Chapter 92: A Good Tutor
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Ning Yi's fiancΓ©e's signboard is actually quite easy to use, she said it loudly, and the place is not big, so everyone heard it, and they all gathered over, looking at her like a fresh big monkey.
"Who are you?" The old lady with the macaroon took a piece and put it in Qingyu's hand, and immediately asked.
Qingyu felt that this was more like a mother-in-law, and the eyes of her daughter-in-law were in place, with joy on the one hand, and a little pickiness on the other.
"I'm from Beijing, and I'm a serious Niu Hulu." Qingyu said with a smile.
"Really? Well, it's decent to look at. The old lady nodded hurriedly, "Why didn't Xiao Wing come with you?" β
"He teaches in Beijing, and I came to play by myself." Qingyu took a bite, the almond flavor was quite good, but the taste of the cake below was different, she thought about it seriously, "Do you use goat's milk?" β
"Yes, the milk originally used in the palace, but later changed to soy milk. Later, when there was nothing on the island, the princess raised some sheep, ate meat, and had no worries about milk. So all the places on the island where milk is used have changed to goat's milk. The old lady said busily.
"I think it's more fragrant than milk!" Qingyu said with a smile.
"Those of us who come in the future don't know what it was originally like." The old lady let out a long sigh.
"I'll bring it to you next time, I promise it's not as delicious as what you made." Qingyu smiled.
"Last time, an international student scolded us for not being like us!" An old man said indignantly.
"Because they don't know the hardships of their ancestors. I think this taste is very good, if it is really the same as the smell of Beijing Daoxiang Village, it will be boring. Qingyu still smiled, looking at what the old man was selling, it was also eaten, she had never seen this kind of small snack, "What is this?" β
"Our family originally raised horses for the princess, but on the island, the princess no longer raised horses, my ancestors thought, I can't let the princess keep it, before helping people move goods, this is a small snack in our family. During the Chinese New Year, I saluted some to the princess, and the princess said it was delicious, and then our family lived by selling this kind of small snacks. β
Qingyu also tasted it, which was a kind of flour dot, wrapped in a little peanut flour, and then baked into small hard dots the size of a fingernail. The bite is quite fragrant, "Do you want to try a few more flavors, such as milk powder, and not necessarily baked, which is a bit dry and hard, and can only be used as a small snack, but it is made of flour, and you will be full if you can't eat two." This will affect your earnings. β
"Forget it, it's just an old man, if it weren't for the fact that this store always had to sell something, I wouldn't be too lazy to do it." The old man snorted and prepared to go back.
"Why don't you want to think about why your ancestors must have made this kind of snack for the princess during the Chinese New Year?" Qingyu looked at the old man.
The old man was stunned, their family was the princess's house slaves, although when they arrived on the island, the deed of sale was burned, they were all free people, and the princess tried to find a way for them to support themselves. At that time, everyone also wanted to work hard not to embarrass the princess.
This little snack is their answer to the princess, they are doing well, they are working hard in life. Although it was very simple, it was their greatest sincerity at that time.
The old man thought faster than Qingyu, and smiled at Ning, "Your daughter-in-law here is good, much better than my daughters-in-law." β
Ning laughed a little, but did not speak.
Qingyu greeted every store, and each one has its own story, and these stories are all related to Rong'an. Qingyu was really moved, no matter how much discord she had with Rong An, but Rong An was really taught well, she was an amazing woman.
They didn't go back until noon, lunch was ready, Huang Ma saw them smiling and helped Qingyu pull out the chair, and the old man's chair was pulled by Mrs. Ning, Qingyu's eyebrows were slightly raised, the British rule is that a man pulls a chair for a woman.
But she pretended not to see it, looked at the four dishes and one soup on the table, and nodded, it seems that the chefs here have not lost their skills, and every dish is done quite well.
"Mrs. said that Miss Lang is not in good health, so today's dish is light." Huang Ma nodded when she saw her and said hurriedly.
"Thank you, I'm much better now, don't be too taboo, it's just that the old man has high blood pressure, it's better to be light." Qingyu smiled.
"Yes, that's what the doctor said." Huang Ma smiled.
Qingyu saw that Ning Da took the chopsticks, so she picked them up, their family doesn't have the rule of eating and not talking, how difficult is it for people to eat together now? Eating is also an important way to communicate feelings.
But Ning Da is actually a person who doesn't talk much, and Mrs. Ning seems to be used to it, they eat to eat, and except for the subtle necessary sounds on the dinner table, it is really visible that the needle is dropping.
Qingyu is really becoming more and more curious about Mrs. Ning, is the identity of Mrs. Ning really so good?
She thinks Mrs. Ning is a bit like the neighbor's daughter in "Pride and Prejudice", in order not to be an old virgin with no property, she married a stupid priest, and then coaxed him to become the head of the family?
In the end, he gave birth to an heir, hid in a living room that was not very comfortable, and did what he liked. For her, marriage is just a meal ticket. And Mrs. Ning too?
Of course, her requirements are much stronger than that one, she is Mrs. Ning, who is respected by the whole island, and she is also the principal of the elementary school, and as Mr. Ning said, almost all of the people under the age of forty on this island are her students.
Now that Mrs. Ning is retired, she seems to be almost never with the old man except for eating and sleeping, and they always do their own things. Qingyu was very sure that Mrs. Ning would definitely tell the old man, because she didn't want to disturb his work.
After the meal was over, Qingyu's natural etiquette made Ning Da more satisfied, although they had also eaten together before, but at that time, Ning Yi was there, and their minds were not on this. Now just the three of them, everyone has experienced a day of getting along, at this time it is more like getting along with each other, he believes that Qingyu at this time is more real.
"You went abroad at the age of twelve, who did you learn these old rules from?" Fruit after the meal, the old man couldn't help but ask.
"My mother was a very strict person." Qingyu can't say that she learned it in the Qing Dynasty court, right?
Ning Da nodded, turned around and smiled at Mrs. Ning, "See, this is the inheritance, Qingyu sometimes does better than Ning Yi, Ning Yi just learned bad after leaving the island." β
Qingyu wanted to laugh a little in her heart, not laughing at the old man criticizing Ning Yi, but the old man obviously didn't expect that this sentence directly stabbed Mrs. Ning, Ning Yi's rules are not good, of course, Mrs. Ning didn't teach well, Ning Yi only came out of the island at the age of eighteen, and if he can be taken bad, he can still be called a rule.
Mrs. Ning's face turned pale, and she subconsciously looked at Qingyu. And Qingyu didn't seem to hear it, and was concentrating on peeling a duck pear. This was a bit difficult for her, and she hadn't ever peeled fruit herself.