Chen's illness has been delayed for a long time, and it is about to be autumn, Lu Caiqing and his wife discussed with Aunt Xia to put the matter of Zifei and Yun Ge's apprenticeship on the agenda.

Yun Ge can't live or die, what is not as good as Zifei's brain, after worshipping the teacher, he wants to study at the teacher's house, he doesn't want to leave the house, he doesn't want to see the living, etc., Aunt Xia finally spoke, don't go to study, forget it, study at home, so in the end, it was unanimously decided that Song Zifei would go to Mrs. Yang's house to apprentice.

I heard that the teacher has a strange temper, and I don't know what kind of weird method it is, but when I go to apprenticeship, I still have to give a meeting gift, and I am from the capital, and I have seen everything, so if I want to send it, I have to send something strange.

Lu Caiqing pondered during the day, and suddenly thought of eating some cool and delicious cool skin in the summer, this era must not have been invented, thinking of this idea and Sister-in-law Li and Aunt Xia, the two were also very curious, Lu Caiqing didn't explain much, and came directly to the scene to teach.

After the noodles are kneaded, add cold water to the basin, and then knead them repeatedly, and when the water becomes a relatively rich white, pour the water into a large basin, continue to add water to the basin, knead and wash repeatedly, pour the washed water into the basin, and so on, until you start to wash the noodles and can't wash the white water.

The washed white water is left untouched, and it will settle for an hour. When the water settles to the top and bottom separation, the top is clear water, and the bottom is white water, pour out the water above, and you can leave some water in the white water appropriately, so as not to make the cold skin too hard. Stir the water repeatedly.

Then boil the water, scoop a spoonful of white water, pour it into the basin, there was no such flat-bottomed gong in ancient times, the basin will be shaken evenly, let the white water in the basin flat flat, put it in the boiling water, wait a few minutes for the skin to cook.

In this way, the cycle of cool skin is done. The rest of the gluten is kneaded and steamed in a basin like the cold skin. After a while, the cool skin was completed. Looking at the thin cold skin, Duo'er spoke: "Aunt Caiqing! It's called cool skin! But how can you eat this piece by piece? ”

Sister-in-law Li patted the child's little hand to pick up: "Little gluttonous cat!" When your aunt cleans up, she won't eat like this. ”

Lu Caiqing nodded and said, "I also need some seasonings, and when I'm ready, I'll give our Duo'er a taste first to see if it's delicious." ”

Li Duoer listened, nodded and blinked her eyes to continue watching.

Then chop the garlic and ginger, chop the chili pepper for later use, after the oil is hot, pour it on the garlic paste while it is hot, then pour the vinegar into the pot just used for frying oil, pour the vinegar into the garlic bowl. Then pour in cold water, pour into a bowl and add an appropriate amount of salt.

Then cut the gluten into small pieces and put it aside, then cut the cucumber into shreds for later use, and the sesame paste was adjusted to make a paste for later use. ”

Lu Caiqing cut the gluten into small cubes and put it aside, then cut the cucumber into shreds for later use, and adjusted the sesame paste for later use. ”

Lu Caiqing didn't expect to be so successful in making cold skin for the first time, so he took the cold skin and cut it into finger-wide strips, poured the cucumber shreds and seasoning on it, and stirred well. A refreshing smell mixed with the fragrance of cucumber wafts to the nose.

Lu Caiqing shared a portion of each person and tasted it, and Aunt Xia praised again and again: "Hmm...... Tastes great! It's so cool and cool, it's so nice that I'll give them a few more to try at dinner. ”

Lu Caiqing raised his head and said, "Mother! I have to do more, I am a gift to Mrs. Song, even if he eats all the delicacies of the mountains and seas in the capital, he has never eaten this cool skin, because this is my dream, and it is unique in the world. ”

After speaking, she raised her head proudly, Aunt Xia and Sister-in-law Li looked at her and smiled from ear to ear, Duo'er listened and praised: "Aunt Caiqing is smart, Duo'er has to learn more from her aunt, and when she grows up, she will invent and create a lot of food, so let's give my aunt a treasure first." ”

Sister-in-law Li pretended to look at her daughter and hit her and said, "Look at your little gluttonous cat, you eat almost the same, and what kind of invention and creation, you just daydream!" ”

Duo'er pouted and said, "It's okay to dream, anyway, I want to follow my aunt, and I must have a chance to grow up." ”

"This is true, follow Cai Qingniang and rest assured, she will never go the wrong way when she grows up." Sister-in-law Li looked at her daughter and said firmly.

"Mother, I'm done eating, I'm going to the river pond to find Zifei's brother and play with them!"

"It's all said! Call uncle! Why can't you always remember, and if you say it's wrong, you'll be spanked. "After speaking, he made a gesture to make a move.

The little girl learned to be clever, and immediately left her mother a few steps, made a grimace and said: "He is not a few years older than me, I call him brother, and every time I shout, he responds to me, mother, you don't care, I'll play." With that, he ran away.

Sister-in-law Li was about to chase after her, but was stopped by Lu Caiqing: "Sister-in-law Li! Let it be! The children are happy to call whatever they want, and our family doesn't have so many rules. ”

"Look at how you get used to this child, you can't be a girl when you grow up." Sister-in-law Li pretended to blame Lu Caiqingdao.

"What? You still want your child to be like when he first came, when he saw people who didn't dare to speak, who was worried and afraid of you everywhere, and who was timid to hide behind you! ”

"Pick green! You know that's not what I said, I'm saying that children can't be used to being unpresent, they have to take care of it, but they can't be like the girl in the village chief's house, if it hurts people like that, I'd rather she hide behind me honestly. Sister-in-law Li said righteously.

Lu Caiqing heard her mention Chen Xiaoyan, remembering that she was * in the broken temple that day, and now she is enslaved by her husband's family, although she is a little self-inflicted, but now she is also living a very embarrassed life, and she can't bear to think about it.

Seeing that Cai Qing didn't speak, Sister-in-law Li thought that she had made Chen Xiaoyan sad for her, so she quickly apologized: "Look at my mouth, which pot is not opened and which pot is not mentioned, and the previous things are not mentioned, Cai Qing!" If you think about it, will you take this cool skin and send it to that Taifu? ”

Lu Caiqing came back to her senses when she heard Sister-in-law Li's question, and said, "This is just one, I'll be making a staple food to eat with this cold skin for a while." ”

Sister-in-law Li and Aunt Xia both widened their eyes when they heard this, wanting to see what else Lu Caiqing would do.

Lu Cai green and sharp and wake up again, and found a little green leaf wild vegetables all over the water, the color of the water became green, and the noodles were green this time, and then the two kinds of noodles were spread in two layers, rolled together and cut with a knife, and took the chopsticks to clip, it became a green * shape, boiled water pot steaming, after the pot, the fragrant butterfly steamed bun was made.

Lu Caiqing took a closer look, thinking that a small change in this steamed bun can increase a lot of appetite, and Taifu Song is having a strange temperament, so he has to eat! Grab his stomach, and don't worry that he won't accept his son and fly as a disciple.

Let's eat this for dinner, see how much the men eat, if they all like it, then they will have enough confidence, maybe they won't need the recommendation letter written by Uncle Lin, relying on their own strength to speak, it is better than going through the back door, so that Zifei is also more confident in front of the teacher.

At dinner, sure enough, the four brothers were very supportive, eating the gluten and cold skin to the bottom, and boasting that it was sour and sweet, and they didn't eat enough of the cool taste. Even Brother Li ate several more butterfly steamed buns than usual, saying that they were beautiful and durable.

With the affirmation of their family, Lu Caiqing felt a little more sure, after dinner, Lu Caiqing, Aunt Xia and Sister-in-law Li made some gluten and cool skin and butterfly steamed buns, prepared a basket and put it in it, ready to take Song Zifei to study and apprentice the next day.

At dawn on the second day, Lu Caiqing and Song Ziyu sent breakfast to Chen's house early, and Aunt Tao dutifully took care of Chen's family.

Lu Caiqing looked at the old lady's complexion and said a lot: "Aunt Tao! Thank you! Today, I came with Xianggong to tell you that I will take my uncle to study in other villages, and it will be the second uncle Ziwu who will send you food in the future, and he will come to deliver the food on time, so as not to have any misunderstanding when you don't know each other. ”

Chen's attitude towards Lu Caiqing has also eased a lot recently, although Lu Caiqing comes to help Aunt Tao wash herself every day, and she doesn't like to wipe her body dirty and tired, but she is still not convinced, and when she heard that she was going out today, she still said: "What are you doing when you have something?" I won't be able to die for a while, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

When Aunt Tao heard this, she couldn't help but say, "Old sister! Why did I tell you, if you don't owe you, can't you talk well? ”

"If you want to listen to good words, go home and listen to it, I didn't let her come, she was willing." Chen said with his eyes closed.

Lu Caiqing waved his hand when he saw it and said, "Aunt Tao! It's okay, as long as my aunt is well, I don't have to find it unhappy, can't I be happy myself? I have to leave quickly today, I won't fight with you, I'll come back to see you, I've worked hard Aunt Tao! Lu Caiqing deliberately let her hear.

Chen stopped talking, and he was not talking too fast, Aunt Tao sent the two out of the house, Lu Caiqing went home and took the shoulder basket, and caught a chicken and a duck, afraid of bringing a light gift, and put the wolf leash that he peeled last time, and drove by Song Ziyu, Lu Caiqing and Zifei sat on the ox cart board and set off.

Taojia Village is on the right side of Li Village, and there is a barren mountain between the two villages, but the life of the people of Taojia Village is very rich, every household has white noodles to eat, and the living standard is much higher than that of Li Village and Chenjia Village.

Song Ziyu drove the ox cart, crossed Lijia Village, climbed over a mountain, and looked at Taojia Village, which was located in an orderly manner, from a distance.

The land here is flat, thousands of acres of fertile land, there seems to be bamboo leaves rustling on the mountain, how to look at the fruit trees on the mountain bear fruits, but I don't know what kind of fruit, Ziyu and the two brothers also came to Taojia Village for the first time, and they are not very familiar with this terrain.