Reborn Ugly Girl Farming to Support the Family

Zhou Chunfeng heard her daughter's voice in the room and hurried out.

"Girl, go get the fishing net and I'll carry the bucket. Let's hurry up and make sure the fish don't get away."

"Okay, mom, I've got the fishing net, let's go."

The mother and daughter hurried to the river, where seven or eight large fish had already swam over.

"Oh, I don't know what's on the river bank this year. Why do the fish always gather here? It's really strange."

Zhou Chunfeng was catching the fish quickly while muttering to himself in confusion.

Zheng Xiaoman secretly stuck out her tongue. She had already controlled herself very well, otherwise her mother would have thought there was a monster in the river.

The mother and daughter caught several fish and went home, each carrying a bucket.

"Mom, if we can't buy pig offal these two days, we can use these fish to make other dishes to sell."

Zhou Chunfeng looked at the fish in the bucket and said, "What can we do with these few fish? They will probably be sold out in one day."

"Mother, we can make fish balls with fish meat. A bowl of fish ball soup is also two cents, and there are six or seven fish balls in it.

We will only do this for a few days, and when no one wants to buy pig offal anymore, we will continue to sell it.”

Of course, these fish balls cannot be made with pure fish meat, otherwise there will not be enough fish to eat.

"Okay, then I'll do as you say. I'll listen to you."

When it comes to eating, Zhou Chunfeng admits that her daughter is better than her.

When the same ingredients fall into my daughter's hands, the food she makes tastes better than that of others.

Thinking that he wouldn't be too busy in the next few days, Zheng Xiaoman took out the red beans and mung beans and soaked them in water, and would try to make mung bean cakes and red bean cakes tomorrow.

She went to the cellar and got some hawthorns and peanuts, as she had promised Lixia to make candied haws for him.

The syrup we made at home last time was also placed in the cellar. The cellar is cool and the syrup will not go bad even if kept for the whole winter.

In addition to candied haws, she also makes peanut candy.

The production process of peanut candy is simple, it can be made with sugar and peanuts.

After peeling the peanut kernels, put them in the pan and fry them until golden brown.

It is best to use large coarse sand when frying. After frying, remove the peanut kernels from the pan and let them cool, then remove the red skin on the outside.

If white sugar is used, it has to go through another process to turn the sugar into syrup. Now they directly use syrup, so this step is saved.

Pour the syrup into the pot and heat it, then add some lard into it. When the syrup boils, turn off the heat immediately, then pour the peanut kernels in and stir quickly.

Once the peanut kernels and sugar are evenly mixed, pour the candy in the pot onto the chopping board to cool.

What comes next is the hard work, which requires you to use a rolling pin to roll and press back and forth repeatedly to crush all the peanut kernels in the candy dough.

Zheng Xiaoman was too weak, so Zhou Chunfeng came over to help crush the peanut kernels.

Zhou Chunfeng felt distressed as she rolled the dough. "How much sugar is needed to make this? All this candy can be sold for a lot of money."

Zheng Xiaoman was really amused by what she heard. "Mom, isn't the peanut candy made from this syrup more valuable than the syrup? And if it's made this way, can you still tell that we use syrup made from beets?"

Zhou Chunfeng looked at the candy on the chopping board and said, "I really can't tell. This looks exactly like the ones sold in town."

"Mom, please try it and see if it tastes good."

Zheng Xiaoman took a small piece of broken candy and handed it to her mother. Zhou Chunfeng opened her mouth to take the candy. The sweetness really made her feel relaxed.

"Girl, this peanut candy is delicious. The candy you made is better than the ones sold in town."

Zheng Xiaoman also picked up a piece and put it in his mouth. This handmade candy made from pure natural materials is much more delicious than the candy of later generations.

She looked at the sugar cubes on the chopping board. They were bright in color and translucent in texture.

The whole piece of candy is light yellow in color and has a rich peanut aroma. The peanut candy they made this time was very successful.

"Mom, when the sugar is cool, cut it into small pieces of this size. When there is a big market, we can make some and sell them at the market."

Zheng Xiaoman and her mother compared the size of the candy bars.

"Okay, there is a big market every two weeks in our villages, we can try to sell it then."

This big market was organized by several villages. When people went to the market, they would bring things from their homes to sell and then exchange them for things they needed at home.

Now the scale of their fair has become much larger, and many people from far away and even from the town will come to their fair.

Zheng Xiaoman has been here for a long time but has never been to the market. The main reason is that her family didn’t have anything to sell before and they didn’t have the money to buy anything.

After making the peanut candy, Zheng Xiaoman made a few strings of candied haws under her mother's deathly gaze.

Zhou Chunfeng couldn't help but mutter, "You said it's not a festival, why are you making so many candied haws?"

"Mom, we don't have to eat candied haws during Chinese New Year or other festivals. It doesn't take much sugar to make it, don't worry."

Zhou Chunfeng was just muttering to herself. She is the mother and of course she loves her children.

In the end, I simply turned a blind eye to it and left the kitchen to go to the backyard to tidy up the vegetable patch.

When Lixia came back from school, she saw red candied haws and cut peanut candies in the house.

"Sister, did you make these candied haws and peanut candies?" Lixia ran over and hugged Zheng Xiaoman in surprise.

"Yes, I made them all. Go and try them to see if they are delicious."

Lixia quickly flattered his sister, "As long as it's made by my sister, it must be delicious."

Zheng Xiaoman was amused by his servile appearance, "Okay, go eat with Chunya. But you can't eat too much, each person can only have one piece of candy and one string of candied haws.

It will be time for dinner soon, and I won’t be able to eat by then.”

"I know, sister. I definitely won't eat too much." After saying that, he happily took his sister to get the candied haws.

He first stuck out his tongue and licked the sugar on it. Wow, it was really sweet.

This was the first time in his life that he had eaten a whole string of candied haws by himself.

Chun Ya also followed her brother's example and ate the candy in small bites.

He would swing his little feet from time to time, looking extremely happy.

Zhou Chunfeng looked at the two children and felt sad.

Other children would clamor to ask adults for food when they went to town, but the four children in their family would never ask for anything.

Even if I bought food for them, they would always think about giving it to the adults first, and the rest would be shared among the four children.

She would be content to have four such obedient children in her life.

Zheng Xiaoman also took a string of candied haws for her brother and parents, "Dad, mom and big brother, come and try my cooking. If it tastes good, we'll make more and sell them at the market before the New Year."

Zheng Qingming knew that this was not bought with money, so he reached out to take the candied haws and took a bite.

The sweet and sour taste fills the mouth, as if a flower has bloomed on the taste buds.

Zheng Dashan and Zhou Chunfeng also cooperated and ate one skewer each. It was rare for the family to be so happy, and they didn't want to spoil the fun.

Zheng Xiaoman ate two hawthorns and stopped eating. He picked up a piece of peanut candy and ate it.

As expected, she couldn't eat sour food. After eating two hawthorns, she felt like her teeth were going to fall out due to the sourness.