Farmer's Head: Busy farming

Chapter 58
Chapter 58

On the second day of logging, Li Daniu still came, still so enthusiastic, nothing changed because of what happened yesterday afternoon, Meng Changdong let go of his heart.

Although Mrs. Li is not easy to provoke, but Li Daniu loved to follow behind himself and his third sister since he was a child, and shouted "Brother Changdong, Brother Changdong" all day long. Chang Dong's heart is really not feeling well.

Meng Yuan'er took Liu Shi and asked Xu Qing to pick fruits in the orchard, and left the rest of the cooking to Xi'er and Zhang Shi.

Two or three days of busy work can be regarded as a wall of firewood piled up in the backyard. Let alone this winter, even if it is used until the end of spring, there will be no problem.

Xi'er soaked the picked fruits in well water, and scrubbed them vigorously with a rag she made herself.

"Oh, when will this be big?" Meng Yuan'er sat on the stool, looking at the big pots of fruits in front of her, feeling a little worried.

Xi'er is also very tired, this rag is too much effort to wipe, so tomorrow she should make a loofah.

"Second Sister, do we have loofah here?" Xi'er asked weakly, shaking off the water from her hands.

Meng Yuaner nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, there are vines hanging on the trees at the foot of the back mountain."

"Really? That's really great! Let's pick some later and dry them." Xi'er was overjoyed when she heard it.

With the loofah, it saves a lot of trouble for washing dishes and pots.

Meng Yuaner was a little puzzled, and asked, "Is there a new way to eat?"

"Pfft, second sister, you, you, why are you so patronizing to eat! The loofah is dried, wash off the meat on it, and the remaining thing is best used for washing dishes and things." Hearing Meng Yuaner Saying that, Xi'er couldn't help laughing, this second sister is really a foodie, even more greedy than herself.

When Meng Yuaner heard her say this, she suddenly realized, and smiled a little embarrassedly, "Oh, I don't know! Who knew you had so many thoughts every day."

"Yes, yes, blame me, blame me." Xi'er smiled, her brows and eyes curled up, she was happy to be with her second sister.

Meng Yuan'er was teased by her, snorted, and worked hard again.

The washed fruit was dried by Xi'er for half a day to control the moisture.

The next day, I got up early and asked Mrs. Liu to borrow a pot, and then I was going to make jam. I made apple jam first, as apples are perishable.

Although the apple is sour, the taste is not too bad, and it is still a bit crunchy in the mouth.

Xi'er peeled and cored the apples and cut them into pieces. It was worth cutting a basin of water, and soaked them in light salt water for a while before putting them into the pot.

Fortunately, I bought a lot of sugar before, but I didn't use it much, so Xi'er put half of it in without hesitation.

Meng Yuan'er was stunned as she watched from the side, "Oh my god, Xi'er, you put so much candy, we've been eating this candy for a month."

"That's the way to make jam. It's sweet when there's too much sugar. Our fruit is sour." Xi'er was also a little helpless, but there was no other way!
According to the order in memory, the fire is boiling, there is no multi-tube, just go to the pot and stir it from time to time.

Before noon, the jam will be fragrant.

Because of the sugar color, it looks very attractive.

Meng Yuan'er took a sip secretly with a spoon, tasted it, and couldn't help giving a thumbs up and praised, "Xi'er, your craftsmanship is really good, not to mention sweet and sour, you can still eat fruit."

"That's right, cook it a little longer, and the fruit can be melted." Xi'er looked at the big pot of reddish-brown translucent jam, and nodded in satisfaction.

She took a bowl with a big iron spoon and asked her to take it out for everyone to taste.

Because they had been busy for two days, Meng Hai and Meng Changdong rested at home. Everyone tasted the jam and were full of praise.

Mrs. Zhang even held a bowl with a shy face, and ran to the back kitchen to ask for it, "Oh, Xi'er, your craftsmanship is really good, please give me some of that jam! I'll take it back Give your nephew and your elder brother some water to drink."

Seeing Mrs. Zhang like this, Xi'er felt a little helpless, "Sister-in-law, if you want to eat, just say you want to eat, it's not like I won't give it to you."

Being exposed suddenly, Mrs. Zhang was still a little embarrassed, smiled awkwardly, and then said, "I, I am not the only one who eats."

"Well, I know." Seeing Zhang's embarrassment, Xi'er couldn't say anything more, so she could only smile at the busy shop, and then said, "I'll serve you a bowl, which contains a lot of sugar. Eat less, or it will be bad for your teeth."

Mrs. Zhang thought that Xi'er would tell her all about it, but she never expected that, so she quickly agreed, "Okay, okay, I know."

Xi'er filled a bowl full for Mrs. Zhang, and then she stopped.

In fact, to be on the safe side, she didn't cook too many fruits, just a pot of apples, and now half a pot of jam has been boiled out.

All the firewood in the stove was removed, and Xi'er waited for it to cool down by itself, when she suddenly remembered one thing, what container should I put this jam in?How to keep the quality!
For a while, he felt worried instead.

No, I have to go to the town and talk about this matter to Chu Zigui. I am only responsible for things, and he must figure out a way for this container.

After making up her mind, Xi'er felt relieved for a moment.

Meng Yuan'er went back to the kitchen and saw Xi'er rummaging around in the house, so she asked curiously, "Xi'er, what are you looking for?"

"Second Sister, do we have ceramic pots at home?" Xi'er asked after hearing Meng Yuan'er's voice.

Meng Yuan'er thought for a while, the corners of her mouth immediately turned up, she rummaged through the cupboard, and finally found a ceramic pot with a round belly a little bigger than her hand for Xi'er, and handed it to her.

"What are you looking for?"

"Use it for jam." Xi'er took the jar and ran out to clean it by the well.

Meng Yuan'er was a little dumbfounded, and couldn't help but said, "There are so many empty earthen pots on the chopping board table. They are all used by mother to hold sauce. Why don't you use them? They want ceramics."

"Because the clay jar has a strong muddy smell, and there are too many pores on it, so it's not good." Xi'er replied while washing, "By the way, where did this jar come from?"

"It's my sister-in-law's dowry. What do you mean by stomata?" Meng Yuan'er and Xi like being together, like a curious baby, asking everything clearly.

It is actually Zhang's dowry, it seems that she really has a good family.

"It's nothing, I'm talking nonsense. By the way, Second Sister, let's go to the town tomorrow. I'll look for Mr. Chu." Xi'er buried her head in washing the pot, and then remembered.

Meng Yuan'er smiled, amused, "You two are tricky."

(End of this chapter)