Luting Canteen

When Tang Meng came, Yan Ting was squatting on the ground in a daze, went around and took the apron Tang Meng asked:

"You asked Ye Qi to come here in ancient clothes today, right?"

Hearing the voice, Yan Ting stood up and threw the paper into the trash can. Without answering him, he went to pick up the spatula and rinse it under the tap.Tang Meng knew that this bamboo horse was actually very careful, sometimes he didn't want to say what he did, and he didn't even bother to explain when he was misunderstood, so he smiled and stopped asking, and went out to help greet the guests.

The day passed quickly, and at night Ye Qi said that he would continue to read books with Tang Meng, and the two of them left without eating.After eating with Li Hui, Li Hui insisted on tidying up the kitchen by himself, Yan Ting let him go, took the wine by himself, turned on the lamp hanging outside the bathroom wall, sat on the bench in the courtyard Smoked a cigarette.There was only one light in the kitchen left in the cafeteria, it was dim, and Li Hui could occasionally be seen shrugging his shoulders behind the long counter.

Yan Ting smoked a cigarette and squinted.The flowers, plants, branches and leaves in the yard swayed with the wind, and the shadows of clusters of pagoda tree leaves printed on the wooden table also swayed back and forth. Li Hui stood there, dressed in a way that didn't match the modern kitchen, but strangely Reasonable.In the past two days, Yan Ting discovered that Li Hui's learning ability is very strong, and he knows how to use those kitchen utensils just by looking at them.It's just that this is somewhat different from the way he's used to cooking, and he doesn't know how far Li Hui can accept it.

Poured some soda water into the wine, and put a semicircle of ice, usually Yan Ting likes to drink while sitting there thinking nothing, but today he is not alone.After taking a sip of wine and seeing Li Hui turn off the light and come out, Yan Ting pressed down his unsmoked cigarette on the table, waved to him, and waited for Li Hui to sit down, then smiled and shook the glass under his nose :

"Will you drink?"

Li Hui knows how to drink a little wine, and was about to nod his head, remembering what Tang Meng said before, so he replied:

"In the past, senior brother and the others would secretly drink some of the guests' wine."

"Are you drinking too?"

If the brothers are in a good mood, they will force him to drink a little, because they find it interesting to see him being so hot by the alcohol. After a few times, when Li Hui doesn't respond, they feel bored, and go to gamble while drinking. .When he was caught once, it was naturally Li Hui who fell on him. In fact, the shopkeeper knew it well, but if he didn't find a substitute, the rules would break and people would be hard to manage.

Li Hui also understood that if he said he stole it, he would only be beaten by the shopkeeper, but if he refused to admit it, not only would he be beaten, but he would also be beaten privately by his seniors afterwards.

It's not that he doesn't want to resist, but before he learns the skills of a master master, he must not get down because of this, so he tried his best to endure it.

Thinking of these things, Li Hui didn't feel bitter, but his heart was still very uncomfortable.

"Well, I couldn't drink it before, but I will drink a little bit later, and, besides, Master, he also uses wine in cooking,"

Hearing what Li Hui said, Yan Ting guessed that the matter would not be that simple, but Li Hui didn't want to talk about it, so he didn't ask.

"Tomorrow is Thursday, we have a rest, do you want to go out and play?"

Yan Ting changed the subject, and looked at Li Hui with his hands on his face, the little guy immediately became confused when he heard this.

"It doesn't cost money."

Yan Ting added.Li Hui blushed and whispered:

"I, I was thinking, can you let me...cook while I'm resting."

The sound got smaller and smaller until it was almost inaudible in the end.Yan Ting drank the rest of the wine in one gulp, held the glass with both hands for a while, and then "snapped" it to Li Hui's cheek.Suddenly being touched by wet and cold palms, Li Hui stared at Yan Ting with wide eyes in bewilderment, his nose still bouncing up and down, like a small animal.Yan Ting held back his laughter, held that fleshless little face with his hands and said:

"If you don't say it out loud, others won't hear you,"

"Still, I scare you so much that you can't really talk—"

Before Yan Ting finished speaking, Li Hui shook his head violently, and his hands on his face also swayed from side to side, causing his mouth to pout a little, looking very cute.Yan Ting found it interesting and increased his strength, so Li Hui could only pout and say loudly:

"Young master...I want to cook!"

"now it's right."

Letting go, Yan Ting habitually wanted to take out a cigarette, but took his hand back again.

The branches and leaves of the big locust tree dangled above the heads of the two of them. The wind was a bit strong, but it didn't feel cool when it blew, it was just the right temperature.Li Hui rubbed his face, Yan Ting continued to watch with his hands on his face, the rustling Ye Yin in the courtyard echoed back and forth calmly.

"Li Hui, last time I asked you if you like to cook, remember?"

"Remember."

"How much do you like it?"

Chatting with Li Hui like this, Yan Ting felt very comfortable, and the corners of his mouth curled up.Li Hui kept looking at Yan Ting's tall nose and slender eyes by the light, and saw that his eyebrows were neither thick nor thin, and the shape of his mouth was also good. When asked by the court, he immediately replied with a guilty conscience:

"like very much,"

"I like it very much, how much do I like it?"

Deliberately teasing Li Hui, Yan Ting asked again.Li Hui pursed his lips and thought for a while, then looked up at Yan Ting and said:

"I, want to become a famous cook. Become a famous cook like the emperor's imperial cook as you said."

These words, except Mr. himself, have never been told to anyone. If he said it, anyone would laugh, right?A poor boy from the countryside who wanted to cook for the emperor.

But then Mr. didn't smile.Today, maybe the surroundings are just right, maybe I feel closer to the young master, so I said it.What will the son say?Will you laugh at yourself?That's right, it's not the Pei Dynasty anymore, is there still an emperor? Then, what is the name of the most powerful cook now?Where is it?

Li Hui twisted his clothes under the table uneasy, and after a while, he heard Yan Ting say:

"Great."

Li Hui raised his head, Yan Ting was looking at him, he didn't smile or say that the dream was futile, this made him a little bit at a loss.

"Li Hui, what do you think is the best part about being a famous cook?"

"I can use the best ingredients, the best kitchen utensils, and cook the most exquisite food! Just like a master chef, the dishes are very beautiful and taste very good!"

After finishing speaking in one breath, Li Hui's eyes sparkled again, Yan Ting just smiled, stood up and rubbed his head:

"Let's go, wash up and go to sleep, you come to cook tomorrow."

The next morning, Li Hui kneaded the noodles, sliced ​​the evenly fat and thin pork belly and fried them in oil, then added peppercorns and brown sugar to mix well, and when the aroma came out, the fat and fat of the meat was fried golden, and then he picked them out. After turning on the fire, pour the pounded green onion and garlic juice into the pot. After a sound of "stinging!", Li Hui leaned closer to smell it, nodded slightly, and then rolled out the prepared preparations and folded them flat Few stacks, flattened, put onion and garlic oil on it, put away, raised hands to wipe sweat with sleeves, chopped fried minced meat, kneaded some salt and white wine, pressed onto the oily and soft cake surface, finally sprinkled some White sesame seeds and very finely chopped mustard.Li Hui let the noodles sit for another minute before heating up the pan and starting to fry them.

Although it is not a difficult thing, not everyone can master the skill and heat of kneading dough.If the face is wrong, the temperature of the water for scalding the flour is wrong, and it will also affect the taste.

Thinking of what the master said with a straight face, Li Hui suddenly missed the big firewood stoves in the kitchen.If you use that stove to cook a bowl of millet and jujube porridge for the young master, and serve it with pancakes, it must be good.

Turning the meatloaf over, Li Hui stared carefully at the pot, but after a while they were all cooked.After draining the oil, Li Hui stacked them up, put a few sheets of oil-absorbing paper on the bottom and the top, tied them up with the hemp rope Yan Ting found for him, bottled the warm sweet-scented osmanthus rice wine, and carried them together Out of the cafeteria.

The preserved eggs on the wooden table were already finished eating and were wagging their tails. Seeing Li Hui yelled, he jumped down to smell the cakes, and sat down to lick his paws without much interest.Li Hui put his things away, squatted down and played with preserved eggs for a while before Yan Ting came out from the bedroom.

"Li Hui, come here."

Seeing Yan Ting waving, Li Hui quickly got up and trotted over.

"I found the clothes I was wearing before, they shouldn't be that big, do you want to wear them?"

"want!"

Li Hui nodded violently, Yan Ting scratched his nose:

"It's on the bed, and we're off when we're done."

Last night, they said they would take Li Hui out to have a look. The first stop was Tang Meng's bookstore, Yougu Tang, and we had breakfast together. Li Hui hurried into the house.After a while, he came out wearing the white crew neck sweater and checked pants that Yan Ting used in high school, and he looked much more energetic.It was probably placed in the old closet together with the current clothes, and the clothes also smelled of Yan Ting. Li Hui raised his hand and sniffed the sleeves, but Yan Ting caught his eye and coughed.

"Let's go."

Putting the cake and rice wine into the rattan basket, Li Hui immediately happily held the handle of the basket, raised his head and said to Yan Ting:

"Master, son, I'll get it, I'll get it!"

Yan Ting listened to what he said today, and nodded acquiescingly.The two locked the courtyard door and walked out.