Chapter 334: Humanity
Su Erya said, "Although winter is cold, we look forward to the New Year every year because we can eat delicious food during the New Year."
Madam Meng said, "It's not just Su Erya who's looking forward to the New Year. All the children in the village look forward to it, and even the adults do. It's very lively before the New Year. Even those who usually don't spend money will go to town to buy some New Year's goods."
"Everyone works hard year after year to save, just hoping to have a good New Year."
Su Erya said, "Grandma, Third Aunt, we can have a good New Year this year and eat a lot of food."
Shen Yueyao smiled and said, "Of course. We'll make a lot of delicious food, wear new clothes, and buy firecrackers to set off."
One thing Shen Yueyao likes about this era is that it has a strong festive atmosphere.
In the technological age, many things are restricted, and everyone is working away from home. Even if we have a few days off, we are very busy and have no time to visit relatives.
But it’s different here. After everyone finishes their work in the fields, there is nothing to do in winter.
Just preparing for the New Year.
During the first month of the lunar year, it is customary for people to visit relatives and pay New Year's greetings.
If you have many relatives, you will be very busy throughout the first month of the New Year.
Although busy, it feels like family.
The transportation here is not convenient. Many relatives and clansmen live very close to each other, and some even live in the same village, so it is much more convenient to visit relatives.
In this way, it is also more humane.
Thinking of this, Shen Yueyao's eyes lit up.
With a dazzling look.
Shen Yueyao roasted a lot of sweet potatoes, put six pieces of sweet potatoes in a small winnowing basket for staple food, and then took it to the room where Su Xueyi and the others were.
Arriving at the yard, Shen Yueyao looked at Su Xiuye and said, "Brother, these firewoods are enough. Stop chopping wood and go inside to eat sweet potatoes. They are freshly roasted and ready to eat."
This little bit of work wouldn't tire Su Xiuye at all.
For him, the little work he does at home now is easy.
"Third sister-in-law, it's okay. I'll finish chopping these and then go back to the house."
Shen Yueyao looked back at Su Daya in the house. She smiled and said, "Brother, you working like this makes Daya feel bad. I think you should take a break. The firewood is enough. Come into the house and eat some roasted sweet potatoes. Roasted sweet potatoes are best eaten hot. If they are cold, the taste will be different."
"Big brother doesn't want to see Daya anxious!"
When Su Xiuye heard his third brother's wife say that Daya felt sorry for him as a father, his heart suddenly felt hot.
"Daya she..."
Su Xiuye was a little flattered and a little bit couldn't believe it.
Shen Yueyao said: "Brother, Daya now understands a lot of things and feels sorry for you. You must take good care of yourself, otherwise that girl will be worried."
Su Xiuye nodded and said, "Don't worry, Third Sister-in-law, I know."
Shen Yueyao asked Su Xiuye to go into the house to eat roasted sweet potatoes, and she went into the tatami room.
At this time, Su Xueyi, Lin Ce and Du Song were talking, and all three of them had happy expressions on their faces.
You can tell at first glance that they were having a great chat.
Lin Ce had a very sensitive nose and sniffed the air: "What smells so good?"
Du Song felt that there was no need to think about it, and said directly: "It must be that my sister-in-law made something delicious."
Shen Yueyao came in from the outer room and heard these words. She smiled and said, "These sweet potatoes are freshly baked and a little hot. I'll bring them over for you to try first."
“This is best eaten while hot.”
As she spoke, Shen Yueyao placed the small dustpan on the table.
Lin Ze and Juniper had never seen this thing before.
"This is called sweet potato. Is it edible? We have never seen or eaten it before."
"It smells delicious, it must be delicious. By the way, sister-in-law, I saw you guys pushing a cart back with so many red crops on it. They must be sweet potatoes, right?"
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "Yes, this is the sweet potato. It was just dug out of the ground. It's not very big now. It will mature and grow bigger after growing in the ground for a while. But sweet potatoes of this size are the most delicious. After baking, they are full of oil. Come and try it. Eat it while it's hot."
Su Xueyi said, "You eat too."
Shen Yueyao smiled at Su Xueyi and said, "Well, I've eaten too. You guys can have fun. We'll have hot pot later."
Having said that, Shen Yueyao went back to the kitchen.
Lin Ce and Du Song, on the other hand, had no idea what hot pot was.
Du Song said: "I remember Brother Su mentioned hot pot once before. It is a way of eating."
Lin Ce said, "We don't know how to eat it, so we'll learn from Brother Su later. It must be good stuff anyway."
Su Xueyi smiled and said, "You'll know after dinner tonight."
While they were talking, Lin Ce and Du Song couldn't wait to eat the roasted sweet potatoes.
The roasted sweet potato is emitting a sweet fragrance that makes people drool.
They followed Brother Su and ate a lot of delicious food that they had never seen before.
Seeing Lin Ce and Du Song about to bite into the sweet potato, Su Xueyi said hurriedly, "This sweet potato needs to be peeled before eating."
As she spoke, Su Xueyi demonstrated it.
Lin Ce and Du Song then peeled the skin and ate it together.
The two of them didn't bother to let the sweet potatoes cool down. They blew on them to dry them out while they were still a little hot and took a bite.
After eating it, both of them were amazed.
“So delicious!”
“Is this so sweet and fragrant right after it’s baked?”
There are few foods that are so naturally sweet.
You should know that the sugar we use on a daily basis is very expensive.
Even if people like to eat sweets, they will save this little bit and dare not use too much.
They remember that their parents only used sugar when cooking Laba porridge in winter and during the Chinese New Year.
I didn’t expect that this roasted sweet potato has its own sweetness, and the red flesh looks so appetizing.
The two of them ate excitedly.
I enjoyed the meal very much.
I ate it and praised it in amazement.
“It’s delicious. It’s really delicious.”
"Yes, I didn't expect that such delicious food could be grown in the ground."
After eating a piece to fill their stomachs, the two men came back to their senses and looked at each other.
Lin Ce said, "Well, maybe we are too ignorant, but I really haven't heard of sweet potatoes. It's such a delicious thing, it's not impossible that I haven't heard of it. If my parents knew about it, they would definitely plant them in the fields."
Juniper said sheepishly, "Maybe we really haven't seen much."
Su Xueyi smiled and said, "No, it's something Yao Niang got by chance. I tried growing it and unexpectedly it grew and produced very well."
"Yao Niang likes to study crops, fruits, and vegetables. When she sees something unusual while shopping, she'll study it and sometimes bring it home to plant."
Su Xueyi knew that Yao Niang had a space.
But Su Xueyi would not tell anyone about this kind of thing.
So I found an excuse for Shen Yueyao.
Lin Ce and Du Song naturally wouldn't suspect anything.
They believed Su Xueyi's words without a doubt.
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