It looks like she had to think of a way to completely separate Hee Zijun and herself from the Old Hall, or else the Madame Sunn would come and cause trouble.
Hee Zijun saw that Yang Xinyu did not make a sound, and only thought that she was blaming herself for not seeing any good fruits, and was full of remorse, "Fifth Sister-in-law, I'm sorry, it's all my fault that I did not hide the fruits well, I even smashed them into pieces."
Yang Xinyu sighed, and took Hee Zijun's thin hand into his own, "Silly Younger Brother, aren't you just some wild fruits? We'll just pick them after they're smashed. The best news is that you're not injured. "
"Besides, didn't I go to the mountain again? I've picked quite a few oranges here too! "
"But …" Hee Zijun still wanted to say something, but was cut off by Yang Xinyu.
"There are no buts. We'll pick the wild fruits tomorrow. Anyway, we can't be hasty when it comes to cooking jams."
Yang Xinyu paused for a moment, and then clenched Hee Zijun's fist, "This time I was careless. I left you alone at home, not to mention getting scared, you even got beaten up.
These words landed softly in Hee Zijun's heart, and instantly a warm feeling spread from his chest to his entire body.
He sniffed and said indifferently, "I am already eight years old and am already an adult. I don't need Fifth Sister-in-law to accompany me! On the other hand, you must be careful Fifth Sister-in-law, Mother still hasn't given up on sending you to Butcher Zhang's family. "
Yang Xinyu saw that he sounded like a little adult and couldn't help but find it funny, but when she thought that he was worried about her, she intentionally added, "I know, Younger Brother."
"Right!" Hee Zijun suddenly thought of something and nervously pulled Yang Xinyu into the house.
Yang Xinyu saw him lift up the bed, and took out two wild herbs from under the bed.
"Fifth Sister-in-law, luckily I hid all the valuable things in my family here. There are still a few Riko, but I wasn't discovered by that group of robust men! You take it and eat, I'm not hungry yet. "
Hee Zijun's eyes sparkled as if he was showing off some treasure, which was especially adorable.
Yang Xinyu only took a piece of wild vegetable, a pear, and said, "I'm not hungry yet either. You're the man of our family.
These words were especially useful to Hee Zijun. Upon hearing it, he started to gnaw on the wild grass with a serious expression, as if he was completing some huge mission.
Yang Xinyu could not help but laugh. When she thought of her plan to lose weight, she tore off another half of the wild grass and passed it to Hee Zijun. "Younger Brother, eat more."
Seeing this, Hee Zijun couldn't help but tear up, but he forced himself not to cry. He ate all of the wild grass in front of Yang Xinyu, one bite at a time.
After eating, he burped and asked, "Fifth Sister-in-law, what are we going to do to make jam and dried fruit?"
Although Riko's hawthorn had been smashed, there was still spare oranges!
He had always wanted to try what the Fifth Sister-in-law meant by jams and dried fruit were.
Yang Xinyu looked at the sky outside the house. The sun was half up on the mountain and it was still some time before dusk.
She then looked at the pear that Hee Zijun had given to her, "Younger Brother, please help me, I'll make some jam fruits with the pear."
She took out the oranges she had just picked and squeezed out all the juice.
Orange as natural pectin is not the most appropriate, the best is also lemon.
But if he didn't find any lemons, he could only replace them with oranges.
Hee Zijun followed Yang Xinyu's instructions and cut the pear into a D shape after removing its skin and core.
Yang Xinyu poured the pear into a pot and boiled it with water and orange juice.
The most important thing to do was to turn the fire down, slowly place the malt candy in it, and cook while stirring.
After the maltose is completely dissolved, add the sugar and cook until the sauce is thick.
Just like that, a pear jam was completed.
Yang Xinyu put down the jam to cool, then she brought out a small bowl for Hee Zijun to taste, "Younger Brother, try it."
Hee Zijun took the small bowl and scooped a spoonful of water.
Sweet, sweet to the bottom of his heart, but not the least bit greasy.
It was even more delicious than any of the snacks Zixuan He had brought him to eat.
Hee Zijun's eyes lit up, "Fifth Sister-in-law, this jam is too delicious! It will definitely be sold! "
Yang Xinyu had a worried look, "But what can I use to pack the jam?"
There weren't any glass bottles in the ancient times, so how could he sell them in bowls?
This bowl was expensive and was inconvenient to store. Who would buy it?
"I know what to do!" Hee Zijun ran out of the courtyard, and brought back a bunch of green-gray porcelain bottles.
"This is the porcelain bottle that fifth brother used to store medicine. I'll take it to wash, it should be usable."
Yang Xinyu picked up one of the porcelain bottles and sniffed it.
There was some herbal smell in it, but it wasn't too strong because it had been there for a long time.
"Alright, soak these porcelain vases in the water for one night. I'll be using them then!"
Hee Zijun's eyes lit up again, "Fifth Sister-in-law, are you saying that we can sell the jam tomorrow?"
Seeing that he was in high spirits, Yang Xinyu's voice unconsciously became more excited, "That's right! We'll go tomorrow! "
The next day, Yang Xinyu was woken up from her hunger before dawn.
She touched her belly, felt the fat on her hand, clenched her teeth and got up to work.
The taste of the porcelain bottles were basically gone after soaking in the water for an entire night. Yang Xinyu picked out a few of the cleanest porcelain bottles and filled them up with the remaining Pear Jam from yesterday's pot.