Chapter 148 Peach Gum and Hibiscus

Ye Zhen planted many fruit trees in the back mountain, and naturally there were quite a few peaches.

There are several types of peaches. According to color, there are red, yellow, and white ones. According to fruit shape, there are round and flat ones. According to taste, there are crisp ones, soft ones that are juicy, hairy ones, and shiny ones...

In short, Ye Zhen herself didn’t know exactly how many peach trees she bought, she just bought all of them because they looked interesting.

This leads to incorrect estimates of peach gum production.

Little Brother Ye picked the peach gums diligently, thinking that he could finish picking them in the morning. However, he didn't expect that there were so many. After filling up his bags, he went home and got two large plastic bags. He went around the places where fruit trees were planted on the back hill and finally returned with two bags full of peach gum.

"Dad! Dad! Come out and help me carry it, the bag is about to burst!"

Brother Ye gritted his teeth and picked up a bag in each hand, but the bag was too full and one of the hooks broke.

Once the plastic cracks, they will get bigger and bigger. When the peach gum falls out of the bag, it will be the end!

Little Brother Ye was so scared that he didn't dare to leave. Fortunately, he got home soon and started shouting.

Dad Ye is not at home. He is still helping out at the house.

"Why are there so many?" There is already a pot at home.

Ye's mother quickly took it, held the torn bag in her arms, and the two went home together.

Grandma Ye happened to have a bowl of ice jelly, "Eat something cool first to make you feel better."

Ye Xiaodi slumped in his chair, sweating profusely, looking around:

"Where's my sister?"

"I'm working on that stone. I want to carve it into a decoration for my room."

Grandma Ye replied casually that she didn't look at the cut object and thought it was just a stone with a special shape.

"Eat quickly. I've prepared some candy and fruit for you."

She served a bowl of jelly to little brother Ye, and prepared another bowl for Ye Zhen and the others. There was still a large basin of jelly left, which was filled with brown sugar water and fruits. Grandma Ye planned to serve it to the helpers who were building the house.

It's hot today. It's uncomfortable to be under the scorching sun. Eat something cool to cool down.

"I'll go. I'm fast." Mother Ye finished her meal in a few bites, picked up the bowl and ran away.

Grandma Ye simply cleaned the peach gum.

"Grandma, how can we eat so much peach gum? It's too much." Little Brother Ye couldn't snatch the work from Mother Ye's hands, so he could only take a rest and asked while eating jelly.

Grandma Ye put two large bags of peach gum into the bamboo sieve and picked out the small ones and put them aside.

Hearing this, he said without even raising his head: "This is easy, just eat it the way you want to."

She smiled again and raised her head: "If you can't finish it, just sell it. Haven't you checked the group recently? Someone has wanted to buy our things for a long time, isn't this it? There are so many people in the group, and the peach gum is so cheap, I'm afraid there won't be enough to share!"

Little Brother Ye hasn't checked his account much these days. He follows Dad Ye to help every day, or he's sent on missions by Ye Zhen. Grandma Ye shoots videos herself, and when she's interested, she starts a live broadcast to teach people how to grow vegetables.

She has been farming in the countryside for decades. Although she cannot say how professional she is, she has a lot of experience. Many vegetable friends and other gardening and flower-growing enthusiasts in the group come to her for advice.

Now some people call her teacher!

She felt embarrassed to be called that.

I used to teach everyone how to grow late corn and how to select seeds and grow seedlings. Now the corn in the vegetable garden is as high as the knees, and some people post their growth records in the group every day.

Some people didn’t know how to apply too much fertilizer, which resulted in burning of seedlings. Some people’s corn was turned over and eaten by birds just after planting. Some even died while they were planting…

Grandma Ye was very happy to see this. She consulted with netizens about their experiences every day and put things on the shelves for sale when she had them.

I don’t know how comfortable these days are.

As soon as I finished collecting the peach gum, I took out my mobile phone to take pictures and show them to the group.

"Look at the peach gum I just picked from my tree. Isn't it big? It's translucent and shiny."

"If you want to buy it, I'll go to the store later. There's not much peach gum left, so first come first served!"

Grandma Ye happily took photos of the peach gum, skillfully adjusted the light and added filters, and then uploaded the photos to the store.

I also know how to search for the approximate price of peach gum online and then put it on the shelves skillfully.

After saying a few words in the group, Grandma Ye put down her phone and continued to work.

Little Brother Ye watched in amazement as his grandmother worked there. He was no longer needed for pictures or anything else and he felt like he was going to be unemployed!

I quickly opened the store backend, and in just a short while, the fifty servings of peach gum that Grandma Ye had put on the shelf were sold out!

This is outrageous!

Grandma Ye’s level of acceptance and learning ability are so high!

Brother Ye looked quite resentful:

"Grandma! Why didn't you continue your studies? You are so amazing!" He didn't need this anymore.

Grandma Ye looked proud: "If my family hadn't been poor and I hadn't even finished junior high school, I wouldn't know how I would be rich now!"

I remember that she always got the top score in her studies. She would have dropped out of school only because her family was really poor.

Thinking of this, Grandma Ye shook her head with a look of disdain: "Your sister's intelligence is inherited from me, and you inherited it from your stupid grandfather. You need people to chase after you."

Okay, if it’s good, I’ll pass it on to you, and if it’s not good, I’ll pass it on to my grandfather!

If he said this he would definitely get beaten, so Ye knew better and didn't say it.

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Ye Zhen was busy for the whole morning and the whole stone was ground open by her.

Wash it clean with water and look at a large piece of complete jade.

The water quality is very good, there are no cracks, and the color is transparent and beautiful, which is really good news for those who love green.

Ye Zhen was a little worried. The picture he found didn't seem to match this beautiful jade.

Forget it. Ye Zhen put the jade down and found a smaller stone to continue grinding.

She decided to try to find a jadeite of inferior quality. It would be a shame if she messed up a jadeite that was too good.

Ye Zhen was about to continue grinding when Grandma Ye knocked on the door and called her:

"Ye Zi, come out and eat something."

Okay, it's good to take a morning to get some fresh air.

Outside the door, Grandma Ye had packed the peach gum using a scale in advance. There were still quite a few bags at home, which meant dozens of portions. She called her younger brother Ye over and the two of them could pack them quickly.

"Grandma, how do I eat this peach gum?" Ye Zhen was talking about the peach gum from the peach trees on the mountain that had begun to mutate into spiritual plants.

There is a faint spiritual energy in it. Ye Zhen doesn't plan to sell it. It's best to keep it for his own people to eat.

"Let it soak soon and make soup at noon." Grandma Ye replied casually.

There are quite a lot of peaches in this pot. There will be more peaches from the peach trees on the mountain every few days. My family definitely can’t finish them all. If this thing is kept for too long, the spiritual energy will dissipate quickly.

It’s better to share some with others.

"Grandma, I'll decorate it for my uncle."

Grandma Ye was stunned for a moment, then hesitated and said, "Is it okay to give this away?"

She was afraid that if an ordinary person ate something with spiritual power, the changes in their body would be too great and would attract other people's attention. Even though he was her own son, she was still afraid of accidents.

Ye Zhen waved his hand: "It's okay." That bit of spiritual energy was very small, and the effect would not be too obvious after taking it. It would just make the body feel more comfortable.

When people are thirsty or tired, drinking some cold water can make them feel better. This change is not noticeable at all.

Ye Zhen filled a bowl and sent it to Uncle Ye's house.

Uncle Ye's house was not far away, and only Aunt Ye was at home. Uncle Ye was helping Ye Zhen build a house, and Ye Yuan went to the fields to look after them. The two children were taking a nap.

As soon as you enter the door, there is a large vegetable garden on the left, surrounded by a fence with hibiscus flowers. Now is the blooming season, and the hibiscus flowers are in full bloom, each one like a purple auspicious cloud.

"Oh, so much peach gum?" Aunt Ye took it with a smile, "Is this from the back mountain?"

Ye Zhen nodded, chatted with Aunt Ye for a few words and was about to leave, but was stopped by Aunt Ye.

"I have a lot of hibiscus flowers here. Pick some and bring them back for your grandma to make soup."

He took out a basket and took Ye Zhen to pick flowers.

I have really eaten hibiscus leaves. You can plant a few of them on the fence or in the yard in the countryside. This flower is very hardy. If you break off a branch and stick it in the soil, it will take root and grow. It will bloom in two or three years.

There are several kinds of flowers, including white, light purple, and pink, but they generally eat the purple-red ones here.

Pick them, wash them clean, and make soup or stir-fry them with some chili peppers. They are delicious and smooth in your mouth.

Some people love this taste, some people hate it, but Ye Zhen’s family likes it quite a bit anyway.

After picking a basket of flowers, Ye Zhen took the bowl back and went back.