PFC Chapter 174 Candied Haws
Chapter 174 Candied Haws
Hou Xiaoge had already eaten most of the chicken and pork head. The remaining part was less than three pounds in total. It didn't matter much for several people, so they finished it all in less than five minutes.
"Come with me, I'll treat you to a good meal today." Hou Xiaoge said with a smile as he looked at everyone who seemed to be still unsatisfied.
"Really?"
"Just go!"
"You can't enter the kitchen. Just wait outside the kitchen for the meal to be served." When they arrived at the kitchen, Hou Xiaoge did not let anyone in.
She brought out six bowls and twelve pancakes and distributed one to each person. Hou Xiaoge carried a small basin of meat soup and led a few people back to her mother's cave.
"You break the steamed buns first, and I'll cut the meat for you." Hou Xiaoge demonstrated to a few people, then took out the mutton from the kitchen and started cutting it.
Each portion of chopped mutton, mutton blood and mutton offal weighs about three or four taels. They are placed on the stove in the cave and start to steam with hot broth.
Finally, add chopped green onions and a bowl of hot mutton soup with steamed bun is ready.
A group of little kids were eating mutton soup with steamed buns for the first time in their lives. They were enjoying the meal very much. With the warmth of the mutton and the nourishment of the hot soup, sweat had already appeared on their foreheads.
After eating, the little ones licked the bowl clean, rinsed it with hot water and drank from it.
"Heiwa, I have never eaten such delicious steamed buns in my life!" The childhood friend Datou touched his round belly and said with satisfaction.
"It was so comfortable. I've had a full and good meal three times in my life. The first was the wild boar meat dish last time, the second was the pig-killing dish made by Heiwa's uncle, and the third was Heiwa's braised pork and steamed bun."
The man with several spots on his head, nicknamed Flower Dog, touched his head and said with a smile.
"Heiwa, how come you are so capable? These three times of meat are all related to you. Compared with you, my father only knows how to beat me." Xiaoliu, who looks a little silly, said with a resentful look on his face.
"I'll treat you guys to a meal later if I have the chance. Now hurry up and clean up the table. Don't come after my mother comes back."
Hou Xiaoge checked the time and saw that it was already past three in the afternoon. He urged his friend who was leaning against the wall to clean up the battlefield quickly.
"Good good!"
The little kids were all afraid of Hou Xiaoge's mother, so they quickly wiped the table, swept the floor, and washed the dishes. Soon the room was back to its original state.
It was getting late, so no one stayed at home. They locked the door and went skiing on the slopes together.
The earthen slope in the village is on the shady side, and the snow will not melt as long as there is no sun. It is usually a playground for the children in the village.
However, not all earth slopes are slideable. Under many earth slopes are villagers’ cave dwellings, and if they are not properly maintained, people will fall into the air.
A while ago, a young boy had such an incident. A villager was busy in the yard when two people fell directly from the sky.
Fortunately, both sides of the yard were filled with snow that had not been cleared away in time, so several people fell directly into the snow. Otherwise, with the snow being five or six meters high and the momentum being so strong, they would have been killed directly.
Since then, villagers have piled up a one-meter-high mound of earth above the cave dwellings to prevent flying people and other objects from falling.
The skiing areas have been designated as relatively safe places. Skiing in the caves is not allowed, and those who disobey will be beaten if caught.
The slope is seventy or eighty meters long and steep at thirty or forty degrees. Skiing there is so much fun.
Hou Xiaoge sat on a wooden board, and his friend pushed him from behind. He rode at lightning speed, feeling very happy.
You just need to control the direction and speed of skiing well. If the slope is uneven, you will fall hard if you don't prepare well.
After sliding for several rounds, everyone was almost thrown out because they couldn't bear the shaking after eating. How could they bear it, so they stopped immediately.
"Heiwa, let me give you something delicious to help you digest your food." Yangwa got some red fruits from somewhere and handed them to Hou Xiaoge with a fawning look on his face.
"What about the hawthorns you got? This stuff is good, it can be used to make candied haws." Hou Xiaoge took the hawthorns, wiped them on his clothes and started eating.
"hiss!"
"Damn it, this hawthorn is not ripe! Why is it so sour?" Hou Xiaoge's expression became a little ferocious after taking a bite.
"hey-hey!"
“We found several wild hawthorn trees while collecting firewood on the mountain, and I picked them because I was greedy.
Keep them at home, and eat a few every few days when you have trouble digesting food." The sheep boy said with a smile.
"Why not make candied haws and sell them!" Hou Xiaoge said subconsciously.
"That's a skill, how could I know it!" said the sheep boy righteously.
This era is not like the later times. There are a lot of recipes for candied haws on the Internet. Hou Xiaoge was indeed careless just now because he spoke too quickly.
"Yangwa, how many hawthorns do you have at home?" Hou Xiaoge asked as he stuffed the hawthorns into his pocket.
"Quite a lot! When I picked them, they didn't want them, saying they would make them hungry. So I, Datou, Xiaoliu, and Huagou picked them.
We picked all the fruits from the trees, and we still have more than 20 kilograms!" the sheep boy replied.
"You guys are really greedy this time. Come on, take all the hawthorns from your home. I will teach you how to make candied haws." Hou Xiaoge stood up and patted the snow off his butt and said.
"Heiwa, can you also make candied haws?" Several friends were shocked again.
"It's very simple. All you need are your hands, right?" Hou Xiaoge walked ahead calmly with his hands behind his back.
Seeing this, several people hurriedly trotted over.
"Heiwa, you'd better not teach us this skill.
We'll give you all our hawthorns, just make them and sell them to us, or your mother will beat you to death." Datou came up to Hou Xiaoge and whispered.
"You big head, you're so hungry that only your head is left, ah!" Hou Xiaoge patted his friend's shoulder and sighed.
"Heiwa, Datou is right. We shouldn't learn it anymore. Wait until your mother comes back and then you can talk to her!" The other little guys also spoke up.
Hou Xiaoge looked at the group of little ones. Although their faces were full of anticipation, he was still worried about himself.
That’s right, none of them are ungrateful.
"It's okay, it's just a small recipe! I'll talk to my mother about it when the time comes." Hou Xiaoge said nonchalantly.
"Heiwa, let's go back and get some hawthorns." The little guys looked delighted.
"Okay! Call your fathers when you come." Hou Xiaoge nodded.
When Hou Xiaoge returned home, it was almost dark, and his cheap mother had naturally returned as well.
"Brother, you're back! You don't know what we did today.
I ate a lot of delicious food today, and watched samples and a big show. "As soon as Hou Xiaoge entered the door, the younger brother ran over to show off.
"Just have fun. I was afraid you would get lost." Hou Xiaoge said with a smile as he touched his brother's little head with a cotton hat on.
"That's impossible. I'm very smart! I've always followed my big brother. Brother, let me give you something delicious." The little guy took out a piece of sesame candy the length of his little finger from his pocket and stuffed it into Hou Xiaoge's mouth.
"Ha ha!"
Hou Xiaoge didn't mind his brother's dirty hands, he took the sesame candy and put it into his mouth to eat.