Lu Jingchuan arranged for the two children to inform everyone, and then he rode a bicycle with Shen Li on board, while Du Lan followed beside him. The three of them walked up the mountain carrying snakeskin bags and tools such as knives.
As soon as they approached the mountain, they smelled an enticing fragrance.
"This smells so good!" Duran looked at the peach trees and apricot trees on the mountain, she was a little excited, "There is no grass in our Northwest Research Base, it is very dry everywhere. If it were Xiaoli's seafood transport truck, we Northwest scientists would not be able to eat fresh fruits all year round. Now that we are on the island, there are fruits everywhere! Coming here is simply a paradise for fruit lovers!"
"Mom, if you like to eat, please eat more. There aren't many other supplies here, but there are abundant fruit and seafood resources. You'll be in for a treat when you come here." Shen Li chuckled.
On the way, Du Landou helped Shen Li walk up the mountain, protecting Shen Li's belly with her palm, fearing that the small branches on the mountain would poke her baby daughter-in-law's belly. She nodded, "The island is still good."
She wanted to go back home even after coming here.
Of course she had the nerve to say this.
Finally, the family arrived halfway up the mountain.
The last time Shen Li came here, the peaches were ripe, but the pineapples had not yet fully grown. At this time, there were five wild pineapple trees evenly distributed halfway up the mountain.
The brown trunk is very dry, and the surface bark is a little cracked. The trunk is not thick, but a little like a telephone pole. There are not many branches, only two or three branches, but without exception, the branches are covered with lush, emerald green and thick leaves. The sunlight shines on the pineapple tree, casting fine, mottled light and shadows through the layers of overlapping leaves. Below the branches, there are long, dark green pineapples.
"Why don't I see any pineapple?" Duran looked around.
"Mom, I'll just stay in front of you." Shen Li chuckled.
“Is this pineapple?” Duran was surprised as he looked at the pineapples hanging down from the tree, which were bigger than winter melons.
She was afraid of being laughed at. Although she grew up in Beijing and had seen many good things since she was a child, this was the first time she had seen such a rare fruit as pineapple.
"Yes, it matures from June to November every year," said Shen Li.
"A pineapple this big must be bigger than a winter melon! This small one looks like at least a dozen, and this big one must be at least thirty?" Duran said in surprise.
At this time, Lu Jingchuan took out a saber from his pocket, pointed the sharp blade at the largest pineapple, and soon the pineapple root was cut off. The heavy pineapple fell into Lu Jingchuan's arms, and he hugged it full, "Mom, this is more than fifty yuan."
"How do I eat this thing?" Du Lan looked at the huge pineapple in Lu Jingchuan's arms with curiosity. The pineapple was green all over and much bigger than a watermelon. It had many round bumps and uneven surfaces, and it felt rough to the touch.
This pineapple honey looks like a pineapple.
Are you sure you can eat this?
"After peeling off the thick green shell on the outside, you will see the yellow fruit. The fruit inside is edible, sweet and delicious." Shen Li smiled, "When we get home later, I will make you a delicious pineapple honey glutinous rice!"
Glutinous pineapple rice?
Duran had never heard of it.
"Okay, I'm just ignorant." Duran smiled, "You better take care of yourself later, don't get tired."
"Mom, don't worry, I will." Shen Li chuckled.
Lu Jingchuan put the big pineapple honey into the snakeskin bag, then picked the ripe and big ones and put them into the snakeskin bag.
Although the snakeskin bag was quite large, after putting three in it, there was no room for anything else.
"Let's pick these first." Shen Li looked at the big bag of heavy pineapple honey, which must be nearly a hundred pounds.
The remaining cores of these pineapples can be put into the space, and then a large piece of pineapple will grow in the space.
"Well, let's go back." Du Lan was about to help Lu Jingchuan carry the big bag of pineapple honey.
"Mom, you just need to help Lili go down the mountain. I can carry it myself." As he spoke, the man's long and strong arms had already lifted up the big bag of pineapple honey. The muscles on his arms bulged, and the blue veins on them throbbed. With a force on his arms, he had already carried the big bag of pineapple honey onto his shoulders.
"I'm fine, Jingchuan. You'll get tired if you carry it like this." Shen Li felt a little sorry for Lu Jingchuan.
"We often do weight training, and we have to carry more than 100 pounds on our backs. This little weight is nothing to me," said Lu Jingchuan, his face flushed and breathless, as he strode down the mountain carrying the bag of pineapple honey.
"Xiao Li, be careful, watch your feet." Du Lan accompanied Shen Li, stretched out his hand to support Shen Li's waist, and walked down the mountain step by step with Shen Li.
After going down the mountain, Du Lan helped Shen Li sit on the back of the bicycle, while Du Lan rode the bicycle, "Xiao Li, hold me tight and sit steady."
"I'm settled now, Mom, don't worry." Shen Li smiled.
Although Lu Jingchuan was walking, his speed was not slow at all. He was able to keep pace with Duran on his bicycle. He walked forward with a heavy load, his face flushed and his breath panting as if nothing happened.
Shen Li couldn't help but admire her man's amazing physical strength.
In this way, the family returned home.
After they came back, Duoduo and Minghui also came back.
"It smells so good!" Duoduo's big, clear, black eyes stared at the snakeskin bag. She knew that her mother had prepared something delicious for her again!
"Mom and Dad, everyone has been notified," said Lu Minghui.
"Well, I did something wrong." Lu Jingchuan put down the big snakeskin bag and placed it in the small yard.
Duran was busy moving a few square tables for dining and placing them in the small yard, putting them together to form a long table, and taking out benches to place around the table.
Shen Li brought a pink plaid lace tablecloth and spread it on the table.
At this time, the two children were helping Lu Jingchuan take the pineapple honey out of the snakeskin bag.
Although they grew up on a small island, they had never eaten this.
This thing is similar to a durian, with a thick shell on the outside, and it looks so delicious. Local residents rarely eat pineapple honey, so they will wait for the pineapple trees to ripen and pick them.
Most pineapple trees rot on the trees.