Travel through the farm and live a leisurely life by farming

"While it's still early, we can go back and process all the fruits."

The weather is good now, so I'll take advantage of the time to make something and take it to town to test it out.

When Su He thought about how he could use this to make money, he couldn't help but quicken his pace.

They picked a lot today and didn't delay any further along the way. When passing by the river, Su Chi was still thinking about going down to the river to catch some fish. Finally, it was Su He who said she would cook rabbit meat for him in the evening and he reluctantly followed Su Mu and Su He back home.

When passing by his own vegetable garden, Su He picked a handful of water celery, covered the two backpacks tightly, and then hurried back to the Su family.

In the Su family yard.

Old Mrs. Su was sitting by the well, washing the mushrooms she had picked yesterday to eat in the evening.

The courtyard door creaked. Old Mrs. Su heard the sound and looked outside. She saw Su Mu walking in first with big strides, carrying a backpack on his back and breathing heavily, followed by Su He and Su Chi.

Seeing that the backpack and basket were both filled to the brim, Old Mrs. Su hurriedly stood up, helped Su He lift one, and put the backpack behind her under the eaves.

"You guys are finally back. You picked so many things. You must be thirsty. Come and take a rest first."

The backpack is so heavy that it must have weighed heavily on Su He's shoulders. Old Mrs. Su's face was filled with heartache.

After working for half a day and walking such a long way, the three people were indeed a little tired. They went into the house, poured some water, and drank it down with gulps.

After drinking, I sat down under the eaves to rest for a while.

Seeing that only Old Lady Su was in the yard, Su He remembered that Su Danian had gone to the village next door in the morning. Could it be that he had not returned yet? He quickly asked Old Lady Su:

"Grandma, isn't Dad back yet? Why can't I see him?"

Old Lady Su responded as she packed up: "You guys just went out and came back a while ago. You gave me the money from selling the leather and hurried back to the fields."

Thinking that the wild rabbit was hunted by Su He, he continued, "I gave you twenty coins for the skin. When the rabbit in the backyard grows up, the skin can be exchanged for silver."

Twenty cents!

Although Su He had never been to the town, he had heard from the Su family that during the slack season, Su Danian and Su Dawu would go to the town to do odd jobs, and the day's wages were only about 17 or 18 cents.

The rabbit skin was exchanged for twenty cents, which was equivalent to a day's wages for a farmer working in the town, so it was not low.

Su He secretly calculated the prices here, and roughly estimated what price would be appropriate to sell the fruit leather at if it was ready.

"Hey, what is this? Can I eat it? And this is a wild fruit, right? I picked so many."

Old Mrs. Su saw the bracken and Elaeagnus densiflorus in the basket. She recognized the mushrooms and water celery that she had picked up today, but she had never seen these two things before, so she asked curiously.

At this time, Su He had almost finished his rest, so he quickly got up and planned to deal with the fruit first.

While explaining to Old Lady Su, "This is a wild fruit called Elaeagnus serrata. It's a bit sour if you eat it directly. I plan to use it as a snack."

Hearing that Su He was planning to make snacks, Old Mrs. Su had no objection. The Su family didn't have much to eat right now, and it wasn't a big deal to make some snacks with wild fruits picked from the mountains. If the child wanted to eat them, just make them.

"There is also this thing called fern. I'll make it for you to try in the evening."

Su He said this with a smile, and went to the well to fetch some water to wash all the fruits.

Su Mu, who had been silent under the eaves, quickly stood up, took the bucket from Su He's hand, and whispered, "I'll do it!"

Su He didn't fight for it. With her small body, she couldn't paddle as fast as her big brother.

A lot of fruits were picked today. Old Mrs. Su was processing the wild vegetables and mushrooms that had just been picked. Su Mu, Su He and Su Chi sat together and washed the fruits in the basket.

After cleaning them, Su He found a clean winnowing basket and put the fruits in it to dry the moisture on the surface.

"Grandma, do we have brown sugar at home?"

When Mrs. Su heard that Su He wanted brown sugar, she didn't ask too much. She went back to her room, took out a jar, and handed it to Su He:

"Before, you always had to take medicine, and your mouth was bitter, so your grandfather bought some candy to sweeten your mouth."

"These are all we have left at home. You can use them as you see fit."

Old Mrs. Su had noticed the changes in Su He in the past few days. After her granddaughter recovered from her illness, she became more creative. Not only did she improve the family's food, but she also made some money from selling the wild rabbit skin today.

This girl must have her own ideas in mind, so there's no need to be too restrained.

Seeing that Old Mrs. Su directly gave her all the candies in the house without asking her what she was going to do with them, Su He felt a warm feeling flowing through her heart.

She knew how valuable sugar was, and she was determined to make a lot of money so that the Su family could live a good life.

Su He secretly made up his mind.

After washing the fruits and having brown sugar, we can start working.

Su He asked Su Mu to find the empty bamboo mat at home, clean it, and use it later.

Turning into the kitchen, Su Chi followed Su He. Seeing Su He's actions, he took the initiative to light the fire.

Su He looked at his younger brother and smiled at him, then poured the freshly washed fruits into the hot pot.

Keep stirring while frying to avoid it from burning.

After a while, the fruit in the pot slowly melted and became sticky.

Su He found a pair of clean chopsticks and slowly picked out the fruit cores in the pot.

This step is the most tedious and requires not only eyesight but also patience.

Seeing this, Su Chi also found chopsticks and followed Su He to slowly pick out the fruit cores in the pot.

After Su Mu washed the bamboo mat, he saw the two of them busying themselves without even raising their heads. He followed their example, found chopsticks, and started picking out the fruit cores together.

The three of them were busy for nearly half an hour before they picked out all the fruit cores in the pot.

Su He poured the brown sugar that Old Lady Su had just given him into the pot and stirred it slowly until the brown sugar melted.

The juice in the pot gradually became thick, the color turned dark red, and a strong fruity aroma wafted away.

Su He stirred the pot while observing the situation in the pot. When she saw that it was almost ready, she quickly told Su Chi to take out the firewood from the stove.

Take a clean basin and scoop up the jam in the pot.

In the yard, Su Mu had already cleaned several bamboo mats and hung them out to dry in the yard as Su He had instructed.

Su He poured the jam in the basin onto several bamboo mats, found a clean piece of wood, spread the jam into thin slices on the bamboo mats.

It can't be too thin or too thick. Su He was worried that Su Mu and Su Chi wouldn't do it well and wouldn't achieve the effect she wanted, so she asked them to take a rest first and she would do it alone.

This step was particularly important. Su He worked on it alone for more than half an hour and finally finished it.

Judging from the weather, it should be done in two or three days.