Mrs. Cao was listening and could not control her saliva.
A lady like her who cares about her image cannot be like Dong Nuan, because when she goes out, she represents not only herself, but also the image of Cao Mansion.
Being the mistress of the house and eating peaches in public, this...
Mrs. Cao didn't dare to think about what others would think or think if it spread out.
It's not that she just likes to be on the side, she also wants to relax and feel at ease, but there is no way, in the circle of powerful people, they all have to save face and pay attention to their image, so she has to go along with it.
At this time, she was quite envious of Dong Nuan's spontaneity.
The little girl grew up in the countryside, and now she is favored by His Majesty. Even if she does something, it may not be so dignified, but when those people see it, they will at most say a few words in secret, and they will have to praise her openly.
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It's not like her. If she really eats like this, if word spreads around, those noble ladies who don't deal with her will definitely want to blame her.
Mrs. Cao was a little envious, but she finally controlled it and decided to have a good meal after returning home.
Close the door and eat it yourself instead of letting the maids peel it and cut it into small pieces before serving it!
Dong Nuan also knew that the noble ladies were concerned about their image, so they did not urge Mrs. Cao to eat.
The steward has already weighed the peaches.
It's probably a new tree, and it bears less fruit than the one in Liangzhou County.
However, there is still a stone to fight against.
Looking at this amount, the manager opened his mouth wide.
You know, he has many years of experience in serving Zhuangzi, and he has also served peach trees, but the peach tree that he has seen bears the most fruit, which is seven bushels of fruit.
In most cases, peach trees bear more than five or six bushels of fruit, which is normal.
But it is more than one stone, and all of them are juicy and tender, with large pink fruits in the white color.
This, this, this...
The manager was really shocked.
There are not many spring peach trees in Dongnuan. After picking one, the rest can be left alone, and Dongnuan has not touched them for the time being.
On this tree, there were some smaller ones, of course relatively small ones, and Dong Nuan directly asked the long-term workers to throw them into separate baskets.
Dong Nuan is a generous owner, so Dong Nuan directly handed these slightly smaller peaches to the manager: "Eat them among you, they will bear fruit in the first year, so you can have a taste."
When the manager heard this, he was startled for a moment, then when he realized what he was doing, he smiled so hard that he couldn't see his eyes, and he hurriedly thanked him for the winter warmth.
It is also their blessing that the host family is generous.
In the past, they could only look at such good peaches. Even if he was in charge, he would not dare to keep more secretly. It would be good to have two or three small peaches to taste.
Now that the owner has generously rewarded it, even if the stewards don't get a few shares, they still need to share it with people like the fruit groves. But at least the owner's attitude is here. In the future, when these orchards grow up, they can still be spared.
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The small peaches were added together, barely enough to reach two dou, and there were still more than eight dou left.
There were a lot of them, so Dong Nuan had people carry them to the carriage and take them back to the houses on the village.
In addition to the peaches that are to be sent to the palace for concubines, there are also some that need to be used for socializing.
After all, it tastes fresh.
"By the way, what's going on with Chun Xing?" While Dong Nuan was thinking about how to arrange the peaches, he didn't forget about the apricots that were about to mature.
In fact, Dong Nuan didn't know what kind of apricot it was, but it was the most vigorous type that she could catch nearby when she was inducing birth, and it should be a spring apricot, or an early summer apricot.
What the variety is like and whether it tastes good or not is unknown.
It's not like the peaches picked now, because she had spawned them when she was in the county last year, and she was very familiar with the power of the peach, so Dong Nuan found a variety that she thought had a good taste, spawned it, and then improved it.
She is now quite proficient in using the power of origin, and she also has certain optimization and innovation capabilities.
"Some of them are already turning red. It's estimated that they will be ready to be picked within a day or two." The steward kept an eye on them every day. He and another steward were mainly responsible for keeping an eye on the orchards.
The two stewards had nothing to do, so they walked around under the trees that had already produced fruit and observed.
If they were not afraid of wasting pen and ink, they would also like to write an observation diary to record the daily changes in the fruits.
"Well, I'll pick them if the weather is good in two days." Dong Nuan thought about it and decided to pick them in two days and give away this batch of peaches first.
Because the climate in Beijing is not as good as that in Liangzhou, loquats cannot be grown, which is a pity. The fruit tastes pretty good, although some are sour, but it tastes fresh.
After bringing the peaches back, Dong Nuan asked Green Bamboo to go to the warehouse to get the basket.
Dong Nuan clearly arranged the whereabouts of these fruits early in the morning.
Therefore, the small bamboo baskets for peaches were also woven.
Dong Nuan personally guided me, and several craftsmen followed me to learn for a few days, and then practiced for a few days on my own. They knitted it after they were completely familiar with it.
Like the beautiful fruit baskets of later generations, even though they don’t contain much, when it comes to giving gifts, one is freshness, the other is heartfelt, and the other is visual feeling.
Mrs. Cao followed along. Looking at these beautiful baskets, she couldn't help but want to take some back.
It may not be useful, but it makes you feel good if you look at it.
Dong Nuan was very generous to Rong Bin, the eldest sister of the Cao family. Although she was capable, she only got up because of the influence of the Cao family.
Whenever someone encounters an unkind person and takes Dong Nuan's things as his own, according to Dong Nuan's status as a civilian before, he really can't do anything to the other person. If he wants to take revenge, he has to change his tricks and think of ways.
Therefore, the Cao family is kind and Dongnuan is willing to treat him with sincerity.
Dong Nuan packed four flower baskets of peaches for Concubine Rong. The flower baskets were so decorative that five to six peaches could be placed in one basket.
Winter warmth has a good meaning, and each basket contains six.
Four baskets are just more than twenty peaches. Concubine Rong may have her own personal connections. She is pregnant now, so she has to eat some if she is greedy.
So, it’s okay to give more.
Mrs. Cao took it back to the house herself, so there was no need to make it look so good.
Not wanting Mrs. Cao to think too much, Dong Nuan also explained: "We eat it at home for the sake of benefit and don't do all these bells and whistles."
Then, Dong Nuan found a particularly large basket, filled it with a basket full of peaches, and picked a beautiful piece of cloth to cover it.
There were four flowers in the basket. Mrs. Cao was watching from the side, her eyes twitching, and she quickly raised her hand: "Don't pack so many, don't pack so many, there's no way you can finish them all."
In fact, we have finished eating because there are many people in the family.
"Decorate more, my family must not taste the first wave of fresh food." As Dong Nuan spoke, he took another basket of the same size and opened it.
This chapter has been completed!