(3) Dumplings
When Xuanhua came in, the two of them were kissing and getting carried away.
He was a person with a high consciousness and a good cultivation, so he retreated to the door and stood outside for a while.
Or does she have a way, Xuanhua thought outside the door.
Hehe, this strange little girl, she is like Jinghua's natural savior.
Jinghua's condition deteriorated, which made him worried, so even though he knew that he had a heavy responsibility and had to set off to find Yinlongyi quickly, he still dragged on day by day and did not set off.
Since the war, Jinghua's whole person seems to be numb.
There is nothing to pursue, nothing to adhere to, and even, nothing to believe......
Those rights and wrongs, life and death, love and hate, all seem to have no meaning......
This world no longer makes sense to him.
He just lay quietly, looking out the window where he didn't see very clearly, and didn't say a word all day.
Xuanhua was worried, but there was nothing he could do.
He knew that if there was anyone in this world who could save his brother, it might be this girl.
He secretly prayed in his heart more than once, hoping that she could be with Jinghua, and that they could go on forever. Because as long as she is by her side for one day, maybe his brother will be able to live one more day.
But he was very conflicted. After much hesitation, he finally said something that sounded cold and heartless to her.
Better a finger off than always aching.
Even if it was his younger brother, he had to make it clear to her first. He was afraid that she would be hot-headed, or that pity would overflow. In the end, it's not good for anyone.
After all, he is thousands of years older, and he has traveled in the Three Realms for so long, and he has seen a lot of crazy men and women, joys and sorrows.
He was afraid that she was a little girl who had never seen the world, and when he saw a man, he naively thought that she was the love of his life. But after a few days, I couldn't endure the hardship, and I regretted it halfway.
After all, not everyone can persevere to the end.
And if she regretted it, it would be an absolute fatal blow to his hard-working brother.
But unexpectedly, the little girl was very simple, and there was not even the slightest hesitation in her answer.
She is like an unknown little wildflower growing on a cliff, facing the harsher and more hideous the environment, the more she opens her teeth and claws, and is unscrupulous.
"I like Jinghua just to be with him!
If he is alive today, then he will be together today. If you're alive tomorrow, we'll be together tomorrow!"
Her words still echo in Xuanhua's ears, a little childish, but more importantly, they are indescribably desolate and awe-inspiring determination.
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Xuanhua stood at the door for a while, and then heard the sound of talking in the room.
"Jinghua, why are you still not moving?"
"Well, what do you say you should do?"
"How do I know? It's the first time I've ever had!"
"Me, it's my first time, too. ”
"You...... Either the first one, the one that comes first, give it a try. ”
"Is that so?"
"Seems right, ahhhh......h
......
This time, Xuanhua felt that he couldn't even stand at the door!
He decided to go back to his room and go to bed early. Although today is Chinese New Year's Eve, it seems that Jinghua will not be able to wrap up this dumpling until next year.
It's okay, it's okay, you're happy.
He was about to leave in a high manner, but Ah Mo suddenly stopped him, "Brother Xuanhua, are you outside?"
Xuanhua seemed to be nailed to the spot, and responded in embarrassment, "Uh, I'...... Pass by. ”
Ah Mo said again: "You come in and help us take a look, how do you get this? We have been working on it for a long time, but it doesn't seem to be possible!"
Petrify on the spot!
This......
Brother, you ...... You're ...... It's really ......
Alas, reckless!
Xuanhua let out a long sigh and burst into tears.
Although our brothers have such a good relationship, it is incumbent on my brother to help him if he has any difficulties. But, but this kind of thing, you secretly come to ask me for advice. How could you not do it halfway, and then you thought of asking me to come here temporarily to guide?
How embarrassing are you to your brother?
Besides, you're usually a careful person, why don't you know how to do your homework in advance! The first time you talk to other girls, you can't figure out the steps, how embarrassing it is, how do you let the girl look at you!
He walked into the room step by step, with his head bowed and his eyes looking directly at his toes.
"Brother Xuanhua, come and see, why can't we make this powder after we pounded it for a long time?" Ah Mo said with a headache.
Xuanhua was a little puzzled, so he dared to raise his head.
At a glance, Jinghua and Ah Mo were neatly dressed, sitting on a chair, in front of the big porcelain jar, Jing Hua was under the guidance of Ah Mo, honestly holding a pair of chopsticks to stir flour and water.
"Hehe...... Xuanhua laughed dryly, "You guys, are you making peace?"
"That's right. ”
"You're teaching Jinghua with chopsticks...... Pound that flour?" he smiled a little stiffly, and made a stirring gesture towards Ah Mo.
"Yes, I said I wanted to go in one direction, one time, but he ......" Ah Mo glanced at Jinghua with disdain, pouting and complaining.
Jinghua also asked for help: "Big brother, this doesn't seem to be of much use. ”
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince laughed dryly.
He rolled up his sleeves, cleaned his hands, walked over and picked up the jar and said, "I'll do this or I'll do it, you have to use your hands to make noodles, and you can't use chopsticks." ”
He coughed twice to hide his guilt, "That's it, I'll make the dumpling skin, and the two of you will be in charge of the wrapping in a while." ”
He poured some flour again, first made a small pit in the pile, poured some water into the pit, and then pushed the flour in little by little, and kneaded it into a coarse dough.
Then rub it alternately with both hands, grab a handful, press it, and then continue to grab it in a different direction and press it. Sometimes when the powder is really dry, add a little more water. He kneaded it with great strength and rhythm, and the dough became smoother and more delicate, and in a few moments, a large, thin white dough was born under his hands.
Ah Mo was so impressed that he threw himself to the ground, and his eyes of worship were no less than watching him perform an extremely powerful hexagram.
"Ah, that's amazing!" Ah Mo applauded excitedly and said, "Your Royal Highness the Prince, I really obeyed you today! You two brothers, one fights well, and the other makes peace well, no wonder the Nine Heavens can always rule the Three Realms!"
Xuanhua laughed: "You say that Jinghua is okay, hehe, ruling the Three Realms?
"Of course," Ah Mo said seriously, "Isn't it important to make noodles? The people regard food as their heavens! If you want to be the lord of the world, but you don't know what the people want to eat and wear, how can you be a good emperor?"
Xuanhua nodded in approval, "Yes, that's a good point! If I ascend the throne in the future, I will have to reuse a virtuous minister like Ah Mo!"
"Haha!" Ah Mo also laughed, "I can write down this sentence, if you become the emperor in the future, I must come to ask you to beg an official to do it!
She watched with reverence as Xuanhua sprinkled some dry powder on the board as if by magic, then divided the large dough into several portions, each of which was kneaded into a thin strip, and then quickly pulled out the small pieces. He didn't even use a rolling pin, and with a pressure or push of his hand, he quickly made a dumpling wrapper.
"Brother Xuanhua, how did you get this, teach me!" she said with great interest, "If Jinghua eats it for a while, I can make it myself next time." ”
Xuanhua deftly rolled the dumpling wrappers while smiling at Jinghua, "Second brother, did you hear it? Ah Mo thinks about you in everything, you have to fight for a while and eat more!"
Jinghua smiled weakly and said softly, "Okay." ”
Ah Mo saw that he hadn't spoken for a long time, and knew that he had lost his spirit again, so he coaxed him: "Jinghua, it's still early to eat dumplings, you go to bed and lie down for a while, and I'll call you in a while, okay?"
Jinghua shook his head and said stubbornly: "No, I want to help you wrap it." ”
"But, ...... you," she wanted to say, but did not dare to say, his forehead was hotter than before, and his cheeks, which had been pale, were two abnormal flushes.
"I'm fine, I said I'm going to help you make dumplings. He seemed to have a temper coming up again, and he was hard by him when he said a word.
"Okay, Ah Mo, let Jinghua wrap it if he wants to! ”
Xuanhua is the eldest brother after all, and he came out to play the round with a smile, "Come, I will teach you two together, and see who learns faster......"
He took a piece of leather and took the lead in demonstrating, "Well, like me, hold the skin in my left hand and spread it in the palm of my hand, and then use chopsticks to pick up a small handful of stuffing and put it in the middle of the skin, not too much, not too little." Then, fold the skin in half and pinch out the pleats one by one. Now, that's it!"
He put a white and chubby dumpling on the board, "Look, if you can sit still like this, that's a good dumpling!"
"Okay, I'll try!" Ah Mo couldn't wait, and immediately started to move. She looked at Xuanhua and wrapped it easily, but she didn't know why, in her hand, the dumplings were not so obedient, the front was fine, and the part of the folds in the end was full of appearances.
The dumpling seemed to be against her, pinched here, leaked out there, pinched there, leaked here, and after a few times, the whole skin was rotten and unusable.
"Brother Xuanhua, this dumpling bullies me!" Ah Mo cried with a sad face, "It's not fun at all!"
Xuanhua smiled, "You, you're too greedy, you stuffed so much meat stuffing, of course you can't hold it!"
He taught her to wrap one by hand, "That's almost enough, and besides, when you wrap it, you have a little powder on your hands, and the skin is not easy to stick, you know?"
Ah Mo listened, and finally barely wrapped up a non-revealing one, and shook it in front of Jinghua's eyes proudly, "Jinghua, look at me! What about yours, show me!"
Jinghua smiled slightly, in Ah Mo's shouting kung fu, he had already wrapped three. All of them are full, uniform in size, and even the pleats are delicate and beautiful, just neatly placed on the board, like three cute little ingots, more like the soldiers he lined up.
This can make Ah Mo stunned!
She wanted to come to Jinghua to show off, but she didn't expect that this was a hidden master......
"Ah, Jinghua, you, you must have learned before, did your eldest brother teach you secretly?" she refused.
"Nope. ”
"Hmph, that is, you two are talented, the former Tianfei Niangniang must be a master of making dumplings, and secretly passed on this skill to you!"
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