The news that Chu Shengmin got more than 30,000 yuan from selling chestnuts this time, Widow Yang got more than 20,000 yuan, and even Li Jing's kid also got more than 10,000 yuan soon spread throughout this small village, causing a commotion. And Chu Shengyi's persimmons made into persimmon cakes can also have an income of thirty or forty thousand, and this village can no longer be calm.

There is no need for the old village chief to persuade them, many villagers want to give it a try. In the past, they had an annual income of 10,000 yuan, how could they ever think of an annual income of tens of thousands?

On the second day, many people came to the door and asked Chu Jiaqiang to help teach some knowledge about managing fruit trees. Chu Jiaxiong, who is the best friend of Chu Jiaqiang, is no exception, he has long wanted to follow in Chu Jiaqiang's footsteps, but all kinds of worried voices in the family have been delayed.

Chu Jiaqiang also agreed, and today Chu Shengyi invited Chu Jiaqiang to pick persimmons. There are still a few families in the village who are like Chu Shengyi, who also plant persimmon trees, but not many. At the beginning, they thought, fifty yuan a mu, it is not worth it, and there are more than fifty yuan to grow corn per acre, but the old village chief allocated a share, and they had to plant, but they didn't expect to surprise them today. Now, they still complain that they were too stupid at the beginning, and the opportunity to make a fortune was lost in vain, and they were smart and mistaken!

Chu Shengyi also invited a few people to help pick persimmons together, and a group of children who had eaten the sweetness the day before yesterday came to smell the fish again. Chu Shengyi also has no awareness of not allowing the use of child labor, anyway, children are easy to dismiss, and it is definitely better than hiring an adult.

"Don't come here if you're too young, and don't go up to the tree for you girls." Although Chu Shengyi has no intention of banning child labor, he still has to consider safety.

The children, who were too young, and the girls present, were disappointed. This opportunity to earn pocket money is too rare. Chu Jiaqiang was a little unbearable, so he said: "After picking it back for a while, help peel the skin, but don't mess around!" ”

The children who had just been extremely lost suddenly cheered and promised to work hard.

Chu Jiaqiang shook his head helplessly, these children are usually not so active in their own work, but they are desperate to earn those few yuan. This kind of behavior is actually not difficult to understand, and it feels unrewarding to help their own home, which of course discourages their enthusiasm.

Picking persimmons is much more difficult than picking chestnuts, which are knocked down and cleaned up. But the persimmons have to be picked one by one, and when they fall to the ground, they basically rot.

The children in the countryside are like little monkeys, they are very good at climbing trees, and they have made the first contribution to picking persimmons this time. The persimmon tree itself is relatively tough, and its small branches can withstand the body of a child.

Chu Shengyi also made a few cloth pockets and long hooks last night. They are all attached to the tail of a long bamboo pole and wrapped with iron wire. When picking persimmons, you can reach up, place a cloth bag under the persimmon, and then hook the stalk of the persimmon with a long hook. This hair removal is a little tired, hands are tired, and eyes are also tired.

"Don't climb too far to the end, be careful of broken branches!" Chu Shengyi reminded those little monkeys from time to time. He picked up two baskets and went back to let the idle children help with the peeling.

Chu Jiaqiang gave a suggestion, after peeling the skin, immediately put it in the water, remove the juice on it, and then dry it. The persimmon cake dried in this way is the most beautiful, yellow silk look. Otherwise, there is too much juice left on the surface, and the surface of the persimmon cake will be black after being exposed to the sun.

Chu Shengyi hurriedly remembered, in order not to make a mistake, he asked again, "Are there any other precautions?" ”

"That's it first, I'll tell you the rest when the skin is peeled, step by step, don't be in a hurry." Chu Jiaqiang said.

Picking persimmons is really a tiring job, even Chu Jiaqiang also feels a little paralyzed. Those children were even more unbearable, and they didn't have the energy they had at the beginning. The hands are all black, which is caused by persimmon juice, and it is also a very difficult substance to clean.

"That's it for the morning! Everyone went back to eat. Chu Shengyi saw that it was eleven o'clock, and hurriedly asked everyone to stop. He has already cooked food at home, and he is waiting for everyone to go back to eat.

"Haha! Kuroko, your hands are so black! Be careful to go back and get whipped. One guy pointed to a little kid named Kuroko and laughed.

Chu Jiaqiang was also amused, that guy is really "The crow laughs at the pig black, I don't think so!" His hands were much darker.

"Go back and rub it with charcoal ash, although it can't be completely cleaned, it's much better than the way you are now." Chu Jiaqiang said.

During the meal, Chu Shengyi asked Chu Jiaqiang about his next work.

Chu Jiaqiang didn't hide it, and told everything he knew. In fact, there are many ways to make persimmon cakes, but there is only one that is more suitable for them.

After harvesting, the persimmons that are not soft and undamaged are peeled and then dried. Drying is the sun drying method, hanging or flat drying can be.

Specifically, the persimmons with crutches after scraping are clamped one by one on a loose rope, hung on a rack to dry according to their size, and turned frequently.

After 3~4 days of drying, when the fruit surface is white, crusty, and the flesh is soft, hold it lightly for the first time and squeeze the pulp. Promotes softening and deastringency. When the surface of the fruit is dry and wrinkled, pinch it a second time, crush the hard pieces of the flesh, and pinch the ventricles.

Then pinch the third time every 2~3 days, pinch the heart from the base, so that the top of the fruit no longer shrinks, and the core varieties should be pinched off or extruded, generally pinched three times.

The dried persimmons, put into a sealed container or pile together with a plastic sheet, after 4~5 days, the persimmon is soft, take out and put it in a ventilated and cool place to spread out, dry, and there will be persimmon frost generated. In this way, the more times you hang it, the faster the frost comes out, the better, and the persimmons made can be packaged and stored.

When you eat persimmon cake, you may see a layer of white powder on it, which is persimmon cream.

"It seems that this persimmon cake is quite troublesome to make." Although Chu Shengyi said this, he didn't take this trouble to heart, and the motivation of tens of thousands of yuan was not small. The most proud thing for them in the countryside is a pair of hands, and this kind of work is really nothing to them.

"Grandpa the village chief, is the matter done?" Chu Jiaqiang asked the old village chief.

"Okay, it's a very simple thing, I originally had to go to the town government to get a seal, but the land office arranged it." The old village chief said with a smile.

Chu Jiaqiang knew that there must be people from the Wan family who greeted him early, otherwise he wouldn't be so easy to speak.

In the afternoon, I struggled for half a day, and only half of the persimmons were picked, and it took a day of hard work to get it done. At the end of the day, Chu Shengyi immediately paid everyone's wages.

Eighty adults, this labor is not low, and he also manages a meal. He is not stingy with children, and he gives twenty, and he also understands that picking persimmons is not only easy to get his hands dirty, but also quite tiring. This made the children very happy, and this was the first time they had received a "high salary". Chu Jiaqiang didn't ask for it, but he prepared more than 300 catties to leave the best for him, and it would be bad to take the money!