Chapter 23 Dragon Boat Festival Visitors
Soon after the rice planting, it was the Dragon Boat Festival, Xu Zuyuan took the zongzi leaves, glutinous rice, red beans and salted meat to Uncle Jiajun's house, and asked Uncle Qiu Gui to help make the zongzi.
Huan Huan watched Aunt Qiu Gui and her daughter-in-law happily wrapping zongzi, and even the grandmother handed over a zongzi leaf to wrap a thread or something.
I have eaten a lot of all kinds of zongzi in my last life, but I really haven't wrapped them by myself.
I can't help but pick up the dumpling leaves and want to try it, just started to wrap the joy, the beginning is not in order, after wrapping a few, you can wrap it very well.
"Zuzu, look!" Duan Huan picked up a zongzi and brought it to Grandpa Xu: "Is the zongzi I wrapped good!" ”
Grandpa Xu looked at the joy of offering treasures, and really took a serious look at this zongzi: "Well, the zongzi wrapped by our little fish are all the same as the little fish (called exhibition: good-looking, spiritual)!" ”
"Little fish is really capable!" Jia Junbo also praised it.
His eldest daughter-in-law, Li Juxiang, is a sweet-mouthed, when Zhang Qiugui fell in love with her, he felt that she could complement his eldest son Xiang Dang's clumsy tongue:
"I like a girl like Xiao Yuer, if I can conceive a girl and be as smart and clever as Xiao Yuer, I will wake up laughing when I fall asleep!"
"Sister-in-law, don't say that you can be the same as Xiaoyuer, if my Xiaolan grows up and can have half of Xiaoyuer, I will burn high incense!" The second daughter-in-law, Zeng Qiaofen, looked at her daughter in the cradle and said with a smile.
Zhang Qiugui's fingers flew up and down, wrapping the zongzi quickly, and he didn't forget to echo: "The work done by a skillful person is how to look at it and how comfortable it is!" ”
"Mm-hmm, I'm the most skillful in my arms! No one can compare! The grandmother took the dumpling leaves with a serious face.
Everyone was amused by the grandmother's unexpected situation.
In less than an hour, more than 100 zongzi were wrapped and filled with a large pot.
Grandpa Xu left 30 for Uncle Jiajun's family, and his family has a large population, and one person can only try two at most.
Uncle Jiajun's family was embarrassed to refuse, and Grandpa Xu put the zongzi on the table and left in a hurry.
"Put it away! The day after tomorrow, Duanyang boiled up for everyone to taste! Our family is not less touched by the light of the sixth uncle! I don't care about that anymore.
Tomorrow I will go to the party to go to the river to put a net under the river, catch fish and send some to the sixth uncle, the little fish love to eat! Uncle Jia Jun instructed Uncle Qiu Gui to put away the zongzi.
There is a custom of hanging calamus wormwood at the door during the Duanyang Festival in Tianshui Village, basically every family will hang a handful of calamus wormwood on the door, and if the conditions are good, they will make sachets and hang them on the doors and windows.
Calamus has a fragrance, it is a spiritual grass that can prevent the epidemic and drive away evil spirits in traditional Chinese culture, the first of the five rui in the sky, symbolizing the sword of driving away the ominous, because the growing season and shape are regarded as the sense of "the breath of a hundred yin", the leaves are sword-shaped, and they can be inserted at the door to ward off evil spirits.
Wormwood stands for Zhao Baifu, which is a kind of herb that can cure diseases, inserted at the door, can control mosquitoes, and can also be used for moxibustion. In fact, when I had diarrhea in my previous life, the elders directly pulled off Chen Ai's leaves and rubbed them into pills, and it was really good to eat them, and it was amazing to think about it.
Grandpa Xu originally planned to go to the river to cut back by the way when he was running with all his joy tomorrow. As soon as lunch was over, Brother Xiang Dang of Uncle Jiajun's family came with two fish and calamus leaves.
"Sixth master, my father said that there is a Duanyang Festival, you just happened to have a birthday, I caught some fish, send you some, you will have a dish with Xiaoyuer tomorrow!" Xu Xiangdang was still a little shy when he spoke to Grandpa Xu.
Speaking of which, Xu Xiangdang is also in his twenties, both of whom are the father of two children, and his temperament is not like his father who is the branch secretary, who is talkative and sleek, and is always a little shy when he is silent and has few words, but he is tall and strong in life, and he is a good hand at doing farm work.
Grandpa Xu, who took the fish and wormwood calamus, thanked him: "You have a heart, I am planning to cut calamus and mugwort leaves tomorrow morning, it will save trouble." Go back and say thank you to your dad for me! ”
After listening to them, I knew that the Dragon Boat Festival was Grandpa Xu's birthday, and hurriedly said to Xu Xiangdang: "Thank you, Brother Xiangdang, don't you say that I don't know that Ming'er is Grandpa's birthday!" ”
Still shyly waving his hand to the party, he took his leave and went home.
Grandpa Xu took the fish to the kitchen to clean up, and he thought about sending something to Grandpa Xu tomorrow.
I didn't think of anything good for a long time, and I didn't have money to buy gifts now, even if I had money, I couldn't buy anything new at this time.
Second, the do-it-yourself ability is too poor at this time, and the manual foundation is zero, so it is basically impossible to make a gift by yourself.
In the end, I hit the idea on the carp bead space, what is suitable in the space for birthday gifts?
Huanhuan was immersed in the space, walked around, and determined the goal in the backyard of the wooden building.
When I first got the space, there was a peach tree in the backyard, which had been blooming for several years, but it didn't bear fruit.
I watered, fertilized, and pruned myself in turn, but I didn't produce peaches.
Later, he ruthlessly poured it with spiritual spring water, and there was no change in the slightest.
In the end, Duan Huan reluctantly came to a conclusion that this peach tree is male, and is only responsible for attracting bees and butterflies to look as beautiful as flowers, and is not responsible for giving birth to offspring.
But a few days ago, I inadvertently found that this tree actually hung fruit, not more than a total of nine peaches, and quickly ripened, hanging on the branches of the largest peach can be as big as a small grapefruit, the color of the pink is very attractive, exuding a sweet fragrance.
The bees raised in the yard are probably buzzing around these peaches because of this sweet smell.
Huan Huan decided to pick the biggest one tomorrow to celebrate Grandpa Xu's birthday, as soon as this peach is taken out, it is estimated that Grandpa Xu will make up for it by himself, this is the peach on the Queen Mother's peach club.
The next day, the Dragon Boat Festival coincided with the weekend, and Chen Dahai and Li Sufen came to the door on a bicycle with a bunch of things.
said hello to the two couples and sweetly called the uncle and aunt.
Grandpa Xu looked at the couple who came in with a large bag and a small bag, and complained to Chen Dahai a little: "Why did you bring so many things, you can't live by yourself!" ”
"Don't worry, chief, your holiday allowances are also in it, not all of them are prepared by ourselves!" Li Sufen quickly explained:
"These rice, flour, grain and oil are the chief's allowance, and these two pairs of shoes and gowns are made by me for the chief and Xiaoyu'er to wear.
Malt milk essence and toffee were sent back by our bright baby, saying that it is to honor your old age! ”
"How much does it cost to pay for two pairs of shoes and gowns, malt milk and sugar are saved from the allowance of Liang Wazi, you don't know how hard the border guards are, I received the shoes and gowns, and the nutrition was sent back to Liang Wazi!" Grandpa Xu said to Chen Dahai with a serious face.
Chen Dahai scratched his head, he was clumsy, and he didn't know what to say.
Li Sufen took over the words: "Chief, don't worry, the allowance for Liangwazi has risen, more than eighty a month, the army has finished eating, drinking, wearing and housing, and he can't spend much money as a bachelor." ”
Only then did Grandpa Xu take the things, and the guests came, and then they were ready to cook lunch.