0p0 Chapter 403 Maltose
Chapter 403 Maltose
“I’ve never done this before, can I try?”
"What's wrong with that?" Fu Sijia casually threw her a pair of gloves, "This is our first time doing this, too."
Hu Lili: “…Thank you.”
She naturally didn't think that she was the kind of person who should do such a thing, but seeing that they had already put on gloves, she would not be able to gain favor in front of Jiang Xueyin if she didn't do it.
Even though he was very reluctant, he still put on gloves and helped them wash the malt.
Hu Lili had never cooked before, so how could she never do something like washing things?
However, she kept in mind the purpose of her coming here today, and she had to stay no matter what.
Isn't it just washing things? Isn't it just cutting things?
Whatever Xia Anan can do, I can also do it myself.
At this moment, Hu Lili regarded the malt in her hand as Xia Anan. She must do better than her and she must be with Brother Qingyuan!
Once all the malt is prepared, the next step is to chop it as finely as possible.
"Is it okay for me to do this?"
Hu Lili took the knife and started to do it, imitating Xia Anan.
Xia Anan took a look and said, "Well, very good."
"I knew it. It's just cutting wheat seedlings. How difficult is that?"
Hu Lili thought it was easy, wasn't it? What Xia Anan did was something she had never heard of before. If she could do it, she would definitely be able to do it better than her.
She took a knife and cut on the small chopping board.
Mother Fu said, "Look at Lily. Her movements are so neat. Does such a nice girl have a boyfriend now?"
Hu Lili smiled shyly: "No, no, it's my first time too. When I was little, I was protected by Brother Qingyuan..."
When talking about Lu Qingyuan, the expression on her face couldn't help but become shy.
That's the person I like, and he is definitely different from others.
Jiang Xueyin said, "I remember that one time when it was raining, Jingfeng and Xiaoyuan insisted on taking you out to play, and they even soiled your newly bought skirt. You cried and said you would never play with them again, right?"
"Auntie, those were just words said in anger..."
Seeing Hu Lili pretending to be angry, Xia Anan's heart melted...
Hu Lili secretly glanced at Xia Anan. Look, she and Aunt Jiang are having such a good chat, but you can't get a word in at all. Are you angry?
But as expected, there was no expression of hurt or anger. There was a smile in Xia Anan's eyes, and even a bit of doting?
Hu Lili was confused. This was different from what she had imagined.
She could no longer conceal the malice in her heart, and glared at Xia Anan when Jiang Xueyin lowered her head.
Xia Anan was stunned and quickly stopped smiling.
Oh my god, so cute, even when he's angry he's so cute.
I didn't do anything too much just now, did I? She really wasn't mocking me. If she had such a cute sister when she was a child, she would definitely hold her in her hands for fear of dropping her, or hold her in her mouth for fear of melting her.
Hu Lili felt relieved when she saw her lower her head. Humph! Are you afraid of yourself?
Just now she thought Xia Anan was difficult to deal with, but now it seems that she is just so-so...
With several people working together, the speed was faster than expected and all the malt was chopped soon.
"What do we do next?"
Fu Sijia asked. He couldn't wait any longer and wanted to deliver it to Zhao Yunjiao right away.
Xia Anan took off her gloves and said, "Wait a minute, I'll go get the glutinous rice."
When the glutinous rice has cooled down to a level that is not too hot to touch, mix it with the chopped malt, mix everything evenly, and place it in a warm place to ferment.
Xia Anan covered it with a layer of gauze and said, "Okay, we can make maltose later."
"An An, how long will this take?" Jiang Xueyin asked.
This is my first time making sugar, and I’m a little nervous. I also want to see what the malt sugar I make looks like in the end.
Xia Anan glanced at the time, then observed the temperature in the room, and said, "About eight hours. It's still early now. We can make sugar in the evening."
Xia Baobao jumped up and down beside him: "Baobao likes to eat candy, too."
"It's going to be at night..."
Jiang Xueyin felt a little regretful. If it was so late, would she not be able to participate?
At this time, Hu Lili said, "Auntie, why don't we wait until the candy is ready in the evening before going back? Anyway, we don't have anything important to do, so it doesn't matter if we wait for a day."
This looks pretty realistic, as if it could be real candy.
She didn't believe that this wheat could really be used to make malt sugar, so she had to stay here. Maybe this woman wanted to use the purchased malt sugar to make up the number.
Since Hu Lili, who came with her, said so, Jiang Xueyin didn't want to leave even more.
"Okay, then the two of us will wait here for a while and see if we can make maltose in the end."
In the following time, several people drank tea in the yard and talked about the interesting things that happened around them during this period.
Several people prepared lunch together. Everyone worked together and made whatever they wanted to eat, which was quite interesting.
Shell peanuts, fry sesame seeds...
During a series of preparations, what was thought to be a long eight hours passed quickly.
After eight hours of fermentation, when the gauze is lifted, you can see that the glutinous rice and malt have fermented into juice, which smells fragrant.
As expected, Hu Lili said sarcastically, "Didn't you say maltose? Where's the sugar? An An, you're not lying to us, are you?"
"This still needs further processing. What do you know?"
Fu Sijia is already ready and will make the most beautiful one for Jiaojiao soon!
Xia Anan nodded: "Yes, the next step is to squeeze out the juice, boil it over high heat, and boil away the water. What's left is maltose."
"Show me Bao Bao!"
Xia Baobao grabbed the corner of her clothes and stood on tiptoe to look inside.
Xia Anan picked him up and gave him a taste of the malt in this state.
"What is the taste?"
Bao Bao grinned, shook his head and said nothing.
"Okay, let's hurry up!"