Chapter 94 Croton Powder
"Since you are Dabao's friend, just call me aunt." Xu Miaomiao said.
Li Yi has helped her do a lot of things these days, and his help is indispensable for tasting and ordering dishes.
Xu Miaomiao felt relieved that the child was sensible.
"Aunt Xu." Li Yi smiled slightly and called out to Xu Miaomiao.
"You are very talented in cooking. Do you want to learn cooking with me?" Xu Miaomiao asked the boy in front of her.
"Really?" Li Yi looked at Xu Miaomiao with some surprise. He had tasted the dishes cooked by Xu Miaomiao and they tasted delicious. He never thought that he would have the opportunity to learn a thing or two.
"Of course it's true." Xu Miaomiao was amused by his appearance and looked at him seriously to explain: "You are very talented, you shouldn't waste it, right?"
Li Yi immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Xu Miaomiao: "Master, please accept my disciple's greetings."
"Okay, get up quickly." Xu Miaomiao said as she quickly helped the person on the ground up.
"I'll give you two choices. First, you can open your own shop and run it yourself. Second, you can learn from me and help me in my shop. You can choose one."
Li Yi looked conflicted and hesitant.
The first option has too many uncertainties, and the second one is obviously safer.
The little boy frowned tightly, as if he had encountered some big problem.
After two sentences, he looked at Xu Miaomiao with a firm look in his eyes and said, "I want to open my own shop. I also want to open a shop like my master."
"Okay!" Xu Miaomiao looked at the boy with relief, believing that the child she had chosen was indeed ambitious.
After this mentor-apprentice experience, Li Yi became more serious in his subsequent work.
Xu Miaomiao first asked him to be responsible for some simple cooking, but the child learned very quickly.
Later, I learned how to make some basic dishes, which was a bit like Xu Miaomiao's cooking.
"Come on, Happy New Year!"
Xu Miaomiao raised her glass and toasted the people in front of her.
This was not her first year in this world, but it was their first Spring Festival.
Looking at the people at the table, Xu Miaomiao felt a sense of satisfaction in her heart.
"Happy New Year!"
Everyone raised their glasses to celebrate, and as the fireworks rose outside the house, the family stood outside watching the sky filled with fireworks.
The woman at the corner clenched her fingers. When Song Yingying saw how happy they were, she was reminded of the suffering her family had endured in that old house. She absolutely could not let it go so easily!
"Miao Miao, good night."
It was late at night. After watching the fireworks, Gu Yuanniang said goodbye to Xu Miaomiao and went back to the house to rest.
"Yeah." Xu Miaomiao nodded, but walked towards the kitchen.
She always had a bad feeling, so she had to go to the kitchen to check. After all, the whole village would have dinner together tomorrow, and nothing could go wrong.
As soon as I entered the house, I saw Li Yi washing vegetables.
A small light stretched the boy's shadow longer.
Seeing the boy's serious look, Xu Miaomiao asked, "Why haven't you slept yet?"
"I want to come and see again." Li Yi looked at Xu Miaomiao and said, "The whole village must come tomorrow, and there must be no mistakes."
Xu Miaomiao patted the boy's shoulder with satisfaction, he really had the same idea as her.
Li Yi was responsible for checking the vegetables, while Xu Miaomiao was watching the meat to see if there was anything abnormal.
"It should be fine." Xu Miaomiao clapped her hands and said, "Go back and rest early."
Just as she was about to leave, Li Yi called the woman: "Master!"
As he spoke, he picked up the broccoli beside him and said, "There is some small powder on this broccoli."
"What!" Xu Miaomiao was shocked. One of the dishes tomorrow would be stir-fried broccoli. Xu Miaomiao immediately took the broccoli to check.
There was indeed some small powder on the top of the green vegetable. Xu Miaomiao pinched the powder and smelled it, and was shocked: "It's croton powder."
These dishes are going to be served to the villagers tomorrow. Who on earth knows how to make chin bean flour?
Li Yi sniffed the air, which aroused Xu Miaomiao's curiosity: "What's wrong?"
"I just smelled something in the air, and it's more here."
“What’s that smell?”
"It's the scent of white magnolia, not very strong." Li Yi responded.
Xu Miaomiao understood. She couldn't think of anyone else except Song Yingying who would use white magnolia as a spice and add croton powder to the dish.
"Master, there will be one less dish tomorrow. Why not use yam instead?"
Li Yi spoke up.
"Yam is difficult to process. I'm afraid we have to get up early tomorrow." Xu Miaomiao responded.
"It's okay." Li Yi shook his head: "When we practiced before, Mr. Nangong also asked us to get up early, it doesn't matter."
Xu Miaomiao nodded in response to Li Yi's suggestion.
But before that, she had to do one thing to prevent anyone from causing trouble.
“Dangdangdang—”
The next morning, Xu Miaomiao immediately knocked on the door of the original house.
"Who is it?" Zhang Ru said dissatisfiedly, put on her clothes and came out to open the door.
When Xu Miaomiao saw her, she thought she was here to admit her mistake, and immediately said in a sarcastic tone: "Who was I thinking? It turns out to be my niece's wife."
"Madam." Xu Miaomiao pretended to bow respectfully and said, "Today afternoon is the day for everyone to come to my house for dinner. Madam, please remember the time and don't miss it."
"Oh, I heard you were going to hold a buffet, and I thought we wouldn't get a share. Thank goodness you're sensible enough!"
Then Zhang Ru agreed: "We will go."
Xu Miaomiao smiled knowingly, nodded, turned and left.
There is a buffet today, but not in the afternoon, but at noon.
By the time their family arrived, everyone had already finished eating and were preparing to leave, so naturally they couldn't cause any trouble.
"Mother, are you telling the truth?" Song Yingying asked in disbelief, "Did Xu Miaomiao really invite us to her party?"
"Of course it's true." Zhang Ru raised her chin and said proudly, "She came to my house and said it in person today."
"Why do I feel like something is not right?" Song Yingying paced around Fang Zhonglai and looked at Zhang Ru, still worried and said, "No, we have to go and ask around."
Zhang Ru grabbed Song Yingying and stopped her from leaving: "What are you still asking? Those people around us don't want to talk to us at all. Why bother yourself? This Xu Miaomiao must be scared. After all, your father will be a high official in the future, and we are her elders, so she must behave herself."
"Okay." Song Yingying relaxed her tension and pulled Zhang Ru to remind her, "Mom, don't forget not to eat broccoli."
"Okay, okay, I got it."
Zhang Ru agreed perfunctorily and went back to the house, twisting her body. She got up early today and needed a good sleep.
The family was waiting to go to Xu Miaomiao's place in the afternoon to have a big meal, and then naturally stay there.
But I never expected that the banquet had already started.
(End of this chapter)
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