sinovels Chapter 108 Mid-Autumn Festival Night, Two People Doing Homework...-
Chapter 108 Mid-Autumn Festival Night, Two People Doing Homework...-
After playing for a while, the little mole took the babies to eat berries.
The little squirrel saw a few small heads on the tree, blinked its big eyes, and jumped down from the branch.
Seeing Xiaohui the squirrel, which was somewhat similar to his mother, the little guy stared at it with wide eyes curiously, and tentatively walked over.
Nian Xiaomi sat on the grass not far away, and said with a smile, "Haha, do these cubs regard Xiaohui as their father?"
Yan Mo also laughed, "How is it possible, the body of the mole is more than 20 centimeters, what about Xiaohui? It's less than ten centimeters!"
Sister Lanhua on the side giggled, "Short body doesn't necessarily mean short guy."
Nian Xiaomi also laughed, shook her head and said, "I really can't stand you, why are you so coquettish..."
In fact, Xiaohui is not yet an adult, and he is very playful. There are only two pine trees in the Nian's compound, which are it and Dahui.
Although there are many squirrels in the forest, it doesn't want to go and feels lonely.
So when you meet close relatives, you are naturally excited.
The mole cubs gathered around curiously, and Xiao Hui spread out its big tail to let them play.
The female mole found a comfortable grass to lie down on, closed her eyes and began to sleep.
"It's really big-hearted, and it's not afraid that Xiaohui will eat the babies?" Sister Lanhua teased.
Nian Xiaomi shrugged and said, "We're bored enough, what are we doing watching this? Let's do something now!"
At this moment, Rhubarb and the others came to the backyard playing and fighting.
Seeing little moles in the field, he tilted his head for a while, then licked his lips and walked towards them.
As a result, before running a few steps, the female mole suddenly opened her eyes.
Seeing these former enemies, it quickly got up, rushed to the cubs and stared at them nervously.
The dogs looked at the Mole family maliciously, not wanting to kill them, but just wanting to scare them. This is also the naughty nature of dogs.
Xiaohui, who was playing with the baby moles with her tail flicking, became unhappy when she saw Dahuang and them running over.
The tail stood up straight like a flagpole, and it leaped out with a stride, baring its front teeth at them.
"Haha, as the saying goes, if you order tofu with brine, you can get one thing from one thing." Nian Xiaomi laughed.
Yan Mo and Sister Lanhua wondered at the same time: "Do you have tofu for lunch?"
The dogs have been brave and good at fighting since they were young, but they have nothing to do with the little squirrels.
In the past, they had conflicts with squirrels several times. As a result, the squirrels who climbed up and looked far away had the upper hand, and they would hit their heads with pine cones every time.
Xiao Hui looked menacing, and Rhubarb and the others lost all mischief, and ran out of the wilderness to chase peacocks again...
Not long after, Xiong Er crawled over, yawning and shaking his big butt.
Rhubarb is very clever, and he barks at the little squirrel, wanting to sow discord.
Xiong Er took a curious look, and immediately became interested when he saw a few little ones.
Bullying the weak and fearing the strong is its forte!
Seeing the majestic Xiong Er, the female mole quickly moved her front paws, quickly dug a small hole, and took the babies into it.
Xiong Er became triumphant, ran forward, patted the dirt with his fat palms and let out a low growl, he was so majestic to the extreme.
Nian Xiaomi couldn't help laughing, walked forward and dragged Xiong Er's ear back.
"It's so embarrassing to bully the little one!"
Nian Xiaomi took it out of the backyard and went to the chicken, duck and pig pen to inspect it.
These guys grow very well. Ducks and geese can eat fish and shrimps in the pond, chickens can eat worms in the grass, and pigs eat miscellaneous things, such as rotten fruits and grain bran.
Now the task of feeding the chickens and pigs is given to the six children, who take turns to arrange shifts, and they like to do this kind of unskilled work the most.
When they arrived at the pen, Xiong Ercha opened his legs to urinate.
It has formed a conditioned reflex...
Nian Xiaomi would take him here for a walk if he had nothing to do, so that he could leave the smell of a brown bear.
And chickens, ducks, geese and pigs are no longer afraid of it, a scene of harmonious coexistence.
The creek in front of Nian's house grows all kinds of weeds and flowers all the year round.
It is only in summer that the stream overflows the riverside, and other times it is full of green grass, which is very beautiful.
And in the field ahead, there are chrysanthemums growing all over the mountains and plains, which are also unique flowers in autumn.
Nian Xiaomi often goes to pick chrysanthemums with Sister Lanhua.
In addition to making tea, chrysanthemum can also be made into pillows. It has a faint fragrance and can help sleep.
After checking the pens, Nian Xiaomi stepped into the bamboo basket and called Sister Lanhua to pick chrysanthemums together.
The two of them laughed and went to the stream.
Halfway there, Sister Lanhua pointed to the front of the stream bank and said, "Oh my god, look who's here?"
Nian Xiaomi took a closer look, and saw that the person who came was Xue Yourong, whom he hadn't seen for a long time.
Since Shui Yunyan got married last time, she hasn't been here again.
Xue Yourong is in love with the man named Bai Yu who bought lychees last time.
But for some reason, Nian Xiaomi doesn't like Bai Yu very much, and always feels that there is a kind of excessive shrewdness in his bones, and there is a feeling of flamboyance.
"Come to relax, I like the scenery here in your house, every time I come, all the troubles are forgotten."
Xue Yourong laughed.
But the careful Nian Xiaomi found that there was a faint sadness between her brows.
Nian Xiaomi laughed: "Why don't you build a few rooms here, and treat it as a rural courtyard."
Xue Yourong was taken aback suddenly, a little moved, and then asked: "Is it really possible?"
Nian Xiaomi pointed to the front, "There's nothing wrong with it, this land belongs to Grandma Qi, and she also likes to be lively, so it's a great thing for you to move here."
Xue Yourong suddenly lowered her head, touched her stomach, and fell into deep thought.
Seeing this scene, Sister Lan Hua suddenly noticed that Xue Yourong's stomach seemed to be a little more protruding than before.
"Sister! You won't have it, will you?" He covered his mouth and exclaimed.
Xue Yourong nodded embarrassedly.
"What? Ah! That's great, this is a happy event! Does the baby's father know?" Nian Xiaomi and Sister Lanhua jumped up happily at the same time.
But Xue Yourong squeezed out a forced smile.
"He's out of town."
Nian Xiaomi and Sister Lanhua still sensed something was wrong, looked at each other in blank dismay, and didn't ask any further questions.
With Granny Qi's consent, Xue Yourong quickly built a small courtyard here.
There are four tile-roofed houses in the courtyard, which are next to Nian Xiaomi's house, becoming Beiyun Mountain's second resident.
A month later, the house was built, and the blue bricks and black tiles in the Xiaoxiao bamboo forest reflected the style of Nian Xiaomi's house.
Xue Yourong also moved here, of course this was after the autumn harvest.
Take a look at the story in front of you.
Another week has passed, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching.
The autumn grass is yellow and the autumn rain is continuous. Except for the green bamboos and pines and cypresses, the other trees have only yellow leaves hanging on the branches, which is bleak.
After many consecutive days of continuous autumn rain, the entire Sunset Village looked like a pair of ink paintings, and it was wet everywhere.
The soil is muddy, there is no important thing, and people stay at home and do not go out.
It is very difficult to go out in such weather, wearing a hat, draped coir raincoat, and clogs, and returning from work is covered in mud.
It is not troublesome to clean, but in the rainy season, there is no sunshine all day long, and the clothes have a damp and rancid smell when they are hung.
Grandma Qi and Aunt Liu sat under the eaves to collect shoes, and the family had to make new shoes for the New Year in their free time.
The school was also closed during the rainy season. Yan Shubai simply taught six children to read and write at home, and Xiaoyong acted as his "teaching assistant" and classroom discipline administrator.
Nian Xiaomi strictly forbids them to go out and have fun, so as not to get dirty and unable to dry.
"This rotten rain has never stopped!" Aunt Liu complained.
"Yeah, it seems that this year's Mid-Autumn Festival will not be able to enjoy the moon!" Grandma Qi sighed.
"It's not a big deal, the sun can't be seen, how can we see the moon!" Aunt Liu said while flying the needle.
"It hasn't stopped for four or five days, and everyone here is moldy!" Nian Xiaomi squatted under the eaves, looking at the pattering rain curtain.
"Autumn rains are very heavy every year. Fortunately, our vegetable garden is in the yard, so we don't have to run to the vegetable field by the river, hehe." Yan Mo was gnawing on the leftover chicken feet from last night.
"Ah, are you going to make mooncakes this year?" Sister Lanhua reminded.
Nian Xiaomi, who was bored, slapped his forehead: "That's right! Why don't we peel peanuts, so we can make mooncakes later."
"That's right, the Mid-Autumn Festival is only a few days away, and we have to get ready, and the sugar at home is gone!"
Grandma Qi said, "The family has saved a lot of eggs, and I will ask Yunfeng to go to the market in the city later, sell the eggs and buy some sugar, and let's discuss later on what to buy for the Mid-Autumn Festival."
"Then I'll pound glutinous rice later," Nian Xiaomi said.
"Daughter-in-law, then I'll go with you!" Yan Mo leaned forward.
"No, ten catties of rice can be moved. You should take care of the vegetable garden to prevent it from raining." Nian Xiaomi waved her hand.
Grandma Qi laughed, "Lanhua and Xiaoyong just helped me peel the peanuts, crack some walnuts, and soak some red beans and dates later. We have a large family, so we will make more mooncakes this year for the children as snacks."
The childhood mooncakes that Nian Xiaomi remembers are called Cantonese-style mooncakes.
Four moon cakes weigh one catty, and they are stacked together and wrapped in paper, and pressed with a piece of paper with a trademark printed on it.
A lace square frame is printed on the label paper.
The words "Mid-Autumn Mooncake" are written, and finally tied tightly with thin paper strings.
The pattern on the red paper is very beautiful, engraved with the picture of Chang'e flying to the moon.
The mooncake fillings contain walnut kernels, peanut kernels, rock sugar, sesame seeds, and red and green things that are particularly unpalatable.
After growing up, after a long period of evolution and development, moon cakes have formed hundreds of different styles and flavors such as Beijing style, Suzhou style, Chaozhou style, Taiwan style, Cantonese style, Yunnan style, and Sichuan style.
The fillings are also various and strange.
But Nian Xiaomi hardly eats mooncakes anymore.
After crossing, this is his first Mid-Autumn Festival, and he really wants to experience the fun of making mooncakes with his family.
The day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the continuous autumn rain finally stopped, and the long-lost sun appeared in the sky.
The whole family is very happy to be able to watch the moon!
Gu Yunfeng drove the ox cart to the market in the city, and came back at night to buy some sugar, meat, big bones and so on.
The dolls have been so excited that they haven't slept well for several days.
Looking forward to the festival, looking forward to moon cakes, looking forward to eating delicious food.
On the day of Mid-Autumn Festival, the children woke up before the rooster crowed.
The blue-eyed Xiaoli lay quietly in Yuhu's arms.
Yuhu snapped his fingers and planned to eat a few months of pancakes.
At first glance, they seem to be a copy of Nian Xiaomi and Yan Mo - one is quiet and beautiful, the other is pure foodie...
Lingyun also slept with Niuniu, her eyes were moist at this moment.
This is the first Mid-Autumn Festival after wandering!
Grandma Qi, Nian Xiaomi and others got up early as usual, cleaned up the housework and made breakfast.
Because of the festival, breakfast is very simple today, steamed sweet potatoes and polenta.
For lunch, I will make multigrain cakes and beef noodles, and save all the good dishes for the evening.
Busier than usual today.
Nian Xiaomi, Aunt Liu, and Granny Qi were busy in the kitchen almost all day long. The grocery store in the village was also closed, and Shui Yunyan also came to the kitchen.
Xiaoqing, the daughter-in-law of Li Shuanzhu in Caochang, also came to help.
In addition to kneading noodles, peanuts, walnuts, and sesame seeds should also be fried, red beans should be boiled into red bean paste, and dates should be ground into jujube paste.
Everyone has an orderly division of labor. Fortunately, the kitchen is very large, and these people don't feel crowded when they stand.
Xiaoqing is also pregnant, and it has been two months. Since Li Shuanzhu came to the grassland to get married, his frizzy temper has subsided a lot.
Dali and Xiaoli went to the chicken coop to feed the pigsty, while Niuniu and Lingyun drove the ducks and geese to the pond in the backyard.
Xiaoyong and Yan Shubai were choosing vegetables in the courtyard, while Yan Mo and Gu Yunfeng went up the mountain to chop firewood.
Yuhu and Erli sneaked into the kitchen to steal their mouths, and Aunt Liu grabbed a handful of fried peanuts for each of them.
"Go out and eat, don't make trouble here!" Nian Xiaomi said.
The two children happily went to the front yard clutching the peanuts, sat under the eaves and ate obediently.
Dali shouted: "Erli, don't patronize eating! Hurry up and help work!"
Only then did Erli stick out his tongue and ran over.
Yuhu was bored, so he ran to the back mountain to find Yan Mo and Gu Yunfeng.
Nian Xiaomi took out the fried walnuts, put them into a stone mortar and pestle them into fine powder, mixed them with maltose to make nut fillings.
Then stir the boiled red beans into bean paste, add sugar and mix well to make bean paste filling.
The jujube paste filling is also prepared in the same way.
Aunt Liu kneaded the dough with added sugar and lard, and put it aside to wake up.
Put the big pot on the stove, and put a layer of iron rack in the pot.
The stove was ignited, and the cauldron quickly heated up.
Afterwards, several people began to knead the dough, which was filled with nut fillings in the middle, and pressed lightly to form a small round cake.
Aunt Liu put the cakes on the iron rack and baked them slowly. Because no water was added to the iron pan, the high temperature dark red color appeared in the pan.
The mooncakes were slowly baked, and Aunt Liu took them out with iron tongs to cool, and then continued to put the mooncakes in the pot.
Since the pot is not big, I can only put seven or eight small pancakes at a time, and I made more than a dozen pots intermittently. I didn't start making red beans and jujube paste until the nut filling was finished.
The golden moon cakes are stacked in a large porcelain plate, and the fragrance is attractive.
Yuhu and Erli couldn't help sneaking in a few times, but were kicked out by Granny Qi.
This is not a snack you usually make, you can eat it casually.
In ancient times, moon cakes could not be eaten until after offering sacrifices to the moon.
Just like the newly harvested wheat should be made into white flour buns, and the newly harvested rice should be made into rice porridge. They must be sacrificed to heaven before humans can eat them.
After making the moon cakes, I started to get busy making dinner. Fortunately, the vegetables and meat have been taken care of.
The vegetable garden in autumn is not as rich as in summer. It is nothing more than some radish greens and eggplants.
Nian Xiaomi pulled some white radishes and put them in the big bone soup, and made vinegared cabbage.
The beans and fungus dried in summer are soaked, and they are used to roast bacon.
The pork belly that Gu Yunfeng bought was made into delicious twice-cooked pork.
Steamed sweet potatoes, kneaded into mashed potatoes, kneaded into small balls, fried into sweet potato balls, shredded carrots for a cold dish.
Nian Xiaomi and Aunt Liu were cooking on two stoves, while Shui Yunyan and Xiaoqing were responsible for the firewood.
Li Shuanzhu brought some fish, the old patriarch brought good wine, and Li Dabai also came with two chickens.
Brother and sister Xue Yourong also came in a carriage, bringing gifts.
In addition to these dishes, I also made fried shredded pork with Flammulina velutipes, spicy hot pot, fried shredded eggplant, ground three delicacies, fried peppers with potatoes, stewed duck in an iron pot, sweet and sour crucian carp, secret spicy chicken, braised pig's trotters and tamales .
The children set up tables and stools in the main room, thinking about the deliciousness of the moon cakes, swallowing their saliva, and looking forward to the sun setting and the moon rising soon.
The rustling evening wind accompanied the coolness of autumn, and the big and round moon rose.
Yan Mo and the others have already set up the incense table.
On it are jujube buns and sweet-scented osmanthus cakes bought in the city, and in the middle are moon cakes.
The children couldn't resist the temptation and swallowed their saliva looking at the delicious food on the incense table.
Nian Xiaomi looked at their greedy cats and laughed:
"They're like little greedy cats, they can only be eaten after offering sacrifices to the Moon God."
The candles on the incense table danced with fireworks.
Under the bright moonlight, the whole family worshiped the moon god one by one, and then Grandma Qi, the elder, cut a few months of cakes, cut each into quarters, and distributed them to everyone with a smile.
The ceremony is now complete.
Yan Mo gulped and asked Nian Xiaomi why he didn't eat.
Nian Xiaomi smiled, "I didn't like it before, it's too sweet."
In modern times, moon cakes are hardly loved by anyone, but they were a delicacy in ancient times!
After eating the moon cakes for worshiping the moon, the meal officially began.
When the hot food was served, the children clapped their hands and cheered, and the adults opened their mouths to laugh happily. The festival should be lively and lively.
Yan Mo poured a jug of ale, and the men set up their wine glasses, ready to drink a few cups.
Nian Xiaomi certainly doesn't forget the animals at home, they also have to celebrate the New Year.
All the animals are ready to eat, including the new Mole family, and Nian Xiaomi has prepared berries.
Dali waited for the four children to stand up, and bowed deeply to the family, with tears in their eyes.
After everyone saw it, their noses were sore.
Nian Xiaomi wiped away her tears, and hurriedly said: "Sit down quickly, we are all a family, don't stand around, don't think about unhappy things during the New Year, the key is that life will get better and better in the future!"
"Yeah, our family is going to have a lot of happy events. Yourong is going to build a new house. Soon she and Xiaoqing will have a baby. The yard will be lively! There are also marriages between Lanhua and Dabai, Xiaoyong and Shu Bai, Try to get married next year."
Grandma Qi raised her wine glass, and everyone stood up to wish together.
Nian Xiaomi first made a piece of soft glutinous rice cake for Granny Qi and the old patriarch, and then put vegetables for the four new arrivals in turn.
Yuhu and Niuniu were even more unkind, their cheeks were already bulging, and their faces were full of happiness.
At the dinner table, everyone chatted while eating.
When talking about Xue Yourong's man, she didn't say anything.
But her elder brother Shopkeeper Xue sighed and quickly explained the reason.
It turned out that Bai Yu already had a family!
Not only that, he also had a group of wives and concubines, and raised four concubines!
By the time Xue Yourong knew the truth and ran to his house to make trouble, Bai Yu had already sold the house and brought the whole family to live with relatives in the capital.
I heard that there is also a big business.
Xue Yourong loved this Bai Yu deeply, and even conceived for him, but he didn't expect that Bai Yu turned out to be a white-eyed wolf.
Everyone heard that and didn't talk anymore.
Nian Xiaomi said with a smile: "If the old ones don't go, the new ones won't come. It's a good thing to leave the scumbag early! From now on, we will come and live with us. There are so many people and we have someone to take care of, and the men in Sunset Village are all very handsome. , look back and find one in the village!"
So, after the Mid-Autumn Festival, Xue Yourong began to build a house here.
She didn't want to stay in the sad state of Haizhou City any longer, so she sold the brick kiln factory to a buddy, moved her luggage and temporarily lived in the guest room of Nian Xiaomi's house.
In fact, she didn't like running a brick kiln factory very much before, and the factory sold for a large sum of money, which was enough for her to spend a few years.
After drinking and eating, Aunt Liu and others went to the kitchen to clean up the dishes.
The old patriarch happily smoked a pipe, and the children surrounded him clamoring for a story.
Nian Xiaomi and Sister Lanhua sat around Xue Yourong at the stone table, scolding the shameless scumbag together.
Sister Lanhua scolded so much that she was spitting, and scolded all three generations of Bai Yu's ancestors...
Of course, this Bai Yu was also beaten to death by Sister Lanhua in the end, this is another story.
The family chatted and laughed for another hour, and the food was almost digested, and then they began to sit around the courtyard to eat moon cakes and watch the moon.
It wasn't until the dead of night that the small courtyard became quiet, and everyone went back to their rooms to rest.
In the bedroom upstairs, Nian Xiaomi and Yan Mo were very interested.
They have done their homework twice in a row, but they still don't feel tired.
This is because, on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival when the moon is full, the energy of the "heart of nature" will increase greatly, and people's desires and physical fitness will get unprecedented soaring.
Nian Xiaomi in Yan Mo's arms blushed, wrapping her limp arms around his neck.
She stretched out her legs to clamp Yan Mo's waist, and breathed out in his ear like blue.
Yan Mo is like a wild horse running free...
Today, they even played role-playing.
Yan Mo specially bought rouge and gouache from the city. Although Nian Xiaomi resisted, she put it on in the end and played the role of a brothel boy.
After Yan Mo handed in his gun for the nth time, Nian Xiaomi took a short break and hooked his hand:
"Master, let's play..."
Yan Mo wiped off his sweat and jumped up again...
The moon outside the window covered her face shyly.
Needless to say, the next day, they got up late again, but the family has long since accepted the blame.
Young, energetic, and understandable.
The six kittens were able to walk, and were taken downstairs by their mother for a walk early in the morning.
A pile of white and white meat balls rolled and crawled in the yard.
The weather was fine today, the sun came out early in the morning, and Huami and Xiaobai squinted their eyes comfortably to bask in the sun.
The little milk cats were full of curiosity, scurrying around in every corner of the yard, meowing in a milky voice.
Niuniu and Xiaoli reached out to the little milk cat, calling out "Mimi".
There was a black-and-white milk cat, the most courageous, who stumbled over curiously, and was held in the palm of Niuniu.
The little milk cat was licking in the palm of her hand, revealing its little pink tongue.
Xiaoli stretched out his hand to scratch its chin, and the kitten purred comfortably.
After breakfast, Yan Mo, Gu Yunfeng and the others still took the oxen to plow the field in preparation for sowing winter wheat.
The harvested land is not difficult to plow, and with the continuous autumn rain in the past few days, the soil has become very soft.
Nian Xiaomi and Aunt Liu were picking wheat seeds at home.
From digging the ground to applying base fertilizer to finishing the field ridges, everything is going on in an orderly manner.
The land of the Nian family is full of people who work intensively.
So far, the prelude to autumn planting has also begun.
The brick cart that Xue Yourong built the house also came to the village.