When they were almost at the foot of the mountain, Deng Qingling put the things out of the space, hugged the white flower beard in her hand, stuffed the sack into the backpack, and carried it back home.

When you walk into the village, you see wisps of green smoke floating above. The light smoke is like fog and dissipates with the wind. The atmosphere is filled with the scent of home, making people feel extremely warm.

Before I even walked into the yard, I heard the cheerful laughter like silver bells. When I stepped into the house, I saw children playing in the yard. This warm scene made me feel very at ease.

When the children saw Deng Qingling coming home, they all ran over and surrounded her.

"Mom, you're back! Is it heavy for you to carry so many things?" Guo Ninghuan said.

As soon as Deng Qingling came in, she saw that the backpack was full.

Deng Qingling: “It’s not very serious.” My shoulder just hurts a little.

After saying that, Deng Qingling put the things down and poured the chestnut balls in the sack under the eaves.

"Wow, there are so many!" Guo Haoxi said as he wanted to grab some, but fortunately Deng Qingling was quick to stop him.

"No one is allowed to grab it with their hands, do you hear me? There are many thorns on the shell, and it will hurt if you get pricked." Deng Qingling scolded.

"Oh, I understand." Guo Haoxi lowered his head in disappointment.

"We know that too!" said Guo Haochen and his sister.

"Come here, the pounded chestnuts are here." Deng Qingling poured the chestnuts on the threshold and turned to Guo Haochen and said, "Haochen, go get a small dustpan."

"Hey." Guo Haochen responded and ran to the utility room to get a dustpan.

Deng Qingling picked out a few clean chestnuts for the children and let them peel and eat them themselves.

Don't underestimate children. They are very good at peeling food to eat. First, they bite a hole in the food with their teeth, and then slowly peel it and eat it.

Look, when Guo Haochen came out, the twins were already eating chestnuts.

"You guys didn't wait for me? You ate it so quickly." Guo Haochen complained.

"Brother, there are plenty of them on the ground. We only ate one and we can't finish them all." Guo Ninghuan said.

"That's right." Guo Haochen handed the winnowing basket to Deng Qingling, then grabbed two chestnuts and slowly peeled and ate them.

Deng Qingling took the winnowing basket and picked up the chestnuts on the ground into the winnowing basket. After picking them up, she shook the winnowing basket a few times to shake out the dust inside.

"You guys play here, I'll go roast chestnuts for you." After saying that, he walked towards the kitchen.

As soon as Deng Qingling entered, she saw Liang Xueying busying herself inside.

"Mom, I picked a lot of chestnuts, and there are still many unshelled ones under the eaves." After saying this, Deng Qingling found an axe.

"Are there many? There are quite a few here." Liang Xueying said.

"There's also a sack!"

Deng Qingling didn't stop working as she spoke. She used a knife to make a cross on the chestnuts. After making about ten cross cuts, she placed them in front of the stove and slowly roasted them.

"Then cook the remaining chestnuts, save some for the children, and dry the rest and keep them for later consumption." Liang Xueying said.

"Okay." Deng Qingling said.

In fact, Deng Qingling also likes to eat chestnuts, especially chestnut roast chicken, chestnut braised meat, and chestnut rice dumplings, which are all very delicious.

There was a crackling sound in the kitchen.

The chestnuts are finally roasted and smell delicious.

Deng Qingling left two chestnuts for her mother-in-law Liang Xueying, and took the rest out in a bowl.

"Come here, the chestnuts are ready to be roasted!" said Deng Qingling.

When the children heard that the chestnuts were roasted, they immediately ran to Deng Qingling.

"Wow, it smells so good!" The children all wanted to take it.

"Wait a minute, the chestnuts are still hot. Let me peel them for you." Deng Qingling said as she picked up a chestnut and blew on it. It was still a little hot, but acceptable.

Peel along the edge of the knife and you will soon have peeled a chestnut.

"Mom, give it to me, give it to me." The children looked at her with shining eyes.

Looking at the three children in front of her, Deng Qingling decisively handed the chestnuts to Guo Ninghuan.

"Wait a moment, let your sister eat first." She didn't stop saying it, and peeled another one in a few seconds. She didn't give it to the two brothers immediately, but peeled one more before giving it to them.

Guo Haochen: "Hmm, it's really delicious." I'd better peel it myself, it's faster this way.

Deng Qingling picked up the chestnuts and shared them with the children, asking them to peel and eat them themselves. Then she peeled one and put it in her own mouth.

Well, it’s delicious. Chestnuts are more fragrant when roasted. They are sweet, soft, sticky and crispy. They taste really good.

After eating the chestnuts, Deng Qingling patted the dust off her hands, lowered her head and said to the children: "Go wash your hands after you finish eating, we will be eating soon." Then she turned around and went into the kitchen to help cook dinner.

"Mom, how do we get the chestnut thorns out?" Deng Qingling squatted at the entrance of the kitchen to help light the fire, looked up at Liang Xueying and asked.

"Where did it get pricked? The thorn is small. You can either pick it out with a needle or apply some oil. It will come out by itself in two days." Liang Xueying said.

"It hit my left shoulder and got a lot of thorns stuck in it," said Deng Qingling.

"So do you want to apply oil or pick it out?" Liang Xueying asked.

Deng Qingling: "I'd better apply some oil!" Although the wound wasn't big, it was pricked a lot and it would be too painful to prick it with a needle.

"Apply it several times a day and it will come out." When Liang Xueying heard her say that she had a lot of thorns, she no longer cared about the oil and instead urged her to apply it more.

"Yeah." Deng Qingling nodded.

The meal was ready soon.

After dinner, Liang Xueying and her husband went to rub chestnuts and then cooked them.

Deng Qingling led the children to pick up the white flower peony root and tied them into a small bundle for easy drying.

There is strength in numbers, and soon everything was packed up.

After washing up, everyone went back to the house to rest. Deng Qingling waited until the twins fell asleep and then entered the space. She found something to disinfect her shoulders before applying oil.

After that, he ate two grilled chicken wings and drank a cup of milk tea in the space, then slipped out of the space, lay on the bed and fell asleep soon after.