After drinking the water, Shen Ruolan brought Zhang Eryong into the kitchen and began to teach Zhang Eryong how to make spiced peanuts.
In fact, the method of five-spice peanuts is very simple, that is, soak the peanuts first, then pour them into a pot and boil them. When soaking, you need to put pepper, star anise and salt in the water. She prepares these in the morning That's right, just put it in the pot and cook it right now.
While cooking, she asked Zhang Eryong to light the fire so that he could know how to cook the peanuts.
The control of the heat is very important. It doesn't matter if it is too big or too small. It has to be cooked at a constant temperature so that the taste of the peanuts will be even.
After cooking, keep the peanuts in the pot and continue to soak for about half an hour, then take them out to drain the water, and put them in a dry pot to dry over low heat.
The drying process is the most difficult part in the whole process of making five-spice peanuts, because baking is the most labor-intensive job. A large pot of peanuts weighs a full ten catties, and you have to hold a shovel to keep it dry. Turn them over and over again, if you are not careful, the bottom ones will be burnt. In addition, the temperature at the side of the pot is high, so it is hot and tiring to dry. People with poor physical strength can't do it!
Fortunately, Zhang Eryong's physical fitness is good, and the whole process was directed by Shen Ruolan, who actually operated it.
He rolled up his sleeves high, revealing his healthy wheat-colored arm muscles, his side face is rigid, his thick eyebrows are like a sharp edge, his eyes are focused, his nose is straight, his lips are tightly pursed into a straight line, and the ones that roll down his forehead The sweat beads down to the cheeks, glowing crystal in the candlelight.
It is said that men who work hard are the most attractive, and this is true!
Shen Ruolan looked at him, somewhat dumbfounded.
There is really nothing to say about this appearance!
"Miss Shen, it's dry, you can try it this way." Zhang Eryong shoveled a few peanuts with a shovel, turned his head, and carefully placed them in front of Shen Ruolan.
When he looked back, he suddenly saw the little girl staring straight at his face. Zhang Eryong was stunned, and then his face gradually turned red, his expression became unnatural, and he didn't know where to look. .
At this time, Shen Ruolan came back to her senses, and seeing the silly boy who was blushing from her look, she couldn't help but smile: "Oh, sorry, I was a little distracted thinking about something just now, come on, let me try your handicraft. "
She picked up a peanut and threw it into her mouth, chewed it for a while, and swallowed it.
"Miss Shen, how are you doing? Can you do it?"
Zhang Eryong stared at her nervously, forgetting even his embarrassment. I was afraid that she would say something that was not good.
After eating, Shen Ruolan licked the corner of her mouth, and said calmly, "Make more tomorrow, I don't see enough to sell."
"Miss Shen, what do you mean... yes, I am?" Zhang Eryong was overjoyed and stuttered a little.
"That's right, it's delicious, try it yourself if you don't believe me, go back and cook as much as you can, I'm sure you can earn a lot of money!" She said with certainty.
After successfully learning the art, Zhang Eryong left happily. After sending them away, Shen Ruolan quickly fastened the door and turned on the lamp to sleep. She was so sleepy after tossing so late.
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The next day, the eldest brother did not come to fetch water for her as usual. It must be because something happened at home yesterday, and he was not in the mood to work for her.
There was no other way, so Shen Ruolan had no choice but to go to the well to fetch water with a bucket.
When passing by the uncle's house, I vaguely heard hoarse cries and complaints in the house, the voice was too hoarse, I couldn't tell whether it was the aunt's or Shen Ruomei's, anyway, the crying was quite miserable, like a dead mother of.
Shen Ruolan stopped and eavesdropped for a long time, but she didn't hear Ziwu Maoyou. She was afraid that people would see it and hear it in the aunt's ears, so she didn't dare to stay longer. After listening for a while, she trotted towards the well. .
There is only one well in the backing village, and it was built by all the villagers. Hundreds of people in the village have to draw water here for food and laundry, so there are always people by the well, especially in the morning, every time they come to fetch water. queue.
When Shen Ruolan came to the well to be a child, there were only two people lined up here, one was Shen Dachun, the nephew of Aunt Xie's husband's family, and the other was a thin girl who was as thin as her.
Shen Dachun is twenty-five years old and a widower. Six years ago his wife died in childbirth. Since then, he has always had a dark face, as if everyone owed him 800 hangs, but since he and You After Shi got married, he was much more easy-going than before, although he still didn't like to talk, but at least he had something to say when he met acquaintances.
It's just that this acquaintance refers to someone who has a certain status in the village. He doesn't care about shabby households like Shen Ruolan and poor people like Shouya. After fetching water, he doesn't even look at them. With one glance at the two of them, they took up the shoulder poles and headed steadily towards the west of the village.
Shen Dachun's house is not on the west side, but Youshi and Hu Meijiao's mother and daughter live at the west end of the village, so you can tell who he is carrying the water for at a glance.
Shen Ruolan shrugged her shoulders, well, she was underestimated, no, she was ignored, but it doesn't matter, to her, Shen Dachun is a stranger she knows, he ignores her, talks to her, yes It doesn't matter at all to her.
It was Shouya's turn to fetch water, she turned her head, and smiled friendlyly at Shen Ruolan: "Lanya, why don't you do it first."
"No, I have nothing to do. You came first, so you should call first."
When saying this, Shen Ruolan deliberately stood back. Although she was very grateful for her kindness, when she saw the lice crawling in and out of her head, Shen Ruolan couldn't help but her scalp went numb and her body got goosebumps.
"Then, I'll call first."
Shouya turned around, threw the willow jar bucket into the well, shook the handle of the pulley once and for all, and after a while, she knocked out a willow jar of water that was slipping along the edge, and poured it into her own bucket.
Shen Ruolan originally thought that she would go back with the half bucket of water, but she didn't expect that she put the willow jar back into the well and continued to fetch water!
When the water was brought up, it was still a willow can, and two willow cans were poured into the bucket, filling up the bucket, but the thin girl lifted the bucket without any effort, and walked towards the house with easy steps.
Shen Ruolan's eyeballs were about to pop out of their sockets.
Oh my god, why does this bucket weigh sixty to seventy catties with water, how can a thin girl lift it up without any effort? Her figure is thinner than her, where did she get so much strength
This is not scientific!
She also tried to fetch a willow can of water, trying to shake it up effortlessly like a thin girl, but the bucket of the willow can just left the water and lost the buoyancy of the water and stopped moving, and the handle of the reel seemed to be rusted to death It seemed that she couldn't shake it no matter how hard she shook it, and she couldn't hit it despite all her strength.
She had no choice but to let go of her hand, and let the next person fetch water first, and then she put the willow pot back into the well after he finished fetching water. This time, only half of the willow pot was fetched Just shake the wheel.
She can only carry half a willow can of water, and it's the result after she has exercised for so long and her physical strength has increased. This physical fitness is incomparable to that of a thin girl!
This discovery made her very depressed, and she almost lost confidence in herself, but when she finished fetching water and stood in front of the water tank to see herself now, she finally felt better.
Now she is still yellow, thin, and dry, but she is much better than when she first came here. Although her face is still yellow, it is no longer the unhealthy sallow, but ordinary yellow, and she is human. It also looks a lot fatter than before. Although it is still very thin, at least it doesn't look scary anymore!