Mrs. Xue stewed the millet rice in the pot of the east wing room, a rare delicacy. People from the Northeast love sticky things, and this millet is a type of glutinous rice. It's usually used to make sticky bean buns, glutinous rice cakes, and sticky mouse cakes. The Xu family planted less millet this year, so they couldn't make sticky bean buns and had to keep it for dry rice instead. The newly harvested millet, with its unique aroma of grain, filled the entire courtyard.
"Alright, everyone, go wash your hands and get ready to eat," Mrs. Chen said to the several food-loving kids in the courtyard. Wenhan and Wencheng had just come back, so she asked them to wash their hands quickly, too, and join everyone for the meal.
