Let's take this time to think it over carefully. Everyone should consider it and share any good ideas you have. Let's draw a few sketches first, and then we'll order the jars once the design is finalized.

The Taoist priest's words immediately pulled everyone back from their reverie.

That's true, the autumn harvest is just around the corner, and there really isn't time to make canned goods.

Let's hold off for now and wait until after the autumn harvest. Anyway, these fruits won't rot in the cellar anytime soon.

If she really can't keep it, Xu Han can just secretly put it in her spatial storage later.

Anyway, none of the servants have been to the cellars and storerooms of the house, so they don't know what's inside.

Xu Han said, "Let's think about it for a while and try to make a decision as soon as possible. Once we've decided, Lu Chuan and I will go to the county town to order ceramic jars."

Grandpa Zhao agreed, "Okay, I do have some ideas now. I'll draw them out in a bit, and you can all take a look when you have time."

Lu Chuan said, "Okay, thank you for your hard work."

The Taoist priest interrupted Lu Chuan before he could speak, saying, "Alright, stop with the fake politeness."

Lu Chuan laughed and said, "Hahaha, you saw through me."

Xu Han continued, "There are still quite a few pears in the orchard. I'll take Zhou Shi to pick the rest later."

The pomegranates are ripe and ready to eat, but they're not quite red yet, so they can be kept for a few more days.

As for the other fruits like dates, they'll be ready to be picked soon, and we'll all be busy for a while.

Lu Chuan chimed in, "The houses over there in the valley will probably be built for another two or three days before construction stops. The corn and beans in the fields have turned yellow and will be ready to be harvested in the next couple of days."

"Well, you guys should hurry up and get to work these next few days. Do as much as you can. The autumn harvest is coming soon, and once it starts, it won't be finished in less than ten days to half a month."

The Taoist priest finished the last mouthful of porridge and said, "It's not necessarily true. In previous years, it would take us about a month to finish the autumn harvest and planting."

With so many more people involved in this year's autumn harvest, it won't take more than a few days to finish everything.

Grandpa Zhao chimed in, "That's right, don't underestimate these people. They're very strong and they get to work very quickly."

It takes about a day to harvest and clean all the corn in the field.

Xu Han laughed and said, "Isn't this good? We no longer have to be afraid of rain and get up in the middle of the night to rush to harvest."

"Hahaha, you know what, it's really true. We definitely won't be able to rush the harvest this year."

"They can probably finish all the work in the fields without us even lifting a finger."

"Yes, these twenty-odd acres of land aren't even enough to fill their teeth!"

Xu Han smiled like a cat that had just stolen some cream and continued, "Do you want to go into the mountains to hunt the first sheep during the autumn harvest?"

Harvesting is the hardest work, so we should at least eat some meat to replenish our bodies.

"Look at them, they're all so skinny, like bamboo poles. They can't handle heavy work without getting any oil or fat."

The Taoist priest joked, "I think you're craving mutton. We've been building a house recently, so we've been eating a lot of meat. They're quite juicy here!"

You must be craving something but are too embarrassed to say so, so you're using them as an excuse.

Lu Chuan smiled and said, "If my wife wants to eat it, I'll go to the mountains and catch a goat tomorrow."

Xu Han wasn't annoyed that her thoughts had been exposed, and she happily agreed.

We've been building a house recently, so we haven't stopped eating meat.

Building houses is hard work, so the Taoist priest often took Han Qi or Lu Chuan into the mountains to hunt. They would eat the game they hunted without leaving any behind.

According to Sister-in-law Li and the others, they have eaten more meat in the last few days than she has ever eaten in her entire life.

They're not exaggerating at all when they say that; what ordinary farming family can afford to eat meat?

Only during holidays and festivals can we taste meat, and even then, it's the kind of meat where one pound can last for several meals.

What's more, for those who sell themselves into servitude, a good master might give them some meat during festivals, but a bad master would just let them survive, let alone have any meat to eat.

Moreover, it is normal for the lowest-ranking servants to live worse than the farmers, especially since they are servants who do not work in the yard. The master bought them back only to work on the estate and exploit them.

It's already a miracle that they're alive, able to get married and have children.

If they have any money, they save it all and are reluctant to spend a single penny, for fear that their family members might get sick or that they won't have the money for any emergency.

You should know that if a servant gets sick, the master usually won't pay for the servant's medical treatment. The money spent on medical treatment would be enough to buy another servant, which is not worthwhile.

Without money for medical treatment, death was the only outcome. Therefore, those who sold themselves into slavery in ancient times had no voice whatsoever.

Most families wouldn't sell their children unless they were truly desperate and couldn't survive.

After selling it, you might meet a good buyer and have a chance to survive.

After finishing their conversation and having breakfast, Lu Chuan and the Taoist priest carried the newly picked pears to the cellar for storage.

Xu Han also set aside a basket of pears, giving each person a large pear so that everyone could taste them.

We can't just store all the pears away and leave these people only able to look at them but not eat them.

Besides, if they really wanted to eat, Xu Han couldn't stop them anyway. The orchard was right there, and she could sneak in and eat to her heart's content whenever she wanted.

Instead of doing that, we might as well let everyone eat them openly. Besides, pears aren't expensive; they only cost a few coins per pound at the market. There's absolutely no need to be wary of them.

The family isn't so poor that they can't afford this much food. Although they wanted to save it to make canned goods and sell for money, they weren't short of a few bites to eat.

If people keep the leftovers to sell, they can still make a lot of money!

Of course, the key point is that Xu Han also firmly believes that everyone is not the kind of selfish person. No one will really eat to their heart's content. What the master gives you and what you eat yourself are two different things.

After getting to know each other over this period of time, everyone has gained a certain understanding of one another.

The Lord's family treated them kindly, and they were grateful people.

Many things are understood implicitly by each other and don't need to be explicitly stated.

After distributing the pears, Lu Chuan continued leading people to build houses, while Xu Han pulled Zhou Shi back into the orchard.

After picking all the remaining pears, Xu Han picked a few pomegranates that looked ripe.

After having someone carry the pears home, she took a small wooden bowl and peeled some pomegranate seeds for the four children to try.