When Dongxue came closer, Huo Xi stepped forward and opened the lid, indicating to Zhang Fu to take a look.
Zhang Fu leaned over and took a look, and saw something like white flowers and fine sand. Then he looked at another jar, and saw pieces of yellow and white stuff.
What is this?
"Father, pick up some food to eat."
Seeing his father's hesitation, Huo Nian picked up some and put it into his mouth, "Father, look, this is candy, it's sweet."
"It's sweet. The little fisherman wants to eat it too."
Behind closed doors, little Yu'er often eats these candies. Don't children just love these sweet things? He leaned half over and asked his grandpa for some.
"Okay, give it to our little fisherman."
Seeing that his son was eating fine and seemed to be doing well, Zhang Fu picked up a piece of yellow and white ice-like stuff and fed it into the little fisher's mouth.
The little fisher took it in one mouthful, and his mouth immediately bulged, and he said vaguely that it was delicious.
Zhang Fu took a look, picked up some snow-white sand, licked it with his tongue, and stared: "Is this candy?"
"Yes, father, this is sugar."
Huo Nian said from the side, pointing to another jar, "Father, try this rock candy again."
"Rock candy?" The pieces are as crystal clear as ice, but they are not like rock candy. The name is well chosen and makes people appetizing.
Zhang Fu picked up another piece and tried it, nodding his head: "Sweet."
"Sweet." Xiao Yu'er also agreed.
The grandfather and grandson laughed for a while, but Zhang Fu suddenly turned serious. He had never seen these two things before, but he could also see their huge value.
"You made it many years ago? Where to sell it? Why has Beijing never seen it? How much does it cost?"
"It has been quietly made in Zhuangzi. It has not been sold to the imperial court. It has been shipped to other countries on big ships. The selling price is good, and it has been sold for 2, 2, 3, taels of silver per catty."
Zhang Fu almost choked.
Two, two, three taels of silver per catty? If you can make one hundred catties a day, you have a lot of silver. How much is it in a month? How much is it in a year? What if you can make one thousand catties or ten thousand catties?
Zhang Fu was confused. If it were handed over to the royal workshop, with the royal production capacity, how much could be produced in a day? How much could be produced in a year? Then the national treasury would still be worried about money?
I was excited, but quickly calmed down.
"Sugar juice is squeezed from sugar cane. Are there so many sugar canes?"
Huo Xi smiled and nodded: "In addition to sugar cane in the south, sugar beets in the north can also make these white sugar and rock sugar."
She secretly made sugar, but the yield was not large, so she had never tried sugar beets. But she knew that sugar beets could also be made.
"Really?"
"Xi'er will not make fun of her maternal grandfather's family. My husband and I also made this decision after some weighing. The profits from sugar production are huge. If my maternal grandfather's family cannot be exonerated, my husband and I will not hand it over."
This method."
Mu Yan said with a serious expression.
He is not stupid. If he cannot achieve his goal and hand over this secret method, is he too greedy for having too much money?
"Okay, then this matter must be carefully planned, and the emperor must be persuaded with emotion and reason to help your grandfather's family get rid of the crime."
Weng and his son-in-law and others found a secluded flower hall to discuss the matter together. They even forgot to eat lunch.
It wasn't until the servants came to remind them that the clan elders and clan leaders of each house had arrived. The second master and the third master called the prince to go and discuss the matter.
Only then did Zhang Fu stop talking.
"This matter will be done as we discussed. When Nannan enters the palace, she will have a chat with the imperial concubine first and listen to her opinions. Although your aunt is not very favored, she is now in charge of the affairs of the harem and has a better attitude toward the emperor's character and temper than we do.
learn."
"Okay, I will listen to my father. After Kuan Guan and I have sorted out the details and written it into a memorial, we will go to the palace to see the imperial concubine."
"Okay, you need to be careful about this matter. If you can't get it done right away, I'm afraid you won't have another chance."
"We understand. Thank you father for the heads up."
"You kid, you're still polite to your own father." He touched Xiao Yu'er's head and hurried to meet the clan members.
Huo Xi chatted with her brothers and sisters for a while, and saw that her father and uncle and aunt were discussing matters with the clan, so she didn't bother them anymore and got up and went to Huo's house.
"Hey, little Yu'er, come on, let grandma hug you! Oh, grandma's little darling!"
Seeing Huo Xi coming to the house with her son-in-law and son, Yang was so happy that she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.
Seeing Yang holding Xiao Yu'er and kissing him again and again, Huo Erhuai watched with eager eyes and rubbed his hands anxiously. He also wanted to hug his soft and obedient grandson.
"Well, you are here. Your father went fishing for freshwater from the river early this morning. He also caught a lot of shrimps and crabs. He is packing them up when he comes back and wants to send them to you."
There is fresh river food to eat!
"Dad, don't go to the trouble of getting it yourself. Just go to the river and collect some from others."
"It's not hard work. Your father is restless. Whenever he has free time, he wants to run to the river, saying that he will fish for you to eat from the river. Let him go, he will be happy if he moves and takes a dip in the river.
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"And he went with Bao Xia. Bao Xia has to do all the hard work. How can he be tired?"
Huo Xi smiled. In the past two years, she helped to match up and told Bao Kang about a maid in the mansion. The maid was an orphan and was sold several times since she was a child. Later, she was sold to Mu's mansion and became a slave.
The maid was beaten and scolded less.
Bao Kang had helped her, and she didn't dislike Bao Kang. Moreover, Bao Kang's intelligence only stopped at the age of seven or eight, and his ability to take care of himself was the same as that of ordinary people. He also learned a lot of skills. Now he is with Nian'er and has become a soldier.
, you will receive monthly salary.
The young couple now lives a sweet life, and they have a son who is about one year old. Zuo and Bao Xia are so happy that they don't know what to do.
After a while, he went down to the river to fish for Huo Xi and Mu Yan to eat.
After hearing Yang's words, Huo Erhuai smiled naively and said, "Dad, thinking that my son-in-law is taking a nap today and Nian'er and An'an are also at home, he thought of catching some river fresh food for you."
"I'm really lucky. From time to time, I can eat the river fresh food caught by my father-in-law. It's so tough to eat. My servant bought it at the market, but I don't even think it tastes good." Mu Yan said with a smile.
When Huo Erhuai heard this, he grinned, his mood was excited, and he was happier than anything else: "Just eat as much as you like. If you like to eat, dad will catch it for you!"
"Little fishermen also like to eat!"
He likes to eat the little whitebait the most, wrapped in egg liquid, soft and slippery, or fried until crispy and fragrant, so delicious! Mom also said that eating fish is smart, so the little fisherman must be the smartest.
child!
Zi Liu, couldn't help but take a sip of saliva.
It made everyone laugh.
"Okay, if our little fisherman wants to eat it, grandpa will catch it for you!"
Oops, his grandson likes to eat it. Huo Erhuai can't wait to pack up his fishing nets and other things and go catch a net for his little grandson.
"Where's the younger uncle?" The one who lives in the mansion over there is the uncle, and the uncle An'an here is the younger uncle.
"Your uncle has gone to my great-uncle's house next door. Grandma has already sent someone to call him."
Hearing that her sister, brother-in-law and Xiao Yu'er were coming home, An An ran quickly, "Xiao Yu'er!"
"Uncle!"
"Haha, little Yu'er! Do you miss your uncle?" The uncle and nephew played a game of flying high.
"Hurry up and put it down, don't drop the little Yu'er!" Mrs. Yang followed behind and watched carefully, with her heart high and wanting to give her son a beating.
"Grandma, I won't fall." "Oh, that's good."
An'an is almost ten years old now, which is the age when cats hate dogs. As soon as he got into trouble with his parents, he packed up his bags and ran to find his sister and nephew, so the uncle and nephew had a great time.
Xiao Yu'er never lacks playmates. His uncle and uncle come to play with him from time to time. His aunt also plays with him at home. Yang and Qin Huaiyu often bring Yang Fu's two children to play with him.
People like Vanilla Xiahe and others will also bring their children to play with him. Xiao Yuer is busier than his father and has no shortage of playmates every day.
At dinner time, I heard that Huo Xi was back, and Yang Fu's family and Qin Chang's ancestors and grandchildren also came to eat together.