Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 225 Red Bean Ice

"Xiaoyuan, hurry up, it's too hot, let's go back quickly, maybe Sister Hua has already come back... Oh, Sister Hua, you're back?" Rong Jue's surprised voice stopped at the door of the building.

"Yes, Rong Jue, long time no see, I missed you so much." Hua Lei also greeted Rong Jue happily. Xiao Yuan, who was originally at the back, immediately passed Zhou Ziren and Bai Yunhai in front of him and rushed to the door of the building when he heard Hua Lei's voice, "Sister...", his voice was full of joy and a little choked.

Hua Lei walked forward, bent down, gently embraced Xiao Yuan, patted him on the back, and whispered, "Xiao Yuan, I'm back. I also made something delicious for you." Then she stood up, took out a portion of red bean smoothie from the wooden barrel and handed it to Xiao Yuan, and distributed the other three portions to Rong Jue, Yun Hai and Zhou Ziren.

"Thank you, Sister Hua." The three little ones took the red bean smoothies and thanked her together.

"Wow, what is this? It's delicious, I've never eaten this before." Zhou Ziren scooped a spoonful with a spoon, put it in his mouth, tasted it, and exclaimed. Rong Jue next to him had automatically turned on the commentator mode and said to Zhou Ziren.

"You haven't eaten it before, have you? It's called red bean smoothie. Isn't it sweet, icy, and milky? It's especially delicious? This was thought up by Sister Hua herself. She made it for us last year. However, Sister Hua is out this year and hasn't made it for us yet. When I went back earlier this month, I asked the kitchen to make it for Xiaoyuan and me. But it's not as delicious as Sister Hua's. Let me tell you, Sister Hua's cooking is delicious. Eat it quickly, or it'll melt." Rong Jue scooped out several spoonfuls of smoothie with a spoon.

Zhou Ziren nodded repeatedly and was busy scooping his own smoothie into his mouth. Bai Yunhai on the side was also not slow. While eating, he looked at Hua Lei and asked, "Sister Hua, did you only put red beans and milk in this? Why does this smoothie taste like milk?"

Hualei smiled. These little foodies are really picky eaters. They can eat anything. She smiled and said, "I put the milk with sugar in it directly into the cellar, froze it into ice cubes, and then ground it into smoothie. So this smoothie tastes like milk."

"Oh... Sister Hua, how do I grind this ice into smoothie? It's frozen into ice, so even a knife won't work, right?" Yun Hai asked cautiously. It could be seen that he was a little embarrassed, but seemed to want to know the answer very much.

"Hey, Yunhai, what do you want to do? This is Sister Hua's family's unique secret recipe. It cannot be passed on to others. Sister Hua will use it to make money in the future. I've given it to you to eat, so why do you still want the secret recipe?" Rong Jue next to her is Hua Lei's loyal defender.

Hua Lei smiled, touched Rong Jue's head, and said, "Thank you Rong Jue, but it's not that serious. Yun Hai asked, you want to go home and try it yourself, right?" Hua Lei turned to look at Yun Hai and smiled, "This milk ice, I used a file to grind it into smoothies.

Do you know what a file is? It is made of iron, and the surface is full of iron spikes. Just wash it and boil it in water, and you can use it. I went to a blacksmith shop last year to order one, but when grinding milk ice, you need to use some strength, press the milk ice hard to prevent it from moving, and use the file to rub it back and forth on the milk ice. How about I write you a note later? You go home and try it?"

"Is this okay?" Yunhai's face showed some joy.

"Of course, it's okay, but don't eat too much of this, it will cause diarrhea." Hualei reminded him. While sitting at Xiaoyuan's table, he began to write the recipe for red bean smoothie.

It took only a cup of tea for Hua Lei to finish writing. After blowing it dry, she handed it to Yun Hai and said, "If you get tired of red beans, you can also change to mung bean paste. You can also use fruits. Um, peach pulp cut into the size of red beans, and apple granules. You can add anything you like. And grapes." Hua Lei tried her best to pick the fruits that Dashengchao had.

"Thank you, Sister Hua. I'll try it at home." Yunhai said happily. He took the list, folded it carefully, put it in the book, and then put it in the book bag. Suddenly he remembered something and said to Hualei, "Sister Hua, I won't pass it on to others. I will use it at home." Hualei smiled. Are children nowadays really so precocious and sensible?

Yunhai ate the red bean smoothie contentedly. It was sweet, crunchy, and cool. It melted in the mouth. It was so delicious. After such a long time, I still couldn't stand Hua Moyuan.

But he liked Hua Moyuan's sister more and more. Every time Sister Hua came, she would bring delicious food to Hua Moyuan and prepare a portion for them. After knowing Hua Moyuan, he had tried the flower cakes, egg yolk cakes, red bean and taro cakes, and green tea and mung bean cakes from Sister Hua's family. It was just like what Rong Jue said, each one was very delicious. By the way, he also liked the roast duck and fish balls from the Imperial College Canteen.

Alas, why are other people's sisters so good to their younger brothers? Yunhai, in his own family, thought of his sixth brother Bai Yunhe and felt a little discouraged. Every time they met, he either criticized him or laughed at him and had never cooked anything delicious for him.

He didn't have a biological sister, but he did have a few cousins. Although they had a good relationship, he had never seen them cook in the kitchen. He also saw that just now at the door, Sister Hua gently hugged Hua Moyuan. He was so envious!

After the children finished their smoothies and asked Qinglu to clean up carefully, he led the children out of the building. After saying goodbye to Yunhai and Zhou Ziren at the gate of the Imperial College, he took Xiaoyuan back to the Marquis' Mansion.

After not seeing each other for two months, Hualei felt that Xiaoyuan had grown taller. Now, the nine-year-old Xiaoyuan was almost as tall as her shoulders. Sitting in the carriage, Hualei told him in detail what had happened to her in the past two months.

Looking at Hualei's thin face, Xiaoyuan felt distressed. He was too young to help. Hualei patted Xiaoyuan on the back and said with a smile, "Don't worry. Although it was hard this time, everything went smoothly. We will be much more relaxed in the future. You, don't be too stressed. You can't rush your schoolwork. You should take good care of your health." Xiaoyuan nodded.

In the evening, Rong Jin also came back from the Imperial College. His foot injury had healed, and he could now attend the imperial archery course normally. Hearing Hua Lei coming back at the gate, he happily ran straight to Songhe Courtyard. In Songhe Courtyard, everyone had already arrived, and Rong Jue and Xiao Yuan were playing happily with Hua Bao.

"Sister Hua, you're back?" Before Rong Jin entered Songhe Hall, he heard the laughter of everyone in the hall and couldn't help but shout out loud.