90: The mother of the little cannon fodder in the control group is reborn

On the fourth day of May, neither Chao Mingyue nor Hua Lingling went out. The couple stayed at home and made rice dumplings. There were three flavors of rice dumplings: ordinary jujube, peanut, and candied jujube.

The rice dumpling leaves, sticky rice and peanuts were soaked in advance. After Chao Mingyue washed the rice dumpling leaves and washed the sticky rice twice more, Hua Lingling lazily came out of the main room, yawning and stretching. , I sat watching TV for half the morning, and my waist felt sore and astringent.

She felt that she was more suitable lying down.

However, she still wanted to be the pig standing in the wind. If she wanted to lie down, she could only lie down occasionally when Chao Mingyue was at home. She was also very busy on weekdays, looking after shops and farming.

"Daughter-in-law, I'm ready, let's get started!"

Chao Mingyue warmly invited Hua Lingling, who was walking towards her. The words he spoke in a pinched voice made his tone extra sweet. Those who didn't know thought they were preparing for something during the day.

"Ah."

Hua Lingling raised her hands to tuck her hair up and twisted it on the back of her head. She washed her hands carefully before sitting on the stool next to the two large basins and reaching out to pick out the right rice dumpling leaves from one of the basins. , stack them one by one, then scoop out an appropriate amount of sticky rice from another basin and put it in the middle of the rice dumpling leaves, or add a candied date, or a big date, a few peanuts, and then put the rice dumpling leaves Fold the edges toward the middle and finally become a rectangle. This is only half of the rice dumpling.

Give the covered rice dumpling to Chao Mingyue to hold, with the folded side facing up. For the other half, use the same method of making rice dumplings, and finally stack them in the opposite direction with the rice dumplings that Chao Mingyue is holding, and then use soaked straw to wrap twice around each end and tie a knot. The rice dumplings are ready.

Repeating the process of making rice dumplings all afternoon, when Chao Shuyu was about to leave school, the large pot of rice dumpling leaves was finally wrapped, and there was still some sticky rice left. The pot would be empty when porridge or steamed rice was cooked in the evening.

The big iron pots in the countryside are all very big. Hers is eight seals big, about eighty centimeters in diameter. The wrapped rice dumplings are placed one next to another, one layer after another, and finally they are filled with In one pot, it was almost even with the edge of the pot.

Pour in a full pot of water, cover the pot, and start cooking.

Before picking up Chao Shuyu from school, it was Chao Mingyue who did the work of lighting the fire.

When Chao Shuyu was out of school, the job of lighting the fire was temporarily left to Hua Lingling.

When Chao Mingyue took Chao Shuyu home, the work of lighting the fire was returned to Chao Mingyue.

"Mom! Are the rice dumplings ready? They smell so good! I want to eat them so much!"

Chao Shuyu smelled the aroma of rice dumplings and entered the south room. When she saw Chao Mingyue behind her, Hua Lingling stood up and made way for him and said to Chao Shuyu:

"The rice dumplings are not yet cooked, they will have to wait a while."

"Oh, can I watch some cartoons?"

With Hua Lingling's permission, she ran to the main room without looking back, and soon the sound of a cartoon character came out.

There is no need to practice singing and dancing every day for performances. Chao Shuyu has a lot more free time, most of which she uses to watch TV. After all, there are not many homeworks in kindergarten, and homework is often not assigned. Hua Lingling is no longer a watcher. Nv Chengfeng's mother made Chao Shuyu's childhood very relaxed and happy.

Hua Lingling thinks so.

When watching short videos, there was not only fun to watch, but also a lot of videos of chicken babies. It was then that she realized that children learn not only through teachers’ lectures in school, but also in cram schools, tutoring classes, and hobbies. Class, she didn't know this before, after all, she didn't raise the child herself.

Now that she knows, she is willing to give her daughter a happy childhood. She feels that her daughter will definitely be grateful to her when she grows up.

Typical motherly self-impression.

However, no one knows what Chao Shuyu will think in the future. Now Chao Shuyu is really happy. Apart from going to school, she usually eats, drinks and has fun. But when Chao Mingyue is not at home, she has to accompany Hua Lingling to visit the store. It's eight or nine o'clock in the evening. She doesn't like this but can't change it. She can't buy another TV and put it in the store.

Therefore, Chao Shuyu is very much looking forward to being able to go home and watch cartoons after school. And because Chao Mingyue brings her gifts every time he comes back from Yangcheng, her attitude towards Chao Mingyue is much better now. He always makes faces, quite like a little cotton-padded jacket.

"Would you like to stir-fry some vegetables?"

Chao Mingyue asked as he stuffed two firewood into the pit.

He was sitting on a low stool, as if squatting on the ground, huddled there looking a little pitiful.

"It's up to you."

She is only responsible for eating, so she will not tell the chef what to do. She will eat whatever he does.

"Okay, let's stir-fry the peppers and stir-fry the meat, stir-fry the tomatoes and scrambled eggs, stir-fry the cucumbers, and make the mushroom, leek, and egg drop soup."

Hua Lingling nodded and said yes. She planned to follow her to the main room to watch TV for a while, but she immediately sat back down.

Although cooking does not delay the fire, and the firewood in the stove pit is almost burning, just throw in one or two sticks, but she can't bully others, so she can at least participate.

This is the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, not the Dragon Boat Festival, so there is no need to have a sense of ceremony, that is, there is no need to cook a table of dishes, just enough to eat.

On the Dragon Boat Festival the next day, before Chao Shuyu woke up in the morning, Hua Lingling gently opened the door, went in, and tied five silk ropes around her wrists and ankles, which had the meaning of warding off evil spirits, praying for blessings, and bringing good fortune. Chao Mingyue went to plant mugwort on both sides of each door in order to bring good fortune to the family.

Today's breakfast and lunch are the same as usual. If you like to move, you can cook something. If you don't want to move, you can eat rice dumplings. Then Chao Mingyue will help look after the shop, Chao Shuyu will watch TV at home, and Hua Lingling will take a nap. , and then in the evening, no, in the afternoon, every household begins to prepare for dinner early. Fish and meat are served on a large table, which is absolutely full of ceremony.

Even the leftovers can’t be eaten in two days. This happens every festival. In addition, they eat the leftovers from the previous day or the previous meal every day. Once they’re used to it, they don’t think it’s a big deal. , everyone is content with having food to fill their stomachs and eating whatever vegetables are available.

They don't have the custom of dragon boat racing here, so there are no other outdoor activities on this day. It's a simple life, but they have been preparing for the festival since yesterday. This has been passed down from generation to generation year after year, until later As everyone went to work elsewhere, these customs gradually faded and became simplified.

"Mom, I want some red wine!"

At the Dragon Boat Festival dinner table, Chao Shuyu suddenly made a request.