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Chapter 497 Rice Ball

"Axiu, bring me a rice spoon and the bean paste on the stove."

As soon as the lid of the gong pot was opened, the fragrance of rice hit your nostrils.

The rice is grown at home, and it is a little bit broken when ground. It is not the kind of polished rice with clear grains sold in grain and oil stores. Although most of it is broken rice, it still tastes very fragrant.

"Sister, this rice is so fragrant!" Axiu squatted next to her, staring with bright eyes.

Most of the staple food they eat at home is brown rice, and they also eat white rice, but it is often mixed with brown rice, with some cornmeal bread or sweet potato kernels added. It is definitely not affordable to eat pure white rice.

So when she suddenly saw a pot of white rice, Axiu was still very greedy.

"Xiangba, you should learn from Aunt Chen, and my sister should farm well. From now on, I will let you eat white rice every time."

Su Ziling first fluffed the rice, then poured the reserved bean paste into it, and then sprinkled with a handful of chopped green onions. The bean paste contained salt and other seasonings, so there was no need to add anything else, just stir it evenly. .

After mixing well, apply a layer of lard on the palm of your hand, and then shape the mixed bean paste rice into balls.

Each piece of rice is covered with bean paste and chopped green onion. There is lard in the hand, and the surface of the rice ball has a faint fragrance of lard. (Bean paste rice balls)

As soon as Su Ziling pinched out the first one, she handed it to Axiu, "Here, let's see if it tastes good!"

Axiu took it and took a bite, "Sister, it's delicious!"

Seeing Axiu's eyes narrowing after eating, Su Ziling also smiled, "Is it delicious? There is more here, eat more."

"Sister, please taste it!" Axiu handed the uneaten side to Su Ziling's mouth.

Su Ziling took a bite and said, "Well...it's okay, but I feel like the lard is a little lacking."

She directly scooped half a spoonful of lard and mixed it with the rice. The rice was very hot and the lard melted as soon as it was stirred evenly.

There was lard in the rice, so Su Ziling stopped smearing it on her hands. The bean paste rice mixed with lard became more fragrant. Every piece of rice was filled with lard. It looked oily and tasted delicious. It smells better than before.

She kneaded all the rice in a pot, and made a big pot of it. When she came out with a pot of rice balls, Mother Su and the others were stunned.

"Xiaoqing, what are you..."

"Didn't you just have dinner?"

"These are bean paste rice balls. You can try them. If you don't finish them later, you can bake them by the fire pit. They will be delicious too."

Everyone was not hungry yet, but looking at the attractive color, they couldn't help but take one each.

Su Ziling also took one and took a bite. Her eyes narrowed slightly and a satisfied smile appeared on her face. The taste was much better than the one just now.

The aroma of bean paste is very strong. In addition to the aroma of bean paste, there are also the spiciness of ginger and kohlrabi root. The addition of lard, chopped green onion, etc. makes the taste even richer.

The rice ball was not big, and it was gone in two bites. Looking at Axiu who had finished eating and was about to take the second one, Su Ziling touched her head and said, "Axiu, eat less and don't overeat. If you like it, I’ll pinch it for you later.”

"Oh." Ah Xiu said softly, her voice full of disappointment. Su A'nai shook her head and laughed, "Eat it if you want. Eat another one. I'll set it on the fire for you to bake it later. The skin will be charred. It smells good.”

When she heard that she could have another rice ball, Ah Xiu's dim eyes lit up. As soon as Ah Nai finished speaking, she had already grabbed a rice ball, bit off half of it in one bite, and stuffed her cheeks. De Gugu murmured, and when she saw Su Ziling looking at her, she smiled and rolled her eyes.

Su A'nai glanced at the bean paste pancakes that were soaking up in the sun, "We have to collect them tonight, right? Otherwise, there will be dew and they will probably turn into paste in the morning."

"Collect it. My father just said that when they come back to collect it, we won't be able to reach it." Su Ziling stuffed the last half into her mouth, clapped her hands, and walked towards the well.

"Didn't you say what kind of barbecue are you going to have for dinner? What do you need to prepare? It's getting late, so it's almost time to get ready." Mother Su reminded.

Su Ziling looked at the water in the pot, "I'm going to make the koji. Mom, I've prepared the licorice. Come and help me boil the water. I'll probably have to boil seven or eight pots."

There were so many olives that it took most of the day to soak less than half of them, and there were still more olives delivered later. Although there were not as many as in the first few days, there were still three to four hundred kilograms a day.

"Okay, you put the things to be cooked one by one. I'll boil them and pour them into the vat. If you want to go to the field, call Erniu up and ask him to carry the basket for you."

It is not difficult to make distiller's yeast. The main thing is to use spicy Polygonum. Su Ziling crushed the spicy Polygonum, verbena, orchid herbs, light bamboo leaves, peach leaves, etc. that were dried two days ago, and took out the ground large grains. Rice flour, mix together.

Add water while stirring, so that there is not too much water, and it can be kneaded into a ball with your hands without sticking to your hands.

After it is reconciled, you can knead it directly. Take a ball and shape it into the size of a ball. Place it in a dustpan. Crush the bought old distiller's yeast, then sprinkle it evenly on the distiller's yeast. Finally, shake the dustpan gently to try to let the yeast out. Each koji is covered with a layer of old koji powder.

After it was done, it was fermented in the house, and the koji was covered with a layer of straw. Considering that it was winter and the temperature was not that high, Su Ziling also took two old cotton coats and covered them to keep warm.

While Su Ziling was doing it, Su's mother just watched on the side without saying a word. She watched very carefully. After seeing that she had finished, she asked aloud: "Is this all right?"

"Yes," Su Ziling nodded, "It needs to ferment for two days. You will know in two days whether it is successful or not. Mom, please remember to remind me, otherwise I will forget it again."

"I'll watch Jiuqu in two days, and I'll watch Tofu in four days. I don't know if it will work." The two of them turned around and went out, Su Ziling murmured as they walked.

"Tofu? Is that the hairy tofu you're talking about?" Mother Su looked back at the sieves also covered with straw, "Are they the ones next to it?"

"Yes, it's only been three days, and I have to cover it for four more days. Mom, please remember to remind me, otherwise I will be busy and forget again."

After the door closed, Su Ziling stretched out. She was finished for the day.

No, the olives haven't been soaked yet, but with her mother watching, it's not a big problem and she can go pick vegetables without worry.

"Mom, I'll leave the olives to you. I'll go pull some vegetables from the vegetable field."

"Go, go, call Er Niu up, the sun is going to set, put on your coat."

It's very hot when the sun shines during the day, but as soon as the sun sets, the temperature drops sharply, and the vegetable fields are on the edge of the fields, so areas with water will only get colder.

"Stop shouting." Su Ziling turned around and glanced at his room, where the sound of reading could be faintly heard, "Let him read. It's the same as asking Axiu to come with me. I'll just have to work hard for you to feed the pigs."

Mother Su obviously heard Su Zimu's voice. She nodded and lowered her voice, "Go on, go on. It's just a pig feeding. Do you need to cook some food?"

"Wake up and make some noodles. Let's bake them into pancakes tonight and use them to hold the meat."

Su Ziling took the basket and sickle, walked to the door, patted Axiu gently, waved to her, and the two of them tiptoed out of the yard.