80s: After Marrying a Disabled Man, I Am Really Fragrant

Chapter 26 New Business Opportunities

After picking up half of the basket, the three of them went down the mountain together and returned to Shanghe Village. Lu Xu helped the two of them carry the seasonings home, drank some water and left.

“Where can I get so many apricots?” Wang Xiuqin saw the apricots in the basket, picked one up, broke it open and put it in his mouth.

“Mom, don’t eat it, it’s sour.” Zhang Ying successfully stopped Wang Xiuqin from eating apricots. “I picked them in Xiahe Village. Xiao Xi said I can make them delicious.”

“If it tastes good, that piece will not be wasted.” Wang Xiuqin obviously knew that the fruit in that piece was not delicious, and hurriedly threw the apricots in his hand into the basket again.

“Second aunt, just wait and see! I will definitely make it delicious.” In order to prove that she really has this ability, Ning Xi carried the apricots to the main room without taking a rest, and sat on a small stool to peel the apricots.

Lu Nan handed the tea cup to Ning Xi's mouth, "Drink some water first."

Ning Xi took a few sips of cool chrysanthemum tea and narrowed her eyes with satisfaction. "Phew! I'm almost dying of thirst."

"I'm thirsty and don't know how to drink water." Lu Nan knocked her head helplessly, "Do you want more?"

Ning Xi took another sip of chrysanthemum tea, and she drank more than half of the tea cup. Lu Nan poured boiling water into the tea cup and put the tea cup on the stool to dry.

Wang Xiuqin and Zhang Ying quickly walked back to the main room. Wang Xiuqin washed her hands and sat on a stool to make spicy strips. Zhang Ying poured out the money he earned today and sorted it out one by one. "Xiao Xi, what are you going to do?"

 “Make it into canned fruit.” Add more sugar to make it into a can, and then put it in the well to freeze. It will definitely be delicious to eat cold.

“You can also make canned fruit?” Wang Xiuqin was shocked. She had eaten canned fruit, and Lu Xu occasionally brought some to them.

“It’s very simple.” In her previous life, she had seen tutorials on the Internet, and it was super simple to make with no other ingredients except sugar.

"Same as yesterday, we made another 30 today." Zhang Ying handed the money to Lu Nan with a smile, and took a knife to help Ning Xi peel the apricots. It's already a little late today, and in a while she should make spicy strips and The small fish were dry, so they didn’t go out to help net the fish.

On a summer night, the stars are shining brightly, at one o'clock, two o'clock, three o'clock...

After taking a bath and coming out of the toilet, Ning Xi picked up the can of apricots that was placed in the well and tasted it first. It was sweet and ice-cold, and her mouth was full of the rich apricot flavor. It was particularly enjoyable to eat. It’s more exciting. Take another sip of the instant soup. The sugar water will be sweet to the pit of your stomach. If you don’t like it too sweet, add some cold water to it and drink it as fruit sugar water. It’s also great.

 She brought another big bowl and sent it to Wang Xiuqin and others.

Wang Xiuqin and Zhang Ying were sitting under the big tree at the door, chatting with the villagers. Zhang Ying saw the big bowl Ning Xi was holding, stood up and walked over, "Can you eat it?"

“Try it.” Ning Xi handed the bowl to her.

 Zhang Ying picked up a piece of apricot with chopsticks and put it into her mouth, squinting her eyes comfortably, "It's so sweet and soft, and there's a strong apricot flavor in your mouth."

"Is it really sweet?" Wang Xiuqin stretched out her hand and asked Zhang Ying to pass the bowl to pick up a piece and put it in his mouth. He nodded excitedly, "Yeah! It's really sweet. You girl really has the ability to turn waste into treasure."

Aunt Yang smiled and asked, "Are apricots expensive these days?"

　　　“Not…” Bought.

Before Zhang Ying could finish speaking, Ning Xi interrupted her, "I've made a lot. I'm going to take some out for the aunts to try. The second sister-in-law and the second aunt will help me get some."

Without saying much, the two stood up and entered the house with Ning Xi.

As soon as she entered the door, Ning Xi whispered, "Second aunt, second sister-in-law, please don't reveal that we picked these apricots."

Wang Xiuqin said, "There is nothing to hide. No one in the village knows how to can, otherwise the fruits would not rot in the ground every year."

Ning Xi lowered her voice and said, "Second Aunt, I plan to rent the whole piece of land. If word spreads in advance that I can turn those fruits into treasure, the rent will be doubled."

Zhang Ying was surprised, "Rent it to make canned fruit and sell it?"

"Well! Second sister-in-law, my second brother and I will go over and take a look tomorrow afternoon. If it's suitable, we can contract that area first."

This was another time to pull them together. Zhang Ying took Ning Xi's hand, "Xiao Xi, don't take us with you. You yourself..." Ning Xi smiled and planned to Zhang Ying, "Second sister-in-law, I want to go back to school. Yes, if I don’t support you, my business will not be able to continue.”

"Xiao Xi, you are so kind." Chen Ying took Ning Xi's hand and shook it. How could they have met such a good girl who was willing to take them with her in everything.

Wang Xiuqin smiled happily, "Your second uncle should get to know the cadres of Xiahe Village and ask him to go there and talk more easily."

 “Okay.” Ning Xi nodded in agreement.

He lifted the can of apricots from under the well, first gave Lu Nan a bowl, and then asked Wang Xiuqin and the others to take some out to the aunt outside the door.

 She returned to the room with the bowl, and Lu Nan sat at the desk again to see.

“Brother Nan, try the canned food I made.” Ning Xi picked up a piece of apricot and brought it to Lu Nan’s mouth.

After finishing the apricots, Lu Nan nodded and said, "It's very sweet, and the apricots are also very fragrant."

“That’s right!” Ning Xi smiled happily. She lay on the table close to Lu Nan and whispered, “I’m going to contract that mountain and make all the fruits into cans.”

“Okay, you can ask your second uncle, he should be familiar with the people in Xiahe Village.” Lu Nan agreed with a smile. He knew that this girl had a purpose in bringing back so many sour apricots.

Ning Xi smiled and took the book out of Lu Nan's hand, "Then you go and tell your second uncle that he and his second brother will go there together tomorrow. It's best to contract them immediately. There are a lot of apricots on the tree that are already ripe. Don't pick them anymore." It just fell off."

"Okay." Lu Nan smiled helplessly. This girl was always in a hurry to do anything. Things that she only thought of in the afternoon seemed to be finalized immediately.

“Remember to tell your second brother to keep the price down.” Ning Xi walked over and pushed Lu Nan out.

 The two of them left the yard together.

"Thank you, Xiao Xi. Your apricots are so sweet. Have you put them in the well? They are ice cold."

“The soup is also very sweet. Xiao Xi, you are so capable. You can make it so delicious with just ordinary apricots.”

Zhang Ying was talking nonsense. If they knew that the apricots were picked in Xiahe Village, they would not be able to praise their Xiao Xi to the sky.

"Well! It's been put in the well. It's such a hot weather to put it in the well and eat it. It has a different flavor." Ning Xi sat down and chatted with her aunts.

Lu Nan pushed the wheelchair to Secretary Lu’s house.

 “Xiaonan is so lucky, she lost her sesame seeds and found treasures.”

“No, I used to think Ning Hong was good and capable, but it turned out that Xiao Xi was the one who got the reward.”

Zhang Yingju agreed with this statement, "That's for sure. Xiao Xi is many times better than Ning Hong."

"Don't talk nonsense." Wang Xiuqin glared at Zhang Ying with a warning look. If Liu Shufang heard such words, she would definitely come over to talk to Zhang Ying.

 After chatting for a while, someone changed the subject and said, "By the way, Chen Haijun came over today to propose marriage."

"He can come up with 200 yuan?" Zhang Ying's eyes widened, and she didn't believe it.

"Take it. I saw what he took. The wedding date has been set, and it is on the 16th of this month."

"So fast."

“Can you hurry up? If you don’t hurry up, your belly will bulge out.”

 (End of this chapter)