The two started working as they talked.
Gu Yunyang reminded him, "You can talk, but don't look away. That knife of yours is very sharp. If you cut your finger, you might really cut your finger."
If you use too much force, it's possible to cut off the entire finger.
Yang Shengnan was also a little worried. She used to be very active in the kitchen and rarely used a kitchen knife.
After arriving here, I had no choice but to go into the kitchen and cook.
We can't let Han Xue do it all by herself forever, can we?
When two people live together, they should share the responsibilities.
A moment later, Han Xue arrived and asked, "Is there anything I can do for you?"
She found a seat nearby and said, "I've already rinsed the rice. I've also picked the vegetables and am rinsing them in water. I plan to cook them when I get back."
Yang Shengnan assigned her some tasks: "I'll cut the ingredients, and you can continue to chop them into smaller pieces using the tools over there."
With the two of them sharing the burden, things became much easier.
Gu Yunyang reminded him again, "Be careful, the knife is very sharp, be careful not to cut your fingers."
After giving the instructions, the three of them started working.
Han Xue sighed, "You don't know how expensive food is until you're in charge of the household. We only realized how little oil we actually use after we started cooking for ourselves."
When they went to the countryside before, they brought some receipts from home.
Some of them had meat coupons; they bought fatty meat, or by chance, they bought a piece of lard, which they rendered into oil.
But it's still not enough.
They are all young people, unlike the older generation who would just dab some oil on a cloth and wipe it around to cook a dish.
Even with their best efforts to save money, they still use far more oil than the older women in the village.
So they often find themselves in a situation where there is no oil available.
"Look, I seem to be losing weight."
If you don't get enough oil and water, and you can't fully satisfy your needs with carbohydrates either, then you'll lose weight, right?
Gu Yunyang thought for a moment and said, "If you want oil, I can try to find a way for you. I can get you some lard, or some vegetable oil, such as peanut oil, soybean oil, or rapeseed oil."
These are the three most common types of vegetable oils.
Actually, there was another type of tea oil available at this time, but it was more common in western Jiangxi and western Hunan.
It is the seed of a tree called Camellia oleifera, which is dried and then pressed for oil.
There are relatively few in Guangdong province.
Han Xue's eyes lit up: "Really? Then..."
Gu Yunyang noticed her hesitation and immediately comforted her, "Don't worry, animal fat is fine too."
Hei Zi and Hei Mei are quite skilled; they can hunt prey almost every day, and each prey contains fat. Although each prey doesn't yield much, it adds up. I also have a jar of rabbit fat and chicken fat in my kitchen; you can take it back and use it first.
I'm going to the city center on a business trip tomorrow, and I'm not sure how many days it will last.
When I get back, I'll try to get you some more oil. What kind of oil do you want?
Yang Shengnan laughed and said, "Any kind of oil will do, why would we be picky?"
Everyone else is already short of supplies, so why are you complaining?
They worked here for two hours and made about fifty mushroom bags.
"Let's use these for now. We'll make more later once we're more familiar with the process. We won't take any more for now."
"That's fine. It's getting late, so let's go back and cook. It'll be completely dark soon, and even with the lights on, it won't be bright enough. Remember what I told you before. If you don't understand anything, just ask Gu Honglan. She'll teach you."
"good."
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