Chapter 153 Oil-Splashed Noodles

Speaking of which, Zhou Ziwen is not a particularly hardworking person at all.

The reason why I have been so hardworking since I came to the countryside is that I have no choice.

After all, I just arrived in the countryside, so I need to perform well so that I can integrate into the group more quickly.

Secondly, I want to live a better life, which is why I am busy every day.

Although he was busy, he gained a lot. Up to now, his family's living conditions were unmatched by any other educated youth.

Not to mention the educated youth, even most of the villagers in the village cannot compare to him.

Of course, his is not good enough. Some cadres in the production team are good.

With their status in the village, they don't have to do anything and their home is full of good things.

Zhou Ziwen is different. He has no roots here and has to rely on himself for everything.

However, with the improvement of living standards, Zhou Ziwen is not as diligent as before.

After struggling for so long, he also wants to enjoy himself.

After staying in the mushroom house for a while, Zhou Ziwen went home with the Chen sisters until the end of the work day.

"Sister, what are we having for lunch?" Zhou Ziwen asked.

"Bok choy and potatoes." Chen Shiying replied.

"How about we have noodles today?" Zhou Ziwen lost interest instantly when he heard these were the two dishes again. Although he had only eaten potatoes a few times, he wanted to eat noodles more.

They didn’t have noodles to buy, so if they wanted to eat noodles they had to make them themselves.

But the dough made with flour is chewier, and Zhou Ziwen likes it very much.

"Okay!" Seeing Zhou Ziwen's greedy look, Chen Shiying smiled and did not refuse.

Through this period of time together, although the distinction was not clear, the right to speak had been unconsciously established among the three of them.

For example, Zhou Ziwen, no matter what he says, no matter big or small, the two sisters will generally listen to him.

Then there is Chen Shiying. As the elder sister, she naturally takes the lead.

In front of Chen Shiying, Chen Qiaoyi can only be controlled.

However, Chen Qiaoyi now has a new support and is often disobedient, which Chen Shiying is helpless about.

Chatting and laughing all the way, the three of them soon returned home.

In order to have chewier noodles, Zhou Ziwen took matters into his own hands, found flour, added water and started kneading the dough.

Kneading dough is a technical and physically demanding job, but for Zhou Ziwen, these are just trivial matters.

With his strength and cooking skills, the dough he kneads is definitely the most delicious.

In order to make the noodles taste better, Zhou Ziwen generously added an egg.

While Zhou Ziwen was kneading the dough, Chen Shiying went outside to pick some vegetables to add to the noodles as a side dish. As for Chen Qiaoyi, she became the fireman, and after Zhou Ziwen finished kneading the dough, she started to boil water.

Zhou Ziwen moved quickly. A ball of dough quickly took shape in his hands, and then he placed it on the chopping board and kneaded it.

His skillful movements seemed as if he had practiced them thousands of times, and the dough quickly became chewy.

"Yiyi, it's time to boil the water." A few minutes later, Zhou Ziwen had kneaded the dough.

"Okay." Chen Qiaoyi agreed and then started to light the fire to boil water.

Zhou Ziwen started rolling out the noodles. By the time the water was about to boil, he had already rolled out the noodles and cut them into strips.

"Yiyi, make the fire bigger and add more firewood." Zhou Ziwen brought the cut noodles to the stove and prepared to put them in the pot.

Zhou Ziwen has a trick, or rather a habit, when cooking noodles. He is used to cooking noodles over high heat because the noodles taste better that way.

"Okay." Chen Qiaoyi nodded obediently.

While Zhou Ziwen was cooking noodles, Chen Shiying had already washed the vegetables.

After the food was put into the pot, she started to chop garlic and green onions.

Zhou Ziwen was responsible for seasoning. The three of them divided the work and worked together, busy but not chaotic, and soon cooked the fragrant noodles.

"Dinner is ready!" Chen Qiaoyi cheered and stood up impatiently.

The noodles Zhou Ziwen makes are oil-splashed noodles, and the soul of oil-splashed noodles is chili oil.

Especially the freshly made chili oil, the oil and chili are processed at high temperature, and the aroma comes out quickly.

When the chili oil is poured into the noodles, it instantly brings out the aroma of the green onions. The taste is simply too overbearing.

Chen Qiaoyi, who was burning the fire nearby, couldn't wait any longer and wanted to taste it.

"Hmm, hmm, delicious." It was the first time that Chen Qiaoyi tasted the noodles made by Zhou Ziwen. She started praising the noodles while they were still in her mouth and she didn't have time to swallow them.

"Haha, as long as it tastes good." Zhou Ziwen nodded with a smile.

"Brother Ziwen, the food you cook is so delicious, why don't you cook more often?" Thinking that Zhou Ziwen only cooks for a long time, Chen Qiaoyi couldn't help but speak.

That resentful look and pitiful appearance are so heartbreaking.

"Then I'll make it for you whenever you want to eat it." Zhou Ziwen was not a saint, and he was defeated in front of Chen Qiaoyi in an instant.

It’s okay to have fewer principles in front of the girl you love.

After all, it’s just cooking, it’s not a big deal.

"I also think you should cook more often. Such great cooking skills should not be wasted." Chen Shiying nodded in agreement.

It’s not that she wants to be lazy, because if Zhou Ziwen cooks more often, she can learn from him and improve her cooking skills faster.

"Okay, I will definitely cook more often in the future." Seeing the expectant eyes of the two girls, Zhou Ziwen had no choice but to nod.

Of course, the fact that he agreed so quickly was thanks to the admiring gazes of the two women.

Zhou Ziwen said he couldn't bear being looked at with admiring eyes by two young and tender girls.

"Hehe." After receiving the affirmative answer, Chen Qiaoyi immediately smiled.

…

After lunch, Zhou Ziwen took a nap at home. After everyone went to work, he got up from bed, packed up, and set off again.

After entering the mountain, Zhou Ziwen came to the place where he found the tea oil tree again. Half a day passed, and there was no change here. The fruits he had not picked were still hanging on the tree.

Zhou Ziwen did not delay and started picking the fruits immediately. This time he was well prepared and he picked all the fruits on the tea tree.

According to his estimation, these tea oil fruits together must weigh at least 200 kilograms, but he doesn't know how much oil can be extracted.

After picking the tea oil fruits, Zhou Ziwen finished his work and went home. Since he had an unexpected harvest today, he stopped hunting.

He wanted to process the tea fruit quickly, squeeze out the oil, and taste the flavor of this high-quality product.

After returning home, Zhou Ziwen started to get busy, starting with peeling the oil tea fruit.

These fruits are almost ripe, and many of them have cracked skins and can be broken open with just a gentle push.

After taking out the tea seeds inside, you need to sun-dry them for a day or two to dry the shells of the tea seeds, and then peel them.

Only after these are completed can you proceed to the following operations.

Zhou Ziwen estimated that he might not be able to finish skinning the animals today, but fortunately he was not alone, and he could ask the Chen sisters for help when they came back.

Zhou Ziwen spent the whole afternoon peeling tea oil fruits.

(End of this chapter)