The Space Doctor Became the Favorite of the Exiled Powerful Minister

Chapter 13 Sugar Production

Cui Hejin listened to his mother's sad and nagging words, a bright and dark luster flashed across his eyes, and he comforted softly: "Mom, it won't always be like this."

Mrs. Cui only regarded Cui Hejin as her words to comfort herself.

She didn't want to affect her son's mood by nagging too much, so she could only go to work first.

 …

Donghe Village is not far from Beining Town. It takes almost half an hour to walk to the town.

 When she arrived in the town, Jiang Zhiluo felt as if she had suddenly gone from a secluded place to a prosperous place.

It was already mid-morning, and all the shops in the town were open, with customers constantly coming and going.

There are several ships docked at the pier not far away. There are people carrying goods on the shore, and stewards are directing them. There are also many people setting up stalls beside the pier, selling all kinds of food.

There were also salesmen carrying poles and shouting.

There are also tea stalls.

Jiang Zhiluo was walking over there with her basket on her back, and she could smell the strong aroma of food.

 It is much more lively than in the village, and the noise is loud.

 She watched carefully.

 There are also many businessmen looking at the goods at the pier to discuss prices and business.

When Jiang Zhiluo came to the edge of the dock, she watched the dock full of goods being moved down, and many people on the boat came down to buy food. After buying the food, they got on the boat, and the boat set sail directly without stopping.

Jiang Zhiluo never expected that a small pier could be so lively.

 And it seems that the food business on the pier is good, but there are too many food stalls, placed from one end to the other.

Moreover, there are many shops next to the pier. There are many people coming and going in each shop, so the business seems to be good.

 Many ships unloaded the cargo and then filled the ship with other cargo and sent it back.

Jiang Zhiluo looked at it, thinking about opening a shop at the pier.

 But she also knows that the prices of good shops in good locations like the dock are definitely not cheap, and even if the price is high, you may not be able to buy a shop.

 After observing for a while, Jiang Zhiluo walked into the town.

The shops on both sides of the street sell everything.

However, Jiang Zhiluo found that Zou Ji Pastry Shop and Rouge Gouache Shop had the best business.

Especially there was a long queue outside Zou Ji Pastry Shop.

Someone said while queuing up: "Zouji pastries are still delicious."

"No, their pastries have been open for decades. It's an old shop and the food is delicious. My children like to eat their pastries. They came here from the west end of the town specifically to buy some. ”

“Oh, you should have queued up earlier. Some of the snacks were sold out early if you queued up late.”

“I hope the brown sugar jujube cake won’t be sold out. My mother likes this and says it’s good for your health.”

“No, it’s better for women to drink more brown sugar. I can’t buy brown sugar anywhere else. I wanted to come to Zou Ji Pastry to see if they sell brown sugar.”

“Brown sugar is out of stock here and is generally unavailable, and women running boats are all keen on brown sugar.”

"No, think about it. Fishermen are often in the sea and rivers, and their bodies are very cold. Drinking some brown sugar is really good for your health. Even if it is more expensive, you still have to buy some from time to time."

When Jiang Zhiluo passed by, she happened to hear everyone talking about this.

Her expression changed, brown sugar?

 Brown sugar is made from sugar cane.

 Sugar cane is mainly distributed in the south, so there should be more brown sugar in the south. If it is shipped to the north, the price should increase.

Thinking of Mrs. Cui's lack of energy and blood, Jiang Zhiluo's expression changed and she asked: "Sister, please ask, how much does the brown sugar in their store cost?"

“It’s fifty or sixty cents per catty, or you can buy it by the piece. If you buy that piece, it costs almost two cents.”

Jiang Zhiluo was stunned when she heard the price.

 I really didn’t expect brown sugar to be so expensive in this era.

Also, in this fictional era, sugar production technology may not be very mature, and because of regional differences, it is normal for brown sugar to be expensive in the north.

When Jiang Zhiluo heard this, she thought about it and wanted to make brown sugar.

 She can make brown sugar herself.

 It’s just that there is no sugar cane here in the north.

  But there is another way to make brown sugar, and that is to make brown sugar from beets. They grow a lot of sugar beets here in Beizhou, and they have sugar beets at home.

 If that's not enough, she can buy beets.

 Because every family grows beet, the price of beet is very cheap, one penny can buy a pound, and at this price, even if there is a stall in the market, people may not buy it.

Thinking of this, Jiang Zhiluo felt a little hot in her heart.

But Jiang Zhiluo was not in a hurry, she continued to observe.

 She saw that there were many people buying candies at Zouji.

Many women take their children with them when they go shopping.

 Children can’t walk when they see candy, “Mom, if you want candy, eat candy.”

 “I just bought it last time and still ate it.”

 “Mom, I don’t, I want to eat candy, eat candy, this is delicious.”

　　Many women cannot bear to control their children, so when they buy snacks, they also buy some candies.

Jiang Zhiluo was quietly observing from the side. One piece of candy cost two cents.

Many people buy five or six yuan at a time, and some buy ten yuan directly, just to make their children happy.

 After buying candy, the child jumped up and down with joy while holding the candy. The woman couldn't help but laugh when she saw the child happy.

 Similarly, parents are reluctant to buy things for themselves, but they are willing to buy things for their children.

Jiang Zhiluo looked thoughtful.

Then, she went to the rouge and gouache store and found that a box of very low-quality rouge powder cost two to three taels of silver, and there were many people buying it.

Just by looking at Jiang Zhiluo, she understood that there are many people who love beauty in any era.

 Such a box of rouge can make a lot of money.

 After walking around for a long time, Jiang Zhiluo had a good idea.

She went directly to the grain store and bought twenty kilograms of glutinous rice. One kilogram of glutinous rice cost eight cents, and she spent one hundred and sixty cents.

Jiang Zhiluo felt a little distressed when she thought that she only had 840 coins left after buying the glutinous rice.

But some things still need to be bought.

 She went to the butcher stall and bought a big bone and a pound of meat for cooking at night.

 The meat here costs twenty cents per pound, which is really expensive.

No wonder people in the village are reluctant to eat meat on weekdays, so they are willing to buy one or two pounds during the Chinese New Year.

 She went to the grocery store again and bought some oil paper.

 It is best to cut into pieces and wrap maltose and brown sugar.

 Yes, Jiang Zhiluo bought glutinous rice to make maltose.

 Although she was going to make maltose, it was time to go home tomorrow, so she still bought a few pieces of candy to take back to her parents' house for her brothers and sisters to eat.

 One piece per person, she didn’t buy much.

 She will make the candies herself anyway.

As for beets, she can buy them in the village, where the price will probably be cheaper.

Jiang Zhiluo put the things in the backpack and covered them with something. In fact, she put them in the space.

 She walks briskly like this, and when she reaches the door of her house, she puts things back into her backpack from the space. In this way, no one will discover the secret of the space.

It was already past noon when Jiang Zhiluo returned home carrying her things.

 She guessed that the old lady and Cui Hejin had already had lunch.

 She planned to go home and just eat something to fill her stomach. She was still busy in the afternoon.

Just when I walked to the street where my home was, I saw Mrs. Cui standing at the door of the small courtyard in the distance.

 She seemed to be looking here eagerly.

Jiang Zhiluo was stunned for a moment, then walked over quickly and said, "Mom, why are you standing at the door?"

 (End of this chapter)