The fifth day after the beginning of spring is the Spring Society Day, which is also known as Yanlai, Mama Zhong got up early in the morning, knocked on the door one by one and woke up the two little ones and Han Chuan, and said, "Spring Stove Festival!" The little ones have to get up early! ”

Then he rushed into the stove house before Han Chuan.

Two small ones sat around the well, sleepy-eyed looking at the starry sky in the distance.

Waking up early doesn't mean getting up in the middle of the night to catch ghosts...

Mama Zhong tied the green onion to the bamboo pole, stretched out the window of the stove house and picked it up, saying that this is called "opening smart", and if you do this during the Spring Festival, the children in the family will become smarter.

After picking it for a while, he took it back, added a head of garlic under the green onion, and beckoned Han Chuan to go over and take the pole.

Growing up in Hanchuan Palace, he didn't understand these folk customs at all, so he took the pole in a daze, and watched the garlic in the air in the wind and rain seriously.

Mama Zhong stroked her palms beside her and said auspicious words with a smile, "I can finally count in the future!" ”

So "garlic" is equivalent to "count"?

What the hell is this folk custom?

Han Chun: ...

She could have known how to do the math, right?!

She's just not right!

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These days are close to spring, the alley is quiet, there are a few families at home or have a child reference, or there are students to take the Xiucai, the neighborhood is very conscious, walking and talking softly, Han Chuan also early the restaurant at night closing time, some regular customers drink twice as much at night and are willing to talk loudly, Han Chuan simply does not sell wine.

Zhang Sanlang was very puzzled, crossed his waist and asked, "Why!" ”

Han Chuan took a feather duster to clean up the wine jug and cabinet, and rolled his eyes, "There are students in the alley who want to take exams!" If you drink alcohol, you can easily go crazy! A gentleman's wine is sometimes not quite commensurate with his character! ”

Speaking of character, Han Chuan remembered that there were still accounts that had not been calculated with Zhang Sanlang, and as soon as the feather duster was collected, he also crossed his waist, "You know that Pei Qi is not ashamed to say that he wants to accept me as a concubine!" ”

That Pei Laoqi is a guest brought by Zhang Sanlang!

Although I don't want him to come out, I still have to be angry!

Zhang Sanlang's momentum weakened, but after a while, he straightened his chest again, and his eyebrows fluttered with Han Chuan.

Han Chuan raised his eyebrows, "You have eye cramps?" ”

Zhang Sanlang said "ouch" and patted his thigh with his hand, "Do you know what happened to Pei Laoqi these days?" ”

Where did she know where to go?

Her business plummeted in the evening, and she relied on the pastries and rewards of her wives in the afternoon, and she wished that she would never see the initiator for the rest of her life, and it would be too embarrassing to see her.

Han Chuan shook his head honestly.

"He's lame!" , Zhang Saburo continued to cramp in his eyes, "Do you say this is retribution!" Your stall had just come out, and the next night, Pei Laoqi's carriage fell into the ditch! That grandson's ankle bone was shattered, and he wanted to apply for this year's martial arts exam..."

Zhang Sanlang spread his hands and gloated, "I can't report anything now!" The doctor said that if this foot can be good, it is good, if it can't be good, it is lame! ”

This man really can't have a bad heart.

Lao Pei is not authentic in this matter, he forced the innocent girl to the identity of the concubine, and also put the little girl on the fire rack to roast - this Lang Jun is in front of everyone to make a big show of a girl who has not yet come out of the cabinet, this is not really like it at all, this is ruining the reputation of the girl, or forcing the girl to nod.

This kind of coercive courtship is too burdensome and too selfish.

Zhang Sanlang winked at Han Chuan, "Don't worry, when that grandson's feet are well, the master will let him abolish another hand!" ”

....

Thank you so much.

Han Chuan asked Lati to wrap the roasted half of the chicken in oiled paper, and used the half chicken to quickly send away the squirt that was going to be wasted.

As soon as Zhang Sanlang left, a cold sweat broke out on Han Chuan's forehead.

Is it such a coincidence?

The first day he was in the restaurant, and the next day the carriage fell down the ditch and broke his ankle bones...

That's a coincidence.

Or is retribution coming too quickly?

Han Chuan scratched his head, thinking it was incredible.

No matter how incredible it is, the lack can only be attributed to providence.

Han Chuan forgot about this after hearing about it.

The business of the restaurant is not good at night, and the store has time to tinker with other things, Han Chuan took Xiao Shuang'er to the south of the city to visit the wood market, and set a dozen molds at an old craftsman, there are sesame blossoming knots, there are five sons of Dengke, there are Toad Palace laurels, there are champions riding high-headed horses... The old craftsman was quick, and on the second day he sent his apprentice to him.

Han Chuan soaked last year's dried mung beans in water overnight, put them into the grate when the beans were slightly swollen and steamed, after the beans bloomed and became powdery, they were poured into the stone mortar first with a mallet and rotten, and then took the back of the knife and scraped the muddy beans little by little into a rustling bean, until the bean paste was completely cooled, put it into the vegetable oil that was heated over low heat, slowly turned the bean paste, and sprinkled with sugar.

Half of the bean paste is sprinkled with sugar, and half of the bean paste is sprinkled with sugar and tea powder with bitterness.

When the bean paste dissipates the water vapor and gradually forms a lump, it can be taken out of the pot when it is pressed with a spoon.

Let it cool a little and then press it into a pastry with a mold.

Xiao Shuang'er washed his hands to help, pressed into a piece of particularly good-looking mung bean cake, the bean cake was wrapped into a square with coarse hemp paper, covered with a red sticker, and then tied tightly with a thin paper rope, leaving a ring on it, which can be carried by hand.

There are students at home for reference, and Xiao Shuang'er goes door-to-door to deliver, one household sends one household and says auspicious words.

Han Chuan personally carried the mung bean cake to Yu Juzi's house, and it was the little maid in the family who opened the door and led her to Mrs. Feng.

Mrs. Feng looked at the pastry in Han Chuan's hand and laughed, "... You're too kind! While laughing, while dismantling, a festive pattern of three yuan and the first was opened, Mrs. Feng smiled and narrowed her eyes, "Accept your auspicious words!" Thank you! ”

Han Chuan also laughed, "It's not an expensive thing." Thinking that there are not three students in our Hutong this year, but also five, right? Let's get lucky! What I admire the most is these readers, and when it comes to talking, we can only do [ ] rough work, which is not comparable at all! ”

The most admired reader!

Mrs. Feng's eyebrows moved!

When the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them in the end.

Now is not the time to talk about that!

The two had a heated discussion and friendly meeting on whether the mung bean cake mixed with tea powder was delicious or the original mung bean cake was delicious.

A few days later, the spring list was released.

Dongtangzi Hutong beats gongs and drums, and there is jubilation!

All-in!

The top two list took the thirty-second place, and Yu Juzi took the twenty-second place!

The other two who took the Xiucai test also successfully passed the township exam!

The alley was lively, although it had nothing to do with him, but the restaurant was also happy, Mama Zhong sang a Buddha, smiled and said with Han Chuan, "It seems that Dongtangzi Hutong can prosper for another thirty years!" ”

Hutong is prosperous, the location is good, the location is good, the business is good!

Han Chuan was also happy, and nodded heavily with the gongs and drums outside the wall.