Chapter Twenty-ninth, the white-washed people eat snacks
Kneeling was extremely painful. Even though Lin Wanwan had a product under her buttocks that she bought from Hyundai as a sample and asked the town carpenter to customize a batch of small kneeling stools for kneeling, she was still tired.
Lin Wanwan herself was very tired, let alone the children.
As big as Xiao Qingyu, she couldn't sit still at all and had already staggered around. Lin Wanwan also turned a blind eye and was not too harsh.
The classroom is divided into zones. Those under 7 years old are in the east zone, and those aged 7-8 are in the west zone.
The children in the East District are of kindergarten age and cannot ask for too much. As for the West District, she will be stricter and focus on this area in terms of classroom discipline.
After the first cultural class, Lin Wanwan was already thinking about getting a hanging bed suitable for sitting on her feet. Sitting on her knees was too painful.
In fact, the reason for the rise of kneeling is mainly because many literati before the Han Dynasty did not wear trousers (warriors had to wear trousers when riding horses). During the Han Dynasty, it was also popular to wear crotchless trousers. In short, this kind of clothing can easily show off if you don't kneel down.
However, poor people, such as farmers, servants or soldiers, will wear trousers (equivalent to underwear) for the convenience of work. In this way, whether to wear trousers or not is sometimes like a distinction between rich and poor. There is a slight difference
Those who only have a small amount of money should naturally follow the fashion and not wear the calf-nosed trousers worn only by the peasants.
But the Lin family and the bankers are all very poor, and they are not even close to the level of a farmer. They are fishermen. In this case, why bother to imitate the literati and sit down and suffer!
After Lin Wanwan explained herself, she took the children and lined up to wash their hands in the kitchen. A new well was drilled in the yard, making it very convenient to get water.
The children were curious when they saw the snow-white children's soap for the first time, and Xiao Qingyu proudly demonstrated it to everyone.
"You have to wash your little hands before you eat, otherwise you will get sick." Xiao Qingyu's crunchy voice sounded among a group of carrot heads.
When the children happily returned to the classroom after washing, they suddenly found that the classroom had changed. Two desks were put together, with several porcelain basins and white noodles placed on them.
Lin Wanwan said: "The second lesson today is to teach you how to make Hu cakes. Each person has four portions. You can make them by yourself and you can take them home."
Lin Wanwan prepared modern snowskin mooncake pre-mixed powder, which can be eaten directly after making. She chose this kind of thing to suit the occasion, and the mold was also a wooden box mold specially customized by her.
Huanong and Yun Shang brought up the boiling water, and the children happily followed Lin Wanwan in making Hu cakes step by step - in the Tang Dynasty, they were not called moon cakes yet, but Hu cakes.
There is a poem whose author is unknown, "You should invite toads with Hu cakes." The Hu cakes in it refer to later moon cakes. It is said that the name of moon cakes was changed by Yang Yuhuan.
When the little ones finished making the biscuits, they were all very greedy. But Mrs. Lin said that they could take the biscuits home, so everyone refrained from eating them and wanted to wait until the whole family could join them.
Points. Children from poor families are sometimes more filial and know how to share better than those from rich families.
After making the mooncakes, it was lunch time, and Huanong had already prepared a big pot of rice.
In addition to the chef Huanong, there is also a layman named Lin Zhentian (nicknamed because he snores loudly while sleeping and shouts for a long time. Gradually no one remembers his real name unless they look up the genealogy, but most of them are illiterate)
, must help.
This idle man is not a lazy man, he is just because he was bitten by a shark in the sea when he was a boy. He was seriously injured and his vitality was damaged. After that, he could no longer do heavy physical work. He could not farm well. After his parents died, no one cared about him. He relied on the clan.
Without a little help, I usually go to town to do odd jobs (I can't do heavy physical work, and there are very few jobs I can do), and my life is very difficult.
Huanong was a relatively honest woman, and she was used to being submissive. As soon as Lin Zhentian came asking for help, she couldn't muster up the courage to drive him away.
As soon as Lin Zhentian saw Lin Wanwan, he nodded and came over, saying that he was just here to help the children cook a meal, and then left.
Lin Wanwan stopped him: "Actually, Huanong is too busy to feed so many children by himself. You can come to help if you want, but you must abide by the rules."
Lin Zhentian immediately stood at attention and repeatedly promised: "I will definitely abide by the rules. I won't take more than one piece or say another word. Just give me a mouthful of food!"
Lin Wanwan waved her hand: "Go and eat, you and Kunlun are together."
What we had for lunch was "Sophora Leaf Lengtao", which is very characteristic of the Tang Dynasty. It is actually a kind of cold noodles. It is cooked with the juice of Sophora japonica leaves and noodles, and then placed in a well to cool naturally. It tastes refreshing and sweet, and relieves heat and relieves heat.
, it is very comfortable to eat on a hot day, and topped with a few slices of mutton, it is so delicious that the children will bite off their tongues!
What is lunch? This is the first time they eat it when they are so old!
In fact, I am hungry every day at noon, but what can I do if I am hungry? I have never heard of anyone eating at noon. It must be a prodigal person to be able to do it. If you have eaten all the food, how can you drink it in winter?
Northwest wind?
Many people's homes are no longer cooking. They mainly eat seafood, which is not filling at all. Every day they have a messy look on their face.
The children went to the mountains to dig some wild vegetables when they had time, but there were not many wild vegetables on the hillside. They were basically dug up by people from the three nearby villages. As for the deep mountains and old forests, there were ferocious beasts in them, so even the big guys didn't dare to go there.
At midnight, the school bell rang, and the children ran home holding snow-skin mooncakes wrapped in oil paper.
This delicious, hand-made biscuit will be eaten with the family when admiring the moon at night. They also have to take a bath and wash their hair! Master Lin said that from now on, he will check whether there are lice on his body and head every day. Those who are clean will be after school.
You can also get a snack every time!
Today, Little Crab and Big Ya each got a piece of jujube paste cake because they were the cleanest.
Eleven-year-old Lin Mengwu is the eldest child in the school today. He is the youngest son of the patriarch's family and is senior to all the little guys present today. However, because he has lice on his body, he failed to get the jujube paste cake rewarded by Master Lin.
This made him very disappointed.
After returning, he boiled water and started washing without saying a word! He must get a reward tomorrow!
Well, he didn't do it for a piece of snack, but because he couldn't afford to lose that person! He is a man of the same generation as Mrs. Lin!
In addition to him, the two younger brothers in the family, eight-year-old Ya Dan and five-year-old Sai Nan, were also clamoring to take a bath and wash their hair.
There was a lot of confusion at home, and I asked them why they were clamoring for a bath, only to find out that the person who washed himself clean would get an extra snack!
What a sweet snack! This is so motivational!
Wash, must wash, the whole family washes!
In addition to snacks, the news about the Sophora japonica leaf cold sliced pork slices that they ate for lunch also spread through the mouths of children from various families, and Linjiazhuang was in an uproar.
This Wan Niang is so willing to give up. She really arranged a good lunch for the children! She also asked the children to bring back such crystal clear and beautiful cakes! Is this going to school with all the food and drinks? It’s just a blessing!
That night, many families did not prepare dinner for their children. Since they had already eaten a meal at noon, they could save it in the evening.