In fact, there are many varieties of vegetarian dishes, and according to the method of preparation, they can be roughly divided into three types. The first is roll goods, that is, stuffed with oil skin and rolled tightly, thickened with starch and then fired, such as vegetarian chicken, vegetarian sauce meat, vegetarian elbow, vegetarian ham, etc.; The second is marinated goods: mainly gluten and shiitake mushrooms, which are fired, such as vegetarian assortment, shiitake mushroom gluten, hot and sour slices, etc.; The third is fried goods: it is made by frying in oil, such as vegetarian shrimp, toon fish, small pine meat, fried box, etc.

Lin Xiaozhu can make more than ten kinds of food, but to say that the taste of the food is better than the taste of meat, but he can't. It is not a problem to make a table of vegetarian food if it is exquisitely made and tastes good, that is, there are four or five kinds, but she always feels that if she can't confuse the real with the fake, she can't win this game.

Unable to think about it in the kitchen, Lin Xiaozhu sent Zhou Yuchun away, turned around and locked the door, and slowly walked to the side of the mountain. Ever since the old man's cookbook was sealed inside, she always likes to come here for a walk when she encounters cooking problems. It seems that getting closer to that book will solve the problem.

"Hey, Brother Li, what are you doing here?" I inadvertently walked to the big kitchen, but saw Li Weizhu there laying out a few dustpans, as if he was going to dry something. And the bucket at his feet was still steaming.

"Make bean paste." Li Weizhu's personality is somewhat similar to Xia Shan, usually taciturn, and when he meets someone he doesn't want to ignore, he ignores it directly. But fortunately, his attitude towards Lin Xiaozhu has always been good.

Lin Xiaozhu then remembered that the sauces in the villa were all made by the three teachers and Li Weizhu and Zhao Hu. I've helped out a few times. Seeing that Li Weizhu was reluctant to speak, she stopped making a sound, and directly moved her hand to help Li Weizhu pour the cooked beans into the dustpan. Spread out the back end to the sun.

"Lin Xiaozhu, aren't you going to participate in the competition? How did you come here to help? Zhao Hu brought out a bunch of things from the big kitchen, and smiled when he saw Lin Xiaozhu. He has a cheerful personality and has always been good to Lin Xiaozhu, and he has gotten along very well for more than two years.

"The race is scheduled for two days later." Lin Xiaozhu said, "I was tired of cooking, so I came out to relax, and I happened to meet Brother Li drying bean sauce, so I helped out." ”

Zhao Hu saw that she was a little listless, and wanted to ask what problems she encountered. But thinking about her, it's a game. If you help yourself, you may be held in the wrong place, but it is not good, so I changed the topic and lifted the thing in my hand: "Come, help the handle." Take these things out to dry. ”

Lin Xiaozhu took a bucket in his hand, looked inside, and saw that it was full of bottles and cans. Curious, "What is it?" ”

"All kinds of spices. Some things have been left for a long time, and I'm afraid of worms. Take advantage of the good sun and take them all out to dry. ”

Lin Xiaozhu casually opened a bottle and looked inside. It turned out to be pepper. I opened another bag, but it was starch again. There is no wind at this time. The sun is shining, so it's just right to bask in the sun. At the moment, I helped take out all the bottles and cans, put them on the well platform, and opened the lids one by one.

"Hey, what's this red one?" Lin Xiaozhu saw some purple-red rice, which smelled a little sour, and broke it into two with a slight pinch of his fingers, and couldn't help but ask strangely.

Zhao Hu stretched out his head, looked into the jar, and shook his head: "I don't know." This is the rice that Steward Qin bought back last time. I bought it back and threw it there. I didn't say what it would do. I would have liked to use it to cook a meal. But just such a small can, the boiling was gone, and I didn't dare to move. ”

After speaking, he tilted his mouth towards Li Weizhu, who was not far away: "Why don't you ask your brother Li." Maybe he knew. ”

The relationship between Li Weizhu and Steward Qin has always been a little strange. Once Lin Xiaozhu couldn't help but be curious. After asking Zhao Hu once, he learned that Li Weizhu was the son of Steward Qin, and he remarried with his mother and his surname Li. As for why Steward Qin's wife wanted to remarry, why didn't he let him recognize his ancestors and change his surname to Qin after finding his son, why did Li Weizhu ignore Steward Qin's father, the matter involved other people's **, Lin Xiaozhu was not easy to inquire. And it is estimated that even if she inquires, Zhao Hu may not be clear.

For ingredients, Lin Xiaozhu has the most research spirit of breaking the sand pot and asking to the end. Hearing Zhao Hu's words, she didn't care about the sun, took the can of red rice and walked to Li Weizhu's side, and asked, "Brother Li, what kind of rice is this can of rice?" Why is it red. ”

Li Weizhu stretched out his hand into the jar and looked at it, his face stiffened, and he turned his head and said: "This is called red yeast rice, which is used to make steamed buns and steamed buns during the wedding banquet in our hometown." ”

"Red yeast rice?" Lin Xiaozhu frowned, feeling that he had heard this name somewhere. I can think about it, but I can't think of it. I couldn't help but ask: "Then what role does it play in making steamed buns and buns?" It can't be yeast, right? ”

Li Weizhu shook his head: "It's not yeast, it's just for dyeing." ”

"Oh." Lin Xiaozhu put the jar back in its place with some disappointment, and then set it up with the help of others.

"Alright, you can go back quickly. I had a heat stroke after a while, and I couldn't compare to the race, so Yu Jiaoxi had to eat me. Zhao Hu saw that she was sweating profusely and waved his hand.

Lin Xiaozhu saw that things were almost sunburned, so he said goodbye and left.

When he returned to the kitchen door, he happened to meet Xia Shan coming out of his small kitchen, saw her sweaty face, and asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"Oh, I'm going to help Brother Zhao and Brother Li dry things." Lin Xiaozhu smiled and was about to go into the kitchen.

"Wait, Xiaozhu." Xia Shan stopped her, "I see that you have been frowning from last night to today. Is it the competition that is making things difficult for you? ”

Lin Xiaozhu has always been optimistic, confident, and confident. He had never seen her like this.

"Well, I can't think of anything to cook." Lin Xiaozhu told him calmly.

Xia Shan was silent for a while, looked at her and said, "I went in that day, I didn't go around the corner, and I directly asked the nobleman what he liked to eat." And he said......"

"Brother Xia Shan." Lin Xiaozhu interrupted him, "You don't have to tell me what you learned. Don't forget, we're competing, we're competitors. And, even if I win, I won't offer to be with you. Because I made a request to Childe before. This time, if I win first place, I'm going to bring this request back to Childe again. So I'm sorry, if I get the first place, I can't make that request. ”

She wanted to say this to Xia Shan after the game, so as not to affect his mood during the game. But from the moment she saw Su Xiaoshu return to the dormitory with red eyes that day, she decided to find a time to explain this matter to Xia Shan.

Xia Shan suddenly became anxious, for fear that she would misunderstand, and explained: "Xiaozhu, I have already made it clear to Su Xiaoshu. ”

"I know." Lin Xiaozhu raised his head and looked him directly into the eyes, "I think, I also made my thoughts clear to you." I've always regarded you as an older brother, and I'm very happy if I can do things with you like my brother in the future. But for the rest, I didn't think about it. ”

Xia Shan's eyes darkened, and his voice was a little difficult: "I know." Then he looked at Lin Xiaozhu and said word by word: "No matter what, as long as I get the first, I will make that request." After saying that, he turned around and looked at the scorching sun outside the eaves, "said the nobleman, who likes to eat meat, especially braised pork. Without waiting for Lin Xiaozhu to say anything more, he turned around and entered his small kitchen.

Lin Xiaozhu stood at the door, looking at Xia Shan's back for a while, then went into the kitchen, sat on the chair on the desk, and held her cheeks to think about what she should do next. I didn't see it at all, a figure in a cyan dress slowly came out of the corner, stared blankly at the kitchen door of Xia Shan, and stood there for a long time before quietly leaving the courtyard. The few drops of water that fell from the ground where she had just stood turned into moisture in the blink of an eye under the scorching sun, and disappeared again.

Lin Xiaozhu was unaware of all this. She frowned, thinking about her life decision. The love she owes is the least like her. But Xia Shan's emotional debt seems to have been carried on her without her consent. Thinking that she would be with him in the future, living with such a heavy debt, and neither of them would be happy if one could not handle it well, she felt uncomfortable in her heart.

Or separate, and live their own lives.

Thinking of this, she stood up. But when he walked to the door, he stopped again. When these words are spoken, they are the most hurtful. In this competition, Xia Shan may not win the first place; Besides, even if he made such a request, Yuan Tianye would not necessarily agree. How cruel it is to run over and poke a thorn into Xia Shan's chest now!

Never mind.

She went back to the kitchen, picked up the tofu on the table, and tried the dishes.

"Lin Xiaozhu, Childe asked you to go." Yuan Shi's voice sounded at the door.

"Isn't Childe going to entertain distinguished guests? What do you want me to do? Lin Xiaozhucai was not satisfied, and she was in a depressed mood. Hearing Yuan Tianye's summons, he immediately felt unhappy.

"I don't know. I just know that Childe seems to be unhappy, you go be careful. Yuan Shi saw her come out and kindly reminded her.

"He's not happy? I'm not happy yet! Lin Xiaozhu muttered in his heart, and followed Yuan Shi listlessly to Yuan Tianye's courtyard.

Walked through the bamboo forest and went directly into the house where Yuan Tianye lived. As soon as he entered, Lin Xiaozhu felt a burst of coolness. When I turned my head, I saw that there were ice basins in the four corners of the room. I felt even more depressed - a few days ago, in order to make the cold powder a little colder, she tossed herself out of a stinky sweat and ran to the well to fetch buckets of water. But I don't want the landlord Lao Cai to have an ice cellar at home, and she is reluctant to take it out for others to use, she is really angry!

Yuan Tianye sat on a chair in the middle of the hall, with a handsome face dark, and his eyes were staring at Lin Xiaozhu deadly, as if he was about to burst into flames.

Lin Xiaozhu touched his nose, inexplicable. In addition to being ordered to ask the distinguished guest three words, and then helping Zhao Hu and Li Weizhu dry things, she has been an honest person and diligent in the past two days. What provoked Yuan Tianye and made him change his usual pretense and become angry? (To be continued)