After promising to return the borrowed books intact tomorrow, Su Qingluan suddenly had an idea and muttered, "As the saying goes, 'A man who eats someone's food is grateful to him,' so giving you some food as a gift is the right thing to do!"
She wanted to ask someone to do something, but she couldn't just throw money at him - after all, she and Mu Xingzhi were friends, and it would be embarrassing to throw money at him.
In this case, Su Qingluan's cooking skills can come in handy.
Su Qingluan could tell from Mu Xingzhi's behavior, although he had never mentioned it, but the demeanor and grace that was subtly revealed in the way he sat, lay down and walked were definitely not something that could be cultivated in such a small village.
Mu Xingzhi didn't say anything, and Su Qingluan didn't ask. She also knew that Mu Xingzhi noticed her intention to avoid certain topics.
In this way, a tacit understanding was formed between the two of them, which they did not reveal to each other.
However, pretending not to know is one thing, but now that I want to give food as a gift to the other person, I naturally cannot be too casual.
Su Qingluan knew that Mu Xingzhi didn't like sweet things, so she planned to make a salty snack.
After a long time of selection, Su Qingluan had to choose a cake that looked good, but as someone who wasn't particularly good at pastry making, she couldn't make too many difficult pastries. Furthermore, considering the limitations of raw materials and cooking techniques, some cakes that required light cream or baking were rejected by Su Qingluan.
After much thought, Su Qingluan decided to make a lotus pastry, but use salted egg yolk instead of coconut flakes to make a salty lotus pastry.
Although the taste has changed, the general steps of making it remain the same.
Su Qingluan prepared the pastry that she had been planning to prepare in advance, and then went to pick the wild fruits as she had originally planned.
This time, we wanted to select fruits with the right degree of sweetness and sourness—not too ripe and easily damaged, nor too green and astringent that they would be difficult to eat.
Su Qingluan chooses fruits that are 70% to 80% mature, with a rosy and plump color and relatively high acidity.
Wild fruits couldn't ripen in batches like those in orchards, so Su Qingluan had to travel among the fruit trees in the mountains to select the right fruits.
Fortunately, there are enough wild fruit trees in Huaxi Village, all over the mountains and valleys. Although Su Qingluan can only collect a small part of them by herself, this small part can fully meet her needs.
It has to be said that the skill of gathering is a skill in the blood of the Chinese race. Whether it is digging wild vegetables or picking wild fruits, it is quite interesting.
Even though Su Qingluan knew that she was working, the joy of picking fruits could easily make people indulge in it.
So Su Qingluan, who was immersed in the joy of picking wild fruits, did not notice that someone was following her.
Because they had picked a lot of wild fruits today, it was already dark when Su Qingluan returned. In the kitchen, Yang was busy, and her younger brothers and sisters helped peel garlic and pick vegetables.
"Dad, Mom, Xuanhe Xueyan, I'm back!" Su Qingluan walked forward quickly, "What are you cooking today? It smells so good!"
"Today, Mom fried eggs with bitter melon, shredded pork with Sichuan peppercorns, and bean sprouts. We're having spring rolls today!" Su Xueyan listed all the ingredients she wanted to eat as if she were reading out the names of the dishes.
At this time, the breeze blew the loose hair on Su Xueyan's temples gently across the corners of her eyes, and the little girl subconsciously wanted to wipe it with her hands.
Su Xuanhe, who was passing by, was quick to grab his sister's hand and said, "You just cried because of the spicy food. Why don't you learn your lesson?"
It turned out that the little girl had just helped Yangshi pick onions and rubbed her eyes. The onions choked her eyes and turned them into little rabbit eyes, red and tearful.
Now that the scar had healed and she had forgotten the pain, she subconsciously wanted to touch the corner of her eye with her hand. If Su Xuanhe hadn't grabbed her hand, she would have been terribly burned by the spiciness again.
Yang came out of the kitchen carrying dishes and said with a smile, "Ever since Erzhuang went to school, he has become more and more like a brother."
Upon hearing this, Su Xuanhe straightened his body cockily. Seeing Su Qingluan coming in with a basket of wild fruits, he dropped his sister's hand and came over to ask, "Sister, are you picking all these fruits to eat?"
Su Qingluan laughed and joked, "You're really too fond of compliments. Mother just said you look like my brother, and you're turning into a greedy cat again!"
He held up the basket and said, "I'm going to make fruit jam for someone, and it's someone very important, so you won't get any of it for now."
Upon hearing this, Yang came over immediately: "Important person? Male or female? Big girl, are you interested in someone..."
"Mother..." Su Qingluan sighed silently, "It doesn't matter whether this person is a man or a woman, old or young. What matters is that this person may very well become the God of Wealth of our village."
Seeing Yang's confused expression, Su Qingluan did not intend to explain further - after all, everything was still unknown. As long as her fruit jam could be appreciated by the nobles in the capital, she could proceed with the next plan.
The next day, Su Qingluan wanted to make lotus cakes and jam with the fresh wild fruits that she had just washed and drained yesterday, so she simply told Su Guangfu and Yang the night before that she would not go to the stall today.
Now Su Guangfu and Yang are very skilled in setting up the stall. Su Qingluan's help can make things easier for the two of them, but they can still manage without her.
What's more, if it's only for one day, it's not a big deal.
Although she could stay at home, Su Qingluan had too many things to do today and had no time to play with her sister.
Fortunately, Su Xueyan has always been well-behaved. Su Qingluan asked her to practice calligraphy in the room after breakfast, or go across the street to talk to Sun Guixiang.
Sun Guixiang is now pregnant, and Uncle Li doesn't let her go out to work.
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