Children, don’t be greedy. After Laba Festival, it will be New Year. Drink Laba porridge for a few days, and it will be the twenty-third.
Song Shuqian is very familiar with lunar festivals, and Laba Festival is also a very important festival for them.
She spent several days preparing this bowl of Laba porridge.
A few days ago, Tiantian and Tiantian went to the service center to buy a few more kinds of beans.
It was not easy to gather all the materials.
I got up with the revelation call today.
The weather was cold and it was getting late, so Song Shuxi hadn't gotten up so early in a long time.
"Wife, sleep a little longer, there's no rush."
Wei Jianguo carefully helped the person up. He was scared when he saw his wife's big belly.
I'm especially worried about her being alone.
"I can do it myself, you go and train. I'm going to make Laba porridge today, remember to come back for lunch," Song Shuqian reminded.
Wei Jianguo was running out of time, so he called Lightning and Mo Ying over, "You two are not allowed to act naughty. Follow your sister at home. Follow her wherever she goes. Call me if there is anything."
Wei Jianguo reminds his parents of these words several times every day.
After saying that, he ran to the training ground worriedly.
When he met Liu Xinguo when he went out, they looked at each other and saw the same worry.
When I first found out we were pregnant at about the same time, I was so happy, but now I am so worried.
There is not even anyone who can help.
"Have you found someone to take care of me during the confinement period?" Wei Jianguo asked. He has been troubled by this issue recently.
"My mother-in-law originally said she would come over, but now her sister-in-law is pregnant. She called a couple of days ago and said she had to stay and take care of her sister-in-law." Liu Xinguo was also worried. What had been agreed upon had changed, and it was not easy to find someone now.
"Where's your mother?"
When talking about his mother, Liu Xinguo didn't know what to say. His mother herself knew that she was a good person, but she was used to being frugal. In the village, many people give birth directly in the fields, and then take a two-day rest before going back to work.
If she came over and saw the chickens, ducks and all kinds of nutritious foods prepared by Tiantian, I'm afraid the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law would become difficult.
Moreover, the eldest son and grandson are the old lady's lifeblood.
If her mother knew about life in the family compound, she would probably stay with her eldest son and grandson to seek a good future.
"I try not to let my mother come to take care of me during the confinement period, otherwise I'm worried that my life will be difficult in the future."
They were all smart people, so after he said that, Wei Jianguo didn't ask any more questions.
Liu Xinguo knew the situation of Wei Jianguo and his wife.
The two men ran to the training ground, both looking worried.
The two pregnant women they were worried about were very happy at this moment and were busy making Laba porridge in their respective homes.
Put the kidney beans, red beans, mung beans and black beans that have been soaked the night before into the pot and cook over high heat. Then add glutinous rice, rhubarb rice and black rice and continue cooking. Use this time to pick up the dried fruits.
The dried fruits prepared by Song Shuqian include walnut kernels, chestnuts, peanuts, red dates and raisins, which can be said to be very complete.
Add these things to the pot and simmer over low heat.
Beans and various types of rice are not easy to cook, so you need to be very patient at this time.
Song Shuqian was in a bad mood throughout the whole process. People can be busy with other things.
When ready to serve, add brown sugar and stir well.
She doesn't like food that is too sweet, so she just added a little brown sugar for color.
I couldn't help but take a bite. The stickiness of the glutinous rice, the softness of the red beans, the tenderness of the chestnuts, and the combination of other grains and nuts made me feel satisfied from the bottom of my heart.
There is a joy of harvest. After a year of hard work, I received my reward today.
She makes a lot of them, and since she has a long hibernation period, she doesn’t have to worry about the extra stuff going bad.
The neighbor next door had prepared the Laba porridge and brought a pot over for her.
Song Shuqian and Tiantian agreed that Song Shuqian would make a complicated version and put all kinds of precious things in it. Tiantian made a simple version, which is just a little better than what everyone is making now.
The two families of Song Shuxi kept the food for themselves. It’s from Tiantian’s house. I’ll send it to the neighbors later.
It’s not that they are stingy and can’t bear to part with those things. There's really no need to cause gossip over such a small matter.
The meat should be buried in the pot.
The two of them exchanged, and everything was said without words.
When Song Shuxi got home, she couldn't wait to serve herself a bowl and ate it in small bites. It is the taste in my memory. When I was a child, every Laba Festival, my nanny would prepare a bowl of Laba porridge.
Laba Festival is a celebration of the harvest of the previous year and also a time to pray for good weather and a good harvest in the coming year.
When Wei Jianguo came back at noon, Song Shuqian had already collected many kinds of Laba porridge, all of which were sent by the sisters-in-law in the compound. Of course, a lot of porridge was also given away.
At the same time, their reputation as spendthrifts spread far and wide, simply because the porridge contained too many ingredients. Fortunately it is a simple version. If it was a complicated version, I wouldn’t know how to arrange them.
"You're back. Shake off the snow and warm up." Song Shuxi handed over a brush, which was specially used to sweep the snow off the body.
General Wei Jianguo took off his coat and hung it next to the stove to warm it. After he was warmed up by the stove, he walked towards Song Shuqian. "How are you today? Did the child bother you?"
Put your ears to the big belly and say hello to the baby in the belly.
"You two should behave well in there. If you want to say hello to mom and dad, just do it gently. Don't kick mom, okay? And cooperate with mom in the afternoon. Dad will tell you a story in the evening."
Every time this happened, Song Shuqian felt particularly happy.
Looking at the five different kinds of Laba porridge on the table, Wei Jianguo decisively chose his own one and would definitely eat the first bowl. "Wife, you are a great cook. This porridge tastes great."
Song Shuqian is not one to take credit for herself. She knows her own business and her cooking skills are just average. "All the ingredients are good. Our porridge should have the most complete ingredients."
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Seeing Wei Jianguo eating, Song Shuqian also felt a little greedy, so she ate a few mouthfuls and stopped at a bowl of yellow rice porridge. "Try this, it's salty, a little sour, and has an indescribable fragrance. It's quite delicious."
Wei Jianguo took a bite and introduced, "This is fried sour porridge. The fragrance you mentioned is the Zamengmeng flower. We have eaten it before. Do you still remember it?"
"Now that you mention it, I remember that it's especially delicious when used to make dumpling soup."
Finding it fresh, Song Shuxi ate half a bowl of fried sour porridge.
“How is this acid made?”
Wei Jianguo thought about it and seemed to have heard someone say it. "It's a kind of sour soup from Shanxi, fermented. I'm not sure about the details. I'll go ask around tomorrow and learn how to make it for you."
Song Shuqian nodded. "You are so kind, husband. Thank you, husband."
Now, Song Shuqian can easily catch this level of coquettishness.
After dinner, Wei Jianguo finished all the work that needed to be done, and then discussed with Song Shuqian about the person to take care of the confinement period. "Wife, this is what I thought. Let's apply directly to the leaders and ask them to assign a neat and tidy sister-in-law to come over and help during the day, and let her go back at night. I want her to help you for at least a year. Having two children is too tiring.
I feel really uneasy looking for someone from outside without knowing his character. "
Song Shuqian didn't care, as long as someone took care of her, "Does the leader care about this?"
"Guan, our family is a special case, and we have reported it. We really don't have any relatives coming."
"Okay, can we choose the candidate ourselves?"
"It has to be someone's family that is really in financial difficulty, otherwise it would be hard to explain."
"I'll discuss this with Tiantian. She's familiar with the people in the compound."
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