Portable Space: Dressing Up as a Little Brother

After the Laba Festival, Xiao Yu'er was ready to cook and deliver to Lin Zhengze's family.He thought for a long time, and after combining what he had at home and the materials he could buy now, he came up with two things.One is fried tofu, but this one is really simple.He asked Dad first, and he said that they don't use tofu for frying, and no one sells it. Tofu is basically used for stewing meat or something.

Xiao Yu'er felt relieved after hearing this, and was ready to make fried tofu.Just finished making tofu at home.As for the oil, because a pig in the family was killed when the workshop was being built, the suet was refined by Ah Mo and put in oil tanks.The little fish is about to be fried in lard, and there is no other oil to choose from.And after frying the tofu, the oil can be kept for cooking.After thinking about it, Xiao Yu'er started working with Ah Mo.

He first took out the old tofu that had been squeezed out of the water with stones, and then cut it into small pieces.Ah Ma helped to light the fire, put a lot of lard into the pot, and when the oil temperature began to rise, put a small amount of cut tofu cubes into the oil pot to fry.This step is to let the tofu expand.When it's about the same time, pick it up first.Then increase the heat to make the oil temperature rise higher, and fry it again in the pan.This step is finalized.After frying, you can take it out and drain the oil.

In this way, Xiao Yuer fried several pots of fried tofu.In addition to giving some to the Lin family, he also wanted to eat at home, so he fried some more and put them away.Now that the temperature is low in winter, the storage time will be longer.After Xiao Yuer finished frying the fried tofu, looking at the frying pan, he thought of another kind of food in his previous life.It's crispy meat.He was going to use this large pot of oil to fry the crispy meat.

Xiao Yuer told Ah Mo not to burn the fire, he still had to cut the meat.I didn't think about what to do besides fried tofu just now, so I didn't prepare in advance.

Xiao Yuer first went to take out the pork at home, and specially cut lean meat to make it.He first cut the lean meat into long strips, and then added salt to the strips to marinate for a while to taste.When marinating the meat, I put some flour in a large basin and prepared to make the paste.

Xiao Yuer beat the eggs into the flour basin, then stirred them with chopsticks and waited for a while.If there are still particles, use a large spoon to crush them.This will make a fine powder paste.After the batter is adjusted, pour the marinated lean meat strips into the batter, and stir for a while, so that all the meat strips are evenly coated with batter, and then they can be deep-fried.At this time, Ahma can start to light the fire.Xiao Yuer waited for the oil temperature in the pot to rise again, and saw that it was starting to smoke, so he put the well-baked meat slices into the pot and started frying.When frying, be careful not to let the meat strips stick together.Turn over and fiddle with a spatula at any time.When you see that it is golden brown, you can take it out of the pan.

Xiao Yuer also fried a lot of crispy meat this time, because he likes to eat it very much, so he fried more.The scent of Xiaoyuer's fried tofu and meat wafted out, and soon attracted several greedy ghosts.The family members basically came to ask Xiao Yuer, wanting to know what it is, is it ready, can I eat it?I am really drooling because of the fragrance! !

When it got to the end, the little fish was frying while the others stood by the pot and started eating.Especially a few small ones, they couldn't stop eating.In the end, the whole family simply took a bowl and tasted it first.Seeing that they like to eat crispy meat, Xiao Yuer went to make some sauce with chili powder, coriander, fermented soybeans and so on.If you think it is too dry to eat directly, you can add sauce and eat it, it is delicious.

After Xiao Yu'er had done these two things, he was ready to let go.Ahma accepts making radish balls.Originally, Ah, they used to fry some radish balls before Chinese New Year, but it was the kind that didn’t add meat, just shredded radish, add some green onions and season it well.This year is much better than previous years, so I listened to Xiao Yu'er's opinion.This year's radish balls are added with finely chopped pork belly.

After Ah Ma fried the radish balls, it was almost done, and there was nothing to do when they were fried.Ah Mo waited for the oil to cool down, and then put the fried lard in a clean oil jar.This is to be prepared first.

On the second day, Xiao Yuer packed the fried tofu and crispy meat that had been cooled, and then went into the space to fill three relatively large jars with wine.He was going to ask his father to send these things to the town, and then ask the shopkeeper to deliver them to the Lin family.The reply letter written by Xiao Yu'er and his brother was also sent over.Xiaoyuer also wrote down the recipes of fried tofu and crispy pork, and how to use them for cooking, and sent them together.

Because his family's ox cart hadn't been finished yet, Shen Daniu had to borrow the village head's ox cart to use it.When Shen Daniu went to the village head's house to borrow an ox cart, he saw that someone was already waiting for the ox cart at the village head's house.It turns out that the New Year is approaching, and many villagers have to go to the town to buy New Year's goods.So the village chief's house was lively.After Shen Daniu talked to Shen Ning, Shen Ning drove the ox cart to Shen Daniu's house to load things.

Prepare to pack the things of Shen Daniu's house, then turn around to grab other people, and then go to the town.

After sending away the gifts for the Lin family, Xiao Yu'er's family was only busy for the New Year.Dad and Uncle used all their free time to do needlework, while Xiao Yuer and Ah Mo were responsible for preparing food.In the past few days, cotton players came to the village, so my father and my uncle went to play cotton.This year, Lin Zhengze sent a lot of cotton, so he was going to see how many quilts he could make.

Soon it will be the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, which is also a "small year".In this world, there is also the saying of Lord Zhao.On this day, every household also sacrifices to the stove.There is a saying that the cooking stoves are sent in the new year, and the stoves are received in the New Year's Eve.On the day of the new year, Xiao Yu'er's family also started a sacrifice to the stove.Ah Mo first offered some preserved fruit, wine, etc. to the Stove Lord, and then melted the coarse sugar and smeared it on the Stove Lord's mouth, so that he would not be able to sue, but only say good things.

After the new year is over and the stove is sacrificed, it enters the stage of "welcoming spring" from the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month to the New Year's Eve, and officially begins to prepare for the new year.

The food preparations at Xiao Yu'er's house are almost done.Father and the others found a cotton plucker, and found that the remaining cotton was not enough to pluck six beds.After evening out the four quilts, Shen Daniu went to the town to buy cotton for three more quilts and came back.Every room in the family has a new quilt.

After my father bought cotton again, he played it into a quilt.After they all moved home, they asked Dad and the others to make quilt covers and put them on.So, that night, Xiao Yuer's family was covered with brand new and warm quilts.The direct consequence of this is that Xiao Yu'er doesn't even want to get up the next morning.

Busy days go by so fast.When Xiao Yuer came back to his senses, he realized that tomorrow is New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, everyone wants to get rid of the old and welcome the new, and pray for blessings.Here, there is also a big sacrificial activity on New Year's Eve.It is to go to the ancestral hall to worship the ancestors.

On New Year’s Eve, Xiao Yu’er went to bed together, and was told by Ahma: “After eating morning food today, I have to wash my hair, take a bath, wash my clothes, and clean myself up. Clean everything up. After lunch, your grandpa and grandpa will go to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors, and we will be busy cooking the New Year's Eve dinner."

Xiao Yuer quickly agreed, and immediately got busy.Everyone has been busy all morning, and after lunch, they will start the next round of busy work.Except for the three little ones in the family, all the other males went to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors.Xiao Yuer listened to Ah Ma talk about the process of going to the ancestral hall to worship today.It is said that in the afternoon, the main men of the Shen family went to the ancestral hall to worship together.Before offering sacrifices, it is necessary to clean the offering vessels used, prepare all the offerings, and hang the tablets of the ancestors of each generation in order of generation.Then, under the auspices of the patriarch, all the people offered incense and knelt down to the ancestors in batches according to their seniority.In this way, the sacrifice on New Year's Eve is completed.

While listening to what Ah Mo said, Xiao Yu'er was busy working.The fire in the kitchen at home has never been cut off and has been burning.The smell of vegetables in the kitchen spread far and wide, and could be smelled in the main room.Xiao Yu'er was also busy helping with the cooking.Father and the others have posted door gods and couplets on the door yesterday.The door god bought it in the town, and the couplet was written on red paper by my brother himself.

Xiaoyuer's family is going to cook ten dishes today, which means perfection.In addition to dishes made of pork, there are also dishes made of chicken, duck, rabbit and fish.Their family seldom eats fish. This time, my father bought it from the town specially.It is specially prepared for the meaning of "more than every year".Xiaoyuer used the deep-fried tofu, crispy pork and Ah Mo's fried radish balls a few days ago.I also specially made dumplings, which are stuffed with Chinese cabbage and pork.This dumpling is made and eaten at night when the New Year's Eve is observed.But because Xiao Yuer is not good at pasta, Ah Mo made the dumpling wrappers, and he just helped wrap them.

Waiting for Xiaoyu'er and their kitchen is almost the same.The little ones couldn't wait any longer and wanted to eat something good.Xiao Yu'er and the others began to bring the food to the main room, and just as the food was set, Father and the others had already finished offering sacrifices and came home.

Seeing that the New Year's Eve dinner was ready, Father sat down and started eating.The dishes in the evening were so rich that everyone ate for a long time, and they were all full after eating.After eating the New Year's Eve dinner and eating for a while, the three little ones went to dig out the firecrackers that my father bought back, went out to the yard and started ordering.After a while, there was a crackling sound in the yard.

When the children had had enough fun, they all returned to the main room.The whole family took out snacks and wine, and they were ready to eat, drink, chat, and watch the new year.

On New Year's Eve, the whole family gets together.After the New Year's Eve dinner, we lit the oil lamps and sat around chatting.Waiting for the moment to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new, stay up all night.It symbolizes driving away all evil plagues and diseases, and looking forward to good luck in the new year.In the past, the adults at Xiao Yuer's house basically kept watch all night, and the children must have been so sleepy halfway through that they couldn't go to sleep.

Keeping the year old has two meanings: the elders keep the year old as "saying goodbye to the old year", which means to cherish the time; the young people keep the year old to prolong the life of their parents.This year, Xiao Yuer thinks that he must persist until tomorrow morning, even if he wants to prolong the life of his parents.

Because Xiao Yu'er was afraid of falling asleep from sleepiness, he kept eating and tried to talk to Father and Father as much as possible.Feeling really sleepy, I stood up and walked back and forth.After staying up like this, it will soon be midnight.Xiao Yu'er and Ah Ma went to the kitchen to put the dumplings made in the afternoon into the pot, and each of them ate a small bowl.Then, the restless kids let them go to bed.

But before going to bed, they still remembered to ask Dad to prepare their new clothes.I am also too obsessed with new clothes.However, Xiao Yu'er himself likes it very much.Years ago at home, father and uncle hurriedly finished the cotton-padded clothes and cotton-padded shoes for the whole family.In the afternoon, I took it out and showed it to everyone, and said that I would wait until tomorrow morning, the first day of the new year, to wear it.So the little ones still remember it before going to bed.