Chapter 112 Hot Spring Bay

Learning English for more than an hour, in my grandmother's words, was more tiring than farming for a whole day.

Everyone was highly focused, fearing that they would be the worst student. When Jiang Si and Qin Shen announced the end of today's English class, they kept repeating the phonetic symbols over and over again, fearing that they would forget them as soon as they turned around.

Jiang Si smiled and said, "You've been reciting like this for a long time, and your mouths are going to get calluses. Give your brain a break. If you don't understand something, just ask us anytime."

Shen Baoying nodded: “I remember almost everything, I’ll go cook, today is the winter solstice, how about we eat dumplings?”

Shen Baoying remembered it so quickly that the bald Jiang Linhai was shocked, "How come you are so fast?"

Jiang Si laughed and said, "Mom has always been smarter than Dad!"

Jiang Linhai glared at her, met Shen Baoying's warning eyes, and immediately nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, your mother has always been smarter than your father."

Jiang Linhai entertained everyone, and everyone followed Shen Baoying into the kitchen, took out flour, and prepared to knead the dough.

Jiang Linhai has been cooking for Shen Baoying for a long time. He is very familiar with kneading dough and is as skillful as a five-star chef. This makes Niuniu shout in admiration: "Uncle is so good! Uncle is awesome!"

Jiang Linhai wanted to show off his skills, so he pulled the dough and made Yangzhou ramen, showing off his various fancy techniques.

He pulled out some noodles that would be big enough for the next morning, and asked his future son-in-law: "Xiao Shen, can you make dumplings?"

Qin Shen nodded, "Probably."

Perhaps the two words were used with great skill. Jiang Linhai's eyes fell on Jiang Si, who was patting the dough and preparing to roll it out. He grabbed the rolling pin and said, "I'll roll the noodles. Sisi, you teach Xiao Shen how to make dumplings. He grew up abroad, so he must be a bit unfamiliar with it."

"If these dumplings aren't wrapped tightly, they'll become a pot of soup. You'll have to teach me how to make them."

Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Jiang Linhai was creating an opportunity for the two of them to get along.

Jiang Si's expression paused slightly, then met Qin Shen's innocent eyes and nodded: "Yeah."

It’s just making dumplings. Qin Shen is so smart, he will definitely be able to do it after just one look.

Jiang Linhai rolled out the dough quickly, his fingertips coordinating with the ever-expanding dough. In just one or two seconds, a perfect dumpling wrapper appeared in everyone's sight.

On the other side, Shen Baoying also prepared three kinds of dumpling fillings.

Chives, eggs and shrimp, pork and cabbage, green onions and beef, every filling is Jiang Si's favorite.

Children of Niu Niu's age are already very familiar with making dumplings.

She picked up a piece of dumpling wrapper and quickly pinched it into an exquisite dumpling with her fingertips.

This kind of wrapping is the most difficult.

Niuniu did it so beautifully.

Jiang Si picked up the dumpling wrapper, looked at Qin Shen, and signaled him with his eyes to keep up with the pace.

Qin Shen's long, bony hands, which held the scalpel, picked up the dumpling wrappers as if he were doing art.

It was neither slow nor too slow, yet a hint of subtle clumsiness could be seen.

How can this be possible? This is simply not possible.

Jiang Si smiled inwardly and taught carefully, "Look, just like this. If you can't pinch the folds well after digging out so much stuffing, you can do as I did, just press it with one hand and it will close directly."

This method of making dumplings is very simple, but if the dough is not mixed well, it will not work if it is too sticky or too dry.

Qin Shen nodded to indicate that he understood, put enough fillings in it, and pinched it hard.

Very good, the dumplings are juicy.

The corners of Jiang Si's mouth twitched, and his hands reacted faster than his brain. He took the towel and wiped Qin Shen's hands with it.

When she was halfway through wiping, she suddenly realized that she was holding Qin Shen's hand.

Everyone secretly glanced at them, with obvious smiles on their faces.

Jiang Si's face turned red and she suddenly let go of Qin Shen's hand.

Qin Shen's deep voice rang in his ears, "Thank you."

Jiang Si's heartbeat quickened. She pretended nothing happened and continued to teach him how to make dumplings. "You were too strong just now. Be a little gentler."

"Um."

The deep and gentle voice is like that of an obedient boyfriend.

The two are a perfect match in height, appearance, and IQ.

Shen Baoying squeezed Jiang Linhai's arm, her eyes full of excitement, and she almost whistled, drummed, and cheered.

If these two people can't succeed, then God must be blind.

Failure is the mother of success.

Qin Shen’s second dumpling was very successful. It was round and plump, like a bloated puffer fish, and quite cute.

Jiang Si curled her lips and picked them up. She probably could tell which dumplings were made by Qin Shen.

Jiang Si taught Qin Shen some more tricks for making dumplings. After Qin Shen mastered the strength, the dumplings became more and more exquisite, and everyone praised him for his skills.

I made more than 300 dumplings in total. I cooked some today and next time I can just take them out of the freezer and put them directly into the pot.

There was still some dough left, and Shen Baoying, who was deft with her hands, made a few steamed bun rabbits and put them on the ladder steamer to steam.

Cook the dumplings in a pot, take them out while they are hot, dip them in vinegar, take a bite, and then take a bite of garlic. The taste is quite strong.

Jiang Chengwu likes this way of eating. Shen Baoying even cut some beef and mixed a cold dish for everyone to eat with the dumplings.

Big Black and Little Black squatted on the side, watching to see who would give them a bite.

But if no one gives them anything, they will definitely not jump up and fight for it.

However, when seeing those two pairs of pitiful eyes looking at them, who could bear not to let those two cute furry kids eat their fill?

After everyone had eaten their fill, they gathered around the stove to drink tea, eat nuts, and watch a movie.

Life is wonderful.

At nine o'clock in the evening, a violent snowstorm broke out. Suddenly, the icebreaker seemed to be blown up by the strong wind. All the flat objects in the cabin tilted backwards and fell down.

Everyone showed a look of panic at this moment.

Fighting against nature, the only thing they can do at this time is to wait.

Fortunately, the snowstorm did not last long.

As the wind and snow subsided, the icebreaker transitioned from shaking to being stable.

At this time, Jiang Si also made up his mind to reach the shore.

Shen Baoying tied her messy hair back up and said with lingering fear: "It was really a close call just now. It almost took off."

If it really took off, no one would be spared except Jiang Si who could hide in the space in time.

Jiang Si was also very scared and said, "The boat is not as safe as we thought. It's better to get to the shore as soon as possible."

Qin Shen frowned and said, "Even if we dock, we might be blown away by a sudden snowstorm. Even if we build a house, it won't necessarily be more stable than the icebreaker. Hiding in a cave is more likely to collapse. It's better to wait until the icebreaker docks and find a way to stabilize it.

Most docks have steel cables to secure windows, but Jiang Si didn't want to go to an area with a dock, so they had to find a way to secure them themselves.

Jiang Si said, "Let's see where we park first. Let me check the map."

Jiang Si took out a map of the northern coast, flipped through it carefully, and suddenly saw a place called Hot Spring Bay.

This place is a tourist attraction. Not only can you dock your boat, but you can also soak in hot springs.