In the afternoon, before getting off work, Shen Qingqing happily ran home, an hour earlier than usual. However, she worked carefully and diligently, so no one would say anything to her.

There was not enough food at home, so Shen Qingqing thought about secretly taking out some vegetables from the space to help out in an emergency.

Every day I watch the vegetables growing well in my space, but I dare not eat them openly. That feeling is really too painful.

It happened that it was early in the morning today and Zhou Yuanzheng had not returned home yet. The first thing she did after returning home was to enter the space, pick some fresh cucumbers, cabbages and peppers, and feed the piglets, chickens and ducks before coming out.

She didn't take much. The vegetables in the space looked different from the ordinary vegetables outside. She didn't dare to take too much at once for fear of being discovered.

It just so happened that the logistics department had pork for sale today. I heard that it was leftover pork from the canteen. There wasn't much, and it wouldn't be sold until 6pm. There was still about an hour left, so she hurried over there.

There hasn't been any meat at home recently, and I'm really craving for it.

There was already a line at the meat window of the supply and marketing cooperative, but Shen Qingqing was not afraid. There weren't too many people, so she figured she should be able to buy some.

I heard that there is a rationing of beef this time, and each person is only allowed to buy one kilogram at most.

Don’t underestimate this pound of meat. In an ordinary family, it can last for several days if eaten carefully.

It was Shen Qingqing who was generous. She fried almost all of the pound of meat in one meal.

When waiting in line to eat Shen Qingqing's food, she asked for a pound of meat as usual. Her family had no shortage of money or meat coupons, so they always bought the maximum amount.

This is the advantage of having a small family with no children. If there are many people and children in the family, there will not be much of this pound of meat in each person's bowl.

Shen Qingqing brought the top-quality pork belly home. Most people in this area prefer fatty meat. Fatty meat is oily and watery. If a person's stomach is not oily, eating alone will not fill him up and he will get hungry easily.

Although Shen Qingqing didn't like fatty meat, she considered that Zhou Yuanzheng had intense training every day and it would not be good for him to be too thin, so she bought a pound of pork belly.

When she got home, Zhou Yuanzheng hadn't come yet. Shen Qingqing glanced at the sky, immediately washed her hands, put on an apron, and went into the kitchen to wash rice and cook.

The rice is mixed with corn grits and bran and steamed together. Rice is not something you eat every day.

The supply of white rice was scarce, so Shen Qingqing was trying to find a way to mix it with other grains to cook rice. Zhou Yuanzheng's salary was high, otherwise how could ordinary people eat rice every day.

Most families in this area use whole grains such as potatoes and sweet potatoes as their staple food. It is okay to eat these things occasionally, but if you eat them every day, for every meal, without any oil or fat, it would be really unbearable. It would not only make your throat sore but also make you hungry easily.

If you do physical work, you won't last long before you feel water sloshing in your stomach. After eating like this for a few months, your face will turn pale.

Therefore, Shen Qingqing was also thinking of ways to make rice for Zhou Yuanzheng. Even if it was mixed with coarse grains, it was better than eating those things alone.

After steaming the rice, Shen Qingqing thought for a while, and picked out two tomatoes as big as her palm from the space, preparing to fry them with eggs later.

Cut the pork belly into thin slices and pour them directly into the pan without adding oil. After a while, the fat in the meat slices will be fried out.

Pick out the meat slices that are fried until golden on both sides, pour the oil from the pan into a bowl, and leave a little for frying chili peppers.

The green peppers were tender and spicy, and a choking spiciness instantly rose from the pot. When the peppers were almost cooked, pour in the meat slices and stir-fry together. In this way, a pot of peppers and meat was ready. Thinking that Zhou Yuan had a big appetite, Shen Qingqing fried another cabbage and mixed a cucumber.

The rice was almost done by then. When Zhou Yuan was approaching the door of his house, he smelled the pungent spicy smell and his steps quickened.

(After the seeds are planted, the male protagonist will not occupy the female protagonist's labor, so please don't poke the readers' thunder points, spoilers first!)