Su Shi'an assigned Gao Shouyue the task of cleaning and sterilizing the clay jars. Knowing her own limitations with manual labor, Gao Shouyue realized that if she tried to do it herself, she might end up doing more harm than good.
She wisely chose to stand to the side, supervising Qiushuang and Dongxue as they carried out the task, while A-zhong assisted them by stoking the fire to boil the clean jars. The entire process went quite smoothly.
By the time the jars were fished out of the water to cool, Wujin had already peeled the Xiangtao peaches and cut them into uniform pieces. With Su Shi'an’s help, the peach pieces were placed into the prepared, clean glass jars. Because the clay jars varied in size, the amount of peach in each one differed, but Su Shi'an had one clear requirement: they must leave enough space to add the sugar water. At the same time, A-zhong was given a new task: to heat a mixture of sugar and water until it boiled, then wait for it to cool naturally.
Chapter 165