Chapter 8 There is a delicacy called tea eggs
At this time, Li Yadong and Zhang Chunxi looked at each other and smiled, everything was silent, Zhang Chunxi beckoned Liangliang over, hugged it in his hand and asked with a smile: "Liangliang wants to eat tea eggs?"
The little guy nodded quickly, with a look of hope.
"Then my cousin told you, these tea eggs haven't been cooked yet, you eat obediently first, and when it's cooked, your cousin will definitely leave one for you, how about it?"
The little guy was already four years old and knew a lot of things, so he hesitated slightly, as if he was considering the credibility of this sentence and evaluating his cousin's character, and after a while, he nodded and waved his little hand to his mother, meaning to hug.
After rubbing into his mother's arms, he directly snatched his small rice bowl, picked up the spoon and put the rice in his mouth, how could he have any trouble when he fed the rice before?
"Haha......"
The anxious and serious appearance of the monkey amused the few people present, and Zhang Chunxi deliberately made a mistake: "I want to eat it all." ”
Liang Liang glanced at the soup and rice in the bowl that hadn't seemed to have moved much for a long time, and his bright little eyes showed a sense of determination, and there was a posture of "Lao Tzu fought with you today".
Cai Xiaohui glanced at his nephew, and stopped talking, it seemed understandable for his cousin to eat an egg, and if he said anything more, he would seem to be out of sight.
The little hairy boy really dried half a bowl of soup and rice to the brink, in order to prevent his cousin from changing his hexagram, he even licked the bottom of the bowl, and then handed over the bright and brand-new empty bowl to his cousin for review.
"Yo, yes, it's all washed away. Zhang Chunxi laughed, touched his little head and said, "Okay, my cousin's words count, and you are indispensable for tea eggs." ”
After getting the affirmation of his cousin, the little guy was happy to smirk, he was going to sleep at noon, but now he obviously doesn't need to, he is very energetic, he moved a small bench and sat at the kitchen door, holding his cheeks and waiting for the tea eggs to be cooked.
Time gradually passed, the fragrance of tea eggs became more and more intense, and it had spread to the yard, and the little hairy children who drooled all over the ground did not mention it, and even the four adults kept swallowing their saliva.
The other three are purely physiological reactions, and Li Yadong is hungry for himself, smelling the aroma of tea eggs, the gluttonous worms in his stomach are awakened, and his mind is full of braised pork, lion's head, and spicy fragrant pot at the moment.
Since returning to this era, I have basically not eaten anything good, and the old hen before the college entrance examination doesn't have to think about it at all, and now his three meals a day are all boiled cabbage, which is undoubtedly a torment for him who has a tricky taste.
"Eggs are boiled with tea leaves, they are so fragrant?" Zhang Chunxi snorted, looking a little incredible.
"Yes, to be honest, I was a little worried at first, I was afraid that this thing would not sell, but now I know that I don't have to worry about it just by smelling it. Cai Xiaohui was also surprised, and after glancing at Li Yadong, he sighed: "This kid is smart, how can he think of such a good way." ”
Feng Guoqing was also busy asking: "Yes, Yadong, why do you get this?"
"Oh, nothing, it's just that I've seen it in a book before, try to do it. Li Yadong smiled, if there was a second answer, he would definitely not lie.
"Look, that's the benefit of reading more. Feng Guoqing showed a clear expression, and after glancing at Liangliang, he secretly made up his mind that in the future, even if he smashed the pot and sold iron, and forced him to use a knife on his neck, he would have to let this little rabbit cub be admitted to college.
The four of them chatted without a word, plus a little hairy boy who wanted to wear it, and waited for it for like a century, and the tea eggs were finally out of the pot.
"Don't worry, it's hot, my cousin will help you peel the shell. ”
Li Yadong was serving eggs, transferred from the big iron pot to a clean red lacquered wooden tray, Liangliang Monkey was anxious to get his own egg, but was stopped by Zhang Chunxi's eyes, and then picked a big one, so hot that his left and right hands kept pouring to peel the shell for him.
In fact, it is best to use black tea to boil tea eggs, black tea is not only better in taste, but also positive in color, and it is less "expensive" when boiled with green tea, and people with bad mouths can also eat a little bitterness.
A shiny tea egg soon revealed its shape, Zhang Chunxi swallowed his saliva and put it into the little guy's special small porcelain bowl, and instructed: "Wait for it to cool for a while before eating, it's hot now." ”
But the little guy's saliva fell into his neck, how could he listen to him? took the bowl and lowered his head to take a bite, so hot that he grinned and was reluctant to spit it out, his eyes became wider and wider, and he dared to eat phoenix meat.
"Is it so delicious?" Zhang Chunxi took in his expression, thinking that he would also taste it, and stretched out his evil claws to pick some egg skin from the little guy's bowl, but in the end he didn't succeed, the little guy was very alert, and he ran away with the small porcelain bowl in his hand.
"Eh, you conscienceless thing!"
"Alright, let's eat one too. Li Yadong felt a little funny, so he threw one to him, meaning to let him peel it off, and then everyone shared it to taste. After all, there is a lack of funds now, and I have to take the money back at night to pay the errand, but there is no pretending to be generous to one person.
"Don't, such an expensive thing......" Cai Xiaohui hurriedly stepped forward to stop it, I heard Li Yadong say before, the price of a tea egg is a dime and seven cents, what a waste to give them a few mouthfuls.
"Auntie, it's okay, take out this food and sell it, can you taste it yourself, you don't dare to sell it at this price if you don't have any points in your heart?"
No one can refute this sentence, Zhang Chunxi peeled off the eggshell three times and divided five by two, and just wanted to twist it by hand, but found that it was not easy to divide, so he put the tea eggs on the cutting board and cut them evenly into four pieces with a kitchen knife.
"Auntie, uncle, come, taste it. As he spoke, he grabbed a piece and threw it into his mouth, "Huh......? Why is it so different from a boiled egg?"
Cai Xiaohui and his family, even if they were monks in the temple, had to be aroused by his appearance, so one of them took a piece and sent it to his mouth, and his eyes immediately changed.
"It smells so good!"
"Yes, it smells better and tastes better, and it feels better than meat!"
Li Yadong also stuffed the last piece into his mouth, smashed it twice, and the taste of the tea was really inferior, but fortunately, the taste of the eggs made up for it. Generally speaking, in this year, in their poor country, it is also a rare delicacy.
"How's it going, are you confident now?"
"There must be!" Zhang Chunxi's eyes lit up, and he suddenly found that the person in front of him didn't know him very well, and it was a pity that this kid didn't go to be a cook.
How did he know that Li Yadong was really a cook before.
"Yes, this flavor will definitely not sell. ”
Cai Xiaohui was also excited, Feng Guoqing nodded beside him and said, "This thing can make a fortune!"
This is a high evaluation, and since everyone has no objection to the taste, there is no need to make any adjustments, and you can start drying.
Li Yadong walked out of the kitchen with a tray in his hand and asked Zhang Chunxi to move the small square table used for eating in the courtyard outside, and there was a novel snack on the street.