Chapter 85 (Fried Noodles)
If there is a lack of salt, it is actually easy to solve.
Yan Qiushu had fried a lot of pepper and salt before, and sprinkled it directly on it. It was also cooked salt, so it could be eaten directly and it was salty.
Even after sprinkling salt on it, the taste is still good. The lotus root slices are spicy and crispy, the beef balls are spicy and salty, and the cooked cucumbers are slightly soft. With this spicy taste, it is also quite good.
But Yan Qiushu couldn't eat it!
She had just finished lunch and came back to the yard to rest, but she had just seen Xiao Huaiting, received such a novel gift, and had just talked about engagement, which made her uneasy and she subconsciously ran to the kitchen to cook.
There was nothing else she could do, except cooking, which was the skill she needed to survive in this world, and her sense of security also came from here.
When she is restless, eating or cooking, that is when she relaxes.
Now Yan Qiushu relaxed and came back to her senses. Her stomach was already very full, and after she forced herself to eat two bites, she couldn't eat any more. She looked at her portion of food and covered her face with shame.
"Madam Xu, I can't eat anymore."
Aunt Xu almost laughed out loud, but knowing that the girl was shy, she held it back and said softly, "It's okay. If you can't eat, then don't eat. It just so happens that I only had a little at noon, and Shui Yu didn't seem to eat much either, did I?"
Shui Yu quickly responded, "Yes, I haven't eaten either. I can eat yours, too, young lady."
Yan Qiushu quickly smiled, handed the things to them, and ran out.
When she returned to the house, she stamped her feet in frustration, her face so hot that it seemed to be smoking.
Oh, I wonder if Shui Yu and Aunt Xu are secretly hiding in the kitchen and laughing at her now?
Yan Qiushu lay on the soft couch, hugging the pillow and staring at the beams above her head in a daze. As she was daydreaming, she remembered what Xiao Huaiting had just said...
She lay there comfortably, and Shui Yu and Aunt Xu, who were outside, gritted their teeth and ate the food.
hiss!
It's too spicy.
It tastes good, but it's really spicy, much hotter than the Sichuan peppercorns and cornus officinalis that Yan Qiushu usually uses. After eating this, both of them had runny noses and tears in a short while.
Shui Yu's eyes were filled with tears while eating.
Yan Qiushu was amused and rested for a while. Originally, Mrs. Xiao asked her to stay for dinner before going back, but after she put her worries to rest, the two of them reached a consensus on the matter. She felt uncomfortable staying any longer, so she went back early.
After saying goodbye to the adults of the Xiao family, Yan Qiushu got on the carriage.
Before going up, she looked back and sighed, it was really too much!
The last time I left was for my engagement. I left in a hurry, but I still took a lot of things with me.
It is still the same now, even more so, with some gifts brought back by Xiao Huaiting, including peppers and Wucheng specialties.
In comparison, she came here with nothing and could only carry a small bag to handle everything. Now she has so many things, and she feels satisfied but also a little scared. In this strange world, her life is unexpectedly good.
"Sister Ah Shu!" Before the carriage could leave, a child's clear cry made the driver, who was about to start, stop again: "My lord, the young master and the young lady are here."
Yan Qiushu popped her head out from behind the curtain again and saw Dongdong and Wan'er, followed by Xiao Pingsong. The three children hurriedly ran out of the gate, and the maids behind them were worried that they would fall.
After noon, Dongdong went to be intimate with his mother, and Wan'er followed him, causing the two children's afternoon nap to be delayed for half a day. When they woke up and heard Yan Qiushu was about to leave, they hurried out.
One is seven years old and the other is five years old. The two children ran cutely, but because there were steps, the adults were worried that they would fall.
But now Wan'er has started to practice martial arts under the guidance of Xiao Huaiqi. Her lower body is very stable and she can go down the stairs very smoothly.
The two children ran down and clung to the carriage. Dongdong climbed up, shouting as he climbed, "Sister Shu, I want to go with you! You left secretly last time, and I couldn't find you when I got home from school. Take me with you!"
Yan Qiushu felt very guilty. When she left last time, Dongdong had just finished his vacation, so she didn't know about it and there was no movement. She left quietly. She didn't expect that this child liked her so much that he wanted to go with her.
Wan'er's eyes were filled with tears: "Sister Shu, I don't want you to leave!"
Xiao Pingsong was also a little reluctant, but he was older and more sensible. Facing his brother and sister-in-law's unreasonable behavior, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Don't cry, Aunt Yan is not leaving, she is going back to get married. After a while, she will really be able to marry my uncle and marry into our family. She won't have to leave again."
Yan Qiushu: "..."
She was just about to comfort the two children when she blushed at these words.
Pingsong, even if you think so, you can't say it directly!
Xiao Pingsong noticed her resentful look and scratched his head blankly: "Aunt Yan, are you embarrassed?"
Yan Qiushu: "...No, don't say anything."
She forced a smile, rubbing a child's head with one hand, looking at the two children she had spent the most time with, and said with a smile: "I'm not really leaving, I'm just going to live in a farm in the suburbs. You can come over often."
Dongdong is the most dependent on her now. His mother is unreliable and never stays at home all day. He has no father, and his grandmother is too old to stand her tossing and turning. He is afraid of his uncle and aunt. Only with Yan Qiushu can he play around freely.
So after hearing this, he pouted unhappily, tears streaming down his face: "No, no, I want to go with you, wuwuwu..."
Yan Qiushu wiped his tears and said, "Dongdong, be good. You still have to go to school. Come over when you have a holiday. You can also bring your classmates with you. Sister Shu has a lot of delicious food here~"
Yes, I still have to go to school.
Dongdong sniffed, and his fair face flushed red, especially his nose and mouth. His big eyes were bright and watery. He said aggrievedly: "Okay, then I'll go to your place during the holidays."
Yan Qiushu looked at Wan'er again. Wan'er also pursed her lips, as if she was about to cry. "Wan'er is the best, isn't she? If you want to find me, just tell your mother and ask her to bring you here."
Wan'er's mouth drooped, tears completely falling, but she still nodded obediently: "Okay!"
Yan Qiushu also felt sad when she saw this. It was obviously not a permanent separation, but she was still quite sad at the moment.
After finally coaxing the two children, she quickly hid in the carriage and secretly wiped away her tears.
Zhuangzi (Part 1)
Because Yan Qiushu gave a lot of money, Manager Gu managed this place very well. Even the courtyard where she lived was not much different from the one in the Xiao family.
The comfort level is very good.
When she came back a few days ago, Manager Gu had replaced everything with new ones, and everything was working smoothly. However, she didn't rest either. As soon as she came back, she took her beloved peppers and went to find a place to transplant them.
chili!
Yan Qiushu was about to laugh out loud just thinking about it, and she didn't think it was a big deal if she got covered in mud.
At night, she fell asleep almost immediately after hitting the bed. However, before falling asleep, Yan Qiushu said to Shui Yu, "Wake me up early tomorrow. I need to go next door to see Sister Zhao."
But when Yan Qiushu woke up on the first day, it was already noon. She vaguely smelled the fragrance of food, and her hungry stomach began to rebel, so she opened her eyes.
Hearing the noise, Shui Yu came out immediately and said with a smile, "Young lady, you've woken up. The sister Zhao you mentioned yesterday has arrived. Steward Yao brought her over. I just made some food for this guest. Young lady, please get up and eat with us."
When Yan Qiushu heard Zhao Shuhong was coming, she was so frightened that she lost her sleepiness all of a sudden. She quickly got up and changed her clothes, saying, "Why didn't you wake me up?"
Shui Yu said, "Miss Zhao told you to sleep a little longer, and she's not in a hurry, so she stopped me from calling you."
Yan Qiushu rubbed her face. Shui Yu handed her a handkerchief. She wiped it twice casually, looked in the mirror, and wiped it clean. She put on some face cream and sat down in front of the dressing table: "Hurry up and give me a quick hairstyle."
"Okay." Shui Yu also sped up.
A simple bun was enough to fix her hair. After Yan Qiushu confirmed that there was nothing wrong with her clothes, she ran out with her skirt lifted. When she walked into the living room, the fragrance became stronger and she also saw the woman sitting at the round table eating breakfast.
She was still as bright and beautiful as in my first memory, wearing a light red dress with her cuffs pulled tight, giving her a bit of the carefree style of a woman of the world. Her long hair was not all tied up, but some of it hung down behind her head, braided into a pigtail.
Zhao Shuhong was eating breakfast. She heard last night that Yan Qiushu would stay at this farm in the afternoon.
She just thought it would be bad to disturb them at this time, so she kept holding it in. But like Yan Qiushu, she had no other acquaintances in Kyoto, so she woke up early, asked for directions, and came directly here to wait.
When the footsteps sounded, she was still sighing in her heart that Yan Qiushu was so lucky to be able to eat such delicious food every day.
Today's breakfast is fried noodles and fried dough sticks.
The fried dough sticks are crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, and they are not very big. They are the size of a palm and can be eaten in two or three bites. The slightly salty taste is accompanied by the fragrant aroma of scallion oil. Every bite is a pleasure!
Not to mention fried noodles.
The taste was richer, but perhaps considering her taste, it was mainly salty. The chewy noodles were added with a lot of seasonings, making them an appetizing brown color. There were also some vegetables in the noodles. She picked up a strand of noodles and put it directly into her mouth. After chewing it twice, she wanted to swallow it.
So delicious!
There are some fried egg crumbs on top, and the vegetables inside are crispy and have a little sweetness.
When she heard footsteps and looked over, she was surprised and a little hesitant to put down her chopsticks, but fortunately her reason prevailed. Zhao Shuhong wiped her mouth happily and stood up to greet her: "Ashu, you're here!"
"Sister Zhao." Yan Qiushu also trotted over, her face full of smiles. "I just woke up. I was planning to bring breakfast to see you this morning, but I didn't expect you to be here already. I should have asked someone to wake me up."
When Zhao Shuhong heard this, her smile widened and the uneasiness in her heart disappeared. She left that terrible place on impulse, but she was still afraid that Yan Qiushu would not welcome her.
I heard that she was the future young lady of the Xiao family. As the person who was kidnapped with her by the robbers, she was very afraid that the other party would think that her appearance was a reminder of those bad things and would make her annoyed.
But compared to living in Wucheng, at most she can make a living in Kyoto by relying on her cooking skills.
It's better than staying there.
She smiled and said, "I'm not in a hurry. You just came here yesterday to settle in. You should have a good rest. I will stay in Kyoto from now on. There is still a lot of time to come."
Yan Qiushu was quite puzzled. When they had separated, Zhao Shuhong had said that her family had some wealth. Why had she come here alone now? She was afraid of upsetting her, so she didn't dare ask. She smiled and said, "That's fine. Let's eat first and then talk later."
"Okay, okay." Zhao Shuhong nodded repeatedly and sat back down. Looking at the half-eaten food in her bowl, she smiled shyly, "Your maid is such a good cook. Her cooking skills are much better than mine. I wanted to wait a little longer, but when I smelled the delicious food, I couldn't resist."
Yan Qiushu picked up her chopsticks and said proudly, "Of course, Shui Yu is really good now. I added the seasoning powder I made to this dish, so of course it's good."
The two smiled and continued eating.
The fried noodles are clearly separated, and when eaten with vegetables, the sweetness of the vegetables will offset the slightly dryness of the fried noodles. You can also taste some meat and mushroom pieces inside.
This is the mushroom sauce made by Yan Qiushu.
Yan Qiushu made a lot of this stuff. In fact, Gu Guanshi and others in the manor also made it themselves, but the taste of hers was different from others because of the golden finger, so it tasted better. Now when used to stir-fry noodles, the taste was much better, and naturally it tasted better.
After eating two mouthfuls of fried noodles, Yan Qiushu drank some soy milk and took a bite of crispy fried dough sticks. She was very satisfied with the taste.
If she wasn't afraid of getting fat, she would have eaten until she was full all the time.
Then she dipped the fried dough sticks into the soy milk. The fried dough sticks soaked in soy milk immediately lost a lot of their crispness, but when she took a bite, they were not dry at all and were full of juice. The slight sweetness and the salty taste of the fried dough sticks complemented each other surprisingly well.
Seeing her eating like this, Zhao Shuhong also dipped some soy milk and ate while giving a thumbs up.
Finally, both of them finished the fried rice and two fried dough sticks in front of them, and finally, holding half a cup of soy milk, they came to the soft couch in the inner room, lay down on the couch, and started chatting.
"Sister Zhao, what are you going to do next?" Yan Qiushu asked.
Zhao Shuhong had just about fallen asleep with her eyes squinting with satisfaction, but upon hearing this, she perked up again and said with a rather vicissitudes of life, "What? I'm planning to start a small business. I'm an expert at making pancakes, especially those shrimp pancakes. Everyone who tastes them has to praise them!"
Wucheng has abundant river seafood, and cooking and eating river seafood is almost an innate ability there.
Yan Qiushu's eyes lit up. Although this farm didn't raise shrimp, Manager Yao next door already did. There were many ways to cook shrimp, and she loved it all as long as it tasted good. Zhao Shuhong's cooking skills were great, and she said excitedly, "Then I have to try it. Sister Zhao, why don't you move here? I have space here, and if you want to do business, you can do it right here."
"Are you serious? Don't you dislike your sister?" Zhao Shuhong sat up straight and looked at her, still a little uneasy.
Yan Qiushu said seriously, "Of course, Sister Zhao did me a favor. I was new at the time and was almost scared to death. If you hadn't been comforting me, I would have offended those bandits a long time ago and wouldn't be in this situation today. Besides, this farm is so big, and I'll feel more at ease if you accompany me."
After hearing what she said, Zhao Shuhong's eyes turned red. She hurriedly wiped them hard, but the more she wiped, the redder they became. She said aggrievedly: "I didn't expect that a girl I met by chance would be the best to me. What's going on?..."
Yan Qiushu was stunned. She quickly took a handkerchief to wipe her tears and said softly, "Don't cry. Tell me if you have anything. Although I don't have much ability, I can still be a listener."
Zhao Shuhong took it with sobs, wiped her tears, and whispered, "Sister was kicked out by the family this time..."
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