“Actually, this Mushroom King isn’t difficult to make; there are several recipes. But some of the other recipes require sucrose, which we don’t have the necessary resources for…” Gu Yunyang said.
Hao Pingping exclaimed, "Oh my god, we need sugar too? That stuff is extremely precious!"
Everyone else nodded, saying, "That's right!"
“In our family, we’re even reluctant to give sugar to our children. We only take out sugar to make water when we have very important guests.”
"That's something only distinguished guests can drink."
Fan Xiangbei thought so too, but now was not the time for gossip.
He coughed and said to Hao Pingping and the others, "Now is the time to study. Don't whisper or talk."
Fan Xiangbei was highly respected in the brigade. He also had a scar on his face, which made him even more authoritative when he spoke.
Hao Pingping and the others dared not speak again, and all said they were listening.
Gu Yunyang smiled. He knew that with Fan Xiangbei's arrival, the classroom would be much easier to manage.
Fan Xiangbei is the kind of person who truly cares about the whole brigade. As long as everyone can make money, he is willing to help manage the small classroom spontaneously.
This made his mini-classes run much more smoothly.
"Actually, these materials are very simple; they're all available near our brigade..."
Gu Yunyang taught them how to identify materials, and then brought out a file and a mortar and pestle, showing them how to grind them into powder.
"First use a file, then shred it to this size. Don't make it any smaller, or you'll hurt your fingers."
Gu Yunyang couldn't expect them to use files to cut smaller shapes; these tools these days didn't have any safety features.
If you make a mistake, your finger will be cut off along with it.
That knife is very sharp, and with the pressure applied, leveraging the force, you can forget about cutting off that finger.
Everyone present was used to it; every year when making pickled vegetables, a large amount of mustard greens needed to be chopped with a grater.
Using a kitchen knife directly is too slow.
Hao Pingping and the others listened very carefully; they spent the whole day identifying the materials.
Although they actually recognized most of the ingredients inside.
"Alright, take another look yourselves. I'm going to cook some vegetables and get ready for dinner. As for how to prepare the mushroom packet, we'll teach you tomorrow."
Fan Xiangbei immediately stood up and said, "Then everyone take some materials back and examine them carefully. We'll come back to learn again tomorrow."
People are about to have dinner, what are they doing still here?
That doesn't make sense.
We can't eat at someone else's house.
Everyone else stood up, and no one objected.
That makes sense, they wouldn't have come at this time if Gu Yunyang hadn't had to go to work at the commune during the day.
People are eating at home, and smoke is rising from every house. When they come over, aren't they bringing bowls and waiting for food?
Gu Yunyang noticed that some people were looking at him strangely.
After a moment's thought, Gu Yunyang roughly guessed what was going on, but didn't say anything more.
However, Gu Yunyang tried to persuade him to stay: "Master Fan, please stay for dinner. You've come all this way, I'll ask the captain's family to stay as well."
When I went to work at the commune, the production brigade even kindly offered me the position of secretary, but I simply don't have the time or energy to handle the brigade's affairs. I can only ask you to help me keep an eye on things."
Fan Xiangbei said, "Isn't that just a matter of course? You don't need to worry about these things. The brigade is keeping you because you can make a greater contribution to the brigade."
As for the trivial matters concerning the brigade's members, they are not worth your time and energy to deal with.
Everything will be handled by you, the brigade leader, and me. Just focus on serving the commune; that's what truly benefits the country and its people.
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