A poor hero

As soon as Maverick heard that Chen Chen had picked hawthorns, he immediately became happy.

Because what Brother Dachen said yesterday and this morning made his mouth water.

He ran out immediately and went to wash the hawthorns.

Shen Qian happened to be fine. She went over to Maverick's post and started a fire.

Sister-in-law Wu Hong also became interested when she heard that there was hawthorn to eat.

Due to pregnancy reactions, she has not had much appetite recently.

Last night, Shen Qian gave her candy, but she didn't eat it and left it all to Chen Sheng.

She smiled and asked, "Dachen, how many hawthorns did you pick? Leave some for me to eat later."

When the third aunt heard this, she quickly stopped her and said, "Ahong, you're pregnant. It's best not to eat anything that has a cooling effect. Mint candies and hawthorn are both cooling and are not good for the fetus."

When Wu Hong heard what her third aunt said, she felt happy.

Good thing she didn't eat those mints last night.

When Shen Qian heard that she had done something bad with good intentions, she blushed and apologized to Sister-in-law Wu Hong.

Wu Hong was afraid that she would accidentally eat something she shouldn't eat in the future, so she asked her third aunt on the spot what other taboos she should pay attention to.

In this way, everyone made dozens of kilograms of sugar while chatting happily, and then stopped.

When Maverick saw something delicious, he became very attentive.

He has washed the hawthorns cleanly and cleaned the hawthorn core inside.

"Xiao Niu, have you packed up? I'm about to make candied haws."

Chen Chen walked out of the house and asked about Mavericks.

Maverick nodded and brought the dried hawthorn fruits.

When Chen Chen took a look, Mavericks was indeed serious about his work.

This hawthorn fruit is so beautifully processed. In future generations, people who make candied haws will not pick out the hawthorn cores so carefully.

He touched the calf's head and said with a smile: "Calf, let's go, let's start making candied haws now."

The method of making candied haws is not difficult. Just skewer the hawthorn fruits with bamboo skewers and then dip them in sugar.

The sugar is ready-made, and the hawthorn fruits have been washed and just skewered.

Shen Qian and the others also wanted to see what the extremely delicious candied haws in Chen Chen's mouth was like.

They also helped.

It's easy to do things with many people.

Soon, everyone had bunched up the hawthorn fruits.

The rest is Chen Chen's own responsibility.

Chen Chen boiled sugar and water in a ratio of 2:1 over high heat.

It took a while.

Chen Chen saw that the syrup could pull out silk slightly.

He smiled and said: "Chen Qian, Xiao Niu, bring the hawthorn fruit. The time to witness the miracle is coming."

As soon as Xiao Niu and Shen Qian heard this, they hurriedly came over with hawthorn fruits.

Dipping in sugar is very skillful, and the fruit bunches must be coated with a thin and even layer of sugar to be successful.

He was seen dancing like a dragon and a phoenix, and with a sudden movement of his hands, the hawthorn fruit was coated with a thin layer of syrup.

This is a trick that Chen Chen learned from the grandfather selling candied haws downstairs.

By this time, more than half of the candied haws of sugar has been completed.

Only the final cooling is left.

He asked Shen Qian and Xiao Niu to put the hawthorn fruits wrapped in syrup on the water board to cool and set.

And he continued to dip the remaining hawthorn fruits in sugar.

Shen Qian and Xiao Niu were also obedient and started working according to Chen Chen's instructions.

In this way, Chen Chen was responsible for dipping the sugar, while Shen Qian and Xiao Niu were responsible for passing the hawthorn fruit bunches.

Soon, a small basket of hawthorn fruits and dozens of bunches of candied haws were successfully produced.

When Maverick saw the crystal-clear candied haws, he was so greedy that his mouth watered.

He swallowed and asked impatiently: "Brother Dachen, is this candied haws of water ready? I want to eat it."

Chen Chen smiled.

After the candied haws is dipped in sugar, it only needs to cool and set for two to three minutes before it is ready to eat.

Now the first bunch of prepared candied haws has passed the time of one stick of incense and is definitely ready to eat.

So he replied: "You can eat it, but if there is delicious food, you must give it to your parents first. This is our fine Chinese tradition."

When Maverick heard this, he quickly picked up two bunches of candied haws that had been prepared in advance and handed them to his third uncle and his third aunt.

Then he bent down and said: "Father, mother, you have worked hard, you eat first."

The third uncle and the third aunt felt sweet in their hearts when they saw Maverick's filial piety, even sweeter than the candied haws.

This is the first time that a glutton like Xiao Niu has given them delicious food.

They took the candied haws and were reluctant to eat it for a long time.

Chen Chen had previously considered letting Xiao Niu go to a private school. Now that he had money, there was no problem in letting Xiao Niu study.

He took advantage of the situation and said, "Third uncle, third aunt, if you don't want to wait until the fall, let Mavericks go to a private school!"

The third uncle and the third aunt finally came out of their sweetness.

They immediately nodded and replied: "Okay, when autumn comes, we will go and talk to Master Xu and let Xiao Niu go to study there."

They felt that Chen Chen's current situation was all due to Master Xu's teachings in Dongzhen.

They couldn't wait to let Mavericks go there to study right away.

However, private schools usually enroll students in two quarters a year, and it is difficult for Mavericks to keep up if they enroll in the middle.

Chen Chen and Shen Qian returned to Chenjiacun mostly because Master Xu abused them.

It's just that neither he nor Shen Qian told his third aunt or the others about these things.

However, Master Xu is indeed capable, and Chen Chen does not deny it.

And he is good enough to his students.

I just don’t know why, but Master Xu abused Chen Chen and Shen Qian so pervertedly.

Chen Chen thought about it for a while. There were so many private schools in Xucheng that he didn't necessarily have to stay in Dongzhen.

When the time comes, he will go out to the county town to attend school. It would be better for Mavericks to go to a private school in the county town.

So he smiled and said to his third uncle and his third aunt: "Third uncle, third aunt, you don't have to worry about this. Then I will ask Grandpa Jiaoyu to recommend a private school and let Xiao Niu go to the county town to study with me. I can still do it." Teach him.”

Master Jiaoyu is equivalent to the education director of a county.

So when the third uncle and the third aunt heard that Chen Chen asked Master Jiayu to introduce the private school, they agreed.

Anyway, Chen Chen just said that Shu Xiu, who is going to school in Mavericks, will be supported by Chen Chen, the big shopkeeper in the city.

After discussing these things, they began to eat candied haws with ease.

As for Xiao Niu, when Chen Chen and his three uncles and three aunts were discussing things, he distributed a bunch of candied haws to each of them one by one.

Then he sat aside and ate quietly.

Originally, Sister-in-law Wu Hong said she would not eat candied haws.

But when she saw how delicious everyone was eating, she finally couldn't help it and started eating too.

It may be that the hawthorn fruits grew well at this time, and the candied haws made by Chen Chen were much better than those made by those in later generations.

Sweet and sour, crispy.

Shen Qian and Xiao Niu ate several large skewers, and then they stopped when their bellies were full.

"Dachen, do you think it would be feasible if we took these candied haws and sold them?"

The third uncle began to think while tasting the candied haws.