The main reason is that there are not many strong laborers in the family, as there are many children, so these two extra free laborers would be wasted.

The villagers were very surprised to see Erbazi and Shuanzi actually helping with the work.

I couldn't help but look at them a few more times until the two of them went up the mountain.

Zhao Guocheng came back at this time, went into the yard, unloaded the things and put them into the warehouse, then came out to help.

When it was getting dark, Erbazi and Shuanzi came back, each carrying two bundles of firewood.

Zhao Guocheng directly asked the two to go home.

At this time, the people selling mountain products also went back home.

"Let's eat." After Zhao Guocheng put away the last basket of mountain products, he heard Wang Ronghua calling him to eat.

"Hey, here I come!" Zhao Guocheng responded, wiping the sweat from his forehead.

The children have now packed up what they need to pack.

As expected, children from farming families become independent early and now they are able to do things in a very professional manner. They can do their work very well without any reminders from Wang Ronghua or Zhao Guocheng.

After dinner, the family had no time to rest and started working on the work that had not been completed in the afternoon.

Pickled plums with basil. I have some fresh basil at home. I picked it two days ago and prepared to dry it. Now it’s just the right time to use it.

Add some chili peppers, sugar and other condiments and marinate overnight, and you can start eating it tomorrow. Of course, you also have to send it to the town to ask Yuelai Restaurant if they want it.

Plum jam is very simple to make. All you need to do is cook it, mash it, and add sugar to make it thick. If you like sweetness, add more sugar according to your personal taste. If you don't like it so sweet, add less sugar for a sour and sweet taste.

Plum wine is even simpler to make. Just take apart the jars of wine you bought, divide one jar into two jars, pour the cross-shaped red plums that have been dried in advance into the jars, add some sugar, and seal it.

For preserved plums, you can peel the skin directly, blanch them in water and dry them in the sun. Then you can marinate them in sugar water, steam them and dry them in the sun. Repeat this process several times until they are dried. Then the preserved plums are ready.

Peach preserves are made in a similar way.

Wang Ronghua processed the dried apricots first, because it was too late, so she could only process them the next day.

The next morning, Wang Ronghua got up early and finished the unfinished work from the previous night.

Yesterday afternoon, we harvested a lot of plums, peaches and apricots.

As a result, Wang Ronghua was a little too busy.

Fortunately, there are still two laborers, Erbazi and Shuanzi.

After a few days, the warehouse was full of large jars and pottery jars of various sizes, stacked layer upon layer, forming a very high pile.

Helplessly, Wang Ronghua could only put everything he made later in the corners of several other rooms.

More things can be placed in Zhao Shimin’s room, after all, Zhao Shimin sleeps alone.

It was ten days later when the plums and peaches on the mountain were basically picked. A lot of these delicious foods were sold, all to Yuelai Restaurant and Chen Mansion.

Many of them sell it directly at the market. It is the first time to sell this unique plum delicacy. Many people try it before buying it. After eating it once, they can't stop.

Since Zhao Guocheng didn't go to the market to sell, they could only buy them at Yuelai Restaurant, and the price was naturally much higher.

Therefore, whenever Zhao Guocheng went to the market, all the delicacies he sold would be sold out within half an hour.

August came in the blink of an eye.

The plums, peaches, and apricots are gone.

Zhao Laoer's family cannot harvest these seasonal fruits because they are basically off the market, but Zhao Laoer still has a lot of stock.

All four rooms were filled with large and small jars and pottery jars, all of which contained plum jam, plum preserves, plum wine, basil pickled plums, dried peach preserves, and dried apricot preserves that had been made recently.

"Get in the car and deliver it quickly. Manager Peng is waiting anxiously." Zhao Guocheng said with a grin.

Wang Ronghua carried Zhao Shiying onto the ox cart, while the other children stayed at home.

It is now the peak season for picking mushrooms in the mountains, and they are being harvested all the time.

Mushroom meat sauce is always available, and all the collected mushrooms and fungus are dried and preserved.

Every day a full ox cart was delivered to Yuelai Restaurant and Chen Mansion.

"Oh, I'm finally back. I'm so tired. Let me take a rest first." Zhao Guocheng was really tired.

"Well, you have a drink of water first. I'll go cook. Some people in the village have started to harvest rice. I thought we should just buy some grain and store it, so we don't have to go to the market to buy it, which is more expensive." Wang Ronghua said.

"Well, don't worry about it, leave it to me."

Zhao Guocheng nodded. He had already spotted a family whose rice was fuller and more abundant, so it would be no problem for them to sell some to him as food.

The days passed in this orderly manner, but an accident made the village panic again!

"Who the hell is this thief? All three chickens in my house are missing." People in the village started cursing in the early afternoon.

Fortunately, Erbazi and Shuanzi were working at Zhao Guocheng's house at that time.

When processing the mushrooms, fungus, wild fruits, etc., the newly harvested grapes should also be picked out.

Unexpectedly, I suddenly heard the scolding from the village women.

He walked towards the end of the village, cursing all the way.

Seeing Erbazi and Shuanzi working at Zhao Laoer's house, he turned around and walked towards the village and continued to curse.

Erbazi and Shuanzi were both shocked when they heard this.

"Uncle Zhao, Aunt Zhao, you have to testify for me. We have been working in your house all the time and have never been out." Erbazi looked at Zhao Guocheng with a terrified face.

"Well, don't worry. I can testify for you. It's definitely not you. But this is strange. If it wasn't you who stole it, who else could it be?" Zhao Guocheng was also very confused.

Wang Ronghua frowned and looked outside the yard. Many people heard the cursing.

Some people even looked towards her, wanting to ask something but not daring to speak.

Wang Ronghua took the initiative to go out and inquire about the situation. She also said that Erbazi and Shuanzi had been working at her house and it was impossible for them to have stolen it.

With Wang Ronghua's testimony, the villagers finally believed that it was not the two bullies who committed the crime. However, it was strange that things were stolen for no apparent reason.

The village was full of discussions again.

"San Dezi, Da Gen'er, where have you been? Why haven't you come back yet?" San Dezi's mother shouted throughout the village.

"What happened? Your child is missing?" someone asked.

"Yes, I saw my son San Dezi and Da Gener playing at the entrance of the village before. There were so many kids there. How come they disappeared all of a sudden?" San Dezi's mother shouted while looking around suspiciously.

"Da Gen, go home and have lunch! Where did this poor child go during lunch time?" Da Gen's mother also came out to look for the child.

"Your Dagen hasn't come home. My Sandezi and your Dagen were playing at the entrance of the village. It's been less than fifteen minutes and he's gone. I thought he went to your house." Sandezi's mother became even more confused when she saw Dagen's mother.

"He hasn't gone home yet. I'm out looking for him right now. He's already had lunch and still hasn't come home. I'm going to spank him if I find him."

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