The daily life of a farm girl raising a family

Chapter 7 The peach is ripe
  When Mrs. Wu heard her daughter's words, she was not unmoved, but after thinking about it, Mrs. Zhou shook her head and said, "I don't dare to get into trouble."

A group of people came out of the woods and walked for about a stick of incense, arriving at Dr. Sun's house.

Zhao Yunxi ran to the door first, knocked on the door, and looked inside. Where was Sun Er lying on a chair drinking tea? Hearing the knock on the door, he looked towards the door and saw Zhao Yunxi sticking his head out. He waved and Zhao Yunxi ran over.

He looked at Sun Er and said, "Uncle Sun, we have picked the chicken feet fruit."

"It's so fast, then push it in quickly! Let's weigh it by the way." Sun Langzhong said.

The Zhao family pushed the things into the yard, and Dr. Sun took out a scale and started weighing them.

Yang said apologetically: "Mr. Sun, I'm really troubling you."

"Sister-in-law of the Zhao family, you're welcome."

Sun Er and Zhao Youli worked hard for a while before they finished weighing the chicken feet fruits on the cart. They weighed a total of three hundred and twenty kilograms.

"I happen to be going to the county town tomorrow. Do you want to go with me?"

Seeing Doctor Sun looking at him, Zhao Yunxi felt something move in his heart. After all, she had not even left the village when she came to this world.

Looking at Ms. Yang and seeing her disapproval, Zhao Yunxi shook his head and said, "I'm not going. I'll go later!"

When Sun Qing saw this, he didn't force it. Seeing that the Zhao family believed in him so much, he thought that he would sell it at a good price tomorrow.

When Zhao Yunxi returned home, after feeding her father spring water every day, she ran to the main room to find Old Zhao.

"Aweng, when we went to pick chicken feet fruits, my third sister and I found the peaches. It was so big. I thought that my family spent a lot of money because my father was injured, so we could sell the peaches to subsidize the family income. "

When the old lady heard this, she said: "You kid, who would spend money to buy those peach fruits that are sour and astringent?"

"Ah Nai, since the ancients said it can be eaten, then it must be edible."

Old Zhao nodded and said: "The ancients did record that this peach is edible, but we have eaten it before. It is bitter, sour and tastes bad. The fruit is hard and astringent."

"Aweng, maybe sheep peaches, like bananas, cannot be eaten while they are on the tree. They need to be picked and left for a period of time. After the color turns yellow and the fruit becomes soft, the fruit can be eaten?"

"This is possible, but after all, these are two kinds of fruits, so you can try it."

Thinking of the method of ripening kiwi fruit in his previous life, Zhao Yunxi secretly took a clay pot, ran to the kitchen and secretly put some rice in it, and finally sealed it with straw.

The weather in October is still very sunny, so we only need to wait two days to know the final outcome.

At night, Zhao Yunxi squatted in the space to check the kiwi vines and hovenia seeds she had planted before. In one day and one night, the kiwi vine has grown one inch taller, and the mandarin orange has sprouted.

In the evening of the next day, Sun Qing came to Zhao's house and visited Zhao Youliang as usual, and found that his recovery was better than expected.

Sun Qing said in surprise: "You are recovering well. Dr. Lu's medical skills are truly well-deserved."

After everyone heard this, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Old Zhaotou said happily: "It's all thanks to you. Without you, we wouldn't know Doctor Lu. What's more, we still rely on your medical skills to support him. Otherwise, I don't dare to think about what will happen to the boss."

In the past few days, with the blessing of space spring water, her father's energy has improved a lot, and his face has become rosy.

"Third Uncle, thank you. This is what I should do. One catty of chicken feet is worth twenty-five cents. Three hundred catties is a total of seven thousand five hundred cents. If converted into silver, it is sixty-two or three hundred cents. Uncle Zhao, please order. "

Sun Qing said as he handed the money in his wallet to Old Zhaotou. Everyone in the house was surprised. They didn't expect that the wild fruit was sold for sixty taels of silver.

Zhao Yunxi walked up to his grandfather and whispered: "Ah Weng, I told Uncle Sun to help us sell the chicken feet fruit, and we would share 30% of it with him."

When Old Zhaotou heard this, he didn't hesitate at all. He took out two taels of silver from his wallet and handed it to Sun Qing.

Seeing this, Sun Qing repeatedly refused and said, "Uncle Zhao, I can't accept this money. Besides, I have to go to the county town to buy medicinal materials today."

Old Zhaotou looked disapproving: "Since it's something we've already agreed on, there's no reason not to accept it."

Seeing this, Sun Qing said: "Then I'll take one hundred Wen. If Uncle Zhao doesn't want to, then I won't accept it."

Old Zhao couldn't resist, so he had to hand over all the coins in the purse.

After many days, I heard good news. There was finally laughter at the Zhao family's dining table.

The next day, in the corner of Zhao's yard.

"Xiaojiu, I've been waiting for two days. Is this peach ripe?"

The kid with a bun said, "It should be ready. You'll know if you open it and take a look."

Zhao Yunxi opened the lid neatly and took out the straw. A gust of wind blew by, and I smelled a strong aroma.

Zhao Yunxi took out a goat peach and squeezed it gently with his hands. It was just ripe. The skin was peeled off, and the yellow-green flesh appeared in front of the eyes. The juice dripped down the fleshy little hands, stimulating the taste buds of the three people.

Zhao Yunxi handed the fruit to the fifth brother. Zhao Yunhe took the peach with joy on his face, divided the peach into three parts, and handed it over: "Let's eat together."

Zhao Yunhe stuffed it into his mouth in one gulp, with an expression of surprise and joy on his face, and nodded repeatedly. Zhao Yuntong looked at the fifth brother and also ate the peach in one gulp. Danfeng's eyes glowed with starlight, and he looked at the jar again.

Zhao Yunxi put the peach in his hand into his mouth and savored the taste. The peach grew naturally without grafting or fertilization. It was slightly less sweet but full of water.

The taste is not as dense as in the previous life, but compared to now, this is a good fruit.

In the hall. The adults were discussing when to turn over the soil. Boss Zhao was injured and the matter of turning over the ground had not been done. The temperature is going to get cold soon. If we don't plow the ground and wait for the ground to freeze, our work will be delayed next spring.

Cheerful laughter came from the door, and three children ran in.

The adults in the room were chatting, and when they heard the voices of the three children, they turned to look at the door.

Zhao Yunxi walked into the main room and handed the peeled peach to Ah Weng. Old Zhao smelled the rich aroma of the fruit.

Slowly put the pulp in his hand into his mouth, the sweet and sour juice spread in the cavity, and looked at everyone with slightly cloudy eyes: "It's really edible, the taste is not bad, sweet and sour, soft and juicy."

Mrs. Zhou took the bright yellow and green pulp from her little granddaughter's hand, chewed it carefully, and the sweet and sour juice entered her mouth. Her appetite was whetted. She looked at her smiling granddaughter and nodded.

Zhao Yunxi said: "Ah Weng and Ah Nai, since these goat peaches are edible, we can sell them at the market and subsidize some household expenses. Moreover, these goat peaches are not easy to preserve and will spoil easily after they are ripe."

However, Old Zhaotou had a slight hesitation. He longed for his grandchildren to take the imperial examination and become officials. Not only was he very repulsive towards businessmen, but he also had some scruples.

After all, the imperial court clearly stipulated that the sons of merchants could not participate in the scientific examination. Thinking of this, Old Zhaotou looked embarrassed and did not speak for a long time.

(End of this chapter)