Farmer's eldest sister becomes rich

Chapter 229: Canning Floral Water

"By the way, we're going to put the toilet water into bottles later."

An Yue said this, pointing to the big jar under the eaves.

Chunzhi turned around and took a look, then responded, "Okay, then Chunzhi will put away all these honey jars first."

An Yue nodded to Chunzhi, saying "hmm", indicating her agreement.

Then An Yue began to put the lids of the small honey jars filled with honey one by one.

An Yue had just made a new backpack two days ago. The backpack was very delicate and compact, and it would not look tacky even if she carried it to the county town.

An Yue spread a layer of banana leaves in the backpack, and then gently placed the small honey pots with tight lids in the basket one by one.

Chunzhi carefully tidied the small round tea table and placed the banana leaf funnel in the bowl.

She planned to soak the honey on the banana leaves in water, so that she could drink a bowl of sweet honey water.

After they cleaned up, they started to fill the toilet water.

"Chunzhi, go to the main hall and pour me a bowl of cold white wine."

"Miss, are you thirsty?"

An Yue smiled and shook her head, denying: "No, no, no, it's used to dilute the floral water."

Chunzhi quickly brought a bowl of boiled water. She asked in confusion, "Miss, do you need boiled water for this floral water?"

An Yue moved the large jar of floral water to the small round tea table and explained, "Floral water is made from strong wine. If adults want to use it, they can apply it directly."

"If it is used on children, their skin is delicate, so it needs to be diluted a little."

Chunzhi nodded as if she understood, and handed the bowl to An Yue.

An Yue thought about it and decided to dilute it in small amounts first.

After all, it’s my first time selling in the county town, so I have to take a look at the specific situation first.

An Yue scooped out half a bowl of floral water from the big jar and mixed it with water in a certain proportion.

Chunzhi, who was standing nearby, smelled the scent of the floral water and asked quickly, "Miss, is this the floral water?"

"Yes! What does Haruji think of it?"

Chunzhi leaned in and sniffed it, and said, "This floral water smells fresh and refreshing, but can it really prevent mosquito bites?"

An Yue stirred the diluted floral water and said, "Mosquitoes don't like the smell of floral water. Apply it on your body and they will naturally stay away."

"If the skin becomes red, swollen and itchy after being bitten by mosquitoes, you can also apply it directly. Floral water has anti-inflammatory and anti-itching effects."

After listening to An Yue, Chunzhi looked at the mosquito bites on her wrists and neck.

She was eager to try, so she asked, "Miss, can we let Chunzhi try it too?"

An Yue nodded to Chun Zhi, "Of course."

Afterwards, An Yue dropped a few drops of floral water on Chunzhi's swollen wrist and neck, and said to Chunzhi: "Just apply it gently with your hands."

Chunzhi applied it and said with a look of surprise, "Miss, this floral water is icy and cool. It is really comfortable."

"Well, apply it a few times and the swelling will go down soon, and naturally it will heal faster."

While An Yue was talking, she finished mixing and diluting the floral water.

After diluting, they began to pick up small jars and prepare for canning.

Floral water is not as sticky and stringy as honey, so it is much easier to pack into cans than honey.

The two of them worked together and finished the installation in no time.

It was already noon when I finished filling the honey and floral water.

An Yue wanted to go outside the yard to see if there was a suitable location to build two more thatched huts.

After cleaning up, An Yue stood up and said to Chunzhi, "Chunzhi, go to the kitchen and wash the pots and make lunch first. I have something to go out for a while and will be back soon."

After saying that, An Yue went to Anyian's room, took out a piece of paper and came out. Then she went to the kitchen, picked up a piece of firewood and charcoal, and walked out of the yard.

An Yue looked around outside the yard and finally fixed her eyes on the open space on the east side of the yard that she had reserved.

To the north of this open space is where they dug a small earthen stove when they built the house. There is a sloping earthen slope there.

But the area to the south is very flat and large enough.

An Yue's original plan was to reserve this piece of land and build a shed to store firewood sticks.

But now it seems that there is no problem in building two thatched houses.

An Yue estimated the size of the open space and made a rough design and layout for the thatched house.

For An Yue, this kind of thing seems very simple.

She took paper and charcoal and started scribbling, and soon she had a sketch of a thatched house.

The next step is to wait for the right slave to be picked and brought back.

When they got home, they were asked to go to the back mountain to cut trees and bamboo and start building thatched houses.

After An Yue finished drawing the sketch, she returned to the yard and put the sketch in the room.

Then he went to the kitchen to prepare lunch with Chunzhi.

As soon as they entered the kitchen, Chunzhi asked, "Miss, you're back so soon!"

An Yue responded with a thoughtful "hmm".

When An Yue saw Chunzhi washing vegetables behind the stove, she walked over to the stove and handed her firewood.

"Chunzhi, when we wake up from our nap, let's go to the rocky pit on the back hill to pick honeysuckle and cut grass for the pigs."

"Okay, miss." Chunzhi, who was washing vegetables, nodded in response.

Chunzhi asked leisurely, "Miss, the honeysuckle we picked two days ago has all been dried. Do you want to take it to the town to exchange for money?"

"No, let's put those honeysuckle flowers aside for now! Oh, by the way, I have to go to the county town to sell honey tomorrow. I have livestock to feed at home, so I won't take you with me. Can you stay home alone?"

"Don't worry, young lady! I'll leave everything to Harue."

An Yue smiled and said, "Well, I feel relieved with Chunzhi at home. Let's cut more pig grass today. Tomorrow when you are at home, you only need to pick mulberry leaves."

"Okay, after picking the mulberry leaves, Chunzhi will have to carry water to irrigate the fields."

"Watering the land? Which land does Chunzhi want to water?"

"Of course it's the black soil! Tomatoes and eggplants are blooming these days, so they can't lack water." Chunzhi said while cutting vegetables.

After hearing this, An Yue agreed with Chunzhi's words: "Chunzhi is great! I'll have to thank you for your hard work tomorrow."

"Hehe...it's not hard."

The two chatted with each other and soon prepared lunch.

Chunzhi carried the freshly cooked dishes, and An Yue walked towards the main hall with the bowl and chopsticks.

After they had arranged everything, they sat at the octagonal table in the main hall and started to have lunch.

It was noon and after lunch, both of them were sweating profusely.

An Yue went to the kitchen to fetch a basin of water, then placed it on the stone slab and washed her face.

Chunzhi cleaned up the dishes and washed her face, then An Yue went to the east ear room to check on the silkworms.

The silkworms now have an astonishing appetite. If you put mulberry leaves in a winnowing basket in the morning, they will have eaten all of them in less than two hours.

Of course, they eat a lot and grow fast. Now they are divided into five bamboo winnowing baskets for feeding.

I guess we’ll have to distribute the winnowing baskets again in a few days.