Girlfriend's Fortune

Chapter 282 Chapter 280: Making Jam

Fruit trees were planted on the two hills, but the plantings were scattered. Obviously, some fruit tree saplings were planted in order to keep the hills from being empty.

In addition to fruit trees, there are more original trees.

The hawthorn was already past the time of picking, and it was too ripe for a long time.

Some are overripe and rotting, which is a pity.

Song Qiu asked everyone to pick the hawthorns first, pick the ones that could be picked, and let them rot in the ground if they couldn't.

The two hilltops add up to [-] or [-] hawthorn trees, all planted in one piece, which is easy to pick.

There is not much I can ask for, and after picking all of them, it is just a basket, which looks like crooked melons and jujubes, and the appearance is not very good.

Fortunately, it is not intended to be used to make candied haws or jam.

The hawthorn has been picked, and the time is almost up.

Song Qiu picked some fairly ripe oranges, grapefruits, and pears with sharp skins.

The same baskets were picked by Wang Guizhuang and the others, and they were carried down the mountain and loaded into a mule cart.

Song Qiu kept some of the rice, noodles, grains and oils bought in the town for the Zhuangzi. As for living, the Zhuangzi has beds and bedding, so don’t worry.

Song Qiu explained some matters to Lin Desheng, then left the Zhuangzi key to him, and then drove a mule cart with Zhang Lihua, left Zhuangzi, and went back.

With the fruit in hand, Song Qiu planned to make the jam right away.

Taking advantage of the fact that there were no guests in the afternoon, in the kitchen, the Wangs all helped out. Those who washed the hawthorns washed the hawthorns, those who peeled the oranges peeled the oranges, those who peeled the grapefruits peeled the grapefruits, and those who peeled the pears peeled the pears.

The hawthorn is the fastest, after washing it, Song Qiu started to boil it in a pot, cook it for a longer time, and let out as much water as possible until it is soft.

Then peel and remove the seeds of the soft-boiled hawthorn, smash it into a puree, then pour the soup of the boiled hawthorn into the hawthorn puree and stir, put it in a pot and boil it, then cook it on a medium heat, stir as it cooks, to avoid sticking The pan burnt.

It was almost cooked, Song Qiu took the sugar pot out, added sugar into the pot, mixed well, then boiled over low heat, still stirring while cooking.

Zhang Lihua looked at the non-stop stirring, afraid that Song Qiu's arms would be sore, so she took the shovel and helped to stir it.

After the pot boils, continue to cook for more than a quarter of an hour.

At this time, the hawthorn sauce will be thickened, put it in a clay pot while it is hot, and keep it sealed after cooling.

Grapefruits, tangerines, and pears were all like this later on. The Wang family saw it well, and made several kinds of jams one by one without Song Qiu's help.

Song Qiu looked at the pile of orange peels, and did not let them go, making orange peel sauce.

This is different from jam. Wash the orange peel and soak it in water for a day before making it.

When done, pour off the water, take out the orange peel, scrape off the white part of the peel, and chop it finely.

Put the chopped orange peel into the pot, add water and boil over high heat, then simmer for two hours over low heat.

When the orange peel can be crushed by hand, take out all the orange peel, mash it, put it in a basket, and make it into a sauce.

Put the orange peel and the soup for boiling the orange peel into the pot, add sugar, stir and cook for an hour.

Several kinds of jams were made, and after cooling, Song Qiu divided some out one by one, divided them into two portions, and asked Du Chuanfu to send them to the Shen family and the Fan family, and bought some small jars along the way.

As soon as the jam was made, Song Qiu went to Mrs. Zhao to order a lot of goat's milk, and squeezed it out every day, because there was a lot of it, so she couldn't ask for it for nothing, and agreed to pay for it.

But Mrs. Zhao was unwilling to ask for more, and only five Wen a day would be enough.

In this way, Song Qiu handed over the method of making double skin milk to Mrs. Li, and made it every day. Some of the customers have a sweet tooth, and if they recommend it, they can sell more every day.

If you encounter unsold ones, you can eat them at home without wasting them.

Every day at Mrs. Yang's place, she must order two portions. She likes to eat, and so does the little niece.

But they won't be able to eat for a few days, and they will be confinement soon, when the time comes, they should leave too.

The next day, it was time to pay wages. The inn paid wages for the second time, and it was two months since the inn opened. It really passed by in a blink of an eye.

Like last time, Song Qiu held the money box in his hand, and paid wages one by one, starting with Yuan Hua and his wife, and ending with the old Yuan family.

Everyone got their wages and grinned.

Especially the two of Yuan Hua, who were even happier.

Because Song Qiu raised their wages!
From [-] wen a month to [-] wen!

Song Qiu also has considerations for this, because the tea shed is really hard, and the customers come early every day, and they hardly stop, and they don't have time until Shenshi.

I also make a lot of money in a month, and the wages should be increased, plus I am a relative cousin, not an outsider, so the increase is high.

This is the second time that Yuan Hua and his wife have returned home with their wages, and they have received an extra two hundred cash. They will still receive their wages twice during the Chinese New Year. This year they will be able to live a richer year!

Yesterday, the family was still discussing to kill a new year's pig this year. The pigs that have been fed for a year will not be sold as a whole this year. If they are killed by themselves, half of the meat will be sold out.

What a day to look forward to!
The Tao family only joined the inn on the eighth day of the lunar new year, and it is not yet time for them to pay their wages, but Song Qiu simply paid them the wages of these ten days for the convenience of paying wages next time, so that next time, they can be with Yuan Hua and they send it together, so as not to divide it twice a month.

Tao Zheng's salary was the same as Du Chuanfu's, one tael a month.

Li's is the same as Wang's, seven hundred cash a month.

Both Tao Dongping brothers are [-] Wen, as for Tao Xiuer, because of her young age, she is only in charge of lighting the fire, so her wages are lower, [-] Wen a month.

They all received half a month's wages, and the Tao family felt a stronger sense of belonging in their hearts.

I just hope that there will be no more ups and downs in the future, and I can always work by the girl's side, and live in peace and stability for the rest of my life.

Although the wages are not comparable to their former master's house, this place is fulfilling, there is no open and secret fighting, they live a solid life, sleep soundly every day, don't have to worry about it, don't have to look at their faces, and are very happy.

After the wages were paid, Song Qiu still accepted the wages that Zhang Lihua and A Ling had saved with her, put them aside alone, and drew a small book in his heart to clearly distinguish them.

After dinner, the not-so-bright moonlight was followed by Du Chuanfu, who was not at ease. He went all the way back to the village, went up the gentle slope, and entered the house.

From doing the zongzi business at home, to opening a tea shed at a stall, to opening an inn, to opening a workshop, to adding a dozen people back and forth, and buying so much land, and setting up a farm. It's only half a year.

Such a big change, the old Yuan was very emotional.

Look, they still owed money to others half a year ago, and even if the money pot at home was cleaned out, there would be nothing left.

Now, the monthly salary is several taels of silver.

Old Yuan Shi has not been in the inn for a long time. He knows that the business is good every day, but he does not know how much money he has earned.

Seeing that he paid so much wages to go out today, he bought land and people after thinking about it. He was afraid that Song Qiu's money turnover would not be enough, so he took out his money jar.

The workshop will pay wages soon.

(End of this chapter)