The next day, Qin Di also went to Luobo's side as soon as possible and asked him to pick out some of the watermelons that were too long to pass. She planned to use those watermelons to make sugar.
Needless to say, although those watermelons don’t look good, they still taste very sweet. It’s a pity that it’s hard to sell them in the market because of their appearance. I was still worried about this issue before, but I didn’t know about this type of watermelons.
How to deal with watermelon? Now that I think about it, it can be used to make sugar.
"Miss, that's all for now, do you need more? If you need more, I'll get some more." Pointing to a pile of ugly watermelons on the ground, Luo Bu asked Qin Di doubtfully, wiping the sweat from his head from time to time.
It's still hot today, and it's perfectly normal to be working under such a strong sun.
Immediately waving his hand, Qin Di said with a smile, "No, no, no, these are enough. Let's get some to try first. I'm not sure yet whether this will work." Looking at so many melons on the ground.
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Qin Di didn't dare to ask for more. After all, she knew very well that even if watermelon sugar could be made, there were still big flaws, such as the season. Once summer was over, how could there be so much watermelon? There wouldn't be enough to eat, let alone
Sugar is made.
It would be good to be able to respond to emergencies at this time and be almost self-sufficient.
Once the good weather for growing watermelons passes, sugar production will still require something else.
Looking at the melons on the ground, Qin Di didn't hesitate too much and just went ahead and asked Luo Bu and Qin Cheng to help her break open and smash all the melons.
Watermelon juice is sprinkled on the wooden board bit by bit in batches. The wooden board is large enough and specially selected to be impermeable to water. Under the strong light of the sun, gradually, a layer of crystal particles seems to appear.
The mashed melon meat is fed directly to the chickens and ducks. The chickens and ducks in the Luo family yard eat it happily.
I usually eat the rind of the melon, but this time I was really lucky to be able to eat the flesh.
Seeing the chickens and ducks eating watermelon, the big yellow dog at the door seemed to be moved. He stood up slowly, and then rushed towards the chickens and ducks with lightning speed, scaring the chickens and ducks into flying around.
Then the big yellow dog let nature take its course and ate the melon and meat on the ground with peace of mind.
"Go, go, go, go." Upon seeing this, Luo Bu immediately came to the big yellow dog's side and started to drive the big yellow dog away by calling.
"This is not for you to eat. You have to eat it outside the door. Don't scare away all the chickens and ducks." Luo Bu said, dragging the big yellow dog towards the door of the house.
Go outside.
After dragging the dog outside the house, he immediately tied up the dog with a rope and threw a piece of watermelon with red meat in front of the big yellow dog.
The dog didn't seem to have reacted yet, its eyes rolled around, and then it obediently went to the place where Luobu threw the watermelon for it and ate the watermelon.
"Miss, look, is this a success?" Pointing to the candy that has appeared on the board, it is very small and thin, almost the same as what Okra bought for Qin Di yesterday.
Turning back to the big yellow dog, Qin Di's eyes shifted to the wooden board, and then he immediately nodded, "Yes, that's it."
Qin Di looked at the candy that had been fully exposed, took the box she had prepared before, and went over to carefully sweep the candy on top into the wooden box.
It worked in my own test, and Qin Di immediately repeated it many times. By the time a box was filled, Qin Di's hair was wet with sweat.
And even though she was hiding from the sun under the eaves, she still inevitably got a little darker. Fortunately, she took some sun protection measures and wore something on her head, otherwise it would have been more than just a little darker.
In fact, even if she is black, she is still much whiter than normal people.
After all, this is the eldest lady’s skin, and it’s not just words to say that it’s as white as snow.
"Miss, have you had enough?" I looked around and realized that for just that amount of sugar, I used a lot of watermelon.
However, compared to the candy sold outside, it is still much cheaper to make it yourself.
Nodding, Qin Di did not forget to reply to Luo Bu.
"Yes, Uncle Luo, I want enough. You have also seen my method of making sugar. It is very simple. You can also do it. If you can, you can also turn all the unsold watermelons into sugar like this.
It's very good, you can take it out to sell, or you can use it yourself.
Just watch and do it. If I need it in the future, can I buy it directly from you?" He said to Luo Bu with a smile.
Qin Di's idea is that sugar production can be left directly to the Luo family. After all, the crops in the fields do not need special care at this time. He is mainly responsible for the watermelon fields.
Now the places where the watermelons can go are all sorted out. I just pick melons every day and put them on the market. There are still a lot of free time. During that time, when the weather is good, I can make sugar. It's not bad.
As if he didn't expect Qin Di to say that, Luo Bu smiled and then scratched his head naively.
"Miss, I will try. I think there is no problem for me. But if Miss needs it, please tell me at any time and I will send you the candy. It is our honor to help Miss solve the problem. No money, no."
As he said this naively, Luo Bu had just seen the entire process of making sugar.
To be honest, he was quite shocked that Qin Di, who sells so expensive candy outside, actually made it right away?
And that method is a bit too simple, as long as there is watermelon, sun and wooden boards.
Although it is said to be hard work, when you think about the price of sugar outside, what kind of hard work is it?
After saying a few words, Qin Di couldn't defeat the tough-minded Luo Bu in the end, so she nodded as if she agreed with Luo Bu's statement.
After covering the small wooden box with the candies and putting it away, Mrs. Zhou happened to be back.
"Miss, are you here?" He immediately greeted Qin Di as soon as he came in.
At this time, Zhou had just returned after sending Luo Xuan to school. He didn't expect Qin Di to come over so suddenly, and it seemed that he didn't say anything in advance.
Then walking a little further, she saw everything in the yard, including the badly damaged watermelons.
Still wondering what was going on, Luo Bu explained everything to Zhou.
"Sugar making?" Her tone was very surprised. Apparently Zhou also knew the price of sugar outside, so she was surprised. Can you make sugar yourself?
Isn't it said that the process of making sugar is very complicated? She once had the honor to see others making maltose.
It was indeed quite complicated, plus she didn’t have much money at the time. She couldn’t afford tools or seeds, she couldn’t even afford food, let alone access to expensive things.
Now that I think about it, it seems that she already has the capital to give it a try at this time? The most important thing is that she is also interested.