I fell through the tunnel and brought my family to live a good life

After returning home and putting the chestnuts down, Xu's mother and Li Dahua also got busy. They volunteered to be responsible for washing and cutting the chestnuts. Xu Congyi taught his grandmother and mother to cut a cross on the chestnut to make it easier to peel. Otherwise, the surface of the chestnuts fried in sugar would be sticky and difficult to peel.

After letting his grandmother and mother deal with the chestnuts, Xu Congyi dragged his two brothers to the beet field. His grandfather and father went up the mountain to hunt wild boars. They had already filled more than half of the sugar made the first time, so Xu Congyi planned to make some more. With the experience from last time, Xu Congyi was full of confidence.

This time Xu Congyi brought a machete. When they arrived at the beet field, the two brothers were responsible for digging the beets. Xu Congyi specifically asked them not to use red beets, as they were not very sweet, and she wanted to keep them for making beetroot powder in the future. She used the machete to cut off the beetroots and the bad parts beside the ridge of the field. This way, she could dig and clean up at the same time, which saved time and space. The three brothers and sisters finished digging in a short while while chatting and laughing.

After returning home, Xu's mother and Li Dahua had already packed all the chestnuts. Seeing the three people coming back, they hurriedly took over the backpacks and prepared to continue packing. Xu Congwen and Xu Cong'an were responsible for scrubbing and removing the dirty parts, Xu's mother was responsible for peeling, and Xu Congyi and his mother were responsible for grating and slicing respectively. The five of them worked together and packed all the beets in half an hour.

Xu Congyi was so tired that she could hardly lift her arms, but seeing that everyone else in the family seemed to be in a relaxed state, Xu Congyi felt ashamed of herself. Her health was really holding her back.

"Yi Yi, go and have a rest. You can deal with these things after you've rested." Xu's mother said with concern.

Xu Congyi also wanted to rest, but when he saw his family members were full of energy, he thought that if the beet shreds were not made in time, they would oxidize and the color of the sugar would be too dark.

"It's okay, grandma, let's continue. I'll cook today and you and mom can watch." With the experience from last time, Xu Congyi was no longer afraid of failure. Both her grandma and mother were experts in the kitchen, and maybe the candies they would make in the future would be better than hers.

Hunter Xu was not at home, so the job of juicing was handed over to the brothers Xu Congwen and Xu Congan. This time, Xu Congyi used the method of cooking first and then juicing, she wanted to see which method would produce a higher amount of sugar.

Because there were a lot of beet shreds, Xu Congyi used a traditional large iron pot. He added a little water, poured all the beet shreds into the pot, turned on the fire and boiled them until all the beet shreds became soft. Then he scooped them into a large basin. Do not pour out the water in the pot, as they will cook together later.

The cooked beet shreds became very soft and easier to squeeze into juice than raw beet shreds. It didn't take much effort to squeeze all the juice into juice, and there were much less residue left. Xu Congyi asked his mother to find a new piece of gauze and filter the squeezed beet juice again.

The remaining steps of boiling sugar were the same as last time. Xu Congyi talked to Xu's mother and Li Dahahua while boiling sugar.

"Look, the pot is obviously full of water at this point. Let's use a high heat to keep it boiling so that the water inside can evaporate."

"Look, now the water is half gone. You can remove some firewood and use medium heat so that you can observe the state of the sugar more easily."

"Look, the sugar is already very sticky. Let's reduce the heat and lower it to a low flame. Otherwise, it will easily overcook and the sugar will become bitter. Grandma, Mom, get the wooden box ready to store the sugar."

Xu Congyi picked up another chopstick and said, "Look, the color of the sugar has become darker and thicker. How do we judge whether it is ready? Just use these chopsticks."

After he finished speaking, Xu Cong inserted a pair of chopsticks directly into the pot, and the chopsticks stood steadily in the pot.

"Alright! Clear the fire!"

There was still some flour sprinkled in the wooden box. Xu Congyi quickly scooped the syrup into the wooden boxes one by one. This time he scooped nine boxes in total. Xu Congyi felt that it was better to cook the juice first and then squeeze it. Not only did it save effort when squeezing the juice, but the sugar yield was also higher.

After watching the whole process of making sugar, Xu's mother and Li Dahua found it a little unbelievable. It turned out that this was how sugar was made, and it used the pig radishes that were everywhere.

After the sugar was made, it was put into the warehouse to dry and wait for solidification as usual. Xu Congyi did not make sugar water with the remaining sugar in the pot, but planned to use it to make sugar-roasted chestnuts.

It was time for dinner, and Xu Congyi was very hungry. However, after spending so long mixing sugar, he could no longer lift his arms. He ate a few bites of vegetable cakes and then went back to his room to rest.

She got up early today and did a lot of talking. This time she was too lazy to go into the sleep space, so she just fell on the bed and prepared to fall asleep.