Red apricots make spring

Chapter 15 Begonia Fruit
Two copper coins bought nearly a catty of crushed rock sugar, and Gentle weighed it in her hand, feeling that the weight of a catty here was slightly lighter than the one catty in the world before she crossed, about [-] grams.

Xiaohuan couldn't wait to go back and make candied haws. On the way, she picked up a small piece of rock candy from a paper bag and put it into her mouth. After holding it for a while, she said with a smile, "It's so sweet! Sister, would you like a piece?"

She shook her head with a gentle smile and said, "Don't eat too much, it won't be enough to make candied haws."

"Well, eat another piece, just a small piece!" Xiaohuan said, picking up another piece.

Seeing Xiaohuan's delicious food, Rou Rou couldn't help feeling a little more pity for her.Before time-traveling, Ruan Rou was used to seeing all kinds of snacks from children, and all kinds of candies were even more colorful and flavorful. Almost no one ate pure rock candy as snacks.But since I have traveled to this world now, and I plan to live a good life, then if I have the conditions in the future, I will make more delicious food for Xiaohuan, so that she can enjoy her short childhood that is about to pass away as much as possible.

Going all the way back and walking to the crabapple tree, Wenrou found that the tree was so tall and the two of them were short, so they had to find a long bamboo pole to beat it if they couldn't pick it up. They "destroy" the trees here, and no one sees them, and they won't be scolded.

After picking up the crabapple, the two returned to the firewood room, Rourou suddenly remembered that there was no stove and pot, what should I do with the candied haws?You definitely wouldn't dare to go in the big kitchen, it would be weird if you didn't get scolded and beaten bloody by Mrs. Liu!She discussed with Xiaohuan embarrassingly, or this girl had an idea, saying that she and Mrs. Liu lived in a one-room hut with a small stove and some simple cooking utensils, so she might as well cook in her room.

"What if Mrs. Liu ran into her when she went back?" Rourou was still a little hesitant.

"No, my mother is very busy now, how can I go back! Besides, everyone is very busy at the moment, and I am not afraid of being seen and complaining." Xiaohuan pulled Wen Rou and said anxiously: "Hurry up, hurry up, Time is running out, and you have to come back to work in a while."

Ruan had no choice but to follow her with the crabapple fruit in her hands.

Fortunately, the place where Xiaohuan lived was not far from the big kitchen, and he arrived within a short walk.

Xiaohuan went to look for bamboo sticks and was in charge of lighting the fire. Rourou washed the crabapple fruits with water, cut out the core inside, and then picked up similar-sized ones and strung them on bamboo sticks, five in each, eight in total. The remaining two very large ones, she did not skewer them, but placed them aside alone, waiting for Xiaohuan to light the fire, pouring rock sugar and water into the pot at a ratio of two to one, and the sugar boiled.

It takes a little time for the rock sugar to melt, Xiaohuan is impatient and keeps asking, "Is it ready? Is it ready?"

Rourou played with the two big crabapple fruits in her hands, and said with a smile: "Do you have a cutting board here? Soak it in cold water for a while, and then bring me a bowl of cold water."

Xiaohuan went as promised, and when she came back, Ruan Rou was observing the heat of the sugar solution in the pot, and smiled at her again: "Take a chopstick and stir it for a while." She turned her body sideways and continued to play with the two Begonia fruit.

Estimating that the time is almost up, Rourou handed the two crabapple fruits in her hand to Xiaohuan and said, "Take a skewer and string them up." He took the chopsticks from her hands that were dipped in sugar liquid, and quickly cooled them in a bowl of cold water.

"Oh! This is a peony flower, and this is a crabapple!" After Xiaohuan saw the two crabapple fruits handed to her by Wenrou, she exclaimed happily, "It's so beautiful! Sister, you still have this ability !"

Food carving is Wen Rou's best skill when she was learning to cook. Although the knife used to carve the crabapple just now was just an ordinary knife, not a special food carving knife, it is more than enough to coax Xiaohuan. Huanxi, Wenrou felt relieved, and said with a smile: "It's still not very delicate, I'll keep it for you to play with."

After she finished speaking, she tried to bite the cooled sugar on the chopsticks, and felt that the heat was almost ready, so she quickly took the pot away from the fire, and said to Xiaohuan who was tsk-tsk admiringly: "Don't worry about playing, hurry up!" Turn off the fire, and bring the cutting board that has been soaked in water." While speaking, she quickly rolled the skewered crabapple fruit in the sugar solution, then picked it up and put it on the cutting board handed over by Xiaohuan to cool .

When all the crabapple fruits were wrapped in sugar juice and placed on the chopping board to reflect the crystal luster, Rou Rou clapped his hands and smiled, "You're done!"

"Can I taste it?" Xiaohuan's eyes were full of anticipation.

"Okay, you can eat and see." Rourou is busy cleaning the used pots and chopsticks and putting them back to their original places.

Xiaohuan carefully picked up a bunch of candied haws and took a bite. She felt sweet and sour, and the fragrance of crabapple fruit and rock sugar filled her mouth. She couldn't help smiling and said, "It's delicious! Sister, you can try it too!" Pointing to the two bunches of carved crabapple fruit, he said, "But I don't want to eat these two bunches, I'll keep them for later."

"What is there to be reluctant about? In fact, there are many varieties of candied haws. You can make any fruit, and you can put stuffing in it. If you like it, I will make it for you later." Wen Rou said, looking at the sky outside the house, He hesitated: "What time is it now? I should go back to work!"

Xiaohuan was eating candied haws in her mouth, and took time out of her busy schedule to probe her head. When she saw something bad, she exclaimed "It's too late", and hurriedly pulled Rourou to run outside. After two steps, she seemed to have remembered something, and backed away again. Going back, I grabbed five bunches of candied haws on the chopping board and rushed out again. While running, I smiled at Ruan Rou: "This bunch is for brother Zhao Lu, who often helps me buy things. This bunch is for brother Zhao An, who yesterday I’m here to fetch water for you, I’m hiding these two strings, when we’re done with this, we’ll eat together, and I’ll bring the remaining string to Ling’er.”

Rourou was originally worried that she would be scolded for being late, but when she heard Xiaohuan running beside her out of breath and did not forget to tell the truth, she couldn't help being amused by her again. , and don’t forget to share with your companions.

On the way, Xiaohuan parted ways with her and went elsewhere. She ran back to the kitchen in a gentle breath, holding on to the door frame and gasping for breath. After all, the injury on her body hadn't healed yet. This rush made her feel a little dizzy.

It just so happened that Mrs. Liu was coming out of the kitchen. Seeing Wen Rou running so fast, she didn't scold her harshly. She just scolded, "Wild girl, what are you running like mad?", and handed the two herrings in her hand Give it to her, and asked: "Will you wash and dissect the fish?"

"Yes." Rourou panted a few times to catch her breath, took the fish and cleaned it up, pretending not to hear the sarcastic words from Mrs. Wang behind her, "She knows how to clean up the fish? Mrs. Liu, be careful about her spoiling things!"

Mrs. Liu obviously didn't have much affection for Mrs. Wang, and she was in a hurry at the moment. Seeing that she was still making sarcastic remarks, she felt agitated, so she said back without realizing it, "Why don't you go clean it up?"

Sister-in-law Wang was speechless for a moment, she twitched her mouth a few times, she didn't know what she was cursing secretly, she turned around and went to do other things.

(End of this chapter)