it's dark, coax me

It can be said that Zhang Ya and Meng Ze have known each other since childhood, and she knows exactly what Meng Ze is like.

Meng Ze didn't know how to cook at all, so calling him for help was no different from not calling.

It's a bit of a workload for one person to cook meals for nine people, especially what's on Zhou Xing's side, and where the various things are placed, she doesn't know everything, how to do this?

She was about to say something, but Meng Ze hurriedly opened the curtain and walked in at this moment.

Seeing Meng Ze, Zhou Xing directly told Meng Ze what he just said.

Meng Ze has no opinion on this.

He brought a bunch of people here to Zhou Xing, and he was naturally embarrassed to just eat, so when he saw that a few people were not there, he guessed that they should be preparing dinner, so he took the initiative to find them. He originally wanted to come to help Yes, after hearing what Zhou Xing said, he agreed directly.

As for why Zhang Ya cooks instead of Zhou Xing, it doesn't make any difference to him, as long as he has something to eat at night.

Zhang Ya couldn't get off the tiger, she frowned and said, "Brother Zhou, I don't know what to cook for dinner..."

Zhou Xing: "The ingredients are all on the table, and there are all kinds of seasonings, just look at it."

Meng Ze glanced at the dishes on the table, "Hey, there are still a lot of dishes, Zhang Ya, then I'll wash them all for you?"

Zhang Ya: ...

Zhou Xing ignored the two of them, looked at Gu Xiu and asked, "Shall I take you back to your room to rest for a while?"

Gu Xiu felt that Zhang Ya treated Zhou Xing differently from the very beginning, and just now seeing her chasing after her and saying such words, he inevitably felt a little uncomfortable. It wasn't until he saw Zhou Xing facing him at this time that his mood changed. better.

He really didn't want to stay in such an atmosphere any longer, but this is Zhou Xing's place after all, and Gu Xiu knew that with Zhou Xing's character, even though he said that just now, it was impossible for him to really do anything. in spite of.

Moreover, Zhou Xing really did this, leaving all the things here to two outsiders, and accompanying him back to the room to rest, it was a bit unreasonable.

Zhou Xing was probably afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so he wanted to send him back first, and then come over and follow suit.

Gu Xiu shook his head, indicating that there is no need.

Gu Xiu looked at the snails and said to Zhou Xing, "You just taught me that."

Seeing that Gu Xiu's expression was not as bad as before, Zhou Xing also relaxed a little, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll teach you, it's actually very simple."

"Generally, when the snails are first caught, there will be some moss on the shell, and there will also be a lot of sediment. In this case, you can rub the moss on the surface of the snail with your hands for two to three minutes. If it is not cleaned If so, use a toothbrush."

Gu Xiu nodded.

Zhou Xing took out two snails from the bucket and showed them to Gu Xiu, and said with a smile, "But these are not used, the tops are quite clean, they have already been cleaned."

"Look at the bottom of the water. It's very clean without much sand. These snails should have been soaked in the water for a while, and the sand is almost vomited, so they can be eaten after processing."

Zhang Ya listened and couldn't help but hum, feeling even more unhappy.

She originally planned to bring these snails down the mountain, but they failed to go down the mountain due to landslides, and they happened to come over, so she changed her mind and brought them to Zhou Xing, as a gift to Buddha.

But he didn't expect that she didn't get good looks from Zhou Xing, and now these snails became his 'teaching' tools.

She took a deep breath in her heart, but in the end she controlled herself and said nothing.

Everyone is an adult, so it's not good to make things look bad, but after such an experience, she really didn't have the slightest bit of affection for Zhou Xing at the moment.

Several people didn't notice Zhang Ya's side, Zhou Xing continued: "If it is a freshly caught snail, it usually needs to stand for a day or two, change the water frequently, and wait for it to spit out the soil by itself."

As Zhou Xing said, he poured the snails in the bucket into a big basin, put some fresh water in, picked up a few and threw them into the trash can.

"If you find dead snails in the snails, pick them out, so as not to affect the taste."

As Zhou Xing said, he cut two slices of ginger and threw them into the water, then added some salt and a few drops of oil to the water.

"The spicy taste can stimulate the snails to spit out the dirty things faster, and the same is true for salt and oil. Observe the situation for a while, and when they are completely vomited, use scissors to cut off the tails of the snails."

Zhou Xing went to see Gu Xiu while talking.

Gu Xiu looked serious, followed his hands with his eyes, and nodded occasionally.

Zhou Xing couldn't help laughing. He actually saw that Gu Xiu was interested in this, so he deliberately teased him.

This matter has to be put to the past, and he dismissed it with a sentence of "soak ginger water and spit out mud, clean it, and cut off the tail".

Here, Meng Ze washed the vegetables and put them aside for Zhang Ya, and then started wandering around the kitchen as if nothing had happened.

Facing a pile of ingredients, Zhang Ya felt her head hurt, and she couldn't help but said, "If I tell you to wash the vegetables, you can just wash them, won't you peel them? Peel the skins of these potatoes for me."

Meng Ze gave a 'tsk' and complied.

Zhang Ya is also a frequent cook, and she looks good when she cuts vegetables. Soon she put the cut vegetables into the pot and started cooking.

Seeing that Zhang Ya and Meng Ze were cooperating pretty well, Zhou Xing simply stayed with Gu Xiu instead of doing anything else.

The snail side had to wait for a while. After the two of them stared at the water basin for a while, Gu Xiu suddenly remembered the honey lemon tea that he had put in the refrigerator before. The tea he made before was ready to eat now. He immediately asked Zhou Xing to help him Take it out.

Gu Xiu took the cup, took out a piece of lemon soaked in honey and put it in the cup, and then brewed it with warm water, a faint sweet scent soon came out.

Gu Xiu handed it to Zhou Xing and motioned him to try it.

Zhou Xing took a sip, it was sweet and sour, and tasted very good.

Zhang Ya was sweating from the work, and saw the two of them were so angry.

Meng Ze finally had some insight and passed her a towel.

Gu Xiu didn't like eating alone, so he quickly made a cup for Zhang Ya and Meng Ze.

Zhang Ya originally saw that Gu Xiu was not pleasing to the eye, but now she didn't know what to say, so she thanked her after a while.

Gu Xiu didn't pay too much attention to Zhang Ya's side, he took the glass teapot, and wanted to prepare more, put it on the table later, if someone wants to drink, he can pour it himself.

But then he thought that this seems to be specially used by Zhou Xing for drinking tea, and he was a little unsure if it would be okay to use a teapot for this. The key point is that Zhou Xing didn't have a special beverage pot here.

Gu Xiu asked with some uncertainty: "Is it okay?"

Zhou Xing laughed, "Okay, there's nothing wrong with that."

Gu Xiu nodded, "I'll wash it up for you later."

Zhou Xing couldn't help but want to rub Gu Xiu's head again.

After confirming that the snails were almost clean, Zhou Xing took the scissors and began to cut off the tails of the snails one by one.

After looking at it for a while, Gu Xiu stretched out his hand to Zhou Xing, motioning Zhou Xing to give him the scissors.

Zhou Xing didn't move, "I don't need you, I'll do it."

"You think I can't do well?"

Zhou Xing smiled, "No, but there is no need to force yourself to do some things. You are here just to experience it. Just do what you want to do. If you don't like it or don't know how to do it, you don't need to force yourself."

Zhou Xing said and put a freshly cut snail in Gu Xiu's palm, "You can put it in the pot later, and you can eat it soon."

Gu Xiu looked at the snail in his hand: "Do you like this?"

"Well……"

Zhou Xing's taste is a bit heavy, so he does show some preference for dishes such as spicy snails, but if he really likes it too much, that's not the case.

"We'll catch it ourselves after that."

Zhou Xing showed a doting smile, "Okay, let's see if the weather will be good in these two days and I will take you there."

It took a lot of time for Zhou Xing and Gu Xiu to chat and clean the snails. In the end, they only made one dish with their own hands—the spicy snails that he promised Gu Xiu to make for him.

When a few people came out with the food, everyone who didn't know where they were was thanked Zhou Xing one by one.

Zhou Xing was unwilling to receive this thank you for nothing, so he explained the situation to everyone truthfully.

Everyone then exaggerated Zhang Ya's virtuous words.

At this moment, Zhang Ya was too tired to talk, and she felt more and more depressed when she heard the word "Xian Hui", and she had already forgotten that she wanted to show her hand in front of Zhou Xing at the beginning.

Fortunately, the meal was quite harmonious.

After the meal, Meng Ze and another person took the initiative to wash the dishes.

Seeing that it was getting late, the sky had already started to darken, but the rain had not stopped. There was news in the WeChat group that the landslide obstacles had not been cleared, so everyone immediately decided to stay overnight.

However, there are too many of them, and if they stay, there will be some problems with accommodation.

There were 7 of them, plus Zhou Xing and Gu Xiu, a total of 9 people.

There are a total of five rooms in the wooden house, the two downstairs rooms are occupied by Gu Xiu and Zhou Xing, and the three upstairs rooms are left. If there are 7 people to share, the lady will have one room alone, and the remaining two rooms will sleep three men each. .

Zhou Xing’s place is full of 1.5-meter beds, and there is no standard room. It’s okay for two men to sleep on one bed, but it’s a bit too crowded for three people to sleep on one bed.

Someone took the initiative: "It's okay, I can sleep on the floor."

There is no extra bedding here in Zhou Xing. It is autumn now, and with the rain, the temperature is a little bit cold. I am afraid that I will catch a cold if I sleep like this.

Several people heard Zhou Xing's words, and one of them said: "Or I can sleep on the sofa."

This is possible, but there is one more person in this case.

Meng Ze put Zhou Xing on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Brother Zhou, let me go to sleep with you in your room, isn't that just right?"

"Row."

After they settled down, Gu Xiu's eyes fell on Meng Ze's hand on Zhou Xing's shoulder, and he said, "You can sleep with me."