Spring scenery in the fields

Chapter 226 Making Dumplings

Ji Wenhe took it and said, "Wash it and send it over tomorrow."

"Don't worry, my sister-in-law will eat at my house."

"No, I'm cooking at home. I'll go back first."

Shen Anguo nodded: "Hey, sister-in-law, take care."

She came to the shed and said, "Wenshan, pack up and go home to make dumplings. It's a bit slow for me to do it alone."

Shen Wenshan raised his head suddenly: "Sister-in-law, is today a good day?"

He thought about it carefully and realized that it was not anyone's birthday. If it was a birthday, he should eat noodles.

Ji Wenhe smiled and said, "Eat if you want to. It depends on the day. Just pack up and go back."

"Okay." He happily got up and cleaned up.

People eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice and on New Year’s Eve, but many farmers do not eat dumplings on the Winter Solstice. They wait until New Year’s Eve to eat dumplings, counting the number of people and eating a few dumplings per person.

When I got home, I cleared the table and put the working board on it. It was about 30 cm long and the rolling pin was about 15 cm. Both were very small, but enough.

The stuffing is already mixed.

Press the dough that has been proofed into a suitable thickness, cut it into strips with a knife, and then cut it into small balls.

She doesn't know how to knead dough, and no matter how hard she tries, she can't make it into a round shape like others.

"sister in law."

Seeing him come in: "Wash your hands, I'll roll the noodles and you wrap them."

Shen Wenshan nodded and looked at the dough: "Didn't sister-in-law put any black flour in it?"

"No, I put in some fine flour and coarse flour." She didn't want to eat black dumplings.

"Put two fillings in it, one with vegetables and oil residue, and one with pickled beans. We'll make the sauce later."

The dumplings are not big, just two bites each.

"Wenshan, I think the dumplings won't be enough. I'll make some cabbage soup. Go pick some cabbage from the fields."

When I was kneading the dough, it felt like there was a lot, but when I cut it out and rolled it into dough, it felt like there wasn't much left.

"it is good."

Dumplings alone were indeed not enough, as the three of them had big appetites, especially their eldest brother.

Although life is better now than before, I still dare not eat too much and save money to buy things for my family.

Shen Wenshan came to the vegetable field and saw Shen Liang weeding the field: "Brother Liang, didn't you just weed the field?"

"It's growing again. I'm picking some vegetables to go home and cook."

While he is at home, he should do all the housework he can, so that his mother can be more relaxed.

"Yes, Brother Liang, I'm home."

He nodded: "Go ahead."

After returning home and washing the vegetables, two of us worked together, one rolling out the dough while the other made dumplings.

"Wenshan, how long has it been since you last had dumplings?"

Shen Wenshan thought for a moment and said, "About three or four years."

He and Yuanshan were alone at home, and the New Year's Day was no different from any other day for them.

The weather is cold, so I dare not spend much of the money I have saved, so the New Year celebrations are just like any other.

Ji Wenhe was surprised: "So long."

Even if people don’t eat dumplings on other days, they will eat them once during the Chinese New Year.

"If I had known earlier, I should have made more noodles today so that you can have enough to eat."

Shen Wenshan smiled and shook his head: "It's okay to satisfy your craving. Sister-in-law, shall we eat dumplings on the winter solstice?"

"Eat it. We have to eat dumplings on the winter solstice." After thinking for a while, he said, "In the future, you can eat dumplings whenever you want. You don't have to wait until a specific festival to make dumplings."

Seeing him nod happily, she raised the corner of her mouth and smiled.

Boil water after wrapping the dumplings.

Ji Wenhe made a sauce by adding some vinegar, soy sauce, and a little prepared chili sauce.

Without adding salt, I don’t know whether the dumplings are salty or not. If they are not salty, add some salt.

"Sister-in-law, the water is boiling." He heard the gurgling sound of water in the pot.

"coming."

Lift the lid of the pot and put the dumplings in one by one. After the water inside bubbles, pour some cold water in.

"Wenshan, don't you have a colander at home?"

"There is one, woven from bamboo. I don't know where it is. It has not been used for a long time."

"Then don't look for it, just use the spatula to scoop it out."

You have to wash it after finding it, and there will be no smell for years.

Cover the pot and simmer for a while. When it is cooked, put it into a bowl, add the cabbage and beat two flamboyant eggs.

This was the first time she had cooked cabbage and egg soup in this way. She wondered if she had ever cooked it this way in her previous life.

"Wenshan, don't add more firewood. Just watch the pot and put out the fire when it boils. I'm going to the wasteland to see if there are any eggs laid today."

The dumplings were served in bowls and placed on the table to cool until they came back for dinner.

Shen Wenshan nodded and said, "I understand."

Ji Wenhe took out three eggs and a duck egg from the chicken coop, and a goose egg from the goose nest.

"Hi~!"

Suddenly she felt a pain in her buttocks. She turned around and saw a goose fearlessly trying to bite her buttocks, but she grabbed it by the neck.

"You are quite brave. If you were not kept for laying eggs, I would have chopped you up and braised you."

"Go." A perfect parabola landed steadily on the ground.

This goose is a habitual offender. When they are driven to swim in the river, she will rest on the shore and take the opportunity to come ashore and provoke her in person.

"Aren't you afraid that your goose might be killed? If it is killed, it won't lay eggs."

Ji Wenhe turned around and said with a smile: "It's tough."

She has fallen several times, and the height is very low, so she can land on the ground by herself.

The main reason is that this goose is too naughty. Other geese are not like it. They want to bite people when they see them coming up.

"Aunt Wu, you're just walking around now, have you eaten yet?"

Wu Caifeng let out a long sigh: "I'm home alone, so I'll just eat a bite."

Her husband and son went to work in town, her daughter got married, and she was the only one left at home.

"Will Uncle Qingyou and Feiling come back for the Mid-Autumn Festival?"

"I don't know. He didn't say anything. If he comes back, then he comes back. If he doesn't, then forget it. I'm happy at home alone."

Once they come back, I have to cook for three people and do the laundry. It’s better to be alone at home and feel comfortable.

"Oh! My daughter only came back on the day she got married, and she has never come back since then."

"It really fits the saying that daughters are raised by others. Once they get married, they belong to that person and never come back to see their mother."

Ji Wenhe was speechless for a while. He didn't treat her well at home, and he started to miss her after they got married. He didn't know whether he was thinking about her as a person or the gift.

"Ruoyan married far away, it's not easy for her to travel back and forth. The Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon. She may come back to give you a gift. You will see her then."

Wu Caifeng looked at the duck eggs in the basket and said in an exaggerated tone: "Oh, your eggs are really big."

"Aunt Wu, these are from my chickens, ducks and geese. They are not very big, just a little bigger than those sold in town."

She said cheerfully, "It's much bigger than what we sell in town. How much is one?"

"The same selling price as others."

It's not twice as big. If it were twice as big, she would definitely raise the price.

"My eggs are too small." Wu Caifeng compared them and said, "They are just that big, and we feed them a lot of wild vegetables."

The eggs sold in the town are the size of ping-pong balls, some are larger, and some are smaller.