I'll make it for you little gluttonous cat now. Mu Xiu is also a man of action, he will do what he says, and after speaking, he turned around and went to the kitchen to get tools.

"You just spoil her." Mu Xiaocao muttered.

Mu Xiu took a pot, took some corn and the bag of soybeans that Li Pandi picked up, and she was going to fry spiced soybeans and make popcorn.

Mu Xiu first washed the soybeans, then put them in the pot, poured in the water, waited until the water in the pot boiled, put salt and five-spice powder in the pot, boiled until the soybeans became bigger, and the bean skin was fluffy and then fished out, after controlling the moisture, put a little salt and five-spice powder to marinate for 30 minutes, and then put it in the pot and fry it slowly over low heat until the beans slowly shrunk and made a "pop" sound, which was slightly yellow.

Then it is to make popcorn, a small handful of corn kernels on the line, heat the pot, put in the oil, after heating, throw the corn kernels in, quickly cover the pot, increase the heat, only to hear the sound of "crackling" in the pot, the corn kernels burst in the pot are about to open the lid, slowly, the sound in the pot is getting smaller and smaller.

Mu Xiu lifted the lid of the pot, put the popcorn out, put it in the pot, put the white sugar in it, put the two pots together, and shook it up and down a dozen times, so that the sugar was fully integrated into the popcorn, and the sweet popcorn was ready.

After both things were done, Mu Xiu took out the soybeans and popcorn together, and everyone came over.

"What is this, it smells so good." Li Pandi picked up a popcorn and stuffed it into his mouth, and the sweet and crispy taste melted in his mouth.

"Second aunt, it's so delicious." Li Pandi's eyes suddenly sparkled, and he grabbed another handful with his hand.

"Xiu, you're doing a good job with popcorn." Mu Xiaocao has eaten popcorn, and in two years, there will be people walking the streets and alleys from village to village, dragging a large iron can, specializing in making popcorn, rice and other snacks.

"Sister, you have a good name, it's called popcorn." Mu Xiu followed Mu Xiaocao's words and continued, Mu Xiaocao didn't think so, anyway, isn't this what this thing is called.

"Xiu, what are you doing it for?" Zhou Shuilian asked curiously.

"It's made from corn kernels." Mu Xiu replied.

"It's still a lot of grass, and I haven't tasted the corn flavor after eating it for a while." Stuff a few more pieces of wood water into your mouth, and taste it carefully.

After the popcorn exploded, it became a yellow and white spherical shape, which is really difficult to see that this kind of thing that is several times larger than corn and does not look like corn kernels at all is actually made of corn kernels.

"I really didn't expect that corn kernels could make such a delicious thing." Chen Xuhui sighed: "Mu Xiu, you are really ingenious, you can do anything." ”

"Brother Chen, so you still have to read more books, there is everything in the books." Mu Xiu said with a smile.

"I... I will read and write well, read and study hard. ”

"Xiu, at my age, is it too late to recognize words?" Mu Xiaocao was also moved.

"Sister, as long as you are willing to learn, it's never too late, even our mother and our father can learn to read together." Mu Xiu had also persuaded Mu Xiaocao to learn to read and write together, but Mu Xiaocao refused, but now that she took the initiative to mention it, Mu Xiu naturally hurried to strike while the iron was hot.

"Alas, Xiaocao, it's my father and mother who can't stand you, I can't let you go to school, you are still young, follow Xiu to learn to read and write, you see Xiu recognize words, you understand everything! Your father and I are both half-cut people, and our brains are not good, and it is too difficult to read and write, so we won't join in the fun. Zhou Shuilian said with a sigh.

"Grandma, it's not difficult to read at all, I'll teach you!" Li Pandi put down the fragrant popcorn he was eating, and said in a childish voice.

"Okay, Brother Pan, what do you learn every day in the future, just teach your mother and grandma to recognize it, okay?" Mu Xiu smiled at Li Pandi.

"Good! Second aunt, I will supervise them and don't let them be lazy! Li Pandi's face was serious, and everyone laughed when they heard it.

"I've also fried soybeans, but this taste, it's the first time I've eaten it, it's so delicious." Zhou Shuilian grabbed a handful of soybeans at this time and stuffed them into her mouth, salty, fragrant and crispy in her mouth, which was different from the taste she fried.

Hearing Zhou Shuilian's words, everyone also tasted fried soybeans, the taste was really more fragrant, the taste was better, Mu Xiu pursed his lips and smiled, not to mention that the current soybeans are not easy to buy, there are not many opportunities to eat, and some soybeans in other people's homes are fried with salt, who has so many seasonings.

"Wait for the next time you catch the market, show, you do more, I'll sell it, everyone will definitely like to eat it." Mu Xiaocao made money selling things at the market last time, she calculated it, and the income was not bad, which made her very enthusiastic.

"Okay, there is so much corn at home, I can make a lot of popcorn, and the sweet potato, wash it quickly in the next two days, and I will make some dried sweet potatoes." Mu Xiu said with a smile.

"Don't you, there's not a lot of dried sweet potatoes, it's strange that they can be sold." Zhou Shuilian hurriedly stopped.

"No, I eat enough sweet potatoes all day, I don't like to eat this thing." Mu Xiaocao hurriedly agreed, she had eaten too many sweet potatoes since she was a child, what sweet potato porridge, dried sweet potatoes, sweet potato noodles steamed buns, boiled sweet potatoes, fried sweet potatoes, sweet potato cakes...... Later, when the living conditions improved, she refused to touch the sweet potato again, thinking that it was the most unpalatable thing.

"That's because you haven't eaten the dried sweet potatoes I made, and you can taste them when I make them." Mu Xiu said confidently.

Mu Xiu has also eaten dried sweet potatoes, at present, every household in Yingwu Village makes dried sweet potatoes in the sun, usually eat a few bites, the cheeks are chewed sour, even if it is steamed in water, the taste is unsatisfactory, not as soft and sweet as fresh sweet potatoes, the dried sweet potatoes in later generations also pay attention to three steaming and three drying, that kind of taste is soft and glutinous, but Mu Xiu has a better idea in his heart......

"After receiving so many sweet potatoes, it's not easy to sell, and it's really sad to eat too much and have a swollen stomach, if you want to pour it, go and pour it." Zhou Shuilian thought of the piles of sweet potatoes at home, and couldn't help but sigh.

"We collected so many crops this time, and we don't know how much tax we have to pay." Mu Shui said.

"Dad, we only pay the one acre and three points of land when we pay taxes, and the rest is our own." Mu Xiu paused and continued: "In the first three years of land reclamation, there is no need to pay public grain and taxes, and you only need to pay the money for land use fees. ”

"Really, that's great." Zhou Shuilian's face was excited.

"Otherwise, who will go to open up the wasteland, and you will have to pay public grain, taxes, and land use fees...... Mu Xiu said with a smile.