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Jing Nan's mouth turned red, and his handsome face also turned red. He threw the sausage he had taken a bite of into Feng Gui's arms: "Ah, spicy spicy spicy!!"
Jing Nan reached out to take Feng Gui's teacup: "My tongue is numb, I lost consciousness!!"
How could this reaction be like eating sausage? People who didn't know would think Jing Nan had eaten poison or medicine.
Feng Gui was busy handing water to Jing Nan: "Do you think it's that serious? How spicy can it be?"
Feng Gui took a bite of the sausage that Jing Nan had chewed on, and another slight crunching sound was heard.
Du Heng looked at Feng Gui nervously: "How is it? How is it? Is it delicious?" Seeing Jing Nan's reaction, he even suspected that he had made a mistake. He wondered if the peppers in the demon world were spicier than those in modern times? Jing Nan was in such a state, could it be that he had put in the devil pepper?
Feng Gui chewed the sausage carefully, his face remained calm and his heart was steady. After he swallowed a mouthful of sausage, Du Heng and the others thought he was going to say something. But Feng Gui took a second bite.
The red fat inside the sausage slowly flowed out from the broken section, staining Feng Gui's fingers red. Feng Gui felt that he had tasted a mouthful of fragrance, this was meat he had never eaten before. The meat in his mouth was not dry or tough but very chewy. With one bite, the fat of the fat mixed with the firmness of the lean meat filled his mouth, and Feng Gui felt a great satisfaction.
But there was more surprise to come. The sausages Du Heng made were made according to his family's old recipe. There were more than a dozen kinds of spices in it. Feng Gui didn't know much about spices. He only knew that after eating it, the meat in his mouth had no strange smell, only a mouthful of spicy flavor. But this spicy flavor was not choking, not the kind of spicy that makes people uncomfortable after eating it.
The spiciness was very mild, and the spices hidden in the meat fully played their role. Feng Gui felt a tingling sensation in his mouth. He liked this taste very much! The best thing was the taste of the meat, it was amazing!
Not too salty or bland, fresh, fragrant, delicious and spicy, this is the taste Feng Gui wants!
Feng Gui finished the whole sausage calmly. He licked his fingers contentedly and said, "Can I... have another one? Xiaoxiao's one is mine."
Du Heng: ...If you keep cheating your nephew like this, be careful that he might run away from home again!
Seeing Feng Gui's reaction, Du Heng felt relieved. It seemed that Jing Nan was just not used to peppers. Next time, Du Heng would make him some sweet sausages. Du Heng turned around and took a sausage from the plate and put it on the chopping board. He picked up the kitchen knife and cut the sausage into slices of even thickness.
He deliberately left the two sides of the sausage exposed, just enough to take one bite. He held one end and turned his head: "Xuan Yu."
Xuan Yu, who was standing next to Du Heng, responded: "Hmm?" Du Heng narrowed his eyes and said: "Open your mouth."
Xuan Yu opened his mouth, and Du Heng stuffed a piece of sausage into Xuan Yu's mouth: "Try the sausage you made yourself."
Xuan Yu chewed it carefully, and before he could say anything, a smile flowed from his eyes to the corners of his mouth. Xuan Yu nodded: "It's delicious, I like this taste."
Du Heng narrowed his eyes and smiled. He said, "I also bought a lot of casings. If you like, shall we make some more?" Xuan Yu smiled and nodded, "Okay."
When Du Heng turned around to pick up the other end, he saw a jade-like claw reaching out from beside him. He turned around and saw Feng Gui unceremoniously pinching a few slices of sausage in his hand.
Du Heng sighed with regret. Feng Daxian'er's image had been completely ruined. When Du Heng saw him for the first time, he was like a god descending from the sky. The domineering sword still shocked Du Heng's heart when he thought of it. In addition, Feng Gui was good-looking, so Du Heng felt that he was both noble and domineering.
As a result, when they arrived in the village, he first performed drinking insect juice in front of Du Heng, then he was drunk and was dragged away by Xuan Yu like a mop, and later he learned to scrape the rice crust with a spatula... Now he has mastered it.
The image of Feng Gui as a great man had almost collapsed in Du Heng's mind. He never dreamed that the richest man in the village would be such a person.
Feng Gui stuffed his mouth with meat and urged Du Heng: "What are you looking at me for? Cut the sausages."
Du Heng's mouth twitched. Someone come and take care of Feng Gui. This guy really has no image. Then he looked at Jing Nan, who was already drinking egg drop soup to relieve the spiciness.
He looked at Xuan Yu again. He didn't know when Xuan Yu had picked up the knife on the chopping board to help him cut sausages. Du Heng was touched. As expected, his Xuan Yu was the most reliable.
Du Heng picked up the sausage he had specially left, and everyone thought he wanted to eat it himself. Du Heng walked into the yard and shouted, "Xiaoxiao - it's time for dinner!"
Du Heng always felt that something was missing when cooking, and he finally remembered it when he was making egg drop soup. He was not used to Xiaoxiao not squatting on the stove and chirping. He didn't know where this child had gone. He was always the first one to show up when he made something delicious.
Du Heng called out twice, but Xiao Xiao didn't show up. Du Heng's expression changed: "Where's Xiao Xiao?"
When I came back, I saw him still on the ox cart? Could he still be on the ox cart?
Xiaoxiao was really still on the ox cart. When everyone found Xiaoxiao, he was squatting in a backpack guarding the two chicks that Du Heng had picked up.
Seeing everyone looking for him, Xiaoxiao raised his big, bright eyes and looked at everyone: "Chirp~"
Look, he took good care of the chicks and didn't let them starve or get cold.
Du Heng was very touched. He stuffed a ball of sausage into Xiaoxiao's mouth and carried her out of the backpack: "Our Xiaoxiao is still the best and most obedient."
He didn't expect that his casual words would make the child keep watching over the chicks. Looking at the two chickens that Xiaoxiao had been watching over, the two chicks were snuggling together and staring at the people around the basket with energy, completely different from the listless look when they were picked up at noon.
Du Heng held Xiao Xiao in his arms, Xuan Yu carried a backpack, and the group returned to the kitchen in a mighty procession. When Xiao Xiao saw the table full of dishes, he was so excited that he let out a trembling chirp.
Xiaoxiao looked at the bacon and sausages on the table that looked like flowers. He was a little confused, then he looked up and chirped at Du Heng a few times. Du Heng didn't understand what Xiaoxiao meant, so he asked, "What are you talking about?"
Feng Gui had already picked up the bowl. He said, "Xiao Xiaowen, is this the sausage you promised to give him?"
Hearing this question, Du Heng suddenly remembered that when making sausages, there was a small sausage in the middle that was only the length of a palm. At that time, Du Heng told Xiaoxiao that this was the sausage for Xiaoxiao.
Du Heng touched Xiaoxiao's head and said, "That piece of sausage is in the middle. I took the sausage on the side. Where are your sausages? I'll cook them for you next time, okay? Why don't you try the other sausages today? They taste the same."
Xiaoxiao nodded with satisfaction: "Swish, swish, swish——"
Xuan Yu, who was serving rice at this time, suddenly said, "Du Heng, come and take a look at the rice. Something is wrong."
What could be wrong with the rice? Du Heng quickly stood up and looked over.
I saw Xuan Yu using a rice spoon to loosen the rice, but the rice was red in color.
Du Heng understood immediately: "Oh, this is the oil that dripped from the sausage when it was being prepared. It's okay, it tastes good. It's just... Jing Nan might not be able to eat it."
Jing Nan's face was still red. He said, "Then I won't eat rice. I'll drink egg drop soup and eat vegetarian dishes. Don't bother me..."
Doctor Jing has eaten countless spiritual plants and pills since he was a child. It can be said that he has tasted the most primitive flavors of tens of millions of spiritual plants in the world. But no one expected that he would be knocked down by sausages. Who would believe it if he told others?
Jing Nan felt a burning sensation in his mouth. He held the bowl and drank the duck egg soup: "To be honest, it should taste good, but I can't stand it."
Du Heng said considerately: "There is a kind of sausage that does not need fumigation. I will make some for you when I have time?" Jing Nan was happy: "Hey~"
Although they were full at noon, everyone still ate the three dishes and one soup made by Du Heng. Especially Xiaoxiao and Fenggui, they grabbed the sausage without any hesitation and almost fought. Jingnan drank a bellyful of egg drop soup, Xuanyu and Du Heng also ate the bacon and vegetables very satisfied.
After eating and drinking, everyone sat on the chairs and let the formation clear away the dishes and chopsticks on the table.
Feng Gui said: "The food outside is diverse and rich, but it's not as comfortable as eating at home."
Jing Nan also echoed, "Yes, that's incomparable. If Du Heng opened a shop in Lingxi Town with his craftsmanship, it wouldn't take long before there would be a long queue of demon cultivators coming here to admire his reputation."
Du Heng said happily: "This is a good idea. I can try it."
Xuan Yu said slowly: "You are not good enough now."
Du Heng didn't come back to his senses for a moment. He blinked at Xuan Yu and asked, "Why?"
Xuan Yu said: "Those who come and go are all demon cultivators. If they get drunk and cause trouble, your cultivation level won't be enough to subdue them."
Du Heng was about to burst into tears. He knew it wouldn't be that easy!
After dinner, Feng Gui and Jing Nan strolled back home. Xiao Xiao stayed to look after the chickens. He was not going back today because he had just heard that his uncle was going to eat the intestines that Du Heng had left for him. Xiao Xiao was angry and decided to ignore his uncle tonight.
Du Heng and Xuan Yu stood beside the backpack and looked at the two chicks snuggling inside. Du Heng said, "In theory, poultry should be kept outside. If you keep them at home, they will poop and become dirty and smelly. But it's freezing outside and they are so weak. Will they freeze to death?"
Xuan Yu said, "Then leave them in the backpack for now, and move them out when the weather warms up."
Du Heng bent down and picked up a chick, and looked into the chick's black eyes. He soon discovered something was wrong with the chick, as when one of its eyes blinked, it seemed to have two pupils!
Du Heng's hand trembled and he almost dropped the chick, but he quickly caught it. Du Heng was a little panicked: "Xuan Yu, Xuan Yu, look, am I dazzled? Look at this chick, does it have two pupils in its eyes?"
Xuan Yu took it and looked at it. He looked left and right. The chicks were squatting in his palm obediently. Xuan Yu shook his head: "I see only one."
Du Heng rubbed his eyes and said, "Maybe my eyes are blurry. I'll go take a shower and go to bed early. I've been through a lot today."
Xuan Yu put the chicks in the backpack, took out a handful of rice and put it next to the chicks, and also put some water in a small bowl. The two chicks were very thirsty and quickly came over to drink the water.
Du Heng looked at the two chicks with a sad look on his face: "How pitiful! They almost died in the garbage dump."
Xuan Yu said slowly: "It's not that they are pitiful. They met you. At least they have a home now."
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After washing up, Du Heng checked the situation of the two chicks again. Seeing that they were sleeping well, Du Heng covered the basket with a layer of cloth. This would keep the chicks warm and prevent them from freezing. Even though Xuan Yu told Du Heng that there was a formation in the kitchen and the temperature was higher than outside, Du Heng was still worried.
After turning off the lights, Du Heng carried Xiao Xiao into the room, but to his surprise, Xuan Yu was not in the room. Du Heng and Xiao Xiao went to bed first, and after a while, Xuan Yu came in.
Du Heng asked, "I didn't see you just now, have you gone out?"
Xuan Yu said: "Jing Nan asked me to go over and help. When Jing Hong was struggling today, he destroyed his family's formation."
Hearing the name Jinghong, Du Heng was melancholy for a moment: "Yes... there is another person in the village..."
Compared to his situation, Jinghong's situation might be even worse. At least he still had a warm home, while Jinghong could only lie casually on the spiritual plant in Jingnan's house.
Du Heng gently patted Xiao Xiao's back, and Xiao Xiao was drowsy. Du Heng said softly, "Xuan Yu, I didn't know how to write to the brothers in Medicine King Valley before, but today I suddenly thought of what to write. I just want to ask your opinion on something."
Xuan Yu turned over and faced Du Heng: "Well, you go ahead."
Du Heng said, "Today... I am actually very happy. I was originally very depressed. The evil beasts destroyed my things. I think they destroyed not only the things I made, but also my confidence and sense of security. But later you and Feng Gui Jing Nan Xiao Xiao made me know what tolerance is. I am really grateful to you. At the same time, I feel like I have let go of something."
Du Heng turned sideways and looked into Xuan Yu's eyes seriously: "Xuan Yu, I think I may not be able to go back to my world. I want to survive in the demon world and live in the village. Is that okay?"
After hearing this, Xuan Yu felt a little sad. He forced a gentle smile and said, "Of course, this is your home."
Du Heng smiled and said, "I want to write to my brothers in Medicine King Valley to tell them about my recent situation. Tell them that I am now in Yikeshu Village and have a group of very good friends. Can I write about it? If they come to the demon world in the future, can I invite them to my home as guests?"
Xuan Yu nodded solemnly: "Of course. This is also your village, you are free to do whatever you want."
Du Heng smiled and narrowed his eyes: "Well, I will write to them in two days." Xuan Yu reached out and touched Du Heng's face. Du Heng was startled: "Huh? Is there something dirty on my face?"
Xuan Yu did not withdraw his hand. His hand was warm and he just placed it on Du Heng's face. Xuan Yu said, "At home, you can do whatever you want. If you feel uneasy or have other negative emotions, remember to tell me. We are a family, and I will try to help you solve the problem. Maybe I am not doing well enough now, but I will try my best."
Du Heng touched the back of Xuan Yu's hand: "Well, thank you Xuan Yu."
Du Heng looked into Xuan Yu's eyes, and always felt that there was an inexplicable emotion brewing. This feeling made his cheeks begin to redden, and Xuan Yu withdrew his hand in time: "Go to sleep, what do you want to do tomorrow?"
Du Heng thought for a moment and said, "Let's make rice wine and meatballs." Xuan Yu nodded, "Okay. Let's go to sleep."
Suddenly, a shrill scream was heard outside the house. Du Heng's body trembled: "Is it Jinghong?"
Xuan Yu nodded: "It's her. Jing Nan is repairing her spiritual veins, which will be painful." Du Heng sighed: "Why bother?"
Yes, why bother? But even in such pain, Jinghong still insisted on living. I guess she must have her own difficulties, right?
In the next few days, Du Heng was so busy that he almost smoked. He had to fry meatballs, stew beef and make rice wine again. He even took the time to make sweet and salty sausages, and waited for the sausages to be dried so that Jing Nan could taste them to see if they suited his taste.
Time flies and it is the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is just around the corner. Du Heng decided that he should make steamed buns, because in their hometown, steamed buns are eaten during the New Year.
Du Heng went to the bamboo forest to dig bamboo shoots early in the morning. The weather had been good in the past few days, and the snow in the bamboo forest had melted a lot. It might be because the bamboo forest had grown so long that few people came to pick bamboo shoots, so Du Heng could find a lot of bamboo shoots every time he went there.
The buns he made were three-diced buns, which were stuffed with diced meat, diced chicken and diced bamboo shoots, and then made into plump white buns. After they were steamed, the fillings were juicy and delicious, the skin was soft and slightly sweet, and the aftertaste was long~
Du Heng found several chickens among the ingredients that Yunyanlou packed back. Unlike the Brahma chicken he had eaten before, the chickens at Yunyanlou were all small and tender. They were perfect for stuffing. In addition to the chickens, he also found a lot of dried mushrooms. He planned to add a diced mushroom to the three-diced stuffing!
Du Heng hummed a tune while digging the soil. He bent down from time to time to take out the winter bamboo shoots he had chiseled from the bamboo shoots. Soon he had a large basket full of bamboo shoots. Although he was the only one who came to the bamboo forest, his harvest was very gratifying.
Du Heng covered the bamboo shoots with moist soil so that more bamboo shoots would grow on the bamboo shoots in the next spring.
Just as he turned around and was about to leave the bamboo forest, he heard heavy breathing behind him. The breathing sounded like a hybrid engine, and Du Heng felt the hairs on his body stand up. He felt the air around him getting colder, and the sun above his head was covered by dark clouds.
In just a few breaths, Du Heng's eyes were completely dark.
Du Heng quickly held onto the bamboo beside him, and the hairs on his body stood up. He could feel something behind him, but he didn't dare to look back. Could it be that a monster had broken into the village?
Du Heng opened his mouth, he wanted to call out, but no sound came out. He felt very cold, and the darkness around him seemed to penetrate through his pores into his bones. He wanted to run away, but he felt like his legs were filled with lead and he couldn't move at all.
This feeling was a million times more terrifying than sleep paralysis, and Du Heng broke out in a cold sweat. He felt something approaching from behind him, and he could even feel the breath going up his neck and into his back.
Du Heng opened his mouth: "Xuan Yu..."
He wanted to call out Xuan Yu loudly. At this time, let alone Xuan Yu or Jing Nan, no matter who it was, who could come to save him?
Du Heng couldn't make a sound. He could only feel the thing behind him getting closer and closer. Was it the leopard with five tails that he encountered last time? Or was it another monster? Du Heng felt a little regretful. He didn't even get to see what the monster that was about to devour him looked like before he was about to die.
At this time, Du Heng heard a sound like fireworks, with violent popping sounds echoing around him. But the sound was a little different from that of firecrackers.
Let's put it this way, the firecrackers exploded in the sky above our heads. But Du Heng felt that the sounds were happening around him, and he could even hear the swishing sounds of sharp objects sliding through the air.
He could feel the wind brushing against his cheeks, and he didn't know what was happening. He only heard the sound of ghosts howling behind him: "Ah ...
The darkness around him faded away, and Du Heng opened his eyes in fear. He looked down and saw that he was still standing at the exit of the bamboo forest. He bravely looked back, but he didn't see anything in the bamboo forest.
Du Heng swallowed his saliva, then ran away. He desperately shouted: "Xuan Yu!! Xuan Yu!! There is a monster!! There is a monster coming in!!"
Du Heng was so nervous that he even forgot that Xuan Yu had gone out this morning.
Because he ran so excitedly, several bamboo shoots fell out of the basket on his back.
Hearing Du Heng's cry for help, Jing Nan and Feng Gui leaned out from upstairs, and one of them opened the gate: "What?"
Du Heng's face turned pale: "There is a monster in the bamboo forest!"
Hearing this, Jing Nan jumped down from the second floor, and Feng Gui appeared in the bamboo forest like a golden aura. Du Heng turned back tremblingly to pick up the bamboo shoots he had dropped. With Jing Nan and Feng Gui around, he became much braver.
Jing Nan and Feng Gui stood at the entrance of the bamboo forest, both of them had strange and tense expressions on their faces.
Du Heng walked cautiously behind them, holding a bamboo shoot in each hand: "Is there a monster?"
Feng Gui said, "Yes, there is a monster. It's quite powerful."
Feng Gui's voice sounded a bit like gnashing teeth. He walked into the bamboo forest, then bent down and picked up something from the ground. The ground was full of bamboo leaves, and the green bamboo leaves fell on the snow.
Du Heng was a little dazed - were there so many leaves when he came?
When Feng Gui stood up, Du Heng saw that Feng Gui was holding several one-foot-long needles in his hand. The needles were grayish white and looked like the thorns on a hedgehog.
Du Heng asked weakly: "Is this a thorn from the monster?" Feng Gui nodded: "Yes, it's his."
Du Heng was about to cry: "What should we do? Why did it set its sights on the village? Will it plunder the village? Feng Gui, can you beat it?"
Jing Nan turned around and patted Du Heng on the shoulder: "Don't worry, Feng Gui can beat ten of them. Don't be afraid, come on, I'll go home with you."
Du Heng's heart almost jumped out of his throat. He said with a sad face: "Is it because the barrier in the village was broken? Many monsters ran into the village."
Compared with this kind of monster that can make people unable to move, Du Heng felt that the monster that opened his refrigerator before was still polite.
Jing Nan smiled and comforted Du Heng, saying, "It's okay, we are here. Don't worry."
Du Heng wanted to cry but had no tears. He wanted to tell Jing Nan that he couldn't even shout for help just now. If he hadn't heard the snapping sound, he didn't know what would happen to him.
Speaking of the sound that saved his life, Du Heng asked, "Just now I heard a sound coming from the bamboo forest, like a firecracker exploding, and then the monster ran away. Was it the bamboo protecting me?"
Jing Nan smiled slightly: "Yes, Du Heng is so good, Zhuzi will protect you. So don't worry, you are safe in the village."
Even so, Du Heng still felt his hands and feet were a little weak. He didn't know where Xuan Yu had run off to. Thinking of this, Du Heng's legs were a little weak.
Soon Du Heng and his friends reached the gate of the courtyard. At this time, the sharp-eyed Du Heng saw a figure swaying at the entrance of the village. He said with lingering fear: "Jing Nan, someone has come to the village."
Jing Nan said with a smile: "It's okay, they are our own people. They come to the village every year before the New Year."
Du Heng thought for a while and said, "Are they Feng Gui's subordinates?" Xuan Yu had told him before that every New Year, Feng Gui's subordinates would come to the village.
Jing Nan nodded: "Yes, he is Feng Gui's subordinate. I will introduce him to you later."
As he was talking, Du Heng saw clearly who was coming. There were two people. One was tall and the other was short. They were walking on a country road, but they looked like stars walking on a catwalk.
The taller one had long black hair and a handsome face. He was wearing a black Taoist robe and carrying an axe on his back. He had a cold and murderous aura. I didn't know what kind of demon he was. His face was blue and purple, as if it was splashed with paint.
The other shorter man looked like a teenager, with a handsome face and long silver-gray hair. He was lithe and looked friendly, but the smile on his face looked so nonchalant. To paraphrase a phrase from Du Heng's world, just looking at him made me want to hit him.
This man was the same as his companions, but his makeup was even more peculiar. Half of his face was red, and the combination of red and purple made him look colorful.
When he walked in and took a look, Du Heng's mouth twitched. These two people were not wearing strange makeup at all, they were obviously beaten! The one with a kind face had blood dripping down his chin!
Du Heng was startled: "What...what happened?"
Jing Nan said cheerfully, "If you see this, you'll get beaten."
Du Heng wondered, "These two look like masters. Who can beat them? Oh... I understand. Are they going to join a group fight?"
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The two soon arrived at Xuan Yu's door. The black-haired man saluted Du Heng and Jing Nan: "Mr. Jing, Mr. Du."
The man with long silver-grey hair had blood all over his hands. He bared his teeth at Du Heng and said, "How could you have the heart to do that to such a handsome face of mine?"
Du Heng was confused. He looked at Jing Nan and said, "Do these two people... know me?"
The black-haired man said respectfully, "My name is Yun Zheng, and I am a subordinate of Lord Feng. I usually guard Dongji Mountain. I met you the day when Mr. Du went to Dongji Mountain with Lord Xiaofeng and Lord Long."
Du Heng: ... He has no recollection of having seen this person before. And ... He knows Xiao Fengjun, it's Xiaoxiao. What about Longjun? Is Xuanyu's last name Long?
The silver-gray-haired man continued to wipe the blood, but the more he wiped, the more blood on his face spread. His face was red and green, it was so spectacular. He wiped his face and said, "I, Chonghua. This is the third time we have met. Oh, this bamboo is too cruel. I didn't even touch the bamboo leaves. How could it hit me so hard?"
Du Heng looked at Jing Nan dimly. Jing Nan put his hands in his pockets and said, "Yes, the monster that attacked you in the bamboo forest was him."
Du Heng turned his head stiffly and looked at Chonghua. He was almost scared to death just now, okay?! What did Chonghua mean?! No wonder Chonghua said that this was the third time he saw Du Heng. Now that he thought about it, the first time should be the time in Dongji Mountain.
That time Xuan Yu said he was going to say hello to two old friends, so I guess these are those two old friends, right?
The second time was in the bamboo forest. I don't know what Chonghua's purpose was, but he frightened Du Heng so much that his heart almost jumped out of his chest. As for the third time... it's now, right?
Chonghua wiped his face and said to Jing Nan, "Master Jing, has my eldest son returned home?" Jing Nan nodded, "Yes."
Chonghua complained, "I wanted to go to the road to see Xiao Fengjun, but I ran into Mr. Du in the bamboo forest. I just wanted to say hello to him, but that ghost crying bamboo didn't listen to reason at all. Look at my head, it's covered in blood! Look, look!"
Chonghua parted his hair and moved closer to Du Heng and Jing Nan. He even moved closer to Du Heng. Du Heng looked at his scalp and saw that the roots of his hair were clotted with blood.
Du Heng felt a little guilty. He said embarrassedly: "So it was you just now... Sorry, I thought it was a monster..."
Chonghua said aggrievedly, "I haven't even had the chance to open my mouth yet, and you whipped me with the bamboo."
Du Heng felt even more guilty: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It's just that I didn't ask Zhuzi to hit you..." He had never seen Guiku Zhu beat anyone, so how could he let Guiku Zhu beat Chonghua?
At this time, Feng Gui's voice floated over from next door: "Yun Zheng, come in. Chonghua, kneel at the door of Xuanyu's house."
Yun Zheng bowed to Jing Nan and Du Heng and walked towards Feng Gui's palace. Chonghua jumped up and said, "Huh? Kneeling? Why do you want me to kneel?!"
Feng Gui snorted: "If you kneel down now, Xuan Yu will be able to forgive you when he comes back."
When he heard Xuan Yu's name, Chonghua's legs softened and he knelt down in front of the gate. Du Heng was startled: "This... this..."
Jing Nan raised his eyebrows and said gloatingly, "You deserve it. Just kneel down obediently."
As he said this, he pulled Du Heng into the yard. Du Heng turned his head from time to time to look at Chonghua. He and Chonghua looked into each other's eyes, and Chonghua showed him a row of small white teeth.
Jing Nan smiled and said, "Don't be fooled by this guy's appearance. He is an ancient vicious beast. Guikuzhu is very sensitive to murderous aura. He must be trying to sneak attack you and test your skills by walking up behind you silently. Let him kneel down, otherwise when Xuan Yu comes back later, he will be in a worse situation than he is now."
Du Heng turned his head weakly, and then he realized that he was holding a bamboo shoot in each hand. Because he was too nervous, the bamboo shoots were warm from his grip.
As soon as he entered the kitchen, Jing Nan smelled a sweet smell. He sniffed: "Hmm? What's that smell?"
Du Heng put the backpack on the eaves and walked in: "This is the smell of my dough. Today I want to make three-piece buns for everyone."
Jing Nan was a little curious: "Baozi? What is it?" Du Heng said: "It is a kind of pastry, with soft dough on the outside and stuffing inside."
Du Heng opened the pot and asked Jing Nan to look inside. Jing Nan looked inside and saw a ball of smooth dough at the bottom of the pot. This dough was different from the noodles and wonton dough he had seen before. Jing Nan felt that this dough seemed to be growing?
Du Heng smiled and said, "This is a dough fermented with fermented rice wine. Zhou's shop doesn't have yeast, so I used a more traditional method to ferment the dough. I don't know if it will work."
It is very convenient to make dough in Du Heng's hometown. You just need to go to the supermarket to buy a pack of yeast and mix it with flour. After kneading it into dough, put it in a warm place. After an hour, the dough will ferment and expand. The dough fermented in this way will form honeycomb-like holes after steaming, and it tastes soft and sweet.
However, he did not see yeast, so he took a different approach and used fermented rice wine. To some extent, fermented rice wine is also a product of fermentation. There are a lot of active yeasts in fermented rice wine. Scoop out half a bowl of fermented rice wine and pour them into the flour. Then use chopsticks to stir the dough into fluffy dough and knead it. If you feel that the dough is a little hard during the kneading process, you can add some warm water appropriately.
Du Hengjia’s fermented glutinous rice was the second batch made. Because the temperature in the kitchen was just right, the fermented glutinous rice was successfully made in just a few days.
After the dough was kneaded into a smooth surface and moderately soft and hard, Du Heng put the dough in the pot to ferment. He had already prepared some warm water at the bottom of the pot. Yeast likes warm and humid places when fermenting. Du Heng turned the formation in the pot to the maximum.
Don’t be fooled by the small ball of flour in the pot. This ball of flour was kneaded with ten kilograms of flour! When Du Heng was kneading the dough, he felt like his life was about to be broken.
While the dough is fermenting, he will prepare the filling.
He had already soaked a pot of mushrooms in his pool, and there were two large wooden basins beside the pool. In one of the basins was diced chicken marinated with starch and white wine. In the other basin was diced jelly meat, which was also added with some starch and white wine, making the meat more tender and smooth.
The meat cubes in the two wooden basins were as big as the thumb. Jing Nan seemed to be full of praise: "With such knife skills, you can really try the path of sword cultivation in the future."
Du Heng was helpless: "Okay, okay, you have the final say."
Du Heng took a colander and walked under the eaves. Jing Nan moved a small stool and sat beside him to watch him process the bamboo shoots. Whenever Jing Nan watched Du Heng process the bamboo shoots, he always found it pleasing to the eye.
The bamboo shoots covered with mud and bamboo shoot skin were gently turned under Du Heng's knife. With a slight click, the white and tender bamboo shoots jumped out from the bamboo shoot skin.
Du Heng has a habit when cooking. When he sees something delicious, he will cut it and feed it to the people around him. When Xiaoxiao is around, he will cut it and feed it to Xiaoxiao, and when Jingnan is around, he will feed it to Jingnan.
When Jing Nan was eating a piece of bamboo shoot, neither of them felt anything was wrong. However, Chonghua, who was kneeling outside the courtyard gate, was watching this scene in horror, not knowing what had touched his fear.
Peizhu’s bamboo shoots can be eaten raw. They taste like water chestnuts with the flavor of bamboo shoots, a little sweet, not dry or astringent, and quite crispy.
Jing Nan bit the food with a crunching sound: "I finally understand why Xiaoxiao likes to cook with you."
Du Heng's habit of feeding people is quite good, he likes it.
Du Heng smiled and said, "Cooking is not a serious matter. Besides, we are all family. If we encounter something delicious, of course we should eat it first to show respect."
Jing Nan said unceremoniously: "Oh, then cut me another piece of bamboo shoot, it's quite delicious."
Du Heng cheerfully cut a fist-sized piece of bamboo shoots for Jing Nan. He warned her, "Don't eat this piece after you finish it. Eating too much bamboo shoots will hurt your stomach. You'll need to save some space for buns later."
Jing Nan nodded and ate the bamboo shoots: "Yeah, I get it. By the way, what are you cooking in the casserole? It smells so good."
Du Heng turned his head and looked at the casserole. He smiled and said, "Didn't we just shave the chicken and make it into diced chicken? I boiled the remaining chicken bones into chicken soup, which can be used for seasoning later."
Jing Nan thought: "Oh~~Can I have a bowl?"
Du Heng looked at Jing Nan and said, "Aren't you eating bamboo shoots? Eating them hot and cold will make your stomach uncomfortable. Besides, they are not cooked yet." Jing Nan could only give up with regret: "Forget it."
Du Heng peeled most of the bamboo shoots in the basket and got a basketful of bamboo shoot meat. The bamboo shoot meat did not need too much seasoning, as long as it was cut into even cubes and then mixed directly into the meat.
The dices in the three-diced buns don’t need to be too fine, otherwise they will taste broken and chewy. Du Heng likes to taste the real ingredients, so he cleaned the bamboo shoots and cut them into dices the size of a fingernail.
Du Heng got up early today for today's buns.
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