Chapter 189: Tea Eggs
When it was time to make dinner, Hong Cheng saw Parsley fiddling with eggs, and immediately felt terrified, he really didn't like to eat eggs!
Hong Cheng couldn't help but complain loudly, "What are you really talking about, you really want to scramble eggs!" β
He wanted to beg for mercy.
"Scrambled eggs with tomatoes, do you like to eat them or not!" Parsley moved quickly, and when she spoke, she had already poured the beaten eggs into the hot oil pan.
The orange egg white in the oil pan quickly turned into a yellow piece, and it puffed up as if it had been inflated.
The parsley was crushed with a spatula, and when he was about to put the tomatoes, he saw Duan Xiang coming over from the culvert.
Duan Xiang knew that after the bridge was repaired here, he discussed it with his father Duan Wu, and immediately went to Xiangqin's side to find Hong Cheng.
Duan Xiang smelled the fragrance of scrambled eggs, and immediately moved his index finger, "Parsley, scrambled eggs!" β
Hong Cheng originally had a sad face, but when he saw Duan Xiang, a foodie, coming, it was like seeing a savior at the end of his life.
He pointed to the scrambled eggs with tomatoes in the pot and said generously to Duan Xiang: "If you want to eat, give it to you!"
Duan Xiang didn't come to eat, he was looking for Hong Cheng to have something serious.
He raised his head to Hong Cheng and expressed his intention, "Now that the bridge is repaired and the road is open, do you want our bean sprouts in your hotel?" β
"You eat this pot first!" Hong Cheng looked at the scrambled eggs and felt sick to his stomach.
Parsley raised the spatula and feigned anger and demonstrated to Hong Cheng.
Hong Cheng ran to talk to Duan Xiang about business.
Duan Xiang's bean sprouts, Hong Cheng still plans to enter the hotel every month.
A few days ago, Hong Cheng had added several cold dishes to the menu of their hotel. Bean sprouts can be stir-fried, and it is also a delicious dish to eat cold.
After talking to Duan Xiang, Parsley was almost ready for dinner.
In addition to scrambled eggs with tomatoes, parsley is still according to Hong Cheng's taste, adding an extra dish of stir-fried meat with garlic sprouts.
During the meal, Hong Cheng was thoughtful, thinking of Xiangqin's promise to let Li Baoyu go to school, and he felt uncomfortable.
It's not that he's careful, he really thinks that Li Baoyu's kid is hopeless.
The nature of the country is easy to change and difficult to change, this ancient philosophical saying is not unreasonable.
Xiangqin agreed to Li Baoyu, although there are still conditions in it, as the so-called "the road is one foot high, the magic is one foot high", Xiangqin has a policy here, can Li Baoyu still have no countermeasures?
Hong Cheng put the worry in his heart and bluntly told Parsley.
"Xiangqin, you haven't been to school, you probably don't know-" Hong Cheng paused, and then continued, "I think that people like your brother are not very good at studying. "Besides, if Li Baoyu is really good at studying, will Xiangqin still give him that problem of more than 90 points in the whole subject exam?" If you let him take the whole subject exam with more than 90 points, what should he do if he cheats in the exam? Have you thought about it? β
Xiangqin is not a fool, she also thinks that Li Baoyu is very likely to do such a thing. But she's not so worried, and for good reason.
"Isn't there a teacher?" Parsley said.
Even if Li Baoyu had the courage to do such a sneaky thing under the teacher's nose, could the teacher still let him do this?
Hong Cheng snorted twice in a weird way, "The teachers in their school can teach a child like that, and the teachers are not necessarily very good!" β
Hearing Hong Cheng say this, Parsley was really nervous.
There is indeed no shortage of possibilities for Li Baoyu to be in trouble with his teacher, even if the teacher doesn't like the students and is not responsible for the students, can he get along with the money? Charging an extra student means more money in the teacher's salary.
Hong Cheng thought, it's almost July, and it's the end of the semester. During this time, the school must have arranged a lot of large and small exams for students. This period of time is the time to test Li Baoyu.
He didn't want Xiangqin to reach out to take care of the Li family's affairs anymore, since he could give Li Baoyu harsh words, he would naturally give Xiangqin an ultimatum.
"Otherwise, when Li Baoyu brings the papers, I will check for him, if he is realistic with us, we will provide him with the finish of junior high school. If he's a little cheating, don't pay attention to his face! Hong Cheng still didn't believe that he had no choice, "When the time comes, I will give him another copy of the exact same volume, and let him do it again in front of us!" β
At that time, whether Li Baoyu's scores are true or false will be revealed on the spot.
"When the time comes, I'll do as you say."
Actually, what Xiangqin General wanted was to go to the school where Li Baoyu went to school and give Li Baoyu's teachers some advice.
Hearing Hong Cheng say this, she hesitated, but finally agreed to Hong Cheng's method.
It's not that she hasn't given Li Baoyu a chance, whether Li Baoyu will seize this opportunity depends on his own ability. If Parsley relaxes his policy again and again, it is no different from conniving at him.
After eating, Hong Cheng saw that Parsley began to fiddle with eggs again, and he was really scared.
"What are you doing with those eggs?"
Could it be that Parsley felt that these eggs were an eyesore and wanted him to eat them all in one night? What's the difference between this and torturing him?
Hong Cheng was drenched in a cold sweat and couldn't help but shiver.
Parsley put the remaining twenty eggs in the pot and added four scoops of water. The gourd scoop is relatively large, and there is more water to be scooped at one time.
The water in the pot submerged the eggs, and none of them showed their heads.
Hong Cheng stretched out his head, glanced into the pot, and said as if Parsley didn't know, "I don't like boiled eggs either!" β
Parsley didn't explain much to him, but only told him, "You go to the store and buy a bag of tea and come back." β
Hong Cheng suddenly realized that parsley was making tea eggs.
Tea eggs, he can still eat a few.
Hong Cheng took the money and went to the store, and when he came back, he had an extra bag of Tieguanyin in his hand.
Wait until the eggs are cooked, and Parsley scoops them into a basin of cold water to soak. While waiting for the eggs to cool down, she scooped out the hot water from the pot where the eggs were boiled and poured them out, added water, and put the washed spices into the pot.
These spices include cinnamon, cumin, Sichuan pepper, star anise, bay leaves, dried chilies, and sliced ginger, add some salt, and pour a small half bag of Tieguanyin and some soy sauce into the pot.
With this ready, Parsley sat down in front of the basin and began to peel the eggs.
Some people like to crush the hard-boiled eggs and throw the eggs into the pot with the shells.
Parsley takes some effort to peel off all the eggshells and then put the peeled eggs in the pan. In this way, the eggs are easier to absorb the flavor.
Hong Cheng was not idle, squatting in front of the stove and watching the fire, still carrying firewood in his hand, ready to throw the firewood into the stove hole at any time.
"Parsley, high or low?"
Parsley raised her head, and the action of peeling eggs in her hand did not stop, "Low heat, full of stew." β
After a while, Parsley puts the smooth eggs in the pot.
Hong Cheng counted carefully, there were obviously twenty eggs, how did they become eighteen?
"Two more?" Hong Cheng asked.
Parsley slapped her stomach twice, "I'm in my stomach!" β
Hong Cheng couldn't help but wonder.
As soon as the tea leaves and eggs were stewed, it took three or four hours, and in the middle of the night, Parsley took out the firewood that was almost burned out in the stove hole with a burning stick.
Parsley took the stewed tea eggs out of the pot and brought them into the house.
Hong Cheng smelled the fragrance, immediately got up from the bed, and couldn't wait to taste a tea egg.
At this time, the eggs have long lost their original milky white, and have been dyed into a blackened sauce.
When you eat it, there is the fragrance of tea, there is the aroma of lomine, and there is a spicy taste, which is really enjoyable!
Hong Cheng ate two tea eggs in one go, if it weren't for the fact that he had not digested it in his stomach at dinner, he would have eaten a few more at this time.
The next morning, when Xiangqin and Liu Ling were busy greeting the guests, Hong Cheng got up and said that he was hungry and wanted to eat tea and eggs.
The tea eggs in the basin were left overnight, and they were already cold, and the parsley was hot again.
A few people who stayed here to eat breakfast, smelling the fragrance of tea eggs, were also salivating, even if it cost money, they all wanted to taste one.
Xiangqin took the stall, and when it was noon, someone came to visit her, and it was Li Rong from Lijia Village.
Li Rong's current appearance is not as arrogant and domineering as before, during this period of time in the Li family, where does Li Laosan dare to be angry with others?
Now wherever Li Rong goes, she looks cowering, and she looks nervous, lest anyone around her pounce on her and grab her and beat her.
Xiangqin doesn't feel pitiful for her at all, like Li Rong's current life, she has endured it for more than ten years by the Li family!
"What are you going to do?" Parsley has a bad breath.
Li Rong sat upright on the low bench, slightly hooked her head, not daring to look at the faces of Parsley and Hong Cheng.
She slurred as she spoke, "Listen to Baoyu, do you want to provide for him to go to school?" β
There was some temptation in her words, probably because the people of the Li family didn't believe what Li Baoyu said. I'm afraid that Li Rong came this time, and it wasn't her intention to be alone, nine times out of ten she was instructed by Li Laosan.
Parsley said, "That's conditionalβ"
Li Rong was startled, and suddenly raised her head, her face blank, "There are still conditions?" What are the conditions? β
It seems that after Li Baoyu went back, he didn't explain everything to the Li family. He is probably also self-aware, knowing that his ability is limited, and he is afraid that after he tells the conditions, Li Laosan and the others do not believe that he can score more than ninety points in the whole subject.
If Li Baoyu can't meet the conditions prescribed by Parsley, won't it be tantamount to delaying his work in school in vain?
He only said that Xiangqin would provide for him to go to school, so the impact on the Li family would be different. This is a big bargain, don't take advantage of nothing!
But it's not so easy to take advantage of. R1152