Farmhouse Small God Bowl

Chapter 136
It turned out that Master Chen told Shang Luoran about the red tofu yesterday.Although Zhou Xiaobai kept the steps of making red tofu a secret, who is Master Chen?Although I haven't seen how Zhou Xiaobai does it, I can almost figure it out once I taste it.

But although he can make red tofu, the taste is still a little different, and he can't find the reason.Shang Luoran didn't care, thinking that it would be better if he couldn't make it. This is Zhou Xiaobai's unique secret recipe, and it is impossible for others to imitate it.

Since Zhou Xiaobai didn't want to talk about it, Shang Luoran pretended not to know about it, and now Zhou Xiaobai just asked him why, so he brought it.In this way, I have a reason to call her over every day.

Shang Luoran's little plan was well planned.Sure enough, after hearing this reason, Zhou Xiaobai was speechless, and could only obediently go to the kitchen with Master Chen.

Seeing Zhou Xiaobai's reluctance but helplessness, Shang Luoran secretly smiled.Her helpless expression is really funny.

Chen Mo had been eating away, but suddenly looked up and found that Zhou Xiaobai was gone, and the young merchant was smiling so strangely.I couldn't help but shudder, wondering if it was a mistake to come here today.

After packing up the red bean curd, Chen Mo had already finished his big meal, and under Shang Luoran's smiling eyes, he made an appointment to come again, Zhou Xiaobai took Chen Mo and left first.

Thinking that it was the Chinese New Year, Zhou Xiaobai was no longer stingy, and took Chen Mo to the grocery store to do a lot of shopping before going back.

By the way, he also took Zhuang Ziniang home together.The dishes at home are all ready-made, since it is Chinese New Year.Everyone didn't want to abuse their stomachs, so Zhuang Ziniang and Chen Mo didn't want to ask Zhou Xiaobai to enter the kitchen again, and Zhou Xiaobai was even more happy to relax.

After a while, a table full of dishes was placed on the table.Although it is not as exquisite as the restaurant of the merchant, it is full of warmth.The four of them were smiling brightly, enjoying themselves around a table of dishes.

It is also a tradition here to stay up late at night at thirty, so a few people gathered around the brazier and chatted.With more money on hand, Zhou Xiaobai would not treat himself badly, and the table was full of melons, fruits and snacks.

Zhuangziniang took a look, "Xiaobai, you have bought the right thing this time."

Ah, this surprised her for a moment, what else do you want to buy?Seeing her bewildered look, Zhuang Ziniang knew that she was blind when she appointed a blind cat to catch a dead mouse. "Xiaobai, the cakes and fruits prepared for the Chinese New Year are also very particular..."

It turns out that in many places, the cakes and fruits prepared during the New Year's Eve are all very particular, in order to make them auspicious.Eat jujubes (spring comes early), persimmons (everything goes well), almonds (happy people), longevity fruits (immortality), and rice cakes (getting taller every year).

Zhou Xiaobai rubbed her head, she still really didn't know, she just saw that these foods looked good, and she wanted to eat them, so she bought almost every kind of food.

Chen Mo was in high spirits. During Chinese New Year in previous years, the family was always so poor that they could only sleep early so as not to be hungry.But this year is different, with a full stomach, no matter what he has to watch the year.

"Oh, why did you forget this?" Zhuang Ziniang slapped her thigh, pulled up Chen Mo, and started to drill into the kitchen again.

What are you going to do in the kitchen after you've finished your meal?Chen Mo and Zhou Xiaobai were so puzzled that they waited until Mrs. Zhuangzi was in the kitchen to explain to them.

In the north, there is also the custom of making "ermizi rice". This "ermizi rice" is also called "gold and silver rice". Rice and millet are mixed and cooked to have yellow and white, which is called "gold and silver rice". Silver, gold and silver full of ""gold and silver rice".

This gold and silver rice must be cooked before the new year, and it must be offered for the New Year. It is called "following year rice".

The sudden arrival of Zhuang Ziniang was just a sudden reminder that she forgot to make a pot of rice.Fortunately, Zhou Xiaobai's family has all the materials, such materials are ready-made.

The gold and silver rice was steamed and brought to the house.Only then did a few people start to gather around the table again, continuing to eat melons, fruits and pastries, watching the new year.

After all, Chen Mo was young, and although he wanted to stay up, he was still so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes open.Zhou Xiaobai and his grandfather wanted to send him to sleep in the house, but Chen Mo still didn't do it, insisting on continuing to lie on the table and continue to boil.

But in the early morning, the village suddenly became lively.A burst of firecrackers sounded, and Chen Mo was also refreshed.

Picking up the firecracker that Zhou Xiaobai had prepared earlier, he happily ran out.Zhou Xiaobai was a little worried, so he also came out.

After midnight, both Grandpa and Zhuang Ziniang couldn't stand it any longer, so they told them to be careful and went to bed.

The sound of firecrackers outside is incomparable with the modern ones, but it is extremely joyous, especially when so many families are setting it off together, and there are some children's laughter in the middle.It made Zhou Xiaobai feel the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.

Originally, he wanted to accompany Chen Mo, but seeing it being so fun, Zhou Xiaobai couldn't help itching his hands, so he let it go.

In the sound of firecrackers, Zhou Xiaobai's first year in ancient times passed like this.

Although they went to bed very late at night at Thirty, Zhou Xiaobai and Chen Mo were woken up early the next day.It turned out that my aunt and uncle came to pay New Year's greetings early in the morning. Seeing that the two of them were still sound asleep, they lifted the quilt directly.

This time when my aunt came back, she couldn't be as shabby as last time.Chen Mo got up quickly and prepared a table of good dishes for them, so she must be kept at home for lunch.

Although everyone was laughing and laughing, Zhou Xiaobai noticed that his grandfather's eyes would glance outside the door from time to time, and he always looked disappointed when he saw no one outside the door.

Could it be that grandpa is waiting for someone?Could it be that they are waiting for the second uncle's family to come to pay New Year's greetings?Zhou Xiaobai thought that the two families had become like that last time, and reckoned that they would definitely not come.

But I can't get used to Grandpa's disappointment, and I feel even more disgusted with the Second Uncle's family.

The aunt asked Zhou Xiaobai about his plans for the coming year, and Zhou Xiaobai told her about the pond, renting land, and planning to build a restaurant in the town.The aunt and uncle looked at her with different eyes, and kept praising her for her ability.

After lunch, the aunt said that she still had something to do at home and hurried back.But before going back, he pulled Zhou Xiaobai aside again, and told Zhou Xiaobai to pay attention to his life's major events, so he gave up.

Zhou Xiaobai echoed repeatedly, but the left ear went in more and the right ear came out.Marriage is still too far away in her opinion now. Is it too early for a 12-year-old child to talk about getting married?

Although I am not a man, I still have to establish a career before starting a family. If I can't even earn a decent dowry, it would be embarrassing even if I get married.

Before the aunt left, people in the village came to Zhou's house to pay New Year's greetings one after another.People are like this, seeing the Zhou family getting popular day by day, Zhou Xiaobai was able to bear it, so he kissed the Zhou family.

Since they were all from the same village, they had benefited a lot when the family was poor, so when Zhou Xiaobai saw them coming, he also served them with tea and water, and served them with delicious food.It's a good name change.

This first month's day is full of people who pay New Year's greetings, which makes Zhou Xiaobai very tired.

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in spring
"Xiaobai, you have to be careful when you go out today. I figured that something big is going to happen today, but I don't know if it's bad or good. Be careful." Zhou Xiaobai was about to go out when Zhou Gensheng suddenly said this.

These days, the years are almost over.Zhou Xiaobai went to the town to inquire about Chen Mo's going to school, planning to send him to the school.

Aunt Yang also came to her home to help as scheduled. Seeing that there was a lot of work in her home, she not only came from home to help with cooking, but also brought her daughter to help her clean the room and feed the chickens.

Zhou Xiaobai wanted to give the aunt another salary, but she refused desperately, saying that it was a great favor to ask them to help and take care of the meals, and she must not take any more money.Since she was so persistent, Zhou Xiaobai couldn't say anything more, so he could only agree.

There are two more people in the family to help, and the manpower suddenly became more abundant.Zhou Xiaobai felt relieved to work on her restaurant affairs.

Shang Luoran was very proper in doing things, and sent a carriage to pick up Zhou Xiaobai early every morning.After so many days of preparation, the Pig Blood Banquet is almost done, and it plans to open it on the fifteenth day of the Lantern Festival.

That's what happened in the past few days, so Zhou Xiaobai is really busy these days, and he has to go to town every day for a long time.

When grandpa said this, Zhou Xiaobai listened, thinking about what would happen.Zhou Xiaobai still believed in his grandfather's fortune-telling.

But before he could walk out the door, he saw Niu Cuihua rushing towards his house in a hurry. "Xiaobai, where are you going? Hurry up, the village chief told everyone to gather at the sun-drying field, saying that there is something important."

What kind of big deal is this, and it is so troublesome for the whole village to gather?Zhou Xiaobai wanted to ask clearly, but Niu Cuihua didn't know either.The matter of the restaurant is also urgent and cannot be delayed. Zhou Xiaobai thought for a while, and asked his grandfather and Chen Mo to gather first. He should go to the town first, fix the red bean curd, and rush back immediately.

Along the way, Zhou Xiaobai was also beating drums in his heart. He didn't know what a big deal this was, and he asked the whole village to join him.When he arrived at the restaurant, Zhou Xiaobai quickly made this red tofu and said goodbye to Shang Luoran.

Shang Luoran heard what Lichun said, so she stopped keeping her and continued to ask Lichun to send her back.Back in the village, Zhou Xiaobai did not go home, and directly asked Lichun to send him to the sun-drying field.

When she got there, the grain drying ground was already full of people. It seemed that everyone in the village was alive this time.

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Well, it's still half an hour late, sorry, I went to have dinner in the middle.

(End of this chapter)