sinovels Chapter 915: Old Friends, Present Friends
Chapter 915: Old Friends, Present Friends
Chapter 915: Old Friends, Present Friends
Jiang Ning brought the bamboo rat out of the door, and fire exploded from his palm, killing it instantly.
At the same time, all the hair of the bamboo rat was removed to get rid of the fishy smell on the skin, and then Jiang Ning cut it open with another knife.
After cleaning it, he carried the bamboo rat back home.
Tongtong was not cooking in the kitchen. Today was the Lantern Festival and the moonlight was beautiful, so she chose to have a picnic in the open space in front of the door.
Xue Chuchu picked up a shovel and helped dig a hole in the ground, set up a pot rack, and then placed the spare pots at home on the rack. Thus, the simple version of the outdoor earthen pot was completed.
On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the full moon is high in the sky, bright and clear.
The fields in the distance were covered with fine silver gauze, while the flat ground at the door was illuminated by electric lights. Xue Yuantong sat on a small cushioned wooden chair, tidying up the pots and bowls with swift movements.
“Stir-fry bamboo rat with bamboo shoots, and stick a circle of unleavened dough on the edge of the pot!” she planned.
Xue Chuchu looked at the hole she had dug: "Well, I have sweet potatoes at home, do you want them?"
"Yes, yes. When they are almost cooked, we will bury the sweet potatoes under the firewood, and then we will have delicious sweet potatoes." Xue Yuantong thought about it and felt hungry.
Jiang Ning announced: "Let's get started."
So, start cooking.
Teacher Qian next door watched Jiang Ning and the other two playing house without saying anything.
Butcher Zhang stood at the door of his house, looking up at the full moon, and borrowed the words from the news broadcast he had just watched, and sighed: "Happy Lantern Festival, reunion and festive occasion, my Overlord, where are you?"
Although he was a butcher, he was not a heartless person. After all, he had raised a dog for many years, which was the smartest dog Butcher Zhang had ever seen in his life.
"Son!" Butcher Zhang shouted.
Zhang Ruyun was startled: "Dad, what's wrong?"
He was just chatting with his girlfriend A Yue. Tomorrow is the day to go back to school. He wanted to ask A Yue if she would take the train with him, but A Yue said that her friend would drive her to school.
Zhang Ruyun's already melancholy mood became even more melancholy.
The father and son, one misses the dog, the other misses the person.
The only happy ones were Jiang Ning and his friends who were having a picnic outside.
The crackling sound of burning firewood, although it is noise, is extremely peaceful to the ears. It is more real than the white noise many people hear in headphones, because the smell of burning firewood and the physical sensation of the temperature of the flames are difficult to simulate.
The flames cast uncertain light and shade on her delicate and cold face, adding a layer of mystery. Her clear eyes seemed to be burning with fire, bright and dazzling.
Xue Yuantong was blanching bamboo rats. She didn't even need to look at Jiang Ning to know that he was not concentrating on making fire.
Then he instructed: "Chu Chu, go to my kitchen and make some dough cakes. I have a high fire, so I can fry them very quickly."
"Okay." Chuchu left.
After Xue Yuantong finished blanching the meat, she started to stir-fry the bamboo rat meat when the oil was hot. She then added spices, ginger, cooking wine, oyster sauce, and dark soy sauce into the pot one by one.
She is small in stature but works very hard. Jiang Ning doesn't know where she gets the strength from.
Teacher Qian watched the bamboo rat being fried over high heat and complained: "What is this? It's so fishy and not fragrant at all when fried."
Jiang Ning ignored Teacher Qian and added a piece of wood to the hole at the bottom of the pot. When Tongtong was cooking, he deliberately suppressed the aroma to prevent them from choking.
After stir-frying, the chopped bamboo shoots were put into the pot and simply stir-fried twice. A refreshing fragrance wafted out. Xue Yuantong was cheered up and stir-fried vigorously.
After the mixture was evenly fried, she began to add water and instructed Jiang Ning: "Fry faster."
Jiang Ning put in three pieces of firewood at a time, and the flame became even stronger.
Tongtong skimmed off the foam with a spoon, then covered the pot and waited.
Chuchu came back carrying a small bucket and a small basin.
"You came too early!" Xue Yuantong said that the unleavened dough cake can be pasted ten minutes before it comes out of the pan.
Xue Chuchu: "I have nothing to do in the house, let's warm ourselves by the fire."
Jiang Ning: "Are you here to smell the fragrance?"
Xue Chuchu said nothing.
Teacher Qian from the next room shouted, "Hahaha, since you have nothing to do, why don't you come and guess the lantern riddles with me! 'The bright moon shines overhead outside the Great Wall', guess a word!"
Xue Yuantong was too lazy to pay attention to the lonely old scholar. She waved her hand and said, "Let's play Landlord."
Teacher Qian forced a smile.
Zhang the butcher next door didn't understand: "Old Qian, you are so good at solving lantern riddles, why don't we go to the Changqingye Building? I heard there are prizes for solving lantern riddles!"
Teacher Qian looked at him and thought, the Changqing Liquid event was quite big, if he threw a brick down, there would definitely be a bunch of professors, and he had only a little bit of skills...
Teacher Qian shook his head, confused: "I won't show it! I won't show it!"
Butcher Zhang was confused and frowned, "What are you talking about?"
Teacher Qian lamented that he stood out from the crowd and that his fate was unfair, and angrily said, "This child is incorrigible!"
At this time, Xue Yuantong held the cards with difficulty: "Hey, Jiang Ning, why do the fireworks always fly towards me? It's so hot!"
The flames burned her so much that she could not help but turn her face away to avoid them.
Upon hearing this, Teacher Qian immediately shouted, "Because the Lantern Festival is a day for sacrifice, you were burning fire outside, and the deceased elders felt your presence. They are reaching out to touch the taboo, so your face hurts so much!"
His tone was deep and melancholy, as if he was thinking of his deceased parents. It was really moving.
Butcher Zhang was moved and mourned his missing dog.
Xue Yuantong stared at the burning flames, and saw that the flames at the bottom of the pot became more and more violent, and actually rushed out from the edge of the pot, rising, and gathered into a dazzling flaming tornado, spinning into the sky.
"Wow!" Xue Yuantong jumped up and stared at the cool scene with wide eyes.
"What about this, what about this!" she screamed, jumping around continuously. If someone didn't know her, they would have thought she was performing a shaman dance.
Zhang Ruyun, who was originally looking at the moon helplessly, suddenly saw the dazzling vortex of fire. In an instant, all the details of his past with A Yue emerged in his mind uncontrollably.
He blurted out, using a college student's textbook, "The sparks flying all over the sky are a testimony of longing!"
Butcher Zhang: "So big!"
Teacher Qian laughed out loud and clapped his hands in praise: "Great, great, great!"
Then, Mr. Qian was inspired to write a poem. He looked up at the full moon and recited a poem with deep emotion: "The old friend gently strokes the brow of the present person, dispelling half of your life's disasters for you!"
Xue Yuantong stared at the cool flames and spoke to them in surprise: "Tai Nai, you're back! As expected of me, Tai Nai, even the return to city special effects are so cool!"
Xue Chuchu pursed her lips: "..."
She thought for a moment and explained, "From a scientific point of view, the principle of whirlwinds caused by burning fire is mainly due to the rise of hot air and the replenishment of cold air, which forms convection gases."
Tongtong pursed her lips: "What a cold Chuchu."
Xue Chuchu thought to herself: "Okay, I shouldn't talk."
Xue Yuantong took the opportunity to make a wish. She put her hands together and said in a crisp voice, "Grandma, please bless me to grow to 1.7 meters tall. No, 1.8 meters tall!"
As a result, as soon as she finished speaking, the fire dragon tornado immediately subsided.
The scene suddenly became extremely quiet.
Xue Yuantong was embarrassed for a few seconds, then said earnestly: "Chu Chu, you are so right, I shouldn't be superstitious!"
Jiang Ning couldn't bear to watch it anymore, he said happily: "Do you think Chuchu is your toy?"
……
The entrance to the Xue family's house was very cheerful, and the bonfire to the east of the farmer's house was still very cheerful.
Zhuang Jianhui and a group of young boys and girls got together to play. They were at the age of being full of ambition and naturally had endless things to talk about.
Boss Yang asked the chef to cook longan and water chestnut soup for tonight's customers, which tasted very refreshing.
Everyone talked about their experiences in the past year, and laughter echoed everywhere.
Wang Yong was closest to that young man, so he took the opportunity to talk about things happening in No. 4 Middle School in order to get closer to him.
"If we talk about the most high-profile person in our school, it has to be Qi Tianheng from Class 2 of Grade . He has Zhao Xiaofeng under him. Zhao Xiaofeng can contact the Grade students and command the Grade students. He also has a special intelligence organization working for him. He can be said to be the most important person in Grade Middle School!"
Although Wang Yongjia is a minor official and claims to be of a different class, but when money reaches a certain level, it is also a kind of power.
His family cannot be compared with Qi Tianheng's father. Qi Tianheng's father wanted to get a household registration in the capital, so he directly invested in a factory there. If he came back to Yuzhou, he would often be received at the department level.
Wang Yong: "Qi Tianheng has many watches. It is said that the most expensive one is the King of Watches, which costs nearly seven figures."
The young master heard this and tasted the sweet soup. He just smiled and said calmly: "Ordinary people are living a good life now."
Lin Zida looked at him and thought, you are worthy of me. You are one of the best at pretending in our circle.
Lin Zida said happily: "Brother Jin, what's the matter, are you planning to be high-profile?"
The young master didn't answer. He raised the watch on his wrist and said, "Yongzi, look at my watch. How does it compare to that Qi Tianheng's?"
At first glance, Wang Yong thought it was just an ordinary electronic watch and there was nothing special about it. But thinking of this person's background, Wang Yong couldn't help but concentrate his attention and observe it carefully.
"Is the glass of this watch the sapphire used in iPhones? The clarity is too high. Hmm, it feels like there is some water mist effect on the surface?" Wang Yong was puzzled.
The young master slowly put away the watch and explained leisurely: "This is a specially customized rare crystal. When the temperature is below zero, it will produce a foggy special effect."
Wang Yong suddenly realized: "Then your watch is more expensive than Qi Tianheng's watch king!"
The young master smiled and said, "Of course there is no comparison."
Lin Zida was too weak to complain and could only sigh, as expected, Wang Yong looked smart, so how could no one guess that it was just an ordinary watch?
Zhuang Jianhui commented in his heart: "Ordinary people's inexplicable speculations about those in power are boring and vulgar."
Wei Zishan urged: "Is the chicken ready? Yongzi, I'm really hungry. If this continues, Jiang Ning and the others' bamboo rats will probably be reincarnated soon!"
Wang Yong smiled and said, "It's almost done. Bamboo rats are hard to handle. I'm afraid Jiang Ning won't be able to eat them for the time being..."
Suddenly, a strange fragrance wafted from afar and instantly swept across the farmhouse bonfire.
Wang Yong's words paused for a moment, and everyone couldn't help but whiff their noses. Just by smelling the fragrance, an image of a fairy bamboo shoot that grew in the mountains and forests and absorbed the essence of the sun and the moon emerged involuntarily in their minds.
"What is that?" Wei Zishan suddenly turned to the west.