Chapter 454: Lotus seed porridge, bitter and sweet
Wang Sanniang was waiting at the door.
"Mother, mother, put it on quickly and take a look."
"There's also candied haws on a stick, so sweet, mother!"
Wang Sanniang took the hairpin, touched Ping An and Ruyi's heads, and said with a smile: "Ping An and Ruyi have grown up."
She was very pleased.
After sending Ping An and Ruyi in, Wang Sanniang stepped forward and said, "Brother Chen, if you keep this little money, I can't help but let you spend it."
Chen Changsheng did not answer, shook his head and said with a smile: "The hairpin didn't cost any money, it was Ping An's guess on the lantern riddles, and the candied haws of sugarcane was left for them by Chen who didn't like to eat it, and it didn't cost anything, so there's no need for it.
"
Wang Sanniang was about to speak, but was interrupted by Chen Changsheng: "It's a bit late, Chen will go back first."
He ignored Wang Sanniang and closed the door after returning to the yard.
Wang Sanniang sighed helplessly, how could she not understand.
She never mentioned it again, but kept it silently in her mind.
After returning to the house.
Ruyi and peace come together again.
"Mom, the temple fair is a lot of fun. There is a shadow puppet show with little people on it, and there are people who can use their hands to manipulate oil pans. It's so awesome!"
"What else?"
"I also paid homage to Grandpa Dragon King."
"Ping An guessed two lantern riddles correctly! But I guessed wrong."
"Uncle Chen even made a lantern riddle, but someone guessed it later."
The room was dark, and Wang Sanniang listened to Ruyi and Ping An chattering.
She couldn't help but feel that such a peaceful life was so nice.
Peace is good and everything goes well.
Be safe and sound, and everything goes well.
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Chen Changsheng sat down in the small courtyard, raised his hand and lit a candle.
Speaking of which, the oil in the lamp is almost gone. I will have to buy some on the street another day.
Full Moon appeared and said, "You are living a really leisurely life."
"Isn't it bad?"
“It’s pretty good too.”
Man Yue then said: "Someone knocked on the door before. It was the woman in the yard opposite, with a maid."
"I know."
"Um."
The full moon said nothing more.
The night was blurry. Chen Changsheng glanced at the moon, then yawned and slowly fell asleep.
Early the next morning, he was woken up by the rain.
It rained lightly in Qingshan City in the morning.
So much so that the surrounding mountains turned gray.
Mixed with a bit of earthy flavor, it's a bit fresher.
The originally dead sycamore flowers were now a little more vibrant, probably because the rain had brought some fresh air.
The sword flower stayed among the white flowers on the tree and never came out.
He was also seriously injured and was recovering slowly, and there was no rush to regain his freedom.
There was a knock on the door in the morning.
Chen Changsheng lowered his head when he went to open the door.
"I went to the temple fair yesterday. You were not there when I came back. Sister Yun asked me to come over and get it for you this morning."
It's Yu Hongjin, that little drunkard.
After stuffing the things into Chen Changsheng's hands, Yu Hongjin left.
Chen Changsheng looked down and saw that one package contained candied fruits wrapped in oil paper, and the other package contained lotus seeds.
He raised his head and glanced at the opposite door again, then withdrew his gaze and silently closed the door and returned to the courtyard.
The candied fruits are delicious and the lotus seeds are also very sweet.
In Qingshan City, lotus seeds can probably only be purchased at temple fairs.
It would be a pity not to use these lotus seeds to make porridge.
Chen Changsheng thought for a while and then went to the door.
I went to the street to buy a few kilograms of rice and came back. Then I went to Wang Sanniang to borrow a bucket. The wooden bucket left by Old Man Huang had long since rotted.
Chen Changsheng picked up a few buckets of water from the well in the workshop.
I found a few pieces of rotten wood and started a fire.
Lotus seed porridge is not difficult to make. Some people are particular about removing the painstaking efforts in the lotus seeds and enjoying the sweetness. But for Chen Changsheng, it feels good to have this touch of bitterness.
But not everyone’s taste is this way.
After planting half of the lotus seeds, Chen Changsheng covered the pot.
It just so happened that this happiness and peace also came.
Chen Changsheng said: "Come and help Chen peel the lotus seeds."
Ruyi took a look and said: "So the lotus seeds look like this."
This is the first time I have seen Ruyi and Ping An, but I have seen them in books before.
Ping An asked: "Uncle Chen, can you just peel it off?"
"Let's make lotus seed porridge for a while. Lotus seeds are bitter in the heart. Do you two like it sweeter or a little bitter?"
"Sweet!"
"Uh-huh."
Children always like to eat sweets, this is true.
It doesn't take much effort for three people to peel it off.
Ruyi and Ping An also tasted some raw lotus seeds.
Ruyi took a bite of the peeled heart and immediately turned ugly, "Bah, bah, it's really bitter!"
When Ping An tasted it, he felt it was a bit bitter, but after chewing it slowly, he felt something different.
"It seems, it's okay..."
The more bitter it is in the front, the sweeter it will be in the back.
Peace and happiness are different after all.
When the peeling was finished, the porridge in the pot was also cooked. It was made from lotus seeds without removing the heart.
After it was served, Chen Changsheng scooped up a bowl and asked Ruyi and Ping An if they wanted to drink it.
"Ruyi will not endure hardship." Ruyi resisted very much.
Ping An would like to have a taste.
After Ping An tasted it, he said: "The lotus seeds are so fragrant! They feel a little bitter, but they will become sweeter and sweeter later on. They are delicious!"
Ruyi doesn't quite understand why Uncle Chen and Ping An like to suffer these hardships.
Chen Changsheng got into the pot again, and this time he got through it to the core.
After it was over, it was served to Ruyi.
Ruyi drank it with gusto. She liked the soft and glutinous taste of the lotus seed porridge.
Chen Changsheng said: "Can you please bring this bowl to the person opposite me? After all, this lotus seed was given to me by someone else."
"Ah, okay."
Ping An blinked and left immediately.
He was curious about why Uncle Chen didn't go by himself, but he didn't ask. Ping An was not like Ruyi, who had to ask for the reason for everything.
Ping An went and knocked on the door.
It was Yunxiang's maid who opened the door, and Yunxiang happened to be in the courtyard.
She walked to the door, looked at Ping An and said, "What else did Mr. Chen say?"
"Mr. Chen?" Ping An paused, and it was Uncle Chen who came to his senses.
Ping'an added: "Uncle Chen didn't say anything, so he asked Ping'an to bring it over. The lotus seeds had the heart removed. They are very sweet. Ruyi likes them very much, and Sister Yun should also like them."
"Don't Ping An like sweet things?" Yun Xiang asked.
Ping An said: "Although it is bitter if you have a heart, it will be sweeter later. Uncle Chen has cooked two pots, one with a heart and one without a heart."
Yunxiang was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and then smiled and said: "Excuse me, Ping An, thank you Mr. Chen for me."
Ping An agreed and asked again when he was about to leave: "Have Sister Yun and Uncle Chen known each other for a long time?"
"That's right." Yunxiang replied.
Ping An nodded and left immediately.
Yunxiang returned to the courtyard with the bowl of lotus seed porridge.
I asked the maid to bring a small bowl, scooped out a bowl and tasted it.
The taste is very sweet.
But Yunxiang seemed to be thinking about something.
The maid on the side saw this and asked, "What are you thinking about, young lady?"
Yunxiang slowly came back to her senses and lowered her head to look at the lotus seed porridge.
She was wondering whether Mr. Chen still regarded her as a child.
But there's nothing bad about it.
"The porridge is very sweet." Yunxiang replied.
The maid asked: "Did you add sugar?"
Yunxiang shook her head again.
The maid was a little confused. If there was no sugar added, how sweet could it be?
besides……
It seems that the young lady has not been very fond of sweets these years.