Akiho had no objection to Kazuya's plan. Although in her eyes, Kazuya was just two years older than her, he was a master in terms of his cooking skills. She now treated him as a teacher and took his orders very seriously. Not to mention that he was just asking for trouble to make miso, even if he buys a pig and kills it, she will help him remove its hair and bleed it.
They spent more than two hours buying these ingredients that are not usually used and went back to prepare to make Buddha jumps over the wall. Kazuya carefully taught her the essentials of handling different ingredients, which can also be regarded as promoting Chinese food culture.
At the same time, he threw two bags of beans to Harun, Ayana and Chika and asked them to pick out the bad beans inside. Several bad beans weren't the problem, but more would affect the quality of miso. It's just that Kazuya wanted to do it better when he was drying it, so his requirement was so strict. People with sensitive tongues might taste a little bitter.
The task of picking beans was not tiring. Not only did Ayana and Chika not protest, but they were very well-behaved in front of him. They quickly picked out some beans with defects and bug holes. The quality of these two bags of beans is good so there are only so many beans with minor defects.
Seeing that it was almost impossible to pick out more, they two looked at each other. One of them started to talk to Haruna, and the other went to steal two-thirds of bad beans that Haruna had picked out. Then they called Kazuya came over to check.
Haruna didn't even notice that her "fruits of labor" were stolen. She just looked at Kazuya and said upsetkly: "I'm hungry, when can I eat?"
She was in a bad mood and wanted to eat something delicious, and Haruka, who usually directed her actions, was not around, so she naturally asked Kazuya, completely unaware that they were in the same grade.
"I'll make something delicious for you." Kazuya responded with a smile, and complimented Ayana and Chika a few words casually to increase their enthusiasm for work. He soaked the beans in water and asked these two girls to stir and press so that the soybeans could quickly absorb the water. Then he went back and started kneading the dough and chopping the stuffing, preparing to make buns for Haruna.
In this world, there is no depression that a meat bun can't solve. If it doesn't work, just try another one!
Haruna had nothing to do, so she followed him and watched, while Kazuya mixed the flour and added a little salt to knead the noodles, then covered the dough with a cloth to rest and took out the previously frozen stock from the refrigerator.
He started holding the back of the knife and trying to smash it into pieces. Haruna watched him knock twice, then without saying a word, she took the knife and slapped it flatly with the blade. With a loud bang, the soup cube was broken into pieces, even the chopping board jumped.
He looked at her hand speechlessly. Wouldn't it hurt if you hit it by your hands so hard?
However, he saw that she didn't feel anything, so he asked her to slowly grind the stock cubes into the size of a little finger, being careful not to spread them everywhere. He sorted the leftover materials from the Buddha jumps over the wall and started making stuffing, including beef stuffing, pork stuffing and seafood stuffing.
Akiho was still processing the ingredients according to Kazuya's instructions. When she looked what he did, she asked confusedly: "Can we eat these?" These ingredients were very expensive, so she was very careful when handling them, thinking that the rest could be used to cook other dishes and sell for money. Unexpectedly, Kazuya took them away and made the stuffing.
Kazuya said: "It's not easy to sell anyway, so I use it to do our own meal... Pay attention to the heat, keep turning the beef, try not to let one side continue to be heated..."
Even though the Sakura family opened an izakaya, they usually ate very simply because Haruka wanted to save ingredients to earn more money. Now that he had the conditions so he wanted them to have a good meal.
He didn't care about that Akiho's advice and asked her to focus on controlling the heat. He made the stuffing and started rolling out the dough directly. Considering Haruna's appetite, he made some buns with thin skin and full stuffing. Then he looked at Haruna and found that she was really strong. Just by pressing hard with a knife, she crushed the solid soup stock into a pile of broken pieces.
Seeing that she was still depressed, he felt more sympathetic. He still liked the heartless fool she was before. He looked around and found that no one paid attention here, so he comforted her in a low voice while making buns. "It doesn't matter with your father's illness. He will definitely wake up, but it may take a few years."
He didn't want to say it so early, but now he really couldn't bear to see her in pain. He started to think that being soft-hearted is a disease and it must be cured!
Haruna raised her head in surprise, carefully observed his facial expression and said dubiously: "Really?"
"It's true. Don't you notice that your father was in poor health before? Now it's the body's self-protection mechanism that forces him to recuperate. He will wake up when his health improves." Kazuya simply explained and didn't want Haruna to worry too much. He didn't have any moral integrity. As long as it's not malicious, there's no psychological burden on him when he lies. So he just tried to fool this idiot girl.
Haruna lowered her head and thought: Eh? It seems to make sense. Dad used to be sick all day long...
But she wasn't really stupid. She had watched the TV series, so she was still a little doubtful. However, the expression on her face was obviously much more relaxed: "What is the human body's self-protection mechanism?"
It was about her father. She would definitely try to understand before she could feel at ease.
Kazuya fellt a little tricky: "It's too troublesome to explain. I guarantee that he will wake up in a few years. Haruna, do you believe me?"
She carefully observed his facial expressions and found that he showed no guilt and faced her calmly. Finally, she nodded slightly and agreed: "You have always been good to me and never lied to me, and you always give me delicious food. I believe you!"
She was even more relieved with his guarantee. Kazuya was a man who her father often praised. He was very strong and smarter than her. There must be nothing wrong with what he said!
She was more like that of a child. Now that she was relieved and no longer worried, her mind immediately shifted to her favorite thing. She watched Kazuya put a spoonful of stuffing on the dough and stuffed it with a piece of ice, and then pinched one corner and stick together just like magic. A white and fat bun was made over.
She looked at his operation with some confusion, "Why do you put a small piece of ice inside?"
"This is a cooking tip and the soup buns in northern China are made like so." Chinese soup buns are divided into two major factions, one in the south and one in the north. In the north, people just put some ice cubes forzen from soup stock directly into it. In the south, it may have been difficult to make ice when there was no electricity or a freezer, so they use skin, which will turn into runny oil when steamed and has a unique aroma.
"Is it delicious?"
"You'll know after you try it later." Kazuya was very pleased to see that she seemed to be in a better mood, "Haruna, cheer up after eating the buns. This family couldn't be without you!"
It's difficult for Haruka to support such a big family on her own. If Haruna could help, it would be a lot easier no matter what!
Haruna clenched her fist and said seriously: "I know. Since dad wants to rest, I will protect this family!"
Kazuya quickly made the buns in some rows in a short time. All the buns were full of energy and stood on the chopping board like soldiers waiting for inspection. He also put the steamer on the fire and put the buns into it to steam. Then he went to help Akiho for the dish tonight.
After more than half an hour, he looked at his watch and gave the order to prepare to have dinner. Haruna took the initiative to put the steamers on the table one by one.