Old man Shen also built a thatched hut next to the sugarcane field. The harvest and quality of the sugarcane grown this year are very good. When old man Shen and Shen Jianlin squeeze the sugarcane into juice, it will smell very sweet. If it is made into brown sugar, it must be the best. A group of children wanted to try something new, so they took a small spoonful of it with a spoon and put it in their mouths. Once they tasted it, it was as sweet as honey, it was so sweet to the heart!
Shen Zhile scooped up a spoonful and handed it to Fubao as if offering a treasure, "Sister, let me taste it and see if it's sweet or not?"
Fu Bao immediately went up to taste it, the sweet taste was sweeter than fruit candy, she immediately laughed, stretched out her little tongue to lick her mouth, and said to Shen Zhile: "Brother, I still want to eat it."
Her voice is as sweet as this sugarcane juice.
Shen Zhile also laughed and gave her another mouthful graciously.
Huo Jinxi at the side was holding a spoon filled with sugarcane juice. He originally wanted to feed Fu Bao, but now he suddenly lost his mind. I have to say, Shen Zhile is really fast enough, this little brat can always take the lead at this time.
Seeing a group of children saying that the sugarcane juice was sweet, old man Shen also laughed, and quickly asked Shen Jianlin to stir the sugar with him.
Mrs. Shen and Lin Xiujuan are responsible for adding firewood. This firewood is the bagasse after crushing, which happens to be filled into the stove as fuel. As the flames burned hotter and hotter, the sugar water that old man Shen and Shen Jianlin stirred became thicker and thicker, golden and yellow, and the fragrance wafted throughout the thatched cottage.
When the sugar was boiled, old man Shen and Shen Jianlin were tired, so they moved a pot of sugar to the side, poured it into a wooden groove to cool and shape it, and when the syrup solidified, the color would deepen and turn into brick red, and then cut into pieces of brown sugar.
Before the syrup had changed, Mrs. Shen took out a few chopsticks she brought from home, twirled them around in the syrup, and when they came out, they became lollipops. Each child gave one, and Fubao's was the biggest.
Huo Jinxi also got one, and I have to say, he was not really interested in this thing, but seeing Fu Bao eating happily, he suddenly had an appetite.
Mrs. Shen looked at the children eating sweets with satisfaction, and when she thought of the rice at home, she couldn't help saying, "In a few days, it's time to pay the public grain. Our family has three acres of land, and we have to pay 300 catties. You have also seen our rice. It must be better than other people's. If you hand it over, you will cause trouble."
Mrs. Shen could already imagine the scene of her family being surrounded by a bunch of villagers for questioning, and it was okay to ask, because she was afraid that someone would come to the house to steal grain seeds and rice. Once a person has evil intentions, he may not know what he will do. Shen Jianlin and his wife will return to the county in a few days, and the four boys will also live in school.
There is only the old man and two young children left in the family, and they are afraid that they will be in danger. Old Mrs. Shen was not afraid of something happening to her, but she was worried about Fubao, that's why she was so worried about paying the public rations.
Old man Shen agreed: "Yes, we have to find a way to deal with it. Big guy, hurry up and find a way."
Shen Zhishu asked if he could hand it in later, and wait until the villagers finished handing it in. The old couple felt bad. In the past, their Shen family was the most active and punctual, but this year they suddenly delayed paying. Isn't that arousing suspicion
When the whole family was at a loss, Huo Jinxi suddenly said calmly, "Just go to the town and buy rice for replacement."
When the old couple heard it, yes!
Why didn't they think of buying other rice instead
(end of this chapter)