mtlumby2d Chapter 470: Boiling Brown Sugar
Chapter 470: Boiling Brown Sugar
After eating one, Zheng Sisi felt more relaxed. This time she didn't peel it with her mouth, but slowly peeled the skin with a knife, and then chewed it after it was clean.
Everyone was speechless. There was a better and more elegant way to eat it. Why did the princess tell everyone to just chew it with their mouths? But the sugarcane juice was really sweet and it was really enjoyable to chew it.
Zheng Sisi kindly reminded: "Just chew a few sections. If you chew too much, you will get a sore throat and get blisters in your mouth."
Zheng Zhiyuan said: "Cousin, there is obviously juice in the sugarcane, why are you getting angry?"
Zheng Sisi: "I don't know either. Why don't you try chewing a few more sections?"
Duke Zheng took over and said proudly, "Sisi girl, this thing tastes great when you chew it. Grandfather is not afraid of getting angry, so just chew a few more. Hahaha!"
Zheng Sisi was so upset. Her grandfather was trying to break the law with his own body!
Zheng Sisi said: "Let's cut the sugarcane! If it's hard to hold, cut off the leaves, but keep the tip of the sugarcane. This tip will be the sugarcane seed for next year."
Everyone nodded and said they would take the leaves back with them.
Zheng Sisi let them go, as long as they could carry so much.
She was really worried that everyone wouldn't be able to get it, so under Sheng Zhen's cover she secretly collected a lot of it into the space to relieve some of the pressure on everyone.
After all the sugarcanes in this area were cut, they were piled up on the ground. Fortunately, everyone prepared enough ropes, and after tying them up, the young and strong guards each carried a bundle on their shoulders.
There was not much sugarcane left, and Zheng Laoguogong, Zheng Zhiyuan and Zhong Ruiyu each got a small bundle, and Sheng Zhen also got a few. However, only Zheng Sisi returned empty-handed.
Along the way, they met many people picking wild fruits. Some familiar villagers saw people carrying stick-like plants and walked up to them curiously to ask what they were.
The guards explained enthusiastically: "This is called sugar cane, and it is edible. If you find this plant, cut it down and bring it back. The princess will buy it."
Upon hearing this, a villager immediately asked: "Do we really want to collect this thing?"
Zheng Sisi saw that there was a traffic jam ahead and asked what was going on. The guards started explaining at once.
When she found out it was because of sugar cane, she immediately promised, "As long as you can cut it back, I can give you three cents per pound, just like I do for fruit."
Then, she explained in detail how to cut sugarcane and stressed that they must cut it back according to the requirements. The villagers said they would strictly follow the instructions.
However, Zheng Sisi was still a little worried that these people would go into the mountains, so she suggested lending them a few guards to go with them to ensure everyone's safety.
The villagers were very grateful for this and said that they would definitely go to the village to find guards before setting off.
After receiving this good news, Zheng Sisi was in a very good mood. On the way back, she even hummed a cheerful song - "The King Asked Me to Patrol the Mountains".
Zheng Zhiyuan and Zhong Ruiyu on the side also sang along with great interest. For a moment, the mountains and forests were filled with laughter.
Their group was lively and bustling, becoming a beautiful scenery in the eyes of others.
When they returned to Yaocun's house, it was still early, and they were the first group of people to return, while the team responsible for picking wild fruits had not yet returned.
Zheng Sisi greeted everyone enthusiastically and suggested that everyone start boiling sugarcane sugar. Because there were so many people working today, and the guards also came to help, the whole scene was very lively. The process of removing leaves and peeling was progressing quickly and efficiently.
Zheng Sisi carefully reminded everyone to leave some of the sugarcane tips uncut and use them as seeds for next year.
After the sugarcane is peeled, the next step is to pound it so that the sweet sugarcane juice can be squeezed out.
Zheng Sisi instructed the cooks on how to light the fire and make sure the temperature was just right. The freshly squeezed sugarcane juice was filtered through gauze several times to ensure that there was no residue before pouring the pure sugarcane juice into the pot for boiling.
The boiling process is very long and arduous. It takes nearly two hours to boil a large pot of sugarcane juice until it can be made into a syrupy state. And you have to stir it constantly to prevent the bottom of the pot from burning.
This crucial task was given to the experienced cooks, and Zheng Sisi specifically instructed them to notify her immediately when a line of sugar could be caught on the spoon, and not to delay.
This way, she could finally relax a little and have some time to sit down and rest for a while.
At noon, the guards returned to the compound to eat, but she and several cooks could only stay where they were and enjoy the food that was delivered to them. After all, they could not turn off the fire and leave while the sugarcane sugar was being boiled.