Otoharu

Chapter 271 Eating Tofu

In addition to relatives and friends in Zhangshui Town, the farmer also gave generous gifts this year, ten or so bolts of high-quality satin, and various snacks and fresh fruits, all sent from the state capital, still fresh.

Although Mrs. Li accepted the gift, she still cursed for a while without delay. Obviously, the four seasons of etiquette could not offset her dislike of Aunt Zhuang.

After busy chattering, it was the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Li Meier and Jiang Shanqing were ordered by Mrs. Li to finish beating the dates on the jujube tree in the morning. By the way, they also led Kang Geer to eat a lot. At noon, the whole family ate together. Mid-Autumn Festival banquet.

Mrs. Li looked at the table of chicken, duck and fish, and missed her son in the examination room, so she lost her appetite and sighed, "Your father is still suffering in the examination room."

The time for Qiu Wei is from the ninth day of August to the eighteenth day of August. Li Meier was curious, "My father and the others have been taking the exam for such a long time, so they have to cook and eat by themselves in the exam room? What do they eat?"

Mrs. Li snapped her fingers and said, "White flour steamed buns, noodles, cured chicken, cured duck, pickled vegetables, etc."

"Then you have to bring the fire in." Otherwise, how would you eat the raw ones? Li Meier felt really pitiful.

"That's for sure." Mrs. Li doesn't know much about literacy, and she speaks clearly about the imperial examination, "You can't wear jackets for the exam, and the weather is getting cold now, so you can only wear single clothes, with a few more layers Okay, I just don’t allow those who wear entrapment, saying that they are afraid of being entrapped. What a pain!”

"Are you also not allowed to bring quilts?" Li Meier asked, the quilts are also made of cotton.

Mrs. Li said, "The quilt is allowed to be brought, but it has to be carefully checked to prevent a note from being caught inside."

Mrs. Jiang heard his grandfather and grandson talking about the imperial examination, so he took the opportunity to educate Jiang Shanqing and Kang Geer, "So, if you want to take the imperial examination, you must first exercise your body. There are only a handful of bones left, and this kind of person is not going to test for fame, but looking for death."

"Yes." Mrs. Li also gave examples of facts, "There is a family surnamed Hu in the south of our town. There was a scholar in his family. Hu Xiucai used to get along with your grandfather very well. He studied hard. It was carried out by someone, and he swallowed his breath before he got home."

Brother Kang's eyes were straightened when he heard this, and he patted his small chest and said fearfully: "It's so scary, grandma, mother, then I still don't study anymore, what if I die halfway through reading it!"

When Jiang heard the words, she quickly reached out and patted his head, "It's a big festival, so why not say it's unlucky, eat well!"

Li Meier was also very speechless, looking at Mrs. Li complaining: "Grandmother, my father is taking a scientific exam, so let's not talk about these bad things at home under the big festival."

Mrs. Li was also a little embarrassed, "I'm just making an analogy..."

Li Meier rolled her eyes and didn't continue to talk about this topic. Instead, she looked at Brother Kang and said, "Brother Kang will be six years old after the new year. Do you want to enlighten him? Brother Shanqing is five years old. I went to ethnology to study."

"When your father comes back, I'll discuss it with him." Jiang Shi said, she had actually considered this, but she always felt that her son was still young and wanted to wait until he was six years old.

"I want to study. I already know a lot of characters. My sister and brother Shanqing taught me. I will also take the exam for talent and success just like my father!" Kang Geer stretched out his chubby hand, very boldly Said.

"Oh, my brother Kang is ambitious, and grandma is waiting to enjoy my blessings!" Mrs. Li's youngest descendant of her own family moved forward, and after listening to Brother Kang's words, she hurriedly hugged him and hugged him I kissed several times in my arms.

Li Meier also said at the side, "If you want to study, you have to eat well and exercise well. You can't just eat meat and not vegetables in the future. You have to have a balanced nutrition in order to grow tall quickly." Well, this seems to be Jiang Shanqing's education before. Hers, it's not bad to use it to educate my little brother now.

After Li Meier finished speaking, she put a large chopsticks of green vegetables in Kang Geer's bowl.This small green vegetable is fried with minced garlic and a lot of lard. It is very fragrant, and Li Meier likes it very much.

Brother Kang, however, was a complete carnivore. He picked up the vegetables with his chopsticks in distaste, and ate them like medicine.

Mrs. Li is used to pampering her grandson, so she quickly put a big chicken drumstick on her grandson, "How can I get better by eating only vegetables, eat more meat, and gain strength by eating meat!"

Brother Kang was so happy now, he grabbed the chicken leg and gnawed on it.

Li Meier was speechless, and was about to roll her eyes, when she saw Mrs. Li gave her mutton with chopsticks again, "Here, I know you like mutton, so don't tell me I'm partial."

Li Meier lost her breath in a moment, and politely picked up a meatball for Mrs. Li, "Grandma loves meatballs, I remember that too, but you are getting old, you can't eat more of this greasy thing."

Of course, Li Meier didn't forget about her mother, she took a piece of her favorite lily yam, and she took care of everything.

Turning her head, she saw Jiang Shanqing staring at her with burning eyes. She blushed and quickly served him another bowl of tofu soup, "Brother Shanqing, I know you love tofu the most."

Jiang Shanqing's face was a little weird for a moment: I think you are connoting me.Although he felt a little awkward in his heart, it didn't prevent him from finishing the tofu soup all night. He really likes tofu.

Because of the Mid-Autumn Festival, both the school and the shop were closed for a few days. Li Meier thought that she and her friends might not be together for a long time, so she invited her friends to eat mooncakes at home.

This year's mooncakes are a new type of mooncakes that she consulted with Jiang Shanqing. They don't want the previous ones to be made with bean paste, lotus seed paste, and five kernels, but milk yolk, quicksand, and egg yolk.

After making it, she asked Mrs. Li and Mrs. Jiang to taste it first.Jiang Shi doesn't like to eat sweet things very much. She only tastes a small piece of mooncakes, which are heavy oil and sugar snacks, every year, but she likes mooncakes filled with egg yolk very much.

Mrs. Li likes quicksand fillings. She always prefers this kind of chewy snack, and she ate several pieces at once. If Jiang Shi and Li Meier didn't stop her, she could eat a few more pieces.

Li Mei'er invited friends who are better at playing on weekdays, and they naturally would not refuse, and they all came happily.Basically, girls are invited, such as Li Yuan, Li Yuanxia, ​​Li Yuanchun, Jiang Hehua, but boys can't be invited too, but now that she is older, Jiang Shanqing invited Li Ang and Zhou Muyi over.

Zhou Muyi returned home from Siming Mountain before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and planned to stay after Chongyang Festival.It's a pity that Dong Qi and Dong Yong are still in their filial piety at the moment, otherwise Li Meier would definitely invite them.

(End of this chapter)