Ping'er went out to see her off, and happened to meet Yang Ruoqing who was washing vegetables. Ping'er was a little worried as she looked at the carriage going away.

"The streets will be full of random people wandering around in the second half of the year. I hope I don't cause any trouble."

Yang Ruoqing patted her arm and said: "Your worries are really unnecessary. With Suozam here, who do you think dares to bully the flower sisters? Not to mention that Suozam's own status is unquestionable.

But with strong backing, it would be nice if the Flower Sisters don’t go sideways and bully others!”

Yang Ruoqing's words made Ping'er feel completely relieved. Not to mention, Suo Zhamu, the son-in-law, really gave people a sense of security. He looked like an iron tower standing there.

At that time, neither Yang Ruoqing nor Ping'er expected that some of the troubles in this world were not fights, but another kind of entanglement.

The former is laborious, the latter laborious.

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Every year around mid-October, villages across ten miles and eight villages will usher in a wave of craze for selling bean paste.

The so-called 'bean shreds' are ground into flour from soybeans or mung beans and spread out in a pot into rectangular cakes about the thickness of a towel.

While they are fresh and soft, these cakes will be spread out in strips on a large bamboo sieve like those used to dry cotton, and left to dry under the low sun.

The dehydrated soybean threads become curved and crispy, and are placed in a twine bag and tied with the mouth of the bag. When they are young and old, they will become the family's rations.

When you want to eat, grab two handfuls half an hour in advance and soak them in water. Boil water in a pot and cook it like the noodles below. Add some wild vegetables to make you feel full.

Moreover, the raw materials of shredded beans are soybeans and mung beans, which are agricultural and sideline products. Almost every household grows them. Just eating beans is too monotonous. However, dried shredded beans are easy to preserve after soaking. There are also many ways to eat them. They can be boiled, dried, stir-fried, stewed or steamed.

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So every year in mid-October, almost 80 to 90% of the households in Changping Village are busy grinding bean noodles and spreading bean silk.

From grinding the noodles to shredding the beans and then cutting them into shreds while they are still hot, these are all extremely labor-intensive tasks.

So usually relatives and friends help each other. One person will help at your house today, and the other will go to your house tomorrow.

Whose house you are helping out will definitely have to take care of the food that day, treat everyone to freshly cooked shredded beans, and buy a few extra hard dishes. As time goes by, it gradually evolves into a custom and becomes a custom among relatives and friends.

An excuse to have a party.

Take Yang Huazhong as an example. Every year in October, people come to invite him to eat shredded beans almost every day. Sometimes after eating at someone else's house, he has to bring back two pieces of fresh hot shredded beans for Sun to try.

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No, Yang Huazhong has received an invitation again.

"Li Wei and his son both came over earlier. Your father, your fourth uncle, your third brother, and the others were invited to come over and eat shredded beans at noon!"

When Yang Ruoqing came to visit Sun, she found that Yang Huazhong was not at home. After asking Sun, she found out that he was a guest.

"My second brother is not at home, but have my second sister-in-law, eighth sister, and Xiuxiu gone?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.

"The eighth sister didn't go, but Xiuxiu went over to help spread bean paste, and Li Wei also picked up Xiao Xiuxiu and her brother," said Sun.

Yang Ruoqing nodded, "I think it's good for my second brother and the others to get married to the Li family. The Li family attaches great importance to the etiquette between relatives. Tan Dou Si came here to invite people here."

Mrs. Sun also nodded with satisfaction, "The Li family is indeed not bad. Li Wei even sent a cart of pine wool over two days ago. Bamei and Xiuxiu don't have to go to the mountains to collect firewood."

"Then this time the Li family came over to treat us to some bean silk, did our old Yang family send representatives to each room?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.

Sun said: "Almost all the men went, and no women except Sister Xiuxiu went. They also called me. I don't want to run away."

Yang Ruoqing covered her mouth and smiled. Usually, men are invited to eat and the men want to drink.

The women all used to help spread the bean paste.

When Xiuxiu officially marries into Li Wei's family, then Cao Bamei will be invited to help spread bean silk. In the same way, Cao Bamei's family will also invite Li Wei's mother to help when selling bean silk.

"Mom, are you spreading bean curd this year?" Yang Ruoqing asked again.

Mrs. Sun said without hesitation: "It must be a stall. In the next few days, let your father go to the town to buy vegetables in advance. Say hello to Ju'er Duo'er and ask them to come over and eat shredded beans.

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After noon, Yang Huazhong and the others came back with their faces rosy after drinking.

The three Xiuxiu siblings are also back.

Li Wei sent them back with a basket on his shoulders.

After sending the people there, Li Wei went back.

The next thing was that Cao Bamei carried a basket and distributed the neatly folded fresh bean shreds to each room of Lao Yang's family, including the Luo family and Sun family next door.

When everyone received it, they all wanted to smell the fragrance of the sober bean noodles, and then looked at Xiuxiu who was following behind Cao Bamei and praised her: "...We are all stained by Xiuxiu's glory, we can eat it."

The fresh shredded beans from Li’s family…”

Whenever this happens, Xiuxiu's face turns red, she lowers her head and purses her lips in a secretly sweet smile.

Cao Bamei also straightened her back and was full of confidence.

When Bao Suyun and Liu came to Sun's place to visit Tan, they happened to catch up with Tan eating shredded beans.

A bowl full of pork belly and braised shredded beans, Ms. Tan held it in her hand and ate it loudly.

"It smells so good!" Mrs. Liu sniffed and drooled.

Mrs. Tan grunted, and the licking became louder and louder.

Mrs. Sun smiled and said: "My eighth sister brought us some silken beans earlier, and there happened to be half a bowl of pork belly left at noon. I added some homemade broad bean sauce and simmered it together just in time for my mother to have a taste."

"Mom, does it still taste good?" Mrs. Sun leaned forward and asked.

Mr. Tan nodded while eating, "I like to eat the freshly made bean noodles. It's fresh and full of the delicious flavor of bean noodles."

Mrs. Sun smiled happily.

Ms. Liu smacked her lips, "My eighth sister also gave me a few. I'll get some meat to stew when I get home at night."

Bao Suyun also nodded: "Bamei also gave it to my family, and I will get some for Guiling when the time comes."

"Fifth younger sister, you are so kind to your daughter-in-law, you care about everything!" Mrs. Liu praised Bao Suyun.

Bao Suyun smiled sheepishly and said, "When you enter my house, you are the children of the house, so you should think about her."

Mrs. Liu glanced at Mrs. Tan again and said deliberately: "Hey, Guiling is so lucky. To meet a mother-in-law like you, someone like me would have done something wrong in my previous life..."

"Stop farting!" Ms. Tan put down her chopsticks, "It's only natural for a mother-in-law to set rules for her daughter-in-law. I will have a clear conscience for the rest of my life. You, the fourth child, should not settle old scores with that yin and yang weirdo!"

Mrs. Liu knew that Mrs. Tan had recovered her eyesight, so she deliberately grinned strangely and made various funny expressions to provoke Mrs. Tan.
Chapter completed!