Datang Nongwang

Chapter 574 Brown Sugar Gift
Brown sugar continues to boil.

But Li Chongyuan started to prepare to send the boiled brown sugar back to Chang'an.

Anyway.

The fruit of my hard work for a year, no matter what, let the old lady taste it.

Besides, Li Chongyuan's sister-in-law is still pregnant, this brown sugar is a good tonic for pregnant women, and it is even better for pregnant women.

This is not.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Chongyuan was busy loading the boiled brown sugar into the carriage, preparing to send it back to Chang'an.

"Yuan'er, although there are some brown sugars from the south in the palace, when you return to Chang'an, you can send some into the palace." When the boxes of brown sugars were loaded onto the carriage, Li Yuan came to Li Chongyuan at some time and confessed. With this sentence.

As soon as Li Chongyuan heard it, he knew what Li Yuan was referring to.

Empress Changsun's health is getting worse and worse, even if Li Yuan is in Lizhuang, she is always on her mind.

Li Chongyuan nodded and replied: "Uncle, I know what to do if you don't tell me. Don't worry, I will hand over these brown sugars to Auntie, and Auntie will definitely send some to the palace when the time comes." .”

From Li Chongyuan?
forget it.

Li Yuan was so angry because of his promotion.

Originally, Li Chongyuan wanted to go to the palace to thank him, but after Li Yuan was not sure about going, Li Chongyuan could only let it go.

Li Chongyuan really wanted to enter the palace to thank him, Li Chongyuan could imagine that Li Yuan would have even greater resentment.

As for him, he probably won't have a better time.

In order to make his life easier in the future, Li Chongyuan had no choice but to do so.

but.

Li Chongyuan knew it, but his aunt went into the palace in person and thanked Li Shimin and his wife, which also meant that Li Chongyuan had thanked him.

The carriage left Lizhuang.

Over there in the warehouse in the village.

The kids were still sitting there, laughing and laughing together.

It's cold, and there is no grass to eat if you want to graze cattle. After driving out your own ducks in the morning, there is basically nothing to do.

And there is not much to do in this season, but now it has become their bustle.

The little ones are here, so the girl Wan'er is naturally indispensable.

but.

Just because they're here doesn't mean that the little lunatic will be there too.

The little lunatic will not be like the other children just because the village is boiling sugar, he will be nailed there all the time, unable to leave even if he shouts.

People have things to do.

In the early morning, we have to drive the goose to the water swamp.

Also prepare the food for Xiao Baizhen.

If it wasn't because of the cold weather, otherwise, the little lunatic would have to pull grass to feed the wild boars.

normal circumstances.

The little lunatic will finish his work before going to the warehouse.

The little guy is so sensible that it hurts.

There is a saying.

Children from poor families head home early.

But when these words are put on the little lunatic, it is obviously not as simple as being in charge of the family early, or rather, the little lunatic has a lot of strength in him.

He will definitely finish what he is told to do before stopping, basically he will not be lazy.

If Lao Cai, a landlord with bad intentions, had a long-term worker like a little lunatic, then he would be really beautiful.

The little lunatic came from outside the village in small steps, carrying a basket of bamboo leaves and a few bamboo shoots that were a bit old.

When the little lunatic passed by the warehouse, he stopped to look at the cauldrons that were emitting white smoke, then swallowed hard, and then walked towards Qiao Su's house.

"Little lunatic, come here, come here." Just as the little lunatic was walking away with the basket in hand, Wan'er waved to the little lunatic with some other idea.

The little lunatic heard the sound, took a look at Wan'er, and then continued on his own way.

Wan'er saw that she couldn't greet the little lunatic, so she hurried out from the earthen stove, holding a deliciously roasted yam, "Little lunatic, look, this is a roasted yam, it's delicious Well, do you want to eat?"

When the little lunatic saw that there was something to eat, this leg was no longer his own.

"Fragrant." The little lunatic dropped the basket and ran to Wan'er, sniffling.

A wicked smile appeared on Wan'er's face immediately, "Little lunatic, do you know mussels? Can you get me mussels? If you can get me mussels, I'll give you roast Huaishan."

The little lunatic nodded, but shook his head again.

"Little lunatic, you nodded and shook your head again, can you get the mussel?" Seeing the appearance of the little lunatic, Wan'er really couldn't figure it out.

The little lunatic pointed in the direction of the small courtyard, "Young Lord, it's cold."

"Don't be afraid, as long as you go and help me get mussels, I'll give you a lot of roasted Huaishan, as well as the brown sugar glutinous rice cakes you ate last time." Wan'er will understand now, and quickly throws out a bigger one. Temptation comes.

When the little lunatic heard about brown sugar glutinous rice cakes.

Without saying a word, he went straight away with the basket in his hand.

As soon as Wan'er saw the state of the little lunatic, she knew that she had succeeded again, which made her laugh a little out of shape, and walked back to the earthen stove, "Cousin Chongzhen, the river mussels you said are really good Do you want to eat? Why haven’t I heard about it from my fourth brother. If you lie to me, I’ll never end with you.”

"Don't worry, when we were in Xixiang, your fourth brother made it once. The taste is really indescribable. It's really beautiful." Li Chongzhen said with a look of reminiscence.

Listen to the conversation between the two.

I knew that Wan'er's idea of ​​seducing the little lunatic must have come from Li Chongzhen.

mussels.

Definitely in flood water.

It's just that it's not easy to do.

And Li Chongzhen said that mussels are delicious, but he only made mussel porridge once when Li Chongyuan saw that his family got a lot of mussels from the ocean water when he was in Xixiang.

Taste.

Li Chongyuan dare not say it is very good, but it is acceptable.

after all.

No matter how the clam meat is made, it looks a little hard and it is very difficult for the teeth.

Apart from making river clam porridge, the others are really hard to eat.

On the premise that there is no pressure cooker, if the river mussel meat wants to be soft and rotten, then I don't know how long it needs to be cooked, maybe it will be cooked into a pot of porridge.

Therefore, it is most suitable to cook porridge with mussel meat.

of course.

If the mussels are particularly large, Li Chongyuan can try stir-frying.

It's a pity that giant river mussels are hard to come by.

After the little lunatic threw the things in the basket to the little white pot, he reached out and touched the little white pot, and then went straight out of Qiao Su's house and ran towards the flood water.

Today's little white bear has grown up a lot under the care of the little lunatic.

Continuous milk, continuous bamboo shoots, plus some other food, there is no shortage of it.

Li Chongyuan even left some sugarcane for it, so that this little guy can survive this severe winter.

As soon as the little lunatic came to the edge of the waterlogged water.

Then he activated his unusual ability, and was ready to summon the clam he wanted.

And this time.

Li Chongzhen and Wan'er walked towards the flooded water.

After returning to Chang'an, Li Chongyuan went directly to his home.

Once at Li's house.

Before Li Chongyuan entered the front yard, the old lady was rewarded by her servants and came out to greet her, "Yuan'er, you are not in Lizhuang in this cold weather, why did you come back to Chang'an. Hurry up and get warm."

The old lady's love for Li Chongyuan can be seen from this moment.

Although it is cold, there is no season when it is too cold to go out.

According to Li Chongyuan's estimate, the temperature will only drop to two or three degrees.

but.

The temperature of two or three degrees doesn't seem low, but because of the cold wind, the body temperature will be much lower, which makes the old lady think that it is a very cold day.

"Aniang, you and I ran out to meet me. I'm not a three-year-old child anymore, so don't freeze you." Li Chongyuan felt a little guilty when he saw the old lady was dressed thickly.

As a son, how could he have the nerve to let his mother come to welcome him.

The old lady smiled knowingly, "Yuan'er, is there something important for you to go back to Chang'an today?"

"Hey, Ma'am, look, what is this." Li Chongyuan smiled mysteriously, brought a box of brown sugar from the carriage, and showed it to the old lady.

The old lady looked at the thing in front of her, she seemed to have seen it before, but she didn't seem to have seen it before, "Yuan'er, what is this?"

"Aniang, you don't even know this one. This is brown sugar, pure brown sugar." Li Chongyuan took out a piece from the box, gave it to the old lady and said with a smile.

The old lady was puzzled, she looked at the block of brown sugar in her hand, tasted it lightly, and suddenly said happily: "Yuan'er, why is this brown sugar different from the one I usually buy? It's so sweet."

After the old lady tasted it, her eyes suddenly lit up and she stared at Li Chongyuan.

The old lady understood.

As soon as Li Chongyuan saw the old lady's expression, he immediately knew that his mother understood, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Aniang, it seems that you have already guessed it. That's right, this is the brown sugar that the boy boiled in Lizhuang. It's not bad." Li Chongyuan looked like offering a treasure.

The old lady looked at the block of brown sugar in her hand, and said with a long breath: "Yuan'er, you really opened my eyes to Auntie. The brown sugar is made into blocks, which looks good and is easy to transport. It's the same as buying in Dongshi. The brown sugar is completely different, and it is also very sweet."

"Aniang, the brown sugar sold in Dongshi is actually not bad. Because of the long-distance transportation, it is made into a cake shape, and it can be transported to Chang'an to a greater extent. But when it comes to sweetness, I think Our own brown sugar is indeed sweeter than those sold in Dongshi." Li Chongyuan also tasted the brown sugar his family bought in Dongshi.

As for the sweetness, it’s hard to say, maybe it’s because of psychological effects, or maybe it’s really sweeter than those brown sugars.

Brown sugar in this era is basically in the shape of a big cake.

The main reason is because of the transportation problem.

Make into cakes.

One is also the same as most of the current types of things, such as bowls, basins, baskets, etc.

Two, in order to be transported in a basket.

Pack it in a box?

Forget it, this is not gold and silver jewelry, no one will transport these brown sugar in boxes.

Not to mention the inconvenient transportation, and once the temperature in the box is one degree, the brown sugar will turn into a puddle of sugar paste.

This is not modern.

You can have whatever you want, and you don’t need manpower to carry it.

After boxes of brown sugar were sent into the inner courtyard of the family, the old lady watched this scene in amazement.

Lin Caishu stood with her stomach full, watching the rare brown sugar being brought into the inner courtyard in boxes, and she couldn't understand her uncle more and more.

A quarter of an hour later.

The first batch of brown sugar that was boiled was moved to the inner courtyard, Li Chongyuan clapped his hands and said: "Mother, there are a total of [-] catties of brown sugar here, and I have already made some boxes for you to give away .”

"Yuan'er, tell my mother, how much brown sugar can our family produce this year?" After the old lady was surprised, she stared at Li Chongyuan and asked.

Li Chongyuan replied with a smile on his face: "Mother, the brown sugar is still being boiled. It will take a lot of time to make all the sugar cane into brown sugar. It is estimated that it will not be completed before the end of the year. This year's sugar cane production is about At 40 jin, according to current estimates, the output of brown sugar can reach about [-] jin. Of course, this value is only an estimate.”

"Hiss~~ so much! Great, that's great. I never thought that I would see so much brown sugar when I was old. Back then, Auntie had to ask a lot of people to get it for a few catties of brown sugar. Yes. Yuan'er, you really make my mother not know how to think about it. You can do everything so well that my mother can't describe it in words." After listening to Li Chongyuan's report, the old lady said: After a numerical value, he was shocked for a long time.

And Lin Caishu on the side, her eyes are even more protruding.

And the housekeepers are even more so.

Everybody knows.

The price of brown sugar remains high, even if you have money, you may not be able to buy much.

As far as Li Chongyuan knows.

In Dongshi, the price of brown sugar is not sold by the catty, but by the penny.

after all.

There are few things and the journey is far away. If they are sold in large quantities, it is estimated that the goods will be sold out within a day.

In Dongshi, the price of brown sugar is around five guan.

and so.

It is basically hopeless for ordinary people to eat brown sugar.

It's good to be able to buy some caramel, but I still want to eat brown sugar.

Our family has five hundred catties of brown sugar.

Regardless of the cold weather and Li Chongyuan's persuasion, the old lady directly ordered the housekeeper to prepare a carriage, saying that she was going to deliver brown sugar to the palace.

for a moment.

Three hundred catties of five hundred catties of brown sugar were removed.

Li Chongyuan stood in front of the gate of his house, watching the old lady's carriage heading towards Miyagi, and shook his head helplessly.

Lin Caishu patted Li Chongyuan on the shoulder lightly, "Fourth brother, tell sister-in-law how you know how to make brown sugar. I know that the secret of making sugar is controlled by the family. You can't get it from the Wang family." Fang Zi?"

"Shh~~, sister-in-law, you can't talk nonsense about this." Li Chongyuan didn't expect that Lin Caishu would ask the old lady instead of asking.

In front of the gate, Lin Caishu asked him that Li Chongyuan had obtained the Wang family's sugar recipe. If someone listened to this, Li Chongyuan would probably be in trouble again.

Fortunately, there were no outsiders at the moment, so Li Chongyuan hurried to the mansion, and Lin Caishu followed with the support of the maidservant.

all the way.

Lin Caishu didn't ask Li Chongyuan how he got the recipe for making sugar, but started to think about brown sugar, "Fourth brother, how much brown sugar do you have, please prepare some for me. I think Get some for my mother and my sister-in-law, not much, it will cost three to five hundred catties."

(End of this chapter)