Dreaming of Lion Rock: Recipe in Hand

Chapter 248 Rice Krispie

Making homemade rice krispie treats doesn't take much effort.

Chunni cooked a big pot of sticky rice a few days ago and left it in the yard to dry. She brought the sticky rice back to the kitchen, followed by four little kids, Chuchu, Cici, Chunhua, and Sun Jiawang.

"Mom, rice candy!" Chuchu tilted her little head and looked at Chunni expectantly.

Chunni bent down, scratched Chuchu's little nose, and praised: "Little clever boy, you know what mom is going to do!"

Ci Ci pointed at Nuomi and nodded repeatedly, "Mom, Zuzu, rice candy!"

This means that Old Mrs. Chu told them that glutinous rice is used to make rice candy!

Ma's wife smiled and said, "Don't underestimate the little kid. He knows everything in his mind! I'll help light the fire and learn from him. When I learn it, I'll make some sweet snacks for my two little brats."

The second step in making rice krispie candy is to fry the rice krispie.

Chunni poured oil into the pot, and when the oil temperature rose, she poured the dried glutinous rice into the pot in batches. A magical scene happened. The glutinous rice that sank to the bottom of the pot soon floated on the surface of the oil. Chunni scooped up the rice with a colander and that was it.

"Sister-in-law, when you fry them, you must be especially careful. Don't wait too long, and don't wait until the rice flowers and rhubarb are out before you fish them out."

Mrs. Ma always trusted Chunni and nodded quickly.

Chunni was frying popcorn again and again. Thinking of finding another helper, she asked Ma's wife, "Sister-in-law, I want to find another helper to help take care of the kids and do housework. Do you have any candidates to recommend?"

When Ma heard this, she was so frightened that she became incoherent. "Chun Ni, what did I do wrong? Are you going to kick me out? Tell me and I'll change it right away."

Chunni knew that Ma's wife must have misunderstood, but she kept moving her hands and said with a smile, "Ma's wife, you misunderstood. I didn't say I was going to fire you. I was thinking that grandpa and grandma were having a hard time raising the children, and there were a lot of things to do at home, and I couldn't help much. So I thought of finding someone else to help out!"

Mrs. Ma breathed a sigh of relief and smiled again. "Oh, you really scared me. So what kind of person do you want to find?"

"The most important thing is good character, diligence and cleanliness. Every day I help take care of Chuci and do some cleaning work."

Ma's wife hesitated for a while, then asked Chunni nervously, "What do you think of the second daughter-in-law of the Chen family next door? She has been married for more than ten years, and has never quarreled with anyone. Her character is impeccable. But she is also a pitiful person. Her husband broke his leg, and the three children are still young. She is a little girl who relies on her for everything at home and outside. She lives a very poor life."

Chunni had seen He Baixiu, the daughter-in-law of the Chen family, and her reputation was indeed good. She nodded and said, "Then bring her here tomorrow to try."

Mrs. Ma didn't expect Chunni to agree so readily. She was stunned for a moment before nodding happily. "Okay. She's a smart person. I'm sure you'll like her."

Chunni had already fried all the popcorn. She mixed the melon seeds and peanuts that she had peeled long ago into the popcorn and mixed them together. Then she started frying the sugar color.

"Sister Ma, lower the heat a little." Chunni ordered. When she saw that the sugar color was almost done, she poured all the rice popcorn into the pot and stir-fried it. When each rice popcorn was covered with icing sugar, she poured the rice popcorn candy into an enamel basin, flattened it, removed it from the mold, and cut it. It was done in one go.

Chunni picked up a piece of leftovers and tasted it. It was sweet and crispy. "It's quite delicious."

Chuchu saw her own mother eating first, she felt very aggrieved and kept shouting: "Mom, Mom, I want it, I want it!"

Ci Ci couldn't wait any longer, so he brought a small stool and stepped on it. He finally reached the rice candy he had been longing for, and licked it without hesitation, "Sweet!"

Chunni had no choice but to give him the piece that Cici had licked, and said angrily: "You are the one who is quick." Then she gave Chunhua, Jiawang and Chuchu a piece each. Then she started to chase them away, "Okay. Get the food, hurry up and eat in the yard. Don't bother me while I'm cooking dinner!"

A few little kids ran away laughing while holding rice candies.

"Chu Chu, run slower! Slow down! Don't fall!"

Chunni could hear Mrs. Chu's instructions in the kitchen. She smiled and shook her head, and said to Sister Ma: "Sister-in-law, you pick the vegetables first. I'll take some rice candy to Chunxian."

"Okay. Go ahead and get busy!" Mrs. Ma agreed readily.

When Chunni arrived, Chunxian was sleeping in her room. Maybe she was a light sleeper, so she woke up when Chunni arrived at the door.

"Who is it?!" Chunxian's voice trembled slightly.

"I, Chunni!"

Hearing Chunni's voice, Chunxian's guard instantly disappeared and she got up and opened the door.

Chunni knew Chunxian was sleepy, but she didn't expect that she was still sleeping at night. She couldn't help but say: "Chunxian, if you sleep now, you won't be able to sleep well at night. This is the rice candy I just made. I put it on the cabinet for you! If you want to eat it, take it yourself!"

Chunxian was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes.

"Don't cry, don't cry, or you might give birth to a crybaby." Chun Ni couldn't stand Chun Xian's sentimentality, so she hugged her gently and quickly went to the kitchen.

Now that there are more people in the family, cooking is also a strenuous job. By the time she finished cooking, it was completely dark outside. People who were working, fishing, or playing all came home. The house was filled with laughter.