In December, cadres of the county party committee of Taoxi Commune went to the countryside to hold educational meetings in many brigades, and it is said that many socialist pests were unearthed.

The broadcast of Quanshi did not say whether Quanshi was selected as a pilot city, but if there were cadres going to the countryside, the brigade had to receive them and do things as required.

Chen Dongfang and Qiao Yibing were very nervous, and ran out every day to see how the education campaign of other brigades was carried out, so as to learn from experience and avoid some big pits.

They go out early and return late every day, their shoes are worn out, they are also much thinner, their eyes are bloodshot, but they dare not relax in the slightest.

Until the winter solstice, those county party committee cadres who went to the countryside suddenly left the commune, saying that the inspection was over, and Chen Dongfang and Qiao Yibing were a little unresponsive.

What's going on? That's how the re-education campaign ended? Not for their alpine brigade?

Chen Dongfang and Qiao Yibing were overjoyed and hurriedly rushed back to the Gaoshan Brigade to inform everyone of the good news.

As soon as Father Qiao heard the news, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl, it was very simple, the Gaoshan Brigade was too remote, and it was a well-known poor place, and those cadres who went to the countryside disdained to come.

The other cadres knew that they would not face the education movement, and they were also in a good mood, and they hummed songs one after another and left the brigade headquarters.

When Qiao's father was about to leave, Bai Meilan called out to him and gave him a small bag of glutinous rice noodles, "This is a good thing, you take this glutinous rice noodles back to rub the rice balls and celebrate it at home." ”

"Thank you. Qiao's father didn't refuse, thinking that he would ask Qiao's mother to send something over.

When he went back, Qiao's mother was rubbing the balls with her four children, using the glutinous rice flour that Qiao Jiayue took out.

The snow-white balls were formed under the rubbing of the palms of both hands, and then pressed with the fingertips, the balls were instantly flattened, leaving a pit.

This is the case for the local glutinous rice balls, which are boiled with yam and brown sugar, and the light brown soup has a unique taste with flat rice balls floating in it.

"Abba. Qiao Jiayue saw Qiao's father coming back and hurriedly greeted him, she thought that he would not come back until midnight like a few days ago.

Qiao's father handed the glutinous rice flour in his hand to Qiao's mother, said where it came from, went to wash his hands, and joined the team of kneading the balls.

"Abba, are you going out tomorrow?" Qiao Hongzhi asked, he went out early and returned late like this, and their brothers and sisters were very distressed when they saw it.

Father Qiao shook his head, "No, the cadres who went to the countryside will go back, and they won't come to our brigade." ”

A few children looked at each other and grinned, it was really good, their school has been very strict recently, but they are afraid that the upper authorities will suddenly come to check, and now they can finally relax a little.

Qiao Jiayue ran over to get a bottle of strawberry jam, "Abba, brothers, let's wrap strawberry-stuffed rice balls!"

Qiao's mother crushed the peanuts and mixed them with sugar, but in this moment, they wrapped several strawberry dumplings.

"Do you want to wrap some peanut stuffing?" asked Qiao's mother, picking up the bamboo plaque on the side, ready to cook the rice balls.

"Auntie, just wrap the strawberry stuffing, and keep the buns for these broken peanuts. Qiao Jiayue looked at the remaining glutinous rice balls, which were not enough to wrap peanut filling.

"Okay, then you guys hurry up, I'll cook this pot of rice balls first. Qiao's mother took the bamboo plaque into the kitchen, lifted the lid of the pot, and a white heat rushed to her face.

The water in the pot was already boiling, and the yam cut into pieces was tumbling in the water, and as soon as the rice balls were poured, the bubbling water instantly calmed down.

Qiao's mother covered the pot, stuffed a handful of firewood into the stove, and waited for the rice balls in the pot to roll a few times before adding brown sugar.

She took a clay bowl alone and filled it with rice balls, and then lifted the lid on the other stove to fill a large bowl of radish and duck soup.

"Xiaochi, Xiaochi, come on. Qiao's mother put these two bowls into the food basket and instructed Qiao Hongzhi to send them to Grandpa Qiao and Grandma Qiao.

The winter solstice is also considered to be the best nourishing time of the year, and if you have mutton or dog meat to eat, this tonic effect is even better.

The old people believe in this very much, the conditions were not good a few years ago, but now the conditions are improving, and every household is killing chickens and ducks, and there is no fall.

When the child ate the rice balls, the old man smiled and said, "I'm a year older again!"

Qiao Jiayue squinted her eyes and followed Qiao Hongzhi to deliver food.

When they arrived at the door of Grandpa Qiao's house, they happened to meet Uncle Qiao Qi and Aunt Qiao Qi, at this time, Aunt Qiao's belly was already quite big, and it was said that the expected date of delivery was after the year.

And looking at their appearance, after the red is divided, they still have to go to the city for the New Year.

Qiao Hongzhi and Qiao Jiayue said hello to them, and then went in to find Grandpa Qiao.

Grandpa Qiao sat in the hall, his chest rising and falling, his face was ugly, he glanced at the two children, only nodded his head, and did not speak.

The brother and sister glanced at each other, guessing that Grandpa Qiao was angry with Aunt Qiao Qi, and they didn't say much, leaving their things and hurriedly leaving.

When they returned home, Qiao's mother had already put all the rice balls on the table, and everyone was sitting at the table, waiting for them.

The two hurriedly sat down, and then they started, the glutinous rice balls were soft and glutinous, and the glutinous rice balls were smooth and sweet.

The strawberry-stuffed rice balls are round, and after cooking, the skin is much thinner, and the red color inside is faintly revealed.

Qiao Jiayue scooped up a strawberry filled rice ball with a spoon, and gently bit the skin, and the filling inside couldn't wait to flow out, filling the spoon, pink and white, extremely beautiful.

Qiao Hongzhi likes to eat sweet food the most, one after another, and his mouth is stuffed with bulging, like a little hamster.

Qiao Jiayue stuffed the spoon into her mouth, the sweetness of the strawberries mixed with the softness of the glutinous rice, the taste was very good.

She squinted her eyes and thought that if there were more glutinous rice flour, she could make many types of dim sum.

The next day, Qiao's father went to find Lin Guoping, and the time to go was just right, he happened to be at home, and the two chatted about the recent policy.

Lin Guoping poured a glass of water for Qiao's father, and said with a smile: "The brigade on the mountain is poor and white, there is nothing to toss, even if there are cadres to go, it is a formality." ”

"The highlight is in the north. Lin Guoping is now the commune's propaganda officer, "You don't have to worry, you can do production with peace of mind." ”

Qiao's father understood what Lin Guoping meant, that is, this policy is in full swing in the towns and villages in the north, and the south is just meaningful.

But when he thought that his sister-in-law was in the north, he would have to suffer, and he couldn't help sighing, and it seemed that he had to send something more to support.

"Zhengyu, can you speak in the brigade now?" Lin Guoping knocked on the table, "If the situation is not right next year, I may send a few talents to your brigade." ”

Father Qiao pondered in his heart, "Okay." "They talked about something similar in the summer, and he didn't say no then, and he won't now.

He didn't think that Lin Guoping would deliberately find fault with himself and arrange people for himself, just to protect those people in disguise.

After chatting, Qiao's father felt much more at ease, and he went home a little faster.

This was the inside information he had gotten, and he didn't plan to tell the rest of the brigade.