Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Chapter 243 Melon Seeds and Peanuts

The melon seeds sold on the market are fried directly from raw seeds and have no taste.

Xu Yuan planned to make some five-spice melon seeds and add some peanuts from the cellar, and this time he would have everything he needed to hold the show together.

"Sister, the melon seeds have been washed, what should we do next?"

"First, light the fire."

Xuyuan gave the peanuts to Guozi and Duodian and asked them to wash them.

Pour the washed melon seeds into the pot, add water to cover the seeds, pour in the prepared spices, take out the salt jar and put two large wooden spoons of salt in it, stir evenly, and cover it with a lid.

"Xiaozhi, you watch the fire here and let it boil." Xu Yuan instructed Xu Zhi to turn up the heat and boil it, and then looked towards the fruit.

Seeing that the two had washed the last of the peanuts, they had nothing else to do. Taking advantage of the free time, Xu Yuan began to check the results of their calligraphy practice over the past few days.

Many people's faces changed drastically in an instant, and they stood aside hesitantly, not taking it.

"What's wrong?" Xu Yuan looked at the many people who looked uneasy and asked with concern.

Many people began to hesitate and stood there hesitantly for a long time before finally speaking.

"Sister, my handwriting is not pretty, so don't read mine."

"It's okay, I won't laugh at you, go get it." Xu Yuan patted Doudou's shoulder and comforted him.

Guozi quickly returned to the kitchen, "Big sister, I brought Xiaoduo's food by the way, Xiaoduo doesn't need to go."

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Xu Xuan had to accept it silently. He snatched the paper that belonged to him from Guozi's hand and gave it to Xu Yuan, "Big sister, take a look."

Xu Zhi was sitting by the stove looking over here, and seeing so many wilted looks, he couldn't help but laugh.

I had the opportunity to observe many people writing, and they all looked like a mess. No matter how many times I taught them, they just couldn't improve.

"Second sister!"

Many people looked at Xu Zhi who was laughing at the side, stamped their feet, and scolded him, their faces puffed up with anger.

"Hahaha……"

The tone was childish and coquettish. It was the first time Xu Zhi saw someone like this and he immediately burst into laughter.

"Big sister, look at the second sister, she's laughing at me."

Many of them put their hands on their hips, raised their fingers and pointed at Xu Zhi who was standing at the stove, accusing Xu Yuan.

"What's the big deal? Don't be angry. Just smile back." Xu Yuan pinched many little cheeks and turned over many rolled-up papers. "Let me see what you wrote first."

Many chubby cheeks instantly calmed down and looked towards Xuyuan expectantly.

Xu Yuan looked at the words on the paper and could vaguely see everyone's names written on it. The corners of his mouth curled up. He was a good hand at drawing ghost stories and talismans.

"Xiaoduo, the strength with which you hold the brush is not right. You need to correct it. The writing you do with charcoal is still pretty good."

"Okay. I understand." Seeing that her elder sister did not laugh at her, she smiled sweetly at Xu Yuan.

I put down a lot of things after making a wish, picked up the fruit and started to look at it, from the first day to yesterday. I couldn't see anything clearly in the beginning, but it has started to change recently. It can't be said to be beautiful, but at least I can see clearly what is written, and it also has everyone's name written on it.

"Guozi, your writing has improved. Keep practicing."

"Okay. I will practice hard." Guozi scratched his head embarrassedly when he heard Xuyuan's praise.

"Okay, let's go. Go do what you need to do. You have to practice calligraphy for a while every day. I will check on you from time to time. Don't slack off."

"Okay." Guozi and Xuanyu said in unison.

Xuyuan went to the vegetable garden and looked at the pheasants in the chicken coop. There were still many pheasants staying in their nests obediently, and there were some residual vegetable leaves on the ground.

Seeing that there was nothing unusual, Xu Yuan returned to the kitchen.

……

"Grandpa, grandma, I know what Village Chief Gu has informed everyone. There will be a Lantern Festival in the county town tomorrow night!" Pan Dahai ran in excitedly and shouted to Grandpa Pan and Grandma Pan who were sitting on the earthen kang.

"What? I can read it with a lamp." Pan Xiaohe, who was sitting on the side reading a book, put away the book in his hand and said in surprise.

"When? Grandpa and grandma, shall we go and see?"

"Go. Why not? But you can't run around." Uncle Pan responded straightforwardly.

"Of course, we will follow grandpa and grandma closely and won't run around randomly." Pan Xiaohe replied happily.

Uncle Pan leaned against the bed, stroked his beard, and suddenly stopped talking. "Da Hai, Xiao He, the two of you go to the utility room and put all the charcoal that has been on the floor these days into the backpack."

Pan Dahai was puzzled: "Why?"

"You silly child, of course you sell it for money!" Grandma Pan patted Pan Dahai's head gently.

"Oh, I'll go right away." Pan Dahai finally reacted and quickly got up and left the room.

Pan Xiaohe also went out soon after.

"Old Pan, can we just arrange it like this? Don't we need to do anything?" Grandma Pan was a little doubtful. After all, she seldom went out and didn't know what the tricks were.

"Fixed stalls require rent, but we carry charcoal everywhere. This doesn't require rent. We can do whatever we want. Let Xiaohe write a few words and stick them on the basket. With so many people here, there will always be people who will buy. And the Lantern Festival will last for three days."

"After the Lantern Festival, the Chinese New Year is over and spring is not far away. We won't be able to sell the charcoal by then."

Uncle Pan thought for a moment and quickly expressed his thoughts.

Grandma Pan thought it made sense and asked, "Why don't we leave some for Yuan girl?"

"No need. I'll burn it later if you need it."

……

"Wow!"

"Sister, can we eat the melon seeds cooked like this?"

Many people stood on small stools and looked at the fragrant melon seeds in the pot.

"Of course you can, but they won't be crispy when eaten now. The moisture needs to be fried dry." Xu Yuan scooped the melon seeds from the pot into a bamboo sieve, drained the moisture, grabbed a handful of melon seeds that were not very hot, and handed them to the many Japanese confectionery that were waiting eagerly on the side.

"Sister, do we have to cook these peanuts the same way as the melon seeds?" Xu Zhi brought the drained peanuts to the table and asked Xu Yuan who was busy on the side.

"If it's cooked like this, wouldn't it be boiled peanuts?" Guozi muttered, peeling off the shell of the melon seeds and putting them in his mouth, his eyes widened, "Big sister, there's flavor inside the melon seeds, so fragrant."

"Guozi, you are right, so I plan to add salt and seasoning to the peanuts and stir-fry them. After the melon seeds are dried, I will also put them in the pot and stir-fry them to dry out the moisture."

Originally, Xu Yuan was planning to fry the melon seeds directly, but after all, it was his first time and he had no experience, so he was afraid that the seeds would be burnt. But peanuts are different, they are in the shell and not so easy to burn.

"Okay, I'll help you watch the fire."