Chapter 10 Yang Xiaoxian's thoughts
The reunion dinner on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve was of course eaten at Shen's house, Shen Hao remembered the Spring Festival of the ninety-fifth year of his previous life, and now, when he came back to celebrate the Spring Festival with his childhood self, no one could have imagined.
Before Chinese New Year's Eve, Shen Hao also asked who Qi Qing had spent time with. Qi Qing just shook his head and said that he had lived with Xiaoxian. Shen Hao also knew that because her husband was hit by a car and died, her father-in-law and mother-in-law scolded her for being a broom star and Kefu's life, and she only gave birth to a girl, leaving no queen for the Yang family. The father-in-law and mother-in-law took all the compensation and left the house to Qi Qing and Yang Xiaoxian, and never interacted with each other again. And her mother's side is unwilling to take her daughter back.
Although he felt a little pity for Qi Qing and Yang Xiaoxian, Shen Hao still had to go to Shen's house for a reunion dinner, but he just told Qi Qing that he would come back before eleven o'clock in the evening, and when the time came, they would make dumplings and eat supper together.
The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is early, starting at six o'clock. Shen Hao couldn't wait for an idle meal, he had to do it himself, make a basket of steamed buns, and then cook another dish.
The steamed buns are the most expensive and best one, shrimp buns. In addition to the freshest and best shrimp, the shrimp bun should also add other ingredients, some leeks and green onions, as well as soaked white fungus. The shrimp should not be too big or too small, and should form small grains, and in order to increase the flavor of the filling, some small pieces of pork belly should be added.
The noodles were made by Wu Meilian, and Shen Hao finished the filling, so he took Shen Liang and Shen Jie to make buns together. Shen Liang and Shen Jie often go to the steamed bun shop to help, so now both of them are already journeymen.
Shen Jie drooled while wrapping it, because shrimp buns are her favorite food, but the steamed bun shop doesn't usually make them, so she can't wait now if she has the opportunity to eat a lot tonight.
Make the buns, put them on steam, and Shen Hao has to make another dish. At the Chinese New Year's Eve banquet, every family basically has a dish of fish, which means that there is more than enough every year.
Shen Hao is a dish of making fish. In previous years, my mother Wu Meilian's approach to fish, that is, ordinary braised food, was the same every year, and there was nothing new. Shen Hao is a foodie, he knows more than a dozen kinds of fish methods, and what he wants to do today is a squirrel fish suitable for the taste of the south.
The practice of squirrel fish, one pays attention to knife work, the second is the heat of frying, and the third is the preparation of juice.
This dish, Shen Hao himself has made it several times in his previous life, except for the first point that the knife work cannot meet the standard, the other two points are still very confident, and when used at the family banquet, the knife work does not need to be too good.
In the process of Shen Hao's cooking, not only Shen Liang and Shen Jie were watching, but even Shen Hongguang and Wu Meilian stopped what they were doing and watched Master Shen's craftsmanship.
Shen Hao put on the master's fan, and the knife in his hand also made a few knife flowers, which made Shen Liang and Shen Jie's eyes glow, but Shen Hongguang and Wu Meilian were not moved by this flower.
Finely chop the fish into small uniform strips, but they can be joined together, and then dip the egg white and flour batter. Frying in the pan is a key and can not be undercooked or too old. The gestures when frying should also be standardized, so that the whole fish can maintain its appearance.
Shen Hao has experience, so he didn't hurry, slowly put the fish down, stared at the change in the color of the fish, and after about forty seconds, carefully scooped up the fish with a shovel, the whole fish was cash yellow, and after frying, the fish body protruded, forming strips of hair, like a squirrel.
Whether the fish is delicious or not, the key is to adjust the sauce. Shen Hao is quite familiar with the tastes of everyone in the family, and when seasoning, he combines everyone's tastes.
The bright red sweet and sour juice, sprinkled with green shallots, this dish is full of quality, and it has been evaluated by the Shen family before it has been eaten.
"Ah Hao, I didn't expect you to not only make steamed buns, but also cook. I'm willing to bow down. Wu Meilian said.
"Brother Hao, why are even boys cooking beyond the level now, so what about us girls. Shen Jie pretended to be embarrassed.
Shen Hongguang and Shen Liang were silent, because their father and son were pure foodies, they couldn't cook, they could only eat, so they didn't dare to speak.
"Mom, don't praise me, it's okay for me to cook once in a while, if I cook every day, then I will definitely run away. Xiaojie, in the future, men will cook better than women, everywhere, not new. ”
We were busy until six o'clock, and a table of dishes was ready. This year, because of Shen Hao, and the Shen family's economy is much better, this year's dishes are much richer than Shen Hao remembers. Shen Hao was a little proud, this was the impact of his crossing on his family.
"Come on, everybody's a drink. I wish Hao a better business next year and find a girlfriend one day sooner. Xiaoliang wants to study hard and be admitted to a university, and Xiaojie strives to be admitted to the county high school. Shen Hongguang raised his glass and made a toast.
Shen Hongguang and Shen Hao drank liquor, and the other three were drinks.
Everyone drank the first drink together.
In the second cup, Shen Hao stood up with his cup.
"Dad, Mom, Xiaoliang, Xiaojie. I was an orphan and here, I found my home. I have long regarded myself as a member of this family, and I will not say much about thanks, I salute you all. ”
Everyone raises their glass and drinks the second one. Wu Meilian also secretly wiped a handful of tears, probably sad for her godson.
Everyone had a good meal, the buns made by Shen Hao were finished, and only the bones of the squirrel fish remained. The meal was eaten from six o'clock until eight o'clock.
After the family collected the bowls, they sat in front of the TV to watch the Spring Festival Gala. At around half past ten, Shen Hao was about to go back to Yang's house, and Shen Hongguang also knew what Shen Hao had told Qi Qing, so he didn't keep it.
Wu Meilian sent Shen Hao out, and after arriving outside the door, she pulled Shen Hao aside and asked, "Ah Hao, you don't have any thoughts about Qi Qing, right?"
"Mom, don't worry, I don't have much thought about her. I will definitely find a beautiful and filial daughter-in-law for you, and if I find it, I will definitely bring it to you first, and I will marry her only if you agree. ”
"Well, you can remember what you just said, I'm going to look at it first. If you dare to lie to me, I will deny you. ”
"Promise the organization that it will be done. ”
Wu Meilian was finally relieved and let Shen Hao go back.
The Yang family, Qi Qing and Yang Xiaoxian are all in the living room on the second floor, Yang Xiaoxian is watching TV, Qi Qing is making noodles while watching TV, and she is going to make rice balls.
Yang Xiaoxian looked at her mother's happy and busy figure, and some thoughts surged in her heart.
Since my father died, the family has never been happier than ever. Yang Xiaoxian has also grown up due to the death of her father, she is more mature than people of the same age and thinks more about things.
At school, everyone was careful not to tell her about her father, everyone liked her, but Yang Xiaoxian still felt lonely. She felt different because she had no father and her mother was a widow.
But since Brother Hao came, she felt that she had become happier. Because of Brother Hao, she often has her favorite buns to eat, she can go to the store to help, and she can also receive a salary.
Because of Brother Hao, she has a good friend of Shen Jie, and Shen Jie treats her very well. Every time Brother Jie bought a small gift for Shen Jie, it was in duplicate, and she also had one. Brother Hao's every little gift, Yang Xiaoxian carefully kept, often took it out to take a look, and was very happy. In Brother Hao's heart, she is the same as Shen Jie.
Every day when I come back from school, I can see Brother Hao, I am very happy, there is a lot of unclear knowledge in class, as long as I ask Brother Hao, he will definitely explain it carefully, everything Brother Hao said, Yang Xiaoxian is very easy to understand, and will never forget.
Yang Xiaoxian is only thirteen years old, but she matures earlier than her peers, she knows that she likes Brother Hao, although she knows that Brother Hao is twenty-five years old, but she is only thirteen years old.
Yang Xiaoxian also felt during this time, as if her mother also liked Brother Hao. Since the last time Brother Hao helped his mother get rid of the bad guys, his mother often went to Brother Hao's room at night, Yang Xiaoxian knew from her mother's happy expression that her mother also liked Brother Hao.
Yang Xiaoxian also hopes that her mother can be happy, and her mother can find her happiness, but her mother also likes Brother Hao, what should I do?
"Xiaoxian, what are you thinking, you don't even know when I came in. A familiar voice sounded next to him.
Yang Xiaoxian turned his head and saw that it was Brother Hao. Yang Xiaoxian remembered the question she had just thought of, and her face was a little red.
"Ah, I didn't think about anything, Brother Hao, you're back. Yang Xiaoxian hurriedly replied.
"Ah Hao, come over so early, you can help me take a look, whether the filling of the rice balls is okay, do you want to add something." Qi Qing was shouting over there, just like commanding her husband.
"Okay, I'll take a look at it, and then we'll wrap it together. Xiaoxian, you go wash your hands first, and you'll have to wrap it later. ”
"Got it. Yang Xiaoxian happily agreed, and quickly went to wash her hands.
Shen Hao still carefully checked the filling of the rice balls, the filling was mixed with brown sugar, fried peanuts, and sesame seeds, Shen Hao found that the amount of sugar was a bit much, he ran upstairs, took out a bag of almonds in his room, added half of the almonds to the filling, and threw the other half to Xiaoxian for her to use as a snack.
Yang Xiaoxian took the almonds and ate them immediately, she stuffed one for her mother from time to time, and then one for Brother Hao, the atmosphere of this family of three was very warm.
The fried peanuts and almonds in the filling should be crushed, and the size is larger than that of sesame seeds. After mixing the stuffing, Qi Qinghe's noodles were also ready, and the three of them were in the hall, making rice balls while watching TV.
"Xiaoxian, you have to remember to give me a New Year's greeting tomorrow morning, I can prepare a big red envelope for you. ”
"Really, I'll wake you up at six o'clock tomorrow. "The little girl was excited.
"Oh, you don't have to be so early, just call me at seven. "Shen Hao has always slept after seven o'clock.
"Hey, hee, I knew Brother Hao was a slacker. ”
Qi Qing looked at the two of them, one big and one small, talking there, and a wave of ambiguity surged in his heart, there has been no such atmosphere at home for a long time. Since the death of the man in the family, this family has been lacking such an atmosphere, and now, there is a big boy who has filled the position of the original man, so that the family is normal again.
Qi Qing knew that she was in love with this boy, but she also knew that she was not worthy. This boy is younger than her, he is a good person, he has education, he will make money, there will be many young and beautiful girls who like him, and he is just a widow.
Thinking of this, Qi Qing's heart was a little sour, and tears almost flowed down. The most important thing is for her to chase away those thoughts and enjoy the happiness in front of her, what do she want to do.
After making the dumplings, after zero o'clock, the New Year is over and the new year begins. Put the glutinous rice balls in the pot and boil them three times before you can boil the pot. The three of them ate glutinous rice balls together, and after eating, they went to sleep together. (Don't think about it, you sleep your own way)