Chapter 65 Grandma's cooking skills are amazing
Shang Ruoting reached out and pulled her into the kitchen, where the food was already on the table.
Pheasant stewed with hazel mushrooms, sweet and sour carp, crucian carp soup, and water celery were meant to be used to make dumplings. It would not be a good combination to have dumplings with so many delicious dishes, so at Shang Ruoting's strong request, Grandma Shang cooked white rice.
The three of them sat at the table, and Shang Ruoting helped Old Lady Shang pick up the chicken.
"Grandma, you're injured. You can't eat fish. Eat more chicken."
She helped Tan Chen fill a small bowl of fish soup: "Blow it before drinking, be careful of the heat."
Then, he picked out a few pieces of fish with fewer bones for him, as well as chicken and hazel mushrooms.
After finishing all these, Shang Ruoting started to eat.
These dishes smell delicious and taste even better.
The pheasant is tender, fragrant and delicious, and the hazel mushrooms are smooth and tasty. I guess the seasoning packet played a big role, the taste of this dish is simply amazing.
The same goes for the sweet and sour carp. Old Mrs. Shang pays great attention to the cooking temperature when cooking, so the taste is excellent, and the sweet and sour flavor is also just right.
The crucian carp soup is milky white, without any fishy smell, and tastes fresh and fragrant.
Tan Chen is not good at expressing himself, but today he unexpectedly said: "Grandma's cooking skills are amazing. This is the most delicious dish I have ever eaten."
Old Mrs. Shang looked at him and smiled: "If it tastes good, eat more. I haven't cooked this kind of dish for a long time, so I'm not very good at it. Fortunately, I didn't fail." As she said that, she picked up a piece of chicken and put it in Tan Chen's bowl.
This meal can be said to be the most formal meal Shang Ruoting has had since she traveled through time. The deliciousness of the dishes is one thing, but the most important thing is that the ingredients are obtained by her own labor, so it is more meaningful to eat.
After dinner, Shang Ruoting took advantage of the fact that Old Lady Shang was still awake, pushed her back to her room, and secretly filled a bucket of hot spring water for her to wash.
Considering that the old lady was injured, Shang Ruoting wanted to stay and help, but was rejected by Mrs. Shang and asked to do other things.
Seeing her grandmother's firm attitude, Shang Ruoting did not force her. After cleaning the kitchen, she entered the space and continued as usual, harvesting the ripe crops, taking a hot spring bath, and bringing some hot spring water back to Tan Chen.
Tan Chen seemed to be in a different spirit today, perhaps because his eyes were more sensitive to light. When he heard the door open, he knew that Shang Ruoting had come back with water, so he hurried over and took the bucket she was carrying.
"You've had a hard day. I'll do it myself."
Shang Ruoting didn't act pretentiously and handed the bucket to him: "Be careful."
Tan Chen was very familiar with the structure of this room. He knew how many steps it took to reach each position. He picked up the bucket and placed it directly next to the basin. He poured water into the basin very skillfully and began to wash.
Shang Ruoting was thinking about the two ginsengs she picked in the mountains today. She planned to find a place to exchange them for money. She had many plans in her mind, and she couldn't do it without money.
Although Tan Chen gave her a lot of money, building a house was one thing, and according to the book, Tan Chen would need capital to start a business in the future, so she didn't want to use up all the money.
Moreover, she already had a preliminary plan to make a fortune here. The current turbulent period had not yet passed, and there was still more than a year before the household distribution of land in 1978. Even in 1978, this policy had just begun to gain momentum, and it was still unknown when the household distribution of land would be implemented here.
She couldn't just confine herself to this, waiting for the distribution of property to households, and then waiting until the 1980s when the country allowed the emergence of individual businesses before taking action. If she did that, she would have lost the initiative in many things.
So, what she has to do now is to make money secretly. As long as she has money in her hands, she can win the game at the starting line.
Now that she had the plan to sell the ginseng, she didn't know where to find a suitable place. It was necessary to discuss this matter with Tan Chen.
After thinking it over, two ginsengs suddenly appeared in Shang Ruoting's hands.
She brought the ginseng to Tan Chen's side and placed it within his reach.
Shang Ruoting took Tan Chen's hand and touched the two ginseng plants.
Tan Chen's expression suddenly turned serious: "Is this ginseng?"
"Well, I accidentally found it in the mountains. It looks quite old."
Tan Chen seemed to be very knowledgeable. He picked up a ginseng and carefully felt it. "Although I can't see it, based on the size and leaves of this ginseng, I should be able to conclude that this ginseng must be more than a hundred years old."
Shang Ruoting curled her lips. She said that just because she didn't want Tan Chen to know that she knew too much. This ginseng is more than a hundred years old.
At least more than two hundred years.
"Do you know where I can buy ginseng privately?"
"You want to sell the ginseng?"
"Well, even though you gave me so much money, I have some plans in mind that still require money. Besides, having more money in hand will give me more confidence to do things, right?"
Tan Chen got the answer he wanted and fell into deep thought.
After a long while, he finally spoke: "I used to be a soldier in the capital. There, I know someone who specializes in buying these good things on the black market. However, it will take some time before I can take you there."
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