Rebirth Farmhouse

Chapter 20

Qin Yang said angrily, "Sister, wait till you turn around and I'll ask the nanny for it."

Xiuyao took out a handkerchief made of cloth corners and wiped his hands, "Little Yang'er, sister will be happy if you have such a heart, don't always ask for something to eat for sister, mother will be unhappy."

She took his little hand home to tidy up, and had to mow the grass in the afternoon.

Another two days passed in a blink of an eye, after lunch, Xiuyao was going out to mow the grass with Yang Yang again, Mrs. Liu glanced at them and said, "Yaoyao, don't go out, help your mother roll out cakes and cook pans."

Xiuyao hummed, the third sister used to bake pancakes in the family. The so-called pancakes are an iron plate with three legs on the bottom and a slightly convex middle. Put the cakes on it and bake them until they are cooked.

Among the girls in the family, Xiuqin and Xiurong know how to burn pans, but the others don't.Although burning the pan is also a fire, it is delicate work, because if it is not cooked well, the pan will be heated unevenly, and the cake will be mushy. Turn it over carefully and slowly, and there will be big black spots on it, which will break one by one. The black hole is very ugly.

Before, Xiujuan learned to do housework when she wanted to stay at home and not go out to mow the lawn, but unfortunately it was not satisfactory, and Zhang's temper, it is impossible to bring so many things to you, if you do it once or twice, you will become impatient and refuse Let her continue.So now only Xiuqin and Xiurong can do it, and none of the other girls can.

Every time Liu does work, she tries to teach her daughter as much as possible. She is dexterous and patient. Let Mammy scold you for battering the cakes.

But the second aunt can't do it, she can only make a living by rolling the cakes by herself, and then take care of the griddle, then the cakes will not be rolled well, either torn or sticky, thick or thin, and the griddle is also mushy, or The biscuits are raw.

The third aunt didn't know why, as long as it was delicate and laborious work, she basically didn't know how to do it, and she stayed away from it.

In fact, Mrs. Zhang didn't want Mrs. Liu to make cakes. She made cakes. They were delicious, so everyone ate more.

She was still chattering with old Qin in the west, "His grandfather came here, ate a big bag of green grass, gave a few catties of bones, and then spared us to burn a big bag of firewood, everyone eats more I ordered a paper roll, ate more vegetables, and ate a lot of sesame oil, tsk tsk, it really doesn’t count.”

Old Qin glared at her, "You old woman, I don't know what to say about you. When you're smart, you're smarter than a thief. When you're stupid, you're stupider than a pig."

Seeing the old man scolding her, Mrs. Zhang didn't scold her in anger, so she didn't get angry, and said with a smile: "If I didn't count, you would have been drinking the northwest wind, and each of you is smarter than the other, and more lazy than the other." As he said that, he went out to see Mrs. Liu teaching her daughters how to roll cakes.

She found out that the elder daughter-in-law was shrewd and never did useless work. Rolling a cake not only made the elders happy, but also taught the daughter by the way.

Xiuyao is only so young, and she even taught her to do fine work, and those two stupid daughters-in-law couldn't.

Mrs. Liu ordered Xiuqin to mix the noodles, and explained to her what kind of pasta to make and what kind of noodles to make. The cakes should be softer, the noodles should be harder, and the pastry for New Year’s or white weddings should be made of noodles, etc. .

Xiuyao didn't expect to have so many skills in life.

Now, the Liu family is mainly teaching Xiuqin about making noodles, and then Xiurong and Xiuyao just watch and don't really do it, lest they are too elementary school and won't waste food and be beaten by their mother-in-law.

Xiuqin's slender fingers fluttered like butterflies in the snow-white flour. If she had finished with the fine flour, she had to live with the coarse flour.

Xiuyao saw that the noodles were not very fine, especially the rough noodles even had small particles that were not completely crushed.

After the dough was finished, they put it in the big earthen basin to wake up, and Liu ordered Xiurong and Xiuyao to set up a griddle in front of the stove, cover the pot and put a cover mat with sticks and thread nails on it. Go to hold firewood again.

Xiuyao had seen this kind of chazi pancakes when she was a child at her grandfather's and grandpa's houses. Although she had never baked it, she knew what it was about.She likes to eat it very much. Every time besides pancakes, she bakes a box filled with chives. It is big and soft but chewy. Thinking of her swallowing involuntarily, she is getting more and more greedy.

At first, Liu's rolled out the cakes and asked Xiurong to burn the pan, while Xiuqin and Xiuyao watched separately.

When Xiuyao watched Liu's rolling the cake, her posture was graceful, and her movements were like flowing water. The soft piece of dough was pushed around the rolling pin with her nimble hands, and it was stretched and stretched. Thin, white and flat, she could barely see how it was dusted with anti-stick flour.

When the cake is ready, roll it neatly with a rolling pin and put it on the hot griddle, and then continue to roll the next one.

Here, Xiurong added a few cotton sticks to the bottom of the griddle, and then turned the fire under the griddle to the side, Xiuyao watched the cake on the griddle, small bubbles began to bulge in the middle Come on, it starts to become micro-focused at a speed visible to the naked eye, and then the edge starts to separate from the grate slightly due to the heat.

At this time, Xiurong used a thin wooden sword that had been baked black, like a pancake stick, to insert the tip of the sword lightly and quickly, and then slowly turned it until the entire insertion was done. under the cake, then turn the cake over and continue baking.

Xiurong's movements are skillful, and she is also flowing in one breath, Xiuyao is like watching a show, the cake is completely turned over, and it covers the pan again.

Xiuqin praised: "Mother, the third younger sister's cooking is getting better and better."

Liu Shi took a look at Xiu Rong, "I know how to show off."

Xiurong glanced at Xiuyao proudly, "Little sister, learn a little bit, my sister will teach you." Then Balabala explained the tricks, Xiuyao has never done it, so what impression can I get from hearing it?But she still nodded like a chicken pecking rice.

Xiurong stuffed the pancake turning stick into her hand, "Try it."

At this time, Mrs. Zhang, who was shaking the Osmanthus, said: "Don't poke the cake." Xiurong stuck out her tongue, and when one cake was ready, she picked it up and placed it on the lid of the pot. Liu's second cake also arrived.

After going back and forth like this, there were several cakes on the cover soon.

Mrs. Liu got up and asked Xiuqin to try it out. Xiuqin had already learned how to roll cakes a few times, but it was not a day's work to reach Mrs. Liu's level.

Xiuqin worked carefully, but the pancakes tended to stick even before they had enough time, and although they were not broken, there were creases. She was a little anxious, and fine beads of sweat were dripping on the tip of her delicate nose.

Mrs. Liu commanded, "Don't worry, don't tense your hands, apply force evenly, release and retract, and don't be afraid of breaking the cake. There is no one who rolls the cake without breaking it."

Xiurong smiled and said: "Mother, I don't think you have broken it."

Liu said: "My mother did not do as well as you when she was studying."

Xiurong was even happier. Xiuqin had already learned how to roll it twice. Although the rolling was not very round and there were stickiness, it was still quite good. Liu praised her a few words and told her not to think too much, just roll the cake.Slowly, Xiuqin let go, and the cake rolled out better and better, and the corners of her tightly pursed lips began to loosen, revealing a hint of a smile.

Putting the cake on the griddle again, Xiuqin wiped her sweat with her sleeve, looked up at Mrs. Zhang at the door, and said with a smile, "Mummy, do you think I'm rolling it well?"

Mrs. Zhang said with a smile: "Well, that's right. Although it's worse than your mother, it's fine in our house." After being praised by her mother, Xiuqin was very happy, and the more she rolled, the better she got.

At about the same time, Liu asked Xiurong to switch with Xiuyao. Xiuyao had been watching for a long time and thought it was easy to turn the cake, but when she sat down and started to turn the first cake, she was in a hurry and didn't know what to do. up.

Looking at the cake, she was worried about when to make the first stick, Xiurong reminded from the side, "Hurry up, it's going to be mushy."

Xiuyao hurriedly turned over, but the force was too great, the stick couldn't pass through freely, and pierced the cake, Liu said: "Don't worry, take your time."

Xiuyao could smell the smell, and became even more anxious, Xiurong quickly took it and helped her turn over the cake, but it turned out that several large noodles were already soaked.

Mrs. Zhang sneered: "You clumsy one, remember to eat this cake for herself."

Liu didn't take it seriously, and said to Xiuyao: "Take your time, the first cake is not easy for anyone."

Xiuyao smiled, expressing that she had worked hard, and the second picture was better, but she was too anxious and not very familiar, so Xiurong had to rework it.

After so many cakes, Xiuyao can almost grasp when to turn over the first time, when to turn over the second time, and focus on the parts that are not very familiar, and slowly make it well.

In addition to not having the appearance of Xiurong, the cakes are baked quickly and well, and they are evenly baked. They are all slightly burnt dough bubbles, without dark spots, and not too raw.

Liu Shi smiled and said, "That's right, it's better than when your third sister was studying."

Xiurong was a little unconvinced, "Mom, I can do it with just three cakes."

Liu Shi said: "Yaoyao is almost as good as you later, don't be too complacent."

This third daughter is just too strong, always on the top, always thinks she's a little smart and looks down on others, Liu Shi wants to give her a little bit from time to time.Especially for the girls from the second bedroom and the third bedroom, are they really stupid and stupid not as good as her?I'm afraid not at all.

Although she was told by her mother, Xiurong was not annoyed, and said to Xiuyao: "Little sister, you have become smarter. When you were young, you would open your little hands and shout for it."

Xiuqin also laughed, remembering her little sister's stupid look, and said: "Well, my little sister has grown up and is smart and capable. Third sister don't mention that anymore."

Xiurong hummed, gave Xiuyao a push, and said with a smile, "Of course my younger sister is also smart."

Seeing that Xiuqin looked like a big sister, Mrs. Liu was also happy, so she asked the three sisters to roll out cakes and she went to do her own sewing.

(End of this chapter)