"Second brother, what is this painting?" Luo Ru came to Luo Fei to deliver potato cakes. Seeing Luo Fei lowering her head to draw a picture, she drew very carefully.
"Paint a small bowl." Luo Fei said, "a small bowl for ice cream."
"Ah?" Luo Ru was stunned, "I eat ice cream in a small bowl? This bowl is much more expensive than ice cream, right?"
"Yeah, I want this effect. I'll draw a few first. I'm not sure if I can use it, but I'll try it first." Anyway, there is not much development in his circle, but Shi Shi and Li Siyuan know people A lot, maybe someone can sell it. Most people have the mentality of liking beautiful things. Sometimes people may buy this bowl of ice cream just because they want this bowl. Just like when he was in modern times, he didn't think that a certain company's mineral water tasted better than others, but just because the packaging of that store made him look like it, he always bought that store.
There are four kinds of bowls painted by Luo Fei. The main bodies of the bowls all look the same, just a white background with a smaller and smaller diameter from top to bottom, but some articles are written on the bowls, one is painted with lotus flowers, the other is painted with plum blossoms, There are also carp and peonies. Most of these are things that the ancients liked. Luo Fei tried his best to paint more beautifully, so that people could like it at a glance.
Full of girlish heart or something, in fact, he doesn't know whether it is reliable or not, but it's beautiful!
Luo Fei turned around and looked at his sister who was pouring potato pancakes on his plate...
Yup! Isn't that a girl? !
"Sanbao, do you think the little bowl in the second brother's picture looks good? Do you like it?" Luo Fei held the picture, "It's the size of my fist."
"It's pretty, but it's too small for your fist. If you want to put ice cream in it, wouldn't you have to eat two bites?" Luo Ru clenched her fist and looked at it, "Second brother, your fist is still there. It's not as big as mine, it's almost as big as mine."
"Just say you like this little bottle or not?" Luo Fei felt that Luo Ru didn't get the point!
"Then you won't be able to see the money. I don't like the money. If you give it for nothing, you can save it as a miso sauce, hehe."
Luo Fei: "..."
Luo Fei bit his lip and suddenly shouted out: "Brother Qing, Luo Yong! Come in!"
These people are slaughtering sheep in the yard. Originally, Luo Fei wanted to buy some mutton for an experiment, but the mutton sold outside was different from that raised by Jing Rong, so he asked Jing Rong to slaughter a sheep. Of course, he didn't say that it was used for experiments, but he only said that he wanted to eat mutton, so he bought one from Jing Rong.
Jing Rong said that he would not accept the money, but he still gave it, one yard for one yard.
"What's wrong with my daughter-in-law?" Xi Yanqing shouted outside, "I'm dirty, I need to clean up the internal organs of the sheep! Are you in a hurry?"
"Don't worry!" said Luo Fei, "Wait for me! I'm going out!" It's a little civilized outside when the sun is good, so the mud is a little slippery. After Luo Fei went out, he walked carefully to Xi Yanqing and the others, "Is this picture good-looking?"
"Well… "
"What is this?" Luo Yong asked Xi Yanqing, who seemed to be thinking about something, and asked, "Is it a teacup?"
"Small bowl for ice cream." Luo Fei said, "Isn't it good-looking? It's okay, tell the truth."
"Very cute." Xi Yanqing said.
"But it's too small?" Luo Yong said, "If it's packed with ice cream and you can't eat two bites, it's fine. It's okay to dip it in soy sauce and eat dumplings."
"You two really are a couple!" Luo Fei pointed at Luo Yong and then at Luo Ru, "Sambo said it was soy sauce, Luo Yong, you said it was soy sauce, and you two have served."
"Second brother, what did you say!" No matter how careless Luo Ru was, she couldn't help someone say that in front of Luo Yong, and her face immediately turned red. Although her family had already received Luo Yong's betrothal gift, she still hadn't come through! How can you say they are a couple. Luo Ru glared at Luo Yong, then lowered her head and left Xi's house.
"Pfft! Brother Qi, why don't you save face for the three girls." Jing Rong shook his hand, "But I think these small bowls are very beautiful, if they can be cooked well, I would like to keep a set, especially that one. How beautiful are the lotus and carp."
"True or false?" Luo Fei expressed doubts. Could it be that the pictures he draws can't be cute enough for girls to be cute with handsome guys? ! Hi!
"Really. I'm afraid it's not very easy to make. It's so delicate, after it's baked, it's filled with ice cream. The cost of this bowl is higher than that of ice cream, right?"
"That's true, but there are always people who can afford it. Go back and let Brother Qing take it to Shifu to see it. If it doesn't work, I'll just play with it." Luo Fei finished the painting, "Sanbao has brought potato cakes, you want Eat something before you wash your hands?" It was almost noon, and he was thinking about drawing, but he forgot that he hadn't made lunch yet.
"Eat it first, we're almost done, go back and change your clothes and wash well before eating, or else it will smell bloody." Xi Yanqing raised his head and asked the two, "What do you think?"
"Agreed." Luo Yong mainly considered that the cakes that Luo Ru brought were simply not enough to eat... It's better to save it for a while and try it while eating seriously. His unexplored daughter-in-law's craftsmanship has always been reliable!
Jing Rong didn't object, and the three brothers continued to pack the sheep.
Luo Fei asked Xi Yanqing to get him a tender part first, and he decided to make some mutton skewers at noon.
Of course, this mutton skewer is not the kind that is skewered with iron skewers and grilled over charcoal fire. After all, there are no iron skewers or charcoal now. He wanted to try using seasonings similar to those used for barbecue after frying, so that the group could see if it tasted good.
Many edible condiments known to Rofe are used here as spices, put into purses to keep mosquitoes away. But not much is used for food.
"It smells good." After Xiyan washed his hands and changed his clothes, when he entered the kitchen, he smelled an alluring smell of meat, which made him articulate, "Are you fried lamb slices?"
"Well, I put some sesame seeds and pepper powder." There is no cumin or pepper here, so the taste is definitely not as good as in modern times, but everything comes from a little bit. Luo Fei crushed some sesame seeds and sprinkled them on it, and it looked okay. He also burned the steamed buns to make the steamed buns crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it felt particularly good to eat with mutton.
"Looking back, I should ask Brother Shi if he has seen cumin and pepper. What do you think?" Xi Yanqing was fed a piece of meat, "But this one is delicious. It just lacks the aroma of cumin."
"It's okay to ask Brother Shi and Brother Li. But I still have an idea." Luo Fei said, "Brother Qing, do you remember that I sold sachets during the Dragon Boat Festival last year with the kind of fragrant wood in them. Ball? That smell, I think it smells very good, if you can use it to roast lamb, it should feel very good. I also smoked the bacon we made before the Chinese New Year. Didn't you say it tasted good? ?"
"Yes, you can also use fragrant wood to smoke and roast." Xi Yanqing said, "I can help with this. When the weather is warmer, I will go into the mountain again. We have it in the mountain."
"Yeah. I'll go back and ask Han Xu to use it first, and we'll find a way to do it ourselves when we use it a lot in the future. Anyway, I think it should be good. Besides, it would be even better if there is honey." There is no beekeeping in this place, so Honey is still a relatively rare thing. The market is full of wild honey, which is rare and expensive. But if there is honey, I can use it to make honey barbecue, tsk tsk tsk...
"The harazi flowed out." Xi Yanqing said with a smile.
"Ah?" Luo Fei hurriedly touched his mouth, but he didn't touch anything, "Is it bad, you!" he said, "You're a jerk yourself and you say I'm a jerk!"
"I didn't flow, just you little greedy donkey."
"You're bleeding!" Luo Fei hurriedly hugged Xi Yanqing and licked his mouth, "Look at it! So much! It's all dripping down!"
Xi Yanqing: "…"
Waterfall? Still dripping!
"Tsk, isn't it fishy?" Xi Yanqing licked his lips, "Come here and let me try."
"Ahhhhh!!! Hey!" Luo Fei was hugged by Xi Yanqing and licked until he couldn't close his legs.
If it hadn't been for Luo Yong and Jing Rong's return, Xi Yanqing would have skipped lunch and had eaten donkey meat instead.
fine.
Luo Fei calmed his breath, blushed, and took the steamed buns from the pot with his back to the door.
The steamed buns were still a little hot when they came out of the pot, after all, they were burnt. But it smells really good too. This thing is delicious and crunchy in one bite.
"How is it? Is it delicious?"
"It's delicious." Jing Rong had steamed buns in one hand and mutton in the other. He had eaten this dish in Fuyue Building before, but honestly, he felt that the cook in Fuyue Building was not as good as his brother Qi. If it was said that what he ate at the time had been left for a while, it would be excusable, but no, both sides were freshly cooked, so it was obvious that his brother Qi was superior.
Luo Fei didn't do too much for the first time, afraid that it would not be delicious and wasted. Later, after Xi Yanqing tasted it, he thought it tasted good, so he fried another plate.
"This steamed bun with mutton is really fragrant!" Luo Yong started out with one mouthful of steamed buns and one mouthful of mutton. Later, when Luo Fei saw that he had cut the steamed bun into pieces and filled it with meat, he followed suit. Take this bite, oh mother, the steamed buns are crispy on the head and tender in the inside, and the mutton is even more fragrant. This is the way of eating, I'm afraid I won't feel enough after eating it.
"How does it compare to dumplings?" Xi Yanqing asked.
"It's just as delicious!" Luo Yong said, "Oh no, this one seems more fragrant!"
"It's really fragrant." Jing Rong also ate two big steamed buns. At this moment, he is also learning to sandwich meat, "Brother Qi, how did you come up with it? It tastes so good."
"Then you say this thing is not for sale?" Luo Fei asked.
"Zhong. If anyone sells it, I'll buy it and eat it every day! But who's going to sell it?" Luo Yong said, "Now we're so busy that we have to trouble Uncle Rob to build a house. Besides, not everyone can do this."
"Actually, it's not difficult to make. I can make the meat ahead of time. Today I'm in a bit of a hurry to make the meat. I originally marinated the meat to make it more tender. I was afraid that you would be hungry at noon, so I didn't marinate it. As for the steamed buns That's even easier, just burn the steamed buns, or fry them on a frying pan, anyone can do it." Luo Fei thought about it, "I'll find a few more people to try it later, if everyone feels that It's delicious, then when the autumn comes this year, let's try selling this steamed bun with meat, and we can also make some mutton soup with mutton bones. What do you think?"
"Actually, Brother Qi, what you've made is really delicious, but I'm telling the truth from my conscience. But it's still the same sentence I asked just now, who will sell it?" They don't farm, but their vegetable garden has to be planted, right? What don't you eat? It is inconvenient for Brother Qi to be pregnant with a child, so three houses and three houses, oh no, the old and new houses plus one is five large vegetable gardens, and they have to make them themselves.
"Yeah, it's a question of who will sell it." Luo Fei took an unburned steamed bun and began to tear the scalp of the steamed bun again, "Brother Qing, why don't you say we sold ice cream in a snack shop like we did before, Can you put this in a dim sum shop?"
"Ice cream is a complete finished product, as long as you find a place to put it, it will not affect the original business of the dessert shop. But this thing is different. After all, it still needs to be processed twice, so it is definitely not suitable for sale in the dessert shop. "Xi Yanqing said, "Let's do this, daughter-in-law tomorrow, you can cook this dish again, and then I will take it to meet the owner and shopkeeper of Fuyue Building and see if they can change it after they have tasted it. Cheng ordered sheep from us. At that time, I packed those dishes from Fuyue Building and brought them here, hoping that my daughter-in-law will have a fresher idea than them after you have tasted it. Now that you have it, why not give it a try. "
"That's okay. Anyway, it's better to sell the sheep." Luo Fei thought about it, "I think it should be about the same. After all, Brother Shi and the boss of Fuyue Building seem to have a good relationship."
"Let's go and see it tomorrow." Xi Yanqing took the steamed bun that Luo Fei had stripped naked to eat, and asked him to take the next one. After a while, the four big boys ate two large plates of fried mutton. It's over, eating this is called getting angry!
Xi Yanqing was fine, but Jing Rong and Luo Yong had a hard time with their daughter-in-law holding them at night. Especially Luo Yong, who flipped over and over like a box of leeks that night before he fell asleep.
In the dream, the three girls were all angry and angry, why did he miss the three girls so much? ! Just like being possessed.
The next day when Jing Rong came together, he saw Luo Yong rubbing his pants. He didn't react at first, so he asked, "What are you washing your pants in the morning?"
There was a strange red flash on Luo Yong's face, and the very big young man's ears were all red: "No, it's nothing. Isn't it just one thing anyway, the weather is good, I'll wash it and dry it tomorrow. put it on."
Jing Rong looked outside: "How's the day?!"
Luo Yong didn't say a word, but he had just finished washing his pants and was about to hang them up when there was snow outside...
This God is also interesting. Two days ago, it seemed that the spring was about to return to the earth, and then snowflakes began to float again. Isn't this sincere embarrassing him!
After a while, Jing Rong reacted a little bit, and patted Luo Yong badly on the shoulder: "Hey, don't you kid..."
"Go, go, go! Don't be wrong, don't be wrong?! Don't guess!" Luo Yong still hung up his trousers and changed the subject by the way, "Are you going to town with Brother Xi today? If you go, I'll go herding the sheep. ."
"I won't go today, and Xi Ge should mean the same thing. If I'm here, he might not be able to talk about it." Jing Rong said, "Since it's snowing, we can't do the work on the new house, why don't we? The vegetable garden can be repaired."
"That's it, I'll go and bring the wood over, and you can find the planer and the axe." Luo Yong squeaked and hugged the wood that was used to repair the fence.
In this room, Xi Yanqing is demoulding the ice cream. The shopkeeper of Fuyue Building didn't ask when the ice cream would be delivered. If so, he would bring a board, which would make it easier to talk about things.
The ice cream was made by Xi Yanqing overnight, and it was a good thing that it cooled down again at night, otherwise it might not be able to freeze.
He unmolded the ice cream and put it away, then took the mutton that Luo Fei got for him early, and told Luo Fei to be careful at home, so he went to town.
On the road, the snow was actually getting heavier. Xi Yanqing walked as fast as possible, thinking about how to talk things down this time.
It's probably difficult to start everything, but he has confidence in Luo Fei's craftsmanship.
"Hey?! Brother Xi, why did you go to town this early in the morning?" Walking fast, I didn't expect to run into Luo Yi who was on his way to school! Xi Yanqing hadn't seen Luo Yi for a few days. This kid always leaves early and returns late since he entered the school.
"Aren't you very early too?" Xi Yanqing smiled, "Going to school so early every day during this time?"
"Ah, it's a long way to go, so I left home early. I'm the first one to go every day. My classmates don't like to clean up, so I'll go early anyway, so I'll clean up." During the past six months, Luo Yi He has grown a lot taller, and he has already reached Xi Yanqing's shoulders, and his speech has become more open, with a feeling of growing up, "Brother Xi, why did you go so early?"
"I have something to do. How is it in the school? Is the teacher easy to get along with? What about the classmates?" Xi Yanqing still cares about his brother-in-law, because this brother-in-law especially supported him in marrying Luo Fei long before Luo Fei liked him. Although sometimes it is true that he is especially pitting his wife, but his heart is still very kind.
"It's all okay." Luo Yi said as he walked against the wind and snow, "Especially the teacher, he lectures very carefully."
"That's it." Xi Yanqing wanted to continue to ask, but seeing that Luo Yi didn't seem to want to say more about the school, he didn't ask any more. In fact, it is not impossible for Luo Yi to be able to detect whether Luo Yi is doing well in the school. For example, when it comes to cleaning, if he really has a good classmate, why would he clean by himself every day? But some things should be faced by oneself, perhaps this is the process of growing up.
"Brother Xi, I have to turn here, please slow down." Luo Yi was about to part ways with Xi Yan not long after he entered the town.
"Well, let's go." Xi Yanqing stood there for a while, watching Luo Yi leave before continuing to the Fuyue Building.
It's a bit pitted, because it was snowing and I was in a hurry on the road, but I came early. Fuyue Building has not opened at this time. No way, Xi Yanqing went to the shop selling bean curd not far from Fuyue Building and sat for a while. He asked for a bowl of bean curd, drank it, and then looked at Fuyuelou from a distance.
After a while, the snow fell a little less, and the bean curd was finished. Xi Yanqing walked towards Fuyue Building with her things on her back.
In the morning, the guy who delivered food to Fuyue Building came and left, the guy who delivered the fish came and left again, and then the guy who delivered the meat came again.
Xi Yanqing recognized this person, after all, he had bought meat several times at this Yunji Butcher Shop. Only this time, this person did not come alone, but with three children. The eldest of the three children is a girl, about six or seven years old, with two unsymmetrical braids, the other two young ones, one looks like three or four years old, and the other looks like two years old. The two little ones, both boys, were placed on wooden carts.
These children are different sizes and genders, but the same thing is that they are very shabby. Is it hard to make money selling fresh meat? ! A doubt flashed in Xi Yanqing's heart, and then the man spoke.
"Damei, Dad went up to deliver meat, you look at your two younger brothers, but don't you know that you must not run around?" The man who is similar to Jing Rong, who may be thinner than Jing Rong, carries a large piece of pork. the girl said. He was also carrying some meat in his other hand, which appeared to be beef and lamb.
"Dad, don't worry." The girl rubbed her hands, "I will definitely watch my brothers."
The man nodded and entered the Fuyue Building. After a while, he counted the silver and came out of it, let the girls get on the cart, and pushed them to the medicine shop where the shopkeeper was located.
Xi Yanqing didn't know why he didn't enter Fuyue Building quickly. Fuyue Building hasn't opened for business yet, but it can be entered, and there are no guests at this time, so it's appropriate to talk about things. But maybe he also knew subconsciously that the old partner had just finished delivering the meat, so he followed closely to say that it was not good, or maybe it was just some kind of curiosity, anyway, he was standing in Li Fuyue Stayed for a long time not far from the building.
After a long time, the man and the children came out of the drug store again. The strange thing is that this person did not go back, but went to Fuyue Building again, and still let the three children wait outside.
Xi Yanqing was a little curious, and followed him with something on his back.
"Treasurer, look, or you should pay me two taels of silver in advance, and I won't charge you for the meat in the future. Slowly deduct from there..." This was the man's voice.
"Brother Dayun, it's not that I didn't help you, but that you haven't made up for the money you advanced from me last time. I'm just thinking about it today and I know that it's time for you to buy medicine for your daughter-in-law again. That's why I made an exception to pay you today's money from the counter." Shopkeeper Hong said with a sigh, "After all, this transaction belongs to the owner, and I'm just a guy, so I really can't help you."
"But I'm still two taels short of the money I paid for the medicine. You see... you can accommodate me."
"It's really not accommodating. You can think of another way." Shopkeeper Hong stopped for a moment, "Brother Dayun, we have known each other for a few years, so don't think I'm ugly, just let me say. , you, you should spend more time on the children, or when will this be a problem?"
"But I can't just watch it helplessly." Wan Dayun clenched his fist and left with his head down.
"The shopkeeper, what's the problem with this brother?" Xiyan said with a apology, "I'm sorry, I didn't want to listen to the corner, I just heard your conversation when I came in."
"His mother-in-law almost lost her life when she gave birth to the third child, but she was saved later, but it has been burning for a long time, and it has become a problem. When it's cold, he likes to get sick, and his cough is piercing. As for his four children, you say that one person supports five, and he also takes medicine all the year round, can it be easy." Shopkeeper Hong sat down, "People I shouldn’t tell you more about his family affairs. But since you asked, I won’t hide it from you. Our boss also knows about his family affairs, so the old boss also said that he will accept the meat in the future. Please help."
"The old owner's house is kind-hearted."
"Yes, where is the famous person of great kindness in our town." Shopkeeper Hong was stunned. "By the way, Brother Xi, why are you here so early today? But you want to deliver ice cream? Several guests asked me for it."
"I brought some." Xi Yanqing said, "I saw the guy when I came in and asked him to take the shade."
"That's great, let's go, I'll count the money for you." Shopkeeper Hong was always happy about this, and after counting the numbers, he asked: "Brother Xi, did you have breakfast? If not, let's both Eat some together."
"I've eaten, thank you for the kindness of the shopkeeper." Xi Yanqing got up, "Then I have nothing else to do, I'll go back first, my family is still waiting for me."
"Alright, I'm afraid it's going to be the next day, so if you go back to your family sooner, you can rest assured." Shopkeeper Hong clasped his fists.
Xi Yanqing also clasped his fists and left Fuyue Building without looking back.
"The shopkeeper, everyone is gone, why are you still watching?" the guy asked Shopkeeper Hong.
"I've always wondered that Boss Shi and a country man are brothers. There is something special about this person. Now I know it." Shopkeeper Hong put his hands folded in front of his belly, "He is also a kind person. That mutton The smell was so fragrant that I almost couldn't help asking him for something, but he didn't even mention it."
"What mutton?"
"Yeah, what kind of mutton, it's so fragrant. But no matter how fragrant it is, it's not as good as this person."
"Ah?!" The man's eyes widened and he was extremely shocked. "Don't you like this big brother, the shopkeeper?! I heard that he has a daughter-in-law!"
"Go go go go! What nonsense are you?! Is my old Hong like that?! I don't understand, hurry up and do your job!"
The sky outside is getting cloudier and cloudier, but it really means what the next day is like what Shopkeeper Hong said.
Xiyan cleared out the Fuyue Building, but did not go back immediately.
He went to find the Brother Dayun who left the Fuyue Building and walked into the drugstore again.