Traveling to Daliang Kingdom starts from falling into the water

The twenty-third day of the twelfth lunar month is also called Xiaonian.

After going to bed late, I still got up early.

On this day, it is said that the emperor's family would hold a grand sacrificial ceremony, and the common people also attached great importance to this traditional festival.

First, the inside and outside of the house are cleaned, and then red lanterns are hung up to add to the celebration. The whole family happily eats dumplings before taking a bath.

After all the work was done, ancestor worship began.

Worshiping ancestors on this day is also very important. Although it is not as grand as going to the ancestral hall on New Year's Eve, every household should pay attention to dignity when worshiping ancestors at home.

After worshiping the ancestors, it is time to worship the Kitchen God.

What’s even more exquisite is that in addition to offerings and incense, sugar melons are also served so that the Stove Lord can eat the sweets, which will make his mouth sweet and God will say good things to the people.

The so-called sugar melon is a very sticky candy made from yellow rice and malt. Zhou Banxia secretly tasted it, and it was actually not as sweet as persimmon cake.

Men do not worship the moon, and women do not worship the stove.

At this stage, Mrs. Liu took her daughter-in-law and daughter out, and Gu Erzhu took his two sons and grandsons, lit incense, burned gold ingots, and knelt down to pray devoutly.

"Crack, crack, crackle..."

As if at an agreed time, the sound of firecrackers used to worship the sky waxed and waned, filling the air above Qinghe Village with a faint smell of firecrackers and gunpowder.

Dumplings for lunch, dumplings for dinner.

No matter how poor the family is, they all prepare dumplings today. The only difference is the filling and the noodles. This is a must-have food on the Xiaonian day in Qinghe Village.

In addition to this custom, there is another point.

It is said that from the first day of the lunar month to the fifth day of the lunar month, there is no fire or stove.

In other words, steamed buns and steamed buns cannot be steamed and vegetables cannot be stir-fried, so every household will steam steamed buns and buns and stir-fry vegetables in advance on the 28th or 29th.

As a southerner who can't cook for a while, Zhou Banxia doesn't know what to eat from the first to the fifth day of the Lunar New Year without steaming steamed buns and steamed buns.

She was too embarrassed to ask her mother-in-law what she would eat when she returned to her parents' house on the second or third day of the first lunar month. She asked her mother-in-law, but her mother laughed and said she would not let her go hungry.

More words?

Not even a word was said.

After the small New Year, the flavor of the New Year has become more and more intense. Those who have money or not want to have a good New Year, and there are many more people in the village buying New Year's goods.

It's just that it snowed heavily and lightly for several days, and finally stopped. The sun showed up and shone on the snow, making it even colder.

As the saying goes, it’s not cold when it snows, it’s cold when it melts.

Coupled with the howling wind, taking a breath outside will make your nose turn red from the cold, and the feeling is even more wonderful.

Going out in such weather was a disaster, so Zhou Banxia was determined not to be tempted by going to the market. On the grounds that her mother-in-law had already gone out, she did not move outside the gate.

Gu Wenxuan was still immersed in books at home during the holidays, and Zhou Banxia didn't want to go out anymore. It was just a day off, so it was not a problem to embroider things all the time.

Looking at Mrs. Liu, she is really not idle. She goes out early in the morning and comes back late every day with Aunt Cai, moving things into the house bit by bit like a squirrel spending the winter.

She has been completely busy since she was twenty-five. She took a "secret book" that she flipped through with needle and thread, and stared at the soybeans soaked in the tank early in the morning.

Uncle Cai and his two sons took out the soybeans that had been soaked for a whole day, and asked the mules to pull the stone mill to grind the soybean milk. The ground soybean milk was then filtered with a fine basket to filter the residue.

She started directing with her mouth until she could scoop out the syrup and order the tofu, and then she took action. She was afraid of the cold and even Ma Shan, who was confined at home, was very happy.

After ordering, the soy milk becomes fluffy. The soy milk is cooked.

Ma Shan saw her skin.

It was said that they were making tofu. Before the tofu was made, everyone drank sweet soy milk. Now a layer of skin formed on the soy milk in the pot, and they were picked out with long chopsticks.

Pick out a layer of skin without stopping. When the bean juice in the pot forms another layer of skin, pick it out again.

"Sanya, why are you always picking on the skin? Is this how tofu is made? If you continue to pick on the skin, I'm afraid you won't be able to make tofu. Why don't you read the book again?"

Zhou Banxia heard this interestingly and couldn't help but laugh. He didn't say no to waste. When it dries, it will be the yuba. He only had time to reply, "I'll talk about it later."

After all, it was food to eat and she wasn't wearing a mask. They didn't care if spit flew into the pot, and neither did she.

While talking, the soy milk in the pot was so thick that it could hardly be boiled anymore. Zhou Banxia quickly asked Uncle Cai to help lift the pot and poured it all into a mold lined with gauze.

It’s been too long since I last made tofu, and I forgot to try the tofu first. Fortunately, this is the first pot. Keep going, no matter how much you cook in the cold weather, you won’t be afraid of it going rancid.

Gu Wenxuan, who had his head buried in a sea of ​​books, was eating tofu nao. It was sweet and salty, and he was not afraid of being upset, so he ate two big bowls in a row.

Not only did he eat two large bowls without paying attention, but Xiao Baoya even ate a large bowl and secretly filled it with a spoon. Zhou Banxia was so frightened that he quickly picked up the big bowl.

Delicious~

Gu Wenxuan was so happy.

You've already eaten all the food in your belly, why are you still eating?

I have been so busy recently that I haven't paid much attention to my little sister's small body. I only saw that her little face has become chubby. Compared with her eldest nephew, I didn't expect her whole body to be round.

"Second brother, do you want to say that I am fat?"

"Nonsense, you're not fat." At most, you're plump! Gu Wenxuan couldn't help laughing, "Aren't you still young? When you get older, you will definitely be thinner than anyone else."

Zhou Banxia strongly supported him, "That's right, you're still a kid now, you're not fat anymore, you don't want to be so good-looking,"

"But I can't wear many of my clothes."

"It's because you can't wear it. You treat me like your second brother." Gu Wenxuan corrected him seriously, "The clothes that can't be worn must be old clothes. The biggest cotton-padded clothes are from last year. If you don't believe me, take a look at the ones made this year. They are just right. .”

Xiaobaoya smiled and said, "Forget it, if you get fat, just get fat. Second sister-in-law said that of all things in the world, only food and love can't be lived up to. Second sister-in-law, are you making something delicious tomorrow?"

"Smart!" Gu Wenxuan praised the little girl, but he had rested for a while. The study tasks were heavy and time was tight. "You guys think about it slowly, I will go back to the study first."

"Okay." Xiao Baoya waved her little hand, and as soon as Gu Wenxuan came out of the kitchen, her head immediately turned to Zhou Banxia, ​​and asked brightly, "Second sister-in-law?"

Zhou Banxia laughed and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. Fried meatballs and fried chicken nuggets should be good, and I want to make skewers. How about you and sister-in-law go through the book again and we can do the calculation again?"

"It's all done!" Ma Shan swallowed the food in her mouth and replied without hesitation, "Your eldest niece wants to eat it. We are not afraid of getting angry. It doesn't hurt to make it spicy. Your eldest brother said there is herbal tea."

"That's great, sister-in-law." Zhou Banxia agreed happily, "Okay! Xiao Changsuo, do you want to go through the book with your aunt again?"

"want."

"What are you talking about? It's so lively."

Mrs. Liu came back from town early today with Aunt Cai's packed bags. As soon as she entered the house, she knew without guessing what delicious food her old daughter-in-law would be cooking at home.

Seeing her old son pointing at the kitchen, she didn't have time to ask the whole family to go to the main hall to try out the clothes they brought back. Sure enough, I really made tofu.

"Mom/Grandma is back~"