This time, Lin Xiaoxiao not only invited Liu Lele and the others, but also invited those who had spoken up for her a couple of days ago to come over for dinner.

There were a few awful educated youth sent to the countryside, but there were also some good ones, like the team leader Zhang Sanqian. The female team leader would also speak up for him, and Wang Chunhua would also be invited over.

Today, including Han Qiushi and Lin Xiaoxiao, there are nearly 10 people.

Knowing that Lin Xiaoxiao was going to host a banquet for 10 people, Wang Xue and Li Mei knew that Lin Xiaoxiao and Li Mei must be very busy, so they left work early to come and help.

As soon as you enter the yard, you can smell the aroma of steaming rice. Since there are many people today, Lin Xiaoxiao deliberately put a lot of brown rice in the rice, so that it looks generous but not ostentatious at all.

If someone were to say that Lin Xiaoxiao uses rice to cook meals for ten or so people, who knows what outsiders would say.

Brown rice was added so that everyone can eat more and eat well.

When Li Mei and the others arrived, they kept praising Lin Xiaoxiao's cooking skills, saying, "Let me tell you, Lin Xiaoxiao's cooking skills are really excellent. I ate at her place once before, and it was incredibly delicious."

"She's very generous with the oil when she cooks. Just smelling the rice today made my mouth water."

Several girls entered the courtyard, and the educated youth who had never been there before couldn't help but start looking around. Although the wall was not completely finished, both the front and back yards were very tidy, and the main room was bright and clean. It was much better than the educated youth's courtyard.

After watching, everyone went straight to the kitchen, where Lin Xiaoxiao was using both pots. She used one pot to steam rice, and used the other pot to stir-fry vegetables.

Han Qiushi was processing fish meat there. Lin Xiaoxiao had finished cutting pig feed today and then went to the river to catch two fish to cook a pot of boiled fish.

Lin Xiaoxiao was preparing several potatoes, peeling them, cutting them into small pieces, and slicing one into thin slices, which could be used as a side dish when cooking other dishes later.

"Why are you all here? You can rest for a while and have some water." Lin Xiaoxiao put down what she was doing and made him some malted milk powder.

They wanted to refuse, but when they saw that it was malted milk powder, they couldn't bring themselves to say no, so they all accepted it.

Everyone took a sip of malted milk powder and felt satisfied. This was a precious item that sometimes couldn't be bought even if you had money. They didn't expect Lin Xiaoxiao to be so generous, giving each person a spoonful, which was quite a lot.

As they drank the water from their bowls, many people became even more determined that if Lin Zhiqing and the others were ever in trouble, they would still stand by Lin Xiaoxiao's side.

After everyone finished drinking, they got ready to work: some washed vegetables, some fetched water, and some started the fire.

Lin Xiaoxiao was responsible for slicing fish fillets, a task that only she could do.

She cut the two fish in half, sliced ​​one half into thin slices, added some scallions and ginger, and tossed it a few times to remove the fishy smell.

With some fish meat left over, Lin Xiaoxiao suddenly had an idea. She mashed the fish meat into a paste, removed all the fish bones, put it in a bowl, added some white sugar, salt, soy sauce, and finally added some scallion and ginger water.

After finishing, she turned around, took out some flour, put it in the bowl, and mixed the fish paste evenly.

A fish ball soup was ready. This stuff is bouncy and very fragrant. I guess they rarely get to eat it, so I let them try it.

After doing all that, Lin Xiaoxiao glanced at the rice. Seeing that it was cooked, she put the rice in a large basin and kept it warm in the stove.

Now you can start cooking.

Put some oil in a pot, add scallions, ginger, garlic, and a little chili and sauté until fragrant. Then add potato chunks and stir-fry. Add some sugar, soy sauce, and salt, then add water, cover and let it simmer.

There was someone specifically assigned to tend the fire, and the potatoes cooked very quickly. Lin Xiaoxiao picked up a piece with her chopsticks after only a few minutes; it was already very soft and tender. She took a bite and found it tasted excellent.

Finally, add some chopped green onions to the pot, and it's ready to serve.

Once the pot is washed, you can start making the spicy fish.

Heat oil in a pot until it reaches a certain temperature, then add scallions, ginger, and garlic to sauté until fragrant. First, add fish bones and stir-fry, then add water and simmer until the water boils.

Then ladle out some soup and set it aside. Then add salt, soy sauce, and some sugar to the pot, and then add some potatoes, green vegetables, and cucumbers.

Once the vegetables are cooked, place them in a large bowl, then slowly add the fish slices to the pot and cook for a minute or two until they are done.

Next, put all the fish and soup from the pot into a bowl, add some chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns on top, and finally pour boiling hot oil over it. The whole kitchen will smell amazing instantly. Add some scallions at the end, and it's perfect.

The educated youth had never seen cooking oil used like this before, and they were all stunned. But the smell was undeniably delicious and incredibly enticing. Except for Lin Xiaoxiao, everyone, whether in the kitchen or not, couldn't help but swallow their saliva.

Wang Xue even forgot to wash the vegetables and quickly peeked over to take a look.

Lin Xiaoxiao was already quickly starting to make fish ball soup. She poured the freshly ladled fish soup into the pot, and after the water boiled, she asked Han Qiushi to take out a piece of firewood from the stove. When the fire was a little smaller, she slowly added the fish balls and the washed vegetables.

Once cooked, the fish ball soup is ready.

Next, Lin Xiaoxiao cooked a pork stew with vermicelli, stir-fried a pumpkin, and stir-fried eggs with chives. She prepared five dishes and a soup for 10 people. The boiled dishes were considered the main dishes, one of which was equivalent to two.

When the dishes and rice were served, everyone stared in disbelief. The meal was so lavish; they wouldn't even dare to eat like this during the New Year.

Lin Xiaoxiao and Han Qiushi are really taking this matter to heart.

Seeing that some of them were a little embarrassed to sit down, Lin Xiaoxiao quickly invited them, "Sit down, sit down, the food tastes best when it's hot."

Han Qiushi picked up a bowl and ladled a full bowl of rice for each of them, placing it in their hands with Lin Xiaoxiao's help. "Eat up, this is the best my boyfriend can cook here," Han Qiushi said, giving a thumbs up.

No one has touched their chopsticks yet, but many people are secretly peeking over, cautiously sniffing the food. Lin Xiaoxiao is quite helpless, especially Wang Xue, who, like lightning, keeps darting forward whenever she smells something delicious.

Seeing that no one was touching their chopsticks, Lin Xiaoxiao put some food into Li Mei and the others' bowls. After thinking for a moment, Lin Xiaoxiao put some fish slices and a fish ball into Han Qiushi's bowl.

This was Han Qiushi's first time eating fish balls. He looked at Lin Xiaoxiao with surprise. The fish balls were very bouncy, fresh, and fragrant.

After eating the fish slices in the bowl, which were very smooth and tender, spicy and fragrant, Han Qiushi immediately started picking up the cucumber and potato pieces from the bowl.

Delicious! This flavor is amazing!