A different world

Chapter 9 Extra Story: Candied Haws from Another World

Lal smiled and hugged the red fruit he had bought, and happily walked towards home.Kaisen was very surprised to see that Lal bought so many sour fruits. Isn’t this kind of fruit very sour, and no one usually likes to eat it. With doubts, Xie ran over to Lal and asked, "Lal, why do you buy so many sour fruits, this kind of fruit is not tasty."

"I won't tell you now, you will know in a while." Lal smiled mysteriously and continued walking towards home.He wants to try it now. Although he has eaten candied haws in his previous life, he has never made it himself. He has only seen people who sell candied haws on the street do it. consistency, then roll the hawthorn in a string in the sugar pot and then drop the candied haws on a wooden board that has been soaked in water. When the sugar solidifies, you can insert the candied haws on a wooden stake. They are all holes, and some are tied with straw on a wooden stick.Candied haws was a cheap and satisfying snack in the previous life.Lal thought of the candied haws he had eaten in his previous life, and his mouth began to saliva. Thinking of the deliciousness of the candied haws, he quickened his pace and walked towards the house.

Kaisen and a few friends followed behind Lal, and they were very curious about what Lal was trying to do with these sour fruits.With curious thoughts, the little ones followed Lal all the way home.At this time, Ellie was still doing housework and was busy cleaning up the room. When she saw Lal returning home with a few little guys, she thought that there was something wrong, so she stopped what she was doing, "Lal, why did you come back so early? Did something happen to you?"

"Uh, mother, I didn't encounter anything. It's just that I saw a kind of red fruit when I was shopping outside. The old lady who sold the fruit told me a delicious way. I want to come back and try it. Can mother help me? What are you doing?" Lal said coquettishly, pulling Ellie's clothes.Seeing Lal acting like a baby like this, Ellie would not refuse, and she also hoped that she could help his son with something.

"Lal, what do you need me to do?"

"Help me deal with these red fruits." Lal said happily. Lal told his mother the method of candied haws, leaving Ellie to clean the fruit without mentioning it. Something like a bamboo stick strung together.Lal described this kind of thing like a bamboo stick to his friends. Kaisen thought of a plant. Many of its branches and leaves are long and sharp, very sharp like wooden thorns. He thinks it can be used as a skewer. The "bamboo stick" used for fruit.Kaisen told Lal his idea, and Lal thought it was feasible, so several friends walked to the edge of the town.On the edge of the town is a small forest, where there are various plants and some harmless small animals. They don't have to worry about being attacked by animals when they go there.

It was the first time for Lal to come to such a natural grove, and he looked around curiously. He had never seen such a natural grove on the earth. Most of the groves on the earth were destroyed and then re-vegetated. There is no natural simplicity of this forest.A few little guys were walking and playing, small wild fruits and small wild flowers were played or eaten by them.After a while, they saw a small furry animal similar to a bunny running in front of them, and they wanted to chase after it. Although they couldn't catch up, it didn't affect their interest at all. Of course, Lal was the one who was most interested, after all. It was the first time I saw so many unknown and fresh animals and plants, and my curious eyes continued to grow.

After walking for about half an hour, they found the kind of plant they needed. They saw a small tree as tall as a person. Its branches and leaves were long and pointed wood thorns. If Lenovo gets hit, will it be pierced with blood?Lal also had a headache looking at this thorny guy, and didn't know what to do, how to take it off.Lal looked at Kaisen, wishing he had something to do.Kaisen has never taken the wood thorns from this guy. The adults in the family have warned them to stay away from this plant, otherwise it will be uncomfortable to be pricked. I heard from Lal that he would use such things to string red fruits Just brought him over to have a look.

The other little friends didn't know what to do. When everyone was thinking about what to do, Lal had a flash of inspiration: Although this tree is dangerous, it is not dangerous as long as you don't get close to it. It is enough to lay down some branches and leaves.Thinking of this, Lal thought it was a good idea, and shared his ideas with everyone. Everyone thought it was feasible. The most indispensable thing in the woods was sticks.Lal found a wooden branch about 2 meters long and handed it to Kaisen. Kaisen was the oldest child among them, so he was naturally stronger.Lal told him to hit the joints of those branches and leaves, along the joints, so as not to hurt the needles, and he could knock off a needle.According to the method taught by Lal, Kaisen hit hard along the joints of the branch, and saw a needle leaf falling down from the branch.The friends jumped up happily. After Kaisen cut down a few branches, Lal stopped. There are many long needles on each branch, which is enough for use. Now we need to pick these needles from the branches. down.The needles grow very densely, and can only be pulled out one by one from the outermost. Lal observed the structure of the needles, and he found that the needles grow regularly, and they are composed of clusters. At the bottom of a cluster of needles, there is something like a flower bud covering the bottom of the needles. He felt that as long as the buds were opened, the needles would fall off, so he smashed the thing covering the bottom of the needles with a stone. The needles scattered, and Lal started to pick them up after the needles were scattered, so that his hands would not be hurt. The other children also followed suit, and soon everyone had a handful of needles , because it is made of wood, it is just like a natural wooden stick, which is just like a bunch of red fruits.

Lal and the others went home happily with the spoils, looking forward to what the sour fruit would look like and whether it would still be so sour.With anticipation, Lal returned home.Ellie finished washing the fruits and was waiting for Lal to come back. Ellie was surprised when she saw the needles in Lal's hands. These needles are very hurtful, and even adults stay away. The children got so many needles and leaves, they rushed to Lal to check whether he was injured, and checked his whole body for no signs of injury, so they were relieved.Then she looked at Lal with stern eyes. Ellie was afraid and hated now, afraid that something would happen to Lal again, and hated herself for not taking good care of him.When Lal saw his mother like this, he was very puzzled: what's wrong with her mother, why did she look so angry, she didn't do anything bad, and Lal, who has an adult heart, didn't think about it that much.

"Mom, what's wrong with you, why don't you look happy, you see we found so many needles, let's string candied haws together, you make it for us, we all want to try it."

Kaisen and the others also said, "Yes, auntie, help us make it, we all want to see what the candied haws that Lal said look like."

Ellie said solemnly: "Lal will stay away from this dangerous plant in the future, you know, you don't know how scary it is, even adults are afraid, it's too dangerous."

Lal knew that Ellie was worried about himself, and felt that she had gone too far, but in order to reassure his mother, he told Ellie about the process of picking needles, and repeatedly promised that he would not do dangerous things. Ellie was relieved Come, lead the little ones to make candied haws.Ellie, Kaisen and other little friends imitated Lal's way of stringing red fruits into a bunch, and after a while, there were a lot of strings. Ellie came to the kitchen to boil sugar. The sugar here is not like the rock sugar on the earth. The sugar here They are all pieces of yellow-brown candy, which are also very sweet. Ellie put the candy in the water and boiled it slowly until it became sticky as Lal said. Put the skewered red fruit in the sugar Roll it in the juice, and then put it on the prepared wooden board soaked in water. A burst of sweet fragrance wafts in the air. When Lal and the others smell this fragrance, their mouths start to salivate. It was almost done, and Lal distributed the rolled candied haws to everyone.Well, take a bite of sweet and sour, it has both the fruity sourness of the fruit and the crunchy sweetness of the sugar juice, it's really delicious.

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