Li Daitao

On the Dragon Boat Festival, eat zongzi and race dragon boats.

Although there are no dragon boats to watch in the villa, it is still a big event for the whole family to eat zongzi together.

On this day, Xiaoji got up very early and put on the sachet.The three dolls went to the back mountain together to gather wormwood and calamus, and happily hung them on the doors of various courtyard gates.

Soak the glutinous rice, wash the zong leaves, and prepare various fillings.

Xiao Ji jumped up and down pointing at Heshan, excited inexplicably: "I want to eat meat dumplings, I want to eat egg yolk dumplings, I want to eat bean paste dumplings, I want to eat lotus seed dumplings, I want to eat jujube stuffed dumplings, I want to eat walnut and almond dumplings Stuffed..."

Jian An could not bear to talk about him, but Liang Xiao couldn't help laughing at him: "Xiao Ji, how many mouths have you grown? Are you able to eat?"

Xiaoji just pretended not to hear, and calmly ignored his brother's teasing, and ran over to pick up the zong leaves, picked up a piece of bamboo leaf and waved it in his hand, and commanded the three armies with a carefree voice: : "Quick bag, quick bag!"

Yi Zhen also wanted to have a lively Dragon Boat Festival, and he prepared some materials on his own initiative for all the tricks he could think of, and there were always more than ten kinds.Small dishes filled with various fillings were lined up on the table, and the dishes were served in an astonishing manner.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

The whole family went to battle and prepared to make zongzi.

Zongzi...

...that's a technical job...

After a while, Yi Zhen was a little dumbfounded holding the zong leaves that were shaking so messily that he couldn't make out any shape.He tried not to change his face, secretly glanced at Qin Shu who was sitting on the sidelines with his hands in his sleeves, and asked cautiously, "Xiao Shu, why don't you do it?"

Qin Shu smiled slowly and calmly: "Master Hou, I used to be a guard in the palace. Master Hou thinks I should be proficient in cooking?... Well, thank you." He lowered his head and put his youngest son on tiptoe I ate a red date that was fed to me.

Grass began to grow in Yi Zhen's heart, and he still asked in disbelief: "You don't know how? Xiaoshu, how can you be so clever?"

Qin Shu turned his head to look at him, bent his eyes and smiled: "Thank you for the compliment."

Yi Zhen settled down a bit, and he spoke with confidence: "Xiao Shu, you actually know how to make zongzi, right? You know it, don't be lazy, even if you are too lazy to move, you have to teach me before you rest, come on , pack one and let me see..."

Qin Shu smiled, and did not reach out to pick up the zong leaves he handed over: "...Sorry, I really don't know how to do this...Thank you, Daddy doesn't want it anymore, Xiao Ji is good, you can eat it yourself..." But Xiaoji stuffed it all the way, and ate another piece of peach flesh.Taozi is very sweet, and he strokes the little guy's head contentedly.

After Xiaoji flattered his father, he was patted on the dog's head as he wished, and he was also very satisfied.Turning around, I saw Yi Zhen holding a piece of bamboo leaf with glutinous rice in it and still sticking it there.

The true nature of Xiaobawang was revealed immediately.

Xiaoji put his hips on his hips and said, "Father, didn't you say you want to make zongzi for us to eat, hurry up! Our whole family is waiting to eat! I want to eat big meat zongzi!"

Yi Zhen glared at the little kid, so he had to do it himself. After working hard for a long time, he finally came up with a crooked finished product.

Xiaoji commented: "Oh, it's so ugly! I remember that the zongzi I ate didn't look like this..." He yelled boredly in the yard: "Ah, starved to death, starved to death!" In fact, the little guy That is to say, to play, put so many nuts and preserved apricots as fillings, the little guy steals his mouth from time to time, and has already eaten a full stomach of preserved walnuts.

But being so despised by his youngest son, Yi Zhen couldn't hold back anymore, he straightened his face and said seriously: "Xiao Shu, don't be naughty. Haven't you ever made a bag before? What do you guys eat for the Dragon Boat Festival?"

Qin Shu smiled and remained silent.It was Liang Xiao who heard it from the side, and helped his father answer the question at this time.This child doesn't have so many thoughts of beating around the bush, he just says what he has.

"I don't think I've ever seen Daddy make zongzi. When we celebrated festivals, Uncle Xiao Hei made them." Liang Xiao was very sensible and saw Yi Zhen's embarrassment. He comforted Yi Zhen and said, "Dad, I used to make zongzi." See Uncle Xiao Hei made it, I will make it, you leave it alone, I will make it."

Yi Zhen felt very uncomfortable when he heard Xiao Hei, and felt that the "we" in the child's mouth was also very harsh.

He was silent for a moment, then peeked at Qin Shu, seeing a faint smile on his face, he felt more and more unhappy, but he didn't dare to say anything to him.I had no choice but to turn around and teach the child resentfully: "Our family is who we are, don't mix in outsiders."

Liang Xiao couldn't understand his rival mentality of jealousy and jealousy towards Uncle Xiao Hei.Speaking of childhood, it was Meng Zhang who brought him up. Although he had a natural closeness with his two fathers, he was too close to Meng Zhang.Father and Uncle Xiao Hei have always been at odds, and it is very difficult for Liang Xiao to be caught in the middle.This child is very nostalgic, seemingly well-behaved but extremely assertive, and will not easily change his views just because of his father's disgust.

He thought for a while and said, "Uncle Xiao Hei is a good man."

Yi Zhen snorted,

He saw that Qin Shu's face didn't change, so he didn't care much about Yi Zhen's sternness, he smiled but didn't agree, but Yi Zhen reminded him of something.Liang Xiao hesitated for a moment, then pulled Qin Shu's sleeve and said, "Daddy, I saw Uncle Xiaohei's family on the way here this time. They are going back to Tongcheng, and their family has a younger sister." He knew Yi Zhen has never been very fond of Mengzhang, so he never mentioned to Qin Shu about meeting Mengzhang's family.

Sure enough, Qin Shu's eyes lit up, he seemed very surprised, and beckoned him to come and speak.

Seeing him so jealous, Yi Zhen couldn't help feeling sour.On the side, Yin Yang said strangely: "Oh, it's a daughter, it's not that there is no one who will carry on the family line!" Even though he said so, but the tone was gleeful.

How could Qin Shu not know his dirty thoughts, rolled his eyes at him dumbfounded, and said angrily: "Xiao Hei is still young, how do you know that he will not have a son in the future? What a crow's mouth."

As soon as Qin Shu opened his mouth, Yi Zhen froze, nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, yes, Xiao Shu, you are right." After thinking about it, he was furious again, I haven't even freed up a daughter yet!That guy Xiao Hei actually has a daughter? !How unreasonable!

A pair of thief eyes couldn't help but looked up and down Qin Shu's stomach several times.

Qin Shu was very keen, and immediately noticed his gaze, gave him a displeased look, and subconsciously stretched out his hands to cover his belly.

Yi Zhen smiled embarrassingly, and suddenly said out of nowhere, "Xiao Shu, we're actually not that old!"

Qin Shu didn't like this, and snorted: "I'm not serious!"

Xiaoji was also very upset, his heart was full of alarm bells, he exchanged a glance with Yi Zhen, and Yi Zhen winked at him.The little guy received it, jumped between Qin Shu and Liang Xiao, intentionally or unintentionally pulled Liang Xiao away, stomped his feet angrily, and said, "I want to eat rice dumplings! Are you still making rice dumplings?"

Yi Zhen seemed to be pumped with blood, and said with high spirits: "Of course I will! I will!"

He looked at Qin Shu seriously and said, "Xiao Shu, you just sit there and rest, you don't need to do anything! This year I will make zongzi for you!" He bit me so hard that he almost gnashed his teeth. The taste, after a pause, he couldn't help it, and emphasized: "It must be better than Mengzhang's bag!" In fact, he doesn't know his craftsmanship very well, but he can't lose if he loses.In front of Qin Shu, even if he didn't fight for steamed buns, he had to fight for it.Later, when I thought about the materials I carefully prepared, this was better than Xiaoshu and the others at the time, so I felt a little relieved.

Qin Shu looked at him wordlessly.

Xiaoji was influenced by Yi Zhen since he was a child, and he always regarded Xiao Hei as an enemy and would not share the sky with him. At this time, he was on the side of Yi Zhen, and he rolled up his sleeves and said: "I will come ! I'll do it too!" He hurried to the side to wash his paws.

Jian An doesn't have as deep a prejudice against Xiao Hei as the father and son, but this child is precocious and has some memories of what happened at that time, vaguely remembering the painful experience of how his father and son were abandoned by Qin Shu.The child hesitated for a while, and finally decided to hate that little black uncle whom he had never met with his father and brother.

So Jian An, a well-behaved child who has always been good-natured, also went to get the zong leaves with a serious face.

Qin Shu and Liang Xiao looked at each other, looking at the father and son helplessly.

The father and son have their sleeves rolled up high, and they are very fighting spirit.

It is of course a good thing to have a fighting spirit.

But it's a pity that fighting spirit can't be eaten as rice dumplings.

Yi Zhenbao's zongzi were oddly shaped, and it took him a long time to make one, but they were still tightly bundled.Jian An managed to pinch out the rough shape, but unfortunately the seal was not always tight enough.Needless to say, Xiaoji, the little guy is clever but impatient, he has torn three bamboo leaves and spilled two spoonfuls of glutinous rice.There was a glistening sweat on his forehead, the child was very angry, and his puffy mouth became more and more pouty.Looking at it like that, after a while, he will either cry and roll or throw the table and go crazy.

Liang Xiao couldn't stand it anymore, he sneaked over and started working quietly.

The child is ingenious, practical and capable, and the zongzi is wrapped in a decent way.But with such a family with five mouths and a small child in their belly, they can't just wait for a half-grown child to come and feed them.

Yi Zhen was very ashamed, and secretly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Xiaoji also took a peek at Qin Shu, thinking about whether he should use the Dafa method to make a fuss.His eyes were already rolling back and forth in their sockets, and he rubbed the bamboo leaves in his hand angrily, preparing for an attack.

Qin Shu looked at it calmly for a while, and stopped the little monkey just as Xiao Ji was about to cry.

He called the little guy to his side, wiped away his tears, and taught him to make two wraps.The little guy is already extremely smart, and he wants to learn, so he will master it in a short while.Qin Shu taught him two more tricks.The little guy looked at the fruits of his labor, the small but angular dumplings.Immediately, my heart was bubbling with beauty, and I forgot about the crying and making a fuss, and I happily played while wrapping.

Qin Shu called Jian An over again, and the child had already figured out a general idea. With just a little touch from Qin Shu, he could immediately be on his own, on par with Liang Xiao. Leaning over to reach for the stuffing on the table, the child in his belly was obviously a little dissatisfied, and kicked his little feet twice to express his anger.Qin Shu tied the end of the rope, stopped and rubbed his stomach.I moved my body, changed my posture and leaned back in the chair, not wrapping it anymore.

When he raised his eyes, he saw Yi Zhen staring at him blankly, with a trace of absent-mindedness and a silly smile remaining on his face.

Qin Shu pursed his lips and stepped on the back of his foot calmly.He said lightly, "What are you looking at?"

Yi Zhen smiled and didn't speak. He just watched Qin Shu reaching for the nuts on the table, because he had his stomach in front of him and was afraid of knocking on the table. Qin Shu's movements were clumsy and cautious, and his gestures were like Like a little bear, clumsy but with a strange softness, it makes one's heart soft.

Of course, if Qin Shu is like Xiaoxiong, Yi Zhen just thinks about it in his heart, and he will not tell Qin Shu about the grounded head, otherwise Qin Shu will have to turn against him.

Qin Shu felt something was wrong, but couldn't find his fault. In the end, he just glared at him and glanced at the zong leaf in his hand, but didn't intend to teach him.

In fact, when Qin Shu taught the two children by hand, Yi Zhen watched from the sidelines. Unfortunately, it is one thing to see it, but it is another thing to wait until he does it himself.Master Yi Hou made a move, which was still different.He had to stop often to see how the leaves in the hands of the three children were twisted, and then follow suit.

But before he could fully learn it, the three children muttered something head to head, you drag the glutinous rice, I move the zong leaves, he serves the stuffing, and moved to the stone table on the other side of the corner of the corridor to continue, leaving the venue to the stone table. The two fathers were free.

The children chatted and laughed from time to time, their voices were not loud, and they couldn't hear what they were saying clearly, but they were also lively.

On the contrary, the two fathers are a little cold here.Yi Zhen was slightly embarrassed, lowered his head and continued to struggle.Now there is no object for him to refer to, so he has to take his time while recalling.

When he was wondering what to do next, Qin Shu stretched out his hand, pulled up the zong leaf and folded it deftly, inserted the end of the leaf into the gap on one side, pulled it tight, and it was done.

Yi Zhen lowered his head and looked at it, took the brown silk to tie it up,

Qin Shu wanted to withdraw his hand, but was held back by him, Yi Zhen coughed uncomfortably, and said sincerely, "Xiao Shu, don't be angry."

Qin Shu couldn't figure out where these words came from, and raised his eyes to look at him with a little puzzlement.

Yi Zhen accompanied him with a smile and said, "A few days ago, we talked about our marriage..."

Qin Shu said 'Oh', not knowing whether to laugh or cry for a while, and said, "Didn't you say you didn't mean that? Why should I be angry." Then he woke up: "Do you think I deliberately didn't help you make zongzi?"

Yi Zhen laughed silently, but he didn't dare to bring up the matter of Xiao Hei making zongzi in the past. Thinking about it now, it wasn't Qin Shu who brought it up on purpose, but what Liang Xiao said, and it had nothing to do with Qin Shu.

Qin Shu looked at his expression, thought about it and understood it, but said calmly: "It happened that I was ill at that time, and I didn't have such a big show like you. The Dragon Boat Festival is just a scene with two appointments. There are children at home. Even if the adults don’t want to eat, they still have to coax the children. Anyway, I didn’t pack a few, so Xiao Hei will pack everything by himself. I’m not comparing him with you, I just want to tease you.”

Yi Zhen was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that he had made a mistake, and couldn't help but feel ashamed.

After a while, Qin Shu said softly: "Xiao Hei has always been very kind to me. I can see that he loved Liang Xiao as his own flesh and blood in those years. Without him, there would have been no Me. I'm grateful for what he's done for me, but it's nothing else. He's a brother in my heart, and you don't always take it against him."

What he said was open and honest, as if he was explaining it specifically to Yi Zhen.Yi Zhen was stunned for a moment, suddenly felt sorry, and Qin Shu's character, one is one, two is two, since he said so, he really thought so in his heart.Immediately, like enlightenment, Yi Zhen figured it out all of a sudden, and was overjoyed immediately.

Qin Shu squeezed his hand: "Don't allow the yang to act in the dark. I know you have been worried, and there are people around Xiao Hei. Don't you think I don't know? With so much energy, why don't you see what can help you?" , pulling him is nothing to you."

Yi Zhen faltered for a while: "I just don't want to embarrass him anymore." Then he said: "Then you are not allowed to think about getting married with his family anymore? I am not happy."

This time Qin Shu was stunned.After being stunned for a moment, he coughed to cover up his embarrassment.

Yi Zhen was a little complacent, and said frantically: "How can I not know you? Did you hear that Liang Xiao said that his family is a daughter, and you were tempted? Do you want to marry Xiaoji? Huh? Our son is still worried about not being able to find a good one, and with Xiaoji's temper, aren't you afraid that his daughter will be bullied to death by our baby? I know you may feel guilty towards Xiao Hei, but you are not allowed to use our son to pay this back Favor." After a pause, he said, "I will try to help him secretly to ensure that the rest of his life goes smoothly, okay?"

Qin Shu didn't speak, but smiled slightly.

Yi Zhen thought that he had agreed, but in fact, although he hated Xiao Hei, he was afraid that Qin Shu would be unhappy if he overdid it, so now that he opened his mouth, he felt relieved.Can't help but move over to kiss Qin Shu.

Qin Shu hid twice symbolically, and then let him kiss.After a while, seeing that he was not finished, he couldn't help pushing him: "I still have to make zongzi. Otherwise, your precious son will yell again."

Yi Zhen ignored him, instead he pulled him into his arms more vigorously, kissed his temples delicately, then reached out to touch his stomach, and whispered: "Xiao Shu, don't be greedy for other people's daughters, sooner or later we will Give birth to a daughter, do you think it's okay?"

Qin Shu had always wanted a younger sister, so he nodded and agreed.

Yi Zhen repeated his encouragement: "Even if this one is not good, we can make another one in the future, and I will ask later to see if this prescription can be improved, so that I can guarantee to give birth to a daughter... Do you think so?"

Qin Shu said yes in a daze, but he suddenly came to his senses: "...It's easy to say, one or two will hurt people to death, and if you want to give birth to yourself!"

Yi Zhen rubbed his stomach and salivated with a smile: "How can I give birth to myself...have a daughter! Let's give birth slowly in the future, sooner or later we will have a daughter..."

Qin Shu was displeased and stretched out his foot to kick him.

Yi Zhen held him down.The guy laughed and said, "Be careful not to stretch your stomach..."

Qin Shu rolled his eyes at him, glanced aside from the corner of his eye, and suddenly retracted his feet, his face flushed.

Yi Zhen followed his gaze, and saw Xiao Ji poking his head behind the pillar, looking at the small face on his face, I don't know how long the cat has been watching there.

Yi Zhen's face was thicker than the city wall, so he couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed, coughed and said, "Xiao Ji, what are you doing here? Daddy will make zongzi for you to eat."

Seeing that he was discovered, Xiaoji simply walked out generously.He smiled and said: "No, my brothers and I finished making the dumplings, and I'm here to get the stuffing. Let's continue making the meat dumplings."

The little guy smiled slyly: "Daddy, go ahead. We will leave the making of zongzi to us." After a pause, he said, "Give me a younger brother first, then a younger sister, um, how many more?" I want it too. It's so lively."

Before Qin Shu came back to his senses, he picked up the ham plate on the table and ran away bouncing around.

Qin Shu was embarrassed, and Yi Zhen laughed. Halfway through the laugh, Qin Shu glared back, and leaned over to kiss his lips: "Did you hear what my son said? Let's have a daughter. Let Xiao Ji give birth to a daughter." Hugging every day, no time to disturb us..."

Whether or not to have a daughter is another matter.

The current Dragon Boat Festival is in a mess. Some of the zongzi made by the children were scattered that day, and they were cooked together with the zong leaves to make a pot of eight-treasure porridge.Xiaoji didn't say a word, he made all the broken rice dumplings.But he only ate the zongzi wrapped in a decent shape, and secretly took the bowl of porridge given to him and poured it into the pond to feed the koi and carp.

But after that, the Dragon Boat Festival is organized by the children, and it has become a tradition not to have the two fathers do it.Once raw and cooked twice, the rice dumplings in the future have never been cooked into eight-treasure porridge.

The years are good, every year has today, and every year has today.