Chapter 25 Homemade Jam
Cheng Wei Yao turned around and saw everyone's expressions. She smiled and shook the wild fruits she had picked.
"Chengming, if you want to eat, just take it yourself. There's no such thing as something for nothing in this world..."
Cheng Weiyao said this in order to think of a suitable excuse when picking wild fruits, and secondly to seize the opportunity to educate her, for fear of raising another Wen Liyu.
A group of children had gathered under the fruit tree with eager eyes, looking at Wen Chengming flatteringly: "Wen Chengming, let's make a deal. You definitely can't handle much by yourself, so we're here to help..."
"Well, we're helping out. Can you give us some later?"
Wen Chengming was a little flattered. He looked up at Cheng Weiyao, his eyes full of questions.
"It doesn't matter. They're all your friends. As long as you catch them, it counts. If you don't pick these wild fruits from the trees and no one cares about them, they'll rot after a while..."
Cheng Wei Yao curled the corners of her mouth, stretched out her hand and gently threw the wild fruits towards the children, who hurriedly caught them with their clothes open.
Cheng Weiyao didn't climb down from the tree until all the wild fruits within sight had been picked.
"Cheng Ming, why don't you thank your sister-in-law?"
The Imperial Concubine had been resting after her meal. Although she somewhat disapproved of Cheng Weiyao's behavior, she still admired Cheng Weiyao as a person.
Wen Chengming and several children from his mother's family bowed one after another, and this time it was Cheng Weiyao's turn to feel a little embarrassed.
"Oh, no need to be polite, we're all family. I learned this skill back when I was picking kites for my eldest sister back home. I didn't expect it would come in handy today..."
Cheng Weiyao took this opportunity to briefly explain why she could climb trees. Although she didn't say much, everyone understood.
Not only in the Duke's Mansion, but every household has a clear distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children. The eldest daughter, Cheng Weining, even asked Cheng Weiyao to marry her instead, not to mention the harsh treatment and orders she received in terms of food and clothing on a daily basis.
"Okay, let's all go and let your sister-in-law have a rest."
After hearing this, the Imperial Noble Consort's eyes were filled with even more pity. She was also a concubine's daughter before entering the palace. She had been tortured by the mistress before, and she had inadvertently become proficient in many household chores.
With the Imperial Concubine's care, Cheng Wei Yao leaned against a large rock to rest, but her consciousness had actually entered the QQ Farm.
During this period, Wen Chengyun appeared to be keeping a low profile, but in fact he was secretly trying to improve Cheng Weiyao's impression of him. Cheng Weiyao was so happy when she saw the points.
If the crops in the fields are not collected in time, they will wither. After Cheng Weiyao stored all the mature crops in the warehouse, the strange voice of the system sounded again.
"Congratulations to the host for successfully opening the farm store!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a small shop appeared next to the cabin, piled with all kinds of crop seeds and farm decorations.
Cheng Weiyao raised her eyebrows slightly. Was this really the gameplay from the old web game? She had originally thought she could only collect species from the outside world, but she hadn't expected the farm shop gameplay to carry over as well.
She walked over quickly, intending to see if there were any seasonal crop seeds, but her level was too low, and the only four types that had been unlocked were grass, white radish, carrot, and cabbage.
It was inconvenient to take out these crops while on the exile, so Cheng Weiyao thought about it and decided to buy some seeds first and plant them when she had the chance...
"Sister-in-law, you eat too..."
Wen Chengming walked up to Cheng Weiyao holding the washed wild fruit. He looked a little shy. When he couldn't eat anymore, he remembered that the hero hadn't eaten a single bite yet...
The soft and sticky voice called Cheng Weiyao's consciousness back from QQ Farm. She blinked and took the wild fruit handed to her by Wen Chengming.
It is true that we picked too many. The children loved to eat these sour and sweet fruits, but after a short period of enthusiasm, they no longer wanted them.
Cheng Weiyao took a bite and the more she looked at it, the more she felt it was a pity. In line with the principle of not wasting food, she suddenly had an idea to try making jam.
Cheng Weiyao did it right away. She removed the leaves from the wild fruits, washed them, added a little water, and started to boil them.
After simmering over low heat, the sweet aroma of the fruit floated in the air. Cheng Weiyao had an idea and took a handful of sugar from the farm and sprinkled it in while stirring.
"What are you doing? Is this thing edible? It looks so mushy..."
Wen Liyu came here following the fragrance. Her nose moved slightly, and when she found that the fragrance came from the indescribable food in Cheng Weiyao's pot, the corner of her eye twitched slightly.
If the mushroom soup at least looked like a decent dish, then Cheng Weiyao's was just a pot of brightly colored mush...
"Homemade jam, maybe it can be used to improve the taste of dry food biscuits? You can also soak it in water and drink it. Look in the supplies and find me two jars."
Cheng Weiyao was talking while stirring the jam with her hands. The jam in the pot was now thick and it was time to collect the juice.
She couldn't free her hands to find a jar. Without preservatives, the jam wouldn't last long and needed to be sealed in a water-free jar.
"Is sister-in-law almost ready? Can I try it?"
A group of children pushed Wen Chengming over and surrounded him. What's more, one of them accidentally touched the pot with his hand and quickly pulled it back to blow on it with a small mouth.
Cheng Weiyao found the greedy looks of these little gluttons a bit funny: "You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. You have to wait for it to cool down after taking it out of the pot..."
However, it was not only the children who were attracted by the aroma of jam. The serious criminals who had rioted earlier also came over in shackles.
The sound of the shackles dragging on the ground was a bit harsh. The children were afraid of these ferocious-looking criminals, so they scattered and hid behind their adults.
"Your cooking skills are pretty good. Can you give it to us guys to try?"
The timing of the arrival of the serious criminals was just right. Cheng Weiyao glanced around and found that Wen Chengyun had disappeared from the resting stone at some point.
"Look at your man. He was just called in by the police to talk. We don't have any bad intentions. We just want to ask you for food..."
The serious criminals smiled and surrounded them consciously, obviously intending to use their numbers to bully the weak.
During the previous riot, the handcuffs were made of wood and were damaged as soon as they were freed, so the hands of the serious criminals were no longer bound.
"Robbery, huh? If you come any closer, don't blame me for being rude..."
Cheng Weiyao narrowed her eyes slightly, turned off the fire, and tightened her grip on the spatula.
Most modern spatulas are lightweight, made of silicone or stainless steel, but ancient spatulas were all made of iron, which was heavy and felt, with a thin and sharp blade.
If necessary, it can be used as a weapon...
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