Chapter 70 Chapter 70 Stewed Pears with Rock Sugar
No matter how reluctant they were, the Qin couple came with their son to pick up their child.
When the two saw their daughter's appearance, they were stunned.
Although he eats and drinks well here, Qin Siqi was actually a little thin due to malnutrition due to staying up late, the growth period, and being a bit rebellious. But in a month, he has obviously gained weight and his complexion looks better.
Especially after eating blueberries for a month, my eyes look particularly dark, bright and lively.
They both knew that their child was living well here and was happy every day. They no longer quarreled when they called them and she had become the lively and lovely daughter she once was.
But I didn't expect it to be so good.
He still looks the same, but his overall temperament has changed a lot.
He has grown taller, his eyes are brighter, his face is smoother and rosier, his thin shoulders are stronger, and he looks more energetic.
I almost didn't want to take it back.
But it won’t work if you don’t take it back.
It's August now. If I don't send him to make up for the lessons, he will fall behind other students in his second year of high school.
Qin Siqi has been much calmer recently.
Adolescence is a time of hormones, and children of this age tend to have all sorts of random thoughts. After a month here, with good food and drink, perhaps her hormones have adjusted, and her mindset has shifted. She knows her parents are out for her own good, so when it comes to tutoring, she's much calmer. "I'm fine with tutoring. I don't smoke or drink, and I promise to study hard. But can you send me to my cousin's house again next winter break?"
Qin Yong's mouth twitched: "Are you addicted to playing? Aren't you afraid that your cousin will dislike you?"
Qin Siqi snorted: "No, my cousin said that I have been doing very well recently, and she wants to pay me a salary and make up for it when I graduate from high school."
She wasn't angry at all.
My cousin is so capable that people praise her all the time. She gets praised for everything she does. If my dad makes fun of her, it must be out of jealousy.
He doesn't have such a capable sister to lead him.
Qin Yong choked up and looked at his niece: "It's fine if she eats and drinks your food, but why do you still have to pay her a salary? Aren't you just wasting money?!"
Jiang Heng smiled and said, "Uncle, Siqi has helped me a lot here. She's amazing. She's good at editing videos, and she's made my shop popular online. Lots of people are coming to me to buy groceries, and the supply can't keep up with the demand. Haven't you seen my shop recently? Why don't you take a look? It already has 50,000 followers!"
Qin Yong was stunned: "What? Is this true?"
Qi Caixia was also surprised. She immediately took out her mobile phone to check Jiang Heng's store and found that the units there were indeed W. Compared with the hundreds she saw last time, there was a huge difference.
Moreover, the store is no longer as simple as it seemed before. At first glance, it is really eye-catching.
When you click on the products one by one, you will find that their sales are very high and there are many positive reviews.
"Where is the edited video?" Qi Caixia asked.
"Here!" Qin Siqi pointed to her, her cheeks slightly red. "These are all the photos and videos I took. Many customers have praised me for my good photography."
Qin Yong took a look and took out his cell phone to look at it.
Qi Siyue clung to her mother's back and watched, praising her enthusiastically: "Wow! Sister, you are so amazing! This editing is so good!"
"Sister, how did this become like this..."
"You cut this? You're quite good at taking photos. My mouth is watering just looking at it!"
“Not bad!”
"That's right, my aunt's cooking is delicious. When I asked to take a photo, she immediately cooperated and made the dishes I ordered. Besides, the food here is delicious every day..."
"I really want you to come here and enjoy yourself. Your mother won't treat you this well!"
"Mom, when will you bring me to live with my cousin?"
"Don't think about it..."
The whole family gets together and has a lively time.
As they watched, Qin Yong and his wife's eyes inexplicably turned red.
I don’t know why, but when I saw my daughter’s achievements, which seemed really good, I was moved.
She was a little embarrassed in front of the younger generation, and quickly calmed down after showing some signs of being embarrassed. Qi Caixia hugged her daughter and kept sighing, "Your cousin is still the best at teaching children."
"That's the saying that close proximity to bad people leads to bad behavior!" Qin Yong said, and said proudly, "My original idea was very wise."
Qin Siqi: "You're wrong. 'A reddish hue makes a reddish hue' is a compliment! That's a derogatory term!"
Qin Yong awkwardly changed his words: "Wrong, wrong."
Jiang Heng: “Puff~”
——
My little cousin came quickly and left quickly.
But the connection between the two was not severed.
Just two days after she returned home, she called and said that she had taken extra classes over the past two days and she found that she had become a lot smarter!
The specific manifestation is that the brain becomes brighter!
She only vaguely understood a lot of what the teacher had said before. She barely understood it at the time, but forgot it after she went home and slept. English words were even more difficult to remember.
But now I can remember English words after reciting them a few times, and I won’t forget them completely when I wake up. If I read them twice more, I can remember them more firmly.
The second year of high school has been divided into classes.
Because her grades were not good, her teacher suggested that she choose liberal arts.
At least you can still get some points in the liberal arts by rote memorization.
Unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better. She finally got the hang of it, and after her memory improved, she started to do well in liberal arts!
Although mathematics is still a little difficult and my foundation is not strong, I can still keep up with the tutor's thinking.
This feeling was like going back to the time when I was helping Jiang Heng.
Hard work will pay off.
She remembered all the words and texts she had worked so hard to memorize, and she had no problem grasping the key points of politics and history. She felt extremely relaxed when doing her homework and even forgot about playing games.
Jiang Heng: “…”
Her gaming partner!
Her little cousin led her into the pit, but ended up learning it herself.
Oh, being an adult who doesn’t have to study is really... so cool.
Hehe~
Jiang Heng simply started the game himself and could play solo.
She has been playing with her little cousin these days and her rank has reached Platinum and is about to reach Diamond.
The main thing is that I don’t have much time to play, otherwise I could have moved forward further.
After all, she spends most of her time making money and practicing.
Fortunately, Chen Aying is now responsible for cooking. When she is too lazy to cook, she will go over to eat together. This frees up a lot of time for cooking and allows her to play games for a while longer, which does not delay her cultivation time. When Jiang Heng reached the seventh level of Qi training, he also entered the Eternal Diamond level.
that is……
This diamond rank is really too difficult to beat.
My teammates in solo queue were amazing one game and terrible the next, and after fighting for so long, I almost fell back to the platinum rank.
It is worthy of being called the Eternal Diamond.
Jiang Heng was not in a hurry even though he couldn't get online. He simply put down the game and wandered around his farm every day, watching how the team installed the surveillance. While they were free, he could also learn some basic maintenance methods.
I also picked the long-awaited pears along the way!
*
In early August, the small sand pears mature.
These are not completely wild varieties. Many things are not really better the wilder they are. Most of the time, we eat wild ones for the sake of freshness. As for fruits and vegetables, the improved varieties are obviously more suitable for human appetite than the ones before improvement.
This small sand pear is probably similar to blueberry. The seeds were brought here by birds, but it is not easy for it to survive in the wild, so only two of them survived in the end.
Jiang Heng didn't grow many fruits, so when he encountered this one, he immediately protected the tree with a formation. Now it is ripe, and the fruit is not damaged at all. It is round and full, but not as small as expected, just smaller than the pears cultivated on the market.
The surface is yellowish brown with dense spots on it.
But surprisingly, at least Jiang Heng didn't suffer from trypophobia.
Maybe because it smells sweet?
Just like gold.
Even if grains of gold were piled up together, she wouldn't have any claustrophobia.
The taste of small sand pear is indeed not very good if you eat it directly.
It is juicy and sweet, really sweet, but has too many stone cells and a rough taste. Pear trees are all grown naturally, so maybe they have evolved to have thicker skin and flesh in order to survive?
Jiang Heng picked up a basket of fruits and broke the formation.
The rest is left to the little animals here.
That's all we agreed to.
In a month or two, the chestnuts will be ripe, and she needs to pick more. Chestnuts can be stored for a long time and made into sugar-roasted chestnuts and chestnut roast chicken. Slurp, I want to eat chicken again!
But I just ate one the day before yesterday!
And the chestnuts haven't grown up yet.
Jiang Heng thought of chestnuts, and went to take a look at the chestnut tree with a sense of unsatisfied desire. As expected, they were still small.
Forget it, let’s go home.
There is a lot of food at home.
Eat pears today, and then tomorrow the strawberries can be harvested and eaten again.
Returning to where the sacks were placed, Jiang Heng used a shoulder pole to hang two sacks on the hook. Today there were fewer sacks because he was thinking about carrying pears, which were too heavy, so he took it easy.
After putting everything away, he said hello to the yellow-throated marten that was helping to watch over the place, and carefully felt its belly: "Would you like some pears?"
The other hand has already handed over a pear.
The yellow-throated marten took the pear with its two paws. The pear was so heavy that it pressed down its paws. Jiang Heng quickly scooped it up.
"Squeak~" the yellow-throated marten cried out, then lay on the ground, holding the pear and taking a bite.
Chew it, chew it.
Then he held it in his mouth and gave it to his partner.
It seems that he doesn't like to eat it.
This little guy follows her and always eats good things. Although pears contain some spiritual energy, the taste is not good. There are many better ones.
Jiang Heng smiled and handed over another handful of blueberries: "Okay, I'm leaving."
After saying this, he disappeared in a flash.
The yellow-throated marten quickly squeaked, asking its partner to come over and eat blueberries.
This is delicious!
That doesn’t taste good!
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"I'm afraid these pears won't taste good." Chen Aying looked at the heavy basket of pears she brought back and hesitated, "Will they sell well?"
This doesn't look good.
The most popular product in supermarkets now is snow pear, which has a very delicate taste and is super juicy.
The ones Jiang Heng brought back before all looked better than those from the supermarket, except for this one, which didn't look very good.
Jiang Heng: "I'm not selling this. It's too far. I just happened to come across it and picked a few. I'll give the rest to the birds and small animals."
"Oh oh." Seeing that they were not selling, Chen Aying said, "There are so many, do you want to eat them or what?"
Jiang Heng said excitedly, "Make it into snow pear paste! No, it's sand pear paste!"
Chen Aying became interested: "How do we do it? Do you need help?"
Jiang Heng was not polite either: "I can't make all of this into sand pear paste. Auntie, you can use the remaining boiled pear water to soothe coughs and is also good for the throat. Refrigerate it at noon and use it as a summer drink in the afternoon."
Chen Aying: "Sure, sure."
Zhou Yun said, "Then I'll wash the pears."
After a while, Jiang Peng, who was tutoring his daughter with her summer homework at home, also came to help.
Strength lies in numbers. A basket of at least fifty or sixty kilograms of pears was quickly processed.
The method of making sand pear paste is very simple.
You don’t need to peel the pears after washing them, as the skin is also very nutritious. Cut them into pieces, add some water and blend them in a blender. The ingredients are red dates, Fritillaria cirrhosa, Monk Fruit, and ginger. Mix them together and put them into a frying pan. Simmer over low heat.
The fruit puree, which originally had obvious granules, gradually melted into water, and its color looked like brown sugar at first glance.
As the cooking time goes by, the sweet aroma becomes stronger.
It can be filtered after half an hour, but filtering is not the end. The filtered water is clearer, like sugar water. At this time, it needs to be simmered again over low heat for two or three hours until it becomes a thick paste that can stick to the wall.
It would be terrible if you blend a basket of small sand pears with a blender, boil them for half an hour and then filter them.
Jiang Heng only made one pot.
Use the rest to make pear stewed with rock sugar.
This is much simpler. Just add some rock sugar and stew it in water for more than an hour.
Jiang Heng’s pear paste is not ready yet, but Chen Aying’s rock sugar stewed pear is already ready.
The whole yard was filled with sweet fragrance.
People who came back to drink water after work in the morning couldn't help but look sideways when they smelled the fragrance.
Niu Zhenguang, the team leader who installed the surveillance cameras, sniffed. He didn't normally like sweets, but the sweet smell made him greedy. "Auntie Chen, Auntie Zhou, what delicious food are you making?"
His voice was hoarse as soon as he opened his mouth, and it was obvious that he had overused his voice.
He is the person in charge and also the coordinator of the entire team.
Every day he would chatter to his teammates through the walkie-talkie, and if there was any problem or lack of coordination, he would have to use his voice. After more than ten days, even with all kinds of throat lozenges, his voice was hoarse.
There is also Xiao Zhang, who is considered his assistant and is also responsible for coordination. He also has a hoarse voice.
Chen Aying was preparing food. Upon hearing this, she smiled and said, "I'm making pear stew with rock sugar. Your throat is hoarse. Drink more this afternoon. Maybe your throat will be better tomorrow."
Zhou Yun followed up by saying, "Yes, these pears Xiao Heng brought back specially for us. They are very sweet."
"Oh, boss, this is really too much money." Niu Zhenguang just felt particularly touched. This was definitely the most comfortable job he had ever done.
The client was a nice person who didn't give blind orders, and the cost of the meals he provided far exceeded their expectations.
Although I am busy every day, I am in a good mental state.
When we first came to such a remote place and heard that we would have to live in the villagers' homes, seven of the ten people in the team didn't want to come, and the remaining three signed up voluntarily because of the high salary.
I didn't expect to be here, and now I don't want to leave.
The food I eat every day is so delicious.
Not only are the dishes good, but the taste is also amazing. Now, the brothers often send pictures to colleagues, making those colleagues who didn't want to come at first cry with envy.
For example, at this time, the boss must have seen that they had problems with their throats, so he specially bought pears and stewed them for them to drink.
Jiang Heng heard the noise and came out, coughing lightly. "It's not expensive. I found a pear tree in the mountains. I brought some back when they looked ripe. Don't worry, you can eat them."
Niu Zhenguang was suddenly embarrassed, but fortunately he didn't say what he was thinking.
But Boss Jiang is really honest.
Just as the timer was up, Chen Aying's alarm clock rang and she opened the lid.
The already rich sweet smell became even stronger. The hot aroma was accompanied by the heat, and there was a double attack from Jiang Heng in the indoor kitchen. The ten people who had originally drunk water and planned to go back to take a shower and rest for a while before coming to have lunch could not help themselves.
Amidst everyone's earnest hints, a lively young man hesitantly ran to Chen Aying's side and said, "Auntie Chen, don't wait until the afternoon. How about we have a drink first? I'm hungry."
I had a full meal in the morning, but I was still a little hungry because of the heavy work.
The people behind him nodded quickly and watched eagerly.
Aunt Chen, as a cook, hated to hear people say they were hungry, so she quickly said, "Okay, there's so much anyway. If you don't mind the heat, come over and help yourself!"
It’s a big pot.
She used heat-insulating gloves to take the pot out of the pot and placed it in a basin filled with water to speed up the cooling process. She instructed the two people, "Xiao Han, Xiao Zhang, go to the sterilizer and get bowls to serve it. Be careful of the burns."
"Okay!" Xiao Han agreed happily and went to get the bowl quickly.
Xiao Zhang had already picked up the spoon and was waiting. As soon as the bowl was in place, he began to serve: "Here, this is yours, this is yours..."
Niu Zhenguang was the first to get his own bowl.
The soup was light yellow-brown and very clear, with two shallow pieces of pear in it, which seemed somewhat transparent after being boiled for so long.
The sweet smell of the pear became more and more intense, and Niu Zhenguang felt that his throat felt much more comfortable just by smelling it.
It was just too hot, so I had to blow on it carefully for a long time before I could carefully take a sip.
It’s so hot!
The air conditioner was on in the living room, and they sat there drinking, but still felt hot. The pear juice was sweet, but hot!
After drinking it, the sweat that had just subsided started to break out again.
"Hu——" A team member who was afraid of heat took a deep breath, ran to the air-conditioning vent and blew towards it. He shivered and sneezed twice because of the cool wind.
Niu Zhenguang also felt a little regretful. He should have endured it earlier. Drinking hot soup in such a hot weather was simply a life-threatening move. Seeing the team members facing the air conditioner, he did not forget to remind them: "Be careful not to get sick. Come here. If you get sick, your work will be delayed and your salary will be deducted."
The team member touched his nose in disappointment and came back.
Niu Zhenguang continued drinking.
Since we have already filled it up, we can’t waste it.
And it tastes really good.
There shouldn't be too much rock sugar, and the sweetness you can taste is more of the taste of the pear itself, with a rich pear aroma, sweet and delicious without being greasy.
As he drank, his body was still warm, but it seemed as if a cool breeze was blowing over him. He didn't know when, but his throat, which had been uncomfortable and burning when he spoke, felt much better. His body temperature, which had been burning hot due to being busy outside, dropped rapidly and he felt much more comfortable.
"Xiao Han?" Niu Zhenguang called out.
Xiao Han raised his head with sweat on his forehead: "What's wrong, Brother Niu?"
Niu Zhenguang: "Nothing."
He just wanted to talk and see if his throat was really feeling better.
Turns out it’s true.
Talking doesn't hurt anymore.
He quickly took another big sip, but still felt it was not enough, so he put the pear pieces into his mouth.
Hmm.
It really shows that it is a wild pear.
The texture is still a bit rough, and after cooking it is obvious that it is different from the pears they usually eat.
Could it be that just like Chinese medicinal herbs, wild pears are more effective?
Never mind, just drink another bowl.
He went to get another bowl.
Xiao Han was stunned: "Brother Niu is not afraid of the heat?"
Niu Zhenguang: "I feel this is very comfortable for my throat, and it seems to be getting less hot as I drink it."
It really is.
Although the sweat on the tip of my nose has not disappeared yet, the heat from drinking the hot water just now seems to have disappeared, and instead I feel a sense of comfort and refreshment all over my body.
As soon as this statement came out, it immediately resonated with many people: "Yes, yes, I don't feel that hot anymore either."
"It's still hot, but I'm definitely not sweating as much. I thought it was because of the air conditioning."
Xiao Zhang said, "Of course there is air conditioning, but I think it's because pears are cold in nature, and drinking too much will have that effect, so it naturally doesn't feel that hot anymore."
"That makes sense, drink some more!"
"Take it easy. People with weak spleen and stomach should drink less." Xiao Zhang reminded. He likes to study these things.
The team member who spoke hesitated: "But this is really good."
Xiao Zhang: “…”
That is indeed delicious.
Chen Aying smiled and said, "It's okay, drink it. There's still plenty. You should drink pear juice to cool down in the next two days."
As soon as the words fell, two more people stood up: "Aunt Chen, I want another bowl!"
Pear juice tastes better than mung bean soup!
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the next day
Niu Zhenguang slept comfortably until dawn and did not get up in the middle of the night to drink water because of a sore throat.
After washing his face, he saw his roommate Xiao Zhang also got up. He greeted him, "Good morning, Xiao Zhang. How did you sleep last night?"
As soon as he opened his mouth, he was stunned.
Xiao Zhang was also stunned: "Brother Niu, is your throat better?"
"It seems so?"
The second sentence.
The voice that comes out is still normal.
It's not as hoarse as before, and my throat is still a little uncomfortable, but it no longer affects my speech.
“What the hell?!”
"Fuck!"
The two looked at each other and exclaimed at the same time: "Is this wild pear so potent?!"
It moistens the lungs and relieves coughs. It moistens the lungs and cures the throat?
When the ten members of the team gathered and heard Niu Zhenguang speak, they were all startled again. No way? The effect is so obvious?
Xiao Han thought of his child catching a cold from the air conditioner and said quickly, "It works so well! I'll go ask Boss Jiang if he can sell me some. My child has been coughing for a week and it keeps coming back. But it's so hot and he can't sleep without the air conditioner."
My colleagues said quickly, "Yes, yes, yes, let's go ask. It just so happens that Boss Jiang also has an online store. You can buy pears and then buy some vegetables from her online store. It's just right to have it delivered by courier, and you don't have to pay extra for delivery."
"My girlfriend also said that her throat has been uncomfortable recently, so I went to ask her too!"
"I'd like to buy some, but I don't need the pears right now. I can buy some vegetables to take home. This place is really great, with beautiful scenery and delicious food. Wild pears are so potent."
"It's just too remote. Otherwise, it would be nice to turn it into a farm stay."
"If I do, I'll come and report as soon as I have a vacation!"
"Me too! Bring my wife and kids along! Hehe, they'll definitely be happy, and then I'll have more pocket money..."
*
At the same time.
In a small group of four people.
[There's only half a month left of the holiday. Are we really not going out? ]
A piece of news broke the silence of the small group that lasted for the whole morning.
Ling Weihang lazily turned over several times in bed, feeling so bored that he had no interest in doing anything.
She has a small group with her college roommates.
Of course, they have graduated for two years now.
They are all students from normal universities and work as teachers in different cities after graduation.
Teachers have winter and summer vacations. They are not high school teachers, but they teach freshmen and sophomores, so their vacations are relatively long. However, the weather is too hot!
The temperature is 39 degrees every day.
The city is like a furnace.
Coincidentally, the four of them are in four different hot cities.
I originally thought about going to the beach during the holidays, but it was too sunny, so I didn’t dare to go. Later, I discussed going to the Northeast, but it was too far away and the round-trip cost was high. It would be more fun there in winter. Later, I thought about going to many places.
They all failed for various reasons.
As of now, the four of them have been staying at home for more than a month.
They all turned white~
Wei Hang was really unwilling to waste his days like this.
【Old Two: But where are we going? 】
[Old Three: I want to go out, but I feel like a ghost from a Chinese story, I’ll burn to death if I see the sun]
[Boss: +1]
Ling Weihang actually wanted to give a +1, but her reluctance prevented her from answering. Instead, she thought furiously, and suddenly an idea struck her:
[Old Four: There's a place you're sure to like, but it's unfamiliar. However, based on my analysis, it should be safe.]
【???】
【？ 】
【where? 】
[Old Four: Boss Jiang's side!]
It was actually the third sister who first discovered Jiang's shop. When she first recommended it to them, the other three thought it was too exaggerated and were a little skeptical. Things that are very popular on the Internet can easily fail in reality.
But under the strong recommendation of the third brother, they still tried to grab it.
Young people have fast hands, just like grabbing classes in college, they are efficient and can get it right in one go.
I've been hooked ever since.
Even the eldest and fourth child, who didn't like cooking, started learning to cook with tears in their eyes.
Just hearing this proposal, the remaining three people were all confused.
【What? 】
[Do you know where Boss Jiang is? ]
[I can't believe you, a decent person, would do such a thing! ]
【Old Four: No, no! 】
Fourth Brother: ...
[Old Four: Don't you know my character? It's a bit low, but I don't have the ability! (covering face shyly jpg)]
【Makes sense】
【Laugh to death】
【Ha ha ha ha】
Fourth Brother: Mainly because Boss Jiang is young and must be beautiful. Her sister personally confirmed it, and local people also agree. She is so beautiful, and yet she is still able to run a successful business. This means that even if the development in their area is not very good, the public security should be good.
[Old Four: And since they're close to the mountains, the temperature there is definitely much lower than in our cities.]
Fourth Brother: The most important thing is—ahhh, you don't know what those people are bragging about online about being able to buy the boss's fish and crayfish! I heard a lot of restaurants over there have dishes directly supplied by Boss Jiang, so they're sure to have fish and crayfish. You don't have to go find the boss, you can just go to that plaza they mentioned and eat them...
Fourth Child: Woohoo! I really want to eat crayfish and those fresh fish they mentioned! And fresh mushrooms!
I also want to...
【I also……】
【I……】
But when it comes to really making up my mind... I still feel a little uneasy.
Being in a strange and backward place, the girls were still a little worried about encountering danger.
After all, I read too much news.
They are teachers and often need to give instructions to students, so naturally they also listen to them.
Secondly, it’s still very hot now.
Even at Boss Jiang's place, according to the delivery address (express delivery station), the temperature there is not that low, only four or five degrees lower than theirs, at more than 30 degrees. When exposed to the sun, the perceived temperature is not much lower.
【Hesitate again】
[Old Four: Okay, I'll hesitate a little longer. I just got carried away. Hey~]
Blame it on those damn locals.
I can actually buy a lot of dishes from the boss’s house.
They had never seen these seafood in the store, and they deliberately posted pictures in the comment section, showing the bright red lobsters and the milky white fish soup. I heard that the boss also raised a lot of pigs and sheep, which would be slaughtered and eaten by the end of the year.
She also prefers meat!!!
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The author has something to say: Lao Si: Crayfish, here we come!
Restaurant owners: ...To be honest, it's hard for us to get one [Please]
I forgot the timer... I cried
Fifty random red envelopes in this chapter ~ [Drop-eared rabbit head]
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