kingnovel Chapter 799: Li's Secret
Chapter 799: Li's Secret
The others were too lazy to share and just scooped up a spoonful. They would be eating it themselves anyway, so why bother?
Everyone has different reactions to this.
Although the dishes made by Zhou Suli and Zhou Mai look ugly, they taste really good.
Everyone said it was delicious.
Only Li remained silent. What she did seemed to be similar to what Zhou Guo had done before, or even more bland.
Each person took a few bites of his own and started to taste others'.
When they ate Li's food, everyone frowned.
Zhou Guo said: "Mom, you put too little sugar."
Li said, "I saw you put in a lot of sugar and thought it was too sweet, so I thought I would put in less, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this."
Zhou Guo knew her. She didn't complain about the sweetness at all, but she obviously complained about the waste.
Zhou Mi and the others only took one bite and then left it there.
Zhou Su was afraid that she would be sad, so he gave himself a large piece and said, "Mother, it doesn't matter. They don't like it, but I do. I just like to eat something that's not sweet."
Zhou Mai and the others gave him a sidelong glance, but seeing the huge cake they really had no way of eating it.
If they had never eaten good food, they might be able to eat this.
Zhou Guo couldn't eat any more, so he ate what he had and said to Li: "Mom, we can't finish all the cakes. They won't taste good if we leave them out tomorrow. Let's share them later."
Li Lai couldn't eat any more either, only Zhou Suli was eating happily, mouthful after mouthful.
Li looked distressed and took away the food he hadn't finished and said, "Why eat it if it doesn't taste good? I won't eat it either. Eat your own food."
Zhou Su chuckled and said, "I think it tastes good."
He picked up the dish and finished it all. He never left anything in his bowl and would finish everything he got.
Zhou Guo ate half of her cake and finally couldn't eat any more. She preferred salty food to sweet food. She could only eat so much because she hadn't eaten it for many years and saved it up in one go.
No one finished their meal. Zhou Su liked sweet food the most, and he only ate half of what he made.
Zhou Guo looked at the remaining cakes and said, "Share them among us, or give them away as gifts."
The old man said, "How can we give this away after we've already eaten it?"
Zhou Guo raised the kitchen knife and said, "It's okay. Just cut off the piece that your spoons are touching. Besides, this thing is so big. If you cut it up and share it, it's decent to give each family one or two pieces."
It just so happened that Qian came to visit with her children. When she entered the yard, she saw that the family was eating. She felt a little embarrassed and didn't know whether to leave or stay.
When Mrs. Li saw them, she said happily, "Oh, the three of you are here, come quickly, have some cakes. I was thinking of sending you a few pieces, but now there is no need to send them, come and eat quickly."
Wu Ya went in to move the stools, and Zhou Mai went to pour tea for people.
Qian was a little embarrassed and said, "Changgen is on leave, so I thought of bringing him here to ask about your child's schoolwork. He is very stupid and there are many things he doesn't understand."
Li smiled and said, "What's the point? Let's eat something first. After that, let them play by themselves. We can talk about personal matters on the side."
Just as they sat down, before Zhou Guo's cake was divided, Wang Fugui, the wife of Chen from the village, and their group arrived.
Quite a lot of people came at once.
Nowadays, every family has a better life. After building a house, they all want to send their children to school to learn to read for two years. Although they cannot afford to send their children to take the imperial examinations, it is still possible for them to learn to read for two years.
When you get out and can write and do math, you can go to the county town or even the provincial capital and find a job as an accountant. Isn't that better than staying in the village and working in the fields for the rest of your life?
But the children in each family have grown up, and few of them are smart, so they find it very difficult to learn.
During the holidays and when they are not busy, the villagers would bring their children to Zhou's house, hoping to get some benefit from the children of the Zhou family.
Their children are good at all academic subjects. Even if your own children are not as smart as them, they can still benefit a lot by doing homework with them.
Zhou Mai and the others had already eaten enough, and when they saw so many people coming, they took them into the house.
There were suddenly fewer people in the yard.
Everyone looked at the white things on the table and asked curiously: "What is this?"
Li smiled and said, "Some cakes. You came just in time to try them."
Zhou Guo and Wu Ya brought out a pile of bowls and each cut a small piece.
There seemed to be a lot of cake originally, but when these people arrived, if the cake was divided a little bigger, some people would not be able to eat any.
Everyone held their bowls and looked at the white cake with yellow inside. They were very curious and said, "I've never seen this before. It must be delicious."
"You talk as if you have seen something good. The farthest place I have been to in my life is Yunzhou. The world is so big, there are so many good things."
What I am saying is that the person who just started talking has stopped talking and started eating with chopsticks.
"Oh my god, why does this cake taste like this? Hey, you guys try it too."
Everyone became curious and tried it. They were impressed at the first bite. They had never eaten such a fragrant and soft pastry before. It was so fragrant and sweet, even better than sweet water.
Someone couldn't help but ask: "Mother Guoguo, where did you buy this? Is it expensive? I'll buy it tomorrow."
Li looked at Zhou Guo and said, "I didn't buy it. Guo Guo made it. I don't know how she made it. If you want to eat it, I'll make it at home next time and send it to you."
Everyone listened to her and stopped asking questions after hearing what she said.
They just laughed and said it was delicious, better than all the pastries they had ever eaten.
Zhou Guo didn't expect her mother to keep things to herself. In fact, she had no intention of doing this. She was so busy now, how could she handle it if she interfered?
Besides, she only knows how to make this one way, baking the dough and spreading a layer of butter on it, and it still doesn’t look good.
Is it possible to open a pastry shop and only sell this kind of pastry? ?
She didn't take it seriously, so it seems that Li has some ideas in her mind.
Everyone likes to eat this thing, and it is not sold in any pastry shop outside. If you open a shop outside and it is the only one selling it, I don't know how many people will buy it.
Such a big cake is made at a time. If there are many people in the family, they will buy one, and if there are few people, they will buy one. Not to mention that there are many, one piece costs about ten or twenty cents, so there should be quite a few people buying it.
How could she bear to give this recipe to others? If these people turned around and sold it after she told them, what else would she sell?
The group of people ate up all the remaining cake and lingered in Zhou's house for more than an hour, only leaving when it was time for dinner.
Li invited them to have dinner.
"No, you have to eat, and the men at home have to eat too. If I don't go back, they will have to starve."
"I have to go back and cook. I won't have the honor to eat your meal. I'll come back next time."
The group of people dispersed quickly.
In a blink of an eye, they were the only ones left in the yard.
During dinner, Li talked about her plans.