Peasant spicy daughter-in-law

Chapter 102 Making Popcorn

Now is the busy season of farming, and after the autumn harvest, they are busy planting winter wheat. The rural areas have already relied on the fields for survival. Wu Xingyun's departure only takes two days to draw everyone's attention.

Soon the villagers went back to their busy farming activities, and the matter of Wu Xingyun's departure became a thing of the past. In front of them were still harvests of sorghum, corn, and sown wheat.

Han Ruowei's two-acre field didn't have much to grow, except for some aloe vera planted in response, most of it was planted with wheat.

After all, people depend on food, and wheat is the foundation of survival, and it is also her last way out.

After finishing the work in the field, it's time to clean up the corn at home. The corn cobs in the two-acre field are so gratifying, and they are about 1000 to [-] catties.

With so much corn, she and Xiaoying couldn't eat it all in one winter, even if they drank corn mush and ate yellow noodles and steamed buns every day.

Besides, it is impossible for her and Xiaoying to only eat these things, and they still have to find a way to earn some money and improve their lives.

Selling the harvested corn is the most direct choice, but simply selling grain, the price is very low, more than 1000 catties can be sold for 30 to [-] yuan, this kind of income is really difficult to improve.

Han Ruowei was also unwilling to let her harvest for one season be exchanged for 30 to [-] yuan. Naturally, she would think of other ways to sell the corn at a good price. The first thing that came to her mind was popcorn.

Han Ruowei couldn't accept using deep frying or a popcorn machine, and her economy didn't allow it. After all, the cost was too high, and she didn't know popcorn was popular at this time.

Han Ruowei chose the cheapest way, which is to use bigger grains of sand to fry corn kernels and pop popcorn.

"Mom, what are you doing? Why put so much sand in the pot?"

Xiaoying looked at Han Ruowei in puzzlement, stirring the sand continuously, and there was nothing in the sand.

Corn kernels can only explode under rapid high temperature. Of course, they cannot be fried with cold sand, but they will be mushy if the temperature is high, so temperature control is the most important thing.

"Mom will prepare delicious food for Xiaoying, and Xiaoying will know later."

Han Ruowei also secretly tricked Xiaoying. Poor Xiaoying stared at what was in the pot in a daze.

Suddenly, Han Ruowei scooped up half a bowl of corn kernels, poured them directly into the sand-filled pot, and immediately stir-fried them quickly with a shovel. The golden corn kernels were instantly buried by the black sand.

After a while, there was a crackling sound, as if the pot had exploded, grains of snow-white popcorn popped out of the sand, Han Ruowei hurriedly picked up the lid of the pot and put it on.

About three to two minutes later, Han Ruowei lifted the lid of the pot, and a pot full of snow-white popcorn appeared in front of Xiaoying, and she could still smell a delicate fragrance.

"Wow! Mom, Mom... how did you do it, it's amazing! What is this? How did corn get like this?"

Xiaoying's series of questions made Han Ruowei a little overwhelmed. It is true that Xiaoying is so big and has never seen popcorn. Not only Xiaoying, but even the people in the village, few people have seen popcorn.

Han Ruowei picked up a grain from the pot and gave it to Xiaoying after feeling that it was no longer hot, and said expectantly.

"Do you want to try this?"

Xiaoying took the popcorn and put it in her mouth, it was indeed sweet like never before, and it still felt like it melted in the mouth.

"Well, it's so delicious, so fragrant and sweet!"

Seeing Xiaoying's excited look, Han Ruowei was happy, but also had some pity. These popcorns didn't have any seasoning added, they were completely authentic. The sweetness Xiaoying said was also because he was used to poverty in his daily life and didn't have any snacks. .

Han Ruowei packed a bowl of popcorn, put it on the table for Xiaoying, and made a cup of chrysanthemum tea at the same time, after all, eating too much popcorn would cause her to get angry.

The chrysanthemums soaked in the cup are also wild chrysanthemums growing in the fields, and the effect is much better than those bought and sold.

Seeing such a bowl of popcorn, Xiaoying couldn't help swallowing, and looked back at Han Ruowei, as if asking for her approval again.

"Eat it! This bowl is all yours."

Xiaoying didn't hesitate, and hurriedly made it in front of the table. Although she couldn't bear it for a long time, she still only picked up one grain at a time, and tasted it carefully in her mouth.

A bowl of popcorn looks like a lot, but it's really not that much. After a while, Xiaoying finished a bowl of popcorn, looked at the pot eagerly, and then looked at Han Ruowei.

"Xiaoying can't eat anymore. If you eat too much popcorn, you will get angry. Not only will your mouth get blisters, but your nose will also bleed. You should drink that cup of chrysanthemum tea to relieve the fire. Mom will make it for you later. , better popcorn than this time."

Feeling a little disappointed, Xiaoying nodded sensiblely and drank the cup of chrysanthemum tea.

"Mom, there are so many popcorns in the pot, do you want to wait until tomorrow?"

It can be seen that Xiaoying is still looking forward to eating next time, but this pot of popcorn is not for Xiaoying.

"This pot is not for tomorrow. Mom is going to sell it in the city. It will cost a lot of money to buy more delicious food for Xiaoying."

While talking, Han Ruowei scraped Xiaoying's nose lightly, and started frying the second pot of popcorn.

It was the first time to sell popcorn in the city, and Han Ruowei didn't dare to fry too much. If it couldn't be sold, it would be a waste, so he just cooked two pots.

After all, it was a trip to the city, which would take several hours. Now that there were no bicycles, it was not worthwhile to just bring a little popcorn.

Naturally, Han Ruowei has other preparations, that is, she has made a lot of aloe vera gel during this period of time, so she can bring it along with her.

By the way, you can also go to the city to see if there are any other cosmetics and the like. A simple aloe vera gel is still too small for consumers to choose.

Han Ruowei wrapped these popcorns in oiled paper, and prepared a lot of small pieces of oiled paper to replace the empty cups.

The next day, Xiaoying was sent to Kanghe Village Elementary School, and after she settled down, she went to the city.

It doesn’t need to be too early to sell popcorn in the city. If it is too early, no one will come to buy it. Most of them are in the afternoon. After the workers are off work, they go for a walk in twos and threes, especially those young men and women. Han Ruowei's target.

When he arrived in the city, Han Ruowei brought a large bag of popcorn, and it was hard to go anywhere. Fortunately, the uncle who sold the butcher was still there, and he was here almost all day.

"Miss Ruowei, what are you going to sell with this big bag?"

"Popcorn!"

As Han Ruowei said, he put down the burden and grabbed two handfuls for the uncle who sells meat. The uncle had seen it more or less, but he hadn't eaten it, so he readily accepted it.

(End of this chapter)