Rainy day

After summer, if it rains every day in the north, the temperature will drop day by day and the leaves will turn yellow day by day. But in Sanya, the phenology of the 24 solar terms is often invalid, because there are no four seasons here.

On rainy days, my mother ushered in a rare holiday, and we ushered in a delicious coconut cloth.

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Good ingredients are the premise of good food, so at sunset, my brother and I drove back to my hometown in Li Nan Lake to pick coconuts and coconut leaves planted by my grandmother on the lake.

To pick coconuts, you have to carry grandma's homemade special tools, a long bamboo pole and a sharp hook at one end; To make coconut cloth, you should choose old coconuts so that the coconut meat is crisp; When picking coconut leaves, choose big green ones and make models.

The sunset in Li Nan Lake is beautiful, which reminds people of the scene of the Flying Tigers playing guitar in the sunset in the movie. The water in Li Nan Lake is very clear, and you can clearly see the fish swimming around in the lake.

Good mountains and good water, cultivate hardworking, simple and virtuous people, and breed good original ecological ingredients.

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Killing coconuts is a technical job. Cut off the thick coconut skin with a knife, and after scraping off the "hair", there will be bare black coconut shells. I saw my mother tapping the coconut with a kitchen knife while spinning it. Just three or five times, the coconut will split in half, and the white coconut meat will be printed in my eyes, which makes people sigh the magic of creation and the art of black and white.

Coconuts are everywhere, which is God's most precious gift to this island: coconut grove is a scenic forest; Coconut skin can be made into mattresses; Coconut shells can be made into handicrafts; Coconut water, cool and relieve summer heat; Coconut meat can be made into various delicious foods. ...

It turned out to be reasonable, beautiful and worth cherishing. It is expected that there will be more and more coconut trees on both sides of the road, not less and less.

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Dad is usually responsible for "digging coconut meat". With special tools, he put it on a low stool. Dad sat on it, put a basin under it, held a coconut shell in his hand and rubbed it clockwise with professional tools. Chopped coconut meat will fill the whole basin bit by bit.

Learning how to make and use tools is a sign of "parting with apes" In order to survive, our ancestors have been inventing and improving various tools for thousands of years, so that we can have plenty of food and clothing and inherit and reproduce.

Mom and Chen Pingping are responsible for making models, so we should plan how much and how big to do in advance. Wash and dry the leaves with clear water, cut them with scissors according to the planned size, and then sew them up.

Careful patience is the key to do this job well.

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Fire, add a little water, bring to a boil, add sugar, keep stirring, pour in coconut meat until filaments can be drawn out, add a little shredded ginger, sesame seeds and broken flowers, and continue stirring for 3-5 minutes, and the filling of coconut meat cloth is ready.

Knead dough, make dough, my mother often does it in one go. Prepare a small amount of peanut oil in the bowl, and then you can start wrapping coconut cloth. When you finish one, put one down and line it up for later use.

Put the finished Bua into the steamer in batches. After steaming 10 minutes, open the lid and take it out. Call grandma, and the steaming coconut boua can be eaten while it is hot. The house is full of the fragrance of coconut cloth, happy laughter, satisfied words and the inheritance of food skills, all of which are in this ordinary life.

Delicious food, interesting years, beautiful scenery, warm home, quiet life, leisurely farm ... no reason, contentment, enthusiasm and love.

If you meet a bald man, choose a city to die.

Make a pot of black tea and watch the sunset glow all over the sky.

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