Autumn has already entered, and the early autumn in the southwest is much more comfortable than other places. There are autumn tigers in other places, and it is hot during the day and night. In the southwest, it is still slightly hot during the day, and you have to cover yourself with a thin blanket when you sleep at night.

Xu Qinyu is busy making persimmons recently.

Tao Qi and the others picked a lot of wild persimmons in the mountains. These wild persimmons are not big, and they are very sweet when they are ripe. Delicate, sweet and greasy juice, that is, wild persimmons are relatively small, one bite at a time.

And persimmons are more astringent when they are not ripe.

There are many wild fruits on the mountain, and children nearby often go to the mountain to pick wild fruits to eat. These wild persimmons grow in the mountainside, which is a bit deep, and children generally cannot go to such a deep mountainside.

It was the end of summer, and there were not many wild grapes on the mountain. Tao Qi and the others did not follow the winery to continue picking. They went hunting in the mountain. They also encountered wild persimmons during hunting. There were many wild persimmon trees growing in that area, just one The persimmons on the persimmon tree are already ripe, but the other ones are not yet ripe, so specially sent them to Xu Qinyu to taste. After Xu Qinyu tasted the persimmons, she missed the sweet, glutinous and soft persimmons, so she let Tao Qi and the others go Pick some unripe persimmons and come back.

Persimmon is also a kind of candied fruit, but there seems to be no persimmon here.

Most of the dried fruit preserves here are soaked with honey and sugar. The dried persimmons are made in a different way.

The method is actually simple, but most of them are not good, because even if it is air-dried, it needs a lot of attention.

To make persimmons, you should choose persimmons that are already red but the flesh is still hard. After peeling off the peel, you can’t remove the stalks. Spread them in a dustpan and expose them to the sun. At night or on cloudy days, you should take them back and put them in a ventilated place, because when the persimmons are dried Even if there is no water or dew, you have to pay attention to squeezing the persimmons during the drying period, so that they can be better dried and shaped, and the pulp inside can be softened into Liuxin persimmons.

When the pulp is blanched in the sun, the persimmons are almost done.

But the last step is to put it in the jar and seal it to wait for the frosting. After a period of time, the sealed persimmons will condense a thick layer of white frost on the surface. The persimmons with icing sugar will taste sweeter and softer.

The persimmons produced in this way are not astringent at all, because it is the icing from the pulp itself, so it will not feel greasy to eat.

Xu Qinyu didn't bother her much when making persimmons. She was helped to peel the persimmons, dry them and press them.

When she smelled the same sweetness, she knew it had been dried, and then instructed to put the persimmons in a jar and seal them, so that the persimmons would really be frosted.

When Xu Qinyu taught his apprentices, he also told them that the sense of smell is also very important in cooking.

Just like drying the dried persimmons, they have been taught what kind of sweetness they will emit when the sugar content is high.

The same goes for cooking on weekdays.

Xu Qinyu made a lot of persimmon cakes. Tao Qi said that although there were only a few persimmon trees in that area, because no one picked the fruits, every tree was full of fruits. They picked all the ripe persimmons, so Xu Qinyu made at least thousands of persimmons.

Persimmons do not require cost, nor do they need to be soaked in sugar. Tao Qi and the others picked them up and collected them at the price of two catties and one penny, which is very cheap.

After Xu Qinyu dried these persimmons and put them in a jar, he gave Tao Qi and the others a jar for each of them. The three of them thanked each other and went back with the jars in their arms.

Xu Qinyu also told them, "Although the persimmons in the jar can be eaten now, it's better to wait for another half a month. The persimmons will be covered with a layer of icing sugar. When the time comes, the skin will be fragrant and glutinous, while the inside will be like The heart is like honey, so it's best to wait another half a month."

The dried persimmons she made are different from ordinary persimmons in later generations. It depends on the time to make persimmons. The best time is before and after frost, so that the icing on the persimmons will be better, and the taste will be better. Only then can they become soft and glutinous persimmons. .

Tao Qi and the others nodded after listening to Xu Qinyu's words, "Don't worry, my boss, we will definitely wait for half a month before eating."

Seeing their solemn appearance, Xu Qinyu couldn't laugh or cry.

There are thousands of persimmons left, and the family can't finish them.

Because the coming days will get colder and colder, there is no problem keeping these persimmons until next spring.

But a few thousand persimmons can be put in next spring, and my family will have to eat thousands of dried persimmons.

No matter how delicious the food is, it will hurt you if you eat it every day, and you won't be willing to touch such things in the future.

So Xu Qinyu left three or four hundred dried persimmons, and the rest were donated to the county magistrate's family, Xu Kongmu's family, Xia's family, Pei's third house, and the old lady Zhu, and there were more than 3,000 dried persimmons left. She planned to sell the dried persimmons at the door of Xu Ji as snacks when they were covered with frost. Each dried persimmon was sold for five yuan.

In fact, five cents is not cheap even if it is cheap, and it is not expensive at all if it is expensive.

Even if they belong to a poorer family, they can grit their teeth and take out five yuan and ten yuan to buy one or two for the sweet mouths of the children in the family.

The persimmon cakes she made, not to mention many, can still be sold for tens of pennies each, but if they are sold for tens of pennies, they can only earn an extra one hundred and twenty taels of silver, so it is better to make them cheaper and give them to people in Yuanbao Town. Children have a taste, sweet mouth.

The children of poor families here are suffering very much, even worse than when she was in the orphanage.

A small piece of caramel candy bought for five cents is not as big as her persimmon, and her persimmon tastes much better than caramel.

By the time the persimmons were covered with frost and ready to be eaten, it was already after the frost, and the fourth brother had been out for more than three months.

When Xu Qinyu went back at night, she still chattered to her family, "Fourth brother said that he was away for more than three months, and now it's almost four months. Is fourth brother coming back soon?"

Wen's heart was also a little worried. Her son went out to run a business for more than a year for the first time, and even went overseas. She had to worry.

Unexpectedly, at midnight, Pei Weixuan would go back. After Liuli was sold, he didn't go back to the island, but directly went back to Yuanbao Town.

When he came back, he was already ugly, and the door of the house was closed. He didn't want to knock on the door to wake up his family, so he jumped over the wall.

After entering, saw Baiyu coiled around the snake's body, squatting under the courtyard wall with the snake's head upright, looking at it.

Jumping off the wall, Pei Weixuan touched Baiyu.

Bai Yu's big head also rubbed against Pei Weixuan, making a soft hiss, which was the sound of spitting out snake letters.

Bai Yu grew up very fast, compared to the time when Tao Qi and the others were frightened at the beginning of the year, he had grown a bit longer, and the snake's body was also thicker.

Its size can scare people when it goes out.

Tao Qi and the others were frightened by Baiyu last time, but they didn't talk nonsense after they returned. Those government servants who saw Baiyu were also ordered by County Magistrate Yang not to talk nonsense, so as not to cause panic among the people.

In fact, the people of the Dasheng Dynasty were very respectful to the white animals, thinking that they were the patron saints of the mountains, and they would be more in awe when they saw the white pythons, and they would not think of reporting to the officials to catch the pythons and beat them to death.

But County Magistrate Yang was worried about causing trouble to Xu Qinyu, so he asked the yamen servants not to talk about Baiyu to the outside world.

Otherwise, knowing that Xu Jidong's family also has a very spiritual big white snake, there will always be curious people who will go to Miss Xu's house to watch the fun, which will bring a lot of inconvenience to Miss Xu.

After touching Baiyu, Pei Weixuan went back to his room, and when he returned to his room, he glanced at Yuniang's room.

Because there are Baiyu and Moyu at home, when Yu Niang sleeps at night, the door is always ajar, and she can let them in and out, but she is not afraid of thieves, because Baiyu and Moyu are always guarding the house, as long as there is a little movement outside , they will come out.

Glancing at Yuniang's room, Pei Weixuan went back to get a change of clothes, went out to the well and brought a bucket of water, took a shower in the coolness of autumn, changed into clothes and went back to the room to rest.

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Xu Qinyu got up the next day, put on her clothes, sat in front of the bronze mirror and tied her hair in a bun, and put on the silver hairpin given by her fourth brother. This hairpin is pretty and everyday, and she has been wearing this hairpin recently.

She is obviously good at cooking, and she is also considered ingenious, but she can't pull her hair well, so she simply doesn't care, as long as the bun doesn't fall apart.

After finishing her bun, Xu Qinyu went to the kitchen to boil water for washing.

It's autumn, and it's cooler to get up early, so you have to use warm water to wash with less hot water. Before she entered the kitchen, she saw the light of an oil lamp in the kitchen, and thought it was Wen Shi who got up first to boil water in the kitchen.

Usually she and Wen Shi get up first, sometimes Wen Shi wakes up earlier than her and comes to the kitchen to boil water first.

Xu Qinyu entered the kitchen with a smile, and was about to say, 'Mum, you got up really early', when she opened her mouth, she was stunned when she saw the tall man sitting by the stove.

After being stunned for a moment, Xu Qinyu said pleasantly, "Fourth brother, you are back."

Pei Weixuan nodded, "Last night, at the third watch, I jumped over the wall for fear of waking you up."

Seeing that Yu Niang's eyes were still moist and clear and smiling at him, Pei Weixuan said in a hoarse voice, "The hot water is ready, Yu Niang will wash first."

"Okay." Seeing the fourth brother returning, Xu Qinyu felt very happy for some reason. She came over with a copper basin and scooped up hot water and went to the tank to add half a basin of cold water before returning to the room to wash. After drying her face, apply Apply cream.

These creams were made by the fourth brother for the family. They are very easy to use. Xu Qinyu feels that it is better than the tens of thousands of sets of skin care products in later generations. It can nourish the skin. His face was still white and tender, like a peeled egg.

Not only for her face, but these creams are also used to coat the skin on her neck and body.

The cream that the fourth brother made by herself contains medicinal materials, nourishes the skin, and is not expensive. She also made several large jars, enough for the whole family, before she used it to smear her body.

She is also a girl's family, a girl's family loves beauty and hopes that her skin will be fair and tender.

Xu Qinyu smeared the cream and felt her face soft and tender before going to the kitchen again. Seeing that the fourth brother had removed the fire from the stove, only the hot water in the pot was left, which would be enough for the family in a while.

The house does not open the fire in the morning, and all the morning food is eaten in the restaurant.

Xu Qinyu touched her slippery face and went into the kitchen, "Fourth brother, go to the restaurant for a meal in a while."

As she spoke, she couldn't help but repeat, "Fourth brother, this cream you made is really good."

Seeing that her face was as smooth as jade, with the natural blush she just rubbed on her cheeks, Pei Weixuan said, "If it's easy to use, I'll make more tomorrow."

She doesn't use rouge gouache on weekdays, just apply some cream.

Xu Qinyu smiled, "Thank you fourth brother, I will give fourth brother something delicious later."

The first batch of persimmons she made had been frosted and eaten.

Half of the prepared persimmons are placed on the side of the house, and the other half are placed in the backyard of the restaurant.

Xu Qinyu went to the utility room in the back room and opened a jar of persimmon cakes, and the sweet and greasy taste immediately overflowed.

She picked up a plate of persimmon cakes and went to the kitchen, and handed them to Pei Weixuan, "Fourth brother, try it. This is a persimmon cake made from wild persimmons on the mountain. It has just been frosted in the past two days and can be eaten."

The persimmons in front of you are golden and translucent, and you can see the sweet pulp inside.

Pei Weixuan picked up a persimmon, and he could smell the sweetness even before he ate it. He squeezed it soft and glutinous. After entering the mouth, the skin was also very glutinous, but still had a hint of crunch. It flows into the mouth, the pulp is soft and sweet, and the lips and teeth are fragrant.

Pei Wei's Xuan Meifeng moved slightly and praised: "Sweet and soft, sweet but not greasy, very delicious."

He used to think that he didn't like sweets, but since he ate the sweets made by Yu Niang, he realized that it wasn't because he didn't like sweets, but the sweets made by others were not good enough.

The sweets made by Yu Niang tasted just right, sweet but not greasy. Even the already sweet persimmon cakes would not be greasy, only the lips and teeth would be fragrant, and the mouth was full of sweet and sweet taste.

Pei Weixuan ate five in one go, but Xu Qinyu didn't let him eat more. After eating persimmons, it was easy to accumulate food.

Xu Qinyu tasted it herself, and the sweet and glutinous food made her mood better.

Wen Shi also got up, came to the kitchen to see Pei Weixuan, and said in surprise, "Brother Xuan is back."

Pei Weixuan called Mother, and Xu Qinyu also picked up a persimmon and handed it to Mrs. Wen, "Mother, the persimmon is ready, Mother, try it, it's so sweet and glutinous."

When Wen Shi tasted it, it was really delicious, and what Yu Niang made was not bad.

After eating the persimmon cake, Mrs. Wen thought of the letter from the third room of the Dechang Houfu to Brother Xuan, and told him about it, "It's been almost two months, the letter is still in the box, I'll go. Take it and see for yourself, Brother Xuan."

Wen went back to the room and took the letter, came to the kitchen and handed it to Pei Weixuan.

Pei Weixuan took the letter, but there was not even a signature on the envelope.

Pei Weixuan didn't even open it to read, and threw it directly into the stove. The remaining charcoal fire curled up the corner of the letter, and the flames gradually devoured the envelope and the letterhead inside.

Wen couldn't help asking, "Brother Xuan, aren't you afraid of something important inside?"

It was also because of this that she kept the letter.

Pei Weixuan said, "It's not an important letter."

I also knew that it would not be an important letter, and it was even very likely that it was a letter written by Xu Qinhui to him.

When the eldest brother had an accident, he was also imprisoned. Xu Qinhui and the third house of the Dechang Houfu avoided him like snakes and scorpions. Now they suddenly wrote to him, it must be something happened to the Houfu.

But the only variable in the Hou Mansion is Xu Qinhui.

Even if Xu Qinhui repented of the marriage, and then pushed the matter of Yuniang's marriage to the old lady of Dechanghou, Pei Weixuan knew very well that it was Xu Qinhui who begged to go to the palace to hook up with the new emperor. The new emperor wrote the imperial edict. It's not that he understands Xu Qinhui, but that he understands the new emperor's temperament too well. The new emperor values ​​beauty and likes gentleness. Whether it's the old lady of Dechanghou or the old concubine that the old lady knew in the palace It is impossible for the new emperor to write the imperial edict, there is only one reason, the new emperor is greedy for Xu Qinhui's beauty, so according to this, Xu Qinhui should also deliberately plan to enter the palace to be the new emperor's concubine.

But Xu Qinhui was supposed to enter the palace for a draft a year and a half ago, but something happened and she hurt her face and leg, so she didn't enter the palace to be the new emperor's concubine.

The guard in black armor kept inquiring about the situation in the capital, so he knew everything that happened in the capital.

Xu Qinhui's broken leg and bruised face were too coincidental, obviously deliberate.

Then the biggest variable is Xu Qinhui.

What made her change her mind and no longer enter the palace to be a concubine to enjoy the glory and wealth? Even wrote to him to ask for peace?

Pei Weixuan lowered his eyes, reached out and knocked on the edge of the table.

It was a pity that Xu Qinyu saw that the fourth brother burned the letter from the third room all at once. She was actually curious about who from the third room delivered the letter to the fourth brother.

But if it is burned, it will be burned. The letter from Sanfang must be uneasy and kind.

It didn't take long for Xu Qinyu to regret it. She just went to the restaurant in the morning, and she also received a letter from the third bedroom of Dechang Houfu.

It was the middle-aged man who delivered the letter to the fourth brother last time. Obviously, the man recognized her and handed the letter to her in person.

At this moment Pei Weixuan was also there, the middle-aged man saw Pei Weixuan, cupped his hands towards him, and said in a low voice, "I have seen the Fourth Highness."

It was the Fourth Highness who was shouting instead of the vertical king conferred by the new emperor, which shows the change of mind.

Pei Weixuan didn't even pay attention to him, and the middle-aged man was not angry, he said respectfully: "Did your Highness receive a letter from Miss San?"

Xu Qinyu, who was picking up the letter next to her, widened her eyes when she heard the words, the letter to the fourth brother was actually written by Xu Qinhui?

Unexpected ah unexpected.

It wasn't that Xu Qinhui deliberately let her original body marry instead, she wished she could get rid of her relationship with the fourth brother, why did she write to the fourth brother again now?

She never mentioned the third bedroom in her usual family letter to the second bedroom, and her parents never told her about the third bedroom, so she didn't even know that Xu Qinhui was still at home and hadn't entered the palace to be the new emperor's concubine.

Xu Qinyu stopped opening the letter at this moment, and listened to the fourth brother talking to the middle-aged man with his ears up.

She didn't recognize the middle-aged man, but he ran errands for Sanfang, he should be from Xu Qinhui or Xu Shuping, the master of Sanfang, or an unknown confidant.

Pei Weixuan looked coldly, and did not reply to the man's words.

The middle-aged man took a look at Xu Qinyu, and then said in a low voice, "Second girl, it was not the third girl who asked you to marry the fourth highness, it was the old lady who went to the palace to ask for it, and the third girl has always blamed herself In the first year, she was ashamed to face you and the fourth highness, and she stayed in bed for a year. Because of self-blame, the third girl deliberately injured her face and legs during the draft in the palace, avoiding the draft, and did not enter the palace to be a concubine. After a few months, the third girl felt that she should not be so shy, and she had to make it clear with the second girl and the fourth highness, so I sent letters to the highness and the second girl respectively."

Xu Qinyu's face was weird, she didn't believe it.

That was the edict issued by the new emperor. How could an old lady in her decades have such great ability to make the new emperor issue such a muddled edict that would be read by civil servants?

Seeing that the two were still silent, the middle-aged man couldn't help asking, "Did your Highness receive a letter from the third girl? The third girl apologized to you in the letter, and said that if His Highness is willing, she is even willing to return the second girl. Stay in the border to take care of the queen, six princesses, seven princes and the little princess."

Pei Weixuan said in a low voice, "I haven't seen it, I burned it, and please respect the third girl in the mansion, my wife is Yuniang."

Hearing him say that his wife is Yuniang so seriously, Xu Qinyu's heart skipped a beat for some reason, and something soft scratched her heart gently.

But in the next moment, Xu Qinyu thought that she was not the real Yuniang, but just a counterfeit, so she couldn't help pursing her lower lip, feeling depressed.

She took up the body of the original body, and the original body was the fourth brother's wife.

So she is not, and will only be the younger sister of the fourth brother.

The middle-aged man didn't know what to say, so he only exchanged a few words of greeting, and left after seeing that His Highness and the second girl ignored him.

When they left, Xu Qinyu talked to Pei Weixuan, and went to the kitchen to make morning meals.

But she opened the letter Xu Qinhui gave her first and read it. Xu Qinhui's letter to her was similar to what the man said just now. I am willing to help spread the word to Song Bingjian, Xu Qinhui is also willing to come to the border to take care of the fourth prince's family for her, and encourages her to pursue her own happiness, saying that she can open a restaurant in the border city first, and maybe she will have the opportunity to talk to Song Bingjian later. Meet.

Song Bingjian?

Xu Qinyu turned her head, and finally remembered who this person was.

Before the original body was exiled, he liked a poor family boy, it was this Song Bingjian, and he almost talked about marriage.

At that time, Yuanshen had a good relationship with Xu Qinhui, and would talk to his cousin if he had any concerns.

Recalling Song Bingjian's appearance in his mind, he also has a good skin.

But what does Song Bingjian care about her now?

Even if she was still the original body, this Xu Qinhui encouraged Yuan body to wait for a scumbag in the capital who hadn't written a letter to Yuan body for two years. Didn't write to the original body, not a scumbag or something.

After reading the letter, Xu Qinyu couldn't help muttering, "What the hell, don't feel uneasy even if have a good intention." '

After speaking, throw the letter under the stove and burn it.

She also didn't intend to reply to Xu Qinhui's letter, and when she sent a letter to her parents next time, she had to make her parents beware of Xu Qinhui.

I always feel that Xu Qinhui is weird.

Pei Weixuan in the outside room had almost guessed something.

Xu Qinhui probably already knew what would happen in the future.

I just don't know if she was dreaming, or experienced it once, or after being occupied by a strange soul like Yu Niang.

Thinking of this, Pei Weixuan's eyes were full of thick and gloomy killing intent.

If they were also occupied by strange souls, Pei Weixuan only wanted to protect Yuniang, but wished to behead Xu Qinhui immediately, for fear that her abnormality would affect Yuniang.

After burning the letter, Xu Qinyu no longer cared about Xu Qinhui.

After eating the morning food, all the customers in the restaurant left, and the restaurant returned to leisure. The fourth brother didn't leave the restaurant all morning, and stayed in the backyard to help.

Now that she was free, Xu Qinyu brought over frosted persimmons and asked Gong Geer to help sell them.

Although the meal time has passed, there are still many people hanging out in the market on the West Street, and there are small vendors doing various small businesses nearby, which is very lively. saw a dustpan on the table at the entrance of Xu Ji. Inside the dustpanThere are pieces of golden and translucent things, looking like cakes, pastries and candied fruit, many people gathered here.

Because they all know that Xu Ji's new food will not disappoint.

Especially the ones that are sold at the door, the price is usually not expensive, and they can afford it.

Brother Gong immediately said: "Persimmon cakes that are sweet, soft and glutinous, runny as soon as you bite into them, cost five cents a piece, and the quantity is not much. Buy first and eat first. Today is only enough for two dustpans. If you buy later, you will be gone."