Chapter 6: Flour Balls (2)
"No, no, no...... It's not an innocent little girl, she just eats with the same pair of chopsticks, why did she start thinking about it......" Zhao Qianqiu shook his head vigorously, feeling that he must have seen too little, and the little things that were just there were even thoughts, if Qinghe knew, how could the two of them get along happily?
Qinghe on the side didn't seem to care much about this matter, he was afraid that it would be hot, so he moved to the other side to hold the filling in the pot, and he didn't stay after it was served, and went straight to the dining table, in order to prevent Wan Yu from secretly serving the table, he deliberately moved the filling to the innermost.
Wherever he went, Zhao Qianqiu's gaze followed, but she soon realized that her idea was dangerous, and she had to stop thinking about it early.
Kneading dough may seem simple, but it's actually important. Kneading dough does not need to add water, just pour the powder into the steamed sweet potato, of course, the powder can not be poured all at once, it should be added slowly many times, and finally completely mixed, it will not stick to the touch, and it can be kneaded into balls to be done.
When Qinghe kneaded the dough, the powder was added by Qianqiu on the side, and the powder had to be added slowly in small quantities many times, and the whole process was more time-consuming, Qinghe was more like a kneading machine, and finally he stopped after Qianqiu was sure to finish. As for Wan Yu, it is estimated that he has been impatient to wait, he has moved a small bench to sit on when Qinghe started steaming sweet potatoes, and if he doesn't start again, he will fall asleep.
"Can you start wrapping now?" Wan Yu asked with a yawn and a little sleepy.
"It's okay, you go wash your hands first, and by the way, call your brothers and sisters down to help. Qianqiu found a small apron for Wan Yu to wrap around, and asked him to go upstairs to call Wan Li and Qian Dai, for fear that the little ghosts would get their clothes dirty, she prepared aprons for everyone, and her own was no exception.
For how to wrap the fan balls, Qiandai is very skilled, and it didn't take much time to complete one, Qinghe stared dryly beside him, hoping that Qianqiu, who was guiding Wanli Wanyu, would also guide himself when he would guide him.
"Ahem...... Qianqiu, I'm already in a ball, what should I do next?" Wan Yu couldn't learn no matter how many times he taught, so Qianqiu could only teach him by hand and show him in detail. Qinghe really couldn't wait, so he could only come over cheekily.
"Well, the dumplings are okay, and then we can start making nest heads, but our nest heads are different from those in the north, the skin should be thin, and the bottom can be slightly thicker, just like this. Zhao Qianqiu pressed Qinghe's thumb into the dough, and at the same time pinched the other four fingers of his right hand to thin the dough. Qinghe was also very obedient, pinching as she taught, but what he made himself was not very beautiful, but instead became a crooked and twisted nest with a big skin and thick mouth. After doing it, he learned from Qiandai's appearance, and filled some fillings with a scoop into the nest he made, and as for how to seal it, he had to ask for help again.
"It takes a lot of patience to seal, and the index finger and thumb need to control the force and rotate slowly...... In the end, it just needs to be shrunk into a tip and you're done. Because she had to teach her by hand, Chiaki was very close, and when she looked up when she spoke, she could see Qinghe's eyelashes, and then she realized that she was too close. As soon as she thought of this, her heart began to beat irregularly again, and for fear that Qinghe would notice, she casually found an excuse to leave.
After taking a sip of water, she eased up a little, and returned to the kitchen, Qinghe and the children had already mingled, except for Qiandaibao's, everyone else's were miserable, especially Wan Yu's, some of the stuffing was exposed, and he still looked like it was in the middle of the finished products that had been made.
"Wan Yu, you can't wrap it like this anymore, if you are allowed to eat like this, are you willing to eat it?" Zhao Qianqiu pulled a stool and sat down between Wan Yu and Wan Li, "You don't know how to do it now, so we have to do it slowly one by one, instead of blindly pursuing speed." You do it slowly, I'll help you watch ......" Qianqiu felt that she had to focus all her attention on Wan Yu, otherwise she would start to be embarrassed again when she saw Qinghe.
"Qianqiu, how do you see my bag, is it okay?" Qianqiu said to Wan Yu, Qinghe also heard it, this is not only Wan Yu's problem, but also his problem, so this time, he did a good job, and as soon as he finished it, he went to Qianqiu's side like a child to ask for credit, of course, this is already the best one for him, but in fact it is not very good.
"Well, the skin is still a little thick, and the mouth hasn't been completely closed, so there should be no problem with practicing a few more times. When Qianqiu was very young, her mother encouraged her so much, and she didn't expect to be used by her to encourage others so soon.
"Well, got it......" Qinghe nodded, and began to work on the next fan ball again.
Qianqiu was originally very good at making fan balls, but because there were so many people to teach, she hardly had time to sit down and make them well, but because Qiandai was relatively fast, they barely finished it before dinner.
When steaming the rice balls, the heat should be well controlled, and they should not be steamed for too long, because after steaming for a long time, the whole rice balls will become sticky and not easy to take off the steaming cloth. Of course, Qinghe is a complete layman, and the heat and everything else are controlled by Qianqiu.
The combination of hot rice dumplings and warm white fungus soup is perfect. It was probably the first time that Qinghe participated in the entire process of the rice dumplings, and he was full of a sense of accomplishment as he ate the rice dumplings he had wrapped himself. And as soon as the pot was boiling, he took a picture and sent it to Chen Yu, and when he started eating, he sent another one. And with the text: I wrapped it myself!
It didn't take long for Chen Yu to call.
"Hey, where are you?" In fact, Chen Yu happened to arrive home at this time, Qinghe's absent home seemed empty, his father was in the company again, and Qinghe was happy over there, which made him feel a little unbalanced.
"At the grocery store, do you think I'm amazing?" Kiyowa unconsciously began to raise the corners of his mouth when he picked up the phone. Chen Yu is both an elder brother and a friend, and is the only person Qinghe is willing to share.
"Well, it's really good, give me ten minutes, no, five minutes, I'll come over immediately......" Chen Yu hung up the phone when he finished saying this, and didn't give Qinghe a chance to ask him if he had come back.
"That, Qianqiu, I just sent a picture to my brother to see, and he said he would come over now......" Qinghe was a little embarrassed by his brother's uninvited, so he began to say hello to Qianqiu.
"Haven't we done a lot, one more person is completely enough to ......" Qianqiu smiled, for Qinghe's brother, she occasionally heard Qinghe mention it, he is a model of his brother, and he is also a very good person, of course, she has never seen herself.
When Chen Yu came over, Qinghe was waiting for him at the door and led him into the restaurant. When Qianqiu saw Chen Yu's face, she always felt as if she had seen it somewhere, but she couldn't remember where she had seen it.
"I can't imagine that our little Qinghe has grown up and is so good at cooking......" Chen Yu was moved to tears while eating the super ugly fan balls wrapped by Wan Yu.
"That, uncle...... The one you eat is Wanyu's bag, and Qinghe's brother is the one with the long tail over there. Wanli felt that the person in front of him should be a strange person, as if he hadn't eaten for a long time, and he was crying when he ate something, feeling like a useless adult.
"Wanyu Bao's?" Chen Yu glanced at Wanli, he thought that as long as he picked the ugliest one, it must be done by Qinghe, but he didn't expect that there were people who made it uglier than Qinghe.
"I'm Wan Yu...... Wan Yu raised his hand and stuck out his tongue at Chen Yu, "What you just ate was wrapped by me......"
Chen Yu looked at the little bean in front of him, and wanted to shoot himself to death, but in order to save a little image for himself, he continued to eat the ugly fan balls in the bowl, "Wan Yu is very powerful, he can already wrap ...... at such a young age."
"Uncle, are you Qinghe's elder brother?" Wan Yu didn't seem to be afraid of life at all, and was full of curiosity about this person he met for the first time.
"Since your name is Brother Qinghe, then I am his brother, and you should also call me brother!" Chen Yu boasted that he was handsome and extraordinary, but he didn't expect that today's children would have such a bad vision, and as soon as he opened his mouth, he called himself an uncle.
"Then brother, are you Qinghe's brother?" After hearing Chen Yu say this, Wan Yu asked again.
"That's right, I'm the elder brother of Shiqing and my brother. Chen Yu never expected that this kid's mouth would be so sweet, and it didn't take much time to change his words.
"Then you shouldn't have come to pick up Qing and his brother back, right?" Wan Yu looked at Chen Yu's eyes and suddenly became a little more afraid, as if he had been worried about something.
"Today, because there is no one at home, I came to eat, Qinghe's brother is already an adult, so I don't need my brother to come and pick it up!" Chen Yu rubbed Wanyu's hair, feeling that the children of this family didn't seem to have any sense of security at all, just like the original Qinghe. It seems that I also understand why Qinghe can stay here so willingly and refuse to go back.