allonlinenovel Chapter 216 Pastry
Chapter 216 Pastry
The kang in the house was burning brightly, and the orange-red flames were dancing happily in the stove, casting a soft glow on the entire room.
When the three of them walked in, a warm feeling hit them.
Shen Xiaoxia walked to the corner, picked up the luggage bag and put it on the table in front of the window.
The moment the bag buttons were unbuttoned, a faint sweet scent emanated.
With a slight smile on her lips, Shen Xiaoxia carefully took out the snacks wrapped in layers of oil paper from her bag, "These are the osmanthus cakes and mung bean cakes we sell over there."
Gently peel off the oil paper with your fingertips to reveal the pastries inside. The osmanthus cake is white with finely divided osmanthus flowers sprinkled on the surface, while the mung bean cake is an elegant light green color, and its square shape exudes a freshness.
Shen Xiaoxia looked at Han Zhuxin and Zhao Lingling and suggested, "You can try it first. I think it's quite delicious."
The taste of these two kinds of pastries is really good and can be regarded as unique.
In this era when cakes in many places are too sweet, the two osmanthus cakes and mung bean cakes selected by Shen Xiaoxia have just the right sweetness, are soft and dense, and the taste is not overly strong, but not bland either.
Zhao Lingling swallowed her saliva. She was a straightforward person and didn't bother to be polite with Shen Xiaoxia. She couldn't wait to reach out her hand, pick up a piece of osmanthus cake and put it into her mouth.
The sweet taste spread in her mouth, and the expression on her face instantly became lively. While eating, she exclaimed incoherently, "Delicious, delicious, so delicious!"
Han Zhuxin looked at Zhao Lingling eating happily and also picked up a piece of mung bean cake. However, compared to Zhao Lingling's impatient look, she tasted it carefully.
The melt-in-your-mouth texture and the subtle bean aroma made her exclaim, "It tastes really good."
She is similar to Shen Xiaoxia, not the kind of person who particularly likes sweets. Nowadays, many cakes sold in supply and marketing cooperatives and department stores are full of strong sweetness, which can easily make people feel sick.
The one Shen Xiaoxia brought back has just the right sweetness and tastes very refreshing.
Seeing Han Zhuxin and Zhao Lingling enjoying their meal, Shen Xiaoxia felt very relieved.
She took out a slightly larger oil-paper bag from her bag, which contained some roasted melon seeds and peanuts. "Eat slowly, there are still these."
This bag of melon seeds and peanuts was fried by Shen's mother at home. She stuffed a bag into Shen Xiaoxia's pocket so that she could eat it to pass the time in her spare time.
"Oh, by the way," Shen Xiaoxia dug out two canned fruit bottles from her bag, "This is the sauce my mom made herself. I'll give you two some. This sauce is delicious too, perfect with rice or noodles."
Han Zhuxin swallowed the food in her mouth and refused, "I'll take the cake, you can keep the sauce for yourself, it's not much, and you probably won't be able to eat it for long."
After hearing what Han Zhuxin said, Zhao Lingling also agreed, "Yes, Xia Xia, you keep it for yourself."
Shen Xiaoxia smiled as she opened the lid of the bottle. The rich aroma of soy sauce instantly filled the air. She even waved it in front of the two of them, "You really don't want it? You'll never see this again after this village?"
When Zhao Lingling smelled the fragrance, her expression became obviously conflicted. It would have been fine if she hadn't smelled it, but after smelling it, she kind of wanted it!
Seeing her expression, Shen Xiaoxia burst out laughing, "Since I took it out, I really wanted to give it to you. Why are you still being polite to me?"
In the end, the fragrance overcame the embarrassment, and Zhao Lingling stopped worrying about it. "Okay, then I won't be polite with you."
She would go back and look through her locker and give Shen Xiaoxia something in return.
Seeing Zhao Lingling picked up the phone, Shen Xiaoxia looked at Han Zhuxin again, with a questioning look in her eyes, "Zhuxin, what about you?"
Han Zhuxin didn't insist any more and accepted Shen Xiaoxia's kindness. "Thank you, Xia Xia. If you need anything, just let me know."
The three of them sat around the table, eating delicious food and chatting about their recent situation.
Zhao Lingling talked about the interesting things that happened in the village recently that she heard about, which made the two of them laugh.
Shen Xiaoxia also told the two about what she saw and heard on her way home and on the way back.
Suddenly the room was filled with laughter, dispelling the winter chill.
A knock on the door silenced the cheerful atmosphere in the room. Before Shen Xiaoxia could say anything, Zhao Lingling asked, "Who is it?"
Jiang Yan, who was outside the house, heard the question from inside and replied, "It's me."
Hearing Jiang Yan's voice, Shen Xiaoxia stood up to open the door. Han Zhuxin and Zhao Lingling also stood up.
Shen Xiaoxia looked at Jiang Yan and asked, "Is it done so quickly?"
She thought it would be after the afternoon.
Jiang Yan nodded, "It's done."
He set out early in the morning and took care of the main part, leaving the rest to Qin Song. He would have to drive in two days, and he wanted to spend more time with Shen Xiaoxia.
Seeing Han Zhuxin and Zhao Lingling in Shen Xiaoxia's room, he nodded to them.
The two of them also waved at Jiang Yan as a response, then looked at each other and said in tacit understanding, "Xia Xia, we'll go back first. It's time to make lunch."
Knowing that the two wanted to give her and Jiang Yan a chance to be alone, Shen Xiaoxia did not try to keep them, but only asked them to take their things back.
After Han Zhuxin and Zhao Lingling returned, Shen Xiaoxia asked Jiang Yan, "Have you had lunch?"
Jiang Yan has been busy since he left home this morning. Not to mention eating, he hasn't even had a sip of water. "Do you have any water? I'm quite thirsty now."
Maybe I was too hungry, so the feeling of thirst was more obvious.
"Yes, there's warm water on the stove in the kitchen."
Let Jiang Yan sit down and rest for a while, she went to the kitchen to pour him a glass of water.
Jiang Yan took it and drank it all in one breath with a "gulp gurgle".
Looking at Jiang Yan's expression, Shen Xiaoxia knew that he definitely hadn't had time to eat lunch yet. She asked tentatively, "What did you have for breakfast?"
Seeing that Shen Xiaoxia had noticed, Jiang Yan did not hide it, "I had a lot of things to do and was a bit anxious, so I didn't have time to eat."
Shen Xiaoxia glanced at Jiang Yan disapprovingly and said, "No matter how busy you are, you have to make time to eat. You can't do this anymore!"
"Okay," Jiang Yan responded, then put the cup on the table. He reached out and pulled Shen Xiaoxia to his side, his eyes gentle, "I'll try to eat on time from now on."
It is actually very difficult for people in his line of work to have the right time to eat. Sometimes, there is no place or opportunity to eat. When he is very hungry, he can only eat some dry food to fill his stomach.
When I experienced it before, I didn’t think it was a big deal. I felt that I was young and could handle it.
Now that there is someone who takes care of him and manages him, and he likes the other person very much, he always wants to make the other person more happy.
Shen Xiaoxia also knew that the nature of Jiang Yan's work was actually a bit difficult, but she still hoped that he could pay more attention to his health.