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Persimmons are not only expensive, but the materials used to make dried persimmons are less than those used to make golden candied dates. There is no need to spend money on sugar and white charcoal, and the cost is relatively low.Making persimmons requires several large bamboo drawers and vats, but the bamboo drawers and vats are different from sugar and white charcoal, they can be reused, and the large vats can also be used to hold rice and water in the future, so it is not a loss to buy them.

When Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er got up in the morning, they were busy washing and peeling the persimmons at home.As for Lin Dashan, he made bamboo drawers at home.Bamboo Forest Dashan knows how to make it himself, so of course he does it himself, and he can save some money by not having to buy it.

At the end of the day, Wang Hanwen really came with a dozen children, and every child had a smile on his face.Gu Qiu gave everyone a big persimmon, and they quickly captured the hearts of the children. They clung around Gu Qiu and asked about picking persimmons up the mountain.Gu Qiu's head was almost dizzy hearing all the chatter.

"Okay, everyone listen to Uncle Gu first, don't quarrel." It seems that Mr. Wang Hanwen is quite dignified among the students, and the noisy children quieted down when he spoke.

Gu Qiu looked at the children looking up at him eagerly, and hurriedly explained the specific matters: "You usually carry this kind of backpack up the mountain to pick persimmons, and when you pick a basket full, you will get two candied haws. Uncle Wang and Uncle Lin will go with you. It is agreed that you are not allowed to steal persimmons when picking them, and I will let you take some of them home."

The children burst into laughter when they heard that there would be two candied haws in a basket full of pickers, and that there would be persimmons to pick from, "Uncle Gu, don't worry, we won't steal it, hehe, take us up the mountain quickly, we all Can't wait."

Lin Dashan and Wang Hanwen went up the mountain with a group of monkeys.The ability of these children to pick fruit is not as bad as that of adults. They climb up the tree to pick the fruit that cannot be picked at high places.

When it was dark and it was time to go down the mountain, almost everyone had a basket full of fruits. Two older children picked so much that they couldn't even fit in the basket, so they took off their coats to pack persimmons.

Lin Yu'er and Gu Qiu originally thought that it would be great if each child had a basket, but they didn't expect everyone to do so well. Fortunately, they made more candied haws before, otherwise they would not be enough.

Gu Qiu gave each child two candied haws and two or three persimmons, and the two older children got an extra candied haws.A more courageous child grabbed Gu Qiu by the corner of his clothes and asked, "Uncle Gu, can we go to the mountain to collect fruit tomorrow?" His eyes were full of anticipation.

Gu Qiu thought about the pear trees, hawthorns and chestnuts on the mountain, and the children might have to go there again, Gu Qiu touched the children's head with a smile, "Okay, you can go again tomorrow, The pay is the same as today."

When the children heard Gu Qiu's words, they all cheered and ran away.

Today, the main job of the children going up the mountain is persimmons. With the help of a dozen children, almost all the persimmons on the mountain have been recovered, and a lot of hawthorns have been collected.

Gu Qiu asked Lin Dashan to put all the hawthorns collected at home into the cellar first, and mainly deal with the persimmons that had piled up into a hill at home.

It took Gu Qiu and Lin Yu'er two or three days to peel all the persimmons in the house, put them on the bamboo trays made by Lin Dashan, and put them in the sunny and well-ventilated yard to dry.

All the persimmons were placed in ten large bamboo drawers, which couldn't fit in the yard, and some of them were placed outside the yard.

People in the village occasionally pass by his door, and they are curious when they see the persimmons in the yard.Some people who have a good relationship with Lin Dashan will come to ask them what to do next.

In the face of everyone's curious eyes and questions, Lin Dashan just smiled and said that he was drying dried fruits, and didn't say much else.It's not that he's wary of the villagers, it's just that the craftsmanship of making persimmons is really not easy to spread. If everyone knows how to do it, then there is no market for their persimmons!Moreover, it is also the first time for their family to make persimmons, and they expect to make more money by making persimmons.

Gu Qiu looked at the persimmons drying in the yard, and found that the skin of the persimmons had dried up after a few days in the sun, "These persimmons are almost dry, we can proceed to the next step."

Lin Yu'er picked up a sun-dried persimmon and frowned, "Are we going to press the persimmon into a cake shape next, will it really not be crushed?" To be honest, he found it very difficult.

"Let me try it first." In fact, it was Gu Qiu's first time making persimmons, and he didn't have much experience.

Gu Qiu looked at the big piece of persimmons in front of him, picked a smaller one, and gently squeezed it with his hands. The originally round persimmon gradually became flat under Gu Qiu's hands.Just when it was about to succeed, the persimmon broke unexpectedly.

"Oh, it's broken!" Gu Qiu looked at the persimmon that was crushed by him with regret, feeling a little annoyed in his heart, since he was not sure that he would be 100% successful, he should have done less in the first place, and if he failed, it would be a big loss .

Lin Dashan took the crushed persimmon from Gu Qiu's hand, took a bite, ate it deliciously, and comforted him: "It doesn't matter if this one fails, try other ones, don't worry." A well-dried persimmon was handed to Gu Qiu.

Gu Qiu took a deep breath, took the persimmon from Lin Dashan's hand, and squeezed the persimmon again with great care. Surprisingly, the persimmon did not break this time.

Looking at the flat and round persimmons, Gu Qiu felt relieved, and said to Lin Yu'er with a smile: "When pressing persimmons, it will be much better if you choose persimmons that have been sun-dried for a long time, and the force must be even. , so that the persimmon will not break."

Lin Yuer nodded, as long as there is a way.Several people were busy pressing persimmons together.Although a few persimmons were crushed during the squeezing process, most of the persimmons were intact.

Lin Dashan had already bought several large vats. Lin Yu'er and Lin Dashan evenly stacked these sun-dried and flattened persimmons in the large vats, and tightly closed the lids.After the persimmons are covered with frost, the persimmons are really successful.

All they can do next is wait.Of course, there are still many things waiting for them to do during this period of time. The baskets of hawthorns piled up in the cellar are all waiting for them to deal with.

Gu Qiu has already decided to make hawthorns into preserved hawthorns. Hawthorns taste sour, and sugar can be added to make preserved fruits, which are sour and sweet. Compared with the pure sweetness of candied dates, Gu Qiu thinks the taste will be better.

The method of making preserved hawthorn is similar to the method of making candied dates. First remove the hawthorn core with a knife, then steam the hawthorn, boil it in high-concentration sugar water, soak it, and then fish it out and dry it after it is fully flavored.

The first time is raw and the second time is cooked. With the experience of making golden candied dates last time, Lin Yuer and the others are much more proficient in making them.

The hawthorn fruit is small, so it is quite troublesome to go to the pit. If you use force and bravery, the fruit will be pierced. Although the taste will not have a big impact, the appearance will be bad.

Looking at the baskets of hawthorns, Lin Yuer felt that there was a long way to go. Lin Yuer looked at her red and swollen fingers, sighed and lamented, "Oh, when will I be so busy!"

Gu Qiu was banned from touching knives, even though he really wanted to help, Gu Qiu looked at Lin Yuer and Lin Dashan's exhausted looks, thought for a while and said, "Why don't we find someone to help. "

Lin Dashan and Lin Yu'er were a little hesitant. If someone came to help, the method of making candied fruit at home might spread.

Gu Qiu knew the hesitation of the two of them, "Let them help remove the hawthorn core, and do the rest by yourself. That's it, if you don't hire someone, the two of you will not be exhausted to deal with so many hawthorns."

In the end, Lin Yuer and Lin Dashan also agreed.Gu Qiuhuai was inconvenient, so he asked Lin Yu'er to come forward and invite a few middle-aged brothers who were more honest and willing to work in the village to come over to help.

More people are more powerful, and with the help of others, the processing speed of the hawthorn at home will be much faster.

When the first batch of candied hawthorns was ready, Lin Dashan couldn't wait to pack some and send them to the county town.This time I went to Zuixianlou and Zhouji Grocery Store. The two shopkeepers were very happy to see Lin Dashan bring the freshly made preserved fruit.

Shopkeeper Ye and Shopkeeper Zhou tasted the candied hawthorn fruit brought by Lin Dashan, and they both felt that the taste was better than the golden candied dates last time, so the price they offered was one penny more than last time.

Lin Dashan happily returned home and told the good news to his family, and everyone became more interested in making preserved fruits.

"The amount of hawthorn this time is much more than the last time, and the price is even higher. I'm sure you can buy a lot of money. It would be great if you can make the Sydney pears at home into fruit." Lin Yuer happily He took Gu Qiu's hand and said.

"I think so too, but Sydney has a lot of water, so it's really difficult to make preserved fruit. Forget it, let's keep it for ourselves." Gu Qiu also wanted to make more preserved fruit, but it might be really difficult to use Sydney.

"Yes, it doesn't matter if the pears can't be made into candied fruits. We can keep them for ourselves. It's delicious to make frozen pears when it's cold." Lin Dashan responded.

After thinking about it, Lin Dashan continued: "If you want to continue making preserved fruits, we can go buy some fresh fruits and make them."

Hearing Lin Dashan's words, Lin Yu'er and Gu Qiu's eyes lit up, yes, they can go buy materials to make preserved fruits.

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Eight or nine days have passed since the last time I put the dried persimmons into the tank, and Gu Qiu felt that these dried persimmons should have been covered with frost.After putting the persimmons into the big vat, although Gu Qiu looked calm on the surface, he was secretly wondering if the persimmons in the vat were ready.

After waiting for seven or eight days, Gu Qiu couldn't bear the curiosity in his heart, and gently lifted the lid of the vat to take a peek.What made Gu Qiu overjoyed was that a layer of hoarfrost had already condensed on the dried persimmons, which was exactly the same as the persimmons his grandfather made when he was a child.

"Come and see, our persimmons are ready." Gu Qiu couldn't help shouting, eager to share his feelings with everyone.

Lin Dashan and Lin Yu'er were busy outside the yard, when they heard Gu Qiu's happy cry, they ran over immediately, Lin Dashan couldn't help being excited when he saw the white persimmons in the jar, he quickly took one After taking a sip, the firm and sweet taste immediately conquered him. Lin Dashan took out a few dried persimmons from the jar and handed them to Gu Qiu, Gu Dong and Lin Yu'er: "Try it quickly."

Lin Yuer took a bite, and the persimmon tasted the same as the persimmon he had eaten before, even better.

"Dashan, bring some persimmons to the county seat tomorrow and ask Shopkeeper Ye and Shopkeeper Zhou if they want it." Gu Qiu said happily, holding Lin Dashan's hand.

"It's no wonder they don't want such a good thing." Lin Yu'er was very confident in her dried persimmons.

Unexpectedly, Lin Dashan shook his head, "I don't plan to put these dried persimmons at Zuixianlou and shopkeeper Zhou. I want to sell them at the market when the Chinese New Year is approaching."