Golden Fishing Village

Chapter 669 672. Uncle’s Sugar Cake (15)

In the end, Ao Muyang's aunt Jiang Meiyi couldn't stand it anymore. She said she was going to cook and asked Qiulian to stay and eat together. Qiulian still had some discernment, so she was determined and left with the gift.

After the door was closed, Jiang Meiyi came back and sighed: "Aunt Qiulian, you are so powerful with that mouth. Xiaolu, don't pay attention to her words. My Xiaoyang and that Hu Xiuxiu have nothing. It was Qiulian who introduced them to a blind date." Coming."

Lu Zhizi smiled sweetly and said, "It's okay, I know, it's nothing. At that time, Mu Yang and I were just ordinary friends."

Hearing what she said, Jiang Meiyi suddenly became excited: "That's it, then I'm relieved. Hu Xiuxiu's father and mother are really blind. They still don't like my Xiaoyang? Ah? What kind of Can they fancy the country’s leader?”

Ao Muyang and Lu Zhizi: "..."

A new round of public opinion storm is taking shape.

Yang Baokun patted his thigh and said, "Okay, stop talking. Didn't you say you were going to cook? Go to the kitchen quickly."

He could see that Ao Muyang and the two didn't like this topic very much.

At this point, when it was time to cook, Jiang Meiyi said, "I'll go pound the rice cakes. Xiaoyang used to like to eat the rice cakes I pounded."

Ao Muyang smiled and said, "Okay, I haven't eaten the rice cakes made by my aunt for several years, so I'm going to help."

Yang Baokun grabbed him and said, "You don't need to do anything. Just wait and let your aunt do the work."

Ao Muyang waved his hand and said: "It's okay, uncle, I'll take Xiaozi with me. She probably hasn't seen the custom of pounding rice cakes here."

Hongyang is a place where seas and mountains meet, and the customs vary from place to place. Each place has its own New Year customs. Among them, Suji Town, where Yang Baokun is located, likes to pound rice cakes, while sweet potato cakes are more popular in Qiantan Town.

The local rice cake is also called sugar cake, which is very sweet. It is made from glutinous rice mixed with some indica rice and a large amount of brown sugar and rock sugar.

When I was a child, my children loved to eat sweets. In the 1990s, China's mountainous villages were still quite poor. Ao Muyang, for example, could only eat candy cakes a few times throughout the year. She could only eat two pieces at her uncle's house during the Chinese New Year, which was really like a toothpaste.

Yang Baokun has steamed glutinous rice and indica rice before. He has a large stone mortar at home. Most families in Suji Town have this tool, which is specially used to make sugar cakes.

Jiang Yimei put the pre-steamed rice into the stone mortar, and Ao Muyang went to pound it.

Yang Baokun squatted next to him and watched him swing the mallet vigorously, and then there was a trace of sadness on his face.

He took a puff of cigarette and blew it out. In the smoke, he said: "Oh, family planning, family planning, we should have a son at that time. Look, now during the Chinese New Year, there is not even a boy in the family."

Ao Muyang waved his hammer easily and asked: "What do my eldest sister and brother-in-law do? Do they go to the same house every year to celebrate the New Year?"

Yang Baokun shook his head: "No, your brother-in-law only has a son. When they were in love, they agreed that your sister would have to go there during the Chinese New Year."

Ao Muyang looked at the old couple and said, "Well, your place is indeed a little deserted."

Lu Zhizi said: "In the future, I can ask my eldest sister and brother-in-law to bring you two old people together. It will be lively during the New Year when there are many people."

Hearing what she said, Yang Baokun shook his head: "They talk about it, but who wants to go to the city to celebrate the New Year? It's more fun to stay at home with the old neighbors. I heard that firecrackers are not allowed to be set off during the New Year in the city, so you can't be the first to take the lead. Are you still having a bad year?"

Jiang Yimei slapped him and said, "You are so stubborn. Why are you staying in your hometown just to get a head start?"

Yang Baokun frowned stubbornly and said, "Just to grab the lead? Mainly because of the New Year flavor. There is no New Year flavor in the city, but our hometown has more New Year flavor. Look at this rice cake. Do they have it in the city?"

Ao Muyang was very strong and beat the rice until it became sticky. At this time, Jiang Yimei put in the brown sugar and poured in the heated and melted sucrose.

The local rice cakes are reddish in color, which is different from the traditional white rice cakes. This is for the sake of prosperity. In Suji Town, white rice cakes are used for weddings.

The mashed rice cakes were quickly and evenly mixed with sugar. Jiang Yimei put them into a rectangular box with tin foil, put them in a pot and steamed them again.

This kind of box is called a printing plate locally and has different shapes. It can press soft rice cakes into shapes such as peony, flat peach, Kuixing, God of Wealth, Number One Scholar, etc.

Ao Muyang saw that the printing plate Jiang Yimei took out was very simple and asked: "Auntie, don't you make some Qilin, Kuixing or something this year?"

Jiang Yimei smiled and said: "What are you doing? There are no children at home, so it's not interesting. Just print a few ingots and carp. Oh, by the way, Xiaoyang, do you want it? I'll make two for you, to be the God of Wealth. "

Ao Muyang waved his hand and said: "No, no, no..."

Yang Baokun took his arm and said, "Let your aunt do her work. She will be happy if she is busy for a while. You are in business now. Placing a God of Wealth rice cake during the New Year is a good sign. Every year is prosperous."

I was so busy that by lunch time, the rice cakes were steamed.

When the hot rice cake came out of the pot, Yang Baokun opened the printing plate and took out two strips. After cutting it, he handed it to Lu Zhizi and said: "Xiaolu, try the rice cake made by your aunt. Eat it while it's hot. It tastes good." ”

Ao Muyang took a piece and took a bite. It was glutinous and sticky, and the taste was sweet and fragrant. It still tasted the same as before, but the feeling was gone.

The last time he ate rice cakes, his parents were still with him.

This time, the person next to him was Lu Zhizi.

Feeling emotional, he reached out and held Lu Zhizi's hand. Lu Zhizi didn't know what he meant, but turned around and gave him a smile.

When leaving, Ao Muyang not only took a God of Wealth rice cake, but also several ingots and carp rice cakes.

Yang Baokun said listlessly: "There are only two of us at home and we can't eat many pieces. You take all of these. I will make some more when my family needs them."

Jiang Yimei asked tentatively: "Xiaoyang, there are not many people at home during the New Year. Do you want to come and drink the New Year's wine with your uncle? We are also a family."

The New Year's wine is the same as eating the New Year's Eve dinner in the local area. On New Year's Eve, the whole family gathers together, sets up wine and dinner, or invites friends and relatives to eat and drink happily. This is called "New Year's wine".

Because New Year's Eve is the dividing line between the old and new years, eating the New Year's wine means that the old and new years are divided on this night.

Ao Muyang shook his head and refused: "Uncle, wait until the second day of the Chinese New Year to come over. I have a few good friends in my village during the Chinese New Year. Let's have a drink together."

Yang Baokun patted his shoulder and said: "Okay, have fun with your buddies, and be happy during the Chinese New Year."

Before leaving, Ao Muyang thought for a while and said: "Uncle, why don't you raise a dog? A dog is not a family member, but it is better than a family member if it is raised well."

Looking at the old couple, it is really pitiful.

Yang Baokun sighed: "Forget it, don't you know your aunt's temper? What if the dog is raised well and someone steals it or it gets sick, how sad will your aunt be?"