jdhmnovel Chapter 271 Making Dumplings
Chapter 271 Making Dumplings
"Hehe, a few days ago it was the dogs in the village who enjoyed the good life, now it's the turn of the cats in the village. Now every household has fish, so they won't starve no matter what."
"That's right. Today I saw a cat catching fish by the river. It took the fish and ran away. It was very clever and not afraid of people at all."
That scene was really lively.
Several people recalled the scene of the day, and they were all overjoyed and felt satisfied.
Which of the old women in the village didn't envy her family?
Even if they tried harder to butcher the fish, they would never have as many fish as her family had.
If the roads hadn't been blocked by heavy snow, these fish might have been pulled to the streets to be sold.
Well, now that things have come to this, they don’t want to think about it anymore.
The fish in this tank can be eaten until the Lantern Festival.
"You all need to get up early tomorrow. Everyone has work to do."
Old Mrs. Zhou stood up, put the bowl into the pot, and arranged tomorrow's affairs.
Tomorrow is the last day of the old year. They have to get up early to put up Spring Festival couplets and make dumplings...
There are so many things to do, and we can't be lazy at all.
Things were arranged one by one, and Zhou Mingshu and Zhou Mingqi's jobs were to peel onions, scrape ginger, and chop stuffing.
Compared to others, it's a bit easier.
After soaking their feet, everyone went back to rest early. They were busy fishing and killing fish today and were quite tired.
Zhou Mingshu thought back to what happened during the day and felt a great sense of pride in his heart.
She felt that she had accidentally done a good thing, and it happened to be the end of the year, so she could be considered accumulating blessings for the Zhou family.
After reading for a while by candlelight, she lay down and slowly fell asleep.
The next morning, everyone in Zhou's family got up early.
After eating fish soup noodles, I started to do my job.
Zhou Mingyuan and Zhou Minghua were responsible for looking after Zhou Mingxiu. The three little ones were roasting food by the stove and eating snacks in the house, without anyone to supervise them.
Everyone else got busy, without exception.
The yard was filled with the sound of "da da da".
I was busy chopping meat and vegetables, my arms were almost broken...
"Hmm~ Not bad, this is already chopped up enough, let's chop this pot next."
Liu took a basin and swept the chopped ginger and green onion on the table into the basin, and then took out some mushrooms from the basin.
The water used to soak the mushrooms has been wrung out. Zhou Mingshu first cuts them into thin strips and then chops them.
Looking at the pots of things in front of me, there are quite a lot of styles prepared.
There are ones with shepherd's purse and pork filling, ones with cabbage and pork filling, and ones with mushroom and pork filling.
The three kinds of fillings can be mixed together and cooked, and the taste will make you never get tired of eating them.
Old Mrs. Zhou mixed two large bowls of dough, covered them with a cloth, and brought them into the main room and covered them with a quilt.
The weather is cold in winter, and the dough will not rise if you don’t keep it warm.
After everything was done, the family sat around the table and started making dumplings.
Zhou Lao Da and Zhou Lao Er are responsible for rolling the dough, and the others are responsible for wrapping it.
The two grown men kept rolling the dough, but it was still not enough for the group of people in front of them.
There is strength in numbers. After wrapping two combs, Old Mrs. Zhou asked Zhou Mingzhi to start making a fire.
Have these fresh dumplings for lunch.
Zhou Mingshu and Zhou Mingqi stood aside, slowly making dumplings with the dumpling skins in their hands.
After practicing several times, the work done by the two of them is now acceptable.
"It's okay, but not as good as your elder sister's."
"Mother, of course. My eldest sister is older than us, so she has more bags than us."
Zhou Mingjie couldn't do anything, so he just followed the instructions and sat aside to peel garlic cloves, planning to eat them with the dumplings later.
A pot of dumplings was put into the water. After the water boiled three times, Mrs. Zhou started to serve them into bowls.
As they watched the first and second bowls being taken away by Old Mrs. Zhou and placed aside, the children were confused when they heard her muttering something.
"..."
They couldn't hear what he was mumbling.
After this was said, the remaining bowls were allowed to be taken away.
"Mother, what did grandma just say?"
Zhou Mingshu was a little curious.
"Why are you asking so many questions, little girl? Just eat your meal well."
Zhu did not answer, but scolded her instead.
After Old Mrs. Zhou took out all the dumplings from the pot, she brought the second bowl into the main room and placed it in front of several tablets.
This is for the deceased in the Zhou family...
Old Mrs. Zhou lit three incense sticks, placed the hot dumplings in front of the table, knelt down and kowtowed several times.
Just like before, we talked for a long time before returning to the table to eat.
Considering what happened just now, it is very likely that he was talking to the Kitchen God.
"Okay, let's eat."
At Mrs. Zhou's command, everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating.
There are garlic cloves, balsamic vinegar and chili oil in the middle of the table, and those who like to dip them can use them.
"Wow, that's so spicy~" Zhou Mingjie's tongue was burned so much that he couldn't straighten it out.
Everyone laughed at him, with happiness on their faces.
Zhou Mingshu dipped it in chili oil and ate it in small bites with garlic cloves. Every bite was a surprise. You wouldn't know what the next bite would be unless you took a bite.
The pork is from big fat pigs raised at home, and the vegetables are wild vegetables dug from the fields, which are rich and fresh.
After eating a bowl of dumplings, I couldn’t even drink a sip of the soup, it was so filling!
After lunch, the Zhou family simply cleaned up the dishes and returned to their seats to continue making dumplings.
It is a big task to wrap all the dough in two basins.
After doing this, you won’t have to do it again in the next few days.
Because tonight is New Year's Eve, Zhou Mingshu and Zhou Mingqi thought about cooking a few more dishes for a New Year's Eve dinner.
Although this is not popular here, they won’t complain about having too many dishes.
I haven’t prepared much, just six dishes, hoping for good luck and wishing you all the best in the New Year.
At dinner, everyone in Zhou's family sat at the table together.
In addition to dumplings, there were six other dishes on the table: braised fish, pork trotter soup, roast duck, spicy sausage, scrambled eggs with leeks, and pork stewed with cabbage.
A jar of wine was brought out, and everyone in the family, young and old, drank a little, and everyone was very happy!
In the past year, some elderly people passed away and new babies were born, and the family's situation has changed from poverty to a comfortable life.
There are still a few good businesses to earn money. For the Zhou family, it is like a rebirth...
When Old Mrs. Zhou thought back to the past, she was so moved that she shed a few tears.
But in the smiles of his children and grandchildren, that sour feeling quickly disappeared.
Don’t think about it anymore, those hard days are over!
From now on, the Zhou family will live better and better.
After dinner, Zhou Mingjie took his younger brothers and sisters to set off firecrackers in the yard.
Fortunately, my family bought these things when the twelfth lunar month began, otherwise there would be nothing during the New Year.
Every household in the village who has firecrackers will set them off, and those who don’t will burn some bamboo to make some noise.
Celebrating the New Year, getting rid of the old year, dumplings are put into the pot and firecrackers are set off...
The New Year in Lianglin Village is quite lively, after all, everyone has a few coins in their hands.
Those who listened to the advice had a good harvest, and those who raised ducks also made a lot of money.