Female Emperor’s Peerless Luck

Chapter 49: Extra chapter of the Dragon Boat Festival special

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Dragon Boat Festival Special/Extra

PS: It has nothing to do with the main text!

It is said that the day before the Dragon Boat Festival, all members of Huai'an Academy have a holiday. Even the always strict Chen Chen allowed his seven little carrots to have a good day tomorrow and not come over for training.

In the evening, Zhou Baoer came home happily and saw Wu Meili washing white rice-like things and asked curiously.

"Grandma, what is this? It seems to be rice, but it doesn't seem to be rice."

Wu Meili raised her head, smiled slightly, and replied.

"Bao'er, this is glutinous rice, used to make zongzi. Soak it in water overnight and it will be ready for use tomorrow."

When Zhou Baoer said the word "glutinous rice", he couldn't help but think of the sticky and hot texture.

He sighed: "So this is glutinous rice!"

Wu Meili nodded and continued to swing the dustpan around in the basin.

Zhou Baoer squatted aside and watched, and found that some small stones, broken dregs, or yellow shells of glutinous rice would dangle out of the dustpan made of bamboo.

Originally, the water in the water bottle was milky white because it had touched the glutinous rice. But as the mess came, the water in the basin also became dirty.

Wu Meili lifted the dustpan filled with glutinous rice in her hand and swayed it to let the water inside drip down the cracks. She patted the dustpan from time to time to let more water fall into the basin, and spoke.

"Bao'er, pour this water out and clean the basin. Then fetch some water from the well and fill the basin half full."

What is a difficult physical activity for others is nothing to Zhou Baoer.

She nodded obediently, then easily picked up the heavy basin filled with water, moved it directly to the ditch on one side, and poured the dirty water into it.

Then, she ran to the kitchen and used a gourd to scoop a ladle of clean water into the water jar. Then she ran to the ditch and cleaned the tub with clean water.

It wasn't over yet. Zhou Baoer looked at his grandma who was sitting aside with a dustpan, and quickly carried the wooden basin back to the well and placed it on the relatively clean ridge.

Then, she put down the heavy barrel and descended into the well little by little.

The heavy wooden barrel fell on the calm well water, slowly falling due to gravity, and gradually filled the barrel with well water.

Zhou Baoer opened his big black eyes and glanced down at the edge of the well. He didn't even need the water rocker specially used to draw water. He directly picked up the thick and heavy cowhide rope and effortlessly Pull it up little by little.

Finally, she hugged the wet big wooden bucket and poured the water in the bucket into the wooden basin, causing elegant splashes of water.

Putting the big wooden bucket aside, Zhou Baoer skillfully picked up the big wooden basin, walked in the direction of Wu Meili, and carelessly placed a basin of water on the ground.

Wu Meili put the dustpan with the glutinous rice in her hand into the wooden basin and said with joy on her face.

"Our baby is the most powerful. He got it done so quickly."

Zhou Baoer chuckled, still squatting on the edge of the big wooden basin, and continued to watch his grandma move.

I saw Wu Meili sitting on a small wooden pole, continuing to wake up bit by bit. While shaking, rare small stones and other things popped out and fell into the wooden basin.

Zhou Baoer looked left and right for almost a cup of tea, and finally understood what grandma did.

Wu Meili took the dustpan filled with glutinous rice and soaked it completely in the water. The top of the dustpan was just level with the water in the basin.

After a certain amount of shaking, the dregs originally in the glutinous rice will run out of the glutinous rice and emerge on the water surface due to a force.

This time is very short, shorter than the blink of an eye. Therefore, after the garbage appears, move the dustpan quickly and leave the area where the garbage landed.

After all kinds of dregs fell into the large basin, he moved the dustpan in his hand back to its original place and continued to shake it as usual, dealing with all the various residues mixed into the glutinous rice during various processes. All kinds of scum.

After a cup of tea, Wu Meili stopped. She raised her head and wiped the sweat on her forehead with her sleeves, and said to Zhou Baoer with a smile.

"Bao'er, bring me another basin of water. There will still be the same amount as before."

Zhou Baoer immediately agreed, quickly stood up from the edge, picked up the big wooden basin and walked towards the ditch.

First, take out the dustpan that is still in the big wooden basin, and put it on a shelf to drain it. Then, he held the big wooden basin and shook it back and forth, making all the dregs inside sway, and then poured it into the ditch along with the slightly white water.

After finishing this matter, Zhou Baoer picked up the dustpan from the shelf and put it back into the big wooden basin. Then he carried the big wooden basin to the well, easily took a large bucket of water, picked up the dustpan and started drinking water. Pour it into the tub.

Putting the wooden bucket aside and placing the dustpan in the big wooden basin, she placed the big wooden basin in front of Wu Meili along with the dustpan and a basin of water.

Wu Meili smiled at Zhou Baoer and continued to clean. This time, no dregs appeared, only the white and translucent glutinous rice was left, just like a white and thin little girl, gathering together to play.

At this time, she smiled relaxedly and magically took out a medium-sized piece of cloth and a long straw rope from the side.

"Grandma, what are you doing?"

Zhou Baoer tilted his head and asked curiously.

Wu Meili took the piece of cloth and washed it in the water to keep it moist. Then, cover the dustpan with the white cloth and tie it tightly with straw rope.

When doing this, she also took time to explain to Zhou Baoer.

"This glutinous rice needs to be soaked overnight, otherwise the rice dumplings will not be delicious."

As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Meili took out a clean wooden board from somewhere and covered it on the dustpan accurately.

She said: "Bao'er, go and help me bring a stone over, and then wash it with water. Remember to make it clean."

Bao'er quickly stood up from the ground and ran out with small steps. Soon, he found a suitable stone, washed it with water, and then held it in front of Wu Meili.

Wu Meili was not idle while her eldest granddaughter was looking for stones. She changed into a set of clothes in the room, and picked up a sickle and bamboo basket, dressed as if she was about to go out.

"Grandma, I brought the stone over."

Zhou Baoer shouted and appeared in front of Wu Meili holding a stone.

Wu Meili waved the sickle in her hand and said.

"Put the stone on the wooden board and weigh it, then take the tub to the kitchen and find a cool place to put it. We will use it tomorrow."

"Know it!"

Zhou Baoer shouted happily, and then did as grandma said. By the time she ran out of the kitchen, Wu Meili was about to walk out of the door.

Zhou Baoer immediately chased after him, his little hands accurately grabbed the hem of Wu Meili's shirt, and he raised his head and asked.

"Grandma, where are you going?"

Wu Meili stopped, lowered her head and said.

"I'm going to get some rice dumpling leaves so I can make rice dumplings for you tomorrow! It's cool now, so it's the best time to go out."

Zhou Baoer said directly without thinking.

"Grandma, I want to go too."

Wu Meili lowered her head and thought for a second, nodded and said.

"You can go, but don't get too close. It's very rough there, and you could be fooled if you're not careful."

Zhou Baoer nodded with a smile and agreed immediately.

Wu Meili raised her head again and shouted inside.

"Hehua, take care of your child and home. I'll take Bao'er out."

"Okay, mother."

Almost at the next moment, a familiar shout came from the room. The sound was very penetrating and spread far away for a while.

Wu Meili was immediately satisfied, turned her head and walked forward. Behind her, there was a little tail, that was Zhou Baoer, who was dressed in white and red skirt.

I have to mention something. When I look at them from a distance, one is a fairy in the sky and the other is a peasant woman in the country. Their painting styles are completely different.

On the way, Zhou Baoer asked curiously.

"Grandma, where are we going?"

Wu Meili took the trouble to explain: "We are going to the water depression in the south, where the water is relatively shallow and there are large rice dumpling leaves growing there."

Zhou Baoer tilted his head and asked doubtfully.

"Grandma, what's a zongzi leaf? I know that place, but I've never seen it before!"

Wu Meili laughed and explained.

"It's not that you haven't seen it before, you don't even know it's a rice dumpling leaf."

"oh!"

Zhou Baoer curled his lips, not very happy, and even snorted.

Wu Meili continued: "You are still young, so you should not know. When you grow up, you will know more."

When Zhou Baoer heard such words, he became a little happy. His big and smart eyes flickered, as if there were stars twinkling in them.

There is a river near the village, and a puddle is not far away. After a while, the grandfather and grandson arrived at a lush green place.

A large number of plants grow in the shallow water. Long stems, thick leaves. There are also yellow withered stems between the plants.

Wu Meili pointed to a plant in front of her and said with a smile.

"Bao'er, this is the zongzi leaf."

Zhou Baoer was dumbfounded and asked in shock.

"But grandma, isn't this a reed?"

Wu Meili nodded and said with a smile.

"Yes, this is a reed. The leaves of this reed can be used to make rice dumplings, so it is also called a rice dumpling leaf. It is said that there are other leaves that can also be used to make rice dumplings, also called a rice dumpling leaf, but I don't know much about it."

Zhou Baoer nodded as if he suddenly understood, watching Wu Meili take off her shoes and socks, carefully step into the mud, select the complete and bright rice dumpling leaves, and put them in the bamboo basket behind her.

She couldn't be of much help, there was nothing interesting here, and she found it extremely boring. I had no choice but to squat on the ground and silently play with the grass around me.

After a while, she became even more bored. She looked at her short legs with disgust and gave up the idea of going down and picking the rice dumpling leaves by herself.

She had no choice but to pass the time with the beautiful scenery around her, humming a tone-deaf song that was completely out of tune.

Wu Meili, who was picking rice dumpling leaves, shook her head and moved her hands faster. This kid is coming over, and now that he is here, he realizes that there is nothing interesting here!

After walking around for a while, Zhou Baoer suddenly shouted loudly and said happily.

"Grandma, do you see what I found?"

Wu Meili still stayed in the puddle and asked without replying.

"Did you find something good?"

Zhou Baoer smiled triumphantly, feeling like the grass in his hand was like chives, and said.

"Grandma, look, I found longevity grass. Let's eat scrambled eggs tomorrow morning."

Wu Meili smiled softly and murmured: "It turns out to be mountain leeks!"

Then, she turned her head and looked over, saying with a smile on her face.

"Bao'er is great. Let's eat scrambled eggs tomorrow. Just add a little salt. It tastes great."

"Um!"

Bao'er nodded sharply, squatted down and looked at the green patch of green in front of him, and carefully pulled it out.

Mountain leeks grew in large areas, each one green and tender, making people drool just by looking at it.

After Wu Meili walked out of the mud carrying a bamboo basket of rice dumpling leaves and cleaned the stains on her feet and legs with clean water, she found Zhou Baoer with a pair of shoes and socks.

Now Zhou Baoer has found a large bowl of mountain leeks and packed them up very cleanly. Just take it back and rinse it with clean water, and you can put it in the pot directly.

Wu Meili sat on a rock. After the water drops on her feet and legs were almost dry, she put on her shoes and socks and said to Zhou Baoer.

"Take these wild leeks and let's go."

Zhou Baoer stood up with the mountain leeks and retorted angrily while following his grandma home.

"Grandma, this is called longevity grass, also called immortal grass."

Wu Meili shook the bamboo basket behind her and said disapprovingly.

"It's not called mountain leeks, it's all the same."

Zhou Baoer pouted his mouth angrily and said.

"How can it be the same? Grandma, look, Immortal Grass, Immortal Grass sounds so nice!"

Wu Meili smiled slightly and replied.

"What sounds good or bad? I think mountain leeks are also good. At first glance, they look similar to leeks. They are edible and taste good."

Amid the argument between grandfather and grandson about the name, they returned home.

Wu Meili put down the bamboo basket and said decisively.

"Bao'er, bring out a wooden basin and pour some water into it."

Zhou Baoer quickly moved his short legs and ran around in the yard to complete his grandma's instructions. In just a short while, she managed everything easily.

Wu Meili took the rice dumpling leaves she picked and placed them in a large wooden basin, and then wiped them with a clean cloth from the tip to the tip of the leaves. Each piece is very light, very soft, and washes very cleanly.

After all the pieces were cleaned, Zhou Baoer replaced the big wooden basin with a basin of clean water. Looking at the green clean leaves lying on the bottom of the water, rippling in the dim sky.

Wu Meili took a little salt from the kitchen, carefully sprinkled it into the large wooden basin, and let the clear cold water melt it. Then, she took out one after another cotton threads of five colors that were entangled but not messy from the room, and soaked them with the rice dumpling leaves.

Zhou Baoer looked on in amazement and received another notification from grandma.

"Move the wooden basin in and put it with the glutinous rice."

She stretched out her two white and tender little arms and was about to do so. Zhou Dalang walked in from outside the courtyard with his two younger brothers and shouted directly.

"Bao'er, leave it alone and let me come."

After saying that, Zhou Dalang ran over quickly while Bao'er looked up at him, and steadily picked up the big wooden basin.

Bao'er stood up, smiled at Zhou Dalang, and walked towards the kitchen with small steps.

"Dad, come here, just leave it here."

It's so heavy. Why is it so heavy

Zhou Dalang grasped the edge of the tub with both hands, and the flesh on his arms hidden under his sleeves bulged.

Hearing his daughter's words, he quickly walked forward with heavy steps and small steps.

Zhou Baoer waited in the kitchen for a short period of time but no one came, so he stuck out his head in confusion and looked at Zhou Dalang who was still in the courtyard.

After a blink of an eye, she seemed to understand something, and jumped out of the kitchen, came to her father's side, and held up the big wooden basin with both hands.

Feeling that the weight from his hand suddenly became lighter, Zhou Dalang looked down at his daughter who was looking up at him, and couldn't help but feel like crying.

It's too bad that he is an adult and can't even compare to his own daughter.

However, he finally understood why Bao'er had to do this, because only Bao'er could do it well.

If it were her mother, she probably wouldn't be able to lift it, so she could only ask He Hua, who was busy somewhere, for help. And even so, I'm afraid Bao'er can't do it as well as he did alone.

The father and daughter worked together and quickly moved the big wooden basin to the kitchen and placed it next to the big wooden basin filled with glutinous rice.

At this moment, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Mom, sister-in-law, I'm back."

Zhou Baoer ran out of the kitchen, looked at the young woman with a package, and called out hesitantly.

"Second aunt."

Lu Ya looked up and when his eyes touched a cinnabar mole between his eyebrows, he said with a smile.

"This is Bao'er! You've grown so big, and you're getting more and more beautiful as you grow."

Wu Meili walked out of nowhere and asked doubtfully.

"Aren't you both at Huai'an Academy? Why do you look like you haven't seen each other for a long time?"

Lu Ya smiled slightly and explained slowly.

"Mom, I work in the kitchen, and Bao'er is studying, so we don't have much chance to see each other."

Wu Meili nodded, as if suddenly enlightened. But she still didn't understand. Bao'er was going to eat anyway, so why couldn't he see the chef

The whole family came back and silently prepared to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival the next day.

In the early morning of the next day, when the sky was just getting slightly brighter, Lu Ya walked into the kitchen and said to the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who were busy.

"Mom, sister-in-law, let me show off my skills today! I have been working in the kitchen of Huai'an Academy for so long, and I am much better than before."

When Wu Meili heard this, she immediately laughed and said.

"Okay, okay, we will wait for the good things you make. It must taste very good."

For breakfast this time, Zhou Baoer got his wish and had scrambled eggs with mountain leeks. No, it was scrambled eggs with longevity grass.

Only a tiny bit of salt was added and nothing else was added. I just stir-fried it in a pot, but the taste is so delicious that it makes people drool.

Zhou Baoer gave a thumbs up and praised without hesitation.

Not just her, but others too.

Lu Ya's face turned red and she felt a little embarrassed.

After a hearty meal and working for a while, Wu Meili asked Zhou Baoer to take out the glutinous rice and zongzi leaves placed in the kitchen and planned to start making zongzi.

Taking out the soaked glutinous rice, rice dumpling leaves and colorful cotton threads, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law sat together and looked at the things in front of them quietly.

Wu Meili was the first to take action, picking up two rice dumpling leaves and folding them together, making a dent in her hands. Then, fix the depression and fill it with glutinous rice.

When the glutinous rice is almost done, press the overlapping leaf heads and tails toward the top of the glutinous rice, then bend along the small sharp corners, and then fold left and right until all the rice dumpling leaves are Finished folding.

This is not over yet, Wu Meili pressed the scattered rice dumpling leaves with her hands, pulled out a colorful cotton thread, and tied up a rice dumpling after twisting it several times.

The two daughters-in-law, Hehua and Luya, were not idle either and immediately started taking action. They were not slow either and quickly wrapped one up.

Zhou Baoer watched from the side, becoming interested in it. After washing his hands, he stepped forward to make a rice dumpling.

Because my hands are relatively small, the rice dumplings I make are also small. She finally broke the jar and wrapped the rice dumplings with a rice dumpling leaf.

Half an hour later, the family made a large pot of rice dumplings. At this time, we started cooking rice dumplings.

First put a pot of water in the pot, then throw all the rice dumplings in and let the water submerge the rice dumplings.

Then, light a fire under the earth stove, plug in a firewood from time to time, let the fire burn vigorously, and boil the water in the pot.

After cooking for about half an hour, a pot of rice dumplings was ready.

Unfortunately, when the rice dumplings cooled down a little, Zhou Baoer didn't eat much. After just eating one, he put down his smile dimly.

White rice dumplings, even if they could be eaten with sugar, were not to her taste.

Zhou Baoer was sitting at the table, talking with his family, and an idea came to his mind.

It turns out that the most important thing about eating zongzi is not eating the zongzi, but the process of eating the zongzi!

After returning to school from home, when Zhou Baoer told his classmates this idea, he was laughed at by everyone.

"You said the rice dumplings are not delicious, that's because the rice dumplings you eat are not to your taste."

"These are bean paste-flavored rice dumplings, filled with red bean paste. They are sweet and delicious."

"These are egg yolk and fresh meat rice dumplings. They are filled with egg yolk and meat. They smell delicious when you smell them. Do you want to try them?"

"This is candied date rice dumpling, my favorite. There are candied dates in it, and there are quite a lot of them. You can eat the candied dates in one bite."

"Look at me here. What I have here is mince filling. There are a lot of fruits in it, and they are all pickled. They taste pretty good!"

“…”

Finally, everyone asked in unison.

"There are so many rice dumplings, which flavor of rice dumplings do you like?"