After learning that Mu Shaoling was safe and sound, Ruan Bai's uneasy heart finally calmed down.
As it was approaching noon, Taotao complained that he was hungry, and Mr. Ruan kept talking about wanting to eat the shepherd's purse steamed buns from his hometown.
As the old man gets older, he will always miss the taste of the food in his hometown. In addition, because of his physical illness, it is understandable that his appetite will become picky.
Ruan Bai also misses the taste of shepherd's purse.
She grew up with her grandfather in the countryside. Her family was poor and the most she ate was shepherd's purse steamed buns.
At that time, her grandfather was often busy in the kitchen. As a little girl, she watched her grandfather steaming steamed buns in the kitchen. She learned how to cook it at a very young age.
Ruan Bai thought that shepherd's purse steamed buns had a rough taste, but at that time, it was undoubtedly the best delicacy for her who was poor and hungry. Although life is now affluent, people eat a lot of fish and meat every day, which leads to overnutrition for some people.
Eating more whole grains is also good for health. It will also help grandpa’s physical recovery to a certain extent.
So Ruan Bai sent his driver to the supermarket to buy a large bag of shepherd's purse, and decided to make shepherd's purse steamed buns for his grandfather himself.
kitchen.
After buying the shepherd's purse, one nanny took care of Mr. Ruan in the courtyard, while the other nanny helped Ruan Bai in the kitchen.
Little Taotao stood on a small bench that was half a person's height, staring curiously at her mother and nanny as they stared at their big round eyes.
Even though Ruan Bai hasn't cooked for a long time, her cooking skills are still online.
While she was busy, she poured cornmeal and flour into a basin in a certain proportion, then added a little white sugar, fine salt, and warm water to it, and mixed it into a ball with chopsticks.
After the dough gradually formed, Ruan Bai used a pair of white hands to knead the dough.
While she was busy with her own business, she said to the nanny in a low voice: "Aunt Zhang, take off the yellow leaves of the shepherd's purse, rinse them well, blanch them in boiling water, take them out and cut them into thin slices.
It’ll be fine at the end.”
While cleaning the shepherd's purse, Aunt Zhang said with admiration: "Madam, I didn't expect you to make shepherd's purse wotou? I can't even cook it. I'm really ashamed to say it."
Aunt Zhang is a native of this city and has grown up in the city since she was a child. She has never been in a rural area, so naturally she doesn’t know how to make wowotou.
The reason why she came out to work as a nanny was because she had two sons at home. In order to buy a house and a wife for them, she spent all her life savings and owed a lot of debt to the bank. In order to reduce the pressure on her son and daughter-in-law, she only
Can work as a nanny to supplement the family income.
Fortunately, this employer is kind-hearted and offers extremely high wages.
Moreover, the elderly in this family are kind and easy to take care of, the children are well-behaved and sensible, and the hostess is kind and gentle. She completely takes care of this employer as her own family.
Ruan Bai chuckled: "Aunt Zhang has never lived in the countryside, so she doesn't know how to make shepherd's purse steamed buns. In fact, I haven't eaten steamed buns for many years. If grandpa hadn't mentioned that he wanted to eat it this time,
These, I almost forgot about the deliciousness."
The two of them stopped talking and were busy with their own business.
After Aunt Zhang cut the shepherd's purse into fine pieces, Ruan Bai skillfully poured the chopped shepherd's purse into the kneaded dough and mixed evenly. Then she divided the dough into equal-sized pieces. Then, she used her nimble fingers to
A small nest was drilled into the bottom.
A perfect, good-looking steamed bun is ready.
"Mom, I want to learn how to make steamed buns from you..." Taotao excitedly played with a small piece of dough.
He imitated his mother's example to make cornbread, but he was too weak and ended up looking ugly.
"puff……"
Looking at the dough his son was kneading, Ruan Bai couldn't help but laugh out loud, but thinking that his self-confidence should not be affected, he praised him against his will: "Keep up your hard work and practice more, baby, and you will definitely be able to knead better in the future."
Taotao pursed her beautiful little mouth, and her childish little face turned red with embarrassment: "Mom, I hate it!"
Ruan Bai smiled and kissed Taotao's face, then kneaded the shepherd's purse dough into several unique little animals——
There are vivid little foxes, quirky little monkeys, and cute little white rabbits.
Those shapes were unique and lifelike, making Taotao open her mouth in shock, and even made Aunt Zhang stare straight at them.
She had to sigh, their wife was so talented!
Half an hour later, the shepherd's purse steamed buns came out of the pot.
Ruan Bai opened the steamer drawer, and as soon as he opened it, he smelled the fragrance of shepherd's purse.
She picked up the steamed buns from the pot into the steamed bun basket, took off her apron, and couldn't wait to bring the shepherd's purse steamed buns to Mr. Ruan's place.
Mr. Ruan had only three or four teeth left in his mouth, but he ate the steamed steamed buns made by his granddaughter and sighed with satisfaction: "Not bad...it's...the taste of my hometown...hard...hard granddaughter"
Already..."
Although the old man still spoke awkwardly, the happy expression was clearly evident on his old face.
With his trembling hands, he even gave Ruan Bai a thumbs up.
Ruan Bai squatted down and gently hammered Grandpa's legs covered with blankets on the wheelchair: "Grandpa, as long as you are happy. If you want to eat anything else, just ask me. As long as I can do it, I will definitely do it."
Satisfied with you."
Even if I can't do it, I will still find a way to satisfy you. Ruan Bai kept this in his heart and did not say it out loud.
Mr. Ruan's eyes were glistening with tears, his lips were trembling, and he said: "Okay... okay..."
Seeing his grandfather almost gobbling up his food with excitement, Ruan Bai said warmly: "Grandpa, please eat slowly. We made a lot of cornbread today and no one can compete with you. Don't choke..."
Next to him, little Taotao was huddled in front of the steamed bun basket, grabbing the beautifully shaped steamed buns and eating them all.
He even said stupidly: "Mom, the steamed buns are delicious. This is the best delicacy I have ever tasted. Can we eat steamed buns every day from now on?"
The little guy has been eating very fine foods since he was a child, and they are all special foods for wealthy families. Where has he ever eaten coarse grains like wowotou?
Therefore, when he tried eating wild food for the first time, he felt that the steamed buns were simply the most delicious thing.
Ruan Bai looked at the old man and the young man serving shepherd's purse Wotou as a delicacy, and he felt dumbfounded.
This kid Taotao has a good fortune. He has been well-dressed and well-fed since he was a child, and he has no idea about the sufferings of the world. When one day he really tastes the sufferings of the world, he will know how happy his life is now.
And one day many years later, when Taotao really became a powerful and powerful man, he was forced to stay in a remote mountainous area because he had to perform a secret special mission.
He had to eat shepherd's purse steamed buns three times a day, which made him almost have stomach cramps and vomit blood.
At that time, he recalled the stupid things he said when he was a child and wished he could slap himself hard!
…
After finishing all this, Ruan Bai returned to the room and dried her hands. She picked up the phone and was about to call Mu Shaoling when she saw the door of the villa opened automatically.
The familiar black Bentley drove into the courtyard.
Seeing the tall and handsome man in the driver's seat, Ruan Bai was so excited that tears filled his eyes!
