Chapter 215: Sugar-roasted Chestnuts (Part 2)
When Jiang Zhiluo said this, she looked at Cui Hejin with a look of trust.
Cui Hejin's expression changed, and he looked at Jiang Zhiluo without saying anything.
Jiang Zhiluo couldn't see his emotions clearly, so she could only comfort him according to her own thoughts: "Just look at the war and you'll see. The current emperor is not a wise ruler. There are treacherous ministers in power, and the people hate him."
"And they killed innocent court officials indiscriminately."
"There are also some problems with being in power. After a long time, there will always be people who are dissatisfied and resist. Look, isn't Prince Duan rebelling now?"
"I think it won't be long before a wise ruler sits in that position."
"As a wise ruler, you will definitely know how to appoint the right people to the right positions. So if you want to return to the capital at that time, you will definitely be able to go back."
"As long as you are here, your sisters will have their family to rely on."
Although Cui Hejin usually spoke very little, she knew that he had great ambitions and was very talented.
He can return to Beijing whenever he wants.
Of course, it was also because she had dreamed of some vague scenes, so she firmly believed in this possibility.
Cui Hejin was shocked. He looked at Jiang Zhiluo with a deep and shimmering light in his eyes.
Jiang Zhiluo blinked when Cui Hejin looked at her like this, touched her face with her hand and asked, "Is there anything strange about me like this?"
"Or maybe I said something wrong."
Cui Hejin sighed softly, reached out and hugged Jiang Zhiluo into his arms.
"Nothing, I just feel that my wife has a vision and a broad mind that others don't have."
She doesn't look like a country girl either.
Even if she was a daughter of a noble family who was carefully educated and proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she might not be as smart as Zhiluo.
Jiang Zhiluo said modestly, "I often go to the town to set up a stall. I heard what everyone said and I knew it."
Cui Hejin touched her hair and said nothing more, but concentrated on helping to cut the chestnut shells.
Mrs. Cui cleaned up the dishes and walked into the yard. When she saw so many chestnuts, her eyes widened in surprise.
"They really are chestnuts. There are so many of them."
"this……"
For a moment, Mrs. Cui was so excited that she couldn't speak.
After a while, Old Madam Cui happily squatted down and picked up the chestnuts, saying, "Zhiluo, you don't know how precious and rare this thing is. The tribute to the emperor every year is not much."
“I didn’t expect there would be so many.”
Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, there are still a lot on the mountain. If you want to eat it, we can just go to the mountain and pick some more."
"There are many chestnut trees on the mountain. When chestnuts are harvested in autumn, we can continue to pick them, so this thing is not rare."
When Mrs. Cui heard this, her eyebrows and eyes widened with smiles, and she narrowed her eyes into slits and said, "This thing tastes good and fills the stomach. It would be great if there were chestnut trees."
As if she had thought of something, Jiang Zhiluo said, "Oh, by the way, mother, I found a canyon and a cave deep in the mountains. I thought if there's a war outside, we can move into the cave and live there."
"Hide in the mountains for a while, and come back when the fighting outside stops."
Mrs. Cui said, "Okay, I'll listen to you."
Jiang Zhiluo hesitated and said, "I remember that the villagers often helped us in the past. I thought, why don't we tell the village head about our move to the mountains?"
In fact, she didn't plan to tell the villagers at first.
But Old Madam Cui had said before that when she and Cui Hejin first came here, Donghe Village accepted them, and the village would help them if they had any problems.
And if they have any problems in their daily lives, the village head will also help them.
If we move away later, it won’t be a big deal.
But now that the war is over outside, I still have to come back and live with the villagers.
If they only care about themselves and return to live in the village, the villagers may not truly accept them.
Besides, she really didn't care about the villagers. She couldn't bear to see the old people and children.
She thought it was better to do things with a clear conscience.
Besides, as for her parents, when they were fleeing famine, they were able to take care of so many people and brought everyone all the way to Xingshan Village to settle down. It can be seen that her parents would not ignore the people of Xingshan Village.
So if you want to move to the mountains, almost the whole village will be mobilized.
Madam Cui took Jiang Zhiluo's hand, patted her hand and said, "You are a good child. I will listen to whatever you decide."
"The people in Donghe Village are all very nice. It's better to tell the head of the village."
"It's okay. Mom will tell the village head to prepare in advance. If you want to hide in the forest with us, go ahead. If you don't want to go, you can't blame us for not telling them later."
Jiang Zhiluo nodded, that's it.
"But the war hasn't reached Beizhou yet, so there's no need to rush to hide. It won't be too late to hide when the war reaches Beizhou."
Jiang Zhiluo thought that she could take advantage of this time to continue doing business and earn more money.
While the family was talking, the chestnuts were cut.
Jiang Zhiluo soaks the chestnuts in water to prevent moisture loss and make them softer and more glutinous when eaten.
Next, prepare the firewood and burn it in a pot until it is dry.
Madam Cui took out the salt and said, "Zhiluo, is this enough salt?"
Jiang Zhiluo took a look and said, "There's a bit too much salt. Mom, you put it there first and I'll take as much as I need."
"Okay, I'll light the fire."
On the other side, Cui Hejin also took out the soaked chestnuts and drained them as Jiang Zhiluo said.
But there is still some water.
Jiang Zhiluo wiped it with a clean towel, then put salt and chestnuts into the pot and stir-fried them slowly.
Old Lady Cui watched Jiang Zhiluo making sugar-roasted chestnuts and didn't know what they would taste like, but she thought they would definitely be delicious.
"The emperor gave us chestnuts as a gift before, but we didn't know how to cook them, so we just boiled them and ate them."
Jiang Zhiluo said, "This is best for making sugar-roasted chestnuts."
“With a sweet taste.”
At the beginning, Jiang Zhiluo stir-fried very slowly, but when she saw the chestnuts swell, she started stir-frying quickly.
Stir-fry quickly to release the salt from the chestnuts.
When the salt turns darker in color, add sugar.
When adding sugar, sprinkle sugar evenly into the pot
After adding sugar, stir-fry and you will slowly find that the salt becomes sticky and gradually turns black, while the sugar gradually turns into caramel.
Jiang Zhiluo stir-fried the food faster and faster to prevent the caramel from sticking to the pan.
The fragrance is now spreading.
Mrs. Cui exclaimed, "It smells delicious."
My daughter-in-law is such a great cook that she now looks forward to cooking and eating delicious food with her family every day.
Even the simplest things can become delicacies in Jiang Zhiluo's hands.
Keep stirring.
Cui Hejin was worried that she would get tired from stirring the food all the time, and there were a lot of chestnuts in the pot.
It would take a lot of strength to stir-fry everything, so Cui Hejin said, "Shall I do it?"
Jiang Zhiluo knew that he felt sorry for her, so she smiled and said, "It's okay. If you can't control the rhythm, I can stir it up."
“When stir-frying, you need to watch the color change. Sometimes you need to stir-fry quickly, and sometimes you need to stir-fry slowly.”
When the salt grains were no longer sticky, Jiang Zhiluo said, "Mom, there's no need to light the fire."
"good."
Mrs. Cui stopped putting firewood into the stove.
When frying chestnuts, in order to control the heat, Mrs. Cui did not use a bellows.
"Is that all right?"
Mrs. Cui was curious and didn't know what the sugar-roasted chestnuts made by Zhiluo tasted like.
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