The side dishes can be made by Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, but Wen Xi must make the main dishes herself, because Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue don't know how to make those strange and unusual dishes.
For example, stir-fried cicadas, spicy frog legs, and snake meat soup were all dishes that Wenxi made for them. They only realized that dishes could be cooked this way after she made them for them once!
So, just like before, He Chen'an went to the countryside early on his day off to wait for Wen Xi. The two of them went to a state-run restaurant for breakfast, strolled around the streets, and then asked Wen Xi to come back before nine o'clock so as not to delay cooking lunch.
Her job is already very easy, which makes people envious and jealous. If she doesn't even do this well, then someone will definitely make trouble to stop her from doing it.
It's said that if you eat someone's food, you're obligated to do so. Why did Wenxi add the seasonings and ingredients herself? It was to silence the gossip and prevent anyone from saying anything.
If someone else were to cook, we wouldn't get such good treatment, since they wouldn't be going out of their way to improve our meals every day.
All the dishes were boiled in water and had no flavor at all.
Wenxi went out for several hours every night, and after a few days she looked quite haggard. Luckily, she signed for a box of face masks, and she would apply one every night. She would chill the mask with ice for a while before putting it on her face, which felt especially refreshing.
On the morning of the agreed meeting, Wenxi left home at four o'clock because everyone in the team started work at five o'clock, and she couldn't let others see her.
When they arrived outside the Harvest Brigade, He Chen'an was already waiting there, just like before.
When he saw Wenxi arrive, he very naturally reached out and took the basket from her hands. He knew that Wenxi would always buy some meat from the pork stall whenever she went to town.
After he received his salary, he kept the tickets he needed and sent the rest to her in an envelope.
I want her to eat more meat and get her body in better shape. She's still too thin. Her waist is the epitome of "slender and delicate," it's not even as wide as his hand.
"Chen An, I brought you something good today." Wen Xi smiled mysteriously.
"What good stuff?" He Chen'an raised an eyebrow and asked expectantly.
Wen Xi took a lunchbox out of her basket and handed it to He Chen'an, saying, "You'll know once you open it."
He Chen'an took the lunchbox and opened it right in front of Wen Xi. Inside were large prawns, almost longer than the lunchbox itself, completely different from the crayfish he had eaten a few days ago.
He Chen'an thought that Wen Xi had specially gotten up early to make these prawns for him, and he was touched. He said in a low, hoarse voice, "Xiao Xi, you don't need to get up early to make these things for me. I'm not a big eater. I can just eat whatever I want outside. You don't need to go to so much trouble."
These prawns weren't made by Wen Xi early in the morning; she made them when she found them a couple of nights ago. She made twenty at the time, ate a few herself, shared some with Shen Jiaojiao and Jiang Yue, and then brought these few to He Chen'an.
Because she eats a full meal every day and doesn't need an extra meal at night, these few shrimp were left behind.
"But what kind of shrimp is this? How come it's so big? I've never seen such a big shrimp before." He Chen'an put the lunchbox on the back seat, picked up a big shrimp and started peeling it.
Wen Xi said with a smile, "I don't know what this prawn is called either. It should be a kind of river prawn. If you want to know, you can go to the library and look it up in the books. But not knowing its name won't stop us from eating it!"
Seeing that He Chen'an was about to throw his head away, Wen Xi hurriedly reminded him, "The shrimp roe inside the shrimp head is also very delicious, don't waste it."
He Chen'an peeled the shrimp head as instructed and found it full of shrimp roe. He swallowed the roe in one gulp and then threw the shrimp shell into the roadside ditch.
After peeling a whole shrimp, He Chen'an held it up to Wen Xi. Under He Chen'an's intense gaze, Wen Xi took a small bite. Watching He Chen'an finish the rest of the shrimp, Wen Xi's cheeks flushed.
He Chen'an finished eating the shrimp in the lunchbox, took out a handkerchief and wiped his hands. His hands were oily and couldn't be cleaned with cold water, so he had to use a handkerchief to wipe them.
After wiping his hands clean, He Chen'an reached out and pulled Wen Xi up, letting her sit on the crossbeam in front of him.
There was nothing to do. There was no movie theater in town, and the state-run restaurant wouldn't open for several hours. But it was almost time for work in the countryside, so even if they wanted to kill time, they couldn't do it on the dirt roads in the countryside, as it would be bad if others saw them.
He Chen'an rode his bicycle with Wen Xi on the back, heading towards the county town, until they arrived at the reservoir near the flower sea. The two of them then sat on a rock by the reservoir.
On a summer morning, a gentle breeze rustles through the leaves, and the fresh scent of flowers and trees is invigorating. The reservoir in front of me ripples softly in the morning breeze.
He Chen'an pulled Wen Xi into his arms and asked softly, "Are you cold?"
"It's not cold, it's quite cool." Wen Xi gently hugged He Chen'an. They hadn't seen each other for a few days, and she missed him quite a bit. Although she had brought him spicy crayfish on Thursday morning, she hadn't been able to wait for him to get up and meet her.
After a while, the sun slowly rose from the east and then slowly climbed higher. At first, the sun was round and red, like a bright red apple.
Then the fiery sun dyed the whole world gold, and the entire sky shimmered with dazzling golden light, which was very spectacular.
As the sun rose higher and higher, the temperature also increased, so the two of them stopped strolling by the reservoir and went to the state-run restaurant in town for breakfast.
He Chen'an deliberately avoided the breakfast rush. When they arrived at the state-run restaurant, there were only a few people there.
However, after the peak season, there wasn't much breakfast left in the state-run restaurants. After all, food production was low in those days, and wasting food was shameful.
Wen Xi ordered a bowl of soy milk, a serving of corn and pork dumplings, and a serving of pan-fried dumplings. He Chen'an also ordered a bowl of soy milk and a serving of pork and cabbage dumplings.
Seeing He Chen'an rushing to pay, Wen Xi smiled faintly and did not stop him. When a man is willing to spend money on you, it is a sign of his love for you, and she has no reason to stop him.
Moreover, she treated He Chen'an well, always saving a portion of her delicious food for him.
If we're talking about taking advantage, she really didn't take advantage of He Chen'an.
Perhaps it was because of the principle of attraction between opposite sexes and repulsion between likes, but when Wenxi was ordering food, the girl was indifferent. However, after hearing He Chen'an's voice and seeing his handsome face, her cheeks flushed and she started to speak in a high-pitched voice.
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