When Tian An brought Xiao Gou Dan to the village school, there were still a few people working on the construction site.
The village school is actually almost built, and it will be completed in a few days.
Tian An and Zhao Yiming had discussed it and decided that they would talk to the teacher at the county school and Xiaokang's teacher about dropping out of school when they gave gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The village school is already established, so there's no reason for them to go to school outside! The cost of attending a county school is not cheap, not to mention the well-off ones.
If Xiaokang comes back, there will be a room in the shop for Qiaoniang and the others. It's already crowded with so many of them living together.
The osmanthus tree in the village school is over ten years old, older than Tian An himself! The tree is also tall, so Xiao Gou Dan can't reach it, so he can only help Tian An hold the basket from below.
Tian An was malnourished because he had not eaten enough or well in the past few years. He was not very tall and could only reach the lowest branches of the osmanthus tree by standing on tiptoe.
She stood on tiptoe and stretched her neck, but after a while she felt that her neck was not a neck and her arms were not arms.
I looked down into the basket and saw that there wasn't even a bottom layer.
Just when I was thinking about whether to find someone to pick them, a voice suddenly sounded behind me.
"Sister Tian An, how long will it take you to pick these? How about we help you?"
Iron triangle.
Tian An turned around and saw Qiu Shan and the other two standing not far away, carrying hoes.
Speaking of which, it's been a long time since I last saw those three! When Tian An saw them now, he felt like they had darkened a little.
"Why are you three here at this hour?"
As the three approached, Dashu replied, "We pass by here every day at this time, but you and Brother Daniu are too busy and have never met."
Tian An and Zhao Yiming are indeed very busy, one is busy studying and the other is busy making money.
Xiao Feng looked around slyly, making sure no one could hear them before he said, "Sister-in-law, do you want to pick some osmanthus flowers? It will be dark if you wait any longer."
Almost forgetting the main task, Tian An nodded hurriedly: "Pick it, pick it."
The three of them quickly put down their hoes. Dashu and Qiushan were picking fruits under the tree, while Xiaofeng was ready to climb up the tree.
Tian An hurriedly stopped them. Although they were used to climbing, it was really unnecessary to do so just for a bite of food.
"You guys pick them under the tree. I'm going home to get some things and will be back soon. Don't climb the tree! Big tree, please keep an eye on them."
After telling the three people not to climb the tree, Tian An quickly ran back home, took two pieces of gauze that he had used to dry noodles, and headed to the village to learn running.
There were five of them, four of them holding the gauze beneath the tree. One of them shook the tree's trunk, which was strong enough. The trunk rustled, and the sweet-scented osmanthus petals fell one after another. Soon, the gauze was covered with sweet-scented osmanthus.
When a few people gathered the gauze, the osmanthus flowers were gathered together and could not even fit into the basket!
"Do you want it?"
The three of them shook their heads. They wanted to, but there was no food at home to make it!
The weather was very dry in the first half of this year. With the exception of Tian An's family, most crops in the village didn't fare well, and the harvest was noticeably small. Osmanthus cakes are made with rice, but their family had long since run out of it.
Even if the grain harvest is completed this year, there won’t be much left after paying taxes.
Seeing the three people shaking their heads, Tian An did not force them and simply packed the unpacked osmanthus flowers with gauze.
"Come to my house tonight to eat osmanthus cake! Xiaofeng and Dashu, bring your siblings along!"
The three of them still shook their heads: "That's so embarrassing! We just helped pull the gauze and shake the tree, how can we have the nerve to eat osmanthus cake!"
Tian An said angrily: "You three are so beautiful, who said that I invited you to eat osmanthus cake to thank you for helping me pick flowers? Do I need to thank you for our relationship?
Isn't it because we haven't seen each other for a long time, so we should get together? "
When I said it was Akiyama, he got excited: "It's been a while since we last met. We've had a hard time during this period. Look how dark I've become."
Tian An nodded. He felt that they had become much darker just now. "Okay, go back and have a good rest. Bring your sister-in-law back later!"
Qiu Shan sighed again: "I feel like I'm always at a disadvantage. I'm the only one without siblings."
Tian An was curious: "Do you really want a brother or sister?"
Qiu Shan looked at Tian An with resentment: "The whole village knows that I want a younger brother or sister."
Tian An thought for a moment and said, "If you believe me, bring your mother here and I'll show her."
Akiyama looked at me with an expression that said, "Don't be kidding," and didn't take it seriously.
Tian An shrugged and said, "If you don't believe it, then forget it. Just don't regret it later."
After bringing the osmanthus flowers back, Tian An and Deng Xue took Xiao Gou Dan to start picking them.
Osmanthus flowers are shaken down, and are mixed with a lot of leaves, twigs, etc., so all the impurities must be picked out before they can be used.
Osmanthus flowers are small and very difficult to pick, and they picked a lot of them, so there were three of them at first.
Xiao Gou Dan was just a bystander, Tian An was also slow, and Deng Xue was the only main player. They picked up the items for a long time but didn't pick up much.
Later, Chunxi and Granny Qin came to help. Chunxi first used a sieve to sift out the buds and withered osmanthus flowers, and then everyone else picked out the good ones.
With so many people around, the process was quick, and this time it was done in no time. After washing it with clean water, it was spread out with a dustpan to dry.
Tian An took out a portion to make candied osmanthus, and dried the rest to make osmanthus cake and osmanthus rice wine.
The method of making sweet osmanthus jam is very simple. Tian An cleans the pot, adds water and old rock sugar, and simmers it over low heat until it becomes syrup.
Since Deng Xue followed Tian An, she became a handyman, helping Tian An with whatever he did. Knowing that Tian An liked to cook, she even went out of her way to learn how to cook.
As a result, she also mastered the skill of making fire. For example, when Tian An asked for a low fire, she immediately controlled the fire.
Tian An looked at the syrup in the pot and saw that it had become thick, so he put the osmanthus flowers he had prepared in advance into it, stirred them evenly, and then covered the pot with a lid.
If you don't cover the pot, the fragrance of the osmanthus will dissipate and the candied osmanthus will not be as fragrant.
Estimating that the time was almost up, Tian An opened the lid of the pot, stirred it, and then poured the sweet osmanthus flowers into the bowl. The sweet osmanthus flowers were still golden yellow when they were just cooked, but the color became darker after cooling.
After the osmanthus jam has cooled, Tian An adds honey and stirs it thoroughly to create the fragrant sweet osmanthus jam. Store it in a clean jar and enjoy it whenever you want.
After making the sweet osmanthus jam, Tian An went to see the osmanthus flowers drying in the yard. The sun was strong, so they should be dry by evening.
Chen Qiang has been performing quite well recently. He discussed matters on the farm with Old Man Luo and the others, harvested the crops as needed and planted them as needed, and asked Liu Hui to keep the account books in detail so that she didn't have to worry about it.
The chrysanthemums in the yard were also arranged in layers, which looked pleasing to the eye.
The chrysanthemums that looked wilted a few days ago now look much more vibrant after adding space soil and removing dead leaves. At this rate, they can be sold a few days before the Mid-Autumn Festival.
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