Chapter 926 Harvest Season
"Tsk, such delicious pears must be sold to rich people for tasting. The sweeter and more juicy, the more people will eat them."
Listening to the chattering of the maids, Bai Yunxi chuckled, "What you said makes sense. Pears are crisp, sweet and juicy. Eating pears can promote salivation, clear away heat, moisten dryness and resolve phlegm. They are indispensable fruits in autumn."
Speaking, Bai Yunxi told Qingsong,
"Go back and ask Mr. Mo to help write a sign with the effects of pears on it and put it at the door of the store. Pears are juicy and weigh a lot, so we will price them at 15 wen per pound and see how they go."
Things are precious because they are rare. The fruit production during this period is small and the price has remained high.
Of course, as the maids said, only rich people are willing to buy fruits, and ordinary people don't waste this money.
So, the price has almost no effect on them.
"Hey, don't worry, Yiren, our pears are growing well and will definitely be popular."
There is strength in numbers, and in a short time, five or six baskets were picked.
"These are good-looking, so we can send them to the shop to sell. Those that are not good-looking can be picked and made into autumn pear paste directly, so that nothing will be wasted."
When she came, she brought all the maids and women in the mansion with her, and they did the work while chatting and laughing.
After the stove was built and dried a little, Du ordered people to put up the pot and steam the pears in the steamer.
Bai Yunxi had taught these things before, and Du learned seriously, and she could do it directly with the maid. Bai Yunxi watched from the side, and reminded her if she didn't master anything well.
During this period, Bai Yunxi returned to the city to order a batch of pottery jars, all of which were one pound, with the patterns of the four beauties, which looked very elegant.
The process of making autumn pear paste is simple, but it takes time.
Fortunately, there was a room specially prepared here, so Bai Yunxi simply took Du to live there.
After Wen You learned that she was in the orchard, she came directly.
Fresh pears were on the market and were highly praised by everyone. The price was medium for the city, and with good appearance and tasting fruit plates, two or three baskets could be sold every day, about 200 to 300 kilograms.
Qingsong traveled between the orchard and the shop every day, and was only responsible for delivering goods.
When the fruits were ripe, Bai Yunxi did not forget the Wu family and the Xu family, and asked them to send a basket to express their gratitude.
After working for twenty days in a row, Bai Yunxi was very happy to see the jars of autumn pear paste placed in the room.
Autumn pear paste is the concentrated essence of pears. It can not only maintain health but also be used as medicine to treat coughs and nourish the lungs.
Bai Yunxi directly set the price of pure autumn pear paste at two guan coins per can, which is a fair price.
After all, a can of autumn pear paste consumes too many pears, and it would not be cost-effective if the price was too cheap.
In order to facilitate identification, Bai Yunxi also designed a small label for the autumn pear paste. A white word was hidden in a white pear flower.
The oval jar can be directly scooped out with a spoon, which is convenient for use.
Nanny Zhu looked at the exquisite jar and suggested softly, "Yiren, our shop sells food. This autumn pear paste has medicinal effects. Isn't it a bit of a bargain to put it in the shop?"
"Autumn pear paste is also a kind of food. We can't open another shop just for this. Besides, the quantity is limited, while stocks last."
Bai Yunxi looked at the autumn pear paste on display and laughed softly.
The pears here have just been picked, and the dates are ripe again.
Everyone started to pick dates and dry them.
Dried red dates belong to dry goods, so it is appropriate to put them in the shop. Even so, Bai Yunxi still asked Qingsong to transport two baskets of fresh dates to the shop, and the selling price is still fifteen cents per catty, so that people can taste it.
In the clear and cool autumn, the dates are picked and dried directly in the orchard. When they are dry, they are directly stored in the warehouse.
The next is the season for harvesting persimmons, which have many uses.
Bai Yunxi is going to bake a batch, make another batch of persimmon cakes, and harvest some persimmon frost to buy at the pharmacy.
Baked persimmons are soft, sweet, and simple to make. Just dig two cellars in the ground, connect them in the middle, one to store persimmons, and the other to burn fire. Use the heat to ripen the persimmons and make them soft and delicious.
Making persimmon cakes is not troublesome. Just wash the persimmons, peel them, expose them to the sun, turn them over regularly, pinch the cakes when they become soft, and then continue to dry them, continue to press them into cakes, and when they are moderately soft and hard, put them into a large jar layer by layer, one layer of persimmons and one layer of persimmon skin, seal them, and seal them for seven or eight days. A layer of white crystals will form around the persimmon cakes, which is persimmon frost.
After that, you can collect the excess persimmon frost and it's done.
Persimmon cakes can also be sold as dried goods.
Bai Yunxi took Du Shi and covered all the production processes with her again. Looking at Du Shi's busy figure, Bai Yunxi sat next to her and drank tea to rest.
Nanny Zhu looked at her master and was shocked. She had followed her from the time she picked the pears to now, and she had never thought that her master would know so many things. The most valuable thing was that she could teach these skills to the eldest aunt without reservation.
This alone was enough to shock people.
According to normal thinking, Yiren's skills should be taught to the fourth master, or at least to the second master, but teaching to a person of a different surname would always have hidden dangers.
Among these skills, taking out one alone would be enough to support the family.
"Yiren taught so many things at once, isn't she afraid that the eldest aunt will not remember them?"
Listening to Nanny Zhu's thoughts, Bai Yunxi knew what she was thinking, and curved the corners of her mouth,
"I have already taught several daughters-in-law how to make persimmon cakes and extract persimmon frost. It's just that I made less before, and I was afraid that she would not remember it, so I repeated it to her. It is said that skills are not a burden, and learning more is also a layer of protection."
"I always owe Anya. The eldest brother did something wrong, causing her to be divorced at such a young age. It is the Bai family that owes her. I always want to make up for it in other ways."
Just make up for it?
She doesn't look like it. Yiwei has done more for her than the third lady. People who don't know would think that Mrs. Du is the master's biological daughter.
Listening to Nanny Zhu's complaints, Bai Yunxi trembled.
Just because An Jing is a biological daughter, the brothers Xiao Si and Xiao Wu will never treat her badly. Even if she can't do anything, she is still a proper aunt of the Bai family.
But Mrs. Du is different. Now she has her protection, and she can only rely on Yaya in the future.
If she is gone one day, and the brothers have their own families, Mrs. Du will seem abrupt.
If she has skills and there is still a place for her to shine at home, there will be a place for her in the Bai family.
Having skills is always more comfortable than eating for free at home.
Listening to the master's explanation, Nanny Zhu's eyes reddened, "Master is kind and generous, it is our blessing to meet you."
An outsider can make long-term plans for her, so naturally he will not embarrass them, the servants.
Vats of persimmons and bags of dates were transported back to the warehouse in the mansion, and the work in the orchard finally came to an end. (End of this chapter)