Chapter 123 - Chapter 123: Chapter 123: It Turns Out to be Grapes_l (1/2)

Chapter 123: Chapter 123: It Turns Out to be Grapes_l

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If you ask who in the Jiang family now cooks the most delicious meals, it would definitely be Yanru.

So, Yingbao handed over the half-basket of shrimp and half-basket of loaches to the new aunt and took a group of children to gather apricots.

It’s a pity that the peaches aren’t quite ripe yet. Otherwise, she would have picked some more for Chuyan and Chu Qing to taste.

Ever since she confirmed that this Chuyan was the Chuyan in her past life, Yingbao always carried a guilty heart.

In her past life, Chuyan must not have ended well. He might have been sentenced to death by the governor shortly thereafter.

Because he took her out of the governor’s mansion and sent her out of Prefecture City, he could not hide this from anyone.

And the governor hated those who betray him most. Regardless of the type of betrayal, he would personally behead the betrayer.

“Brother Chuyan, do you like peaches?” Yingbao looked up at Chuyan and asked.

Chuyan looked at the peach tree in front of him and nodded.

“Wait another ten or so days and you can eat them. Then, come to my house and I will pick some peaches for you.”

Yingbao enthusiastically introduced her family’s fruit trees to Chuyan, “There are also pears over there. They will be ripe in a month. You must come and try them.”

A rare smile appeared on Chuyan’s face. “Okay.”

Then Yingbao led him to a few Exotic Vines, pointed at the small green fruits growing on the vines, and asked, “Do you recognize this?”

Chuyan nodded, “Western Region grapes.”

“What?” Yingbao was surprised, “Are these Western Region grapes?” In her previous life, she had heard about them but had never seen them, as they were only found in the homes of high-ranking officials and nobles in Beijing.

“Hmm.” Chuyan nodded affirmatively.

He had seen and eaten them in his childhood.

Yingbao was stunned. She touched the small green fruits, couldn’t help it and picked one to take a bite.

A sour taste instantly wrinkled her face, “Yuck! It tastes awful.”

Chuyan laughed and said, “They aren’t ripe yet, so of course they don’t taste good.”

Yingbao knew that unripe fruit wouldn’t taste good. She just wanted to make Chuyan happy.

After introducing their fruit trees, Yingbao said, “I’ll teach you how to grow Auricularia.”

She brought over some bran and mulberry wood shavings, teaching Chuchu and Chuyan how to crush them, how to steam sterilize, and how to store them in a pottery jar after cooling.

Then she brought out a jar of mycelium for planting. She instructed them on how to manage the Auricularia seedlings, how to keep them moist, and how to prevent the Auricularia from changing colors.

Chuchu and her two younger brothers watched carefully, and after two hours of serious learning, they even forgot to eat.

In the evening, Chuyan and Chu Qing stayed in Chuchu’s hut, and Yingbao let Chuchu rest with her.

The next morning, Chuyan and Chu Qing went home with five jars of Auricularia mycelium given by Yingbao.

When leaving, Chu Qing cried his eyes out, vowing to visit his sister the next time he had a day off.

Chuchu, on the other hand, didn’t cry, happily saying goodbye to her two younger brothers.

“Yingbao, what do we do now?” Chuchu worried that Yingbao wouldn’t need her if she didn’t work for a day.

Yingbao looked at the sky and said, “The weather is clear today. Let’s go cut bamboo.”

There was a large bamboo grove in the Jiang family’s perennial fields on the South Slope, filled with randomly growing wild bamboo. Although it was lush, the bamboo was thin and small, so it was of little use.

Thus, they had to remove some of the lush bamboo, leaving behind only the sturdy bamboo that was good for growth.

“Alright, let’s go cut bamboo.” Chuchu took the new axe Yingbao gave her, carried a backpack, and followed Yingbao to the bamboo forest.

Dani and the second aunt also came along for fun. They recently had nothing to do and found Chuchu to be a genuinely good person. So both of them put aside their prejudices and were willing to work and play with her.

So, the three young women and one child went towards the bamboo forest.

“I heard that there are bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest. They’re delicious when cooked, but I’ve never seen them,” the second aunt asked Chuchu, “Have you seen them?”