The Rise of Iceland

In order to earn the first pot of gold and give himself money and strength to do what he wanted to do, Olaf first went to Hadar and Hudik, Ulav, and Hagrid, and succeeded in doing their jobs one by one. A chance to go back to Europe to learn more.

　　Because the Icelanders are descendants of the Vikings, they are accustomed to children being exercised since childhood, and even willing to let their children go fishing and looting with their parents. They think that young lions and eagles will also try to hunt.

　　 So even though Olaf was only 11 years old, his maturity and Icelandic habits made everyone agree to his request.

Olaf knew that when he was going to sea in less than a month, he hurriedly called the most **** red-haired redhead Tom, Sollac, Khaliq, Yiluki, Val and Ericsson, and took Pikku. We first looked for some tools, and then went to Heine and said that she wanted to go out to do something.

　　 Today, those who counted the inventory in Hegburg could still glance at the various tools that Olaf and the others were carrying, and raised his eyebrows slightly, and then, without asking for details, ordered four white slaves to follow and protect Olaf.

Olaf left Hagerburg with eleven of his men and found the five tallest red maple trees nearby. He nodded when he looked at the towering tree, and then asked the four white slaves to go around and watch him. Then took the teenagers to a tree.

　　 "You guys have your eyes wide open to see what I do."

After speaking, Olaf first used a small axe to make a small opening in the trunk, and then ordered Pikku and Harik to use a short spear and a sledgehammer to punch a hole as deep as a palm, and felt a faint slime flowing down the hole. Olaf stretched out his finger and dipped it and licked it. He felt a little sweet in the entrance. Knowing that he was right, he inserted a small wooden stick into the hole and placed the wooden barrel at the bottom of the ejected stick. After a while There is a small stream of water flowing down the wooden stick, dripping from the end, and falling into the wooden barrel with a faint sound.

"That's it!" Olaf laughed, looked at the big tree in front of him that was big enough for three people to hug, and pointed, "You can continue to drill four more holes according to this method! The tree is ready before you The four big trees also dig holes to catch water."

Val, Ericsson, and Yiluki were taller. They used an axe to chop off the hard bark. Pikku and Halik used a hammer and a short spear to smash the hole. Solrak and Thom carried the wood. The barrel is placed.

　　 The division of labor was clear, and the five maple trees were quickly cut out of water holes, and wooden barrels were placed to receive the sap.

Olaf praised them, then pointed to the other black maple trees and red maple in the distance, and said: "Halik and Pikku, Val, you go back and bring more barrels. Let's find some big trees and chisel. The hole takes the juice."

　　Halek and the three agreed and left quickly. After waiting for a moment, Olaf saw the Pikku trio and a dozen Icelandic teenagers running over with wooden tubs on their backs. They were also followed by Heine and Yot.

　　 "Olav what are you doing?"

　　 Standing in front of Olaf, Yotte frowned as he watched the gurgling sap being inserted into the maple tree.

　　 Olaf whispered: "I'm going to use the mucus of the maple tree to make special food. Don't tell me."

　　 Yue Fei nodded, and Heine smiled slightly, and then the two stood watching Olaf tell the boys to dig a hole for the maple tree to get juice.

Maple trees will convert nutrients into starch storage in May and June of each year. Only in March and April in spring will fertilizer be converted into sugar-containing sap, and the juice can only be taken from morning to dusk, and the rest of the time. No more.

Olaf actually didn’t know this, but he made a mistake by going out to get the sap in the morning of March. Then, before noon, all 30 or 40 big trees near the Herut Manor were dug out to get the juice. .

　　It was noon, everyone went home for dinner, and when the weather got cold in the afternoon, Olaf took the Icelandic teenagers out to fetch the barrels, and then took all the barrels back home three times back and forth.

　　 Olaf left five people including Tom and Harik, and then ordered them to hold firewood.

　　 Hiding in the kitchen in the backyard of the house, Mr. Olaf caught the fire and asked Pickku to take a large clay pot and put it on the fire, and then asked Half and Solrak to fetch two buckets of sap.

　　 Olaf slowly poured the sap into the jar, and said, "Go and bring in all the remaining fifty or sixty barrels of sap."

After a while, the small house was filled with wooden barrels. Olaf stood in front of the fire and waited for a long time until the liquid in the crock became only a thin layer before Pikku used the wooden stand to remove the crock. , And then take out a wooden shovel to slowly scrape the sticky things stuck to the bottom of the crock together, and finally shovel it out.

There was a mass of maltose-like object stuck on the small wooden spatula, golden color, sweet smell with strange floral scent, Olaf blew and took a light bite, it felt like a mouthful of non-sticky maltose It looks like some solidified honey, sweet and refreshing. It is the best dessert Olaf has ever eaten in his life.

"Okay!" Olaf's heart jumped, and his eyebrows were beaming. Then he saw that Half, Khalick and others were looking at him eagerly, so he handed the shovel over and said: "You guys try it too! But no You can say it!"

　　 A few teenagers happily took it and ate the maple syrup on the wooden shovel in one bite.

When the maple syrup was boiled in the first pot, Olaf's confidence increased. He estimated that one pot used about two gallons of sap, but only less than half a pint was boiled. If it was boiled into a solid state, it might be even less. .

Olaf thought about it and decided to boil it in liquid form, so that the amber liquid can be used as a special nectar to sell. After all, the most expensive in Europe today is white sugar from the East. Spain only produces black sugar in Central America. Not as good as honey prices.

Olaf got up and asked Pikku to boil the sap, then let the others continue to move the wood, and waited until it was dark before Tom and Harlick went back~www.wuxiahere.com~ whenever a batch of maple syrup was cooked Olaf personally scraped the syrup into another earthen jar he had prepared, and by the end of the night, he had boiled four batches and consumed eight barrels of tree syrup. Olaf’s earthen jar also contained a lot of syrup.

　　 At this time, Katrin asked Half to come and ask Olaf to finish the meal. Olaf took Pikku to cook the pot before turning off the fire and going to eat.

　　 Entering the living room, Olaf found that everyone had finished their meal and rested. The table was still warmed with porridge and fried cod. He asked Picku to sit down and eat.

　　 Pikcu, who has been trained by Heine, shook his hands and said: "I dare not! Master, you can eat it, I will eat it after you finish it."

　　 Olaf smiled and said, "Everyone is asleep, no one cares. You are my servant. Do you dare not listen to me? Hurry, sit down and eat with me."

　　 Olaf’s insistence made Pikku sit down, and after the two of them had dinner, Pikku took the tableware to wash.

　　 Olaf stretched and went to the room to rest.

Pikku lives in a small room by the door. He is used to living with Olaf. Before going to bed, he aftertastes the golden syrup that Olaf asked him to taste when he boiled the syrup. He can swear to God that it was him. The most delicious thing ever, that sweet feeling and warming smell are something I have never touched before.

For Pikku, Olaf, who respects and treats himself well, is his best friend. In Pikku’s heart, Olaf is like his brother, and after taking a bite of maple syrup, Pikku is even more moved. He knows that through the performance of Tom’s children, it can be seen that syrup is a very luxurious food, but Olaf is willing to eat it for himself. Pikku has firmly believed that the young master really regards himself as a relative. .