Pastoral little master

Chapter 20
There is a row of pots and bowls on the long table against the wall.

It is a cooked dish.

Big green vegetables, the stems and leaves are separated, the leaves are stir-fried, and the vegetable stems are burnt red with soy sauce. It is delicious and goes with rice.

Stir-fried bacon with garlic is so fragrant that it makes people drool. Of course, there is more garlic and less meat.

Each dish was divided into three servings.

Hmph, this Mrs. Xu looks disgusting, but this dish is refreshing.

Zhao slandered secretly in her heart.

There are three daughters-in-law in the family, and she is only satisfied with Xu's cooking skills.

But even so, it can't change Xu's position in her heart.

Mrs. Zhao took a pair of chopsticks from the chopstick holder and walked to the table.

What she did next left Qiduo speechless.

Mrs. Zhao used chopsticks to scratch in the three big pots of bacon and garlic, her lips moved slightly.

Qiduo shook her head secretly, this old lady is really too harsh, she can count the pieces of meat.

It's just that Mrs. Zhao didn't cut the meat, Qiduo didn't understand how she knew if there was any meat left.

However, Qiduo can understand Zhao's behavior, there are too many monks and too little porridge.

There are about [-] people in the family, and the family is not rich. Although it is better than the average family in the village, most of the time it is simple food, and meat is rarely seen.

It's not easy to have meat dishes, which one is not greedy.

Zhao was worried that if she didn't stare at it, it would get into the cook's mouth.

Qiduo withdrew her gaze, and continued to cut garlic, preparing cold dishes.

She had already used supernatural powers to remove the bitter taste of the ground vegetables, boiled them in boiling water, and waited until adding garlic, oil and salt.

Mrs. Zhao put down her chopsticks, her face slightly relaxed.

"Hmph, you have a heavy mouth, you must have eaten a few dollars." Mrs. Zhao scolded with a cold face.

And gouged out Xu's eyes with cold eyes.

"Grandma, we won't steal food. If you don't believe me, you can come and smell our mouths." Liuju puffed her cheeks and retorted.

She was very unconvinced by being wronged for no reason.

"Ju, don't be rude." Xu glared at her.

Then he looked at Mrs. Zhao, and said in a gentle voice, "Mother, our mothers only smell the fragrance, and we dare not move a single bit of meat, and we dare not even taste the saltiness."

Xu's expression was calm and self-sufficient, and his back was straight.

She knew very well that Zhao's heart was like a bright mirror whether she had stolen food or not.

"Hey, you know if you eat or not.

Look at your unlucky looks, I haven't said a word, but you have said more than a dozen words.

It's all De Jin's useless dead thing, who used you to such a dead character. When my body recovers, I'll see how to deal with you. "Zhao's face became more and more gloomy, and the scolding became more harsh and harsh.

Xu gritted her teeth secretly, her eyes were a little red.

Qiduo paused for a moment in cutting garlic, and resisted the urge to chop Zhao Shi with a knife.

Erxia stood up and dragged Liuju to the stove.

She was worried that Liuju's fiery temper would quarrel with Mrs. Zhao.

Mrs. Zhao scolded her daughter-in-law and granddaughter and felt very relieved, so she brought out three pots of bacon and fried garlic.

She couldn't possibly be watching from the kitchen.

You have to put it in your room to rest assured.

This is because of her illness and weakness, otherwise Xu Shi and the others would not be easily spared.

"It's too much. We didn't eat at all. If you insist on accusing us of stealing food, you will be pissed off sooner or later." Liu Ju bitterly smashed the tongs and said angrily.

Xu's lips were tightly pursed, suppressing the anger in her heart.

She can bear eating less and doing more.

But saying that she ate it secretly, I can't stand the stigma!
According to her original temper, she must go forward and have a good argument with Mrs. Zhao.

But if he did so, the children would be hurt and wronged.

"Mother, don't be as knowledgeable as grandma, she is picking on bones in eggs.

You don't know her temper, she can make trouble even if nothing happens, as long as we have a clear conscience. "Qiduo put down the kitchen knife, took Xu's somewhat cold hand, and comforted her softly.

"That's right, mother, it's not worth it to be angry." Er Xia and Liu Ju also walked up to her to persuade her.

Mrs. Xu nodded lightly, "Mother, don't be angry, Duo, don't make arrangements for your grandma behind your back, it won't be good if she hears you.

In fact, your grandma knows in her heart whether we have stolen food or not. "

The sound is very low.

Qiduo asked curiously, "Mother, how does grandma know if there is any meat left? Didn't she cut it?"

The corners of Xu's lips curled up, showing a hint of sarcasm.

"Your grandma cuts the bacon into pieces of the same size, and she knows how many slices each piece can cut." Xu said.

"But the number of slices can't be the same for thick slices and thin slices?" Qiduo was puzzled.

Xu smiled again, "Your grandma will estimate according to the thickness of the meat."

Qiduo widened her jet-black eyes, and couldn't return to her senses for a long time.

God, there is such a skill, what an anecdote in the world!
The admiration for the Zhao family is like a surging river, endless.

However, Liu Ju curled her lips and said, "Hmph, grandma knows that you are sincere and won't play tricks behind your back.

Like Erniang and Sanniang when they cook, every time the meat is cut by the milk watching them face to face.

But after grandma counted the slices and left, they immediately cut the thick slices into thin slices and ate them behind grandma's back. "

Mrs. Xu shook her head and said, "It doesn't matter if you eat one more slice or less, after one meal, don't you want to eat it next time?

It's just that mother is useless, and you are so tired that you always follow behind and suffer grievances. "

"Mother, you're talking stupid again." Erxia said angrily, her red lips pouted, she didn't like Xu's words like this.

"Whether you are wronged or not, as long as you are happy, mother, we will be happy." Liuju and Qiduo said.

Seeing the sensible and well-behaved daughters, Mrs. Xu smiled very gratified.

When Qiduo chopped the garlic and was preparing to mix the vegetables, he suddenly found that there was no sesame oil!
She searched very hard in the memory of the original owner.

As far as I can remember, the Tan family has never eaten sesame oil or cold dishes.

Alas, I blame myself for being too careless and forgot about this.

"Mother, is there sesame oil sold in the market?" Qi Duo asked Xu.

"Sesame oil?" Xu's beautiful eyes blinked, and she shook her head slightly, "I've never heard of it."

"Oh, I saw it at Aunt Shen's house, it smells so good." Qiduo replied relaxedly.

However, her eyes lit up again.

The Tan family grows sesame seeds, which are mainly used to make glutinous rice ball stuffing, mixed with fried rice to make sesame powder, and the surplus will be sold to dim sum shops.

Sesame oil!
Hey, will this be another way to make money?

Seven dark music.

Without sesame oil, she had to cook a little rapeseed oil to make do with it.

Two large iron pots were steaming, one was white rice, the other was boiling water, ready to make spinach soup.

Vermicelli, pork liver, meatballs and eggs can be added to spinach to make soup.

But these things are not there right now.

But Qiduo was not worried at all that the soup made with only spinach would not taste good.

After the water boils, Qiduo pours all the blanched and chopped spinach into the pot and stirs it evenly with a spatula.

Cover the pot, add oil and salt after boiling again.

Finally, thicken with starch made from potato flour mixed with water.

Well, a pot of clear and green spinach soup is freshly baked.

"Well, this soup smells delicious, but it doesn't look good." Liuju sniffed and said.

"It's fragrant." Shi Shi and Er Xia also nodded in agreement.

Qiduo scooped a spoonful into the bowl with a smile, and handed it to Liuju, "Second Sister, this is my first time cooking, help me taste the taste."

Liuju subconsciously turned her head to look outside the kitchen, swallowed her saliva and shook her head, "Forget it, if someone sees you, you should talk nonsense."

"You take it, I'll go to the door and watch." Qiduo pursed her lips, handed the bowl to Liuju, and walked to the kitchen door by herself.

Liuju couldn't help the alluring aroma, blew on the spinach soup lightly with her mouth, and took a sip of it.

His eyes turned, and the corners of his mouth immediately turned upwards, and he quickly handed the bowl to Mrs Xu, "Mother, sister, you should try it too, this soup is really delicious, so fresh, drink it quickly."

Xu Shi and Erxia didn't believe it, they both drank it.

"Ah, it's delicious." Erxia praised.

"Duo, how do you make this soup, why is it so delicious?" Xu asked Qiduo with a smile.

Qiduo secretly pursed her lips and smiled.

"Hehe, how do you do it? Didn't you all see it just now? The spinach must be blanched in water to remove some of the astringent taste. The soup made in this way will be delicious." Qiduo blinked her black eyes and said.

The soup is delicious, of course, thanks to the Lingquan water.

She hasn't used her abilities yet, otherwise the soup would be even more delicious.

It's just that if it's too brilliant, it will arouse the suspicion of others, so let's take it slowly.

Mrs. Xu and the others didn't doubt Qiduo's words, because no one had ever used spinach to make soup before.

I haven't done it before, so I don't know what the soup made from spinach tastes like.

The spinach soup was served in three large clay pots, each about the size of a washbasin.

All the meals are ready, Qiduo and Erxia have gone to set the table, ready to serve.

Serving dishes and serving meals, the whole family will sit at the table.

Looking at the crowded scene, Qiduo felt like eating in a cafeteria.

When a large bowl of spinach soup was placed in the center of the table, everyone was surprised.

"What is this?" Everyone looked at the soup and felt that it was not tasty.

But Qiduo and the others did not explain.

And when Mrs. Zhao put the fried bacon with garlic on the table, the eyes of Mrs. Wu and the others lit up.

"Come on, sweet-scented osmanthus, eat bacon. Those people who don't know their face or skin have stolen it, and they don't know how many pieces are left." Mrs. Zhao pointedly said while picking bacon from the basin.

From the corner of her eyes, the corner of her eyes floated towards Qiduo and the others from time to time.

And Yang Shi and others naturally understood the meaning of Zhao Shi's words, and they also looked at Qiduo and the others.

There was contempt in their eyes.

Xu's face was hot, with a sense of humiliation.

Erxia, who was sitting between Qiduo and Liuju, held the hands of the two respectively, signaling them not to speak.

Qiduo quietly took Xu's hand, silently comforting her.

There is no specific quantity of bacon, and it is not easy to tell whether it was stolen or not.

And it is impossible to reason with the Zhao family.

"Mother, I want to eat meat." Qilang pushed Yang Shi and shouted loudly.

Yang quickly looked away, and quickly took the chopsticks to pick them up.

Seeing this, Mrs. Wu did not show weakness, but also moved her chopsticks.

"What are you doing? I didn't beat you to death yesterday, did you still dare to eat meat?" Mrs. Zhao slapped Mrs. Wu's chopsticks and scolded with a cold face.

"Ah, mother, it's all in the past, why do you still mention it." Wu said with an embarrassed smile.

He was smiling, but secretly gritted his teeth.

Reluctantly, he retracted the chopsticks and changed to the vegetable picker, not daring to think about eating meat for the time being.

Looking at the bacon, Liu Lang quietly swallowed his saliva.

However, seeing that his mother and three sisters looked unhappy, he didn't ask for it. Instead, he picked up some green vegetables and lowered his head to eat.

Seeing Liulang's small movements, Qiduo felt sad, and took the chopsticks and wanted to pick up a piece for him.

Mrs. Zhao picked up the basin, "Leave some for your fourth and fifth uncles to eat."

Qiduo raised her eyebrows.

"Mother, give Santao and Wuxing a piece." Yang said with a smile.

Mrs. Zhao wanted to refuse, but thinking of the bracelet Tan Deyin gave her in the morning, she had to take two pieces, one for the three peaches and one for the five apricots.

"Grandma, give Liulang a piece too." Qiduo also said with a smile.

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