Chapter 33: Let’s Gamble
Although Cheng Feng was speechless because of Lin Xiaoyue's blockage, he still followed her closely. No matter what she did, Cheng Feng was always picky and dissatisfied!
After hearing the last part, Lin Xiaoyue simply closed her ears and tried to make her run away in anger, but it was impossible!
After entering the kitchen, she first took a look at the ingredients inside. There was a jar of rice, bacon on the wall, carrots, green beans, corn, and vegetables piled on the ground, a few crucian carp in the water tank by the wall, and a few eggs with chicken feathers on them in the cupboard.
The ingredients are average, but they can be used to make some delicious side dishes!
She had just scooped a large spoonful of rice into the wooden basin when she heard Cheng Feng's voice ringing in her ears, "Are you a glutton? You've put so much rice in it! Pour it back!"
Based on her experience of being single for more than 30 years in her previous life, this amount of rice is just enough for three people. Cheng Feng is simply misleading her!
Ignoring the noisy sounds around her, she took the wooden basin and walked to the water tank outside. She bent down and scooped out some water to wash the rice. The rice was obviously new, so she only washed it once and returned to the kitchen.
At this time, Cheng Feng's voice rang out again, "How can washing the rice once be enough? If the master gets a stomachache, even a hundred of your lives won't be enough to make up for it!"
Lin Xiaoyue is a foodie, and she is very confident in her cooking skills. It is common sense to know how many times to wash the rice according to the type of rice!
"You'd better not eat the food I cook later. If you take one bite, you'll be like a puppy!"
Cheng Feng snorted coldly and retorted: "Who cares!"
After Lin Xiaoyue poured the rice into the big pot, she added water to cover her little finger joint. Then she walked behind the earthen stove and started to make a fire. She knew how to make a fire thanks to her previous life. She spent some of her childhood at her grandmother's house in the countryside, so she was very skilled at making a fire.
"You come and watch the fire!"
When Cheng Feng heard Lin Xiaoyue ordering him, the little flame in his heart suddenly flared up, "Why? The master told you to cook!"
Lin Xiaoyue nodded and said, "Yes, that's right! So I'll cook, and you watch the fire! Otherwise, if the food gets burnt, you'll have to explain it to Brother Liang yourself!"
Cheng Feng couldn't argue with Lin Xiaoyue, but he really couldn't take care of everything by himself. When he was in the mansion before, there were several people in the kitchen, cooking, watching the fire, cutting vegetables...
He said reluctantly with a serious face: "Just this once! Don't let me find out you're up to something!"
Lin Xiaoyue rolled her eyes and retorted rudely, "I need food myself. Do I want to die? Can you speak with some sense?"
Cheng Feng snorted heavily and sat behind the earthen stove, his eyes still fixed on Lin Xiaoyue.
When Lin Xiaoyue saw the bacon on the wall, she wanted to make bacon rice. Unfortunately, there were no other seasonings on the stove except smoke and lard, so she had to settle for the next best thing and planned to stir-fry a plate of bacon and carrot cubes.
"Add more fire, I'm going to put it in the frying pan soon!"
As she spoke, she took down a piece of bacon from the wall, cut off a section, washed it, and diced it. Then she took a carrot and diced it. She peeled a bowl of peas on the ground, and another bowl of corn kernels. After washing them all, an iron pot next to her began to smoke from the heat.
That's right, this earthen stove has two eyes. It seems that Brother Liang is a son of a wealthy family. Who knows what happened to him? He actually came to this place to hide away from the world!
Just now, Cheng Feng's tone made it seem as if the West Wing was prepared for someone else. I don't know who that person is? What is his relationship with Brother Liang?
Oh, who cares what it is? As long as he builds a house for himself!
Lin Xiaoyue shook her head, throwing all her random thoughts to the back of her head. She picked up an iron spoon and scooped a piece of lard into the pot. With a "sizzle" sound, the white jelly-like lard turned into a pool of oil.
The lard smelled very good. She picked up the diced bacon, carrots, peas and corn kernels and put them into the pot. The aroma of the vegetables was instantly activated by the lard. Even Cheng Feng, who was standing next to her, couldn't help swallowing twice.
Lin Xiaoyue was stirring in the frying pan with an iron spoon. She caught a glimpse of Cheng Feng's Adam's apple and said proudly, "Isn't it delicious? If you want to eat it, just tell me!"
"Tsk!" Cheng Feng turned his back and said with disdain, "It's just a little trick! It's far inferior to the Jueweilou in Beijing!"
Lin Xiaoyue knew that Cheng Feng was complaining on purpose, but how did Cheng Feng know what was happening in the capital?
Although Yangmingshan is close to Beijing, I don’t think it knows exactly where the food is delicious?
Could it be that Brother Liang is from Beijing?
Forget it, what does this have to do with me?
She added a proper amount of salt to season it, and stir-fried it twice before serving the bacon and carrot cubes. The bacon smelled so good, and it would surely taste good if eaten with rice later!
After making one dish, she planned to make another fish!
After cleaning the big pot, she fished out a big, lively crucian carp from the water tank, knocked the fish unconscious with the back of a knife, put it in a wooden basin, made an opening in the fish's belly, dug out the internal organs and gills, then walked to the water tank outside, scooped out a few spoonfuls of water, and washed the fish clean.
You can’t braise the crucian carp without soy sauce, so she planned to make fish soup. It’s a pity that there was no tofu, otherwise it would be even more delicious!
"Add more fire, I'm going to fry the fish!"
As she spoke, she took the fish back to the chopping board, cut two cuts on the fish's back with a knife, and then cut a lot of ginger shreds and green onion segments.
After doing all this, the big pot began to smoke again. She scooped a spoonful of lard into it, waited for the lard to melt, sprinkled some salt in to prevent it from sticking to the pan, and then put the big crucian carp in. There was a "sizzle" sound, and more white smoke came out of the iron pot.
She waited for a while before turning the fish over. When both sides were fried golden brown, she added shredded ginger and green onion segments, and finally poured in a large amount of hot water before covering the pot.
"Turn down the heat and simmer for a while!"
Hearing Lin Xiaoyue's voice, Cheng Feng became very impatient and couldn't help but complain: "There are so many things to do! Do you really think you are a chef?"
"Whatever! If it tastes bad, just don't tell me!" Lin Xiaoyue wanted to beat Cheng Feng up when she heard his voice. He really deserved it!
It was just controlling the heat, how could it be so much trouble? She wondered how casual these two grown men were when they cooked for themselves. She simply couldn't imagine it!
Although she was angry, she went to the cupboard and took out three eggs. There were too few ingredients here, so she decided to fry some eggs later.
When she has her own home in the future, she must get some land from Brother Liang, plant all the food she likes to eat, and cook delicious food for herself in different ways every day!
As time passed, the fish soup in the large pot began to gurgle. She lifted the lid and took a look. The milky white fish soup exuded an enticing aroma. She sprinkled some salt, stirred it with an iron spoon, and took a sip. It was delicious! Her cooking skills had traveled with her!
"Okay, I'm going to prepare some scrambled eggs! You better be hot!"
She was in such a hurry to leave the inn that morning that she didn't have breakfast. Now her stomach was rumbling with hunger. After serving the crucian carp soup, she quickly cleaned the pot and prepared to scramble eggs.
Cheng Feng, who was behind the earthen stove, stood up impatiently when he heard that Lin Xiaoyue hadn't finished yet, "Do it yourself! It's just scrambled eggs, and you need two people?"
Lin Xiaoyue immediately lost her temper, "If you're so capable, you should cook it! I want to eat runny eggs. The whites are cooked, but the yolks are still runny!"
Cheng Feng didn't back down at all and snatched the iron spoon from Lin Xiaoyue's hand. "How hard can this be? I bet I can do it. If I do, get out of here!"
How difficult could it be? Lin Xiaoyue's lips flashed a smile. It seemed that Cheng Feng had never fried a runny egg before!
"Let's bet! But it depends on whether you have the ability to do it."
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