Dressed as a cute kid with a farm: Pick up a brother to farm

With a full pocket and plenty of food, life will naturally be better.

Life is better, my mentality is more relaxed, and I smile more.

On such a happy winter day, the small mountain village stopped the construction of the village wall and began to prepare for the New Year.

There is a folk song saying that "after Laba, it is the New Year."[Note 1]

The closest festival to them now is Laba Festival.

Laba porridge is needed for Laba Festival.

This was Ye Yaoyao’s first time celebrating Laba Festival and the first time seeing how Laba porridge was made.

Because she was born in an orphanage and no one made Laba porridge for her.

So, when Meng Huaishao said he wanted to make Laba porridge, she was full of curiosity and anticipation.

The ingredients of traditional Laba porridge include rice, millet, corn, coix seed, red dates, lotus seeds, peanuts, longan and various beans. Generally speaking, you can choose any eight of them, and you can also add bacon, fried dough twist, etc.

Meng Huaishao selected eight ingredients: rice, millet, red dates, lotus seeds, peanuts, longan, red beans and lean meat.

The red beans are soaked in advance, the lotus seeds and longans are peeled and pitted, the peanuts are shelled and uncoated, the lean meat is washed and cut into small pieces, the remaining ingredients are all washed and put into the pot to boil.

Eight Treasure Porridge is simple to make, but the different heat and ingredients will make the resulting Laba Porridge completely different.

Ye Yaoyao couldn't figure out the trick, she just wrapped herself in a thick flowered cotton jacket, sat obediently by the stove, and watched Meng Huaishao cook.

Xiaobai turned into a puppy and curled up at her feet to warm himself by the fire.

And Ye Xiaoqing?

Although it no longer needs to hibernate, it doesn't like the winter environment very much, so it stays in the farm space during this period of time.

Ye Yaoyao and Meng Huaishao chose to cook in the thatched hut today.

I don’t know why, but Meng Huaishao feels that doing it here would create a better atmosphere.

Maybe it's because of the environment...

Meng Huaishao looked through the window at the curling smoke rising outside and felt very warm in his heart.

Ye Yaoyao blinked her bright black eyes and looked at Meng Huaishao. Her long eyelashes fluttered and her chubby cheeks were red in the firelight, making her look focused and warm.

"Brother, how long will it take?"

"almost!"

Meng Huaishao stirred the Laba porridge in the pot with a spoon, trying to make it thick but not stick to the pot.

Because there were only him and Ye Yaoyao eating, Meng Huaishao didn't cook much.

But with so many ingredients, even if he calculated carefully, the final product would still be quite a lot.

Plus, I used a regular wood stove, so I had to stir it from time to time.

At this moment, the porridge in the pot has become quite thick and can be served soon.

Xiaobai next to him didn't react much.

There is not enough meat and porridge in the pot. I am not interested and cannot be interested.

Otherwise, its master Yaoyao will starve!

"Yaoyao, come and try it!"

Meng Huaishao scooped out a small bowl of soup from the big pot, stirred it with a small spoon for a while, and when he estimated that the temperature was about right, he brought the bowl to Ye Yaoyao.

Ye Yaoyao held the warm bowl in both hands and looked around the main room.

The table over there is too far away, you have to go through the yard, it’s cold!

After thinking it over, Ye Yaoyao decided to eat in the kitchen!

She looked left and right and found that the bowl was really difficult to put down, so she stood up holding the bowl and put it on the stool!

Do you think you can just bend over and eat it after you put it in?

Of course not!

She pulled her clothes, sat down on the ground, tucked her little feet under the stool, then held the bowl and started to eat the porridge.

Fortunately, this place was close to the stove, and the fire had made the ground relatively dry and warm. Otherwise, if she sat down like this, even if she didn't get cold, she would still get wet!

"Brother, it's delicious!"

Ye Yaoyao scooped up a large spoonful of eight-treasure porridge and took a bite. There were lotus seeds, peanuts, rice, millet...

Different ingredients are mixed in the mouth, and the original flavors are boiled and blended into one, forming a brand new taste...

The unique warmth of porridge passes through the stomach and intestines and spreads to all parts of the body.

In short, Eight Treasure Porridge is not only a treat for your taste buds, but also a synonym for happiness.

"Eat more if you like~"

"it is good!"

Meng Huaishao smiled faintly.

This year seems to be the happiest year in his history.

Although, it seems a bit ungrateful to say this...

But, my father in heaven would probably also wish me happiness...

Meng Huaishao silently made another big bowl of Laba porridge for Ye Yaoyao.

They were not the only family drinking Laba porridge. Looking around, every household in the village gathered together, each with a bowl of Laba porridge in hand, enjoying the delicious meal.

The ingredients in their bowls are different, but the happiness is similar.

On this day, when people go out to greet each other, they no longer greet each other with: "Have you eaten?" "Your field... Your child..."

But: Did you eat Laba porridge today? What did you cook?

Ye Yaoyao found this heartwarming experience completely novel and immersed in it.

When Meng Huaishao took her out for a walk, when the villagers asked her, she would tell them in a baby voice.

"Yaoyao ate it!"

"My brother made this! It's delicious!"

"There are peanuts, lotus seeds, rice, longan, meat..."

"Uncle/Aunt/Grandpa/Grandma, what are you eating?"

When the villagers heard Ye Yaoyao answering the questions they asked casually in her childish voice seriously, they all laughed and then answered seriously.

How could anyone not like such a cute child?

"Speaking of which, Yaoyao has been in our small mountain village for almost a year, right?"

"What small mountain village? We are now the Loyal and Brave Village!"

"Yes, yes, look at me. I have been talking about this small mountain village for decades, but it really can't be changed in a short time!"

Seeing the villagers laughing, Meng Huaishao couldn't help but smile.

"Yes, Yaoyao has been here for almost a year."

Meng Huaishao gently rubbed the baby's furry head.

On her head, she wore a snow-white rabbit fur hat, which complemented her snow-white baby face.

These are the rabbits that the two little pets caught. He picked the most beautiful one and asked Milkmaid to help sew a hat for it.

Ye Yaoyao felt the force on her head, looked up at Meng Huaishao and smiled sweetly at him.

Meng Huaishao's heart blossomed with her smile, as if this ray of light was the only one left in the world.

At the beginning, her appearance was like a ray of light that shone so powerfully into his life.

If Ye Yaoyao had not appeared, Meng Huaishao couldn't imagine how long it would take him to get out of the haze.

Or maybe you will never get out...

He picked up Ye Yaoyao and held her in his arms.

Feeling the soft little ball in his arms, Meng Huaishao felt that his life was complete.

[Note 1]: Folk song (various versions may have slight differences): "After Laba, it's New Year": Children, don't be greedy, after Laba, it's New Year. Laba porridge, a few days later, the rd. On the rd, sticky sugar melons; on the th, sweep the house; on the th, make tofu; on the th, go buy meat; on the th, kill the stove chicken; on the th, let the dough rise; on the th, steam buns; stay up all night on the th; on the first day of the New Year, shake it.