Chapter 55 It's so sweet
Gu Yuexuan smiled and replied, "Yes, we will be able to taste the sweet and delicious osmanthus cake soon. How many pieces would Minxu like to try?"
Although Tu Su Minxu was small, he had high aspirations. He immediately stretched out his little hand proudly and declared loudly: "I want to eat five pieces!"
Xi Lanfang couldn't help but chuckle and gently tapped his chubby belly: "Be careful not to eat too much and your stomach will get bloated. Eat a few less pieces, okay?"
Tu Suminxu frowned, hugged Gu Yuexuan's legs with a look of reluctance, and said pitifully: "Then I won't eat so much."
"But, brother can eat it!"
He pointed at Tu Subo and said proudly, "Brother is already a big boy, he can definitely eat...ten pieces!"
"Brother can eat!"
Tu Subo was suddenly entrusted with an important task. Seeing Gu Yuexuan's mouth corners pressed down with great difficulty as she tried to suppress a smile, he maintained a calm expression and said calmly, "That's right, I can eat ten yuan."
Gu Yuexuan couldn't contain her inner joy after all, she let out a crisp laugh, and the cheerful atmosphere infected the people around who had been watching in silence for a long time, and they also started laughing heartily.
Tu Subo, known as the "glutton," couldn't help but laugh. He glanced at the few ingredients on the stove and asked out of habit, "What are you planning on having for dinner? Do you need my help?"
"You want to do it?" Li waved her hand dismissively. "That's really a no-brainer."
She signaled Tu Su Yan Ting to play nearby, then walked towards Gu Yue Xuan and said, "I plan to learn how to cook from Xuan Xuan. Why don't you go over to the side and take a rest?"
Yu's sadness had eased a bit, and now she was a little embarrassed and didn't want to be lazy. She walked over and said, "I want to learn too. I can't always rely on Xuanxuan alone."
Seeing this, Tu Subo realized that he was useless.
He glanced at Gu Yuexuan and nodded slightly to him, indicating that she should go somewhere else, so he simply rolled up his sleeves, turned around and picked up the axe.
The wood he cut from the mountains could not be used directly as fuel. It needed to be chopped into pieces of similar size so that it would be easier to control the temperature.
Tu Subo chopped wood without saying a word, while Tu Su Minfei looked around and quietly picked up the bucket.
The water tank at home was empty, and it was just in time for him to fetch water.
Because there are still some leftover side dishes from yesterday, today's ingredients are not much different from yesterday.
Gu Yuexuan thought for a moment and decided to change some dishes to add some novelty to dinner.
Fresh eggplant and emerald green bell peppers are placed over a fire, the flames licking their skin until it's charred black. Then, the flames carefully peel off the blackened skin, skillfully cut into finger-sized pieces, and sprinkled with various seasonings, creating a refreshing cold dish.
The meat soaked in the jar is rich in texture. It is taken out and chopped into small pieces. The long eggplant strips are fried in the pan until crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Then they are taken out with a colander to filter out the excess oil.
Heat oil in a wok and add finely chopped scallions, ginger, garlic, and chopped green and red chilies. Stir-fry until fragrant. Next, add the minced meat and stir-fry along with the fried eggplant. Evenly sprinkle with the pre-mixed sauce of soy sauce, salt, and a little syrup. Stir-fry until evenly combined, then remove from the wok and serve.
Taking into account the diversity of the dishes, she also carefully prepared an egg drop soup.
Four eggs are gently beaten with chopsticks in a bowl, and the remaining potato starch is mixed evenly with water. When the water in the pot with a little lard is boiled, the starch water is slowly poured in and boiled again.
When the water starts to boil, use chopsticks to gently guide the egg liquid in the bowl into the pot.
As if by magic, the bright yellow egg liquid surged up in the boiling water, as distinct as silk threads and as pleasing to the eye as blooming flowers.
When the frangipani in the pot are completely spread out and rolled until mature, sprinkle with an appropriate amount of salt and garnish with a few strands of green chopped green onions before serving. This will create a delicious dish with great color, aroma and taste.
When she finished carefully cooking the last dish and turned around to gently take out the plate of osmanthus cakes from the steamer, she found that they had cooled down just right.
When the osmanthus cake is half cooked, she carefully lifts the lid and sprinkles a layer of unground dried osmanthus flowers on it. The fine rice flour, soothed by the steam, slowly condenses into a complete piece of osmanthus cake, which she then skillfully cuts into neat, small cubes with a knife.
She also carefully garnished the top of each pastry with a little tawny syrup.
The syrup and dried osmanthus complement each other, exuding an alluring sweet aroma that is irresistible.
Originally, snacks should be enjoyed after the meal, but the eager gazes of the little ones were really hard to resist.
So, Gu Yuexuan picked up a plate, filled it with osmanthus cake, and handed it to Xi Lanfang: "Grandma, please send these delicacies to Grandpa and Grandma to taste."
Xi Lanfang took it with a smile and went to distribute it.
She placed small pieces of osmanthus cake into the children's hands one by one and said gently, "There's still a lot in the pot, but everyone can only try a small piece now. Can you continue to enjoy it after dinner?"
Osmanthus cake is made from rice flour. If you eat too much, it will affect your appetite for the main meal.
Tu Suminyang opened his mouth like a lion and took a bite, his eyes narrowed into slits because of the sweetness: "It's so sweet to the bottom of my heart!"
Tu Su Yan Ting savored the meat delicately, and after finishing, she pursed her lips in satisfaction: "It's sweet and delicious."
Despite Tu Suminxu's boast that he could eat five pieces of osmanthus cakes in one sitting, his appetite clearly didn't live up to his boast. Seeing this, Gu Yuexuan chuckled and cut a piece of cake in half, handing one half to Tu Suminxu and deftly slipping the other half into Tu Subo's hand.
Tu Subo couldn't help laughing and was about to say something when Gu Yuexuan interrupted, "Bo'er, I know you can easily enjoy ten pieces at a time, but finish tasting this half piece of cake first. I'll keep the remaining nine and a half pieces for now."
Gu Yuexuan's eyes flashed with mischief, and she added, "Or, do you want to fulfill the promise of ten cakes at once?"
Tu Subo had always avoided sweets, never even touching his lips with a piece of icing sugar. However, facing Gu Yuexuan's deliberately provocative words, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Okay, remember to pay me back what you owe me."
The sweetness of the pastries spread across the tongue, so strong that it was almost unbearable.
Tu Subo suddenly felt a strange sensation, as if he had swallowed a mouthful of honey. The sweetness spread from the tip of his tongue to the depths of his heart, almost suffocating. He drank two large bowls of water in succession, trying to dilute the mouth-drying sweetness. Then he regained his composure and began to set the table.
Gu Yuexuan's cooking skills are as superb as ever, and today she won a lot of praise.
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