两代人争的那坛月子米酒B1Food & CuisineUpdated Jan 1, 1980Listen to the whole story7 key wordsKey Vocabulary林婉生完wán孩子háizi后hòu,产房chǎnfáng外站着zhe不少bùshǎo人rén。丈夫zhàngfū陈浩chénhào紧张jǐnzhāng地搓dìcuō着手zhuóshǒu,而ér两liǎng位wèi母亲mǔqīn——他tā的de妈妈māmā和hé林婉línwǎn的de妈妈māmā——却què因为yīnwèi一yī坛tán米mǐ酒吵了le起来qǐlái。事情shìqíng是shì这样zhèyàng的de。陈浩chénhào的de妈妈māmā,大家dàjiā都dōu叫jiào她tā陈奶奶chénnǎinǎi,一个yígè月yuè前qián就jiù开始kāishǐ准备zhǔnbèi月子yuèzi米酒mǐjiǔ。她tā用yòng的de是shì婆家传下来xiàlái的de老lǎo方子fāngzi:糯米nuòmǐ、酒曲jiǔqū,还有háiyǒu一点yìdiǎn秘密mìmì的de药材yàocái,要yào发酵fājiào满mǎn三十sānshí天才能néng用yòng。她tā说shuō,这zhè坛tán酒是给儿媳妇xífù“坐zuò月子yuèzi”用yòng的de,能néng补气bǔqì血xuè,还hái能néng让ràng林婉línwǎn的de奶水nǎishuǐ更gèng好hǎo。可是kěshì林婉línwǎn的de妈妈māmā——大家dàjiā叫jiào她tā王姨wángyí——从cóng外地wàidì赶来gǎnlái,手里shǒulǐ也yě提tí着zhe一yī坛tán米酒mǐjiǔ。她tā说shuō:“我wǒ女儿nǚér从小cóngxiǎo喝hē我wǒ做zuò的de米酒mǐjiǔ长大zhǎngdà,这才是shì最zuì适合shìhé她tā的de。”两liǎng位wèi妈妈māmā都dōu觉得juéde自己zìjǐ的de方子fāngzi才cái是shì“正宗zhèngzōng”的de,谁shuí也yě不bù肯kěn让步ràngbù。厨房chúfáng里lǐ,两liǎng坛tán米酒mǐjiǔ并bìng排放着zhe,气氛qìfēn变得biàndé有些yǒuxiē尴尬gāngà。林婉躺在zài床上chuángshàng,听tīng着zhe婆婆pópo和hé妈妈māmā的de争吵声zhēngchǎoshēng,心里xīnlǐ又yòu累lèi又yòu难过nánguò。她tā知道zhīdào,两liǎng位wèi妈妈māmā都dōu是shì因为yīnwèi爱ài她tā,才cái会huì这样zhèyàng坚持jiānchí。可是kěshì,如果rúguǒ她tā选xuǎn了le一yī坛tán,另lìng一yī坛tán的de心意xīnyì就jiù会huì被bèi辜负gūfù,这zhè让ràng她tā感到gǎndào为难wéinán。第三dìsān天tiān早上zǎoshàng,陈浩端来lái一yī碗wǎn鸡汤jītāng,里面lǐmiàn飘piāo着zhe淡淡dàndàn的de酒香jiǔxiāng。林婉línwǎn喝hē了le一yī口kǒu,愣住lèngzhù了le:“这zhè……是shì两liǎng种zhǒng酒jiǔ一起yìqǐ煮zhǔ的de吗ma?”陈浩不好意思地dì笑xiào了le:“昨晚zuówǎn我wǒ趁chèn她们tāmen都dōu睡shuì了le,把bǎ两liǎng坛tán酒jiǔ各gè舀yǎo了le一yī勺sháo,混hùn在一起煮zhǔ的de。反正fǎnzhèng谁shuí也yě不bù知道zhīdào,谁shuí也yě不bù会huì伤心shāngxīn。”林婉línwǎn又yòu喝hē了le一yī口kǒu,眼睛yǎnjīng湿润shīrùn了le。这zhè碗wǎn汤tāng的de味道wèidào,竟然jìngrán比bǐ她tā想象xiǎngxiàng的de还要háiyào好hǎo——甜tián中zhōng带dài一点yìdiǎn微苦wēikǔ,像xiàng极了两liǎng位wèi妈妈māmā对duì她tā不同bùtóng却què同样tóngyàng深厚shēnhòu的de爱ài。当天dàngtiān晚上wǎnshàng,林婉línwǎn把bǎ两liǎng位wèi妈妈māmā叫jiào到dào床边chuángbiān,把bǎ这zhè件jiàn事shì说shuō了le出来chūlái。屋子wūzi里lǐ安静ānjìng了le几jǐ秒钟miǎozhōng,陈奶奶chénnǎinǎi先xiān笑xiào了le:“哎呀āiyā,这zhè孩子háizi……”王姨wángyí也yě跟着gēnzhe笑xiào了le起来qǐlái:“看来kànlái我们wǒmen俩liǎ的de手艺shǒuyì,真是zhēnshì半斤八两bànjīnbāliǎng啊a。”从cóng那天nàtiān起qǐ,厨房chúfáng里lǐ再zài也yě没有méiyǒu两liǎng坛tán酒jiǔ的de争吵zhēngchǎo。陈奶奶和hé王姨开始kāishǐ一起yìqǐ研究yánjiū新xīn的de做法zuòfǎ,把bǎ两liǎng家jiā的de方子fāngzi结合jiéhé起来qǐlái。米酒mǐjiǔ的de味道wèidào变biàn了le,可是kěshì家里jiālǐ的de气氛qìfēn,却què比bǐ任何rènhé时候shíhòu都dōu要yào温暖wēnnuǎn。Beginner storiesGraded readersShort storiesFood & Cuisine storiesThe app has 200+ Chinese stories. Keep reading.Continue in the appFree to try · iOS & AndroidComprehension checkComprehension Questions0 of 3 answered1Why were the two grandmothers arguing at the beginning of the story?AThey were arguing about who should take care of the baby.BThey disagreed on whose rice wine recipe was more authentic for postpartum care.CThey were upset that Chen Hao was not helping enough.2How did Chen Hao solve the conflict between the two mothers?AHe bought a new jar of store-bought rice wine.BHe chose one mother's wine and threw the other one away.CHe mixed a spoonful of each wine together into the chicken soup.3What was the final outcome for the two grandmothers?AThey stopped speaking to each other.BThey decided to work together and combine their recipes.CThey continued to argue until the end of the month.Check your understanding before you move on.ResetCheck answers