Landlord of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 20 Try making candied haws
Xu Qing spent a lot of time explaining that he was mentally normal, and then asked Xu Qi where the hawthorn came from, but Xu Qi's price was so high that Xu Qing gave him three copper coins before asking.

Soon, old man Zheng sent a bunch of hawthorns, and he drank a bowl of well water and left without asking for money.After the well was dug, everyone was very happy. The water was very clear and sweet, and everyone's personal hygiene had obviously improved.

Hawthorn is there, but maltose is still missing.I went to the county again, bought some, and started preparing sugar.

"Hello, audience friends, today I'm here to show you how to make candied haws..." Xu Qing looked at the three women in front of him and said, and the three women returned their cold eyes.It seems that no sensible audience was found, and none of them applauded, so let's make do with it.

Candied haws is a traditional Chinese snack. It is made by stringing wild fruits with bamboo skewers and then dipping them in maltose syrup. The syrup hardens quickly in the wind.This is theory, easier said than done.

Candied haws are usually strung with hawthorn, but grapes, apples and even yams are also fine.And the hawthorn is booming and looks festive.

First choose fresh, plump, uniform-sized hawthorns, wash them, remove the roots and stalks, cut the hawthorns halfway, dig out the core with a knife, and add your fillings such as bean paste and mung bean paste.Then close the two petals and string them together with bamboo skewers.

Then, Xu Qing closed the doors and windows, because there should be no wind when boiling the sugar. Pour the sugar and water into the pot according to the ratio of 2:1, and boil it on high heat for about 20 minutes. You can stir during the period. After 20 minutes, there is very little water. It was boiling very hard, and the sugar had already burst into small dense foams, like light golden beer.

At this time, Xu Qing dipped his chopsticks into the syrup, and the silk could be pulled out slightly, indicating that the sugar was ready.If the time is too long, it will zoom and lose its original sweetness.

Gently rotate the skewered hawthorn on the foam that has boiled hot sugar, and wrap it with a thin layer.Tilt the pan so that the hawthorns are dipped in sugar.

The dipping in sugar may seem simple, but it requires skill.If the sugar is too thick, and you can't bite the fruit, it will be a failure.The sugar should be dipped in a thin and even layer to be considered a success.

After an hour of work, Xu Qing was sweating profusely, and all the girls were puzzled.Until Xu Qing took out the first batch of candied haws and put them in their mouths.

"Ga Beng, um... so sweet." Xiaoyue ate one first.

Xiao Ru also tried one and said, "Crackling, um, the hawthorn is not sour at all."

"Ga Beng, I want to try mung bean paste..." Xu Qing ate it by himself, and it tasted pretty good.

Uh, Xu Qi: "Quack? Quack, quack, quack..."

"Xu Qi, eat slowly, you will hurt your teeth if you eat too much..."

"Crack? Crack...crack!" Xu Qi winked and replied with an expression, but her mouth kept chewing.

Sweet food is a universal delicacy for almost all human beings. Although some modern people don't like sugar, they are used to it and get tired of eating it. Few people didn't like sugar when they were young.

Seeing the girls eating happily, Xu Qing was also very happy. There is a market, and a bunch of them, including artificial materials and even firewood, cost at most two pennies.

Xu Qing didn't intend to monopolize it. He knew that the wisdom of the Chinese people was great. As long as they knew something, they could make it right away without even seeing it.

The practice of candied haws is first told to the people in the village, then occupy a part of the market, and then sell the secret recipe of candied haws, and then continue to develop new products to keep the market.

After making up his mind, Xu Zhuang once again held a representative meeting of all tenants. The participants included the big landlord Xu, Comrade Xu Qi, the chairman of the food committee, the men in charge of each household, and Zheng Liu, the director of the women's committee.

The meeting unanimously approved the proposal to set up a candied haws production team, with Landlord Xu as the team leader, and each team member swore an oath of secrecy, and began to purchase and collect hawthorns.Of course, the main thing is to collect, because hawthorn is too sour, except for children who are greedy, they will eat a little, which is basically a wild fruit.

A string of eight pieces of five Wen coins was initially determined, and Xu Qing would pay the principal, which would be shared with the people in Zhuangzi [-]% at that time.Don’t think that September [-]st is cruel, but it’s a lot. A bunch of candied haws can earn more than two pennies, and selling two hundred bunches a day can make a net profit of five or six hundred pennies. After they learn the technology, they can earn almost as much money as they do their jobs. The work is not tiring, so the ratio is reasonable.

One bright day, in Pingping County, seven Zhuang Han appeared. They carried brooms, no, no, they were bunches of red fruits, and they called candied haws.

"Bingtang, gourd hey~~~"

"No sweet, no money~~~"

"Man, how much is a string?" There were many people watching, but there were no buyers.

"A string of five cents, hehe, buy it now..."

"Five cents, please don't..."

Candied haws, as a new thing, still cannot be quickly accepted by people. People's curiosity and vigilance have reached a balance for a while. At this time, it is necessary for a person to be the first to eat crabs and break this balance.Xu Qing had planned it early in the morning. He took Xu Qi and Xiaoru and Xiaoyue to mix in the crowd, and waited until the crowd gradually became denser.

Xu Qi pulled Xu Qing with a child's high-pitched voice and said, "Brother, I want to eat that..."

Xu Qing pretended to be puzzled and said, "I don't know if that thing is edible, so don't be greedy..."

"Brother, brother, I want to eat..."

"Young master, you can just buy one as a young lady. It doesn't taste good and you don't need money...Eat this one to invigorate your appetite and invigorate your spleen, and it will stimulate your stomach..." Old Uncle Zheng took the opportunity to say what Xu Qingjiao said.

"Brother, brother, brother..." Xu Qi continued to pester Xu Qing, but Xu Qing seemed helpless: "Okay, let's have a bunch."

So Xu Qi was in the sight of everyone's expectation, "Crackling", if readers are familiar with Sprite advertisements and KFC advertisements, please make up your own brains. Let's show off the car's face.

"Is it delicious?" Xu Qing asked doubtfully, "It's delicious, this is the best thing I've ever eaten, thank you brother..." A picture of a brother loving his sister was frozen, which warmed everyone's hearts, while The children brought by these people finally cooperated and rolled all over the floor to eat.Xu Qing and Uncle Zheng secretly signaled and left.Similar things happened in several other men's places, except that the first one to eat candied haws became mother and son, uncles, nephews, sisters, brothers and so on.

Of course, these were also designed by Xu Qing, plus the taste of the candied haws was very good. In a short while, the two hundred strings of candied haws were sold out, and even a few big families rushed over to order, and nearly a hundred strings were pre-sold .The copper coins were thumping in the pockets, Xu Zhuang and his party were very happy, and Xu Qing was not stingy, all the people who participated in the performance shared the profit of this word equally, adults and children got more than 40 coins, tsk tsk tsk tsk tsk Gotta be bubbly.

(End of this chapter)