Chapter 353: Autumn Mountains
Uncle Shao and Ma were silent for a long time.
I was very scared.
Ma's tears welled up in her eyes. "Oh, what should I do? I feel so sorry for my Liu Lang! How could someone misjudge his test paper? He is so wronged!"
Shao Liulang looked indignant, as if he had really been wronged.
Uncle Shao hesitated for a moment, rubbed his hands and said carefully: "Liu Lang, tell Dad the truth, how are you doing in the academy? Do the teachers really praise you often?"
Shao Liulang was a little puzzled. He didn't know what had happened to his father and why he suddenly asked this.
Ma couldn't keep her words to herself and said angrily, "It's the damn Shao Yunduan and Qiao! They actually said you were bragging! They said your master never praised you! Humph, he never praised you, so you praised him?"
Shao Liulang's expression changed slightly, and he said coldly: "What nonsense are you listening to! They wish our family is not good, what good can they say?"
"That's what I said!"
"Alright, alright, I want to take a break, you guys go out."
"Ah, but——"
"Get out, get out!"
Shao Liulang pushed his parents out of the room without saying a word and closed the door.
He exhaled, his cheeks heating up.
Although he fooled them, he still felt inexplicably guilty.
Shao Yunduan, what right does he have to say that about himself? He is just lucky, what right does he have to point fingers at himself!
Shao Liulang gritted his teeth a little.
After the grain was stored in the granary and the last batch of lipsticks for the year was made, the weather became cooler. The leaves on the mountain gradually changed color and fell. The changing color of the trees was particularly beautiful among the evergreen forests.
After Qiao Xuan counted, there were a total of 1,536 lipsticks in four colors.
She also plans to make a batch of lip balm.
It is much easier to make lipstick, but there is not much beeswax left. Based on experience, you can only make about a thousand lipsticks.
It is impossible to collect beeswax in autumn because winter is coming soon and the bees need to rely on honey to survive the winter.
The lipstick business will have to wait until next spring.
For experienced people like Qiao Xuan, making lipstick requires several fewer steps than making lipstick, so it is much easier to make.
Four people made 150 sticks in one day.
After doing it for three days, I am no longer in a hurry and just take it slow.
In autumn, many things in the mountains are ripe, and Qiao Xuan wants to go into the mountains even more.
The grapes in her garden are ripe. According to Shao Xiaoqi, Taotao and others, they are bigger than the wild grapes grown on the mountain, and are sweeter and more delicious.
In fact, each bunch of wild grapes in the mountains is relatively small, but those in her garden are all large bunches.
Qiao Xuan was very happy. This was all thanks to her supernatural powers.
No one thought it was strange. They just thought that if the plants were planted in the garden and were regularly cared for and fertilized, they would of course grow better than those grown in the wild.
In addition to the wild grapes, the dates, pomegranates, and lemons in the garden were also ripe. The persimmons were still a little short of the ripeness, but they would be there soon.
At this time of year, there are the most wild grapes in the mountains. Qiao Xuan wanted to get more, wash them, drain the water, crush them, put them in a large porcelain jar, let them ferment naturally, and make some wine to taste.
It’s a pity that the wild grapes are not big enough, but the seeds are not small, otherwise I could try to make some raisins.
There are also many mushrooms that grow in autumn. They are picked and dried, and they are not all delicious.
(End of this chapter)
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