Yiyi's ancient life

Chapter 14 Making Candied Haws ([-])

Early the next morning, Dashan went to pick the hawthorn back. There was a basket full of them, each of which was big and red, and it made my mouth water when I saw it.

Yun Yiyi plans to make the candied haws today, and they can bring them to the market to sell tomorrow.After selling the money, I can add two sets of clothes and shoes and socks for myself to replace. It’s actually not good to always wear Dashan’s clothes. Appropriate, if people see it and don't know how they will discuss it?
She knew that a woman's reputation was very important in ancient times, that's why she was so anxious to earn more money to build a house. After all, she and Dashan were lonely and widowed.
Yun Yiyi made the breakfast, porridge served with a few golden poached eggs, and a bowl of spicy cabbage stalks, both of them were sweating.After the meal, Da Shan took the initiative to wash the dishes, and Yun Yiyi followed behind for some reason, scooping up water for a while, and picking up the bowls for a while, in exchange for Da Shan's suspicious sideways glance.

What does this little girl want to do today?

"Just tell me what you have to say!" Dashan is really not used to such a doggy.

"Hey, it's nothing!" Yun Yiyi smiled embarrassedly, "Brother Dashan, do you want to go out later?"

"Well, you don't have to go, do you have anything to do?"

"It's nothing serious, that's it. I want brother Dashan to help me." Yun Yiyi smiled flatteringly.

"Tell me, what do you want me to do?"

"Hey, I knew Brother Dashan was the best. I want you to cut some bamboo sticks for me, can I get them out? Very thin ones, so long, they are used to string things."

"What are they used for?"

"Haha Brother Dashan, you will find out later!"

Dashan raised his eyebrows, looked at Yun Yiyi's expectant eyes and nodded, turned back to continue washing his bowls, and after washing, he went to chop off a bamboo, and then chopped it into sections with an axe, and then cut them into pieces from each section. Split the bamboo in the middle of a section.Then, he cut off a bamboo stick that was slightly thicker than chopsticks, and then slowly thinned it with a sickle. While cutting it, he asked Yun Yiyi if the thickness was appropriate. , trim the perimeter until smooth, and the first bamboo skewer for stringing candied haws is complete!
Afterwards, Dashan continued to cut bamboo sticks on the spot, and Yun Yiyi went to prepare for making candied haws.

She first divided the hawthorn in half and washed the stalks with clean water; poured most of the pot of water into the basin, then added a small amount of salt, stirred well, and then soaked the hawthorn in it.

Taking advantage of this time, she went to the house of sister-in-law Qiulian next door to borrow a large dustpan, wiped it clean and put it aside for later use.

After 10 minutes, Yun Yiyi brought the chopped bamboo sticks from Dashan, and put the soaked hawthorns on them one by one, six in a string, and then put the skewered hawthorns on the dustpan, Wait for the moisture to dry before proceeding to the next step.

After all the strings were finished and the bamboo sticks were not used for the time being, Yun Yiyi asked Da Shan to stop his movements.

"Brother Dashan, that's enough, there's no need to cut it anymore, save these for next time!"

After Dashan heard this, he finished the one in his hand and stopped.He put the dozen bamboos that had already been cut and the extra bamboos into the utility room, thinking that he would cut out the rest when he was free next time, maybe when she needed it again, At that time, you don't have to wait and you can use it directly.

"What are you going to do next?" Dashan asked.

"Well, the next step is to boil sugar. It's a pity that our family doesn't seem to have rock sugar, only white sugar. But white sugar is also fine, let's make do with it!"

"Is it better to make it with rock sugar?"

"Well, candied haws, of course rock candy is more suitable!" In fact, she has never made it, but she used to check the production method because she loved to eat it in modern times.

"So you are planning to make candied haws now?"

"That's right, let's make some today, and sell them in the market tomorrow, and see how the market goes!"

Seeing Yun Yiyi's high spirits, Dashan didn't say anything else. Since she likes it, he will do his best to help her.Because he found that he likes to see her like this, likes to see her smile with confidence and a little bit of ambition.

"Sister-in-law seems to have rock candy at home, I'll go and ask."

"Eh? Really?"

"Well, you wait here!" After saying that, Dashan went out, and after a while, he really saw him coming over with a clay pot.

Yun Yiyi took it over and took a look, hey, it was really rock candy, but it wasn't her small single crystal rock candy, but a big piece of old rock candy.

It's all right now, everything is ready, the only thing left is to boil sugar.However, the moisture in the hawthorn is not so fast, and it will be almost done after lunch.

Yun Yiyi asked Dashan what time it is now, and calculated that it was almost time to cook lunch, so she picked up the basket and went to the vegetable field, ready to pick a la carte and fry it for lunch.There are still two pheasants in the cupboard, just pick some more peppers and green onions; there are still Chinese cabbage in the kitchen, so I don’t need to pick them for now.

Seeing that Yun Yiyi had gone to pick vegetables, Dashan consciously went into the kitchen to cook.When Yun Yiyi came in with a basket, Da Shan had washed the rice and put it in the pot.

"Brother Dashan, do we only have that piece of land in the yard? Are there any other places?"

"Well, just that one, why?"

"I want to order more dishes. In the future, if I eat alone, it will definitely not be enough. What do you think?" Yun Yiyi thought that since she is not able to move out and live alone, she has to think about it first. Well, the current reality of the problem.In the first few days since she came here, the vegetables in the field have been picked in sevens and eights, and they will be gone after picking a few times, and here is not like the modern market where there are vegetable markets everywhere.If you want to buy vegetables here, you have to go to the market. Every family in the village grows their own vegetables. Who would set up a stall here to sell vegetables?
Furthermore, she now has the spiritual spring water in the space, and has already added some to the well. If she plans to grow vegetables for sale in the future, she will need a few larger pieces of land for use.

Dashan thought for a while, and decided to go to the village chief to see if there was any suitable land to buy a few yuan.Since she said she wants to grow vegetables, let's grow them, as long as she likes them, anyway, he has gotten used to the taste of her vegetables these few times.Although it is not a delicacy, it is superior in taste. Even a bowl of ordinary spicy fried cabbage, or a few poached eggs that are charred on the outside and tender on the inside, are often delicious enough to whet his appetite.

In the past five years, this is the best dish he has eaten, and it is also the most home-like dish.And he wants to keep this taste.

After lunch, Dashan went to the village chief's house, and Yun Yiyi took this opportunity to enter the space.

(End of this chapter)