"Second sister-in-law?" Jiang Shuyao's voice sounded in Zhou Shi's ear.
Zhou Shi returned to his senses and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Shuyao put away the letter and said solemnly, "Didn't you say yesterday that you want to learn cooking? Do you still want to learn after the night has passed?"
Thinking of the impulse in his heart when he accidentally saw Lin's letter, Zhou replied without hesitation, "Of course."
"Do you want to learn a fur, or learn to cook seriously?"
Zhou replied, "I will take this matter seriously, whether it's learning martial arts or cooking, you can't just learn any skills."
Jiang Shuyao smiled: "Okay, then I'll give you the basics."
Zhou Shi nodded excitedly, then calmed down and said, "You always have to show a thank you gift to apprentice and learn art. Brother and sister, do you think the pavement deed is enough? I can't learn your craft for nothing." , Zhou Shi was a little uneasy.
Jiang Shuyao was slightly stunned when he heard the words, and couldn't help laughing and crying: "How can I ask for your apprenticeship ceremony?"
She held Zhou Shi's hand, looked at the never-before-seen light in her eyes, and said softly, "Second sister-in-law, if learning how to cook and cook can make you happy, it is more valuable than money. , Just take this as a thank you gift."
Zhou Shi looked at her and said nothing.
Jiang Shuyao was a little embarrassed, thinking that her gentleness just now was not in place, and she was a little hypocritical.
She was about to withdraw her hand, but was grabbed by Zhou's, pulling her hard and dragging her into her arms.
Zhou shi hugged her and assured her with vigour: "You can rest assured, brother and sister, I will definitely learn cooking skills, and I will never waste your mind. If you can't learn it, I, Zhou Ruoying, will write the name upside down!"
Jiang Shuyao was shocked by her loud voice, and patted her on the back: "That's not necessary, the main thing is to have fun with it. If you can't learn it, we won't force it."
She tried to get up from Zhou's arms, but was held down by Zhou's again.
"Second sister-in-law?"
Zhou Shi was silent for a few seconds, and then added softly: "Brother and sister, you are so kind, thank you."
Obviously there was only a short sentence, but Jiang Shuyao felt a pain in her heart, wrapped her arms around her, and patted her on the back lightly.
Zhou Shi calmed down and let go: "Okay, okay, let's start learning!" She took the crutches and asked, "What should I learn first?"
"Well, let's learn knife skills first. Although you don't lack a cook, you can better understand the ingredients in the process of practicing knife skills—"
Before he could finish speaking, Mr. Zhou stood up with a cane and limped to the kitchen: "I'll start practicing now!"
Jiang Shuyao hurriedly chased after him: "Slow down, don't fall!"
In the afternoon's chicken and dog jumping, Zhou's tossed all the dishes in the small kitchen. The appearance of this unstoppable appearance was very similar to Mrs. Xiangyang's uncle.
After Jiang Shuyao had returned to the third room in the evening, Zhou Shi was still practicing knife skills in the small kitchen.
Xie Lang lingered outside the courtyard gate, but did not take the step to enter the hospital.
When the maid passed by and saw him, she hurriedly saluted respectfully.
"How is Madam's injury?" Xie Lang asked.
He is handsome and beautiful, bathed in the moonlight as if he were banished
Xian, the maid didn't dare to look up: "If you return to the master, the madam's injury is much better. However, the madam is unwilling to lie down and take care of her body. She has to walk and stand every day. No matter how much the doctor persuades her, she can't persuade her."
When Xie Lang heard the words, a gentle smile bloomed on his face, and he sighed with nostalgia, "She has such a personality."
Thinking of the estrangement between the two now, his smile froze on his face, and he asked, "Is she still not letting me see her?"
The maid lowered her head lower, and replied nervously, "Yes." As the master of the second room, Xie Lang, no one dared to stop him if he wanted to enter the courtyard.
Xie Lang was silent for a while, looked at the bright moon hanging high, and asked, "What is she doing now?"
He thought that he would hear the same answer as the previous day, reading a book or sitting in front of the window admiring the moon, but the maid hesitated for a moment: "... Madam is practicing knife skills in the small kitchen."
Xie Lang was stunned for a while, but did not respond: "Kitchen?"
The maid should be.
Xie Lang thought that Jiang Shuyao often came to see Zhou in the second room these few days, and guessed that this matter had something to do with her.
But he would never have thought that the Zhou family wanted to learn to cook, only when she picked up the habit of practicing swords when she was not out of the cabinet.
"I'll go take a look." Xie Lang hesitated, but decided to take a look at Zhou's quietly.
The small kitchen was brightly lit, and before Xie Lang reached the door, he heard the sound of chopping vegetables.
He walked quietly to the door, and heard Zhou's thoughts: "The sword skill is not difficult for me, hahaha."
He hadn't heard her bright and cheerful tone for many years, and he was a little dazed for a while.
Zhou shi happily cut the vegetables, glanced at a black shadow on the door frame, and subconsciously said, "Who!"
Xie Lang recovered, took a step forward, and said, "It's me."
Seeing his figure appear at the door, Zhou shi was stunned.
Xie Lang saw the crutches she was supporting at first sight, and couldn't help but persuade: "You are still injured, so you shouldn't stand for a long time."
His gentleness never falsified, and Zhou Shi's heart trembled. Again, always.
This moment seemed to return to the time when she was sad and angry countless times. Before she could complain to Xie Lang, she was caught off guard by his gentleness, and no matter how many thorns were gathered in an instant, she was afraid of scaring him and being disgusted by him. keep away.
Seeing her staring straight at him, Xie Lang tentatively took a half step forward: "Ruoying—"
Before he finished speaking, Zhou shi suddenly moved.
A sharp knife light slid through the arc in the air, and slammed into the pumpkin in the basket on the table not far away.
"Don't call me that." She said coldly.
Xie Lang was dumbfounded, paused, looked at the kitchen knife that was thrown on the pumpkin, and looked at Zhou Shi's expression.
They had been married for many years, and this was the first time he saw Zhou Shi's cold face.
He didn't know how to react for a while: "I..."
Zhou Shi no longer looked at him, walked over and pulled the kitchen knife from the pumpkin, and said in an extremely plain tone: "The yard is so big, why do you have to come to me? I'll stay in the small kitchen and the east wing, leaving Would you mind giving me some peace?"
Xie Lang tensed in his heart, looking at her unfamiliar expression, listening to her cold tone, a sense of panic suddenly rose in his heart.
"Sorry, I'm not—" He wanted to explain, to reconcile, to make concessions, but Zhou Shi was not willing to listen.
She pinched the handle of the knife impatiently and glanced at him: "You can go." As if he said more, the kitchen knife in his hand was not thrown on the pumpkin this time.
Xie Lang's jade-like mask was shattered, and he frowned and looked anxious, but Zhou's attitude was obvious, if he spoke again, it would only annoy her.
After Zhou shi finished speaking, he walked back to the kitchen counter without a pause, and he didn't want to give him any extra eyes.
Facing the Zhou family, Xie Lang was so embarrassed for the first time.
Not too far away, the kitchen rang again with the sound of neatly cutting vegetables.
In the crisp sound, Mr. Zhou muttered and complained: "It's really taking my time. If I don't improve after practicing for a day, I will be disappointed tomorrow. Tsk, I'm so annoying, I can't cut vegetables easily, I guess Can't be praised."
Xie Lang stood at the kitchen door and lowered his eyes slightly, listening to her talk, he suddenly smiled.
Laugh because of her sweetness and cuteness, and laugh because of her own ridiculousness.
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"Have you brought something?" asked a person in the dark.
"Bring it," the other replied.
"Take it out and let me inspect it."
"Can't you trust me? It's definitely a good one."
"Okay." The woman said, "Go in and talk."
"...Are we going to be too sneaky like this?" Xie Xun asked in a low voice.
Jiang Shuyao looked around vigilantly, turned over the windowsill and replied, "How can you be sneaky about eating?"
Xie Xun followed her into the big kitchen and closed the window: "I always feel that this is not right. How can I feel guilty about being a thief when I eat and drink at home."
Jiang Shuyao said: "Your mother is holding Li'er. She stared at me, and I admitted the punishment again, but I was still tossing and eating. Isn't it just a guilty conscience of being a thief."
She patted Xie Xun: "Quickly take out the wine and let me test it."
Xie Xun was helpless, and took out the wine bag and handed it to her: "This is bought in the best wine shop in Beijing."
The mammy sent by the old lady can be described as strict, not only sealed the big kitchen, but also locked her wine.
She took off the plug and smelled it: "Well, it's not bad."
"Why do you love wine so much?" Xie Xun complained.
"I don't like to drink, but tonight's supper must be paired with wine."
"What's for supper?" Xie Xun was taken away from the topic.
Jiang Shuyao took out the ingredients and seasonings he brought from the food box: "Fried chicken."
Xie Xun cooks the candles and burns firewood. Jiang Shuyao is not idle, pours the oil into the pot, and pours the marinated chicken wings and drumsticks into the pot when the oil is hot.
With a "swipe" sound, the chicken wings and drumsticks were put into the pot for a while, and the aroma of oil came out.
The aroma of the fried food is very strong, it is obviously the oily smell that should make people greasy, but it makes people swallow.
After frying the chicken thighs and wings, take them out and set aside to drain the oil. Pour off the excess oil and add the seasoning sauce.
After the sweet and spicy sauce is fragrant and starts to bubble, put half of the chicken thighs and chicken wings into the pot, let the sauce fully coat the chicken wings, and sprinkle sesame seeds when the pot is out.
After cooking the fried chicken, Jiang Shuyao looked at the iron pot and said, "What about this pot?"
Xie Xun thought for a while: "
It's okay, I'll let Zhiyan come over to deal with it later. "
So the two came out of the big kitchen with the fried chicken and the food box.
In order to avoid people's eyes and ears, the two ran to the small garden not far from the big kitchen, and found a piece of land behind the rockery to sit down. In front of you is a small pond with a wide field of vision. The reflection of the bright moon is reflected on the pond surface.
Jiang Shuyao took out the food box and directly picked up the chicken wings to eat.
The surface of the chicken wings is crispy, and when you bite into it, there is a clicking sound. After the outer skin is broken, a heat bursts out from the inside, and the fragrant chicken juice flows to the tip of the tongue, instantly awakening the taste buds.
The chicken inside the fried chicken is extremely tender and juicy, and the moisture and heat are firmly locked by the crispy skin. One bite is full of gravy, which completely neutralizes the oily taste of the skin. The more chewy it is, the more fragrant it is.
Eat off the spicy skin, eat the tender chicken, and don't forget the meat sticking to the bones. Be sure to take one end of the chicken bone and carefully chew it clean, and finally nibble the two ends, even the crispy bones are umami. Full.
The fried chicken comes in two flavors, one is spicy with chili noodles and salt, and the other is sweet and spicy with sauce.
Xie Xun didn't want to use his hands at first, but it was really troublesome to eat with chopsticks, so he gave up later.
Picking up a piece of chicken wings covered with sweet and spicy sauce, the brown-red sauce glowed with luster in the moonlight, and the white sesame seeds were particularly conspicuous.
The sauce is very thick, not too watery or soggy at all. It tightly wraps the fried chicken, and the mouth is full of sweet and spicy fragrance, sweet but not greasy, spicy but not choking.
Even with the sauce, the skin of the fried chicken is still crispy and chewy, and the skin alone is delicious enough.
Due to the strong flavor of the outer skin, the freshness of the chicken inside is more prominent. The tender chicken, with a bite of the gravy, slides off the bone with a light touch, and is accompanied by a sweet and spicy skin. The combination of pure freshness and rich layers of sweet and spicy is irresistible.
Swallow the fried chicken and take a sip of wine, the slightly spicy taste dilutes the complex taste in the mouth, the light fruity taste is very greasy, the sweetness is refreshing, and the flavor is fresh and long.
Eat a few bites of fried chicken, drink a sip of wine, very enjoyable.
The two ate quietly, and after a while, the fried chicken was cleaned up, and there was no wine left.
Jiang Shuyao wiped her fingers, looked at the chicken bones and the empty wine bag, and sighed, "Sin."
Xie Xun drank some wine, relaxed a lot, and said with emotion, "It's so good."
Jiang Shuyao also sighed a little: "Yeah, we are quite compatible in terms of food." Not only do the tastes have the same taste, but they can also sneak and be silly for supper together.
Xie Xun nodded, looked at Mingyue and said, "It's good to be like this in the future."
The moonlight is gentle and the wind is very light. When it comes to the words "later" and "always", there is inevitably a vague ambiguous and romantic feeling.
Jiang Shuyao turned his head to the side and smiled, "That's not good. If you keep eating, you will gain weight."
Xie Xun also turned his head and looked at her, his facial features were a little soft under the moonlight, and even his eyes had a kind of tenderness that was stained with alcohol.
Jiang Shuyao's ears suddenly became hot, her heart beat faster, and she quickly avoided his sight.
Then I heard Xie Xun Qingyue's voice ringing in my ears
Qi: "I basically practice martial arts every day, it's hard to gain weight, but you, all day—"
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What shyness and all the heartbeats dissipated in an instant, Jiang Shuyao turned back with a "swoosh" and stared fiercely at Xie Xun.
Xie Xun hurriedly shut up and almost choked.
Jiang Shuyao glared, "what about me?"
Xie Xun realized that he had made a mistake. He was drunk, a little slow, and hesitantly said: "You..."
Jiang Shuyao gritted his teeth: "You want to say that I'll get fat, don't you!"
Xie Xun: "I... I don't."
Jiang Shuyao snorted, stood up, and said viciously, "Go to sleep tonight!" He walked away angrily.
Xie Xun quickly caught up with the food box.
"It was me who made a blunder."
"Go away!"
"...you, you won't get fat."
"Yo, does a gentleman still lie?"
"… I was wrong."
"Humph!"
…
One coaxed another, and the voice gradually melted into the summer night breeze. ,,