Chapter 67: A bowl of tofu brain
Under the urging of Aunt Wei, Wei Lai finally went to Miss He with his tofu brain to save his senses.
When the knock on the door sounded, He Zhi still hadn't sorted out his already messy thoughts. Even because of Wei Lai and Xi Qiu's words, she was rarely timid and didn't want to delve any further, and at this time, she heard a knock on the door interrupting her thoughts, and she felt relieved for a while.
Naturally, the person who opened the door in the past was the little girl Xi Qiu. She opened the door and just raised a bright smile and wanted to say hello, but she was surprised to find that the person who was delivering food outside the door today was not Aunt Wei, but General Xiao Wei!
Yes, Aunt Wei often comes to deliver food at this time. The Wei family is just an ordinary small family, even if Wei Lai is now an official worshipper, he can't change the status quo of the Wei family for a while, so the living conditions of the Wei family are naturally one heaven and one underground compared to the Shangshu Mansion. Aunt Wei already felt sorry for He Zhi, but now she felt even more wronged by her, so when she came back from selling tofu every day, she would always send some delicious food to the master and servant. He Zhi knew her intentions, and was afraid that her excessive refusal would make Aunt Wei feel uneasy, so except for some rejection on the first day, she never refused after that.
This kind of thing has been going on for seven or eight days, and today is the first time that Wei Lai has sent something over. Xi Qiu saw that she was about to ask about the past, but in a blink of an eye, she saw a red piece in the bowl in Wei Lai's hand, and she didn't know what it was, so when she came to her mouth, she turned around stiffly: "General Wei, what are you doing here?" ”
Wei Lai saw that Xi Qiu had already given way to the door, so he naturally entered the house with a bowl. The Wei family's guest room is naturally not big, and it is a little simple, and there is no screen or anything to cover it, so she saw He Zhi standing by the window at a glance.
Standing still in the room, when Xi Qiu came over, Wei Lai handed over the bowl in his hand and said with a smile: "This is my own tofu brain, it tastes pretty good, I love to eat it since I was a child." ”
Xi Qiu took the bowl and looked at it, and really found the white and tender tofu brain under the red chili oil. The Wei family's tofu has always been good, which is famous in the entire town of Changning, presumably this tofu brain is not only good in appearance, but also very good to eat. But look at the layer of chili oil on top and the various condiments sprinkled on it...... Can this thing really be eaten?!
In the He family in the capital, tofu brain has always been stored as a dessert, and it has always been eaten only in summer. Because the tofu brain made by the chef of the He family has never been so strange to put chili oil in the bowl, and put so many messy things, just put some rock sugar water, and then slice the tofu brain into thin slices and float on the water. Not to mention the original taste of tofu, it also clears the heat and relieves the heat.
So what the hell is this bowl in front of you?!
Xi Qiu knew that Wei Lai sent this bowl of tofu brain to represent the hearts of the mother and son, and her young lady had repeatedly reminded her, but did this kind of thing really have to be given to the young lady to eat?! That strange taste is terrible to think about!
Frowning tangledly, Xi Qiu subconsciously looked up at He Zhi, hoping that she could come up with an idea. Who knew that when she looked up, she was surprised to find that her young lady had already walked to her side, and now she was looking down at the bowl she was holding, and her good-looking brows had slight frowning marks, and she seemed to be entangled.
The master and servant did not speak for a moment, but moved their eyes to the small bowl. Wei Lai stood aside and watched, for a long time, even if she was sluggish, she found something wrong, so she hesitated and said, "Is there anything wrong with this tofu brain?" ”
A sentence broke the silence and embarrassment of this moment, Xi Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, raised his head and explained: "General Wei, the tofu brains we eat at home are all sweet, like this, we haven't eaten it." "And looking at that red one, I don't want to try it.
Wei Lai didn't expect to hear such an answer, and he was stunned for a while. After leaving home, she never ate tofu brain again, she was busy fighting in Beizhou, and she was busy resigning in the capital, where did she have time to find these snacks? So even though she has been to many places, she never thought that this tofu brain could be sweet?!
What would sweet tofu brain taste like? It's weird to think about. However, Xi Qiuyi said that she also knew that her bowl of tofu brain was probably not to Miss He's taste, so she smiled awkwardly, and was about to bring the tofu brain back to her mother to make the bowl sweet, but saw that He Zhi had already brought the bowl over.
"My mother has a sweet tooth, and I never thought that this tofu brain could have other flavors. It's rare to see it today, and it must be a local taste, so why not try it. Even if there was some "unpleasantness" today, Miss He was still empathetic.
Wei Lai stared at He Zhi twice, thinking that it was better not to be difficult, and was about to open his mouth to return the bowl of tofu brain that should be said to have a strange taste in Miss He's eyes, but who knew that He Zhi seemed to be competing with her today. Without waiting for Wei Lai to speak, He Zhi, who saw her intention, scooped a spoonful of tofu brain into her mouth and put it into her mouth......
Xi Qiu, who was standing on the side, looked at her young lady, and then at the bowl of red tofu brains, and her whole face was wrinkled into buns.
Wei Lai didn't expect He Zhi to eat it so quickly, and originally thought she was polite. So when the words came to her mouth, she swallowed them back because of He Zhi's movements, and only opened her eyes wide to watch He Zhi's reaction, as if she wanted to see from her face the acceptance of this "peculiar" tofu brain.
He Zhi's face was faint, no different from ordinary. Her dining etiquette is excellent, and eating something is pleasing to the eye, but at the moment she doesn't have a delicious enjoyment on her face, and she has never been embarrassed to swallow, and she doesn't seem to be able to see what her senses are about this bowl of tofu brain.
When Wei Lai first saw it, he also felt this way, but he immediately found something wrong - after the tofu brain was entered, a trace of fine sweat faintly broke out on the tip of He Zhi's nose, and after waiting for two breaths, he didn't see her chew or swallow the food.
Let people who are used to eating sweet tofu brain eat spicy food, it's really not so easy to accept!
Wei came to see He Zhi's reluctance, and hurriedly turned around and poured a cup of tea. snatched the tofu brain in He Zhi's hand with one hand, and stuffed the teacup into the other party's hand with the other hand, frowning: "If you can't eat it, don't force it!" It's just a bowl of tofu brains, what are you going to do with such recklessness?! ”
I have to say that this cup of tea came at a good time. He Zhi's taste has always been light, and after coming to the Wei family, Aunt Wei's taste is the same. But as far as the bowl of tofu brain is concerned, not to mention the sweet and salty problem, only the chili pepper in it is enough for her. She only took one bite and sweated all over her body, this cup of tea was a lifesaver!
For the first time, she poured the whole cup of tea into her stomach so eagerly, and He Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Listening to Wei Lai's complaints, although she knew that the other party was right, she was a little unhappy in her heart today, so she put down the teacup and grabbed the bowl again: "This tofu brain was given to me by Aunt Wei, I want you to be nosy!" ”
This was about the first time Wei Lai had seen such a childish He Zhi, and he was a little amused in his heart for a while. But I also understand that He Zhi's abnormality today is inseparable from her previous words.
Wei Lai didn't want to watch He Zhi get angry and ask for hardship. Seeing that He Zhizhen stretched out his hand over, he didn't know what to think in a hurry, raised his hand and brought the bowl to his mouth, and then with a wave of the spoon, he divided the whole bowl of tofu brains by dividing it by two......
He Zhi's outstretched hand froze in mid-air......
Xi Qiu, who was watching the whole process, widened his eyes......
But Wei Lai didn't realize it at all, and after eating, he showed the empty bowl to He Zhi: "Okay, it's all finished, don't grab it." ”
"......" He Zhi blinked and silently withdrew her hand.
Xi Qiu finally came back to his senses at this time, and suddenly exclaimed: "General Wei, what are you doing?!" That's the bowl and spoon that the young lady used! ”。