【System, Gourmet Food, Growth, Slice-of-Life, Slow-Paced, Family Drama, Healing】Since her mother's passing, Zhao Xiaojing had lived subserviently under her third aunt's shadow, forced into ...
Chapter 401 Autistic or happy?
"I'll try to buy haute couture soon! Once I get a beautiful piece of couture, I'll wear it while I wash the dishes!"
"If we wear it while washing dishes, we will be the most noble dishwashers!"
"Wash the most noble bowls and let all the Jack Su people indulge in our bowls!" Ouyang Yidan also joined the group chat.
"yeah!"
The three of them reached a mysterious consensus again.
Zhao Xiaojing smiled and shook her head. Before, Ouyang Yidan was the only girl who didn't notice it. But ever since these two classmates and friends, who were as lively as her, came, the three of them were going further and further on the abstract road. The vitality of the post-00s was becoming more and more apparent. The whole store, and even Ouyang Yidan herself, were increasingly filled with a different kind of youthful vitality.
"The dumplings will be ready soon, bring the dishes over." After the three young and energetic girls put away all the washed plates and bowls, Zhao Xiaojing pointed at the dishes on the table.
"Okay, big sister!" The three of them said in unison, and quickly brought over two pots of food, two bowls of dipping sauce and bowls and chopsticks for the eleven people in the store.
Zhao Xiaojing wiped her hands and waited beside Yun Yongyuan. When the first pot of dumplings was about to come out of the pot, she scooped one to taste it.
The dumplings were just out of the pot and still steaming hot. Zhao Xiaojing blew on them again and again before carefully biting open a hole.
The fragrance of the flower immediately emanated from the bite hole.
Take another big bite with the skin and filling, and the sweet floral fragrance, the mellow egg aroma, and the unique fresh fragrance brought by dried shrimps and chives immediately penetrate your mouth. Just one bite makes the taste of spring concrete.
"How is it?" Yun Yongyuan asked impatiently.
Zhao Xiaojing slowly raised her thumb.
Yun Yongyuan immediately turned off the fire and took the dumplings out of the pot. Nie Xiuqi on the side followed suit and filled two large pots with dumplings from three large pots. Zhao Xiaojing, adhering to the principle of using the original soup with the original food, also served another pot of dumpling soup.
"Sister Jingzi, let me serve you some!" Zhao Xiaojing didn't like to grab food, so Lu Hongwen automatically took on the responsibility of helping Zhao Xiaojing grab food after Su Yuchen didn't come often.
Although there is always enough food and today's dumplings are calculated according to the number of employees, rushing to eat the delicious food has become a common practice among everyone at the table.
After Lu Hongwen scooped a full bowl of dumplings into Zhao Xiaojing's bowl, the dumplings in the first bowl had been taken away. Lu Hongwen immediately took his own bowl and went to grab the second bowl.
After a fierce competition, the eleven people in the restaurant finally got a big bowl of dumplings each, and took a few more chopsticks of vegetables from two bowls, and divided into two tables to eat with relish.
"I've had enough of these locust flowers, but I didn't expect locust flower dumplings to be so delicious!"
"Who says it's not? Xiao Zhao's mixed locust flowers are much better than what I've had before. It doesn't look like there's much seasoning in them."
"Xiao Zhao's cooking doesn't rely on seasonings; the key is effort!"
Hou Guihua and Geng Mingyan studied while eating.
"We also eat Sophora japonica flowers over there. We coat them in flour and deep-fry them, then sprinkle some barbecue ingredients on them. I didn't expect them to be even more delicious when made into dumplings!"
"Is it the same method as frying mulberry leaves?" Yun Yongyuan immediately raised his head from eating when he heard what Lu Hongwen said.
"Yes, almost. We often eat flowers and leaves this way over there, and dip them in our hot chili paste."
"Are there any locust flowers left? Let's try it?" Yun Yongyuan looked at Zhao Xiaojing expectantly.
"It's gone. If you want to try, buy some more. Tomorrow afternoon, you can ask Little Mosquito to make it with you and try it. Sister Hou, when you go shopping for groceries tomorrow, check the market and buy some."
Zhao Xiaojing had long been accustomed to Yun Yongyuan's habit of getting itchy hands when he heard about new dishes, so she casually asked Hou Guihua to buy locust flowers.
"Sister, are these chives? They have such a strong onion flavor, so fragrant! Sister even cooks chives so deliciously!"
"Look, sister, even Xiaowu has started to give up meat and eat green onion leaves!"
"Xiaowu won't even talk to us anymore, Kukuxuan!"
"Sister, with you, Xiaowu will grow to 280 kilograms!"
At the next table, three girls stretched their necks, praising Zhao Xiaojing with all sorts of flattery across the table, and even pointed at Wu Kaile for Zhao Xiaojing to see. But Wu Kaile, surrounded by all the girls and teased, just kept his head down and ate his meal in silence, with a certain unwavering composure.
"Originally, I thought Xiao Wu was interested in Ouyang, but he was a little shy. Now that two more people have come, I'm afraid he won't dare to act rashly." Geng Mingyan glanced at the table next to her and said in a low voice.
"Now that the females are more powerful than the males, Xiao Wu has become the target of teasing by the three girls. He has indeed become a lot more withdrawn." Lu Hongwen suppressed his laughter.
"How do you know he is autistic? Maybe he is happy? In the past, when Ouyang told him something, he would just sit there and eat when he was happy. Now he still sits there and eats a lot more. You call this autism? How can an autistic person eat so much?" Wan Yuyue joined the discussion in a low voice.
"I also think he is happy. After all, three beauties surround him every day, and they are all around the same age. He must be so happy that he can't say anything, and can only express it by eating." Yun Yongyuan smiled profoundly.
"No matter whether he is shy or happy, next time when recruiting, Xiao Zhao will have to find a few boys to balance the situation! If he continues like this, Xiao Wu will really grow to 280 kilograms, and there will be no hope for anyone to recruit in the future!" Hou Guihua glanced at Wu Kaile's waistline quietly and said in a low voice.
"Haha, Sister Hou is the most ruthless and can stab the deepest!" Wan Yuyue covered her mouth and laughed.
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After having a good meal and a good drink, the three chefs did not ask for any new dishes, so Zhao Xiaojing returned home when the rain stopped for a while.
The pot-braised pork elbow took the longest time to practice, and now it is almost done. Song Sao's fish soup is not complicated, and it is almost done. The weakest part now is the heat and timing of pouring oil on the fairy duck, as well as the improvement and polishing of the lychee meat in the braising stage.
Zhao Xiaojing entered the virtual space and directly opened the scene she saved last time, going to the step where the duck was cooked and oil was heated in the pot.
Zhao Xiaojing carefully paid attention to the oil temperature in the pot. After feeling the heat above the pot with her hand, she put the chopsticks in and observed the bubbles in the hot oil.
When small bubbles appear on the chopsticks, put them aside, pick up the sugar-coated duck with a fork, hold the fork in your left hand and the spoon in your right hand, and pour slightly hot oil on the duck skin.
The duck's skin immediately made a clattering sound as the oil and water collided. The first spoonful of oil slightly changed the color of the duck's skin. With the second and third spoonfuls of oil, the duck's skin slowly began to turn brown. With the fourth and fifth spoonfuls of oil, the duck's skin began to turn brown. With the sixth spoonful...
"This is only the sixth spoonful, why is it not working again?" Zhao Xiaojing stared at the duck with a frown, muttering to herself dejectedly.