Chapter 38 Stewed Pork Ribs, and...
Chapter 38 Stewed Pork Ribs, and...
Tang Zhi didn't take Nian Qibai to the store directly, but took him to the street first, ordered a few sets of clothes for the young boy according to his body, and bought some daily necessities.
There are many small stalls on the street, and from time to time, the delicious smell of snacks and snacks floats in the wind to lure passers-by.
Tang Zhi himself has a special liking for food, coupled with the fact that the world is relatively peaceful, after all these years, he doesn't know what restraint is, but after walking slightly for a while, Nian Qibai's hands were stuffed with a lot of bags. Oil paper bag with candied desserts.
In the end, when the two of them actually returned to the store, Nian Qibai's small body was almost overwhelmed by all kinds of food.
"Little boss!"
Far away at the door of the grocery store, there was a middle-aged man wearing a blue-gray double-breasted gown waiting there. As soon as he saw Tang Zhi approaching, he rushed up to him and took the big and small bags from Tang Zhi's hand. .
"It's Butler Cheng." Because it was the butler of the regular guest's mansion who came, Tang Zhi also had some impressions, "Is he here to fetch that stone slab? Please sit down for a while."
After entering the store, Tang Zhi took the things from Nian Qibai and Cheng Butler and put them away one by one. After pouring Cheng Butler a cup of scented tea, he entered his workshop. He still had the last process to finish on the square stone slab.
This is a stone slab for rubbing. It is said that it was made by the young master of the Cheng family when he was young. A while ago, he accidentally broke a corner.
Right now is the last step, Tang Zhi carefully smoothed the joint with water sandpaper, then used a brush to clean up the surface little by little, took out the vermilion ink pad and carefully covered it, and tried printing on the rice paper.
The strokes are connected smoothly, and there is no slight flaw in the glue, that's it.
Carefully washing off the vermilion ink on the slate, Tang Zhi put the slate into a box and prepared to take it out for Butler Cheng to take away.
Steward Cheng took the box, and before leaving, he turned to look at Nian Qibai, and asked, "Is this the new guy in the store?" .
It doesn't mean that you can't recruit people, but there are many people who want to learn the skills of small bosses outside. As long as people say it, the applicants can line up from the street to the end of the street.
Tang Zhi looked at the young boy who was still sitting on the stool drinking tea, and pursed his lips with a smile, "This is my family, and he will come to the store to help occasionally, you can also regard him as a boy in my store."
God, the little boss laughed.
Good-looking people smile differently. It seems that this young man is very important to the little boss.
Steward Cheng had a solid idea, gave Tang Zhi the rest of the money, and went back.
"elder brother."
The clear and moist voice that belongs to young people came from behind. Tang Zhi was stunned. As soon as he turned around, he was surrounded by people around his waist. The young boy was short. When Tang Zhi lowered his head, he could just see his star-like glow The eyes, filled with the admiration and pampering he was familiar with, were so beautiful that it made one's heart tremble.
Nian Qibai raised his head and got very, very close to him, so close that Tang Zhi only needed to move down a little to touch his lips.
Nian Qibai smiled with a hint of cunning, taking advantage of his young age, he stared at Tang Zhi's immature and innocent face and opened his mouth, "Brother~"
The young boy's voice became sweet and weak, and Tang Zhi's face became hot, and he felt itchy at the tip of his nose, as if some liquid was brewing ready to sneak out.
Foul, too foul!
Tang Zhi tried to escape, but Nian Qibai was very nimble at such a young age, so he easily clung to Tang Zhi, wrapping his hands firmly around Tang Zhi's waist and relentlessly.
"Brother, do you miss me?"
Thinking, he naturally thought, Tang Zhi sneaked a glance at the little boy stuck to his body, and happened to meet his eyes.
Shiny like a large golden retriever.
This has not changed.
Tang Zhi knew that Nian Qibai was taking advantage of his young age to play tricks on him... But he is not the only one who can play tricks.
With a strong hand, Tang Zhi easily held Nian Qibai's buttocks and hugged him into his arms, walked to the inner hall in two steps and sat on the reclining chair.
The wide recliner easily accommodated the two of them. Nian Qibai knelt on Tang Zhi with his legs apart, his hands propped on the recliner. His posture was clearly ambiguous, but he still put on an innocent look on his face.
"Brother, am I heavy?"
Tang Zhi: "..."
What's with this sense of guilt?always feel like a pervert...
"……happy?"
"Happy." Nian Qibai changed his posture and obediently lay down in Tang Zhi's arms.
Tang Zhi opened his eyes and looked at the beam above his head, with a hint of complaint in his tone, "Why is it so late this time?"
Let him wait for so long by himself, he should be punished.
"Some things are delayed." Nian Qibai rubbed Tangzhi's neck and kissed Tangzhi's face lightly, "Do you still remember what I said about you being insane?"
"Ah."
Nian Qibai came here to help him consolidate his soul, and only after he died would his soul gradually stabilize.
"This time I came a little late just to help you find materials to reshape your spirit body. I didn't expect it to look like this."
This look is not good, he is too young, he can't do anything embarrassing, and he always feels like a pervert.
After a brief tiring, Tang Zhi returned to the workshop and took out the things that the previous customers had asked for to repair. As for Nian Qibai, of course he stayed on the recliner in the inner hall to watch the store.
The time for serious work always flies by quickly, and before Tang Zhi has fully repaired the things on hand, customers came to the store.
"Where is Tang Zhi? I have something here, please help me fix it." The woman with gorgeous makeup walked into the inner hall familiarly as soon as she entered the store, and was a little dazed when she saw that the person on the recliner was not Tang Zhi.
"Are you a child of Tang Zhi's family?"
The woman was wearing a red and white narcissus skirt, her upper body was outlined exquisitely, and the pure white skirt on her lower body bloomed softly like a narcissus flower. Her waterfall-like long hair was simply adorned with a white jade hairpin. With her hair tied in a bun, a peach blossom was delicately traced with red rouge at the end of her upturned eyes.
"Is it a guest?" Nian Qibai didn't answer Hua Niang's words, but stood up and poured a cup of tea for someone, "Wait a minute, I'll call him."
"Wait." Hua Niang picked a chair and sat down, her slender legs crossed together, her beautiful lips curled into a beautiful arc, the corners of her eyes and brows showed a faint redness, she didn't look like a lady. Reserved and dignified, but with a different style... It's a pity that Nian Qibai is crooked.
"What's your relationship with Tang Zhi?" The child not only stayed in the grocery store but also lay on Tang Zhi's recliner. Hua Niang glanced at the pile of candied snacks on the table that were two or three times more than usual, and felt really sad. Is very curious.
This child definitely has an unusual relationship with Tang Zhi!
Nian Qibai: "..."
What's the matter with this girl?So many words.
Nian Qi looked at her with a blank face, put a plate of sweet-scented osmanthus cake on her table, turned around and went to call Tang Zhi.
As soon as Tang Zhi heard it, he knew it was Hua Niang. This was his regular customer, who often liked to come here for snacks. He was extremely flamboyant, and his personality was as flamboyant as his appearance. He was the most famous courtesan in this small town.
"What's going on today?"
"Can't you come if you have nothing to do? My little boss."
"My..." Nian Qibai looked up at her with a hint of disapproval in his eyes.
"What's the relationship between this little friend and you?" Hua Niang looked at Tang Zhi and Nian Qibai with a half-smile, "I don't think you would casually get close to anyone else."
How could Tang Zhi not know Hua Niang's little thoughts, she was just curious, but fortunately, this girl's thinking was avant-garde enough, and Tang Zhi didn't mind telling her.
"This is my love."
After being dazed for a moment, Hua Niang smiled even brighter, her overly beautiful face seemed to be covered with a layer of light, "Little Boss has already become a blockbuster if he doesn't make a sound. I was thinking of a cold and lonely girl like you before." In this life, I guess I should be alone forever, but I didn't expect to find a little beauty for myself in the end."
Tang Zhi glanced at Nian Qibai.
Now Nian Qibai is young, with a childish appearance that is too delicate, isn't he just a little beauty?
Hua Niang took a sip of tea, smacked her lips in a very unimpressive manner, and took out a small wooden box from her arms, "This time, I mainly want you to help me fix this."
The wooden box was opened, and inside was an exquisitely carved gold phoenix hairpin with a moon title. The phoenix on the tail of the hairpin was lifelike. As long as it was shaken slightly, the nine phoenix feathers would intertwine and make a nice sound. Unfortunately, what should have been The 'moon' held at the tip of the phoenix's mouth disappeared, forcibly destroying the overall beauty of the hairpin.
Tang Zhi glanced at it, nodded, and said, "Where are the pearls originally inlaid on it?"
"It's gone." Hua Niang shrugged, "Maybe someone took it away."
The beauty pageant in Beicheng is about to start recently, and Tang Zhi has heard about it a little bit, "Did your colleagues do it?"
"I don't know." Hua Niang looked nonchalant, and she took a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and stuffed it into her mouth, tasted it carefully, and said, "Anyway, I don't care about these things, if my boss didn't want me Sign up, I might still be hiding in my room and sleeping right now."
That's right, Hua Niang is the treasure of the town store in Qingyue Pavilion.
Even if the girl didn't say anything when she was working, as long as she stood on the stage and smiled, the people who bought it could line up from the north to the south of the city.
Tang Zhi put away the hairpin, "Then why would you think of asking me to fix this hairpin this time?"
"The person who gave this hairpin wanted to see me wear it." Hua Niang couldn't help pinching another piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake when she said this, "Also, I can't watch other people step on my head to be proud, can I?"
"Little boss, you understand."
I understand, who else does not understand.
It's nothing more than the fact that the girl's flamboyant temper has risen again. If Hua Niang is serious, then this beauty pageant must be very exciting.
It can't be missed.
Tang Zhi looked up at Nian Qibai while thinking about it.
Just in time, I can take people to go shopping at that time, and it is also good to see the excitement.
"By the way, I have something here, do you want to see it?" Tang Zhi was still thinking about the cigarette stick that his aunt gave him yesterday. He can't use it himself, but Hua Niang can definitely use it.
The things were placed on the table, and Hua Niang took a closer look and was very happy.
"Hey, I said Tang Zhi, how do you know that I have the right cigarette?" Hua Niang stretched out her hand to pick up the cigarette and looked at it carefully. I have to say that this cigarette is very suitable for her eyes. Concise and elegant, I don't know how many times better than those pinching gold wires.
Huaniang's slender and white hands are like water onions, and the black smoke stick complements each other beautifully. This time, she really found the right person.
"If you like it, just pay a price, and the pendant on the cigarette rod can be matched by yourself."
Hua Niang was not at all ambiguous about what she liked, she stretched out her hand, and threw out a stack of bank notes, "Tang Zhi, for the sake of our friendship for so many years, you should first match me with a beautiful pendant Hey, I'll come back later and take it together with the hairpin."
"Then next time you come, remember to bring me your own Michelle."
Michelle is the wine brewed by the owner of Qingyue Pavilion. It smells fragrant and mellow in the mouth. At first, it doesn't feel like it, but it has a strong stamina. One cup is worth ten cups.
After Tang Zhi drank it once, he couldn't forget it. It's a pity that this thing is not for sale, and the quantity is limited, so he can only ask Hua Niang to get some from time to time, so as to get rid of his addiction.
After the deal was concluded, Hua Niang readily paid the deposit and left. Before she left, she looked at Nian Qibai for a while, "Qibai is really good-looking, we are short of people with such temperament in Qingyue Pavilion, do you want me?" Thinking about taking a part-time job?"
"Let's go, don't spoil my family Qibai." Before Nian Qibai could speak, Tang Zhi hugged him into his arms, "This is my family, you go away."
"Hey! You're stingy." Hua Niang spat at Tang Zhi, turned around and left, the pure white skirt fluttered past the doorway, like a busy butterfly.
As soon as Hua Niang left, Tang Zhi didn't want to continue to open a shop to welcome customers. Although it was still early, it was time for lunch, so the two of them went home together and made enough food for themselves.
So, there were two people crowded in the small kitchen at home. Nian Qibai sat on a small bench with a kitchen knife and skillfully picked up a radish and peeled it. into the water.
In the morning, Nian Qibai stewed a pot of pork rib soup before he went out, and simply added some spices. Now, as long as he gently lifts the lid of the pot, the rich meaty aroma will come to his face, and the wind spreads It is not difficult to go all over Qingshi Lane.
Put the cleaned radish into the pot and stew together, and add some salt to taste before cooking.
As for Tang Zhi, he doesn't know how to make particularly complicated dishes, and Nian Qibai is also reluctant to let him do it. Right now, he is being driven out of the kitchen to choose dishes.
The juicy and tender celery was just given by Mrs. Zhou today. Tang Zhi thought he was good at picking vegetables, and a small pot of celery was picked out in a short time.
The division of labor between the two was orderly, and within a short while the table was filled with four dishes and one soup.
The pork ribs are stewed until they are crispy, and the meat and bones are easily separated when you gently pinch them with chopsticks. The water radish added later is cooked until it is fully cooked and full of delicious soup. It was even more delicious than eating meat directly. Tang Zhi couldn't resist taking a bite while it was hot, and was immediately gasped for heat, but he still endured the heat and ate it whole, making Nian Qibai shake his head.
"There are so many in the pot, don't worry."
"Eat it while it's hot." Tang Zhi smacked his lips, and extended his chopsticks to another plate of fried pork with celery.
The meat was marinated by Nian Qibai in advance, and the celery was chosen by him. The deep-flavored fried meat was slightly spicy and served with a crisp and refreshing celery. The combination of the two delicacies is both delicious and delicious. People can't stop.
Nian Qibai's craftsmanship is simply amazing, no matter what he cooks, it is delicious!
The sweet, sour and juicy tomatoes are cut into small pieces, put into the pan and stir-fried until they are slightly ripe, then put them out, then put the beaten eggs into the pan and stir-fry them into golden egg flowers, and then put the red tomatoes in it Stir together, add a little water to cover and simmer for a while, add seasoning, and then add some fine sugar.
The tomatoes are boiled until soft, the beautiful egg flowers are full of sweet and sour juice, and the faint sweetness of fine sugar is a bit prominent but unexpectedly harmonious.
The taste is beyond words!
The last thing is the cold seaweed shreds. This dish was taught by Nian Qibai to Tang Zhi, and it is very easy to learn.
Blanch the cleaned kelp, add some rice vinegar and salt, add some millet pepper, find two larger bowls and buckle them together and shake them vigorously. It is convenient, simple and delicious.
Tang Zhi was extremely satisfied after eating a meal, and the slight smile never stopped, and his face was brimming with happiness.
He couldn't remember how long he hadn't eaten the dishes cooked by Nian Qibai. He felt better when he thought that every day would be like this in the future, and he wanted to stand up and sing a song~
After lunch, the two of them, each with a small mat, rolled up their sleeves to wash the dishes... In fact, it was Nian Qibai who washed the dishes, and Tang Zhi who cleaned them.
After finishing, the two went to the market together.
Because there was nothing in the yard except a maple tree, Tang Zhi was pulled out by Nian Qibai to buy seeds and flowers.
Nian Qibai picked some simple and easy-to-grow plants and then bought some small rapeseed and tomato seeds. The small rapeseed grows fast, and the tomato can be eaten as a snack when it grows out. Tangzhi always forgets to eat fruit, which happens Can make up more.
There are also some green onions and ginger.
Although these two things usually don’t cost a lot of money to buy, it’s more convenient to grow them yourself.
Finally, Nian Qibai also bought a small handful of soybeans, planning to distribute some bean sprouts at home.
After returning home, Tang Zhi entered the workshop because he still had work on hand. When he came out, the small courtyard had taken on a new look. Although the seeds hadn't germinated yet, the positions between each other had been used by Nian Qibai The little stone is separated, and it is clear at a glance at this moment.
The green onion seedlings in the corner are the most conspicuous, they are lush and clustered together, compared to other plants that have just been planted without buds, it is a bit too cute.
"Come here for some sugar water."
Today's sweet soup is barley sago dew. The barley is boiled until it blooms, and each one is soft and delicious, with small, transparent and lovely sago grains in it.
Tang Zhi concentrated on his work for a long time and just got hungry. Now he has a bowl of barley and sago dew at a suitable temperature. Filling the entire mouth, the feeling of softness and glutinousness is so blissful.
Thinking of this, Tang Zhi wiped his mouth, leaned forward and kissed Nian Qibai on the face, then continued to drink the sweet soup with his head down.
Nian Qibai touched the place where he was kissed, feeling warm and light in his heart, he pursed his lips and looked at Tang Zhi quietly.
The warm sun in the afternoon fell on the small courtyard, and the time was peaceful and beautiful.
At night, after taking a bath, the two of them lay tired and crooked on the bed, holding hands and reading the same book.
This is a legendary storybook that Tang Zhi bought while shopping today. It tells the story of a courtesan who looks like a fairy and the young master of a rich family.
The plot is very clichéd. It is nothing more than the story of two people who know each other and fall in love, but are finally blocked by the young master's family.
The courtesan has been to many places and was finally given to a general as a gift. The general fell in love with the courtesan, but at this time the courtesan had already tasted the warmth and coldness of the world and was unwilling to open her heart again.
Finally, at a banquet, the courtesan and the young master met again, and the courtesan who became even more glamorous and charming almost immediately attracted the young master's attention.
But the courtesan had no love in her heart, she pretended to accept the young master's invitation, stole the general's dagger, killed the young master with her own hands, and then left the city with the dagger.
The general has been looking for her, but no matter how hard he looks, he can't find her, because the general doesn't know, and the courtesan quickly picks a place to throw herself into the lake after leaving.
"...these are some stupid stories." Tang Zhi frowned and complained, "The general is so good, why did this girl commit suicide?"
"Because she doesn't know people well, and fell in love with scum."
"What?" Tang Zhi muttered softly, "If it were me, I would never love the wrong person."
Tang Zhi closed the last page of the book, reached out and rubbed Tang Zhi's head, "Well, yes, you just need to love me."
"..." Tang Zhi glared at him, and said such tiresome words again!
"What? Don't you like to hear it?"
I like it, of course I like it, but it's so shameful, I'm afraid I'll lose my mind if I hear this kind of talk too much.
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