After a while, the entire kitchen was filled with the smell of food, which provoked Song Yanzhi to keep probing his brain in the kitchen.

"What is Sister Lingyue doing, why is it so fragrant?" Xiangling poked her head out of the kitchen.

"It's sweet potato cakes, hash browns, and croquettes." Song Lingyue introduced Song Yanzhi and Xiangling one by one.

Although sweet potato cakes and potato cakes look novel, they are not particularly difficult to make, but the croquettes in Song Lingyue's mouth make Song Yanzhi and Xiangling even more curious.

"Sister, isn't this croquette also made of potatoes? Why isn't it called hash browns? Song Yanzhi saw the process of Song Lingyue's cake making just now, and he saw it clearly outside the door, and naturally knew that whether it was a potato cake or a croquette, it was made of potatoes.

Song Lingyue thought about it and casually made up a reason: "Coke biscuits are called croquettes because they will be very happy after eating them." ”

This explanation is too pale, and only children like Song Yanzhi and Xiangling are willing to believe it.

"Would you like to taste it? These are much better when eaten hot than cold. Song Lingyue took a piece, put it on the plate, and handed it to Song Yanzhi and Xiangling respectively.

Before Song Lingyue's words fell, Song Yanzhi couldn't wait to pick up the croquette he was looking forward to the most and take a big bite.

The mashed potatoes of the croquettes are very soft, and the flour still maintains a soft taste, but the crust is very crispy, and the bacon is filled with it, and the seasoning is just right with the mashed potatoes.

"Delicious!" Song Yanzhi ate a whole croquette almost three times and five divided by two, and he didn't forget to lick his fingers after eating one, looking like he couldn't stop.

Song Lingyue saw that Song Yanzhi was so happy to eat, and the corners of her lips also hooked up a smile, but she couldn't help but slander in her heart: This is just a temporary material, if you can add milk and some cheese, it will be a real delicacy in the world.

Xiangling was not as wolfish as Song Yanzhi, but it was not much slower than him, and after taking a bite, she immediately ate the croquette at a very fast speed regardless of the scalding.

"It's really delicious!" Xiangling's eyes lit up, and she couldn't stop complimenting: "Sister Lingyue is really ingenious!" Anything will! Xiangling adores you so much! ”

"Would you like to try sweet potato cakes again?" Unlike croquettes, it's sweet, maybe more to your liking. Song Lingyue pointed to the deliberately small sweet potato cakes on the plate.

Xiangling picked it up and took a bite hard, the sweet potato cake was the first to be made, and the temperature had dropped at this time, and it was just right to eat.

"It's crispy and sweet, it's completely different from the croquettes you just made, and it's delicious. And why is this sweet potato so sweet? It's crispy on the outside, but soft and sweet on the inside. Xiangling only took a bite, and it was a beautiful word that couldn't be stopped.

The last potato cake Xiangling and Song Yanzhi also finished eating, Xiangling was eating it for the first time, and was immediately shocked, and Song Yanzhi behaved more normally.

After eating the plate, Song Yanzhi and Xiangling still wanted to eat again, but Song Lingyue said that they had eaten enough, and if they ate more, they would have to accumulate food, so Song Yanzhi and Xiangling gave up.

Song Lingyue found oil paper and wrapped the finished cakes one by one, and then put them in a mahogany food box, and all the preparations were completed.

Song Lingyue thought about it and prepared a quick linen cloth, thinking that when she got to the suburbs for a while, she might be able to spread it on the grass and sit on the ground to rest and eat snacks.

Today's weather is really wonderful, the sun is shining through the clouds on the ground, and everyone is warm.

For the convenience of today's outing, Song Lingyue rented a pony carriage in advance, which was enough to seat the three of them.

"Let's go out for a walk!" Song Yanzhi was so excited that he helped Song Lingyue move the snacks and water bladders to the carriage.

"By the way, do you want to bring a paper kite? The weather is so good today, you should be able to put paper kites, right? Xiangling remembered the paper kite she had bought before, with a look of eagerness on her face.

"You can bring it if you want! The suburban environment is good, the scenery is also beautiful, eat snacks, and put paper kites must be very beautiful. Song Lingyue agreed to Xiangling's request without thinking.

Xiangling answered, and went home to get the paper kite.

Song Lingyue happily sat in the carriage and waited for the two children to bring everything they wanted to bring.

Another hour and a half were wasted, and by the time they set off, it was almost noon.

Fortunately, there was no traffic jam in ancient times, and the horse pulled Song Lingyue and his party of three people out of Jizhou Mansion and came to Sanli Pavilion on the outskirts of the city.

Sanli Pavilion is near the moat on the outskirts of the city, willow trees are planted on both sides of the moat, it is already spring in March at this time, the willow trees on the outskirts of the city have sprouted, and occasionally swallows cross the blue sky.

"Sister, it's so great here!" Song Yanzhi sat on the wheel, shaking a pair of small short legs, and observingly observed the surrounding scenery.

"Sister, there are a lot of people gathered in the pavilion over there." Song Yanzhi pointed to the pavilion not far away with Sanli Pavilion written on it.

"It should be the same as us, who came out for an outing." Song Lingyue squinted her eyes and looked in the direction that Song Yanzhi was pointing.

However, their carriage was still far from the location of the gazebo, and they could only vaguely see the crowd in the gazebo, as if it was very lively. But most of them are young men dressed as scholars.

Xu is looking at the spring light and chanting poems, right, Song Lingyue touched her nose, they are sour talents, in addition to reading on weekdays, they travel with three or five friends and chant poems.

Song Lingyue didn't want to join in the excitement, so she drove the carriage to the vicinity of the river embankment, found a tree at random to tie the horse, and beckoned Song Yanzhi and Xiangling to get off.

"Sister Lingyue, there is a peach blossom tree over there, and the peach blossoms are blooming, it's so beautiful!" Xiangling got out of the carriage and fell in love with the peach blossom tree in full swing at first sight.

"Why don't we just enjoy the flowers under the peach blossom tree and taste the pastries we brought."

Song Lingyue commanded Xiangling and Song Yanyi to take out the flower cloth and food box they brought.

The three of them walked under the peach blossom tree with their things, and luckily no one camped here.

Song Lingyue hurriedly laid out the cloth sheet with Xiangling and pressed it with a stone to prevent the cloth sheet from flying away.

"Great! It's finally time to eat! As soon as the cloth sheet was laid, Song Yanzhi cheered.

Song Lingyue crossed her hands on her hips and had a headache: "In other words, you just had breakfast, and you're hungry so soon?" ”

"But shouldn't you go out for an outing to eat and drink while watching the wind and scenery?" Song Yanzhi tilted his little head and made excuses for his greed seriously:

"Moreover, my sister said before that when she is growing up, she should eat more."

"You're going to make excuses for yourself." Song Lingyue knocked on the door of Song Yanzhi's little brain, "Then you go and help Xiangling decorate, and you can eat a small piece of sweet potato cake as a reward for a while." ”

"Good!" Song Yanzhi got Song Lingyue's words, so he stopped making a fuss, and obediently helped Xiangling sort out the cloth felt spread on the ground.

Song Lingyue saw that the flowers near the peach tree were blooming, so she picked some and tied them into a bunch, and went to the carriage to find an empty wine jug, used the wine jug as a vase, and inserted those flowers into it.

After thinking about it, he took the blanket on the carriage, after all, it was by the river, the air was very humid and with the coldness of spring, Song Lingyue couldn't stand the cold.

When they turned around under the peach blossom tree, Xiangling and Song Yanzhi had already arranged it, and they were waiting for Song Lingyue to come back.

Song Lingyue gave the vase in her hand to Xiangling and asked Xiangling to put it aside.

Song Lingyue carefully sprinkled some insect repellent and mosquito repellent powder near the felt blanket, and then beckoned Xiangling and Song Yanyi to sit down together.

Song Lingyue opened the food box one by one, and the aroma of food suddenly spread.

Song Yanzhi looked at it with a blank look, and Song Lingyue took a piece of sweet potato cake and stuffed it into Song Yanzhi's hand: "My sister agreed, I will give you food if I help." ”

Song Yanzhi took a bite, although it was already a little cold, but it was still very delicious, from the previous crispy strength to a little tough, and the sweetness came up.

asked Xiangling to take a piece again, and Song Lingyue also picked up a piece and chewed it in her mouth, and kept muttering: "It would be nice if it could be paired with hot tea or something." ”

"Why don't I ask the nearby farmers if they have any hot tea and ask for a bowl?" Xiangling's gaze fell on the farmhouse not far from the river embankment, "There are people there, there should be hot tea." ”

"Not really." Song Lingyue bent her lips and smiled, got up and went to the carriage to get a clay stove and a small kettle, and brought three more teacups. "I've been prepared."

Song Lingyue's commanders, Song Yanzhi and Xiangling, picked up some hay and dead branches nearby, lit the fire with the fire fold in their arms, and poured water from the water bladder to cook it in the kettle.

Song Lingyue likes to drink tea, but the tea contains coffee. Brown is not good for children's health, Song Lingyue did not bring tea, but brought a few red dates and a handful of dried longan, as well as three or two pieces of brown sugar, planning to make red dates and longan tea, so that Xiangling and Song Yanzhi can also drink it.

After the water boiled, Song Lingyue threw the red dates and dried longan into it, and Xiangling and Song Yanzhi were watching from the sidelines.

Red dates and dried longan are both considered Chinese medicinal materials, and they all know these Xiangling, but red dates and dried longan are very sweet, and occasionally they will beg Song Lingyue to bring them as snacks to eat.

However, Song Yanzhi and Xiangling had never seen Song Lingyue use them to boil water, and they were suddenly curious.

Song Lingyue waited for the water to boil for a while, and after cooking, the sun-dried longan absorbed enough water and gradually returned to its original round appearance, and then threw the brown sugar into the small kettle.

Originally, the kettle was boiled with red dates and longan, and there was a faint sweet smell, but now brown sugar has been added, and the air is filled with a sweet smell.

"Sister, what are you doing here?" Song Yanzhi couldn't help but start swallowing his saliva.

Xiangling on the side was a little stronger than him, but he was also looking at it with a blank eye.

"This is called longan red date tea, it's delicious." Song Lingyue explained to the two with a smile, and when she opened the lid and saw that it was almost cooked, she extinguished the fire in the tandoor.

"Taste it, and see if it tastes good or not." Song Lingyue picked up the kettle and poured the red dates and longan tea into the prepared teacups in turn.