Yang Huazhong thought for a while and said: "It's time to take a look. As a boss, you must cherish the long-term workers. What's more, our apparent identity is the relationship between the boss and the long-term workers, but we are also fellow villagers from ten miles and eight villages."

Mrs. Sun nodded: "Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival. After the Dragon Boat Festival, we must first visit the in-laws in Xiangjiazhuang. After visiting the in-laws, you can go to Jinshan to see if there is anything we can do to help him."

Yang Huazhong said ‘hmm’.

Yang Ruoqing said: "Dad, when you go to see it, remember to tell me this. If I happen to be free, I can go and see what's going on."

Yang Huazhong nodded: "Okay!"

After noon, Luo Fengtang returned from the county town and brought back a carriage full of gifts.

So, on the afternoon before the Dragon Boat Festival, Yang Ruoqing and Luo Fengtang spent their time in the house taking stock of gifts...

When Baby Luo came back from school at night, she saw the surprise her parents had prepared for her. Oh dear, the little girl almost jumped to the sky.

During the dinner, Blacksmith Luo was a little absent-minded and stopped talking several times.

Luo Fengtang was busy picking out fish bones for his daughter, and had no time to notice anything unusual about Blacksmith Luo.

On the other hand, Yang Ruoqing and Wang Cuilian, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, are both women, and both are as considerate as silk.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law quietly exchanged glances, Wang Cuilian moved her mouth quietly a few times, and Yang Ruoqing immediately understood the hint.

It turned out that Blacksmith Luo was a little confused about the Zhou family's affairs.

Blacksmith Luo is the eldest brother of Luo Dae's mother-in-law.

Leaving aside the years before Luo Fengtang became famous, since Zhou Wang and Xiaohuan took charge of the family, the Luo family and the Zhou family have become friends again.

During every year and festival, Zhou Wang, the eldest nephew, would come to visit his uncle and give him festive gifts. This was also the custom in this area.

However, on the eve of the Dragon Boat Festival this year, no one came to the Zhou family. This unusual behavior made Blacksmith Luo a little worried.

"Uncle, are you holding something back? If you have anything, just say it and let's think about it together." Yang Ruoqing said with a concerned look.

Blacksmith Luo looked up at Yang Ruoqing, shook his head again, and sighed secretly.

Wang Cuilian also took advantage of the situation and said: "There are no outsiders here. They are all children at home. If you have anything to say, just say it. Seeing how worried you are, we don't feel at ease!"

Blacksmith Luo smiled bitterly, thinking that he was hiding it well, but it turned out that the two of them had seen through it?

"Hey, it's not just for the Zhou family." Blacksmith Luo said.

At this time, Luo Fengtang was also attracted by the conversation here. He turned to look at Blacksmith Luo and asked in surprise: "What happened to my aunt's house?"

Blacksmith Luo said to Luo Fengtang: "I just don't know if something happened to their family. No, tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival. According to usual habits, Zhou Wang will come over today anyway."

Luo Fengtang was stunned for a moment and looked at Yang Ruoqing with questioning eyes.

He went to the county town early this morning and didn't come home until the afternoon. He originally thought that the Zhou family had already been here and gone back, so he didn't ask any more questions.

"No one is coming." Yang Ruoqing said to Luo Fengtang.

"Perhaps something happened temporarily. It doesn't matter if the difference is one year. We are real relatives and don't care about that." Luo Fengtang said very openly.

Blacksmith Luo nodded: "I don't care about that, I just wonder if something happened behind their abnormal behavior?"

Wang Cuilian also said: "Well, Zhou Wang and Xiao Huan are both people who pay attention to etiquette. They have never made a mistake in the past few years."

Yang Ruoqing said: "Uncle, if you are worried, go to Zhoujiacun tomorrow and have a look."

Blacksmith Luo thought about it for a while and said, "Tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival... Let's eat first. I'll think about it at night. I won't talk about it anymore."

Everyone knew it and stopped talking about it.

When I woke up, it was already the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May.

Yang Ruoqing deliberately got up earlier than usual and went to the fields to cut a large bundle of calamus and mugwort.

I wanted to give some to Sun and the others, but we met Sun on the way, and Sun had cut more than she did.

"Qing'er, you came out to get cut too? I've prepared some for you, the old Luo family!" Mrs. Sun said with a smile.

Yang Ruoqing also smiled: "It's a holiday today, so I won't stay in bed. Mom, I have some here, so give the extra wormwood and calamus to my aunt and them!"

Mrs. Sun nodded: "I'll send some to your fifth aunt later."

Back home, Wang Cuilian cooked breakfast in the backyard, and Yang Ruoqing inserted mugwort and calamus all over the doors and windows.

The air was immediately filled with a special fragrance, making people feel refreshed and the spiritual platform spacious.

Luo Fengtang took Luo Baobao to the backyard to practice boxing. Yang Ruoqing came to the kitchen and saw Wang Cuilian making millet porridge and frying hornets. She put on an apron and walked forward and said to Wang Cuilian: "Aunt, this year's Dragon Boat Festival I will

I want to make mugwort cakes, and eat mugwort fruits that are similar to Qingming fruits."

Wang Cuilian said with a smile: "I'm not very good at doing the things you mentioned. If you can do it, you can do it and I'll help you."

Yang Ruoqing smiled and said, "No need to start, aunt, just concentrate on frying the puff pastry. This is what you are best at, aunt, we all love to eat it!"

These words made Wang Cuilian even more motivated.

"Just eat it if you like. I kneaded the dough for this puff pastry last night. The wheat flour and this oil are both from our harvest this season. I guarantee that the fried puff pastry will taste good!"

Corn puff pastry is a snack that people in Mianniushan area like during the Dragon Boat Festival.

Made with wheat flour, it is fragrant and crispy, with a slight sweetness.

As for the appearance, it is a bit diverse, it mainly depends on the mood of the housewife.

It's a bit like the 'Miao Crisp Corner', except that the Miao Crisp Corner is larger.

Some look like 'cat ears', some look like 'spicy rice crackers'...

All in all, it's delicious.

Yang Ruoqing picked some mugwort leaves, washed them and scalded them with hot water in a pot to make them softer and equivalent to sterilization.

Then mash the mugwort leaves into a ball of green paste.

Knead the wheat flour into the batter and start kneading it into a ball of green dough.

Next, boil the red dates and red beans together. Once they are cooked, they are also mashed into a puree, and the puree is kneaded into small balls.

This is her homemade stuffing. The stuffing is wrapped with green moxa leaf noodles, just like making glutinous rice balls. When it is round and round, divide it into two batches.

Put one batch in the steamer to steam, and another batch in the oil pan to fry, and finally put it on the plate separately, which is eye-catching and delicious.

The filling is sweet but not greasy, because there is no sugar at all, and the light sweetness comes purely from the red dates and red beans themselves, so there is no need to worry about baby Luo's toothache due to his greedy mouth.

The unique fresh aroma of mugwort leaves becomes more and more hearty after being steamed and fried at high temperatures.
Chapter completed!