The kitchen is bustling with activity, and the yard is filled with the aroma of vegetables.
Xiaokang, who was reading a book, felt so greedy that his saliva was hooked to his throat. He swallowed so loudly that even the big guy next to him looked at him several times.
Just when Xiaokang was swallowing his saliva for the sixth time, he finally heard Tian An shouting from the main room: "Brother Daniu, it's time for Xiaokang to eat! There are so many dishes today!"
Xiaokang put down the book and looked at Daniu. After Daniu put down the book and stood up, he happily stood up and left the table.
Tian An felt amused when he saw Da Niu sitting upright at the table and Xiao Kang drooling over the food seriously.
Her eyes rolled around, and she picked up a bamboo shoot with her chopsticks and put it next to Daniu's mouth and said, "Brother Daniu, ah~~try the food An An made and see if it's delicious."
Daniu was just about to tell her to be more careful with her words and behavior in public, but when he opened his mouth, a crisp and refreshing fried bamboo shoot went into his mouth.
Da Niu chewed the bamboo shoots and looked at Tian An with a frown.
Tian An held his face with his hands and said with a smile: "Haha! Brother Da Niu is so cute! He looks serious and says no with his mouth, but his body is still very honest! Is it delicious? Did it capture your stomach?"
I wanted to see Da Niu's face flushed with excitement. But suddenly, Da Niu grabbed Tian An's hand and put it to his mouth, then bit her ring finger.
With a curled lip, he said, "They say the ring finger is connected to the heart. This bite really hit An An's heart!"
Then, Tian An found that everyone in the yard was looking at her, as if waiting for her answer.
Tian An's face turned red instantly, as if he had eaten a hundred kilograms of chili peppers.
"Ah~~" Tian An pulled out his hands to cover his face and screamed, then ran back to the room in one breath. Leaning against the door, he could hear a burst of laughter in the yard.
It's over, it's over, her lifelong reputation is gone! Zhao Daniu is a big-tailed wolf, he usually pretends to be an innocent lamb, but when it comes to teasing people, he is simply a natural!
I touched my face again, and it was still so hot! If I went out now, they would definitely laugh at me.
"An An, if you don't come out now, there will be no more food!"
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"An An, are you shy?"
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…Boom boom boom…
"Ahem, An An, are you blushing?"
Oh my god, Da Niu actually came to knock on the door, this is too arrogant!
Tian An patted his face and opened the door: "Who's blushing? I just heated up the food."
Daniel: "Yeah! The stir-fry is indeed very hot." He said this, but what did that expression of "Is it really like that?" mean?
Xiaokang: "Then why didn't your sister's face turn red just now?"
She tilted her head and thought for a moment before saying, "Ah! I see. My sister's blushing reaction is a little slow, so it takes a while for it to turn red."
Tian An: ...Xiaokang, you are a traitor to me.
Chun Xi, Mangzhong, and Chen Feng all had serious expressions on their faces, but they couldn't help but shrug their shoulders. What was going on?
The three of them almost suffered internal injuries from the meal.
After tidying up the house, they went to the homestead together to prepare for the afternoon game.
As soon as they arrived at the homestead, Da Niu was pulled away by the Iron Triangle. The four of them were whispering to each other and no one knew what they were talking about.
The sticky rice had been carried to the canteen kitchen in the morning and soaked in water. At this moment, three women were washing the steamer. A steamer is a wooden barrel with a sieve at the bottom and a lid on top for steaming rice. It is a kind of cooking utensil.
After washing, add water to the pot and put the steamer on it. Then drain the rice and pour it into the steamer. Use chopsticks to poke some small holes in the middle of the steamer to facilitate air release, so that it can steam faster.
While steaming the glutinous rice, wash the Qingming grass. When the glutinous rice is almost cooked, put the Qingming grass in and continue steaming for another quarter of an hour.
Several men were washing stone mortars in the open space. Three of them were washing one, one was holding it, one was pouring water, and one was washing it.
The farmhands cleared out a thatched shed and placed four tables and chairs for the village chief and other four referees to sit.
When everything is ready, the rice is almost steamed.
There are five people in a group who make glutinous rice cakes. They can do three groups at a time. Each group makes 40 kilograms of rice, and 240 kilograms of rice can be used for two rounds.
People who know each other can freely form groups, with a total of six groups. The three groups with the best fighting skills will be selected to become the top three.
"Ding ding ding" Luo Yourong's brother Luo Youcai, the young man who made the mistake before, got two iron plates from somewhere and knocked them against each other a few times.
The scene became quiet.
Luo Youcai found a stool and stood on it, shouting loudly: "Fellow villagers, the glutinous rice cake making competition is about to begin! Free to form groups of five. If you have formed a team, please go to Miss Chunxi to register. Only six groups are allowed, so hurry up!"
The little girl Qiu Tian also put her hands to her mouth in a trumpet shape and said loudly, "There will be six groups competing. The three groups that are recognized as the best will be selected. The first place prize is ten cents, the second place is six cents, and the third place is three cents! Everyone hurry up, the spots are almost full."
You know what, the two of them work together pretty well, just like a country show host, a male and female pair at that.
"Ding ding ding," Luo Youcai knocked on the iron plate a few more times. "The quota is full. The competition will begin soon. Please get ready, the first three groups."
The first group consisted of five strong farmhands. The second group consisted of several strong young men I knew from the village. The third group, huh? The third group was actually the Iron Trio, Daniu, and the village chief's son, Gangzi.
Of the three groups, Danniu's group was the youngest, consisting of a few young men, and was the least favored. Making glutinous rice cakes was physically demanding, not something most people could do.
Men over 40 basically just sit back and watch. They can't do it if they're too old, but they can't do it if they're too young either! They can't exert the strength!
Three groups of personnel are in place.
Six people, two of them each holding a steamer, came out of the kitchen and poured the glutinous rice into the stone mortar. The fragrant glutinous rice instantly emitted a unique aroma, making people's mouths water.
Luo Youcai shouted "Ready!" and fifteen people gathered around the stone mortar, holding wooden pestles.
"Start!" Luo Youcai gave the order and everyone began to make glutinous rice cakes in full swing.
Making glutinous rice cakes is a skill. Glutinous rice is sticky, so it's easy to hit it with a wooden pestle, but it's hard to pull it out.
The glutinous rice cake is stuck and it is pulled very long and it won't let go. Several people have to work together. You hit it, I hit it, you help me, I help you, and you keep hitting, pulling, and turning it over.
With everyone's continuous efforts, the originally plump and crystal-clear rice grains were beaten into a soft and delicate ball. The glutinous rice alone was as white as jade, while the one with Qingming grass was as crystal clear as jade, which was pleasing to the eye.
The more you beat the glutinous rice cake, the finer and softer it becomes, but the person who beats it becomes more and more wilted and less and less energetic.
The team organized by the young man in the village is already struggling.
The hands of the farmhands were already beginning to tremble.
However, the least favored Iron Triangle team seemed to be the most relaxed at this moment. Although a few of them had a little sweat on their heads, they were still able to cope with it with ease.
It was difficult for others to catch their breath, but Akiyama actually made up a song and started singing.
"Beat the glutinous rice cake, beat the glutinous rice cake, you hit it with a hammer, I hit it with a hammer... The glutinous rice cake is sweet, the glutinous rice cake is sticky, you hit it with one, I hit it with one."
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