60s: I have a store

Chapter 167 Making Zongzi

It was another early morning, and before the sun rose, the villagers of Zhoujiazhuang had already started to get busy.

At this time, the wheat has gradually become full and is about to be harvested.

Unlike other villages, where people only take care of wheat and rice, the villagers in Zhoujiazhuang are busy with many things. In addition to the original production tasks, there are other crops that need to be taken care of.

In short, there are almost no idle people in Zhoujiazhuang now.

Except for Zhou Yimin's family.

Nowadays, even the elderly in the village have started to do things within their capacity instead of crowding into Zhou Yimin's house to listen to the radio. Some elderly people were not in good health, but after Chen Baishu's treatment, they are full of energy again.

The old branch secretary, team leader and others are full of ambitions.

Two days ago, the villagers killed 11 wild boars. Except for one that the villagers kept for themselves as a snack, the rest were sold for a lot of money.

With the more than 1,000 yuan, the village can do more things.

Having money and food means having confidence. Now, Zhoujiazhuang is full of confidence.

The road in Zhoujiazhuang is still under construction. It should be almost finished after today's work. The road paved with coal slag and compacted looks comfortable. Not to mention driving, even people walking on it feel much easier.

At this moment, the villagers all think that the road is worth building.

"Yi Min is back."

The villagers who were working noticed Zhou Yimin's bicycle entering the village.

When Zhou Yimin saw people repairing the road, he got off the bike and pushed it along. In the shopping box at the back were 1 kilograms of glutinous rice, two large lobsters, 100 kilograms of pork belly, etc., which he had bought for 10 yuan yesterday.

Pork belly is used to make rice dumplings.

There are also peanuts, beans and other things at home.

Today, he plans to persuade his grandmother and the others to make rice dumplings. You don't have to wait until the Dragon Boat Festival to eat rice dumplings.

"So many repairs?" Zhou Yimin asked in surprise.

The captain smiled and said, "After we finish today, it should be almost done."

After eating two meals of wild boar meat the day before yesterday, everyone worked harder. Even the tractor driver increased the speed of pulling the coal slag.

In addition, as everyone becomes more experienced, the work speed increases.

Zhou Yimin chatted with everyone for a while and then went home. He pushed his bicycle to the repaired rural road and rode for a while. This kind of road is indeed much easier to ride on and there is no bump.

"Aunt San, are you busy?" Zhou Yimin asked when he saw his aunt Huang Lan hanging clothes in front of her house.

Lai Fang and Lai Cai came running over. Lai Fang swiftly climbed onto the front handlebar of the bicycle and sat on it, while Lai Cai stood at the back, ready to push the bicycle.

"No hurry, Yimin, what's up?"

In fact, she was going to take Qianqian with her for a while and then go to help in the fields. But when she heard her nephew ask this, she guessed that Yimin must have something for her to do, so she said she was not busy.

"I brought some glutinous rice back and will make rice dumplings later. If possible, Aunt San, please find some women from the village to help." Zhou Yimin said.

That's not a minority.

100 kilograms of glutinous rice!

Zhou Yimin prepared to make rice dumplings and share them with everyone, especially the children in the school.

Huang Lan was stunned when she heard this, thinking to herself: How much are you going to pack? And you need to find a few village women to help.

She asked tentatively, "Do you want to pack a lot?"

Zhou Yimin nodded: "100 kilograms of glutinous rice is quite a lot."

Good guy!
Huang Lan was stunned.

Just now, she almost wanted to say that she could do it by herself and didn't need to find anyone. Fortunately, she didn't say it out loud, otherwise, she would have shuddered at the thought of wrapping so many dumplings.

"Okay, I'll go find someone right away." Aunt San quickly hung up the last piece of clothing. Then she shouted to Lai Cai, "Lai Cai, come back and hug Qian Qian."

Zhou Yimin also spoke up: "Come on, go and bring Qianqian over."

When Lai Cai heard that his elder brother was going to make something delicious again, he turned around and ran home without any complaints.

"Hold on tight!" Zhou Yimin said to Lai Fang.

Then, he drove her onwards towards home.

When they got home, the grandparents were not surprised that their grandson brought back so many things, and they did not ask any other questions. This was all because of their grandson's ability.

If it were in the past, we would still do things secretly, but now the village is so well-kept that we don’t have to be sneaky about anything we do or eat.

"Wow! Such big shrimps? What kind of shrimps are they?" The old man also widened his eyes when he saw the two lobsters.

I've lived for so many years, but this is the first time I've seen such a big shrimp. How can I not be surprised?

"Grandpa! This is a lobster. It lives in the sea."

When the old man heard that they lived in the sea, he was no longer surprised.

Lai Fang was also curious, so he reached out to touch the lobster and asked boldly, "Brother, is the lobster delicious?"

In the eyes of children, there is only food.

Zhou Yimin smiled and said, "It's delicious. I'll make it for you later. Don't touch it! It will prick you."

The lobster's cephalothorax is well-developed, thick and has many spines. There is a pair of powerful supraorbital spines in the center of the front edge. Although it does not bite, you should be careful not to be stabbed by the spines. In addition, some species of lobsters have strong chelicerae that can pinch people.

After hearing what her elder brother said, Laifang withdrew her little hand and showed a frightened expression.

At this time, Lai Cai came trotting over holding Qianqian.

Zhou Yimin took Qianqian over. The little girl looked at her brother with cunning eyes. Although her mouth could not speak yet, her eyes seemed to be able to speak.

Lai Cai also squatted down and looked at the two big lobsters, finding it very interesting.

Zhou Yimin held Qianqian for a while and then put her on the small bed next to him, which was specially made for him.

"Grandma, I'm going to cut the meat and make the rice dumplings later. It's a pity that there are no red and blue leaves."

This made the old lady confused.

What kind of meat is needed to make zongzi? And what are red and blue leaves?
This was the first time she had heard of red and blue leaves in her entire life.

She had at least heard of using meat to make rice dumplings, as some people in the south did that.

"What are red and blue leaves? We rarely put meat in rice dumplings!" said the old lady.

Zhou Yimin: "Red and blue leaves are spices, right? They can also enhance the color. It is said that some places in the south do this, and they also add meat. Want to try something different?
Of course, we also have red dates and other things at home, and we pack a little of each, with different flavors.”

The old lady nodded after hearing this.

She makes whatever her grandson likes to eat, no matter what. Meat dumplings are meat dumplings!
As Sun Tzu said, it’s also nice to try other flavors of rice dumplings.

"Have you wrapped up all that glutinous rice?" grandma asked again.

She is now much more indifferent and not stingy, knowing that her grandson is planning big things.

Zhou Yimin nodded and told his grandparents his thoughts.

The old man smiled and said, "Just go for it! We have the support of the Party Secretary, the team leader, and the respected elders in the village. It's safe in our Zhoujia Village."

The whole village is counting on his grandson to lead the way and live a good life! Who would report it?

Even if his eldest grandson really broke the law, maybe the village would choose someone to take the blame!

I will definitely not be able to update five chapters before twelve o'clock today, but even if I stay up late, I will finish these five chapters, please rest assured!

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