It rains heavily during the Qingming Festival.
The following days were cloudy and rainy, not suitable for going out.
In the morning, after the rain stopped, Chen Wang took his wife and little girl to sweep the graves of his parents and grandparents and burn money.
After returning home, the daughter-in-law started making green rice dumplings.
This is a snack made with mugwort juice and glutinous rice flour as the main ingredients, and is a special delicacy of this festival.
Mugwort can be seen near rivers, as well as in uncultivated wastelands or gentle slopes.
Chen Wang and the little girl went to pick them yesterday afternoon when the rain stopped, and they also dug up a lot of spring bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest.
Most of the local green rice dumplings are filled with sweet red bean paste. After the water boils, they are put into the pot and steamed for about 15 minutes.
Chen Wang helped to open the lid of the pot, and a burst of hot air mixed with the sweet aroma of the green rice dumplings immediately spread out.
"Xiaoyu, bring the dishes and chopsticks."
"Here it comes, give it to me!"
The little girl immediately took the bowl and chopsticks and handed them to him.
"How many do you want to eat?"
Chen Wang took the bowl and chopsticks and asked casually.
"Hmm... five... seven. I want to eat seven."
The little girl answered excitedly.
"Can you finish it?"
Chen Wang looked at him doubtfully.
The green rice dumplings made by his wife were relatively large, and they were too sweet. Chen Wang felt that he would get tired of them after eating two or three.
"I can finish eating."
The little girl nodded with a smile.
Chen Wang didn't believe her nonsense at all. He picked up five and put them in a bowl and handed it to her.
"Eat it first, and come back after you're done."
"oh!"
The little girl pursed her lips, took the bowl and tried to pick it up with her hand, but she got burned so much that she pulled her hand back and blew on it.
"Are you stupid? Who told you to take it with your hands? I don't dare to do that."
Chen Wang rolled his eyes in annoyance.
“Hmm…”
The little girl put her finger in her mouth and looked at him aggrievedly.
Lin Xiuqin came over and rubbed her head to comfort her.
Chen Wang took another plate, picked up a few more and put them on the plate, and ate with his wife.
My daughter-in-law has very skillful hands. The green dumplings she made are round and plump, and look like big emeralds.
Chen Wang picked up one with chopsticks, blew it to cool it down a little, and then handed it to Lin Xiuqin's mouth.
"Wife, you've worked hard, try it first."
Lin Xiuqin smiled gently, opened her mouth and took a small bite.
The skin is very thin, and the red bean filling inside can be eaten easily.
Lin Xiuqin covered her mouth with one hand while chewing, and nodded with a smile, indicating that it was delicious.
"It looks delicious, I'll have a bite too."
Chen Wang couldn't wait any longer and ate half of it in one gulp.
It has a glutinous texture, is soft and elastic, and the outer skin has a faint scent of mugwort. The red bean filling inside is sweet but not greasy, delicate and soft. When you taste it carefully, you can feel that it is the taste of spring.
"It's delicious, sister-in-law, this is so delicious, brother, I told you I want to eat ten, but you only gave me five."
The little girl was very excited after tasting it, and then she started to complain about Chen Wang.
When Lin Xiuqin heard this, the smile on her face became even brighter.
She has not made this green rice dumpling many times. As far as she can remember, she has only made it twice with her mother and her family.
This is the first time I have done this in the three years since I got married.
Both glutinous rice and red bean filling are not cheap ingredients, and ordinary families nowadays rarely waste time and money to make this.
Even if you do it, just do a few simple ones.
It is rare to steam a large pot like this.
Although she has not made it many times, it is unexpectedly successful and Lin Xiuqin herself also likes it very much.
"Just finish eating first. It's such a big pot, who would want to snatch it from you?"
Chen Wang glared at the little girl unhappily.
The reason for making such a big pot is to give two to each worker at noon.
Of course, there is enough food for our family members.
"I'll finish it in a minute."
The little girl hummed and ate faster.
Who knew that after eating the fourth one, I felt a little sick of it.
The little girl frowned tightly, staring at the last green dumpling in her hand, feeling something was wrong.
How could it be possible that I couldn’t eat any more of this delicious food after only eating four of them?
It's an illusion, it must be an illusion.
The little girl thought so and opened her mouth wide to continue eating the fifth green dumpling.
After she finished eating the green dumpling in her hand, she felt really full and didn't want to eat any more.
"You want to eat ten, go get more!"
Chen Wang pouted at the green rice dumplings in the pot.
"Burp... I can't eat anymore."
The little girl burped and shook her head with a bitter face.
I had already had breakfast, and now it was not even eleven o'clock, so I ate five more green rice dumplings.
"So, keep a low profile from now on, okay?"
Chen Wang said, trying to suppress his smile.
Lin Xiuqin standing by couldn't help laughing.
Afterwards, Chen Wang found a vegetable basket and put all the remaining green dumplings in the pot into it. His wife and the little girl took the ingredients for today’s big pot dish, closed the door, and went to the construction site together.
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The workers were allowed to eat meat just two days ago. Today's lunch was ordinary mixed grain rice and two kinds of stir-fried dishes to go with it.
Braised spring bamboo shoots, scrambled eggs with chili peppers.
Chef Chen is still in charge of the cooking.
Chen Wang never skimps on oil and water when cooking for the workers, so even vegetarian dishes are very appetizing.
What made the workers happiest was the two large green dumplings for each person.
Most of the workers were reluctant to eat them and planned to take them back home for their wives and children.
This is the case for all married men. Whenever there is something good, the first thing they think of is always their family.
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