Chapter 124: Shao Qingyuan Is Back
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
It was a pity that she did not have a juicer. Otherwise, she would not be so tired.
After squeezing the pears dry and filtering them twice until there was no residue left, she placed them aside as a backup. Then, she started a fire and took out rock sugar and malt sugar.
Add pear juice and rock sugar to the pot. Boil it and add a certain amount of malt sugar.
The temperature had to be very high. Gu Yundong’s forehead was already drenched in sweat. After boiling it for a long time and seeing that it was about time, she slowly poured it into the mold she had made last night.
Afraid that she would not be able to take it out if it stuck, she specially applied a thin layer of oil paper under the mold.
Then, she took out a small wooden stick. This wooden stick had been cut extremely thin by her, and it was not much different from the kind of wooden stick used for lollipops.
When everything was done, there was a chatter at the door.
Then, Gu Yunke’s childish voice could be heard. “It smells so good. Eldest Sister made food.”
After saying that, she ran towards the kitchen and quickly saw the candy on the table.
The little girl’s eyes lit up. “Big Sister, what is this?”
“Fruit candy,” Gu Yundong said with a smile. She stopped her small figure. “You can’t eat it yet. Wait until it’s cold and solid.”
Actually, it was best to put it in the fridge for a few hours, but the conditions here did not allow it. However, the temperature was low now, so they did not have to wait too long.
Gu Yunke clicked her tongue and looked at her eagerly. “Then I’ll help Eldest Sister keep an eye on her.”
“Alright, just watch.” The young lady insisted on torturing herself, so Gu Yundong had no choice.
But she was very obedient. If she said she would not eat it, she would not eat it. Gu Yundong was very assured.
After a while, the other children came in. Even Liu An sniffed as he walked to the kitchen. “What’s that smell? It’s sweet.”
“Candy,” Gu Yunke said. When she saw Liu An reaching out to take it, she immediately glared at him angrily. “Eldest Sister said that you can’t eat it yet.”
“I’m just looking.” Liu An defended himself.
The little girl put her hands on her hips. “You’re clumsy. You can’t touch it.”
Liu An felt that he had been discriminated against by the little girl. He wanted to defend himself, but Gu Yunshu and the Zeng siblings were already standing on the side with the little girl, guarding against him.
Liu An was speechless. After all, he was the young master’s servant. Why did they act like he had never seen the world?
Gu Yundong had already left the kitchen. She took off her apron and went to Sixth Master’s house.
Since she was free today, she decided to pick a date first. She still had to make a trip to the county tomorrow.
Sixth Grandfather’s house was not far from the village chief’s house. He was already 78 years old. In this era, there were very few people with a high lifespan.
Everyone said that Sixth Great-grandfather was blessed and that his children were filial. Now, he was also respected in the village.
Sixth Grandfather knew that it was inconvenient for them to live in someone else’s house now, so they were in a hurry to move into the new house. Therefore, when choosing a date, he tried his best to choose the nearest one.
Gu Yundong took the date and thanked him. She left a bag of soft pastries for Sixth Master before leaving happily.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she went out, she saw Madam Fang and her daughter walking home. Beside them was Madam Zhou, whose expression was very ugly.
Gu Yundong had sharp ears and eyes. She could vaguely hear Madam Zhou’s dissatisfied voice. “It’s not like we don’t have vegetables at home. Even if you want to eat wild vegetables, you can go alone. Why do you have to surround the foot of the mountain all day? Your chickens have all run out, and the pigs are so hungry that they keep crying. Why? Don’t you want to live a good life?”
Gu Yundong suppressed his laughter and strode back.
Unexpectedly, she heard Liu Wei’s exaggerated voice the moment she reached the Zeng family’s door.
Eh? Madam Fang and her daughter were too lucky.. They had just left, but Shao Qingyuan and Liu Wei were already back?