Chapter 32 This recipe is what keeps us alive

Sanbao went straight to Jiang Lianzhu and asked for a hug. When Jiang Lianzhu picked her up, she kissed her on the face and said loudly, "Mom!"

This made Jiang Lianzhu laugh, "Good boy!"

When Grandma Lu saw how close the mother and her children were, she felt both worried and relieved for Jiang Lianzhu.

Jiang Lianzhu thought about it and felt that this wasn’t entirely a bad thing. It would make the kids closer to her, right?

After thanking Granny Lu, the mothers and daughters turned around, closed the door, made lunch and went to eat.

Well, it would be great if I could replace all the old doors in my house with new ones someday.

Change to something sturdier.

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For lunch, I had cooked rice with crusty rice, fried leeks and eggs, braised pheasant, tofu meatballs and vegetable soup.

I shot a pheasant yesterday and braised it. It tasted amazing.

The children have never eaten pure white rice since they were young. The fragrant rice, with each grain being white and tender, soothes the stomach buds when they put it in their mouths. Sanbao ate half a bowl of white rice and couldn't stop.

There were two dishes and a soup, both in large portions, and the large bowls were filled to the brim, piled up like a small mountain.

Especially pheasant, a whole one.

All done.

The rice side dish is so addictive and delicious.

Then, you can make thick rice soup by cooking rice. The thick rice soup can be mixed with meat broth and fed to wolf cubs. It is nutritious and the wolf cubs will love it.

After eating and drinking her fill, Jiang Lianzhu picked up her backpack and went to the mountains to pick wild pears.

Dabao and Erbao wanted to go with them, so Jiang Lianzhu didn’t mention them, Xiaonan also wanted to go with them.

This was purely for fun. Jiang Lianzhu didn't want to pick many pears anyway, and the little girl wasn't heavy, so she just threw her into the backpack and carried her up the mountain together.

Jiang Lianzhu was worried about her because she was alone at home.

After locking the door, Jiang Lianzhu took Sanwa into the mountains.

Along the way, many people had already picked their fill of pears and were taking them home, some coming in and some going out.

When these people saw Jiang entering the mountain, some were too embarrassed to avoid her, while others shamelessly greeted her with a smile.

Jiang Lianzhu responded to each one.

Erbao couldn't help but say, "Mom, why are you still so patient when talking to them? They are all here to steal our pears! If we don't pick them, no one will come to pick them. They just got jealous when they saw you make money from selling them..."

Jiang Lianzhu touched his head and said, "Don't say that. Wild pears grow in the mountains. They have no owner, so anyone can pick them. Let them pick them as they please. It won't bother us. Besides, there are so many wild pears on the hills that they can't pick them all. We can just pick what's ours."

Having said that, Erbao and Dabao still have some opinions and are still not convinced.

Jiang Lianzhu gave them a few more instructions, "Pick the pears from the branches that receive the best sunlight. These pears are rich in moisture and have less residue, making them suitable for making autumn pear paste."

Erbao nodded vigorously, "Okay, I understand, Mom."

Dabao was also silently taking note of it in his heart.

Jiang Lianzhu came to the wild pear forest from yesterday and saw many villagers picking pears. Jiang Lianzhu had sharp ears and could hear them talking.

"Pah! This wild pear is so disgusting! It's so numb that I can't even open my mouth. Is this what Jiang family uses to make their autumn pear paste?"

"That should be the case. I don't know either. Who knows where she picked them... In this forest, there are only these two mountains with the most wild pears!"

"Forget it, stop complaining. It's free anyway. If nothing works, just dump it. We're already here. I see others have already taken home several baskets..."

"Hey! Jiang is here! It's right here, right here... Pick them quickly..."

She didn't say much, just pretended not to hear, let the little girl out of the basket, and started picking fruits with her family chatting and laughing.

Jiang Lianzhu suddenly thought of the person she rescued in the cave. She didn’t know what happened to him, but he should have been saved.

Forget it, she doesn't want to meddle in other people's business.

Dabao and Erbao are actually not very old, only about five or six years old.

But he was very agile in climbing trees and climbed up in no time.

Especially the second baby, he is like a little monkey.

After picking the pears, they threw them into the grass below, and the little girl picked them up. The brother and sister cooperated very well.

Jiang Lianzhu also climbed up the tree.

"We don't need to pick too much, just enough for a basket. If we pick more, we won't be able to carry it all."

The children are young and cannot carry much weight, and Jiang Lianzhu does not want them to carry any weight, for fear that it will affect their growth.

“Alright!!”

Then pick all the ones from the top of the tree.

When the other villagers saw how the Jiang family picked pears, they seemed to have learned something and they also started to pick pears by climbing to the top of the tree.

Some shameless people came to ask Jiang Lianzhu about the recipe of Qiuli Paste, but Jiang Lianzhu refused them all.

"This recipe of mine is what keeps us alive, so don't overthink it. If my autumn pear paste sells well, I might start collecting wild pears to save me the trouble of going into the mountains to pick them every day..."

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up immediately. This is also possible!

This is also hope!

"Then how did you collect it?"

"I'll buy based on the quality of the pears. I haven't decided on a price yet. I'll see how my autumn pear paste business performs..."

Some people rolled their eyes and said, "You are the only one who can be so mysterious. It's just an ointment. We can make it too. Just pick it up and think about it more, and you will naturally get it. Humph..."

Jiang Lianzhu gave them two words, haha.

There were so many wild pears that I could fill a basket with just a few trees, weighing about a hundred pounds.

It’s quite heavy for Jiang Lianzhu to carry on her back.

I was carrying some more in my hands, about 10 to 20 kilograms.

Dabao and Erbao wanted to help, but Jiang Lianzhu refused and carried the things herself.

I just can’t hold the little girl.

Let Dabao and Erbao hold their sister's hand and walk in front, and the mother and children go down the mountain.

When she got home, the sun was about to set. Jiang Lianzhu was sweating all over. She took a shower and changed her clothes. Several children had already drawn water from the well and were washing pears.

These guys are good. They work efficiently and diligently. She doesn't need to tell them anything. Those who are capable will rush to do it.

This is why children from poor families have to grow up early.

What good kids they are! I really don’t know what Mrs. Jiang was thinking before, to abuse the children.

After observing for the past two days, Jiang Lianzhu found that Dabao, Erbao and Sanbao all had old scars on their bodies, some of which looked like they were pinched, some looked like they were beaten, and there were also big slap marks. These little ones felt so sorry for them.

Where can you find such a caring, hardworking and smart kid?

Jiang Lianzhu bought a large wooden basin today. More than 100 kilograms of pears can be poured into the basin and washed together.

After washing, you need to peel the skin.

These kids all know about it.

Busy in an orderly manner.

Jiang Lianzhu was about to join in when the door rang.

It was the voices of Grandma Lu and the others, and Jiang Lianzhu went to open the door.

"Jiang, I asked my grandchildren to go to the mountains and pick some pears when they have nothing to do and bring them back to you..."

Behind Grandma Lu were two young boys in their early teens. They carried a basket of wild pears and moved into Jiang's yard.

Jiang Lianzhu was flattered. "How can this be so embarrassing! Auntie, it's so hot, asking them to help us pick pears is not right!"

"They have nothing to do anyway, so they're full of energy and very naughty. We didn't pick much. No adults are at home, so they can't carry much, just a few dozen kilograms..."