Chapter 143 Cold Dishes
"tasty······"
Xu Qingmeng was picking up the food absent-mindedly. She raised her head and secretly glanced at Gu Yunyi, then quickly looked away.
Life was very comfortable, and since she was pregnant and promised to give Gu Yunyi a chance, she seemed to have not thought about leaving for a while.
Gu Yunyi was very kind and considerate to her. She could now truly break away from the description in the book and seriously look at Gu Yunyi as a living, flesh-and-blood person.
She was not a fool and could not sense Gu Yunyi's subtle teasing or even the love he showed towards her.
However, what happened at that time was a shock. It was unknown whether Gu Yunyi could accept it or to what extent he could accept it.
Xu Qingmeng felt that she needed to have a good talk with him.
Obviously, now is not the time to discuss these things. The most important thing at the moment is Gu Yunyi's college entrance examination.
If he can let it go, she can be a real couple with him. If not...
Xu Qingmeng lowered her head and began to ponder. If not, she could leave after the college entrance examination results were announced.
"Why don't you eat anymore? Finish this egg custard." Seeing that she was in a daze, Gu Yunyi thought she was full again. This was not good, so he quickly told her to eat more.
Xu Qingmeng quickly calmed down, raised her head and said, "I know, hurry up and eat your food. Mr. Huang is going to take you out to visit someone, so don't waste time."
"So what do you do in the morning?"
"I'm thinking of taking a nap later. As for what to do when I wake up, we'll decide when the time comes." Xu Qingmeng said.
"Uh-huh."
After dinner, Gu Yunyi cleaned up the dishes. Seeing this, Zhou Yuanjia felt embarrassed to just sit there and do nothing, so he stood up and helped clean up.
Xu Qingmeng went back to her room and took a nap.
Fang Ziheng had already brought Yuanbao to the stone table in the yard, and Hui Niang had already prepared the meal.
Hui Niang cooked millet porridge and ate it with pickles she brought from home. Yuanbao was obviously full after eating the egg custard, so only Fang Ziheng and Hui Niang were eating.
When Gu Yunyi and his friends went to visit scholars, Fang Ziheng would naturally go as well.
It would obviously not be appropriate for Yuanbao to follow, so Jinbao was taken care of by Hui Niang today.
Xu Qingmeng slept for a long time this time and woke up almost at noon. When he woke up, he saw Yuanbao playing alone in the yard.
She reached out and began to tease Yuanbao. Her big eyes, as black and bright as grapes, rested on the stone table with her chin supported, looking around.
Seeing Xu Qingmeng touching his fleshy chin, he immediately smiled broadly at her and shouted, "Aunt...Aunt..."
"Oh, Yuanbao is so good." Xu Qingmeng was very happy.
Hui Niang just came out of the house and said,
"Yuanbao likes you. Before, no matter who teased him at home, he wouldn't even look at you. He only allowed a few people at home to tease him, but now he sticks very close to his father.
This is the first time I've seen him like someone so much."
Xu Qingmeng smiled happily and pinched the little guy's chubby face: "Yuanbao is really good, do you want to eat the egg custard in the morning?"
Yuan Bao didn't know if he understood or not, so he quickly swallowed his saliva and said in a baby voice, "Delicious!"
It's so rare to have someone with a baby voice!
"Ha ha!"
Xu Qingmeng smiled and rubbed Yuanbao's face, and said with a smile: "Auntie, go buy some vegetables and make Yuanbao delicious food, okay!"
"eat!"
Hui Niang: "Let's go together!"
The two of them took Yuanbao to the same street as yesterday. After all, they got up late, and the vegetable leaves looked a little wilted after being exposed to the sun all morning.
Xu Qingmeng and Hui Niang did not pick and choose too much and planned to come again in the evening, when they would probably have another batch of fresh dishes.
When Yuanbao got home, he was so tired after playing for the whole morning that he fell asleep on Hui Niang's shoulder before he even got home.
Thinking that Gu Yunyi and the others would be back soon, the two people in front agreed to have dinner together.
Xu Qingmeng went to the kitchen first. After Hui Niang put the sleeping Yuanbao in the house, she immediately went to the kitchen to help Xu Qingmeng wash and cut vegetables.
Xu Qing dreamed of making some chili oil, after all, Gu Yunyi thought of it, and then make some cold dishes.
There were still a lot of ingredients left over from yesterday, including vegetables, lotus root slices, potato chips, etc. I also bought a lot of dried kelp, dried mushrooms, etc. yesterday.
Xu Qingmeng blanched all the ingredients and drained the water, then added the prepared chili oil and other seasonings and mixed well. The bright red layer of chili oil looked very tempting.
Hui Niang's mouth was watering, but she was still a little hesitant: "Is this too spicy?"
Xu Qingmeng said, "Try it first. It just looks spicy. I made it moderate this time. It shouldn't be too spicy."
After all, everyone tolerates different levels of spiciness. It was Fang Ziheng and Hui Niang’s first time trying it, so Xu Qingmeng didn’t dare to make it too spicy.
Hui Niang nodded, then picked up the chopsticks and picked up a piece.
The thin potato shreds are dipped in bright red chili oil, with a tangy aroma of sesame, chili, and a light sour taste.
The first thing you taste is a mild spicy taste, which is not irritating, but rather has a mellow flavor.
Coupled with the crispness of the shredded potatoes, which are neither doughy nor raw, the crunchy texture, the hint of sourness, and the seasoning on the outside, it is simply amazing!
Hui Niang's eyes widened: "It's delicious, not very spicy, but more fragrant."
It was the first time for Hui Niang to eat something with such a wonderful taste. She couldn't help herself and immediately took several more bites with her chopsticks.
Just as Hui Niang was stuffing the food into her mouth, Gu Yunyi and the others came back. Seeing no one in the yard, they guessed that they were probably cooking in the kitchen.
Several people came to the kitchen. Before they could say anything, they saw Hui Niang constantly picking up shredded potatoes and stuffing them into her mouth with a look of satisfaction on her face.
Zhou Yuanjia couldn't help but joked, "Sister-in-law, the way you eat it, could it be that these shredded potatoes are some kind of top-notch delicacy, and you're the only one who discovered it?"
It was also the first time that Fang Ziheng saw his daughter-in-law like this, and he was very surprised.
Hui Niang felt a little embarrassed by what she said, her face slightly reddened, she put down her chopsticks and said, "Mr. Zhou, please don't make fun of me. Madam Gu added red chili oil to this shredded potato, isn't this my first time trying it? I couldn't help myself."
When Zhou Yuanjia heard this, his eyes were full of anticipation. After all, he had eaten it before and he loved this red chili oil from the bottom of his heart.
Xu Qingmeng smiled and said, "Okay, go clean up and we'll eat together later."
"Yeah." Gu Yunyi and the others went out.
Xu Qingmeng then started to mix other cold dishes, including braised lotus root and pork ribs. The staple food was cold noodles.
(End of this chapter)
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