Yunding Ranch

Chapter 151 Language Exchange
Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi were standing in the center of the crowd, Alice and Daniel were standing beside each other, and there were a few other people scattered around the side, like stars surrounding the moon. He was gesticulating and saying something, with a very serious expression, but he couldn't hear clearly amidst the noisy voices.

Lu Li thought something was wrong, so he hurried up, and then heard Alice's stumbling Chinese, "So...you guys prefer...um...what project?"

Although intermittent, but a sentence is finally complete, and the word order is not wrong, it is really rare.

Daniel, who was standing next to him, also looked hesitant to speak, nodded and repeated, "Project!" It was like a parrot learning a tongue, a conversation that was originally very normal, but because of their overly serious expressions became Some funny, people can not help laughing.

Lu Huaijin didn't answer right away, but thought about it seriously, "I like..." This sentence is in English, he paused for a moment, carefully searching for the words in his mind, "Bullfighting, no saddle. Saddle, is that the word? Lu Huaijin asked for proof, and then Song Lingyi nodded in affirmation, "Yes, Shisi said so." Then Lu Huaijin continued, "It's like... a game of the brave. What about you?"

"I! I!" Daniel raised his right hand high, like a student who is actively studying in class, and answered in Chinese, but after he finished speaking, he got stuck, stunned for a while, and then He said to Alice in English, "How about a speed competition?"

Alice was also stumped this time, unable to speak for a while, with a struggling expression.

Seeing this scene, Lu Li also understood that they were learning language exchange. Alice and the others used Chinese, while Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi used English. Such dialogue practice is very helpful for language, especially oral English.No wonder Fred spoke an alien language, and the convoluted conversations, both sides' pronunciation was not very accurate, it was indeed a headache.

However, Lu Li didn't step forward to help. The essence of language exchange is that even if you don't know how to speak, you must speak bravely. Only in this way can the language be tempered, at least in terms of spoken language.Therefore, Lu Li followed them, quietly watching their conversation, but did not make a sound to help.

"Fast race!" Alice finally remembered, and said a string of Chinese, but both Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi were full of question marks - what kind of project is this?

Even so, Lu Li still didn't make a sound to correct the mistake - if he corrected it like the teacher taught, it would lose the meaning of language exchange. Find a teacher to correct, only in this way, the progress is the most obvious.

Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi noticed Lu Li next to him, and they subconsciously looked at their son asking for help, but Lu Li spread his hands with an innocent look on his face, as if he didn't know what they were talking about. I didn't expect such a reaction, so I couldn't help being stunned, but Lu Huaijin reacted faster, and immediately understood Lu Li's intentions, a smile was drawn on the corner of his mouth, a little helpless, and a little affirmative - he is a teacher himself, so he is naturally happy about it. I can't understand it any more.

"You mean...competition?" Lu Huaijin thought about it carefully, and made a running posture with both hands, associating as much as possible, and sure enough, Alice and Daniel nodded immediately, and another girl next to him suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted Chinese shouted, "Speed ​​Race!" Everyone suddenly realized that this conversation could finally continue.

They communicated in Chinese and English all the way. When they went back, Lu Huaijin and Song Lingyi simply switched to Daniel's car, and then two of their friends who knew nothing about Chinese sat in Lu Li's car and drove back Arrived at Yunding Ranch.

When we returned to the ranch, it was already 11:30 in the middle of the night. After a whole day of carnival, everyone was a little tired and began to wash up one after another, but the language exchange group seemed energetic. A group of people sat in the main house. In the hall, chatting, talking and stretching, there is no sign of fatigue at all.

But Lu Li knew that Song Lingyi's voice was already hoarse, and she might lose her voice tomorrow; Lu Huaijin's heart was not good, so she couldn't go to bed too late, and rest was the basis for maintaining her body.It's just that the two of them are still bursting with adrenaline, and they don't feel tired for the time being. After this momentum passes, their bodies will not be able to support them, and they may get sick if they are not careful.

Lu Li was still a little worried in his heart, but he didn't directly go up to interrupt his parents' interest. It was really rare for them to have a party and a carnival.Instead, Lu Li turned and went into the kitchen, rummaged for a while, and found the Houttuynia cordata that Liu Xiaoyan gave him earlier.

Houttuynia cordata is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, which can be used in cooking and medicine. Its most famous function is to clear away heat and detoxify, and it can also be antibacterial, antiviral, and improve the body’s immunity. However, it is cold in nature and is not suitable for consumption in winter.But here in the United States, almost no one can eat it, and they don't even grow much. Liu Xiaoyan was given some by a relative and friend from Montana, and she gave Lu Li a little bit, only a small handful, for emergencies. .Unexpectedly, it will come in handy today.

This is dried houttuynia cordata, which cannot be used for cooking, but its effectiveness is not compromised.Lu Li started a fire and boiled a large pot of water, then threw the Houttuynia cordata into it, turned down the heat and started to cook slowly.

After preparing the Houttuynia cordata, Lu Li lit another stove next to it, filled a large pot of water with the large pot that usually cooks spaghetti, and took out three tubes of dried noodles from the cabinet. After the water boiled, Throw all the noodles and cook. After the water boils, add cold water to cool down. After the water boils again, add cold water again. After doing this three times, remove all the noodles and put them aside to cool.

Then I brought out the beef bone soup that Lily sent a few days ago. This beef bone soup has been boiled for [-] hours, and the essence of the beef bone is really preserved. This is the favorite way of French cuisine. , use broth to enhance the taste, discard the processed taste of MSG, and use the original taste of the food to enhance the freshness.

While the beef bone soup was being heated, Lu Li threw the fresh lettuce he picked earlier into boiling water to scald. Then he found the marinated beef in sauce and started slicing it. After the beef was cut, the beef bone soup was also boiled. up.

Put the vermicelli into a bowl first, then add the beef bone soup, throw two slices of lettuce down, sprinkle a little minced green onion, then sprinkle a few grains of salt, and finally add three slices of sauced beef, the fragrance of the vermicelli diffuses in the beef bone soup , making people move their index fingers.

Lu Li brought the noodles in clear soup to the restaurant. He didn't even need to call. Cole, Fred, Randy and others had already smelled the aroma and ran over. Even the people who were chatting in the hall gathered together. He asked eagerly, "What is this? What is this?"

"This is not for you guys." Lu Li pushed back Randy who was approaching with disgust, and said loudly, "Dad, Mom, come here. You must be hungry now, eat something simple."

In fact, Lu Huaijin is not in good health, and she doesn't have the habit of eating supper at night. Generally speaking, try to avoid eating after nine o'clock.However, today is quite special, not only was he tired all day, but he also ate something for lunch and dinner, and he didn't really sit down and eat well. Now Lu Huaijin's body definitely needs to be relieved.The same is true for Song Lingyi.

Lu Li turned around and went back to the kitchen, made a second bowl like a gourd, and served it to Song Lingyi, "Mom, sit down and eat something. You two want to exchange words, and there is plenty of time next, let's talk while eating. Lu Li smiled at his mother, stepped forward and hugged Song Lingyi's shoulders, and escorted her to sit down beside the dining table, "Quick, eat while it's hot."

"Fourteen, what about us?" Randy said sadly.

Lu Li shrugged, "I thought you guys didn't like noodles." Noodles are a very typical Asian dish. Although pasta is very popular all over the world, noodles are not.Compared with Chinese noodles, Americans prefer to eat Japanese udon noodles - udon noodle shops can be seen in the streets and alleys.The taste of dried noodles is not suitable for them.

"We haven't even tried it, we always have to taste it to know." Fred immediately complained, "Even if you don't like it, you have to taste it before you are qualified to speak." Fred couldn't help swallowing With a mouthful of saliva, he couldn't tell whether it was because he was hungry or because the aroma of the beef bone soup was too craving.

Ignoring the debate next to her, Alice couldn't wait to start communicating, "Lingyi, what is this?" The language exchange still didn't end.

"This is noodles." Song Lingyi's English is quite fluent now. Although the words are simple, the most important thing is to be able to convey the meaning accurately. "It's a kind of beef noodles."

Alice, Daniel and the others started the language exchange again. Seeing this scene, Lu Li couldn't help but shook his head and laughed dumbfounded. Then he raised his head and saw Fred, Randy, Cole and others looking at him with resentment. Man, like a chick waiting to be fed, he was also speechless for a while, waved his hand, and walked towards the kitchen, and then everyone walked around Lu Li, all smiling.

Lu Li filled up the noodles for them, but after a closer look, the noodles were too bland for them, they definitely couldn't eat them, and they couldn't even feel the taste in their mouths.After thinking for a while, Lu Li went to the living room, opened the suitcase that Lu Huaijin and the others brought over, rummaged through and found a glass bottle, and put it on the kitchen counter.

"Fourteen, what is this?" Randy asked impatiently.

Lu Li showed a big smile, "This is a magic seasoning. If you think the taste is not exciting enough, just add a little more. Adjust the amount according to your own taste, so that any food can become delicious."

(End of this chapter)