Cheng Wanwan touched her head, and a thorny ball pricked her hand.
She felt that the thorny balls were a bit familiar, so she opened them with her fingers and was shocked to see that they were chestnuts.
She looked up and saw a chestnut tree above her head, hidden among the old trees. The chestnuts in this season were wrapped in green shells. From a distance, it was impossible to see that the tree was covered with chestnuts.
I was worried about what to eat at night, and this food was delivered to my door.
Cheng Wanwan hugged the tree trunk and shook it, and a large piece of chestnuts fell down.
The movement here attracted the attention of Aunt Wang and Aunt Fugui who were outside. Aunt Wang had sharp eyes and could see clearly what it was at a glance.
She bent down and picked up three eggs from the ground: "Forget it, each person has half. No more grabbing."
With that said, she picked up her backpack and dragged her loach in the direction of Cheng Wanwan.
Aunt Fugui wrapped the eggs and hurried over.
There is not only one chestnut tree here, but at least three or four. Three women each shake a tree. The only sound of rustling leaves can be heard in the forest. It is rare for a group of people not to quarrel or talk.
Everyone knew in their hearts that if they moved slower, others would come to share the few chestnuts later.
Cheng Wanwan picked up a whole basket, Aunt Wang and Aunt Fugui's baskets were also full, and the movements of the three finally slowed down.
At this time, someone else passed by and quickly joined the team picking chestnuts.
The chestnuts in Cheng Wanwan's hand weighed more than 20 kilograms, which was enough to last for many days. She was not greedy for more, and carried the heavy bamboo basket with difficulty to meet her four sons.
Along the way, she searched carefully in the forest. If she could find a large forest of wild chestnuts, then even if there was no harvest this year, the people in Dahe Village would not go hungry. But to her disappointment, there was only that forest in this area. Four chestnut trees.
"Mom, this is the wild fruit I found!"
Zhao Sidan handed over a handful of cyan and red fruits as if he were offering a treasure.
Zhao Dashan and Zhao Ergou also had a good harvest. Their baskets were filled with wild vegetables and mushrooms, and the group went to find Zhao Sanniu.
He was chopping firewood halfway up the mountain, and there was a pile of dry firewood piled high at his feet, tied together with straw ropes.
The five mother and son returned home with a rich harvest.
It's still early when we go back now, and it's not time to make dinner yet.
Cheng Wanwan asked her sons to quickly chop the chestnuts, and she planned to make candied roasted chestnuts for the boys to eat as snacks.
These chestnuts are not yet ripe and are very raw, but they are still edible. Peel them, wash them, cut them into cross-cut pieces, and steam them in a large pot.
Pour all the lard boiled in the morning into the pot. After the oil is hot, put a large amount of rock sugar in and boil the rock sugar into syrup.
Wu Huiniang watched from the side, feeling distressed. Half a can of oil could last at least two to three months, but her mother-in-law used it up in one meal.
Forget it, I haven’t had any smell of oil for more than half a year, so my life has been getting better.
After the syrup is browned, a large pot of chestnuts is poured into the pot, and the chestnuts slowly change color.
A gust of wind blew over, and the fragrance of chestnuts blew into the yard. Zhao Dashan, who was busy at work, took a deep breath, God, what is being fried in the kitchen, why is it so fragrant!
Zhao Sidan had already dropped what he was doing and rushed to the kitchen. He swallowed hard and said, "Mom, the chestnuts smell so good!"
Cheng Wanwan gave the spatula to Wu Huiniang, and the two took turns frying chestnuts. The chestnuts in a large pot were bright in color, and the flesh at the opening turned yellow, coated with oil and sugar, making people salivate.
"Come on, Sidan, try one!"
Cheng Wanwan picked up a hot chestnut from the pot and threw it over.
Zhao Sidan was so hot that he jumped to his feet, but he didn't care about the burning. He stretched out his hands to peel off the skin and stuffed the steaming hot chestnuts into his mouth. It was very hot, but very fragrant, very sweet, and very soft. It turned out that Chestnuts can still be so delicious!
A large pot of chestnuts was fried and placed on the table in the main room to cool.
At this moment, Zhao Erwang stood at the door of the yard and shouted: "Uncle, grandma asked me to come over and deliver chestnuts."
Cheng Wanwan walked out and saw Zhao Erwang holding a large bowl in his hand. The bowl was filled with cooked chestnuts, which smelled quite fragrant.
Cheng Wanwan took the bowl and said, "Thank you for your milk for me."
Zhao Erwang did not dare to stay longer. In the past, he came to play with Brother Ergou and was severely scolded by his aunt. The person he was most afraid of was her. After finishing what Grandma told him, he turned around and ran away.
"This child..."
Cheng Wanwan shook her head, and she was going to get some sugar-roasted chestnuts for Erwang to take back.
She walked into the house, and a child grabbed a handful of chestnuts, waved his hand and said, "After eating, go out and play. Come back for dinner in an hour."
Zhao Sidan's mouth was stuffed with chestnuts and he said vaguely: "Is there still food to eat today??"
If you can feel full by eating chestnuts, how can you still have the stomach to eat?
Cheng Wanwan put away the chestnuts on the table: "Just eat these as snacks. Don't eat too much, or you'll get a stomachache."
Zhao Sidan's clothes bag was full, and he nodded vigorously with satisfaction.
Since his mother asked him to go out to play, he should go out and play.
As soon as I walked under the big locust tree in the village, I saw a large group of friends surrounding the Loach next door, and I could hear the sound of swallowing saliva from a distance.
"Loach, give one of us to eat!"
"Brother Loach, can you let me take a lick..."
Wang Niliu stood in the middle, his pockets full of chestnuts. He took one bite at a time and ate them deliciously.
The children nearby had no chestnuts at home, and they drooled a lot, staring directly at the chestnuts in Wang Niluo's pocket.
Today, many people eat chestnuts at home, and Li Zheng's wife also picked up a lot of them from the mountains. Zhao Tiezhu, the eldest grandson of the Li Zheng family, walked away while holding a bowl.
The children surrounding Loach immediately surrounded the iron pillar.
Zhao Tiezhu was quite generous: "I don't have much left, you have half a person."
There were a total of six children around, and he threw three out. Each of the six children bit into half, with a satisfied look on his face: "Brother Tiezhu, the chestnuts cooked by your grandma are delicious!"
Zhao Tiezhu raised his chin: "My mother cooked this, and my mother cooks the most delicious food!"
Wang Niliu said unconvinced: "My mother cooks the best food!"
"You all get out of the way!" Zhao Sidan squeezed in, "My mother's cooking is the most delicious!"
Among these children, there was a smarter one named Huzi. He rolled his eyes and said, "We will eat Brother Tiezhu's. Anyway, Brother Tiezhu's and his mother's must be the most delicious!"
The five children nearby echoed.
Wang Niliu immediately handed over his chestnuts: "Then you hurry up and eat what my mother made!"
Zhao Sidan also moved quickly: "There are also chestnuts made by my mother, you can try them!"
A lot of chestnuts were handed over, and the six children's eyes were shining. They all devoured them wholeheartedly, but they could still tell whose ones were the most delicious.
Six pairs of eyes stared directly at Zhao Sidan.
Huzi swallowed: "Sidan, doesn't your mother only know how to beat people? How can you make such delicious chestnuts?"
"My mother doesn't hit anyone!" Zhao Sidan raised his chin and said proudly, "My mother is the best mother in the world!"
