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They came back from a walk in the nearby woods, and the baskets were full of plums, apricots, and red bayberries.

At this time, the bayberry season has come to an end, but there are still a few late-maturing bayberry trees in the mountains.

Apricots are in peak season, and a batch of plums have already been ripe, and there are still many to be picked.

They just pick some to eat, a basket is enough.

This Zhuangzi mainly grows melons and fruits. There are not many rice fields, and there are even a large lotus field and a small vegetable field.

There are also streams flowing down from the mountains, and there are stream fish swimming in the streams.

In this way, Lu Weiyu naturally likes this Zhuangzi very much.

Back at Zhuangzi, Lu Weiyu also went to help wash fresh fruits.

Ruyi is naturally the best at dealing with these, and she is also very cooperative with the lady, arranging some small tasks for her.

Xiao Yunzhang also followed up, felt a sense of participation, and had a great time.

As dusk was approaching outside, Lin Pingzhan and Lin Kangjie came riding horses wearing cloaks.

After entering Zhuangzi, seeing His Highness squatting by the sink, washing plums with his sleeves rolled up, his expression was dull.

Instead, Lu Weiyu sat on the twig beside him, holding an apricot in one hand and a plum in the other, tasting which one was sweeter and which one was more sour.

"It's so hot, you can't fan me." Xiao Yunzhang muttered complaining when he saw the little girl eating happily.

Lu Weiyu hurriedly looked for her round fan, she didn't know where it was, so she took his paper fan and opened it to fan him.

"That's fine, you've worked so hard to wash it faster." Lu Weiyu urged.

Ruyi is going to try to make plum sauce. If it is ready, I will pick some more when I go back.

Obviously, I can go back to the capital to buy fresh plums, and I guess I can pick some back from any Zhuangzi.

But Lu Weiyu said, taking advantage of the fact that His Highness is not at the Zhuangzi, stealing a few catties and returning them should not be discovered.

It's not in vain for her to come here, Zhuangzi who grows so many fresh fruits, of course he can't return empty-handed.

When she was discussing these plans with the maids, Xiao Yunzhang himself stood by, fanning her from time to time to keep her from getting too hot.

Even later, he was responsible for helping her pick fruit, because the light gauze summer dress she wore was not very good at climbing trees, and she was afraid of being caught by the branches.

The little girl was very happy, and she didn't even know that she was instructing her deity to steal the fruits of His Majesty's house.

With this day of getting along, the atmosphere has become much more harmonious, and it is no longer so cold-eyed and wary.

As Xiao Yunzhang suddenly turned his head to take a look, Lu Weiyu also looked in that direction, and immediately stood up happily.

"Big cousin! Second cousin!" I have never expected them to appear so much.

Seeing that they came before dark and did not leave her here, she was still very happy.

Of course it will be very hard to run around in such hot weather, but this is their own business, not hers.

She casually grabbed a few apricots that had just been washed by Mr. Ling Feng and handed them to the people who came over.

"It's been a long journey, you're thirsty, eat some fresh fruit to quench your thirst, it's very sweet."

"I asked Mr. Lingfeng to pick this one. His hands are so long that I can't even reach the branches."

"His Majesty's Zhuangzi is really nice. There are many fruit trees and grapes on the hillside."

"The grapes will have to wait another two months, they are too small and sour now."

"It's still delicious, try it quickly."

Lu Weiyu warmly entertained the two cousins.

She didn't notice that her two cousins ​​didn't dare to pick up the fruit at all under the glaring gaze of the man squatting by the basin.

"Let's wash your face first, your palms are sweaty now." Lin Pingzhan finally explained with a smile.

"I want to drink tea first." Lin Kangjie ran away directly.

His Highness picks it himself, of course it can be eaten, but His Highness washes it himself, whether it will be eaten by them is another question.

"Hmph, if you don't eat it, I'll eat it myself. Oh, it's so sweet!"

Seeing that they didn't even want to eat, Lu Weiyu immediately became unhappy.

Bite one by one, proving that the fruit she just took was really sweet.

"I haven't eaten yet." Xiao Yunzhang muttered a little aggrieved.

Lu Weiyu saw that he was indeed directed to work by her, so she hurried over.

"I haven't bitten this yet, I'll give it to you."

"It's not free." Xiao Yunzhang continued to wash the remaining plums, complaining angrily.

"Hey, you can take a bite."

Seeing his temper, Lu Weiyu smiled coaxingly, and put the fruit to his mouth.

I used to feed Zheng'er a lot, and Zheng'er was always very happy.

Probably because he hadn't been fed for too long, Xiao Yunzhang was stunned.

Since the death of his mother and concubine, no one has cared about how and what he eats, he is like a weed that grows naturally.

Unexpectedly, on the eve of his eighteenth birthday, someone would feed him fruit!

Suddenly, seeing the fruit still in front of him, he took a bite.

"Well, it is indeed the fruit picked by my cousin. It is really sweet. They are stupid if they don't eat it!"

While eating apricots, Xiao Yunzhang also smiled, and by the way, he dismissed Lin Pingzhan and Lin Kangjie a few words.

Also made Lu Weiyu laugh, proudly said: "That's it!"

Lin Pingzhan and Lin Kangjie washed their hands and faces, and walked over with teacups.

"It seems that you went to Zhuangzi first and have already visited the surrounding area. Have you gone to pick watermelons?"

Lin Pingzhan handed the cup to Lin Kangjie, and he also squatted down by the sink to help wash the plums.

Washed one, picked it up and took a bite.

"Well, it's quite delicious. I picked one a few days ago and it was a bit sour, but now it's much sweeter."

"So big cousin, you like to eat plums?" Lu Weiyu sat on the side and asked in surprise.

What she gave just now were apricots, so my cousin won't eat them?

Obviously apricots are more ripe and sweeter.

Lin Pingzhan looked at her helplessly, His Highness washed it with his own hands, would he dare to eat it?

It's just that this girl doesn't know anything, so she can eat so happily.

"I originally discussed it with my cousin. I will go to the fruit forest in the afternoon. When you arrive in the evening, you will pick watermelons."

"Isn't it late in the afternoon? I just came back, and you are also late. You can pick watermelons tomorrow morning."

Xiao Yunzhang said.

"Cousin, does your workshop have apricot wine? Or plum wine?"

But Lu Weiyu pulled Lin Pingzhan aside to talk about business.

Today she picked more than just red bayberries, apricots and plums in the fruit forest.
I also saw greengages that are rich in fruit but have not yet reached the peak ripening season, so I have some ideas.

Her current strength is not enough to produce a variety of wines in a long-term, and the current workshops and shops can develop independently and maturely and stably rely on their own interests to expand.

But she wants to use these interests beyond the stable business to bear the cost of expanding new businesses for herself.

For example, the profit from bamboo green and apricot white can be saved to open a boutique shop within the year.

In the future, if we open similar boutique shops, we will only use the profits of the boutique shops to accumulate costs.

But if she thinks of a new way of making wine, the best way is to continue to find a partner with her big cousin.

But she is not sure whether this kind of wine making method that can draw inferences from one instance has already existed outside.

"No, I heard that there is this kind of wine in the south, but we mainly make pure wine and flower wine."

"For example, plum wine, sweet-scented osmanthus wine, etc., and your peach blossom drunk also has your own way, we can't learn it."

"Therefore, there are all kinds of wine sold in the market, but they all have their own craftsmanship, so we can only buy them."

Lin Pingzhan explained the reason, but his eyes were looking forward with enthusiasm. Could it be that the cousin has a new wine recipe?

What is going on in her little head, she can make wine at such a young age! ! !

"Since that's the case, let's try it. It's rare that His Majesty has such a big mountain full of fruits."

"Besides, you also understand that peach blossom wine, lotus wine, and green pear wine must be in season. If you don't stock up in large quantities, it will be easy to sell out."

"However, if you can follow the seasons of flowers and fruits, you can have different wines for sale throughout the year, which is also an advantage."

Lu Weiyu hurriedly explained her thoughts.

Lin Pingzhan nodded again and again, glanced at the water basin, and saw that His Highness stopped washing plums and was listening attentively.

"Then...is it still a partnership like bamboo green apricot white and green pear wine?" Lin Pingzhan asked quickly.

Lu Weiyu nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll just make some money, and I'm too lazy to get distracted."

Seeing her generosity, Lin Pingzhan breathed a sigh of relief.

Recently, I have invested a lot in business, and the cost is also a bit of a struggle. I need some businesses that can recover profits in the short term.

"When I write the recipe tomorrow, it happens that the fruit is easy to pick, just like the grain wine and rice wine you brew, try it, right..."

Lu Weiyu suddenly thought of something, and added: "You can also pick corn at this time, try using old corn."

"Using corn wine to brew should also reduce some costs, and late corn will be cheaper after the Mid-Autumn Festival."

These cognitions are all her accumulated experience in farming in Zhuangzi in her early years.

"Then it's hard work for my cousin to write out the wine recipe first, and I'll ask someone to try it later."

"As long as the process goes smoothly, we can stock up a small batch this year and make arrangements early next year."

Lin Pingzhan said quickly.

It won't work until there is no hesitation and fear of cousin's new wine.

After all, there are already three wine prescriptions, even if it is a new idea now, it should already be half successful.

However, he also cautiously did not say that there is a large amount of stockpiling, but to control the cost at a cost that can bear the loss.

Lu Weiyu didn't say much.

As long as my cousin understands the principle of brewing wine, and then asks the master to make wine, he can see whether this way is feasible.

Besides, now it is apricot wine and plum wine. After exploring the experience in the same way, it just caught up with plum wine, and then green pear wine.

At the same time, there are sweet-scented osmanthus wine, chrysanthemum wine and so on.

In the evening, I ate grilled fish, chicken soup, stir-fried meat and green vegetables, etc., with a few farm-style side dishes.

Lu Weiyu likes the life in Zhuangzi, and eats with great relish.

A guard had gone to the field to pick a watermelon and came back, soaked it in a water basin, and then took it out and cut it.

Everyone moved the deck chairs to the ground to enjoy the shade, and the night breeze wafted the fragrance of a new batch of lotus, as well as the smell of lotus leaves and ripe rice.

This is the flowers and plants in the gardens of noble households in the city, and the pastoral atmosphere has never been achieved.

Later, Lu Weiyu went back to her courtyard, checked the time after washing up, and then went to the study to check the painting.

When she came to the easel on her side, Xiao Yunzhang got the news very quickly on the ground outside, with a smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Why is Your Majesty so happy?" Lin Pingzhan asked curiously while nibbling on a watermelon.

"Secret." Xiao Yunzhang refused to say, he waved his fan triumphantly, looking forward to it.