The leisurely life of rebirth

The steamed buns made from cornmeal have the same appearance as the name. They are conical and have a recessed mouth at the bottom. Steam them in a steamer, and soon the air will be filled with a sweet but not greasy aroma.

"It smells so good!" Everyone on the farm sniffed, "It smells so good." They were all wondering what delicious food they had made.

"Don't tell me, I'm really greedy when I smell the corn." Grandma sniffed and said, "The smell of the new corn is rich and delicious, and the fragrance spreads far and wide."

Breakfast consists of porridge and side dishes, served with golden and orange steamed buns.

"Ah! It tastes so fragrant, I thought it was some kind of exquisite delicacy, but it actually made us eat steamed buns." Huang Yilin muttered with dissatisfaction.

"Wootou, I haven't eaten it for a long time. I thought I would 'hate' it, but I really missed it." Grandma Lin broke off a mouthful, put it in her mouth and chewed slowly. Her eyes lit up instantly, "Old man, try it.

Taste it, it tastes great!”

"Yeah! It's delicious, fragrant and sweet." Guan Dashan finished one and picked up the second one.

"Master, you won't mix the cooked persimmons with the cornmeal, right?" Chang Jiuchun said as he smacked his mouth and savored the taste.

"Yes! How delicious is it!" Fang Monan said with a smile. "Absolutely pure natural whole grains."[

"It tastes okay!" Although Huang Yilin said this, she held a lot of it in her hands and ate it fast enough.

"In the past, the staple food of ordinary people is no longer common now. They are all white-flour steamed buns. I remember that I used to eat black rice steamed buns, sorghum steamed buns, sweet potato steamed buns, mung bean steamed buns, and glutinous rice steamed buns. But at that time, the steamed buns

It's hard, dry and throat irritating, not as soft and sweet as it is now." Mr. Lin said, he ate not too slowly, and Grandma Lin even put another one on his plate.

"It has been many years since I thought I could still eat steamed buns." Grandma Lin ate two in a row. "Eating whole grains is advocated abroad, which is good for health."

"Yes! Today's wowotou is already a green, delicious, nutritious and healthy delicacy." Fang Monan said with a smile, "This is also reincarnation. It really takes thirty years to the east of Hedong and thirty years to the west of Hexi."

"The main cereals in our north are corn, and corn flour is called cob noodles, also known as mixed noodles. Because corn is commonly known as cobs, it got this name. People in the south don't understand, so they have misunderstandings. In the old novels, it was said that poor women were homeless

With tears in her eyes, she put the stick noodles into her mouth one by one

Corn flour is mixed with bean flour, so it is called Zahe. In fact, when mixed with Panax notoginseng, it is particularly sweet, so it is not considered a whole grain. However, when it is made into steamed buns, it looks like black bread and is generally used as cornmeal.

Just serve as food for the poor." Mr. Lin

Zi continued, "Wootou was originally the main food of the poor people in the imperial capital in the past. It was made of cornmeal or mixed flour. The big ones weighed half a catty, and the small ones weighed two or three taels. The appearance of the Wowotou

It is small at the top, large at the bottom and empty in the middle, in the shape of a cone.

In order to make it easier to cook when steamed, there is a saying at the bottom called Wo Wo'er in the Imperial City of Kong. And because it is the same staple food as steamed buns, people in the Imperial Capital call this food Wo Wo Tou."

Grandma Lin said with a smile. "In the past, when describing someone's miserable fate, we often said: 'He has been hungry and toiled all his life, and his head is eating steamed buns.' There is also a catchphrase, 'Turn the steamed buns over - to show big eyes', which means to turn the steamed buns over."

Turn it over, and the nest will show a big round eye (that is, a round hole), which is used to describe being in the limelight and making a fool of yourself, often with a sense of contempt and irony." She turned the nest over, but it was a round hole.

Isn’t it a big deal?

"There is another kind of steamed buns eaten in the detention center. That is the authentic steamed buns. Although the shape is long and resembles a steamed cake, the ingredients are absolutely authentic. It is steamed with cornmeal, crushed corn leaves and corn cobs.

It’s called authentic wowotou. In the old society, this was how we used to refer to wowotou.”

As soon as Fang Monan said it, grandma agreed, "Nan Nan is right, that's what we ate when we were young."

"Eh! That's so astringent! No wonder it hurts my throat." Huang Yilin curled her lips in disgust after thinking about it. She had never been wronged even though she had not had enough to eat.

As a result, while we were eating and chatting, everyone ate up the steamed buns that Fang Monan had worked so hard to steam all morning.

At noon, there is still a persimmon feast, persimmon cakes, egg persimmons, persimmon jelly, beef and potato stewed persimmons, and Mushu persimmons.

In addition to eating persimmons fresh, persimmons can be made into persimmons after they are dried in the sun. There is a layer of white powder on the outside of the persimmons, called persimmon frost. Persimmon frost is not starch, but is mainly composed of crystals condensed from the glucose exuded from the inside. These crystals are not

It is not easy to combine with the moisture in the air, so the surface of the persimmons usually stays dry. This is also beneficial to the preservation of the persimmons.

The persimmon is gray in color, golden and translucent in cross-section, soft, sweet, sweet and moist in nature, moisturizing the heart and lungs, relieving cough and reducing phlegm, clearing heat and quenching thirst, strengthening the spleen and astringent intestines.

The dried persimmons can be completely preserved for the New Year. Throughout the autumn and winter, you can see the bright red persimmons strung up on strings on the farm and finally turned into persimmons.[

The surface of the home-dried persimmon cake is covered with thick white frost. When you take a bite, the flesh inside is still golden red, very sweet and silky, and the texture is tougher than those bought from outside. It is best to eat this after a meal.

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Eating persimmons on an empty stomach may cause "gastrolithiasis". Persimmons contain a large amount of persimmon gum. When you eat persimmons on an empty stomach, the persimmon gum will condense with the gastric acid secreted by the stomach to form hard lumps in the stomach. When the hard lumps accumulate larger and larger,

It may lead to constipation, which is medically known as "gastric stone disease".

The persimmon tree has strong adaptability and can grow in mountainous areas with poor conditions and poor growth of food crops. It is easy to manage and has a long profit period. There is a saying of "one year of planting, a hundred years of profit".

Persimmons are very rich in signature nutrients. Compared with apples, except for the higher zinc and copper content in apples than persimmons, persimmons are superior in other ingredients. As the saying goes, "An apple a day keeps the doctor away." However, when it comes to prevention, it is important to talk about prevention.

For cardiovascular sclerosis, persimmons are far more effective than apples and can be called the king of fruits that are beneficial to heart health. Therefore, "an apple a day is not as good as a persimmon a day."

Fang Monan remembered that the deceased grandmother’s house was rich in persimmons and there were many persimmon trees there. In the past, every time his father came back from his hometown to visit the tombs in the tenth month of the lunar calendar, he would always climb the persimmon trees on the roadside and pick some persimmons. But then

With the development of urbanization, those persimmon trees have disappeared from memory and can never be found again.

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Christmas Eve

The Claridge's Hotel in the UK has a Victorian style, a strong British style, luxury, grandeur and splendor, with marble floors and crystal chandeliers, and wide marble staircases covered with wool carpets. Every guest who walks through this place will feel: they must be

He is a very important person.

The hotel is located in the center of London's West End, in the high-end residential area of ​​Mayfair. It is only a few minutes' walk from the hotel to the famous Bond Street, Malton Street South and Oxford Street, and 10 minutes to Hyde Park. You know, the world

All prestigious hotels in the world have one characteristic: they must be located in the most expensive prime location in the city. Of course, for the most prestigious hotels, the history of the hotel is almost as important as the location.

Dignitaries from various countries are often received here, and former Prime Minister Winston Churchill was once a frequent visitor to the cigar bar here.

The banquet hall was decorated like a ballroom, which was spacious and luxurious. The waiters carried trays with 1930s-style cocktails on them, and shuttled between the crowds in a polite manner.

There were hundreds of people noisy, but it didn't look crowded.

A Christmas tree, high to the ceiling, hung with sparkling gifts.

"Snowflakes" fall, one after another, and fall on people's shoulders with nostalgia.

The ground was pure white.

Various Christmas props are hung in every corner.

Pirates, Spider-Man, Vampire, Magic Princess, Snow White...

The exaggerated costumes and unique shapes are dizzying.

A Christmas masquerade is being held here, and political and business celebrities from all over the world are gathered here, and those who can get the invitations are not ordinary people.

Looking around, I found that the guests here were well-dressed and spoke elegantly. They were holding various wine glasses in their hands, taking a sip while talking and laughing, showing satisfaction and enjoyment from the corner of their eyebrows, and they were full of joy.

Although the financial turmoil in September caused huge losses to the UK, for the upper class, they still have to enjoy what they should enjoy, and they still enjoy a life of luxury and luxury.

"How long do we have to stay here?" Batman sat lazily on his seat. He sipped his wine glass and looked at the center of the dance floor casually, asking with his spiritual consciousness.

"San'er, you're still so impatient." A joking voice sounded.

"Uh..." Batman stupefied and held back the wine in his mouth. Even though he choked badly and his face turned red, he didn't embarrass himself in public.

"Tsk tsk... Fortunately, you are wearing a mask, otherwise your monkey butt would not be visited by people. Zorro is still calm! The third son still needs to practice!" Pirate Captain Hook said. Captain Hook's brown curly shawl

She has long hair. She is dressed fashionably and elegantly, wearing a noble hat, a fashionable dress, and very exaggerated makeup.

Batman looked around calmly, "At three o'clock to your left." Zorro said next to him.

Batman looked in the direction of three o'clock. After seeing the person clearly, he was so surprised that he couldn't speak clearly. "Xiao Si, you... you... why are you in England?"

"Look what you say, can't I come?" Captain Hook held the wine glass lightly with his big palm and shook it carelessly.

"Xiaosi, that's not what I meant. Wait, you can also communicate spiritually." Batman said in surprise again.

"It seems that our third son also has an adventure!" Captain Hook said with a smile.

Batman finally calmed down his emotions and looked at the two-meter-tall Russian man standing behind Captain Hook. He stood like a mountain with a huge tonnage. He wore a red turban, braided his head full of pigtails, and painted

Wearing exaggerated smoky eyes, moccasin boots, and tattered jeans.

Just standing there, no strangers can enter, and no one dares to come near.

"Xiao Si, who is the pirate standing behind you?" Batman asked. The other person he recognized was also in pirate attire, Hua Tengfei.

"Big Bear, my bodyguard." Captain Hook said easily.

"Instructor from the Siberian training camp!" Zoro said.

"What?" Batman asked in surprise, then released his energy and observed, "It's really powerful!"

"Boss, you have good eyesight and your skills have improved a lot." Captain Hook said with a slight twinkle in his eyes.

"Each other! Each other!" Zorro elegantly picked up the wine glass and took a sip. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote at (qn), monthly vote, your support is my greatest

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