He saw that it was made of dough, but why did he smell the aroma of meat? Could it be that this soup was made with meat bones...
Hua Shi looked at his surprised and puzzled expression, which did not seem fake. He was confused and had never even seen dumplings before?
"This is dumplings." Hua Shi said.
When Hua Xiao heard the word "dumplings", he couldn't stand still anymore and leaned over to look at the bottom of the pot.
She had heard of dumplings; Niu'er had told her about them, but she had never eaten them herself...
It turns out that dumplings are really made of dough, one by one...
Hua Shi picked up the bowl beside her and divided it among everyone.
Xiao Huaying, the first one to take the bowl, squatted in front of the low wooden table, carefully touched the hot edge of the bowl, and sipped the soup attentively in small sips. She accidentally took a big sip and was burned so much that she stuck out her tongue.
Hua Xiao and Hua Li held their own bowls of dumplings, their little faces blushing, their eyes fixed on the dumplings floating in the bowl, their eyes filled with unconcealable joy.
Among the four, Hua Yu was the calmest, with no expression on his face.
He lowered his eyes, looking at the dumplings in the bowl with white smoke rising from them, but his thoughts suddenly drifted far away...
In fact, he had eaten dumplings before, but that was a long time ago. He could not remember clearly. He still remembered that when his mother was still alive, one Chinese New Year, his mother secretly made a bowl of dumplings for him and his father without telling his grandmother.
What does it taste like...
He had already forgotten it.
I just remember it was delicious. He was probably as old as Xiaoying is now. When he ate something delicious, he wanted to swallow his tongue into his stomach...
After Hua Shi had divided the dumplings, half the pot was still left. She had packed enough for two bowls per person. On New Year's Day, one had to eat a full meal.
Hua Li, who was concentrating on eating, did not forget to praise the food in a low voice: "Delicious... delicious!"
Although Hua Shi didn't say anything, a satisfied smile unconsciously appeared in his eyes.
She was still very happy to hear the compliments.
Although Hua Yu and his family's house looked quite large, there were very few things in it and one could see through it at a glance.
There was only one wooden table and one chair. Huaying, the youngest, sat down, and the remaining four people all ate while standing, holding their bowls.
Although the conditions were simple, I felt extremely satisfied as I listened to the rustling sound of falling snow outside and ate delicious meat-filled dumplings without being disturbed by anyone.
After a full meal, Hua Shi did not pack up and leave as usual. Instead, he looked at the others and asked the question that had just flashed through his mind:
"By the way, I suddenly thought of something and wanted to ask you."
Hua Xiao and Hua Li both looked over at the same time.
After filling their stomachs, their sense of happiness and satisfaction increased, and the two seemed very happy to answer her questions.
Little Huaying on the side, holding her round belly, took off her little shoes, rolled over into the bed, and had a great time playing by herself. After eating and drinking her fill, she had no intention of moving around at all.
Hua Yu, who had the most indifferent expression, glanced at her lightly, and didn't seem to have any intention of clearing up her confusion.
Hua Shi took in the expressions of the four people, paused, and said, "Wasn't there a ceremony to worship the mountain god yesterday? I'm just curious who was that person in the red cloak at the ceremony?"
Although she guessed that it might be some kind of priest in the village, she was still a little curious.
After all, everyone present at the time seemed to obey her orders, whether it was the village chief or the four elderly clan leaders, without exception.
This person, who seemed to hold more prestige than the village chief and clan leader in the villagers' hearts, indeed piqued her curiosity...
Hua Xiao and Hua Li looked at each other and saw confusion in each other's eyes.
Hua Shi pondered: "What's wrong? Can't I tell you? Or..."
Hua Xiao shook her head: "It's not that I can't tell you, it's just that you don't even know this... Oh, right, you have amnesia, you don't remember a lot of things..."
The little girl murmured, then continued, "That's the village witch. She only comes out when we're holding a ceremony to worship the mountain god. She doesn't appear at other times. That's all I know. I don't know anything else."
Hua Li nodded and continued, "Xie Wanqing was curious about where the old witch lived before, and she secretly took us to see it. She lives in a thatched house at the entrance of the village. She usually doesn't come out. Someone in the village brings her food, so she never has to go out."
Hua Xiao also recalled for a moment before continuing, "I remember someone in the village saying that the old witch is over ninety years old. I heard that before she dies of old age, she will choose a new successor from within the village."
Hua Shi paused when he heard this.
Over ninety years old, in a place that was backward in every way, to have lived to this age was quite impressive, not to mention her era...
Hua Li continued, "I remember when Xie Wanqing and I went to see the old witch last year, she was still able to walk around in her thatched cottage. Xie Wanqing said she wouldn't die of old age so easily and could live to be at least a hundred years old."
Hua Xiao shook her head, indicating that she didn't know.
A hundred years was too long for her, too far away. She couldn't imagine that far ahead...
Hua Shi listened for a long time and slowly let go of the confusion in his heart.
She originally just wanted to know more about the situation in the village, and was indeed a little confused about the strange heritage of Shoushan Village.
She had never seen such a custom before. Especially after watching the mountain god worship ceremony and learning more about the villagers' abnormal and blind worship of that illusory mountain god, she felt vaguely strange and uneasy.
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