Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the eighth day of the lunar month.

At this time, the surrounding area of Taiping Town gradually had the taste of the New Year, and there were New Year's paintings and Spring Festival couplets for sale in the market, and people in the village also sent the portraits of the God of Wealth and the Lord of the Stove one after another.

In fact, the people who came to send the God of Wealth and the Lord of the Stove were all hawkers, but the northerners paid attention to this thing, and if someone came to send it, they couldn't do without it.

Needless to say, the God of Wealth, who can push the God of Wealth out? As for the Lord of the Stove, he is also a great god, who has been blessing the people in the world all year round, with fish full of ponds and barns, and on the twenty-third day of the lunar month, he has to fly to the sky tirelessly to report to the Jade Emperor about the suffering of the world and the diligence of the people. So, ah, this stove prince is also going to invite back.

In fact, a statue of the God of Wealth is only eight cents, but there are many people who can't help but send it, it is only the eighth day of the lunar month, and the country of Zhou Ding has received four God of Wealth and three Stove Lords.

Since today is Laba, it is also an important festival in the north, and this is almost the New Year, so those old people on the mountain were taken back by their families for the festival two days ago, and those Wubao households were also invited by their relatives to celebrate the festival together, saying that they would wait until the New Year to return to the mountain to live for a few days.

As for Chef Liu's girl, she had already called, saying that the family would come back to accompany her father for the festival on Laba.

If you want to say that such a traditional festival has to be in your own home, so Chef Liu also made a package, and went home to burn the kang two days ago, waiting for his daughter, son-in-law, and grandson to come to the door.

Early in the morning, Zhou Yu's brothers, Eighth Uncle and others went down the mountain together after they were busy with the work on the mountain, and they didn't care about anything else. This Laba porridge in the morning must be drunk in a few bowls.

As the car drove down the village road, you could see that the houses on both sides were almost open. The steaming heat came out of the kitchen, and it was estimated that they were all cooking laba porridge. It was as if this crisp morning had awakened in this sweet and warm atmosphere.

The children gathered in twos and threes to frolic. From time to time, I ran into the kitchen to see if the sweet laba porridge was ready. After being laughed and shouted a few words by the adults, he ran out again, with an innocent and happy smile on his childish face, and his mouth sang the local folk song from time to time, "Don't cry, children, kill pigs after Laba; Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, don't be greedy, it's the New Year's ...... after Laba."

Looking at the scene outside the car window, Zhou Yu and Huzi were full of joy, and couldn't help but think of their happy childhood, and they were full of yearning for the sweet and delicious Laba porridge. I can't wait to get home and drink two bowls right away.

The most important festival of the month of Lap is the eighth day of the twelfth month, which is called the "Laba Festival" by the common people.

In the northeast, there is a habit of drinking laba porridge, and the eighth day of the lunar month in the north is the coldest day of the year. The Northeast folk proverb says, "Laba Qi Laba, freeze off the chin". In order to keep their jaws safe and not frozen, each family has to boil eight porridge to "stick to the chin".

Of course, in addition to these reasons, the main reason is that Laba porridge is almost full of well-known grains, so Laba porridge also symbolizes auspicious longevity and happy harvest.

Laba porridge is generally made with eight kinds of grains such as sorghum rice, millet, soybeans, Jiang rice, peanuts, and red beans. It is a delicacy in the winter of Northeast people.

Laba porridge is divided into two kinds of meat and vegetables, the vegetarian is only rice and millet, and the meat is added with pork, and the taste is even more beautiful and sweet.

In fact, Laba porridge does not have to be eaten until Laba is the day. You can boil a pot at any time you want to eat, but if you want to eat meat and eight porridge, you must wait until you enter the wax moon. Because only around Laba will the Northeast kill pigs.

And Laba is not just a traditional festival. In fact, it is a prelude to the New Year. After Laba, the aroma of the New Year's flavor will come to the face. From this day on, every family will start to prepare for the New Year. Cleaning, killing New Year's pigs, making tofu, steaming steamed buns and steamed bean buns, etc.

Zhou Yu pushed open the gate and walked into the courtyard, and saw the heat bubbling out of the kitchen, and a strong grain fragrance could be smelled in the rising heat. The kitchen door was ajar, Wang Guilan and her aunt were standing in front of the vegetable pier cutting vegetables, while Zhou Dingguo and Wang Zhijiang were sitting in front of the stove pit and cooking laba porridge.

Due to the backing of the Qingyun Mountains, Zhoujia Village has a lot of mountain goods that can be picked, so walnuts, chestnuts, almonds, pine nuts, wolfberries, hazelnuts, raisins, etc. are added to the traditional Laba porridge, totaling no less than a dozen materials.

Zhou Yu's favorite drink since he was a child is Laba porridge made by his mother. However, there are a lot of particularities to make this Laba porridge, and it must be busy on the night of the seventh day of the lunar month, washing rice, soaking fruits, peeling, pitting, carefully sorting, and then starting to boil on high heat when the sky is not bright, and then simmering slowly over a slight fire, until the sky is bright, and the sweet and delicious Laba porridge is boiled for half an hour.

Seeing that Zhou Yu was back, the two women hurriedly threw down the work in their hands, and one by one they smiled, pouting the two old men who were burning the fire with jealousy.

"Xiaoyu, it's cold, you hurry up and sit on the kang for a while, Laba porridge will be fine later, your aunt and I made vegetarian Laba porridge and meat Laba porridge today, let you drink enough later." The more Wang Guilan looked at her son, the more she liked it, and said happily.

"But isn't it Xiaoyu, the taste of this Laba porridge can't be bad this year, your mother and I have been busy since last night, your father and your uncle got up at four o'clock in the morning to cook porridge, you can drink more later." My aunt also said with a smile on her face.

"Oh, is it? Hey, it's still good for my aunt and mother, but my dad and my uncle are also doing well today, which is commendable, and I hope you two will keep up the good work. ”

Zhou Yu caught the disdainful expressions of his father and uncle out of the corner of his eyes, and then deliberately teased.

"Hehe, silly boy, what are you thanking them for? One is a pro-Lao Tzu, the other is an uncle, what is the starting point early for his son and nephew? Okay, don't freeze, hurry up to the kang to warm up. Your aunt and I will get two more dishes and we'll eat later. Wang Guilan said unceremoniously.

Originally, Zhou Dingguo wanted to unite with his brother-in-law to resist, but when he saw that the old woman stared at her, she immediately lowered her head, and was very despised by her brother-in-law.

Next, Wang Guilan and her aunt stewed a fish. I spread out a plate of eggs, and then made a cucumber from the cucumber picked from the mountain. After that, I boiled some salted duck eggs.

At this time, the old man Wang Yunhai, who was staying at his uncle's house, also came over and chatted with Zhou Yu with a smile for a while. Soon after, the fragrant laba porridge was ready. The old men took off their shoes and went to the pit, and the two women remained on the ground to do some finishing touches.

A plate of home-cooked stewed mackerel, a plate of golden eggs, a plate of emerald green cucumbers, a plate of fragrant salted duck eggs, and in the middle are two enamel basins, which contain steaming and fragrant laba porridge.

These two pots of laba porridge, one sweet and the other salty. The sweet is the vegetarian porridge, which is colorful and colorful. Red, green, and white are dotted among them, not to mention that they are fragrant when eaten; The salty laba porridge is mixed with some boiled minced meat, which is fragrant but not greasy.

Looking at the fragrant laba porridge, Zhou Yu couldn't help it, so he quickly picked up the rice spoon and put five bowls of vegetarian porridge out, and shouted at his mother and aunt who were still busy on the ground: "Aunt, mother, hurry up and eat, don't be busy." I'm going to die of hunger. ”

Zhilu said that if he didn't go to the kang, the family would not eat, so the two women quickly wiped their hands with their aprons and walked into the house with a smile and sat on the edge of the kang, and the whole family began to drink porridge with chopsticks.

I have to say that this laba porridge is so delicious, the vegetarian porridge tastes glutinous, smooth, fragrant and sweet. The meat porridge is fragrant but not greasy, and the salty fragrance has a touch of sweetness, and it is definitely a beautiful enjoyment to eat it. Plus those side dishes. Zhou Yu was simply crazy.

In the cold winter, it is cold and snowy outside. The family sat around the kang and drank sweet and delicious laba porridge, chatting about this year's harvest and what should be prepared before the year. It makes people feel extremely comfortable and beautiful.

Of course, in the face of such deliciousness, don't look for Zhou Yu for this kind of thing, this guy just cares about drinking laba porridge, it is bowl after bowl, and Zhou Yu has been eating four bowls before he reluctantly reluctantly closes his mouth, although he still wants to eat it, but his stomach really can't hold it.

There is also a particular about Laba porridge in Taiping Town, that is, Laba porridge must be made more, and it must not be eaten up in one meal, and it is best to have leftovers after eating for a few days, which is a good omen, and it means "more than every year".

Of course, if you give porridge to the poor, it will be more of a merit for yourself. However, the people of Zhoujia Village cook Laba porridge in every family, so the saying of giving it away does not exist.

Breakfast was still going on, Wang Yunhai, his aunt and his son were drinking chrysanthemum wine while laughing and chattering, Zhou Yu was already holding on because he was eating too fast, and he was lying on the hot kang and rubbing his stomach at this moment.

After drinking a bowl of porridge, Wang Guilan smiled at her son lying on the kang and said: "Xiaoyu, Shanshan will be back tomorrow, seeing that the Chinese New Year is approaching, your father and I want to kill pigs this Saturday, you can call Qingqing later and ask her to come over and eat pork."

By the way, you can also call Qingqing's parents and grandparents by the way, although Qingqing hasn't passed the door yet, they may not come, but we got this gift. ”

"Look at your mother, just take care of your daughter-in-law, Xiaoyu, your friends are also called, Boss Liu from the provincial capital, Qingqing's second uncle, and Boss Guo from the county seat, people are helping us.

By the way, why did I forget my goddaughter and godson-in-law? Xiao Cao and his family also have to come over, as well as Qiangzi and his father, they are also called, as for your uncle's family, I will beat them. Our family raised two pigs this year, so we simply killed them all together, so we had a good time. ”

"Oh, kill the pig this Saturday? It's a good feeling, I haven't eaten pork in years, and I really miss that bite. ”

"Well deserved! Who told you not to go home? Alas, Xiaoyu, you haven't been at home for a few years, your parents killed pigs last year, and the pigs were sold in the first two years to save money for you to buy a house and marry a daughter-in-law, you have to honor your parents in the future, otherwise you won't be able to pass this hurdle uncle, do you know it? Wang Zhijiang said angrily.

Zhou Yu stopped rubbing his stomach at this time, and his heart was full of guilt for his parents and family.

Wang Guilan didn't want to listen to it, so she glared at her younger brother fiercely and said, "Zhijiang, what are you talking about?" Can't stop your mouth when eating? It's not easy for Xiaoyu to run around outside without going home, do you think he is the kind of child who has no heart and lungs? And how much has my son done since he came back? also found me such an excellent daughter-in-law as Qingqing, and you and your brother-in-law are not allowed to talk about him in the future, do you know it? After speaking, he also glanced at Zhou Dingguo, who was stealing music next to him, threateningly.

"Oh, sister, don't I just say that? To say that my eldest nephew is definitely the dragon among men? With such an excellent nephew, my face as an uncle also has light, right? How could I be willing to talk about him? Hey, misunderstanding, everything is a misunderstanding. Facing the angry sister, Wang Zhijiang didn't dare to provoke, so he had to admit his mistake in a low voice with a smiling face.

"Giggle......" Seeing Wang Zhijiang's appearance, Wang Guilan and Li Xuelian giggled as if they had won a battle.

A warm and sweet Laba porridge continues in such a harmonious and beautiful atmosphere...... (To be continued......)