Her Cultivation Diary
Chapter 783 - Chapter 783: 773. Chestnut Processing_1

Chapter 783: 773. Chestnut Processing_1

Having eaten such a satisfying meal before it was even mealtime, not just Qiaoqiao, but even Zhang Yanping felt the need to digest a bit.

Meanwhile, Wang Xiaoshun took the opportunity to beckon:

“Come on, if you two have nothing to do, help out–one of you cut slits in the chestnuts, the other pick through them.”

At eighty-eight yuan per jin, there surely couldn’t be any bad chestnuts mixed in the sugar-roasted chestnuts, Wang Xiaoshun thought highly of them.

Zhang Yanping didn’t hesitate: “I don’t have as much strength as Qiaoqiao, I’ll handle picking through the chestnuts.”

This drew an exasperated look from Wang Xiaoshun: such a tall guy, with such a sturdy figure, claiming he’s weak and shirking the heavier work… what kind of person is this Zhang Yanping?

Zhang Yanping kept a straight face–just look at Wu Lei, who knew that if you were willing to endure hardship, there was no end to the hardships you could endure. He was just lazy, not cut out for tough jobs, and he admitted it.

Qiaoqiao, on the other hand, was already happily sitting on a stool, then she examined the chestnut cutter Xiaoshun passed to her, opening and closing it a couple of times, and then excitedly waited for Zhang Yanping to pick chestnuts.

She also casually asked Wang Xiaoshun, “Why do they put quartz sand in sugar-roasted chestnuts?”

Wang Xiaoshun, while helping to sort, explained, “Because the chestnut shell burns easily, but its flesh doesn’t cook as quickly. If you just stir them in an iron pot, the shell might blacken and burn before the flesh inside is done.”

He was used to teaching students, and Qiaoqiao was full of questions. At this moment, answering her queries flowed smoothly without any stumbling.

“It’s not a big deal if you’re eating them yourself, you can just boil them first and then stir-fry them. But if you’re selling them, first, they wouldn’t look good; second, they could dirty the hands of the eater; and third, it’s hard to control the degree of doneness.”

“With quartz sand, because the sand is heavy, no matter how you stir, most of the fine grains will stay at the bottom. Once the sand heats up and you use that heat to roast the chestnuts, they receive even heat and eventually cook through slowly.”

Qiaoqiao thought for a bit then nodded earnestly, “Once I learn, I’ll teach the kids.”

Of course, he’s not teaching now because he doesn’t know how yet!

…

Since the chestnuts were of such high quality and there weren’t many bad ones, soon enough, both Zhang Yanping and Wang Xiaoshun had piled up a lot of chestnuts in front of them.

Qiaoqiao took one and, treating it like a toy, put it in the slitting tool, pressing down!

“Crack!”

It took a bit of effort even for an ordinary person, but for him, it really was just like a toy.

With a snap, a perfect cross slit opened on the chestnut, neither too deep nor too shallow, just right.

“Why do you have to make a slit? Is it to prevent them from exploding while frying?” The barrage of questions began again.

While saying this, she looked at the yet-to-be-started chestnut pot, “In winter, when I roast chestnuts in the brazier, my mom won’t allow it.”

“That would be strange if she let you!”

Wang Xiaoshun laughed, “If you don’t slit the chestnuts, they will explode once they heat up inside. It’s frightening enough, but the explosion can also scatter the charcoal and ashes in the brazier. Even if it doesn’t explode on someone, if your new clothes get burned with a few holes, would that feel good?”

He didn’t have children yet, but just watching Qiaoqiao, he already experienced the bittersweetness of raising a child in advance.

So many questions!

His jaw was about to fall off from talking so much, and if it hadn’t been for cooking-related questions, he wouldn’t have been able to answer.

But Qiaoqiao was oblivious.

He simply acknowledged quietly and after a while, suddenly became cheerful again, “I get it now! This is what Teacher Xin said about ‘blocking being worse than channeling.’ You have to give them an opening to prevent them from exploding!”

Wang Xiaoshun: …

That saying did seem to make sense, and it didn’t seem wrong to use it here, but why did it still feel odd?

Meanwhile, Qiaoqiao clicked the chestnut cutter “clack, clack,” her movements almost more agile than the two of them put together. As this mechanical action didn’t require much thought, he got curious again, “So how do you stir-fry the chestnuts with sugar? Can’t you do it without adding sugar?”

“You can,” Wang Xiaoshun nodded, “Our family’s chestnuts are naturally sweet and tasty; adding sugar is totally unnecessary.”

“Besides, your sister specially brought me 5 jars of honey. When the time comes, I’ll dilute it with water and pour it over the chestnuts. Isn’t that much better than sugar?”

Five jars of honey?!

Zhang Yanping instantly raised his head, “Didn’t she say she was always out of stock?”

Not to mention, just a few regular customers coming every so often to buy some, and there’s basically nothing left.

Zhang Yanping had been around for so long, and the honey had never been sold on the online store for a second time, how could this not make the live stream viewers feel sour?

He leaned over to take a look and sure enough, the live room was going crazy!

[Using honey to fry chestnuts? Double the goodness, ahhh!!!]

[My god! I can’t even imagine! What have I done to deserve this for 88 yuan?]

[I hate, why did I think 88 yuan per pound was expensive? Why did I… am I lacking these 88 yuan?]

[Host, you’ve killed me! If only you had said that honey would be added when frying the chestnuts…]

[I’ve bought honey once, and never managed to snatch it up againGguoi^Gguoi]

Zhang Yanping breathed a sigh of relief, it seemed that being out of stock was the norm, and most people had gotten used to it.

But then–

[Don’t over-flatter the host, thousands of pounds of chestnuts with just 5 jars of honey, it’s still a question whether you can get a drop on your chestnuts!]

[What are you dreaming about? Do the street vendors give you honey water when you buy chestnuts from them?]

[Exactly! I don’t even mind if the honey is diluted with water, what are you fussing about?]

[This is clearly the host’s sincerity!]

[Here, the sugar-roasted chestnuts that I only add sugar to are already selling for twenty-five per pound, and the host is only charging 88 with honey]

[Have you lost your minds? It’s just honey! Daring to charge 88 for adding a little bit!]

[Thanks, but no thanks]

[When I didn’t manage to snatch the chestnuts, all reason left me]

[Equally resentful of everyone who managed to get them]

[After diluting with water, can I get the bottle to rinse out?]

[At this moment, I remember ruthlessly ordering 10 pounds, and I can’t help but praise myself, I TM am a genius!]

[Coincidentally, I also bought 5 pounds.]

[In short, bitter experience tells me, when the host says they’re selling something, it’s best not to think about anything other than scrambling for it.]

“Right,” Zhang Yanping suddenly remembered something else, leaning in to say, “Qiaoqiao, notify everyone that because there’s such a large volume of chestnuts, it will take some time to roast them…”

After all, they only had those three big pots.

“So the shipping might be a bit delayed, let’s get it done within a week.”

Before Qiaoqiao had entirely conveyed this message, the barrage of comments already had a response:

[No hurry, Brother, we’re not in a rush, just let Qiao Bao go first]

[It’s free shipping, I don’t dare expect anything more, later is later, otherwise, I fear my dreams will shatter.]

[I’m different, I want to eat now!]

[Good food is worth waiting for…]

The phone chimed again with a notification, this time Qiaoqiao heard it. He leaned over and took a look, “Brother Yanping, it’s about to die, is there anything else you want to say?”

Zhang Yanping thought for a moment: Everything that needed to be said had been said, but wait–

He asked Qiaoqiao, “Haven’t our soy paste beans and watermelon paste been sold yet?”