Luting Canteen

This year's December is colder earlier, and it's only the beginning of the month, so it's better to wear a scarf when going out.The time of nightfall gradually moved forward, so the Luting, which opened at [-] o'clock in the evening, soon even lit up the lights in the yard.Yan Ting hung the small lights that were used in previous winters on the locust tree, which looked like bright little apricots.

It wasn't until five o'clock that day, Li Hui was still busy in the kitchen, Ye Qi and Tang Meng were boiling water, and the other was putting the cup holders on the paper cups, preparing to distribute some hot water to the guests queuing outside.

"Xiao Yan, I'm sorry, I came first."

It was Grandpa Fu's voice that came from the courtyard gate.Yan Ting smiled and greeted her.

"I told you to go early, you go in and sit, it will be fine soon."

Because Grandpa Fu and Grandma Fu had dinner on time at five o'clock on weekdays, Yan Ting knew that the old man would be afraid of causing trouble and would not come here first, so he asked him to come earlier.

Grandpa Fu entered the door and greeted everyone with a smile. Li Hui turned around and smiled shyly at the old man.

"Grandpa, you, wait a moment."

"It's okay, you are busy with your work, oh yes, Li Hui, I have to bring a copy home today."

"I see."

Nodding his head, Li Hui continued his work, while Tang Meng and Ye Qi chatted with Grandpa Fu.It didn't take long for the pancake set to be ready.When it was brought to Grandpa Fu, the pancakes were steaming on a large porcelain plate lined with oil-absorbing paper. The skin of the fried meatballs was golden and smooth, served with a small bowl of white rice sauce. Arrowhead mushrooms and bean sprouts.The soup does not need to be thickened with raw powder. It is Li Hui who steamed the potatoes and mashed them into a puree. He added the juice of steamed fresh mushrooms and carefully simmered it over low heat to make it smooth. Finally, it melted into the soup, and the whole miscellaneous soup became thick. up.

"Grandpa, look~"

Ye Qi held up the big menu that had been drawn to Grandpa Fu's eyes - Li Hui with long braids painted in a Q version was scooping a spoonful of miscellaneous food onto the pancake.There is a row of crooked words beside it: "Please also try it with mixed cooking! And be careful of burning your mouth!"

"Understood, understood."

Grandpa Fu smiled and took a bite of the pancake first, and found that the crust was soft but not crumbs, and he took another bite, and the inside was very soft, even the elderly with bad teeth can eat it without any problem.So I tore another piece and poured a spoonful of miscellaneous boiled on it.After taking this bite, I found out that there was some fragrant lard overflowing from the pancakes, which melted together with the fresh and glutinous miscellaneous boiled and puff pastry. People couldn't help but instigate these hot crisps to taste quickly. .

"The meatballs are also delicious, delicious."

After admiring, Grandpa Fu dipped some white rice sauce again, and couldn't stop talking cheerfully.

Looking at Li Hui, who was relieved, Yan Ting knew that he specially made the pancakes thicker for Grandpa Fu, so that the elderly would be soft and comfortable to eat.Thinking that it was still the first day, when he said that the old man wanted to eat poorly cooked food, the child remembered it.

Yan Ting went into the kitchen and waited for Li Hui to finish the portion that Grandpa Fu had brought home, and saw him stirring the miscellaneous boiled carefully with a long wooden spoon.Yan Ting understands that Li Hui used vegetarian dishes in this miscellaneous cooking, in order to go with the hot lard wrapped in pancakes.When the lard was boiled, some nutmeg and a little wine soaked in sweet-scented osmanthus honey were added to make it thick, not greasy and fragrant.Those meatballs were made without wasting any materials. They kneaded the tofu and chopped them finely. Finally, each piece was wrapped with beef tendon that melted in the mouth, and the meat juice of the beef tendon was well locked in the meatballs.Just now everyone couldn't help but ate a few first, and when they bit open, the thick juice flowed out along the crispy skin, dipped in white rice sauce, it was not so hot, and it was effortless to take a bite.

Yan Ting saw that Li Hui was about to start pancakes, and just wanted to remind him to be careful of oil stars, when he turned around and asked:

"Young master, is grandpa's house far from our place?"

"Not too far, walk slowly for about five or six minutes."

Hearing him say "we are here", Yan Ting smiled.Li Hui also bent his mouth at him naturally, and turned around to spread the pancakes on the oiled pan.

Yan Ting knew that he would not notice anything else when he was cooking, so he stood aside and watched his movements, and waited until he packed the dishes, and the two walked to Grandpa Fu's table together.Grandpa Fu was wiping his mouth with a tissue in satisfaction, when he saw Li Hui approaching, he smiled and said:

"The words on the signboard were written by you, right?"

Li Hui blushed, it was Ye Qi who said he wanted "the chef's handwritten message", wrote this sentence, and forced him to copy it.

"Li Hui, you can practice calligraphy with Yan Ting more. His brush calligraphy is very good. He practiced with Lao Yan since he was a child, ah, it was his grandfather. When he practiced calligraphy when he was young, he would stretch his hand. Little face, at first, I thought he was unhappy, but later on, I realized that he was paying special attention—"

"Grandpa Fu, grandma is still waiting for you."

Yan Ting interrupted Grandpa Fu's words at the right time, and Li Hui, who listened with gusto, looked up at him, and found that Yan Ting's expression changed slightly, and his left eye narrowed slightly.I was wondering if the young master was shy, when I heard Grandpa Fu patted his leg and said:

"Oh yes, I have to go back early, otherwise she will say that I am enjoying myself outside alone, it is not cold at night, I am afraid that she will catch the cold when she comes out..."

While chatting with Yan Ting, he took out the wallet, and at the same time took the paper bag from Yan Ting. The outside of the paper bag was tied with hemp rope and left a handle, just to mention it.

"Grandpa, you, it doesn't matter if you go back slowly, I, I wrapped the cake, and it should still be crispy when I go back."

"Okay, okay, thank you."

After sending the old man out of the courtyard, Li Hui couldn't help asking Ye Qi:

"My son's handwriting, isn't it beautiful?"

"Little Lihui wants to see it?"

Nodding honestly, Ye Qi thought for a while and said:

"But, writing with a brush in our current era is no different from yours. When we wrote, we had to wear ancient costumes and wigs, so that we could write well with our hearts."

After finishing speaking in a very serious tone, seeing Li Hui also nodded seriously to show that he understood, Ye Qi added:

"Actually, if little Li Hui really wants to see it, I can prepare the clothes immediately. The boss will definitely not refuse. After all, he also wants to write well, but he is too embarrassed to say it himself."

Li Hui thought of Yan Ting's subtle expression just now, and felt that Yan Ting might really be embarrassed to say it, so he quietly remembered it in his heart.Seeing his expression, Ye Qi raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction. Yan Ting in the cafeteria didn't know that he was about to be tricked by classmate Chi Yeqi again.

Then at night, the man really came again.

After eating this time, he still said thank you, but he didn't leave right away, and sat there watching Li Hui cook until closing time before leaving.Li Hui himself didn't notice anything weird about this man, and Yan Ting was going to take Li Hui to Jinzhou tomorrow, so everyone didn't go into it.

Several people sat in the cafeteria to rest after dinner, and Tang Meng poured hot tea for everyone.

"Go tomorrow, come back in about three or four days? We'll be on vacation together. Ye Qi, I'll leave the rice for the preserved eggs to you."

"Don't worry, Boss, Uncle Tang and I will take good care of you. Oh right, little Lihui, come here."

Ye Qi took out a bag from his backpack and hooked his hands at Li Hui.

"It's for you, open it and have a look."

Taking the bag handed over by Ye Qi, Li Hui carefully took it out from inside and shook it open, and found that it was a dark blue dress, which looked like an ancient costume but didn't look like it, it felt a little thick and the material was slippery.

"Do you like it? There's also a pair of matching pants, take a look."

Ye Qi simply stood up, helped Li Hui take out his pants and compared them to his body.

"Ye, Ye Qi, this is?"

"I made it, and I thought I couldn't keep up with it. I improved it according to the clothes of your dynasty, and I can wear them normally. It's just that I didn't make them too thick this time, but it's better to ask the boss to buy you a thick padded jacket in winter. It’s cold here in winter and even I have to wear long johns—”

After realizing that it was done by Ye Qi himself, Li Hui's face was full of admiration.Ye Qi pinched his face very much, and proudly gave Yan Ting a V.

"Li Hui, and this one, although it's not new, but the quality is very good, here you go."

Tang Meng handed over a small leather suitcase, which looked very beautiful. It should be an old item, but it has been well preserved at home. It looks very suitable when paired with the clothes made by Ye Qi.

"Young Master Tang, Ye, Ye Qi, Young Master, thank you—"

Li Hui didn't know how to express his gratitude, so he could only hold his clothes and suitcase tightly in his arms.

"Ah, that's right, Uncle Tang prepared motion sickness medicine for you. Let me tell you, boss, drive. It's very sloppy and fast. He doesn't care about our lives at all,"

"When did I stop thinking about your life? Tang Meng, tell me."

Seeing that Li Hui's eyes were red, Yan Ting followed Ye Qi's words and asked Tang Meng the question.Tang Meng smiled:

"Yan Ting, you are very manly when driving."

Ye Qi pulled Li Hui and laughed, Yan Ting threw out the word "roll" in disgust, and couldn't help laughing with Tang Meng when it was over.Standing between them, Li Hui sniffed and curled the corners of his mouth.

That night, everyone was laughing and making noises, just like when they were sitting around Yougu Tang on that rainy day.Looking at everyone's smiling faces, Li Hui couldn't help praying to God in his heart—God, I don't know why I came here, and I don't know if you will keep me here forever.If you can hear me, I, I want to ask you to let me stay with the young master and them all the time.Whether you think I'm greedy or ridiculous, I want to tell you that I want to be with them and become a person who can stand upright and live dignifiedly.

Although it was cold this night, the soft yellow floating on the branches and the laughter in the deer pavilion made the night quietly warm.