There wasn't much work to do today, so the Taoist priest took Mu'er, who had just learned to walk, to practice boxing in the courtyard.

The little ones are so cute, following along so earnestly to learn.

Grandpa Zhao continued writing his medical books. Xu Han and Lu Chuan finally had some free time.

The two of them leisurely sunbathed in the yard, eating nuts such as pine nuts and walnuts.

Winter is the season for eating these things; we eat them less often in the summer.

"How many snacks are left in the space?" Lu Chuan asked.

"There aren't many pine nuts left; we've already eaten more than half. I don't know if we'll be able to pick any more this year; the chances are slim. But we still have quite a few walnuts and hazelnuts!"

Xu Han answered Lu Chuan while looking at the scene inside the space.

"We'll see when the time comes! If there are any, we'll pick some. I think you and the Taoist priest both really like them."

The Taoist priest and Xu Han both really liked pine nuts. Since winter started, they often ate pine nuts. Whenever they had time, they would grab a handful of pine nuts and eat them while basking in the sun.

"Hmm! There are still plenty of walnuts! I'll make some snacks for Mu'er another day when I have time."

Xu Han thought for a moment and then continued, "Why don't we do it today? Anyway, we don't have anything else to do right now, and it would be nice to peel walnuts while basking in the sun."

“Okay! I’ll go get the hammer.” Lu Chuan said, then got up to get the hammer.

Xu Han stood up and went to the kitchen to get a wooden basin to hold the peeled walnuts.

Lu Chuan then moved a flat stone over and placed it on the ground to make it easier to crack walnuts, so that he wouldn't have to bend over for so long, which would be uncomfortable.

So Lu Chuan was in charge of cracking the walnuts with a hammer, and Xu Han was in charge of peeling the cracked walnuts.

The two worked together and peeled the walnuts quite quickly.

Seeing her parents cracking walnuts, Mu'er practiced her boxing for a while and then ran over to join in the fun.

Xu Han handed a peeled walnut to Mu'er, and then Mu'er squatted down in front of Xu Han, waiting for her mother to feed her the walnut.

Seeing this, the Taoist priest also came over, took a walnut and put it in his palm, and called out, "Mu'er, look."

After saying that, he forcefully crushed the walnut in his hand. Mu'er found it amazing and clapped her hands.

Then I picked up a walnut and put it in my hand. I found that I couldn't hold the whole walnut with one hand, so I used both hands and squeezed it hard, just like the Taoist priest did.

After squeezing at it for a while without seeing the walnut break, he looked at the Taoist priest with a puzzled expression. "Break~"

"Hahaha, my silly son, do you think anyone can crush you? Look at your father, he smashed you with a hammer." Xu Han laughed loudly.

"Haha, Mu'er, you're still young. Don't you want to be as powerful as the Taoist priest?" Lu Chuan asked.

Mu'er nodded in understanding, and Lu Chuan continued, "Then you should train hard with the Taoist priest! When you grow up, you can be as powerful as the Taoist priest."

Upon hearing this, Mu'er handed the walnut in her hand to the Taoist priest, indicating that he should crush the walnut again.

After the Taoist priest crushed the walnuts, Mu'er took another one and handed it to him. She then handed the crushed walnuts in the Taoist priest's hand to Xu Han, indicating that Xu Han should peel the walnut kernels.

Upon seeing this, the Taoist priest felt as if a flock of crows had flown overhead. It seemed he was being used as a walnut-crushing machine!

Lu Chuan and Xu Han laughed so hard they couldn't stand up straight, tears streaming down their faces.

Hearing Lu Chuan and Xu Han's laughter, Grandpa Zhao came out from the backyard out of curiosity and asked Lu Chuan what had happened.

Lu Chuan told Grandpa Zhao what had just happened, and Grandpa Zhao laughed heartily, "See! Mu'er still prefers medical books the most, so don't waste your time. If you hadn't forced Mu'er to practice every day, and Mu'er couldn't resist you, she probably would have stopped practicing long ago."

The Taoist priest rolled his eyes at Grandpa Zhao and said, unwilling to give up, "Don't speak too soon. Mu'er is still too young. Who knows what will happen in the future!"

"Come on, Mu'er, let's go read medical books together with your great-grandfather!" Grandpa Zhao didn't reply and simply picked Mu'er up and took her away.

Unfortunately, the Taoist priest had nothing to do, so he could only stay and peel walnuts with Xu Han and Lu Chuan.

The Taoist priest didn't need any tools to peel the walnuts; he just crushed them with his hands and took out the kernels. The whole process was done in one go, and he was even faster than Lu Chuan and Xu Han combined!

Moreover, the walnuts that the Taoist priest peeled were all intact, without any broken pieces, leaving Xu Han dumbfounded.

With the Taoist priest's help, the speed increased dramatically, and in no time, a whole basin of walnuts was shelled.

Then Xu Han got up and went to the kitchen, intending to start making amber walnuts.

First, boil a pot of water. After the water boils, put the walnuts into the pot to blanch them. Blanched walnuts are not bitter or astringent, and the amber walnuts made from them taste even better.

After blanching the walnuts, rinse them in cold water until the water runs clear and no longer has a brownish tinge.

Today, because she was making amber walnuts, she used up all the water in the space. Fortunately, she still had some herbal tea to drink, otherwise Xu Han would not dare to make amber walnuts.

Then heat oil in a wok, pour in plenty of oil, so you can use it to fry the walnuts later.

Once the oil is hot, pour the walnuts into the pot and fry them over low heat until golden brown. Then, leave some oil in the pot, add the rock sugar, and once it melts into a caramel color, quickly pour the walnuts back into the pot.

Stir constantly throughout the process to prevent the walnuts from becoming mushy, until the syrup completely coats the walnuts, then it's ready to be taken out of the pan.

After cooking, while the walnuts are still hot, sprinkle white sesame seeds evenly over them. Once you've done this step, the amber walnuts are complete.

It's too hot to eat now. The walnuts won't be crispy while they're hot. They'll taste better after they cool down.

After making the amber walnuts, it was lunchtime. Since there was no water available, they ate the food from Xu Han's space.

It had been a long time since I had cooked, and I had almost finished eating all the food in Xu Han's space. Many dishes were already gone, leaving only some that I hadn't eaten much of before.

But there was no choice now; if they didn't eat, they would go hungry. Fortunately, the food wasn't hard to swallow, and everyone ate happily.

After lunch, Xu Han brought out the amber walnuts she had just made.

"Everyone, come and try the amber walnuts I just made," Xu Han said as she broke apart the amber walnuts that were stuck together.

Mu'er was the first to rush over, and Xu Han handed him a piece of amber walnut, saying, "Delicious, delicious."

"Delicious, delicious." Lu Chuan patiently guided Mu'er to speak.

"Delicious~" Mu'er tried to learn very patiently, but unfortunately her tongue wasn't cooperating and she still couldn't pronounce it clearly.