Chief don't slap in the face

"Hold on, let's go!"

Xia Ye tidied up the cellar. His original intention was for little Lolita to hold a jar, but she moved one jar carefully in each hand, fearing that her foot would accidentally trip and break it.

"It's not that exaggerated, I can do all these things"

Xia Ye couldn't help but laugh, it was a long way to go to the abandoned salt mine, so he made a lot at one time, anyway, salt is not bad if it is properly preserved.

"Well, big brother is amazing!"

Song Guo praised, and looked at Xia Ye with eyes full of admiration, but he was still cautious in his movements, there was no way, the psychological gap could not be healed in an instant.

You know, a piece of light yellow salt keratin full of various impurities, the small womb fruit is kept close to the body and carefully, every meal is reluctant to eat more, just licks it, how is it now, with so much snow salt in front of it, It's just a dream!

In the kitchen, Xia Ye washed the strawberries that had been soaked for half an hour, cut the stalks with a survival knife, divided them into two halves, then threw them into a stone pot, added clear stream water to start cooking.

When it boils, add brown sugar, stir, and cook.

Siunguo stood by the stove, watched the strawberries tumbling in the stone pot, and kept swallowing.

The heat is transpiring. When the strawberries are about to deform, take them out of the pot, let them cool, and then put them into clean clay pots and seal them with wet yellow mud.

Simple version of canned strawberries get√!

"This tastes good when it's chilled, go, put it in the stream!"

Because there are no preservatives, canned strawberries can't be stored for a few days, but it doesn't matter, anyway, this thing is just a fresh taste, and the important thing is the next candied fruit.

"Ah!"

Xiao Siguo complied immediately.

The production of strawberry preserves is a bit time-consuming. Select high-quality strawberries. After soaking, washing, removing stems, and cutting into pieces, put them in a stone pot, add brown sugar, and start to stand. Turn them over during the process to let the strawberries fully soak brown sugar.

This is called icing.

After more than six hours, some strawberry juice oozes out, which is red and beautiful.

Song Guo took a sip with a wooden spoon, and Tian Tian frowned immediately, as if he had been thrown into a honeypot.

Pour the candied strawberries into a stone pot and heat them. Be careful to take them off before they are boiled, then cool them down naturally, and then let them stand. This step is called sugar infiltration, so that the sugar can fully enter the strawberry pulp.

This process takes a little longer, about twelve hours, after which the strawberries are taken out and the sugar liquid on them is drained.

Xia Ye doesn't have an oven, so the drying step can only be done by drying it naturally. It will take about a few days. At this point, the strawberry preserves are finished.

"Due to the antiseptic effect of the sugar solution, preservatives are generally not added, and fruit preserves can be stored for more than three months."

Xia Ye explained.

"Uh-huh!"

Sugar solution, preservatives, etc., sounded very high-end, Xiao Siguo peeled the bamboo slips, and recorded them carefully with a stone knife.

Taking advantage of the sugar infusion interval, Xia Ye made some biscuits and wanted to bring them back for Xia Saving Moon to taste.

Xiao Siguo, dressed in a little black bear's skin, carrying a bag of raisins and a sugar cane, began to explore near the Peach Blossom Spring, filling in the holes found by the voles.

That night, Little Loli wanted to go to the cave to watch the night. She was worried that the snow salt and brown sugar would be stolen.

"In our tribe, these things need at least ten warriors to guard!"

Song Guo opened her two little hands and gestured to Xia Ye.

Xia Ye talked and talked, and finally persuaded little Lolita, but when he got up the next morning, he didn't see anyone. He went to the cave to have a look, and sure enough, little Lolita was sleeping on the top of the cellar holding the stone hammer.

“Really not worth the money!”

Xia Ye rubbed his eyebrows helplessly.

For the sake of the salt mine, it is too common for several tribes to kill each other, but the abandoned salt mine is useless, just throw it there. Dead people, but Xia Ye is different, he can purify and filter.

Salt and iron are strategic materials, if you don't have the strength to touch them randomly, you will definitely die without a place to die, otherwise Xia Ye would have become a salt merchant long ago.

You know, in the history of China, the salt merchants were all very rich, and selling illegal salt was a serious crime of ransacking their families and exterminating their families, which shows the huge profits.

Any salt well and salt fields are important strategic resources, which need to be snatched and defended by various tribes with the blood and weapons of warriors, but Xia Ye doesn't need it, just find any abandoned salt mine to produce snow salt, and the quality is not low.

I dare not sell it, but if I eat it myself, I can't finish it in this life.

Brown sugar is not a necessity in life, but in this era of scarcity of materials and no sweets except honey and fruit, it is used as an artificial sweetening seasoning, without processing, just drinking it with water, it is a top luxury, so the price can be sold The income is very high, except for the nobles, ordinary people don't want to touch it.

It's a pity that Xia Ye still didn't dare to sell.

"Weakness is the original sin!"

Xia Ye sighed, and set foot on the way home. In order not to attract the attention of others, the two bronze boxes were hidden in the peach blossom garden, and all the weapons were wrapped in sackcloth.

Xiacheng, a slum.

Xia Qian walked out of a thatched hut while buttoning his buttons, reminiscing about the smell of Xia Pa's wife, that woman has such a big ass.

Although he is only a small tax official, in this slum, Xia Qian is a noble person that no one dares to mess with. Although there is not much oil and water, these people are too poor, especially those who died of men's sons. A sorghum pancake can sleep a widow.

Why not drop one?Because the remaining half of the pancake can sleep another one, Xia Qian is a person who claims to know numbers, so he never does business at a loss.

Turning the corner, Xia Qian's eyes lit up.

"Summer Frog!"

Xia Qian quickened her pace, Xia Frog was a little thin due to malnutrition, and there was a frog face smeared on her face, but from Xia Qian's vicious eyes, this girl will take care of her body, and she will definitely be a big girl when she grows up. beauty.

Hearing the sound, Xia Wa didn't run away in fright, but stood still and held the dagger.

"What kind of eyes are you looking at? Believe it or not, I'll beat you to death?"

Xia Qian raised her hand, as if to hit her. He hated Xia Wa's attitude the most, because she was one of the few poor people in the slums who did not flatter her.

Xia Wa didn't speak, but his eyes became sharper, and his fingers holding the dagger were even stronger.

Chapter 48 Shameless villain

Xia Qian's brother-in-law Xia Qingdong is a hero and has some fame in the tribe. Thanks to his relationship, Xia Qian became a tax official and was responsible for collecting part of the tax in the slums.

With small rights in his hands, Xia Qian, who has little strength, thrives, especially the poor who are used to flattering and laughing at him on weekdays, which makes him feel a kind of pride.

Here, he feels that he is the king, but this king sometimes doesn't go his way, because there are always a few unscrupulous people who are hard-headed and not afraid of any threats, just like thistles, they may be infected by a few touches. One, although I can't hurt myself, it's so annoying.

The Eve in front of her is just a stupid girl, relying on her face, if she is willing to sell, at least she can eat a round belly every day, but she is still hungry like she is now, working hard every day to do jobs that men can't bear. Have a full meal.