Chapter 105: Full Moon Land Deed. Goat Milk Cake.
The little girl grew up quickly. In less than a month, her red hair faded and she became a fair-skinned girl.
The whole family loves her so much that they come to visit her every day, especially Huaixue and Shuyun. The big and small one always appear in the house after school.
The little girl was also very considerate. She didn't cry or make a fuss when the two of them came, and sometimes she even opened her eyes and looked around.
On the day of the full moon, Zong's mother brought Zong Xiao and his brother back to the village and held a grand banquet.
Shuyun did it last time when the family had a new baby, so Zhenzhen has to do it this time too. This is what the clan mother wants.
Because the weather was nice and warm, the clan leader returned to the mountain early and stayed there for one night.
Siqi and Yuangu were left at home, so everyone felt relieved that there was someone at home to look after them.
The banquet was the same as last time, with plenty of meat and fish on the table, so there was no need to scramble for food.
The villagers loved the banquets hosted by his family, especially those who helped to clean up at the end and could take a lot of things back home.
The grandmother happily held a full moon banquet, but still did not invite other relatives from the clan.
The villagers have known the reason for a long time and are no longer surprised by it. Now no outsiders will gossip about it in front of them.
But there are also those sour chickens who just want to make people unhappy.
"With such a big banquet, I thought she gave birth to a big fat boy. What can a little girl do? In the end, she just fell into the hands of others." A man at the table, who was about the same age as Zong Xiao, sighed and said.
As soon as these words came out, the woman sitting next to him spoke back directly.
"Mr. Feng, what you said is a bit too sour. What's wrong with a girl? Huaixue is still studying in a private school in town. Have you sent your three boys to academy?"
The person who was speaking choked up, saying that people from the mountains didn't have the money to send their children to school.
It would be good enough if I could marry a wife and have a child.
"So, since they have a wealthy family, having a daughter is better than having a bunch of sons like you."
"That's right. On a great day, they insisted on saying that they had a daughter. What's wrong with a daughter? A daughter is also a treasure."
The villagers actually saw it very clearly. The eldest branch of the main family had become rich and had houses and shops in the town. How could they possibly return to the village?
But they have not forgotten their roots, and they still invite villagers to their children's banquet. What does this mean? It means that they still regard the villagers as relatives.
In this case, why don't we all just have fun together? Why ruin the atmosphere?
The women who were eating at the same table choked the man with just a few words, leaving him speechless.
Of course, this little episode never reached the ears of the Zong family.
The clan mother was busy entertaining guests all day. She thought the banquet was very well organized, but it was a pity that the child was not there.
Otherwise, she would have to let everyone see how cute her precious granddaughter was.
At home, Qiu Xuan was sitting on the bed sewing a small doll.
She picked out a lot of beautiful fine cloth, washed and dried it before bringing it into the house.
She wanted to make two stuffed dolls for her children to hold and play with, and stuff them with cotton. However, her craftsmanship was not good, and after spending a long time sewing, she only managed to sew out a long strip.
But Zhenzhen didn't mind, and held a corner tightly in her little hand and refused to let go.
"Auntie! Is Zhenzhen awake?"
A radish suddenly popped out in front of the open window. Qiu Yun looked closely and saw that it was Zong Shuyun.
He is now four years old and has been sent to a private school by Zong Anji.
The little guy was quite obedient. After three or five days, he realized he couldn't escape and just accepted his fate.
Go there obediently every day and come back obediently, but when you come back, you must come here to take a look, you must see Zhenzhen with your own eyes.
"You're still asleep. Come in." Qiu Xuan waved at him.
The little guy gently pushed the door open and walked in. He put his schoolbag on the stool and went to the basin to wash his hands with soap nuts.
These rules were taught to him by Yueyang, who said that if he didn't wash his hands, he would get dirty and sick.
Zong Shuyun didn't want to get sick or take bitter medicine, so the first thing he did as soon as he entered the house was to wash his hands.
"Auntie, how come Zhenzhen can sleep so well?" Xiao Shuyun didn't go to bed. He lay on the edge of the bed and hooked Zhenzhen's hand with his little hand.
"She's so young, that's why she sleeps all the time. You slept like that when you were little, too."
Qiu Yun walked to the table and poured Shu Yun a glass of water.
She asked, "Are you hungry? Auntie, go to the kitchen and get some food. Do you want egg custard or noodles?"
Qiu Xuan was not actually that hungry, she mainly went there to give Zhenzhen some hot goat milk.
The child will wake up soon, and he will be able to stutter by then.
"Egg custard! Sorry to bother you, auntie." Shuyun turned her head and smiled at Qiuyun.
The little guy was very cute. Qiu Xuan rubbed his head, put the cup in his hand and left the house.
Zhenzhen fell asleep, and with Shuyun watching over her, Qiuyun could come out without worry.
She would not feel at ease if she left Zhenzhen alone in bed.
Qiu Xuan carried a porcelain bowl and went to the backyard to milk the sheep. This job was originally done by Zong Xiao, but he was not there today, and Qiu Xuan had no idea when he would be back.
I can’t let Zhenzhen go hungry, so Qiu Xuan rolled up her sleeves and took care of it herself.
It was her first time and the ewe didn't cooperate. It took her a cup of tea to squeeze out a bowl of goat milk.
But these are definitely enough for Zhenzhen to drink.
Qiu Xuan took the goat milk to the kitchen. She kept the portion for Zhenzhen and poured the rest into another bowl.
She thought of making some goat milk cakes with goat milk.
I happened to have tapioca flour and powdered sugar at home, so making goat milk cake is actually very simple. Just boil the goat milk, mix it with tapioca flour, and steam it in a pot.
However, this might make the food smell a bit milky. Qiu Xuan searched in the small kitchen for a long time and finally her eyes fell on a piece of ginger.
Ginger can indeed remove the fishy smell, but it itself tastes a bit spicy. Qiu Xuan hesitated for a long time and finally cut off a piece. Fearing that it would be too spicy, Qiu Xuan added half a spoonful of powdered sugar.
When the clan mother and her group came back, Qiu Xuan had just put the food into the steamer to steam.
There was a noise at the door, and soon Yueyang walked in.
"Second sister-in-law, why did you leave the house?" Yueyang hurried forward and dragged her into the house.
She kept nagging, "Second sister-in-law, please be careful. If the wind blows on you, your waist will hurt for the whole year."
Yueyang was an experienced person. Even though she was so careful at that time, she still felt uncomfortable for several days.
Qiu Xuan pulled her hand and placed it on her waist, "I put a pad on my waist to support it."
Qiu Xuan was also paying attention to it. Fortunately, the weather was not cold now, so there was nothing to worry about if she went out for a walk.
"How does it feel to go back this time? Do you miss the days when you lived in the mountains?"
Qiu Xuan and Yue Yang sat on the bamboo chairs, and before anyone else entered the room, they started talking in private.
In fact, Yueyang has been living a better life than Qiuxuan since she got married.
It’s not that the Zong family is biased against the two of them, but no one in the village dares to gossip about her.
Yueyang's father is a butcher and the family has money, so everyone smiles at her when they see her.
Today she went back to help prepare the banquet. When the villagers saw her, they all praised her for her good complexion and said she was blessed.
But she also knew that those words were just flattery, and everyone might have a different look on their faces the moment they turned around.
But as long as she can't see it, it's fine.
"There were no problems at the banquet today. Everyone was quite enthusiastic. They sent us a lot of eggs. My mother has put them on the cart, and Sanlang and his friends are unloading them now."
Qiu Xuan finally felt relieved after hearing this, "As long as nothing goes wrong, I'm glad."
She was afraid of trouble. After all, in her impression, there were some difficult people in the village, some who couldn't stand others doing well.
Although she didn't go with them, she didn't want anything to go wrong at her daughter's full moon banquet.
"Sister-in-law, let's go to your room. Is Zhenzhen still sleeping alone? Is the little one awake?"
"Shu Yun is guarding there."
Upon hearing this, Yue Yang sighed, "That kid is such a clingy person. He sticks to Zhen Zhen all day long. I really don't know what to say to him."
Qiu Xuan smiled, "It's a good thing that he still likes children at this age."
Zhenzhen is now at her happiest time with her sister Huaixue and brother Shuyun.
Qiu Xuan asked Yue Yang to go first, as she had to go to the small kitchen to check on the pot.
The heated goat milk, egg custard and goat milk cake are all placed in a steamer.
Qiu Xuan poked it lightly with a bamboo chopstick and saw that the goat milk cake had taken shape, which meant it was cooked.
She turned it upside down on a plate and divided it into six pieces with a knife. The white and glutinous goat milk cake exuded a milky aroma, which smelled delicious.
Qiu Xuan put the three items into a lunch box. When she was about to carry it back to the house, she ran into Zong Xiao who had just returned from outside.
He had a smile on his face and was holding something in his hands.
Qiu Xuan didn't look carefully, and just handed the food box to someone coming over.
"Did Zhenzhen bother you today?" Zong Xiao took it, lowered his eyes and spoke to her.
"The little girl just slept and didn't make much noise." Thinking that he came back later than others, she asked again: "Why didn't you come in with mother and the others just now?"
Zong Xiao just smiled but didn't say anything. He raised the hand holding the paper and motioned Qiu Yun to look at what he was holding.
"What's this?"
Qiu Xuan took it and unfolded it, and what caught her eye were the words "Land Deed".
She looked up at him in surprise: "You went to buy a field?"
Qiu Xuan had long wanted to buy land, especially after moving here. There were large tracts of fertile land around, and every household could save a lot of food during the autumn harvest season.
But it was not easy for them to save money, so they spent it here and there, and they couldn't find a suitable one, so the situation was delayed.
Qiu Xuan didn't expect that he would do this secretly.
"A few days ago, I heard that a family in the village wanted to sell land. It wasn't much, just four acres. I thought the price was right, so I bought it."
"Then why didn't you say it?"
Zong Xiao held her hand and said, "I was thinking of giving Zhenzhen a full-moon gift. Do you think this counts?"
A baby who is only one month old has four acres of fertile land. How can this not be considered a great gift?
This is an expression of love from parents to their children.
Qiu Xuan put the land deed away and praised him with a smile: "Well, Zhenzhen will definitely like this gift when she grows up."
The couple went back to the house together. As soon as they entered the house, they saw a silver bracelet on Zhenzhen's little hand.
No need to think, this must have been put on by Yueyang just now.
Although the little girl is small, she received a lot of gifts. Her grandmother gave her a silver lock on the day she was born, and now she has a land deed.
"Hurry up and thank your aunt." Qiu Xuan gently held Zhenzhen's hand and shook it at Yueyang.
The little one had already woken up and was cooperating with Qiu Xuan's movements. She even grinned, making everyone smile.
Zong Xiao didn't go over. He put the food on the table and asked Shu Yun to come over and eat his egg custard.
"Aunt, what is this?" Shuyun asked, pointing at the goat milk cake.
Qiu Yu: "Try it."
The goat milk cake melts in your mouth, it is soft and sticky and very delicious, and because sugar is added to it, it tastes sweet.
Shuyun still felt a little unsatisfied after eating a piece.
"I made it especially for you. Eat it. We can make it again tomorrow after you finish eating."
There are only a few children in the family, and this kind of dessert is made for them.
Shu Yun shook his head and stopped eating. He said, "When Sister Huaixue comes back, I'll let her try it too."
"Your sister's love for you is not in vain." Zong Xiao rubbed his head with his big hand and looked at him with satisfaction.
The current generation of children in the family have good relationships, and this is what the elders most want to see.
Only when brothers live in harmony can generations of people be happy.
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