The wonton wrapper is rolled out thinly, the dough is chewy, and the meat filling is chopped with pork belly that is seven parts lean and three parts fat. The boiled wontons are snow-white and clear, with a little red and red meat filling looming in the middle, and they are accompanied by green green onions, like flowers blooming in the green leaves. The bone broth is delicious, and you can smell the aroma from afar. Scoop up a wonton and bite it down, it is incomparably fragrant and delicious, Yao Huang ate the wonton in one go, and even drank the soup.

After eating the wontons, Yao Huang measured the size of the shoes with a straw rope and handed them to Yao Hong, who had already made new clothes for Wenren Qianye and was ready to make new shoes for everyone. The most common clothes worn in the countryside are straw sandals made of straw rope and cloth shoes made of coarse buna. Cloth shoes are of good quality and generally last for several years. Making shoes may seem simple, but it's actually a very complex process. First of all, first of all, make a clip, on a flat plate, first spread a layer of paper, and spread the rags and rags that have been accumulated in ordinary times, and spread the whole paper; Brush it with a layer of residual porridge and spread a layer of rags. This is repeated several times, and when there are about five or six layers, it is taken to the sun to dry. After drying, you can make a blank for the sole. According to the size of the foot of the person wearing the shoe, the shape of the shoe is depicted. Cut the sun-dried cloth clips into the shape of the sole according to the shoe shape, glue the five or six layers of soles together along the top with white cloth strips, and then wrap the glued soles with a complete piece of good cloth on them, and then you can use needles. Wearing the soles of shoes is hard work because the soles are so thick that women have to use a lot of force to penetrate the soles. At this time, it is not enough to use a needle, you also need some small tools, such as an awl. Use an awl to cone out the eye on the sole of the shoe, and then use the needle to make it easier. The finer the stitches, the longer the life of the shoe. The cloth shoes which I made with the sole of the good 龗 are refreshing and breathable. Comfortable and lightweight. In the same way, you can also accommodate insoles, which are thinner than the soles. It is easier to accept, and many dexterous daughters-in-law will embroider flowers on the insole. Lifelike and very nice to see.

Yao Huang helped his sister make clips, seeing that the sun was in the west, Yao Hong went into the kitchen to cook dinner, and Yao Huang took the size of the family's shoes to cut the shoes. The cloth clip is very thick, and it is very difficult for ordinary people to cut it, but it is a small meaning for Yao Huang, and after a while, several pairs of shoes were cut. The aroma of food wafts from the kitchen. Yao Huang sniffed it, it was the fragrance of stewed chicken with mushrooms, and it seemed that he had also made braised pork, as well as steamed loofah with garlic and fried shredded potatoes, which he didn't dare to eat a few years ago has now become commonplace, not to mention that the Yao family can eat it every day, even other families in Qingshui Village can often eat meat. Everyone's life is getting better and better, and they are full of gratitude to the Yao family.

"Mother, we're back." Xiao Ke Baozi has grown a lot taller this year. Bai Bai is very cute, and his personality is also a lot more lively.

"Auntie, are you back?" Seeing Yao Huang, Xiao Ke pounced happily.

Yao Huang grabbed Xiao Ke. "The little one has grown meat again. What did you learn today? ”

"Today I am studying the second chapter of the Analects, "For Politics." Xiao Ke replied.

"Oh, then you can memorize it?"

"Of course." Xiao Ke raised his little face and said proudly, "Auntie." I'll recite it to you. ”

After speaking, he slipped down from Yao Huang's body. Hands behind his back, shaking his head. The milk voice recited it milkily, "Zi said: For politics and morality, such as Beichen, live in its place, and all the stars are together...... Zi said: I have five out of ten and am determined to learn, thirty and stand, forty and not confused, fifty and know the destiny of heaven, sixty and obedient, seventy and do what I want from the heart...... Zi said: Reviewing the old and learning the new can be a teacher. Zi said: A gentleman is not a ...... Zi said: People have no faith, and they don't know what they can do. The big car has no ni, the small car has no pestle, how can it work...... Zi said: If it is not his ghost, he will sacrifice it, and he will be flattering. If you don't do righteousness, you don't have courage. ”

After reciting, two big eyes flickered and stared at Yao Huang, and his small face was full of "ask for praise". Yao Huang clapped his palms and praised, "Xiao Ke is really smart." "It's really smart, a four-year-old child can be beaten by the Analects, which child can do it?

Yao Hong brought the dishes to the table and said to a few people, "Hurry up and wash your hands and eat." ”

At the dinner table, Yao Hong said to Wenren Chiba, "Today, someone went to the village to buy grain, and the price increased by one percent compared to last month, and I didn't sell it." ”

"It's right not to sell, this world is not peaceful, and saving more food at home can save lives. If the troubled times come, no amount of money can buy food. Wenren Chiba nodded in agreement.

"Is it really going to be peaceful?" Yao Hong asked worriedly.

"I wrote to ask Jin Feng some time ago and got the exact news from him. The old emperor of the Xia Kingdom was seriously ill, and several princes were vying for that position, and there was a possibility of civil strife. The emperor on our side has long been thinking about expanding the territory and increasing his merits, and he will definitely not let go of this opportunity. Now the emperor is collecting grain, so the price of grain among the people will rise. And he's still recruiting new recruits, which means we're in the middle of nowhere, and the news hasn't come here yet. Wenren Chiba frowned, how long has it been since the peaceful life has passed, and it is about to be broken again.

"Is that a forced conscription?" Yao Hong was worried, afraid that Wenren Chiba would be taken away.

Wenren Chiba said, "Semi-mandatory, each household needs to send an adult man to enlist, if you don't want to enlist, you need to pay a ransom of fifty taels of silver." ”

"It's okay," Yao Hong breathed a sigh of relief, "our family's money is enough to pay for that ransom." ”

"Xia Kingdom is so close to Anping County, if there is a war, we will definitely be affected here." Yao Qing put down the half-eaten rice bowl and interjected, "Not to mention whether the army of the Xia Kingdom will hit us or not, those displaced people who are fleeing the war alone will cause us trouble." Brother-in-law, should we remind the village chief and ask him to organize the villagers to do some precautionary facilities outside the village. ”

"Okay, little brother, I've read a lot of books, and this knowledge has also increased." Yao Huang patted Yao Qing's head and praised.

"Second sister-" Yao Qing helplessly slapped Yao Huang's messy hand away, "I'm serious, don't pat me on the head, I won't grow tall." ”

"It's okay, drink more goat's milk and you can grow taller!"

"Second sister, I'm talking about serious things."

"I'm getting down to business, too."

"Okay, you brothers and sisters don't quarrel, listen to what your brother-in-law has to say." Yao Hong hurriedly stopped the younger siblings who ran away from the topic and ran to the edge of the sky.

Wenren Qianye smiled and admired the three sisters and brothers arguing, Fang said: "The third brother is right, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, if there are really defeated soldiers and homeless people jumping into the village to burn and loot, it will be too late to organize everyone to resist, as long as you have to take precautions." However, there is no hurry in this matter, now the emperor of the Xia Kingdom is not short of breath, and in the short term, the battle cannot be fought. ”

Yao Qing glanced at Yao Huang proudly, "Look, my brother-in-law has praised me!" ’

Yao Huang grimaced, 'Sample! ’

The news of the conscription did not reach Anping County, and apart from the increase in food prices, there were no other abnormalities in Anping County, and people's lives were as usual. Only some of the older and more experienced people saw the unusual, secretly accumulating food, and some even prepared to leave Anping County and migrate to other counties. As far as Yao Huang knows, the Qi family of Baiweiju is said to have moved to the capital. And ordinary people still live how they used to live, and they still live now, and they don't feel that a big disaster is coming.

Soon, the days entered July. In addition to the most anticipated begging festival for girls, there is also a mid-year festival to worship ghosts. The Midyear Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival or Obon Festival, is a festival for families to visit their graves and worship their ancestors. "August 15 people reunion, July 15 ghost reunion", legend has it that the underworld will release the ghosts in the underworld on July 11 to reunite with their relatives, and on July 15, the ghost door is opened, and all the ghosts are released to the world to have fun. People usually burn paper for their ancestors on the day of 11 to 14, but they can't burn it on the 15th day, because the burned paper money will only cheapen the lonely ghosts.

Yao Hong took the whole family to burn paper for her parents on the eleventh day, and then she was not allowed to go out again for three small nights. Usually, after dinner, Yao Qing would take Xiao Ke and the boys in the village to swim in the river, but now it is also forbidden, and the two little ones can only draw well water to drive away the summer heat.

"Erya, Erya—" Sister Zhang Qiao shouted as she stood outside the courtyard.

"What's the matter?" Yao Huang came out of the room, holding a small awl and needle and thread in her hand, and she was helping Yao Hongna with the soles of her shoes.

"Hurry up, let's see the excitement." Sister Zhang Qiao hurriedly greeted Yao Huang and did not enter the courtyard.

"What's the excitement?" Yao Huang asked curiously.

"Yuan Xi of the Zhang family in the next village hit a ghost, and his father and mother invited the Taoist priest of Xuanqingguan to catch the ghost, let's go and see the excitement." Sister Zhang Qiao said quickly.

"Huh? Wait a minute. Yao Huang hurriedly ran into the house, put down the needle and thread, reported to Yao Hong again, ran out of the yard quickly, and followed Sister Zhang Qiao towards the neighboring village. Yao Huang has traveled through the past few years, cultivated immortals again, and the atheistic concept that she has been instilled since childhood has been completely broken, but she has never seen the existence of ghosts with her own eyes, and she is very interested in it.

The next village is Qingyuan Village, only five miles away from Qingshui Village, and the two girls soon arrived at the ground. There are no secrets in the countryside, the villagers of Qingyuan Village have gathered outside Zhang's house to watch the excitement, and many villagers in Qingshui Village are also crowded in the crowd, Yao Huang saw his younger brother and Erhuzi and a group of children sitting on a big tree near the courtyard of Zhang's house, stretching their necks to look inside.

"Xiaoqing!" Yao Huang shouted out to his younger brother.

"Second sister, are you here?" Yao Qing hurriedly greeted her sister, "Sister, the sight here is good, sit here." ”

Yao Huang looked at Sister Zhang Qiao, Sister Zhang Qiao quickly shook her head, she is a big girl, how can she do such an unladylike action as climbing a tree.

"No need, let's just stand in the crowd and watch." Yao Huang rejected his brother's kindness and pulled Sister Zhang Qiao towards the crowd. (To be continued......)