Chapter 50: Crepe Strawberry
In recent days, the entertainment topics at home generally revolve around two things.
One is a quiz show that boys like, and the other is the TV show "Flower Man" that girls favor.
Ever since Tsu Miki came, the relationship between the twins and the children in the village seemed to have thawed. Miya Chiri discovered that this Friday they were discussing the first episode of "Hana Otoko" with other children in the village, and they even soon developed their own favorite characters and started cheering for them.
Gong Zhili also likes this TV series very much. Although some parts of the plot may be embarrassing for her, she can't take her eyes off it for some reason.
Sometimes when I go to the unmanned vegetable stalls in the village and meet the housewives of other families, I can hear them talking about this drama.
The relationship between the girls developed rapidly under the catalysis of a TV series. On Saturdays and Sundays, Tsu Miki and the others even asked her to have lunch at a friend's house and continue playing together in the afternoon.
Gong Zhili was delighted to see this happen. Turning back, she saw all the boys in the family lined up playing with the "magic banana".
Including Nanami Kento and Haibara Yu.
When asked why he plays Lenovo Chain with children, Nanami Kento would say, "It is the duty of adults to play educational games with children." As for Haibara, as long as you ask him, he will be happy to accept.
When playing the game of Lenovo Chain, children also asked a lot of questions. For example, Gong Zhili heard Xiao Huzhang ask what the "magic banana" was. He had to explain to him what magic was and what a banana was.
Gong Zhili didn't expect that he didn't know what a banana was.
Nanami Kento was also stunned.
Megumi Fushiguro had been to the vegetable market herself and knew that banana was a fruit, so she took a pen and drew it for him.
Gong Zhili asked: "Emi, have you ever eaten a banana?"
The dark-haired boy holding the crayon shook his head quietly.
Gong Zhili smiled and said, "I'll make crepes for you tomorrow. Then you'll know what bananas look like and taste like."
Tomorrow she was going to make crepes, which required not only batter but also cream and fresh fruit. Thinking that other children in the family might not have eaten fruits like bananas and strawberries, she immediately prepared to go out to the town near the village to buy some fresh fruit.
At this time, I once again felt the inconvenience of not being able to drive because I am not an adult.
If only she could teleport.
Gong Zhili felt that transportation was inconvenient because she used to rely solely on running to travel, and her running speed was comparable to that of a small car, but now... probably because she changed her job from a warrior to a mage, she couldn't run that fast relying solely on leg strength.
She sat in the truck and chatted with Mr. Sato: "Do your kids play games?"
That’s right, the topic she brings up the fastest when chatting with other villagers who have children is children.
This is probably some kind of experience after raising children. Talking about children will make them feel relaxed and close, and at the same time will reveal a lot of family information - Gong Zhili is not sure if they are only so unguarded towards themselves.
Mr. Sato immediately spoke up, "We recently went on a trip, and they kept asking for a video game console. We never had one before. It's a complete waste of money, but the kids are asking for one, so what can we do?"
It seems that he bought it.
Gong Zhili: "What games are available on game consoles nowadays?"
Mr. Sato: "Hey, how could we understand this? They're playing all sorts of tricks, and we can't understand them."
Gong Zhili laughed silently.
Bananas and strawberries are not local seasonal fruits and are quite expensive in supermarkets. Gong Zhili bought enough for several people and spent almost 50,000 yuan.
At this price, 50 million wouldn’t be enough to raise a child, right?
But after seeing the world, the children at home can pick fruits from the orchard at home. If they want to eat strawberries, they can try growing some at home.
The children came home after having a great time in the evening. They were all very excited when they heard that they were going to eat crepes the next day and saw the bananas and strawberries they had bought.
"The strawberries smell so good." Nanako took a deep breath, "They're so pretty too."
Mimiko pointed to the black spots on the strawberries and said, "I saw in a picture book that these are strawberry seeds. Can we plant them?"
Fushiguro looked at the banana, then looked at the banana he had drawn, and took out a paintbrush to make some changes.
Yuji was lying on the table watching him revise his painting. When he heard Mimiko's words, he looked up and said, "Plant strawberries!"
Gong Zhili: "Then pick the seeds from a strawberry tomorrow and try to plant one in a pottery pot."
It snows here in December, so it will be very unlucky if you plant them outside.
Fushiguro Megumi asked, "Is one enough?"
Gong Zhili: "Every black spot on a strawberry has the potential to grow into a strawberry seedling. How many seeds does a strawberry have?"
When it comes to counting, Tsumiki is definitely the best. She used to read the labels of things she bought from the supermarket at home and calculate the money by herself.
So Nanako pulled Tsumiki over to help them count the seeds on the strawberries. After counting, Chiri picked out the seeds, sprayed water on a paper towel, and put them in a sealed bag to germinate.
The time before bed passed so easily.
Early the next morning, Miya Chiri stood in the kitchen. The work in the chicken and duck coop was now taken over by the children, watering and weeding the vegetable garden was taken over by Nanami Kento, and Huihara Yu volunteered to go into the mountains to collect firewood.
She first prepared the batter. She took a large bowl from the cupboard, sifted in the low-gluten flour, dug a well in the middle, cracked two eggs in, added some granulated sugar and a pinch of salt, and stirred it into a thick paste with chopsticks. Then she slowly poured in the milk, stirring as she went, until the batter was as smooth as silk. Pour the melted butter into the batter while it was still hot, stir well, cover with plastic wrap, and put it in the refrigerator to let the batter cool for half an hour. This period of time is just right for preparing the filling: the light cream was refrigerated last night, and now it is poured into a cold bowl and beaten with powdered sugar into a fluffy cloud shape; remove the stems of the strawberries and slice them, peel the bananas and cut them into sections diagonally, break the chocolate into pieces and melt it in a double boiler, and add some hot cream to make a thick sauce.
The children ran back inside from outside. Tsu Miki came in with a small bucket to get some water. She smelled the faint aroma of milk and sweet fruit, and said excitedly, "The crepes must be delicious!"
Gong Zhili smiled and said, "I will definitely not let you down."
Tsu Miki went out and said something to others. Anyway, the "dong dong" sound of her heels hitting the ground when she was mopping the floor today was particularly loud.
The batter was almost cool, so Gong Zhili heated the pan and then turned to low heat, brushed a thin layer of oil on it, scooped a spoonful of batter into the pan, and quickly rotated her wrist to spread the batter evenly into a thin layer. She saw that the edge was slightly yellowed and curled up, so she gently lifted a corner with a spatula, turned it over and fried it for another ten seconds, and a soft pancake with burnt spots was ready. The rolled pancake was spread flat on a plate, a spoonful of cream was spread in the middle, and bright fruits were piled on it, including banana slices and strawberry slices. She also added apple slices, drizzled a layer of chocolate sauce, and folded it twice into a fan shape. Finally, a layer of icing sugar was sprinkled on it, and some colorful sugar grains were sprinkled on it for decoration. The aroma of cream wrapped in fruit wafted around, and the pancake was still warm from the pan.
"You can come in and choose your flavors!" Gong Zhili called out. This was her breakfast first. She held up her crepe and showed it to the children: "I added bananas, strawberries, and apple slices, and drizzled it with chocolate sauce. What flavor do you want?"
The children gathered around to look at the fruit and cream on the chopping board. Mimiko said, "I want the same taste as Lord Miya!"
Nanako: "I don't want apple slices." She got tired of eating apples a while ago.
Fushiguro: "I don't want the cream and colored one."
Miyajiri took a bite of her crepe and after eating it, she sincerely suggested to Fushiguro: "You should still add a little cream. If you are not used to it, I can add less for you."
Fushiguro Megumi nodded in agreement, and Yuji raised his hand: "I want more cream!"
Tsu Miki also wanted the same outfit as Miya Chiri.
Gong Zhili is very proficient in making these crepes, and she made them with great ease, without any leakage at all.
The children all ate, and Nanami and Haibara also returned home. Haibara was quite accepting of sweets, but Nanami found it difficult to accept eating cream in the morning.
"Ah, I can make savory crepes. Do you want to try?" Gong Zhili was a little happy. "I haven't tried it before."
Nanami Kento had already nodded, but after hearing the second half of the sentence, he began to regret, hesitate, and struggled over whether to go back on his word.
He is not picky about food and enjoys eating sweet things in the morning. He also likes to eat bread in the morning.
But Gong Zhili had already started slicing the ham and had also remixed the batter without adding sugar, making it no different from ordinary pancake batter.
Seeing how much trouble she went to, Nanami Kento had absolutely no words to complain about.
Gong Zhili spread ham and cheese on the fried pancake, added a few leaves of freshly grown spinach, and handed it to Nanami, saying, "I fried it a little bit. You like fried eggs with burnt edges, right? I just fried it a little longer."
Nanami Kento whispered his thanks. He would be grateful for such care even if the "Crepe Pancake Version" tasted strange. What's more, the pancake crust had a burnt aroma when rolled up and bitten, which was his favorite taste.
"Let's go fishing by the lake today. We're getting tired of eating pork and beef all the time, and we haven't eaten crabs in a long time. You'll definitely be craving for some, right?" Gong Zhili asked them.
Since the child has his own playmates, he no longer needs her to accompany him all the time. Nanami and Haibara were a little hesitant.
"We came here to practice, and as for fishing..." Nanami Kento felt that Miya Chiri was not the type of person who would ignore the needs of others. Perhaps there was something inside that they didn't know.
Gong Zhili nodded, "I understand... You want to work in the mountains or the fields, preferably doing the same heavy labor you did before—the sense of progress is obvious, right?"
Haibara Yu nodded vigorously: "It's really amazing. Even though I was very tired the day before and all the cursed energy in my body was drained, I could really feel myself getting stronger when I woke up the next day!"
The feeling cannot be described in words, but it is very fulfilling and makes people look forward to themselves the next day.
Gong Zhili nodded: "I know that, but have you ever thought about using another method to communicate with the land instead of doing hard labor?"
Just like the method that Gojo and Geto found later.
Nanami said decisively: "Please teach us, Miss Gong."
Gong Zhili gave them fishing rods—the family's collection of adult and children's rods had rapidly increased. He brought out a small stool and sat under a tree by the lake. He said, "Quietly feel the land, the water, the fish in the lake, and the crabs hiding in the cracks of the rocks. If all goes well, you too will be able to move on to the next stage."
It was only after living in the village for a period of time that she realized the secret of coexisting with the land. Movement is a kind of life, and stillness is also a kind of life.
Gojo and Geto were able to understand it in such a short time, no wonder Miya Chiri often felt that these two people were a bit of a burden to him.
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The author has something to say: Tomorrow, work, early bed, and treat! (Speaking of which, what were everyone raving about in the last chapter? Or was it just the text that came with the emoji?)
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