The elm forest was very lively on this day.
The eleven or twelve-year-old children climbed up the tree and broke branches for the adults who stayed below. The women under the tree picked up the branches and rolled them from one end to the other, and the big elm coins fell into the containers one after another.
Occasionally, a few are blown by the spring breeze and scattered in the soil. Soon after they disappear into the dust, they will become good fertilizer.
The bare branches also fell into the soil. Some turned into firewood in a few days, and some were inserted into the ground to absorb nutrients and grow again. In a few years, they would grow into towering trees, integrating with the elm forest.
Nature has nurtured humans, and humans have unconsciously made nature more beautiful.
Cheng Xi and the other three walked home along the path, and behind them came the background sounds of women chatting and gossiping and children laughing.
"came back?"
Mr. Xu was sitting in the courtyard preparing medicinal ingredients, "You'd better make something delicious after skipping a class."
"That's natural, just wait."
"If you dissatisfy me, don't be lazy in the future, even for a moment!"
"Yes, yes, it's up to you."
"How come this girl is more interested in eating than I am in drinking?"
Mr. Xu looked at Cheng Xi who walked into the kitchen and shook his head, saying that he had seen the wrong person at first.
It was not easy for him to be a master. After only two days of teaching, he was forced to change the class schedule by his own apprentice. He only had four classes a day and had to take a quarter of an hour's rest in the middle. She had to be dismissed from get out of class and so on.
Who is the master and who is the apprentice?
I have lived most of my life and have never heard of such an outrageous academic career. Who's apprentice is not dancing after hearing the chicken and studying diligently with the master, fearing that the master will not teach him?
But she didn’t behave like a new disciple, and even threatened him with wine!
"Alas~"
If it weren't for the fact that her qualifications are so good and she didn't miss any homework, let's see how I deal with her!
Here Cheng Xi walked into the kitchen, unaware that her master was cooing at her behind her back.
"Wangshu, bring some big basins."
"Yes, ma'am."
The basket is made of woven bamboo strips and was originally used to hold wild vegetables and the like. The weaving is not dense and leaves many gaps, so naturally it cannot hold the fallen elm coins.
The three of them sat together on a small bench, taking out branches from their baskets, picking elm coins, and doing some simple processing.
The work was simple and effortless, and a large basin was filled in no time.
Cheng Xi asked the two of them to deal with the rest, while she was responsible for washing the pot of elm coins, pouring water into it and washing it several times. She then went to the space to get clear spring water to soak it in.
Well, if it doesn't taste good, she, the chef, won't have to live anymore.
"Let's see if you can keep talking without conscience."
Want to catch her?
impossible.
Cheng Xi thought about Mr. Xu's awkward and arrogant expression, hey hey hey a few times, and didn't feel there was anything wrong with cheating at all.
Without morals, anything is possible!
Yuqian Wowotou is actually very different from Yuqian rice. Flour is added and mixed well before being steamed in a pot. What you eat is fresh in each season. The dipping sauce is the soul, which is enough to improve the taste of Yuqian by several degrees.
When the sun moved to the south, the three frames of elm money had all been processed and soaked in the clear spring water for a long time.
Cheng Xi handed over the work of steaming elm money and steaming cornstarch to Shen Xingqi and Wang Shu, while she became the garlic peeling girl.
Break and peel the garlic, use a garlic pounding tool to pound it into fine garlic paste, take a clean small bowl and pour it in, add two tablespoons of cold vinegar, a little soy sauce, and finally add an appropriate amount of refined salt and mix thoroughly.
Ten minutes later, the aroma of elm money came from the pot, and the first pot of steamed elm money was completed.
"Why does this taste different from what I've had before?"
Mr. Xu, who was preparing medicinal materials in the hospital, smelled the fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose and felt confused.
"What is going on with this girl? Is it possible that she is the only one in the world with a pair of skillful hands?"
It’s incredible!
Mr. Xu couldn't finish the work at all, and his thoughts and reason were all attracted by the rich cooking aroma.
"Girl, girl? Come out, come out!"
"Master, what's the matter?"
"Come on, help Master prepare the remaining medicinal ingredients and let me see if you have made any progress."
"..." If you can't do it anymore, why don't you leave it to your apprentice?
Bravo.
Cheng Xi twitched the corner of his mouth, washed his hands with water, walked to the yard and took over the work from his hands.
Mr. Xu couldn't wait any longer, so he stood up and rushed to the kitchen. At this time, Shen Xingqi was walking out with a plate full of steamed elm money.
So he sniffed the fragrance in the air again and followed the little girl into the living room step by step.
Cheng Xi: "..."
When the second pot of steamed wowotou comes out, Cheng Xi has almost finished processing the herbs in his hand.
A few minutes later, the family was sitting at the dining table in the living room.
There were only two dishes of stir-fried green vegetables at noon, and other than that, there was no meaty taste at all. For the Shen family, this kind of arrangement has not been available for a long time.
But none of them felt bad, and all their attention was attracted by the steamed elm money and steamed cornstarch on the plate.
“It smells so good~”
Mr. Xu picked up a piece of steamed elm money with a kuaizi and put it into his mouth. The elm money and flour blended together, creating a fragrance that he had never tasted before, a slight sweetness, and an endless aftertaste.
"This... girl, are you sure this smells like elm money?"
It's not that Mr. Xu has never had steamed elm money before, it's because he can really feel the difference between his mouth and other restaurants. As a doctor, he was extremely sure that there was nothing in it except flour and elm money.
Amazing!
Mr. Xu took two more bites without believing anything evil, and was captured by the taste again. Seeing that the others on the table were busy eating, he no longer had the time to worry about it.
Chen Xingluo picked up a piece of steamed buns, broke it open, and dipped it into the minced garlic in the small dish in front of him. There was a spicy and spicy taste in his mouth, and besides, it also had a familiar taste.
He looked to his side and saw Cheng Xi's proud eyes, and he understood instantly.
The people at the table all have big appetites. The three members of the Shen family and Wang Shu eat a lot because they are martial arts practitioners. Mr. Xu doesn’t care about his body shape when it comes to delicious food, and he quickly eats a few plates of steamed elm money and steamed buns. Just wipe it out.
The plate regained its former brightness, glowing in the sunlight.
"Master, are you satisfied with this meal?"
"..."
Mr. Xu was embarrassed when he thought of the cruel words he had said. No matter how thick-skinned he was, he could not say the word "dissatisfaction".
So why would he bet on something this girl is good at?
Cheng Xi suppressed a smile, and Shen Xingqi and Wang Shu also raised the corners of their mouths when they saw this, but she couldn't see the old man's embarrassment, so they quickly got up and started clearing the table.
On this day, every household in Shenjia Village smelled of the scent of elm money.
Some people knead it into steamed buns, some people directly sprinkle a few handfuls of flour into Yu Qian and steam it in a pot, and some people mix it into Hu Hu and fry it in hot oil until both sides are golden and eat it as pancakes.
