Allure of a Country Maiden

Shangguan Xuanyi felt that not long after he fell asleep, he heard the sound of the watchman.

In a daze, he seemed to feel that the watchman's voice was a little familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere, but it was a little different from what he remembered. This thought flashed past, and he didn't think much about it. Tiredness came over him, and he Then he continued to sleep.

Guan Xuanyi got up early the next morning and came to the kitchen carrying a bag of flour and a basket of vegetables and eggs.

Ma was startled when she saw Shangguan Xuanyi appear in the kitchen: "Master, why are you here? What do you want to eat? Just ask the maid to pass a message to me."

"It's okay, I'll make a bowl of noodles."

Ma was so shocked when she heard this that her jaw almost dropped. She hurriedly said: "What kind of noodles does the master want to eat? I'll make it!"

"No, it has nothing to do with you here. You can go down first!" Shangguan Xuanyi drove people away directly.

Shangguan Xuanyi's orders were absolutely carried out by his subordinates. Although Ma was a little worried, as the saying goes, a gentleman is far away from the kitchen. Can the master make noodles? You won't burn down the kitchen, right?

With an uneasy heart, Ma left the kitchen and went to find her husband to describe this complicated mood.

It’s true that Shangguan Xuanyi doesn’t know how to make noodles. He has never cooked before. He only knows how to make barbecue. He learned this from traveling around when he was young.

But he had seen Xiaoer making noodles. On his birthday, Xiaoer would make him a bowl of longevity noodles. He was not romantic and didn’t know how to make Xiaoer have a happy and unforgettable birthday. All he could think of was to give it to him himself. She cooks a bowl of noodles.

As for the ruby ​​ring, Shangguan Xuanyi personally carved a white jade hairpin for her last year, and polished a crystal bracelet the year before that. In short, he would give her a piece of handmade jewelry every year. This was the case before, and he would do it every year in the future. in this way.

Shangguan Xuanyi thought about Xiaoer's process of making noodles, then rolled up his sleeves, started to clean a clay basin specially used for kneading noodles with water, and started kneading noodles.

Wait a minute, if you add too much water, what will come out is not dough but batter.

He poured some into the wooden bucket for swill, then added a little more white flour and tried again. This time he had a better control.

Looking at the round pile of white noodles in the basin, he then imitated Xiaoer to pinch off a piece of dough, and began to knead, pull, and toss...but the thick noodles always broke in the middle and would not change. Shape into long, thin, uniform noodles.

Shangguan Xuanyi stopped, thought about what Xiaoer did at that time, and then started to do it again. He repeated this more than ten times, but ended in failure. At this time, his face and hair were covered with white The flour was gone, and he looked extremely embarrassed.

It turns out ramen is so difficult to make!

It was getting late, and the dough was out of shape and even a little hard.

Shangguan Xuanyi decided to cut out the noodles with a knife, so he poured the dough out again and made another dough.

I took out the board and a round stick and started to roll the dough into a large cake shape. However, I didn't press it hard enough. There was a hole in the east and a hole in the west. In some places, it was even thicker than usual.

Seeing this, Shangguan Xuanyi kneaded the dough into another piece, spread it out again, and tried again several times, but finally it was not satisfactory.

So he took a knife and started cutting the noodles. This didn't stop him. At least the width of the noodles was the same, but the thickness was different at both ends of the noodles.

Washing the pots and lighting the fire couldn't stop him, after all, he had helped Xiao'er.

Finally, what was placed in front of Xiaoer was a bowl of tomato paste.

Xiaoer looked at the bowl of batter in front of her, with a bit of noodles vaguely visible. She glanced at the suspicious red color on Shangguan Xuanyi's face, and said with a smile, "Did Brother Shangguan make longevity noodles for me?"

"Well, it doesn't look very good, but it still tastes good." He cooked five bowls before he could get one bowl.

The noodles I made earlier were either raw, too salty, or turned into batter. This bowl is the perfect one.

Xiaoer knew because she said that her mother would make her a bowl of tomato-covered noodles every year on her birthday in her previous life, and her mother, Mrs. Liu, would also make her a bowl of noodles in this life.

Shangguan Xuanyi probably felt that after marrying him, he would take care of him and cook noodles for him from now on.

Xiaoer didn't say anything, her heart felt warm. She picked up her chopsticks and ate. She couldn't praise the appearance of the noodles, but the taste was still good. Shangguan Xuanyi couldn't give Xiaoer something that was difficult to eat. He couldn't bear it. .

"That's right, the noodles I made for the first time were not as delicious as your bowl." After Xiaoer tasted the first bite of noodles, she looked at Shangguan Xuanyi beside her who was looking at her a little nervously, but also a little expectantly.

"Teach me next time, and I will make you a delicious bowl of noodles every year."

Xiaoer agreed with a smile, then lowered her head and ate the noodles silently, only stopping when she couldn't eat any more.

After spending so many days together, Shangguan Xuanyi knew Xiaoer's appetite and knew that she was full, so he picked up her leftover noodles and finished them directly.

After eating the noodles, Shangguan Xuanyi took Xiaoer out for a walk.

Ma saw that Shangguan Xuanyi had made herself look disgraced just to make a bowl of longevity noodles for Xiaoer. She was so moved that she pinched Ushida and said, "Look at how considerate the master is, getting up early in the morning to give the young lady Make longevity noodles to celebrate my birthday, and you won’t even fart on my birthday!”

Ushida was in pain, touched his arm that was red from being pinched, and rolled his eyes: "Do you have a young lady who is beautiful? Do you have a young lady who is as gentle as water? Do you have a young lady who is capable? If you take advantage of it, In the same way, I will make longevity noodles for you every day! Otherwise, don’t let ugly people cause more mischief!"

Ma was very angry after hearing this: "Okay! You are such a bully, you actually dislike me! See how I deal with you!"

After Ma said this, he took off the long whip from his waist.

When Ushida saw this, he was so frightened that he quickly begged for mercy: "Madam, please forgive me. Although you are not as good as the young lady in terms of appearance, personality, and talents, I just like you, old Niu! Longevity noodles, right? I will make them for you every year from now on, How about not only making longevity noodles but also longevity buns?”

Ushida shouted loudly as he ran that Ma would not fall for his trick.

So Ma's Hedong Lion's Roar was staged again in the small town... and the people here were used to it.

Shangguan Xuanyi took Xiaoer around. Xiaoer felt that people in this town should like flowers very much. The fragrance of flowers in the air was very strong, and there were pots of flowers decorated in front of every house and shop.

"People in this town like flowers very much?"

"Well, because it is close to Nangong Kingdom, Nangong Kingdom is famous for its spices. Many people in this town make a living by growing flowers and selling spices. However, their skills are not as good as those of Nangong Kingdom, so many flowers are sold to Nangong at low prices. countries, and then we buy their spices at high prices.”

It's spring now, a good time for flowers to bloom. Shangguan Xuanyi is going to take Xiaoer to see the flower fields in the town.