The history of struggle of peasant girls

Chapter 10 Sugar
Han Qianluo carefully recalled the process of making white sugar. First, the sugarcane was squeezed into sugarcane juice, and then the dregs inside were filtered out. After cleaning, the water inside was separated to obtain granulated sugar.

After confirming the procedure, Han Qianluo started to work. The first step was to squeeze the juice.Han Qianluo first tore off the hard skin on the sugar cane, then cut it into sections, and then cut it into slices.After all, there was no juicer at this time, and it was difficult to squeeze out sugarcane juice from the whole section of sugarcane.

While Han Qianluo was cutting the sugarcane, Han Sanwei came back, saw the sugarcane on the ground and said excitedly: "Sister, where did this sugarcane come from, can I eat it?" A pair of big eyes looked at Han Qian Luo made people feel that it would be unbearable not to agree to his request.But Han Qianluo did not soften his heart and said, "This is not edible, I have other uses."

"What is it used for?" Han Sanwei asked curiously.

"You'll know later, come and help," Han Qianluo said.

With the help of Hansanwei, the three sugar canes were quickly cut into slices.Han Sanwei didn't leave after cutting the sugar cane, and kept watching from the sidelines, full of curiosity about what Han Qianluo did, and more precisely, curious about the fate of the three sugar canes.

The next step was to squeeze the juice, but Han Qianluo was in a bit of trouble. What to use to squeeze the sugarcane juice became a problem. A stone mill for grinding flour would definitely not work, only a stone mortar.

This can be said to be a physical labor, Han Qianluo and Han Sanwei alternated, and quickly squeezed out the sugarcane juice.Han Qingquan who was in the yard saw it and said, "Xiaoluo, isn't there a juicer in Sanyang next door?"

There is indeed a mill for extracting sugar cane juice in Sanyang, but it is too far away, and it will take at least two quarters of an hour to get there. For three sugar canes, Han Qianluo thinks it is better to make a little effort at home, and she is now I also don't want people to know that she makes candy.

There wasn't much juice from the three sugarcanes. After finding a piece of cloth to filter the dregs, Han Qianluo put it in a clay pot and set it aside to clarify the sugarcane juice.

"Sister San, what are you doing there?" Han Sanwei asked curiously, referring to the sugarcane juice.However, Han Qianluo didn't answer him, so he was a little upset and ran out to play.

In fact, not only Han Sanwei was curious, but even Han Shuier was also curious, asking: "Xiao Luo, what are you doing, are you making syrup?"

"No, I want to make candy." Han Qianluo said while spinning, without hiding anything.Then Han Qianluo suddenly thought, why did she have to work so hard to squeeze sugar cane juice, wouldn't it be enough to just buy a little, and it's not expensive.Syrup is actually the product of clarified and concentrated sugarcane juice.

"Can you make candy? I heard it's difficult." Han Shuier said what he knew.

"Sister, I just try."

In the evening, Han Qianluo took a look. The sugarcane juice was almost clarified, but there were still some non-sugar substances in it, which needed to be cleaned out.Han Qianluo knew a way to use it, but lime was needed.

Lime is not uncommon. Han Qianluo remembered that he had it at home, but he couldn't remember where he put it, so he had to look around at home.

"Xiao Luo, what are you looking for?" Han Qingquan asked.

"I'm looking for lime, brother, do you know where it is?" Han Qianluo asked.

"I'll get it out for you." Han Qingquan walked into the house after finishing speaking, and came out with a small sack after a while, handed it to Han Qianluo and said, "This is the lime you want."

Han Qianluo sprinkled lime into the golden sugar cane juice, and filtered it with a cloth after the precipitate formed, and then started to boil the sugar cane.The water in the clay pot is getting less and less, slowly turning into syrup.Several people in the family stood by and watched, even Han Qingquan couldn't help but stand by with anticipation.

Soon, the syrup in the clay pot became more and more viscous, and gradually yellow sandy sucrose was obtained.Han Qianluo got the sugar out of the pot.Han Sanwei couldn't wait to grab some of it with his fingers to taste it, and Han Shuier quickly asked, "How about Sanwei?"

"It's so sweet and delicious." Han Sanwei said with a satisfied face.

Han Qianluo tasted it, and it was indeed white sugar, but it still needed to be decolorized.This is Han Qianluo's habitual thinking. He habitually thinks that sugar should be white. He never thought that in this age without white sugar, there is no need for decolorization treatment.

"Brother, how about we sell sugar?" Han Qianluo asked with some expectation.

Han Qianluo originally thought that his eldest brother would say "good idea" happily, but he frowned unexpectedly, showing some disapproval.Han Qianluo was a little puzzled, and asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you, is this a bad idea?"

"Qianluo, do you really want to sell sugar?" Han Qingquan asked with a serious look.

Han Qianluo nodded in confusion, thinking in his heart, it would be a fool not to seize such a good opportunity to make money.Han Qingquan didn't speak, but Han Shui'er next to him said, "Xiao Luo, businessmen will be looked down upon."

Han Shui'er's words made Han Qianluo understand where her brother's disapproval came from just now. She forgot about it. The Western Han Dynasty was based on agriculture, and not only in the Western Han Dynasty, but also in feudal society. The lowest, no wonder the eldest brother and second sister don't agree very much.

"If you look down on it, look down on it. We neither steal nor rob. We make money in an open and honest manner. Are you afraid that they will look down on you?" Han Qianluo tried his best to convince his brothers and sisters that accidents would definitely happen if the opinions of his family were not unified, so now he had to convince The two of them.

Han Shuier still seemed to disapprove, and said: "But it will be very inconvenient when interacting with others in the future, even, even..." Han Shuier didn't finish his sentence, which made Han Qianluo a little confused, not knowing what she was doing. what you want to say.

"Sister, when we earn money, everything will be convenient. Then they will only envy." Han Qianluo said, thinking of the famous saying "money can make ghosts turn the millstone".

Seeing that they were still not very unified, Han Qianluo turned his head quickly and tried to persuade them.This reason must be strong to convince them, it is best to find a practical example.When Han Qianluo thought of this, he remembered an incident recorded in the biography of Huo Zhi in "Historical Records".

"Sister, look at the previous court, there was a woman who was a businessman, and she was summoned by the emperor in the end, what an honor."

In the eyes of Han Qianluo at this time, it is a very honorable thing to be summoned by the emperor, so he took this incident as an example, and this incident is not far from the present age, maybe only a dozen years , maybe not more than ten years, the credibility is higher.

"Sister San, how did you know?" Han Sanwei suddenly interrupted and asked.

Han Qianluo didn't expect that Han Sanwei would suddenly ask such a question, so he had to say casually: "I heard what others said." This reason is not too fake. The Han family is located near the capital, so it is normal to hear any news It is not surprising, so Han Sanwei also accepted this reason, perhaps including Han Shuier and Han Qingquan.

At this time, Han Qingquan, the boss who had been silent all this time, said, "Xiao Luo can do whatever he wants, anyway, our family is like this, so we are not afraid of other people's gossip."

Han Qianluo felt that this sentence was a bit strange. What is meant by "our family is like this", although he is a little poor and has no father or mother, there is nothing strange about it!

Originally Han Qianluo wanted to ask what this sentence meant, but the expression on Han Qingquan's face was too sad, and Han Qianluo swallowed the question that came to his lips, but the question remained in his heart.

Han Qingquan's words seemed to touch something, and Han Shuier's expression became sad, but he forced a smile on his face and said to Han Qianluo, "Do whatever you want." Then he went to weave up.

Han Qianluo was baffled by this scene. It seemed that something happened in this family that he didn't know about.Han Sanwei didn't seem to notice anything at all, and acted like a baby to Han Qianluo: "Sister San, can you give me all these candies?"

"Okay." Han Qianluo agreed without thinking.However, Han Qianluo forgot that Han Qingquan beside him was a very frugal person, so he snatched the sugar from Han Sanwei's hand and reprimanded him, "Such expensive things are not for you to eat."

Han Qianluo felt that such a scene was very familiar. In her previous life, when she was a child, her family was also very poor, but she kept whatever good things she had, and either gave them away when leaving relatives, or sold them for money, and ate them herself. That's definitely not good, that's the second.

Han Sanwei is probably used to this kind of thing, after hearing Han Qingquan's words, he didn't make any noise and accepted it obediently, but he looked a little frustrated, Han Qianluo couldn't see it, and said, "I'll make caramel for you. "Caramel is made from five grains, and the cost is relatively low. Han Qianluo thinks there should be no problem with this.

"Really?" Han Sanwei asked with his bright eyes open, his face full of hope, which made people feel unbearable.

Han Qianluo nodded affirmatively, and Han Sanwei cheered and stood up all of a sudden: "You are so kind, third sister." But Han Qingquan heard this, and asked curiously: "Xiao Luo, when will you be able to make caramel?"

Han Qianluo said it casually, but he didn't expect this question, so he pretended to be pitiful and said: "Our family didn't buy candy, so I wanted to make it myself. I figured it out." At the end of this sentence, I haven't forgotten to use the tone of surprise.

"I didn't expect Xiao Luo to be quite smart." Han Qingquan said with a smile, as if he didn't suspect anything.

"That's natural." Han Qianluo said bluntly.

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