After leaving the fields, Louis mysteriously leaned close to Sif and whispered, "Come, I'll take you to try something good."
Sif looked at him doubtfully but still followed.
They arrived at a small workshop where the air was filled with a faint sweet aroma.
Inside the workshop, a middle-aged woman was completely engrossed in stirring the syrup in the pot.
Her name was Doris, one of the refugees who had followed Louis to the Northern Territory.
A few days earlier, Louis had learned through the Daily Intelligence System that she was skilled in sugar production, so he deliberately arranged for people to help her collect tree sap and try making birch syrup.
Now, the first batch of sugar was already made, and today was the day to boil the second batch.
Outside the workshop, workers were systematically collecting sap from the birch forest.
