There is nothing complicated about the persimmon peeler. It is about half a meter high. It is all made of wood. There is a triangular base underneath. There is a wooden pole in the middle. There is a rotatable wooden shaft on top of the wooden pole. A handle is embedded in the left side of the wooden shaft. , and on the right are three bamboo sticks with one end sharpened.

When peeling the persimmon, insert a bamboo stick from the pedicled side of the persimmon, fix the persimmon on the peeler, then turn the handle with the left hand, and the persimmon will rotate accordingly, and use the peeler with the right hand to gently scrape the surface of the persimmon, and the persimmon can be peeled easily. Peeled.

The peeler is also made by Ji Chunshan himself. It is simpler. You only need to cut out a palm-sized slingshot handle with wood, and then insert the blade bought from the blacksmith shop today into the original rubber band of the slingshot handle. Make sure it is fixed enough. It won't come off.

The preparations were all done, and early the next morning, after breakfast, Ji Chunshan went into the mountain with a hatchet and a pair of scissors, carrying a basket on his back, and went straight to the wild persimmon forest in the mountain.

This piece of wild persimmon forest is under a sunny hillside, with an area so huge that you can't see the end at a glance.In the middle of the persimmon forest, there is an extremely thick old persimmon tree that is no less than a hundred years old. It is probably the ancestor of this wild persimmon forest.

It's late autumn, and the leaves on the persimmon trees are not as lush as in summer, and they are more yellow and less green, but there are big yellow and orange persimmons hanging on the branches, like lanterns one by one, looking very festive.

At this time, the persimmons are not yet fully ripe, the flesh is slightly hard, the taste is astringent, it is not good to eat, and even birds and insects do not come to peck it, but it is the best time to make persimmons.

Ji Chunshan picked the persimmons from the outermost trees first, because he wanted to make a long-term business that could come once a year, so when he picked the persimmons, he also pruned the persimmon trees.He stopped when he picked [-]% or [-]% of the fruit from a tree, but he didn't plan to pick the rest, leaving it for the birds, insects and animals in the mountains who often come here for food.

After harvesting three persimmon trees in a row, two baskets were filled. This is the youngest persimmon tree on the outermost periphery. The fruit can fill three baskets.

He returned home with two baskets of persimmons that weighed over a hundred catties. It was only halfway through, and it was still early at noon. Ji Chunshan was not in a hurry to cook, so he just tried the persimmon peeler he made.

The persimmon found in the wild persimmon forest in Jichun Mountain is called Emperor Persimmon. It is very large, and because of the obvious constriction around the waist, the persimmon is divided into upper and lower parts, which are shaped like a millstone, so it is also called Mopan Persimmon.Generally, one weighs half a catty, and the larger one can even reach a catty.

There are about 200 persimmons in the two baskets. Except that Ji Chunshan was not used to peeling slowly at the beginning, he quickly picked up a persimmon, fixed it, peeled it, and put it in another basket. It doesn't even take ten seconds, and the persimmon skin is constantly connected, which is really convenient.

Ye Qinglan was originally teaching Ji Ningxu and Wang Xiaoer to read, but she stopped at some point, and the older and younger children opened their eyes slightly, looking at them curiously.

Ji Chunshan looked up and saw it, couldn't help smiling, and said with a smile, "Do you want to try it?"

The two children looked at Ye Qinglan.

Ye Qinglan smiled slightly, put away the book, and said, "Go, just take a rest."

Wang Xiaoer said yes, jumped off the kang, and ran to Ji Chunshan's side.After staying at Ji's house for a long time, he seemed to understand that Ji Chunshan would no longer bully his little friend and Uncle Lan, and would cook so many delicious food, and gradually changed his attitude, no longer the same as before. Just the fur-like flaring of fangs and claws, which is known to call people, makes Ji Chunshan feel that it is finally a little more pleasing.

Ji Ningxu also slowly got out of the kang and slipped down, moved to Ji Chunshan's side with small steps, and squatted down.

Ji Chunshan smiled, gently grabbed Ji Ningxu's small hand, put it on the wooden handle, and said softly: "Come on, Xu'er, hold this and turn slowly, yes, that's it, Xu'er did a great job .”

As Ji Ningxu slowly turned the wooden handle, Ji Chunshan put the peeler on the persimmon and exerted a little force. The persimmon turned round and round, and a finger-wide and long persimmon skin was peeled out, revealing Golden persimmon flesh inside.

Ji Ningxu was obviously having a good time, and unconsciously curled the corners of his mouth into a smile, showing a mouthful of small white teeth, and his big purple grape-like eyes were also curved into crescents, extremely cute.

Although she is still thin and petite, she looks very energetic, with fair skin, ruddy complexion, sparkling eyes, and a pure and innocent smile, just like a little angel.

Ji Chunshan looked at it, full of love, and couldn't help showing a gentle smile.He didn't realize that when he was looking at Ji Ningxu, someone was also looking at him.

After peeling a persimmon, Ji Ningxu moved to the side and gave Wang Xiaoer the position closest to the handle, while he stared at the peeler in Ji Chunshan's hand.

Because the peeler has a sharp blade, Ji Chunshan was afraid that Ji Ningxu would accidentally hurt himself, so he put the peeler in Ji Ningxu's little hand, and then he held Ji Ningxu's hand and moved slowly , Wang Xiaoer turned the handle aside.

Ji Ningxu peeled three persimmons in a row before stopping, and then changed to Wang Xiaoer and peeled a few more.It is rare to meet interesting 'toys', and Ji Chunshan is very indulgent. The two children will switch hands to me for a while to peel, and then switch back and I will switch hands for you to peel. They had a lot of fun.

Seeing that the persimmons in the basket were almost finished, she heard Ye Qinglan call out: "Xu'er, Xiao Er, come back to study."

Ji Ningxu was just a little tired from playing, and when Ye Qinglan called him, he obediently said "Yes", stood up, and returned to Ye Qinglan's side.Wang Xiaoer looked a little playful, but when facing Ye Qinglan, he was extremely obedient and sensible, and immediately responded loudly, put down the peeler in his hand, and ran back.

Ji Chunshan played with the two children for a while, and when he was in a good mood, he smiled and said to Ye Qinglan, "Do you want to come and play too?"

Ye Qinglan didn't speak, just glanced at him lightly, and then ignored him, but Ji Chunshan instantly understood the meaning in Ye Qinglan's eyes: Do you think I'm a child?

Grinning the corners of his mouth, Ji Chunshan felt that he should work honestly.

More than 200 persimmons, plus playing with Ji Ningxu and Wang Xiaoer for a while in the middle, it took less than half an hour. After that, Ji Chunshan went to the firewood pile in the backyard and took out a bunch of corn stalks, and used hemp rope to build them in the backyard. A shelf of the same height is built, and a string tied with a bunch of persimmons is hung on the horizontal bar above, so that the second part of persimmon processing can be carried out-drying.

In the afternoon, Ji Chunshan did not enter the mountain again, but began to prepare for tomorrow's market.In addition to grinding beans to make fragrant dried tofu and fried meat floss to make meat floss cakes, he also used some fresh chestnuts picked from the mountains to make chestnut cakes, washed five catties of hawthorns, removed seeds and stalks and boiled them into hawthorn sauce. Soak viscous homemade lotus root powder, add white sugar to taste, then put it in a porcelain basin and put it outside.

After a night of low temperature, when Ji Chunshan got up the next day to check, the pot of hawthorn paste had solidified into a cake shape, the color was dark red, and the strong aroma of hawthorn could still be smelled.

Ji Chunshan cut off a piece, and it felt soft and smooth to the touch. After eating it, it was sour and sweet and appetizing, and his tongue was full of saliva. He gave Ye Qinglan and the two children a taste, and they really liked it, so he cut off about a quarter and kept it at home. People eat, and the rest are ready to be brought to the market to sell.

Drawing on the experience from last time, this time Ji Chunshan only made a plate of tender tofu, so he arrived at the market earlier than last time, and there were still many vacant seats in the front, but he still found a plate of tender tofu from the previous stall. Next to a big locust tree, just as the cart was being put down and the samples were being placed, a customer came to the door, and they came straight to the meat muffins.

Ji Chunshan didn't waste a few words, and the guest didn't want to taste the sample, so he just asked him to pack ten yuan, and then left satisfied.

Not long after the first customer left, the vacant seat next to Ji Chunshan also came. It was the old neighbor, the old man He who sold willow weaving.

"Master, here we come." Ji Chunshan greeted with a smile.

Old man He was carrying a pole with [-] or [-] willow braided poles stacked on both ends, and he was delighted to see Ji Chunshan, "My nephew came early today."

"I just arrived too." Ji Chunshan said with a smile, and stepped forward to help old man He put down his shoulder pole, only to see a boy in his teens who looked like hemp sticks followed behind old man He. His complexion was a little dark, and he looked a little honest Dumb look.

Can't help saying: "This is the grandson of the uncle."

"Yes, it's twelve," old man He nodded with a smile, and said to the young man, "Suo'er, call him uncle."

"Uncle." The boy named Suo'er called out in a daze.

Ji Chunshan responded, and took a piece of chestnut cake for Suo'er to eat.

This lock is indeed the grandson of the old man, just like the old man, he took a bite of the cake and stopped eating, and then stuffed it into his arms.

Gradually, as the sun rose, the flow of people in the market increased. Ji Chunshan made a few more deals and welcomed a regular customer.

It was Mrs. Feng, the proprietress of the Liji Grocery Store in Yanghe Town, and she didn't come alone. She was accompanied by a young woman with a general appearance and a hunchback. The woman was carrying a basket with some things in it. , holding Feng's grandson with his right hand.

Ji Chunshan estimated that this woman should be Feng's daughter-in-law or daughter.

"Auntie is here." Ji Chunshan asked with a smile.

"Brother Ji, meat floss cakes are still rich, and I wouldn't rely on them if I didn't have them." Feng's elder brother was Ji Chunshan, and there was a twenty-year age difference between them, so they spoke very casually.

"Don't worry, Auntie, there are quite a few more, how much is Auntie coming this time?" Ji Chunshan said.

"Twenty more." Feng Shi thought for a while and said to Ji Chunshan.

"Okay." Ji Chunshan replied, and quickly started wrapping the meat muffins. After wrapping the 20 yuan meat muffins, he filled another four pieces of chestnut pancakes and gave them to Mrs. Feng.

"Brother Ji, what are you?" Feng asked suspiciously.

Ji Chunshan smiled and said, "This is a chestnut cake, and I made it myself. I will send a few pieces to my aunt to taste. It is also a thank you to my aunt for helping me attract many customers."

"Brother Ji is too polite. I didn't do anything. If others are willing to buy it, it's because of your craftsmanship, isn't it? It's not easy, so you should keep it for sale." Although Mrs. Feng was very happy to hear what Ji Chunshan said. , but as she herself said, she is not a person who likes to take advantage of others.As he spoke, he wanted to open the paper bag and return the four chestnut cakes.

Ji Chunshan hurriedly stopped him, because there was no reason to take back the things he gave away. Moreover, Feng's refusal made him feel that even without the previous incident, it is worthwhile to make good friends with four chestnut cakes.

Feng couldn't do it, so he asked for more money.

Ji Chunshan smiled wryly, "Auntie, is this looking down on me?"

"How could it be, you child, really..." Ji Chunshan said this, and Feng was completely helpless. After thinking about it, she simply asked Ji Chunshan to wrap another 20 yuan chestnut cake, saying that it was for visiting relatives.

This time Ji Chunshan didn't give away for nothing, he took as much as he should.

Mrs. Feng saw that Ji Chunshan asked her for 20 yuan for chestnut cakes, and she didn't show any displeasure at all. Knowing that the chestnut cakes were only half the price of the meat floss cakes, she felt bad about taking four chestnut cakes for nothing. I feel more comfortable.

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