Chapter 250 Happy Winter Solstice~
Wang Chunxia couldn't help but smile happily when she saw Jiang Ning like this.
Jiang Ning has entered the late stage of pregnancy, and the cold winter weather has made her feel more and more lazy.
She put a thick cotton pad on the chair, and once she sat down, she was too lazy to get up and move.
On the stove nearby was an enamel cup with some golden oranges and longans on it.
They were all warmed by the stove.
Jiang Ning can get it just by reaching out.
With food and drink, life is worry-free.
"Sister Chunxia, is it snowing outside again?"
"It's raining harder than yesterday. I don't think it will stop until nightfall. It's very cold outside. You'd better not go out."
"Yes, yes, I will listen to you and will never go out. Come on, sit down and warm yourself by the fire. Do you want to eat an orange? This orange is really sweet."
Wang Chunxia stood at the door and shook off the snowflakes on her body.
Then he walked towards Jiangning.
But instead of sitting down to warm herself by the fire, she took out a bag of things from her arms.
Wang Chunxia had a cheerful smile on her face and said happily to Jiang Ning.
"Sister Ning, didn't you say earlier that you southerners eat glutinous rice balls during the winter solstice? Look at what this is?"
Jiang Ning was originally leaning lazily.
But when he heard the word "tangtuan yuanzi", his eyes suddenly lit up, he licked his lips subconsciously, and he became energetic.
She sat up straight and said softly.
“Could it be glutinous rice flour?”
"Yes! It's glutinous rice flour!"
Before Wang Chunxia even opened the cloth bag, Jiang Ning had already guessed what was inside.
In this remote and poor place, it was already very difficult for Yang Rui to eat a few mouthfuls of millet porridge, let alone the more precious glutinous rice flour.
"Sister Chunxia, where did you get this?"
"Don't worry about it. We have glutinous rice flour now. But how to make dumplings? I don't know how. I need you to teach me."
"No problem, glutinous rice balls are not difficult to make, they are very simple."
Jiang Ning supported his waist and stood up from the chair.
Only when she stood up could you see how big her military coat was.
That was Qin Jiulie's old coat.
Big and long.
When worn by Jiang Ning, the long hem almost touched the ground.
But Jiang Ning always felt that there was a scent belonging to Qin Jiulie on this clothes.
And only clothes this big can hide her big round belly.
…
Wang Chunxia had just arrived, and Yang Rui came right after.
Due to heavy snow recently, the mountains were closed and classes at Hongxing Primary School were temporarily suspended. School will not reopen until the snow melts in the spring of next year.
Yang Rui had nothing to do at home and no longer liked to read those sour books.
When I am alone, I always think of Zhao Shuisheng who is on the front line.
As you think about it, it's easy to start daydreaming.
So she also liked to go to Jiang Ning's house, sometimes staying there for a whole day, and sometimes even staying overnight.
That night.
When she saw Jiang Ning take off her shoes and socks, revealing her swollen feet, she realized how great a pregnant woman could be.
This is using one's own life to nurture the next generation.
But when Jiang Ning asked her, even if she knew it would turn out like this, would she still be willing to have a child?
Yang Rui nodded without hesitation.
Men have their own responsibilities and battlefields, and women also have special missions, which even men cannot do.
Wait for Yang Rui to come.
There were only three people crammed into the small kitchen.
Jiangning’s food class is open again.
The first thing to do is to make the filling of the glutinous rice balls.
The first choice must be the sweet black sesame and white sugar filling.
First, stir-fry the black sesame seeds over low heat.
After being fried, the black sesame seeds will crack slightly and have a special roasted aroma.
Then put the fried black sesame seeds into the mortar and grind them further.
During this period.
You can add white sugar in turn.
Fine white sugar will also be crushed along with the black sesame seeds.
The syrup of white sugar and the oil from crushed black sesame seeds are blended together.
Turn the loose small particles into sticky balls.
All of these steps require the use of a stone mortar. Although it looks light, it is actually strenuous work.
So Wang Chunxia worked hard on it.
The outer layer of the glutinous rice balls is all glutinous rice.
It’s similar to kneading dough. Dig a hole in the center of the powder, add water into the hole, and then knead the water and powder together.
However, glutinous rice flour is very water-absorbent, so you must add water in small amounts and multiple times.
And no hot water.
Using hot water can cook the glutinous rice flour, and the taste will be completely different.
"Xiao Rui, when you first start kneading it, it will feel a little sticky, but don't be afraid, just keep kneading it for a while, and once it's kneaded, it will naturally form a ball."
Yang Rui listened to Jiang Ning's instructions and slowly added water little by little, kneading the dough non-stop.
After a while.
The glutinous rice flour forms a ball.
It is round and white, just like the freshly fallen snow outside.
After the outer and inner fillings are ready, the next step is to make the glutinous rice balls.
Take a small piece of glutinous rice flour from the outer filling and roll it into a ball in the palm of your hand.
Then use both hands to gently flatten it.
Take a small piece of black sesame and white sugar filling, roll it into a small ball shape, and place it on the flattened glutinous rice flour filling.
Then carefully wrap the inner filling with the outer filling and roll it into a round shape in the palm of your hand.
In this way, the snow-white and fleshy glutinous rice balls are ready.
"Sister Ning, how come making these dumplings is like making a snowman? This is how we make snowballs when we have snowball fights in winter."
"Maybe it doesn't snow in the south, so we can only make glutinous rice balls to satisfy our craving."
Jiang Ning explained in a childlike way.
After hearing this, Wang Chunxia actually believed it and nodded seriously.
"Sister Ning, what you said makes sense. Does this count as making up for what is lacking?"
Seeing Wang Chunxia's serious look, Yang Rui actually believed what Jiang Ning said and burst out laughing.
She smiled like this.
Jiang Ning and Wang Chunxia also laughed.
There was laughter and joy in the small kitchen on a winter day.
Just at this moment.
The house entered again.
It’s Liu Xiangmei and other sisters-in-law.
Liu Xiangmei brought her two little girls and shouted loudly.
"Sister Ning, I brought some dumplings. They're fresh out of the pot, stuffed with cabbage and pork, and they're still piping hot."
"I brought some too. It's pork stewed with vermicelli. It's a big pot. It must be enough for all of us."
"I cooked eight-treasure rice. Although it's not Laba yet, it's just as well to eat it early..."
The sisters-in-law all had their hands full of things.
The previously empty house was suddenly filled with heat and fragrance.
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