Chapter 187 Fresh Dates and Apples
"I tell you, you can read at any time. The most important thing for you now is to rest. Do you hear me?" Xu Qingmeng glanced at him and said.
"Yes, my wife taught me a lesson. I won't dare to do it again next time."
"Don't be funny, I'm serious."
"good."
Xu Qingmeng went over and helped the man up, saying, "You came back a little late. I didn't expect there would be so many people at home. Are you hungry?"
"How can I get hungry so quickly? I just lay there and did nothing." Gu Yunyi smiled, "But you are the one who has worked hard. You are exhausted."
I chatted with He for a while in the morning, then went to take care of the shop's affairs. When I came back I had to serve him, so I was never idle.
Xu Qingmeng shook her head: "No, my sister-in-law is here, I don't need to do any kitchen work, you just need to take good care of yourself."
This is true. The eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family is really good to Xu Qingmeng. Now that she is pregnant again, how could she regret letting her work!
Xu Qingmeng placed the food on the table beside the bed. Gu Yunyi took a look and asked, "You haven't eaten yet?"
"Well, there were too many people, and the table couldn't accommodate them. Mom and sister-in-law ate in the kitchen. We didn't know the people from Shiqing Village. Dad, eldest brother, and second brother were entertaining them outside."
After Xu Qingmeng finished speaking, he asked in confusion: "How did Daddy and the others know about this so quickly?"
Gu Yunyi explained: “Dad and the others originally came to congratulate you. The results of the college entrance examination have been released for a few days. Dad has been following it closely and would ask about it whenever someone came into the city. It’s not that we failed to congratulate you…”
Well, this is also a coincidence.
"Oh, right, those are what my sister-in-law and her friends brought over. They said they are fruits from their own garden. You can take a look later to see what they are."
Xu Qingmeng responded and thought for a long time, but still couldn't remember what kind of fruits he had grown.
The gifts I brought when I visited people were piled up in their house. I guess some of the neighbors have come over as well. There are a lot of things on the table.
Some were snacks, some were holding brown sugar, and some were holding eggs. All kinds of things were placed here.
Gu Yunyi should have been referring to the two cloth bags beside them. They looked big and heavy. Xu Qingmeng thought that his eldest and second brothers must have been very tired during the journey.
Xu Qingmeng opened one of the bags and took out a few big red apples. In addition to the apples, there was also a bag of fresh dates, both green and red.
"Wow, it looks delicious, and here are the dates." Xu Qingmeng didn't dislike it. She picked up a date, rubbed it on her body, and then stuffed it into her mouth. It was crispy and sweet.
When Xu Qingmeng saw the dates, he remembered that the Xu family had a date orchard, but he didn't remember the apples for a while.
It’s okay if you can’t remember, but it doesn’t affect your eating, no.
"Do you want to eat apples or dates? I'll wash them for you." In fact, it was just a question, because she had already gone to the kitchen with dates and some apples.
Gu Yunyi looked at Xu Qingmeng's back and smiled dotingly.
She had eaten a lot of big red dates from the Xu family, but she had forgotten about them for a moment. However, this was the first time she had eaten fresh dates since she came here.
She happily took the things and went to the kitchen to wash them. After washing the dates, there were about three bowls of them, red and green. They looked very beautiful in the bowls. There were also red apples.
"Sister-in-law, these dates are so sweet, you should try some too."
He took a bite and said with a smile, "It's really good."
The eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family also picked up one by one and stuffed it into her mouth, looking at Xu Qingmeng as if she was looking at a child: "Nannan likes to eat it. I will ask your eldest brother to send more over later. Now is the time when there are many dates."
"But where did this apple come from, sister-in-law?" Xu Qingmeng asked while eating dates and looking at Xu's sister-in-law.
The Xu family has a date orchard. The dates they produce are big and sweet. Every year, they produce a lot of dates. It is not only the Xu family in Xujia Village that has date orchards. Almost every family in Xujia Village grows one or two dates, so they can be sold for very little money in the surrounding areas.
Xujia Village is far from the county town, and it is troublesome to transport the fresh dates, so every year, the Xu family dries them into dry goods, and then the eldest or second brother of the Xu family brings them to the county town to sell.
Although the price of this dried food is not as high as that of fresh food, it is still a source of income.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family was not very interested in the dates. "As for the apples, I don't know where your second brother got the fruit tree seedlings from, but you three brothers actually took care of them."
Xu Qingmeng was surprised, and then asked Xu's sister-in-law about the yield of the jujube and apple trees, and how much the dates could be sold for.
The eldest sister-in-law of the Xu family was puzzled as to why her sister-in-law got married and forgot about the family's revenue.
But he didn't think too much about it, and immediately said to Xu Qingmeng: "The harvest around the Mid-Autumn Festival every year is about a thousand kilograms, good or bad, but there is not much left after drying. Relatives at home give some, and the children eat some. In the end, I can only sell three or four bags and make a few taels of silver."
Xu Qingmeng nodded, but what she was thinking in her heart was whether these dates could be made into other things.
In addition to being eaten directly, these fresh dates can also be made into candied dates, which can fetch a higher price. Even if this is not possible, Jinxiu Xuan can also make snacks with the candied dates.
As for apples, if more chickens can be planted, I think they will be a good source of income in the future. They can also be made into dried apples, and the juice can be added to drinks.
Xu Qingmeng thought about these things in her mind, and then rushed to the side room to discuss with Gu Yunyi.
After hearing this, Gu Yunyi said, "I have eaten this candied date before. It's sweet and greasy. How should I put it? It's a bit too sweet. I don't know if it's what you said. But I have never eaten this dried apple."
"I think you're talking about the pickled ones, but there are many types of candied dates. The candied dates I'm talking about are the ones that are boiled with sugar. After cooling and solidifying, they will be covered with a layer of sugar frost. They taste sweet and crunchy in your mouth. This type is easier to store."
"And this dried apple, which is fresh apples washed, cut into slices, and then dried. This way, they can be stored longer."
"If you want to do it, just give it a try after you give birth to your child."
"No, if the child is born, the jujube season will be over."
"But, are you in good health now? I'm worried about you."
"It's okay, I can do it, and my sister-in-law is here, I think she will learn it soon, so that they will have one more choice when they go back, and the fruit trees can also be planted."
Gu Yunyi had no choice but to nod, but he still reminded her that health was more important.
Xu Qingmeng felt that once Gu Yunyi recovered from his injuries, the family would set off for the provincial capital, and it would not be so easy to see the Xu family again in the future.
If this could provide her with an extra source of income, she would feel more at ease when she went to the provincial capital.
(End of this chapter)
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