startled autumn

The beacon fire had stopped, Master Wang was ordered by the emperor to return to Beijing to wait for the reward. On the day of triumph, there were crowds of people all over the capital to welcome him, with laughter one after another, and the chill of winter was swept away like this.Not only that, the winter solstice is two days away, which is a good day for reunion, and the aroma of dumplings is coming from the streets and alleys, which is just right for the occasion.

The capital has not been this lively for a long time.

Mo Yifeng has always been independent from the world, but at this moment, it is unavoidable that there is a trace of smoke and fire—the real Yijian is clamoring to eat the dumplings made by his apprentice himself, Xiao Shaoling can only put down the butcher knife, put on an apron, and stand stiffly. Make up your face.

Of course, he had more than one apprentice.

Shen Zhiqiu went up the mountain this time with his family and his family, and seeing that there was a lot of battle, the carriage Han Banbu was driving was full of New Year gifts brought by Han Bi's order, and Yue Yin smiled brightly as soon as he entered the door.

"Mr. Han is always so caring." Yue Yin smiled, raised his head with difficulty from the New Year ceremony, and then barely diverted his attention to Shen Zhiqiu, jokingly said: "Second senior brother, you have gained a lot of weight recently ah."

Shen Zhiqiu's cloak was wrapped extremely tightly, leaving almost no room for ventilation, but his upper body was arched in a big lump for some reason, and one could tell that there was something hidden in his cloak.

Han Bi stood aside and called out coldly, "Ah Jia, how long are you going to pretend to be asleep?"

The dumpling in the cloak moved a little upon hearing this.A moment later, a little girl who looked like a jade carving stuck her head out, her eyes were hazy, and her voice was waxy and vague: "Are you here?"

Shen Zhiqiu loosened the cloak, and slowly put A Jia on the ground, but the little girl was really clinging to him, her feet had already fallen to the ground, and she was still holding his thighs with her hands and refused to let go. Sweetly saying "Little uncle is so fierce, he wants to scold me, brother Qiuqiu save me", which is a bit of salt and vinegar.

It's funny to say, ever since A Jia "transferred love" to Shen Zhiqiu, the relationship between Han Bi and this little niece has plummeted.

A Jia is worthy of being a member of the Han family. She had a lot of scheming at a young age. First, she pestered Shen Zhiqiu to agree to take her to Moyi to play, and then pretended to be tired along the way, insisting that Shen Zhiqiu carry her up the mountain. Han Bi saw it and treated her well. Breathtaking.

Now that the little girl was pestering Shen Zhiqiu with an excuse, Han Bi couldn't bear it anymore and said, "A Jia, he is your elder, you can't be so big or small."

Ah Jia then made a face at him.

Seeing this, Shen Zhiqiu immediately educated A Jia, "Your little uncle is right."

Ajia felt aggrieved, "You always help little uncle."

Shen Zhiqiu was at a loss for words for a moment, so he just acquiesced.

Ah Jia was even more aggrieved: "I want to empathize with others..."

Han Bi applauded immediately.

Yue Yin watched for a while, and then realized that Shen Zhiqiu was holding Han Bi's little niece, A Jia, and seeing that she was smart, he greeted her.

"You can call me Brother Yue Yin."

A Jia stared at Yue Yin earnestly for a while, then asked deeply: "Is there anyone else?"

Yue Yin: "..."

Yue Yin, whose confidence was shattered, patiently asked A Jia for a long time, only to find out that A Jia didn't dislike him because he was not good-looking, but "I was hurt by your tall people", so the next step is to I want to find a kid who is about the same age as her to play with.

After A Jia finished answering the questions, maybe she was annoyed by Yue Yin's questions, so she skillfully lay down in Han Bi's arms and pretended to be asleep.

Yue Yin had already got the answer, so naturally he didn't provoke her any more, he just breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to Shen Zhiqiu: "By the way, senior brother seems to be sulking."

Shen Zhiqiu looked at him suspiciously.

"Master Yijian brought back a famous sword named 'Spirit Snake' from Southern Xinjiang, but he didn't let the senior brother take a look at it, and asked him to make dumplings first. The senior brother agreed at that time, and the next day So I retreated with Flour in the kitchen for a long time, and I still refuse to come out." Yue Yin said.

Shen Zhiqiu's eyes lit up: "I want to see this sword too!"

Yue Yin sighed: "You know Uncle Yijian's temper, he has already set the rules, even if you beg him, it's useless."

Shen Zhiqiu knew that what he said was reasonable, so he turned to ask: "Junior Brother Yue, have you called Senior Brother?"

"I called him twice personally, but he ignored him."

...this is really serious.

Shen Zhiqiu said solemnly: "I'll go and help senior brother."

The kitchen door was closed tightly, and there were many spectators around outside. When they saw Yue Yin coming, they scattered like birds and beasts. Seeing that the people had left completely, Shen Zhiqiu kicked the door open, neatly.

The white flour and vegetable leaves were scattered all over the kitchen, and there was no rudimentary shape of dumplings at all—Xiao Shaoling was sitting cross-legged on the ground, his eyes unblinking, staring blankly at the unformed batter on the table.

Shen Zhiqiu: "Brother?"

Xiao Shaoling turned his head slowly, and said with ashamed heart: "Junior brother, I didn't expect that there are things in this world that I can't do."

Shen Zhiqiu turned pale with shock: "How is it possible?"

Xiao Shaoling showed a stricken face: "I tried according to the recipe, but I really can't do it. I'm not worthy to be your senior brother."

Shen Zhiqiu quickly comforted him and said: "Brother, I am born to be useful, so don't underestimate yourself."

"Stop talking." Xiao Shaoling said sternly, "I want to quit the arena."

Shen Zhiqiu: "...Brother!"

Isn't it just making dumplings?Han Bi was annoyed and amused by their inexplicably sad atmosphere: "Why is this so difficult? Just find a cook to teach you."

Xiao Shaoling flatly refused: "How can outsiders know that I can't make dumplings? Absolutely not!"

"It's a pity that I don't know how to do it at all, otherwise I would be able to share my brother's worries." Shen Zhiqiu sighed.

Yue Yin: "Brother, don't look at me, and neither will I."

A Jia, who was lying in Han Bi's arms, also shook her head and said, "I can't help you." As for a pampered son like Han Bi, it's even more impossible.

Xiao Shaoling sighed tragically: "This is the day I will die—"

"It's such a small thing to make dumplings," Han Banbu eavesdropped for a long time, and then poked his head out of the door happily, "I will."

Cooking smoke curled up.

Han Banbu put the freshly made dumplings out of the pot, and scooped them up when they were cooked. Xiao Shaoling couldn't wait to pinch one and taste it.

"How?" Han Banbu raised his eyebrows confidently.

“Extremely delicious!”

Han Banbu said cheerfully: "My mother's dumplings, even the young master praised them as good, so I shouldn't be much worse." It is not easy for ordinary food to get a good evaluation from Han Bi.

Xiao Shaoling couldn't help holding his face with his hands, and said deeply: "You may not believe it when you say it, but when I accepted you as my apprentice, I already thought that this day would come."

Han Banbu: "Hehe."

Shen Zhiqiu actually believed it: "Senior brother is really far-sighted!"

"Use cold water when kneading dough, neither too light nor too heavy..." Han Banbu patiently taught Xiao Shaoling, "You are too strong and you put too much water, no wonder it all scattered into batter. Don't use internal force, just five parts of it, five parts of it will do."

Xiao Shaoling nodded again and again, pressed the palms of both hands on the dough, and pressed it around with five minutes of force—the dough was immediately pressed into a round cake that was so flat that it couldn't even be lifted up.

"Let's do it again." Han Banbu said indifferently: "...Please don't force yourself, just rub it casually."

The meeting went well this time.

There was no problem with the stuffing of meat. Xiao Shaoling was a swordsman after all, and he was extraordinarily steady and ruthless in his strikes. He carefully seasoned the stuffing according to Han Banbu's instructions, and the dumpling stuffing was ready in a short while.

Unexpectedly, there was another problem when making dumplings.

Han Banbu: "No, this kind of dumpling will be broken when put into the pot."

Xiao Shaoling had no choice but to look at his broken dumpling with grievance: "It's because we have no fate."

It's strange to say that although Xiao Shaoling is always idle and not doing business on weekdays, but when he is serious, he is omnipotent, such a ignorant appearance that no one present has ever seen.

Xiao Shaoling suddenly said vigilantly: "Yue Yin, what are you doing here? Aren't you very busy?"

"Brother, don't worry, it's just because you are like this." Yue Yin swallowed the word "unlucky" back into his stomach with a smile.

Not only to watch, but also to review and revisit from time to time in the future.Yue Yin thought happily.

Shen Zhiqiu never did things that would add insult to injury, and he still didn't know why, he only thought that Yue Yin was really praising Xiao Shaoling, thinking that he should do something practical, so he offered to propose: "Brother, let me help you."

As he said that, he imitated Han Banbu's appearance and began to work, but he was inexperienced, so he put too much filling in for a while, and finally had to make a swollen dumpling, which was a little embarrassing.

Han Bi opened his eyes and said nonsense: "It's so beautiful!"

Shen Zhiqiu sighed: "Half-step said, such dumplings will shatter when put into the pot."

Han Bi smiled, and the ending sounded lightly: "Did you say it?"

"..." Han Banbu shook his head quickly, swearing to the sky, "I definitely didn't say that, otherwise I will be fined without a monthly payment next month." After all, if you say something wrong, you may not have a monthly payment in this life.

Han Bi said solemnly: "Never lie in half a step."

Shen Zhiqiu smiled slightly. Now that he has learned to be smart, he naturally knew that Han Bi was coaxing him, so he still shook his head and said, "My dumplings don't look good."

Han Bi moved closer to Shen Zhiqiu's ear, and said with a soft smile, "Keep it, anyway, it's for me to eat alone, as long as I think it looks good." After a pause, "Could it be possible that you still want to share it with others?"

Shen Zhiqiu was about to shake his head when he heard A Jia cheering happily: "Brother Qiuqiu, I want to eat fat dumplings!"

Han Bi put the little girl on the ground, raised his eyebrows and said, "It's none of your business, if you want to eat it, you take care of it yourself."

A Jia suddenly changed her face, and threw herself towards Shen Zhiqiu's thigh, raised her head with an unspeakable expression of grievance, looking very pitiful: "Qiuqiu..." This time even the word "brother" was omitted.

Shen Zhiqiu was hit immediately, nodded quickly and said, "Okay."

A Jia immediately turned her head and smiled contemptuously at Han Bi.

Seeing this, Han Banbu knew that it was his turn to solve the young master's worries, so he hurriedly put a piece of soft dough in A Jia's hand, and coaxed her to play with the kneading figure. After all, A Jia was still young and had never seen it before. Others cook, and now they are tempted when they see new things, but they are so easily seduced by Han half-step.