From Zhou Shi's point of view, Jiang Shuyao's statement that she wanted to cook for her should be just a talk, and it shouldn't be taken seriously. Because she just helped Jiang Shuyao go back and asked for help.
After all, Jiang Shuyao is not a cook, so cooking for her elders or her husband, and cooking for her second sister-in-law in the next room is really inappropriate.
However, to her surprise, Jiang Shuyao appeared in her room at lunchtime the next day.
"Why are you here?" She sat up and didn't respond for a while.
"I'll bring you food." Jiang Shuyao waved his hand, and the two maids behind him put down the plate.
Zhou Shi was dumbfounded.
"Second sister-in-law eats in bed or over the table?" Her attitude was warm and natural, and she treated Zhou Shi with the attitude of taking care of a sick friend, and Zhou Shi couldn't resist for a while.
The maids all avoided her. She hasn't routinely attacked people today, but seeing Jiang Shuyao like this, she can't say bad words no matter how irritable she is.
She muttered: "It's not that there is no cook, it's not a problem for you to cook by yourself." She tried to get out of bed.
Jiang Shuyao hurried over to help her, her soft arm touched her, she was so frightened that she immediately avoided and almost fell to the ground, aggravating her injury.
"What are you, what are you doing!" She has been married for many years, and in her interpersonal relationships, there are only sister-in-law who doesn't care about her, mother-in-law who is rigid and strict, and servant girl who is afraid and humble. She has never met such a person as Jiang Shuyao.
It is impossible to say that Jiang Shuyao is not good. Zhou's Zhaidou has a limited IQ, but his temperament is naturally sensitive, and he can feel Jiang Shuyao's sincerity.
Enthusiastic and generous, tolerant of her cold face, regardless of previous grudges, soft and gentle... The question is here, why is she so kind to herself! ! !
"I want to help you up." Jiang Shuyao looked down at Zhou's left leg wrapped in gauze, thinking of how she did not flinch and drew the knife that day, her face softened a bit.
She looked at Zhou Shi with bright eyes, and with a soft smile on her face, Zhou Shi shuddered with fright, and said very uncomfortably: "No need, I can go by myself."
Then he stood up quickly and limped to the table.
Zhou Shi has not accepted kindness from others for many years, and his temperament has been tempered with yin and yang. He was provoked by Jiang Shuyao just now, and habitually said meanly: "I don't eat everything."
It's just the tone and demeanor that he said, there is an inexplicable feeling of "pampered and arrogant".
She jumped to the desk: "I hate porridge the most—"
Before he finished speaking, he saw the white rice porridge on the table.
She hurriedly choked her words, on the surface she looked arrogant and disdainful, but in fact she was secretly annoyed and slapped her mouth wildly.
"You are a patient. You have to stay in bed for the past few days. It is not easy to accumulate food when you drink porridge." Jiang Shuyao didn't mind and explained patiently.
Zhou Shi was even more uncomfortable and hesitantly said, "Okay, okay."
She glanced at the dishes on the table. In addition to the white rice porridge, there were also big bones and two plates of white meat. One plate was poured with sauce, which was rich in color, and the other plate was refreshing and refreshing, with no extra condiments.
Jiang Shuyao sat down opposite her and pushed the plate of white meat without sauce in front of her: "You eat this plate."
The white meat is thinly sliced, with an even thickness, squarely piled together, and wrapped in a circle on top of each other, which looks extremely neat and comfortable.
The meat slices are fat and thin, the lean part is light pink-brown, the fat part is crystal clear white, as smooth as jade, with a little light yellow skin at the bottom, the color transition is even, and it is comfortable to look at.
Zhou Shi looked at the white meat that looked comfortable but light in color, and then looked at Jiang Shuyao's plate of garlic white meat with red oil sauce, and swallowed.
She grew up in the North, and unlike the nobles of the capital, who are more elegant and refined, she hates those boiled soups that are soft and tasteless, and thinks that there is no such thing as dry steamed buns with meat.
But she knew that she was ill and should eat some nourishing and bland food, and reluctantly accepted Jiang Shuyao's arrangement.
Picking up a piece of white meat, the fat part looked at the light, and it was faintly translucent.
She was surprised by Jiang Shuyao's meticulous knife skills, and she also had some expectations for white meat. After all, people with such knife skills would not taste bad even if they boiled meat with white water.
Sure enough, you can feel the deliciousness of the white meat as soon as you eat it. Jiang Shuyao did not put soy sauce or other condiments, but just smeared a little salt on the surface of the white meat. Although the salt was fine, it still had a grainy feel, which made the white meat more tender.
The fat meat is cooked tightly, melts in your mouth, and has a fragrance of oil but not greasy. The lean meat is chewy but not woody, fresh and tender inside, chewing up the authentic gravy, with a simple fine salt, which enhances the freshness and flavor while retaining the mellow and delicious flavor of the meat slices.
Zhou Shi ate a few slices one after another, and had to admit that the bland food had a different flavor. After eating a few slices of white meat, and then drinking a mouthful of warm white porridge, my stomach felt a lot better instantly, and my irritable and depressed mood was also relieved a lot.
She ate what was on the plate, looked at Jiang Shuyao's plate, and guessed how the white meat with red oil would taste.
The plate in front of Jiang Shuyao is garlic white meat, both white meat and cucumber slices, both of which are as thin as paper slices. The surface is poured with garlic paste, soy sauce and chili oil. The color is bright and the garlic fragrance is rich.
Zhou shi stared at it a few times, but without holding back, he asked, "What does your plate taste like?"
Jiang Shuyao looked up at her, she retracted her eyes and pretended to be casual: "I just asked."
Seeing her like this, Jiang Shuyao pushed it to her: "If you're curious, try it. It shouldn't be a problem to eat less."
Zhou Shi was excited, picked up a piece of white meat wrapped in cucumber, dipped it in the garlic sauce on the surface, opened his mouth wide and stuffed it into his mouth.
The white meat is plump and juicy, tender but not rotten, the cucumber is crisp and fresh, no one steals the limelight, the sauce is spicy, the garlic flavor is strong, and the spicy taste is a bit heavy in the mouth, which greatly enhances the layering of the taste and makes people feel Appetite boosted.
The mellow white meat is smooth, tender and tough, and the flesh is elastic. Compared with the fat part that melts in the mouth, it is a bit more chewy and chewy. It is effortless, but it is very addictive to chew.
After swallowing it, a spicy aroma and mellow meaty aroma lingered in the mouth.
She wasn't one to hold back her words, so she asked directly, "What's this smell? It seems to be spiced with garlic paste, with a different fresh fragrance."
Jiang Shuyao then remembered that Zhou was the first to eat chili peppers. Fortunately, he didn't put too many chili peppers, so it shouldn't be too exciting.
"It's spiciness, it's the taste of chili peppers."
Zhou Shi didn't know about chili, but was convinced by the charm of chili oil. He picked up the white meat and dipped it in the red oil: "Chili? I haven't heard of it. It seems to be a good thing."
Jiang Shuyao hurriedly stopped him: "Eat less, I can't stand the stomach after eating too much spicy food." It's not like Xie Xun's way of adapting from cornel oil to chili oil, Zhou Shi may not adapt.
Moreover, Xie Xun is in good health, and it is not a big problem to eat a bad stomach. Zhou's is different.
"I can bear it," said Zhou Shi, and picked a few more pieces nimbly. Jiang Shuyao was inevitably worried and dragged the plate away.
Although Zhou Shi was disappointed, he was too embarrassed to go to other people's plates to grab food, so he had to give up.
She drank porridge with her head stuffed down, and suddenly there was a "sucking" sound in her ears. When she raised her head, she was shocked.
Jiang Shuyao pinched the big bone with her fingertips, sucking at the bone without listening.
Zhou Shi was in a trance for a moment.
Is this in Beijing? Isn't this a scene that only happens in the North, the poor can't afford meat, so they can only eat the meat residue on the bones to satisfy their cravings, just like Jiang Shuyao now.
Jiang Shuyao sucked the juice from the bones, and nibbled away the finely chopped meat residue on the surface of the bones with satisfaction. This kind of meat is the most delicious, and it can be regarded as one of the essences of big bones.
Seeing Zhou Shi's stunned expression, she pushed the bowl with the big bone in front of Zhou Shi: "Try it, it's delicious. Dip the tip of your chopsticks in a little salt, poke the round bone, and then use force. Suck it out and it's guaranteed to be delicious."
Zhou Shi was hesitant. Although she was always criticized for being rude and inattentive, she never gnawed at the bones when she was in the Northland.
Jiang Shuyao blinked at her, looking expectant.
Zhou Shi's "I don't want" just reached his throat and pressed it back again, asking someone to bring water in to clean his hands, and then pick up a piece of jelly like Jiang Shuyao's movements.
According to what she said, dipped in salt and poked the seams of the bones, tentatively sucked it to the mouth, the soft and glutinous marrow was sucked out, accompanied by the bone broth stuck inside, the mellow and rich meat fragrance Instantly fills the lips and cheeks.
Different from the fresh aroma of meat, the aroma of bone-sucking is thicker and longer. When the sticky and soft marrow enters the mouth, the fresh, fat and fragrant white meat and the domineering and spicy garlic aroma are all suppressed by the bone aroma.
One has two, and Zhou Shi can't restrain the second one after eating one, and sucks with Jiang Shuyao while holding the bone.
The Zhou family was extremely satisfied with the meal, and felt comfortable all over, and felt that even the grief and resentment in his heart would be brought back into a smile because of this meal.
Jiang Shuyao originally planned to eat something else for dinner, but Zhou Shi said he wanted to have another meal.
So when Xie Xun came back, he saw the maid walking out with two plates of white meat and cheese bones.
Jiang Shuyao made another batch in the afternoon and prepared the amount of dinner to eat with Xie Xun, which was just right.
Xie Xun sat down with his robes up and asked, "Are those plates just for the second room?"
"right."
Xie Xun guessed that this is the case, Jiang Shi is really inseparable from food, even if the first reaction to thank you is to cook a meal for others.
He and Jiang Shuyao gossip and say, "I don't know if it fits the second sister-in-law."
Unexpectedly, Jiang Shuyao replied smoothly: "Of course, at noon today, the second sister-in-law still couldn't get enough of the whole plate."
Xie Xun immediately captured the key information: "This afternoon?"
"Well." Jiang Shuyao said while eating, "I should go to dinner with the second sister-in-law at noon during this period of time."
She treats people with sincerity and sincerity, repays her kindness and kindness, and is a good thing.
But Xie Xun felt a little stuffed in his heart, even a little sour.
He wanted to ask, the second sister-in-law has lunch, what about him? He hadn't received the food box she prepared for several days.
Xie Xun was wronged, but Xie Xun didn't say it.