Chapter 316: One Shot into the Soul
During this waiting time, Lin Jinxiu took out the awakened noodles from the basin, began to knead them round and flatten them into a cake shape, and prepared to fry them in the pan.
What followed was the familiar scene, when the dough was placed in the pan, the cheerful explosion of tiny oil droplets rang out, and the burst of fragrance filled the entire kitchen in an instant.
"Well, what's going on with this scent?"
Everyone, including Zang Tong, was shocked.
"Corn! It's the taste of corn! "Someone smelled it.
The taste of corn? Of course, this is the smell of corn, and everyone present is a cook, how can they not smell it, is this the smell of corn?
But they have lived for so many years, and they have never seen such fragrant corn!
Fang Cai Lin Jinxiu's noodle making techniques and cakes are very ordinary, but they are at the level of homely shortness, could it be that the raw materials she uses are different from those used by others?
Seeing the situation at this time, Zang Tong's brows frowned, thinking about asking Lin Jinxiu for a while, what is the situation with this corn?
The expressions of the people around him have become more and more shocked, but Lin Jinxiu is smiling as always, and even humming a song softly in his mouth, as if he is just cooking a simple meal, not an entrance exam.
She made a lot of tortillas until the oil in the pan had changed color and was no longer suitable for making more tortillas.
Putting the baked cakes that were still dripping with oil on the drying rack on the side, Lin Jinxiu picked up the pot in the stove, poured out the oil, cleaned it up and began to prepare the meat sauce for boiling.
First of all, add twice the amount of oil that is usually stir-fried, test the oil temperature with your hands, and when it is the right time, Lin Jinxiu throws the chopped green onions, ginger and garlic into the pot, and suddenly the oil fragrance and the fragrance of green onions, ginger and garlic are intertwined, and the onlookers involuntarily take a deep breath.
This familiar scent!
After the green onions, ginger and garlic were stir-fried, she poured all the marinated meat into the pot and began to stir-fry.
It wasn't until the diced meat had changed color that she poured the sauce into the pot, and after a slight flip, the sauce completely enveloped the diced meat that had been fried until it had changed color.
Covering the pot, Lin Jinxiu slowly simmered the diced meat over low heat.
During this slow cooking, the salty aroma of the pork and the sauce slowly wafted out of the pot.
The fragrance seems to have a soul, and it flutters into people's noses.
What is the most painful thing in the world?
It's when a meal is slowly prepared in front of you, but before the dish is cooked, you're already hungry.
While waiting for the meat sauce to simmer, Lin Jinxiu took the slightly cooled baked cake off the drying rack, put it on the plate and began to arrange it.
It wasn't until the soup next to the meat sauce began to become sticky that Lin Jinxiu turned off the fire and put the meat sauce in a large bowl.
"Alright." Lin Jinxiu, who had done everything, held the big plate in his hand in front of Zang Tong.
"Please also ask Master to taste it."
When this aggressive fragrance was brought to him, Zang Tong looked at the golden baked cake in front of him in a trance.
It looks so ordinary, but when you get closer, there seems to be a light, and this strong and pure fragrance seems to come from the sky.
And Lin Jinxiu, the person who made this dish, was smiling at this time, she was holding a plate, her eyes were bright, as if this person was also from heaven.
Zang Tong didn't know what kind of thoughts he was holding, so he picked up the baked cake and filled it in his mouth.
Just one bite, the crispy crust and soft cake core, the very impactful aroma unsurprisingly conquered Zang Tong's taste buds.
Just like An Jiwen said, there is a human touch in the dishes made by Lin Jinxiu, because she does not cook for the sake of cooking.
When this human touch is integrated into the baked cakes, Zang Tong feels that this seems to be the taste from home.
It is from the family, from the mother, ordinary but contains the taste of love.
"Master, you can also try this meat sauce and put it on top of the cake."
Lin Jinxiu saw that Zang Tong seemed to be in deep thought, so he reminded.
Zang Tong didn't say anything, just did it.
When the rich aroma of the meat sauce blended with the purity of the corn, Zang Tong's eyes couldn't help but turn red.
When the big men around saw that the master actually ate like this, they all had frightened expressions on their faces, and they hurriedly came up to greet them.
"Master, what's wrong?"
"Is it that the bread is not delicious?"
Zang Tong hurriedly shook his head, shaking his head very firmly and very hard.
"It's delicious."
Hearing Zang Tong's reaction, these people were stunned.
Is this Lin girl's cooking level so powerful? Can you make Master, a fastidious guy, cry?
"Still, the bread is a little less heated." Zang Tong wiped his eyes, looked at Lin Jinxiu, and insisted on commenting, "I thought that you were originally here to learn art, so I won't talk about you." ”
Lin Jinxiu smiled sincerely.
The unbelieving bystanders grabbed their hands one after another, and Lin Jinxiu smiled and began to distribute baked cakes to everyone.
One person and one baked cake entered their stomachs, and it didn't take long for everyone to burst into tears together.
"Little junior sister, this is really delicious!"
"Little junior sister, I was wrong, I shouldn't have laughed at you."
Before the master could say what the result was, these people even called the little junior sister.
Sure enough, for a chef, whether cooking is delicious or not is directly linked to status.
Xiuxiu, who was standing in the distance, didn't come to eat, originally she was disdainful of Lin Jinxiu, but looking at the excited looks of the senior brothers around her, she couldn't help but fall into deep doubts.
What's going on with these brothers? I just ate a cake, and I don't even have any dignity??
"Will I be able to pass in that case?" Lin Jinxiu didn't say much about their praise, just looked at Zang Tong with a smile and asked if he had the right to enroll.
After Zang Tong heard this, he woke up like a dream, and he looked at Lin Jinxiu with complicated eyes, as if he was thinking very seriously.
"Master! The little junior sister is so powerful, let her in. ”
"Yes, Master."
Seeing Zang Tong's silent appearance, the people around him thought that he didn't want Lin Jinxiu to go to school, so they opened their mouths to speak for Lin Jinxiu.
Zang Tong first glared back at them, and then looked at Lin Jinxiu seriously.
"Then you will be a gluttonous member from now on." Zang Tong cleared his throat and said, "Welcome, little junior sister." ”
As soon as Zang Tong's little junior sister spoke, the group of big men standing behind let out a burst of cheers, and Lin Jinxiu also showed the most sincere smile in such cheers.
"After that, I will bother Master."
Lin Jinxiu rubbed her hands and bowed very formally to Zang Tong.
"Master is above, please accept the apprentice's worship!"
Today's Lin Jinxiu was full of smiles until she went home.
Not only because today's learning was very smooth, but also after Zang Tong said that she could enter the academy to study, those senior brothers offered her courtesy as if they were crazy.
However, Lin Jinxiu knew that the reason for their dedication was mainly because of the meal they cooked.
"I'm back!" Lin Jinxiu knocked on the door of Qin Shuyao's house and walked in with a relaxed and comfortable look.
Because the journey was a little far, when Lin Jinxiu returned home, Huai Yanqing and Qin Shuyao had already returned.
"Shopkeeper, it sounds like you're in a good mood." Huai Yanqing changed out of the heavy clothes on his body at this time, put on the lighter clothes he wore on weekdays, and changed back to the appearance that Lin Jinxiu was familiar with.
"Yes!" Lin Jinxiu not only has crooked eyebrows and eyes, but even her walking gait is a little jumpy, obviously she is really happy today.
Seeing Lin Jinxiu's posture, Huai Yanqing knew that she must be going well today, so she smiled and said, "What happened today so happy?" Let's hear it. ”
So Lin Jinxiu told Huai Yanqing about her going to see An Jiwen today, being recommended to go to the gluttonous school, and seeing Zang Tong and all the senior brothers.
When he heard Lin Jinxiu say that his entrance exam was quite smooth, and he even earned the tears of a group of big men with just one dish, a proud look appeared on Huai Yanqing's face.
"It's really worthy of being the shopkeeper of my family." Huai Yanqing praised.
"Are you praising me or yourself?" Lin Jinxiu's eyes were so smiling that she couldn't find it, and she gently slapped Huai Yanqing's arm.
The two exchanged a few casual greetings, and Lin Jinxiu remembered that her child was still with the maid, so she said to Huai Yanqing: "I'm going to see Lele, are you going?" ”
Unexpectedly, Huai Yanqing said to her: "Lele and Zhao Yu are playing." ”
Zhao Yu?
Lin Jinxiu's eyes lit up.
Zhao Yu is here, does it mean that Zhao Kang is also here?
It turned out that Brother Zhao came to play with his children.
"I'll go see them." Lin Jinxiu carried the hem of her skirt and ran to the room.
Sure enough, Zhao Yu was taking Lele with Lele at this time, and two boys, one big and one young, were running around on the ground.
Lin Jinxiu pushed open the door and naturally attracted the attention of the two children.
"Auntie!" Zhao Yu saw Lin Jinxiu come in and pounced on her with a look of surprise.
"Mom, mom......" Xiao Lele also followed her brother's pace, swayed towards Lin Jinxiu, and opened her arms to let her hug.
Lin Jinxiu squatted down and hugged the two boys, one big and one young, into his arms.
"Oh, my darlings, come and hug me."
Huai Yanqing followed behind Lin Jinxiu, looking at her mother's brilliance that would only bloom in front of her children, and smiled very gently.
Because Zhao Yu is more familiar with Lin Jinxiu, he is more willing to rely on Lin Jinxiu.
Xiao Lele usually treats Huai Yanqing more, so after hugging Lin Jinxiu, he shouted "Dad" in his mouth and swayed towards Huai Yanqing.
Seeing Xiao Lele walking towards him, the smile on Huai Yanqing's face became even stronger, he stretched out his arm, scooped the little guy up from the ground, held it in his arms, and let the little guy pat his cheek with his little fat hand.
"Tap, baby, tap." Lin Jinxiu looked at Lele's movements and smiled, "It made your pregnant father's face red." ”
"Not really." Huai Yanqing smiled at Lin Jinxiu, "How much strength can the little guy have?" ”
The two of them walked side by side with the child in their arms, and walked to meet Qin Shuyao and them.
Qin Shuyao was discussing important matters with Zhao Kang in the study, and when he saw Lin Jinxiu and Huai Yanqing coming in, still holding the child in their hands, the serious atmosphere faded a lot for a while.
"Brother Zhao, Brother Yao."
Lin Jinxiu, the person who shouted his brother everywhere, began to greet him when he entered the door.