The koi wife dressed as the male protagonist of the imperial examination

Chapter 245: Distant Relatives are worse than Nearby Neighbors
Shi Shi shook her head and laughed, patted Fang Qingqing's shoulder, and said, "Indeed, I was thinking too much."

I'm old and old, it's not good to refuse to admit defeat, no young lady can take it easy.

That being the case, if he would not embarrass Saburo, Shi decided to follow the old customs of Hongqiao Village to do New Year's goods.

Anyway, it is what children love to eat, and now that there are more families, it must be better prepared.

Children, children, don’t be greedy, after Laba is the new year;
Laba porridge, drink for a few days, mili la la 23;
23. Tanggua sticky;
24. House cleaning day;
25. Frozen tofu;
26. Pork stew;
27. Slaughter a rooster;
28. Hair the face;
29. Steamed buns;
Stay up all night at [-], and walk all over the streets on the first and second day of the first and second grades!
This is a folk song that Fang Qingqing was very familiar with when she was a child, and she had recited it in her textbooks, but she didn't know if there was any in this time and space, mainly because she didn't know if Lao Li's family was familiar with it.

So Fang Qingqing didn't read it out, but she knew that the richer people in Anshun might make dumplings during the Chinese New Year.

The ones stuffed with cabbage and pork, the ones stuffed with leeks and eggs, Fang Qingqing's mouth is watering when she thinks of the dumplings made by her sister-in-law.

Even if you don't make dumplings, even ordinary people at home will make noodles and steam buns.

And because of talking with the third daughter-in-law, now Shi Shi is full of confidence again.

Just like Fang Qingqing said: "Mother, whether you are an official wife or an old lady in the country, you are the mother of the champion man. In the past ten years or so, you have raised Brother Sanlang and raised him well, which proves that you are It’s the right thing to do, just keep doing what you want.”

Ouch, Shishi became dazed, did she raise Saburo well?

It's all because of her that San Lang won the number one prize?

There seemed to be something wrong, and Shi Shi couldn't tell.

But, she stopped being vague and planned to prepare things for the New Year according to the customs of her hometown in the past.

Moreover, Qingqing is also from Hongqiao Village. Their old Li's family has all moved to Beijing, but the third daughter-in-law is not.

Thinking about it this way, Shi's eyes are full of love when he looks at his daughter-in-law, and he even wants to love her like a daughter-in-law.

That being the case, let's make the Qiao Momo that the villagers of Hongqiao Village used to love during the Chinese New Year. Qingqing will definitely like it!
The so-called qiaomomo means that it is more festive and pleasing than ordinary momo. After the momo is ready, it is decorated with brown sugar, red dates, peanuts and so on.

This will only be done during the Chinese New Year, as a good omen for a bumper harvest in the coming year!
On the morning of the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, everyone in Lao Li's family got up early to work.

The food shop has been temporarily closed, and Li Erlang didn't go to the academy anymore, and Li Erlang stopped looking around in the streets.

Only Li Sanlang, he still has to take up his post. It is said that the emperor will not seal his pen until tomorrow afternoon.

In other words, the officials of the entire imperial court will not be able to take their annual leave until tomorrow. His Majesty the Emperor is too diligent, so the ministers can only be more diligent, right?
Even Shi, who had a daughter-in-law and forgot how big her son was, began to sigh: "Is it so tiring to be an official? There are even fewer holidays than when you were studying."

Fang Qingqing just smiled and didn't comment;

In fact, she didn't know much about the affairs of the court.

This time and space and this dynasty did not appear in the history she knew in her previous life. In the past, she thought she had a lot of knowledge about the future just because of the original text of the imperial examination paper.

But now, she knew that the so-called imperial examination paper was actually a fake book.

She will no longer be so self-righteous, and use her original cognition to understand everything now.

On the contrary, the old man Li who passed by added quietly: "Isn't it right? You pay for your studies, and someone pays you for being an official."

Fang Qingqing——

Fang Qingqing felt that her father-in-law was right.

After the noodles are made, it’s time to start making Qiaomomo.

These are women's jobs, and Li Dalang and Shi's rough hands are afraid that they won't be able to do it, so they directly send them to the yard to speak foul words.

Chinese New Year is coming soon, the courtyard needs to be cleaned up, the water tank at home needs to be filled, and the sundries in the yard need to be tidied up.

The women have done the work of sewing, mending, starching and washing, but if you need to work hard, you have to let the gentlemen do it.

All in all, how can there be no work in a yard in Nuo Da, it just depends on whether you have the heart to do it.

After sending the old man and the eldest two sons to work, Shi took his daughters-in-law to make Qiaomomo, and asked Fang Qingqing what she liked to add to it.

"As long as it's made by my mother, I like it."

So Mrs. Shi was overjoyed, and it was no wonder that Qingqing was her favorite among the three daughters-in-law.

The children have already written Spring Festival couplets, and they just wait for the men to post them on New Year's Eve.

Then Mrs. Shi took the daughters-in-law to cut the window grilles.

Most of the food is homemade, but Shi also bought some, mainly snacks unique to the capital.

Not only are there a lot of children, adults can also see it, and there are indeed all kinds of good things in the capital.

There are clothes, shoes and socks in the clothing store, and those styles and colors are very beautiful, and they have never been seen in Anshun County before.

And there are many kinds of food to eat, Fang Qingqing even took the opportunity to take out a lot of bargains that she had hoarded in the space before.

It can be said that it was given by a cured patient, or it can be said that I bought it when I saw it outside. Anyway, it is impossible for the Li family to guard her when she goes out every day.

Both adults and children were very happy to receive the gift, but Mrs. Shi repeatedly asked:

"Qingqing bought it for you with her own money. You must have a conscience and remember the kindness of your siblings/aunt."

Li Dalang, Li Erlang, Li Dasao and Li Ersao are already numb, there is nothing to be jealous of;
If Li Sanlang saw this, he would feel emotional again, the daughter-in-law married the son and left him on both sides.

Lao Li's Qiao Momo has always been made by Mrs. Shi and his daughters-in-law. Last year, they didn't make it because they rarely ate a lot of dumplings.

Seeing that the third daughter-in-law wanted it this year, it was only when Shi remembered what had happened. In terms of making Qiaomomo, Mrs. Li, who is the best cook in the family, can't compare to her.

The main reason is that Shi Shi has a coup, which is a summary of her own years of experience.

It is to add a small piece of pork when kneading the noodles, so that the steamed buns will be more sweet, soft and delicious.

Not only should it be big and festive, but it should also be beautiful, because on the first day of the new year, the steamed buns at home should be brought out for the villagers in the village to taste together.

Here, Shi's plan is to put everything in nice small bowls, and send a bowl to each family.

Anyway, it's just made of wheat flour, so it doesn't cost much.

Moreover, the general neighbors are not always the kind of people who like to take advantage of others. Often this family makes delicious food and distributes it to the neighbors next door.

Then, whatever the neighbors cook, they will share it with them. There is a relationship between them. It is precisely because of this that there is a saying that "a distant relative is not as good as a close neighbor".

(End of this chapter)