Zhou shi came out of the hospital with a porcelain bowl, and the maid wanted to go forward to take it, but Zhou shi waved her hand and refused.
She was restless and didn't know if she should go to her daughter.
Which mother in the world has failed like her, and her own daughter prefers her aunt more than her mother.
The sun is hot, and the tofu ice cream will melt if you walk slowly, so Zhou hurriedly hurried to the direction of Shouningtang.
Going around the garden, I happened to see the figure sitting under the arch bridge corridor, thin and slender, sitting upright, holding a book in his hand, not Xie Sheng or who.
She took a few deep breaths nervously, and walked to the bridge with the porcelain bowl in her hand.
The maids who were standing beside Xie Sheng saw her coming and saluted in unison.
Xie Sheng heard the sound and turned to look back.
Zhou Shi immediately put on a gentle and loving smile on his face, but unfortunately it was not suitable for her and seemed a little stiff.
Xie Sheng didn't react, just called "Mother" as usual.
Zhou Shi walked over quickly, sat down beside her, and put down the porcelain bowl: "Is it hot? Eat something cool to cool off the heat."
Xie Sheng didn't expect that Zhou Shi was here to deliver snacks to her, she was a little surprised and looked at her with a frown.
Xie Sheng's appearance and appearance were similar to Xie Lang's, and his temperament was the same as his. He was cold and noble with a strong sense of elegance and poetry.
Zhou shi likes this type of person the most in his life, and it is this type of person that he fears the most.
For some reason, she was worried that Xie Sheng would dislike it, so she explained first: "This is made by your third aunt. The main ingredient is tofu, with milk and sesame seeds. It has a delicate taste. You can try it."
Xie Sheng pursed his lips and didn't answer. He flipped the book upside down on the stone table with his backhand. This action made Zhou Shi even more uneasy.
When I was only six years old, I liked reading so much. Thinking that when I was six years old, I only knew how to play with swords and climb trees, and I didn't know a single big character.
She tried to say something caring: "Reading is a waste of eyes, you are still young, don't read books all day long and hurt your eyes at a young age." After speaking, she felt that her words seemed to be preventing her daughter from reading and literacy, and even more so. It seemed that he was inexperienced, and hurriedly asked to add, "What, of course, if you like to read books, you can read them every day. The most important thing is to live comfortably."
After she finished speaking, she felt extremely annoyed, and felt that her visit today was a failure. She tried to ease the atmosphere and looked at the cover of the book: "What are you looking at—" Before she finished speaking, she saw a few words on the cover. word, never heard of it.
It was even more embarrassing, Zhou Shi really wanted to slash himself with a sword.
Just when she was embarrassed, Xie Sheng suddenly moved. She raised her hand and dragged the porcelain bowl in front of her, breaking the stagnant atmosphere.
Zhou Shi was relieved to see this, Xie Sheng was willing to give her face.
Xie Sheng picked up the spoon and stirred the dense tofu ice cream. He was amazed by the texture, and his face rarely showed the innocent look that a child should have. Scooping a spoonful into the mouth, she opened her eyes slightly and hesitated for a few seconds before swallowing the tofu ice cream in her mouth.
The refreshing milk-sweet taste spread in his mouth, Xie Sheng took a few breaths and finally said, "It's delicious."
Zhou Shi burst into laughter, and it is rare to speak so smoothly in front of Xie Sheng: "Of course, this is what your third aunt did. She is very skilled in cooking, smart and has a lot of ideas. Sister-in-law took you guys last time. She thought of all the food in the snack street that she went to!"
After she finished speaking, she realized that she seemed to have forgotten to pretend to be gentle and dignified again, and bit her lip angrily.
Just when she was thinking about what to do, she suddenly heard Xie Sheng speak: "What about you?"
Zhou Shi was taken aback: "What, what?"
Xie Sheng spoke slowly, which was completely inconsistent with her childish voice: "I like to read books, and my third aunt likes to cook, what about you?"
Zhou Shi and Xie Sheng are not close, usually she asks Xie Sheng and replies, rarely when Xie Sheng takes the initiative to talk.
She was very surprised and answered seriously, "I used to like—" practicing martial arts.
I can't say this, my daughter will dislike it. Zhou Shi hurriedly changed his words: "I didn't have any hobbies before, but now I also like to cook. I have been learning how to cook with your third aunt recently. She taught me a lot, and she also asked me to study recipes by myself, and praised my knife skills. sharp… "
As soon as he opened his mouth, he talked endlessly, and after a lot of crackling, he realized that he quickly shut up.
Xie Sheng was brought up by the old lady herself. As for who is the most knowledgeable girl at this age in Beijing, Xie Sheng ranks second, and no one dares to claim the first.
She didn't show disgust or impatience, but lowered her eyes and listened quietly. After Zhou Shi finished speaking, she nodded and said, "Very good."
Zhou Shi was at a loss for words, and didn't know what to say. He clenched his palms, thinking about whether he should go, and don't hinder his daughter from reading a book in the shade.
Just when she thought the atmosphere was going to be so stalemate, she suddenly heard Xie Sheng ask: "Then do you cook often?"
Zhou Shi raised her head and hurriedly answered: "Come on, I have to practice cooking every day, and I will also think of some recipes." Speaking of which, she looked at her daughter's well-behaved face, and a word came out of a ghost: "In the future, I will I made something delicious, how about bringing it to you?"
She wanted to be close to her daughter in her heart, and some words blurted out, only to realize that it was not suitable after she finished speaking.
She hurriedly changed her tune: "I just said casually—"
"Okay." Xie Sheng suddenly interrupted her.
Zhou Shi was stunned and looked at Xie Sheng.
Xie Sheng lowered her head and continued to eat ice cream, Zhou Shi couldn't see her expression clearly.
Xie Sheng ate the ice cream quietly, and Zhou shi supported his head next to him.
It's a pity that the reality is not what she expected, a figure suddenly flashed in the corner of the light, and after a closer look, it was actually Xie Lang walking towards this side.
Zhou Shi suddenly stood up. Although she really wanted to accompany her daughter, she really didn't want to see Xie Lang, because she was afraid that the hot weather would make him unable to resist hitting someone.
After explaining a few words to Xie Sheng, she ran away in a hurry, Xie Lang came over, glanced at her back from a distance, and asked Xie Sheng, "Is that your mother?"
Xie Sheng ate the ice cream in the bowl without raising his head: "Yes."
Xie Lang asked again: "She came to see you just now? What are you mother and daughter talking about?"
Xie Sheng paused, looked up into the distance, and said in a flat tone, "It's nothing."
Xie Lang couldn't help laughing when she saw the expression on her little adult's face, and sat down in front of her: "Who do you think you are following? It's neither like me nor your mother, but very similar to your third uncle when he was a child. , but he wasn't like you when he was a kid—"
Before he finished speaking, Xie Sheng interrupted him: "I'm like a mother."
Xie Lang was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "You are not like her."
Xie Sheng ignored his smile, and was still serious: "I didn't feel like it before, but recently I understand that I am very similar to her."
Xie Lang rubbed the top of her head: "Little girl, don't keep your face down all day." His eyes fell on the porcelain bowl in front of Xie Sheng, "What is this? But your mother brought it?" At this point, the tone was a little stiff. Zhou Shi also loved to bring him some soup every day, and used the most clumsy way to greet him, but now she has become a different person, and she doesn't want to see him.
"Yes." Xie Sheng nodded.
Xie Lang's expression softened, and he sighed, "Your mother has always put you on the top of her heart, but she is not good at words and can't learn to be soft-spoken, so don't hurt her heart. ah."
Xie Sheng listened quietly.
Xie Lang was a little sad after speaking, but he didn't want to show it in front of his daughter, so he changed the subject and pretended to be happy: "What are you eating, give Dad a taste."
Xie Sheng's personality is very quiet, so quiet that even Xie Lang doesn't know how to get along with her, and is always cold.
He tried to appear intimate, reaching out to touch Xie Sheng's porcelain bowl.
"Crash-" Xie Sheng suddenly dragged away the porcelain bowl, lowered his head and muttered, "No."
Xie Lang thought that she was unwilling to share the temperament of a child with pastries, and was a little happy that she was finally like a child, and said with a smile: "Okay, I won't eat it if I don't eat it, is this what your third aunt made?"
Xie Sheng ignored her, picked up the bowl and handed it to the maid, and stood up.
She likes to follow etiquette rules, never quarrels with other children, respects elders, treats subordinates kindly, to the point where the old lady feels rigid.
Xie Lang thought that she stood up to salute and leave, and was about to speak, but Xie Sheng spoke first: "Father, anyone can tell me what you said before, but you can't."
Xie Lang blinked, not realizing what happened.
"What?"
Xie Sheng said: "You understand." After speaking, he did not salute for the first time, and turned away rudely.
Xie Lang looked at the back of her leaving, and sat on the stone chair for a long time without moving. The cold wind blew his flowing robe and woke him up from his daze. He laughed at himself, the gentle and romantic taste in his tone was gone, and he said to himself with resentment: "Even children understand better than you."
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Once upon a time, Xie Xun hurried back from duty to step on the meal time, but now it is because he wanted to see Jiang Shuyao earlier.
Although the family is still the same family, and the person is still the same person, after the mutual understanding, it is always different. It seems that the air in the courtyard is sweeter.
Jiang Shuyao came out of the room and happened to see him coming back, so he quickly waved to him: "Come here!"
She said what she said, Xie Xun immediately strode over to her.
Jiang Shuyao grabbed his sleeve: "You came back just in time, just happened to help me shave ice."
She led Xie Xun to the kitchen and pointed to the mixer to explain the principle to him.
Xie Xun was intrigued, and studied the ironware carefully.
During this period, Jiang Shuyao mixed the crushed ice cubes with a little milk and instructed Xie Xun to operate.
Xie Xun had a large appetite and had a lot of strength, so he shattered the ice cubes.
The ice shaved from the mixed milk is closer to a smoothie, delicate and thick, the ice crystal is transparent and bright, and the suction mouth looks like a small snowflake. After pouring it out, it was piled up in a small bowl in the shape of a hill. Jiang Shuyao put honey bean paste on the tip of the smoothie, sprinkled with raisins and hazelnuts, and finally poured a spoonful of mulberry sauce.
At the turn of spring and summer, the mulberries were made into jam and sealed, and now it comes in handy. The mulberry sauce doesn't have to be boiled too finely, it retains a little graininess, red and purple, purple and black, and the jam flows on the smoothie, giving the bright white smoothie a rouge color.
Jiang Shuyao couldn't wait any longer, and handed the spoon to Xie Xun, planning to share a bowl for the two of them.
Xie Xun was a little embarrassed, but thinking that the two had already communicated with each other and were husband and wife, there seemed to be nothing wrong with doing so.
He was relieved, and he stirred on the smoothie like Jiang Shuyao did, and the cold air instantly fell on his face, which was very comfortable. After the jam and nuts are mixed, pour another spoonful of the smoothie into the mouth.
When the smoothie touches the tip of the tongue, it turns into a fine slag of water and water, and the sweet milk and refreshing fruity fragrance blooms between the mouth and nose, with rich layers, accompanied by a soft and strong coldness, which instantly makes people refreshed Cool, the heat dissipates.
The smoothie has a delicate and firm taste, with a bit of a chew, and it makes a "click" sound when biting, but it is not laborious, and it will be heated and turned into ice water while chewing. Red bean paste and raisins have a soft and firm chew, and with a soft smoothie, they taste wonderful.
The mulberry granules are full of flesh, and when the teeth touch, the berries burst, the juice is overflowing, and the sour and sour sweetness adds a touch of wild fruit fragrance to the already sweet and cool smoothie.
When Xie Xun looked at Jiang Shuyao again, his eyes changed: "In the past, I only thought that you were skilled in cooking, but now that you think about it carefully, you are obviously smarter than others."
Look at this oddly shaped ironware, and then eat this magical and wonderful smoothie, where did the rumors in Beijing come from saying that the Jiang family is stupid!
Jiang Shuyao hurriedly denied: "No no no, you have won the prize." This is the wisdom of modern people.
Xie Xun chewed and remembered one thing: "By the way, doesn't it mean that the house can't buy ice?" I didn't put an ice basin in bed last night.
"Yes, if you can't buy it, just make it yourself." Jiang Shuyao said vaguely with a bulging face.
Xie Xun suspected that he heard it wrong: "Do it yourself?"
The ice at this time is stored in the cellar. In winter, the ice is taken and placed in the cellar, covered with straw, and then sealed with soil.
After hearing that there was no ice yesterday, Jiang Shuyao asked people to find saltpeter. Saltpeter is often used to make black powder, fuses, glass, matches, etc. It can also be used to make ice because of its heat-absorbing properties when dissolved in water.
Although Emperor Taizu was a standard traversal boss, he only focused on the military industry and improving the social system, and did not cover all the details, so people didn't know that saltpeter could be used as ice.
Xie Xun looked at Jiang Shuyao's lighthearted appearance, and was in a mixed mood for a while, and asked, "Can I see how you make ice?"
"Of course." Jiang Shuyao didn't think it was anything special.
She led Xie Xun to the small firewood room, which was shaded and had a large space, which was convenient for ice making. In the corner stood a large copper urn with jars, and both containers were filled with water.
Jiang Shuyao explained to Xie Xun while demonstrating. Put saltpeter in the slightly larger water tank, the saltpeter absorbs heat when it meets the water, and the water in the tank gradually condenses into ice.
Xie Xun watched her demonstration seriously, and when the strange phenomenon of water freezing in summer occurred, he stared at the ice made of ice for a long time without saying a word.
After a long while, he recovered from the surprise, packed up his mood, looked up at Jiang Shuyao, and said in a strange tone: "You made ice, just thinking about making smoothies?"
Jiang Shuyao said doubtfully, "Uh, what else can I eat?"
Xie Xun: "...Forget it." He felt that he had praised Jiang Shuyao for nothing, and shook his head helplessly, and said, "You have to be rewarded for this method."
He patted the top of Jiang Shuyao's head and looked at the sky: "Now that the palace gate has not been locked, I will enter the palace to see the prince.