The poor man grows watermelon

The fact that Yu Feng secretly gave Xuewa candy was finally exposed.

For dinner, Su Ye specially steamed two white and fat sugar triangles for Xuewa. The little guy usually likes to eat them, but today's reaction was indifferent.

Su Ye rubbed the little guy's soft belly, and asked worriedly, "Is the baby uncomfortable?"

The little guy closed his mouth and shook his head, his guilty conscience clearly written on his face.

Su Ye looked at Yu Feng.

The tall man almost buried his head in the bowl, as if the bowl of porridge smelled delicious.

Su Ye pursed her lips, put her fingers on Xue Wa's tender cheeks, and said seriously, "Baby, open your mouth."

Xuewa always listened to Su Ye's words the most. Although she was a little scared, she still opened her mouth obediently, revealing two rows of small white teeth.

Su Ye lifted the little guy's fleshy chin, and took a closer look. Well, big and small sugar residues are still sticking to his teeth!

Su Ye let Xue Wa go, and looked at Yu Feng expressionlessly.

The man immediately showed a flattering smile, and said flatly, "Little Yezi, I was wrong."

Su Ye pursed her mouth into a straight line, looked at him coldly, and said nothing.

Yu Feng frowned, cowardly, looking very pitiful.

Xuewa stretched out her slender hands, grabbed the sugar triangle, and begged timidly, "Daddy won't be angry when the baby eats."

Su Ye's heart softened, and he took the sugar triangle into his hand, "If you're not hungry, don't eat it."

Xuewa flattened her mouth, her round eyes were filled with moisture, but she tried her best not to cry.

Su Ye sighed, touched the little guy's head, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, baby, Daddy isn't mad at you."

Yu Feng quickly said: "Yes, it's none of the baby's business, your little daddy is angry with your big daddy, baby don't cry."

Su Ye squinted at him, "You know that too?"

Yu Feng pulled his partner into his arms shyly, and said very sincerely: "It's really my fault in this matter, Xiao Yezi, don't be angry, I won't be like this next time."

Su Ye felt even more aggrieved, "Do you think I'm reluctant to let the baby eat candy?"

Yu Feng responded quickly: "No, no, the little page is for the baby's benefit."

"Eating too much sugar will cause tooth decay, do you know?" Su Ye looked angrily, "Do you think I'm just scaring the baby?"

Yu Feng was more sincere, "No, no, the little page makes sense."

"You are not allowed to fight haha!" Su Ye was so angry that he punched him, "I am educating the children, why are you holding back?"

"No, I'm serious." Yu Feng spread his thick fingers and wrapped Su Ye's thin white hand in his palm, "I'm sorry, Xiao Yezi, I promise I won't do this again in the future, be careful of hand pain."

The concern in the man's eyes was unadulterated, and Su Ye's anger disappeared instantly, and his tone softened unconsciously, "Go and brush the baby's teeth, and then eat after brushing."

"Okay, let's go!" Yu Feng responded straightforwardly, picked up Xuewa and walked out.

Su Ye asked worriedly, "Bring a new toothbrush, the kind with soft bristles."

"Understood." Yu Feng turned his head and smiled, "Xiao Yezi eats first, don't wait for me."

Su Ye pouted, "Who wants to wait for you!"

Yu Feng smiled and finally heaved a sigh of relief.

-

Su Ye rolled up her hair and wore clean fine linen clothes, the cuffs and trousers were tied with cloth strips.

He was standing bent over by the stove, slowly stirring the pale yellow syrup at the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon.

Su Qingzhu, Su Ya'er, Xiaoxuewa, and Yu Douzi lined up one by one, each of them resting their chins on their hands, staring at him intently.

The warm afternoon sun came in through the window and hit Su Ye, making his outline softer.

Su Qingzhu blinked, and couldn't help saying: "Look carefully, my brother is also very gentle."

Xiaoxuewa nodded her head and responded softly, "Daddy is gentle."

"Haha!" Su Qingzhu stretched out his arms, yelled at the little guy's round head, and said with a smile, "Do you know what gentleness is?"

The little guy nodded seriously, "I know! Daddy, Wenrou, Uncle Ya, Wenrou, Aunt Xia, Wenrou, Uncle Zhuzi..."

Su Qingzhu raised her eyebrows, "How about me?"

Xuewa moved her small mouth, and said three words clearly, "Not gentle!"

"Huh?" Su Qingzhu stared, pretending to be angry.

Yu Douzi jumped up, stood in front of Xuewa, and shouted loudly: "Xuewa is not afraid, brother protects you!"

Su Ya'er laughed hard.

Su Ye also had a smile on his face, turned his head and asked, "Is the hawthorn skewered?"

Su Ya'er nodded, "It's skewered, it's hanging outside, do you want to use it now?"

"Well, bring the hawthorn and the bamboo table, and pour some water on the surface."

"got it!"

Su Qingzhu and Su Ya'er went to move things, while Yu Douzi and Xuewa looked at Su Ye expectantly with their round eyes open.

Su Ye smiled, and said, "Dou Zi and Bao Bao go get the straw, okay? I'll use it to insert candied haws later."

"Okay (^o^)/~" The two little guys responded cheerfully.

When everything was ready, Su Ye removed the firewood from the stove and washed his hands again.

"Are you going to do it?" Su Ya'er asked expectantly.

Su Ye nodded, "I'll try to marinate some of them first, and I'll replace you later."

"Yeah! I'll take a good look at it and follow Xiao Ye's example." Su Ya'er said modestly.

It was also Su Ye's first real hands-on operation. It would be a lie to say that he was not nervous, especially in front of children.

He took a deep breath, pinched one end of the bamboo stick, dipped it into the pot, turned it slowly, and the translucent syrup was attached to the hawthorn.

"(**) Wow!" This is the admiration from the group of four onlookers.

Su Ye smiled, took the hawthorn skewers out of the pot, dropped them on the wet chopping board, pulled them, and the crispy sugar skin appeared under the hawthorn skewers.

"(**)Wow!"

Su Ye's movements were unavoidably a little clumsy, but he couldn't stand the four supporters beside him, which gave him great confidence.

Soon, a sweet and sour candied haws will be ready.

Su Qingzhu swallowed, "Can I eat it?"

While doing the second one, Su Ye replied, "It's not possible now, we have to wait for the syrup to coagulate."

"Hmm..." Su Qingzhu frowned, "How long will I have to wait?"

"It's cold now, and the syrup condenses quickly, just wait a while."

While talking, the second candied haws was ready.

Su Ye threw it on the chopping board, pulled out the candy skin, then let the stove out, and said with a smile, "Ya'er, come and try."

Su Ya'er, who was still eager to try, flinched at this time, and waved her hands again and again, "No, no, this is too difficult. I can't do it just by pulling the sugar skin."

Su Qingzhu made a cut, jumped to the stove like a monkey, and said energetically: "If you don't come, I will come, watch carefully!"

Su Ye smiled with indulgence.

Su Ya'er worriedly said: "Be careful, don't spoil the good candy!"

"Just look at it!"

Although he was full of confidence, he couldn't hold back his strength. Su Qingzhu took the bamboo stick and slammed it on the case. With a "snap", several hawthorns flew out, and he threw the rest to pieces.

There was a moment of silence in the kitchen, followed by loud laughter.

Even Su Qingzhu held his stomach and laughed non-stop, "Hey, this is really fun! Come and try it, hahahaha!"

Yu Douzi and Xiao Xuewa laughed while picking up the flying hawthorns, blowing the dust on them and stuffing them into their mouths.

The sour-faced hawthorn is wrapped in warm syrup, which is always sweet to the heart.

In this happy atmosphere, a bunch of candied haws is ready.

When the sugar skins were almost coagulated, Su Ye slowly pulled them off the bamboo table one by one, and inserted them into the straw handles.

There was still some syrup left in the pot, so Su Ye peeled some sorbets, wild persimmons, and even steamed taro, and mixed them in a small pot, which was unexpectedly well received by everyone.

-

Su Ye packed a copy of white sugar, rock sugar, and snowballs that can be stored for a long time, and asked Yu Feng to bring them to Huo Da.

In the end, all these have to be presented to the imperial court. As for whether the seventh and eighth hills can be bought, it depends on how much Xiao Heng attaches importance to the sugar recipe.

Of course, after all, it was the era when imperial power was supreme, so Su Ye didn't dare to make a fuss, nor could it be said that he was negotiating conditions, he could only expect the emperor's reward.

Therefore, he honestly wrote the prescription on the paper and presented it to show his sincerity.

At the same time, Xue Wa and Yu Douzi happily ran towards the Maple Leaf Bridge holding candied haws——Uncle Ye/Daddy said they would send them to Grandpa Min!

At that time, Min Zheng was sitting in a shelter by the bridge watching the craftsmen working.

Sitting next to him was a circle of officials from the capital, all of whom had been ordered by the emperor to monitor the progress of the project—actually, it was just a formality. After all, looking at the entire court, no one dared to challenge Min Zheng except for the other two princes. wrong place.

The two little guys often play in Yu's Manor, and they have seen "big scenes", so they are not afraid to see so many people in the pavilion.

On the contrary, those officials were all surprised when they saw the little dolls rushing into the pavilion like this.

However, Min Zheng didn't speak, so they all kept their mouths shut and pretended to be dumb.

Min Zheng looked at the two little guys with a smile, "Are Xuewa and Douzi here to look for me?"

He never called himself "the official" in front of the villagers, and the officials were surprised again.

Yu Douzi didn't understand this, so he happily handed over the candied haws that he had held up for a long time, and said in a loud voice, "Grandpa Min, Uncle Ye asked me to bring it to you, try it, it's delicious! "

"Hehe, Xiaoye has made a new dish again? Since Douzi says it's delicious, I'll try it."

Min Zheng took the bamboo sticks into his hand with a smile, and put one in his mouth in front of everyone.

"Hmm~ there is sweetness in the sourness, sourness in the sweetness, cool and refreshing, crispy on the outside and waxy on the inside, this taste is very unique." Just from the expression of enjoyment, it can be seen that Min Zheng's praise is not mixed with flattery.

This made the officials curious - what kind of delicacy can make the newly promoted Marquis Yong'an appreciate it so much?

An elderly official who seemed to have a high status said to the little ones, "Isn't it just for him, but not for us?"

Xuewa blinked, obediently handed out the small bamboo basket on her lap, and said politely, "Grandpa, here it is."

The official smiled kindly, "Haha, thank you, come on, everyone..."

The officials in the pavilion all got a few pieces more or less, and all of them nodded after eating - no matter what they thought in their hearts, at least they were very satisfied on the surface.

Yu Douzi leaned against her small chest and said proudly, "Uncle Ye said, it's good to eat."

"Oh?" Min Zheng asked with a smile, "What's the benefit?"

"Uh..." Yu Douzi scratched his head, it's over, he ate too much candied haws and forgot!

A soft voice came from the side, and he said unhurriedly: "Daddy said that hawthorn can digest food, rock candy can whet the appetite, um...excellent."

"Haha, that's how it is."

Min Zheng laughed heartily, and the officials next to him also praised: "What a smart little guy!"

Xuewa smiled shyly, pinched the corner of her clothes and whispered, "Thank you for the compliment."

"Hahaha..." A group of officials dressed in red and purple laughed heartily at the same time.

Min Zheng thought with a smile, and write a private letter to His Majesty when he turns back, after all, he can eat people with a short mouth!