Chapter 11: Gifted
Aunt Mei did what she said, and she never took half a step out of the courtyard gate until night.
Tan Youyou saw her burying her head and copying Buddhist scriptures, worried that she would burn her eyes, so she stepped forward and coquettishly: "Auntie, don't copy it, come and accompany me, it's so boring." ”
Aunt Mei put down her pen, let out a sigh of relief, and changed her smile: "Our fifth miss is still a baby, and we can't leave my aunt for a while." What should I do if I get married in the future? ”
Tan Youyou fell into her arms and whispered, "Do what you want." Now my aunt feels sorry for me and protects me, and I feel sorry for you and protects you in the future. ”
Aunt Mei's eyes were slightly red, and at the end, her smile became brighter and brighter: "Okay, Aunt is waiting for you to be filial." ”
That night, Tan Youyou had to lie and sleep with Aunt Mei, and the two muttered for half a night, until the window was white.
At noon the next day, when the sun shone on Tan Youyou's face, she came to her senses, stretched her waist comfortably and yawned, and the first sentence was: "Where's my aunt?" ”
The second sentence is: "What to eat today?" ”
Liu Zhi covered his mouth and smiled: "Auntie is steaming locust flowers for you to eat outside." ”
Tan Youyou rushed out in a hurry, still wearing his hair and pulling on his shoes, so he opened his hands and shouted happily: "Auntie, I'm here!" ”
The big stove used by the Tan family to supply meals, if each room wants to get its own food, you can only spend money to order from the big kitchen, otherwise you can get a small red clay stove in the yard to do it yourself, and you should pay for your own expenses.
Because Tan Youyou was greedy, Aunt Mei asked for Zhou's consent, and paid for her private money to build a small earthen stove in the corner of the courtyard, which she or the maid did by herself every day.
Tan Youyou is very keen to participate in this matter, after all, she has tasted a number of fast food takeaways, browsed many food websites, even if she has never eaten pork, she has seen a pig run, right?
However, she can't get this kind of seasonal freshness of steamed locust flowers, so she can only watch Aunt Mei's operation.
Aunt Mei taught her: "The acacia flowers must be selected and not fully opened, first grasp them with oil, and then mix them well with the powder that washes off the gluten, so that the steamed locust flowers can be loose and not form a ball, exquisite, soft and sweet, and fragrant lips and teeth......"
Before Aunt Mei finished speaking, she heard Tan Youyou swallow her saliva "Goo-dong".
The maid willow branch and peach branch couldn't help laughing: "Fifth Miss is really greedy!" ”
Tan Youyou was not ashamed, rolled up his sleeves and washed his hands: "I'll wash the gluten, you guys are too slow!" ”
The so-called "washing gluten" is to knead the wheat flour into a ball, put it in water and wash it all the time, and what is washed into the water is the powder, and the sticky substance left behind is gluten.
Aunt Mei sent all the people away, and said with a warm smile: "Is your hand itchy?" ”
Tan Youyou nodded, put the dough in his hand, took a breath, and washed it frantically. A ball of noodles was pinched and swept over in her hand like a whirlwind, but after a moment's effort, only a ball of gluten remained, and she didn't see any sore hands struggling.
"That's it!" Tan You neatly threw the gluten into the small bowl and said with a smile: "The next thing can be handed over to the peach branch and willow branch!" ”
Aunt Mei nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad." ”
Willow Branch and Peach Branch heard the sound and were dumbfounded: "Why is Miss so fast?" Hands tired, no? ”
"Washing gluten is a matter of skill, do you understand?" Tan Youyou put his hands behind his back, held his head high, and dressed up very proudly.
After the acacia flowers were steamed, Aunt Mei led the peach branches out of the door, and sent them to the sandalwood father, Zhou's family, several children and each room in turn, the main purpose was to find out the news.
Tan Youyou rolled up his sleeves and gnawed on the braised pig's trotters in the house, gnawing his mouth full of oil and his face.
"You're going to eat like a big fat pig." Tan Ruyi suddenly appeared outside her door, holding the door frame with her hand faint, quite resentful.
Tan Youyou was frightened: "Third sister, I haven't seen you for a day, why did you become a bitter gourd face?" ”
She picked the largest and best-looking braised pig's trotters and handed it over: "Come on, come on!" There is no sorrow that cannot be solved by one braised pig's trotters, and if one does not work, two will come! ”
Tan Ruyi stared at the braised pig's trotters silently for a moment, grabbed it and gnawed it, gritting his teeth and gnawing it, as if taking revenge.
Tan Youyou grabbed the pig's trotters and studied Tan Ruyi while gnawing.
This girl usually eats very well, and eating braised pig's trotters is no longer considered to be in the stream, not to mention grabbing it directly with her hands.
So something big has happened, right?
Tan Ruyi's combat effectiveness is not good, and he can't eat the second one after gnawing on a pig's trotter, so he barely picks up a few mouthfuls of steamed locust flowers, and leaves in a hurry.
I hold everything in my heart and refuse to say anything, no wonder I can't eat delicious food, because my stomach is full of gas!
Tan Youyou felt that his words were quite subtle, and continued to fight with the corners of his lips curled.
When Aunt Mei returned, she had already eliminated four braised pig's trotters.
"Fifth Miss, you're a bit too greedy like this." Aunt Mei rarely dislikes Tan Youyou: "Even if you are not afraid of gaining weight, you have to be careful to break your stomach." ”
"I'm so talented that I can't stand up." Tan Youyou finally felt tired of it, and handed the oil-soaked paws to the willow branch to wash: "Auntie looks at me, I don't burp a single ...... Hiccup......"
She hiccuped loudly, and then without waiting for other people to laugh, she laughed happily first, what a slap in the face, haha!
Aunt Mei often doesn't understand why Tan Youyou laughs, but the child is happy, so let's make her some tea to relieve her later.
The days passed in eating and drinking, and in the afternoon of the third day, Tan Youyou was under the intimidation and persecution of Aunt Mei, and she dozed off and jumped rope with great difficulty and weakness.
"43, 54, 65......" The humanoid counter willow branch counted randomly, and he was also weak, as if he might fall asleep with Tan Youyou at any time.
"Wake up! Otherwise, the ring ruler is coming! Taozhi, who acted as a "vicious overseer", held a ring ruler and circled around Tan Youyou, waving the ruler a few times in intimidation from time to time.
"Sister Taozhi, I really can't do it, there is a way to be full of food, my upper eyelid seems to weigh as much as a thousand catties......" Tan Youyou fell directly on Taozhi's shoulder very shamelessly, coquettish: "You just spare me, okay?" ”
Before Taozhi had time to theorize, he heard an unusual noise coming from Aunt Qian's yard next door.
Originally, Aunt Qian had been quiet since she came back from the main room, but today, her voice suddenly rose an octave, and she ordered the maid to iron her clothes and incense, and clean up.
Tan Youyou was as sleepy and uninterested as ever, and the two big maids, Willow Branch and Plum Branch, listened vigilantly.
Unexpectedly, Aunt Qian came over directly, pinched her waist and said with a spring breeze on her face: "Miss Fifth is playing?" ”
Tan Youyou yawned and walked into the house: "I'm so sleepy...... I can't...... When the sky falls, you have to let me sleep first......"
Aunt Qian said loudly: "Fifth Miss, the matchmaker came to propose to our young lady, don't you want to go and see the excitement?" ”