tough peasant girl

Chapter 153 Preserved Fruit (2)
Sun Lei thought it was something, but it turned out that it was for honey, and he really knew about it. "Xiaoxue, you really asked the right person. There is a big beehive on a tree at the head of the village of Sunjiazhuang. There are a lot of bees and a lot of honey. When I was a child, I was naughty once, so I climbed to the tree and picked it out curiously. I ate honey and got stung by bees.”

When Lin Poxue heard this, her curiosity was aroused. She knew that there is usually a queen bee in a large hive. We won't be together, and we will always work hard to find the queen bee.

Lin Poxue remembered that she had seen someone raising bees on TV to get rich. Why couldn't she try it, but the most important thing to prepare now was the beehive. She thought it was not difficult. Layers of bee boards, and rich honey on top.

It seems that Lin Danyang still needs to help make one. She intends to observe first whether there is a queen bee in the hive. The queen bee is usually bigger and can't fly at all. If you find the queen bee, you won't be afraid that other bees will not come. Bees can no longer be kept at home, for fear of causing trouble to the family, and fear of someone destroying them.

She observed that there are orchards everywhere in Sunjiazhuang, so every March and April are the days when the fruit trees bloom. At that time, there will be a lot of honey when the bees gather honey, and not only can the honey be used to make preserved fruits, but also can be used to make other things. of.

Although Sun Lei didn't know why Lin Poxue was so happy, but seeing that Lin Poxue liked it so much, he was very excited and couldn't help but said, "Xiaoxue, how about I take you to see it?"

Lin Poxue didn't let Sun Lei drag her there, instead she went to the house to find a bamboo hat and a veil, and wrapped her hands in a layer of gauze. After everything was ready, she followed Sun Lei to the village, but she This attire has attracted the attention of many people in the village.

Sun Lei didn't understand at first, but fortunately Lin Poxue explained to him that the reason for doing this was to prevent the bees from covering him.Her purpose this time is very simple, it is to find the queen bee, get the honey, and do experiments first, but the queen bee is not easy to find, there is only one queen bee in a colony, and there are drones guarding the queen bee. When its nest is attacked, it will sting.

That's why she is dressed like this.Everyone in the village gathered around Lin Poxue to watch, partly because of excitement and partly out of curiosity.

But Sun Lei also dressed up in the same way. At first he didn't agree, but in the end under Lin Poxue's strong request, he became like this.

Lin Poxue asked Sun Lei to go up the tree, and looked at the onlookers, she was afraid that she would be in trouble if she turned around and hurt the innocent, "We want to get some honey, and please leave, in case we get stung by bees soon. "

As soon as the villagers heard this, they left one after another. When they were far away, Sun Lei started to attack.Lin Poxue looked at the honey flowing out, and felt happy in her heart, but what she wanted to do today was to take away the hive and the queen bee.

Fortunately, Sun Lei listened to Lin Poxue's words, otherwise he would have been stung badly, and all the bees in the hive came out in a hurry.

Lin Poxue asked Sun Lei to take the cloth bag and put the honeycomb in it. Not only did she get honey, but the bees were also inside.But in order not to suffocate them.After finding an open and suitable place for beekeeping, he asked Sun Lei to let go of the cloth bag.

The bee flew out.Although there were a lot of bees, they didn't sting them. This was the first time Sun Lei saw so many bees.But he felt that it was fortunate that he listened to Lin Poxue's words this time, otherwise, it might not have been as simple as being stung all over his face.

Lin Poxue did not find the queen bee, so the task of beekeeping is still a long way to go, but now that there is honey, it is time to make preserved fruit first.

Although Sun Lei didn't understand why Lin Poxue insisted on honey, he was very happy to see what they had harvested.Lin Poxue and Sun Lei walked home.

Having honey is half the battle. The rest is for fruit picking. She plans to make preserved peaches this time.Preserved peaches are relatively easy to make, and they are much more convenient to make.Anyway, there are too many peaches at home to eat.Wait until this is done before making the persimmon cakes.

Lin Poxue and Sun Lei returned home, and Xiao He had already prepared dinner. "Xiaoxue, where did you go with my brother? Why didn't you call me?" Xiao He couldn't help but asked unhappily.

Lin Poxue smiled and showed her a large jar of honey in her hand, and said, "We're going to find honey, and I'll make something delicious for you later, but everyone is busy tomorrow, and I'm going to pick peaches, so I'll make it for you." Preserved peaches."

Sun Yuanming only thought that Lin Poxue was a child, so he let her make trouble, and he didn't find it annoying, but seeing that they got so much honey this afternoon, and there were no traces of bee stings on their faces, he was a little more curious , "Xiaoxue, what do you use such honey for?"

"Grandpa, do you still remember what I told you before that you can keep the fruit until winter and it's not bad, do you remember?" Lin Poxue smiled mysteriously at Sun Yuanming, the happiest thing in her heart was that Sun Yuanming loved her , no matter how noisy she was, he let him go, and he didn't worry that he would waste the fruit. It was because of this kind of trust that Lin Poxue insisted on making preserved fruits and making life better for grandpa's family. , so that Brother Lei Zi can marry a wife.

Of course, Sun Yuanming would never forget what Lin Poxue told him, but he always thought it was a child's joke, and he didn't expect her to be serious. "The preserved fruit you said needs honey, right? Grandpa, I remember. Tell us what we need to do? How about we do it early in the morning?"

There are quite a lot of varieties in the orchard, but she only plans to make three kinds this time, which are peaches, pineapples and apples. Relatively speaking, there are more, and the drying speed will be slower. The preserved peaches are different from the other two kinds. Pineapple and apples are dried dried fruits, which are crunchy when chewed.

Candied peaches are equivalent to canned food eaten by modern people. They taste sweet, but the time of sealed fermentation is relatively longer.

After Lin Poxue assigned the task, she had a hasty dinner and went back to her room to rest.

Early the next morning.Lin Poxue just got up, put on her clothes and went out of the main room, and saw that the fruit had been arranged neatly in the yard.

Lin Poxue got busy without saying a word, and all the preparations were indispensable. Lin Poxue divided the work between them, and Sun Lei was responsible for fetching water to clean the apples, while Xiao He and Chen were responsible for peeling and removing the cores.Lin Poxue prepared a wooden basin, put some salt in the basin and added clean water to prevent the apples from turning black.

(End of this chapter)