Cheng Xi returned home with a full load.
When she entered the door, she threw down a pile of firewood. Most of her cotton clothes were wet, but the area where the basket on her back was pressed was still dry.
only......
"Why is the snow on the ground ten centimeters thick again?"
The yard that had just been cleared in the morning was now covered with a thick layer, and there were big snowflakes falling in the sky with every footprint.
Do it for nothing.
However, you still have to do what you need to do, otherwise the snow will only get thicker and thicker.
Shen Xingqi was cooking in the kitchen. He was very happy to see her back and helped her take the bamboo basket.
"Sister-in-law is so awesome! She chopped so much firewood in just such a short time."
"Hey, what is this?"
She was looking at a mushroom-shaped thing in the bamboo basket and asked, "It can't be Ganoderma lucidum, right?"
"If you answer correctly, I will reward you with an extra bowl of rice for lunch."
"I've gained several pounds."
It's all because the food at home is so good, especially because Cheng Xi's cooking is so good that she has to fight hard every time she eats.
If she continues like this, she will become the fattest girl in the village sooner or later.
However, the distress only lasted for a second, and the next moment the little girl raised her head, full of expectation:
"Sister-in-law, how do you eat the chestnuts my brother brought back yesterday?"
how to eat?
Of course, try all the tricks!
Cheng Xi used practical actions to prove 108 different ways to eat chestnuts. It was snowing heavily outside and the house was warm. A pile of tools were prepared around the iron stove in a short time.
Wash and dry the chestnuts, then use a knife to gently make a small slit on the back, and repeat this process to peel two large bowls.
She brushed oil on one of the bowls, put it in the space under the iron stove to bake, and then picked up the remaining bowl and went directly to the kitchen.
"Xingqi, bring some sugar."
"okay!"
The little girl followed her with all her might. As for the etiquette of a concubine cultivated over more than ten years?
It was all forgotten now.
Shen Xingluo, who was sitting in the living room reading a book: "..."
After watching the two people leave, the male host's mouth twitched slightly, but in the end he said nothing.
In the kitchen, one person is responsible for cooking and the other is responsible for watching the fire.
Heat the iron pan, pour in the salt, and pour in the drained chestnuts.
Cheng Xi picked up the spatula and slowly stir-fried the chestnuts to heat them evenly. It didn't take long for the chestnuts to swell one by one.
Shen Xingqi looked on and exclaimed in surprise, "The aroma is already coming out!"
The dark red shell and the yellow chestnut meat look particularly pleasing to the eye. Increase the frequency of stir-frying, and the salt particles stuck to the chestnut shell will slowly break away, and the color will gradually become darker.
Cheng Xi picked up the prepared sugar and sprinkled it evenly. The sugar caramelized, and the caramel aroma suddenly overflowed.
"It smells better!"
The spatula is still being stir-fried rapidly, and the spatula is inserted from the bottom of the pan to ensure that the caramel does not stick to the bottom of the pan.
"Okay, let it simmer for a while and you can eat it."
Finally, Cheng Xi covered the pot to ensure that the chestnuts were ripe and the caramel aroma penetrated into the chestnuts. The aroma from the kitchen floated out with the air, and the whole courtyard was suddenly immersed in a sweet smell.
At this time, the roasted chestnuts under the iron stove are almost ready.
Open the valve, sprinkle a layer of sugar on the roasted chestnuts, and close the valve again.
"Just wait and eat. Find time to make all the chestnuts. You can use them as snacks."
Cheng Xi said it normally, but Shen Xingqi couldn't help but be speechless.
Chestnuts can fill the stomach and are equivalent to food in the eyes of the people. They are not cheap even in dim sum shops in Fucheng. Why are they so casual when they come to her house?
In the past, their family's conditions were relatively good, but they were not so luxurious.
But this feeling... is very satisfying!
"Can you make them all?"
Such a bamboo basket can hold a lot.
"It's okay to keep a few kilograms. You can add some to change the taste next time you make chicken soup."
"..."
Okay, she is worrying too much.
Shen Xingqi figured it out and listened to her sister-in-law in everything!
The little girl went to the kitchen to serve food, but Cheng Xi was thinking about picking up more chestnuts if she ran out of them at home. She encountered more than one chestnut tree today.
Shennong Mountain has never been short of this stuff.
***
Whether it's sugar-fried chestnuts or roasted chestnuts, they are all warmly welcomed.
Chestnuts are shiny with oil, crispy and easy to peel, sweet and delicious, which perfectly captured the hearts of the Shen brothers and sisters.
For several days in a row, the farmyard was overflowing with the aroma of bananas. The three of them repeated the same actions every day, eating - shoveling snow - roasting chestnuts - eating, in an infinite loop.
Life is perfect beyond description.
However, the other families in Shenjia Village were not in such a good mood, and became more and more anxious as time went by.
"When will this snow stop? It's been snowing for five days and five nights!"
"It doesn't look like I want to stop. I've already eaten most of the food at home, ugh~"
"My family's food is pretty good. I bought a lot from my sixth uncle a few days ago, but there's just not enough firewood."
"Who would have thought that you wouldn't be able to get out now?"
"Even if there is a mountain of wood behind the village, you still have to have time to chop it!"
Yes, it’s difficult to even go out.
Thick snow accumulated in the yards of many people in the village, and even hard ice appeared underneath. People who didn't have time to clean up could fall into their yards.
Everyone was hiding at home and worried. Even the woman who usually visited the house stayed at home honestly.
In the northernmost part of Shenjia Village, Cheng Xi wrapped herself into a ball and opened the door of the small courtyard again.
Shen Xingqi stood behind her and looked worried.
"Sister-in-law, do you really want to go to the city?"
"Don't worry, nothing will happen."
"We still have a lot of food at home."
"I went to buy salt and inquire about the price of grain. I'll be back soon."
Cheng Xi couldn't stand the worried look in her sister-in-law's eyes, so she threw a signal for help behind her.
"Husband, do you think so?"
Shen Xingluo nodded, "Your sister-in-law has to go to the inn, and the family letter from the escort office is probably here too."
Cheng's father's matter is a big deal.
The little girl had no choice but to watch Cheng Xi go further and further away. When she saw the figure gradually disappearing, she had new doubts.
"We have salt in the kitchen, why do you need to buy it?"
"..."
Shen Xingluo was also wondering about this question.
In recent days, the plane shops in the system have gradually been on the right track, and transactions with the orc plane have changed from salt to other necessities.
Logically speaking, there is no shortage of salt at home.
Could it be that she has other uses?
At this time, Cheng Xi, who was being missed by others, had already left the village and encountered several bloated figures one after another.
Not to mention recognizing who is who at a glance, it is not easy to see a figure moving with difficulty.
The sky is covered with snowflakes, accompanied from time to time by a cold wind that cuts like a knife. Normal people use all their strength to open their eyes, trying to see the road clearly under their feet.
——In fact, because the snow is too thick, the original trail can no longer be seen clearly.
Pedestrians can only rely on their previous experience of going to Fucheng and forcefully walk out one step at a time.
However, these normal people do not include Cheng Xi...
