"Yushan, can I learn how to make this small seafood stew with sauce? My husband ate it yesterday and kept thinking about the taste when he got home. I want to learn how to make it for him."
Jiang Yushan was making small seafood in sauce when the military wife who came to help came over with a slightly embarrassed look on her face.
She really wanted to learn, but this was a dish that Jiang Yushan had researched herself, so she wasn't sure if he could teach her. She didn't know if it would be too presumptuous of her to bring this up suddenly.
"Sure, I'm making it now. Just watch from the side." Jiang Yushan was very generous. He had taught Hu Xiaowen and the other three this dish of seafood in sauce before.
It is not difficult to make seafood in sauce. The important thing is the sauce. Many of the seasonings she took out were brought by her herself, and it is not easy to buy them now.
"If you want to make it, just take some seasonings from me. It's a secret sauce that you can't buy outside." After Jiang Yushan finished teaching, he also prepared a small portion of seasonings for the military wife.
After she brought it back, she cooked it for several people at home and there was no problem. It wasn't much, but it was a thoughtful gesture.
The military wife who asked to learn didn't expect Jiang Yushan to be so easy to talk to. She was very grateful when she received the seasoning, and at the same time she was a little excited. She could go back and pick some seafood to cook for her family.
Jiang Yushan prepared the small seafood in sauce. There was a lot of it today, so it should be enough for the soldiers to eat.
"To avoid not having enough food, I see that the quantity of seafood in sauce is limited. Each person can only get one portion, and no more. Otherwise, every soldier will want more, and it will be like yesterday in a short time, where the food is gone before the people behind can eat." Hu Xiaowen came over to take a look at the dishes, thought for a moment and said.
If there were no limit on quantity, she felt that no matter how much seafood she had, it would not be enough.
"Okay, I'll listen to Sister Hu." Jiang Yushan thought this suggestion was good and had no objection to it.
After preparing the seafood in sauce, she saw that the side dishes were ready, and she went straight to cooking. Some of the other military wives were cleaning and tidying up; some were helping out.
Political Commissar Lin Jianjun had heard a lot of rumors about the Third Canteen in the past two days. After learning that there were new dishes here and they were well-liked by the soldiers, he ran over before mealtime to try them and see how delicious they were.
"This smell is so delicious!" Lin Jianjun just arrived at the cafeteria door and smelled the fragrance coming from inside. Suddenly, he had more expectations for the dishes he was about to see.
He had rarely come to the third canteen to eat before, and usually ate in the first canteen. The food there was also quite good, but judging from the smell, it was still not as good as here.
It was still early when he arrived and the soldiers were still training, so there was no chance of them running into each other.
Naturally, no one came to eat in the third canteen at this time. The tables, chairs and plates had already been set out. Several military wives were distributing dishes at the window. Jiang Yushan was still cooking in the kitchen, and some dishes had not yet been prepared.
Lin Jianjun was quite satisfied with the environment. The military wives were very meticulous in their work. Although there were not many people, they had kept the canteen clean in the past few days.
He didn't bring a lunch box with him, so he took the plate and chopsticks from the door and went to the window. Hu Xiaowen was distributing the cooked dishes at the window.
"It's not time for dinner yet, why don't you serve the food yet?" Hu Xiaowen heard the knock on the window glass and said subconsciously without raising her head.
She had just put the cooked dishes away and was still wondering why someone came to get food so early.
"It's me." Lin Jianjun greeted her with a smile, but before he finished speaking, his eyes had already noticed the small seafood in sauce.
"Is this the small seafood in sauce that they said is delicious? It looks delicious." He looked at the small seafood. The color was very tempting. The smell made his mouth water. He really wanted to taste it.
Hu Xiaowen was also surprised to see that it was him. When she heard what he said, she knew that he came here for the small seafood.
"Would you like to try it? Yushan is very famous and tastes really good." Hu Xiaowen said to him with a smile.
"Since we're here, we must try it." Lin Jianjun nodded and handed over the plate he had just prepared.
Hu Xiaowen ordered some vegetables for him, including a portion of seafood in sauce.
"Give me more, this is not enough." Lin Jianjun looked at the amount of seafood and was not very satisfied.
"That's all for one serving. I gave you a little more because of our relationship." Hu Xiaowen added a little more to his plate.
Lin Jianjun was satisfied after hearing this. Although some dishes had not yet come out, he did not care. He went to get the food and started eating.
"No wonder everyone is obsessed with this seafood in sauce, it's really delicious." Lin Jianjun tasted it and was very satisfied with the taste. It was better than he had imagined.
A small portion of seafood was not much, and even though Hu Xiaowen added some, he finished it all in one bite after another in a few seconds.
After Lin Jianjun finished his meal, he still wanted to eat more, so he took his plate and went to the food window to find Hu Xiaowen.
"Wife, can you give me some more of those small seafood in sauce?" He knocked on the window glass, looking at so many small seafoods, wanting to fill up the plate.
"No, we have a rule that one person can only have one portion. I just gave you too much." Hu Xiaowen's attitude was very firm this time, and she refused without any room for negotiation.
This rule was set by her, and she would not make an exception just because of her family.
Although Lin Jianjun was envious, as a soldier he still abided by the rules and could only leave with a sense of regret.
"Let's come to the third canteen for lunch tomorrow." When he left, he was still muttering, thinking about coming here to eat this again.
Anyway, he is the political commissar, so he can come earlier and won’t have to compete with the soldiers for food. He will definitely be able to eat.
After he left, Jiang Yushan had cooked all the dishes, and soon the soldiers who came to eat arrived. There were more people at noon today than yesterday.
Even though six windows were open, there was a long queue at each window.
"I specially cooked more dishes today, almost twice as much as yesterday, and it's still not enough. There are too many soldiers coming to the third canteen to eat." After finishing her lunch, Hu Xiaowen couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
Some soldiers still didn't have lunch and went to other canteens. If they hadn't gone to the beach and picked up so much seafood, there really wouldn't be enough for these soldiers to eat.
"We've used up all the seafood we picked up today. I guess we'll have to go fishing again tomorrow." Jiang Yushan also sighed. He didn't expect that the small seafood in sauce would be so popular.
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