Akiyama sang it once, and the young men followed suit, instantly livening up the atmosphere.
As time went by, the glutinous rice cake became softer and softer, and it became increasingly difficult for people to make it.
The first group had already given up. Seeing that they had finished beating the bean paste, the cooks hurriedly brought out a large winnowing basket filled with cooked soybean powder mixed with sugar.
There was a bowl of clean water on the side. The two cooks washed their hands and soaked their hands in the clean water. Then they took the glutinous rice cake out of the stone mortar and put it into the winnowing basket.
Use a wooden spatula to cut the glutinous rice cake into small pieces, roll them into balls, and then roll them in white sugar and soybean powder. Soft, sweet and grape-sized glutinous rice cakes are ready.
A young wife brought four plates, put two on each plate, and passed them to the four judges.
The four old men ate the first glutinous rice cake under everyone's gaze. The children, with their faces full of enjoyment, swallowed their saliva and gathered around the table to look at the four people.
The second group followed. After the first group stopped, the second group stopped short. Everyone's stamina was about the same, no one was much better than the other.
When the four old men finished eating the second group of glutinous rice cakes and were waiting for the third group, everyone realized that they were still fighting.
The five of them were sweating profusely. Qiu Shan couldn't even sing anymore, and their hands were shaking. Xiao Feng and Gang Zi were almost done. However, Da Shu and Daniu were still steady.
Seeing that they were not giving up, everyone started to encourage and cheer them up.
After a while, Qiushan and Xiaofeng could not hold on any longer, so they stopped.
Dashu put one hand on his waist and nodded at Qiushan and Xiaofeng with the other: "I told you guys to slack off on weekdays. It's only been a short while and you're already exhausted. Look at Da Niu, he's not even breathing!"
The two groups of people who were sitting on the ground gasping for breath as tired as dead dogs lowered their heads and started counting ants on the ground after hearing what the big tree said.
At this time, Da Niu, who was not even breathing heavily, was staring at the cook processing the Qingming grass rice cake he had just made!
After taking away the referee's glutinous rice cakes, Da Niu personally took the plate, filled it with seven or eight glutinous rice cakes, and walked towards Tian An.
Seeing this, the iron triangle on the side hurried to follow.
Daniu came up to Tian An with a bright smile on his face, picked up a crystal clear glutinous rice cake that looked like a green grape with a wooden fork and fed it to Tian An's mouth: "An An, try the glutinous rice cake I made for you, and see if it is sweet enough for you!"
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Looking at the young man in front of him, who was smiling brightly and confidently like the sun, Tian An felt that this was what a real big shot should look like. His usual appearance was just a protective color of his strength.
Seeing Tian An looking at Da Niu in a daze with a smile, the three people beside him started to cheer: "Eat one, eat one, eat one, eat one..."
When everyone heard the noise, they turned around and saw Da Niu feeding Tian An glutinous rice cakes, and they also started to make a fuss:
Eat one, eat one
…
With his face flushed red, Tian An had no choice but to eat the grape-sized rice cake under everyone's gaze.
After Tian An swallowed it, the Iron Triangle said again: "Is it sweet? Is it sweet? Is it sweet? Is it sweet?..."
Then everyone followed:
Sweet or not, sweet or not...
Tian An could only cover his face and say, "Sweet."
Then there was all sorts of booing and laughter.
Then, the Iron Triangle followed suit, took plates to the cook, filled them with glutinous rice cakes, and carried them to their families to eat.
Then everyone lined up to follow. Xiaokang was embarrassed to ask for Tian An's glutinous rice cake, and he couldn't squeeze into the line, so he asked Chen Feng to bring a big bowl for several people to share.
The glutinous rice cakes in the three steamers were quickly eaten up. Everyone started eating first, with the elderly and children. Those who didn’t get to eat had to wait for the next round of glutinous rice cakes.
A new round has begun, and everyone is still enthusiastic and cheering.
The children learned the song composed by Qiushan. A group of children held hands and formed a circle, surrounding the person making glutinous rice cakes and sang it over and over again without feeling tired.
The strong man who makes the glutinous rice cake is also very capable. The glutinous rice cake he makes is soft, sticky and sweet.
When the glutinous rice cakes were ready, the cooks came in to prepare them, leaving a few for the judges, and then everyone lined up to share.
Seeing the smiles on everyone's faces as they loved each other, Tian An was happy in her heart. She liked this kind of life, simple, happy, and contented.
The glutinous rice cakes were finished and the judging results came out.
Team Danniu lived up to expectations and took first place. The two teams in the second round, using the first round as a reference, also took second and third place. If they hadn't been completely exhausted, they would have also wanted to fight for first place.
Da Niu got ten cents and gave two cents to each of the people.
Qiu Shan rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Boss, you don't need any money, just give it to Xiao Feng and me!"
As he said this, he reached out to take the two copper coins in Da Niu's hand.
Da Niu retracted his hand and put the copper coin in his pocket: "These two coins are different. This is what I won for An An. I want to buy her candied haws."
Several people started playing and making noise together, making a mess.
The Qingming Festival passed with joy and laughter.
In the evening, Tian An was sitting in the yard staring at the sky in a daze when Da Niu came over carrying a plate.
When Tian An saw it, he found that it was actually five or six Qingming grass rice cakes wrapped in white sugar and soybean flour.
"Haven't we finished eating them all? Brother Da Niu, why do you still have some left?" Tian An pinched one with his hand and put it into his mouth.
Looking at her eating glutinous rice cake, her cheeks puffed up like a little hamster, Da Niu resisted the urge to reach out and poke her and said, "I saved this especially for you. Don't you like it?"
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