Shipin Dalizheng

That night, Rong Tang had one dream after another, dreaming of all kinds of candies. In order to maximize the limited benefits of candies, he tried his best.

He even thought of rice krispie candy, a byproduct that can't be considered sugar. He still felt dizzy when he woke up in the morning and was thinking about how to make rice krispie candy.

Those problems can be considered later. After all, the sugar will not go bad if it is kept. The most important thing is to immediately produce more juice extraction equipment. Once the sugar content on the sorghum stalks in Fuxinzhuang reaches its peak, we will immediately start working at full speed.

Everyone was very tired. Rong Zhan and a few others who practiced martial arts were better off, but they also had to work during the day and take turns guarding the night, which was very tiring.

Chuncao girl even stood up while rubbing her waist, groaning.

Tongqian and Tian Lao Da are adult men after all, better than Chuncao, and can get up and wash on time.

Butler Tao didn't do much work and was reluctant to leave, so he stayed in the accounting office cleaned by Rong An for the whole night and was in good spirits.

After looking around, it seemed that only Li Jin and Doctor Zhang were not awake. Rong Tang was still very tolerant towards this old man and young man.

He cleared his throat and said, "I know everyone has been working hard these past two days. You've been busy and tired every day, and you haven't had a good meal. But it's only for these two days. Once everything is ready, we can have two days off so everyone can have a good rest."

Except for Chuncao who looked expectant, everyone else looked indifferent.

Rong Zhan said, "Master, this is nothing compared to the bloody battles we had before. We were so excited last night that we couldn't sleep even if we weren't on guard, so we didn't sleep at all. We talked all night and only took a nap at dawn."

"So you didn't sleep all night, and spent the whole night talking about life, ideals, and looking forward to the future?!"

"what!"

A few people chuckled.

"Oh my god, I'm so tired."

It seemed that except for Chuncao who was in pain all over, everyone else could still hold on. Rong Tang then remembered that Chuncao was only fifteen years old. When she was in the Jiangnan Marquis's Mansion, life was not easy, and she had never experienced such high-intensity physical labor. She was still tired.

It was his negligence. He didn't want too many people to be involved in the secrets, so he only let people he trusted do it. It was still too hard.

"Butler Tao, please go back to the city after dinner and buy two servants who are good at cooking. They will be able to cook better."

Butler Tao was reluctant to leave, but he couldn't disobey, "Yes, Prince."

"Well, when you leave, take some samples with you and send them to Duke Du's Mansion. This will give them peace of mind and also tell them that there will be new products later."

Butler Tao felt relieved. This should be a welcome gift.

"The sugar-boiling pot needs to be moved to the middle courtyard. With so many people coming and going in the village, it would be bad to reveal our whereabouts."

Rong Tang now felt the inconvenience of having the winery in the backyard, but at that time he had not thought that he would have a second opportunity to make money so soon, and it was seasonal and would not wait for anyone.

Rong Dashan and his group arrived as scheduled. Rong Tang explained his plans, "We can make wine anytime, but sugar production can't be delayed right now. I think we should stop making wine for a few days while everyone works hard to build the juice extraction equipment. The wages will be calculated separately. To meet the deadline, we'll extend the working hours by one hour these days, pay an extra ten cents a day, and provide three meals."

Everyone expressed their understanding, saying that if they could earn more money, they would work more. People who work all year round are not afraid of hard work.

Rong Dashan went out to buy jars, wanting beautiful porcelain jars. He had found a kiln and could make them to order, the quantity to be determined.

I ordered two more sets from the carpenter who previously made the wine-making equipment, and mixed the juice extraction equipment with those, and divided them between two companies. I guaranteed that they would be confused and not know what they were for.

In addition, with so many people eating, meat and vegetables are essential and need to be prepared in large quantities.

Rong Dashan could barely drive a carriage, so he set off alone.

The remaining people split into two groups: one continued to collect sweet sorghum, squeeze out the juice, and make sugar, while the other group worked hard to build the juicing equipment. While it wasn't difficult, it wasn't fast either.

Master Rong Qianqi, the hole digger, came up with a solution. Instead of digging out the entire wooden stake, he could split it in two halves and then put the two halves together and clamp them with iron sheets. It would still be useful.

This way, the efficiency is much higher and one is ready by breakfast time.

Rong Tang estimated that the sorghum in Fuxinzhuang matures later, and the sweet stalks can be harvested in about half a month to twenty days. After one to one and a half months, the sorghum will be mature and the stalks will be dry and without moisture.

Hundreds of acres of sorghum stalks need to be boiled within ten days or half a month, and even if each group consists of ten people, it will take dozens of groups.

Each group needs at least one big pot, and the pots have to be booked in advance, otherwise no one can buy dozens of big pots at one time.

Then there is a large amount of firewood, which needs to be prepared in advance. I don’t know if the Duke’s Mansion has started yet.

With a cry, the butler Tao screamed at the gate. Rong Tang walked over and saw that it was the butler Du from yesterday. He was covered in grass debris and had been rolling around somewhere all night.

His first thought was that Manager Du was scolded or even kicked out. His heart sank. Could it be that if the plan failed, Duke Du would not jump into the trap?

Butler Tao patted his chest. Just as he was about to leave and opened the door, he saw Butler Du lying with his upper body sideways, peeking up and down at the courtyard with his eyes.

"Manager Du, what are you doing? Why do you look like this?"

Steward Du said pitifully, "Steward Tao, is there any food? Dry biscuits will do. I came here yesterday evening but didn't dare knock on the door, thinking there was something in your house that shouldn't be seen by outsiders."

He had done something wrong. He had come alone on an old horse, not wanting the villagers to know too much about his situation. He had sneaked up on Rong Shizi's residence, but he didn't dare knock on the door. The delay had caused all the villagers to leave, and the gate was locked. He could only find a haystack to crawl into.

His guess was correct. The gate of the compound was closed yesterday and no strangers were allowed in.

Butler Tao glanced at Rong Tang, who nodded slightly.

Butler Tao said, "There's still a bowl of leftover rice, please don't be disgusted."

Steward Du didn't dare to despise him and followed him into the kitchen. They hadn't started making sugar yet, so they weren't afraid of him coming in. Steward Tao served him rice, but there were no more vegetables. There were only the salted radish strips that Aunt Dahu brought from her home last year, which had a bitter and salty taste.

This further deepened Du Zhong's impression of Rong Shizi's poverty.

Butler Tao watched him eat and placed the rolled package on the dining table. As if to tease him, he slowly took out a cylindrical object wrapped in oil paper.

"what is this?"

Butler Tao said mysteriously: "Guess!"

Du Zhong's eyes lit up, "It's sugar!"

Butler Tao peeled it open, and the golden-red sorghum hard candy exuded a sweet aroma. As Eucommia ulmoides swallowed it, he quickly threw it into his mouth.

"Fragrant, sweet."

Butler Tao was intoxicated. Du Zhong looked like a package and asked, "Can I have one to try?"

"No." Butler Tao refused outright, "This is a gift from the Crown Prince to Duke Du..."

Du Zhong snatched it away and said, "You, you, you dare to steal our Duke's candy."

He didn't even bother eating, just picked up the baby and ran away.

"Wait for me, this is a gift from the prince to the Duke. It's a gift, you can't snatch it."

Watching the two run away, Rong Tang called Rong Wanli, "Go to Fuxinzhuang and see if there's any action over there."

Rong Wanli immediately ran to pull the horse, and it didn't look like his leg was in bad condition at all.

Rong Tang breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to see Doctor Zhang leaning on the public crutch, with one leg curled up and groaning, and being supported by Li Jin to come over to eat.

Doctor Zhang seemed to have suffered a great injustice. He stroked Li Jin's head and said, "Grandpa is old and useless. He was almost eaten by a wolf last night. Now you are the only one who cares about Grandpa. You know that Grandpa's leg is lame and he needs someone to take care of him."

It was obvious that he was taken away by a wolf during the day, but he deliberately said it happened at night. It is obvious which wolf it was.

Rong Tang held his forehead.