Chapter 3437: Extra Chapter 16
"Yes, we lost it only a year ago, and the pear trees on the mountain are growing well. It's a pity that we can't sell many of them. We just pick a few to eat at home and sell the rest at the market."
Bai Shan: "Didn't your governor find a market for you?"
"We did, but only two merchants took a very small amount. The other Han people refused to buy. They all listened to those merchants and united to not buy our fruit," Ah Shan said. "And our oranges, although ugly, are actually very delicious. But they just say our fruit is not good. They won't buy it themselves, and they won't let others buy it. They just think it's bad."
Ah Shan looked at Zhou Man and said, "You are the best Han people I have ever met, except for the governor."
He was very proud. "I saw you on the street that day and I could tell right away that you were a good person and that you liked to eat. I was right."
"Actually, when those merchants came to buy our pears, I thought they were bad people, but my father and the people in the village didn't believe me..."
Zhou Man looked at him sympathetically, "Did they blame you afterwards?"
Ah Shan looked at her in shock, "How did you know?"
Seeing that they were getting closer and closer, Bai Shan hurriedly stopped them and said, "Let's go pick oranges first."
"Yes," Ah Shan nodded immediately and said enthusiastically, "We'll talk while we pick. You are good people. You can come to my orchard to pick them. I don't want any money. You can pick as much as you want."
Bai Shan: ...You don't look very smart. How could you recognize the true face of the merchant?
Zhou Man's target was not the fruit on the trees, but the trees under the trees, and it was not limited to oranges. As soon as she entered the village, the Koko beeping ding-dong several times. Obviously, there were many things here that she had not collected.
There might be other fruit trees there, so you have to build good relationships with them.
The two of them, one with intention and the other with intent, naturally had a great conversation. Not only Bai Shan and Bai Erlang, but also Yin Huo and Mingda followed behind.
The four of them followed the two of them silently.
The fields here are different from those in Chang'an. Even if there is a large piece of land connected to the past, it is divided into pieces because of the high and low terrain. Even if the two pieces of land belong to the same family, they cannot be combined together.
So there are more mountains and less land here, but the mountains are not the kind of high mountains that Mingda and his people are familiar with, but small hills, hills connected to hills, and the soil is quite deep, so some people open up wasteland at the bottom of the hillside to plant beans.
Later, because fruits and vegetables sold well, they opened up some land in the mountains to grow fruits.
The orchards are basically located halfway up the hillside, or at the foot of the mountain which was originally a wasteland. Zhou Man taught him how to grow kumquats along the way. Most of it was learned from fruit farmers, and a small part was written in the entries in the encyclopedia.
She also taught him how to graft fruit trees. Ashan listened with great interest, and the two of them communicated enthusiastically in Mandarin mixed with dialect.
Because of Zhou Man's enthusiasm, not only Ashan, but also his father and mother, that is, the village chief and his wife, liked her very much. Not only did they not accept the oranges they picked on the mountain, but when they heard that she wanted some fruit tree branches, they asked Ashan to go to the mountain and dig two fruit trees as tall as them to give to them.
Using branch cuttings is too slow, so it is better to use living fruit trees. They are very generous and say that one or two trees are not a problem at all.
As for the other fruit trees that Zhou Man was also interested in, and he also wanted to go to the mountains to dig some flowers and plants, they all helped enthusiastically.
They were so enthusiastic that Zhou Man felt he had to return the favor, so he pointed to the pear trees all over the mountain and asked, "Are there many pears left? Pick some so I can see them."
"some."
Although it is winter now, it is not too cold in Lingnan. Except for the pears that have fallen due to ripeness or been blown down by the wind, most of the pears are still hanging on the trees.
Many families in the nearby villages grow pear trees. Even if they don’t have orchards, they will plant one or two trees in their backyards, so pears are not easy to sell.
Everyone just left the pears on the tree.
Ah Shan directly carried the basket up the mountain to pick pears for them, and said generously: "These are free, pick as many as you want, there are plenty in our village and at home."
Zhou Man took it in his hand, looked at it, weighed it, and handed it to Bai Shan, "Peel the skin and taste it."
Ashan also took one, wiped it on his clothes and took a bite. Looking at Baishan peeling the skin, he thought to himself, these people are really particular.
Yin Huo looked at the pear trees all over the mountain and said with regret, "What a pity! Do you have any solution?"
Bai Erlang also looked at Zhou Man, "You...you don't want to buy it yourself, do you?"
Zhou Man glanced at him and said, "I do want to buy it, but I have to be able to sell it."
Bai Shan cut a piece for her, then gave everyone a piece, and bit the rest himself. He nodded slightly, "It tastes good, and it's very juicy."
Zhou Man tasted it carefully and nodded, "It's good. It can also be used to make pear paste."
Bai Shan raised an eyebrow, "Pear paste?"
Zhou Man nodded. "Yes, it happens to be cold now, and many people are coughing. Until the weather warms up next year, these lung-moistening and cough-relieving products should be popular, especially for families with children who don't like taking medicine. As long as the price is not too high, many people will definitely buy them."
Zhou Man turned around and asked A Shan, "How about I teach you how to make it?"
Ah Shan was confused, "What are you boiling for?"
"Pear cream."
Ah Shan: "I don't know what this thing is for?"
"It can moisten the lungs and relieve coughs. Since your pears can't be sold, why not make them into pear paste and sell them?"
“Will anyone buy it?”
"Yes," Zhou Man said firmly, "as long as your quality is good."
Ah Shan was still worried, "What if those merchants still unite and stop people from buying?"
"No," Zhou Man said, "I can recommend you when the time comes. No one can stop me."
Ah Shan thought about it for a while, then nodded reluctantly and said, "Then let's learn it."
So Zhou Man asked them to prepare things, but unfortunately, they didn't have anything she listed except old ginger.
Zhou Man and his friends could only take down sugar, monk fruit and red dates from their luggage cart.
Then I set up a pot in Ashan's kitchen and taught him how to make autumn pear paste.
Although the taste of the first pot was a little different, Zhou Man felt that it was still good. She encouraged them, "If you work hard, you will definitely learn it."
Ah Shan's family shook their heads and said, "We won't learn anymore."
Zhou Man and the others were surprised, "Why?"
Ah Shan: "It's too expensive. We have to buy sugar and monk fruit. Ginger is also expensive. We won't do it anymore."
Bai Erlang hesitated to speak, "Do you know how valuable the autumn pear paste made from the recipe she gave you is?"
Zhou Man thought for a moment and nodded, "You're right. I wasn't thoughtful enough. I shouldn't have given you this recipe."
Bai Shan smiled slightly and said, "Write down the recipe and I'll have someone deliver it to Guanyin. The normal price of these pears is only two coins per pound. Guanyin can eat them all herself without any merchants."
Zhou Man nodded, turned around and said to Ashan, "You can ask the people in your village to take care of the fruit trees on the mountain. Someone should come to pick the pears in a few days."
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