The next day, after Jiang Shuyao greeted the old lady, she was stopped by Xu when she left Shouning Hall.
"Third younger siblings." The Xu family came over, she was already in her thirties, but the years had not left too many marks on her face.
Xu seldom took the initiative to talk to Jiang Shuyao, Jiang Shuyao was slightly surprised and stopped to look at her.
She smiled softly as always: "Can you invite my younger brother and sister to our hospital for a chat."
Jiang Shuyao hesitated for a moment, then nodded in response.
The maid closed the curtain, and Zhou came out of the house, listening to the conversation between the two, and frowned at them.
Zhou's temperament matches her appearance very well. His features are flamboyant, pungent and refreshing, but he has to make a virtuous and upright attire and try to get closer to Xu's.
"Sister-in-law, younger brother and sister." She raised a one-sided eyebrow, "When did you two get so close?"
Xu shi's expression remained unchanged, and she replied gently and softly: "We must try our best to get close to each other."
Zhou Shi laughed disdainfully, ignoring Jiang Shuyao's presence, and said directly, "Pretend, you and I have never been close."
Mrs. Xu said, "You don't have to be like this, younger brother and sister." She looked like she didn't want to bother with Mrs. Zhou.
Zhou Shi slapped the cotton with a fist, and suddenly felt bored and aggrieved, but after so many years, he was used to it, glared at Xu Shi, then stared at Jiang Shuyao a few times, pouted, and walked away in a hurry.
"She has this temperament, she's full of thorns, just get used to it." Xu shi said sideways while leading Jiang Shuyao to the big room.
Jiang Shuyao never thought that Mrs. Xu was someone who would say that others were not good, and looked at her strangely.
Xu Shi knew what she was thinking and was unwilling to explain, so the two came to the big room in silence.
Jiang Shuyao sat down and watched Mrs Xu pour her a cup of tea unhurriedly. Finally, she couldn't help it and asked, "Is there something wrong with my sister-in-law calling me here?"
Xu shi's gentle smile turned a little unnatural, let out a breath, and said, "My brother and sister are quick to talk, and I won't go around the corner. To be honest, I have something I want to ask my brother and sister to explain."
"But before that, I should apologize to my younger brother and sister."
"Ah?" Jiang Shuyao was staring at all kinds of pastries on the table gluttonously. Hearing this, he was stunned and pulled his eyes away from the pastries.
"Sister-in-law, what does this mean?" Apologizing to her for no reason, making her feel that the Xu family wanted her to do something big.
Xu's face was a little embarrassed: "I used to have prejudice against my younger brother and sister, intentionally alienated me, and even managed my two children to keep them from going to the younger brother and sister's home. Later, I gradually realized that I was narrow-minded and narrow-minded."
At the beginning, the uncle of Xiangyang moved the queen for some reason, intending to let her marry Jiang Shuyao and Xie Xun. Xie Xun had to bite the bullet and rush to propose to Jiang Shuyao before the marriage. As the eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Xu couldn't help being picky about Jiang Shuyao, a sister-in-law with a very poor reputation.
However, after Jiang Shuyao married into the Fuzhong, it was not as absurd as the rumors, and she got along very well with Xie Xun. Her estrangement and criticality made her seem mean. In addition, Jiang Shuyao was very fond of her two children and did not thank Xie for her actions. Zhao Xie Yao was dissatisfied. Comparing the two, she was the one with a bad temper.
"Why did sister-in-law say this?" Jiang Shuyao was a little slow in interpersonal communication, and did not notice Xu's estranged thoughts.
Xu Shi was even more ashamed when he heard the words, and once again sincerely explained his thoughts and apologized to Jiang Shuyao.
Jiang Shuyao was really a little confused, she quietly turned her head to look at Bai Zhi, but saw a raised eyebrow on Bai Zhi's face.
Co-author Xu's words are true, but does she feel nothing when she is alone
Jiang Shuyao saw that the more Xu Shi said, the more remorse she felt, and the gentle appearance of guilt made her very uncomfortable, so she interrupted, "Sister-in-law, just speak up if you have something to do."
Mrs Xu pulled the handkerchief tighter and explained a little eagerly: "My brother and sister misunderstood. If I ask you for nothing, I will still apologize to you."
"Uh, that's not what I meant..." Before Jiang Shuyao finished speaking, a small meat ball flew from a distance and hit her.
"Third aunt!" Xie Zhao hugged her arm and said in surprise, "Why are you here?"
"Azhao!" Xu shi scolded solemnly.
In front of the Xu family, Xie Zhao still didn't dare to be too lively, he let go of Jiang Shuyao's arm aggrievedly, and saluted respectfully: "Mother, third aunt."
After he salutes, Xie Yaocai will rush over, walking so fast that he is out of breath.
He followed and saluted, and Mrs. Xu nodded and asked the mammy next to her, "Why did they come here?"
"If you go back to Madam, there is an urgent matter at home, and I just sent a letter to leave."
Mrs Xu said, "If the Master is not around, you should read the book by yourself, and don't be addicted to playing."
"I heard from the maid that the third aunt came and brought the fourth brother here." Xie Zhao tugged at Jiang Shuyao's sleeve.
Jiang Shuyao said a little embarrassedly: "That... I don't know what sister-in-law wanted to say just now?"
Only then did Mrs. Xu remember the business, put aside the discipline of her son, and said to her mother, "Let them go down and wipe your face."
After sending the two little guys away, Mrs. Xu said, "What I'm asking for is related to A Yao. My younger siblings must have heard of it. A Yao has been frail and sick since he was a child, and his appetite is extremely poor. Eat a bite of rice, and I heard someone say that he likes the food made by my brother and sister, so I shyly asked my brother and sister for some recipes."
Jiang Shuyao was silent.
Knowing that her words sounded a bit cheeky, Mrs. Xu's tone became more and more ashamed: "I also understand if my younger brother and sister would mind. If my younger brother and sister have any requests, please feel free to ask them, and I will do my best to satisfy them."
Jiang Shuyao was helpless: "No, I just don't think there is anything special about my recipe."
She carefully recalled Xie Yao's favorite meals, and found that he didn't seem to be a picky eater.
"Sister-in-law has worked hard on Ah Yao's meals for so many years. She must not be a bad cook and doctor. I don't think I can give a recipe that will satisfy my sister-in-law."
Seeing her serious tone, Mrs. Xu couldn't help being stunned. After a while, she regained her senses and bowed her head in despair: "I didn't think about it, I hope my younger brother and sister don't mind."
"But I have some ideas. It's still early noon, why don't my sister-in-law lend me the kitchen?"
Xu shi suddenly raised his head, and his eyes were full of surprise: "Okay, okay, thank you."
She followed Jiang Shuyao into the kitchen.
Jiang Shuyao scanned the kitchen and picked up a piece of hind leg meat: "Let's have dumplings for noon today."
"Dumplings?" Xie Guogong's mansion does not often eat dumplings, which are often used as one of the many New Year foods during Chinese New Year.
"Well, although the season is different, you can eat delicious food anytime." Jiang Shuyao ties up his cuffs. "The most important thing is that making dumplings is fun."
Dumplings have been around since ancient times. According to legend, the original name was "Jiao'er", which was invented by Zhang Zhongjing to treat frozen ears.
But the source doesn't matter, as long as it's delicious.
Mr. Xu has never cooked before, and when he cooks soup at most, he comes to the kitchen and stirs it twice as if he was cooking in person. When he saw Jiang Shuyao's battle, he couldn't help but be shocked.
Jiang Shuyao, no matter what she was thinking, the kitchen was her home.
After cleaning her hands, she began to knead the dough. She was skilled at it, and her hands were fast. After a while, she kneaded a moderately soft dough and covered it with wet gauze.
Mrs Xu watched from the side, and when Jiang Shuyao picked up two kitchen knives and started chopping the stuffing, she finally found the time to say, "Brother and sister, it's better to let the next person do this kind of thing."
Jiang Shuyao stuck the kitchen knife on the chopping board and asked, "Why does my sister-in-law think I like cooking?"
"Uh..." Mr. Xu looked at the two sharp-edged kitchen knives and racked his brains to answer.
Jiang Shuyao didn't test her, she was helpless when she looked like she was facing an enemy: "Because I think it's a very happy thing to cook by yourself."
"This matter sounds mysterious, but from the processing of ingredients to the ratio of seasonings, each step is controlled by oneself, and the ingredients produced will also bring their own feelings. It's just incense."
Ever since she was a child, Mrs. Xu has always been strict with herself to be generous and decent, and seldom showed her thoughts on her face, but at this moment, she had a stunned look on her face.
"So, have you ever cooked yourself?"
Xu shook his head.
"Then did your mother cook for you?"
Xu Shi shook his head again.
Jiang Shuyao was speechless and asked, "What about mama?"
Xu Shi recalled carefully, and replied, "Yes, when I was sick as a child, my mother made porridge for me."
It was too long, and Jiang Shuyao couldn't ask anything, so he gave up and said directly: "When I was sick when I was a child, my mother would cook for me, but she didn't know how to cook fine food, mostly just plain white rice porridge. Or steamed eggs. To steam eggs, you just need to stir them up, add salt and steam them in a pot, white rice porridge is even easier, just put some chopped vegetable leaves, add a little salt, and drop a few drops of sesame oil, but to me these are the most delicious things in the world food."
"When I grew up, I always thought about the food I ate when I was sick, but no matter what I did, the taste was not good enough. Even if I went to the best porridge shop, I couldn't eat what I liked. Only when I came home, my mother personally The bowl of porridge that I boil can give me peace of mind."
Xu Shian listened quietly, seeming to understand but not understanding.
"So the porridge I made is not a delicacy in the world, probably because A Yao watched me cook and saw my heart, so I got that peace of mind."
After she finished speaking, without giving Xu Shi any time to react, she slammed down the knife and started chopping the meat.
Xu Shi was startled and took a half step back silently.
The process of chopping the stuffing can chop out the blood and water in the pork little by little, which improves the umami and retains the texture of the pork itself. It will not be as soft as the machine.
The meat should be made of pork belly with alternating fat, mince the tender white fat and bright red lean meat, and slowly chop it well, the meat filling is mellow, tender but not woody.
Jiang Shuyao picked a cabbage that had lost moisture in the corner of the kitchen, chopped the heart of the cabbage, squeezed out the water to avoid the meat filling being too watery and affecting the taste.
If you master the skills of chopping meat, you will not feel sore hands, and the process of chopping is very decompressing, but it is a bit noisy.
This voice attracted Xie Zhao and Xie Yao, who were reading books in the study. They peeked at the door of the kitchen and saw Xu standing inside. They were very disappointed, and they winked at the other party and planned to retreat.
Jiang Shuyao just finished chopping the stuffing, and was seasoning the meat stuffing. When he took the sesame oil jar, two little figures floated out of the corners of his eyes, and he quickly stopped them.
When Xie Zhao heard Jiang Shuyao calling his name, he froze and turned to look carefully at Xu.
Unexpectedly, Xu Shi did not blame them for being playful, but just smiled at them.
Xie Zhao was daring and ran into the kitchen when he saw this. Xie Yao couldn't hold him from behind and pursed his lips helplessly.
"Third aunt, what are you doing delicious?"
"Dumplings." Jiang Shuyao said, "Go wash your hands quickly, let's make dumplings together."
Xie Zhao was happy when he heard the words, and ran to wash his hands, leaving Xie Yao standing by the kitchen door, neither entering nor retreating.
"A Yao is also going." Jiang Shuyao said.
Xie Yao did not leave immediately, but looked at Xu's face first.
"Go." Xu Shi nodded.
Xie Yao then left slowly.
When they came back, Jiang Shuyao had already made the medicine neatly, and the rolling pin played with flowers in his hand. With one click and turn, the medicine was rolled into a thin circle, and one by one flew from under his hand. out.
After Jiang Shuyao made the dumpling skin, all that was left was to make the dumplings.
She asked the maid to fetch four stools, and they sat down in the kitchen and made dumplings.
Jiang Shuyao spread the dumpling skin in the palm of his hand, picked up a lump of meat filling and placed it in the center, dipped his finger in water and drew a circle around the edge of the dumpling skin, then pinched it, his fingers flew over, and a fat dumpling was wrapped. .
Xu Shi imitated her actions to wrap one, but her hands were rusty, and the dumplings she made were similar to Xie Zhao.
She was a little embarrassed. Of course Jiang Shuyao wouldn't laugh at her, so he patiently slowed down and taught again.
Xie Zhao made dumplings for the first time in his life. It was as if he had discovered a new world, and he could not wait to make dumplings out of steamed buns.
Xie Yaoan sat quietly beside Jiang Shuyao, studying carefully without blinking. The learning results were quite fake, and the dumplings were well-made, and they looked decent after a few.
At the beginning, Mrs. Xu was still a little uncomfortable. Later, when she heard Xie Zhao and Jiang Shuyao chatting happily, her body gradually relaxed, and the dumplings in her hands became more and more beautiful. Later, she could make good-looking dumplings without deliberately pinching the shape.
Xie Zhao still wanted to spoil the dumplings, but was held down by Jiang Shuyao: "I make my own and eat it myself."
Xie Zhao looked at his dumplings, then at Jiang Shuyao's, and gave up.
Xie Yao wraps it slowly. He has to scoop the stuffing carefully for a long time. He has a serious face.
Hearing Jiang Shuyao's words, he counted the size of his buns, fearing that he wouldn't be able to finish eating too many buns.
There were not many counted, and his bright eyes showed a smile, and he could play for a while.
Xie Zhao could no longer harm the dumplings, so he came to entangle Jiang Shuyao, acting coquettishly and reaching out to make trouble. In the end, Jiang Shuyao successfully subdued him by threatening to smear flour on his face.
After making the dumplings during the frolic, the cook hurried forward to clean up the messy desk.
Dumplings have different tastes. Some people like to eat them lightly with vinegar, while others like to add dark soy sauce, sesame oil, mashed garlic, and ginger juice.
She made several flavored dips, and after the dumplings were out of the pot, the maid served them all on the table, just in time for lunch.
The dumplings that came out of the pot were white and fat, with thin skin and thick meat. A bowl of six or seven would be full. The skin was slippery, steaming hot, and a salty aroma came to the nostrils.
Jiang Shuyao let the maid serve the noodle soup, sprinkle with chopped green onion, one bowl per person.
"Let's eat." Jiang Shuyao said, "Let's see which flavor of seasoning suits your heart, and scoop out a small bowl yourself."
Xu Shi was a little awkward at first, and was embarrassed to move the chopsticks, but the awkwardness disappeared after seeing the two sons start immediately.
She picked up a piece of dumpling, and the dumpling skin was slippery and almost slipped away from the chopsticks. Fortunately, the filling of the dumpling was so bulging that it sank and stuck.
She had never eaten such solid dumplings before, but now, looking at the large white dumplings between the chopsticks, and smelling the garlic flavor of the seasoning in front of her, she was suddenly hungry.
Put a bowl of seasoning, roll the dumplings into it, coat the skin with a layer of light brown sauce, dip it in sesame oil, and instantly show a mottled luster.
Mr. Xu picked up the dumplings and opened his mouth slightly, otherwise the big round dumplings would burn the corners of his mouth.
After blowing off the heat, I took half a bite of the dumplings, and the heat spread in my mouth, filling my mouth with fresh fragrance, not only the fragrance of pork, but also the fragrance of cabbage.
The minced meat filling is thick, delicate and chewy. After a little chew, the hot and fragrant water juice splashes in the mouth, and I don't know if it is cabbage juice or gravy.
The sauce is salty and fragrant, the salty soy sauce is mellow and sweet, the garlic paste is spicy but not irritating, and the sesame oil tastes light, which greatly enhances the umami of the meat filling.
After swallowing the dumplings, the moist umami in the mouth lingered for a long time, and the tip of the tongue was slightly numb, whether it was smoked by the heat or the effect of sesame oil.
Because he watched Jiang Shuyao make it, and he also participated in the filling, Mr. Xu felt more and more that the dumplings were extremely delicious, and he couldn't wait to swallow the remaining half of the dumplings before blowing the heat again.
Xie Yao is no better than Mrs Xu. He eats everything in small bites, and the big white dumplings that Jiang Shuyao makes are really a bit big for him.
He clamped the dumpling tightly and took it back after dipping it in a little vinegar, preferring the original flavor of the dumpling.
The dumpling skin is particularly slippery, soft and chewy, and it is delicious to eat the skin alone.
Stopped to blow for a while, bit into the dumplings in one bite, and the heat still rushed out.
Dumplings full of water are delicious and delicate, with thick meat filling and chewy bits of finely minced meat granules. Due to the proper fat and thinness, they are chopped hard, and the meat filling is very delicate and smooth.
The umami of the dumplings dipped in vinegar is more intense. Compared with the complex flavors of other dipping ingredients, the dumplings only have a faint vinegar fragrance. When swallowing the tender filling, it seems that the whole body is soaked in warm water.
He tasted it in small sips. After eating one big dumpling, he showed a triumphant smile on his face, and he did not hesitate to clamp another big fat dumpling. He didn't look like an anorexic child at all.
Xie Zhao ate it deliciously, stuffed it into the big dumpling in one bite, his cheeks bulged out, and he squinted happily while chewing.
I swallowed the dumplings without chewing carefully, and the smooth and tender dumplings slipped down the throat, and it was a delight to eat.
After swallowing the dumplings and taking a mouthful of the refreshing noodle soup with the fragrance of green onion, it is a satisfaction.
Xu seldom eats at the same table with the two children. Seeing them like this, his appetite has improved a lot. He kept chewing the smooth and tender dumplings in his mouth, and kept watching them eat.
When she saw that Xie Yao had eaten the sixth, her eyes were slightly rounded and she looked at Jiang Shuyao in surprise.
Jiang Shuyao was not surprised, and looked at Mrs Xu suspiciously, with a look of "Is there something wrong?"
Xu shi smiled at her, looked away, and finally understood the meaning of Jiang Shuyao's words.
In addition to the taste of food, it turned out to be a mind.
Participating in it for the first time today, she finally understood why Xie Yao liked Jiang Shuyao so much. Who wouldn't like this kind of person with warmth and peace of mind.