The little girl from a farm family has a big wish to make a fortune by farming and picking mushrooms

Chapter 417 Persimmon Cake

Zhou Laoer and Zhou Laosan cooperated very well and raised their glasses. The three brothers drank to the moon, feeling very happy.

Zhou Mingshu was guarding the grill with bamboo tongs, turning the meat over and over from time to time.

She would put the roasted meat slices on a plate for everyone at the table to enjoy while drinking.

That night, everything was quiet.

A fast horse passed by Lianglin Village and ran towards the military defense camp.

The noise attracted a few dogs barking, and then the mountain village returned to peace.

Zhou Mingshu turned over with the quilt between his legs, unaware of what had just happened.

The bonfire in the barracks was crackling, and everyone except the soldiers on duty had fallen asleep.

"Sir, there is a letter from the general."

Chengfeng put on a coat, stood up and took the letter.

There was nothing important in the letter, but there was one thing that caught Chengfeng's attention.

The remaining letter should be addressed to Miss Mingshu. Chengfeng placed it on the desk and planned to deliver it tomorrow.

I took out my booklet and looked at the data recorded during this period. The results were better than I expected.

After the potatoes are harvested, he will follow his master's instructions and transport some back to the capital.

The dew was heavy in the morning. Zhou Mingshu yawned as he moved baskets of dried mushrooms from the house to the yard to dry in the sun.

After a while, the sound of horse hooves could be heard getting closer and closer.

"Miss Mingshu, my master has sent me a letter. I sent it to you early this morning."

Chengfeng took out a light yellow envelope from his arms, with “Personal Address” written on it.

"Thank you, Master Chengfeng. You've worked hard."

Zhou Mingshu took it with both hands. The envelope was still warm.

"Master Chengfeng, have you had breakfast? Would you like to eat some here?"

"I have eaten, Miss Mingshu. If you have anything to reply after reading the letter, please write it as soon as possible. I will also submit official documents after I finish my military affairs, so we can send them together."

"Okay, I got it. I'll write it and send it to you."

As soon as Chengfeng left, Zhou Mingshu took the letter back to the house.

"Oh my god, the adults' handwriting is so beautiful, it's almost textbook level."

Zhou Mingshu muttered to himself.

The content of the letter was nothing else but Qi Rui talking about a few interesting things that happened on the road, and a few interesting things that happened in the capital. Finally, he pointed out that he was also very "famous".

Zhou Mingshu was delighted. After tidying up his desk, he immediately ground some ink and started writing his reply.

The process is the same as last time. After the letter is dried, a dried flower is inserted inside.

Chengzhou is still too far away from Kyoto, and it would take at least ten days to send a letter by fast horse.

Zhou Mingshu finally experienced firsthand the saying, 'In the past, transportation was slow, letters were far away, and a lifetime was only enough to love one person.'

Recently she has been leading everyone to pick mushrooms and wild vegetables. She seems very busy, but in fact she is very lonely inside.

It feels even more unbearable when it is late at night and everyone is asleep.

The leaves of crops and weeds growing in the fields are gradually turning yellow.

It has been nearly two months since the master left, and I have only just received a letter from him. I don’t know when he will be back.

After all the dried mushrooms were hung out to dry, the three sisters took some thread and braided the peppers.

The most common thing in the house is chili peppers. If they are not dried, they will get infested with insects and mold.

Once they braid their hair into chili braids and hang them up, this won't happen.

"Big sister, I see that the persimmons and pomegranates are ripe. Let's pick these peppers. If we wait any longer, the birds will eat them all."

"Row."

The most abundant thing in the mountains is naturally birds.

These fruits and the like cannot escape their eyes. If they are even slightly sweet, they will be eaten by them.

They couldn't reach the higher treetops even with a ladder, so they simply left them for the birds to eat.

All the fruits on the lower branches were cut off by them.

Take out the softer ones first and eat them first. Put the hard ones together with other fruits and cover them together until they are ripe.

There were several persimmon and pomegranate trees, and they picked several large baskets of fruits, but they couldn't finish them all.

When grandma comes back in the evening, ask her to deliver some to the neighbors.

"Saya, eat this, it's super sweet!"

Some persimmons ripen while growing on the branches. They are orange with red in color and taste fragrant and sweet. They are truly the best persimmons.

"Wow, so sweet and delicious."

"There are so many soft ones, and I can't put them away. What should I do?"

A bunch of ripe persimmons have been picked out on the stone slab. They cannot be eaten all at once. If they are left in the sun for another day, they will definitely be ruined.

"It's okay, let's make some persimmon cakes."

Zhou Mingshu brought a basin and asked Zhou Mingqi to peel out the persimmon pulp.

"Okay, that's a good idea, San Ya. What about the things in our basket? Even if we give some to everyone, we may not be able to use them all."

"Haha, second sister, you're worried that such a good thing won't be eaten up. Let's dry the persimmon cakes and eat them. Just wait, they will definitely taste good."

Persimmon cake is quite simple to make and you can learn it once you are taught.

Select some suitable persimmons, wipe the surface of the persimmons with a wet cloth, peel off the persimmon skin, and then tie the persimmons with a rope and hang them up.

The remaining effort is to massage the persimmons from time to time. After the moisture inside is dried, it will become sweet persimmon cakes.

And it’s easy to store and won’t go bad, which is the key!

"Okay, you will teach us how to do it later. If we learn it this year, it will be much easier next year and you won't have to worry about it anymore."

"That's the truth. The fruit trees in our orchard grow bigger every year, and the fruits will increase. We should make fruit wine if we want, and dry fruits if we want. It would be a real pity if they all rot because of the hot weather." Zhou Mingqin also came over with a wire basket.

"Look at what you said. I am very happy every day with you. I don't feel tired or exhausted at all. We are busy together and it feels like every day goes by very quickly."

"You feel that time passes quickly because you live a full and happy life every day. Thinking back to the past, I even felt that every meal was difficult to endure."

"That is, but those days will never come back."

The three sisters looked at each other with smiles on their lips.

Zhou Mingshu added flour to the persimmon cake to thicken it, and then slowly fried the persimmon cake in a flat pan.

If you fry it for a longer time, it will be crispy and crunchy. If you fry it for a shorter time, it will be tender and sweet.

The unique soft seeds inside persimmons are even more delicious, and the crisp texture is very interesting to chew.

"Don't just peel the persimmons, come and eat the persimmon cakes. They are best when they are hot. They lose some flavor when they are cold."

The two of them wiped their hands and came over, saying sweet words to each other.