"Don't be greedy, kid, kid. Laba is the New Year. Laba porridge, how many days should I drink..."

As the twelfth lunar month begins, time seems to pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it is Laba Festival.

Feng Yifan naturally prepared a lot and purchased some things to cook Laba porridge in advance, and even some of them were prepared by himself in advance.

For example, some candied fruits and dried fruits in Laba porridge were all collected from different festivals by Feng Yifan and everyone in the kitchen, making them in advance.

So this morning, when Feng Ruoru got up and slipped into his parents' room, he found that his father was no longer in bed.

Seeing that his father was not on the bed, Feng Ruoruo quickly came out of the room and ran to the kitchen.

Sure enough, dad was busy in the kitchen.

Feng Ruoruo quietly entered the kitchen, came carefully behind his father with his body, and suddenly pushed his father from behind, and then smiled and shouted, "Oh, good morning, dad."

When Feng Yifan actually heard the door of his daughter's room ringing, he began to pay attention to his daughter's movements.

So he had known that his daughter had slipped into his room, then came out of the room, and approached him gently.

Feng Yifan, who was prepared for a long time, was naturally not scared by his daughter.

But he still pretended to be shocked.

"Oh, why is Ruoru?"

When Feng Ruoru saw his father as if he was frightened, he immediately smiled and said, "Yes, it's Ruoru, dad, don't be afraid."

Feng Yifan turned his head and smiled and said to his daughter, "Okay, if it is Ruoru, dad won't be afraid."

Feng Ruoru quickly turned around and brought over the small stool placed in the corner of the kitchen.

Put the small stool next to my father, and then Feng Ruoruo stood on the small stool.

Stepping on the small stool, Feng Ruoruo suddenly had a higher stove in the kitchen, so that he could see his father's movements and what his father cut on the chopping board.

However, what Feng Ruoruo was curious about was the stuff in the pot on the stove.

She stretched her head and looked around, wanting to see what was in the pot.

However, between Feng Ruoru and the stove, there was a father blocking it, so the little girl stretched her head, but she couldn't see it clearly.

Finally, Feng Ruoruo couldn't help asking: "Dad, what are you cooking?"

Feng Yifan smiled, lowered his head and said to his daughter, "Dad is cooking Laba porridge."

Feng Ruoru asked curiously: "Laba porridge? What is that?"

Feng Yifan continued to explain: "Today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, so we have to eat Laba porridge today."

Then, Feng Yifan introduced various ingredients in Laba porridge to his daughter.

Add red beans, mung beans, red kidney beans, white kidney beans, chicken head rice, millet, jiang rice, sorghum rice, rice, peanuts, longan, lotus seeds, small red dates, walnut kernels, pumpkin seeds, quinoa, chestnuts, and raisins.

After listening to my father's muttering, Feng Ruoruo also counted while listening with his fingers.

But as I counted, the little girl found that it seemed like there were more than eight things?

Feng Ruoruo quickly asked, "Dad, dad, it's not right, it's not right."

Feng Yifan asked strangely: "Why is it wrong?"

Feng Ruoruo raised his two little hands and said, "Dad, look at so many, Ruoruo has counted both hands. Isn't it eight-eight porridge? Why are there so many things? It's not eight."

Feng Yifan couldn't help laughing when he saw his daughter holding up a pair of small hands, with a strange expression on his face.

"Hahaha, our Ruoruo made a mistake. It was Laba porridge, not the porridge of eight things. The reason why it is called Laba porridge is because today is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, so it is called Laba porridge."

Feng Ruoruo realized at this time that he had made a mistake. The little girl then asked: "Dad, why is it the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month today? What is the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month?"

Feng Yifan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he had not explained this to his daughter.

He explained to his daughter seriously.

"The twelfth lunar month is the last month of our previous calendar. In the past, our own calendar calculated the time according to the moon, so it is different from the sun we use to calculate the time now. The twelfth lunar month is equivalent to December."

Feng Ruoruo immediately snatched the words: "Dad, December is over."

Feng Yifan smiled and nodded: "Yes, December has passed, but if you use the moon to calculate the time, December has not passed yet. We are now entering the December of the moon."

Then, Feng Yifan opened the lid of the pot and poured a small bowl of cold water into it.

While pouring water, he said to his daughter: "It's the eighth day of the month, it's the eighth day of this month."

Feng Ruoruo looked at his father pouring cold water into the pot and asked strangely: "Dad, why do you want to pour cold water into the pot? It was already cooked, but you pour cold water into the pot, isn't it impossible to eat it?"

Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Because it has not been cooked yet, pour in cold water and use the cold and hot water to collide with the cold and hot water, so that the beans cooked inside can be cooked."

Feng Ruoruo looked at his father who would add cold water to the pot every once in a while.

Until Dad used a spoon to scoop up the beans in the pot and saw that the beans had bloomed, Dad put the other things in batches.

First, chicken head rice, and then kidney beans are put in.

Later, all kinds of things were put into the pot one after another.

Until the pot was filled with all kinds of things.

"Ah, Dad, there are so many."

Feng Yifan smiled and said, "Yes, there are many things. If you cook them, you have to let everyone eat them together. Ruoruo wants to eat them, grandpa and grandparents want to eat them, and mothers want to eat them."

Feng Ruoru immediately added: "There is also dad, dad wants to eat together."

Feng Yifan said: "Yes, dad wants to eat together, too."

Because Laba porridge is already very rich, this morning, Feng Yifan did not prepare other staple foods, but instead prepared some side dishes and some chopped candied fruits for the family to eat when they were drinking porridge.

When the porridge was almost cooked, the family got up one after another.

Finally, Su Ruoxi got up and saw the father and daughter in the kitchen. Then she saw her daughter scattering her hair and wearing pajamas.

Su Ruoxi asked tentatively: "Ruoru, you haven't brushed your teeth and washed your face yet, right?"

When her mother told her, Feng Ruoruo suddenly woke up.

"Ah, I forgot all."

Su Ruoxi said with a laugh and cry: "Then are you still joining in the fun with your father? Come and brush your teeth and wash your face, then comb your hair, and look like a little lunatic early in the morning."

Grandma still felt more sorry for her granddaughter, so she took the initiative to walk to the kitchen door and said, "Okay, come on, grandma takes Ruoruo there."

Feng Ruoruo came out of the kitchen and said to his grandmother with a smile: "It doesn't matter, Ruoruo can go by himself."

After saying that, Feng Ruoruo quickly brushed his teeth and washed his face.

Seeing Feng Ruoru brushing his teeth and washing his face by himself, the whole family was full of smiles.

At this time, Su Jinrong, who was standing outside the restaurant door, smelled the fragrance coming from the kitchen and said, "Oh? Did you eat porridge this morning?"

Feng Ruoruo was brushing his teeth in the living room and bathroom, but when he heard his grandfather's words, he immediately poked his little head out of the bathroom.

"Grandpa, dad said it was Laba Festival and I wanted to eat Laba porridge."

Seeing her daughter's mouth full of foam coming out to answer the conversation, Su Ruoxi also said helplessly: "Feng Ruoruo, can you brush your teeth well? Don't always rush to answer the conversation."

Feng Ruoruo was told by his mother, so he quickly pulled back to the bathroom to brush his teeth carefully.

This time, the little girl was very serious and quickly brushed her teeth, then asked her grandmother to help wash her face, and after she came out, she asked her grandmother to braid herself.

When Feng Ruoruo is ready, all the Laba porridge, various side dishes and candied fruits are ready.

"Okay, you can have a meal."

Feng Ruoru immediately waved his little hand and greeted his grandparents. Grandpa and mother said, "Hurry up, let's go to have dinner quickly. Dad cooked Laba porridge, and there are so many things."

After Feng Ruoruo greeted me, everyone entered the restaurant together and watched Feng Yifan bring out the things.

First of all, plates of side dishes and candied fruits are placed.

The side dishes and candied fruits were specially pickled by Feng Yifan and his father-in-law before.

Especially for candied fruit, Feng Yifan also specially bought the best honey, and marinated the osmanthus that he picked before, and then made various dried fruits with honey.

This will give the candied fruit a faint osmanthus fragrance.

Just a small disc alone has already made the family members' index fingers tremble.

Finally, Feng Yifan presented today's highlight, which was Laba porridge.

"Come on, sticky Laba porridge."

Feng Ruoruo could not wait, waved his little hands and cheered: "It's great, Laba porridge is here, Laba porridge is here."

Seeing Feng Yifan put down, the whole family also looked over.

Smelling the fragrance and seeing the Laba porridge in a big bowl, the whole family felt very good.

Su Jinrong smiled and said, "It's really good. Yifan's porridge was cooked very well today, sticky, and the things inside were also very solid."

Feng Yifan said: "This version was made by an old chef from a Chinese restaurant when I was abroad. During the Laba Festival, I would be distributed to many Chinese people who could not go home abroad in China."

Lu Cuiling looked at it and said, "Oh, the things in it are really solid, and it seems that there are more than eight."

Feng Ruoruo immediately explained to her when she heard her grandmother's words.
To be continued...