After finishing the meal, Xia Qiyue started thinking about making halva without stopping.
Make the peanut filling first. When making the halva filling, the temperature of the pot should not be too high, almost 90 degrees. Pour in the sugar and chopped peanuts and stir-fry until it forms a ball and falls apart when poked.
Already.
After the fillings are successfully cooked, start boiling the sugar.
Put the sugar, maltose and water into the pot according to the ratio from memory and let it boil, then pull the sugar in. Xia Qiyue originally thought it was very simple.
She used to stand aside and watch her grandma make it. Her grandma made it in one go and it was very simple.
But when it comes to myself...oh my God, this is too hot, isn't it?
She breathed and scratched her ears while pulling the candy while it was still hot. When the candy was turned into shiny and brittle candy, her hands were hot and red.
I almost cried, but I couldn't delay. I quickly separated a piece and mixed it with the stuffing. Then I used the other half as a skin, wrapped it in a thin layer, cut it into small pieces, and arranged the shape.
"Huh..." It took two hours, and at noon, I recreated the crispy candy in my memory.
Since she planned to sell it, she made more. Five kilograms of peanuts were made into fillings, and with sugar, the final product weighed more than ten kilograms.
There are small pieces and small pieces. There are about fifty pieces per pound. Since she does not weigh and cut into pieces, the sizes are slightly different, but the difference is not very big. There are 45 to 50 pieces per pound.
Look.
The first time I made it, of course I had to give it to the four guys who were watching eagerly to try it, and then I had to try it myself.
"This is halva! You all have a try!" Xia Qiyue took a handful and handed it to his younger brothers, sisters and children, then kept one and put it in his mouth. He bit it lightly and found it was crispy and crispy. He chewed it a few times.
The aroma blends with the sweetness of sugar and spreads in the mouth. The sweet feeling instantly makes people want to stop.
The more you chew, the sweeter and fragrant it becomes. It leaves a fragrant aroma on your lips and teeth, and the crunchy sugar coating melts in your mouth, making you extremely satisfied.
Just look at the way the two little guys pursed their lips and closed their eyes to enjoy.
"Mom, this candy is so good..." Ke'er also took the time to praise her mother.
"Sister, how did you make this kind of fairy candy? Isn't it so delicious?" Xia Jiuyue was in a state of ecstasy, sucking the sweet candy in her mouth, and she couldn't believe it.
If her sister hadn't made it in front of her, she wouldn't be able to believe that it was her sister who made it.
"Shh... this is a secret. Don't tell anyone that my eldest sister can make halva! The next step is to sell the halva! You still have to stay at home and peel the peanuts. After peeling, you have to look like me.
Mash it like that before! My eldest sister is going out to sell candy! I have to make it when I get back!" Xia Qiyue was very happy after she successfully made it. She arranged the work of her younger brothers and sisters one by one, and also thought about wrapping the candy herself.
matter.
If you use oil paper to wrap it... "September, Xinghe, you two cut all the oil paper at home into rectangular shapes, as big as this" Xia Qiyue gestured with her hands, "As long as it can be wrapped in a piece of candy, eldest sister will go to Cloth Village
Come back, buy some good fabrics, and wrap the candy!"
Unique things should go the high-end route. She had to package them well so that she could sell them at a higher price. She worked for two hours to make them weighing ten pounds. She almost burned her hands. This cost a lot.
It's big, so if you don't sell it at a good price, you won't be able to afford such a big sacrifice.
"Sister, it's so ugly when wrapped in oil paper. If you buy packaging cloth, why don't you just cut the cloth into small pieces and wrap the candy? I think it looks better that way!" Xia Yueyue, as a girl,
The aesthetics are different from those of boys. Xia Xinghe had already listened to her eldest sister and wanted to start cutting yellow oil paper, but Xia Jiuyue made a suggestion.
"Really?" Xia Qiyue thought for a moment, "Okay, don't cut the paper yet, peel the peanuts first! Wait until I come back!" Xia Qiyue nodded and agreed with her sister, and then walked out.
As a person of later generations, she knows that packaging is also a big problem if you take the high-end route.
Now that she has a product, it is unique and cannot be easily copied by others, so she has to think of good-looking packaging.
The Cloth Shop is at the end of the market, at the west end of the main street. Xia Qiyue walked quickly and entered the Cloth Shop. There were not many people buying cloths, only a few people looking at it.
Xia Qiyue had always been dressed in men's clothing. When the female shopkeeper saw such a handsome guy entering the store, she immediately greeted him.
"Sir, do you want to buy cloth or make ready-made clothes? The craftsmanship of the embroiderers in our cloth shop is top-notch! They will definitely be able to make it suitable and decent for you!"
Xia Qiyue was stunned for a moment, then remembered that she was now dressed as a man. She immediately came back to her senses, put her hands behind her back and looked around, pretending to be a little embarrassed and asked the shopkeeper in a low voice.
"Shopkeeper, do you have any good fabrics suitable for little girls to make clothes? I want good ones!"
The shopkeeper boasted that he had understood. It turned out that the young man had a girl he liked, and he wanted to give her a gift.
If this person doesn't kill her, who will he kill?
Then just take out the store's treasure. After the shopkeeper finished thinking about it, he immediately said with a smile on his face, "Yes! Of course there is! Sir, please wait a moment, I will get it for you right away! Then
Satin is the best fabric in our shop, and I am usually reluctant to take it out!"
After saying that, he ran back excitedly. Xia Qiyue touched his nose and had to wait there, looking around.
However, looking at the cloths on the table, most of which were pure cotton, burlap, and fine cotton, she looked at them and found that these did not meet her requirements.
Not long after, the shopkeeper came out carefully holding a piece of cloth. Xia Qiyue saw that there was a cotton cloth covering the outside and was shining, so she was very careful.
"Sir, look at our satin. It was shipped from the capital. It is the treasure of our store! If you send this piece of fabric over, the little girl will definitely be devoted to you!"
Xia Qiyue followed the shopkeeper's hand and looked over, and saw that the inside was indeed satin, pure pink satin, very bright and beautiful.
"Shopkeeper, how much is this piece of cloth?"
Xia Qiyue didn't want to hear the shopkeeper's complaints, so she quickly asked about the price. If the price was right, she could buy it back immediately.
She was also in a hurry to pack the candies.
The shopkeeper's eyes flashed, and he held out two fingers: "Two hundred silver!"
When Xia Qiyue heard this, she thought it was not expensive, so she nodded, "Okay, wrap it up for me!"
So refreshing! But the shopkeeper hadn’t finished her words yet. She continued to say, “Two hundred silver per foot! A total of twenty taels of silver per horse!”
Xia Qiyue suddenly raised her head and looked at the shopkeeper, "What did you say? Two hundred cents...one foot?"
The shopkeeper thought he was a young rich man in front of him, but he didn't expect him to look like he was dying after hearing the price. He regretted taking out the treasure of the store, so he became rude in his words.
"Yes! Two hundred coins per foot, sir, do you need to wrap it up?"