Portable space

Xiaojin lived in the backyard when he came down, and Zhang Taiping made a nest with wooden nails on the roof to keep out the wind and rain.There is no need for people to feed them specially, they can hunt by themselves, and sometimes they can bring back some prey for their owners.When he is free, he stands on the roof and basks in the sun with his eyes closed. This has become a symbol of Zhang Taiping's family.

Three days later, Zhang Taiping took a look at the wine in the space.After almost three months of brewing in the space, it has been brewed successfully.

The impurities in Zhang Taiping's wine were filtered out, leaving only clear and translucent wine, it tasted really good, much better than drinking at the village chief's house, the space produced must be a high-quality product.Seal the mouth of the jar with mud and prepare to put it in the cellar.

Zhang Taiping went down to the cellar, and Cai Yazhi greeted her from above, if there was something like blood medicine, she yelled from below, and she let her down with a rope.There is nothing dirty in the cellar, it is very clean, the space is not small, the size of a house, and the temperature is much warmer than outside.What surprised Zhang Taiping was that there were more than a dozen wine jars inside, three of which were opened separately.Weighing it was not light, it must still contain wine, and the mud seal was well sealed without any damage.You don't need to think about it to know that it was either brewed by the old man, or by Zhang Dashuai's deceased father. After that, no one cares about it. It has been ten years now, and it is considered an old wine.

The wine is tightly sealed with mud, and it will not be afraid of deterioration after a long time, but the longer it will be, the more mellow and flavorful it will be.Ten years of fine wine is already a great wine in the outside world, but I don't know how the quality is.

Zhang Taiping took the fruit wine he brewed out of the space and put it in the cellar, and shouted to Cai Yazhi above: "If you want to put something in the cellar, put it in a bag and slowly lower it, and I will continue below."

The three of Cai Yazhi above were busy for a while, and put the things that were going to be put in the cellar into bags and put them down.Zhang Taiping caught it, it was nothing more than some radishes, cabbage and sweet potatoes, placed in a corner, and then a full jar of wine was served on top.

Cai Yazhi wondered why Zhang Taiping came up with a jar of wine. In recent years, Zhang Taiping didn't care about the family affairs, and no one went down to the cellar. No one knew what was in it.

Zhang Taiping said: "There are more than a dozen jars of wine below, which may have been stored for some years, so I brought a jar up to see how it is."

Fan Ming immediately instigated to open it to have a look, Zhang Taiping immediately patted the mud seal open, uncovered the kraft paper, a strong and unusual aroma was inhaled straight down the nose, and the four of them unconsciously inhaled.

A thin mist actually formed on the mouth of the wine jar, Zhang Taiping quickly covered the lid with kraft paper and sealed it again, it would be great if the mist could be dissolved.Walking like water is also a burst of surprise. There is a kind of wine that is the best in the world. It is said that when the tank is opened, the wine atomizes into a dragon.As for whether there is such a superb wine, I don't know if I haven't seen it, but as long as the wine can be misted, it is a good wine.

Zhang Taiping carried the jar to the front room, took out a few bowls, and poured half a bowl for each person, this is fruit wine, he is not afraid of being unaccustomed to drinking it.I don't know what kind of fruit it is made from, the color is dark red, it looks very attractive when poured into a pure white porcelain bowl, the top of the bowl is immediately covered with mist, hazy, covering the wine below so that it is hard to see clearly.

Fan Ming took a sip first, and was relieved when he saw that the shochu was not spicy, but rather sweet.He took another big sip and tasted it carefully, he felt mellow and long, which made people have endless aftertaste. He couldn't help but raised the bowl and poured the remaining half bowl into his stomach, and stretched out the bowl to let Zhang Taiping pour another bowl, but he didn't realize that his little face had turned red.

Zhang Taiping looked at her little face, which was red like a sunset glow, and didn't dare to pour it on her again. As a result, she started to shake before she could say a few words, and her starry eyes blurred and seemed to soften after a few strokes, and she was hugged by Zhang Taiping live.

Zhang Taiping looked at the front, but unexpectedly something happened behind him, Cai Yazhi also started to stagger, being hugged by Zhang Taiping with the other arm, her face was flushed too.Zhang Taiping took a closer look and felt relieved that he was really just drunk, and sighed in his heart that it was just good, but his strength was a bit too strong.Xing Rushui drank half a bowl, then there was nothing serious, just a blush on his face, Zhang Taiping handed Fan Ming to her.He helped Cai Yazhi, who was blushing and sleeping like a baby, to the bedroom and placed her on the kang.

Without three people, I drank and pecked a few bowls by myself.But the two parrots who happened to come back saw and sniffed the fragrance in the air. The two parrots kept chattering "wine, wine" beside Zhang Taiping.

Zhang Taiping was so annoyed that he had no choice but to pour a sip for these two fast-growing guys.The two little guys lay down on the edge of the bowl, you and I drank it all in one gulp.

Now it's terrible, the two guys who were too drunk were playing drunk, flopping around in the house, talking nonsense, even rushing in and turning around in the backyard, which has been afraid to take a step since Xiao Jin moved in. lap.It seems that it can not only strengthen the courage of people, but also the courage of birds.It's just that Xiao Jin ignored the provocation of the two parrots.

In the end, the two guys passed out drunk on the kang, and even snored when they fell asleep, Zhang Taiping couldn't laugh or cry, is this a parrot or a person who looks like a parrot?

Just when Zhang Taiping was about to go out, the phone on the counter rang.Zhang Taiping looked at the caller ID, it was Cai Xiaomei's mobile phone number, and after she returned to school, she charged a few hundred yuan for calls and gave her a mobile phone as a gift.Pick up the phone: "Hello?"

"Where's my sister?" Cai Xiaomei's voice was over there, and Zai Zai's attitude towards Zhang Taiping had improved a lot.

"Was drunk."

"drunk?"

"Hehe, yes, I was drunk just now. What's the matter with you?"

"Oh, it's a holiday tomorrow, so I'll go back and let you know."

"Do you have a lot of things? Do you want me to pick you up?"

Cai Xiaomei said: "No need, I didn't bring anything."

"Well, well, be careful on the road."

After hanging up the phone, Cai Xiaomei held the phone in a daze. This was the first time she heard Zhang Taiping telling her to be careful on the road. For a moment, she felt as if a bottle of five flavors had been knocked over in her chest. Son.

Zhang Taiping came out to the yard, and there were ice cones hanging on the eaves. In the first half of the day, the sun was strong, and the snow on it melted; A long ice cone will be frozen on the ground, which is crystal clear and can reflect colorful colors when facing the light.In the early years, Zhang Taiping remembered that when he was young, children would beat these ice picks down and eat them as popsicles. But now that the air pollution is serious, even in this deep mountain, there will no longer be such pure ice picks.

A group of children were playing with the snow that hadn't melted cleanly on the big field, and they were still chanting, "Today is seven, tomorrow is eight, eat Laba to celebrate the New Year."

Counting with fingers, time flies, and before you know it, it is already the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the day after tomorrow will be the day to eat Laba on the seventh and eighth day of the lunar calendar.Living in the countryside has no concept of the Gregorian calendar at all, and I don’t even know when New Year’s Day passes, but I can still feel a little bit about the lunar calendar.

Zhang Taiping said to himself: "Looks like it's time to prepare the New Year's goods."

Back at home in the evening, Zhang Taiping told Cai Yazhi about Cai Xiaomei coming home from the holiday tomorrow. Cai Yazhi looked very happy, and gestured that tomorrow was just in time to eat Laba porridge.In previous years, due to economic constraints, Cai Xiaomei did not go home immediately after the holidays, but would find a tutor or part-time job outside; after years of economic relaxation, Zhang Taiping also turned around and did not need to worry about that anymore. I'm busy with money and running around during the holidays, so I want to go home and have a full year.The younger sister no longer needs to work outside to earn money, and Cai Yazhi is of course happy to see people reunited for a new year.

In some rural areas, Laba is called "wheat kernel". In fact, this is also a question of the name of the region.In fact, "wheat kernel" is something else, which is peeled and boiled wheat. There is another name in the city, Ye Mai.

In Laba, the corn is peeled off and only the kernels are left. The two methods are the same, but there are fewer people peeling off the wheat in the countryside these years, and most of them eat the corn, so people here also eat it. "Laba" is called "wheat kernel", and only in the two days of the seventh and eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the corn that is peeled off is called "laba".

To cook Laba porridge, the corn kernels must be boiled in the pot the night before. During this process, the fire should not be too high, and it can only be boiled slowly on a low fire, and water must be added continuously.It was not until the next morning that the corn kernels were cooked almost in place and no longer absorbed water before adding the ingredients, and it was ready after about two hours of cooking.

Zhang Taiping prepared two kinds of condiments, one is sweet, it is nuts or something, there are seven or eight kinds of raisins, almonds, wolfberry, longan, red dates, etc. It is a bit like eight-treasure porridge.The other pot is salty, with minced meat and various spices in it.It's just that there are red beans in both types, and it is also a match with yellow corn kernels.

Cai Xiaomei came home after eleven o'clock, and brought a small gift for everyone. The money is not the main thing, but the intention.Even Zhang Taiping was lucky enough to receive one, and when he opened the box, it turned out to be a pair of sunglasses, which looked so domineering on Zhang Taiping's face.This is because she heard that Zhang Taiping bought a motorcycle and bought it for him to protect his eyes from wind and sand.

It just so happened that the Laba was boiled thoroughly, and a circle of six people, big and small, sat around on the kang and each served two bowls, one bowl of sweet and one bowl of salty.The sweet ones are decorated with various seasonings, red and green, and they look delicious even if you don’t eat them; the salty ones are mixed with boiled minced meat and spices, which are oily but not greasy.After eating, serve again. The sweet and delicious Laba porridge seduced everyone who couldn't control their appetites. In the end, they all lay on the kang and performed belly slapping.