farm daughter-in-law

Chapter 188

Chinese New Year is coming in a few days, He's family is busy now, He Zeng led Zhang Xihua to fry oily fruit in the kitchen, oily fruit is like rice cake, one of the must-have snacks in Daliang town during the Spring Festival.In addition to eating at home, relatives and friends also treat each other when they pay New Year's greetings.The material is very simple, so is the production. The main ingredient is the newly harvested glutinous rice this year. The glutinous rice is ground into powder, heated in hot water and sugar, kneaded into a dough, and then kneaded into thin long strips, and cut into small pieces with scissors. , Put it into the heated oil pan and deep-fry, when it is golden and crispy, drain the oil, let it cool down and eat it.

Although it is very simple, if you want to make the oily fruit delicious, you have to know the ratio of several ingredients. He Zeng is a veteran in this aspect, and she finished the blending by herself.The rest is kneading the dough. After a while, He Zeng felt his legs numb and his back hurt. Zhang Xihua immediately took over. Son, get along very well.

As the fried yogurt gradually came out of the pan, the fragrance lingered over the He family's house. People passing by could tell what was going on in the house just by smelling it.

At this time, not only the He family is doing it, but every household in the village is frying oily fruits at this time. According to their own conditions, they do more or less.Unless the family is really poor, they are reluctant to waste this little grain and oil.

The oil pan creaked in the kitchen, and the golden-yellow oily fruit was delicious. He Zeng squeezed one of the first fried oils into his mouth, tasted it for a while, nodded and said, "The kneading force is just enough." Then he said to his daughter-in-law, "Just rub it like this."

Zhang Xihua raised her head to respond to her mother-in-law, and then lowered her head to knead the dough. It was only half done, and today's task is not light.

Zhang Xihua's hands were covered with powder balls, when He Zeng saw this, she picked up another oil fruit, walked over and handed it to her daughter-in-law, saying, "Try it?"

When Zhang Xihua put it in her mouth, it made a crunching sound as soon as she took a bite. It was very crispy and fragrant, and the taste of sugar was moderate. She pursed her lips and smiled, "It's very crispy and delicious, but it's better than when I was with my mother when I was in my mother's house." Do even better."

She is not flattering, in addition to kneading, seasoning, and frying, the process is also very challenging. Only her mother-in-law can control the heat well to have such a taste.

Mrs. He Zeng quickly laughed, and said a little proudly: "I tasted the oily fruit brought back from your mother's house last year, and I understood it. Your mother fried it for too long, and it would be best to start it half an hour earlier. I This has been done for decades, and I slowly figured out the most appropriate time point."

"Indeed. Last year, Qisheng and Qiyuan said that the food I brought back from home was delicious." Zhang Xihua followed with a smile and said, "Then stepmother can teach me, and I can make you feel lighter later on."

He Zengshi was in a good mood when he heard this, and said: "After the dough is finished kneading, I will try it for you, and I will watch from the side."

After finishing speaking, He Zeng immediately poured the fried food into the basket beside him, put it into another basin for frying, and added a piece of firewood when he had time.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law could not rest for a moment in the kitchen, while He Dashuan squatted next to a large wooden basin in the yard without resting his hands.

The wooden basin was filled with water and filled with small fish, of various varieties, most of which were crucian carps the size of two fingers. Because of the large number and the small size of the fish, it was very troublesome to handle. He Dashuan moved a small bench and sat patiently. It has been half an hour to remove the gills and internal organs, but there is still more than half of it left.But he is not in a hurry, when the daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law finish frying the oily fruit, these cleaned small fish will also be fried in the stove, there is still more time.

On the other side, He Sheng couldn't be free either.There are very few people in the village who can read and write. During the Spring Festival, people like He Sheng who have studied for a few years are very useful. At least they can write the Spring Festival couplets at home.

He Sheng was writing Spring Festival couplets, not only for his own use, but many families in Xiaxi Village entrusted He Sheng to write them as ghostwriters. At this time of year, He Sheng could earn a small amount of money.Because he writes well, buying from him is cheaper than buying from the market, so even the next few villages have many people asking for their door, and they have accumulated a lot to be completed. At this time, He Sheng is busier than Zhang Xihua and the others. Woolen cloth.

Brother Yu, the only child in the family who can't work, refuses to stay in the rocking chair after waking up. The child is just curious about everything, so he can't calm down. Then, in the end, He Yuanyuan took his nephew outside and walked around.

The aunt and nephew were in the open space outside the house. He Yuanyuan held Brother Yu's hands and dragged him stumblingly forward. Brother Yu laughed as he walked. Walk home from the end.

After going back and forth four or five times, He Yuanyuan was already out of breath. Brother Yu was not tired at all, his little face was flushed, he was wearing a bell in his hand, and a silver lock around his neck. When he was happy, he would wow He screamed, and then the bells jingled, causing the flock of chickens looking for food to run away in shock. Brother Yu became even more excited, and waved his claws to signal that he would run after the flock of chickens. He Yuanyuan had no choice but to take He chased the chickens all the way.

When Brother Yu stopped still, the remaining few scattered hens also stopped. The hens looked around, lowered their heads again, and stretched out a paw to dig the soil under their feet, "cuckoo coo coo" from time to time. "There was a cry.

"Cuckoo..." Brother Yu raised his finger and pointed to a spotted chicken not far away, and said suddenly.

"What?" He Yuanyuan's eyes widened. She didn't see Brother Yu's movement, but thought she had heard it wrong, so she freed one hand to dig out her ears, and immediately bent down, looked at Brother Yu, teasing him and said, "Xiao What did the fish just say?"

Brother Yu grinned: "Googoo..."

"Hey!" Responding loudly, He Yuanyuan suddenly felt happy in her heart. She didn't expect her nephew to call "Auntie", and she laughed so hard that the corners of her mouth were crooked.

Father, mother, brother and sister-in-law taught Brother Yu to call "Grandpa, Grandma, Dad, Mother" every day. I don't want Brother Yu to learn to call "aunt" first.Sure enough, he is the closest to himself.

He Yuanyuan was afraid that she would have auditory hallucinations, so she supported Brother Yu's left arm with one hand, squatted down quickly, and said expectantly, "Say it again, Xiao Yu'er, call me aunt again."

Brother Yu lived up to expectations, and immediately called out: "Googoo..."

A few steps away from the two of them, there were two hens digging the soil leisurely. When Brother Yu made a sound, the hens were also cooing.

(End of this chapter)