Chapter Seventy-Five: The Sweet Party and the Salty Party
What Yoko wants to eat is sukiyaki, which is a Japanese-style beef hot pot with a light and delicious taste - Yoko has seen it in the TV series, where the family is happy together, talking and laughing with each other with the sound of hot pot gurgling, which is extremely warm and envious for several years.
It's rare for her to make a request, although Kitahara Shuji felt that eating hot pot in this weather was a bit like a nerve, but after hesitating for a while, he agreed, and said with a smile: "Okay, then let's go and buy it...... Do you have all the ingredients for the kitchen at home?"
Yoko was very happy, her round eyes narrowed with laughter, and she nodded again and again: "No problem, Onisan!"
That's okay! Kitahara Shuji looked at the money in his wallet and said with a smile: "Then let's go!"
Yoko happily replied that she was about to leave with Kitahara Shuji, and Momojiro followed happily with his tail wagging his tail. Yoko thought for a moment and ordered Mokujiro: "Momojiro, you stay and watch the house!"
Dogs can't get into the supermarket, and Momojiro is technically a wild dog, without a collar and a dog tag, so it wouldn't be good if he stayed outside and got it away.
Momojiro tilted his head and glanced at Yoko, as if he understood the meaning of the No. 1 master, and immediately sat down at the entrance of the entrance, raised his little short legs and saluted, "Wang", the dog's face was very serious, as if to express loyalty - the mission must be achieved, as long as the intruder who comes is not more than fifty centimeters tall, I will definitely bite him out.
Kitahara Shuji was happy and praised Yoko: "Yoko, the training is good." "Yoko often plays with Momojiro and teaches it a lot of things, and Momojiro is also considered spiritual and learns quickly, and Kitahara Shuji estimates that this product will be able to flush the toilet by himself in two months.
The two of them left Momojiro to look after the house, and went out of the door together to go downstairs, Yoko was very excited, chattering and counting what ingredients were needed, and on the stairs I met a resident of the same building who was going upstairs, and raised my eyes to see Kitahara Shuji stunned, and quickly stood against the wall, with a smile on his face, which meant that Kitahara Shuji was invited to go first.
A while ago, Kitahara Shuji was very powerful, chased from the fourth floor to the main road, and beat the bullies on this street in public, and there was no afterwards, but now the residents of this area basically know, and they are very polite to see him.
Kitahara Shuji nodded with a smile and thanked him, and he didn't take it seriously - he felt that his reputation in this area was probably already stinky, and those passers-by who ate melons didn't care whether he was justified in defense or not, whether there were any causes and consequences, and the rumors mainly focused on him beating more than a dozen people at one time, bleeding all over the ground, and his temperament was very cruel.
But he thinks it's not bad, now as long as he walks on the road around here, he can basically get out of the effect of the street tiger - there is no one within three zhang, and those leather children who have bullied Yoko before don't dare to appear in front of him at all, and see him running faster than a rabbit from a distance.
Kitahara Shuji didn't push too much, thinking that the current situation was just right, and it was beneficial to Yoko's safety.
The two of them arrived at the supermarket smoothly, and Yoko personally went out to carefully select beef, green onions, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, konjac, tofu and other ingredients, and also bought a few fresh eggs and a bottle of juice - green onions are produced in China, just near his former hometown, he stroked the long green onions, and Yang Zi thought that he loved to eat green onions, so he deliberately picked one more.
When she returned to the apartment, Yoko knew that Kitahara Shuji didn't like the smell of her home, and she was not afraid of hard work, so she transported the induction cooker, dishes and chopsticks, knife boards, spices and small square tables one by one, and then held a kitchen knife in her hand, ready to show off her cooking skills.
But looking at the expression on her face, she is not very confident, after all, she has only seen it a few times on TV.
Kitahara Shuji took the kitchen knife with a smile and said softly: "Okay, Yoko, I'll do it!" Although this child is well-intentioned, she has a little trouble holding the kitchen knife, so don't use child labor.
"Will Oni-san do it?" Yoko was a little worried about wasting these ingredients, she had only seen him buy bento since she met Kitahara Shuji, and the boy probably didn't know how to cook, right?
Kitahara Shuji smiled confidently, and turned the kitchen knife in his hand, "I'm working in a sake room, Yoko, a piece of cake." "He's really not bragging, sukiyaki is originally a home-cooked dish, not to mention that the third level in his skill is [Cooking] now.
It's not that he wants to rise, but he works at night to keep cutting turnips, boiling eggs, fried shrimp, fried sausages or something, and he has risen to LV8 in a daze.
"Then I'll help Onisan!" Yoko refused to be idle, insisting on doing something.
Kitahara Shuji is indispensable, he quickly peeled the green onion, cut the green onion into five centimeters, cut the mushroom to the stem, cut the cross knife, and then cut the tofu slices, enoki mushrooms directly pinched off the roots, and then mixed the soy sauce, flavor and sugar into a sauce for later use, and said with a smile: "Yangzi, heat the pot!"
Kitahara Shuji moved quickly, Yoko was dazzled on the side, everyone was stunned, and suddenly felt that Onisan was really omnipotent-Onisan is very handsome, has a good personality, is excellent in learning, and is even more powerful in fighting, and now he is even very proficient in cooking?
For a while, she felt a little pantothenic acid in her heart, and she didn't know which girl such a perfect brother would be cheaper in the future......
"Yoko, turn on the power of the induction cooker!" Kitahara Shuji saw Yoko beside him in a daze, thinking that she didn't understand, and ordered again, and at the same time didn't stop in his hand, pinching the two eggs on the edge of the bowl in turn, beating two eggs into the bowl, and adding a little more flavor - this thing is similar to cooking wine, but it is slightly sweet, and adding a little bit into the egg liquid can remove the fishy smell.
"Ah, yes, Onisan!" Yoko came back to her senses, quickly turned on the induction cooker, and went to put all the processed ingredients on the small square table.
Kitahara Shuji put a bowl of raw egg juice in front of her, and then threw a small piece of pure white fat beef fat into the pot, and turned on the skill [Five Flavors] by the way.
This skill was given when the [Home Cooking] skill was upgraded to the first level before, and it is of little use, that is, to make the five tastes of sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty in line with the characteristics of the dish, no matter whether the person who eats it is sweet or salty, or spicy master sour jar, he will feel that it suits his taste - for example, making tofu brain, as long as he activates this skill, he can add both sugar and soy sauce, as for the diner to eat sweet or salty, it is none of his business, tofu brain will naturally adapt.
Kitahara Shuji saw that Yoko attached great importance to this beef hot pot, and he didn't know her taste, so he didn't want her to be disappointed, so he activated this skill, and felt that it was worth it even if he consumed some vitality points a little.
After the fat of the fat beef melted slightly, Kitahara Shuji put the green onion into it, gently pulled it with chopsticks, slowly stir-fried the aroma, and then put the beef slices in and fried them together.
The beef slices were quickly cooked, slightly curled, and the aroma of green onions and meat was mixed together, so that Yoko couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of saliva. She reacted after swallowing, and glanced at Kitahara Shuji with some embarrassment, and found that he kept his eyes on the pot and didn't notice, but as soon as she breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Kitahara Shuji smile and said, "Don't worry, it'll be fine right away." ”
This kid is hungry for meat, but it's good to swallow some saliva before eating, it helps digestion.
Yoko's little face immediately turned red to the tips of her ears, and she quickly picked up the juice bottle and pretended to be busy pouring drinks, and said weakly: "I'm not in a hurry......"
As she spoke, there was a louder swallowing sound, and she turned her head to see Motojiro sitting not far away, muttering. Kitahara Shuji also heard it, turned his head to look at it, and said with a smile: "You can't eat this, go and eat your dog food on the side." ”
Momojiro was very disappointed, but he didn't dare to disobey Kitahara Shuji's intentions, so he got up and sat in the corner of the house, but he still stuck out his tongue and looked at this side, looking very pitiful.
"Onisan......" Yoko was a little unbearable, Momojiro meant something different to her, for a while it was a source of her warmth, and it was not an ordinary pet.
Kitahara Shuji turned down the heat and began to put in the other ingredients, which were arranged quite neatly and beautifully, and began to pour in the sauce again, and at the same time said: "No, Yoko, there are green onions in the main ingredient, and Momojiro will vomit when he eats it." ”
Green onions are food for humans and poison for dogs. The green onion contains n-propyl disulfide, which can oxidize the dog's hemoglobin, according to Momojiro's weight, it is estimated that it will have blood in the urine if it eats two cooked green onions, and it is possible to hang up directly, even if it eats a small amount, the body can't accept it, and eighty percent will vomit out directly - Kitahara Shuji doesn't want to clean it up while eating.
Yoko was taken aback, but she didn't expect that her kindness almost hurt her friend, and she was afraid for a while: "Is that the case?
"It looks like it's in the book. Kitahara Shuji chatted and covered the pot and began to simmer. Although Japanese hot pot is born from Chinese hot pot, it has been very different since its development, the biggest difference is that the soup is less, basically only need to add a small amount of water or broth, or simply do not add it, and rely on the water content simmered by the ingredients.
Soon the pot gurgled and steamed, and Yoko watched intently at the ups and downs of the ingredients crowded together in the pot for a while, and suddenly her eyes were a little moist - the dream had come true!
She whispered, "It's so beautiful to look at, it's so good!" She used to carefully mention that she wanted to go to eat sukiyaki with her mother, but after being scolded, she didn't dare to ask again, but now she can eat it with Kitahara Shuiji, and she feels better in her heart - he treats himself as a sister, and he really cares about himself, just like his family.
The pot kept ringing, and Kitahara Shuji was busy wiping his sweat again, and he didn't hear clearly for a while, and asked, "What did you say, Yoko?"
Yoko knew that Kitahara Shuji didn't like to hear her thank you, so she picked up the juice cup with two small hands, shook her head lightly and said with a sweet smile: "It's nothing, I wish Oniesan a good result in the exam!"
"Thank you!" Kitahara Shuji gently clinked glasses with her, took a sip and lifted the lid of the pot, glanced at it with satisfaction and smiled: "It's okay to eat, Yoko." ”
"I'm moving!" Yoko called out as she sniffed her fragrance and clapped her hands, then looked at Kitahara Shuji and waited for him to move his chopsticks first.
What a good little girl! Kitahara Shuji picked out a chopstick beef and put it in a bowl for her, and said with a smile: "You're welcome, taste the taste is not to your liking." ”
"Yes, Onisan!" Yoko happily picked up the beef, and with a lovely exhalation, she blew it and stuffed it into her mouth, and then her little face turned up, her eyes narrowed into a thin slit, full of happiness, "Tender, sweet, fragrant!"
Kitahara Shuji smiled, and also picked a chopstick beef and put it in his mouth, feeling very tender, and salty and salty, he couldn't help nodding secretly: It turns out that Yoko is a sweet party, and I am salty!
Then he looked up and saw Yoko sandwiching a piece of tofu for him, so he quickly reached out and took it, and asked with a smile, "Think it's delicious?"
Yoko nodded vigorously: "It's delicious! It's the taste of happiness, it's the best food I've ever eaten in my life!"
Kitahara Shuji smiled dumbly and sandwiched a shiitake mushroom for her, "It's too early for you to say that you are at this age, Yoko! In the future, you and I will get better and better, and you must have confidence in the future!"
"Yes, Onisan!" Yoko nodded earnestly, convinced of Kitahara's words.
The two of them were eating and talking, and the hot food made both of them sweat profusely, but they didn't care much. Hot pot is indeed suitable for family members to eat together, at least the two of them feel like they are at home - one has a mother is better than no mother, and the other is lonely, and they all feel warm to each other together, and they both feel that their hearts are full of warmth.
Momojiro sold it miserably in the corner of the house for a while, and when he saw that the two masters ignored it, he lay down and covered his nose with his two front paws.
It also hopes to get better and better in the future, if only it could mix beef once a week.