Geng Lu resisted the urge to swallow her saliva. Why does it taste so good?
The food cooked by Xue Yuantong is much more fragrant than the food cooked by her mother.
As soon as Xue Chuchu put down the big plate, Xue Yuantong from behind brought another big plate over. There were still crayfish in it, and there were too many shrimps to fit on one plate.
Geng Lu came to her senses and followed her to the kitchen to serve the food. As for Jiang Ning, she sat on a square stool like an elder.
Xue Chuchu brought another pot of vegetables, this is chicken cakes, um, a small portion, only half a chicken.
Ten kilograms of shrimp sounds scary, but in fact there is very little meat, maybe only one or two kilograms of meat. In terms of fullness, it is definitely not enough for four people.
Especially, Xue Yuantong and Xue Chuchu are quite edible.
Looking at the chicken cakes on the table, Jiang Ning smiled knowingly. He remembered that last year, when he had dinner at Xue Yuantong's house for the first time, Aunt Gu made this dish.
Geng Lu finally brought a small plate. This dish was fried shredded pork with green beans. It was green and attractive. Just by looking at it, you could tell how crispy it tasted.
Xue Yuantong announced: "Spicy crayfish, chicken pancakes, lentils and shredded pork, all ready!"
"It's so hot, so hot, I want to drink Sprite!"
I used an earthen pot to cook today. It is indeed not very hot to use an earthen pot in this weather.
Jiang Ning didn't lower the temperature of the kitchen much in order to get better results for lunch.
Xue Chuchu put a few plates with spices in them. When eating shrimp meat, dip some spices in it to make it taste better.
She took out a tissue again and wiped the sweat from her forehead.
Xue Yuantong picked up the iced Sprite, opened the lid vigorously, and poured himself a glass.
After a sip, the coldness melted away the heat, and she felt so comfortable that she almost went to heaven.
"Wow, this is so refreshing. What else can be more refreshing than having a glass of iced Sprite on a hot day?"
She sat on the small bench with her calves spread out, feeling so comfortable that she didn't want to move.
Jiang Ning held up the big watermelon.
Xue Chuchu said: "I will get you a knife to cut the melon."
Jiang Ning: "No, there's no place to cut it."
Four dishes plus plates and cups almost filled the table.
"Ah, then you go to the kitchen to cut it?"
As soon as Xue Chuchu finished speaking, Jiang Ning used his hand as a knife and struck it with one hand, cracking the watermelon open.
He casually broke the watermelon into two halves, revealing the bright red flesh, which made his mouth water and the air became sweet.
Xue Chuchu's expression was surprised and amazing.
Xue Yuantong put down the cup, and when the bottom of the cup touched the dining table, there was a "Peng" sound.
"Jiang Ning, I want to eat melon."
Xue Chuchu saw again that Jiang Ning broke off a tooth of watermelon with one finger, and it was as smooth as a knife.
She was puzzled, how could she do this?
Jiang Ning gave a tooth to Xue Yuantong, and then gave a tooth to Geng Lu and Xue Chuchu.
Geng Lu took a bite. It was cool and sweet, not only in her mouth. These two feelings seemed to secrete into her heart. She ate a piece, and the fatigue from picking out shrimps in the morning actually dissipated.
"It's delicious!" Geng Lu praised.
Xue Chuchu opened her small mouth and took a taste. She moved her mouth and whispered:
"Swallow it to remove the smoke, and when it enters your teeth, it makes a sound of ice and snow."
As soon as this sentence came out, Geng Lu's eyes changed when she looked at her, as if she was saying, 'Why are you so good?'.
Geng Lu wanted to imitate Xue Chuchu and use elegant poems to praise the deliciousness of watermelon, but she searched her mind and couldn't find the right words. She finally choked out one sentence:
"This melon is so delicious."
Geng Lu's family conditions are not very rich in the urban area of Yuzhou, but her family also owns two houses, a small rent-collecting shop, and a car, which ranks her family at the upper-middle level.
However, she had never eaten such delicious watermelon in her life.
Geng Lu worked hard and ate up all the watermelon. Just after finishing the meal, Jiang Ning handed over another piece.
Geng Lu was overjoyed: "Jiang Ning, you eat."
"I'm eating," Jiang Ning said.
This melon is a high-quality melon seed that he asked Shao Shuangshuang to find. He planted it in Huqi Mountain, soaked it in Hanchi, and finally took it out for consumption.
Not only does it taste perfectly sweet, it also has great benefits for the body. It can relieve fatigue, beautify the skin, relieve heat and promote fluid production.
Geng Lu took a photo of the melon with her mobile phone and sent it to her mother to prove that she had a great time. She then posted it to the group chat.
The students in the group were very active, especially Shan Kaiquan. Ever since Bai Yuxia sent the message, he wanted to sleep in the group 24 hours a day, just to wait until Bai Yuxia appeared again.
Wait a thousand years.
Wang Longlong: "This melon is not bad."
Hu Jun was released from the ban. He said: "It's not bad, melons are still delicious as other people's."
Guo Kunnan: "Why did Brother Jun say this?"
Hu Jun said: "I never bought melons before. When I wanted to eat melons, I went to the melon field with my friends in the village to hug a few."
(Shan Xiao is observing the dive)
Shan Kaiquan: "I've done this before, but over there, the melon boss was very strict with me, and I almost got caught several times."
"I heard before that someone stole melons and had their legs broken."
Guo Kunnan: "It's okay to steal melons. At most, you can steal a few. Some people are very bad. They specialize in sabotage."
After chatting for a while, Shan Kaiquan sent a picture of a large pot of bone soup.
Wang Longlong: "Oh, Brother Quan eats well!"
Shan Kaiquan: "Next Monday's sports meeting, make up for it in advance, prepare for the competition, and strive to get good results."
He thoroughly displayed his efforts in front of the classmates, hoping to attract Bai Yuxia's attention.
Unfortunately, it only attracted good brother Guo Kunnan:
"Brother Quan is so violent."
He showed off his lunch, a mediocre home-cooked meal.
Lu Qiqi showed off the spicy hotpot. The background was a small shop with simple decoration. There was another strange girl in the picture:
"Eat with my good sisters."
Then the group gradually evolved into sharing lunch.
Zhang Chi, who was moving cement, looked at the construction site lunch box worth 5 yuan in his hand and fell into thinking.
…
before eating.
Xue Yuantong gave each person a pair of disposable gloves.
When eating shrimp, you need to peel the meat, which will inevitably make your hands greasy. If you wear disposable gloves, you can avoid this.
Xue Chuchu was about to put on gloves when she saw Tongtong hand her another pair of white gloves.
White gloves are a bit like workers' work gloves, but lighter and thinner.
Xue Chuchu was a naive person who had never seen the world. She asked strangely:
"What's the use of these white gloves?"
Geng Lu guessed: "Wear plastic gloves first, then white gloves, for tighter protection. Do you think it's Jiang Ning?"
Jiang Ning said: "No."
"Ah?" Geng Lu is a girl from a small town and doesn't understand.
Xue Yuantong's face was filled with pride: "Huh, I saw it on TV. If you only wear plastic gloves, it will be very stuffy and uncomfortable."
"It would be much better if you put on white gloves first and plastic gloves on top."
Xue Chuchu followed her instructions and learned to put on white gloves. She looked at the shrimps on the plate, then looked at the gloves, and said:
"How classy."
Geng Lu was equally funny: "It seems like I'm attending a high-end banquet."
The two of them put on their gloves, and Xue Yuantong fished a shrimp with a tassel.
Xue Chuchu said: "Tongtong, don't you wear it?"
Xue Yuantong hummed: "I don't like to wear it, I like to wear it."
Xue Chuchu felt the same way: "Indeed, if you wear gloves, it will affect your fingers."
She looked at the rich soup on the braised crayfish plate and was very moved. If it were just her and Tongtong, she would definitely not wear gloves.
It's a pity that Xue Chuchu was embarrassed to do that kind of behavior when Jiang Ning and the others were here.
She cares about shame. In front of outsiders, Xue Chuchu has always been calm and ladylike.
Geng Lu peeled off a piece of white and tender shrimp meat. Her first thought was to give it to Jiang Ning, but considering the presence of others, she had to put aside this idea.
The first piece is given to Jiang Ning, it’s so obvious!
She was not worried about Xue Yuantong, but the girl named Xue Chuchu was smart and agile. If she acted too proactively, maybe Xue Chuchu would see something.
Considering this, Geng Lu originally wanted to eat the shrimp meat.
However, an idea suddenly occurred to her. She put the shrimp meat into Jiang Ning's bowl and said with a smile:
"Jiang Ning, thank you for taking me to the river to catch shrimp today. I will thank you with the first piece of shrimp meat!"
Sure enough, saying this immediately cleared her of suspicion.
Jiang Ning took a sip of spice and said, "Then I'm welcome."
Geng Lu felt extremely satisfied when she saw him eating the shrimp meat. The first piece of shrimp meat he ate today was peeled off by her own hands.
This sense of accomplishment lingers in my heart, like flowers blooming in a field.
The sun outside is stronger.
In the main room near the door, a breeze passed through the hall, gently brushing against the cheeks and blowing the girl's hair.
Xue Chuchu silently ate shrimps, shrimps, melons, pastries, and drank Sprite.
The food on this table was sumptuous. Xue Chuchu knew that these meals were definitely not cheap. The shrimps alone were worth a lot of money. If you were in a restaurant, you might not be able to buy them for two or three hundred dollars.
Although her mother has found a good job, her family has owed foreign debts to relatives over the years, and her mother's salary is much lower than Aunt Gu's.
Therefore, her material conditions are not always good. Every time she comes to Tongtong's house, it is the most sumptuous meal she has eaten in a while.
During the meal, Geng Lu took pictures of the food and showed it to her mother and told her that your daughter is very cool now and there is no need to worry.
At the same time, there is still a feeling in my heart that I want to show off to my mother. After all, my mother saw Jiang Ning in the morning, and she wanted to show that Jiang Ning did not treat her badly.
Well, then Geng Lu threw another picture at the squad.
It was lunch time, and Guo Kunnan said: "It's so rich, two big pots of shrimp, I want to dig out shrimps in the afternoon."
Dong Qingfeng said: "The crayfish is otherwise fine, but it's too troublesome to peel."
Lu Qiqi: “What I want is the feeling of peeling it open and eating it. If I don’t have to peel it, I wouldn’t want to eat it!”
Shan Kaiquan: "Crayfish are easy to peel. I can peel shrimps very quickly."
Cui Yu: "Brother Quan, Brother Quan, I eat fast!"
Shan Kaiquan: "Go away."
Chen Siyu: “How do you peel shrimps?”
As soon as one of the twins spoke, Dong Qingfeng immediately spoke enthusiastically. He was usually too far away in the class for him to perform his special skills, but in the group, he was as close as a world away.
"I'll twist off the shrimp head first, start from the tail of the shrimp, and pull out the shrimp thread."
He was planning to continue typing and describe the subsequent process.
Shan Kaiquan couldn't stand it anymore and jumped out to question:
"Wait a minute, don't you devein the crayfish before cooking them?"
Dong Qingfeng was stunned, and then said frankly: "Basically don't go there. I heard that if you remove the shrimp threads and then cook them, the meat will fall apart, which will affect the taste."
Shan Kaiquan retorted: "Who said that these store owners are just lazy!"
Dong Qingfeng: "I basically don't go to any of the restaurants I've eaten at. It's probably just a matter of taste."
Shan Kaiquan adopted the scientific method: "Don't you know how many bacteria there are in the shrimp thread?"
Originally, Chen Siyu was just asking about how to peel shrimps, but Shan Kaiquan and Dong Qingfeng got into a fight in the group because of the shrimp threads.
The two expressed their opinions and tried to present the facts and reason.
As the argument became more serious, they became unreasonable and caught each other's faults in their language.
The chat page of the class group is full of message bubbles between the two of them.
The classmates watched the battle happily.
Until Bai Yuxia couldn't stand it anymore, she said, "Let's discuss how to peel the shrimps."
Shan Kaiquan replied instantly: "Okay."
Dong Qingfeng continued: "Peel the shrimp down to the tail, and peel it off section by section, so that there is shrimp meat."
At the end, he added: "Shrimps are easy to peel, but crabs are difficult to peel. But I know how to peel them all. I just don't want to do it. I will show you my skills when I have the opportunity."
Bai Yuxia said: "Well, it's almost the same as my process of peeling shrimps."
The group was quiet for five minutes, and Shan Kaiquan finally spoke again:
"1. First, use two fingers...
2. Then, twist the shrimp tail...
3. The most critical step is to seize...
4, basically successful..."
Shan Kaiquan's four comments once again filled the entire chat interface.
The classmates were surprised by Shan Kaiquan's seriousness.
Wang Longlong: "Brother Quan really wants to teach us how to peel shrimps!"
Huang Yuzhu commented: "It's very professional. It's the easiest way to peel the shrimp. It can peel the shrimp cleanly and avoid wasting it."
Chen Siyu: "Wow, so detailed."
Bai Yuxia: "You said it's pretty good."
Shan Kaiquan: "(Baring teeth)(Baring teeth) This is the easiest way to peel shrimps I know."
His vanity was greatly satisfied, and he also won the praise of his beloved girl. There is no greater happiness in the world than this.
"Brothers, follow my method from now on, and I'm sure you'll enjoy your food!"
Shan Kaiquan was overjoyed.
Jiang Ning was eating shrimp. He took out his phone to check. After seeing this message, he couldn't help but smile.
He raised his cell phone to take pictures of the dinner table. At that moment, Geng Lu reached out with the shrimp meat, and Xue Chuchu's white-gloved hand also held a piece of white and tender shrimp meat, and put them into Jiang Ning's bowl.
The mobile phone camera captured this scene perfectly.
Xue Chuchu showed a rare smile: "Jiang Ning, thank you and Tongtong for treating me to something to eat."
She peeled off several pieces of Tongtong, but she couldn't ignore Jiang Ning. Besides, she sincerely thanked Jiang Ning. He was also a very kind person...
Well, his melons are super delicious.
Jiang Ning admired the photos and said in the group: "I know the easiest way to peel shrimps."
Then, he sent this picture:
"Find a girl who is willing to peel shrimps for you."
When Shan Kaiquan saw the two hands in the photo, he was stunned at first, and then became so jealous that his back molars almost broke!
Ma Shicheng sent a message: "Correct."
Wang Longlong: "Second."
Cui Yu: "My brother Ning is right."
A group of students below were speaking, which was quite lively.
Jiang Ning's expression was dull, and suddenly her phone vibrated, and Shen Qing'e sent a message:
"My sister, I heard that there will be other relatives coming to play tomorrow, so be prepared."
