Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Seduction
After Liang Xin shook hands with the soldiers one by one, she found that Lu Chongfeng's face was very sour. Just as she was about to speak, a large group of cadres lined up to shake hands.
Liang Xin turned his head and smiled. Just as he was about to raise his hand, a military green arm stretched out from the side, blocked in front of him, and shook the cadres' hands.
The smiles on the cadres' faces suddenly froze.
Lu Chongfeng gave a forced smile, and the other cadres followed suit with a few dry laughs. They did not dare to say much to the mighty and famous Section Chief Lu, and they looked at Liang Xin reluctantly before leaving.
Wei Yuanyang stood behind and looked at Liang Xin who was the center of attention, his expression extremely complicated.
Envy, regret, desire and strong possessiveness...
The idea of taking the opportunity to queue up and shake hands with Liang Xin was interrupted by Lu Chongfeng.
He wanted so badly to touch Liang Xin up close again that his heart almost broke at the thought, but he didn't even have the qualifications to stand beside her.
Losing Liang Xin made him experience the strongest and most intense pain in more than 20 years. The pain gnawed at him every day, spurring him to stand at the top position as soon as possible...
Wei Yuanyang looked at Liang Xin deeply again, then turned and walked towards the head of logistics department.
After the performance, Liang Xin and Lu Chongfeng were stopped by reporters from major newspapers for interviews.
Lu Chongfeng ruthlessly rejected the enthusiastic reporters.
Liang Xin thought about it, and changed her previous low-key attitude of not showing up and not participating. She accepted reporters' questions, but only responded with praise for the performance.
The next day, Liang Xin's photo appeared again on the pages of major newspapers.
In the hot summer, the military region art troupe held more than 100 performances.
The Jiangjing Repertory Theatre, Peking Opera Troupe and Film Studio followed suit and performed their own works related to the close relationship between the military and civilians in Jiangkou.
Liangxin and Yangtao from Jiangkou Base are well known to people from all over the country.
After Lu Chongfeng came back from drill, he went to the tofu shop and bought two pieces of tofu.
I got home early today and Liang Xin hadn't gotten up yet.
Lu Chongfeng pushed open the door and looked, then wanted to close it, but then he pushed it open again and quietly walked to the bed.
Looking at Liang Xin who was sleeping soundly on the pillow, her delicate little nose flaring slightly, her long and thick eyelashes casting two shadows on her flawless and soft cheeks, and her sleeping posture was extremely well-behaved and adorable. Lu Chongfeng's heart melted and he couldn't help but want to get closer.
Then I thought of my naked body under the quilt, which was covered with red marks left by him last night...
Lu Chongfeng resisted the urge to kiss her, and walked out of the room carefully carrying the tofu.
When Liang Xin woke up, the sun was already high in the sky.
I stretched out in bed. Even though I had a good sleep, I still couldn't get rid of the fatigue and weakness.
She turned over and saw Lu Chongfeng's pillow. She clenched her slender white fingers into fists and hit the pillowcase twice.
Suddenly I smelled the aroma of fried tofu.
Liang Xin stood up, the quilt slipped off her body, revealing a snow-white complexion. She got out of bed naked and walked to the closet. Out of the corner of her eye she noticed that clothes had been folded up at the end of the bed, from inside to outside, from top to bottom, without missing a single piece.
"woke up?"
Lu Chongfeng was holding a plate of freshly fried tofu and looked into the room, just in time to see Liang Xin bending over with her back to him, raising her legs to put on her white cotton briefs.
Lu Chongfeng was able to take in the beautiful sight of the tall, round mountain, and his breath was immediately taken away.
Even after the beautiful scenery was completely covered by the white cotton panties, the scene still remained clear in my mind.
Liang Xin looked back at him, her sleepy face revealing a lazy look. She slowly lowered her head to look at his pants, "What's burning?"
Lu Chongfeng took a deep breath, "Didn't you say last night that you wanted to eat fried tofu? The white porridge and salted duck eggs are ready, and I also went to the cafeteria to buy some freshly-cooked white steamed buns."
Liang Xin snorted.
To Lu Chongfeng's ears, it sounded charming and affectionate.
"If you keep going like this, I won't be able to bear it anymore."
"...How many times did you come last night?"
"So stop teasing me!"
Lu Chongfeng put the fried tofu on the table and turned around to go back to the room to hug Liang Xin.
When I turned around, Liang Xin had already walked towards the bathroom.
He quickly chased after him.
Liang Xin looked at the toothbrush with toothpaste squeezed on it on the sink, picked up the toothbrush holder, rinsed a mouthful of water and spit it out, put the toothbrush in her mouth, and glanced at Lu Chongfeng who came in.
"Does it hurt?"
He said something without any reason. Liang Xin looked at him, asking what he meant with her eyes.
Lu Chongfeng pulled a handful of hair on his forehead and said, "It's very red and seems a little swollen."
Liang Xin: ".......Shut up."
"oh."
Lu Chongfeng pursed his lips and watched Liang Xin finish brushing her teeth. He diligently put the towel in the basin and held it up to Liang Xin to save her from bending down.
Liang Xin soaked the towel in water, wrung it dry, wiped her face with it, and her vision gradually became clear.
After eating the fried tofu, especially the slightly charred golden skin, which was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and then taking a bite of the white steamed bun, her taste buds were fully satisfied, and Liang Xin's spirits recovered a little.
Lu Chongfeng cut the salted duck eggs into small pieces, picked up the oily egg yolk, and put them on Liang Xin's steamed bun, looking forward to her reaction.
Liang Xin bit the steamed bun with the egg yolk into her mouth. The oily and delicate egg yolk had a crunchy texture and melted in her mouth. It was rich and mellow. "It's just the right saltiness. You should try it too."
Lu Chongfeng finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Liang Xin asked him to eat too.
It means that she is not angry that he broke his promise and left marks all over her body!
Lu Chongfeng picked up the steamed bun, took a small bite of it, then picked up the bowl of porridge and drank half of it.
Liang Xin looked at him, smiled unhappily, tore off a small piece of steamed bun, and meowed, calling Xiaoju who was curled up on the sofa basking in the sun.
Xiaoju raised his paw and stood up, jumped off the sofa, trotted over, raised his head and sniffed the bun on Liangxin's fingertips, lowered his head and licked his paw, then looked out the long window.
"Woof!"
Xiaobai, who was tied up by Lu Chongfeng in the backyard because of his enthusiasm for destroying the vegetable garden, sensitively noticed the noise of feeding in the house and jumped around in the backyard.
"Xiaoju is becoming more and more picky now!"
Lu Chongfeng had finished his breakfast. He picked up the steamed bun from Liang Xin's hand, walked to the backyard, and threw it to Xiaobai.
Xiaobai, who had grown to the size of a bench, jumped up to catch the steamed bun, swallowed it into his stomach in one gulp, and looked at Lu Chongfeng pitifully.
"Just pretend."
Lu Chongfeng pointed at the bean and cucumber racks that had been bitten down in the vegetable garden and said, "I'm punishing you to mourn for the fruits and vegetables in the vegetable garden here."
Liang Xin sat at the table and chuckled.
When they arrived at the bakery, the four of them had already washed ten yellow basins and enamel basins and stacked them on the table as instructed last night.
"Have all the materials been delivered?"
Zhong Xuelian took out the list of materials and said, "They are all delivered."
Liang Xin put on an apron, hat and sleeves, and washed her hands again with soap in the enamel basin on the basin rack.
"Liang Xin, what are you doing today?" Li Mao moved all the materials to the long table. "Why are there so many pots?"
Liang Xin wiped her hands with a towel that she disinfected every day and said, "Let's make mooncakes."
"moon cake?"
Li Mao clapped his hands, "Yes, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming in a blink of an eye!"
“How many pots are needed to make mooncakes?”
Xia Xia said: "I have only eaten brown sugar mooncakes before."
"I've eaten brown sugar sesame cakes." Li Mao said, "During the Mid-Autumn Festival, we make brown sugar sesame cakes, which are considered moon cakes."
Wang Daya had never eaten a sesame seed bun with brown sugar filling, nor had she ever eaten a mooncake.
Zhong Xuelian said, "I've eaten two kinds, brown sugar mooncakes and five-nut mooncakes, but I've heard of lotus seed paste mooncakes. Liang Xin, which one do you want to make?"
"Today I'm making six kinds of mooncakes: lotus seed paste, five-nut paste, sesame and sugar paste, various fruits, vegetable fillings, and pork fillings."
As soon as Liang Xin finished speaking, the four of them were stunned.
“There are so many kinds of fillings for mooncakes?”
"Pork filling? Mooncakes with pork filling?"
"Aren't mooncakes all sweet? Why are there vegetables and meat in them?"
The four of them were discussing curiously when they suddenly heard Liang Xin say, "Once you finish making these mooncakes, you will be a master."
The bakery was silent for a moment.
"Go out?" Li Mao asked, "Where are we going?"
"You can make snacks for all seasons all year round." Liang Xin poured out the lotus seeds and checked the quality. "This is called becoming a master."
The bakery was quiet for a moment.
The four of them were a little excited when they reacted, but also a little confused in their excitement.
"I have graduated without realizing it." Li Mao raised his hands. "I have become a real technician?"
Wang Daya also raised her hands and looked at the protruding joints on her hands due to years of farm work.
The joints cannot change, but the skin can.
Originally, the fingertips and backs were rough, cracked and covered with calluses, but after working in the bakery for more than half a year, kneading dough and making delicate pastries every day, I don’t know when the skin on my hands became smooth and shiny, and most of the calluses have faded away.
“How sudden.”
Zhong Xuelian looked at Liang Xin and said, "We are probably the ones who learn the skills the fastest in China and are the most comfortable as apprentices."
Xia Xia nodded vigorously, "That's right! Come to think of it, Liang Xin has taught us how to make many traditional dim sum."
"More than that, old-fashioned, dim sum."
Wang Daya said: "Yang, Yang bread, I also learned it."
"you do not say!"
Li Mao said, "Others may have never seen it, but I have not only tried several kinds of Western bread, but I can also make them all! So it seems that after spending almost a year with Liang Xin, I have completely changed!"
Zhong Xuelian said: "Yes, you know a lot of words now!"
Liang Xin looked at her mortal enemy who rarely argued, picked up the lotus seeds, and walked into the kitchen, "Come here and listen to the key points."
Four people immediately lined up to follow in.
“When making lotus seed paste, the skin and core of the lotus seeds must be removed cleanly.”
Liang Xin poured the lotus seeds into the pot. "You need to use alkaline water to soak the lotus seeds. The alkaline water must be warm water."
Not only Zhong Xuelian, but also Wang Daya, Li Mao and Xia Xia all took out their own small notebooks and wrote down the key points on paper.
"Ten minutes of warm alkaline water is enough. Don't soak it for too long, otherwise the nutrients in the lotus seeds will be destroyed."
Liang Xin looked at the clock on the wall, picked up the kettle, and poured it into the pot. "After ten minutes, add boiling water and use a brush to remove the skin of the lotus seeds."
The four of them watched as Liang Xin picked up a bamboo brush and quickly scrubbed the lotus seeds clean, then washed them with clean water until they turned white and brought them to the long table outside.
"Bring me a toothpick."
Liang Xin usually only had to say one sentence in the bakery, and someone would follow her instructions within three seconds, but she seldom spoke, and when she did, it was almost always to the point.
The four of them also understood what each sentence meant.
Just like now, after Zhong Xuelian went to get the toothpick, Xia Xia immediately brought over the tea brewed by Liang Xin.
"Use a toothpick to poke out the lotus seeds one by one."
Liang Xin took the enamel pot, sat on the bench and watched the four people pick the lotus seeds, and took a sip of green tea. "When making lotus seed paste, you must remove the lotus seed skin and filling completely, otherwise it will affect the color and taste."
"Liang Xin, the more you talk, the more I feel a bad feeling."
Zhong Xuelian held the lotus seeds in her hand and looked up and said, "I feel like my master is going to run away."
The other three people looked up in a flash.
"Where am I going?"
Liang Xin lowered her eyes and drank her tea.
"That's right." Zhong Xuelian put the selected lotus seeds into the enamel basin. "Even if I leave, I should follow Section Chief Lu. I heard from Old Ji that Section Chief Lu's training reform plan is very long and will take at least three to five years to complete."
The other three breathed a sigh of relief and went back to work.
Liang Xin put down the enamel pot, stood up, took out walnut kernels, almonds, melon seeds, sesame kernels and peanut kernels, put them in the baking tray, and put them in the oven.
After they were roasted, they were taken out and placed on the long table. I saw that the four people had almost picked out all the lotus seed cores.
"Soak the lotus seeds in warm water for 30 minutes to swell, then peel the roasted lotus seeds and crush them into small pieces."
The four of them divided the work skillfully.
Liang Xin sat back down, picked up the enamel teacup and took a sip of tea.
Lu Chongfeng walked in with a stack of newspapers, "What a nice smell!"
“What day doesn’t the bakery smell good?”
"It smells different today, like a snack shop."
Liang Xin took the Liberation Daily and People's Daily from him and saw that the headline was a photo of Deng Xiaoping, who had just returned to power and proposed to convene a symposium on science and education.
The newspaper did not state the actual content, but it was at this symposium that the government agreed to restore the college entrance examination system.
"The service center has pomegranates." Lu Chongfeng looked at Liang Xin who was reading a newspaper, "Do you want some?"
"eat."
Liang Xin turned a page of the newspaper and said, "It would be even better if there were hairy crabs."
"Eating that stuff doesn't have any oil or water at all."
After Li Mao finished speaking, he thought of the crabs cooked by Liang Xin, "But the crabs you cook are indeed different."
Lu Chongfeng made a "tsk" sound and turned away.
Liang Xin almost laughed out loud. Ever since she made the "tsk" sound twice, Lu Chongfeng has made "tsk" his catchphrase.
Every time he made a "tsk" sound, it tickled Liang Xin's funny bone.
"It's done."
Xia Xia placed plates of peeled and crushed five-kernel grains on the long table.
Liang Xin put away the newspaper, washed her hands, picked up a copper wire sieve, poured the swollen lotus seeds into it and rubbed them into a paste. "This part should be done by hand. A meat grinder can easily destroy the color of the lotus seeds and make them black."
Normally, the four of them would listen to Liang Xin talk very seriously, but today when they knew they were going to go out on a mission, they wanted to prick up their ears and listen.
"Open the pot, low heat."
Wang Daya went to heat up the big stove and then turned to low heat.
Liang Xin poured oil into the pot and added sugar, which slowly melted. "Stir-fry the sugar to keep it white, and don't let it turn yellow. Don't use an iron shovel, use a wooden or bamboo shovel."
After that, Liang Xin poured in the lotus paste and stir-fried it with a wooden spatula. After the lotus paste became hard, she poured in the remaining oil and continued to stir-fry. "It won't stick to your hands or the pan, so you can take it off the heat."
"So this is how the lotus seed paste is made." Zhong Xuelian looked at the light green-yellow filling in the pot and felt like she had leveled up again. "Is this the famous lotus seed paste mooncake?"
"It's not wrapped yet. It's a semi-finished product at best."
Liang Xin instructed Xia Xia to take out the syrup and dough that had been stored previously.
Pick up the crushed five-nut crumbs and pour them into the enamel basin, then add the finely chopped melon strips, green plums, and tangerine cakes and mix evenly. "White sugar, osmanthus jam, or rose jam is also fine. I'm adding osmanthus jam today to increase the adhesion of the filling. Then add strong white wine, cooked peanut oil, and cooked flour."
Looking at the fragrant five-nut filling, Li Mao swallowed his saliva, "I thought I had already mastered it, but I didn't expect that there would be something that would make me salivate."
Wang Daya: "Why do you need to add white wine?"
Wang Daya only listened and never asked questions before. Liang Xin saw that she rarely asked questions, so she smiled and said, "To increase the flavor, you can also use various medicinal wines to enrich the fillings."
The four people's technique of making dough for various snacks has reached perfection. The key lies in making the fillings. When Liang Xin was mixing the fillings, he pointed out a few key points and the four of them had already prepared the dough for six kinds of mooncakes.
Liang Xin divided the lotus seed paste into 80 portions, pressed the dough into thin flat slices with her hands, put the lotus seed paste in and wrapped it into a round shape, then put it into a wooden cake press, pressed it with her hands, knocked the wooden press on the chopping board a few times, and carefully tilted the cake out. A raw mooncake embryo fell into Liang Xin's palm.
Looking at the round mooncake embryos with clear edges and patterns, the four of them couldn't help but exclaim "Wow".
"Let's do it together."
Liang Xin put the mooncakes into the baking tray. "This batch is done. According to the old rules, we will send one batch to the logistics department, service center and vegetable station. The rest will be regarded as Mid-Autumn Festival benefits. We will share them among ourselves."
The four of them couldn't help but exclaimed "Wow" again.
As batches of mooncakes come out of the oven, midsummer is coming to an end, and a hint of coolness appears in the hot wind.
Lu Chongfeng brought the small kitchen table to the yard.
A bottle of osmanthus wine, six steamed hairy crabs, a plate of stir-fried lotus pond dishes, a plate of glutinous rice and chicken in lotus leaf, two bowls of glutinous rice dumplings in wine, a plate of moon cakes with six flavors, two pomegranates, and a grapefruit.
Xiaoju jumped onto the chair and sniffed the fragrance on the table.
Xiaobai had been tied up once, and after being released by Liangxin, he just wagged his tail and circled around Liangxin, not daring to cause trouble again.
Liang Xin brought two wine cups and poured osmanthus wine into them.
Lu Chongfeng came out of the kitchen with a white porcelain spoon in his hand and sat down.
From next door came the sound of Li Mao cursing at Daqiang and Erqiang.
Liang Xin raised her glass to toast Lu Chongfeng.
Lu Chongfeng deliberately held the wine glass lower than Liang Xin's. "The first reunion festival."
"bite!"
The white porcelain wine glasses clinked together.
Liang Xin took a sip of wine and picked up a piece of lotus root and chewed it crisply, "Do you miss home?"
"I should be the one asking if you miss home."
Lu Chongfeng picked up the crab and peeled it, then put a crab leg into the small dish of ginger and vinegar in front of Liang Xin. "I'm used to being a soldier. This is your first time away from home. Do you want to?"
Liang Xin said, "I don't think about it when I'm with you."
“Cough… cough cough…”
Lu Chongfeng was so shocked that he choked on his saliva, his face turned red, but he still looked at Liang Xin with flattery.
What's this?
This is special!
That's sweet!
This is the cultivation of the spirit!
Lu Chongfeng's ears turned red and his face became hot, his heart was beating fast, and so was I! ”
Just after he finished speaking, Lu Chongfeng shook his head again, "No, I am even more!"
Liang Xin dipped the crab legs in ginger vinegar, took a sip, and the delicious taste made her squint her eyes.
Lu Chongfeng stared at Liang Xin, "Is it so delicious?"
Liang Xin nodded, "The crab roe and crab meat are very fatty."
Lu Chongfeng smiled and said, "I will buy hairy crabs for you to eat every Mid-Autumn Festival."
Liang Xin bit the crab calmly and looked up at the moon.
Lu Chongfeng raised his head and asked, "Why is the moon not round?"
"The moon is full on the 16th." Liang Xin said, "Don't you know?"
Lu Chongfeng shook his head. "I never paid attention to it before. It's only since you said you wanted to enjoy the moon that I've been looking forward to the moon becoming round soon."
Liang Xin was slightly stunned. "Looking forward to it? Why?"
"Because I want you to see the best moon."
Liang Xin's heart trembled, and she paused while biting the crab meat. She looked at Lu Chongfeng who was looking up at the moon. His raised jaw had clear lines, and his profile was like a carefully crafted work of art, looking a little cold. But when he looked at her, his black eyes were immediately reflected with starlight.
Liang Xin couldn't eat anymore.
Hug Lu Chongfeng and kiss him.
Lu Chongfeng was flattered again. He picked up Liang Xin and held her in his arms, savoring the crab flavor that he had not tasted tonight.
But I didn’t taste much of the crab flavor, instead I tasted the flavors of osmanthus wine and vinegar.
Lu Chongfeng swallowed the taste down his throat.
When Liang Xin was sitting on Lu Chongfeng's legs and Lu Chongfeng's hand had already slipped under the hem of her clothes, the sound of Li Mao's slippers thrown on the ground suddenly came from next door, followed by the footsteps of Daqiang or Erqiang running away.
Liang Xin suddenly woke up, and remembering Li Mao and the children's habit of climbing the wall, she pushed Lu Chongfeng.
It was extremely rare for Lu Chongfeng to think along the same lines as Liang Xin.
He picked up Liang Xin horizontally, without leaving her lips, and walked towards the corridor.
Liang Xin patted his shoulder and said, "We haven't finished the reunion dinner yet."
"No more."
"no."
Lu Chongfeng took a deep breath, then another deep breath, turned his head to look at the food on the table, then looked down at Liang Xin, "Then why did you provoke me just now?"
"You seduced me."
Lu Chongfeng was stunned for a moment, "Really? I can seduce you? How do I seduce you? When? Drinking? Eating crabs?"
Liang Xin sat back on the stool, picked up the crab legs and stuffed them into her mouth.
"Which part seduced you?"
Lu Chongfeng grabbed a handful of hair and asked, "What did I do just now?
Liang Xin looked at his messy hair and couldn't help laughing, "Let's eat first and enjoy the moon."
Lu Chongfeng couldn't remember what the meal tasted like after that. He didn't remember the taste of crabs, nor the taste of glutinous rice chicken in lotus leaf. He was observing Liang Xin's reaction the whole time.
Peel the crab and observe.
Drink osmanthus wine and observe.
Look at the moon and observe.
Liang Xin, however, only enjoyed the delicious food and did not show any sign of being seduced during the entire process.
Lu Chongfeng, with his messy hair, carried a rattan rocking chair into the yard, put it on the ground, and stood at the place where he had just sat to eat, thinking hard.
Suddenly, I saw moonlight on the ground.
Suddenly I realized.
He was looking at the moon just now!
Liang Xin came out of the shower and glanced at Lu Chongfeng who was standing in the yard, looking up at the moon, motionless.
I passed by him, but he didn't move.
I went back to the room, lit mosquito coils, and came out with a palm-leaf fan, but he still didn't move.
Liang Xin sat in the rocking chair and fanned herself, "Thinking about life?"
Lu Chongfeng: “….”
Lu Chongfeng tilted his stiff neck and looked at Liang Xin with a worried look on his face: "I'm seducing you, seducing you! Why don't you take the bait?"
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