Chapter 158: Jam
"Auntie, you try this strawberry. Qiao Jiayue ran to Qiao's mother and put all the strawberries in her pocket in her hands as if offering treasures.
Qiao's mother was stunned, remembering that the two children had been mysterious recently, this is their achievement?
"I'll try. Qiao's mother tasted one, "The taste is not as strong as other strawberry flavors, but it is not bad." ”
"A-Niang, you also think it's good. But these strawberries are not easy to preserve, and I plan to make them all into jam, what do you think?"
"Yes, you decide. "Mother Qiao is very happy that the child has his own ideas.
These strawberries, except for Qiao Hongzhi's reluctance, everyone else thinks it is good, this crypt red strawberry can bear fruit in all seasons, Qiao Jiayue saved the strawberries for a while, and planned to make jam.
After washing the strawberries, cut them into granules, add the brown sugar water specially prepared by Qiao Jiayue, and they can be boiled.
However, Qiao's mother took over the boiling work, and she was afraid that Qiao Jiayue would accidentally burn it and leave a scar.
However, the amount of strawberries is not much, and Qiao Jiayue still wants to try the texture and taste of dried strawberries, so she just waits.
The finished strawberry jam was packed in a glass bottle, which she had picked up a lot of in her previous life, washed it and stored it.
Even if you want to take it out and use it, you have to eliminate all the words on the bottle cap, which is quite laborious.
Qiao's father saw that the children liked to eat fruits, so he said: "In this way, I ask Manager Liu to pay attention to the fruit trees, and after the Chinese New Year, they will be planted on the mountain of the production team, even if the supply and marketing cooperatives do not buy them, the members can add a snack." ”
Qiao Jiayue was naturally happy, and hugged Qiao's father's arm and coquettishly, "Abba, but you can tell other cadres about this, lest everything be your credit and make others unhappy." ”
Father Qiao naturally responded, he didn't care about this credit.
After the strawberry jam was left for a while, the taste became more mellow, and Qiao's mother used it to make a pie, which was praised by everyone, if it weren't for the fact that the dough was not suitable, the taste would be better.
In the underground passage, the planting area of red strawberries in the crypt expanded again, and after the original ones were never picked, they soon bulged up again, so it was very difficult to rely on manual pollination alone.
The brother and sister are also entangled, do they really want to find a nest of bees to come in?
In fact, according to Qiao Jiayue's idea, beekeeping, they can really keep bees.
Wild bees have never been domesticated, and they must not be raised, so she secretly searched in the mall and found many varieties of bees.
Since you can buy it in the mall, there is no need to go outside to estimate it, and it is easy to make people suspicious.
This box is placed in the underground passage, with a secret exit, who knows that the bees flying outside to collect honey have the owner?
Qiao Jiayue cut it first, bought two Chinese bees out, and put them in the cave in the back mountain, where there is a vent to the outside world, the bees are very recognizable animals, and there is no need to worry about them not coming back.
With bees in the cave, the red strawberries in the crypt don't need to be pollinated manually, and the bees are very industrious and never miss a single flower.
But what Qiao Jiayue didn't expect was that Qiao Hongyuan was very afraid of bees, and ran away as soon as he saw them turn around.
Qiao Jiayue was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, she didn't expect the second brother to be such a second brother.
I really can't see that he is afraid of these little animals, after all, he has always been a smart and calm person in his eyes, and there is nothing he will be afraid of.
Before the winter solstice, Cai Ming came on vacation, and he looked a lot haggard, and the scum of his beard was not tidied up.
He handed Qiao's father two more letters, "I specially asked a friend to receive it, for fear that this letter would be hidden in another place." "Even the destruction of corpses.
Qiao's mother rubbed the familiar handwriting on the envelope, "Thank you, didn't you cause you any trouble, did you?"
Cai Ming shook his head, "It's okay, my friend is measured." ”
I haven't seen each other for a long time, and Qiao's father has talked a lot with Cai Ming, especially about the division of land for himself after the Mid-Autumn Festival.
"What you are doing is right, you must calm down, don't follow what others are doing, maybe a few steps behind others, but be safe. ”
It turned out that when the canteen was disbanded, many people secretly went to the house, and they were arrested and exemplified.
Qiao's father couldn't help but be speechless, how could there be people so bold? The general environment is like this, and there is no good end if you want to do it.
In addition to delivering letters, Cai Ming also wanted to find some good things, after all, it was the winter solstice, and everyone paid more attention to it and wanted to eat better.
"By the way, the rabbit jerky you gave last time, especially the seasoned one, is very popular outside, how much stock do you have?"
Cai Ming thought, the rabbit jerky brought back this time is just afraid that it will not be enough for the people in the channel.
Qiao's father was a little surprised, "There are about fifty pickled rabbit jerky, and there are 100 unpickled rabbits. ”
"The other three production teams also have rabbit jerky, but they are not pickled, and if you want it, they can also make some of it. ”
"No, that's enough. Cai Ming shook his head, "I have friends waiting for me in the commune, so I won't stay today." ”
"In the future, the chance for me to come over may be reduced, and if I need something, I will let Sunshine bring a strip over, and you can deliver the goods to Manager Liu." ”
Cai Ming knew that he would run out as soon as he took a vacation, which had angered the elders in the family, and he would have to be well-behaved for a long time.
Hearing that Cai Ming was about to leave, Qiao Jiayue picked a small basket of strawberries and added three bottles of jam.
He has a good family background and has tasted many good things, if he can get the recognition of him and other friends, this strawberry jam will not be sold in the future.
Cai Ming looked at the strawberry that was obviously freshly picked, and couldn't help but be stunned, and then raised a bright smile.
In addition to the things prepared by Qiao Jiayue, Qiao's mother also gave Cai Ming some green vegetables at home, sauerkraut, pickled radishes, etc.
Looking at this basket of vegetables, Cai Ming was embarrassed, feeling that he was like a poor relative in the city who went to the countryside to fight the autumn breeze, and he was really embarrassed.
Cai Ming returned home and saw the big bags and small bags of things he brought back, Cai's mother felt a little sorry for her son, but she still couldn't help but chatter.
"You said you ran out all day long, and after the New Year, you changed your job back and kept running outside. Look at your age, it's time to get married. ”
Cai's mother said in her mouth, but quickly closed the door.
"Auntie, eat the fruit, I know the marriage in my heart, in short, it's not now. Cai Ming stuffed two strawberries into Cai's mother's hand.
Cai's mother glared at Cai Ming, feeling that her hands were itchy, and she couldn't wait to hold him down and spank him.
She looked at the strawberries in her hand again, they were bright, but the color was wrong, and she stuffed one to taste the taste, which was much lighter than what she had eaten before, but it also had a different flavor.
"Are you still thinking about that girl? Let me tell you, people have big hearts, and the person you like is from the military district of Cheyenne City, you give me that heart!"
Hmph, don't think that bribing her will stop her nagging about him.
"Auntie, don't say it. Cai Ming grabbed a handful of hair irritably and stuffed something into his bag, "I'll go out." ”