BXBX NOVEL Chapter 400: He Listens to You
Chapter 400: He Listens to You
Gu Zi, noticing Aunt Zhang’s unease, reached out and took a piece of the spicy snack, reassuring her, “It’s alright, these snacks can be eaten even after a few days.” She then passed the snack to Lele, and only then did Aunt Zhang’s face relax. Shi Tou, who had been unsure of what to do, also broke into a smile.
Aunt Zhang felt she might have been overthinking. Gu Zi was meticulous in her daily life, but not overly delicate. In reality, the snack could indeed be eaten even after a few days.
Seeing Shi Tou gulp, Gu Zi realized that this snack was something Shi Tou cherished. She couldn’t help but laugh and said to Shi Tou, “Shi Tou, you can share this with your sister. It’s even more delicious when everyone eats together. But first, could you go wash your hands?”
Shi Touts hands were a bit dirty, likely from before he went to sleep, and he hadn’t washed them. Hearing Gu Zi, whom he thought of as a fairy aunt, tell him to wash his hands, he nodded and headed towards the faucet in the yard.
Gu Zi told him that not only should he wash his hands before eating snacks, but he should remember to wash his hands before eating anything. If his hands got dirty, he should wash them promptly, otherwise little bugs might grow on his hands and eat them. Shi Tou was scared by this and said, “I will definitely wash my hands properly from now on.”
And it wasn’t just talk. In front of the faucet, Shi Tou washed his hands over and over again. He certainly didn’t want his hands to be eaten by bugs. From now on, he would definitely wash his hands properly!
Watching her grandson’s obedient behavior, Aunt Zhang felt relieved and gratefully said, “You really know how to handle him. He listens to you. When I tell him to wash his hands at home, he absolutely refuses. He can’t form the habit. We’re usually busy with farm work and don’t have time to teach him, and so he’s become like this.”
Aunt Zhang felt that Gu Zi had a kind of magic. Not only did she live her life meticulously, but she could also influence those around her, making them as clean and refreshing as she was.
Shi Tou was right to call her a fairy. Wasn’t she just like a fairy descended from heaven?
In fact, Gu Zi felt that this was nothing special. Communication was crucial. Children often rebelled, and the more you emphasized what they should do, the less likely they were to do it properly. However, if you changed your approach and communicated with them in a different way, the result would be different.
Aunt Zhang watched Shi Tou and Lele in the yard, while Gu Zi went into the kitchen to prepare some delicious food. She planned to make ginger milk, which was good for dispelling colds. She could also give some to Lele, to prevent her from catching a cold.
Gu Zi carefully chopped a small piece of yellow ginger into tiny granules and placed them into a piece of gauze. She then rubbed and squeezed the gauze to extract the juice from the ginger. Soon, she had a small bowl of ginger juice. Into this, she dissolved two spoonfuls of white sugar, setting it aside for later use.
She then proceeded to heat a pot of milk. It didn’t take long for the milk to begin to bubble. Gu Zi poured the ginger juice she had prepared earlier into the pot, stirring it in. After simmering for another thirty seconds, the ginger milk was ready. Gu Zi slowly savored a small bowl of it while it was still hot. After finishing, she felt a warm comfort spread throughout her body.
She waited for a while, allowing the ginger milk to reach a warm temperature before serving it. There were three bowls in total, one each for Shi Tou, Lele, and Aunt Zhang.
The milk was sweet and fragrant, its richness enhanced by the heat. It balanced the spiciness of the ginger juice perfectly. Shi Tou and Lele didn’t reject the taste, and they gulped down a bowl each, accompanied by some biscuits.
Seeing them enjoy the drink, Gu Zi felt a sense of accomplishment. She then went to the yard to check on the two clay ovens she had built earlier. The weather had been sunny recently, and she estimated that the ovens were ready for use.
Aunt Zhang, preparing to take Shi Tou home for lunch, looked at the adorable clay ovens and asked, “Can these really produce delicious food?”
Gu Zi scooped out the sand used for molding from the inside of the ovens. She felt the inner walls of the ovens, planning to bake some bread as a test run at noon. If it turned out well, she would take the bread to the pig farm for Su Shen.
“Yes, I’ll be baking bread in a bit!” Gu Zi declared, heading into the kitchen to prepare the dough.
She took out the high-gluten flour, light cream, cheese, and milk powder she had previously bought from Xinghua Department Store from a high cabinet. She then measured out the appropriate amount of high-gluten flour to make the dough.
When making bread, Gu Zi didn’t use water to mix the dough. Instead, she used milk, adding a small amount of light cream and cheese during the process. This ensured that the baked bread had a rich milky aroma, guaranteed to taste better than any bread from the city bakeries..