't buy too much.

She'll make the candies herself anyway.

As for beets, she can buy them in the village, and the price will probably be cheaper in the village.

Jiang Zhiluo put the things in the back basket and covered them with something, but she actually put them in the space.

In this way, she walks briskly, and when she reaches the door of the house, she puts the things back into the basket from the space, so that the secret of the space will not be discovered.

It was past noon when Jiang Zhiluo returned home with her things on her back.

She guessed that the old lady and Cui Hejin should have already had lunch.

She planned to go home and simply eat something to pad her stomach, and she was still busy in the afternoon.

It's just that when I walked to the street at home, I saw Mrs. Cui standing at the gate of the fenced courtyard from a distance.

She seemed to be looking up here.

Jiang Zhiluo froze for a moment, walked over quickly and said, "Mother, why are you standing at the door?"

(End of this chapter)