In a blink of an eye, it is the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, the weather becomes very cold, and the old people in the ancient town hold a fire cage in their hands when they are idle, and take a bench in the courtyard in front of the door to warm up and bask in the sun. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Roasting the fire cage, this is also a warmth that once remained in Lin Ziqing's childhood memory.

The fire cage, "covered with mandarin duck quilts, Baihe spit out the atmosphere." Suddenly, it is used for slender hands, and the skirt is waiting for Luo in the twilight. ”

In the old days, when the mountainous areas of northwest Fujian encountered severe cold seasons, people lived in poverty, and could not afford to buy more warm clothes, so they relied on fire cages for warmth. Either in your hands, on your legs, or on the ground to keep your feet warm.

Fire cages were also a must-have at weddings. When a daughter gets married, the family prepares a fire cage with two packets of charcoal in it

The son sent his daughter out of the house and brought back a bag of charcoal. It means that the daughter brought the fire of her own family to the man's house.

A skilled craftsman can also weave some auspicious words such as "more than every year", "the wind and rain are smooth", "grow old together", "love and love" on the shell, in order to be auspicious.

There is no snow this month, and in previous years, there will be a little snow suddenly at the end of the year, and children will not have the opportunity to have snowball fights and eat ice skating.

Lin Wenshan quit his job from the bamboo products factory and went home, and Tan Lirong had already stopped freezing fairy grass because of the cold weather, so she didn't go to the street to set up a stall, and both of them were idle at home.

After dinner that day, the two of them began to calculate the year's accounts, Lin Ziqing was sitting on a stool next to her and soaking her feet in hot water, and when the weather was cold, her little feet were like ice cubes.

The account was quickly settled, and Tan Liyun sighed, "Excluding the expenses of the family and the cost of doing business, I have less than seven hundred yuan left here this year, how much do you have there?"

Usually, Lin Wenshan keeps the money he earns, in addition to paying Lin Ziqing's tuition and paying a little pension money to his parents every month, he will only take it out to his wife when the family needs to use a large amount.

"This year, I have more than five hundred and sixty left in front of me, and the salary for two months is four hundred and thirty-two yuan, plus one piece is almost a thousand. Lin Wenshan took out all the money he had counted and put it on the table.

"It's less than 2,000 yuan, and soon we will have to prepare things for the New Year, buy us new clothes, and honor the elderly. Such a little money, in the blink of an eye, is about to be spent, I originally wanted to buy a TV this year, it seems that I can't buy it, I always have to keep some capital. Tan Liyun looked at Lin Wenshan and sighed again

"Next month, the pigs in the family will be killed, our family will be the first to kill the pig this year, this pig I have raised for a year, it is quite fat, there is always a two hundred and eighty catties, leave half to sell, the price is high at the end of the year, and it can be sold for three or four hundred yuan. ”

After Lin Wenshan finished speaking, he handed over all the money on the table to his wife, and planned to arrange the next expenses for her.

Lin Ziqing, who was on the side, listened to what her parents said, she raised her head and looked at her parents and said:

"Mom and Dad, you can go to the street to sell fried melon seeds and fried hazelnuts with sugar, that is, as I said before, you can make a variety of flavors, very delicious!"

"You glutton, you just want to eat!" Tan Liyun smiled and got up to help Lin Ziqing wipe her feet and put on cotton shoes.

"This seems to work, my skill in frying melon seeds is still very good, and at the end of the year, everyone in the town will buy a large bag of melon seeds and peanuts for entertainment. ”

Lin Wenshan seriously considered his daughter's proposal, and for this somewhat smart child, he was now beginning to believe what she said.

"The third brother's family happened to have harvested a lot of sunflower seeds and peanuts this year, but this watermelon seed and hazelnut look like they are going to the city to buy, and the ones grown in the town have already been shipped to the city and sold. Lin Wenshan took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a puff

"That's what kind of cream flavor Qingqing said, and the method of stir-frying sugar, will you? In the past, we fried melon seeds and peanuts with salt, and hazelnuts and chestnuts were fried, or boiled. There is also the taste of the stir-fried, whether the people in the town love it or not, accept it or not. Tan Liyun asked a little worriedly.

"This method of frying is always the same, I went to the city to buy the seasoning back, try to make it, first taste it at home and then say, but I don't know if this cream-flavored seasoning is good or not, will the price be a little expensive?" Lin Wenshan spit out a puff of smoke rings and said confidently.

"Now that you're sure, it's worth trying! Tan Liyun agreed.

Things were decided like this, the next morning, Lin Wenshan took the shuttle bus to the city, and came back at two o'clock in the afternoon with a lot of spices, as well as two small bags of hazelnuts and watermelon seeds.

Lin Wenshan didn't plan to rest, so he began to prepare, and Tan Liyun was in charge of lighting the fire.

In the evening, Lin Wenshan had already fried several flavors of peanuts and melon seeds, put them in a bamboo flat frame to cool, and the hazelnuts were also fried with sugar.

When he went to the city to buy seasonings, he inquired clearly, saying that it was better to fry with starch sugar, but fortunately he didn't take it for granted and bought white sugar, but he didn't buy cream, and then he thought that the ice cream was added with cream flavor, so he also bought some cream flavor back.

"Taste, how it tastes. ”

Freshly fried melon seeds, peanuts, and hazelnuts exude a sweet smell. Lin Ziqing was not afraid of a hazelnut turned out with a hot hand, and it was still good to look at it, and the hazelnut was fried into a smile.

Pick one up, the shell is easy to peel, and the membrane inside is also separated from the hazelnut meat, and it can be torn off with a few clicks. The taste is also very good, but it may be because there is less sugar in it, so it is not very sweet.

"Just add a little more sugar, and it will be very sweet!"

Tan Liyun tasted a few melon seeds and peanuts, and nodded, "It tastes good, but what I said doesn't count, I have to give it to my uncle and aunt to taste, especially my aunt, she loves to eat these the most, if she says it's delicious, it's really good." ”

"That's right, let's take it to my uncle's family to taste it first, and then take some for the third brother, if we want to do it well, we must do it well, so that it will sell well." Lin Wenshan nodded very approvingly, and after speaking, he took a dustpan, and pretended to take out a little bit of everything and gave it to Uncle Lin Ziqing's house.

After everyone in the yard tasted it, everyone said that it tasted very good, Lin Wenshan was relieved and decided to buy the sunflower seeds and peanuts of the third brother's family first, and then go to the city to wholesale some watermelon seeds and hazelnuts back.

After two days, everything was ready, and Lin Wenshan asked Tan Liyun to set up a stall to sell a small part of the fried dried goods on the market street, and most of Lin Wenshan took them to the farmers' market in the city to sell.

Maybe because the locals really like to eat these, so the sales are good, and they sold more than 100 catties on the first day, which greatly strengthened Lin Wenshan's confidence, and he decided to wholesale more raw melon seeds and hazelnuts to go back.

There are not enough people, so he plans to call the third sister-in-law to help with the frying, and then let the third brother's eldest son Lin Jianming burn the fire.

Because it is a close marriage, this child is a bit of a muna, and he can't graduate after two more years of studying in elementary school than others, so he takes a leave of absence, but he is very obedient and honest, and he usually helps the family work.

Although Lin Jianming is only thirteen years old, he is tall and strong, and he can come to the city with him to sell when the time comes, and the things are very heavy, and let him help him lift his hand.

Two days later, in the morning, Lin Wenshan asked Fu Jiabao's father for help, rented his tractor for 20 yuan for a day, loaded a lot of fried dry goods in sacks, and the two of them went to the city.

Lin Ziqing saw that her first idea finally achieved good results, she was very happy, and felt that her little suggestion could finally help her parents.