The rice was steaming, and her face was hidden in the steam for a while. He smelled rice.
This is the smell of good rice.
Good rice is just a sealed fragrance. You should add the right amount of water, soak it for a proper time, and then cook it with a good rice cooker. After jumping up to keep warm and stewing for a proper time, the fragrance will come out in generate, just like a small bottle full of balsam is broken.
He said that she was the best cook he had ever seen. She replied, "I respect Amy." However, only respect good rice. "
When he sat at the table after washing his hands, there were already two bowls of rice on the table. He has an empty bowl over there. She served two small blue-and-white discs, one containing a dozen yellow snails, the other like translucent jade, with a faint inky color, and the other with a coriander heart and a tender sauce color.
Finally, she brought a small crock. This is the focus of his hope. I immediately opened the lid and took a look. There are green, white and red in it, which is very pleasing to the eye. He scooped half a bowl of soup from the crock himself. The soup is clear, there are no oil flowers, vegetables, white tofu, and three or five red berries, and the rest is gone. But it is delicious. It is plain and mellow; It is thick and completely light; It is light and sweet, completely free from the modification of monosodium glutamate and chicken essence, and as natural as clear water hibiscus.
Just one bite, and the whole stomach is comfortable. After slightly scalding, it is clear, fragrant, sweet and slippery ... It blooms on the tip of the tongue in turn, and the senses that have been numb for a whole day are revived. The remaining tendons of the vegetables gently and pleasantly pressed against the teeth, the tender tofu caressed the mouth, and the soup gurgled all the way along the esophagus to the comfort of scalding the stomach.
It's really good soup. ?
He drank two bowls in a row, and then ate, yellow snail and Chinese cabbage, one slippery and the other crisp, both of which were eating hammers. Unconsciously, I ate a bowl of rice. He drank another bowl of soup without adding any more. Then put the bowl down and smile at her.
Their family is an enviable platinum family. Platinum means wealth and white-collar workers.
First, he is an official cadre who eats the salary of the court. Later, he didn't want to look at people's faces, so he went to sea early. He became the man of the hour in this city, and his manners won attention and praise.
He has been married for seventeen or eighteen years. His wife is his college classmate, and she is also a beautiful girl at school. Even now, she is as fresh and lovely as a green leaf. With such a wife, he is not easy to surprise other women.
DuDu's appearance was an accident. This is a girl 20 years younger than herself. She is beautiful and comes from a good family. There is no suspicion of asking a man for money.
I really didn't feel tempted at first, but DuDu is really a crystal vase, and because of his hopeless love, this crystal vase stands on the edge of a cliff and may break into pieces at any time. Finally, he had to reach out and grab her.
He doesn't often go home for dinner. Then he didn't even come back at night. He said he was too busy to come back. Later, he said that he wanted to be alone.
Her silence, long and thin silence, made him feel oppressed by the weight, but he didn't dare to hang up. Finally, she said, "well, if you want to come back for dinner, just call."
This is her character, and it is impossible to take the initiative to pick out and attack. Over the years, he always felt that he had chosen the right person to marry, and now he has this feeling again.
Fresh love, fresh madness, fresh atmosphere, months have flown by.
The problem is an unexpected small problem-they will still be hungry.
He is half a public figure, so he can't take her out to eat, so he can only order takeout.
Slowly, eating became a chore, because it tasted bad. It's really messy, some are hard, some are dry, and some are sawdust. He misses a bowl of fragrant, soft and elastic rice, and even more misses a bowl of warm, moist and delicious soup.
Finally, one day, he couldn't help telling his wife about the pot of white water vegetable soup. He was so excited to cook in the kitchen that his stomach felt uncomfortable. He finally said, "People who really can cook can cook even the simplest dishes well."
When she heard the doorbell ring, she once thought it was him. However, she immediately knew that it was not.
A young girl appeared in front of her. The girl said, "Call me Dudu, I am your husband's friend."
She understood at once. She invited her in, just as a polite woman treats her husband's friends.
Dudu said, "Thank you for receiving me. In fact, I came here today to eat your cooking. " Seeing the surprise on her face, Dudu explained at once: "I always hear him boast that you can cook the best even the simplest dishes." It's really strange. "
She seemed a little embarrassed, thought for a moment and said, "Well, you can have a light meal here."
She took a sip of soup.
She gave a "wow-"without thinking, and then looked at the hostess doubtfully: "Is this the white water and cabbage soup?"
The hostess said, "Is that what he called it?"
"Can you tell me how to do it?" Dudu has a sincere face.
The hostess paused, as if with a slight sigh, and then said, "There are many things to prepare. Good ribs, Jinhua ham, grass chicken in northern Jiangsu, live shrimp in Taihu Lake, bamboo shoots in Moganshan, clams, mushrooms, and a crab when there is a crab in Yangcheng Lake, both of which are two. Put all these things in a crock and simmer for three or four hours. Add enough water at a time, no salt and no seasoning. When you're done, fish out all those things and don't leave any debris. Wait until you want to eat, then put down the tofu and vegetables. These things can absorb oil. "
DuDu gasped at the air conditioning. This is the so-called white water vegetable soup! How deep is this woman's heart! What nonsense did that man say? He likes this stuff every day, but thinks it can be made very easily and simply. He really doesn't understand his wife at all. At this moment, DuDu deeply understood the woman in front of him.
"Do you make such a can of soup every day?"
"yes. Go shopping in the morning, then prepare slowly in the morning and stew slowly in the afternoon. "
"So how did you prepare today? He is not ... "
"Accustomed to it, maybe he will come back today?"
Dudu stayed there alone for a long time before saying, "You are amazing!" " "
The hostess paused for a moment, then whispered absently, "He has worked hard all day. Let him drink more soup!" "
Dudu cocked his head, thought carefully and said, "I'm not you."
She left as suddenly as when she came, without warning.
1 month has passed. In the evening, the woman is in the kitchen as usual, and the soup pot is placed on the gas stove, steaming slightly.
The doorbell rang. He opened the door, but it was him. She paused and blurted out, "What, I forgot my key?"
He replied, "Yes."
At this time, he was sure that he could sit at the table and wait as before.
She came with a big tray. There are two bowls of rice, two dishes and a small crock. That's what he missed. He couldn't help saying, "I'll have soup first."
He scooped half a bowl of soup from the crock. Still green, white and red, still clear soup color, no oil flower. He took a quick sip and his face changed after only one sip. Just like being pulled out of a warm quilt, I was surprised and angry. I hope to wake up immediately and find that this is a dream, so that I can collapse back into the warm quilt.
"What kind of soup is this?" He dared not spit it out, swallowed a mouthful of soup in his mouth with difficulty and asked earnestly.
"White water vegetable soup."
"Why is it so bad? The previous soup was not like this! " He protested in grievance.
She took a sip and then said, "What flavor do you want?"
She didn't even look at him, took the last bite, looked him in the eye and said, "Our family may have to hire hourly workers in the future. I found a job and went to cooking school to attend classes. "
He was taken aback, and the terrible soup seemed to churn again just now. "For such a big thing, don't discuss with me. What's wrong with you now? " As soon as the words came out, he regretted it. He is the one who is indefensible!
However, she didn't seize the opportunity to fight back and even said nothing. She just glanced at him. This glance really made him feel stupid. Eyes are clear, but deep and blurred, like white steam from the wellhead in a deserted garden in the dark, which makes people feel cold all over.