Chapter 74 The child is probably drunk
Tu Subo's mouth corners rose slightly, and he sneered with ambiguous meaning. It was obvious that he had doubts about Gu Yuexuan's words.
As expected, Gu Yuexuan waved the delicate silver spoon in her hand and whispered, "I've just tried it myself. Although the taste of this rice wine is as light as the breeze, it still retains the charm of wine. You've been waiting here for a long time. Don't you really want to try it?"
Tu Subo had no intention of trying it.
But when he met Gu Yuexuan's bright eyes that sparkled with curiosity, his originally resolute words became vague: "Xuanxuan, I really can't drink."
Gu Yuexuan had already anticipated his answer. She lowered her lips slightly and said softly, "Then I won't force you. You..."
"Just a small spoonful?"
Tu Subo suddenly grasped her wrist, which was holding the silver spoon, and asked firmly, "We agreed to only have one sip. I'll only drink this one."
Absolutely nothing more.
There was only a little rice wine in the small spoon, not even the size of a glutinous rice ball, and the wine scooped out was only enough for a small sip.
Gu Yuexuan sipped half a bowl herself to make sure the alcohol wasn't too strong, then smiled and held out her hand: "Just one sip. If I give you the rest, it won't be good."
She originally wanted to hand the spoon to Tu Subo, but Tu Subo held her hand tightly and brought the spoon to his lips.
At this moment, their arms were intertwined, their figures were intertwined, and the air seemed to be filled with an indescribable warmth and tenderness.
However, Tu Subo's entire attention was focused on the rice wine in his mouth.
Gu Yuexuan did not lie to him, the taste of rice wine was indeed light and elegant.
It is different from the cool and sharp taste of Bamboo Leaf Green Tea, and also different from the spicy and pungent taste of Shaodaozi Tea. Instead, it has a sweet and mellow aftertaste, with a long aftertaste, and a hint of the elegance of osmanthus in the sweet and sour taste. The sweetness is light but not dissipated, and the aftertaste is long.
Tu Subo regained his composure, gently released his hand, stood up straight, and said calmly: "It is indeed delicious."
But he stopped tasting it.
Gu Yuexuan couldn't help laughing at his guarded look and chuckled, "See, I told you it was okay, didn't I?"
"Okay, I won't tease you anymore. Help me move this wine jar over. I'm going to start cooking."
Tu Subo silently lifted the wine jar, while Gu Yuexuan separated a portion of the wine from the filtered rice and placed it on the stove.
Tu Subo still had some glutinous rice flour that he had ground last time. He mixed it with the glutinous rice flour that had almost no alcohol flavor and cooked it into osmanthus glutinous rice wine balls, which were perfect as a dessert after dinner.
The table was filled with all kinds of delicacies: braised sweet potato rice, spicy twice-cooked pork, spicy and sour stir-fried cabbage, and sweet and refreshing cabbage and autumn melon soup.
After everyone had a hearty meal, the last dessert, glutinous rice balls in wine, was finally served.
Li took the first bite and then served a small bowl to the eagerly looking little Tu Su Yanting.
Xi Lanfang asked with some concern: "Third sister-in-law, this is made with fermented rice wine after all. Is it really okay for Yan Ting to eat it?"
"It's okay." Li replied with a smile, her tone full of love and trust.
Li smiled so much that ripples appeared in the corners of her eyes. "Gu Yuexuan had already filtered the wine once and then added water to boil it. Only the sweetness remained. Where is the aroma of wine?"
After Xi Lanfang confirmed that everything was alright, she also served a small bowl of the base to the eager Tu Su Minxu. Everyone in the yard, young and old, was delighted, immersed in the sour and sweet taste of the fermented rice dumplings. Gu Yuexuan had an idea and reserved a small bowl specifically for Tu Subo.
Tu Su Minyang drank two bowls in a blink of an eye. He only took a sip, so it shouldn't be a big deal, right?
She put down her bowl and chopsticks, turned around and went back to the stable. When Tu Subo came back from outside, only a few children were left playing in the yard.
Tu Su Yanting was a considerate person. She remembered to reserve food for her elder brother on the stove. She ran over carefully with the bowl in her hand and said gently, "Brother, this is what my sister-in-law left specially for you."
Tu Subo paused for a moment, then took the bowl from her hand, a hint of doubt on his face. "Is this made with rice wine?"
The glutinous rice in front of me was slightly darker in color, but I could not smell any trace of alcohol.
Does this include alcohol?
Before Tu Su Yanting could speak, Tu Su Minyang couldn't wait to interrupt: "No."
"Mother said this is sweet soup, and we've already drunk a lot!"
Tu Suminxu nodded seriously and tugged at Tu Subo's collar, urging him, "Brother, try it quickly. It tastes delicious!"
Four pairs of eyes, including Tu Su Yunxi's, were focused on Tu Subo. The doubts in Tu Subo's heart gradually dissipated, and he thought: It should not be made of rice wine.
Xuanxuan knew that he couldn't drink alcohol, and she had promised to let him only have a small sip, so she shouldn't have left him a bowl like this.
He drank it all in one gulp without hesitation, and the sweetness that remained on his tongue made his throat feel slightly greasy.
It’s still too sweet after all.
He washed the bowl and put it away, then sat in front of the stove and began his daily routine: decocting medicine for Gu Yuexuan.
The flames flickered, and white mist gradually rose from the medicine pot.
Tu Subo sniffed the medicinal fragrance lingering around his nose, and felt inexplicably dizzy.
Children are most afraid of the smell of medicine. As soon as he started to boil the medicine, the little ones ran away without a trace.
He was clearly the only one in the yard, but Tu Subo seemed to hear the voices of many people talking.
He frowned, shook his head vigorously, stood up, poured a bowl of water from the kettle, drank it all, but found that the water from the kettle was still sweet.
"What on earth is this..."
"Oh my god, Bo'er, why did you drink that?!"
Xi Lanfang hurried out of the house, pulled Tu Su Minxu and Tu Su Yunxi into the house, looked at the kettle in Tu Subo's hand, screamed in surprise, and hurried over to grab the kettle.
When the wine that Gu Yuexuan had carefully prepared was still not finished, I reminded her that she should store the remaining liquid in a kettle so that she could savor it another day. Unexpectedly, without even asking, she grabbed the kettle and poured the liquid into her throat without hesitation.
What's worse is that she was expecting the wine to taste even mellower tomorrow, so she added more rice wine to enhance its aroma when pouring it.
It may be fine for others to drink it, but if Tusubo drinks it, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Tu Subo's face looked extremely pale at the moment. He leaned tightly against the edge of the stove with one hand, blinking rapidly at his blurry eyes. His gaze wandered to Xi Lanfang, and his voice became hoarse involuntarily: "Mother, is this... is this wine?"
Xi Lanfang responded with a hint of anxiety and helplessness, "Of course, I mixed in half of the rice wine myself."
She does it herself, and there is absolutely no mistake!
Xi Lanfang waved her hand anxiously in front of him and asked tentatively, "Bo'er, are you okay? What's wrong with you..."
"Oh my God! This kid is probably drunk!"
Xi Lanfang hurriedly steadied his body, turned around and called out loudly: "Xuanxuan!"
"Xuanxuan, Tu Subo is drunk!"
Gu Yuexuan, who was wiping her hair, froze instantly when she heard the call: What's going on?
Can that small cup of fermented rice wine that has been boiled and the alcohol evaporated really make people drunk?
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