Xu Nuo quickly finished washing up, turned around and walked out of the bathroom, sitting directly on the other side of the sofa, and asked, "Comrade Su Zhao, is there something you need from me?"
Su Zhao didn't know how to start the conversation, and upon hearing this, his lips twitched slightly, and he said somewhat awkwardly, "Yes, there's something I'd like to ask you about."
Xu Nuo was a little curious. She turned to the side and asked, "What's wrong, Shu?"
Su Zhao adjusted his glasses with his fingertips, looked up at her, and said, "I heard that Comrade Luo Chen's rural assignment is Luxian Village. Aren't you teaching in Luxian? Do you know him?"
Luo Chen?
This was completely unexpected for Xu Nuo. She had thought Su Zhao was asking about herbal tea, but it turned out to be Luo Chen. She nodded with a puzzled look: "I know him. What do you need him for?"
"Yes, I do have something to discuss with Comrade Luo Chen." Su Zhao's face was slightly flushed, and his lips moved twice, but he couldn't say anything, as if he couldn't bring himself to say it.
He was so ashamed of what had happened at home that he didn't know how to tell Xu Nuo about it.
Fortunately, Xu Nuo noticed his embarrassment and didn't press him further. She pushed the tea in front of him away and said softly, "Have some water first. If you want to find Luo Chen, I can take you there."
Seeing that she didn't pry into the matter but instead changed the subject, Su Zhao was very grateful. He stood up and thanked her very solemnly: "Thank you, Comrade Xu Nuo."
Xu Nuo quickly asked him to sit down, picked up her own cup of honey lemon tea, took a sip, and savored the sweet juice with its floral aroma. She squinted her eyes in enjoyment and said, "But the tractor isn't going to Lu County today; it'll have to wait until tomorrow, is that alright?"
"OK."
Although Chen Bo's matter was urgent, they could wait a day. After agreeing on a time, Su Zhao took his leave.
The morning sun was shining brightly, and Xu Nuo decided not to sleep in. After drinking half a bowl of millet porridge, she began to tend to the flowers and herbs that had been soaked the day before.
Take the herbal tea out, spread it flat on a wooden cutting board, and place it in a sunny spot to dry for half a day.
She used the remaining water to water the flowers. She planted quite a few small things, mainly because the water was so effective at growing plants. No matter what she put in the pot, it would sprout and bear fruit.
While watering the plants, she saw the bag of fruit on the ground, which Su Zhao had brought.
There are apples, bananas, and a yellow-skinned pomelo.
The aroma of pomelo carried a refreshing sweetness. Xu Nuo smiled and, since she had nothing else to do today, decided to make pomelo tea.
Let's get right to it.
Remembering something, Xu Nuo ran to Xu Jin'an's room in her slippers and took his tape recorder.
As the familiar English introduction began, Xu Nuo started processing the round pomelo.
Sprinkle salt on the green peel of the grapefruit, rub it thoroughly, and wash away some dirt and grime.
In this era, there weren't many chemical pesticide sprays, so we just washed it with salt water and then used a stainless steel peeler to scrape off the green skin.
The peel and flesh of the pomelo are edible, but the white pith in the middle is bitter, so Xu Nuo only scraped off a thin layer of green peel.
Peeling a pomelo takes a long time, so she peeled it intermittently, and by the time she finished, it was already 10:15.
I popped a piece of grapefruit into my mouth; it was sweet and sour, and surprisingly, the sourness was stronger, which would balance out the sweetness of the honey later.
Xu Nuo's family has a large iron pot. She heated it and washed it to make sure there was no oil or off-flavors before pouring the fruit pulp, peel, rock sugar, and water into it.
Since it was her first time making it, she wasn't sure how much rock sugar to use, so she only added a portion, thinking she could add more later if it wasn't sweet enough.
The cold water was gradually heated by the hot fire, and the fruit slowly emitted a warm, sweet aroma. It became soft and glutinous as it boiled. Xu Nuo stirred it with a small spatula to prevent it from burning.
While the grapefruit tea was simmering in the pot, she took out four eggs from the house, removed the egg whites, and put them in a plate.
She plans to take some store-bought sponge cake and add bananas to make a banana cream cake.
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