Escape from the desert

29 Steaming steamed buns is not just about steaming, but also about making the buns into various shapes, such as peaches or small animals.

In previous years, when the family didn't have the conditions, the steamed buns would be rolled into shapes. This year, since there are conditions, Jiang Yan will try her best to let the children deliver the goods freely.

Plus, with the molds she provides, no matter what the children do, they won't be too ugly.

Sticky rice is kneaded into balls and made into donuts, or cut into small squares and pressed out of various small animals with molds.

Jiang Yan doesn't stick to any kind, she can make whatever comes to mind for the children. There are simple baking tools at home. She, Xie Sanniang and their two daughters-in-law also made a lot of crispy pastries.

The New Year's goods this time were well prepared. Jiang Yan also made two large plates of biscuits and put together eight different plates for Lin Dong.

"Boss, tell the village chief later that I won't go to the ancestral temple. You are the eldest son of our family, so you can do this for me."

Lin Dong raised his eyes hesitantly, a little puzzled: "Mom, you wanted to go to the ancestral temple the most before. This year, the village finally asked you to go. Why are you still unwilling to go?"

Lin Nan and others were also full of doubts. She was kicked out of the Lin family and expelled from the ancestral hall. These were the pains that she could not overcome or mention.

Every time she thought about it, she gritted her teeth with hatred. She hated the people in the old house, and even more hated the people in the village who were watching and gossiping.

Therefore, every time when the New Year's Day comes, she would get up early in the morning and wander around the village, scolding her from time to time.

Even if you can't enter the ancestral temple, you still have to stay outside cursing all morning.

"I don't want to go. Since my name aside, it's fine for me to be myself. Boss, go quickly. You have to learn these etiquettes. No matter what, your surname is Lin, and it will always be the root of the Lin family. , you have grown up, and you have to learn to do some things."

"Mom, I understand. I will definitely learn from the village chief."

Jiang Yan nodded happily. She didn't want to go to the ancestral temple at all. She would not fail to explain the complicated rules, and none of the people enshrined in it had anything to do with her.

She is not the original person, and she has no desire to enter the Lin family tree after she dies. For her, it is best to be kicked out of the Lin family tree now.

"Mom, I made a lot of big-brained tigers and pigs as big as fists!" Lin Bei happily pointed at the few buns he had pinched in the dustpan.

At a glance, Jiang Yan couldn't tell that the pig was a pig, and the brain tiger couldn't tell that it was a brain tiger. They were completely different from each other.

But seeing Lin Bei's excitement and joy in his eyes, she still violated her conscience and praised: "It's really rare that Xiao Si can make it look so similar for the first time."

"Really? Erbi and the others laughed at me and pinched me. Mom, I also pinched a girl and gave it to my mother to eat later."

As he spoke, Lin Bei stretched out his hand hidden behind his back, and there was a chubby little man lying inside. Judging from the pattern on his clothes and the headdress, he looked like a rough and miniature version of Jiang Yan.

Xie Sanniang glanced sideways and said with a smile: "Madam, don't tell me, the Fourth Young Master's technique is quite delicate, and the pinching is very similar to Madam's."

Jiang Yan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and pointed at the villain's chubby face and chubby belly, "Xiaosi, is mom already so fat? This belly looks like it will burst the clothes."

Lin Bei scratched his head in embarrassment and said hurriedly: "My mother is not fat. I think she will be very cute if she is chubby. You see Xiaodouzi is chubby, and my mother likes it very much. So even if my mother is chubby, I will be very cute." like."

"Okay, okay, I'll accept this gift. It will be ready in a while, and I will eat it thoroughly."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Bei's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to speak, he was interrupted by Jiang Yan, "You can steam, fry or bake the rest of your choice, but you have to finish it by yourself. Mom, one is enough. Otherwise, I will be really fat and look like this bun in the future." Lin Bei was instantly discouraged when his thoughts were seen through, and he nodded wilfully.

"Grandma, Grandma! Xiaodouzi also pinched Grandma, a lot of chickens, ducks, and a lot of eggs."

Xiaodouzi was so small that he couldn't get out of the chair with human leg height for a long time, so he simply raised his two little hands and called to Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan walked over and took a look. The little guy's face was all white with flour, and the festive red bunny suit was also stained with a lot of flour.

In front of him were eggs of various sizes and strange shapes, as well as chickens and ducks engraved with models.

They are all about the size of a thumb, especially the one pinched by Xiao Jiang Yan, which is so ugly that it has no human shape. It is just a twisted dumpling with five small branches pulled out.

Squeezing Xiaodouzi's little face full of flour, Jiang Yan said dotingly: "Xiaodouzi is so good, I will finish all I squeezed in a while, and I gave this to grandma, and grandma will eat it in a while. "

After receiving the affirmation, Xiaodouzi immediately smiled and arched his eyebrows, nodded humbly, and started to knead the dumplings with his little hands again.

Everyone else was making dumplings around the table excitedly, chatting from time to time, and even pinching each other's faces when they were happy.

But because they were all children who had suffered from hunger, they were reluctant to waste food and their playful movements were small.

When it was ready, Jiang Yan realized that every child had pinched a little Jiang Yan for her.

Although the shapes were all ugly and different, each one was bigger than the other after steaming. She didn't know it, so she could only put it away first and eat one for breakfast every day.

Fortunately it's winter, otherwise so many of them wouldn't last long.

On New Year's Eve, Jiang Yan got up early to prepare for tonight's New Year's Eve dinner.

I don’t know if it’s to cater to today’s New Year atmosphere, but the snow outside is much lighter than yesterday.

Taking advantage of the good weather, Jiang Yan, Xie Sanniang and others started working.

In her memory, before she was kicked out of the Lin family, there were several meat dishes on the New Year's Eve dinner table every year.

After being kicked out, the drought became more severe every year. Their New Year's Eve dinner was not as good as every year, and later it became even more difficult to eat.

This year is her first New Year in this world, and she wants to give her children a happy New Year.

New Year's Eve is the time to get rid of the old and welcome the new. All the difficulties in the past have passed, and the days to come will be better. As long as she is here, she will work hard to make the children happy and complete every New Year.

Today's dishes are mostly meat dishes. There are many Lin family members, so there are three large tables set up in the main room. Fortunately, the room is big enough, otherwise it would not be able to place them.

Today's red wine and drinks were freely available, and paired with a table full of meat and vegetables, the family ate from noon to evening. It was rare for the Lin family's servants to open their stomachs and drink.

A group of men punched each other from the table to the bottom of the table. When it was over, several people were drunk and staring, and they were swaying when they walked.