After a busy day in the mill, not to mention my uncle and aunt, even Yoyo felt that my back and legs hurt, which was very uncomfortable.

However, after dinner, my aunt and uncle still marinated the minced beef chopped by the children with minced green onion and ginger, five-spice powder and salt.

Early in the morning of the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, Yoyo got up, and when he went downstairs, he was seen by Didi, and he asked strangely: "Sister, why did you get up so early today?"

Youyou greeted him: "Let's go, watch my uncle and grandmother fry beef and mung bean balls." ”

When the two of them walked, the aunt and aunt were directing the patriotic uncle to make the stuffing, the wet powder that was ground yesterday, plus the marinated beef, white noodles and mung bean noodles, to make a thin and suitable paste.

100 catties of mung beans made of wet powder, plus more than 80 catties of beef, plus more than 100 catties of flour, a total of more than 300 catties, plus the water mixed into the wet powder, there must be nearly 400 catties of stuffing, and the big pot of water at home is full.

After breakfast, my aunt and uncle got twenty catties of soybean oil directly in the cauldron, put a large piece of chopping wood under the pot, and let it burn by itself.

She told the children: "You should all stay away today, croquettes are not a joke, they are too dangerous." ”

The oil in the pot was boiling, and my aunt grabbed a handful of stuffing with her left hand, shook it a little hard, and four balls came out of her five fingers, which were not too big, they were really bigger than peanuts.

There is a large bowl of warm water next to the right hand, and the fingers are dipped in the warm water, and the left fingers are scraped, and the meatballs are in the pot.

The old man held it with his left hand, and four more balls appeared, and his right finger scraped quickly, and the balls fell into the pot.

A handful of noodles can produce about four meatballs, and then you have to re-grab them, anyway, there are many fillings in the basin, and you can grab a handful at will.

Youyou was itchy to see, and she also learned to make balls, but she didn't have the ability of her uncle and grandmother, so she could only do one at a time, and the speed was very slow.

The water droplets brought out by Yoyo's hands accidentally fell into the oil pot, and there was a "whoosh" sound, and the oil stars splashed everywhere, so frightened that the uncle and grandmother hurriedly dragged Yoyo back.

Fortunately, it was just a small drop of water, and the oil pan immediately calmed down. The aunt said to Youyou: "Go and wash your hands, you just need to burn the pot." ”

Youyou hurriedly said: "Auntie, I'll be careful, I won't make any mistakes, you can let me do it for a while." ”

With so many stuffing, my aunt and uncle are alone, how long do I have to do it? Although I work slowly, I can always help somewhat.

After about a quarter of an hour, the pot was finally full of meatballs, and my aunt pushed it a few times in the oil pan with a fence to make sure that all the meatballs were heated evenly.

After the water vapor in the pot went down, the old man pulled out two pieces of chopping wood from the bottom of the pot, fried them slowly over low heat, and stirred them in the oil pot a few times from time to time.

At this time, you can sit and rest for a while, but in fact, it doesn't take long, about a quarter of an hour, and the balls in the pot are floating, making a slight crackling sound, even if they are fried.

My aunt and uncle used a big fence to take out the balls in the pot in a few clicks, put them in an iron sieve, and put them on the basin to control the oil, and the balls fried out this time were about 20 catties.

Then a new round of operations began, this time Yoyo began to try to make four balls at a time, but I didn't expect the effect to be very good, her hands are small, and the balls squeezed out of her fingers are just the right size, but the speed is much slower than that of her aunt and aunt.

Uncle and grandmother can make four balls with a handful of noodles, but Yoyo can only make them twice, which is also the main reason why Yoyo's speed can't go up.

This time, when they were resting, my aunt brought the fried meatballs to the table and beckoned the children: "If you can eat them, come here." ”

Zhiru brought over a stack of bowls, first filled a bowl and brought it to the stove to pray: "The beef and mung bean balls fried in the New Year, you can taste them first." ”

After chattering, he put the balls in his grandmother's mouth, and then stuffed another one into Youyou's mouth.

The entrance of the meatballs, the burnt aroma with the mellow aroma of beef and the fragrance of mung beans, a light bite, crispy and refreshing, the beef grains fill the mouth, the more you chew, the more fragrant, the taste is very good.

My aunt said, "I haven't eaten it for many years, and it still tastes like the same." Zhiru, take a bite and take a look, is there a hollow inside?"

Zhibin hurriedly replied: "Grandma, look, this pill is really hollow inside." "Take a bitten ball in your hand and show it to grandma.

Yoyo glanced at it, and the middle of the balls was indeed hollow.

My aunt said: "This hollow is getting bigger and bigger, and the balls are getting crispier and crisper." ”

While a few people were eating, they rushed over, and when they entered the door, they said, "It's better to come early than to come by chance, I'm really blessed." ”

After speaking, you are not welcome, grab a handful and eat it. After eating almost a bowl in a row, he said excitedly: "This beef mung bean balls are really delicious, this year is late, next year's New Year, our village will also slaughter a cow, specially used for croquettes." ”

My aunt agreed and said: "Daoqiang, you have a good idea, this beef mung bean balls are not only delicious, but also particularly durable, and can be eaten after the wheat." ”

After ramming and eating, he started to do it, he deserves to be a chef, and his speed is very fast. With him added, a pot can be filled in five minutes.

After frying two pots in a row, his aunt said to him: "Daoqiang, wash your hands and go back, the past two days have been too busy." ”

Ram replied: "When I came, it was arranged, and this year the canteen is much easier, just make steamed buns for everyone, and don't need to prepare anything else." ”

His aunt asked him: "Didn't the village order New Year's goods in the canteen this year? Other people's families are free, but Daorong's Cuilan can't be busy, right?"

Liu Cuilan is not only the director of the farm, but also serves as an epidemic prevention officer, this time is the production period of the sow, she is busy in the farm day and night, the mother-in-law is watching the three grandchildren at home, if it is not for the canteen in the village, the family will have a problem eating.

"The second aunt of Daofa went to her house to help, and took Dao Rong Niang to buy New Year's goods, auntie, you also know that Dao Rong Niang is in good health, and someone can do any work with her. ”

Han Daofa's father Han Yumin is also on the farm, the relationship between the two families is relatively close, Han Daofa's family has many children, but her family also has many old people, and they are not too old, rural elderly people in their sixties are still more than half of the labor force.

Han Daofa's father and brothers are three, just Han Daofa is a boy, he supports three families on one shoulder, and has five daughters, who expected to give birth to four sons, and the last one is twins. The youngest two children are only two years older than the eldest daughter Jingzhi's children.

Jingzhi's three younger sisters, Jing Yun, Jing Lan and Jing Mei, were all admitted to college, and the fifth Jingyu was also in high school. The four of them are all at home during the Spring Festival, and the girls in the countryside are all good at housework.