Chapter 228 Red Bean Dumplings
The installation of feeders was a major event years ago.
Ye Sihai left it to Ah Sheng to recruit people.
He is responsible for paying the salary.
If you pay five times the salary, you won’t be afraid of not being able to hire anyone.
I went home after lunch and found Aunt Mei making red bean and rice balls.
This thing has a very nice name.
Qing Mo Li.
Like rice cakes, they are Lecheng’s specialty snacks with profound meanings.
"Mom, let me help you."
Ye Sihai geared up and became interested.
Qing Moli can make it first and freeze it in the refrigerator. When you want to eat it, just take it out and defrost it, and then steam it in a pot.
"Then you choose the beans first."
Aunt Mei handed Ye Sihai half a bag of red beans.
I bought this the last time my family went to the market together.
Ye Sihai poured out the red beans with a dustpan and asked with a smile:
"Where's Dad?"
It's okay if I don't say it, but I get angry when I mention Aunt Mei:
"That old guy is guarding his third prince every day."
Ye Sihai suppressed a smile and began to carefully select the broken red beans.
Liu Hanhan also came up, staring with mung bean eyes, and he picked it up quickly and accurately with his palm as big as a cattail leaf fan.
The three of them sat around the dustpan for more than half an hour.
Ye Sihai went to wash the beans, and Aunt Mei went to light a fire and boil water.
After a while, a large pot of red beans was cooked.
Drain, add sugar, add some milk, and begin to pound into a slightly granular red bean paste.
"Okay, come and make the dumplings, recruit, your hands are too big, remember to make them smaller."
Two big pots of red bean paste were pounded.
Ye Sihai complained secretly.
This thing, you have to rub it with your hands until the year of the monkey, right?
Fortunately, a few teenagers arrived at just the right time.
"Quick, quick, wash your hands."
Ye Sihai couldn't help but be overjoyed, and quickly urged Ah Mo to take Liu Xiaoer and others to wash their hands.
With more people working, the work is more lively and the speed is much faster.
Two large pots of red bean paste were used to knead more than 300 apricot-sized dumplings.
Wanwan was also sent back by the school bus at this time.
The little guy immediately pestered Liu Hanhan to wash her hands, following the instructions like a little adult, vividly.
Aunt Mei used glutinous rice flour, added rice flour, mixed according to the proportion, and then put sugar in warm water.
Stir into cotton wool and knead into dough with your hands.
Take one-fifth of the dough, blanch it in boiling water, and knead it together with the previous dough.
The glutinous rice dough kneaded in this way is moderately soft and hard, and extremely elastic.
Then knead the glutinous rice dumplings into small dumplings of even size, roll them into pancake shapes, add red bean paste, and wrap them into dumplings.
The last step is to wrap the outside of the dumpling with glutinous rice soaked overnight.
Work together.
Steamed some in a pot and gave it to Amo and several teenagers.
As for the rest, just freeze it in the freezer.
When entertaining guests, take out some and defrost them directly, then steam them.
Ye Sihai was creative and specially made some chopped nuts, mixed them with glutinous rice, and wrapped them on the red bean dumplings.
Not to mention, it looks very nice when placed in the steamer.
I just don’t know what it tastes like.
The nuts are probably very special when they are steamed.
Soon the glutinous rice dumplings came out of the pot.
"Wow! It smells so good."
Wanwan stared at her dark eyes and asked Liu Hanhan to hold her, stretching her neck and looking forward.
Before the steam dissipated, she touched the steam with her outstretched hand and quickly retracted it.
"Brother, it's hot."
Ye Sihai didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He stretched out his hand and tapped her head lightly:
"Little greedy cat, can you keep the pot from getting hot when it's just started? Wait while you wait."
Not to mention, the red bean dumplings with chopped nuts have a unique taste.
There is a refreshing fragrance with a nutty aroma.
Ye Sihai hissed and took one himself, regardless of how hot it was, and enjoyed eating it.
Aunt Mei smiled and cursed.
"Don't eat too much, it's easy to accumulate food."
A Mo's teenager's mouth, um, ah ah ah ah ah, in fact, it is not slow at all.
While drinking a drink, I ate red bean dumplings.
"It tastes so good."
"It's much more delicious than what my mom makes."
“This one tastes great, with walnuts.”
"Brother-in-law, I must say that I have gained several pounds since I started hanging out with you."
By this time it was getting dark and Uncle Mei was back.
Wanwan immediately raised the half-sticky dumpling in her hand and shouted to Uncle Mei:
"Dad, eat!"
Uncle Mei smiled from ear to ear:
"Eat, eat, you eat, dad goes and washes his hands first."
Wanwan twisted her butt and ran over, raising her head high:
"Dad, hello."
Uncle Mei squatted down quickly, his face flushed and he opened his mouth.
Sticky teeth.
After eating Qing Moli in the evening, it was dinner time.
Seven or eight meat dishes and three or five vegetarian dishes.
A dozen people crowded together and had a great time eating.
These teenagers have developed a conditioned reflex. They must come to Ye's house for this meal in the evening.
Aunt Mei was very happy.
There are so many people and it gives people a feeling of prosperity.
Otherwise, why do people in the Minhai area like to have many children and grandchildren and work hard to have children?
These kids eat so much.
But being able to eat is a blessing.
It’s not like my family can’t afford it all over the world.
In the evening, Uncle Mei naturally comes to visit.
Ye Sihai specially bought him some good wine, but Uncle Mei was reluctant to drink it.
There is also the tiger bone wine given by Gu Zhiqiang, which is a treasure. Usually, it will only be taken out to drink when Lin Changqing comes.
At other times, they drink the old rice wine they buy.
Glutinous rice is produced in Minhai, most of which is used to make wine. Minhai old wine is famous.
The price is not expensive, the taste is good, and it is economical.
Few people can be like Ye Sihai, who eats Maozi every day at home to support his parents.
Cheap old wine is more popular.
Uncle Mei seems very happy today.
Ye Sihai asked a few questions, and he immediately introduced his third prince with great interest.
Uncle Mei rolled his eyes, but the teenagers were very interested.
Their families are also preparing for the parade, and some of them are several families who get together, contribute money and effort, and then have a clear division of labor.
The goal is naturally the grand prize set by Mayor Gu.
"Just hug your third prince to sleep, what are you doing back?"
Aunt Mei is extremely dissatisfied with Uncle Mei's performance in recent times.
He went out at dawn and came back in the dark.
If you don't know, you would think that the couple had a conflict.
"Don't think I don't know."
"Xie Zhaodi and the others are always around you."
"Do you really take yourself seriously?"
Uncle Mei's face suddenly turned dark red:
"The child is still here? What are you talking about?"
Ye Sihai laughed secretly.
He had secretly asked someone about it.
Uncle Mei has been too popular recently.
Where he goes, there are a group of people around him.
A few gossipers who had been at odds with Aunt Mei before would come to Uncle Mei for no reason.
Middle-aged women, although they have children and grandchildren at home, sometimes feel really uncomfortable.
Ye Sihai is also worried that Uncle Mei will make a mistake.
Who knows, will aunts like Xie Zhaodi do something bad and destroy the relationship between Uncle Mei and Aunt Mei?
We have to be on guard.
They call him "big brother" every day, and they give out cigarettes and serve tea and water.
Some of them are even bold enough to wipe Uncle Mei's sweat with a handkerchief.
The old men gathered together and laughed when they saw these things, and made some harmless jokes.
These aunts didn't blush at all, and even turned against you.
Aunt Mei also has friends.
Some news can't be kept secret.
The old couple quarreled, and Ye Sihai could only watch from the side.
Dad, you wish yourself good luck.