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For a period of time afterwards, Xu Wenyan was dealing with matters concerning the vegetable garden.

There is no news from Huo Min.

However, Xu Wenyan knew that there was no point in being anxious, so he wrote back the same night he received the letter.

Because Xiaoman and Luo Sanyuan will go back later, and we will ask them to bring the little guys back.

Now that he had money, the sulfur from Dr. Hong had been delivered, and Xu Wenyan bought a few tons of coal.

Afterwards, I asked the uncle in the blacksmith shop to make a shell for the explosives for me. He had made it before, so it would not be so difficult to make it this time.

Just processing these and paying the workers in the mine their wages cost 1,500 taels.

Half of the three thousand taels that Zhou Jianye sent back was used up.

Xu Wenyan couldn't help but sigh that the money was spent like water. He didn't do anything, but the money was gone.

It’s August in a blink of an eye.

I made back about 1,000 taels by selling vegetables and watermelon jelly.

They had to run back and forth during this period, which made Xu Wenyan and the others very tired.

I planned to have a good rest today, and also gave the workers a day off.

"Dong dong dong."

Xu Wenyan raised his foot and gently kicked Chen Sanlin next to him: "Brother Chen, open the door."

Chen Sanlin got up in a daze. After opening the door, he saw Aman and Aina standing at the door, each holding a basket.

"Brother, the apricots at home are ripe, and I thought of bringing some to you guys, like this."

Inviting the brother and sister into the house, Chen Sanlin went to wash up first: "You two can sit down and play for a while."

The two children sat there obediently. Xu Wenyan also got up when he heard the noise outside and sat next to A'man.

"The apricots are ripe." Xu Wenyan rubbed his eyes. He had been so busy these days that he had forgotten about this matter.

"Brother, try it, it's very sweet."

A'man picked out the reddest and largest apricots from the basket and gave them to Xu Wenyan. After Xu Wenyan took the apricots, he cut them into half.

I still remember when I was a child, I found a worm in an apricot. When I discovered it, I had already bitten the worm in half.

Since then, Xu Wenyan has had a psychological trauma and would check carefully before eating this kind of fruit.

What if I get caught again.

Even if it's awesome!

It's just protein anyway. During the time Xu Wenyan spent in the pond, he had seen all kinds of insects in his lifetime, and gradually he was not so afraid of them anymore.

"Hmm, fragrant and sweet. How many do you have at home?" The apricots were of moderate size, and soon the house was filled with a faint apricot fragrance.

"And it's still on the tree."

Xu Wenyan got up and washed up: "Okay, you guys help me wash it, I'll make breakfast for you."

The two children were also sensible. They carried their baskets and walked towards the river. Aina liked Xu Wenyan's small courtyard very much.

There is a fence and lots of vegetables around it, and the road leading to the river is paved with small stone slabs.

There were also stone benches by the stream, so the brother and sister sat on them to wash, watching the windmills turning in the river from time to time.

Xu Wenyan cooked noodles here, which the men in the family could eat. The wheat that had been planted had been harvested, and there was a stone mill at home.

It took a lot of time just to grind the wheat. Xu Wenyan was quite picky, and the flour on the market was generally ground twice.

Xu Wenyan asked them to grind the flour a few more times, the finer the flour, the tastier it would be.

The taste of instant noodles is average, so Xu Wenyan makes his own ramen and eats it whenever he makes it.

Or you can make belt noodles and eat them directly by tearing them into pieces.

When we got here, we ate authentic beef noodles. There was no other ingredients to add. Xu Wenyan added an egg to each dish, and the rest was beef slices.

If you run a restaurant, you can boil beef bones. Beef bone soup is more authentic.

The two little guys were not as reserved as before. They picked up the noodles and started eating them in big mouthfuls.

The two siblings both work for Xu Wenyan. Although the wages are a bit low, it doesn’t cost much for two children.

Xu Wenyan finished the noodles quickly. He had to try the preserved apricots.

Don’t even think about adding sugar. The price of sugar here is more than ten times that of rice. It’s not worth it.

If it was in Jixiang Village, Xu Wenyan would not consider not adding sugar. The air there is humid and the pickling will not be good without sugar.

But it’s different here. It’s dry all year round, but there’s plenty of sunshine in the summer. If you start drying now, you can finish it by the time the sun sets.

Every place has its own advantages.

At least the probability of getting rheumatism here is almost zero.

The air is really too dry.

Xu Wenyan mentioned the two blue apricots. He could do all of this by himself, but he needed more help in the fields. Xiaoman and the others also had to supervise the work.

Cut the washed apricots in half and place the kernels separately in a basket. Almonds are slightly poisonous, so it is best to eat less.

However, if it is cooked, it will be less toxic.

Aina had nothing to do, so she came over to Xu Wenyan and stood beside him, looking at him.

Xu Wenyan's job for Aina is to water the plants, which is a job exclusively for women and children in the village and does not require much strength.

Looking at her big eyes, Xu Wenyan smiled: "Ayi Na, help me crack some almonds."

Aina tilted her head and looked at Xu Wenyan in some confusion.

Xu Wenyan had no choice but to demonstrate it to her. There was a small hammer at home, which made it very convenient to smash it.

Seeing that she understood, Xu Wenyan continued to do his own thing.

After peeling the flesh, the usual procedure is to add sugar and marinate it, but Xu Wenyan didn’t have any sugar, so he just let it go.

Put the pulp directly into the pot and steam it for a while.

Afterwards, the fruit pulp is placed in the sun to dry, and because there are low hills nearby, the presence of dust will be reduced.

It took two large bamboo baskets to fill the two baskets of apricots.

After doing all this, I smashed the almonds with Aina.

Put the smashed almonds and rice together and soak them in water. It will take about half an hour to be ready.

There is a small fireplace in Xu Wenyan's kitchen. This small fireplace is made of red bricks. Charcoal is burning underneath. When the door of the fireplace is closed, the temperature inside can reach seventy or eighty degrees.

If you want a lower temperature, open the fireplace door a little.

The almonds in the bowl were still soaking. Xu Wenyan took out the flour and stirred it with egg white and milk until it became a fine paste without any particles.

Xu Wenyan just brought this baking tray back not long ago and has never used it.

First brush a little bit of oil, then use a spoon to scoop up the paste and put it into the plate, arranging them in order.

Place two almond halves on each ball of dough. The dough should just fill two baking trays. Bake for a little over a quarter of an hour.

The almonds over there are almost soaked, so peel off the skin of the almonds, and then put the almonds and rice into a small stone mill to grind them. At this time, you don’t need to add water.

Add milk in a 1:4 ratio.

Cow and goat milk is not a rare commodity here, and almost every household produces a little every day.

Grind it back and forth several times until the particles inside become small.

After grinding, you will get a bowl of white almond milk, and then you need to boil it.

Add some sugar when cooking. Xu Wenyan plans to sell this almond dew here first. If it sells well, he will add it to the menu.

After the almond milk is cooked, the almond cookies are baked.

It was slightly overcooked when I took it out, but after all, it's not an oven, so some deviation is normal.

Xu Wenyan handed Aina a biscuit, and the little girl's eyes lit up. She had never eaten anything like this before.

It smells milky.

Xu Wenyan called Xiaoman and A'man back.

"What delicious food did you make? The house smells so good." After entering the house, Luo Sanyuan kept looking for food made by Xu Wenyan.

When he was working, Xu Wenyanji liked to buy some desserts from the bakery after get off work.

Every bakery’s bakery has a very sweet taste. Xu Wenyan buys a dessert for the purpose of learning, and then goes back to study it on his own.

The second is to make yourself feel better after get off work.

Each person gets a cup of milky almond milk and almond cookies.

In modern times, it is just a breakfast, but for them, it is just a snack.

"Why don't you take out something so delicious now?" Luo Sanyuan took two bites of each of these small cookies.

If there weren't so few of them, he would have definitely killed them all.

"This is all made of almonds. Where did I find almonds for you before?"

“Can almonds be made so delicious?”

"Whatever I cook is not delicious. You are getting a great bargain."

Others have given very good feedback on the almond milk and cookies. They used to eat spicy food, but now they have changed their taste and even like them more than barbecue.