&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;After Mr. Chen finished smoking a bag of cigarettes, the two of them got up and went to pound red dates in the opposite nest.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;The red dates after cooking are indeed very easy to pound. It takes less effort to pound most of the pots of red dates into date paste.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;When he returned to the kitchen, Xiaoxi took a clean small basin, beat four or five eggs, and handed it to Mr. Chen. He had a strong hand and bubbling the egg liquid. Add a few spoons of brown sugar and stir evenly.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Brown sugar is bought for dumplings, and it is made into pieces, like bricks. When you want to use it, cut some and cut it into powder.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;For them, there are only brown sugar dumplings during the Chinese New Year. It seems that they have to find some peanuts and sesame seeds, and there are some peanuts at home. When the time comes, you have to focus on sesame seeds. Speaking of which, in this life, Xiaoxi has eaten brown sugar dumplings for more than 20 years, and he is tired of eating them, so he really doesn’t want to eat them anymore.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;When Xiaoxi thought of peanuts, he added some honey into the pot and asked Mr. Chen to stir it well. He took out a handful of fried peanuts from the space, took it to the stove door, and peeled it out with Chen Yubin a few times.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;I took the sieve hanging on the wall. This one was made of a round frame with bamboo hoops and gauze at the bottom, which was used to sift glutinous rice flour and the like. I scooped a few spoons of flour, poured it into a sieve, sifted into an egg liquid basin, stirred evenly, and it was already paste.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Pour into a jujube paste pot, stir well with the jujube paste, let stand for a few minutes, and let the flour spread a little. Xiaoxi used a heavier kitchen knife to crush the peanuts.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;At this moment, Grandma Chen had already prepared all the fish balls and put them in a cold water basin to cool. The pot was washed, and she added half a pot of water to take over Chen Yubin's work of cooking pot.

&bp;&bp;&bp;Because the steamer was used yesterday, it doesn’t need to be cleaned anymore and placed directly on the pot.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;When thinking about steaming things, Mr. Chen cut two banana leaves from the back of the house and was cleaning them. Xiaoxi remembered that there seemed to be a roll of oil paper in his space. He bought it accidentally when he went to Beijing and piled it in a corner of the wooden house. Because he bought it, he put it there and had never been turned around, so he didn't remember it for a while. Seeing the banana leaves, he remembered it now.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;"Master, you are not busy washing." Then he approached Mr. Chen and whispered: "Master, I remember there is a roll of oil paper there, which is easier to use, I'll get it."

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Old Master Chen paused his hands when washing banana leaves. When he heard what his granddaughter said, there was nothing to refuse, so he nodded directly. Then he picked up the half-washed banana leaves, put them in a basket, wait for drying and keeping them for later use.

&bp;&bp;&bp;Xiaoxi pulled Chen Yubin out because he was his excuse!

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;"Oh~ By the way, my mother, wash the pot in the middle and cook it, scooped two or three scoops of water, I'll use it later." After walking out, Xiaoxi turned his head and said to Grandma Chen.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; Grandma Chen was called out since the morning, but was still a child. She was dissatisfied. She didn't raise her head and sat in front of the stove door and was silent for a long time before she looked up and complained: "Oh, I am your servant, I'm just calling me, this one, that one."

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Being busy means being busy, it means being very busy. The straight means being always.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Old Master Chen paused his hands to pack the banana leaves, looked up at Grandma Chen with a dark face. No one was idle this day, and she was busy. Why did she still say these words? But Grandma Chen finished complaining now, and then added firewood to the pot in the middle, and didn't notice him at all.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Xiaoxi smiled and didn't take the complaint seriously. She knew Grandma Chen's temperament. She must do this, but she was not used to being ordered by her granddaughter, so she had to complain a few words and vent her anger. After complaining, she still had to do it.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Xiaoxi then pulled Chen Yubin out and handed the three pieces of oil paper in his hand to Mr. Chen, "Master, this is what I mentioned. If you put it on, you won't stick to the steamer."

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Take the oil paper from Xiaoxi's hand, wash it with hot water in the pot, and directly put it in the steamer. The whole piece of oil paper was spread, which was larger than the steamer, so Mr. Chen folded the excess area in it.

&bp;&bp;&bp;Xiaoxi picked up the porcelain basin on the chopping board, poured a steamer in half the basin, smoothed it with a spatula, and sprinkled the peanuts that had just been crushed on the surface.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;The first and second steamers are steamed in the jujube cake, and the third steamers are poured in half a pot of fish paste, smoothed it, then cover the lid, add large firewood to the hole of the pot and cook it hard.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Thinking about the New Year, there are so many delicious foods that you must eat more, and it is easy to get tired of it, so Xiaoxi made some hawthorn cakes and prepared them to relieve greasiness and digest food.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;When the water in the middle pot was about to boil, Xiaoxi poured half of the hawthorn that she and Chen Yubin had made in the morning and put into the pot, because the pot was a little small.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Cook for more than ten and twenty minutes, the hawthorn was cooked thoroughly. Xiaoxi and the soup and hawthorn meat were all picked up, and added half a pot of water to cook.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;"Master, these hawthorns are also to be pounded." Xiaoxi pointed to the basin on the stove and said to Mr. Chen.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;"Yeah, leave it to me." I didn't say much, and went out with a basin.

&bp;&bp;&bp;Xiaoxi cleaned the tools he had just used, took out the tools for Mr. Chen, then went back to the kitchen, took out two lemons and cut them in half, took a clean small bowl from the cupboard, and squeezed the lemon juice into the small bowl with his hands. He scooped a small bowl of rock sugar to prepare, which was bought by Mr. Chen in Longyan a few days ago.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Hawthorns are all cooked thoroughly, so pounding them is not too time-consuming. Mr. Chen soon brought the pounded hawthorn mud back to the house.

&bp;&bp;&bp;Xiaoxi washed the outermost pot and said to Grandma Chen: "Mother-in-law, just boil this pot, just add some firewood. Don't burn too much fire."

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; Grandma Chen had a gloomy face and threw the tongs on the ground, slanted her eyes, and glanced at her, and said nothing bad to her. She started cooking the pot without saying anything bad this time.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;The pot in the middle was boiled and the remaining hawthorn was poured in. Seeing that the water in the pot outside had evaporated, Xiaoxi poured the hawthorn paste in the basin. There was only an iron spatula at home, so he stirred it with the spatula, picked up the lemon juice on the side, poured it all in, and stirred evenly.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;When the hawthorn puree starts to be boiled, pour in the prepared rock sugar. The water evaporates quickly. To prevent sticking to the pot, stir it with a spatula from time to time. Until the rock sugar has melted and the hawthorn puree becomes sticky, then put it all in a pot and put it in an iron basin.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Because there is no plastic wrap, cover the basin with a clean plastic bag to cover it to prevent dust from falling into it. There is no refrigerator at home yet. It is now four or five o'clock in the afternoon and it starts to cool down sharply. Xiaoxi puts the basin on a large table outside the house, freeze it all night, and it will be clumped tomorrow morning, and then slice it.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;The towels were opened between the steamer. Because there were gaps between the steamer, they were blocked with a towel so that the heat was not leaking out. I had been steamed in the pot for more than 40 minutes, so it should be almost done.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Removing the steamer cover, a hot air came to my face, and pressed it slightly with my hands. It was elastic and not sticky to my hands. Mr. Chen said to Xiaoxi: "This should be steamed, not sticky to my hands."

&bp;&bp;&bp;Xiaoxi was not sure to pay attention, so she said, "Master, cut two slices and taste them, and you will know if they are ripe or not."

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Take and see it means to try it, and also try it, say let’s wait.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;It was also right. Mr. Chen nodded, took the kitchen knife from Xiaoxi's hand, cut a few slices, and each of them tasted one. It was soft and soft, and the taste was sweet.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;"Not bad, it's quite delicious." Grandma Chen said, and stuffed the remaining fish and tofu in her hand into her mouth. After eating, she smacked her lips, which was very savored.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Chen Yubin's eyes lit up. This one was tenderer than fish balls, with a stronger smell of fish and not fishy. He was reluctant to finish everything in his hand, so he ate it in small bites.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Old Master Chen nodded, "It's really delicious, but it's too soft, but it's a bit chewy." He still likes it with a tits, but he still likes it very much.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;The fish tofu is ready, and the date cake is probably better. Xiaoxi picked up the kitchen knife on the stove, lifted the steamer containing the fish tofu, cut it into pieces like the date cake sprinkled with peanuts and the unsprinkled with peanuts, and gave it to several people to try it.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Yes, it's OK. Because there is no baking powder, it is not as soft as it sells. It doesn't have an oven and is steamed in a steamer, so it looks good if it is baked in an oven.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;The taste is slightly worse, but except for brown sugar, the other ingredients are all from the space and honey is added, so it is better than the one sold, so it makes up for some of the shortcomings.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;"How does it taste?" Xiaoxi blinked and asked curiously. He still wanted to know what others think, although he agreed.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;"Yeah, it's delicious!" As a loyal fan of Xiaoxi, Chen Yubin didn't agree with it. He nodded quickly and praised.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;"Well, they are all delicious, but I still think that this one without peanuts should be delicious. It will rot when sucked. The peanuts will have to bite, which is very consuming." The old lady's teeth are not very good, so she likes to eat some soft ones, so she dislikes the date cake with peanuts sprinkled with peanuts.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; However, Mr. Chen is exactly the opposite of Mrs. Chen. "I think the ones with minced peanuts are better than the ones that are not sprinkled, crispy, and the ones (the date cakes without minced peanuts) are soft, what's the food?" He hummed disdainfully.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;His teeth have always been pretty good. Until he died at the age of 80, he still had a mouthful of teeth, and no one fell out of his mouth. Moreover, he has always liked to eat hard and powerful things throughout his life. He just ate fresh food and didn't have much interest in them.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp; As he got angry, he immediately gasped, stared at Mr. Chen's nose and said, "You old man, if you don't go against me for a day, will you not be angry?"

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;The air is coming out and the meaning is comfort and freedom.

&bp;&bp;&bp;&bp;Mr. Chen knew that she could not argue with her, so she immediately turned her face and picked up the steamer and put it on the chopping board. Seeing that the old man didn’t argue with her, she couldn’t make any noise by herself, she rolled her eyes, sat in front of the stove and watched the fire, continued to eat date cake, and said nothing.
Chapter completed!