Chapter 62 Laba Porridge
Li Xin temporarily settled down in Zhuangzi, where so many rape and peas were planted! Now let her go, she is also not at ease. Although she may not be able to help much if she stays here, at least ask for peace of mind!
It's really getting colder, and the frost is getting thicker every day. Every evening, water is put into the ditches between the fields to reduce the damage caused by frost. There were also many stacks of straw in the fields, all of which were straw collected during the autumn harvest. There was also some firewood buried in the haystack, and on top were some small branches with verdant leaves.
In the past few days, Li Xin has arranged for people to watch it, and if the frost is too heavy, he will beat gongs and drums to wake everyone up. Then they lit the haystacks in the field, and the straw was dry, so it was easy to catch fire, and there was firewood buried in it, so it could burn for a longer time. The green branches on it are used to create smoke, and when the haystack is lit, there are green branches on it, and a lot of smoke will be produced.
It's really a good toss for a few days, with measures in western Zhejiang, although there are still frostbitten rape and peas, but there are very few.
On this day, the sky that had been gloomy for a few days finally cleared, and the sun was shining, and it was full of hope at once. When he got up early in the morning, Li Xin found that the temperature began to warm up, and it was not as cold as the previous two days. When I walked out of the door, everyone who saw Zhuangzi, whether it was an adult or a child, was all smiling. Li Xin also became happy, this level is finally over, I hope that rape and peas can grow well!
After the weather warmed up for a few days, Li Xin led everyone to plant potatoes, and tomatoes and peppers began to grow. After finishing all this work, Li Xin returned to Sanshi Town.
Wu Fei Rabbit is gone, and time flies really quickly. Soon it will be Laba, Laba will boil Laba porridge. Wen Hao and Yueting have been arguing for several days, and they want to put this and that. The ingredients for boiling laba porridge were prepared a few days beforehand, and on the evening of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the various ingredients began to be processed. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, before dawn, Li Xin had already gotten up.
The ingredients for boiling Laba porridge have already been soaked, and the soaked ingredients are even less time-consuming to boil. There are really a lot of materials, including red dates, lotus seeds, walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, pine nuts, longan, raisins, ginkgo seeds, red beans, peanuts, ...... No less than twenty kinds. The main ingredient is naturally the best japonica rice.
Put all the ingredients in the pot and slowly boil over low heat. By the time Wenbo got up, Laba porridge had already been boiled, and the whole kitchen was filled with the sweet and silky taste of Laba porridge.
"Eldest sister, is the porridge ready?" As soon as he got up, Wen Hao went to the kitchen.
"Little gluttonous cat, it's already fine, you can eat it after washing your face." Li Xin said as he took the basin in Wen Hao's hand and scooped hot water into the cauldron on the stove. There is no thermos pot in this world, and hot water can only be boiled freshly, so Li Xin usually gets up earlier than his younger siblings and boils a big pot of water while making breakfast. In summer, you don't feel cold when you wash your face with cold water in the morning, but in winter, the water is as cold as ice, and most people can't stand washing with cold water.
"That's it." Wen Hao turned the basin and tried the water inside, it was a little hot, so he mixed in some cold water, and saw that the water temperature was right, so he hurriedly took the water to the kitchen door to wash.
"Don't be in a hurry, wash it clean, otherwise today's Laba porridge will not be your share." Looking at Wen Hao's appearance, Li Xin smiled and said angrily.
"I'll wash it well, my eldest sister wants me to keep the porridge."
Soon, Wenbo also brought Yuexiang and Yueting to the kitchen, each with a wooden basin in their hands. The basin was specially bought by Li Xin, one for each person, and he used his own basin. Wenbo theirs is a little bigger, and Yueting is the smallest in the family, so Yueting's basin is also the lowest, a small one, and it looks pocket-sized and cute. Li Xin was afraid that she would not be able to hold it if it was too big, so she specially got a small one for her.
After scooping hot water for each of them, they went to mix it with cold water and went out to wash themselves with the water.
The children of the poor are in charge of the house early, and the children in the family are very strong, even the youngest Yueting will wash and eat by herself, never need help from others, and will help to do light work. Soon, Wen Hao had already washed up, entered the kitchen, and looked at Li Xin with a pitiful face, he wanted to drink laba porridge.
Since my father passed away, the family has never cooked Laba porridge, and every year Aunt Zhang's family cooks it and they send a little. However, Aunt Zhang's family is not having a good time, there are not many Laba porridge boiled, and there is not much that can be given to them. Moreover, in the village, sugar is also a valuable thing, and where you are willing to eat it in normal times, even if you are willing to boil Laba porridge, you are only willing to put a few cheap ingredients and put a little bit of sugar. Some people don't use sugar directly, or just eat it lightly, and some people put salt.
Watching Li Xin prepare all kinds of materials for boiling laba porridge before, Wen Hao began to be hungry for laba porridge, thinking about it all day.
"Wait a minute, don't rush to eat yet." Li Xin took the bowl out and began to scoop the porridge. After scooping up the porridge, Wenbo also washed up and came in. Li Xin handed over the first bowl of porridge to Wenbo and Wen Hao. The first bowl of Laba porridge is to worship the ancestors, and I can't eat it first at home. The two went to worship their ancestors, and Li Xin scooped out a lot of porridge and divided it into several portions in a clay pot, which were given away.
The next thing is to eat at home, Li Xin first scooped Yuexiang and Yueting with a small bowl, and also scooped two bowls for Wenbo and Wenhao to cool down, and she also scooped a bowl herself.
Today's porridge is boiled well, sweet and glutinous, sweet and delicious, it attracts people when it smells, and it is even more delicious when you take a sip.
The family also began to drink laba porridge, and Li Xin also scooped a big bowl for Zhu Yong. After drinking Laba porridge, Wenbo and Wen Hao were about to go to the academy, and Li Xin brought a jar of Laba porridge and asked them to send it to Master Zhou of the academy. On this day, there is a custom of giving Laba porridge to each other among relatives and friends, and Master Zhou will definitely not accept it.
"Sister, keep some more for me! I still want to eat. Before going out, Wen Hao looked at Li Xin pitifully.
"There's a lot of porridge, and there's a lot left! Don't worry about it all the time, you'll be able to eat for a few days. "Laba porridge can't be eaten in one day, it needs to be boiled more. The leftover Laba porridge, which is preserved after a few days of eating, is a good omen, taking the meaning of its surplus every year.
Wen Hao went out with Wenbo with confidence, and Li Xin distributed the packed laba porridge, one for Zhu Yong to drive the carriage to Uncle Zhang's house, and the other for her to carry to the shopkeeper Sun of Pinxiang Pavilion.
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