After being forced to marry by her stepmother, the Koi wife brings prosperity to the whole family

The trees were covered with yellow fruits.

Du Wanchun took Aunt Zhou to the field.

The small hillside next to the field was indeed full of trees with yellow fruits.

The tree with yellow fruits was only about half a person tall, but with lush branches and leaves, and full of yellow fruits.

Du Wanchun strode to the tree and picked a fruit. The fruit was only about half the size of a fist, smelled fragrant, and the skin didn't look thick.

She wiped the dust off with her sleeve and took a bite. The flesh was yellow and crispy, not like a pear or a peach, but more like a plum. It tasted astringent and not delicious, but the fruity fragrance was rich and very comfortable to smell.

Aunt Zhou also picked a fruit, took a bite, and finally spit it out, "I'm afraid this fruit can't be eaten, it's a good thing for making incense."

Du Wanchun put the fruit in her hand into the basket and laughed, "Mom, what are we waiting for, pick it and make incense!"

Aunt Zhou nodded happily, "Pick a basket first and give it a try."

After that, she called Zhou Zhao over, "Zhao'er, bring the basket to hold the fruit!"

"Okay! Mom, I'm coming!" Zhou Zhao smiled and stepped over from the vegetable field, passed through several trees and came to the hillside.

Du Wanchun quickly picked a few fruits and put them in the basket behind Zhou Zhao.

The family picked very quickly, and after a while, the basket was full.

Zhou Zhao walked in front with the basket on his back and went home first.

Du Wanchun was pregnant so she walked slowly. Aunt Zhou followed her and picked some flowers on the roadside on the way back.

After the fruits were brought home.

Aunt Zhou called Du Damei and Aunt Wang who were busy in the incense room to come over and wash the fruits together.

The method of making incense is much simpler than that of incense dew.

First wash the fruits, then cut the top of the fruits and dig out some of the flesh inside.

Then mix the sandalwood powder, agarwood powder and the incense powder prepared by Aunt Zhou in proportion and pour them into the fruits together.

After filling the fruits, cover the cut heads again.

When all the fruits are filled with incense powder, put them in the steamer to steam.

Aunt Zhou washed more than 100 fruits in total and steamed about five large steamers.

After steaming, take them out to cool, and then steam them again, repeating three times in total.

Three large stoves in the incense room took turns steaming, and the whole Zhou family was filled with fragrance.

It was almost dark when all the fruits were steamed.

Du Wanchun helped stuff the incense powder on the side.

Zhou Ruiyuan was busy chopping wood and making fire, and from time to time he poured tea and water for everyone.

After dark, the steamed fruits were all cooled.

Aunt Zhou then dug out the incense powder and pulp from the fruits one by one and put them in a large wooden basin to stir. When stirring, she also added some dried flowers. While the incense powder was still wet, she rubbed it into small balls with her hands and put them on the gauze beside to wait for drying.

These dried small balls are the incense balls sold in the shop on weekdays.

However, the incense balls made by this recipe are different from the single sandalwood balls and agarwood balls on weekdays. They are generally called combined incense balls.

It is a big project to rub the incense balls by hand.

I saw Du Wanchun helping to rub them, and Zhou Zhao, Zhou Feng, and Zhou Ruiyuan came behind.

Seven or eight people worked together, and they didn't finish until the moon was high above their heads.

Aunt Zhou straightened up and patted her back, and said to Du Wanchun: "Wanchun, you should go and have a rest. Your aunt and I will do the rest."

Since Du Damei helped Zhou's family make incense several times, Aunt Zhou paid her and Aunt Wang wages every month and let them work here for a long time.

Now Du Damei can earn a lot of copper coins every month, and her mother-in-law who is paralyzed in bed dare not neglect her anymore.

Her husband handed over the kiln-firing skills of the family to Zhou Ruiyuan, and Zhou Ruiyuan hired two workers to fire the kiln.

He had nothing to do on weekdays, so he stayed at home to take care of the children, so that Du Damei had more time to work in Zhou's family.

Du Damei washed her hands and smiled at Du Wanchun, "Yes, Wanchun, don't get tired while you're pregnant, go and rest first."

Du Wanchun slowly got up, looked at the incense pills, felt relieved, and smiled, "I know, mother, aunt, I'll go in now."

After she finished speaking, she slowly turned around and walked towards her own room.

To be honest, the child in her belly really came to repay her gratitude. Except for a little morning sickness at the beginning, she didn't feel anything now.

Du Wanchun even doubted whether there was a child in her belly.

She touched it with her hand and slowly walked into the house.

As soon as she entered the house, Zhou Ruiyuan brought a basin of water over

Come.

The water was still steaming.

Du Wanchun was surprised, "Husband, what's wrong?"

Zhou Ruiyuan put the basin of water beside the bed, then picked her up and put her on the bed, kissed her gently on the center of her eyebrows, "You are tired today, I will help you soak your feet."

Du Wanchun raised her eyes and looked at him in surprise, "Husband... Husband you..."

Before she finished speaking, Zhou Ruiyuan had helped her take off her shoes and socks and put her white feet into the water.

The temperature of the water was just right, not hot or cold, and there were a few petals floating.

Du Wanchun was a little flattered, bent down and held Zhou Ruiyuan's wrist and said, "Forget it, husband, I'll wash it myself."

Zhou Ruiyuan's hands were very big, almost able to wrap her two little feet directly in the palm of his hand. He gently pressed her instep with his fingertips and said softly, "Don't move. If you move again, be careful that I won't just wash your feet."