Back home, Gu Xue put the brown example into a basin, filled it with water, and discarded anything that floated.

Those floating on the water are all bad, and the rest are basically good.

There are also chestnuts that have not been shelled when they are brought back. The outside is a green shell and is wrapped in a layer of thorny armor. You must handle it gently when picking it up.

If it is pierced into the flesh with a little force, these burrs will have barbs, and it will hurt like hell when you pull them out.

Use a stone or an ax to gently pry it open.

The chestnut inside is a white shell, and it is small and has not grown very big.

This kind is really great for eating raw, it's sweet and has the aroma of chestnuts.

This is much more delicious than peanuts. Gu Xue had eaten it several times when she traveled to virgin forests when she grew up. Unfortunately, it was not sold in the city.

A whole basket of chestnuts was pried open, and a small pot of white chestnuts came out. This one is for eating raw.

The rest are some brown and ripe chestnuts, which will be a little dry when eaten raw, so they are especially suitable for stir-frying.

Sugar is too expensive now, and Gu Xue suddenly thought that it could be baked with stones, and the roasted chestnuts would taste amazing.

Just do it. Gu Xue put on her loose wide-leg pants and ran to the small stream. There were many pebbles there, which were very useful for frying chestnuts.

Gu Xue brought a cloth bag with her, and when she arrived, she saw several aunts touching screws in the creek.

"Axue girl, are you coming here to touch the screws too?" Aunt Gu was also here. Seeing Gu Xue with a cloth bag tied around her waist, she asked curiously.

Now it happens to be summer and autumn, when the snails are at their fattest. Many aunts and children in the village like to go to the creek to touch snails.

Although there is not much meat, it is delicious anyway. Stir-fried with the garlic and ginger slices at home, and add a little salt, it is very delicious.

Serving meals is simply a masterpiece.

Gu Xue's target this time was not these small screws, but the pebbles of similar size in the stream.

"No, come here to pick up some stones and go back to fry chestnuts." Gu Xue replied.

After hearing this, Aunt Gu was full of questions. When can chestnuts be fried? She had never heard of it.

"Axue, what are you doing? Is it reliable? If it is, I will come and learn from you."

Gu Xue scratched his head and said with a simple look: "It must be reliable. I read in a book that this is how people in the south fry chestnuts."

Aunt Gu nodded: "What is said in the book must be reliable. Scholars like you know a lot, so we can only let you learn more."

Gu Xue was about to roll up her trousers and go out, but Aunt Gu quickly stopped her.

"Hey, hey, Xue, please don't come down here. Auntie will fish out whatever stones you want. It looks so good on you, but it would be a pity if your clothes get dirty."

The clothes Gu Xue was wearing were just made. It should be said that all her clothes were pretty good-looking. She had several sets every year, so she didn't feel much about them.

Gu Qianshan not only has a pension, but also some basic guarantees for life, and a lot of them are paid every month.

Gu Qianshan basically replaced those cloth tickets with good-looking fabrics, and then asked people to help make clothes. The remaining cloth was used as payment. Many people were happy to help.

After Ashue came to this world, the clothes she made became more beautiful. She tried her best to make clothes that looked good and were easy to wear without going beyond the background of this era.

Aunt Gu was touching pebbles and screws in the water, while chatting.

After a while, the cloth bag that Gu Xue brought was filled with a whole big bag. "Thank you, Aunt Gu. When I'm done, I'll send it to you."

Aunt Gu waved her hands quickly: "There is no need for this trivial matter. I also have chestnuts at home. If they are really delicious, help me get them too."

Gu Xue quickly agreed and returned home with a bag of stones.

As soon as I got home, I took two large buckets of well water from the well and washed the stones cleanly.

Then open those brown ripe chestnuts. The kitchen knife at home is very sharp. Just press it directly to make an edge, and press it twice to make a cross.

Gu Xue first put the stones into the iron pot, and then started to press the chestnuts.

Go over and stir-fry from time to time so that the stones are heated evenly.

By the time the temperature of the stone was about the same, Gu Xue's chestnuts had already opened their mouths.

Then put out the fire a little, turn it to a low heat, pour all the chestnuts in and stir-fry.

This step of stir-frying takes about half an hour, and you cannot stop in the middle. Once you stop, it will easily burn.

Half an hour later, Gu Xue looked at these chestnuts that had opened their mouths. They smelled particularly fragrant.

Put out the fire, use a spatula to pick out the chestnuts, wait until the temperature drops slightly, and then taste one directly.

The powder is glutinous and has the fragrance of chestnut. After one sip, it is sweet and glutinous. It tastes really good.

Put these chestnuts in a basin. The temperature is just right now.

Place stones underneath to ensure that the temperature of the chestnuts does not drop.

After filling the small basin, he headed towards Aunt Gu's house.

Aunt Gu just came back from touching the screws. I had just changed my clothes when I saw Gu Xue.

At a glance, he saw the chestnuts in Gu Xue's hands. The shells of these chestnuts and the people inside were slightly separated, making them easy to peel.

"Aunt Gu, these are the chestnuts I just fried. Come and taste them quickly. Eat them while they are hot."

Aunt Gu was a little embarrassed: "Why did you really bring it to me? Didn't you agree to not use it? I have quite a lot at home. If I want to eat, I can also stir-fry myself."

Gu Xue smiled and handed over the basin in her hand: "How can this be possible? I know my aunt loves me. This is not a rare thing. It's just a curiosity. Don't be polite to me. We get along well. , the relationship is good, don’t worry about this thing.”

After hearing this, Aunt Gu smiled like a flower and quickly took the chestnuts.

I took several bundles of sauerkraut from the sauerkraut jar at home, as well as pickled radish and sour kohlrabi. These things are delicious even if they are eaten raw.

It smells delicious when used to stew meat. Gu Xue likes this taste, but it's a pity that she can't brew this flavor by herself.

Gu Xue went home with a large bundle of pickled vegetables, and Aunt Gu ate fried chestnuts at home.

It's really delicious, mainly because it's easy to peel the shells. It's not like the previous ones where you could eat a mouth full of chestnut skins.

I thought about finding time to learn from Gu Xue. At least for this month, no one in the village would be short of chestnuts.

At this time of year, there are so many chestnuts on the mountains that I have become tired of eating them over the years. Now there is a new way to eat them, which is quite fresh.


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