Let the dough rise in the morning and steam it in the afternoon.
Of course, before going to the steamer, the indispensable "facelift" is still very necessary.
Making dough and kneading dough are both physical tasks, and Zhou Yan, who is responsible for kneading dough, seems to be back in the hot summer when he is busy.
Tai Chi, which I hadn’t practiced for a long time, quickly started to move quickly after a brief awakening process.
"Cut a watermelon in half, half for you and half for me..."
Zhou Yan drew circles and kneaded the soft dough until it was extremely chewy.
However, my brother-in-law's family of three was not as relaxed as Zhou Yan. After a busy day, I was so tired that my back ached, and even my little cousin who worked as a handyman complained endlessly.
Before going to bed, Li Yulin calculated that he could steam more than two hundred kilograms of flour in a day. Of course, most of the credit for this belongs to Zhou Yan, who kneads the dough.
"Shitou, is your arm okay?"
"It's not bad," Zhou Yan smiled naively, "When I was in school, I often did push-ups and the like, so it should be fine!"
"In that case..." Li Yulin touched the small stubble on his chin, "How about we take over the job of steaming steamed buns at home!"
Xiao Jinzi was the first to express his opinion: "I have no objection!"
"I don't have any objection either!"
When the little cousin arrived, she could only reply: "I would like to have an opinion!"
On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, my uncle drove the Qiu Mingshan Old God of War back to his hometown and brought back more than 400 kilograms of flour and more than 200 kilograms of rice noodles.
Flour is used to steam steamed buns, and rice flour is used to evaporate cakes.
Zhou Yan doesn't know what style of hair cakes are made in other places. Anyway, the hair cakes here in Dongyang are simple and rough to make.
Use a stone pounder to pound the soaked rice into pieces, add flour, and after fermentation, the whole ball is steamed in a pot. Each lump of steamed rice cake weighs dozens of kilograms.
However, since the rice flour is not used in the production, but rice crumbs, it has a grainy texture and a mellow rice flavor after entering the mouth.
After the new "orders" arrive, the door of the store is filled with smoke every day.
With more than 600 kilograms of rice and noodles, the four of them worked from dawn to dusk for two whole days.
Then Valentine's Day arrived.
In the morning, Zhou Yan took advantage of the break from making steamed buns to go to the city and buy flowers and chocolates. While shopping, he asked the owner of the flower shop to pick out the white iPod and wrap it up.
After staying up in the foggy store until around four o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Yan borrowed a car from his uncle and went out with gifts.
Watching her cousin leaving gracefully, the little cousin was filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred. She pouted and looked at her father: "Dad, did my brother go to Valentine's Day?"
Li Yulin was happy: "Yes, is there any problem?"
"I thought about it too!"
"Xiao Ling," Zhou Yan looked at his daughter with a smile, "If you dare to fall in love in high school, I'll see if I don't break your legs!"
As a result, Li Jinling's small flame of love was snuffed out while she was still looking forward to it.
Zhou Yan, on the other hand, turned right when he went out, walked straight for two hundred meters, and reached his destination.
"Hey, Lao Qin, I've arrived downstairs at your house!"
On the other end of the phone, Qin Ruoshu, who had just picked up the phone, raised his head and quietly looked at his parents, covered the phone, and said cautiously: "Mom, dad, this is Zhou Yan!"
"You kid, why don't you ask someone to come up and sit for a while!"
"This kid shouldn't dare..." Qin Fangyuan gloated, "During the summer vacation last year, I dragged him as hard as 25,800,000 yuan, and now, he still doesn't kneel down under our Ruoshu's pomegranate skirt!"
"Dad~" Qin Ruoshu blushed shyly, "I just did you a big favor!"
"Okay, I shut up!"
Qin Ruoshu shook her head helplessly and put down the phone: "Old Zhou, I'll get down right away!"
After saying that, Qin Ruoshu picked up the gifts on the table and her backpack, put on her shoes, and hurried out the door.
After going downstairs, Qin Ruoshu found Zhou Yan standing at the door of the unit holding flowers. Thinking of what her father said, she couldn't help laughing.
"Why are you laughing?" Zhou Yan hugged the flower and greeted him.
Because of the festival, Qin Ruoshu dressed up carefully. Her long black and flowing hair was tied into a ponytail and placed behind her head.
A white sweater, a khaki woolen coat, a cashmere scarf hanging around the neck, tight black jeans underneath, and a pair of brown long boots, making the long legs more symmetrical.
"Here! Happy Valentine's Day!"
The girl took the flowers and threw them into her arms with one hand. She handed the bag and gift to Zhou Yan: "Old Zhou, help me get it!"
Zhou Yan had no choice but to take the things and watch his girlfriend look at the rose bouquet happily.
"I originally wanted to buy ninety-nine flowers, but I'm afraid you can't take them." Zhou Yan scratched the back of his head, "I bought eleven flowers. I will only love one person for the rest of my life!"
Qin Ruoshu's face suddenly turned into a red apple.
"Oh, I made a reservation for dinner in the old city. Please come over here..."
Qin Ruoshu was a little surprised when she saw Li Yulin's car, and turned back to stare at Zhou Yan curiously.
"Get in the car first and then talk!"
Zhou Yan opened the car door, helped his girlfriend sit down, pulled out the seat belt and fastened it, then returned to the driver's seat, fastened the seat belt and started the car.
"I borrowed the car from my brother-in-law!" Zhou Yan smiled and looked at the various decorative items in the car. "The decorations were all made by my cousin, who is a bit younger!"
"I think it's parked!" Qin Ruoshu snickered and nodded, "Oh, by the way, let's have dinner..."
"A new Western restaurant has opened in the old city. I made a reservation this morning!"
"No need, I heard, over there..."
Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head: "I just made a small five thousand from my future father-in-law. I feel a little embarrassed if I don't spend it..."
Future father-in-law?
After being stunned for a moment, Qin Ruoshu quickly came to his senses and gave Zhou Yan a gentle look: "You haven't even written your horoscope yet!"
Although it was during the festival, there were very few cars on the road, and the afterglow of the setting sun with a bit of residual warmth shone on the cars.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhou Yan and Qin Ruoshu both enjoyed the warm and quiet atmosphere without speaking. Soon, the car was so quiet that only the roar of the engine and the looming car were left.
Heartbeat...
The distance between the old and new cities of Dongyang is not very far, only ten minutes away, and the quiet space between the two of them only lasted for ten minutes.
When they arrived at the western restaurant, they parked the car and walked into the store holding hands.
The menus were all in Chinese and English, not even a word in French. This made Zhou Yan lose the opportunity to show off, even though Zhou Yan didn't like showing off in the first place.
Western restaurants these days are just that, with only a few pages of menus. Apart from steak and salmon, the rest are filled with desserts and soups.
"Fillet mignon, pan-fried salmon, milky broccoli soup, please ask for cookies for dessert!"
Zhou Yan just glanced at it, finished ordering, and returned the menu to the waiter.
"This lady..."
Qin Ruoshu returned the menu without even looking at it: "Just be the same as him!"
“How much does the steak cost?”
"Seven points!"
"Where's the drinks?"
"Get two bottles of blueberry juice, keep it warm!"
Taking advantage of the time before the food was served, Zhou Yan took out the prepared gift and handed it to Qin Ruoshu.
The box is not big, but it is quite heavy in the hand. This makes Qin Ruoshu a little surprised. He stares at Zhou Yan with a smile: "A watch or something else?"
"Would you know if you open it and take a look?"
"Yes!" Qin Ruoshu happily tore open the ribbon and revealed the packaging box inside.
"Apple fourth generation player?" Qin Ruoshu was a little surprised and looked at Zhou Yan with wide eyes, "We don't sell it in Dongyang yet, right?"
Just by looking at his girlfriend's expression, Zhou Yan knew that she was very satisfied. He took out the second box from the bag beside him with a smile and handed it over.
"besides?"
“Macarons made before the holidays!”
When she heard about macarons, Qin Ruoshu was slightly happy, but in order to "scare" Zhou Yan, she still tried her best to make a face: "Why is it macarons again?"
"This color is different, I spent a lot of effort to get it!"
Qin Ruoshu opened the box doubtfully...
"Wow……"
One after another, dark blue starry sky-colored macarons with starlight appeared in front of everyone.
"Wow……"
Not only Qin Ruoshu, but also many young couples dining around were amazed by the starry sky.
"Handsome guy, where did you buy this snack?"
Before Zhou Yan could speak, Qin Ruoshu's head had already raised and she looked at Zhou Yan with a smile: "I did this by myself!"