The happy little days of the Ye family

After going to the drug store to buy honeysuckle, the Ye family and his son went to Chenjia Buzhuang and West Street to pick up a batch of cheap and practical things.

Ye's father took his things and became a hardworking leaf seller, traveling to nearby villages every day, leaving early in the morning and returning late in the evening.

Mr. Ye, on the other hand, became a farmer again, traveling between Xiaohoushan and his family's fields every day.

Both father and son have the character to report good news but not bad news. They did not tell their family about someone stealing business in Dashan Village.

Mrs. Ye and Mother Ye had guessed it, but since the men didn't want to say anything, they made a tacit understanding and didn't ask. Besides, Mrs. Ye and Ye Qingqing, mother and daughter, are busy making rice dumplings.

Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, and the Ye family is making rice dumplings for the Dragon Boat Festival.

The Dragon Boat Festival is also known as the Dragon Boat Festival. On the Dragon Boat Festival, not only do you eat rice dumplings, but you also make moxa balls. There is also a grand dragon boat racing competition on this day.

Glutinous rice is needed to make zongzi. The Ye family does not grow glutinous rice, so Ye’s mother specially asked Ye’s father to go to the town and buy 5 kilograms of glutinous rice.

Most of the rice dumplings made in the south are bacon rice dumplings. This time, the Ye family prepared bacon, dried mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots and fried peanuts.

The rice dumpling leaves used for making rice dumplings are picked in advance by Mrs. Ye in the back mountain. After picking, the rice dumpling leaves must be dried in the sun. When used, the rice dumpling leaves are soaked in water for two days. When they are soft, they can be used to make rice dumplings.

A total of 5 rice dumplings were wrapped in 38 kilograms of glutinous rice. Before cooking, they were only as big as Ye Qingqing’s fist. After more than two hours of soaking, the rice dumplings swelled to the size of Ye Qingqing’s fist.

Seeing that the rice dumplings were almost cooked, Ye Mu took one out of the pot and tasted the heat.

As soon as the lid of the pot was opened, the smell of rice dumplings filled the kitchen. Ye Qingqing, who was making hair ties with Mrs. Ye, smelled the smell and immediately pulled Mrs. Ye to the kitchen.

"As expected of a dog, this little nose is full of energy." Ye Mu teased, tapping Ye Qingqing's little nose with her clean hands.

Mother Ye tore off the rope that bound the rice dumplings and blew on the hot rice dumplings while peeling off the leaves.

The rice dumpling leaves are peeled off layer by layer, revealing the snow-white and soft glutinous rice, and the fragrance is even stronger.

The rice dumplings were not big, and the three of them, the grandfather and the grandson, finished them in one bite each.

"The heat is ready and the rice dumplings are ready to be scooped up." Mrs. Ye said.

"It can be salty or salty. This year's rice dumpling fillings are well prepared." Ye Mu also said with satisfaction.

"This year's rice dumplings are so delicious. Let's use this filling to make rice dumplings next year. It will be even better if we add more dried mushrooms and bamboo shoots." Ye Qingqing looked at the rice dumplings in the pot eagerly, wanting to eat another one. ah.

Ye Mu picked up a few rice dumplings and put them in the basket, then handed the basket to Ye Ye Qingqing.

"Little greedy cat, don't look at it. You can only eat it at night. Take these to grandma's house and let grandma and the others have a taste."

Ye Qingqing jumped up and down to Grandma Ye's house with a basket in hand.

"Grandma, grandma, your lovely little Qingqing is here."

"Come on, come on, grandma's little sweetheart." Grandma Ye hugged Ye Qingqing.

"Grandma, these are the rice dumplings made at home. They are delicious." Ye Qingqing handed the basket to Grandma Ye. The rice dumplings inside were still steaming.

"I've just finished cooking the rice dumplings. Your mother has already cooked the rice dumplings. These rice dumplings smell delicious. I want to taste them." Grandma Ye happily took the basket.

"Why haven't you come to grandma's house to play recently?" Grandma Ye patted Ye Qingqing's little head and looked at Ye Qingqing lovingly.

"Recently I have been making embroidery, hairbands and headbands. The hairbands and headbands made by my grandma and I have been very good. We have also studied several styles." Ye Qingqing is very proud.

"Xiao Qingqing is so awesome. You must not tell anyone else about your hairbands and headbands for sale."

There are many people with good embroidery skills in the village. If others also make hairbands and headbands to sell, it will definitely affect the business. Grandma Ye specially warned Ye Qingqing.

"I'm not stupid, I just told grandma." Ye Qingqing smiled sweetly, and her little mouth became even sweeter.

"The little mouth is so sweet. Go back. When the rice dumplings are cooked, I will give you a few to try for a change."

"Then I'm going back. Don't miss me too much!" Ye Qingqing jumped back with a basket in her arms.

Ye Qingqing put the basket back into the kitchen. Mother Ye saw it and asked, "Has your grandma made the rice dumplings?"

"The rice dumplings have been wrapped and are already being cooked. Grandma said that when they are ready, bring a few over. The rice dumplings made by grandma must be delicious."

Grandma Ye is an excellent cook. Mother Ye learned her good cooking skills from Grandma Ye.

"And these rice dumplings, you can send them to the Tang family and Qingmei family next door, two to each family."

On the left side of the Ye family are the Tang Yilin and Tang Erlin families. The two brothers grew up with Ye's father and have a very good relationship.

On the right is Ye Qingmei's house. Ye Qingmei is 12 years old, one year older than Ye Qingqing, and is Ye Qingqing's best friend.

The Tang family and Ye Qingmei's family have already cooked rice dumplings. Ye Qingqing went out with two rice dumplings and came back with two more rice dumplings.

Distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors. If you have delicious food, you will usually give some to the neighbors with whom you get along well. Today, my family will send you a plate of chicken, and tomorrow you will give me a piece of fish. There are always comings and goings.

Zongzi are available in every household. Giving zongzi is actually a sign of greed and wanting to try other people's zongzi.

We had rice dumplings for dinner, and the rice dumplings made by Ye Mu were well received.

Ye Lao Yezi, Father Ye and Ye Donglin ate three rice dumplings in a row, and everyone else also ate two. In the end, they were all full.

Father Ye and Mother Ye moved seven stools out of the yard, and the family ate in the yard neatly.

There are many mosquitoes in summer, so Mr. Ye took some dried mugwort and lit it in the yard, and soon drove away the mosquitoes.

Ye Xilin told a lot of interesting things about the school. The little guy danced and talked while performing, making everyone laugh.

Father Ye Ye also talked about the strange things he encountered in nearby villages while working as a salesman these days.

The whole family was talking and laughing, it was so lively.

Seeing that Ye's father didn't mention going to see the dragon boat, Ye Donglin said anxiously: "There will be a dragon boat competition in the town tomorrow. Let's go to the town to watch the dragon boat tomorrow."

There is a dragon boat race every year in the town, but in the past few years there have been stampedes and child abductions, and Ye Xilin was almost kidnapped on the street.

Ye Xilin was so frightened that he developed a high fever that night, and Ye's mother and Mrs. Ye even had nightmares for several days.

Once bitten by a snake, you will be afraid of straw ropes for ten years. Mother Ye was worried about her children and would not let them watch dragon boat races in the future.

"Mom, I have grown up and I want to watch the dragon boat race."

"The children have grown up, it's okay." Father Ye comforted Mother Ye.

Mr. Ye and Mr. Ye are both tall, and Mr. Ye eats well. The three children are much taller than their peers. Children of this age are generally not targeted.

Ye's mother looked at her eldest son, who was taller than her, and reluctantly agreed that her eldest son and Ye's father would go watch the dragon boat together. The two younger ones didn't have to worry about it.

Mother Ye cruelly refused to look at the eager eyes of her daughter and her youngest son, "You two are still young, you can only go when you are 12 years old or above."

The two little guys looked at Father Ye pitifully.

"Tomorrow I will buy you sugar-coated haws and a Changdelou signature roast chicken. You two will stay at home." Father Ye could only bribe them with delicious food.

What happened in the past few years frightened Father Ye so much. The eldest son was tall and tall, and the two younger ones were white and tender. If he didn't take good care of them and something happened, Father Ye didn't dare to think about what would happen to the family. Sample.

Ye Xilin, the greediest foodie in the Ye family, was really coaxed by the delicious food. Ye Qingqing thought that he would be 12 years old next year, and it seemed that he could accept it one year later.

Ye's mother gave each of the three children another 3 cents of pocket money. Ye Qingqing and Ye Xilin immediately changed their minds. Dragon boat racing was nothing interesting.

Father Ye and Mr. Ye also told some interesting things they encountered in the county, making everyone laugh.

The family chatted until it was completely dark, and then they went into the house to wash up.