The sun was shining brightly in the afternoon, so Wan Qingliu fetched some water and started processing the jelly fruit in the yard.
First, take out the seeds from the fruit. I’ve seen this in short videos before, but this is the first time I’ve done it myself.
Wan Qingliu took a kitchen knife and chopped the jelly fruits into two halves one by one.
"Chi Bao, go to the kitchen and get a big bowl."
"Okay!"
Hua Wanchi happily brought over a bowl and covered it with gauze.
While Wan Qingliu was chopping the fruit, Hua Wanchi taught Xiao Youzi to use a spoon to scoop the seeds onto gauze.
The little pomelo blinked and looked at it, then picked up a spoon with its chubby little hands and tried hard to scrape the seeds out of the fruit.
In no time, he had scraped up a full bowl.
Wan Qingliu muttered, "Jelly jelly looks simple, but it's quite troublesome to make."
Hua Wanchi looked at the wet seeds that had been dug out, and felt that they were a little different from what he had seen in his previous life.
"Grandma, does this thing need to be exposed to the sun?"
Wan Qingliu slapped his head and said, "Look at my brain. It needs to be exposed to the sun and dried before I can rub it!"
She did it entirely based on her memory of a short video she had seen. She only remembered the general idea but had forgotten the details. It was only after Hua Wanchi reminded her that she remembered them.
Come on, it will take another day to dry before I can do it.
Wan Qingliu was a little unsure: "It should be dry after a day of sun exposure, right?"
Hua Wanchi chuckled: "What are you afraid of? If it's not dry, just let it dry in the sun for a few more days!"
After digging out the seeds, I threw the fruit shells into the corner, spread the gauze directly on the bamboo plate, and let it dry in the sun.
Hua Wanchi: "Grandma, how about making candied haws today?"
Wan Qingliu looked at her helplessly:
"You're quite varied. Okay, what kind of fruit do you want?"
Hua Wanchi took out cherries, strawberries and classic hawthorns!
"Hey, just say you picked it in the mountains!"
"Do you think they are fools? You can pick such beautiful fruits in the mountains? You might as well say you picked them in the yard."
If nothing else, at least peaches and hawthorns can still be picked.
Although it is autumn now, who can say for sure whether there are still fruits left on the peach trees in the mountains?
Of course, the fruits in the mountains are definitely not as big as those grown in the open space, but Hua Wanchi felt that they would be there soon.
At least you can find strawberries on the ground now, because the flowers bloomed late and were planted carelessly, and the creeping strawberry seedlings were covered by all kinds of messy plants.
Two months ago, Hua Wanchi and Xiao Youzi picked strawberries from the ground and ate them. Because the seeds were signed in and the strawberries were watered with spiritual spring water, they grew quite well.
The temperature is not low now, and red fruits are still appearing on the ground. My family thinks they are some wild fruits they have never seen before, and they are quite delicious.
There are actually some hawthorns in the yard. They are shrub varieties that bloom late and are planted later. While there are many trees in the yard, we transplant them directly from the space.
But this thing is too sour. Wan Qingliu knew that there were a lot of it in the space, so he was too lazy to pick the ones outside.
Since no one else in the family eats them, they are just allowed to grow. Each red one looks like a lantern and is very pleasing to the eye.
There are no cherries. After all, it takes at least several years for a cherry tree to grow, and the finished trees bloom late and cannot be transplanted. However, there are cherry trees planted in this area.
This is the subtropics. If it were a tropical area, Hua Wanchi could directly produce durian, lychee and jackfruit.
She was very proud: "Please call me the expert in growing fruit!"
Wan Qingliu got goosebumps watching this. He was already in his twenties, but he was still imitating children in using reduplicated words. Ugh.
When Hua Jingmin returned home, he saw that his family had made a candied haws stick out of straw, and it was filled with crystal clear red fruits.
Although he was in a heavy mood, he couldn't help but smile.
"I've seen making candied haws during the Chinese New Year, and it's pretty festive at least."
The old man bit into the strawberry candied haws. With a crunch, the strawberry juice and rock sugar mixed together, making it fragrant and sweet.
As he cracked the candied haws, he said, "Tomorrow I'll tidy up the ground and transplant these strawberries together. Then it will be easier to pick the fruits!"
This way, they are in clumps so it won’t be too messy.
Hua Qingping held Xiangxiang in his arms, while Wang Jingxia took a bite of Xiangxiang herself and then gave a bite to Hua Qingping, which made Hua Jingmin, the only widower present, feel a pang of jealousy in his teeth.
Hua Jingmin suddenly thought of something, took a string of candied haws and went back to his room while eating.
When he came out, he was holding a martial arts secret book.
"Before, when my sister-in-law was pregnant, my mother asked me to practice first. Now that my sister-in-law has given birth, I can practice again. I will return this to my sister-in-law."
Then he passed the martial arts to Wang Jingxia.
Wang Jingxia flipped through it and said happily, "Oh, this is a good skill. Qingping, when you go home, help me take care of the children, and I will practice this!"
Speaking of which, ever since she married into the Hua family, Wang Jingxia has felt like she has the power but nowhere to use it.
She has to compete for housework. If she is a little slow, she will not be able to win at all. Her mother-in-law doesn't want her to do heavy work.
Besides, even when doing housework, she was confined to the house all day, which was a bit depressing.
Especially after she got pregnant, she was asked to do nothing and she was so idle that she was about to grow hair.
She even missed the time before she got married, when she was so energetic and free...
Now that she has the martial arts secrets, Wang Jingxia wants to practice them. She also likes martial arts very much.
Even if she doesn't practice martial arts for the purpose of fighting, she is personally very interested in practicing martial arts.
"I was wondering why I couldn't beat Third Brother. Turns out Third Brother must have learned some secret martial arts techniques!"
Wang Jingxia said with a smile.
Xiangxiang seemed to feel her mother's happiness, and she kicked her calves and babbled excitedly.
Little Pomelo held up a bunch of strawberry candied haws: "Sister, have some!"
Hua Qingping smiled and said, "Sister can't eat it, Youyou will eat it!"
Wang Jingxia came to her senses and said, "Don't eat too much! Your teeth will get damaged if you eat too much!"
Zhou Yujiao also reacted and looked at Hua Wanchi with narrowed eyes.
"Hua Wanchi! How many skewers have you eaten?"
Hua Wanchi...she accidentally ate too much.
After licking the shiny sugar residue on the corner of her mouth, she smiled awkwardly and raised the remaining candied haws to Zhou Yujiao's mouth.
"Mom, this is a gift to you, you can eat it."
Zhou Yujiao chuckled: "It's no use trying to please your mother! Take out all the candy from you! You're not allowed to eat any candy for a week!"
The flowers wilted late.
Hua Xuguo hugged Hua Wanchi and said, "Chibao, it hurts when your tooth is broken. Let's not have a toothache, okay?"
He reached into Hua Wanchi's pocket and took out a few coconut candies.
Hua Wanchi was very melancholy.
Although she personally doesn't like candy, she still feels happy to have one in her mouth occasionally.
Now, because of a few strings of candied haws, all the candy on my body is gone.
Hehe, it’s okay, she has other food.
And there will be ice jelly to eat tomorrow!
Seeing Hua Jingmin eating the candied haws happily, Hua Wanchi felt that the candied haws must have been quite successful.
She decided to grow more fruits in the yard in the future!
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