It can't be seen that Xu Youde, who is usually taciturn, was still a craftsman before.

However, in such a poor and remote place, it should be outstanding to be able to send the eldest son out to study as a showman, to be a city person, and to be the head of the family.

Otherwise, the life of the Xu family can be regarded as better in Xujia Village, and there are people who have enough to eat?

"That's great, then I can boil more loquat paste, and I'm not afraid of spoiling if I can't sell it."

Xu Zhang is also a pragmatic figure, "Even if you boil, I will call your father and your second brother back from the field and dig the cellar." ”

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In the evening, Xu Jiaojiao boiled another pot of loquat paste.

Xu Laosi and the others picked back two baskets full of loquat fruits, the Yuan family made dinner, and the Luo family and the three girls were still peeling the pulp.

Luo, who had eaten loquat ointment, was not eye-catching at all about loquat fruits, and without Xu Zhang's supervision, she let her eat them secretly, and she didn't eat them.

I glanced straight into the kitchen, and took the time to go over to see how the loquat juice in the pot was boiling.

Xu Youde had the idea of digging a cellar in his early years, Xu Zhang's didn't let him dig before, but now Xu Zhang's let her dig, people have a temper, and he will dig if he says let's dig it!

Besides, I don't like to do the work in the fields.

As a result, Xu Zhangshi scooped a spoonful of loquat paste and gave it to Xu Youde to eat.

Xu Youde has been smoking for many years, and he has always had problems with his lungs and often coughs.

Then, without saying a word, he took the second child to dig the cellar.

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Xu Jiaojiao only boiled two pots of loquat paste, one was that she boiled too much, and she was afraid that she would not be able to sell it, after all, the price was very high.

The second is that the sugar I bought is almost used.

After that, she made loquat dew.

Loquat dew is simpler, you don't need to boil it for so long, it's so rich, just remove all the white suspended impurities, and turn off the heat when it is in a clear clear soup state.

Then, put it in a bucket and place it in a cold well.

The whole family was busy until late.

I usually don't eat dinner, big and small, I went to the kang to rest as soon as it got dark, and I had dinner today, peeling the pulp of the flesh, digging the cellar of digging the cellar, boiling the loquat dew, the whole Lao Xu family is fighting at night, in full swing.

With the last bucket of loquat dew out of the pot, filled the barrel, and after the ice well, under the command of Xu Zhang, everyone stopped work and rested.

Before stopping work and resting, Xu Jiaojiao took out a small half bucket of loquat dew and gave everyone a big bowl of ice-cold quenching loquat dew, which everyone thought was delicious.

The busyness and exhaustion of the day are all gone in this bowl of chilled loquat dew.

Xu Zhang's was so distressed that he shouted that he was a loser, and he couldn't stand the kindness of the old girl, so he could only scold and expose it.

By the next day.

As soon as the day dawned, Xu Zhang urged the big guys to get up.

Let Xu Lao Er go to Lizheng's house early to borrow an old ox cart, there are many things today, and I am afraid that I can't carry it.

Two large baskets of wild loquat fruits, which were very good-looking, were placed in front of the ox cart.

In the middle is dozens of tubes of loquat paste packed in baskets, which is the most expensive finale of the whole car.

At the end of the ox cart was several large wooden barrels of loquat dew, which had just been fished out of the well, and there was a cool chill.

With such a load, there is not much space left on the ox cart.

Xu Jiaojiao went back to the market for the first time to do such a big business, Xu Zhang's was not at ease, he must have followed, so he got on the ox cart to occupy a position, and the remaining position was naturally Xu Jiaojiao's.

Xu Laosi had to go to help the old girl sell things, he was an adult man, so he let him drive the ox cart.

The rest brought Erlang, Erya, and Sanya, and the three big ones, and followed the sports cart behind the ox cart.

Although a few small ones wanted to go to the morning market, they didn't bring them, so Xu Zhang's let them have breakfast and go to the mountains to continue picking fruits.

The fruits of the good saved have been plucked by other people's houses.

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With the help of an ox cart, I don't want it for half an hour, and I will arrive at the morning set.

They were early, and there were people in the same village who sold fruit earlier than them, and they all laid out a row of fruits.

There are many more fruits than Xu Jiaojiao and the others brought.

Xu Zhang's glanced over, which ones they were, she had a score in her heart.

Xu Chengju's family, Xu Xuehua's family, and a few other families, as well as a few neighboring villages, are all villagers and usually familiar with each other.

The position they occupy is the position where Xu Jiaojiao set up her stall yesterday.

Xu Jiaojiao didn't put it with them, let the ox cart stop, and after moving a bucket of loquat dew and a few tubes of loquat paste, half a basket of fruits, she let Xu Zhang's and Erlang Sanya sell here.

Then, most of the remaining things were not moved, and Xu Laosi directly drove the carriage away.

Their goal today is not the morning market in the town, the place they are going to today is the county seat.

The flow of people in the town is too low to consume something as expensive as loquat paste.

The sales volume of five cents a pound of fruit is not large, not to mention that there are so many people competing today?

When discussing borrowing an ox cart last night, Xu Jiaojiao told Xu Zhang's that it was okay.

Let Xu Zhang be in charge of the sales in the town, and Xu Jiaojiao took the ox cart to the county seat to hit her luck.

It is too far to go to the county seat, just to come and go, you have to delay most of the day's work on the road, and if you take an ox cart to go, you have to walk for about two hours.

Xu Zhang's was not at ease, Xu Laosi patted his chest and promised that he would take the old girl unharmed, and then bring the old girl back unharmed.

One hair less, he asked.

It's really not good, I can't sell anything, Boss Xu is still living in the county, it's not a matter to go to the autumn breeze at noon, have a meal and then go home.

In this way, the ox cart was reduced, and Erya could also sit in the car, and there was no need to run behind.

All the way to the county seat.

When Xu Jiaojiao's ass was swollen, she finally arrived in the county seat.

This county is called Shazhou County, there is a big river passing through Shazhou County, the traffic is quite developed by ship, the geographical location is very good, but the place is very poor, and there is often a big flood, if the disaster year comes, the flood comes, the county seat is flooded, the people of the county are miserable, so it has not been developed into a large capital.

However, in normal times, when the country is peaceful and peaceful, the county town is still crowded and lively.

Entering the county seat, Xu Laosi often came, was familiar with the road, and drove an ox cart to find the market.

It's almost noon, and the morning market will definitely not be in time, but there are still a lot more people than in the town.

Xu Jiaojiao parked the ox cart under the shade of a tree, and used the coarse cloth prepared in advance to pull a shed on her head to shade the sun.

Start laying things out one by one.

There are not many things, but there are only two baskets of visible fruit.

The most conspicuous are several large wooden barrels, as well as a batch of bamboo tubes that look tightly packed.