Yun Xue's return made the Han family's small courtyard suddenly full of life.

After comforting Jinxiu and teasing the chubby little doll for a while, Yun Xue came out of the West House.

Aunt Fang told Yun Xue about the past few days since she left home, "The shopkeeper Liu in Zhoucheng came again two days ago and sent back more than 20 jars, and took away all the remaining 70 jars of jujubes. He told me that we should get other fruits as soon as possible, saying that this fruit sells very well in the state city, and many large families would rather buy it at a high price and eat it at home. ”

Although the summer in the north is not very long, it is very hot. Especially at this time, people generally wear cotton shirts and long-sleeved shirts, and it is really hot after a few layers. Generally, large families have ice in their homes, and when they buy this honey-stained fruit, they can eat it when they like it when they go back, and they don't have to go to the shop outside.

"These days, I asked a few of my children to go to a nearby village and collect a lot of honey from them. After all, the most we use in this is honey and fruit. The fruit has also been told to others, and in the next few days, the fruit will be ripe, and then they will pick it and send it over. "Aunt Fang is not a useless person, she is much more appropriate than Yun Xue when she does things.

"It's just so that you're back, so let's pick up the fruit. Think about it again, what kind of fruit on the mountain can still be used for this, no matter what, it's good to earn a little more money. "Aunt Fang came out of the palace and understands the benefits of silver money better. It's like in this small village, with a lot of money, you can always get by. But if you go outside and don't have any money, you can't move an inch.

This season, there are only two kinds of dianguo and tray. In fact, Yunxue prefers Dianguo, this thing is called Dianguo in the local dialect, in fact, the real scientific name is called Dusi bilberry, which is a kind of blueberry. However, the wild blueberries near Changbai Mountain have smaller particles and a more sour taste. It is the best choice for making honey-stained fruits.

As for the tray, the seeds in this thing are a little big, and they are a little hard, and the taste is not as good as Dianguo and Dianjube. Of course, it is feasible to get some of the same thing and add a flavor.

Yun Xue discussed with Aunt Fang here for a long time, and finally decided that it was better to collect more Dianguo and less trays. The fruit itself is relatively easy to store, while the skin of the tray is extremely thin, so it is too easy to break and difficult to handle.

"Okay, don't you see what time it is? Hurry up and wash your hands and eat. Yun Ni came in from the outside and looked at Yun Xue and Aunt Fang, who were in full swing, who were talking, with a smile.

Yun Xue looked up, only to find that it was already a little dark outside. Yes, when she arrived home from the state city, it was already afternoon, and she went to see Jinxiu and the child again, and talked with Aunt Fang for so long, no wonder it was dark. "Auntie, let's go eat first, there's no hurry."

Everyone came to the outer room, the food had already been set on the table, Yun Xue saw that there were still fish on the table, and couldn't help laughing, "This is Qi Hu and Qi Bao who went to get it, right?" ”

Of these boys in the family, only Qi Hu and Qi Leopard have the best water nature. The two of them go into the water from time to time to catch fish and shrimp, so there is really no shortage of these things on the table at home.

"No, Aunt Qi saw that you were back, and specially ordered their two sons to get it back. Sister, let's eat, these **** must have failed to eat well, see you are thin again. Yun Ni took a piece of fish and put it in Yun Xue's bowl.

Yun Xue held the bowl, but she remembered what she saw those soldiers eat in Gao Li. They don't say it's fish, they can't see even greens. "Alas, I don't know when the war will end, and those who are away from home to fight are living too hard." Yun Xue said in a low voice.

Yun Xue's words made everyone's mood a little bad. "Alright, alright, don't think about it. I think it won't be long before they will be able to win the class, and when the time comes, let's celebrate the returning heroes. Aunt Fang smiled and hurriedly persuaded everyone to eat.

After dinner, Yun Xue talked to Yun Ni and Aunt Fang about the family affairs for a while. After Jinxiu gave birth to a child, she sent someone to Anton to report the news, and it is estimated that Anton had already received the news at this time. In addition, when the child washed the third, he didn't make a big deal, but the acquaintances came. At that time, Yun Zhen's life and death were uncertain, Yun Xue was away from home, and the big guy didn't have the heart to go to Zhang Luo.

"Waiting for the child to be full moon, let's do it well. Brother Ye is the first child of our Han family, so it must be grand. Yun Xue sighed before she said.

Jinxiu's son already has a name, called Han Jiaye, which is the name given by Dong Lao. Everyone calls the child Brother Ye by the way, which is also a nickname.

"It's time to take a good look, I guess the people of the Qian family may be able to come over at that time." Let's prepare in advance, don't wait for people to come here and pick it up. Aunt Fang nodded yes.

Everyone asked some more about what Yunxue had seen and heard along the way, and when they heard that Yunxue Gaoli was very desolate, everyone was a little emotional. "It seems that if the country is too weak, the people will suffer. Over the years, the situation has been turbulent and unstable, and the imperial court has been changed several times, and in the end, it is the people who suffer. If the country becomes strong, where will it be so badly oppressed by Dongyi? Dong Lao shook his head as he spoke.

"Master, if Gao Li is strong, we should be worried. Human nature is greedy, they weren't strong before, and our side suffers from it. If they are strong, I am afraid that the people along the river will suffer even more. Yun Xue didn't sympathize with them.

Dong Lao was stunned for a moment, and then smiled. "Yes, yes, if they are strong, what if they are strong? Then why don't you turn over and bully us? This is true. ”

The crowd laughed too, and although there was a bit of schadenfreude in this, it was the truth. It is better to have a sheep than a tiger as a neighbor, although you can't count on him to help, at least you won't be bullied.

The big guy talked and laughed for a while, and Yun Xue couldn't open her eyes a little. She has been out for more than ten days, and she has been thinking about Yun Zhen and others for the past few days, and she can't sleep peacefully at all. Later, he marched with the army and had little rest. I was always in a hurry to go back and forth, and I was indeed much worse mentally.

When Dong Lao and Aunt Fang saw this, they went back to rest. Yunxia was already sleepy and asleep, and the Yunxue sisters also lay down on the kang, and fell asleep after a while.

On the second day, Yun Xue brought several children from the family and asked them to go to various villages to harvest fruits. In addition, I also sent people to the town to buy more jars and came back, but there are not so many jars at home, so there must be something to hold them.

At this time, it was the season when the fruit was ripe, and the children in the villages were idle and had nothing to do. Now that they can earn money by picking wild fruits, these children naturally go into the mountains with joy.

The yield of Dianguo is not as high as that of Dianjube, but it can also make more than ten or twenty catties a day. Although the tray is more productive, the branches of that thing are full of thorns, and the children are reluctant to pick them, and only some children will pick the tray when they can't find the fruit.

The Han family can harvest six or seven hundred catties of Dianguo in one day, and there are fewer trays, and they can also harvest two or three hundred catties. This is already very good, everyone in the family is busy with this, and some are still too busy.

The processing method of Dianguo is basically the same as that of Dianjube, which is basically fermented for two days before it can be put into the cave. But the tray is not good, and after it is marinated in honey, it needs to be moved to the cave.

Speaking of which, it is also fortunate that there is this cave behind the Han family, the temperature inside is extremely low, but it is not as cold as an ice cellar. At such a temperature, the fruit will slowly ferment and slowly blend with honey little by little, resulting in a taste that perfectly blends honey, fruit, and wine.

If you only put the pickled fruit in a cool place, it will either rot because it ferments too quickly, or eventually it will become sake because it ferments too much. However, if you put it in the ice cellar, the sour and astringent taste of the fruit will not be well fermented, and it will not taste so delicious. It's all in the details, and without this cave, it's really hard to make it taste so good.

When the fruit is fully fermented, it doesn't matter if it is taken out of the cave and can be stored for a long time. And if they take it away, they will usually be stored in the ice cellar, and it can be preserved for a long time.

The movement of the Han family is not small, and the people in the village are very curious about what the Han family is doing with so many fruits. And a while ago, Shopkeeper Liu pulled some jars from Han's house, and many people in this village saw them. The big guys are talking to each other, and they are all asking what the Han family is doing.

This kind of honey-pickled fruit from the Han family is only sold in Ruyi Zhai in the state city. Even if the people in the village enter the city, they will not go to Ruyizhai to taste any ice water, so naturally no one knows the purpose of this thing. The big guys have different opinions, but they can't guess the purpose of this thing.

If there is that kind of good letter, they went to the Wu family to inquire, and they thought that Han Yue'e would definitely know.

Although Han Yue'e knew that Yun Xue had made something out of wild fruits, but this kind of thing, it was obvious that Yun Xue was going to use it to make money, how could Han Yue'e be willing to leak it? So, everyone couldn't find out anything from Han Yue'e.

And the more this is the case, the more curious people become, and many people come to the Han family to play, just to see what the Han family is going to do. Yun Xue had no choice but to change the location of the pickling fruit to their newly built house.