Chapter 356 Lemon Jam

Out of instinct, Chai Laosi wanted to step forward and say hello.

However, when he saw that Anan didn't even look at him, he suddenly came to his senses and remembered what his third brother had said.

Don't go near the young lady unless you have nothing to do, it will annoy her.

Chai Laosi didn't dare to get close to Anan, but he noticed that Anan and Jiang Wan took a lot of things off the boat.

It would be impossible to move back with just the three little girls.

That's the problem!

He is now a fellow villager. It should be normal for him to help fellow villagers when they are in trouble, right?

Chai Laosi suddenly got the courage from somewhere, leaving his three brothers who were still training at sea and happily ran towards Anan and Jiang Wan.

"Miss Jiang, you have a lot of stuff here. How about I help you pick it up?"

He was extremely smart at this moment. He knew Anan's attitude towards Jiang Wan and her daughter, so he spoke directly to Jiang Wan.

When Jiang Wan looked at Anan and was about to refuse, she was suddenly pulled by Anan.

Jiang Wan understood the meaning in her eyes.

If you don't use the labor that comes to your door, you won't waste it.

Jiang Wan originally wanted to go back and borrow a wheelbarrow to transport the goods, but since Anan didn't mind, she decided to ask Uncle Chai.

"Uncle Chai, thank you for your help."

"No trouble, no trouble!"

Chai Laosi was so happy that he couldn't wait any longer.

He saw that the baskets had ropes attached to them, so he ran back and got a shoulder pole. The two baskets of oranges were not heavy at all for him, and he carried them up quickly, leaving the three girls behind in no time.

He waited until he had picked up three people for the second time before he reached the door of his home.

Anan was not a cruel person, and she could also see that Chai Laosi was a simple-minded person, so she poured him a glass of water.

Chai Laosi was so moved that his eyes turned red on the spot.

He thought the young lady would ignore them for the rest of her life, but he didn't expect that the young lady would actually pour him some water.

If the third brother and the others knew about this, they would definitely be filled with envy.

After drinking the water, Chai Laosi strode to the ferry again in high spirits. There were still several baskets of fruits there, and he could pick them all in three more trips.

Several of the Chai brothers on the ferry took the time to look at the shore and saw the fourth brother carrying the basket back and forth with a happy look on his face.

The three brothers thought he was helping the villagers and didn't think much about it. But when they came home after practice, they heard him say that he was helping the young lady and Miss Jiang Wan to carry oranges, and they regretted it so much that their intestines turned green.

I missed such a good opportunity to show my courtesy. It will be hard to find another chance next time.

"Hey? What's in your basket, Lao Si?"

Chai Lao Er asked as he lifted the cloth covering the basket. Inside was a bunch of bananas, six or seven lemons, and half a basket of small red oranges.

"This was given to me by Miss Jiang Wan, who said she wanted to thank me for helping her pick the fruits."

Chai Laosi picked up a small orange and handed it to his eldest brother like a treasure.

"Brother, if you like sour food, try this. It's sour and sweet and tastes great. We don't grow this in our hometown."

Before Chai Laosi could finish his words, the brothers started rushing to grab the fruits from the basket.

The basket that Jiang Wan sent had one of its straps torn off.

But she couldn't see this.

She is working hard in the kitchen at the moment.

She had planned to make jam as soon as she got home, so she chose bananas, which are the most susceptible to spoilage.

It sounds simple to put banana slices into a pot and cook them with sugar, but she doesn't know which step she did wrong. The banana jam she cooked out was gray with a hint of green, the kind that would make you lose your appetite at the first sight.

With this appearance, it's hard to sell it. People might think it's poisonous.

So Jiang Wan gave up on making banana jam and decided to make dried bananas.

Anan Baozhu helps with the slicing, and she has to control the timing when baking, so there is no chance of any failure.

So Jiang Wan, who had some free time, set his sights on Meng again.

Lemon is a good thing. It is a highly alkaline food and rich in vitamin C. Although it is not easy to chew it raw, it is very good to soak it in water or make it into dried fruit and soak it in water.

It can also be paired with many fruits. Whether it is jam or juice, adding it can bring great surprises.

Jiang Wan picked up a large basket of lemons, sat at the stove and started peeling them.

If lemon peel is soaked in water directly, it will be very bitter. Jiang Wan only peeled the thin layer on the outside, without the white flesh inside.

Cut the peel into strips and boil it in water twice, and the bitterness will be almost gone.

The next step was to squeeze the lemon juice, a job she couldn't do by herself as it was a bit tiring.

So she borrowed Anan and Baozhu from the pharmacy.

The three of them worked together and the large basket of lemons soon became a small bowl of lemonade.

Now you can add water and boil it directly.

Anan and Baozhu standing by had their brows knitted together.

"Xiao Wan, lemons are so sour, so sour that they can make your teeth fall out. I didn't want to eat them again after the first time. You use so much juice to make a soup, is it edible?"

"Of course it's edible. Is there anything I cook that tastes bad?"

Jiang Wan looked full of confidence.

She hasn't even added sugar yet, it's just made with lemon juice, so of course it's sour.

Baozhu and Anan looked at each other, still doubtful. It was because the experience of eating lemons in the past was so unforgettable that now seeing so much lemon juice made them feel sour in their throats.

"No, if I keep looking at it, I feel like my teeth are going to get soft again."

Baozhu was the first to escape, followed closely by Anan.

Jiang Wan didn't care. Anyway, she was busy with the work in the kitchen at the moment.

After calculating the ratio of water to sugar in the pot, she took four large pieces of brown sugar from the sugar jar and put them into the pot.

Next, just light the fire and simmer it slowly.

Jiang Wan sat in front of the stove to put in the firewood, and accidentally disturbed the nest of Niu Niu and Hua Hua. The two cubs immediately became restless and kept humming around her, but when they smelled the scent of her hands, they immediately ran away.

If she was not mistaken, she saw a hint of disgust on the faces of the two dogs?!

"Come back to me!"

“Woof woof woof…”

The two dogs barked at the door and then ran away.

I don’t know what the young master is cooking in the kitchen, it’s so stinking.

If Jiang Wan could understand dog language, she would be very happy right now.

Unfortunately, she didn't understand, and the two puppies ran away. She was left alone in the kitchen.

After she had simmered it in the stove for a quarter of an hour, the color of the lemon juice in the pot gradually changed from lemon yellow to golden yellow, and then slowly turned into an amber color similar to honey, which was very beautiful.

At this point they have become viscous, and the bubbles that emerge make a loud gurgling sound when they burst.

All this means they are cooked!

Jiang Wan couldn't wait to scoop a spoonful and drink it.

It still tastes the same as in my memory, sweet and sour with a hint of lemon, five stars for its deliciousness!

It's not suitable to be canned now since it has just been boiled. Let it cool down a bit before canning.

During this time, she made a glass of lemon jam water for the whole family. Baozhu was resisting just now, but she must conquer her with this glass of water!