A stunning mermaid dressed in the 1980s, the whole family lined up to pamper her endlessly.

Chapter 403 Persimmon Jam

Grandma Shen's family is busy, and Shen Yunlian and Yun Linhai will be going to help out for the next while.

Meanwhile, Yun Jiao, in order to raise money to buy the island, also started to deal with the treasures she had salvaged from the sea.

She handed over everything that was supposed to be handed over, especially the jade seal. The State Administration of Cultural Heritage seemed to have obtained some rare treasure, and they made things much easier for Yun Jiao's family in salvaging the sunken ship.

The main problem is that the regulations aren't as strict now, and these are unclaimed items that people retrieve from the deep sea using their own skills, and they even hand over those that are precious and have research value. Only a fool would try to stop them.

Once the cultural relics in Yun Jiao's possession have been officially sold, it will be easier to sell them.

Of course, Yun Jiao still contacted acquaintances.

ancient.

That day, Gu Lao brought his son to Yun Jiao's house.

When they entered Yun Jiao's room and saw the treasures displayed on the walls of the antique shelves, their breathing quickened.

"These are famille rose bat and peach pattern vases, and there's a pair!"

"This is a celadon-glazed washer from the Ru kiln."

"This is a Duan inkstone..."

The father and son looked at each other with great excitement, like mice that had entered a rice jar.

"Hiss... This, this bronze sword..."

"Son, come and take a look at this bronze cauldron."

"Dad, wait a minute, let me examine this official hat. It looks like a phoenix crown from the Ming Dynasty..."

Yun Jiao was playing with a luminous pearl.

"Jiaojiao, is that a luminous pearl in your hand? It's so big!"

"Then, are those pearls from the Qing Dynasty?"

Yun Jiao: "I think so."

The old father and son were both envious when they saw those collections.

Ancient: These are all genuine, more than his antique shop collection, and more than his home collection.

"Does your myna bird have some too?"

He seemed to have heard Xiao Ba mention that Yun Jiao liked pretty things.

As for the things she disliked, most of them were kept by him.

Those who collect antiques are different; they care more about the historical value of these artifacts.

Some things may be considered ugly by most people's aesthetic standards, but they have great historical value.

The most famous one is Emperor Qianlong.

Emperor Qianlong's aesthetic was particularly flamboyant, and the porcelain vases he used all featured particularly elaborate patterns.

While it might seem outdated to many, it was used by the emperor, which gave it a unique value.

Of course, they also hated Emperor Qianlong, who was particularly fond of stamping seals, and who stamped many famous paintings with seals of all sizes.

That was really just an irresistible tactic!

After watching Yun Jiao for a while, the two went to Yun Xiaoba's place.

Sure enough, the things from Yun Xiaoba's side were better and more valuable for research.

Yun Jiao didn't care, as long as she could make money.

However, the two of them got so engrossed in their research that they ended up staying at Yun Jiao's house for the entire day.

If I hadn't called them to eat several times, they would have forgotten to eat at all.

That evening, the Gu family father and son sat at the dinner table, looking somewhat tired, but their eyes were exceptionally bright.

"Jiaojiao, are you sure you want to sell all those things?"

Yun Jiao: "We'll only sell a portion; once we've raised enough money, we won't sell any more."

She also took out the ambergris.

"Uncle Gu, are you going to take him in or not?"

Gu Lanting glanced at it and said, "Retract!"

"This ambergris is of really good quality."

“Jiaojiao, Uncle Gu won’t cheat you. Some of your things can be auctioned off, and you’ll get more money from the auction. If you’re willing, there’s an auction in the capital in two months. I’ll help you get those things sent to the auction house.”

Yun Jiao had no objection upon hearing this.

Finally, they generously allowed the father and son to each choose an artifact to take home.

Aside from a few items she particularly likes that she won't change, she can choose anything else.

Gu Lanting didn't mince words: "Then Uncle Gu won't stand on ceremony. I'll take this treasure from you, and I'll leave all your other artifacts to me. I'll definitely get you a good price for them."

Both parties reached a consensus: Yun Jiao kept only the items she particularly liked, and packed up the rest for the Gu family to take away.

These cultural relics might be worth more money in the future, but the island itself might also increase in value.

So, let's focus on getting what we want first.

People from the Forestry Bureau have already investigated the island, and their preliminary estimate is that it covers more than 5,000 mu (approximately 333 hectares).

Moreover, there are many creatures on it, and the island is very large. To secure a 50-year usage right, it would probably cost at least 100 million.

This number really shocked the Yun family.

Fortunately, Yun Jiao is good at making money.

Fortunately, once Yun Jiao took over the island, no one knew as long as she didn't say anything.

So no one knew that she spent 100 million to buy the 50-year usage rights to an island.

However, after buying the island, Yun Jiao will be penniless for a while.

But we have to sell those cultural relics first.

There are still a few months left.

Yun Jiao went to school obediently during this period.

During that time, I visited Grandma Shen's house. All the persimmons had been harvested. The ripe persimmons were distributed to some villagers, and some were sent outside to be sold.

Encouraged by Yun Xiaoqi, the Shen family simply rented a shop in the county.

Shops weren't that expensive back then, and the Shen family could still afford it if they gritted their teeth.

Now that the shop was ready, it couldn't just sell persimmons, so they went to the chicken farm in the village and got some eggs, as well as some vegetables from the village.

Shen Nian and his son Shen Kuan were responsible for harvesting vegetables in the village every day, and then delivering them to the shops on Yun Jiao's tricycle. Aunt Shen was responsible for watching over the shops and selling the goods.

In Shenjia Village, ever since everyone learned that Grandma Shen's family had contracted the persimmon orchard and then bought a shop, everyone in the village has been talking about it.

And it's been almost a month and the hype hasn't died down.

Yun Jiao went to her maternal grandmother's house on Saturday, and while she was out for a stroll, she overheard people discussing it.

"The Shen family really has a good in-law. They lend so much money without hesitation, and they're not afraid of losing it all."

"I never expected the Shen family to have such audacity. What if they can't sell them?"

"I do hope we can sell them. They hire people from our village to pick persimmons, and they sell them for five yuan a basket."

"Just from picking persimmons, our family has earned over a hundred yuan this month."

Yun Jiao was strolling over here with her dog when an auntie called out to her.

"Jiaojiao, when are your older brothers coming back?"

Everyone else immediately knew what this person was planning.

Yun Jiao's family is so generous. If they were to become in-laws, they would be laughing in their sleep.

We can't count on Yun Linhai's generation, but aren't there still Yun Chendong and Yun Chenxi?
I heard that these two even joined the army.

Wow, both brothers joined the army, how outstanding they must be!

Moreover, with the Yun family being so wealthy, Yun Chendong and Yun Chenxi are practically no different from eligible bachelors in their eyes.

Yun Jiao: …………

"I do not know."

Even if they know, they won't say anything; the brothers can decide their own life's most important matters!
However, the aunties were too enthusiastic; even though she said she didn't know, they still kept asking her all sorts of questions.

Yun Jiao finally managed to break free from the encirclement.

I quickly ran home with my two dogs.

Now, most of the melons in this village belong to her maternal grandmother's family and theirs, and they keep coming back.

There are still some risks involved in eating your own melons.

When she got back to her grandmother's house, everyone saw the frightened look on her little face and asked what had happened.

When she told everyone about how she had been surrounded and asked about her brothers, they couldn't help but laugh.

"It seems that being too popular isn't always a good thing."

Yun Linhai nodded in agreement: "That's right, quite a few people in our village have asked about it too."

Shen Yunlian: "Don't be confused. The two children have to make their own decisions about their own affairs."

"I know, I know, how could I just agree to that so easily?"

"The hard persimmons have been mostly picked, and now we're just waiting for the dried persimmons to come out."

"The county simply can't possibly eat all of that cooked food."

Believe it or not, their small shop selling persimmons and vegetables in the county is actually quite profitable, and they've sold a lot of persimmons.

However, their county is still too small to eat so many persimmons.

"Then let's go to the city and take a look. We'll ride our motorcycles and bring the persimmons."

Otherwise, it would be such a waste for these persimmons to rot before we can finish them.

Grandma Shen: "How about I try making persimmon jam?"

Grandma Shen is a good cook, and she's also a master at making sauces.

I used to make sauce with persimmons because I felt it was such a waste to see ripe persimmons fall to the ground and rot.

"Then try it!"

Anyway, the persimmon orchard belongs to their family now, so it would be a waste if it rotted. They'll use every method they can.

The persimmon jam I made before was still lacking because it was short of sugar.

But we still have quite a bit of sugar at home.

Yunjiao and her family always bring gifts when they come, and white sugar is a frequent item they bring; they even have several bags of it at home.

This is perfect for making persimmon jam.

Without further ado, everyone got to work, and in no time at all, Grandma Shen had finished making the persimmon sauce.

Grandma Shen also had a strong research spirit, and she cooked several different kinds of dishes using different ingredient ratios.

Finally, five bowls of persimmon sauce were placed in front of everyone.

"Come on, everyone, try them and see which one tastes better."

Everyone took turns trying them.

Shen Nian: "Mother, I can't taste the difference either. They all taste about the same."

Grandma Shen looked at him with an expression that said, "What use are you to me?"

Then, expectant eyes turned to the others.

Yun Jiao pointed to the third bowl.

"Grandma, I think this is delicious. The sweetness at the beginning is a bit weak, and the sweetness at the end is too strong."

Shen Xiuyuan: "I actually prefer this sweet one."

Finally, everyone voted, and the fourth bowl won.

Yun Jiao's taste was milder compared to people of this era, but others preferred sweeter flavors.

The fifth bowl was too sweet. It was okay for the first few bites, but it got a bit cloying after a while.

"Grandma, you added honey to this, didn't you? It's delicious."

Grandma Shen nodded, then sighed, "But this honey is hard to find."

Honey is available now, but it's too expensive.

Adding honey would increase the cost of making persimmon jam.

Grandma Shen: "I'm thinking of something else to replace honey."

That's something Grandma Shen will have to figure out herself.

After the persimmon jam was ready, everyone sat down together to discuss how to develop the shop.

It would be best to find some other fruits, otherwise selling only persimmons is too monotonous.

Yunjiao and the others went home in the afternoon, leaving with several jars of persimmon jam that Grandma Shen had kindly given them.