Chapter 37: Spring Festival Overture 3
Very busy on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month.
In the morning, I borrowed a large wooden retort from Feng Jiasheng’s house, put the glutinous rice that had been soaked overnight, boiled a pot of water in the big pot, covered it with a special wooden rack, put the wooden retort on the shelf, and burned a large fire in the stove. steam.
When was steamed, I tied the retort with a rope. Feng Zhenchang and Feng Dongming carried it to the common stone mortar in Langli. Feng Jiasheng was waiting there with three sticks, and their family’s retort was just finished.
Feng Yiping scooped the glutinous rice into the stone mortar one by one, and the three adults pounded it one by one. Fighting glutinous rice cakes requires strength, which is also a technical job, and several people must have a tacit understanding.
Probably like this, taking turns, one hot stick is lifted up, the next one falls, one after another, if the cooperation is not good, two people lift the stick at the same time, and the unfamiliar stick will be picked up by the stick.
The three people yelled simple chants and smashed them with sticks for almost ten minutes. They all saw sweat on their heads. Only when they hit the sticks, they lifted the sticks, pried the sticks, and placed them on the powdered wooden board. Feng Zhenchang handed the stick in his hand to Dong Ming, glued a hand of cold water to the basin next to him, and then grasped the stick in the glutinous rice cake with his hands. Dong Ming squeezed the stick out from that end a little bit.
All three sticks were pulled out, and Feng Yiping ran home holding the board. The big dustpan was already prepared at home, Mei Qiuping looked through it, "This year's glutinous rice is good, and this glutinous rice cake is good."
She kept her hands on her hands, kneading this glutinous rice cake into several big cakes while it was hot, and spread them in the dustpan. Wait for a while to dry, and then cut the flatbread into long strips, and then use it to fry or boil a few strips. This is a common way of eating in rural areas.
Of course, with so many, you can't finish eating in the first month, and the rest will dry up if left there. Therefore, everything you can't finish eating in the first month is soaked in the well water, so that even in summer, it will still be whole, and it will not become sour.
You can also cut the long strips into regular thin slices and fry them in hot oil. After they are fished out, they will look like shrimp crackers and taste good. In the past, it was generally difficult for everyone. When there was no money to buy snacks, every family would fry some during the New Year.
Some people add chili powder to a mortar of glutinous rice. The glutinous rice cake is beaten out, sliced all over, deep-fried, and sprinkled with salt. It can be used as a dish.
At noon, of course I had to ask Feng Jiasheng and Dongming to have dinner. Feng Zhenchang called some people over in Yuanli, and finally, there were ten people sitting around.
This year, I finally paid off all his debts. Feng Zhenchang was in a good mood. He worked hard to persuade him to drink up on the table. After a meal, he drank five bottles of bottled liquor. In the past two days, there have been many things in each family, and later women from several families came to find their own men, and then they stopped.
When I clean up the table, the house gets busy again. The slightly boiled Feng Zhenchang made several catties of stewed meat with the stewed materials brought back from the provincial capital. Feng Yiping and his mother were preparing to deep-fry a snack.
This kind of thing is also sold in stores. It is called Mao’s ear. Their name here is more elegant, called Yunguo.
It’s also very simple to make. It is diluted with brown sugar in hot water, and then used to make the noodles. In particular, a few eggs are added. After the noodles are made up, let them wake up on the hot stove for half an hour, then roll the dough into slices, then roll up, cut into thin slices, put it in a frying pan and fry it on a low fire. When the color changes, you can pick it up. It is fragrant and sweet. Sweet, all the children who come to pay New Year's greetings like it.
After frying the cloud fruit, we fried glutinous rice ball. This should be a unique local snack, which is different from the Hui dish with the same name, the glutinous rice ball. It is made with glutinous rice flour, rice flour and flour together, and finally rolled into a teacup-sized round cake, about one centimeter thick, and finally put it in a frying pan and fry it when it turns golden brown. . Every time you cook, put it on the top of the pot and cook it in the soup. Feng Yiping likes this bite very much.
Fried glutinous rice balls, then fried radish balls, and then steamed fish cakes. In short, a lot of things.
In the past few days, every family in Yanli is like this. The fire in the stove is basically not extinguished. They are all preparing food for the New Year. Usually they can save oil. Now it is different. Every family is making deep-fried things like this. , 塆里 is full of various aromas.
All kinds of dishes made by are actually not expensive. One is that it takes some time, and the second is that there are more fried dishes, so there are many opportunities to cook, so it looks grand.
People with tape recorders, such as Feng Weidong’s, have the loudest sound, and they play festive songs from morning to night.
After completing various preparations for the New Year at home, or young people who don’t want to help with these things, gather together on the threshing floor, on the hills, and chat happily about the various experiences of the year.
The children enjoy these days even more. They rushed from the front to the back, holding various firecrackers in their hands, and just light one at a sudden, and the adults who were frightened were not angry.
These days of the New Year, even harsh adults are more tolerant of their children, rarely scolding, let alone fighting. If the children cry at home during the New Year, the omen is not good, right? So these days, it’s really a paradise for children. It’s good to eat and drink and have fun. Parents won’t blame it for doing something wrong.
The glutinous rice **** were still being fried. Feng Hongbing’s mother brought a small dustpan to their fried dumplings. They also fried cloud fruit, but they did not fried the dumplings, so they brought back a bowl of dumplings.
This situation was never seen later. Everyone had some money in their hands, and the variety of goods on the street became more and more diverse. Every family was too lazy to spend so much effort and effort to buy directly. Tianyi nestled at home eating snacks and watching TV. Few people went out and stopped by, no more than the bustle of the city.
I'm finally done, and I'm busy making dinner again. In the evening, a large circle of guests was called, Erbo and Feng Mingzhi were also there. When everyone started drinking, Feng Zhenchang remembered something. He got up to the kitchen and brought the lamb stewed with carrots to the table. Mei Qiuping's expression changed at that time.
After nine o’clock, the guests were sent away. Mei Qiuping and Feng Zhenchang quarreled again, "I’m stewing it for Yiping. What are you taking out for? It’s not enough to have pork, beef and chicken? So expensive lamb, you’re in Which restaurant has lamb for dinner?"
This is the case in rural areas. On the one hand, they are generous and sympathetic. If someone doesn't even have enough meat during the New Year for various reasons, then don't worry, there will be many people rushing to give it away.
On the other hand, I'm very pretentious. For example, my family uses cigarettes for three yuan to treat customers, while yours uses two yuan. Similar trivial matters may be gossip about the past few years. What is it?
Feng Zhenchang, who had drunk, was also unreasonable, "Just eat it flat, I can't eat it? Besides, there is no lamb on the table because they didn't buy lamb."
Mei Qiuping retorted, "Zhicheng's family bought it. Did you eat it when you went to their house for dinner?"
The processing workshop in 塆里 was opened by Feng Zhicheng's family.
Feng Zhenchang stubbed his neck, "You are stewing in the kitchen, and everyone smells it. I am embarrassed to go out and meet people if I don't serve it to the table?"
Mei Qiuping was washing the dishes with a big choking motion, Feng Yiping was worried that she would break the pot, while muttering, "You just can't see how much money you have in your hand. With how much money, you are old. I don’t know much."
Seeing her talk more and more, Feng Zhenchang looked more and more annoyed, Feng Yiping really wished to throw that troublesome leg of lamb out to feed the dog, that would save trouble.
Feng Yiping knew that when they were quarreling, it was actually useless to persuade them. Everyone refused to persuade them. It seems that quarrels are the norm for them. They quarrel every few days, cold war for a few days, and then reconcile as before. Regardless of previous quarrels, they come again every few days. Their lives are like this day by day, year after year. After coming down, they are probably used to it.
The world of his parents, he still does not understand or understand. Being together, often noisy, separated, and missed a lot. The son was born that year. During the confinement period, Mei Qiuping went to help take care of him, leaving Feng Zhenchang alone in his hometown, and two people would make at least one phone call a day. Although I am reluctant to pay for long-distance calls, I can't say a few words every time. What I say is nothing new, but how is it today? Are you tired? have you eaten? What to eat Did you sleep well yesterday? This is the case over and over again, but the deep concern is beyond words.
Of course it is also possible, as the saying goes, distance produces beauty.
Is there any way to share with parents who are not so trouble-free? Feng Yiping had to shout, "Mom, forget it, just say a few words."
Seeing his face, Mei Qiuping finally stopped.
Feng Yiping said to Feng Zhenchang again, "Dad, it's time to cook meat."
I have heard people setting off firecrackers a long time ago. According to the custom, UU reads www.uukanshu.com when they cook meat for the New Year. I also heard the sound of "dangdang" and paper punching from many people.
The so-called paper punching is to stamp copper coins densely with molds on the yellow paper bought to be burned to the ancestor tomorrow.
Although Feng Zhenchang was full of fire, he still went to the vat to take out the prepared piece of meat. After washing it, boiled it in the pot, then lit a cigarette, and went outside to set off a string of 800-sounding firecrackers. .
Feng Yiping and his mother were not idle either. They chose the dishes they would use tomorrow, boiled some hot water, washed them, and kept them for later use.
After the meat was cooked, Feng Zhenchang cut off a few pieces of lean meat and asked Feng Yiping to eat it. He and Mei Qiuping also ate a piece that was thin and fat.
While everyone was still talking, Feng Yiping said, "Dad, Mom, do we make a rule. If you want to buy things in the future, you should discuss it at home first. If you have any disputes, you should fight at home to unify your opinions. Write it on the paper, and face each item, so good!"
Both husband and wife were a little stunned and embarrassed, but they put aside the unhappiness before and looked at each other. It seems that not only the father has opinions, but the son also has opinions. Are we a little headstrong?
Mei Qiuping replied casually, "What you said is reasonable, I will discuss it with your dad."
Feng Zhenchang said, "It's getting late, get up early tomorrow and go to bed."
It was not early, it was almost midnight, and after a hasty wash, the family went to bed quickly.
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