Rebirth in 1980, the rise of the golden age

Crispy fried pancakes, brushed with soybean paste, put a scallion in the middle, and then topped with fried shredded potatoes.

One bite and it's so fragrant it's smoking hot.

Li Youcai sat cross-legged on the kang, showing off two big pancakes, his mouth full of oil.

"Brother, what shall we do next?"

"We can't start work at the warehouse, and it's frozen outside, so we can't catch wood frogs. Spring is still several months away. Are we just going to sit there and do nothing?"

"Do you have any other ideas? I have plenty of energy now, and I just want to make money."

In the past, at this time of year, we would just sit there and do nothing.

Cat winter.

But after more than half a month of hard work, Li Youjie couldn't stand doing nothing any longer.

Now, all Li Youjie thinks about is how to make money, and make more money.

In fact, it was not only Li Youjie whose ideas changed.

Li Guanghu and Chu Xinyan have all changed. Under the stimulation of those great unity, no one can remain unchanged.

Li Youcai thought about it briefly in his mind.

There are businesses that can be done in winter.

Anyway, the factory is idle now, and it’s winter now.

Li Youcai came up with an idea, maybe he could give it a try.

"How about we study and make ice cream?" Li Youcai put forward his idea.

There is no ice cream factory in Teng County, but there is one in Taihe City. However, the products are relatively simple, basically large popsicles made with sweet water and cream popsicles.

It is winter now. If you want to make ice cream, you just need to customize some molds. The temperature of minus ten degrees Celsius is the best natural refrigeration equipment, and you don’t have to spend a penny.

"Stop it, brother. No one in our family knows how to make ice cream." Li Youjie curled his lips, thinking that Li Youcai was fooling him.

Li Youcai grinned and said immediately, "I can do it!"

In his previous life, he worked as a peddler in the streets and sold this thing.

In fact, it is not difficult to make at all. The only tools needed are a big pot, a wooden stick, and a mold. The difficulty level is basically one star, which is considered a lot.

"Stop talking nonsense. You can't even cook, how can you make ice cream?" Li Youjie still didn't believe it.

"I'm not bragging, I know a lot more."

"I'll make one for you in a moment."

Li Youcai looked at Chu Xinyan and then asked, "Do you still have the milk powder I bought for Duoduo last time?"

"There's still half a bag at home," said Chu Xinyan.

"Okay, after dinner, let's go home and I'll make you some ice cream."

When Duoduo heard that her father was going to make ice cream, she ran to hug Li Youcai and said, "Dad, do you want to make ice cream?"

Li Youcai held Duoduo in his arms and whispered, "Yes, Daddy will make you some delicious ice cream in a while."

"Let's go home quickly. I'm full." After hearing that ice cream was going to be made, Duoduo was already eager to go home.

Finished the meal.

Li Youcai held Duoduo in his arms, and the family prepared to return home.

Li Youjie followed. He wanted to see with his own eyes how Li Youcai made ice cream.

When he returned home, the house was not cold because Li Guanghu lit a fire every day.

"Wife, please find me the milk powder, sugar, and starch."

"okay."

Chu Xinyan followed Li Youcai's instructions and took out sugar and flour from the wooden box containing grain. She also gave Li Youcai the milk powder for Duoduo.

Li Youcai sat in front of the stove and lit a handful of straw to make a fire.

I boiled half a pot of water.

What Li Youcai wanted to make was a small pudding, which is the common cream ice cream. However, due to the lack of pure milk and cream, he could only use milk powder instead, and the taste would definitely be much worse.

But now Li Youcai just wants to show it to Li Youjie, which is enough.

"Is this all you need to make ice cream?" Li Youjie couldn't help but ask when he saw these simple ingredients.

"Just watch."

Li Youcai observed the water in the pot. When it boiled, he took out a bowl of hot water and set it aside to cool.

When he felt that the temperature of the water in the bowl had dropped to about 60 degrees, Li Youcai poured the milk powder into the bowl.

Stir quickly with chopsticks.

This is done to allow the milk powder to dissolve fully.

After stirring, Li Youcai took a sip with chopsticks. Although it was made with milk powder, it still had a strong milk flavor.

The milk powder at this time is still very pure.

Pouring the prepared milk powder back into the big pot, Li Youcai began to add sugar.

While increasing the heat and stirring the pot, when the water started to bubble again, Li Youcai added the starch he had prepared in advance and stirred it faster.

The originally thin pot of milk became increasingly viscous as Li Youcai stirred it.

But it is very delicate.

After putting it all into several bowls, Li Youcai tapped the bowls gently a few times to let all the gas at the bottom of the bowls out.

Li Youcai put a chopstick in each bowl.

"There's no mold, so I just use a bowl and freeze it."

Li Youjie was watching Li Youcai's operation the whole time. In his opinion, Li Youcai was just making a pot of milk powder, nothing special.

"Is this the end?"

"Isn't this just a pot of milk powder? Once it's frozen, it looks like a big popsicle."

"You'll know whether it tastes good or not in a moment."

The two brothers took the three bowls of ice cream outside to the yard and placed them on a stool to freeze.

More than three hours later.

Li Youcai checked it, pulled the chopsticks in the middle, and lifted the bowl directly.

The ice cream in the bowl was completely frozen.

"Okay, you can eat now." Li Youcai took the bowl into the house.

The family gathered around the kang table, looking at the three bowls of ice cream made by Li Youcai.

Milky white color, fragrant milky flavor.

It’s very similar to the ice cream sold in the supply and marketing cooperatives.

Li Youcai put the bowl into the basin of water to warm it up, and then easily took off the ice cream with chopsticks.

The whole ice cream is shaped like a big mushroom.

"Try it."

Li Youjie took it in his hand doubtfully and licked it.

Sweet and milky.

When I took a bite, it didn’t feel like biting into ice as I imagined, but rather soft and sticky.

"It really is ice cream, delicious, with a strong milky flavor." Li Youjie took a bite and gave his evaluation.

“It turns out making ice cream is so easy!”

Li Youjie never thought that the ice cream that cost only one cent per stick would be so easy to make.

"Dad, I want to eat too. Please give me one." Seeing that her uncle was eating with relish, Duoduo hurriedly asked Li Youcai for ice cream.

Li Youcai took the second bowl of ice cream out of the mold and handed it to Duoduo, who couldn't wait any longer.

Duoduo finally got to eat the ice cream made by her dad, and she loved it.

"Daddy, why are you so awesome? How can you do everything?" Little Duoduo looked at Li Youcai with admiration. At this moment, her father was her hero.

Li Youcai gave the last popsicle to Chu Xinyan.

"The ingredients are incomplete, otherwise I would make it even more delicious."

"In addition to this, I can also make red bean, mung bean, and fruit flavors."

"Brother, if you have this ability, let's open an ice cream factory and make money."