Back home to start a farm

After working for several days, he finally settled the matter at hand. Qu Chi planned to rest at home for a day, but not long after breakfast, his mother called to say that someone was looking for him.

Come on, the rest day is in vain.

Walking home, you can see a man standing in the yard, bending over to pick up fresh hawthorn fruits from the bamboo basket on the ground, and carefully observe them one by one.

"Uncle Sheng Xin, when did you come back to the village? Why didn't you tell me, I should go to your house." Qu Chi saw clearly who this person was, and quickly stepped forward to greet him.

The man in his thirties is called Qu Shengxin. If you count from Qu Deyun's side, Qu Chi should be called his uncle, but from Zhang Yun's side, he should be called cousin-in-law.

Relationships are so complicated.

Because both of them mainly lived in Xishan Village, Qu Chi followed his father's relationship and usually called Uncle when they met.

Qu Shengxin is in his 30s this year. He has been working outside these years. In recent years, he has not come back even during Chinese New Year.

No one in the village mentioned his return, so Qu Chi could be sure that Qu Shengxin had just arrived in the village today and would come to his house as soon as he came back.

There must be something looking for him.

"I know you've been busy recently, so I'll come and see you when I'm free." Qu Shengxin seemed to be in a bad mood, but facing Qu Chi, he still managed to squeeze out a smile.

Qu Chi invited him to sit down in the living room, seeing that Qu Shengxin was not in the mood to chat with him, he asked without wasting time, "Uncle Sheng Xin, what are you doing here?"

Qu Shengxin looked at the hawthorn fruit in the yard, and asked Qu Chi, "I want to order a batch of fresh hawthorn from you every day, at the price of the farmer's market."

"Yes, how many catties do you need every day?"

"It's only ten catties for the first two days, maybe I can add more in the future?"

"Row."

The hawthorn trees on the mountain are full of hawthorn fruits, and these fruits are quite large, a dozen or so is enough for a catty, and ten catties of hawthorn fruit every day is nothing at all, and they can be evened out by the way.

Hearing Qu Chi's straightforward agreement, Qu Shengxin relaxed a lot, and the smile on his face became more real: "Thank you, Xiao Chi, I'll go over to have dinner after my house is cleaned up."

Qu Chi happily agreed, and then asked, "Uncle Sheng Xin, are you planning to go out this time?"

"I don't want to go out, it's not easy to leave my hometown outside, so I just brought my wife and children back to develop. I have learned some crafts outside these years, and I plan to set up a candied haws stand in the village." Qu Dexin talked about his future plans, with a smile on his face It becomes much more real.

"I haven't eaten candied haws for a long time. Uncle Sheng Xin told me when he set up a stall that I want to try it out." Qu Chi was very happy to hear that. There are no candied haws for sale in the village yet, and the village has a rich variety of snacks again.

"I'm going to set up a stall tomorrow, and I'll leave a few for you in advance."

The price to sell at the farmer's market is much cheaper than the price in the online store, so Qu Chi signed a preliminary contract with the price at the farmer's market according to what Qu Dexin said.

After discussing with Qu Chi, Qu Dexin didn't stay here any longer. He came back this time in a hurry and was in a hurry, so he asked his wife and children to clean up at home, and he was responsible for buying all the things needed for the candied haws stall.

After sending Qu Dexin to the door, Qu Chi met Qiao Yang, who was in charge of the live broadcast and the online shop, so he simply left the two of them to discuss it.

"Boss, then I will broadcast a live broadcast tomorrow to introduce you."

"is this okay?"

"Don't rush to start the live broadcast, record a video first."

"okay."

"I will do well tomorrow."

Qu Dexin knew that he would watch the live broadcast before when he had nothing to do. Although he was confident in his skill in making candied haws, it was inevitable that he would feel a little timid when he asked himself to go up there in person.

After the live broadcast was changed to video recording, the tension was much less.

Knowing that the recording of the video was to help him, after Qu Dexin agreed to the matter, he secretly decided to practice a few more times tonight to show his best state.

Qiao Yang and Qu Dexin agreed on tomorrow's shooting time, and the three parties separated to go about their own business.

During the meal that day, Qu Chi talked about this matter, Lin Yuan and the other five were all very interested, and made a fuss about going to watch tomorrow.

Qu Chi was not as interested as they were. The next day, he and Qin Shi woke up naturally, and walked slowly to Qu Dexin's house after breakfast.

After asking before leaving, I found out that those five people and Qiao Yangtian set off before dawn, and they were still at Qu Dexin's house at this moment, and it was quite lively listening to the voice.

The sun in the early morning of summer is not so hot, with the drowsiness of the morning, lazily shining on people.

The cicada on the roadside tree screamed as if tireless, Qu Chi and Qin Shi walked under the shade of the tree by the roadside, avoiding the eyes of outsiders, and gently held hands together.

After the noise of the crowd overwhelmed the non-stop chirping of the cicadas, the two reluctantly separated their hands, and saw the crowd watching from a distance.

Most of the onlookers were tourists, and several of them were holding candied haws in their hands, eating hawthorns, and did not forget to tell others how delicious the candied haws were.

People who want to buy candied haws are lined up, and those who don't want to buy stand by and watch.

The crowd was not too tight, and Qu Chi pulled Qin Shi to find a gap between the crowd. The two were tall and could clearly see the scene inside.

Qu Dexin's home is on the outskirts of the living area. Next to the main house is an independently built kitchen, which has undergone a simple renovation. The cleaned earthen stove is facing the gate.

Making and selling candied haws in front of everyone is more reassuring than selling them outside.

What kind of materials are used, and whether you pay attention to cleanliness in the process of making, you can see clearly.

Qu Dexin was wearing a white coat and a hat on his head and was standing in front of the earthen stove. A fire was burning inside the earthen stove, and the copper pot on top was boiling syrup.

The earth stove is a method in the village. In the past, it was built with earth and mud bricks, and the villagers are used to calling it by this name.

Although I am talking about an earthen stove now, it is much more beautiful than before. The one in front of me is covered with white tiles on the outside. It must have been scrubbed many times, and it is clean enough to be used as a mirror.

Next to the copper pot where the syrup was being boiled, a row of hawthorns strung on bamboo sticks was placed obliquely above. The hawthorns on each bamboo stick were about the same size. They were all washed clean, and there was no damage to the surface .

There is also a clean bluestone slab placed diagonally below.

There are four big hawthorns strung on a bamboo stick, occupying more than half of the bamboo stick, and the number is just right.

The syrup in the pot boiled to a yellowish color with small bubbles. Qu Dexin's wife stood by and handed over uncoated hawthorn skewers.

Qu Dexin took the hawthorn skewers in his hand, and with a quick movement of his wrist, he rolled the hawthorn skewers into the pot, so that they were evenly coated with a layer of sugar, and became candied haws.

Before the calculation was over, the hawthorn skewers rolled around in the pot in a short period of time, and were thrown on the thick bluestone board after being taken out, and then pulled back.

This trick is called sugar dumping.

After the syrup on the top is cooled and solidified, the candied haws will become, and the sugar thrown out by the wind will stand on the top of the candied haws, which is the sugar wind thrown out.

Qu Deyun's movements are fast, he just grabs, rolls, shakes and releases. The proficiency of movements is by no means something that can be practiced in a short time.

When everyone looked carefully, the hawthorn bunches on the plate decreased rapidly, and the candied haws on the bluestone plate increased rapidly, and soon entered the hands of tourists.

Qu Dexin didn't dare to prepare too many hawthorns at the beginning, but he was satisfied with the first sale of candied haws, and the result was a hundred times better than he expected.

Tourists who come to Xishan Village have long been accustomed to the high prices here, and they are full of confidence in any food here.

No need to be greeted by anyone, just take out your mobile phone to scan the payment code, ask the price and pay directly, book in advance and wait.

However, the quantity of hawthorns prepared was insufficient, and they were all sold out soon. There was still a little syrup left in the pot. Qu Dexin took two bunches of cherry tomatoes and wrapped them in sugar. The skewers were given to the daughter standing by the stove.

Wearing a small yellow dress, the little girl stretched out both hands, took the cherry tomatoes version of candied haws from her father, and tasted them seriously.

"Niuniu, is it delicious?"

The little girl raised her head and smiled, revealing a "toothless smile" with a missing front tooth.

They had to wait until the afternoon to make new candied haws, so the tourists around the outside gradually left before Qu Chi and Qin Shi could go in. Congratulations to Qu Dexin for a good start today.

Qu Dexin grinned from ear to ear. Judging by today's situation, this voice can completely sit down.

The ten catties of hawthorns sold for gold all morning. Fortunately, Qu Dexin left two for Qu Chi and Qin Shi in advance, so that they could find them.

Qu Chi took the candied hawthorn. The hawthorn wrapped in syrup was crystal clear, shining golden in the sun.The layer of sugar wind on the top is quite long, and the tip can be seen faintly flung out in a silky shape.

Candied haws with candied flavor are extremely rare in their place. The candied haws that Qu Chi ate when he was a child were all bought from those who sold them along the village with straw stacks full of candied haws.

The craftsmanship of that kind of candied haws is not good, the hawthorn inside is sour without removing the seeds, and occasionally you can eat bad ones, and the layer of syrup wrapped on the outside is very sticky to the teeth.

Qu Chi didn't know that authentic candied haws are not sticky until he was taken by his parents to buy a bunch in the town.

The candied haws made by Qu Dexin are very good. Eat the top sugar wind first. Before the teeth touch it, the extremely thin layer of sugar will break into the mouth and melt in the mouth to bring sweetness. the taste of.

After eating a small piece of Tangfeng, the whole mouth is sweet and greasy. If you eat too much, you will definitely get greasy. At this time, it is time for the hawthorn to play.

With a crunching sound, Qu Chi easily separated the first hawthorn fruit from the one below. Before the syrup wrapped outside melted in his mouth, his teeth entered into the hawthorn fruit.

The sourness of the hawthorn and the sweetness of the syrup meet at this moment, there is no thunder to stir the fire, only a gentle nostalgia, sweet in the sour, sweet in the sour, eating a bunch of them without stopping, all I want to say is a good word.

After Qu Chi finished eating, Qiao Yang, who was in charge of filming, held up his thumbs and praised: "Uncle Sheng Xin's hands are too steady, and he didn't make any mistakes from the beginning. It's a pity that we didn't start the live broadcast."

"This is the most delicious candied haws I've ever eaten." Zhen Yuan stood beside him and sighed. He had eaten several bunches this early in the morning, but he never got tired of it.

Knowing the situation here, Qu Chi asked Qiao Yang to go back and edit today's video for publicity, and then asked Zhen Yuan and the others to go back and pick some hawthorns and send them to Qu Dexin.

If I ate other people's candied haws for free, I should do some work for others and prevent eating too much and getting fat.

After returning home, Qiao Yang studied editing skills for a day, and only posted the finished video on the Internet late at night.