Chapter 33 The Romance of Firewood, Rice, Oil and Salt

There is only one partition wall between the second bedroom and the living room, and the sound insulation effect of the wooden door is not very ideal, so sitting at the desk in the second bedroom, you can clearly hear Mi Meng and Liu Jue's laughter.

After the screening of a Chinese version of "Kung Fu Panda", Yao Yi was also ready for tomorrow's interview, and when Mi Meng Liu Jue finished thinning and went back to the room to rest, and no more noise came from the living room, Yao Yi lay on the bed, his eyes were closed, and the sky outside the window had changed from dark black to fish belly white.

When I was enrolled, the president of Southern Associated University once said at the opening ceremony of new students: There are two main reasons for young people's academic failure, they can't get off the plane at night and can't get up in the morning.

This sentence left a deep impression on Yao Yi, before that, Yao Yi got up early because of his father's strict spur, after that, Yao Yi no longer regarded getting up early as torture, so he did not develop the habit of sleeping lazy in the most relaxed and comfortable college years.

After the alarm clock went off, Yao Yi opened his eyes and stared at the ceiling, quietly waiting for his body to change from the inhibition of the REM phase to a normal state.

After getting up, Yao Yi went out of the bedroom and found that there were people in the house who got up earlier than him.

The kitchen, living room and balcony of the rental house are a U-shaped design, and the partition between the kitchen and the living room is not a wall but a glass cabinet.

Yao Yi praised the good man in his heart, took the washbasin and mouthwash cup, walked into the bathroom gently, and when he was about to go back to the bedroom to change clothes after washing, he happened to see Fan Li walking towards the dining table with a plate.

At this time, Yao Yi saw clearly that Fan Li was wearing an apron with a SpongeBob SquarePants pattern.

"Early. Fan Li said hello, saw Yao Yi's strange expression, looked down at SpongeBob SquarePants on the apron, and said, "Mi Meng bought it." ”

"I guessed it, it's good, the contrast is cute. Yao Yi nodded, holding back a smile a little hard.

Fan Li didn't know what contrasting cuteness was, and he wasn't interested in knowing, so after putting down the plate containing Western-style breakfast, he asked, "Eat breakfast together?"

Yao Yi felt that this was polite, and shook his head politely: "I'm not used to eating sandwiches." ”

"What do you want to eat?noodles?porridge?"

Listen to this, do you want to make yourself breakfast?

Yao Yi guessed that Fan Li's attitude towards himself had changed because of what he said last night, but after all, he and Fan Li had only known each other for two days, and he felt that it was not appropriate to be too close, but it was not good to let others put their hot faces on their cold butts, so he said: "I like to drink preserved egg and lean porridge, but I don't know how to do it, Brother Fan, will you? Why don't you teach me? Don't laugh at me, I haven't cooked a meal by myself." ”

"Yes, come. Fan Li was concise and to the point, and walked to the kitchen after speaking.

Yao Yi put the toiletries back in the kitchen, washed his hands again with hand sanitizer, and then walked into the kitchen, and as soon as he entered, Fan Li threw a pink apron printed with Sailor Moon at him.

Yao Yi took a deep breath and gritted his teeth to put on the apron, which was at least two yards smaller.

Fan Li glanced Yao Yi up and down a few times, nodded solemnly and said, "It's good, reverse cute." ”

"It's a contrast. Yao Yi gritted his teeth and corrected.

Fan Li sighed, slapped the washed kitchen knife on the sticky board, and said in a slower voice: "Hold rice, there is a second drawer from top to bottom, a bowl of pearl rice, wash rice, and then boil preserved eggs, wash meat, preserved eggs and meat are in the refrigerator." ”

Yao Yi completed Fan Li's instructions one by one, and found interesting freshness, he rarely went into the kitchen, never cooked a meal by himself, and then found the freshness, and the little unhappiness in his heart quickly flew out of the clouds, and after washing the pearl rice and pork tendon, Yao Yi couldn't wait to ask: "And then?"

"Put two spoonfuls of oil and a spoonful of salt in the rice bowl, add water, marinate for a while, cut the meat when marinating the rice, hold the knife steady, cut it slowly, cut it into thin slices, boil the water in the pot, boil the meat in boiling water for a minute to remove the fishiness, and then use cold water to wash the meat to seal the juice, and then cut into shreds. ”

"Pour out the water in the pot, then bring the water to boil, cut the preserved eggs into cubes, cut the ginger into foam or slices, cut them, the water is almost boiled, put the meat slices, add the ginger, wait for the water to boil, then add the rice and half of the preserved eggs, boil until the preserved eggs melt and turn to low heat, and then put the remaining preserved eggs. ”

While peeling and cutting the apples into pieces and putting them in the juicer, Fan Li told Yao Yi about the method of preserved egg and lean porridge.

Yao Yi really didn't expect that a bowl of preserved egg and lean porridge would have such a complicated production process, but Lao Tzu said it well, if you cook a small meal in a big country, Yao Yi believes that since you can govern a business empire well, you can also make a bowl of porridge.

Marinate the pearl rice, then slice the meat, boil the meat in boiling water and seal the juice in cold water, then shredd......

Watching Yao Yi methodically process the ingredients in the order he said and strictly control the seasoning and heat, Fan Li was amazed and couldn't help asking, "You haven't cooked before?"

"First time cooking, haha. Yao Yi smelled the strong fragrance wafting from the pot and smiled very proudly, "How is it, Brother Fan, am I quite talented?"

"You're patient. Fan Li answered the question, and stretched out his hand to turn down the heat for Yao Yi.

A few minutes later, Yao Yi put the remaining half of the diced preserved eggs into the pot, stirred lightly a few times, and then turned off the heat.

Scoop a spoonful with a small spoon and put it in your mouth, first it is soft and fragrant, and then you can taste the umami of preserved eggs and shredded meat melted into the porridge, and the feeling of taste buds can only be evaluated in one word: cool!

Seeing Yao Yi's intoxicated face, Fan Li also took a clean spoon and scooped a spoonful, smacked his lips after tasting it, and said, "Cook two more bowls, I'll drink it." ”

"Yes. ”

Seeing that Fan Li admired his work very much, Yao Yi was even happier and readily agreed, not noticing that the two girls in the living room were paying attention to him.

"When I woke up and saw them making us breakfast in the kitchen, I was in a good mood for the day. Liu Jue was full of smiles, and her eyes were full of happiness, "Mengmeng, you are a writer, you say, what is this called?"

Mi Meng replied without thinking: "The romance of firewood, rice, oil and salt." ”

"Well, the romance of firewood, rice, oil and salt is the real romance, the romance of a lifetime. I think Xiao Yao is really good. Liu Jue praised with a smile, turned his head and saw Mi Meng in one-piece dinosaur pajamas looking at Yao Yi's back with a demented expression, and said meaningfully, "If you can set up a candlelight dinner in the house, the date of four is also very romantic." ”

"Oops, I didn't wash my face, my face is so itchy!" Mi Meng rubbed her face vigorously, trying to hide the flush on her cheeks.