Song Yushuang sat in front of the stove kneading dough, planning to make some pumpkin flower rolls: "I've prepared a bowl of dough, and I'll mix in the pumpkin puree later. The steamed flower rolls will be sweet and soft."
Fu Yucheng carried a hoe to pick pumpkins. The vines climbed far into the ground, and the round pumpkins were hidden among the leaves, like gold ingots scattered all over the ground.
“This old pumpkin needs to be cut with scissors,” he said, holding the scissors as he cut the vine. “Pulling it by hand will break the vine and affect next year’s harvest.”
Nian'an followed behind, picking up small pumpkins with her little basket, but she kept breaking off the tender stems, which made Fu Yucheng laugh: "Little ancestor, this is picking pumpkins, not pulling up radishes, you have to be gentle."
Xiao Lan brought freshly dried pumpkin seeds in a rabbit-shaped basket on her back. The seeds in the basket were plump and round, gleaming white in the morning light.
“My mother said that roasting the melon seeds is the best way to eat them in winter,” she said, placing the basket on the stone table. The bamboo rabbit ears were tied with newly changed green ropes. “Look at the pumpkin basket I wove; it can hold three small pumpkins.”
Yun Tangyin was filling a jar with candied water chestnuts when she heard this. She picked up the basket and examined it: "The bottom of this basket is really sturdy. We'll use it when we pick pumpkins later."
Jiang Jianhua placed the pumpkin flower rolls into the steamer and covered the steamer opening with a cloth.
“It needs to be steamed for fifteen minutes,” she added firewood to the stove, “so that the steamed buns will rise fluffy and not be undercooked.”
Aunt Zhang, carrying a basket filled with freshly made pumpkin sauce, came to visit: "I came because of the aroma. These steamed buns look so soft and fluffy. Jianhua, can I learn how to make them too?"
Jiang Jianhua handed her a freshly steamed pumpkin cake: "Try it and see how sweet it is. Add more pumpkin puree so you don't need to add extra sugar."
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