Mrs. Song was mending clothes on the bed. When she heard Qi Mengmeng's voice, her eyes lit up and she immediately came out in her slippers.
"Oh, I was wondering why the weather is so nice today, turns out the girls are here."
Mrs. Song held Qi Mengmeng's hand affectionately and asked Qi Mengmeng to sit on the kang.
Qi Mengmeng placed a pack of snacks she brought from her hometown on the kang table, sat down on the edge of the kang, and said to Sister Song with a smile, "Sister-in-law, Happy New Year. These are snacks from our hometown. Try them."
"Happy New Year, sister is still thinking about me. I'll bring you some steamed sticky rice dumplings for the New Year later. They have red dates in them and are delicious." Sister Song smiled and continued, "We have saved a lot of eggs during the New Year. Can you bring some eggs this time?"
Qi Mengmeng was just looking for an excuse to come to the village and didn't care about the number of eggs.
Mrs. Song packed twenty eggs for Qi Mengmeng, then pulled Qi Mengmeng back to sit and poured her a bowl of brown sugar water.
This is a very high treatment.
Mrs. Song took Qi Mengmeng aside and talked a lot of gossip.
Qi Mengmeng also knew why the educated youth in the village would marry Teacher Hao.
It is said that the educated youth went to the mountain to collect firewood and accidentally twisted his ankle, so Teacher Hao carried the educated youth down the mountain.
The educated youth was grateful to Teacher Hao and did not despise his identity and decided to marry him.
This incident caused quite a stir in the village, but the female educated youth insisted, and the two of them even got a marriage certificate. Teacher Hao moved out of the cowshed, and the two of them rented a shabby house at the end of the village and settled down there.
"I don't know why Dou Jing likes that guy," Song's wife shook her head, "He was sent down to the countryside. He can't even eat enough, so how can he support his wife and children?"
Qi Mengmeng just listened quietly and did not comment.
The two stayed together for an hour. Qi Mengmeng listened to Mrs. Song telling a lot of gossip and went back satisfied.
Although everyone in this village has some small thoughts, people are generally kind. The village that Gu Guizhi found for Mr. Jiang and his wife is really a good one.
So Qi Mengmeng came here to buy things and was willing to bring some things to Sister Song, and Sister Song gave her gifts in return.
At dinner time, Gu Guizhi looked at the sticky dough on the table and wondered, "Did you make this?"
Qi Mengmeng shook her head. Neither she nor her mother knew how to make these things.
"This is what my sister-in-law gave me from the shop where I often go to exchange eggs. It's covered with vegetable leaves and can be eaten after heating. Try it."
Gu Guizhi tasted one and nodded: "It tastes good."
Qi Mengmeng also tried one. It was made of glutinous rice flour with a small amount of red dates in it. It was similar to the sticky cake made of rhubarb rice that she eats in modern times.
She did have glutinous rice in her space, but to make this kind of sticky rice, she needed to grind it into powder, and she needed to go to the village, which was a bit troublesome. However, she could add glutinous rice and red dates to make cakes, which she had made before.
Her biggest dream before was to eat, drink and see the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland.
In the current situation, traveling is definitely not possible, but eating and drinking within a certain range is still enough.
After dinner, while Gu Guizhi wasn't paying attention, Qi Mengmeng went to the space to soak two kilograms of glutinous rice.
It was not convenient for her to stay in the space all day, so she could only cook glutinous rice in the pot at home.
The next day, while waiting for Gu Guizhi to go to work, Qi Mengmeng steamed the glutinous rice, and then took out some dates and raisins, washed them, and soaked them in water.
After the glutinous rice is steamed, take it out and pour it into a basin, add boiling water into it, stirring while adding until the glutinous rice looks very sticky. Put a layer of cloth in the pot, then put the stirred glutinous rice into the pot, put a layer of dates, sprinkle with raisins, then pour the glutinous rice, then put another layer of dates and raisins, and then pour the glutinous rice.
Three layers of glutinous rice, two layers of raisins and red dates were put in the pot. Qi Mengmeng covered it with a clean lid, then put a basin of water on it. After steaming it for about an hour, the cake was almost cooked.
Qi Mengmeng took out the cake holding the cloth and smelled a particularly strong aroma of rice and dates.
She cut a small piece for herself and couldn't wait to put it in her mouth. It tasted very good, the sweetness of the dates was just right, the glutinous rice had a delicate texture, and the taste was very good.
Qi Mengmeng cut a few pieces of the cake and put them in a basket. She was going to give them to some acquaintances.
She first sent it to the Xu family next door. Li Lai Di was amazed when she saw it: "Meng Meng, you are really willing to do this. How much rice and dates did you put in it?"
Qi Mengmeng smiled and said, "It's Chinese New Year, I got some glutinous rice and made some cakes. That's all I have, no more."
Aunt Xu said quickly, "It sounds like a good thing. Thank you, Mengmeng. I steamed some red bean buns. I'll give you a few."
Li Lai Di also realized that there was something wrong with what she had just said, so she was about to get off the bed to get something for Qi Mengmeng.
"Sister-in-law, don't be so polite. It's cold, so don't come down." Qi Mengmeng hurriedly stopped her. Li Laidi was a pregnant woman, and she couldn't afford to pay for it if she got hurt.
Aunt Xu asked Li Laidie to lie down on the bed and she would go and get it.
Qi Mengmeng only asked for two red bean buns and didn't ask for more.
She gave Ye Tao a piece of cake and reminded her to pay attention to the date pits when feeding it to the child. Ye Tao gave Qi Mengmeng a bowl of meat sauce she made herself.
The last place Qi Mengmeng went to was Qi Zhijun's house. Zheng Meili came to open the door and was a little surprised to see her.
"Mengmeng is here, come in quickly," Zheng Meili warmly invited Qi Mengmeng into the house.
Qi Mengmeng handed the plate to Zheng Meili: "Aunt Zheng, this is the cake I made with glutinous rice, dates and raisins. I'm giving it to you and my dad to try."
Zheng Meili took Qi Mengmeng's hand and walked into the house, saying, "We are all family, come in and sit down."
Qi Mengmeng was pulled into the room by Zheng Meili and sat down in the house.
Zheng Meili came out with a plate, a fake smile on her face: "Mengmeng, have some peanuts. I fried them. I went to the village to find some sand. They taste really good. Try them."
Unable to refuse the kindness, Qi Mengmeng picked up a peanut and ate it. It was the traditional fried peanuts, crispy and delicious, and tasted different from the various modern fried peanuts.
"Auntie Zheng, your peanuts are made very well." Qi Mengmeng praised.
"Your dad said so too. I'll get you some food." Zheng Meili ignored Qi Mengmeng's refusal. After putting the cake down, she filled a plate with food and put it in Qi Mengmeng's basket.
Qi Mengmeng felt a little pressured. Peanuts are good things nowadays, and Zheng Meili is too enthusiastic towards her.
"Mengmeng, Auntie Zheng asks you for a favor." Zheng Meili sat next to Qi Mengmeng, her face full of worry. "Mengmeng has been bored at home these days, and she's not familiar with other people. Auntie Zheng wants you to go shopping with her, okay? I'll pay for the things you buy."
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