Little Qian looked at the time, guessed it was almost time, gave the spoon to Zhou Dalang, and said: "You can grind it here with the fourth child, and bring it back to me when it is finished, I will go to the school to cook first. .”
Zhou Dalang agrees.
Little Qian stepped forward and grabbed a child with one hand and pulled it out, "Let's go, it's time to go to class, be careful that the teacher won't find you playing the board later."
The mill was not very far from the school, and it took a few tens of breaths to get there, so as soon as they got out of the crowd, they ran a few steps forward, and after turning a corner, they saw Mr. Zhuang standing at the intersection and looking over here.
Xiaoqian hurriedly led the two children forward to salute, and apologized: "Mr. Zhuang, the two children have caused trouble for you."
Mr. Zhuang said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's also get out of class time, why is it so lively over there?"
Xiaoqian laughed and said, "Isn't the winter solstice approaching soon? Everyone in the village grinds something to make snacks for the children."
Mr. Zhuang nodded and smiled, "Not bad."
The Winter Solstice School is also on holiday, and it lasts for three days.
Mr. Zhuang announced the good news before school ended, and everyone was overjoyed.
Man Bao was also very happy, and had already discussed with Bai Shanbao where to go for the next three days.
However, Mr. Zhuang carried the two children to the small courtyard when they were about to run out. Man Bao was the first to say: "Sir, we have finished all the homework you assigned."
"That's right," Mr. Zhuang nodded, "so I decided to arrange some more for you in the next three days."
This time the holiday time interval was too short. The last time Huu Mu came back to school, it happened two days before the winter solstice holiday. Mr. Zhuang always followed the rules, so even though he knew that the students were restless, he didn't cancel the vacation.
Mr. Zhuang is very good at combining work and rest, and he does not assign too many homework every time he is on vacation, but there are some exceptions for Bai Shanbao and Manbao. This time, Mr. Zhuang assigned two extra texts for them.
These are two texts that they haven't read. Mr. Zhuang asked them to memorize them, "I will check them when I come back from vacation."
The two children had no choice but to accept, took homework and left.
Bai Shanbao and Man Bao walked together, and Man Bao invited him, "My family is making tofu, do you want to go and see?"
Bai Shanbao didn't understand, "What's so interesting about making tofu, I want to catch loach."
"No more, I asked my fourth brother and the others to turn over the river banks on both sides," Man Bao said: "We have to wait until next year, otherwise if we catch it now, we won't have anything to eat next year. You don't wonder how beans turn into tofu ?"
Bai Shanbao was not curious, but he followed Man Bao to Zhou's house to have a look.
Hearing that Zhou's family ordered tofu, Mrs. Liu specially asked Aunt Rong to come over to teach Mrs. Qian how to order tofu.
When they arrived, the tofu had already been ordered, and it was placed on the table in the yard, wrapped in a layer of gauze, and pressed against a bucket.
Man Bao looked up curiously, and Xiao Qian lifted up a layer of gauze to let her have a look, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Aunt Rong for helping, otherwise I really couldn't do it."
After finishing speaking, he said to Bai Shanbao: "Young Master, I will take some back when I go back later, and I will also try our home's tofu at night."
Seeing that it was for nothing, Man Bao took a piece of it and ate it while no one was paying attention, and happened to turn around to see Bai Shanbao: ...
Man Bao spit it out furtively, seeing Bai Shanbao staring at her, she whispered: "Uncooked ones are not good."
Bai Shanbao: ... Isn't this nonsense
Zhou's plate of tofu is very successful, and there are a lot of them.
Before Manbao didn't say how much tofu can be made from one catty of beans, Xiaoqian estimated that he soaked five catties of beans, thinking that the family should be able to eat them all, who knew he could make so much tofu.
Xiaoqian estimated that the two boards of tofu weighed about forty catties.
She poked it and felt that it was ready, so she picked up the knife and cut the tofu.
Standing under the eaves, Mrs. Qian nodded and said, "Take out two pots, one for the Bai family, one for the village head's house, and the rest, pack them up and send them to Mr. Zhuang." go."
She looked at the time and said to Zhou Zhoulang: "Mr. Zhuang is probably going to the city today, so you can send it now."
Zhou Zhoulang responded, because he was afraid that the tofu would be broken, so he used the lotus leaves dried at home to cushion the bottom of the basket, and then put the tofu in.
Seeing that Mrs. Qian had divided up all the deliveries, Mrs. Qian said: "Save the rest for tomorrow, you can go back to your mother's house and bring some back, and let the family have a taste."
Xiaoqian and others became happy when they heard the words, and responded one after another.
Man Bao ran to Qian's side, raised his head and asked, "Mother, am I going to uncle's house tomorrow?"
Qian said with a smile: "It's fine for your elder brother and the others to go, can you stay at home with your mother?"
Man Bao pouted, not very happy, "I haven't been to my uncle's house for a long time."
Qian patted her little head and said with a smile: "There will be guests at home tomorrow, mother can't leave."
Unless Mrs. Qian went back to Qian's house in person, Man Bao generally would not go back to Qian's house. Mostly Zhou Dalang and Mrs. Qian brought a few children back, and it was the same for the Chinese New Year.
When Man Bao heard that there was a guest at home, he immediately lifted his spirits and asked curiously, "Who is it?"
"My dear guest, there is a beautiful girl here. Tomorrow, you can help your mother to see if you like her."
Man Bao was clever, and in a blink of an eye, he thought about Zhou Zhoulang being teased this morning, rolled his eyes, and said "Oh", "I see, are you here to see the fourth brother?"
Qian Shi smiled and said nothing.
It is indeed from Shu Lang.
Before Zhou Zhoulang left to serve in the army, Qian had sought out a matchmaker, but the matchmaker hadn't heard back. She also knew that people in several surrounding villages had heard about the fourth child's gambling, so they were not happy.
It wasn't until Zhou's house was completed that the matchmaker came to the door and picked up two, but Qian was not satisfied even if he didn't have to see anyone, so naturally he refused to meet.
Probably because the candidates suggested by the matchmaker were not very good.
Don't look at Qian's seldom going out, but the affairs of several villages can't be hidden from her ears. She has many sons, and they grow up one after the other, and once they grow up, it is inevitable to talk about marriage, so when Zhou Dalang first started talking about marriage, she walked through several nearby villages.
She knows how many girls there are, how the family style is, and how the style is judged. Although she hasn't gone out much because of her poor health in recent years, there are often people who come to visit the door, and she still has a small amount of money. There are three daughters-in-laws, Mrs. Feng and Mrs. He and Mrs. Feng, it is really impossible for a matchmaker to fool her with a bad girl.
This time, she finally let go of the meeting. Firstly, she wanted to meet the girl's family, and secondly, she wanted to meet the two children.
Man Bao couldn't hold back his words, so she rushed to find Zhou Lang immediately, and asked him to dress up better tomorrow. For this reason, she also helped Zhou Lang snatch the clothes that Friday Lang made last year, "Fifth Brother, wait for Fourth Brother I will pay you back after seeing the beautiful sister."
Zhou Wulang didn't mind much, but looked at Zhou Zhoulang suspiciously, "Can you wear it?"