After a simple rebirth

A group of people sat down at Fu Ergu's command. Fu Ying wanted a cushion, but she knew there was no such thing without asking. Fortunately, although the grass was lush on the ground, it was still dry, so it was okay to sit down.

Fu Ergu took Fu Yu to pick wild bubble gum. They picked them when there were not many people around, otherwise they would have been picked by others in a short while.

The children all followed closely, and whether they could pick fruits or not didn’t affect their desire to help the adults.

Fu Ying asked Fu Zhe to help, mainly to pay attention to the safety of the children, while she sat on the ground holding Wang Ruixuan, who was also unable to control himself.

In this kind of situation, Wang Ruixuan would fall down whenever he wanted. Fu Ying was not going to let him run around now, so she had to use her skills as a kindergarten teacher and lead him in singing and clapping to attract his attention.

The kids over there were sticking their butts out and stepping on the wild bubbles, only paying attention to the one they saw in front of them. They would grab it and take it to Fu Yu and Fu Ergu in exchange for some affirmation and praise from the adults.

Finally, Wang Ruixuan couldn't sit still anymore and wanted to go over to pick wild strawberries. Fu Ying had no choice but to follow him and pick some strawberries as well.

Green leaves with black dots, but the flesh is white with pink. Unripe wild paoer has red skin with black dots and tastes the sourest. The change from red to pink is a sign of sweetening.

When Fu Ying was picking strawberries, she suddenly saw pure red bubbles. Unlike the wild strawberry bubbles with black spots, this kind of pure red bubble is called snake bubble. It has no other colors, is pure red all over, and has a slightly oval shape.

Strawberry bubbles are softer and more susceptible to spoilage, while snake bubbles are harder and will not be damaged by collisions between the fruits. This type of snake bubble can also be eaten, but the taste is lighter and not as sweet and sour as strawberry bubbles.

The picking task only lasted more than ten minutes. Firstly, there were too many people and they were worried that something might happen to the children. Secondly, they were the first to arrive and had picked a lot, enough for them to eat now.

Although there is a reservoir next to it, there is no saying that this kind of fruit should be washed before eating. The delicate strawberry bubbles will easily rot when washed by water, and will also lose some of the taste, so they are eaten directly after picking.

So when picking, you have to pick whole ones. Don’t eat those that are overripe or eaten by insects. And if the ones picked by children are rotten or not good, you can only throw them away secretly, or be careful when eating them and don’t let them eat them.

A group of people returned to the bag and took out the food they brought. Fu Ying and her family prepared a lot of things, which was originally budgeted. Fu Ergu's family also brought some surprises. In addition to the Dragon Boat Festival rice dumplings and eggs, Fu Ying saw Fu Ergu took out a bag of steamed buns, a bag of glutinous rice cakes, a bag of fried potato chips, and even a pot of sweet wine.

Fu Ying wanted to give a thumbs up to Fu Ergu. It was true that the older generation was able to do anything difficult.

But Fu Ying was looking forward to the buns. Whether they were cold or not was another matter. The buns at Fu Ergu's house were usually made by Fu Er's uncle. Apart from other things, he was good at cooking and made the buns even more delicious. When she was a child, he steamed a basket of buns. Fu Ying loved them so much that she ate two and didn't dare to ask for more because they were from other families after all.

"Why did you bring these useless and filling things?"

Fu Ying and the others. They didn't ignore their fullness.

At this time, Fu Yu was considered the elder of the family, so she had to answer.

"It's rare to go out during the Dragon Boat Festival, so I'll bring something different so everyone can enjoy something new."

Aunt Fu picked up the rice ball and ate it. "This is steamed glutinous rice, right? There are so many things in it! Isn't that a waste?"

Fu Ying didn't say anything and distributed the rice balls among the people. Compared to Fu Ergu, the children really liked this unusual way of eating.

Second Aunt Fu stopped nagging and ate a mouthful of rice ball and a mouthful of cold cucumber, looking quite happy.

Fu Ying finally ate the buns. The skin was cold, but the meat was hot. I guess they were packed before going out. In my memory, it was a food symbol, but now it was indeed a delicious bun. It tasted similar to the buns in Zhaojiatun, but the ones in Zhaojiatun were a little bigger and tasted better.

The children all have big eyes and small stomachs. They all want to eat everything, but after trying it, they can’t eat anything else, so the adults can eat the rest slowly.

Wang Cong and Fu Zhe are the most like eating machines. They eat more than two rice balls, rice dumplings and buns.

After the meal, we also had fruit. The children liked watermelon more than strawberry jam, so the watermelon was finished quickly, leaving only the strawberry jam.

It’s okay if you can’t finish it, as you didn’t plan to eat it all. In addition to having fun on the Dragon Boat Festival, another “mission” is to pick strawberries and take them home, not to go home and continue eating fruit, but to make steamed strawberry cakes.

Aunt Fu picked out the remaining strawberry bubbles, threw away the ones she didn't want, and put the rest in a bag to take home when she left. She hadn't eaten half of what she brought, so there was no rush. She had eaten the first round now, and the children were playing on the grass. When they got tired or hungry, they could eat some more, and she could take the rest home.

After playing on the grass for a while, more and more people came, and the dam became more and more lively. The children began to want to gather where there were more people.

Second Aunt Fu wanted to pick some more strawberry bubbles, so she asked Fu Yu to take the group of children, big and small, to go shopping. Fu Ying was on the left of Second Aunt Fu's third child, Wang Ruiya was on the right, and Fu Zhe was also on the left of Second Aunt Fu's fourth child, Wang Ruizhong was on the right. As for Wang Cong and Wang Yu, they followed Fu Yu who was holding Wang Ruixuan.

Children just want to join in the fun, and when they see something being sold, they want to buy it, especially if it's colorful and cute.

Fu Yu picked out the things that could be shared and bought some to enjoy.

While strolling around, I met other people from the same village. We said hello to each other and then continued our stroll.

The embankment was not too long, so they finished the tour quickly. They returned to where they started to rest and waited for Fu Ergu to come back.

Fu Ergu went to the forest, where there are many old trees. There are few villages on the reservoir side, and the trees are not easily cut down, so the ecology is well preserved. There are no large beasts, but there are many rabbits, squirrels, and wild mushrooms.

Second Aunt Fu wasn't gone for too long. She came out in less than half an hour. In addition to two bags of strawberry bubbles, she also took some grass. It was not the purple grass that she and Fu Ma shared last time, because Fu Ying didn't recognize it anyway.

Then the group of people went back home.

Wang Ruixuan had already fallen asleep. Fu Yu was prepared. He simply carried him on his back and continued walking.

After returning home, Fu Yu and Fu Ergu started making strawberry paoerbaba. They picked out the strawberry paoer that they didn't want and mashed them. If they were not sweet enough, they could add sugar. They added some glutinous rice flour and baking powder to the mashed fruit and started kneading the dough. After kneading it evenly, they left it to ferment. The fermented dough was cut into the same size as white steamed buns and steamed.

The steamed baba is white with black spots of strawberry bubbles, like a multi-grain steamed bun.

This kind of baba is not very delicious. It is not as sweet as fresh fruit and not as soft as corn buns, but it is life-saving food in years of famine and has become a festival tradition.

The kids all ate one and then lost interest in it, but Second Aunt Fu liked it very much. She left some for Fu Yu and the others, and took the rest back to eat slowly.