Chapter 50 Brother Xiaohan, you are performing magic, right?

Wash and dry the fresh hawthorns picked from the tree.

Remove the core from one portion and thread it onto a skewer, while the other portion is piled together for later use.

Lin Han plans to make two kinds of things, in addition to candied haws, he will also make some sugar snowballs.

It is white and round, and children love to eat it.

"Brother Xiaohan, can I watch you while you do it?"

Lin Ruo held onto the corner of Jiang Mengyan's clothes, leaned on the kitchen door frame, and asked timidly.

"Okay, but you have to stand a little further away. The sugar is very hot and it can easily burn you."

Lin Han said with a smile as he boiled sugar in a large iron pot.

It's just two simple things, sugar and water, put in a pot and boiled into a thick syrup.

The first thing to make is the sugar snowballs.

After the syrup melts, stir the pot continuously with a large spoon.

Wait until a little white frost begins to appear on the edge of the iron pan, then turn off the heat quickly, add a little white vinegar, then pour the hawthorn balls in and stir-fry evenly.

In this way, the syrup will turn into snow-white icing and hang on the surface of the hawthorn, like snowballs rolling in the snow.

The name of sugar snowball also comes from this.

As for making candied haws, the process of boiling sugar is completely different from making sugar snowballs.

Once the syrup has melted, it should not be stirred until large bubbles appear inside.

Lin Han put the skewered bamboo sticks into the pot, poked it out, and then put it on the iron plate next to it.

When the boiling syrup cooled, it quickly solidified into a layer of crystal clear sugar core. It was so fast.

Sprinkle some roasted white sesame seeds on top.

Lin Ruo was watching from the side, his eyes fixed on the small pile of sugar snowballs and the finished candied haws, his saliva almost dripping.

He followed the same procedure and made three more of the same ones. When he was making the last one, Lin Han suddenly felt like showing off his skills.

After picking up the syrup, he did not rush to put the candied haws into the iron plate. Instead, he used his two palms to hold the bamboo sticks used for inserting hawthorns, and then rubbed them vigorously.

The golden syrup was thrown away in an instant, but it quickly cooled down as it flew out, turning into a ball of sugar threads like golden threads, tightly wrapping around the outside of the candied haws.

This makes the candied haws look like a ball of golden cotton candy.

"Wow!!"

Seeing this scene, little Lin Ruo couldn't help but exclaim.

"Brother Xiaohan, you are performing magic, right?"

"You can also think so. It's just a magical power that is only for Ruoruo."

Lin Han smiled and rubbed his sister's head, then handed the candied haws that looked like golden cotton candy to Lin Ruo.

Then he put the small pile of cooled sugar snowballs next to it into a paper bag, and took out an ordinary candied haws and handed it to Jiang Mengyan.

The remaining candied haws were put into the second sister-in-law's refrigerator and kept frozen for the time being. When Lin Ruo wanted to eat them, she could take them out and eat them directly.

"Let's go to grandma's house. It's time for lunch."

Lin Han said with a smile.

Seeing Lin Ruo so happy, Jiang Mengyan also tried to take a bite of the candied haws. The candy shell was sweet and crispy, and the sesame seeds were crispy and fragrant. He was also very surprised after taking a bite.

"It's delicious. I think it tastes better than the one sold at the candied haws shop outside our school."

Her pink little tongue kept rolling away the tiny sugar crumbs stuck on her lips like a cat licking its mouth, and then she showed a satisfied expression.

Jiang Mengyan came close to Lin Han and said with a sly smile:
"If you can't find a job after graduation, just open a small shop in front of the school and sell candied haws. I guarantee that many people will come to buy them."

"I opened a candied haws shop, and you were the boss, and you stole the candied haws every day, and you ate three or four of them before the shop even opened?"

How could Lin Han not see through her little thoughts? He smiled and tapped Jiang Mengyan lightly on the head:
"If you like, I can make it for you at home. It's not something laborious."

Jiang Mengyan was eating happily, and there was a little man in front of her who was even happier than her.

Lin Ruo was like a proud little rooster, holding the beautiful golden cotton candy-like candied haws in his left hand and a bag full of sugar snowballs in his right hand, walking ahead with a proud look on his face.

The eldest son of the Lin family came back with his family to celebrate his grandmother's birthday and brought back a beautiful daughter-in-law. This news has spread throughout the village.

Many children who had received candies from Jiang Mengyan before and were curious about her and wanted to get more benefits from her gathered at the gate of the Lin family's old house, looking inside.

Seeing Lin Ruo approaching from afar with something in his hand, the children all became agitated.

Things like candied haws and sugar snowballs are winter-only items and are not available everywhere.

Only when the peddlers who went from village to village came to sell their wares would they have to beg their parents and get pocket money to buy them.

The weather has turned warmer now, and the sugar melts much faster than in winter. Of course, no vendor would be willing to sell candied haws at this time, and they certainly can't eat them.

So when they saw Lin Ruo holding some different candied haws and sugar snowballs, they immediately became excited.

"Where did Lin Ruo get the candied haws and sugar snowballs?"

"Her candied haws seem very different. They are so beautiful and look like a golden cloud."

Lin Ruo, who was always bullied by the children in the village and was the image of a punching bag, finally felt proud and raised his head and hummed:
"This was made for me by my brother Xiaohan. He made it with his own hands. None of you have it!"

Hearing Lin Ruo say this, Lin Han and Jiang Mengyan looked at each other, and tacitly took two steps forward, standing on Lin Ruo's left and right to protect him, like two tall guardian gods.

Although I can't stay in the village to support her forever, no one can bully her these days.

They returned to the Lin family's old house together. Seeing Lin Ruo still reluctant to eat the candied haws, Lin Han couldn't help but laugh:
"Ruoruo, this kind of candied haws looks good, but it melts very quickly. If you don't eat it now, the beautiful sugar threads on the outside will melt away."

"do not want!"

When Lin Ruo heard that the candied haws were about to melt, he quickly stood up and said, "I'll eat it right now!"

As he spoke, he ran to the corner of the yard and started eating secretly.

Taking advantage of this time, Lin Han also brought Jiang Mengyan into the house, intending to sit for a while.

I didn't expect that as soon as I entered the door, I felt that the atmosphere was a little strange.

Why are you so gloomy?
They were out for a while.

Lin Han looked around. In addition to his parents, there were also his second uncle and second sister-in-law, Lin Han's eldest aunt, and his grandmother sitting in the main seat.

Everyone's faces were not very happy. Only grandma took the initiative to greet them when she saw Lin Han bringing Jiang Mengyan back:
"My goodness, did you just go to the second brother's house to pick red fruits? Are these candied haws freshly made?"

"Well, I suddenly wanted to eat candied haws, so I asked Lin Han to borrow Second Aunt's kitchen to make some, and Ruoruo and I each had one."

"The brat can do this again."

Grandma joked, but her brows were still tightly furrowed.

(End of this chapter)