Then they watched that man finish firing the cannon, and very soon a bunch of kids came over to buy, while another person in charge of selling just scooped out a ladle at a time, bag by bag, and handed them out to the children.
Curious, Zhu Chongba had Li Shanchang buy a bag. The two of them took a bite—fragrant and sweet, really tasty.
Zhu Chongba said, "This stuff tastes like grain."
Li Shanchang said, "Mm, indeed, the aroma is something else."
Zhu Chongba said, "What's it made from?"
As they were talking, they saw the man who fired the cannon take out a small pouch, scoop out some corn kernels from it, then add some white sugar, close up that strange device, and set it over the fire to roast.
Zhu Chongba froze for a moment and said, "So this is made from corn?"
Li Shanchang was also surprised and said, "It should be!"
