Xiao Nianzhi has a natural affection for the soldiers who protect his family and country.
So, after listening to Aunt Yu's words, she nodded in agreement: "They are all heroes."
Aunt Yu couldn't help but smile after hearing this: "Yes, with them here, we can live in peace of mind."
The carriage went up the mountain and arrived at the Imperial Academy in a short while.
It's not too early now, students have already started classes, and only occasionally the sound of reading can be heard in the academy.
Xiao Nianzhi and Aunt Yu asked the masters in the academy to help move things. Aunt Yu went back to the backyard first, while Xiao Nianzhi went to the kitchen.
They brought half a bucket of small river shrimps, and they had to make them at noon, otherwise they would stink immediately in the evening.
Breakfast time is over and all the master chefs have gone back to rest. Aunt Gu is the only one left on duty in the cafeteria.
Seeing Xiao Nianzhi, Aunt Gu nodded slightly coldly.
Xiao Nianzhi didn't care about Aunt Gu's indifference and said hello with a smile: "Hello Aunt Gu."
Aunt Gu originally wanted to nod and turn around to go about her own business. The kitchen had almost been tidied up. If she was on duty, there was nothing to do. She could do some personal work of her own.
It's okay to get some shoe soles or make some clothes.
However, when she turned around, she heard Xiao Nianzhi's clear voice, which made Aunt Gu feel a little confused. She froze in place, not knowing for a moment whether to respond or not.
After a long time, Aunt Gu turned her head with a stiff face and looked at Xiao Nianzhi: "How about you too."
Xiao Nianzhi was about to fetch water and process the river shrimp.
Hearing Aunt Gu's voice, I smiled and said a few words to her.
Aunt Gu doesn't say many sarcastic words, but she is still a nice person.
Seeing that Xiao Nianzhi was about to fetch water, she hurriedly took two steps, hesitated, and then said: "...I'll do it."
While talking, he looked at Xiao Nianzhi's little arms and legs with disgust.
Xiao Nianzhi:.
Actually, I am quite powerful!
However, speaking these words against my current body is not very convincing.
Aunt Gu has been working all year round and has great strength. It is very easy for her to carry two buckets of water.
After bringing up the water, Xiao Nianzhi washed the river shrimp twice.
Considering that this thing couldn't be stored, she asked Aunt Gu again: "Auntie, is the stove fire still on?"
If you relight the fire, you can wait until noon.
If there is a ready fire, stir it up now.
Aunt Gu was not sure whether the fire left before was extinguished. She quickly walked a few steps over to take a look, then reached out and picked it up: "It can be used."
As he spoke, he added a handful of soft grass to fuel the fire.
There was smoke on the stove, and Xiao Nianzhi knew at a glance that the fire had been rekindled by Aunt Gu.
She brought the prepared river shrimps to the stove and looked at today's ingredients.
The pickles for breakfast were made from vegetables from the backyard, and now there are only two cucumbers and a few spring onions left.
Xiaohe shrimp is delicious when eaten, so the less seasoning, the better. As for ingredients, green onions are enough.
Xiao Nianzhi washed the green onions, minced the green onions and garlic, and cut the green onion leaves into small pieces.
The temperature of the bottom of the pot had already come up. Xiao Nianzhi added oil. When the oil warmed up, he threw in the green onion and garlic. After the fragrance exploded, he threw in the river shrimp and stir-fried.
When the river shrimp is half cooked, add a spoonful of white wine to remove the fishy smell. When it is medium cooked, add salt and green onion leaves, and stir-fry.
Fresh river shrimps are both fresh and tender. After being cooked with hot fire and hot oil, the delicious flavor wafts out directly.
Especially after the white wine is added to the pot, the muddy smell is removed, and what is left is the delicious and attractive flavor unique to shrimp.
Aunt Gu helped light the fire and was hit by the scent.
She was withdrawn and didn't like to interact with others, so even though she knew Xiao Nianzhi's cooking was delicious, she didn't want to get involved.
But it’s one thing to hear about it, and it’s another thing to smell it directly on the spot.
Aunt Gu felt that she was so tempted that she didn’t even want to burn the fire!
There was no one in the cafeteria at the moment, it was just the two of them, the aroma spread evenly, and the concentration was still extremely strong.
Aunt Gu felt that Aunt Ye, who was usually chirping around her and saying that Xiao Nianzhi's cooking was delicious, became more and more clear in her mind and started to attack her.
Her willpower also slowly collapsed due to the wave of memories and the fragrance attacks again and again.
The stir-fried river shrimps came out quickly, and Xiao Nianzhi tasted them first.
It was well preserved along the way, so the fried river shrimps were very fresh.
The shrimp meat is soft and tender and tastes delicious.
It's just that it's too small, so it might be a little troublesome to eat.
In fact, if it is deep-fried and the heat is well controlled, even the shrimp heads will be crispy and can be swallowed directly.
However, stir-frying is not bad, and Xiao Nianzhi is not afraid of the trouble of peeling the shrimps.
After frying, she rinsed the pot and put out a large plate of river shrimp for Aunt Gu: "Thank you Auntie, I still have some work in the backyard, so I'll go back first."
Aunt Gu was embarrassed to ask for it, but before she could say anything, she saw Xiao Nianzhi taking out a small oil paper bag from his sleeve.
Xiao Nianzhi also placed the paper bag beside the plate of Xiaohe Shrimp and explained softly: "This is the gingerbread I bought on Sanqiao Street when my aunt took me around the city. I tasted it and it tasted pretty good." Okay, I specially packed two pieces and asked Auntie to try them. Auntie, please don’t think I’m stingy.”
Upon hearing this, Aunt Gu waved her hands and moved her mouth for a long time, but she couldn't say anything neatly.
Desserts cost a lot of oil and sugar, and the price of one piece is not cheap.
Aunt Gu got two pieces of snacks for free, how dare she say she dislikes them?
It's just that her mouth doesn't obey her commands very well, which makes Aunt Gu anxious and annoyed. It wasn't until Xiao Nianzhi left with the river shrimps that Aunt Gu came up with a word: "...no."
The word "dislike" was barely squeezed out.
Seeing Xiao Nianzhi's figure fading away, Aunt Gu raised her hand and touched her: "Stupid!"
Xiao Nianzhi walked all the way carrying the delicious and fragrant river shrimp, and then...
Attracted wild cats all the way.
Xiao Nianzhi only saw two before, one civet flower and one fat orange.
Today, as soon as the river shrimp smells delicious, there are suddenly more kittens observing secretly.
Although wild cats look different, they...
They are both wild and aggressive, and their eyes are arrogant and ferocious.
Aunt Fu had told Xiao Nianzhi before that the wild cats in the academy were very aggressive, so she should be as careful as possible if she encountered them while walking.
Now being secretly observed by so many cats, Xiao Nianzhi's pressure suddenly increased!
Midnight
(End of chapter)
