Defeat natural disasters with farming

While Ye Yu was staring at the two sheep at home every day, the time had passed unknowingly, as if in the blink of an eye, the atmosphere of the new year in the village became stronger and stronger.

There is a saying that goes like this, "Children, children, don't be greedy, after Laba is the New Year."

It can be seen from this that the Chinese New Year begins with the Laba Festival.

In the morning of the Laba Festival, Mrs. Ye got up early and cooked a pot of porridge. Compared with the rich ingredients in rich people's porridge, the pot of porridge looked very ordinary, but the taste was very fragrant, neither sweet nor salty, just the taste of the grain itself .

When Ye Yu was drinking the porridge, he paid attention to the grains in the porridge. There were rice and millet, glutinous rice balls, mung beans and red beans, peanuts and almonds, and even a few lotus seeds and jujubes. All kinds of food at home are put in part.

With dried radish, don't mention how pleasant it is to eat.

Ye Lao Er took a sip of the porridge along the side of the bowl, "Today I will go to the place where the nets are cast. Last time I went to the fishing nets, I didn't get any fish. I don't know if there are any today."

"If we catch fish, let's cook soup at noon, just use that frozen tofu, it tastes really good when it's full of soup."

Since the cold weather, frozen tofu has become the most common food in their village, almost no one doesn't like it, put a piece in when stewing soup, tsk tsk, it tastes really delicious.

Mrs. Ye glanced at him, "You can't stop your mouth with Laba porridge."

Ye Laoer was not annoyed either, he laughed, "Isn't this frozen tofu really delicious?"

Mother Ye started talking about the tofu business.

"Nowadays, tofu has a good reputation in the county. Our village has won the title of a tofu village, and it is true that frozen tofu sells better. I heard that people in neighboring counties also come to buy tofu."

This incident is predictable. Although transportation and communication are not convenient in this era, there are also many merchants in Heihe County. Following their word of mouth, many wealthy families in other places sent people to buy tofu.

In addition, some traveling merchants will come to the village to buy tofu. In such a cold weather, the frozen tofu can be stored in the box for several days without spoiling. They can also use this to sell the tofu at a higher price to people in farther places.

Of course, if the weather gets hotter, the tofu may not be sold that far.

From Ye Yu's point of view, there is already a rudimentary production workshop in their village, but tofu has not been widely known due to the lack of information transmission.

"Many people from other places buy our lo-mei."

The lo mei shop has been really busy recently, Father Ye and the others are so busy that they hit the back of their heads every day.

After all, the Chinese New Year is approaching, and every time around this time, the hands of the guests are the most relaxed. After a whole year of busy work, why don't you treat yourself well?

Or when a child clamors to eat lo-mei, the parents can't bear to refuse. In this way, one person buys a little and the other buys a little more.

However, a big problem arose in this way, the chicken, duck and vegetables collected by Ye Lao Er had begun to be unable to meet the needs of the lo-mei shop, and some customers would not be able to buy anything if they arrived late.

But this problem can't be solved for the time being, and we have to wait for large-scale farming to become a climate.

Old man Ye put down the bowl, "It's a good thing that there are more people who buy it. Tofu will spread sooner or later. There is a soy sauce village in front of us. Our tofu village is also very good."

The meal ended with Old Man Ye's words.

After eating, Ye Laoer took his net bag to the upper reaches of the Liuhe River. This time he was lucky. There were already several fish in the fishing net, some of which were not as big as a palm, so he released them and finally took them home. Two big fish.

The two big fish are carp and silver carp.

Silver carp has a big head, which is suitable for fish head soup. The silver carp stewed with frozen tofu is delicious and tender, especially the meat on the head of silver carp, which melts in the mouth and slides down the esophagus. Ironed all the way to the stomach.

There is only one thing that deserves special attention, that is, the bile of silver carp is poisonous, and severe cases can even lead to death, so all scales and internal organs must be removed before making soup.

It was the first time for Ye Yu to eat fish lips and fish eyes. He poked the eye sockets with chopsticks, picked them out and put them in his mouth. In fact, the effect is that different people have different opinions.

As for the fish lip, it is more delicious than the fish eye, smooth and delicate, tough and crisp when chewed, just like eating cartilage.

Next is the most tender part of the whole fish head, the cheek meat, only the size of a walnut, surprisingly tender, it has to be said that it is a gift from heaven.

In fact, if you eat silver carp heads, you should also eat fish brains, but this Ye Yu really can't eat it, no matter what kind of animal it is, he doesn't know how to eat brains. It is not safe.

After eating the fish head, drink the soup. After one bite of the hot soup, the delicious taste lingers in the mouth in an instant. If it is paired with a piece of frozen tofu, it is a double satisfaction of physiology and psychology.

A silver carp was eaten up by the Ye family.

After eating fish, I was still drinking Laba porridge for the next few days, and it was Xiaonian in a blink of an eye.

As soon as the twelfth lunar month enters, the village prepares to kill the New Year’s pigs. The pigs raised in their village are bought together by the whole village at the beginning of the New Year, and the family responsible for feeding them changes every year, so that no one takes advantage of it.

"Today, the people in charge of raising pigs in the village are going to ask the pig butcher to kill the pigs. I have to go and help."

After tidying up, Mrs. Ye ordered: "I ate breakfast late today, so I don't have to eat at noon, so I'll go directly to eat pig dishes in the afternoon."

After Ye Yu finished the last mouthful of porridge, she raised her hand and asked, "Mama, can I go there with you?"

He hadn't seen the slaughter of pigs yet, so he was a little curious.

Mrs. Ye put on her hat and rubbed Ye Yu's head. It was rare that she didn't agree to his request, "It's nothing to look at. You can stay at home for a while, or go out with your brother." Play."

"Alright then." Although Ye Yu felt a little regretful, she could understand.

Ye He also said: "There's nothing interesting about killing pigs, why don't you go skate with me, I'll tell you it's very interesting."

So Ye Yu went to Liuhe with Ye He and others after dinner, and the girls at home were reluctant to go out because it was too cold.

There were quite a few people on the river at this time, all of them were having fun, some were on ice skates, and some were pumping ice.

Seeing them like that, they were sweating from playing in the cold weather.

The three of them brought Bingga and Ice Sliders this time. Binga is equivalent to a modern spinning top. The balls inlaid at the bottom can ensure that Binga will always rotate when it is twitched by the hemp rope on the ice surface and will not fall to the ground. .

As for the ice skater, it is a form of skating that uses auxiliary tools. The ice skater itself is a wooden board that is as big as the foot, and is fixed to the sole of the foot with a strong hemp rope, so that one foot can slide on the wooden board for a while. One foot on the ice.

Although these two toys are very simple, in the eyes of everyone in Yejia Village, they are really their childhood memories.

Ye He shrank his neck involuntarily from the cold wind, "What are we playing?"

"I want to smoke ice cream." Ye Jing said with bright eyes.

Ye Yu nodded, "I want to play this too."

"Okay." Ye He responded readily.

Immediately afterwards, he squatted down and put the Binga in his pocket on the ice and turned it vigorously. When Binga was spinning violently, he flicked the wooden whip in his hand and twitched it violently.

"Papapa." After pumping three times in a row, the more I pumped, the faster the Bingga would spin, and finally stabilized at a certain speed.

Ye He taught while pumping, "Let me tell you, there are skills in pumping Bingga. When pumping, you should try to draw as far as possible to the side, and use cleverness. If you have only brute force, it will destroy the balance of Bingga. Ga will fall down."

Bingga was spinning rapidly on the ice.

When the teaching was almost done, he handed the whip to Ye Jing, "Try each of you first."

After Ye Jing took it, imitating Ye He's posture, he drew towards Bingga who had already started to slow down, but the first stroke only hit the ice layer below Bingga, splashing some ice particles at the starting point, making Bingga jump on the ice .

He blushed, and quickly aimed at Bingga and drew again, this time it was a hit, but for some reason, Bingga was shaken by the draw, and almost fell on the ice, but fortunately he stabilized in the end, but But the speed became slower and slower, and soon fell on the ice.

"Don't worry, just pump it a few more times to find the texture, it's actually very simple." Ye He comforted him, "Don't use so much force, you should pump at a slant."

Ye Yu was not in a hurry to get started, he first observed the difference between Ye He and Ye Jing in smoking Bingga, and only took the whip after he had a plan in his mind.

Although Bingga swayed on the ice a few times when he smoked for the first time, it was considered a success anyway. To be honest, it was quite interesting to play.

Ye Jing is not stupid, he has played it a few times and got started.

The brothers stood on the ice and took turns pumping ice, and they all became proficient in a short while, and the ice twirled on the ice.

After playing for a while, Ye Yu stomped his feet. The shoes he is wearing now are called Ula shoes, which are made of hammered Ula grass padding in pigskin boots and shoes.

It is definitely not as warm as modern boots, but the effect is already considered good. Apart from the ugly appearance, there are no other shortcomings.

The pair on his feet was bought at the market last year, and he wore them for two winters, and they are still very warm.

Speaking of which, Ulagrass is a weed that can be found everywhere in their home. When it is young, it can be used as fodder for cattle and horses. When it is mature, it can also be used for weaving or filling. Now Ye Yu sleeps on the kang It's a ula mat.

Seeing Ye Yu's movements, Ye He asked, "Do you want to go up and warm up before playing?"

Ye Jing obviously didn't want to finish it, Ye Yu also shook his head, "It's okay, I'm not cold yet."

Just when the three of them were about to continue smoking ice cream, a voice suddenly came from the bank, "Brother Bao!"

Ye Yu looked over immediately after hearing his name, and saw two children wrapped like meatballs running over excitedly from the bank.

It was only when he was in front of him that he realized that the two were Ye Minghui and Ye Shuan.

"Originally, the two of us went to look for you at home. I heard from Grandma Su that you were playing in Liuhe, so we came here."

Mrs. Ye's surname is Su.

This year, the family that raises pigs happens to be at Ye Shuan's house, so Mrs. Ye went to Ye Shuan's house to help cut sauerkraut.

Ye He nodded when he heard the words, and then asked, "Shall we play together?"

Ye Minghui suggested, "It happens that there are so many people, let's skate on the ice and compete to see who will be the first to reach the shore."

Ice skates are not a rare thing, and basically everyone has a pair, so Ye Shuan's proposal was instantly agreed by all the children on the ice.

While Ye He was eager to try, he still didn't forget to say to his two younger brothers: "You two haven't played, or you shouldn't participate."

Ye Jing shook his head, "I want to play."

Ye Yu also said: "The most important thing is to participate, we just skate behind you."

"Then you must be careful, don't fall."

Ye Yu's ice skates were made by his father himself. They are exquisite and easy to use. He fixed the ice skates on his right foot and took two steps on the ice to get used to it. After all, it was his Play for the first time.

The race started soon. There were more than a dozen children standing on the same starting line. With an order, they slid out like tigers coming out of a mountain. Ye Yu felt the wind blowing around him. By the time he was far behind.

He didn't expect to be the first, so he was very carefree in the end.

According to his observations, those who skate at the front are all skilled, like his brother Yehe, when skating, his body leans to the side of the foot wearing the ice skate, and the other foot pushes hard on the ground, so that the two The speed of changing only the casters is very fast.

Of course, there are also people who fall, but they are all as if nothing happened. After falling, they don't need other people to help them, and they stand up again as soon as they roll.

In the end, Ye He was the first to reach the other bank.

Ye He cheered after crossing the line, "I won!"

Everyone else was convinced by the defeat, someone stepped forward and patted Ye He on the shoulder, giving a thumbs up, "Amazing."

Ye He laughed even happier when he heard this, and said proudly to his two younger brothers: "How about it, your brother is amazing."

Ye Yu praised: "It's amazing."

Ye He should be the kind of person who is naturally suitable for sports. Like his second uncle, he is born with great strength, which is probably inherited from his ancestors.

A group of children played wildly on the river for a long time, and they didn't disperse until someone came to find them.

"Hurry up and go back and tidy up. I don't smell the fragrance. The pig-killing dishes are ready."

The person who came was Ye Shuan's mother, and she drove away all the children on the ice.

The three of Ye Yu were no exception. They first went home and put all their things back, and then they went to Ye Shuan's house to eat butchered vegetables.