Nongmen Rice Flower Fragrance

Chapter 62 Laba Congee

Li Xin stayed in Zhuangzi for the time being. There were so many rapeseed and peas planted in Zhuangzi!She is also worried about letting her leave now.Although she may not be able to help if she stays here, at least please feel at ease!

The sky is really getting colder and colder, and the frost is getting thicker every day.Every evening, water will be poured into the ditches between the fields, just to reduce the damage of frost.There are also many haystacks piled up in the fields, all of which are straw collected during the autumn harvest.Some firewood was also buried in the haystack, and on the top were some twigs with green leaves.

In the past few days, Li Xin arranged for people to watch over it. If the frost was too heavy, he would beat gongs and drums to wake everyone up.Then I lighted the haystacks in the field. The straw was dry, so it was easy to catch fire. There was still firewood buried in it, so it could burn for a longer time.The green branches above are used to create thick smoke. Once the haystack is lit, there are green branches on it, which will produce a lot of thick smoke.

It's really been a good toss for a few days, with the Zhejiang West measures, although there are still frostbitten rapeseed and peas, but there are very few.

On this day, the sky that had been gloomy for several days finally cleared up, the sun was shining, and it was full of hope all of a sudden.When she woke up early in the morning, Li Xin found that the temperature had started to warm up, not as cold as the previous two days.Going out the door, everyone who sees Zhuangzi, whether they are adults or children, are all smiling.Li Xin also became happy, this test has finally passed, I hope the rapeseed and peas can grow well!

After a few days of warmer weather, Li Xin led the crowd to plant potatoes, and tomatoes and peppers also started to grow seedlings.After finishing all these tasks, Li Xin returned to Sanshi Town.

Wu Feitu left, time really passed quickly.It will be Laba soon, and Laba porridge will be cooked in Laba.Wen Hao and Yue Ting have been arguing for several days, wanting to let go of this and that.The ingredients to cook Laba porridge had been prepared a few days ago, and on the evening of the seventh day of the seventh day, they began to process various ingredients.On the eighth day of the eighth day, Li Xin woke up before dawn.

The ingredients for cooking Laba porridge have already been soaked, and it takes less time to cook the soaked ingredients.There are really a lot of ingredients, including red dates, lotus seeds, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, pine nuts, longan, raisins, ginkgo, red beans, peanuts... no less than twenty kinds.The main material is naturally high-quality japonica rice.

Put all the ingredients into the pot and cook slowly over low heat.When Wenbo woke up, the Laba porridge was ready, and the whole kitchen was filled with the sweet smell of Laba porridge.

"Sister, is the porridge ready?" As soon as he got up, Wen Hao went to the kitchen.

"Little greedy cat, it's ready. You can eat soon after washing your face." Li Xin took the washbasin from Wen Hao's hand and scooped hot water into the large pot on the stove while talking.There is no thermos in this world, and if you want to use hot water, you can only boil it fresh, so Li Xin usually wakes up earlier than her younger siblings, and cooks breakfast while boiling a large pot of water.If it is summer, even if you wash your face with cold water in the morning, you will not feel cold, but in winter, the water is as cold as ice, and most people can't bear to wash with cold water.

"Just wash." Wen Hao took out the basin and tried the water in it. It was a little hot, so he mixed some cold water in. After seeing that the water temperature was right, he hurriedly took the water to the kitchen door to wash up.

"Don't be in a hurry, wash it up, or you won't have a share of today's Laba porridge." Looking at Wen Hao's appearance, Li Xin smiled and said angrily.

"I'll wash it well, the eldest sister wants me to keep the porridge."

Soon, Wen Bo also brought Yue Xiang and Yue Ting to the kitchen, each holding a wooden basin in their hands.The pots were bought by Li Xin specially for them, one for each of them, and they use their own pots.Wenbo's is a bit bigger, and Yueting's is the smallest in the family, so Yueting's washbasin is also the lowest, the small one looks cute and pocket-sized.Li Xin was afraid that it would be too big for her to handle, so she specially made a small one for her.

After scooping up hot water for each of them, each of them went to mix cold water, and then went out to wash with water.

The children of the poor are in charge of the family early, and the children in the family are very independent. Even the youngest, Yueting, can wash and eat by herself.Soon, Wen Hao had washed up, went into the kitchen, looked at Li Xin with a pitiful face, he wanted to drink Laba porridge.

Since my father passed away, the family has never cooked Laba porridge. Every year, Aunt Zhang's family cooks it and they should send some.However, Aunt Zhang's family is not having a good time. There is not much Laba porridge cooked, and there is not much that can be given to them. Everyone just tastes it. They have never eaten Laba porridge to get full.Moreover, in the village, sugar is also a precious thing, and they are not willing to eat it in normal times, even if they are cooking Laba porridge, they are only willing to put a few cheap ingredients and a little sugar.Some people don't use sugar directly, or just eat it lightly, and some people add salt.

Watching Li Xin prepare all kinds of ingredients to cook Laba porridge, Wen Hao started to crave Laba porridge, thinking about it all day long.

"Wait a minute, don't be in a hurry to eat." Li Xin took out the bowl and started scooping up the porridge.After scooping up the porridge, Wenbo washed up and came in.Li Xin handed the first bowl of porridge to Wen Bo and Wen Hao.The first bowl of Laba porridge is for ancestor worship, so I can't eat it for the time being.After the two went to worship their ancestors, Li Xin scooped out a lot of porridge and divided them into several portions in clay pots. These were given away.

The next thing is to eat at home. Li Xin scooped up Yuexiang and Yueting in small bowls, and scooped up two bowls for Wenbo and Wenhao to cool down. She also scooped up a bowl for herself.

Today's porridge is well cooked, sweet and glutinous, sweet and delicious, it attracts people when it smells, and it is even more delicious after a sip.

The whole family began to drink Laba porridge, and Li Xin also scooped up a big bowl for Zhu Yong.After eating Laba porridge, Wen Bo and Wen Hao were about to go to the academy. Li Xin brought a can of Laba porridge and asked them to deliver it to Master Zhou of the academy.On Laba Day, there is a custom of giving Laba porridge to each other among relatives and friends, and Master Zhou will definitely not refuse it.

"Sister, save some more for me! I still want to eat." Before going out, Wen Hao looked at Li Xin pitifully.

"I have boiled a lot of porridge, and there is still a lot left! Don't worry about it all the time, you can still eat it for a few days." Laba porridge cannot be eaten in a day, and it needs to be cooked more.If you keep the leftover Laba porridge for a few days, it is a good sign, which means that it is more than every year.

Only then did Wen Hao go out with Wen Bo in peace of mind, while Li Xin distributed the packaged Laba porridge, one for Zhu Yong to drive the carriage to Uncle Zhang's house, and one for herself to carry the supplies. Shopkeeper Sun of Xiangge sent it.

(End of this chapter)