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

Chapter 162 The whole family is busy

Although the fresh and tender leaves are gone, there are still a lot of old leaves that can be picked.

But after they finished picking, the mint patch looked even balder, and it would take at least seven or eight days for new leaves to grow out.

The four of them picked the mint and took it back. When they passed the water celery field, they each picked a handful and took it back for lunch.

"Sister, sister, you guys wash the mint leaves first. Aunt, come and help me light the fire. I want to make the strawberry jam. Otherwise, it will be too late to make it in the afternoon."

"Okay, let's get started. You still have to take care of the rest of the work, so don't be too anxious."

As Feng said this, she turned around and saw her husband coming back with a large basket of lemongrass on his back.

With so many things, it takes a lot of time just to clean them.

Zhou Mingshu had made jam many times before she came here, so this little strawberry jam was no problem for her at all.

She put the necessary sugar and lemon juice in a bowl and set it aside, ready to add them in later when her aunt wasn't paying attention.

The remaining work was to cut the strawberries into small pieces. This was a delicate job, so she didn't let her aunt help and asked her to go aside and rest for a while.

Taking advantage of this free time, Feng washed Zhou Minghua's face and asked her to go back to the house to cool down. Then she helped Zhou Mingqin and the others wash the mint leaves.

Zhou Laosan piled the lemongrass in the basket by the river. He was going to go cut some more and throw it into the river to wash later.

He was shirtless, revealing his firm, wheat-colored muscles, looking very manly.

Feng looked at her man, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but rise.

Because of the donkey cart, Boss Zhou and his team were able to get things done more quickly.

It took less than an hour to get everything done.

A large piece of pork fat and a large piece of pork belly. This thick and fatty pork belly is very suitable for making dumplings.

"Daya, are you nursing them?"

After Boss Zhou moved the things down, he was about to go pick someone up.

Zhou Mingqin pointed the way and Zhou Lao Da drove the donkey cart over there.

Once the things are brought back, the donkey cart will no longer be needed. Then we can unload the cart and let the little donkey play.

"Sandan, do you feel comfortable sitting on the donkey cart?"

The person asking the questions was Zhou Mingqi.

"Second sister, of course I did. The wind was howling and filled my mouth with mud. Hahahaha."

Zhou Mingyuan was very happy after making such a long journey.

He sat at the front of the car, and the scenery on both sides of the road rapidly receded. He was a little at a loss for words to describe the feeling, but in short, it was great.

"Hahaha, that's all. There's a lot of chores to do at home. Do you want to help us?"

Zhou Mingqi continued to ask.

"Help, of course I have to help. Where are my eldest and second brothers? Where did they go to do this?"

As soon as I entered the house, I didn't see any trace of these two people.

"Your elder and second brothers have gone out to cut lemongrass. They may be back soon."

The one who spoke this time was Zhou Mingqin.

"Oh, that's good. I feel relieved knowing that they are not idle. Hahahaha."

Zhou Mingyuan drank a large bowl of water, then washed his hands and face, and then came over to rub the mint leaves.

Not long after, just as they said, Zhou Mingzhi and Zhou Mingjie came back, one in front and one behind their uncle, carrying lemongrass on their backs.

Before they came closer, Zhou Mingyuan laughed heartily and said, "Big Brother, second brother, riding a donkey cart is so cool, you can ride one sometime."

Zhou Mingzhi said in a bland voice, "You can feel good just by riding a donkey cart. Your sense of satisfaction is too low."

"Brother, you don't understand. When we were in the village, the donkey always walked in a hurry. But on the road, it ran very fast. It was very comfortable!"

"Haha, let's try it next time. Please make way. The backpack is so heavy."

Zhou Mingyuan then made way and followed them to the river behind the house.

They threw the lemongrass into the water, put two stones on it to press it down, let the running water flush it, and then it would be easy to clean after a while.

Zhou Mingshu scalded a ceramic pot and dried it, then put the cooked strawberry jam into it.

The some left in the bowl is prepared to be drunk in the next two days.

She made a pot of tea and brought it over for everyone to taste.

"It has the sweet smell of strawberries. It would taste even better if there was honey."

Zhou Mingshu tasted it carefully and was very satisfied with the flavor.

"Honey is hard to come by, and it's very expensive when sold on the street. Once the seeds are planted, I'll call Shuanzi and the others to go to the mountains together."

Zhou Laosan took over.

"Yes, uncle, you must be careful. I heard that places where beehives grow are very dangerous."

"Don't worry, we won't do anything dangerous. We won't do anything we are not sure of."

After hearing what Zhou Laosan said, Zhou Mingshu felt much more at ease.

When Old Lady Zhou and the others came back, the only ingredient left for making the mugwort paste was lard.

Knowing that the strawberry jam was ready and there was one thing missing at home, Mrs. Zhou began to assign tasks to everyone.

Those who chop meat chop meat, and those who wash things wash things.

"We'll have dumplings for lunch. We'll be in charge of the kitchen, and you guys will be in charge of washing everything. Boss, after you guys are done cleaning up, come help in the kitchen."

"okay."

The mint leaves have been almost washed. Zhou Mingzhi and his colleagues are responsible for washing the lemongrass in the river, while Zhou Mingqin and the others are washing the remaining mint leaves and mugwort leaves. The washed leaves are then placed on the eaves to dry.

With everyone working together and doing their own thing, the yard isn't too messy.

Mrs. Zhu was busy kneading the dough, Mrs. Liu was busy cutting vegetables, and Old Mrs. Zhou was busy cutting the pork fat. She was responsible for boiling the oil, and other things were left to the young people.

"Sandan, don't run around. Watch our donkey at the door, don't let anyone take it away."

"Got it, grandma."

Zhou Mingyuan and Zhou Minghua were watching ants moving. After hearing their grandmother's arrangement, they moved to another place with their little sister and continued watching the ants moving.

With strength in numbers, the lemongrass was quickly cleaned by a few big men and then thrown on the mat to drain the water and dry.

Boss Zhou and his friends moved the table out to the shade of the tree, and then started to help chop meat, ginger, and onions...

These ingredients are essential for removing the fishy smell when making this pack of meat dumplings.

"Dad, please chop the ginger finer. I don't like eating ginger lumps."

Zhou Mingqi shouted while washing mugwort leaves.

"I know, I know."

There are very few people in the family who don’t eat onions, ginger and garlic, but Zhou Mingqi is one of them, and he especially doesn’t like ginger.

"Second sister, why didn't you tell me earlier that you don't like ginger? I just found out about it. I've cooked so many times before and I always put a lot of ginger in it."

Zhou Mingshu looked at her and said.

"It's okay. It's not that I don't like the taste of ginger. Meat doesn't taste good without ginger. I just don't like eating chunks of ginger. It feels really uncomfortable when I bite it in my mouth. The ginger slices you used in your cooking were all big. I wouldn't accidentally eat them, so there's no problem."

So that's what's happening. The taste is edible, but if you don't like eating their 'corpses', then this is an easy solution.