Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 125: Smashed? Wild chestnut

With the arrival of the Beginning of Autumn, the heat gradually dissipates. The sky at this time seems to become higher and farther away, blue like a gem, and the clouds are white as cotton, floating leisurely.

Thinking of the muddy pond he bought, Yao Qingnian planned to go over and take a look when he had nothing to do.

When they arrived at the muddy pond at the foot of the mountain, it had been cleaned up. Originally, she had people divide the muddy pond into two parts, raising fish on one side and crayfish on the other. However, the destructive power of crayfish was too strong. When Yao Qingnian came over, she saw that both ponds were full of crayfish. The fish fry she carefully selected were wasted as they became the crayfish's meal.

After wandering around for a while, Yao Qingnian was about to go back. Suddenly, she saw a fat white rabbit, which was standing under a tree at the foot of the mountain. It pricked up its ears and said, "Hey, little rabbit, you came to my door, so don't blame me for being rude."

She wanted to catch the rabbit alive, so she approached it quietly. As soon as she got close to the rabbit, it was startled and ran up the mountain: "Wow, you run very fast. I must catch you today."

She mobilized her inner strength and ran quickly after the rabbit. Unconsciously, the surrounding environment became unfamiliar. Finding a suitable opportunity, Yao Qingnian leaped up, she lay on the ground, and finally caught the rabbit: "Run, why don't you run anymore!" She found a frame, put it in it and threw it into space.

Just as she was about to stand up, something hit her on the head: "Ouch! Oh my god! Who sneak attacked me?"

She looked around with increased vigilance. It was quiet except for the occasional chirping of birds and the sound of squirrels. She covered her painful head, climbed up, and found the culprit lying quietly on the ground: "It's Li Zibao!"

She looked up and saw that the area was full of wild chestnut trees. "So many! Haha! It seems that I didn't hit my head in vain."

Yao Qingnian excitedly picked up the opened chestnut bag from the ground and took out two shiny chestnuts from it. When his teeth bit open the raw chestnuts, there was a crisp "click" sound, followed by a "crunch" sound of chewing. The chestnut flesh was crushed between his teeth, crisp and sweet.

There are still many unripe chestnuts on the tree, and chestnut bags fall from the tree from time to time. In order to prevent her head from being hit again, she specially took out her hat and put it on. Protecting her head is important to save her life.

Then she took out her gloves and started picking up the chestnut bags on the ground one by one. She picked up all the chestnuts in the area. There was such a large wild chestnut forest that she could never pick all the chestnuts.

Having picked up almost everything, Yao Qingnian planned to come back in two days. Looking at the surrounding environment, she began to walk down the mountain along the traces she had come from. It must be said that there were so many treasures in the mountains in ancient times, and she would gain a lot every time she went into the mountains.

More than half an hour later, Yao Qingnian came out of the woods with messy hair.

After returning home, Yao Qingnian poured out all the chestnuts in the basket. It took some effort to remove the shells: "Qingnian, where did all these chestnuts come from?" The aunts who were doing embroidery in the main room saw this and saw the yard full of chestnut bags.

"I just went out and happened to see it in the mountains."

"These wild chestnuts are good, fragrant and sweet,"

"Then you ladies are in for a treat today. Wait a minute, I'll prepare some and make you some sugar-roasted chestnuts."

In his previous life, at this time of year, the aroma of sugar-roasted chestnuts wafted through the streets, and Yao Qingnian would always go buy a bag.

The chestnuts picked up were half-open, with the chestnuts still wrapped inside. Yao Qingnian took out a pair of gloves, stepped on one end with his foot, and gently broke them open, revealing the plump chestnuts inside, which looked like small, exquisite gems and full of luster.

After a lot of effort, he finally peeled a basin of chestnuts. Yao Qingnian put the remaining unpeeled chestnuts in the sun to dry.

These chestnuts are delicious, but she feels that they are as time-consuming and laborious to prepare as crayfish.

Use a pair of sharp scissors to cut a cross-shaped slit in all the chestnuts. Pour the cut chestnuts into a wok, add enough water, a handful of rock sugar, bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium-low heat and cook for about 30 minutes. When the chestnuts are cooked, remove them and drain the water.

Then pour the cooked chestnuts back into the wok, add the prepared sugar syrup, and stir-fry over low heat. When only half a bowl of sugar syrup is left, use a spatula to stir constantly so that the sugar syrup is more evenly distributed. When the sugar syrup is dried, the sugar-fried chestnuts are ready.

A rich, sweet smell wafts through the yard, the chestnut shells are shiny and have a caramel aroma.

After peeling off the shell, the chestnut kernel inside is soft, sweet and mellow in taste. It retains the natural flavor of the chestnut itself and adds the sweetness of sugar.

"The sugar-roasted chestnuts are out of the pot!" Yao Qingnian asked the aunts to stop what they were doing and come out to eat the chestnuts.

"It smells so good! My mouth is watering." Luo Erya was the first to come out. She was pregnant and she was greedy. She couldn't help herself when she smelled the food.

"Qingnian, how much oil and sugar did you put in this?" The aunts came out and swallowed their saliva when they saw the pot of tempting chestnuts.

"It's not fragrant without oil and sugar. Don't just stand there. Come on, aunties, eat it while it's hot."

The aunts were all honest people. They thought that since they worked for the women, how could they have the nerve to eat their food? Besides, no one in the village was rich, so they didn't dare to eat too many chestnuts fried with so much oil and sugar. Each of them took one and put it in their mouth to satisfy their craving.

As soon as I ate it, I felt my mouth was filled with the aroma of chestnuts. The rich taste made me intoxicated. It was as if I was in a chestnut forest, surrounded by chestnut trees exuding charming fragrance, and the breeze brought bursts of fresh air.

"Eat quickly, there are so many, I can't finish them all by myself." The chestnuts were so fragrant that the aunts were a little embarrassed at first. Yao Qingnian simply gave each of them a portion and let them eat with peace of mind. After a while, the table was piled with chestnut shells.

"The more you eat these chestnuts, the more delicious they become. There's one planted in front of my mother's house, but we usually eat them raw or boil them in water. It takes a lot of effort to eat them every time. The Qingnian ones are delicious and easy to peel." said an aunt.

"Don't you see how much sugar and oil they put in it? How can it not smell good?"

"It will be easier to peel if you make a cut. Look, auntie, it's here. Cut it before cooking." Yao Qingnian told everyone how to peel chestnuts.

The yard was filled with the women's laughter and joy.

After eating the chestnuts, everyone helped to clean up the chestnut shells before continuing to work.