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Chapter 3 Licorice Fruit

Chapter 3 Licorice Fruit

In July, there had just been a heavy rain, and the air was full of salty and wet smell.

Yu Jian walked under the eaves, took off her raincoat that was full of water drops, hung it on a hook nearby, and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Raoxiang is located in the Pearl River Delta Plain. It is affected by tropical cyclones from June to October every year, and often encounters typhoons and heavy rains.

After opening the door, the room was quiet. Grandma Yu should be taking a nap at this time. She moved lightly and tiptoed towards her room.

"Who? Is it Ajian?"

The old man was a light sleeper and woke up at the slightest sound. Yu Jian heard a faint sound coming from her room and quickly agreed: "It's me! Grandma, please sleep a little longer."

After saying a few more words, the old man finally rested his mind and continued to catch up on his sleep.

Today is the last day of Yu Jian's sophomore year in high school. After this summer, she will be a senior in high school. A full year has passed since she was reborn.

During this year, she gradually forgot about life in the Tang Dynasty, forgot about Li Yuanxi's identity, and adapted to modern life. Today, she is just an ordinary little girl waiting for the college entrance examination.

Looking at her room, it was not big, but very warm. The sheets were covered with soft pink sheets, and there was a huge Pa Pa Pa bear doll. On the desk, there were study materials that Grandma Yu had organized for her and neatly coded.

.On the wall, there are also the certificates Yu Jian received from childhood to adulthood.

Reaching out and touching it, it was obvious that someone had carefully taken care of it every day. Not only was there no dust, even the corners were not curled.

The corners of Yu Jian's lips raised slightly, obviously she was in a good mood.

When I came out of the bathroom, the hot shower washed away the sticky feeling from the rain. The cold air from the air conditioner blew over me, and I immediately felt comfortable all over my body.

Yu Jian wiped her wet hair and just sat on the chair when there was a knock on the door. Grandma Yu called her in a loud voice: "Jian, I made licorice juice!"

"I know, I'll be here soon." Yu Jian responded loudly with a faint smile.

The summer in Raoxiang is very humid, and the older generation will always make herbal tea to remove moisture and nourish the body. Yu Jian tried it several times, but was always put off by the complex flavors. Grandma Yu settled for the second best, and often

Make some licorice fruits. Yu Jian couldn’t refuse, so she had no choice but to support them.

"Grandma, I can just do it myself." Yu Jian took her grandma's hand and walked into the kitchen.

The licorice juice was filled in a porcelain vat the size of a basin. Yu Jian touched the wall of the vat. It was cool but not cold to her hands. Grandma must have taken it out of the refrigerator in advance.

Grandma Yu’s licorice juice uses a secret recipe. She uses salty sour plums and licorice. Boil it over high heat, then add two crushed fresh hawthorns. The licorice juice brewed in this way is sour, sweet and tangy.

The fragrance comes.

Yu Jian picked up three star fruits from the basket, and also took the mango, apple and guava, washed them and put them on the chopping board. When she picked up the knife in her hand, it turned into a beautiful shape.

I took a glass bowl, first put the fruits in the bowl, then poured a spoonful of refrigerated licorice juice, and finally sprinkled a pinch of minced galangal to stimulate the appetite.

Yu Jian forked a piece of apple soaked in the soup. The flesh was white and bright, with bright yellow licorice juice dripping down. She took a bite. The first thing that entered her mouth was the crispness of the flesh, followed by the sweet and sourness of the licorice juice, and finally a touch of

The spiciness of galangal.

The three flavors echoed each other in the mouth, and Yu Jian narrowed her eyes in satisfaction.

He quickly finished the fruit in the bowl in a few mouthfuls, and drank the soup in one breath, feeling satisfied throughout his body.

Yu Jian picked a few fruits that grandma liked and made a bowl of licorice fruits. The old man had bad teeth, so Yu Jian tried his best to use fruits that were soft and chewy and easy to eat.

"Grandma, I put in more minced south ginger, what do you think of it?" Grandma Yu is very spicy and doesn't like sweetness.

The old man took the bowl with a smile, picked up a piece of mango meat with his chopsticks, nodded and gave a thumbs up: "It's delicious! Our A-Jian's craftsmanship is really good, with the style of Lao Yu's family. If only your grandpa were still here..."

"

When Grandpa Yu was mentioned, Grandma's tone became lower, her hand holding the bowl dropped slightly, and she sighed silently.

Yu Jian was not yet born when my grandfather passed away. I only heard that it was an accident. Grandpa Yu had a car accident on the winding mountain road and died on the spot.

The old couple of the Yu family are a young couple. Grandma became the child bride of the Yu family when she was twelve years old. After they got married, they had a very good relationship.

After decades of ups and downs, when the news of Grandpa Yu’s death came, Grandma fainted immediately and almost passed away.

After Yu Jian was born, Grandma Yu cheered up a little. Dad Yu originally wanted to take his old mother to the capital with him, but he refused.

She has guarded the fishing village for most of her life, and when she gets old, she just wants to spend time quietly in her hometown.

Yu Jian has been close to her grandmother since she was a child, and she insists on staying in the village. Yu's father can't resist the two of them, so he can only send more money to the family every month. Yu Jian's life is good.

"Grandma, dad called yesterday and told me to go to the capital to play." Yu Jian hesitated for a long time, and then told her grandma.

The old man raised his head, with a flash of surprise on his face first, and then an encouraging smile: "Your father has been talking about it a few days ago, asking you to go there after summer vacation. When you were a child, you always said that you were going to the capital to study at university, and it happened to be the first time you went there.

Go and have a look, you can also have a goal and work hard for a year."

This child usually doesn't talk much, but once she speaks, it means she already has an idea in her mind.

Yu Jian frowned slightly and tilted her head to think. Grandma is old. If she travels far away rashly, she won't be able to take care of family matters. But deep down, she wants to visit the capital.

After weighing it for a long time, she loosened her fisted hand and said, "The school will organize summer vacation activities in a few days. Let's talk about it after it's over."

After all, I still feel a little worried about Grandma Yu.

Grandma Yu patted her hand and advised her: "Grandma can do it alone. If anything happens, she will ask the villagers for help. And Yuanyuan, last time I came back, he seemed to have gained weight again. Go and see him."

Hold him and let him lose weight!"

Yu Jian pursed her lips when she mentioned Yu Yuanyuan. This little fat boy is only six years old this year. He is the second child born to Yu Jian's parents in the capital, making him a full ten years younger than himself.

The little fat guy really lives up to his Yuanyuan name. He is so round all over his body that if you don’t look carefully, you might think it’s a ball.

That day, Yu Jian walked to the school gate after school, and the ball bounced over like a cannonball and hugged her leg.

While she was still stunned, Xiao Qiu raised his face, opened his big eyes and shouted: "Sister~"

Yu Jian lowered his head and saw that the facial features that looked like his own were squeezed into a ball by fat, and he had a variety of mixed feelings.

After holding Xiao Qiu's hand and boarding the boat back to the village, she came back to her senses. Didn't her parents just give birth to her? Where did this little meat ball called her sister come from?

(End of chapter)


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