The next day, when it was almost dawn, the people in the Su family got up. Su's mother first lit the fire in the fire pit and boiled a pot of water, thinking that when the people behind got up, they could use the hot water to wash their faces.
I boiled the water and turned around to prepare breakfast. I would be doing physical work in a while, and if I didn't eat something to fill my stomach, I was afraid I wouldn't be able to make it until noon.
Listening to the noise coming from the yard, she was too lazy to cook porridge, as it would take too much time, so she simply opened the kitchen cabinet door and took out thirty eggs.
She planned to boil sugar eggs, and she happened to have some freshly boiled sugar, which was just right for boiling eggs. She remembered that there seemed to be a jar of sweet white wine at home.
Thinking of this, I went to look in the kitchen cabinet again and finally found the leftover sweet white wine at the bottom.
There are ten people in my family. For edamame, one egg is enough. Add some sugar and sweet white wine, and there is enough left for everyone.
When Su Ziling and Lu Yan arrived, everyone in the family had gotten up. Except for Mao Dou, everyone else was warming themselves by the fire in the kitchen.
"Why are you here so early? It's so cold, you can sleep a little longer. Sugarcane juice doesn't come out that quickly."
Seeing that she got up so early and was blown by the cold wind all the way, her cheeks were red, and Su's mother's face was full of heartache.
"It's okay. I can just sit by the fire and warm myself. It's not the coldest yet. I'll keep an eye on it for the next two days. Once you guys get the hang of the fire, I'll be able to relax later."
Su Ziling stood by the stove with a smile, "Mother, are you cooking eggs with sweet white wine?"
"Yes, I wanted to cook, but I didn't have enough time, so I took out a few eggs. If you want to eat a few, I'll scoop them out for you."
Now that our family's conditions are better, we don't have to sell the eggs anymore. We basically eat them ourselves. I don't feel bad about taking out thirty eggs in one go.
"Me? Just scoop two for me, and give me more sugar water and sweet white wine." Smelling the faint aroma of wine in the air, Su Ziling licked his lips.
I just woke up, so I can’t eat much, but I can drink more sugar water.
"Are two enough? How about three?" Su's mother scooped two eggs and then scooped a full bowl of sugar water for her. She looked at the two lonely eggs, which seemed so few, and hesitated whether to give her another one.
"That's enough, one is enough," Su Ziling reached out to take it, "Didn't I ask my grandma to roast some sweet potatoes for me last night? Hehe, I asked Lu Yan to bring them back to me when I left. I ate them when I was hungry in the middle of the night. I'm not hungry now, so two will be enough."
"Then you eat first. If it's not enough, come over and get more. There are plenty of eggs at home. I can cook more if it's not enough." Su's mother handed him the bowl.
Then she scooped two more for Su'an. Su'an had a small appetite and would be full after just a few bites of anything.
The others, three men and two women, scooped all of them and put the remaining ones into the basin.
"If you don't have enough food, go to the basin. There's still half a basin of soup in it. But don't eat the ones in the bowl. They're for the edamame. Warm them up in the pot later so he'll have something to eat when he wakes up."
All the sweet white wine eggs were scooped out and placed on the stove. Except for Grandma Su and Grandpa Su, everyone else had to go to the stove to get them.
On a chilly morning, when your breath turns into mist, after drinking a bowl of sweet white wine and boiled eggs, your whole body will warm up.
It has a light aroma of wine, sweet syrup, and the eggs are full of sweet wine flavor. It's juicy when you take a bite.
"Mother, you cooked this egg really well. It's not loose at all and it's even runny."
Su Ziling only ate one egg and gave the other one to Lu Yan. She liked drinking this sweet water, so after drinking one bowl, she scooped another bowl for herself.
Mother Su raised her chin slightly, with a bit of pride in her eyes, "That's right, I am your mother. Although my cooking skills are not as good as yours, you can't boil eggs better than me."
After a simple breakfast, Grandpa Su and his friends started to squeeze sugarcane juice, while Mother Su and her friends went to feed the pigs first.
The sugarcane juice has not been squeezed out yet, so feed the chickens, ducks, rabbits and pigs first, and then you can boil sugar with peace of mind later.
They all went to work. Su Ziling and Grandma Su sat by the fire and warmed themselves. They also took down the peas that they had not finished peeling last night and peeled them together.
Take down two pieces of cured pork ribs later, cook them and then put the peas in. The peas are most delicious at this time.
It is not only sweet, but also a bit floury when cooked. Combined with the fragrance of the pork ribs, it is perfect for soaking in rice.
He was busy until the sun shone into the yard. Maodou finally woke up. When he woke up, he didn't see his mother and cried loudly.
Grandma Su went to bring him over, coaxed him to wash his face, and then brought him a straw stool to sit on. Since he couldn't reach the table, she put the candied eggs on a high chair and let him sit down and eat by himself.
The little guy had a good appetite and finished an egg and a bowl of sugar water obediently.
He would turn the bowl over and say, "Auntie, there's no more." Then he licked his lips, looking as if he was still unsatisfied, obviously not having eaten enough.
"That's all? Maodou is so good. Are you full?" Su Ziling lowered his voice and asked softly.
Maodou shook his head obediently, "I'm not full."
Maodou was well taught. Although he was not full, he did not clamor for more food. He just held the bowl and looked at you eagerly.
Those two big watery eyes made people feel soft-hearted. Su Ziling couldn't resist this well-behaved look.
"You're not full yet. Auntie will give you another bowl of sugar water. Once you finish this bowl, you are not allowed to eat anymore. Do you hear me?"
"Okay." When he heard there was still one bowl, his eyes lit up and he nodded heavily, responding in a baby voice.
"The juice here is ready, and there is another pot. We can simmer it first." Hearing Su's father's call, Su Ziling went out to take a look. Su's mother and the others had not returned from feeding the pigs yet.
"Dad, please help me get it in first. My sister-in-law and the others haven't come back yet."
Since Su's mother and the others hadn't come back yet, Su Ziling lit a fire and waited for the night.
When Su's mother and the others came back, the second pot of sugarcane juice was ready, and the stove was handed over to them.
There were two pots in the house and three pots outside, and I was a little overwhelmed for a while.
Father Su and the others would also stop to help stir the food, and after the sugar was boiled, they would go and squeeze the juice.
For five consecutive days, there was smoke above the roof of the Su family. It was okay for one or two days, but after five days in a row, many people noticed that something was wrong.
Many people came to ask about it, but later they found out that they were making sugar and no one came to disturb them. However, my third uncle and his friends made a special visit and just asked them to let me know if they needed help.
Several uncles and aunts were arranged to work in workshops, some far away and some nearby. There were only a few elderly people at home, and they also had work to do in the fields, so Grandpa Su did not call them up to help.
The whole family gritted their teeth and worked on it behind closed doors for twenty whole days before they finally squeezed all the sugarcane into sugar.
My goodness, everyone is so tired. They just squeeze sugarcane juice and make sugar as soon as they open their eyes every day. Not to mention the people, even the cows have lost weight. Grandpa Su is so distressed.
Every day, they feed the pigs sugarcane residue, sweet potato residue, and corn bran in turn.
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