The twenty-ninth day of the lunar month was also very busy.

In the morning, I borrowed a big wooden retort from Feng Jiasheng's house, put the glutinous rice that had been soaked overnight into it, boiled a pot of water in the cauldron, spread a special wooden frame on it, put the wooden retort on the shelf, and boiled it in the stove to steam.

After steaming, tie the retort with a rope, Feng Zhenchang and Feng Dongming carried it to the common stone mortar in the mound, Feng Jiasheng waited there with three sticks, and their glutinous rice had just been beaten.

Feng Yiping scooped spoonfuls of glutinous rice into the stone mortar, and the three adults pounded it one by one. It takes strength to play glutinous rice cakes, and it is also a technical job, and several people must also have a tacit understanding.

Probably like this, in turn, one hot stick lifts up, the next one falls down, one after another, if the cooperation is not good, two people lift the stick at the same time, and the uncooked glutinous rice will be brought up by the stick.

The three of them shouted a simple trumpet, pounded it with a stick for almost ten minutes, and their heads were sweaty. Feng Zhenchang handed the stick in his hand to Dongming, glued a hand of cold water to the basin next to him, and then grabbed the stick in the glutinous rice cake with his hand.

The three sticks were pulled out, and Feng Yiping ran home with the plank. A big dustpan has been prepared at home, and Mei Qiuping looked through it, "This year's glutinous rice is good, and this glutinous rice is also good." ”

She kept her hands on it, kneading it into several flatbreads while it was hot, and spread them in the dustpan. Wait for it to dry slightly, and then cut the flatbread into long strips, and then fry them in oil or cook a few strips underneath, which is a common way to eat in rural areas.

Of course, there are so many of them, you can't eat them all in the New Year, and if you dry the rest there, it will dry up and scatter. Therefore, everything that cannot be eaten in the first month is soaked in well water, so that even in summer, it is still whole, and it will not become sour.

You can also cut the long strips into regular slices and fry them in hot oil, and when you take them out, they look similar to shrimp chips, and they taste good. In the past, everyone was generally in difficulty, and when they had no money to buy any snacks, every family would fry some during the New Year.

Some people will add chili powder to a mortar of glutinous rice, which is beaten out, fully sliced and fried, sprinkled with salt, and served as a dish.

At noon, of course, Feng Jiasheng and Dongming were called to dinner, and Feng Zhenchang went to the mound and called some people over, and in the end, there were ten people sitting around.

This year, he finally paid off all his debts, Feng Zhenchang was in a good mood, and he worked hard to persuade him to drink wine on the table, and he ate a meal until more than two o'clock in the afternoon, and drank five bottles of bottled liquor. In the past two days, there were many things in each family, and then the women of several families came to the door to find their men, so they stopped.

When the table is cleaned up, the house is busy again. Feng Zhenchang, who was slightly drunk, made a few catties of braised pork with the marinade brought back from the provincial capital, and Feng Yiping and his mother prepared to fry a snack.

This kind of thing is also sold in stores, called cat ears, and they call it more elegantly here, called cloud fruit.

It's also very simple to make, dilute it with brown sugar in hot water, and then use it to mix with noodles, and add a few eggs together. The noodles are reconciled, put on the hot stove and wake up for half an hour, then roll out the dough into slices, roll it up again, cut it into thin slices, put it in the oil pan and fry it over low heat, and when it changes color, you can scoop it up, it is fragrant and sweet, and the children who come to pay New Year's greetings like it.

After frying the cloud fruit, and fried glutinous rice balls, this should be a unique local snack, different from the namesake of the Hui dish of the same name. It is made of glutinous rice flour and rice flour and flour together, and finally rolled into a small round cake the size of a tea cup, about one centimeter thick, and finally put it in the oil pan to fry, and when it becomes golden brown, it is done. Every time he cooks vegetables, puts them on top of the pot and cooks them 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 household in the village is like this, the fire in the stove is basically not extinguished, they are all preparing for the New Year's food, usually the oil is saved to eat, but now it is different, every household is making such and such fried things, and the garden is full of various aromas.

The various dishes that are made are actually not precious, one is that it takes some time, and the second is fried, so there are many opportunities to do it, so it is grand.

People with tape recorders, such as Feng Weidong's house, turned on the sound to the maximum, and from morning to night, festive songs were played.

After completing all kinds of preparations for the New Year at home, or young people who don't want to help with these things, they get together on the threshing floor and on the hill and happily talk about various things they have seen and heard in the past year.

The children enjoy these days even more, running from the front to the back of the mound, holding all kinds of firecrackers in their hands, and lighting one coldly, and the frightened adults are not angry.

These days of the New Year, no matter how harsh the adults are to the children, they rarely scold, let alone fight, if the children cry at home, the omen is not good, right? So these days, it's really a paradise for children, eating, drinking, having fun, and parents don't blame them for doing something wrong.

Still frying glutinous rice balls, Feng Hongbing's mother sent a small dustpan to fry their steamed dumplings, and their family also fried Yuncai fruit, but they didn't fry the dumplings, so they took a bowl of dumplings back.

Such a situation, later can not see, everyone has some money in their hands, the variety of goods on the street is becoming more and more diverse, the family is too lazy to spend so much effort, spend so much effort, directly spend money to buy, the New Year's Day on the New Year's Day at home eating snacks and watching TV, go out less, visit the door less, not much more lively than the city.

I'm finally done, and I'm busy making dinner again. In the evening, a large circle of guests was called, and the second uncle and Feng Mingzhi were also there. As soon as everyone started drinking, Feng Zhenchang remembered something, got up and went to the kitchen to bring the mutton stewed carrots to the table, and Mei Qiuping's face changed at that time.

After nine o'clock and sending the guests away, Mei Qiuping and Feng Zhenchang quarreled again, "I stewed it for Yiping to eat, what are you going to do with it? Pork beef and chicken are not enough? So expensive mutton, where do you eat with mutton?"

This is the case in rural areas, on the one hand, they are all very generous and sympathetic. If someone doesn't even have enough meat for the New Year for various reasons, then don't worry at all, there will be many people rushing to send it.

On the other hand, it is very calculating. For example, my family uses three yuan of cigarettes to entertain guests, and your family uses two yuan, and similar trivial things may be gossip for a few years, what a pick, ignorant ah.

Feng Zhenchang, who drank wine, was also unreasonable, "I can't eat it if I eat it evenly?" Besides, there is no mutton on the table because they didn't buy mutton. ”

Mei Qiuping retorted, "Zhicheng's family bought it, did you eat it when you went to their house for dinner?"

The processing workshop in the mound was opened by Feng Zhicheng's family, and it is considered a solid family in the mould.

Feng Zhenchang's neck stiffened, "You are stewing in the kitchen, everyone smells it, I am embarrassed to go out to meet people if you don't serve it?"

Mei Qiuping was washing the dishes with a big gesture, Feng Yiping was worried that she would smash the pot, and muttered, "You just can't see how much money you have in your hand, and you don't even know how old you are with a few money." ”

Seeing that the more she talked, Feng Zhenchang became more and more annoyed, Feng Yiping really wanted to throw the troublesome leg of lamb out to feed the dog, it would save trouble.

Feng Yiping knew that when they quarreled, it was useless to persuade them, and no one could persuade them. It seems that quarrels are their norm, they quarrel every few days, cold war for a few days, and then reconcile as before, regardless of previous suspicions, and come again every few days, their days are like this, day by day, year after year, it is estimated that they themselves are used to it.

In the world of his parents, he still doesn't understand and doesn't understand. Together, they often quarrel, separated, and worried a lot. That year, her son was born, and during the confinement, Mei Qiuping went over to help take care of her, leaving Feng Zhenchang alone in her hometown, and the two of them made a phone call at least a day. Although I am reluctant to pay for long-distance calls, I can't say a few words every time, and there is nothing new in what I say, that is, how is today, are you tired? Have you eaten? Did you eat well? Did you sleep well yesterday? I said this over and over again, but the thick concern was overflowing.

Of course, it is also possible that as the saying goes, distance produces beauty.

What can be done about such a troubleless parent now? Feng Yiping had no choice but to shout loudly, "Mom, forget it, don't say a few words." ”

For the sake of his face, Mei Qiuping finally shut up.

Feng Yiping said to Feng Zhenchang again, "Dad, it's time to cook meat." ”

I have long heard that some people are setting off firecrackers, and according to custom, when cooking the meat eaten during the New Year, a string of firecrackers must be set off. I also heard the sound of "dangdang" and paper beating from many people's homes.

The so-called paper is to buy the yellow paper that will be burned to the ancestors tomorrow, and use a mold to densely print copper coins.

Although Feng Zhenchang was also full of fire, he still went to the jar to take out the prepared piece of meat according to his words, washed it, put it in a pot to cook, and then lit a cigarette and went outside to set off a string of 800 firecrackers.

Feng Yiping and his mother were not idle, they chose the dishes they would use tomorrow, boiled some hot water to wash them, and put them for later use.

When the meat was cooked, according to the usual practice, Feng Zhenchang cut off a few pieces of lean meat and asked Feng Yiping to eat them, and he and Mei Qiuping also ate a piece of thin and fat.

While everyone was still talking, Feng Yiping said, "Dad, Mom, do we have a rule." If you want to buy something in the future, you should discuss it at home first, and if there is an argument, you will fight at home, unify your opinions, write them down on paper, and then face them one by one, so it's okay!"

The husband and wife were a little stunned and embarrassed, but they left all the previous unpleasantness behind them and glanced at each other. It seems that not only the father has an opinion, but also the son. Are we a little willful?

Mei Qiuping replied indiscriminately, "What you said is reasonable, I'll discuss it with your father." ”

Feng Zhenchang said, "It's not early, I have to get up early tomorrow and go to bed." ”

It was not early, it was close to midnight, and after a hasty wash, the family hurriedly went to bed.

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