Datang Nongwang

Chapter 71 Bacon Dumplings

Li Chongyuan returned to Chang'an City.

However, he was not in his own mansion in the cultivation workshop, but in his own home.

After all, the next day was the Dragon Boat Festival, so Li Chongyuan naturally needed to return to his hometown.

Speaking of the Dragon Boat Festival.

In fact, there was no word for Dragon Boat Festival in the early Tang Dynasty.

It was only May [-]th.

Originally, the Dragon Boat Festival was called the Dragon Boat Festival, which means the beginning of the festival, so it is also called May [-]th.

The Dragon Boat Festival was originally just a folk festival and was not included in the imperial court system.

It was not until the time of Tang Xianzong Li Chun that the Dragon Boat Festival was officially named as the Dragon Boat Festival, and this is how we have the Dragon Boat Festival in modern times.

Li Chongyuan, who returned to his home, greeted the old lady, and was pulled by Wan'er to help her fix her little bear and beat the drum.

At this time, the old lady, with a smile on her face, looked at Li Chongyuan and said, "Yuan'er, don't worry about Wan'er all the time, she makes me have a headache every day because of her arguing."

The old lady didn't really think that Wan'er pushed the little bear and beat the drum to quarrel with her, but she wanted to have a conversation with Li Chongyuan, that's why she said so.

"Aniang, Wan'er finally managed to stop using the sword and get better. After getting this thing, she became more and more obedient. I'll fix it for her first." Li Chongyuan turned around and smiled, and then said politely again. Er reminded: "Wan'er, did you hear what Auntie said, if you want to play, you have to stay far away, so don't quarrel with Aunt."

"Fourth brother, I remember, but the little bear's drum always doesn't make any sound, can you help me make a little bear's drum that keeps ringing, and the sound is even louder." Wan'er nodded heavily .

However, her request made Li Chongyuan stunned for a long time.

Now the little bear's drumming sound is not small.

The one with a louder sound, does it have to be a big drum?

As soon as Li Chongyuan thought that Wan'er was going to be loud, he guessed that this girl must be competing with others nearby.

Otherwise, why make it so loud?

"That can't be done. If you make A Niang a headache, I'll ask my elder brother to confiscate your things." Li Chongyuan stretched out his hand and tapped the girl's forehead.

When Wan'er heard it, she knew there was nothing to do, so she pouted and watched her fourth brother repairing the little bear and beating the drum.

While Li Chongyuan was helping Wan'er repair toys, someone from the palace came.

The people who came from the palace were not a big deal, but to send some longevity strands to the officials above the fifth rank in Chang'an, as well as all the nobles.

When Li Chongyuan received his longevity thread, he looked disgusted.

Every year, the palace will send some longevity strands before May [-]th.

This year is no exception.

Longevity thread, on May [-]th, the thread of color continues life, as the saying goes, it benefits people's lives.

This custom has continued since the Han Dynasty.

In addition to sending out some longevity strands, the palace will also send some summer clothes to some ministers or elders.

And the old lady just received the summer clothes sent by the palace.

Every year.

Li Chongyuan handed the longevity thread to Wan'er, muttering, "The palace is too stingy, it's already past the Dragon Boat Festival, and they still give away these useless things, and don't want to send some zongzi to each family. "

After hearing the sound, the old lady laughed and scolded: "Yuan'er, you haven't eaten enough zongzi, this is not a good thing."

When Li Chongyuan heard this, his mind turned, and he replied with a smile, "Aniang, have you made zongzi this year? Will it still be sweet?"

Zongzi, from the very beginning, has a sweet taste.

And this Tang Dynasty also inherited the past, all of them are sweet, and there is no salty taste at all.

The old lady wondered: "There are buns in the house, Yuaner, haven't you always liked sweets?"

"Hey, Ma'am, I'll let you try other flavors of zongzi later." Li Chongyuan handed the repaired little bear drum to Wan'er, got up and patted the dust on his body, and went straight to the back kitchen .

Wan'er was a little curious about her fourth brother, and dragged her little bear to beat the drum and rushed to the back kitchen.

Seeing Li Chongyuan and Wan'er's appearance like this, the old lady pretended to be angry and said: "Wan'er and Yuan'er are really carved out of the same mold, as long as they think about food, they will be in a hurry."

The servant who was serving the old lady smiled and said: "Hehe, old lady, the young man and the young lady are really temperamental. If the young man and the young lady are like other families, the old lady will probably have a headache."

Upon hearing this, the old lady nodded slightly.

What Xiaonu said is also true.

If Li Chongyuan and Wan'er are like other families, it is probably enough for her to have a headache.

At this time, Li Chongyuan, who rushed to the back kitchen, gave instructions to the chefs in the back kitchen without saying a word.

Li Chongyuan belonged to the south in his previous life, so although he can eat sweet rice dumplings, he still prefers salty rice dumplings.

At this time, Li Chongyuan was teaching the cooks to start making salted meat dumplings.

Zongzi in the Tang Dynasty were generally made of japonica rice and millet.

It is called japonica rice in the south and Jiangmi in the north.

But Li Chongyuan asked to make it with glutinous rice.

Fortunately, there is glutinous rice in the house, otherwise Li Chongyuan would have to spend a lot of work.

Although there was glutinous rice, it still took a lot of effort for Li Chongyuan to wrap the glutinous rice and salty meat dumplings, put them in a pot and start cooking.

By this time, the sun had already set.

It wasn't until dark that Li Chongyuan came out of the back kitchen with salted meat dumplings.

As for Wan'er, after seeing her fourth brother doing these things that she was not interested in, she dragged her little bear to beat the drum and ran out to play.

"Aniang, three brothers, have a taste. These are the zongzi I specially made. Let's see if it suits everyone's taste." Li Chongyuan came to the hall with the prepared salted meat zongzi.

The old lady looked at the zongzi served by Li Chongyuan, which were no different from the usual ones, and said aloud, "Yuan Er, you have been busy all afternoon just to make these zongzi? Don't go to the back kitchen again in the future." gone."

"Aniang, you should try it first." Li Chongyuan smiled, took one and peeled it, and handed it to the old lady.

At this time, Wan'er couldn't bear it any longer, she peeled off one and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Wow!!! Fourth brother, there's meat, there's meat, it's salty, delicious, really delicious." After Wan'er took a bite, a piece of meat was immediately revealed, and she exclaimed that it was delicious.

The three Li Chongji brothers looked at Wan'er and said it was delicious, so it must be delicious.

Immediately, he was not polite, picked up one each from the small basket, peeled and ate.

On the other hand, the old lady at this time saw the bacon rice dumpling in Wan'er's hand, and then she understood why Li Chongyuan went to the back kitchen to make this rice dumpling specially.

It was a form she had never seen, and a taste she had never tasted.

Once in the mouth, there is a stickiness, but the taste is just right, the meaty aroma penetrates the heart, and the old lady is trapped in it, unable to extricate herself.

This is the best rice dumpling she has ever eaten in her life.

Not to mention the old lady's expression, even the three Li Chongji brothers are like the old lady, immersed in the delicious salted meat dumplings, as if swimming in a wonderful world full of fragrance.

(End of this chapter)