The neighbors watched Qu Changhai and the others open the door eagerly, feeling envious and jealous in their hearts, but as for them, they could only swallow the food in their stomachs.
Alas, people are so irritating!
"Dad, Mom, what delicious food did our family cook? It made Man Lin and the others so greedy that they lay at the crack of the door and smelled it..." Qu Changhai followed the smell to the stove as soon as he entered the house. In the meantime, his legs were flying very fast, and his mouth was not idle.
"I could smell the aroma from a long way away. At that time, I was muttering that I didn't know whose cooking was so fragrant, but it turned out to be ours, hahaha~" Qu Changjiang took two more deep breaths, screaming in his heart. It's so beautiful, the laughter almost catches up with the small speaker at home.
"How can other people cook food so delicious? What are you thinking about?" Qu Zhongdong rolled his eyes at Qu Changjiang angrily, then waved his hands, as if to shoo away flies, asking them to go out, "Okay, you guys Don’t block it at the door, sit in the outer room for a while, and we’ll have dinner when Zhaowu and the others come back.”
"We're all here anyway, so we might as well take the food to the outer room and take care of the business." Qu Changhu was still very witty. As he said this, he pushed aside Qu Changhai and Yuan Chao who were blocking the door. , Yuanjiang brothers squeezed in, "Where is the food?"
"I'm asking you to carry it? It'll be great if you can still have half of it left in the house." Yue Cuiyun really didn't have much confidence in Qu Changhu. She said, "You, just go back to the house and wait. I want to see it done." You’ll find out what it is when the meal starts!”
Okay, we can only wait.
In fact, it didn't take long for Qu Zhaowu to come back with a few boys from his family. Before anyone could step into the house, a clear and high-pitched voice came in. It seemed that today's harvest should be good.
Yes!
This time, the Red Army went hunting with Qu Zhaowu and the militiamen in the mountains. They caught a bunch of hares, pheasants, etc. in one morning. Qu Zhaowu was able to get a lot after all. After all, he caught most of them, and the Red Army also came out. Powerful.
Because it was the autumn harvest season, there were many fruits to pick in the mountains. Guosheng and Quxuan took a few small nets to pick the ripe ones, such as mountain red and sand fruits. They directly carried them in backpacks, wild strawberries and The wild grapes couldn't bear being bumped, so they carried them in their tattered coats.
Of course they had to show off their merits to Xiao Qu Ning when they got home, but as soon as they ran into the house excitedly, they were distracted by a strong salty smell, and their steps unconsciously slowed down. They stood in the yard, sniffing, sucking, drooling and swallowing.
Mom, what does this smell like? !
"Stop poking around in the yard, come in quickly, wash your hands, and we'll start dinner." Lin Meiru shouted to these boys in the outer room. Of course, she didn't forget Qu Zhaowu, who was last. "Zhaowu, don't He's taking small square steps behind him, so hold on tight."
It's not easy for them. They can only watch but can't move their chopsticks. They have reached the limit of their endurance, but they can't urge Qu Zhaowu and the other boys to hurry up.
The Red Army and the others had no intention of showing off what they had gained all morning. They quickly flushed their hands and flew to the dining table without wiping them off, their eyes shining.
"This, what is this?"
"Braised pork? Or braised pork in soy sauce?"
"It smells too good."
"Who did it?"
Great, someone finally got the point. When Xiao Qu Ning heard this question, she straightened her back, raised her little head, and showed a reserved smile on her soft little face. She was ready to accept everyone's praise.
"Guess who it is?" Qu Ning was prepared to no avail, and everyone started to keep it secret.
"grandmother?"
"I think it's Grandpa Fourth..."
"Maybe it's the aunt."
"No one can be my grandma, she can't cook at all."
"Is it Grandpa?"
Listening to them going around but still unable to guess who she was, Xiao Qu Ning became a little anxious, her eyes rolled around, and her little hands couldn't help but make some small movements. Apart from not saying anything clearly, she showed it clearly enough.
Actually, everyone has already guessed that these dishes were made by Xiao Qu Ning. They just pretended not to know and deliberately teased Qu Ning. They all saw it, and Xiao Qu Ning wished she could write "It's me, it's me" on her face. When everyone didn't guess it, her little look was so cute.
"Good boy, it was done by good baby." Gu Xiaonian was the first to say this. The next second, Xiao Qu Ning threw herself into her arms and gave her a series of kisses and a sweet "Mom, you are the best", which made Gu Xiaonian so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.
"As soon as I saw it, I knew it was done by Guobao."
"I saw it first."
"It's obviously me first."
What's the use of fighting at this time, the benefit will be taken away by Gu Xiaonian who was the first to say it. Not to mention how regretful the others were. If they had known about it, they would not have teased me. If they had guessed, they should have spoken out immediately. But if you have money, it’s hard to buy it. I already knew that there is no regret medicine in the world.
But as soon as they moved their chopsticks, they had no intention of thinking about anything else. They took a piece of Dongpo pork with their chopsticks and stuffed it into the white-flour steamed bun. They closed it and squeezed it. All the juice was sucked into the steamed buns. When you bite into it, the fragrant and soft steamed buns are filled with crispy, soft and glutinous Dongpo meat. The taste is so good that you almost go to heaven.
The red braised pork is salty and sweet, and eating it with steamed buns is no worse than Dongpo pork. There is also hot and fragrant hot and sour soup. After one spoonful, you will feel warm in your stomach. The taste is rich and smooth, and it is very enjoyable to eat. As soon as I sweat, I feel that all the physical and mental fatigue or tension has dissipated. I feel extremely comfortable, and my energy and energy have been restored to the naked eye.
The portions of Dongpo Pork and Red Braised Pork were sufficient, and they were served in small porcelain pots used to hold elbows during the Chinese New Year. There was even a full pot of hot and sour soup. Qu Ning thought there would be some leftover, but she didn't expect it. The guys' appetites were so good that they didn't even let go of the red sauce on the bottom of the basin. They tore two pieces of steamed buns and wiped them back and forth, and they were as clean as a mirror.
Except for Xiao Qu Ning, everyone was so full that they slumped down in their seats and hiccupped one after another.
Fragrant, so fragrant!
If only I could eat like this every day!
Their family is contented, but other families nearby are miserable. Some families closed their doors and windows, but the fragrance still came in, making them inhale and inhale again. They felt like they were eating such delicious food, but reality taught them how to be a good person. Bah, what the hell is this!
They had no choice but to plug their noses with cotton balls, which worked to some extent.
When it was time to prepare dinner, Qu Zhongdong's house wafted out a sweet and sour fruity fragrance again. As time went by, the fragrance became more intense and attractive, like the sweet fragrance of wild strawberries, but when you smell it carefully, it seems to be mixed with... The taste of mountain red makes people's saliva flow out immediately after smelling it, and then their stomach starts to rebel. The most frightening thing was that the girls and boys from each family started making trouble, crying, howling loudly, hugging their thighs, rolling on the ground, and using all kinds of tricks, making the house restless.
Life can't go on anymore!
If this happens every day in the future, how can they survive?
In fact, Xiao Quning didn't make anything complicated, just making wild strawberry jam and mountain red sauce. At this time of year, many families will boil some jam and save it to eat during the winter as a way to satisfy their cravings. Obviously the steps and techniques are the same, but the jam made by Xiao Quning is more fragrant than other jams. It is not the rich sweetness of adding too much rock sugar, but the sweet taste of the fruit itself, which is more attractive.
During dinner, we drank a jar of wild strawberry jam with one spoonful at a time. When we burped, our mouths were fragrant and sweet, and our dreams were better than usual.
Half a month later, Qu packed up his belongings one by one and returned to his parents' home. Ran Mingli also came with him. The couple felt that Yuan Korea and Yuan Xinjiang traveled back and forth every morning and evening, and stayed up late to study. Although Hongwei did not have to travel between the county and the village, he was busy during the day. After all this time, the three children must have lost weight. They managed to buy five cans of whole milk powder and used them to supplement their nutrition for the three children.
After entering the door, they did not see the thin and pitiful boy they imagined. The three young men from the Red Guards, Yuan Korea, and Yuan Xinjiang could basically form a wall together, and they were so thick. The faces of the three of them are fatter than half a month ago, and Yuanjiang is even more exaggerated, and they all have double chins.
Qu Yiyi and Ran Mingli almost stared out of their eyes. They promised to study hard to prepare for the exam. How could it be hard to be so fat? ! Why do you look so much better than before?
"Are you really studying hard?" Qu Yiyi also knew that it was not a good question to ask, but she felt itchy and couldn't hold it in any longer. At the end, she added an explanation, "I either doubt you three, or I just feel..."
"We understand!" The three of them, Red Guard, were particularly understanding.
"It's because Guabao's cooking is so delicious that we can't control our mouths and always eat until we are very full, especially at night. After eating and drinking, we read and don't move much. It's only a matter of time before we gain weight." Yuan Chao explained.
"You, you guys!!" Qu Yi was furious, and slapped the Red Guards and the others three times on their arms, "The good baby is only a little older, so you just make her cook, you are so evil-hearted. ! You don’t care about Guabao anymore, I do, and I will take her to the county later."
"You guys!" Ran Mingli looked at the three of them and shook his head, sighing several times.
"Mom, don't talk nonsense. How could we not like Guobao!" Yuan Chao was anxious. You can eat food randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. What if Guabao hears it and misunderstands it.
"Mom, I think you just want to find a reason to take the good boy away. Save it. Don't tell me we won't do it. Grandpa and grandma will have to worry about you first." Yuanjiang is sharp.
"Don't worry about what I think. Anyway, I have to take my baby away!" Qu Yiyi said confidently, "My baby's tiny arms and legs are only a little higher than the chopping board, and he has to step on them when cutting vegetables. The wooden pier is so inconvenient. Besides, the kitchen knife is so heavy, so it’s so tiring for her to cut it. Also, our whole family has to stir-fry a pot of vegetables, and it’s a lot of effort to stir-fry with a shovel. How can you bear to ask Guobao to do it? This is what happened!”
"Oh, you don't think the stir-fry is done well, okay? Don't eat it when the food comes out of the pot!" Qu Zhongdong heard her words, and the old man immediately set a trap for his daughter.
"It's not that I don't think Guabao's cooking is delicious, I just feel sorry for him. How can he eat it!" Qu Yiyi was particularly determined.
However, half an hour later, her face was swollen from the blow.
The food cooked by Guabao is so delicious!
