Su Qingluan was worried that Su Guangfu, who was busy in the backyard, wouldn't be able to hear her, so she went to the backyard. However, her father frowned in disgust and rebuffed her: "I don't like those greasy and sweet foods. You guys eat them."
Su Qingluan shrugged and said, "If you don't eat now, you won't have any share later." Unexpectedly, Su Guangfu didn't care at all. He didn't even shift his gaze from the "chicken cage reconstruction" project in his hands to Su Qingluan. He still looked immersed in his handicraft.
Helplessly, Su Qingluan had to go back to the front yard and said to Yang: "I went to call my father, but he didn't come."
Yang smiled and said to Sun Guixiang, "Don't pay attention to him. He just doesn't like sweet food. It's just right for us mother and children to be together more comfortably."
Su Qingluan distributed the bowls and chopsticks to Sun Guixiang and her younger brothers and sisters: "Auntie, eat it while it's hot. If it gets cold, it will become hard and not tasty."
When the candied bananas were first cooked, the sugar was still hot and soft, not yet reaching the "candied" effect. So I called Su Guangfu during his free time, which was just right for the bananas to cool down a bit.
The little girl Su Xueyan was sitting right in front of a small bowl of water. She pointed curiously and said, "Sister, what is this bowl of water for?"
"Dip it in the candied banana later when you eat it." Su Qingluan explained with a smile.
"Pulled silk?" Sun Guixiang asked curiously, "How do you do it?"
"How about taking a piece and trying it?"
Sun Guixiang was the guest, so naturally she had to pick up her chopsticks first. She didn't refuse or feel embarrassed, and took a bite with her chopsticks without hesitation.
In an instant, the banana pieces that were as crystal clear as yellow gems were pulled into strands of sugar threads, which were reflected with bright light under the daylight, like glowing silk threads.
Sun Guixiang raised her arms as high as she could, but the "thread" still showed no sign of breaking, forcing her to stand up. Seeing this, Su Qingluan had to pick up her chopsticks and demonstrate the correct way to eat candied bananas:
First, grab a piece of banana, quickly pull the sugar thread, wrap it around the chopsticks a few times, then rinse it in clean water to allow the excess sugar thread to dissolve in the water.
"This is how you use the water." Su Qingluan explained, then put the piece of banana in her hand into Yang's bowl.
"Oh, your eldest daughter is so clever!" Sun Guixiang looked at Yang in amazement. "How on earth did she come up with so many tricks?"
Yang smiled and said, "She's not very good at needlework, but she has some talent for making food."
When the two little ones saw the banana being "candied", they opened their eyes wide with curiosity and looked eager to try it.
When Mrs. Yang allowed them to use their chopsticks, the two little guys picked up their chopsticks and poked the bananas.
Su Xuanhe was lucky. He was already over seven years old and was already very proficient in using chopsticks. So he quickly mastered the trick of eating "candied banana" and placed a piece of banana in his bowl.
But things were not so smooth for the little girl Xueyan.
After all, she is not yet four years old, and it is not easy for her to eat skillfully with a spoon. She has only recently started to learn to use chopsticks. In addition, the caramelized banana is very sticky, so it takes some effort to pick up a piece.
But the little girl obviously didn't have the strength and sensitivity to control her wrist like that. After trying for a long time, she only managed to poke a banana in two, and her little face turned red with anxiety.
Su Xuanhe, as the older brother, although he always likes to make his younger sister cry, he still has the bearing of a brother when it matters. Seeing that his younger sister has tried hard but still has no success, he immediately gave the candied banana in his bowl to her and moved on to another piece.
Su Qingluan gently bit through the shell of the candied banana - well, although this banana is not sweet and sticky enough, it has a light fragrance and a slightly sour taste, which can alleviate the sweetness of the crispy shell.
Because Su Qingluan prepared that bowl of cold water, the syrup that was originally so soft that it could be stretched to pieces could quickly solidify when it was cooled, and instead turned into a crispy, thin and transparent shell.
After being fried and heated, the bananas, which were originally hard and crispy, became soft and sticky. Although the sweetness was not much improved, this crispy outside and sticky inside texture was unanimously praised by everyone except Su Guangfu.
But in just a few moments, the whole plate of candied bananas was divided up without a trace left. Even the crust formed by the solidified syrup on the bottom of the plate was easily removed because it was brushed with a layer of sesame oil. So the two children ate it up as if it were candy.
"Rinse your mouth with water immediately after eating!" Su Qingluan said to her brother and sister, "Especially you, Su Erzhuang. You just had your teeth replaced. If they break again, you won't have another set to replace them!"
"Then can I not brush my teeth?" Su Xueyan smiled adorably, but her words were a bit provocative. "I haven't had my teeth replaced yet, so I'm not afraid of them getting damaged!"
"Okay!" Su Qingluan also smiled gently, "When the time comes and you roll on the ground in pain, don't come to me and my parents to cry." Su Qingluan said casually, words that made her sister look terrified.
The result was that the two little ones went to rinse their mouths obediently.
Sun Guixiang sighed to Yang with a hint of unsatisfied feeling, "Oh, if I had known earlier that I would have let your daughter-in-law cook my half bunch of bananas, it would have been so delicious!"
Su Qingluan smiled and said, "Auntie, if you want to eat it next time, just open your mouth. It's not difficult!"
Sun Guixiang said jokingly with a smile: "That's great, from now on I'll just stay at your house and never leave!"
Yang also followed up the conversation: "Well, it's just an extra set of bowls and chopsticks. Even if you come to eat every meal, what's the big deal?"
For a moment, everyone burst into laughter.
After they finished eating the candied sweet potatoes, Su Qingluan asked her brother and sister to go play in the yard. She turned to look at Sun Guixiang and Yang Shi: "Mother, Auntie, after washing these radishes today, do you want to dry them?"
"Why, Daya has never made dried vegetables?"
Su Qingluan shook her head. Her master in her previous life had always taught her to eat less pickles, so she only had a vague idea of how to pickle them. This was the first time she had ever seen someone making pickled and dried vegetables.
Yang did not tell anyone about Su Qingluan's "high fever and amnesia". After all, she was sick, so she just vaguely avoided the topic.
Although Sun Guixiang was straightforward and informal, she wasn't stupid. Seeing that Yang didn't want to talk about it further, she didn't ask any more questions and simply followed Su Qingluan's question, explaining, "We need to cut the radish into strips, soak it in salt for half an hour, and then dry it in the sun for a few days."
Su Qingluan looked at the sky and saw that it was almost noon. She turned to look at Yang and said, "Mother, I'm afraid this job won't be finished in a short while. Why don't you ask Aunt to call Uncle Li and have dinner together at our house tonight?"
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