Chapter 607: Immortal Peach?
Chapter 607: Immortal Peach?
Zhou Mother: "Is this a peach? Peaches aren’t usually this big, are they?"
Great-Grandfather: "It’s a peach, right? Are peaches this big in the Capital City?"
Tian Caihua: "Could it be that the soil in the Capital City is truly unique? Even peaches grow to such an extraordinary size!"
Great-Grandmother held a honey peach and marveled, "This must be the immortal peach that the elders in the New Year paintings hold!"
Great-Grandfather: "Now that you mention it, it does look like it! How could I have not realized it? I never thought there would be immortal peaches in this world!"
Zhou Zhou: "If it’s an immortal peach, will eating it grant longevity and a hundred years of life?"
Everyone in the room burst into laughter!
Zhou Father chuckled, "Of course! It will grant longevity and a hundred years of life! And it will also bring wealth and prosperity!"
Wangcai brought back the immortal peaches, and whoever ate them would enjoy a long and prosperous life!
Zhou Father immediately took one out to wash off the fuzz.
The children, upon hearing this, immediately said, "Auntie, I want to eat the immortal peach! I want to live a hundred years!"
"Me too, I want to live a hundred years!"
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Jiang Xia: "Hold on, we need to wash and peel it first. The skin is too fuzzy. This is called a honey peach."
Actually, honey peaches were already out of season, and they were rarely seen in the market. It was Zhang Rui who, upon hearing Jiang Xia’s wish to buy honey peaches for the National Day holiday, asked a familiar orchard owner to set aside a few late-ripening varieties. He had two trees that were just right.
There were no honey peaches this big at home; no one had ever seen such large ones before. The peaches here were the size of eggs, with a lot of fuzz.
Jiang Xia thought it would be nice to bring some back for everyone to try.
Tian Caihua: "Come, I’ll peel it for you!"
Zhou Father took a bite of the washed immortal peach, watching the lively and joyful family.
Having Wangcai around really brought a lot of happiness!
After Wangcai left for the Capital City, the house became quiet and empty.
After taking a bite of the honey peach, Zhou Father happily went out to spread the immortal aura.
Joy shared is joy multiplied!
If they were eating immortal peaches, they couldn’t keep it a secret from everyone else, right?
Soon, the children also went out, holding their honey peaches, which they called "immortal peaches", to spread the immortal aura!
A group of kids gathered at the village entrance, wanting a taste of the immortal peaches.
They all wanted to get a bit of the immortal aura and live a hundred years!
"Zhou Wenzu, give me a bite! Just one bite!"
"Yingying, is this immortal peach sweet? I want to taste it. It smells so good!"
...
Unfortunately, the Zhou family children were too smart. They could share candy, but they couldn’t share longevity and a hundred years of life!
The honey peaches were fragrant, sweet, and juicy, making the children around them drool with desire.
Some of the children couldn’t resist and started crying, asking their mothers for a taste of the immortal peaches to live a hundred years!
But even their mothers couldn’t help them.
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In the afternoon, Jiang Xia, Zhou Mother, and Tian Caihua took the children for a walk by the dock, waiting for the fishing boats to return.
While the three of them were chatting with the villagers, a sharp horn suddenly blared.
Liao Ruixiang was riding a motorcycle with Li Xiuxian, honking furiously!
"Beep, beep, beep..."
"Move, move!..."
Everyone quickly moved aside, curious to see what was happening.
"What’s going on?"
"Are they in such a hurry, trying to reincarnate?"
"Is having a motorcycle that impressive? Zhao Chenglei has had a motorcycle for a long time, and even a jeep, and he’s not as showy!"
"Li Xiuxian is holding her stomach; she looks so anxious. I’m afraid she might be having a miscarriage."
"I think so too! Otherwise, why would Liao Ruixiang be in such a rush? According to Feng Yifen, Liao Ruixiang is weak and finds it hard to have children. It’s a miracle they finally managed to have one, so of course he’s anxious!"
"Tsk! Who knows if it’s even his!"
"You can only tell after it’s born and see if it looks like him!"
"Shh!..."
Someone remembered that Zhou Mother and Jiang Xia were there and quickly reminded everyone to stop talking.
Tian Caihua couldn’t help but say to Zhou Mother, "Mom, you should hurry up and find a wife for Chengsen. I’ve already suggested my cousin to him."
"Chengsen isn’t a child anymore. He has his own plans, so don’t meddle too much. He’s already refused, so don’t bother him!"
Zhou Mother had long let go of her expectations. Her standards weren’t high, so she didn’t interfere with her son’s marriage plans.
Now, the two elders only helped their son with work and taking care of the children, leaving other matters to the children to decide for themselves.
Whether Zhou Chengsen married or not, the two elders wouldn’t pressure him.
Let him live as he pleases!
Since the children were already here, Tian Caifua couldn't understand why!
Why was she the only one anxious about this when no one else in the family seemed to care?
Seeing that Tian Caifua wanted to continue, Jiang Xia said, "Sister-in-law, your boats are back."
All the family's fishing boats had returned.
In the afternoon, after Zhou Fu had finished spreading the immortal aura and returned home, he learned that Jiang Xia had not only bought some food but also bought fishing rods for him, Zhou Chengxin, Zhou Chengsen, and Zhou Yongguo.
Zhao Chenglei had picked them out, saying the quality was good, and he had bought two sets for himself as well.
There were so many excellent stationery options! Fishing was one of the few hobbies the family shared, and just like boats, there was never enough when it came to fishing rods.
With the new fishing rods in hand, Zhou Fu couldn't wait to try them out, and Zhou Chengsen and Zhou Chengxin felt the same.
So, the family set off in a small wooden boat to go sea fishing, planning to catch some fish for dinner.
Seeing the boat loaded with white fish, Jiang Xia said to the younger brother in her arms, "Younger Brother, Dad caught a lot of fish!"
Tian Caifua also saw it and asked, "Lei, did you encounter a school of fish?"
Zhou Mu chuckled, "Judging by the look of it, definitely!"
The three of them couldn't wait to get closer and see what kind of fish they had caught.
Zhao Chenglei's small wooden boat was easy to bring to shore.
Jiang Xia couldn't quite tell what kind of fish they were; they looked like sardines, but there were so many fish that looked similar.
It wasn't until Zhao Chenglei carried a basket of fish past them that Jiang Xia confirmed they were blue round scads.
Jiang Xia smiled, "You must have encountered a school of fish?"
"Yep", Zhao Chenglei glanced at Jiang Xia, then greeted the children, "Dad's back!"
Younger Brother smiled and responded, "Ah~"
Jiang Mother laughed, "That must be four or five hundred pounds, right?"
"About that."
Tian Caifua said, "Lei, your luck at sea is really good! Lei, are you going fishing tomorrow? You and Dad should go on our fishing boat!"
Zhao Chenglei replied, "Not tomorrow. There's a big low tide tomorrow, and it will happen twice. I'm taking Xia Xia to the beach to collect seafood."
Tomorrow was a day of big low tides, and it would happen twice, allowing them to collect seafood twice.
Jiang Xia hadn't been to sea for a long time and hadn't collected seafood either.
Since the children still needed breastfeeding, going to sea was impossible, but collecting seafood was still an option.
Jiang Dong and Zhang Fuyan had also said they would come to collect seafood.
So, Zhao Chenglei didn't plan to go fishing.
The current buying price for blue round scads was thirty cents per pound. They sold five baskets of blue round scads for a total of 138.60 yuan.
It was the autumn season for blue round scads, and fishing boats often encountered schools of them recently.
Both of the family's trawling fishing boats had caught schools of blue round scads today. Blue round scads often mixed with Spanish mackerel and sardines, so they also caught quite a few of those.
The trawling boats caught much more fish than Zhao Chenglei's small wooden boat.
Together, the two fishing boats netted over six thousand pounds of fish.
In total, they sold for over 1,900 yuan, plus the 130-odd yuan Zhao Chenglei earned, making it just over 2,000 yuan.
In the evening, after putting the children to bed, the couple started going over the accounts.
The accounts for the food processing workshop, the two small trawling fishing boats, the two large fishing boats, and the sale of dried fish.
Jiang Xia only looked at the accounts for the food processing workshop, while Zhao Chenglei handled the boat accounts.
Under the leadership and arrangement of He Xiuhuan and Aunt Fen, the workshop almost always made between 2,500 and 3,000 yuan per day.
In September alone, the food processing workshop made 85,798.25 yuan.
This was after the bonuses and salaries had been paid out according to the reward standards set by Jiang Xia.
Once the business opened up and gained traction, it really started making money, especially with little competition.
The market for flavored small fish hadn't been fully tapped yet, and the future looked promising!
Jiang Xia decided to give everyone a big red envelope for the National Day holiday.
She hadn't been there this month, and they had worked hard.
(End of Chapter)
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