Pastoral Valley Fragrance

Chapter 204

The cold wind whistled, occasionally whistling, and the trees in the yard had lost all their leaves, trembling in the wind.

The tile-roofed house was painted with lime, and it looked much brighter. There was a big brazier in the middle of the hall, and a small cup of ginger syrup stewed on it, and a trace of heat came out.In the steam, Gu Yu's face could be seen getting more and more rosy. I don't know if it was from the fire or what. Anyway, Gu Yu was sitting beside the fire, refusing to go anywhere.

The wives of the Wang family and the Xu family have nowhere to go this winter.The home is a new house that has just been moved in. It is clean and fresh inside and out, and there is no need to clean it up.The new clothes were rushed out early in the morning, and there was nothing else to prepare for. Mrs. Wang was still holding her breath because of Xiaoman's matter, so she simply didn't need to worry about that side. An Jinxuan and Jingzhe's The clothes are not in a hurry either, wait for them to come back and take care of them, so as not to be inappropriate again.Mrs. Wang wanted to pack up the bacon and sausages that she was used to eating at her mother's house, so she worked with Mrs. Xu on these New Year's meals every day.

The Xu family and the Jiang family were naturally busy with their work, it was a steaming scene, the bacon and sausages were ready and sent a batch outside the restaurant, they also told An Jinxuan and Jing Zhe that it was time to come back, don't work so hard and so on.

Now everyone in this yard is helping with things, only Gu Yu is afraid to shrink to death by the fire and refuses to move a step.The hurt Xia Zhi also laughed at her, "It turns out that second sister, you are also afraid sometimes, hey."

Xiaoman and the others made her move so that she was not cold anymore.Anyway, Gu Yu made up her mind not to move. As soon as she left the fire, before she moved, she felt that the clothes were getting wind everywhere, and she had goosebumps. Anyway, there was nothing wrong, so it was good to sit here. "It's very important for me to guard the charcoal fire here. Otherwise, you will have a hard time. If you want to drink ginger syrup or eat roasted sweet potatoes, I will pack it."

Today, what he did was exactly what Gu Yu wanted, and the whole family gathered around to make rice cakes.These days, there are no such things as biscuits, so they can only make them at home. Gu Yu is quite curious.Mrs. Xu fried the rice early in the morning, and the aroma provoked several small handfuls to chew and eat, and then let the fried rice cool and grind it into powder.

Mrs. Wang boiled syrup there, and Gu Yu went to see it two or three times, "Mother, this is peanut candy, right?"

Ms. Wang pursed her lips in joy, looking at Gu Yu's gluttonous face, she was amused, but she scooped up the syrup with a spoon in her hand, and poured it back slowly to see if there was any stringiness, so she had time to follow Gu Yu said, "Okay, you've been thinking about that peanut candy for a long time. If you don't peel peanuts, how can you make peanut candy."

Gu Yu was generally at ease when she got the letter, thinking that the crispy and sweet peanut candy could be eaten in her mouth, she was motivated, turned around and continued to peel the peanuts, just in time to see Xia Zhi's hand retracted, which made her a little dumbfounded, No wonder they covered their mouths and laughed just now during the summer solstice, there were still so many peanuts peeled and peeled, I dare say a few little ones were eating them secretly.

These guys who get something for nothing!Gu Yu was in a hurry, grabbed them one by one, and even dug out some more from his pocket, and sat the three culprits on the stool one by one, "Each person peels a bowl, or we won't be able to eat tonight!"

There are often such scenes, and the adults don't take it seriously, they just turn their heads and laugh.Xia Zhi knew that this second sister was usually a formidable person, but she also had a formidable mouth and a soft-hearted heart. She didn't say that she had peeled peanuts before, and she didn't know how much effort it would take to peel one with her delicate fingers.So did Xiao Han, "Sister Gu Yu, I can't peel it off..." Tears welled up for a while.

Gu Yu was annoyed and funny looking at it, but thought it was wrong to forget it, "Then you still steal it! Go, aren't there a lot of stones under the eaves, just take them back and knock them, and you won't be able to use any ready-made tools." A few of them were ordered to go to the eaves to get the pebbles picked up by Xiao Man and Xiao He, but they were able to break a lot of them.

Wang's and the others have prepared the syrup, and the yellow and orange fried rice noodles are ready. Xiaoman brought back the rice cake mold carved by Dalin and the others.The width of the five-inch square is about the same length as Xia Zhi's arm, and four circular shapes have been dug inside, and some complicated flowers and plants or simply auspicious patterns are carved inside.Xia Zhi held one of the pieces and refused to let go. It was a relatively short template. It was originally not long enough, but Dalin was reluctant to throw it away. Instead, he carved butterflies and fish on it. Xia Zhi was counting the scales of the fish when Gu Yu glared at him again. , not reconciled to come back and continue smashing peanuts, still not at ease in his mouth, "Big sister, you are the best, remember to leave that fish to me."

Xiao Man smiled and nodded, "Don't you want that butterfly?"

"Girls only like butterflies!"

Everything is ready, the fried rice noodles are put on the dustpan, mixed with syrup, sprinkled with sesame seeds, peanuts and sunflower seeds, Xu's strength is great, and they are stuffed into the mold to be firm, and then flattened with a knife, Xiaoman Xiaohe used a spoon to scratch on it until the cake was polished to a shiny finish.

Gu Yu sighed, "How do you get this out? Shouldn't you split the wood?"

Seeing Gu Yu's expression, Mrs. Wang was a little strange, "Where did you say all your ghost ideas went? What is this for? A round wooden stick like a rolling pin was in Mrs. Wang's hand, and she put it in the cake mold. The last knocking made a crisp sound, and when the rice cake was turned upside down on the clean sieve, the rows of round rice cakes came out, and the various patterns engraved on them came alive.

Gu Yu sees this is fun, so she wants to come over and beat it, but her hands are uneven. It seems easy to operate, but it is difficult to operate, especially when Xia Zhi likes the appearance of the fish, every time she gets it down They all broke their tails, and Xia Zhi sighed and didn't dare to blame her, which was very funny.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xu said, "Gu Yu, you've been guarding the fire all day, so you can become a Vulcan Immortal." It turned out that Gu Yu was asked to bake, which was also the last step of making, and the baskets were tightly surrounded by banana leaves. Yes, put a charcoal basin in the middle, so that the heat will come up, and there is a sieve on the basket, which is full of pounded rice cakes, and a few plantain leaves are covered on the sieve, and the fragrance will be smelled soon.

Gu Yu's saliva was about to flow out. When the rice cakes were baked slightly yellow, they became much tougher. When they were poured into the basket, there was a prickling sound, and with the sound of beating the cake moulds, there was a group of People can't help talking and laughing, which is very lively.Gu Yu thought inwardly: "This is a bit of a New Year's atmosphere. The whole family is working so hard. It's great to entertain guests and relatives during the New Year. Toss a good-looking rice cake in the basket, pick it up and bite it. I almost lost a tooth. This rice cake is really... too hard, but it is really delicious when you grind it with your teeth.

The rice cake is called beating, but it is not called beating. The beating seems to be very vivid. The sound of the round wooden stick beating the cake mold can be heard in half of the village. Soon there will be children around the yard. Take out a sieve and distribute it.

Gu Yu's family made rice cakes, and then made sugar rings, sesame rolls, spring rolls, and radish seals. This year is getting closer.

Finally arrived at the place where the men can be used.

After the New Year's Eve, the house was tidied up carefully, and the prepared meals were put away one by one. Jing Zhe and An Jinxuan also closed the shop and went home.

Everyone decides to pound glutinous rice cakes. This is something that many people need to do together. Most of the other families in the Zhuangzi are in partnership or call ahead of time when it is their turn. It is not so important for Gu Yu and the others. These people together are enough.

The best glutinous rice is soaked in water, steamed in a steamer, and then put in a basin and buckled in a stone pound. In the midst of the steaming heat, the men lift up the rough and smooth sticks and smash them down hard. Several people gather around Smashing it in a circle doesn't seem like an easy job.An Jinxuan and Jing Zhe changed into bunts and went to help, and soon they were sweating profusely.

The pounded glutinous rice looks like just reconciled noodles. It looks white and thin, and it is steaming on the stone slab. At this time, a master chef is needed. The bun-like glutinous rice balls, the women took these, put them in their hands and kept rolling them into a snow-white round glutinous rice cake, patted on the stone board and waited to cool down, stacked four or five on top of each other, The children in the family took the chopsticks and tapped some red dots.Xia Zhi, who is the favorite to make red ideas, rubbed his body dirty, kneeling on the ground but doing the job devoutly.

While making glutinous rice cakes in full swing, a carriage came outside the door.

Xu Shihe came down first, "I don't even tell me about making glutinous rice cakes, I'm a good master!" After speaking, he came over with a smile, followed by Xu Qinshi and Qin'er Qi'er And Qin'erniang, who is moving things outside.

Xu Shihe was not polite or anything, took the stick and exhaled into his mouth, and began to hit it.Li Dejiang looked at him a little funny, "Why don't you go home when you don't do this business?"

Xu Shihe looked disapproving, "Didn't you hear what Gu Yu said before? Our restaurant doesn't allow customers to choose, we choose customers. It's just a matter of closing the doors after the Chinese New Year. We will go after the Lantern Festival." Open it, anyway, there is no shortage of such a small amount of money, but there is nothing in the Zhuangzi in my hometown, so it is not as lively as here. I thought it would be inappropriate to come to my sister's place to celebrate the New Year, but my mother is also thinking about her grandson, saying If you don't stick to these deadly reasons, this is coming!"

(End of this chapter)