The two arrived at the male educated youth's main room. The newly bought pot had already been installed, and they had also cleaned out a water vat, which was filled with water.

"This new pot needs to be seasoned first. Is it okay if I cut a little bit of pork skin?" Fang Yuan asked, looking at the group.

They were lucky enough to buy a pound of pork today, mostly lean with a little bit of skin still attached.

Although it wasn't the fatty cut of meat that people preferred at the time, it was just right for eating, and she naturally had to ask everyone's opinion before using it to start a pot.

"Open the pot? Okay, you can use it."

But hearing her use such professional terminology, Zhou He still felt a bit of anticipation for Fang Yuan's cooking skills.

"good!"

Fang Yuan told them to start a fire downstairs, then cut a small piece of pork skin off the pork, rubbed it on the pot, and explained to them how to season the pot.

She worked quickly and efficiently, boiling the pot and then rapidly washing it clean.

"This is our first day of eating, so let's have something simple and delicious!"

Everyone buys meat specifically so they can have a good meal, right? So she'll cook a meat dish.

To avoid startling everyone, she didn't plan to eat the whole pound of meat at once.

"What's something simple and delicious to eat?" Zhou Jiahui asked curiously.

"How about making a potato and shredded pork rice bowl?" Fang Yuan said, glancing at the ingredients laid out.

"Rice bowl? Never heard of that, but I trust your cooking skills, Sister Fangyuan!"

Zhou Jiahui has this kind of personality; she's quite trusting, which makes her easy to be fooled.

However, Fang Yuan is truly capable, and she didn't trust the wrong person this time.

"You're the main force, so we'll listen to you!" Zhou He didn't object.

He was originally just the kind of person who could cook well, but now that he has Fang Yuan, who is more professional, he naturally listens to Fang Yuan.

“I’ve had shredded pork with potatoes before, so I’m fine with it,” Luo Jin nodded in agreement.

"OK!"

Fang Yuan put water in the pot, then asked him to boil the water and put in the rinsed rice.

After the rice is overcooked, scoop it out and drain it using a colander.

Half a basin of clean rice water was collected under the bamboo sieve.

She ladled a bowl for everyone, and Zhou Jiahui even added some sugar to hers.

"Is this rice porridge? It's delicious!" Zhou Jiahui exclaimed after taking a sip.

I've had it before, but I always felt that Fang Yuan's version tasted better.

"If you like it, drink more." Fang Yuan smiled.

This is just ordinary craftsmanship, nothing special.

Once the vegetables and fruits in her space are grown, they will be delicious even with just a simple stir-fry.

Zhou Jiahui washed the potatoes, and she also washed two carrots and sliced ​​them.

I cut off a small portion of the lean meat from the pork and shredded it. I then salted the remaining half of the meat and marinated it, otherwise it would spoil by tomorrow.

The shredded pork was marinated with salt and flour.

First, I used the leftover pork skin to render the oil, then stir-fried some carrot slices.

After brushing off the residue in the pot, I added some more oil and stir-fried some shredded potatoes and pork.

"It smells so good! Is this shredded potato and pork? It smells amazing!"

Looking at the stir-fried shredded potatoes and pork, Zhou Jiahui couldn't help but drool; she had never eaten this dish before.

"Wait, it'll be ready to eat in ten minutes!" Fang Yuan said with a smile.

Clean the residue from the pot again, and then pour the previously undercooked rice into the oily pot. After rinsing the rice with water around the edge, put the lid on.

Soon, the aroma of roasted rice filled the air.

The smell made everyone swallow hard, as they all felt that this rice smelled much better than yesterday's.

"Let's eat. This dish, when placed on top of rice, becomes a rice bowl. Everyone, please try it."

Finally, Fang Yuan scooped a lunchbox full of rice for each of them.

I placed the carrots and shredded potatoes and meat on top, and then gave each of the three of them a piece of crispy rice crust.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony!"

Each of them grabbed a bowl of rice with toppings and started eating without any hesitation.

"Delicious! Sister Yuanyuan, your cooking is amazing! This dish is so delicious!"

Zhou Jiahui took a bite of the shredded potato and pork, and it tasted really good.

She ate another slice of carrot that she didn't like, and it turned out to be quite good. She accepted this older sister.

Zhou He and Luo Jin didn't say anything, but judging from their eating habits, they were quite satisfied with Fang Yuan's cooking.

The rice crust was slightly salty and crunchy, and Fang Yuan himself enjoyed eating it immensely.

Very good, your skills haven't deteriorated.

There was no table specifically for the male educated youth to eat at; they each carried their own lunchboxes and found a place to eat.

The group of people eating next door heard Zhou Jiahui's praise and smelled the delicious aroma wafting in from the air.

Looking at the sorghum rice and two vegetarian dishes on the table in front of me, I found it hard to swallow.

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After dinner, Zhou He asked Zhou Jiahui to call Fang Yuan out.

After leaving the educated youth settlement to a certain distance, they asked, "Would you like to have a room to yourself?"

After tasting Fang Yuan's cooking, Zhou He no longer had the idea of ​​taking Fang Yuan with him; instead, he hoped that Fang Yuan would take them along.

They can form a powerful alliance.

Since they all plan to eat together in the future, they might as well just move out and live separately.

"I miss you so much, brother! I didn't sleep well last night!" Zhou Jiahui quickly raised her hand and said.

It was her first time sleeping with so many people, and the kang (heated brick bed) was hard; she was really not used to it.

Moreover, there are many people here that she doesn't like, and they just get in her way.

"Of course I want to! I live alone at home!" Fang Yuan nodded in agreement; she was certainly willing.

She has her own room at home, which is one of the reasons why Wang Qingqing is jealous of her.

Moreover, during dinner that evening, her keen ears overheard the neighbors talking.

If she continues to cook delicious food, it's hard to guarantee that these people won't get envious.

Luo Jin asked, "What do you mean?"

He hadn't expected that Zhou He had brought him out to discuss this issue.

But it was obvious that he was acting strangely; he didn't fall asleep until midnight last night.

Zhou He said, "What I mean is, let's pool our money to build a few rooms or find existing houses, and each of us can have one."

"Build a new house? How much would that cost?" Luo Jin asked after thinking for a moment.

He still had a few hundred yuan on him, and his family could send him money, so he wasn't worried.

“I asked the village secretary yesterday, and he said that repairing a mud-brick house would only cost one or two hundred yuan, and each of us would get a maximum of fifty yuan.”

Zhou He noticed that neither of them changed their expressions, which showed that they could afford the money.

When he arrived here yesterday and found that three people were sharing a room, he had already decided to move out, and he even went to ask the village secretary about it.

He hadn't originally planned to move so soon, but who would have thought that the people at this educated youth settlement wouldn't be easy to get along with.

And since I've found a partner like Fang Yuan who can cook, it's naturally better to move out as soon as possible.

"I have no problem with that. I suggest we get an extra stove; it would make cooking much more convenient!" Fang Yuan said after thinking for a moment.

In his previous life, Zhou He never told Fang Yuan that they were going to move out together.

This time she agreed to have dinner with the two of them, and she actually managed to hitch a ride with them, which was great.

“No problem, I’m willing to go with you,” Luo Jin nodded and said.