Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

"Gu Qinghan, you are a guest, how can I let you light the fire? Please wait outside."

Guozi's three children originally wanted to stay in the kitchen and wait, but Xuyuan, considering the power of the chili pepper, did not let them stay in the kitchen and asked them to go to the pavilion in the yard to play on the swings.

Gu Qingming was reluctant at first, but Guo Zi and Xuan Xu had already seen it and couldn't stand the smell. So, in the spirit of hospitality, they directly pulled Gu Qingming out of the kitchen and reminded Xu Yuan and Xu Zhi in the kitchen to remember to cover their noses.

Look, what two wonderful kids.

"No, let Xiaozhi rest for a while. It's no big deal to pass on some firewood. Make a wish. Check the pot. It seems to be smoking."

Reminded of this, Xu Yuan quickly looked at the pot and scooped two spoonfuls of oil into it.

Forget it. If he likes to work, just let him do it. After all, I am a very democratic person.

"Gu Qinghan, cover your nose."

Gu Qinghan thought of how Guozi and Xuxuan, the two little kids, had excitedly pulled Gu Qingming out to fight. Xu Zhi also handed him the fire stick with a sense of relief.

He obediently covered his nose with his hands.

After the oil dissolved, start throwing the chili peppers and ginger into the pot. Instantly the kitchen was filled with a pungent smell of chili peppers.

Gu Qinghan was choked by the sudden pungent smell even though he had covered his nose, and he sneezed from time to time.

Xu Yuan held his breath, his expression unchanged, he picked up the spatula and stir-fried the pot, then poured the snails into the pot and stir-fried them.

The three little kids sitting on the swings in the yard outside were not spared either, and they kept sneezing from time to time.

Xu Zhi was watering the vegetable garden at the moment. Although he could smell the pungent smell, it was not very strong.

After Gu Qinghan sneezed several times, Xu Yuan threw the basil into the pot, added some water, and covered it with a lid.

Now the pungent smell was finally not so strong, and Gu Qinghan finally witnessed the power of chili pepper.

"Gu Qinghan, wash your face with some clean water. The choking smell will dissipate and you will feel much better." Xu Yuan looked at Gu Qinghan's red eyes and sneezing from time to time. If you didn't know, you would think that he was bullying him.

Gu Qinghan couldn't stand it either. The flame in the stove was still burning brightly. He put down the fire stick, stood up and went to the water tank, scooped a spoonful of water, and washed his face.

After simmering over high heat for a while, the juice in the pot was almost boiled dry and it was ready to be served. Two bowls were scooped out and kept, one bowl was sent to Uncle Wang and the others, and one bowl was left for Village Chief Gu, for Gu Qinghan to take back later.

The brown rice in the stove next to it was also cooked.

"dinner time."

The snails were divided equally into everyone's bowl, emitting steam and the aroma of basil.

"Is this basil?" Gu Qinghan smelled the fragrance, which is a Chinese medicinal herb.

Gu Qinghan picked up the green leaves in the bowl. The aroma and taste of the chili blended together, which was wonderful.

"Yes, this basil can also remove the fishy smell. It's edible."

"Sister, how do I eat this snail?" Many Japanese confectioners held a snail, not knowing where to start eating it.

Before making a wish, I prepared bamboo sticks and handed them to everyone, and then took a snail and demonstrated it.

I saw Xu Yuan holding a bamboo stick, poking it into his mouth, and pulling out a bunch of snail heads, with the black stuff at the back remaining in the shell.

"The back part cannot be eaten. It is their internal organs."

The three little kids nodded quickly and couldn't wait to try it.

"Ahem, it's delicious, although it's a little spicy this time." Guozi tried a bite, and it was not even big enough to fill the gaps between teeth, but he could still taste the flavor of snails.

Gu Qinghan didn't plan to taste it himself first, for fear that he would eat the snail's internal organs. He observed it carefully again and again, and dug out a few snail meats and gave them to his younger brother.

Seeing his brother's eyes light up and he didn't feel any discomfort, he put a bite in his mouth.

I can’t describe the taste, but the combination of chili and basil makes the little piece of meat full of deliciousness when I put it in my mouth.

After making a wish, he also told me another way to eat it, which is to put it near your mouth and suck it. You can taste the flavor of the snail meat mixed with chili and basil, and then suck it out with your mouth and eat the snail meat part.

But everyone just tried sucking it, tasting it, and then picking it out with a toothpick.

Gu Qinghan felt that it was too troublesome to scoop out the snail meat one by one, so he scooped out a whole bowl of snail meat and shared it with the third little kid who was still trying hard to scoop out the snail meat with bamboo sticks.

The three little kids thanked them repeatedly.

Xu Yuan was also stunned and couldn't help but look at Gu Qinghan.

"Gu Qinghan, just eat and leave them alone. You're a little spoiled with them now."

And isn’t that the fun of eating snails? You dig out all the meat, so where’s the fun?

Everyone happily finished the snails. The two bowls of snails on the stove were taken away by Gu Qinghan, and one of them was given to Uncle Wang.

After getting the snails, Grandpa Wang shared them with Grandpa Liu. It was the first time for the two old men to eat this kind of thing and they were very curious. After Gu Qingming demonstrated it, the two old men seemed to fall in love with the taste and were ready to go to the river to catch snails themselves next time.

Gu Qinghan took it back and asked his parents to try it, and it received positive reviews, especially from Village Chief Gu, who started to pair it with other drinks.

He smiled helplessly, went back to the room, tidied up, and went to bed. He had a good night's sleep.

……

Before dawn, the gate of Xuyuan's house was wide open and the lights were on. Villagers brought sprouts one after another, with dew on them, which was caused by the morning frost and fog.

Xu Zhi was counting the quantities and distributing the money, and everything was proceeding in an orderly manner.

Some villagers also sent sprouts last night, so there are not many villagers this morning. Every time the villagers come to send sprouts, the amount they send and the wishes they make are all recorded in the book and written clearly.

He also told every villager who sent the sprouts his idea of ​​growing a large number of chili peppers. Although they didn't know what chili peppers were, most of the villagers who could make money from the sprouts chose to believe in the wish.

Xu Yuan agreed to plant the peppers on the spot and wrote a receipt immediately. The pepper seeds were distributed on the spot. He hesitated and wanted to go back to think about it. Xu Yuan did not force him and told him to come back after he had thought it over. However, the seeds were limited, so it was first come first served.

Pan Dahai had originally planned to tell Xu Yuan, but unexpectedly, Xu Yuan spoke first. Pan Dahai was very happy.

Grandpa was right.

Pan Dahai agreed immediately, as if in a dream. It was not until the small packet of pepper seeds was placed in his palm and he knew that Sister Xuyuan was going to talk about the key points of pepper planting that he came to his senses.

"I got it, Sister Xuyuan. I will grow them well. Thank you, Sister Xuyuan." Pan Dahai jumped three feet high, thinking of the fragrant leaves packed in the backpack. He took them out and stuffed them into Xuyuan's hands, "Sister Xuyuan, these are the fragrant leaves grown at home. You can take them and try them." Then he ran back home excitedly.

Looking at the fragrant leaves in his arms, isn’t this perilla? Then, a ding-dong sound came into his mind, and another hundred points were deposited into his account.

It was an unexpected gain. I left some for Xu Zhi to take back, and took the rest with me to see if I could sell it.

"Xiaozhi, go back to sleep. You don't have to wait for me to come back." Xu Yuan chased away Xu Zhi who was still watching him at the door, and told the little girl to go back to sleep.

Then he drove Dahua out of the yard.