Liang Yu and Xu Bimei followed the second aunt to pick dumpling leaves, and Chen Xiang went back with Ye Caiping. Chu Jiaqiang went to the backyard to take a look, where there were a few red and blue trees. The second uncle cut the pork into strips, mixed a little red and blue, and added peanuts as a dumpling heart.

Zongye, also known as palm leaf, grows in the vast mountains and mountains, has a developed root system and strong vitality, which is not only a good vegetation for soil and water protection, but also an inexhaustible wealth, and is the "green bank" of the people in the mountainous areas.

It contains a large number of chlorophyll and a variety of amino acids that are beneficial to the human body, and can extract natural flavors and fragrances and food additives.

It can be used not only for making zongzi, but also for packaging other foods and table decorations and food foils, and can also be used to weave utensils, make lunch boxes and cut into various shapes. Zongye leaves, naturally grown, non-toxic, non-polluting, and can be harvested every year, can be harvested every season, as food packaging, with no pollution and use of "disposable".

Therefore, it is called "natural green food" by today's nutritionists.

Red and blue is a plant that, like tea, is also leaf picking. When picked, it is green, but when heated, it changes color, and the glutinous rice is dyed red and blue, so the villagers of Chujiazhai have always called it red and blue.

"The mung beans are cooked," the second aunt asked when she came back.

"It's been good a long time ago, I've mixed all the glutinous rice." The second uncle said. Mung beans are mixed with glutinous rice, and such zongzi will not be so quick to eat. Otherwise, just glutinous rice, you will soon have enough to eat.

The dumpling leaves are picked back and boiled in water again, so that they can be finished and the bacteria on them can also be destroyed. After boiling, scoop it up and put it in cold water to cool. These leaves are not glass, so don't worry about them bursting when they cool out. After cooling, you can wrap the zongzi when you scoop it up.

At this time. Chu Jiawan came back. Seeing that everyone was preparing to make zongzi, he immediately threw the schoolbag to his brother and made up a copy.

Seeing that this girl began to eat peanuts as soon as she came up, the second aunt immediately glared and said, "Go and wash your hands, you are so adults, and you are still crazy all day long." What kind of system? ”

Chu Jiawan sighed. Eat the peanuts in your hand before running to wash your hands.

Several old women helped to make zongzi together, even Mrs. Ye was no exception, everyone worked together to have a taste. When the pot is cooked, everyone eats it here, and in the evening, you can take some back. It's much better than being busy at home, and the festival is just an atmosphere, isn't it?

"Do you want to wrap triangle dumplings?" The second aunt asked everyone. In their Chu family village. I like two kinds of zongzi: triangular zongzi and long zongzi.

"Don't have so many triangular dumplings! Just worship God and use a little, it is better for people to eat rice dumplings. The second uncle said. The triangular dumplings are very small, and they are not available without a few bites, and they are difficult to untie and inconvenient. It is also a troublesome job for those who make zongzi.

Some of the others didn't know how. So there is no right to speak, those old men must know, and they all nodded, agreeing with Chu Shengmin's statement.

The shape of zongzi varies according to the different folk customs in various places, and the saying is not the same, there are regular triangles, oblique triangles, spiral angles, shovel head shapes, etc.; Or triangular shape, quadrangular pyramid, pillow-shaped, small pagoda-shaped, round bar shape can also be. The materials used for zongzi leaves are also different, such as bamboo leaves, banana leaves or dried lotus leaves.

The second aunt chooses 2-3 dumpling leaves. Fold these leaves in a staggered manner, that is, the top leaves can press half of the bottom leaves. Then fold the dumpling leaves into a funnel shape, and put a small half of beans and rice in this funnel, and then put the zongzi heart. Then put some beans and rice to cover the rice dumplings. The beans and the mouth of the funnel can be level, too little zongzi is very deflated, too much can not be contained.

This is the practice of wrapping triangular dumplings, this step is not very difficult, but the bundling is a little troublesome because of the irregular shape.

If you use fatty pork to make zongzi, it should not be tied tightly, and the tightness is moderate. If you use lean pork, you should tie it tightly, because the lean meat will shrink after cooking, and the fat juice of the zongzi filling will leak into the water, which cannot maintain the fat and glutinous of the zongzi.

"Don't the hell!" Chu Jiaqiang saw that Zhou Furong and the others were not wrapped, and immediately said with a smile. Obviously, I want to wrap long dumplings, but no matter how you look at it, they are big and pointy.

"I'm okay, look at that guy." Zhou Furong pointed at Chen Wu and said.

Everyone looked over and sweated wildly. I saw that Chen Wu's zongzi was thick in the middle, with two pointed ends and a fusiform shape. To wrap such a zongzi, it is not difficult, I really can't figure it out, how can it be wrapped like this.

"What are you doing here?" Chu Jiaqiang wiped his sweat.

"Wrap zongzi!" Chen Wu said confidently.

"Have you ever seen a rice dumpling like this?" Li Quan took the zongzi over, and he also felt great admiration for this unique zongzi.

Others are also ridiculous, Rao is Hong Lao and others have lived for more than half a century, and it is the first time to see such a deformed zongzi.

"I'll leave this one to yourself!" Chu Jiaqiang said.

At this time, Chen Wu suddenly thought about something and looked at everyone. Zhou Furong smiled: "What do you see us doing? If you don't eat this, can't we eat it? ”

"No, I forgot if I had a dumpling heart." Chen Wu said embarrassedly.

When others heard this, they were even more impressed. Chen Wu immediately untied the rope and flipped over the glutinous rice and the like inside, and found that there was really no meat filling or the like.

"Since there is no filling, pour the ingredients back! Don't bother. Chu Jiaqiang said.

Chen Wu saw that he was indeed not the material for making zongzi, so he had to smile and put the things back. Then, Chu Jiaqiang sent this guy to burn the fire. Bring the water to a boil first, and then put the rice dumplings down.

Because of the large number of people, a large number of zongzi were quickly wrapped, and the second uncle put the zongzi in the pot to cook.

After cooking, the second uncle first untied a few and used them to worship the gods, so that the ghosts and gods could eat first, and then everyone could eat, which is an unwritten rule.

Because most of the zongzi are made of glutinous rice, they are highly viscous, indigestible, and lack of fiber, containing too much fat, salt, and sugar, so it is not beneficial to eat more.

While eating zongzi, it can be combined with vegetables and fruits to help intestinal and stomach peristalsis, and can avoid intestinal and gastrointestinal indigestion caused by eating zongzi. In addition, it is best not to eat zongzi two hours before going to bed, and do not touch cold melons and fruits that contain a lot of water, such as watermelon, so as not to cause diarrhea or abdominal pain.

These are all things to pay special attention to, and Yang Lao told everyone in advance. It's good to have a doctor at home, at least to remind yourself what to pay attention to.

"Don't eat too much!" Chu Jiaqiang also reminded that, especially people like Zhou Furong, who have not lost their size.