The elm forest was very lively on this day.
Children aged eleven or twelve climbed up the tree and broke branches for the adults who stayed below. The women under the tree picked up the branches and plucked them from one end to the other, and large pieces of elm money fell into it one after another. in the container.
Occasionally, a few are blown by the spring breeze and scattered in the soil. After being hidden in the dust, they will become good fertilizer soon.
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 will grow into towering trees, and The elm forest blends into one.
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.
“You’re back?”
Mr. Xu was sitting in the courtyard, preparing medicinal materials, “You skipped a class, you’d better make something delicious.”
"That's natural, just keep waiting."
"If you dissatisfy me, don't be lazy in the future, not even for a moment!"
"Yes, yes, it's up to you."
"Why is this girl more interested in eating than me in drinking?"
Mr. Xu looked at Cheng Xi who walked into the kitchen. He shook his head and muttered, saying that he had seen the wrong person at first.
It’s not easy 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 between. She must be dismissed from get out of class.
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 doesn't dance after hearing the chicken and follow the master diligently to learn from behind, for fear that the master will not teach him.
However, the new apprentice is not a human being, and she threatens 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!
Cheng Xi walked into the kitchen here, unaware that her master was whispering to her behind her back.
"Wangshu, bring some big basins."
"Yes, madam."
The baskets are made of bamboo strips and were originally used to hold wild vegetables and the like. The woven stuff is not densely woven and leaves many gaps. Naturally, it cannot hold the elm coins.
The three of them sat together on a small bench, taking out branches from their baskets, picking elm coins, and doing simple processing.
This work is simple and effortless, and a big basin will be filled in a short time.
Cheng Xi asked the two of them to take care of 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 and soak it in it.
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.
If you are shameless, you are invincible!
Yuqian Wowotou is actually very different from Yuqian rice. Flour is added to mix well and 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 been all 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, there was a fragrance of elm money coming from the pot, and the first pot of steamed elm money was completed.
"Why does this taste different from what I have eaten before?" Mr. Xu, who was preparing the medicinal materials in the hospital, smelled the fragrance lingering on the tip of his nose and was 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, come on, help master cook the remaining medicinal ingredients, let's 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?
Well done.
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. 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, followed the little girl step by step into the living room.
Cheng Xi: "."
The second pot of steamed cornstarch came out, and the herbs in Cheng Xi's hand were almost done.
A few minutes later, the family sat at the dining table in the living room.
There are only two dishes of stir-fried green vegetables at noon. Other than that, there is no fishy taste at all. For the Shen family, this kind of configuration 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 chopsticks and put it into his mouth. The elm money and flour blended together, creating a fragrance that he had never tasted before. It was sweet and had an endless aftertaste.
“Girl, is this definitely the taste of Yuqian?”
Either Mr. Xu has never had steamed Yuqian before, or it’s because he has eaten it that he can really feel that the taste in his mouth is very different from other people’s. As a doctor, he was extremely sure that there was nothing in it except flour and elm money.
It’s 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.
Shen Xingluo picked up a piece of steamed bun, broke it open, and dipped it into the minced garlic in the small dish in front of him. There was a faint spicy feeling 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 are all big eaters. The three Shen family members and Wang Shu are originally martial arts practitioners and eat a lot. Mr. Xu doesn’t care about his body shape when it comes to delicious food. He has several plates of steamed food. Yuqian and Wowotou were quickly wiped 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 couldn't say it. Three words: satisfied.
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. However, the old man's embarrassment was not something she could see, so they quickly stood up and started clearing the table.
On this day, every household in Shenjia Village smelled of the scent of elm coins.
Some people knead it into steamed buns, some people directly sprinkle a few handfuls of flour into Yuqian and steam it in a pot, and some people mix it into a paste and fry it in hot oil until both sides are golden and eat it as pancakes.