After finishing the trivial matters of purchasing things, Pei Shaorong started to work on persimmon cakes and hawthorn dried fruits.
In fact, it’s not that no one in the village has thought about making hawthorn into the delicious and precious preserved fruits in the town, but the sugar needed is too expensive and the cost is very high.
Everyone still has to farm, but they don’t have time to do these things. In the villagers’ minds, farming is the only real and serious work!
However, Pei Shaorong did not have such concerns. Although sugar was expensive, the preserved fruits made from it were more valuable and he could make more money. It was impossible for him to sell sugar in large quantities everywhere, especially such high-quality white sugar. Someone would definitely pay attention to the source of the sugar, so he could only think of other ways to deal with it.
Not to mention persimmons, which are already precious. Linjiang Village does not specialize in growing fruits. Although there are abundant wild persimmons on the mountains, when they are ripe every year, the fresh ones picked are not enough to eat or sell, so who would have the heart to make persimmon cakes?
Ancient times were not like modern times, where you could learn many simple skills by buying books or searching on Baidu. The skills here were all kept secret and passed down from generation to generation!
No one knows the craft of making dried persimmon cakes. Most people think that business is not as practical as farming. Everyone's thinking is still stuck on the system of scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans. Even if they have ideas, many will not easily realize them.
Mo Xiaobao didn't have much of an objection. Anyway, his family didn't have any land yet, and persimmon cakes were so profitable, so of course he had to make it. He would just follow whatever Brother Pei did. When you marry a chicken, you follow the chicken; when you marry a dog, you follow the dog!
The weather is just right now, and it is the best time to make persimmon cakes and preserved fruits. Pei Shaorong told Mo Xiaobao the production process and precautions. He took out the persimmons and hawthorns in the space and gave them to him to process first, then prepared to run into the mountains to find more persimmons.
Mo Xiaobao grew up working, and the method of making persimmon cakes is not too difficult. To put it simply, it involves selecting the fruits, peeling them, drying them in the sun, and frosting them. The method of making preserved fruits is nothing more than boiling them with sugar, so you will understand it as soon as you hear it.
"Brother Pei, please come back soon. Don't stay too long. It's too dangerous in the mountains..."
Mo Xiaobao was very worried. There were many good things in the deep mountains, but it was also dangerous. There were many ferocious beasts such as bears and tigers. Many strong men in the village did not dare to go there alone.
What should he do if something happens to Brother Pei? Mo Xiaobao felt uncomfortable just thinking about it, and he held Pei Shaorong's hand and said pitifully, "Why don't you not go, Brother Pei? It's too dangerous in the mountains..."
"It's okay, I know what I'm doing. I'm still waiting for Abao to give me a big fat boy! Wait for me at home, I'll be back soon..." He wouldn't do anything without confidence, he still had to support his Abao for the rest of his life.
After lingering in the yard for a long time, and forcing Abao to call him "husband" embarrassedly, Pei Shaorong took his things and went out.
They have been married for many days, but Abao still calls him Brother Pei. He feels uncomfortable with the way his father, the head of the village, calls him. He feels embarrassed to ask Abao to call him husband.
Every time he wanted to hear Abao call him hubby, he had to seduce him in every possible way, but outside, the little guy was too embarrassed to say that.
Alas, this feudal and rule-filled ancient times is sometimes really sad. Fortunately, when no one is at home, his Abao is shy, but he is still quite bold, especially at night, his enthusiasm is so strong that people can't resist it, hehe...
Pei Shaorong stayed in the mountains for more than a week. He had no choice but to go deep into the mountains. The rugged mountain road took a lot of time.
As soon as he left, the diligent Mo Xiaobao started to process the persimmons, separating the good and bad ones, peeling them and drying them in the sun, and leaving the hawthorn preserves for later.
In order to prevent the method of making persimmon cakes from being leaked, Mo Xiaobao always locked the door at home. However, there were basically no guests at his house, so even if people saw them, they would not guess that they were making persimmon cakes.
After all, besides persimmon cakes, persimmons can also be used to make other snacks, but they are not as profitable as persimmon cakes. At most, it is surprising that they still have persimmons now.
Aunt Qin and Brother Lin were also surprised to see several baskets of persimmons piled in their yard when they came to visit. However, they knew in their hearts that the Pei family must want to sell these persimmons to make money without asking.
Everyone in the village knows that persimmons can be sold for money. Every year when they are ripe, everyone goes to pick them in the back mountain, including her family.
But now the Pei family has persimmons, which must have been brought out by Pei Shaorong from the mountains. Even if people are envious, they dare not be greedy. If you want persimmons, you must have the ability and courage to go to the mountains.
The Pei family doesn't even have any land now, and the family's income can only rely on Pei Shaorong's hunting in the mountains to find mountain products. These persimmons were brought back by him at the risk of his life.
The people in the village have fields and food, but no one would risk their life for such a few dollars!
Aunt Qin has a good relationship with the two of them, and Brother Lin is also a good friend of Mo Xiaobao since childhood. When he heard that Pei Shaorong had gone into the mountains again, he was very worried.
"A Bao, when big brother comes back, don't let him go into the mountains no matter what. It's very dangerous here. If anything happens to him, you'll be a widow!"
Aunt Qin spoke earnestly, saying that this young man was too aggressive. Making money was not as important as his life.
Brother Lin pulled Mo Xiaobao and said, "Abao, let your man work in the town with me. It's tiring, but safe, and you can earn dozens of coins a day..."
"Yeah, I understand!"
Mo Xiaobao nodded, blaming himself in his heart why he didn't stop the person at that time. When Brother Pei came back, he would definitely act like a spoiled child and not let anyone enter the mountain again.
Every day, Mo Xiaobao worked at home while waiting for Pei Shaorong to come back. He was very anxious. After all the persimmons were peeled and dried on straw mats according to the method taught by Pei Shaorong, and he peeled and removed some of the cores of the hawthorns, Pei Shaorong finally came back.
When Mo Xiaobao saw Pei Shaorong walking in exhausted, he was no longer embarrassed to wait. He put down his things and threw himself into Pei Shaorong's arms, refusing to let go no matter what. His eyes were red and he couldn't speak.
Pei Shaorong had been missing his family for a few days since he last saw them. When he saw Mo Xiaobao's expression, he felt sad. It was really nice to have someone at home waiting for him and worrying about him.
But a husband who makes his wife cry is not a good husband. Pei Shaorong patted Mo Xiaobao on the head and said with a smile, "I promise you that I won't go into the mountains if I can. My dear, Abao, I haven't had a hot meal for a few days. Can you make me a bowl of noodles?"
"Okay, Brother Pei, wait a minute, I'll be there right away!"
Pei Shaorong stated that he would not go into the mountain anymore after all the attempts to act like a spoiled child and roll around were of no use. Mo Xiaobao's mood improved immediately and he rushed into the kitchen to make noodles.
He boiled water, cooked noodles, fried two eggs, and cut a large piece of meat. Mo Xiaobao brought it to Pei Shaorong, watching him with a smile as he finished the big bowl of noodles and then used a handkerchief to wipe his face.
"Brother Pei, are you tired? Have you eaten enough? Let me help you wipe your face. There is hot water in the kitchen. I will bring it for you to soak your feet..."
Mo Xiaobao kept circling around Pei Shaorong, so lively that he couldn't stop. His attentive and caring look made Pei Shaorong very happy. He pulled him into his arms and gave him a long and lingering kiss. He had missed this little guy at home so much after so many days!
Pei Shaorong also knew that the deep mountains were dangerous. He had experienced it personally after entering the mountains several times. If it weren't for his skills trained in the apocalypse, he really wouldn't dare to go in. There were too many ferocious beasts in the deep mountains.
This time he spent some effort to find several hundred kilograms of persimmons in the mountains, and put the ripe persimmons into the space. He also packed a lot of hawthorns before coming back. He doesn't plan to go into the mountains unless it is necessary in the future.
Pei Shaorong, who had died once, knew even more how precious life was. Now that he had Mo Xiaobao in his care, he was even more cautious about his own life.
He also saw the results of Mo Xiaobao's work in the yard over the past few days. He knew that Mo Xiaobao was a good worker, but he didn't expect that the little guy was even better than he imagined.
There weren't many persimmons before, but at least there were about 500 to 600 kilograms. He sorted them all, peeled them, and dried them in the sun. He also peeled and pitted more than 200 kilograms of hawthorns, and he did it all by himself!
He remembered that before he left, he only told Mo Xiaobao to peel and dry the persimmons and take his time. He didn't expect him to do it all by himself. This little guy is really... Pei Shaorong didn't know what words to use to describe him!
“Brother Pei, what do you think? Are they damaged? It would be a shame if I didn’t prepare these persimmons well…” Mo Xiaobao beside him asked for praise nervously and expectantly.
"Very good, our Abao is indeed one of the most capable guys in the village. I found a treasure!"
Pei Shaorong nodded. Abao was really a treasure. He couldn't understand why the people in the village looked down on him just because of his insignificant reputation. Now he was lucky to get such a treasure to go home.
As Mo Xiaobao was expecting, Pei Shaorong praised him a lot, and Mo Xiaobao was so happy that he couldn't help jumping in the yard. He was so silly and cute.
With Pei Shaorong's participation, processing persimmons and hawthorns became faster. In order to save energy, Pei Shaorong found a way to make a simple peeling tool.
Insert the persimmon into an axis with three prongs at one end. Make a handle on the other end of the axis. Use your right hand to turn the handle and use your left hand to use a paring knife to remove the persimmon skin. It's a very simple axis principle. Imagine it's similar to a hand-cranked pencil sharpener.
After peeling, the next step is to dry them in the sun. When the surface of the persimmon is dry, it is time to shape them into cakes. Knead a round persimmon into the shape sold in the market, then put it in a jar and wait for it to grow a layer of white frost before eating.
The whole process is actually very simple. The main thing is to grasp the drying time and the kneading of the cakes. Nearly 900 kilograms of persimmons were quickly processed and dried in the yard.
Making hawthorn preserves is actually similar, it just requires a process of boiling sugar. Pei Shaorong plans to peel and core all the hawthorns in the space and boil them and add sugar at once.
Anyway, there is space, and the peeled and cored sugar can be kept in the space for a long time without going bad. In the meantime, he has to prepare some charcoal to use when cooking sugar.
Although the Pei family has no land now, the family is not idle. Pei Shaorong and Mo Xiaobao are full of energy, and every day is fulfilling and sweet.
For a husband and wife to work together, work is not tiring. When they are tired, they can take a sweet nap together and feel energetic again in the afternoon. Let them work hard together to make money!
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