Chapter 019

Yu Shu recalled the books Yan Jin was carrying before the transmigration and believed her a little more. “So what do I need to do now?”

Although he hadn’t seen Tiangong Kaiwu, Yu Shu trusted Yan Jin’s memory.

Yan Jin didn’t expect Yu Shu to believe her so quickly, and the smile on the corner of her lips deepened. “You don’t need to do anything, just wait.”

When the brown sugar in the small jar had solidified into a block, Yan Jin removed the grass plugged in the small hole and prepared to pour the clay water over the sugar.

Afraid that she wouldn’t have enough strength and would run out of energy before reaching one-third, Yan Jin asked Yu Shu to help pour the clay water over the brown sugar block in the small jar.

Yu Shu actually had some misgivings in his heart, but seeing Yan Jin’s confident appearance, he poured the clay water down without reservation.

The brown sugar was instantly flushed from the small jar into the large jar below, and the brown sugar remaining in the small jar slowly turned into white frost. The top layer was about five inches thick and very pure white. ①

Yan Jin dipped some white frost with her finger and put it in her mouth. Yu Shu also imitated her and scooped some white frost into his mouth.

A faint sweetness flowed over the tip of his tongue, but Yu Shu felt it was sweeter than any sweet food he had ever eaten.

Yu Shu’s eyes lit up, and he cheered and applauded in excitement, “Yan Jin, you’re amazing, you did it!”

“We did it.” Yan Jin was infected by Yu Shu’s joy and also showed a brilliant smile, like the most dazzling star in the night sky.

This was the first time Yu Shu had seen Yan Jin smile so brightly. He was slightly stunned by the sight, and then slowly, a smile overflowed from the depths of his eyes. “Yes, we did it.”

[I thought using clay to pour over brown sugar would make a mess and ruin the sugar. I never expected that we could really make white sugar out of it.] [Knowledge is indeed wealth. Look at Yan Jin, although she’s not very frugal, in the blink of an eye, she found a way to make a fortune.] [Yu Shu’s fans, you really want to… Forget it, I won’t say it, or else you’ll say I’m an educator again.]

After confirming that brown sugar could indeed be refined with clay, Yu Shu asked Yan Jin, “Are we going to make white sugar from now on?”

“Of course not.” Yan Jin shook her head. “It’s a rare chance to transmigrate. I don’t want to spend all day revolving around white sugar. Besides, it’s too tiring. I don’t like doing it, and you don’t like doing it either, right?”

“I don’t like it, but it can make money.” Yu Shu rubbed his nose. “After all, we’re in An Country and don’t have many ways to make money.”

“I took a walk outside just now and found that they only sell brown sugar and white sugar here, no rock sugar or ginger sugar. So I plan to sell the recipe for making ginger sugar to the county magistrate here.” Yan Jin discussed with Yu Shu, “Both of us are unregistered residents now. After selling the ginger sugar method to the county magistrate, we can also ask her to register us.”

Yu Shu asked, “Not selling white sugar directly, is it because you’re afraid that the county magistrate has ulterior motives?”

“It’s better to be safe than sorry. There are only two of us now, with no background or connections, so it’s best to be careful and cautious.” Yan Jin said, “So we’ll sell the ginger sugar recipe first. After making sure the county magistrate is trustworthy, we’ll sell her the white sugar recipe. Then we can also sell rock sugar, because rock sugar can be extracted from white sugar.”

After listening attentively to Yan Jin’s analysis, Yu Shu clenched his fist. “Then I’ll also work hard to make money and not hold you back.”

“How could you hold me back?” Yan Jin was surprised. “You can do many things, and those are all things I can’t do. No one can replace your position.”

“I can help too?” Yu Shu’s eyes lit up, but then dimmed again. “But I don’t know anything, I can only help with some manual labor.”

“I never intended for you to help me with manual labor for the rest of your life.” Yan Jin said, “I want you to help me maintain my social circle.”

“I find modern social interactions quite troublesome. In ancient times with even more complex etiquette, if I’m not careful, I might be forced to kneel on a punishment board for being rude.” Yan Jin shuddered at the thought. “So you must help me.”

“I thought it was some big deal.” Yu Shu smiled faintly. “You don’t need to specifically instruct me for such small matters. I would have helped you anyway.”

Yan Jin shook her head. “Even between close siblings, accounts should be clear. I will pay you for your work, otherwise I would feel bad asking for your help.”

The two agreed to sell ginger sugar to the county magistrate first. While their enthusiasm was still high, they also made the ginger sugar.

After they were done, the sun was about to set in the west. The afterglow fell into the clouds, shattering into wisps of golden light.

Yan Jin looked at the sunset, deep in thought.