ebookland Chapter 525 Full of Harvests
Chapter 525 Full of Harvests
Lu Chuan pushed open the gate and saw the Taoist priest already sitting in the yard.
Xu Han asked, "You guys came back early! It looks like you must have made a good harvest today."
The Taoist priest said with a smug look on his face, "Hahaha, usually they come back because the backpack can no longer hold any more."
Lu Chuan looked at the basket placed beside the corridor and said, "You picked a lot of wild fruits today. Add to that what we picked, and I don't know if the cellar can hold them all. These fruits can't be pressed. Especially the wild grapes, which are easy to break."
Xu Han also walked over, looked at the people behind him and said, "You can also put your backpacks here. When you go back later, take some ripe wild fruits back and eat them as fruit."
After hearing this, the others acted quickly, and after putting their things away, they sat aside to rest.
Lu Chuan looked through the wild grapes in the basket and said to Xu Han, "Should we deal with these wild grapes today? I see there are quite a lot of them and I'm afraid they will get crushed."
"I was thinking about this, but it's too late today. Even if I wash it out, I don't think I can soak it in wine."
"It's okay. Just wash it out and put it in the dustpan. This way, the moisture on the surface will be dry tomorrow morning and you can soak it in wine directly."
"Okay, I'll ask them to do it together."
After Xu Han finished speaking, he said to everyone, "Take a break first, and wash the grapes first. Otherwise, they will get rotten after being left out overnight. If the rotten ones are not taken out in time, more will get rotten.
Then we will have wasted all our effort carrying it all the way back from the mountain."
Dan Niang said, "Madam, we are not tired, let's just wash."
Liu Erzhu said, "Yes, ma'am, we are not tired. Let's wash up quickly before it gets dark. It will be inconvenient when it gets dark."
Xu Han said, "Don't worry, you guys take a break and drink some water. I'll ask Mu'er to go to the valley to call them back, and we'll take a shower together when they get there."
The people who came back with the Taoist priest, seeing that no one had returned yet, had already gone back to the other side of the valley.
Everyone was very tired after walking all the way from the mountains today, but if the grapes were not picked out in time, they would definitely go bad, so Xu Han just asked Mu'er to call people over to do the work.
After Mu'er received the task, she ran out quickly. Seeing this, Ze'er also ran after her. Together, they went to the valley to call for help.
By the time the people from the valley arrived, Dan Niang and the others had just finished their rest and were preparing to go to the backyard to pick grapes when Han Qi also came back with his men.
Xu Han said, "Dan Niang, take them to the backyard to wash the grapes first.
Remember to pick them out first, keep the good ones and throw away the bad and damaged ones, otherwise the wine will easily go bad.
Also, be careful when washing grapes. Do not remove the stems. Grapes that come into contact with water will go bad easily."
"Okay, ma'am, I get it. I saw you washing grapes before, so I know what to do."
Xu Han nodded, and then said to Han Qi and the others, "You guys take a rest first, drink some water and relax, then wash the grapes after you have rested."
A lot of wild fruits were picked this year, and Xu Han planned to make some wine and other fruit wines. When the shops in the county town open, he will sell the fruits directly in the shops.
There is also homemade sweet potato wine, which can also be sold.
However, I didn't think about it when I planted the sweet potatoes, which resulted in not many sweet potatoes grown this year. Fortunately, I made a lot of sweet potato wine last year, which is just right for making wine this year.
If there are not enough sweet potatoes at home, you can go down the mountain to buy some, and then make sweet potato wine directly in the county town.
While they were washing the grapes, Xu Han was not idle either. According to what they said, she first picked out the ripe wild fruits and kept them as fruits to eat.
The remaining hawthorn fruits could not be used for the time being, so Lu Chuan had them moved to the cellar first. The temperature in the cellar was low and they could be kept for a longer time.
As for the canned pears that had been made yesterday, Xu Han also asked them to move them to the cellar.
Xu Han called out to Lu Chuan and said, "Lu Chuan, why don't you go down the mountain tomorrow and buy some more things for canning fruit. We also need to order more jars. This time we will order more, 800 more.
There are a lot of wild hawthorns and other wild fruits in the mountains. Let's pick them all these days and make canned hawthorns."
Lu Chuan said, "Okay, I'll go there tomorrow. I'll ask Liu Erzhu to go with me tomorrow. He's very strong and can help me carry things."
"Well, remember to buy more. A lot of sugar is used to make wine and fruit wine. If you buy less, it won't be enough."
"I understand, don't worry."
The two chatted briefly and then went back to their different positions.
With more people working together, the work progressed faster. Not only did they clear all the wild grapes before dark, but they also did it without delaying other tasks.
After everyone temporarily placed the last of the wild grapes into the house, they dispersed.
At this time, Dan Niang had also prepared dinner for today. The family was eating dinner while planning tomorrow's affairs.
Xu Han said, "Tomorrow Lu Chuan will go down the mountain, and I will make fruit wine at home. If the rest of the people have nothing to do, they can continue to make bluestone slabs, or you can take them to the mountains to pick wild fruits."
The Taoist priest continued, "Let's continue picking wild fruits. While we are not busy these two days, let's quickly pick all the ripe fruits in the mountains.
Don’t you want to make money from these fruit wines? Of course, the more you pick, the better.”
Xu Han hesitated and said, "I want to make money from them, but I have never sold them before, and I am afraid that I can't sell so many at once."
Xu Han also wanted to do something big in her heart, but since she had passed through, she had not had much contact with the market environment here and did not know much about the current market.
In addition, there have been constant natural disasters and wars in recent years, so it would definitely be difficult to sell these new things if they were launched at this time.
After these few years, everyone's money has been almost spent. Even if they have money, they dare not spend it recklessly. And the price of Xu Han's things will definitely not be low. She is really afraid that she can't sell so many.
Grandpa Zhao said, "It's okay, just drink it boldly. This wine will become more mellow as it ages. Don't worry. If we can't sell it, we can drink it ourselves."
Lu Chuan also advised, "We have a large family, so just do it with confidence. Anyway, even if we can't sell it, it won't be wasted.
Besides, these things are picked by my family in the mountains, so even if we lose money, it won’t be much.”
Hearing this, Xu Han gritted her teeth and said, "Okay then. When you go to order the ceramic jars tomorrow, buy some wine jars as well.
Remember to buy the big ones so we can package them after we make them. Otherwise, the small wine jars are too troublesome to use.”