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Chapter 488 Autumn Pear Paste 2

So he put some more food in a cup and took it to the backyard for Grandpa Zhao and a few children to taste.

Xu Han called them and said, "Come and try the new autumn pear paste I made this year. I didn't put too many red dates in it this year, so it's not as sweet. I think it's even better than last year's. You guys try it."

Grandpa Zhao took the lead and took a sip. "Well, it's not too sweet. It tastes good."

Ze'er squinted his eyes as he drank, and shook his legs and said, "It tastes good, I like it."

Xu Han touched Ze'er's head and said, "If you like to drink it, keep drinking it. From now on, when you get up every morning, ask Dan Niang to make you a cup of autumn pear paste water, and also have a cup before going to bed at night.

Autumn is dry, so drinking more of this will prevent you from coughing."

Xu Han's words were exactly what Ze'er wanted, so he agreed without thinking. "Okay, I will drink autumn pear paste water every day after I get up."

"Well, I'll tell Dan Niang to make it for you every day.

Da Hu and Er Ni, you two have some too, drink with Mu Er and Ze Er later."

When the two children heard her say this, their eyes lit up and they said in unison, "Thank you, ma'am."

Grandpa Zhao said, "Okay, today's class is over. Go play for a while. Don't run too far. It's sunny outside and we'll have lunch soon."

Xu Han also reminded them, "Just play in the yard. It's too sunny outside and you may get heat stroke easily."

After getting permission, several children quickly ran out. Even Mu'er had the mentality of a child and immediately started playing with them.

Grandpa Zhao looked at the children who ran away and said with a smile, "Since the two children from the Zhu family came, Mu'er and Ze'er have been more cheerful than before."

"Yes, now they both have playmates, and Mu'er finally looks like a child. During this period of time, it is obvious that Mu'er loves to laugh more and is more lively than before. Now she finally doesn't act like a little adult all day long.

This is good. Children should behave like children and not mature too early.

They will have time to worry about the next few decades, so for now, just enjoy your childhood."

Xu Han chatted with Grandpa Zhao about other things, but seeing that it was getting late, she turned around and went to the front yard.

As she walked to the front yard, she happened to meet Dan Niang who came back from outside and was preparing to make lunch.

As soon as Dan Niang saw Xu Han, she asked, "Madam, what are we having for lunch today? Is there anything you want to eat? I'll make it for you."

Xu Han casually picked up a round fan beside her and fanned herself while saying, "It's been hot these past two days and I don't have much of an appetite. How about we have cold noodles for lunch? I don't think anyone can eat hot meals or hot dishes in this weather.

It’s better to eat cold food, which you can still eat a little bit and can also relieve the heat.”

"Okay, then we'll have cold noodles for lunch. I'll go and knead the dough first."

"Well, I'll go to the vegetable garden and pick some cucumbers and tomatoes. I'll soak them in water to cool them down, and then I'll make some sour soup with the noodles."

When Mrs. Ma heard this, she quickly said, "Madam, please go inside to avoid the sun. I'll go pick some vegetables."

After saying this, Mrs. Ma picked up the basket beside her and went out. Xu Han had no choice but to go back to the house to rest.

When she came out again, the servants who were working outside had already returned. They were sitting in groups of three or four under the shade of the trees in the yard, chatting about random things.

When Lu Chuan saw Xu Han coming out, he quickly said, "Why are you out? It's sunny outside, go in and rest."

"It's okay. I just came out to take a look. I made a lot of autumn pear paste today. I just rinsed the mold for making autumn pear paste with water. It should be cold now. You all go and drink some to cool off."

The Taoist priest continued, "Yes, I drank it. Ma Po brought it out as soon as I came back. This year's autumn pear paste is not sweet and tastes good."

"Okay, okay, just drink it. Although it's the beginning of autumn, it's been particularly hot these past two days. Be careful when you build the house, and don't get heat stroke.

If it's too hot, don't work at noon. It's the same if you wait until the afternoon when it's cooler. It won't make a big difference."

Lu Chuan took the round fan from Xu Han's hand, fanned her and said, "Don't worry, I'm watching them, they will be fine.

After lunch, let them all go back and rest, and then come out to work in the evening when the sun is not too high."

Lu Chuan thought for a moment and continued, "I'll tell Dan Niang to make some mung bean soup for her so she can drink it anytime she's thirsty while working."

"Well, you can arrange this."

Xu Han took the round fan from Lu Chuan's hand, turned around and wanted to go into the house. The weather was really hot. After standing outside and talking for a while, she was sweating all over.

I really can't stay outside for a moment. I don't know when the temperature will drop. If it continues like this, I will really become unbearable.

Lu Chuan followed him into the house, and the couple returned to the room one after another. Fortunately, there was ice in the room, otherwise they would not be able to stay there.

"When I came back today, I saw that the rice fields outside were almost dry. I estimate that in two days, they will be ready for harvest."

Xu Han slumped in the chair and said lazily, "Well, this year's grain is harvested earlier than in previous years. This year's crops were planted early and harvested early.

It’s a bit early to plant winter wheat after the crops in the fields are harvested, and people are planting quickly this year, so we may need to wait before planting. Otherwise, if we plant winter wheat too early, the wheat will grow too tall, and the harvest next year will not be good.”

Lu Chuan thought, "Then let's harvest the autumn crops first, let the land air out after harvesting, and then replant after a while."

"That's fine. We have more people this year, so we don't have to rush to do anything.

After the autumn harvest is finished, we will go to the county town to buy some things."

"Well, by the way, I ordered the ceramic jars."

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and then people started calling for lunch outside. After lunch, they took a nap.

In the afternoon, Lu Chuan and Xu Han each went out carrying a backpack.

Last time he said he wanted to go to the mountains to pick wild fruits, but he hasn't gone these past two days because the temperature is high. Xu Han was bored staying at home, so after waking up from a nap, she pestered Lu Chuan to take her to the mountains.

Fortunately, there are trees in the mountains to provide shade, so it wasn’t particularly hot along the way, otherwise it would be impossible to walk around in these deep mountains.

The two of them wandered around in the mountains for the entire afternoon, picking a lot of miscellaneous things. After the sun set, they walked home in the sunset.

My clothes were soaked as I walked back, and it was already dark when I got home.