Erbazi's parents and Shuanzi's parents looked at Village Chief Zhao with gratitude.

Village Chief Zhao is always fair and just in what he says and does.

It's really unfair that they are blamed for losing things for no reason.

If you are caught in the act, you can't deny it.

Although the villagers were angry, since the village chief had said so, they could only sigh helplessly and consider themselves unlucky.

But everyone suspected that Erbazi and Shuanzi were responsible.

The punishments for Erbazi and Shuanzi were not limited to this.

Village chief Zhao also asked the two to sign a pledge, threatening to send them to jail if they committed the same offense again.

The two were so scared that they pressed their fingerprints with trembling hands. There was also a contract to work as free labor for Zhao Guocheng for a month, which also required a fingerprint.

Moreover, Zhao Guocheng also added a clause that if anything was stolen from Zhao Guocheng's house in the future, the blame would be on Erbazi and Shuanzi.

They both felt so wronged!

There is no place to seek justice.

How could the two dare to steal Zhao Laoer's things in the future? Not only could they not steal, but they also had to be on guard against others stealing. Otherwise, it would be blamed on the two of them and they would be handed over to the government. Oh, God! Do you want to let them live?

The two bad boys had sour faces, thinking that they had offended the plague god this time. They ended up losing more than they gained and ended up in a miserable state.

After everything was settled, everyone dispersed. The two children were taken home by their respective parents, and were promised to be sent to Zhao Guocheng's house to work the next day.

The villagers still had some complaints in their hearts, but since the village chief had spoken, there was nothing they could do but go home and blame their bad luck.

I thought that at worst I would just be more alert when I went to bed at night so that the thieves would never succeed again.

The next day.

Erbazi and Shuanzi came early in the morning.

Of course, I came here after having dinner at home.

As the weather gets warmer, the rice has turned yellow, a shade yellower than before. It is estimated that it will be ready for harvest in another month, though for some people it may take less than a month.

In the same village, some people harvest rice early, while others harvest rice late. Due to the different degrees of maturity, there will be differences in harvest time, but they are generally within ten to twenty days.

"Uncle Zhao, is there any work for us to do?" Erbazi asked, standing in front of Zhao Guocheng in a proper manner. He looked much more obedient now.

When they returned home yesterday, they were scolded for a long time by their parents. Especially the second bully, he was spanked by his father when he returned home. The kind of spanking that involved taking off his pants was really humiliating.

He also said that if he dared to steal again next time, he would be sent to jail and they would not care anymore.

This time, Erbazi really witnessed the ruthlessness and cruelty of his parents, and he thought that if he could change his bad habit of stealing, he would be willing to do so.

Sometimes he just feels itchy and feels uncomfortable if he doesn't take anything. As long as he steals something back, he can have something delicious. The feeling of getting something for nothing is quite good.

But the price paid is equally painful, just like now.

Zhao Guocheng asked the two men to take cloth bags and backpacks to the mountain to pick plums and peaches.

I want the ones without bugs, not the ones with bugs.

The key is that after it is done, the two of them carry it back by themselves.

The two men looked at the two cloth bags and a backpack in their hands.

I plan to die of exhaustion in the mountains this morning.

The two of them went up the mountain to pick plums and peaches, feeling hopeless about life.

"Do you think they can do their job well?" Wang Ronghua was a little worried.

"Hey~~Don't worry, the mountain man has his own tricks." Zhao Guocheng grinned.

Wang Ronghua smiled and pushed Zhao Guocheng. He really loved to hide things. She wanted to see what tricks the mountain man had to deal with these two troublemakers.

"By the way, we have harvested so many plums and peaches, but they are hard to sell at the market. What should we do?" Zhao Guocheng has been worried these days.

"I don't quite understand this. Why don't you ask Nannan?" Wang Ronghua asked with a raised eyebrow.

[Plums can be made into dried plums, candied fruit, plum sauce, plum jelly, brown sugar plum sour, basil pickled plums, plum wine... Peaches can also be made into dried peach preserves...]

Pickled plums with basil

Zhao Shiying's voice always appears so timely.

Not only did he talk about these delicacies, he also explained the various ways to cook them.

Wang Ronghua was so shocked.

It turns out that ordinary, unwanted plums can be made into so many delicious foods.

Zhao Guocheng also heard it and was very happy. He said that the little girl was the backbone and think tank of the family. What would he do without her?

No problem is a problem for this little girl, because these problems are not a big deal!

"I think it's okay. How about we make some plum jam, plum preserves, plum wine, plum jelly and dried peach preserves to sell. I seem to have seen the jelly leaves for making jelly in the mountains. How about we go to the mountains to look for it first?" Wang Ronghua said after thinking for a while.

"Okay, we harvested a lot of apricots, but they matured a little later this year. Why don't we make them into dried apricots and sell them?" Zhao Guocheng asked with a grin, and he was really smart.

"Sure, let's do it right away. Liang Fen Ye will go to the mountain tomorrow. The sun is strong today, so let's process the peaches and plums first and make them into dried fruits and pickled plums." Wang Ronghua did it right away.

Anyway, the plums and peaches we collected were not worth much money. Three pounds of plums cost one penny, and there were piles of them in the yard.

Now that they had thought of a way to deal with it, they quickly started to select.

Green and red plums are picked out separately. Red plums are best for making plum jam, while green plums are used to make basil pickled plums, which can be made on the same day and sold the next day.

The ones that are half red and half green are made into preserved fruits.

The fully ripe plums were picked out for the children to eat directly.

By the time we finished dividing the pile of plums, it was already noon.

I washed a lot and am putting them outside to dry for a while.

After the moisture is dried, you can start making it.

Wang Ronghua hurried to cook.

Fortunately, the children at home are able to help, otherwise I would be too busy to handle it.

Wang Ronghua cooked a little more for lunch, including Erbazi and Shuanzi's portions. But when the meal was ready, they still hadn't come back.

"I'll go out and look for him. He's such a big person and shouldn't be lost." Zhao Guocheng had just finished speaking and walked to the gate of the yard when he saw Erbazi and Shuanzi, carrying a basket of plums on their backs with a cloth bag on top of the basket and another cloth bag in their hands.

The two men rushed to the yard at the end of the village with sweat and red faces.

The truth is, if they don't walk faster, they will not be able to hold on and will have to fall down to rest.

As long as they rest, they will definitely not be able to get up.

Zhao Guocheng opened the gate and the two of them rushed in.

Then he dropped it to the ground with a thud.

The man sat down on the ground with a thud.

I was so tired that my breathing was as heavy as an ox, and the sweat on my head rolled down like big soybeans.

Zhao Guocheng was so confused.

These two people are so capable.

There is no need to use this clever idea anymore, it has expired!

In one morning, I brought back four bags and a backpack full of plums and peaches.

He just stuffed the bag randomly, not expecting it to be full for both of them.

With such ability to do housework, why would he have to steal things?

Wang Ronghua was also dumbfounded when she saw it.

Are you working so hard on the first day? It's worth the braised pork for lunch today.

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