Transmigrated as a Peasant Baby Who is Pampered by All-Chapter 398 - 255: Making Jam

It must be said, Xiaocao is really, really familiar with the mountains and forests surrounding Xiangmu Village.

Leading Xiaomi and Wei Ziang, they constantly changed locations, with clear goals, wasting no time at all.

And every time they changed places, there was always a large patch of thorny vines full of bright red berries.

Xiaomi was initially surprised, but eventually became numb to it. Just like Xiaocao had said, Xiaomi had eaten so much that her teeth were now aching.

A painful expression covered her face.

As noon approached, the baskets of the three were nearly full, and Xiaomi even felt that she could barely carry hers.

"We can almost head back now, Xiaomi. I want to go to the city gate; I can sell these outside the gate without entering the city. Do you want to go? There’s no way we can finish eating all these."

Xiaocao was ready to head back. There might be more berries further out, but it was getting hot, and their baskets were full.

So many berries could sell for quite a bit, and as she said, a family only needed to eat half a pound or so just to taste it.

If they tried to eat them all, even if they didn’t get a stomachache, they wouldn’t be able to eat well for the next few days.

"Are we just going to sell them like that? How much do they sell for per pound?"

It was the first time Xiaomi had seen so many berries. Back in Fu’an Village, whenever her parents found some, it was just a small handful, like the ones her mother brought back in the morning.

Even though she would sometimes go looking for them, she never found many, and at most, it wasn’t over a pound.

So little that even her family didn’t get enough, let alone having any to sell.

"Berries are only available for half a month each year, so the price is not cheap. At the earliest and most expensive, they could sell for six or seven copper coins."

Xiaocao looked hopeful: "Even if we wait a few days and more people start picking them, and the price drops, they could still sell for three or four copper coins. This basket probably weighs five or six pounds and could earn us over thirty copper coins!"

If it weren’t the busy farming season, picking a basket like this could be more profitable than a whole day’s short-term labor!

Of course, picking such a big basket is not easy either. They were lucky everyone else was busy farming; otherwise, if everyone came up the mountain to pick berries, there wouldn’t be many left to find.

Xiaocao was picking so many for the first time, which is why she was so excited and couldn’t wait to turn all the berries into money.

However, Xiaomi had a thoughtful expression: "Xiaocao, I have a method to make these berries more expensive. Are you interested in working with me to do it?"

Xiaocao was instantly excited: "Really? Yes, yes, yes, I want to join!"

She was afraid that if she agreed too late, Xiaomi wouldn’t take her along.

"Aren’t you afraid I’ll trick you?"

"Hehe, no way! Xiaomi, you guys are amazing. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t know that Xianglong grass could sell for so much money. Surely these berries are the same!"

"But what if it fails, and we can’t sell them for that much money?"

"Then we’ll continue picking on the mountain tomorrow. We’ll go further while everyone is busy planting and has no time to come up here. We’ll pick all the berries on the mountain!"

Xiaocao waved her small hand, speaking bravely with a bit of a heroic vibe.

Since Xiaocao said that, Xiaomi didn’t act reserved.

"In that case, we have a deal. The method I mentioned requires salt and sugar. We have those at home. You should go home and have lunch first. After lunch, bring those and come find me."

Xiaomi wanted to make jam.

Jam-making is simple, but the finished product is certainly novel and wouldn’t be cheap.

Fruits like strawberries, grapes, and kiwis are perfect for making jam.

Unfortunately, she hadn’t encountered these fruits so far, only berries.

She had always wanted to try, but there weren’t many near Fu’an Village, just a couple of ounces, not even enough for a mouthful.

Who knew that today, tagging along with Xiaocao, she managed to pick so many. It would be a shame not to make jam out of them!

Though Xiaocao didn’t know what Xiaomi was talking about, she obviously had great trust in Xiaomi and immediately promised to come over early in the afternoon.

By the time they got home, it was almost lunchtime.

On the way, Xiaomi kept thinking about what she would say if Wei Ziang asked her what she wanted to do or how she came up with the idea to avoid giving herself away.