Zhaoqing people have many unique customs during the Spring Festival. For example: fried squid, boiled, wrapped and steamed brown rice. Just talking about boiled, wrapped and steamed brown rice can tire a lot of people. The women in the family first have to spend half a day washing dozens of kilograms of glutinous rice in a big pot. If it is a big family, it may weigh more than a hundred kilograms. They prepare fat meat, soybeans and other ingredients, and spread the pre-washed winter leaves on the table. , first put the glutinous rice on top, then put a piece of fat and a small amount of soybeans, mung beans and other ingredients in the middle, close the winter leaves tightly, wrap it into a pyramid-like shape, and tie it with straw, leaving a handle. , thus completing the packaging work of a steamed bun. It takes a skilled woman two minutes to wrap a steamed bun. The size of the steamed buns is related to the habits of each family. Generally speaking, the steamed buns in rural areas weigh one kilogram, and the larger ones weigh more than two kilograms. In the city, there are also 7 or 8 taels. A few dozen kilograms of glutinous rice means dozens. Wrapped and steamed. Don't think that it's done once the packaging is done. In fact, the most heartwarming and time-consuming work is about to begin - cooking, wrapping and steaming.

If the preliminary work is done by women, then the work of steaming is a matter for men and children. Zhaoqing people have a special rule when cooking steamed buns and must cook them for twelve hours. Maybe this is not a special rule, but a special rule. It is difficult to cook without cooking it for such a long time. Dozens of wrappers are steamed into a huge iron bucket, which is like a large gasoline bucket. Filled with water, placed on a temporary stove made of stones and bricks, and lit with firewood, which is usually Choose wood knots so that you can burn slowly for several hours before you need to refill the firewood. Cooking for twelve hours requires watching the fire. This is the unique New Year enjoyment of Zhaoqing people. Why? You'll know after reading it. The wrapper is steamed and fragrant. It is a must-have staple food for the reunion dinner on New Year's Eve. It is homemade and given to each other by neighbors. When you open the winter leaves, the hot steam wafts out. The fragrance of winter leaves, glutinous rice mixed with meat fills the air. In the house decorated with lights and colorful lights, the whole house is full of happiness and joy. The simplicity, enthusiasm and hard work of Zhaoqing people are just like this solid and fragrant steamed bun

From the 1950s to the mid-1980s, when walking on the streets of Zhaoqing before the Spring Festival, you would be amazed. You can see this scene. A temporary brick stove has been set up in front of every house, and a huge iron bucket is cooking on the stove. A family gathered around to watch the fire. The adults smoked cigarettes and occasionally added a piece of firewood to make the fire. The children gathered around them. The cold wind was driven away by the stove fire and the steam. The children's fat faces reflected the flames, and they were all red. , with bright eyes wide open, listening to the adults telling stories about the autumn moon and spring flowers, fairies descending to earth, and causing havoc in heaven. This scene has now disappeared in the urban areas of Zhaoqing, but this unique memory still warms the hearts of many Zhaoqing people.

At that time, people from other places said that people in Zhaoqing were tired during the holidays and were asking for trouble. However, the men, women and children in Zhaoqing were all looking forward to the New Year. They wanted to relive the warm family reunion more than anyone else. The beating flame, the fulfilling labor. The current aftertaste has made many Zhaoqing people feel a sense of warmth from their Dantian, making their noses sore, their eyes moist, and their hearts reset. Angstrom? A sigh, beautiful and simple folk customs, the eternal pure land in the hearts of Zhaoqing people.