Chapter 465: Young Time
Xuanyi watched Liu Sisi ladle the thick soup from the tin can into the bowls in front of each of them, then took out a whole loaf of large white bread, cut it into three pieces with a table knife and placed it in the center of the dining table. , and he sat down in the main seat.
Xuanyi lowered his head and looked inside his bowl.
Stewed beef.
Potatoes cut into small pieces are paired with beef cubes that have been heated in oil. The sliced onions are filled with a fragrant aroma of wine. It seems that Liu Sisi added a little red wine to stew the beef.
The combination of dishes seems quite clever.
There are also a few chili peppers in the soup, as well as cooked tomatoes whose shapes are completely invisible. The slight acidity of the tomatoes can effectively alleviate the greasiness of the beef stew itself, while the spiciness of the chili peppers can stimulate appetite.
Liu Sisi's move actually exceeded Xuan Yi's expectations, because he was actually mentally prepared to be poisoned by a pot of dark food brought out by this young lady who lived alone, but in the end, the expectation itself was very small. When you get a surprise, you will get double happiness.
Now the only thing left to do is check the seasoning quantities.
Xuanyi was not polite. He reached for half a loaf of white bread, broke half into small pieces and soaked it in the tomato, potato and beef soup. Then he took a bite with the white bread and a snow-white spoon.
The aroma of black pepper bursts into the mouth, followed by the saltiness from the salt and the residual sourness from the tomatoes and red wine. The aftertaste is very sweet, as if Liu Sisi added a little white sugar to the soup.
The beef is stewed until it is crispy and almost melts in your mouth. It is mellow and has a hint of red wine, while the potatoes are soft and sweet, soaking up the abundant gravy. When eaten with white bread, you will feel very warm and full.
After Yaoyao took a bite, a look of surprise appeared on his face, and he praised Liu Sisi repeatedly. Liu Sisi blushed slightly, but accepted Yaoyao's praise with peace of mind.
A full can of broth, about three kilograms, was finally wiped out by Xuanyi and the others. Even Liu Sisi took out an extra loaf of white bread from the kitchen.
Finally, Liu Sisi served everyone the brewed black tea. Although this girl was young, she seemed to have the aura of a hostess at this time.
She was also full of gratitude to Xuanyi.
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After having such a sumptuous lunch, Xuanyi asked Yaoyao how often he purchased ingredients.
After all, although only Liu Sisi and Jimmy live in this mansion, it is okay in winter, but the ingredients in summer cannot withstand storage. Originally, Xuan Yi thought that Liu Sisi might be inclined to go out to eat out or book from a familiar restaurant. Takeout, but now it seems that Liu Sisi is actually unwilling to go out unless absolutely necessary, so she stores a lot of ingredients and cooks by herself.
Although it is said to be the simplest stew, Liu Sisi has proven that she has quite good cooking skills.
After a simple conversation, Xuan Yi, who initially gained trust, quickly obtained more information from Liu Sisi.
After her parents disappeared overnight, after the initial confusion and panic, Liu Sisi spent the first week relying on the few ingredients left in the kitchen at home. Then she ran out of ingredients and was forced to take them from the closet at home. With cash, I went out to buy something to eat.
At the beginning, Liu Sisi still held on to the illusion that her parents were just joking for her, and one day they would come. But when time passed day by day, she never heard any news about her parents, and the money she could find at home was quickly spent. At that time, she realized that her parents might never come back.
That night, she held Jimmy in her room and cried all day.
But life has to go on. Her house is so big. Although she has no way to sell the house, she still manages to find and open the safe at home. This is thanks to her parents who have not hidden it from her since she was a child. The password for the safe and how to open the safe.
The safe contained jewelry, gold coins, banknotes, and thick securities.
She didn't know much about securities and didn't have the ability to sell them, but gold coins and banknotes were still very useful. She used the money to support herself and Jimmy. People nearby soon learned that there was a wealthy and well-dressed lady here. Liu Sisi slowly learned to protect herself and began to avoid being exposed, so that others would realize that she was not protected by adults. of fat sheep.
Fortunately, this huge and mysterious mansion behind her is her best cover. She is dressed gorgeously and behaves elegantly, so she is always regarded as the eldest lady of the upper class. This also provides her with a lot of help, but The clothes she sent for washing were always stolen, with jewelry and even some detachable accessories stolen from them. Sometimes the particularly beautiful ones would even disappear, because even the best laundry room in the city would not receive items like this. Liu Sisi delivered such good clothes because people of her class have their own laundry maid.
But although Liu Sisi had enough financial resources to hire some new servants for herself, Liu Sisi did not dare.
Forced, Liu Sisi began to learn to buy soap and washboards by herself, and while paying tuition, she learned to wash clothes by herself.
She even learned to clean her own room, but she just said that this high-rise building is too big. If she cleaned them all, it would take a whole week to go back and forth, and after this week, the room that was first cleaned would be dirty again. It's like endlessly pushing the rock up to the top of the mountain that will always roll down.
But as time went by, the money in the safe slowly ran out.
Because in the past, for the sake of safety, Liu Sisi always went to the best hotels, and then pretended to order a large table of dishes. After eating a little, she asked for some beef and vegetables to take back to Jimmy, and the rest was given to the hotel employees.
However, Liu Sisi's kindness did not bring her enough reward in the end. Instead, the hotel treated her as a fat sheep for slaughter. After it was discovered that she was not aware of the price, the bill given to her was always about twice as high as others.
When Liu Sisi finally discovered the secret, half a year had passed. When she began to order fewer dishes as her financial strength declined, she was finally teased and ridiculed.
Because she is the most stable cash cow of that hotel, and she basically supports one-tenth of the hotel's profit by herself.
She was the child who made trouble with gold, although no one dared to take the gold away from her yet, because they were afraid that an adult would not be around her.
But this does not prevent everyone from wanting to get something from Liu Sisi.
After all, Liu Sisi is such a fat sheep with no offensive power.
That day, Liu Sisi overturned the dining table, left the meal money and left. From then on, Liu Sisi never went to that hotel again.
But life must go on, and if you want to continue living, you must continue eating.
Liu Sisi ran out of cash and started spending gold coins. Those gold coins with huge face values were even more difficult for her. She didn't know how to get the gold coins for her, and she didn't know whether the other party would lie to her. Liu Sisi's side Almost everyone in the world would deceive her. Liu Sisi originally thought about resisting, but gradually found out.
She will be safer when others can get small benefits from her.
Then - slowly she began to learn to buy ingredients from the supermarket and cook her own meals.
At this time, nearly two years have passed.
She spent her longest and loneliest teenage years.
This, this goulash with tomatoes and potatoes - is my specialty.
That's why I can describe it so carefully.
(End of chapter)