Chapter 156 Enjoying Every Day

9 o'clock in the evening.

At this time of day, most people in Naye Village, except for a few individuals, have already closed their doors and gone to sleep.

However, today every household is making ancient zongzi, which has been stewed since noon and is basically finished now. Therefore, except for the little kids and the elderly, most people have not rested, waiting to eat the ancient zongzi! The best time to eat ancient zongzi is when it is just out of the pot and still hot.

Although it tastes just as good when it's cold, the taste is still a little bit worse.

This thing is basically eaten once a year, and everyone is craving for it, so naturally they want to eat one as soon as possible.

In the kitchen, Deng Shirong was scooping the ancient zongzi from the pot into a basket. The finished product of the ancient zongzi is as shown below:

After fishing out all the ancient zongzi, Deng Shirong said to his children and daughter-in-law, "Okay, you can eat it now. Be careful with it, don't burn yourself!"

The children, who had been greedy for a long time, could no longer resist and chose half-fat or pure lean meat ancient rice dumplings according to their needs, and then blew on them while peeling the hot ancient rice dumplings.

Deng Yuntai peeled off the langsang leaves, threaded the ancient rice dumplings with a pair of chopsticks, and then handed them to his wife.

Zhang Xiuping didn't hesitate to take it and took a bite happily.

After nearly ten hours of stewing, the glutinous rice in the ancient rice dumplings has been completely integrated together, making it chewy when eaten. And because the glutinous rice has been soaked in alkaline water, it has a very special fragrance.

The glutinous rice on the surface alone is very delicious.

When you eat the pig basil and pork, the aroma goes straight to your head. The excellent texture and unbeatable taste, combined together, are really delicious.

Can't stop!

It was so delicious that I couldn't stop eating it! Zhang Xiuping swore that this was the best ancient zongzi she had ever eaten in her life.

Not only her, but Deng Shirong's children were also amazed by the taste of the ancient rice dumplings. They didn't care about the heat and ate one bite after another, stopping from time to time to blow a few breaths, and only continued chewing when the ancient rice dumplings in their mouths were no longer hot.

Deng Yunsong ate the fastest. He finished one ancient zongzi in no time, then picked up another one from the basket and praised it endlessly: "Dad, this ancient zongzi you made is so delicious!"

Deng Yunzhu nodded as she ate, "Yes, this taste is so delicious that I can't describe it. I've never eaten such delicious ancient zongzi!"

Zhang Xiuping continued, "I have eaten ancient zongzi that is this chewy, but the taste is far worse than this!"

At this time, Deng Shirong had just peeled open a piece of ancient zongzi and took a bite, savoring it carefully. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "It's delicious, so take your time to eat it. When the ancient zongzi is cold, you won't feel sick no matter how much you eat. But if it's just out of the pot, don't eat too much at once, otherwise you won't feel sick when you eat it, but after a while, you will slowly feel sick and uncomfortable."

Deng Yunsong was already peeling the second one. He paused and said, "Then I'll just eat two."

Zhang Xiuping looked at the half-eaten ancient rice dumpling and asked, "Dad, I won't get tired of eating just one, right?"

"You won't get tired of one."

"Then I'll just eat one!"

After Deng Shirong's reminder, except for Deng Yunsong and Deng Yunhua who ate two, the other children and daughters-in-law only ate one.

One is that I’m afraid of feeling sick, and the other is that it’s getting late and I’m afraid that eating too much will make it difficult to sleep.

Except for Deng Shirong's family, almost all other families also ate ancient rice dumplings at this time.

The next day was May 4th.

With Naye Village as the core, everyone with the surname Deng in the surrounding villages began to worship A-ancestor and celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival in a serious manner.

The Dragon Boat Festival is called the May Festival in Bobai County. In addition to offering sacrifices to the grandfather, every household also hangs mugwort leaves.

The so-called hanging mugwort leaves are mugwort leaves picked from the mountains and hung on the door. This is used to ward off evil spirits and plague and turn misfortune into good fortune.

In families with children, parents would pick eucalyptus leaves, peach leaves, mugwort leaves, red wormwood, roadside chrysanthemum and other herbs, boil them in water and use them to wash their children's bodies. It is said that doing so can remove dirt and prevent or reduce the incidence of boils.

At the same time, the old woman would pick mugwort leaves and dry them to make moxa sticks. It is said that the moxa sticks and moxa fire made on this day are particularly effective.

Deng Shirong, who was born in 1936, believed in these things more than people in later generations. After his rebirth, he believed in them even more firmly. Therefore, no matter whether the rules passed down by his ancestors made sense or not, he would meticulously complete them.

Anyway, it would be best if it works. If it doesn't, just treat it as a kind of folk custom. He won't lose anything anyway.

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noon.

Deng Changfu's home.

For lunch, the family had sweet potatoes, while the pregnant Guan Yongying had egg noodles.

In this day and age, having egg noodles for lunch is a very good meal.

Ever since Guan Yongying became pregnant, her meals have always been the best in the family. Especially after she gave all the dowry her parents gave her to her mother-in-law, her treatment in her husband's house became even better. No matter what other people in the family eat, her meals are always the best in the village.

After eating her fill, Guan Yongying said hello to her parents-in-law and walked slowly towards Jiugong's house with her big belly.

During this period, she and Dai Fanglan would come to Jiugong's house every now and then to chat with Aunt A Tai, the pregnant woman.

After all, we are all pregnant women, so there is still a lot to communicate.

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"Aunt Atai."

"Yongying."

Under the longan tree, the two greeted each other and sat down to chat.

The Dragon Boat Festival had already passed and the weather in Bobai was already very hot. However, sitting under the lush longan tree and fanning yourself with a fan, it was relatively cool.

Zhang Xiuping looked at Guan Yongying's frighteningly large belly and asked, "Yongying, can you still sleep lying down in this state?"

Guan Yongying said: "Of course, but no matter which position you choose, it will be uncomfortable if you sleep for a long time. You need to change positions from time to time to sleep more comfortably."

Zhang Xiuping touched her belly, which was already showing, and said, "I thought you wouldn't be able to sleep lying down when your belly got this big!"

Guan Yongying said: "In fact, there is no obvious difference between the early and late stages of pregnancy. Our stomachs don't get bigger the first time."

Zhang Xiuping smiled and said, "That's true. If we calculate the date, you're going to give birth soon, right?"

Guan Yongying said: "It should be soon. I don't know the exact date yet, but my mother-in-law is always ready."

Zhang Xiuping sighed and said, "After you give birth, Alan will probably be born soon, but I still have to endure for a few more months!"

Guan Yongying rolled her eyes and said, "Aunt A'tai, you are not enduring at all. You should be enjoying yourself every day. Don't think I don't know that Jiugong prepares food for you in different ways every day. A'lan and I are almost envious to death!"

Zhang Xiuping couldn't help but laugh and said, "From what you said, I know that your mother-in-law also gave you extra meals. Your food is not bad either!"

Speaking of this, Guan Yongying couldn't help but smile and nodded, saying, "That's true. My mother-in-law is really good to me. I hope I can give her a grandson this time. Otherwise, I'd feel embarrassed."

"Look at what you said. Didn't you hear what my father-in-law said to Grandma Zhang Qi?"

"I have heard of this. They say that whether a baby is a boy or a girl is not our business. It is decided by men."

"Since you know this, what are you embarrassed about?"

"That being said, I would still feel embarrassed if I gave birth to a daughter."

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(End of this chapter)