A month passed leisurely with Jinxi training every morning in the morning, chatting with Minrong about home affairs at noon, practicing calligraphy and painting after lunch break, and jumping around before dinner.
In the blink of an eye, it’s May, and the Dragon Boat Festival is only a few days away.
The summer harvest of Meishan Villa has also arrived.
It is said to be a summer harvest, but it actually means that the ripe fruits in early summer are ready to be harvested.
This year, there may have been abundant rain, and the fruit growth is even more gratifying. The number of fruits on the branches is more than last year.
Minrong felt really depressed when she saw that her daughter had to accompany him during this period of time and also complete the girl's vows. So she agreed to Jinxi's suggestion and organized the manpower of other courtyards. Except for the guards, everyone asked to participate. She chose a
The weather is nice and sunny, and the fruit picking competition has begun.
As for the ripe fruits that are still hanging on the branches after the competition, I plan to ask Manager Lin to go to the village to select a few strong men whose families need to supplement them, come and harvest them, and settle the wages according to odd jobs.
"Well, I originally wanted to participate in everyone's fruit picking competition, but now it seems that I can only eat." Jinxi swayed her calves and sat on a stone bench outside the orchard, chewing a piece of fruit in her mouth.
Sweet and sour loquat.
"Gege, please sit here peacefully. I will pick some fruits you like. Remember not to go to the ground?" Mo'er stared at Jinxi's feet and warned seriously. Book fans also like to read:
.Who made Ge Ge twist her ankle as soon as she entered the forest? Although Ge Ge kept comforting her and said it was okay, for fear that the master would find out and punish her, she was not at ease. She just dragged over Fu Jin, who was left in another courtyard by the master to take care of Fujin at any time.
The doctor examined Gege and concluded that there was no injury to the muscles and bones, and he was relieved. However, he could not let Gege go into the orchard again. For fear of another accident, he would rather not participate in any fruit picking competition.
"I got it. I will never hold you back. Just go to the competition with peace of mind. Remember to bring me some cherries, just loquats, when you come back." Jin Xi finished nibbling the loquat in her hand.
She rummaged through the fruit basket and saw that her favorite cherries and loquats were gone, leaving only nectarines and apricots. So she picked up an apricot and bit it slowly.
"Don't worry, slave. Now I'm going to pick cherries and loquats for Princess. But, Princess, don't eat too many apricots, it will hurt your spleen and stomach." Before Mo'er left, he reluctantly looked at Jinxi again and again.
Jin Xi looked at her and couldn't laugh or cry: "Mo'er, your master, I am not a handsome young man. If you stare at me like this, I will be embarrassed."
When Mo'er heard this, red clouds flew up from her cheeks, and she stamped her feet, "Gege! Ignore you!" Then, she ran to the orchard like flying. She just wanted to pick some of Gege's favorite fruits and then came back to accompany her.
she.
Seeing this scene, Jinxi naturally burst into laughter.
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"This is our big princess, princess. This gentleman heard that our courtyard has a rich variety of fruits, so he came here to buy them. Not one or two baskets, but each kind of fruit costs hundreds of kilograms. The old slave looked at
The price is quite reasonable, and I was thinking of going to Xinyuan to ask Fujin for advice on this matter."
Lin Jiu'an, the chief steward of Meishan Villa, came with a young man from the steward's room at the gate. He saw Jinxi sitting in a secluded place outside the forest, resting and eating fruit. He hurriedly stepped forward to say hello and explained the strange man's purpose.
The master said that except for Fujin, they only need to follow Da Gege's instructions. Others don't need to pay attention.
Before Jinxi could swallow the nectarine meat in her mouth, she raised her eyes to look at the young man next to Manager Lin. He had bright eyes and white teeth, and his skin was snow-white. He really didn't look like a man. But he looked at the slight movement on his neck.
Adam's apple, Jinxi is sure that he is a man, other book friends can read it normally:.
After swallowing the nectarine meat at the bottom of her throat, Jinxi clapped her little hands and asked, pretending to be curious: "What are you doing with so many fruits? Are you selling them outside?"
As far as she knew, the market for this fresh fruit was not good in Qing Dynasty. Firstly, it was not easy to preserve. Secondly, almost every farmer in the suburbs had fruit trees planted in front and back yards. When the fruit matured, there were more people hawking it on the streets.
, and naturally cheaper.
But the young man in front of him actually wants to learn modern acquisition methods. Does he know any exclusive and confidential preservation methods?
"Ge Ge, my surname is Qin and my first name is Lang Yue. Just call me Ge Ge as Xia Lang Yue." The young man grinned at Jin Xi, "Qin did not buy so many fruits to resell, but wanted to... cough
...Gege, can you wait until Manager Lin understands Fujin and confirms the deal, and then let Qin explain it in detail to Gege?"
Old fox! Jin Xi secretly came to a conclusion. Then he raised a bright smile and said cheerfully to Qin Langyue: "Of course it's good. However, our fruits are much better than those sold outside, both in terms of appearance and taste.
If there is more, the price will be the same as outside, Guanshi Lin, won’t we suffer a loss? I remember my brothers taught me that quality is the biggest factor in measuring value.”
Qin Langyue was choked by Jinxi's words for a moment, and suddenly laughed and said: "I didn't expect that even though Gege is young, she already understands the transaction. It doesn't matter, as long as your hospital agrees to the transaction, the price will be easy to negotiate.
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"That's very good." Jin Xi nodded gracefully, "My little maid is picking fruits for me in the forest. When she arrives, I will go to E Niang's place with you." Cheap Niang is weak-tempered, maybe she will
I was persuaded by the young man in front of me, who was as beautiful as a woman, and sold him the fruit at a cheap price.
Qin Langyue nodded and had no objection, but she was secretly amused. This little girl was too protective of her family. Do you really think you are a liar? Well, yes, at least you came here under the order of your master.
It can be considered a semi-deception.
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"Thank you so much, Brother Qin. Other book friends can read normally: Brother Qin can come back in the autumn. There will be more ripe fruits in the woods then." After talking about a win-win result, Jinxi happily held the two sides in his hand.
The deed had been signed and sealed, and he greeted Qin Langyue flatteringly. The title in his mouth had changed from Mr. Qin to Brother Qin.
Qin Langyue nodded with a wry smile. Not only did he buy four kinds of fruits totaling one thousand kilograms at a purchase price that was twice the market price, he also had to arrange a carriage to pull the twenty baskets of fruits that were now neatly lined up at the gate.
This is better than buying and selling. Is it true that there will be no loss? But since the master is so confident, he has no choice but to obey.
"By the way, Brother Qin, you haven't told me why you bought so many fruits! Mother, Brother Qin and I will chat in the study for a while. You can rest peacefully." Jinxi collected the deed and came to Minrong.
In the bedroom, after handing the Wenqi to Minrong and putting it away, he tucked her into a thin quilt and said soothingly. The cheap lady was worried, so she planned to leave Qin Langyue to chat in Xinyuan's study. Anyway, there were stewards and maids around,
Don't be afraid of any surprises.
Minrong nodded, "Be careful yourself. By the way, don't forget to keep some good quality ones. When your Ama comes over tomorrow, let him take some back to your home. You can give them to others or eat them yourself. It's better than buying them on the street."
Much better.”
"Don't worry, Niang. My daughter has already given the order. There are two big baskets of each kind of fruit. They are the first batch of harvests. They are all big and sweet." Jinxi patted her chest and told Minrong not to worry.
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Seeing that her daughter had made all the arrangements, Minrong was immediately overjoyed. So she nodded and told her not to keep Qin Lang waiting for a long time. Although she didn't know what her daughter wanted to keep the other party to talk about, but with Manager Lin waiting by her side, she would not
What could go wrong?
Jinxi nodded, she wanted to learn the preservation method from Qin Langyue's mouth. In this way, if the other courtyard has a good harvest of fruits in the future, even if they cannot be sold or eaten, they can be preserved for a longer period of time.
"Brother Qin, try these snacks. They are my little maid's own handicrafts. They are not passed on to others, so they may not be available outside." Jinxi smiled and handed over the pine nut cakes that Raochan had just prepared from the big kitchen.
The ball looks similar to a sesame ball on the outside, but it is covered with pine nuts. When you bite it, you will find that it is much tougher than a sesame ball. There are also long and sweet noodles inside.
"It's really good. If this snack were placed in Xiangji Tea House, we might be able to sell 1,800 copies in one day." Qin Langyue nodded in admiration. He never likes sweets, but this pine nut crispy ball is delicious.
Let him eat three of them in one go, and then drink a cup of Xinbi tea. Then he raised his eyes with a smile and looked at Jinxi who was looking at him with a look on his face.
"Since Gege entertained Qin like this, how could he be a person who doesn't know good from evil? In fact, Qin only came out to purchase good-looking fruits on the order of his master. As for the use, Qin didn't know much about it. He only knew that his master wanted to
They are made into various jams..."
"Ah? Fruit... jam?!" Before Qin Langyue could finish speaking, Jin Xi's head became clear.
Well, jam can be stored much longer than fresh fruit. However, even if it is made into jam, it is not convenient to store this pure natural jam, right?
Not to mention that the weather is getting hotter now. Even at 0 degrees, can't it only be stored for half a year and a year? Unless some kind of preservative is used. That's not right. The Qing Dynasty probably hasn't developed a preservative yet.
"Gege also knows about jam? Then Qin doesn't need to explain more." Qin Langyue saw Jin Xi's expression of sudden realization, knowing that she already understood, but he couldn't help but be curious: the knowledge of Gege, the second-rank general's family, was so great.
So vast. Even he had only a partial understanding of it when his master explained it at first. He only understood it after he personally participated in the jam-making process.
"Oh... when I heard the name, I thought, is it possible to crush the fruit and make something like doenjang? But I remember that doenjang can only be stored for a month at most. It will grow green hair after a long time.
"Brother Qin, don't you know how to make your jam?" Jinxi has indeed seen the hairy miso made by Aunt Liu. So she also thinks that even if the jam is made, it will not be sold for a while and will go bad.
"Well...our master is not an ordinary person, so he can do it." Qin said with a mysterious face, and at the end he winked at Jinxi.
Hearing this, Jinxi couldn't help but cast her eyelids upward. Wasn't he an ordinary person? Could it be that he was Kangxi?
Jinxi either doesn't guess, but when she guesses, she is always close to ten. This time, the master behind Qin Langyue is not Kangxi, but he is not far away... (To be continued)