The captain had an old-fashioned way of life. He turned his head slightly and glanced at the drawing through Xia Li's hand, then immediately waved his hand and said: "It's just an ordinary bucket.
It doesn’t matter if it’s bigger. There are plenty of people in our team who can make buckets. I’ll have someone make them for you right away.
How many do you want? "
Xia Li: "One up and one down, let's take two first."
She pointed at the mouth of the bucket, "There needs to be a lid on top, preferably with a card slot, so that the syrup will not spray out when the machine moves...
Does anyone in the team know how to blacksmith? If someone knows how to forge, give me a few knives. If someone doesn’t know how to forge, give me a few large pieces of metal. "
Xia Li stated his request again, and the captain listened attentively, even more attentively than when he first went to the commune for a meeting when he became captain.
All the team members knew that the captain and Xia Zhiqing were discussing business matters, and none of them dared to make a sound. They wished they could hold their breath the whole time for fear of affecting them.
These are the two people who will keep their first team in the South Island fed and clothed in the future.
To put it bluntly, in this era of starvation, even if the Queen Mother came and could not give them food, Xia Zhiqing, who could teach them how to make brown sugar, had a high status in their hearts!
Xia Li didn't pay much attention to the burning eyes that the team members looked at her one by one. After explaining all this, she went back to making her motor.
The engine can actually drive the juicer, but now that she even has a generator and a replaceable battery, it is obviously more convenient to use a motor.
At least there's no need to keep a brazier nearby for heating, and it's easier to turn it on and off.
Just as Xia Li was concentrating on assembling his small motor, a shout of surprise came from outside the door.
"It's done! It's done! I can really make candy! It's the same as what I was prescribed by the doctor!!!
Xia Zhiqing is so amazing, he can do everything! "
“Oh my god, this is great, will every household be able to boil brown sugar in the future!?
Then how many times will the money we get at the end of each year be doubled from now on! "
"Oh, I didn't expect your team to actually produce brown sugar. I'm afraid your production team won't get as much money this year!"
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There was chattering outside, and the captain yelled, "Don't make any noise! Xiaoxia is working on the machine in the house, don't disturb her!"
When the captain of the brigade shouted, "Xiaoxia is working on a machine in the house," people from other brigade asked who Xiaoxia was.
Those people's voices were very low and could not be heard in the room under normal circumstances, but Xia Li's ears were really good.
The whispers of those people turned into small whispers of "Qu Qu Qu Qu Qu~" in her ears.
Xia Li:......
It's better to speak loudly. Speaking in a low voice always made her want to listen twice to see what these people were talking about.
Unable to concentrate at all, Xia Li simply put down what he was doing, got up and walked out.
As soon as Xia Li came out, people in the yard immediately gathered around him.
He and his sister-in-law stood at the front holding a large plate of cut brown sugar cubes in their hands. They raised their hands forward as if they were making offerings to their ancestors. They showed the brown sugar in their hands to Xia Li, their faces flushed with excitement.
"Xia Zhiqing, look! Our team really made brown sugar!!
Come and try it! "
Xia Li was not surprised that brown sugar could be brewed.
Making sugar is not difficult. People cannot turn sugar cane into sugar just because they don’t know how.
Once you know how to cook brown sugar, it’s a fool’s errand.
A group of people stared at Xia Li with burning eyes, as if waiting for her to test.
Xia Li reached out and took a piece of brown sugar as big as a fingernail, put it in his mouth, and chewed it slightly.
It's not much different from the brown sugar of later generations, it's a bit tart.
But it is more fragrant than the brown sugar that was cut into pieces and sold in later generations, probably because it was freshly made.
Nodding slightly, "Yes, it worked."
"Very good!!!"
All the team members screamed happily, as happy as the Chinese New Year.
Some people and the people next to them held their hands together and jumped excitedly, and some even cried on the spot.
"Great, great! We can also sell candies to the commune in the future! Maybe we won't be hungry this year!"
The captain's eyes were red, and he held Xia Li's arm excitedly, his voice trembling, "Comrade Xia, thank you for coming to the first brigade of South Island, you are the best educated youth in the world!"
Thank you on behalf of the entire team! "
Regardless of the reason why Xia Li wanted to help the brigade build the factory, it was a fact that teaching the brigade the art of sugar making could increase the income of the brigade members.
No matter how much he produces in a year, he may not be able to leave much money in the pockets of the team members in the end, and it will be difficult to even eat them, let alone compare with the benefits from sugar.
Xia Li is the great hero of their entire team!
