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Yezhi was still contemplating the preparations for the shabby online store's products, while the hot weather tested the preservation limits of six baskets of Persimmons and Mountain Red.
Mountain Red thought it would be better to dry them first, but Yezhi noticed that although the Persimmons were picked without washing and still had the white frost on their skin, a small portion had already begun to rot. If this continued, it would be a waste even if they didn't eat them.
Black Treasure was chewing on the Persimmons, which looked particularly annoying to Yezhi. She didn't want to give this little rascal any satisfaction and thought about the blueberry products she had eaten in the 21st century: blueberry ice cream, blueberry bread, blueberry milkshakes, blueberry cookies, blueberry jam... What else? Actually, blueberry jam was the most reliable, but unfortunately, she didn't know how to make it. She couldn't just mash them up and bottle them, could she?
While eating Persimmons, Aunt Zhou looked at Yezhi, who was lost in thought: What's wrong with this girl?
As evening approached, Aunt Zhou patted Black Treasure, who had a sticky mouth from eating, and washed its face in a basin of water. Meanwhile, Yezhi was busy in the kitchen, brushing some cooking oil in the iron pan to make simple yet delicious corn pancakes. After making ten pancakes, she cooked a tomato egg drop soup.
Calling Aunt Zhou to eat, the two sat across from each other on the kang. Yezhi served each of them a bowl of soup to cool down. Looking at the golden pancakes, Aunt Zhou cheerfully picked one up and started eating. "Ouch, my tooth!"
"What's wrong?" Yezhi asked anxiously.
Aunt Zhou shook her head and frowned as she covered her cheek and rushed toward the kitchen. Worriedly, Yezhi followed her. Aunt Zhou was biting on a piece of dough without saying anything. It seemed like she might have hurt her tooth! When they returned to the kang table, Aunt Zhou complained: "I'm getting old! I just ate a few Persimmons, and my teeth can't take it."
"Haha, Auntie, you're not old at all! The Persimmons are very acidic..." After saying this, Yezhi suddenly froze as "very acidic" echoed in her mind. Then she burst into laughter; acidic Persimmons could be used for brewing wine!
Finishing her pancakes in a hurry and downing a bowl of tomato egg drop soup, Yezhi said to Aunt Zhou: "Auntie, take your time eating!" Then she set down her bowl and wiped her mouth. Eagerly running to the kitchen, she cleared out the water tank and found a large wooden basin used for laundry. She poured a basket of Persimmons into the basin and began stomping on them like grapes.
At first, Aunt Zhou was a bit puzzled but quickly understood that this was for brewing wine. Wearing her Bite-Resistant Armor, Yezhi felt no discomfort from the sticky wetness after stomping on the Persimmons. This was also her first time realizing that her Bite-Resistant Armor was waterproof.
While stomping on the Persimmons, Yezhi urged her watching Aunt Zhou to rest early. Only after Aunt Zhou finally went back inside did Yezhi breathe a sigh of relief and confidently repeat the stomping process. As time passed, it became increasingly heavy underfoot; if it weren't for the fear of spoilage, she wouldn't have been able to keep going.
Since Yezhi started stomping on the Persimmons, Black Treasure had been circling around her with its small black bean-like eyes observing intently before jumping up and down in imitation.
Yezhi looked at the energetic Black Treasure and really wanted to ask it to help her with its big hands and feet, but after seeing its dark, furry paws, she dismissed the thought.
"Master, the Cosmic Express has arrived!"
Yezhi put on her straw-woven slippers and called out to Xiao Fang, who emitted a signal and ran to the backyard to receive the delivery of the Invisibility Shield.
Holding the protective net from the delivery, Yezhi returned to the front yard, hid the net in the kitchen cabinet where dry goods were stored, then washed her feet clean. After drying them, she stepped back into the wooden basin. Xiao Fang was once again frantically taking pictures of Black Treasure. Seeing her master's strange behavior, it exclaimed, "Master, what are you doing? The Persimmons are gone; what are we going to sell?"
"Xiao Fang, we need to change our strategy. We can't sell fresh goods anymore; the hot weather isn't good for preservation. We'll only sell dry goods and processed products." Xiao Fang looked at the Persimmons with a sigh: why didn't Master say this earlier?
"Master, can't we just freeze the food?"
Of course, Yezhi knew about freezing; she had experienced everything from single-door refrigerators to side-by-side refrigerators in modern times. But wasn't this an era where even money couldn't buy such things? "Xiao Fang, I know about refrigerators. Even if Cosmic Mall has them and we have Bodeton, we still can't transport them."
"Master, what's a refrigerator? In the Bodria Star System, there are freezing sprays and freezing cubes... Among them, freezing spray is the simplest; you just spray it on the food or items you want to preserve."
The advancement of technology truly means that there are no limits to imagination. Since Yezhi started using Goode Glasses, she had been constantly amazed by the wonders and progress of technology. However, constraints of the times and habitual thinking often made her not think of seeking help from Goode Glasses or the Bodria Star System first, which sometimes led her down many winding paths.
"Xiao Fang, let's buy that freezing spray you mentioned!"
"Okay, Master! I'll go buy it right now." After saying this, Xiao Fang vanished in an instant.
Busy until late at night, Yezhi finally finished processing four baskets of Persimmons. She poured a basin of Persimmon juice for Black Treasure, who had long been drooling over it. Then she took out rice paper wrapped "Zha Tang" from a large wooden box and sprinkled it all into the Persimmon juice before pressing it down with a large wooden board.
Yezhi boiled a large pot of hot water and first rinsed off her light golden Bite-Resistant Armor before washing away all her sweat. After sniffing and confirming that there was no longer any Persimmon smell on her Bite-Resistant Armor, she put it on. She needed a sense of security after all; tiptoeing back to her bed, she fell into a deep sleep.
The next day, she went to Barefoot Aunt's place to find two large sheets of cowhide paper. "Barefoot Aunt, where's Madwoman?" Barefoot Aunt was drying newly harvested herbs and pointed toward the backyard.
Yezhi arrived at Barefoot Aunt's backyard, where the Madwoman was holding a sparrow and humming something. Yezhi waved her hand in front of the Madwoman's eyes, but the Madwoman was lost in her own world and completely ignored her. "Madwoman, come to my house and play with Black Treasure, okay?"
Hearing the name Black Treasure, the Madwoman blinked and repeated Black Treasure's name.
Seeing that there was a reaction, Yezhi tried again, "Come with me to play with Black Treasure, okay?"
Yezhi had not expected to successfully bring the Madwoman home. Just a few days ago, when Black Treasure had gone out for a walk and hadn't returned by dark, Yezhi went looking for him and found Black Treasure sitting with the Madwoman, both munching on peaches. She had only wanted to give it a try, but unexpectedly succeeded; it seemed that Black Treasure was more popular than she thought!
When Black Treasure saw Yezhi return home, he rushed over to hug her affectionately and then eagerly pounced on the Madwoman. Yezhi didn't have time to stop Black Treasure and was genuinely worried that the Madwoman might get scared. To her surprise, the two were getting along famously, as if they had been family for eight hundred years.
At that moment, Xiao Fang reported that the Cosmic Express had arrived. Yezhi received a cyan-colored cylindrical canister of freezing spray and placed it in a wooden box inside the house. Then she went to the kitchen to seal a jar of persimmon puree with kraft paper.
Since it was the Madwoman's first visit to Yezhi's home, she wanted to prepare something delicious as a treat. She took out pickled peaches and chopped them finely to make a filling, wrapping it in cornmeal mixed with sugar cubes before frying it in light cooking oil with a hint of olive fragrance until golden brown.
Yezhi picked out two golden corn cakes—one for the Madwoman and one for Black Treasure, shoving it into his big mouth. The Madwoman took a delicate bite and then smiled foolishly at Black Treasure, who was shaking his head while eating.
Yezhi also took a hot bite; it was sweet on the outside and savory on the inside. The golden corn crust was crispy while the inside was soft and sticky, with a delightful aroma of corn mixed with a hint of peach saltiness—it was quite good!
Suddenly remembering that she hadn't set up the protective net yet, Yezhi took out the Invisibility Shield from the cupboard and called Xiao Fang over. She first went to the backyard. "Master, this Invisibility Shield has several damages; you need to position the damaged parts facing up so you don't get it wrong!"
Following Xiao Fang's instructions, she unfolded the protective net. It turned out to be 1.2 meters high. After flipping it over, she carefully followed Xiao Fang's guidance to pull the net taut. First, they needed to establish a starting point before going around the backyard once to secure it. After completing this in the backyard, Yezhi returned to the front yard and secured it there as well.
"Master, to make it invisible, you need to sprinkle some water on it so that a chemical reaction occurs."
Yezhi splashed some water onto the protective net. The originally transparent fishnet-like material reacted like a chain reaction; where it got wet spread across the entire net. The protective net became almost invisible; Yezhi couldn't help but exclaim, "So amazing!"
"Master, today Xiao Fang has completed editing images of Mountain Red and Persimmons' growth as well as Pickled Peaches' production. Would you like to see them?" Seeing that the Madwoman and Black Treasure were playfully interacting with each other, Yezhi ran back inside and logged in with her consciousness.
Xiao Fang opened the virtual editing interface and selected the virtual imaging option. The deep red Mountain Red appeared at Yezhi's feet, slowly growing from a small, tender seedling into a 6-meter tall tree laden with deep red fruits.
"Xiao Fang, you did this!" Yezhi exclaimed, impressed by Xiao Fang's skills.
"Master, this was created through three-dimensional imaging, simulating the growth process!" Xiao Fang explained the principles and operations to Yezhi, who understood little due to the complex data involved.
Yezhi urged, "Xiao Fang, that's great! Let's see what else you can do." Xiao Fang then showed her the images of Persimmons and Pickled Peaches. "Xiao Fang, how long did it take you to edit these three items?"
"Master, Xiao Fang calculated very slowly; it took... 24 hours. A professional could do it in just 30 minutes," Xiao Fang replied, lowering its head.
Yezhi understood that Xiao Fang was trying to save costs. "Xiao Fang, you’ve worked hard! We don’t need to rush; we’ll take our time with the products!"
"Mm~! Xiao Fang understands!" Xiao Fang said cheerfully.
After Yezhi logged off, she stepped out of her room to find it was already evening. Black Treasure rushed over to Yezhi, plopping its hefty body down and resting its chubby paw on her V-shaped white fur. Yezhi smiled and took down the Cloth Bag hanging from the Peach Tree, putting it on Black Treasure. This little rascal always insisted on getting the Cloth Bag before going for a walk, firmly adhering to the principle of "take what you can't finish."
Black Treasure wobbled its round head and pushed open the yard gate with its plump rear, letting two little white geese run out first before following them. Madwoman saw Black Treasure leaving and wanted to follow as well. Yezhi couldn't dissuade her, so she ended up going along.
In the evening, villagers returned home after a hard day's work to prepare dinner, and the entire Zhoujiatun was enveloped in a gentle haze of cooking smoke.
Passing by Village Uncle's house, Black Treasure managed to get a cucumber and a peach from Meizi. She also handed out some to Yezhi and Crazy Taiyi. After sharing a few jokes with Meizi, Yezhi followed Black Treasure unknowingly to the village entrance. At that moment, Cart Master appeared driving a horse-drawn cart, with Village Uncle and a group of quacking ducklings sitting on the stagecoach.
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