The happy little days of the Ye family

Early the next morning, Mrs. Ye was still the first to get up.

The old couple are older and feel younger. Woke up early every day.

As soon as Mrs. Ye got up, Mr. Ye beside her also woke up.

After eating sweet potato porridge for several days in a row, everyone was tired of it. Mrs. Ye planned to make pumpkin porridge in the morning.

Put washed rice and corn kernels into the pot, and add two large ladles of water.

Mrs. Ye lit the fire and put two larger logs in before going back to wash up.

After washing up and returning to the kitchen, the pot was already bubbling, and other people in the Ye family were getting up to work one after another.

Mrs. Ye took out a large long pumpkin and cut it into two.

Mrs. Ye skillfully took out the pumpkin seeds inside, washed them, and put them in the yard to dry.

Mrs. Ye cut the pumpkin into thin slices, added half to the boiled porridge, and used the other half to make pumpkin pie.

Mrs. Ye put a ladle of water into another large iron pot and brought it to a boil over high heat.

Then put the sliced ​​pumpkin and a few salted duck eggs in the bamboo basket, as well as a bowl of egg custard made for Xiao Qi.

After the pumpkin is steamed, add it to the mixed noodles, and the mixed dough turns a nice yellow color.

The pumpkin itself has a sweet taste, but Mrs. Ye only added a little bit of sugar to it to make it taste better.

Mrs. Ye would never add sugar when making pumpkin cakes in the past, thinking it was too wasteful.

The family had saved some money in the past few years, and Ye Xilin worked hard at it every day. He also bought candy himself and begged Mrs. Ye to put it in it.

Old Mrs. Ye couldn't stand her little grandson's teasing, thinking that her family was not short of money, so she started to put sugar in the pumpkin cake.

Everyone loves to eat the sweet, soft and fragrant pumpkin cake. As soon as it was brought to the table, almost everyone had one.

Even Xiao Qi was holding half of the pumpkin pie and chewing it with relish.

Xiaoqi jumps around every day, often complains that he is hungry, and is never pushed to eat.

Of course, if he has no appetite and doesn't want to eat, his family won't force him to eat. He will eat naturally when he is hungry anyway.

Wang Chunyu also likes to eat pumpkin cakes. They are sweet and have the fragrance of pumpkin, and they never get tired of eating them.

After just two bites, Wang Chunyu suddenly had an idea. She could use pumpkins to make cakes.

Pumpkins are much cheaper than regular grains, so they can be used to make cheap pastries.

Moreover, pumpkin itself has a sweet taste, and less sugar can be used, which results in lower costs.

Among pastries, the most food-saving one is puff pastry. Wang Chunyu plans to try making pumpkin puff pastry using pumpkin.

The more Wang Chunyu thought about it, the more he thought this pumpkin cake was good, and looked at Ye Mu excitedly.

"Mom, what do you think if I use pumpkin to make pumpkin cakes? Pumpkins are cheap, and the cost of the cakes is also low."

Mother Ye was still thinking about the possibility of using pumpkins to make steamed cakes. Mrs. Ye beside her said with a smile:

"Xiao Yu, you are smart again. Pumpkins are cheap and have some sweetness. They not only save food but also sugar."

Although pumpkin is not a serious food, it has a high yield and does not cause heartburn like sweet potatoes if eaten too much. Many people eat it as food.

In addition to honeysuckle and jujube trees, there are still some empty corners on the two hills at home.

Mrs. Ye, who is diligent and thrifty, will raise more pumpkin seedlings every year.

When Mr. Ye went up the mountain, he planted them and didn't need to take care of them. He could get a lot of pumpkins back every year.

The ingredients are all ready-made and there is no need to spend any money. Mrs. Ye is very satisfied.

Ye Mu also smiled and said, "I think it will work. This pumpkin is delicious when made into pumpkin cakes, and it shouldn't be much different when made into steamed cakes."

The pumpkin hair cake had not yet been made successfully. Ye Donglin was afraid that Wang Chunyu would be too stressed, so he did not join the others in praising her, but silently held her hand.

With a new idea, Wang Chunyu dived into the kitchen after delivering roast duck and chicken to Ye Donglin and Ye's father.

Xiao Qi knew that his mother was busy making pastries and did not bother to find Wang Chunyu.

When her mother makes the pastries, there will be something delicious.

And Xiaoqi was not idle either. He chased sweet potatoes and snowballs all over the room, pulling their big tails behind them as he ran.

The room was filled with Xiao Qi's laughter and dog hair flying everywhere.

The two dogs were chased by Xiao Qi and ran around twice, and their big fluffy tails behind them lost a lot of weight.

In the end, I couldn't bear it anymore, so I jumped directly on top of the firewood pile and looked down at Xiao Qi below.

Xiao Qi imitated Old Mrs. Ye with her hands on her hips, shouting about sweet potatoes and snowballs.

Seeing that the two dogs ignored him, the little guy became anxious. I was not very good at speaking originally, but when I was in a hurry I couldn't speak clearly enough. I talked a lot, but not a single word was intelligible.

Not to be outdone, Sweet Potato and Snowball stood on top and bared their teeth at Xiao Qi, barking twice from time to time.

Ye Xilin on the side saw a man and two dogs scolding each other and laughed so hard that he couldn't straighten his waist.

Xiaoqi couldn't climb up, and Sweet Potato and Snowball refused to come down. One person and two dogs were in a stalemate for a while.

Finally, Xiao Qi couldn't stay any longer and ran to the small vegetable garden outside to find Mrs. Ye.

There were many golden pumpkin flowers blooming on the pumpkins in the small vegetable garden. Xiao Qi saw that these flowers were beautiful and picked several of them.

"Xiao Qi, you little bastard, you picked all the pumpkin flowers, and you won't be able to grow pumpkins in the future."

Mrs. Ye looked at the pumpkin flowers on the ground with a distressed expression.

Seeing that Mrs. Ye was angry, Xiao Qi obediently ran to her side and acted cute.

Seeing Xiao Qi's cute little appearance, Mrs. Ye was no longer angry and let him play aside.

When Xiao Qi saw Mrs. Ye weeding, she ran to help again.

The little guy was just over a year old, and he still couldn't tell which ones were vegetables and which ones were grass, so he pulled out several vegetables in a row.

Finally, the naughty Xiao Qi was driven back by Mrs. Ye.

Xiaoqi returned to the backyard and ran to Ye Xilin again to pester her for sweets.

Ye Xilin was also a demon king when he was a child, and Xiao Qi's things were all leftovers from his previous games.

Not only did the little guy not get any sweets, he was tricked by Ye Xilin into helping him hold firewood and beating his legs.

Seeing Xiao Qi being restrained by Ye Xilin, Sweet Potato and Snowball came down from the pile of firewood.

However, they didn't stay in the yard. They ran directly to the tree at the door and lay down, just wanting to stay away from Xiao Qi.

Wang Chunyu makes brown sugar cakes every other day. This pumpkin cake is not difficult for her.

Just add steamed pumpkin on the original basis.

Pumpkin itself has a sweet taste. Wang Chunyu thinks that the sugar can be reduced, but this amount is difficult to control.

So the prepared batter was divided into three portions and served in three small plates of different colors.

In the first portion, add the same amount of sugar as the brown sugar cake, and in the second and third portions, add less sugar.

When Xiao Qi was beating Ye Xilin's legs, a sweet smell of pumpkin came out of the kitchen.

"Xiangxiang~, delicious, mother's pastries~"

When the little guy smelled the pastries, he stopped beating Ye Xilin's legs and turned around and walked excitedly to the kitchen.

As soon as he took two steps, Ye Xilin grabbed the clothes behind his neck.

The little guy walked twice and saw that he was still staying where he was. He turned around and found that he was being held by his uncle.

"Let go~, I want to find my mother."

"You glutton, the pastries aren't ready yet."

The little guy didn't believe it and looked at Ye Xilin pitifully.

Ye Xilin couldn't see the little guy's pitiful appearance, so he surrendered immediately.

"Okay, okay, I'll take you to find your mother."