Germans like to decorate the table with flowers, orchids, or roses, really false, simple is simple, beautiful is beautiful, is the same, no characteristics.
Qin Li thought, that we have a history of five thousand years, how can we be different? So, she searched a lot of videos about cooking, and after watching them all, she had the idea.
What do you buy flowers for? I carve my food. That's awesome.
Beets, cucumbers, or turnips can be used as carving materials, and they are cheap.
If it's too complicated, like carving a dragon out of a watermelon, it's a masterclass. No matter to carry on, their groping a year or two also can not be out of the teacher. But carving a rose, carving a rabbit or something, the technical content is not so high, or you can teach yourself.
There are a lot of online tutorials, Qin Li went to buy a carving knife and began to follow the example of learning.
For two days in a row, nothing was done, and the radish was carved hard in, and the one-kilogram radish was carved into flowers. The carved radishes would oxidize, and she didn't want to throw them away, so she filled the pot with water to make it last longer. Even if you don't eat it, it's good to see it.
Qin Li had not learned the art of carving before, had no experience, and could not touch the essentials, so the strength of the row was uneven, and the carved rose petals were fragmented and terrible to see.
However, this simple art of carving can be practiced and skillful, and Qin Li believes that he will have a qualitative leap with patience and practice for half a month.
Another day passed, and she did not find it dark outside, has been sitting under the lamp, carefully studying the carving of radish. When Yan Sen's face appeared in front of me, I realized that I had been engraving all day today.
Yan Sen is incredible to see a pile of radish flowers on the table, feels that she is crazy, and while she does not pay attention, she snatches away the carving knife.
When Qin Li's hand was empty, the knife was gone, and he immediately wanted it back unwillingly, Shouting, "Don't hinder me from learning art by myself."
Art shit! He looks like he's stuffed. He's got nothing to do.
Yan Sen put the carving knife on the top of the cabinet where Qin Li could not get it, and complained angrily, "I am hungry." You didn't do anything to eat."
Qin Li said, "Bake a pizza by yourself. I'm very busy now."
Busy carving flowers.
Yan Sen depressed, "Yesterday was pizza, too."
Qin Li patiently coasteful, "Good, today will settle, tomorrow..."
Yan Sen interrupted her. "That's what you said yesterday."
Turns out there's still no food today.
Two people stare at each other for a long time, in stalemate, and finally, Qin Li compromises. All right, we'll continue tomorrow.
Seeing her finally put down the radish flowers, Yan Sen secretly relieved, with her down the stairs.
"What's for dinner today?"
Qin Li looked in the refrigerator and saw that he was out of ammunition and food! Looking for, only eggs and tomatoes, tomato scrambled eggs, this is a classic home cooking.
She plugged in the rice cooker, an Asiasuper rice cooker that didn't do much but was more than enough to cook white rice for two.
Saute the tomato oil, then beat the eggs, put in a little oil, bake into a cake, then put the tomatoes down, and saute together. Salt and sugar, sprinkle with scallions, and be done in five minutes.
Without meat, this is the only dish to do.
Yan Sen was still very disgusted, but after eating a bite, I think it tasted good. Sweet and sour Mimi, very stimulate the appetite, the key is its next meal ah!
Before Qin Li could start, he ate up a bowl of rice and went to fill it again.
With a plate of scrambled eggs and tomatoes, he ate two bowls of rice at once, and finally simply poured the rice into the soup and mixed it. By the time he's done eating, the dishes are clean, so there's no need to wash them.
Qin Li infinite sigh, the first time to see a tomato scrambled eggs can also eat such a passionate person.
Touched the burst belly, and the mood was miraculously good, he felt that he was getting closer to the Chinese people's food model. If Qin Li leaves later... Oh, my God, that would be a disaster. Therefore, he has to use all means to let her stay and marry him, and never separate! Make a fist.
Qin Li also could not have imagined that this home-cooked dish, which all the people would meet, actually made an Iron Man kneel.
If a tomato-scrambled egg can make a Tokumura man agree with each other, it is estimated that there will be no women in China from now on...
Yan Sen just enjoyed the delicious food on earth, felt that he should make a little contribution, and volunteered to wash the dishes for Qin Li.
Oh, the sun is rising in the west.
The guy who has always only known to eat, actually washed the dishes, is this all the credit of scrambled eggs and tomatoes?
Yan Sen felt soft and should have said something, so there were no words to find words to ask, "When will the program group come?"
Qin Li shook his head, "Still waiting for the notice. It will be after New Year's Day."
There are more than three weeks is Christmas and New Year's Day, when the time to rest together, everyone has no mind to work.
Yan Sen asked again, "What are you going to cook?"
Qin Li, "No decision."
The main thing is that there is too much fancy Chinese food, and I think everything is classic.
She then asked Yan Sen, "What do you suggest?"
Yim Sen, "No guts, no blood, no bones, no weird shapes."
Qin Li is not convinced, "Don't you still eat pig large intestine very happy?"
The pork intestines, pork loins, pork bellies, and pork tongues in the nearby butcher shop were all given to Qin Li, half sold and half given away. The boss thought at first that they were going to buy it for the dog to eat, and then accidentally learned that it was not the dog to eat, it was the man to eat. He was shocked when he knew that these things were usually disposed of as garbage, and for the first time, he knew that he could eat... After that, as soon as he had internal organs, he actively contacted Qin Li.
It's good to have a Chinese neighbor!
These people do not know how to eat, the viscera are thrown away, and even pig bones, pigtails, and pig ears have to be thrown away, which is such a waste of things. It's just that she can't make her own pig's blood, or else, she needs pig's blood. Let the blood fly, his...
Is thinking unimaginatively, listening to the ear Yan Sen said, "I am different."
Qin Li unconsciously asked, "What is different?"
Yan Sen, "I am used to eating dark food, but those who compete are gourmet, gourmet people in the city. If you let them spit their bones and eat their entrails, they won't score well."
Qin Li quibbled, "French dinner does not also have foie gras."
Yan Sen, "Foie gras is not everyone's cup of tea. Also, foie gras culture invaded early, and people are used to it, if you suddenly let them eat pig liver, pig blood, and pig ears, most people will be unbearable and feel sick."
This is also very good, Chinese food thousands, why do you have to challenge the limits of foreigners!
No bones, no internal organs, then removed a lot, Qin Li said, "Let me think again." There's still time.
Yan Sen pulled a turnip flower out of the pot and asked, "What are you using this for?"
Qin Li, "Isn't it creative to decorate tables and plates?"
Yan Sen nodded, "We don't have this kind of culture, but it does look interesting."
Qin Li was excited when he heard that and showed him the carved pictures saved on his mobile phone, one of which was carving a dragon with a watermelon.
"Isn't that pretty?"
Yan Sen nodded.
"Too bad I can't carve art. Without a master to bring me in, I'm afraid I'll never learn."
Qin Li also casually said, did not expect Yan Sen to listen, "Mr. Schwartz used to be a craftsman, specializing in the roof of the church carving." If you ask him for advice, maybe you have something in common."
Qin Li, "...
Food carving and house carving, except that they are both art, do not seem to have much in common.
However, Yan Sen also meant well, so he didn't laugh at him.
Yan Sen asked again, "When will your little friends come?"
Qin Li, "Tomorrow."
Tomorrow is the weekend.
* * *
At ten o 'clock in the morning, Mr. Schroeder delivered the two children on time. He held Qin Li's hand, shook it vigorously, and thanked him. "Thank you, Miss Qin, you helped our family a great deal."
Mr. Schroeder had just left when two other ladies brought in their children, one named Susan and the other John.
Benny was seven, his brother Ollie was one and a half, and Susan and John were three.
Qin Li is busy remembering these names, just a few boys are tiger brain, simply call them tigers. Benny is the oldest tiger, John is the second tiger, Ollie is the youngest tiger, and Susan is about the same age as John, so we call her Two Ya.
The four children, who had just arrived in a strange environment, were always a little shy and blinked their big eyes at Qin Li.
Qin Li is also the first to get along with the children, do not know whether they bear, do not know what they have hobbies, the five people just stand staring at each other.
It was too weird to stand like this and to liven up the atmosphere, Qin Li took the initiative to show them kindness, holding out his hand and saying, "My name is Li, we have met once." Your parents entrust you to me for the time being, and I hope we can spend a happy time together..."
Before the opening line was finished, the little tiger suddenly cried out in a voice and shouted, "Mom, I want mom!"
Qin Li was startled by his loud voice and hurried to coax him, "Don't cry, don't cry, Mom didn't want you, you just came to be guests."
The little tiger ignored her and continued to cry, and the sound blew the roof over. He so makes, two ya also began to be jealous, quietly pulled down two tigers, asked, "Mom don't want us?"
Two tigers did not answer, big tiger impatiently shouted at his brother, "What are you crying crying, or not a man?"
Little tiger sees brother angry, a mouth, suddenly no voice.
Qin Li gave a dry smile and said, "Are you hungry? I'll make lunch for you, OK?"
Little tiger ignored her and began to make a scene again, "No, no, I want my mother."
Big Tiger pinched his brother and said, "Don't call."
The little tiger began to cry.
Qin Li is busy open a big tiger, way, "can not hit people."
Big Tiger did not buy it, "He is my brother."
"Even a younger brother can't fight."
On the other side, the two tigers pulled Schrodinger's tail, Schrodinger meowed and grabbed the back of the two tigers' hands. So, two huzi cried again.
Qin Li coaxed this side, missed the other side, if four people were together up, really the gods could not carry.
Too late to coax Little Tiger, Qin Li to take medical insurance, just take back a look, Little Tiger people disappeared.
She glanced around quickly and saw the little tiger clutching the royal cat food and about to put it in his mouth.
Qin Li, "Wait!!"
Reach out the Kang's hand, the cat food will be snatched, a pick up a small tiger, and carrying the medicine box to find two tigers, while taking care of the big tiger good two ya.
He was busy for a while, and Qin Li was exhausted. He looked up and said, I go, it was only half an hour later.
It's a tough job for a nurse. Hey, hey, five hundred dollars less.
Big Huzi said, "Li, it's going to be Christmas soon, why hasn't your house been decorated?"
Around Christmas, people put up lights and decorations and decorate their homes like shop Windows. This culture is said to have come from the United States. The flashing lights show the way to the people who return late so that they can go home safely.
Qin Li does not believe in the Lord, and Yan Sen is too lazy to engage but cut a Christmas tree back from the woods, but it is bare, there is nothing. The farm had no lights, no window decorations, and the house remained the same, with no festive atmosphere at all.
Big Tiger volunteered, "Why don't we help you decorate it?"
Call for a hundred responses.
For children, Christmas is the most anticipated time of the year, just like our Chinese Spring Festival. Dress up the Christmas tree, dress up, and then wake up and the gift falls from the sky.
Qin Li sees them rarely so positively, to seek peace, and quickly nods.
Decorating the Christmas tree needs ornaments, Qin Li is not to buy them, so he will psychologically try to find the basement and see if there is anything that can be used. Unexpectedly, she found a big box. It's full of decorations, light bulbs, balls, cotton, reindeer, Santa, sleigh... In short, everything.
Is that the year is a little long, it is gray, Qin Li a pull, shaking his face gray.
Qin Li coughed dry a few times, reached out, and waved away the dust.
At the top of the stairs, two Ya's timid voice came, "Li, have you found it? I'm a little scared."
Thinking that nine out of ten children are afraid of the basement, Qin Li hurriedly said, "You go up first, I will come right away."
Smell speech, two Ya relieved, turned and ran.
Qin Li picked up the box and turned to go when a stack of photos stuck on the edge of the table slipped down.
So she put the box down again and bent down to pick it up. The picture is colored, but a little yellow, and the first one is of a little blond boy. He was wearing a ski suit, skis under his feet, a pair of ski sticks in his hand, and his mouth was closed, looking down at everything with a cold face.
Look at this noble and cool expression you know who this little boy is, must be Yan Sen that proud boy... So, three years old to old, absolutely right.
Qin Li looked at a few more photos, followed by Yan Sen 15 years 15-year-old, 17-year-old, and 18-year-old photos, and did not think he was a little Brad Pitt when he was young. Why is it like this now?
Although it can not be said to be long, it can not be compared with the romantic and handsome youth! Therefore, no one can escape the gentle ravages of the pig-killing knife of time.
Qin Li looked around and found a lot of trophies in another box, which were related to skiing.
She closed her eyes as if she could see, that twelve years ago, a blond teenager silently shed tears, and buried all the trophy photos in the depths of memory.
* Sigh * Eh.
Qin Li quietly put the photos back.