Reborn 99 Days Later, Becoming a Landlady and Getting into Tsinghua and Peking Universities

Chapter 127 Rice Bubble Candy

On the second day of the holiday, Hua Lichu got up very early.

First, I went to Huayuanqing's house to pick up the mold that I had ordered the day before.

Afterwards, I rode my bicycle from Hua'an Mountain to the county town's wholesale market and bought some white sugar and maltose.

Hua Antao had just finished cleaning the kitchen and sweeping the floor when she saw her younger sister come back from outside like a gust of wind.

"Where did you go so early in the morning? You were in such a hurry."

Hua Lichu chuckled, leaned closer to Hua Antao, and said mysteriously, "Sister, do you want to make another big profit before the New Year?"

Hua Antao was not surprised at all. She raised an eyebrow and got straight to the point: "Speak, what do you need me to do?"

Hua Lichu was unhappy: "Why aren't you surprised at all!"

She even went to see her great-grandfather without telling her sister, and she didn't feel any sense of accomplishment at all.

Hua Antao laughed: "With your money-grubbing attitude, you can't imagine a more profitable way to give up a few dozen yuan a day in the city and close your shop?"

Hua Lichu opened her mouth, grinning mischievously, "You understand me best, sister! Wait a minute! Does that mean Grandpa guessed it too?"

Hua Antao nodded matter-of-factly: "That's right!"

Otherwise, how could Huayuansheng be willing to close its stores so early?

Even if the Hua Li Chu sisters need to rest, he still has to crawl over to open the shop.

We won't close until the evening of the 29th of the lunar year!

Hua Lichu pursed her lips. Okay, then she thought about it and realized that this meant her grandfather and sister really believed in her earning power!

Since that's the case, she stopped worrying about it.

Hua Antao helped start a fire, and they began to stir-fry the rice.

Since it was her first attempt, Hua Li Chu didn't make too much.

After the rice is fried, place it on a winnowing basket, mix sugar and water in a 2:1 ratio, and simmer over low heat until large bubbles appear.

Add a spoonful of maltose and continue cooking until the mixture in the pot can hang up without falling.

While adding maltose, Hua Lichu muttered, "Sugar is so expensive!"

Next, add the rice puffs to the pot and stir well until they become stringy.

Then pour the mixture into the mold prepared by Huayuanqing and press it firmly.

Hua Antao sat in front of the stove and sniffed.

The air is filled with the rich aroma of freshly made rice candy. This aroma is refreshing and has a natural grain scent, which is mixed with the sweetness of sugar, creating a rich and layered flavor that is both mild and tempting.

Hua Lichu watched her sister sniffle like a puppy and burst into laughter: "Smells good, right? It'll definitely smell even better when you eat it!"

Hua Antao nodded vigorously: "Rice, sugar, and maltose are all good things, how could they not taste good!"

When it was almost done, Hua Lichu picked up a kitchen knife and cut the rice candy into a large piece and several smaller pieces.

"What is this? It smells so good!"

The moment the Hua brothers, Hua Yuansheng and Hua Yuanqing, entered the house, they smelled the fragrance.

Although Hua Yuanqing is nearly 60 years old, he has exceptionally sharp eyes.

Seeing that Hua Lichu was holding something he had never seen before, he immediately thought of the cold noodles during the summer vacation and quickly stepped out of the doorway.

The speed was astonishing to Hua Lichu.

Hua Antao's mouth was slightly open, and she looked a little dazed.

Hua Yuansheng glanced at his brother, then stepped into the kitchen: "New dish?"

"Yes, that's right! Grandpa, no need to hide, just come in!"

Hua Yuanqing refused: "I suddenly remembered I have something to do, so I'll go home first."

As he spoke, he was about to jog out of the yard.

But he was fast, and Hua Lichu was even faster. She grabbed Hua Yuanqing's arm and scolded him playfully:

"Grandpa! What are you doing! I told you it's nothing. Just in time, come in and help me taste it!"

After confirming several times that everything was alright, Hua Yuanqing finally stepped into the house.

Inside the house, Hua Antao and Hua Yuansheng had already started tasting the peaches.

Hua Lichu handed a piece of rice candy to Hua Yuanqing, and then quickly grabbed another piece and stuffed it into her own mouth.

For a moment, the only sound in the room was the crisp "crunch" of biting into rice candy.

Hua Lichu was very satisfied with what she heard.

Hua Yuansheng chewed a few more times, and the rice candy gradually softened in his mouth. The soft texture of the rice grains inside contrasted with the crispy outer layer, creating a very rich taste.

"Great! Delicious! Pears, is this what you're planning to sell this time?"

Hua Lichu doesn't like sweets, so she deliberately controlled the amount of sugar when making it, and it tasted just right.

"Yes. What do you guys think?"

Hua Yuanqing, on the other hand, loves sweets.

No, it should be that most people at this time love to eat sweets.

"It's delicious, but it would be even better if it were sweeter. And this pear, with all that rice and sugar, must be expensive, right?"

Hua Lichu calculated the cost, then picked up the large piece of rice candy and said:

"The ones we sell will definitely taste sweeter than this. As for the cost, a piece this big can sell for 3 cents, and we can still make a profit."

Although rice and sugar are not cheap, rice fried into rice puffs expands several times its original size!

It looks scary, but the actual dosage is not much.

Hua Yuanqing nodded repeatedly: "3 cents for a big piece isn't expensive! It's a novelty, and it looks good when you show it off. If I saw it, I would definitely buy it!"

Hua Antao frowned: "This method is too simple."

It will probably be discovered by someone with ulterior motives before long.

You can't get a patent for something as simple as rice bubble candy.

All Hua Lichu can do is seize the initiative.

"So, just like with jelly, it can only be sold for about ten days! All we can do is sell as much as possible within those ten days!"

Unlike other holidays, even the poorest families are willing to spend money to prepare for the Spring Festival.

Putting everything else aside, just this area around here is enough for us to make a fortune.

Hua Yuanqing understood.

Is Pear planning to sell it wholesale, just like the jelly noodles from summer vacation?

"You're going to start stocking up these next few days? You'll probably be too busy then, won't you? Should I ask your great-grandmother and the others to come and help?"

Hua Lichu shook her head: "I didn't earn much from selling jelly during the summer vacation, and you didn't sell it to help me."

But this time, the rice bubble candy has great potential.

"When the time comes, my uncle and aunt will drive our oxcart to sell the candy, and my great-grandmother will come over to help with the cooking."

"Are the three of you busy enough?" Hua Yuanqing pressed.

"It's just a little hard work. The New Year is almost here, so let's work hard for a bountiful year!"

Hua Yuanqing nodded: "Okay! Then you can focus on making rice candy, and teach me and your great-grandmother how to cook and do housework."

Because it needs to be kept secret.

Hua Lichu asked Hua Antao to call Hua Anshan and his wife Hua Anyan over.

The group immediately understood what Hua Lichu was up to when they saw that they had never seen the item in her hand before.

but,

"This needs to be kept secret. How can we wholesale it? Those people have never seen rice candy before, would they be willing to buy it in bulk?"