mesbooks Chapter 296 They all have their own persistence
Chapter 296 They all have their own persistence
"I felt that they were strange a few days ago. Whenever they came back in the past two years, they never mentioned Yinhua or Yinhua's child. They kept hinting at me and urging me to fall in love. But this time when I came home, they didn't say a word. It's like they have changed their ways."
In the kitchen, smoke began to rise and the sun shone through the window. Su Yuchen was cracking melon seeds and whispering to Zhao Xiaojing.
"Then why didn't you ask? From what her aunt said, she had a miscarriage some time ago." Zhao Xiaojing was also gossiping while cracking melon seeds.
"I wish they didn't mention it. How could I ask? That would only bring bad luck to myself. I'm not interested in her children or her life. Who knew she would make such a big deal out of it? I knew she was stupid, but I didn't expect her to be this stupid."
"She is pitiful, but not worthy of sympathy." Zhao Xiaojing shook her head. As she was sighing, Su Yuchen slapped her thigh and grabbed her hand.
"Oh! I'll take you to a big feast on the sixth day of the New Year! I asked a few days ago, and my dad said that there's a grandma in the village who's celebrating her 9th birthday on the sixth day of the New Year. One of the chefs she invited is a relative who came from Fujian Province. He specializes in Min cuisine. I'll take you to eat there then! It's just right to try our authentic country buffet!"
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Zhao Xiaojing didn't follow Su Yuchen's train of thought for a moment.
Aren't we talking about silver flowers? How did it get to the buffet?
"Chenzi, come and peel two cloves of garlic!" Su's mother turned around and shouted.
"Oh." Su Yuchen quickly stood up, walked to Su's mother, and skillfully cut off the head and tail of the garlic with a knife. He hit it hard with the back of the knife and peeled off the skin casually. The garlic with crushed ends completed the peeling task cleanly.
After smacking the garlic, Su Yuchen went back to the firewood pile and sat down. "My dad told me that this grandma also invited a whole table to celebrate her 8th birthday. The banquet was also very lively and the whole village was invited. But I was..."
"Chenzi, remove the seeds from the peppers for me!" Su's mother shouted again.
Su Yuchen rolled his eyes, stood up, walked to the sink, picked up the green peppers, stuffed the stems into the sink one by one, then pulled them out and rinsed the inside of the peppers with water. Soon the stems of the peppers were removed and cleaned.
"I was in school at the time and missed out. After I came back, Yinhua was so proud that she showed off to me whenever we met..."
"Chenzi, go pick some cabbage from the field!" Su's mother shouted again.
"..." Su Yuchen stood up again, opened the door with heavy steps, quickly closed it, and trotted through the main room filled with blue smoke.
"Yinhua boasted that everyone who went there..."
"Chenzi! Wash the cabbages. Are you just leaving them here after you pulled them out?" Su's mother put her hands on her hips and glared at him.
Zhao Xiaojing couldn't help but lie on the table and laugh. Shuozi and Su's mother were both very persistent. One had to finish gossiping, and even if he was interrupted several times, he could still continue when he came back. The other was a task-based NPC, with tasks in reserve one after another, which had to be triggered in sequence.
Su Yuchen resigned himself to his fate and stood up again and came to Su's mother. This time he did not go back after washing. He just stood there with his eyes wide open, looking straight at Su's mother.
"Why are you looking at me? Go play somewhere else and don't get in the way!" Su's mother glared at him.
Su Yuchen: ...
At lunch time, the aunt called out, and the four cultivators in the main room finally opened the door to let the smoke out. Then they rushed to the kitchen one after another to serve dishes and rice. Their posture of rushing into the kitchen reminded Zhao Xiaojing of the koi carp in the landscape pond that were quickly grabbing fish food.
A large round table had been set up in the originally empty hall of the main room, and disposable bowls and chopsticks were simply placed on the table. When taking the bowls and chopsticks, the uncle complained a few words, but was retorted by Su Yuchen's aunt and Su's mother.
"Sure, brother-in-law. Let's change all the dishes for home use today. You can just wash the dishes for nine people later!"
"Don't do that. Your brother-in-law has to wash the dishes again at night. He'll wash them the same way he did after dinner. Okay, get out if you have nothing to do and stop being an eyesore!"
My uncle had no choice but to walk out in shame with the disposable dishes and chopsticks.
"How about trying it!" Su Yuchen scooped a large bowl of noodles from the large basin in the middle and stuffed it into Zhao Xiaojing's mouth. After that, he took his own bowl and quickly filled it up.
The noodles were stir-fried noodles, which was Su Yuchen's grandmother's specialty. Everyone at the table was obviously obsessed with these noodles. As soon as the meal started, they all stood up to scoop noodles from the basin, and were not at all tempted by the various bowls of chicken, duck, fish and meat on the table.
Yesterday, Su Yuchen recommended Zhao Xiaojing her grandmother's stir-fried noodles. When cooking at noon, Zhao Xiaojing paid special attention to it. It was just as Su's mother said, her grandmother's noodles were like boxing in a well - she had profound skills.
She didn't seem to put in much effort. She pushed the dough left and right, rolled it a few times with the rolling pin, and a large round pancake was formed. Then she used the rolling pin to cut it, and the hand-rolled noodles were made neatly.
Then, after the vegetables are fried, add water and boil them into soup, then put the noodles directly into the pot and cook until they are done, then serve them together with the soup.
The whole process is simple and smooth. It is not like the way Zhao Xiaojing has been eating since she was a child, where the noodles are boiled in boiling water, then scooped out and a separate topping is poured on top to prevent excess starch in the noodles from sticking to the pot.
Zhao Xiaojing picked up a large chopstick out of curiosity, blew on it and put it into her mouth, then drank a mouthful of the noodle soup and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
The noodle soup my grandmother makes is very rich and slightly mushy, a bit like the soup of glutinous rice noodles. It tastes solid and fragrant, but the noodles are not as soft and sticky as the noodles in glutinous rice noodles, nor as chewy as hand-rolled noodles. Instead, it is somewhere in between, with a soft and chewy texture that is chewy yet soft in the mouth, with a rich flour aroma that makes the eater feel very comfortable in the stomach.
Everyone at the table slurped up a bowl of noodles, then some started drinking, some started eating, and some started chatting. The subtle interpersonal relationships in the big family were fully presented at this time.
"Mom, Yingzi and I would like to toast you first. You work hard in cooking and always prepare such a large table of dishes. I asked you to order a table but you refused. We feel really bad. When I retire, I will come to learn the skills from you! If I can't learn it once or twice, how can I learn it in one or two years? Then you can just take a break and watch from the side!" After everyone drank together, Su Yuchen's father made some sincere promises to Su Yuchen's grandmother. The old lady was very moved and helloed several times. Grandpa was also grinning so hard that Su's father had to eat the dishes.
Seeing this, my uncle also picked up his wine glass and was about to speak, but before he could open his mouth, my aunt's face turned dark and she pulled his sleeve.
As a result, the eldest uncle asked loudly why you were talking about me, and turned around with a smile, "Brother-in-law is absolutely right! Mother-in-law, you are old, you should listen to our advice and book a table. It will cost a lot of money! When you are old, you should enjoy yourself. You are already this age, what's the use of having money? Can you take the money with you? If you ask me... Ouch!"