Because there is nothing important to worry about for the time being, the days of the summer solstice are relatively leisurely. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info eats and drinks every day, and watches Old Man Xia tune ~ teach Second Uncle Xia and Xia Zhu. In addition to reading and writing, she also does some needlework.

She's hardly alone at the time. Sun Lan'er will come over to accompany her whenever she is free, as well as Layue, Sun Xiu'er, and the two cousins of the martial family. May, July and Guo Yuhuan also always came to her and did needlework with her.

Sometimes they go up to the room in the backyard. If the summer solstice doesn't go to the backyard, everyone will come to her house in the front yard. On the summer solstice, the house is warm, cleaned up, and there is always something to eat. And there are no elders around, so it's more comfortable, so the little girls are happy to come to her.

May, July and Guo Yuhuan were especially diligent.

They also like to talk to Xia Solstice and inquire about Fucheng. Therefore, almost every day on the summer solstice, the house is full of laughter. The eldest girl never came to the house when she was doing the little moon, and the second girl didn't come to the house of the summer solstice.

Everyone knows about the big girl and doesn't bother her. However, May, July and Guo Yuhuan would go to see the big girl from time to time and talk to the big girl.

On this day, Xia Zhi read Li Xia's letter in the backyard, and Mrs. Wu came to visit the door. While speaking, Mrs. Wu mentioned that there was a certain kind of cloth missing for needlework, and it was not worth buying it, and asked Mrs. Xia if there was anything similar here. Such things are common among the neighbors of the Zhuang family, not to mention that Mrs. Wu is a real relative of the Xia family.

Mrs. Xia agreed. However, she rummaged through the cabinet for a long time, but she did not find a suitable one. Xia Zhi remembered that he seemed to have a similar piece of cloth on the side, so he told Mrs. Xia and Mrs. Wu, and then went back to the front yard.

Because it was winter, the back door in the front yard was always closed. Xia Zhi opened the door lightly and entered the hall, she considered that the eldest girl was still recuperating, so she didn't want to disturb her.

Then she heard the low cry of the eldest girl, and the low voice of comfort from the second girl, saying that she should not take it to heart.

“…… I didn't eat them anyway, they didn't care...... , sister, be more relaxed, otherwise what can be done. We don't have anywhere to go. You can still take care of your body in Lao Xia's house, if you go back to the house, how can you eat and drink, and you have to work, I don't know what kind of in-laws to find for you...... It's definitely not going to be any better......"

Xia Zhi frowned slightly, and he could take his steps seriously.

The eldest girl's crying immediately stopped, and the second girl stopped talking.

Xia Zhi thought about it, so he didn't go to the East House, but returned directly to the West House. Today, Sun Laowu's family has a job, so Sun Lan'er didn't come, and the Westinghouse is empty. Xia Zhi quickly found the piece of cloth and took it out of the Westinghouse.

When I walked into the hall, I met Erya.

The second girl looked dumbfounded, and stood there as if there was no suitable place for her hands and feet.

"Sister Xia Zhi, are you back?" Er Ya greeted Xia Zhi carefully, while thinking that he was not attracting attention, in fact, he obviously looked at Xia Zhi's face.

"Ahh Xia Zhi replied, "I'll come back and find something." Is the eldest sister asleep, where is my mother, is she at home?"

Erya immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "My sister is asleep. My aunt went to the door, it seems that she went to the house of Lao Du. ”

"Oh, then you should take good care of the eldest sister. Xia Zhi instructed Erya and went back to the backyard.

gave the whole piece of cloth to Mrs. Wu, who happily took it home and went to do needlework. Xia Zhi didn't tell Mrs. Xia what she had just heard. She didn't tell anyone.

Two days later, Xia Zhi inquired with Sun Lan'er in private, and then he knew what was going on. It turned out that she was fine when she was there, but once she was not there, and Tian was not in front of her, May, July and Guo Yuhuan had no scruples when they talked to the eldest girl.

May, July and Guo Yuhuan's attitude towards the big girl is fine, but the words that come out are tingling, the kind that is specifically stabbed at the most painful place of the big girl. Sun Lan'er didn't pay attention at first, but when she heard it once, she felt that something was wrong.

Sun Lan'er talked to Xia Zhixue once.

“…… It was said in May. May's mouth is really coincidental, we can't say this. I see that the eldest girl's face has changed, but she can't find anything wrong with May......"

What kind of temperament May is, the summer solstice has long been known. Now it seems that those days in May in Fucheng have improved a lot in some aspects.

However, these May did not show it in front of her, and May behaved much more sensible and supple in front of her than in the past, and she didn't bully Layue anymore.

Xia Zhi knew in her heart, and before she could do anything, the Xia family ushered in a big event: the season of making dumplings had arrived.

This is a custom unique to Bukjinfu. Every cold winter wax moon, every household will wrap out a whole tank of dumplings, and then eat until the spring of the next year.

The materials used in the dumplings are all local, and the noodles are ground according to a certain proportion and noodles with large and small yellow rice, and then the small bean paste, which is called red bean paste in the later world, is wrapped into fist-sized bean paste bags, steamed and then immediately frozen, and stored in a large clay tank.

After that, it's all about eating and grabbing.

After most people have made dumplings, the staple food every morning in the future will be dumplings. The frozen dumplings can be steamed in the pot and then steamed, which is very fast and convenient.

This kind of gluttony is not only delicious, but also very rich in nutritional value, and is a must-have food for every cat in winter and New Year.

The person in charge of this matter of the Xia family is the head of the family, Old Man Xia.

Usually, the meals at home are taken care of by Mrs. Xia, even if the guests come to Mrs. Xia, they usually ask, and Mrs. Xia is in charge. However, the matter of Bao Bao is presided over by Old Man Xia. It can also be seen from this how important the matter of making dumplings is.

This is not only the preparation of food, but also an activity that is close to ritual. This is not only the case in the Xia family, but also in other families.

This summer, the old man gathered everyone together and decided to make a few shares of people together.

In just one or two days, it is necessary to prepare enough food for the family to eat for several months, which obviously requires collective labor, so Mr. Xia has to concentrate the labor force at home. In addition, it also takes into account the special situation of Second Uncle Xia's family.

Second Uncle Xia didn't have a grain of food at home, and this bag of noodles and beans had to be provided by Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia.

Everyone was making a meal together, but some things were still separated.

In addition to Second Uncle Xia's share, Xia Zhi's family and Third Uncle Xia's family had to produce their own raw materials, and they took the dumplings back to their own homes and arranged them to eat by themselves.

There is no objection to this arrangement.

Then, several groups of people weighed the big yellow rice and the small yellow rice respectively, and Uncle Xia got into the car and went to the mill with Old Man Xia, Second Uncle Xia, and Master Xia with a few bags of rice.

By the time they came back, it was already dark.

The master ate something casually and immediately began to make noodles.

In order to make the noodles ferment quickly, they first lifted three large vats to the kang, and then added noodles to the jars, added water, and began to roll up their sleeves to mix the noodles.

At this time, it is the women who make a move, and the main force of the noodles is Old Man Xia, Second Uncle Xia and Third Uncle Xia. Old Man Xia didn't let Xia Qiao get started.

This kind of strength work must be handled by young and middle-aged men, and Xia Qiao looks immature ~ tender. Old man Xia is old and strong, and he is not compromised.

The little black fish loves to be lively, and he was not convinced, so he washed his hands and rolled up his sleeves and came to Old Man Xia's side, insisting on helping Old Man Xia and noodles.

Old Man Xia said that you and don't move, but he still loves his little son in his heart, so he smiled and let the little black fish try it. The little black fish was red-faced, and he couldn't stir the large dough that already occupied more than half a tank.

Old Man Xia laughed again, and drove the little black fish away, only letting him help add water. The little black fish was also quite happy, and he finally got involved.

After all the lights, the three of them reconciled the noodles. Cover with a lid and burn more fire under the stove so that the dough can rise quickly.

It went on all night. The next day, when I came to the backyard on the summer solstice, I first saw how the dough was doing. The dough, which originally took up only half a jar, has nearly doubled.

Mrs. Xia told Xia Zhi that the dough was very good, and she could make dumplings at night. So after breakfast, everyone gathered together and started picking beans.

This bean is also from each family.

A large boxy basket was placed on the kang, and the women and children of the family sat around it, picking beans while chattering. There are no idlers at this time. Not only Aunt Xia, May, July and Guo Yuhuan came, but Guo Xi's daughter-in-law also came. In addition, Xia Zhi also called Sun Lan'er to come over to help.

This is also a common occurrence. When I make dumplings, my family doesn't have enough manpower, so I will ask close and neat big girls and little daughters-in-law to come over to help. You come to my house to help, I'll go to your house to help, work like this for a day or two, and wrap up all the dumplings.

Sun Lan'er works neatly, almost one on top of two. She also asked if there was a shortage of people when making dumplings on the night of the summer solstice. Xiu'er asked, if there was a shortage of people, she would come. ”

"Then let her come. "Xia Solstice immediately made the master.

The Xia family is actually not short of people. Xia Zhi found Sun Lan'er to come, and now let Sun Xiu'er come, mainly not to work. Everyone gathered together to talk and laugh in order to have fun.

Xia Zhi made up his mind with Sun Lan'er here, and then turned his head to say to Mrs. Xia.

Mrs. Xia also likes to be lively, especially the neat little girls, which she welcomes as many as she wants. No one thought of looking for the eldest and second girls to help. Tian didn't let them come over either.

After picking the beans, Mrs. Xia took her daughter-in-law and granddaughters to cook the bean paste. Bean paste is not easy to cook, and the requirements for heat are particularly strict. Mrs. Xia is the best at cooking bean paste, and even Xia Solstice came to the hall to help Mrs. Xia and learn how to cook bean paste by the way.

Mrs. Xia did not hide her daughter-in-law and granddaughters, and told her all the tricks. But there is one sentence that has been good since ancient times. That is: Master leads the door to practice in the individual.

For example, Aunt Xia, she couldn't cook bean paste well in her life, although she also studied seriously at that time.

After lunch, the noodles were ready and the bean paste was ready. Because the family was rich, Mrs. Xia also added a lot of sugar to it, and then scooped out a bowl for Xia Zhi to taste.

Xia Zhi took a bite and was immediately satisfied. She loves to eat red bean paste. The red bean paste cooked by Mrs. Xia is slightly inferior in terms of smoothness because there is no lard, but it is true that Xia Zhi prefers the taste and sweetness. And this kind of bean paste is also a little healthier.

Xia Zhi said okay, Mrs. Xia also tasted it herself, and then smiled. "This year, there is more sugar added, and it is sweeter than usual. "Almost all the sugar I bought on the summer solstice was used.

"It's okay, let's buy it again for the New Year. "Xia Solstice didn't care.

Mrs. Xia gave the bowl of bean paste to the little black fish and asked him to share it with his nephews. The little black fish held the bowl, followed by Xiao Shu'er, Xiao Xia Lin, and Xia Yang, like a string of small tails. Xia Zhu was dumbfounded, and he didn't dare to follow after all.

This was instructed by Second Uncle Xia and Second Aunt Xia to make him look like an adult, especially to distinguish him from Xiaoshu'er. He is about to marry a daughter-in-law, if he still eats bean paste with Xiao Shu'er, Xia Lin and Xia Yang, it will be too ugly.

Especially when it was seen by Old Man Xia, Old Lady Xia, and Xia Zhi, they definitely couldn't nod their heads in agreement.

In the evening, when it gets dark and the water drips into ice outside, this is the best time to wrap up your dumplings. Because at this time, the steamed dumplings will be frozen from the inside to the outside in the shortest time, and they can be stored for a longer time. Everyone chooses to make dumplings at night, and that's why.

Usually the men who cook and cook don't come forward, but today Old Man Xia took the lead and sat at the table, and then Xia Qiao.

Second Uncle Xia and Third Uncle Xia did not step forward.

Uncle Xia was very embarrassed, but there was no way, he could do other jobs very well, but he didn't know how to make food. If he is forced to wrap it, it is not only not good-looking, but it is guaranteed to reveal the filling after steaming in the pot.

It is said that Old Man Xia and Mrs. Xia also asked him to wrap it once before, but after steaming out two drawers of dumplings, they drove Uncle Xia off the table and refused to let him wrap it again.

Second Uncle Xia doesn't know how to make dumplings, he has never been on the table. It is said that Xia Xiucai is the same.

"You two will light the fire in a moment. The work of burning the fire will be handed over to the two of you, and Erzhu, who will also help your father burn the fire. Old Man Xia commanded.

Guo Xi's daughter-in-law and Guo Yuhuan were both at the table to help make the dumplings, Guo Xi didn't serve the table, and Old Man Xia didn't tell him. But he still has the sight to go out and help light the fire.

In addition to the Xia family's own people, Sun Lan'er and Sun Xiu'er, who had already been agreed, came to help, and Mrs. Wu also came, and she also brought two daughters-in-law and two little granddaughters. The two youngest granddaughters of the martial arts family are about the same age as Xia Zhi, and they are already very neat in housework, and they are also skilled workers.

Girls like them will help the family with the food when they are six or seven years old.

Everyone happily made dumplings and chatted casually. May suddenly spoke: "Hey, what about the eldest girl and the second girl?"