Luo Shaoze didn't notice the look Pei Guoan gave Li Miaomiao. He was staring at the fish in the tank. "With so many fish, what are we going to eat at noon?"
Li Miaomiao didn't hesitate. She had already thought of the recipe: "Let's make pickled fish. We'll make pickled fish for lunch and fermented fish with fermented lees for dinner. I happened to have soaked a lot of pickled cabbage before, so the pickled fish tastes really good and goes really well with rice."
"This is great, let's make pickled fish. It tastes delicious just thinking about it. Let me help you with how to make it."
"Well, you help light the fire."
Li Miaomiao couldn't imagine that someone like Luo Shaoze could do a job like killing fish. It was already late, and there was no time for Luo Shaoze to do that.
When Pei Guoan heard that they would have fish for lunch, he rolled up his sleeves and caught two fish from the water tank.
Pei Guoan has also eaten pickled fish. He is not as good at slicing fish as Li Miaomiao, but he always kills and washes the fish first, and Li Miaomiao will do the rest.
"Catch two more, otherwise there won't be enough to eat."
Seeing that Pei Guoan only caught two fish, Luo Shaoze hurriedly said
Pei Guoan looked at Luo Shaoze helplessly when he heard this. After all, he caught two more fish, and they were big ones according to Luo Shaoze's requirements. Only then was Luo Shaoze satisfied.
At this time, Li Miaomiao was looking at the vegetables Pei Guoan bought. There were three pounds of meat, a pig's head and several large bones. He also bought six pieces of tofu.
"It's a bit late, and these are all I have left. I'll buy more tomorrow morning."
Luo Shaoze heard this and decided to bring some food from home before coming over. He didn't want the lack of ingredients to affect his enjoyment of the food.
"Well, okay, whatever it is, just buy more. We've all been working so hard, so we've got to have enough food."
As Li Miaomiao said this, she went to check the dough rising in the basin. It was almost done, and there was no time to make dumplings at noon, so she made all the dough into steamed buns, filling two large steamers.
Luo Shaoze was lighting a fire at the stove, watching Li Miaomiao steaming buns. "Miaomiao, the buns you steamed last time were really delicious. I've brought some meat tomorrow, how about we steam some buns? I think there will be beef tomorrow, so we can make beef buns."
"Okay, as long as I have the ingredients, I'll make whatever you want."
As long as Luo Shaoze worked hard for her, she would treat him to whatever he wanted to eat. The water tower was already well built on the first day, and it would probably be completed in three or four days at most.
Li Miaomiao didn't have to worry about the materials for building the water tower, as Luo Shaoze took care of everything. It was truly a one-stop service and everything was in place.
"Miaomiao, you're so kind. Don't worry, I'm full now and I'll definitely work harder to supervise them."
Luo Shaoze was afraid that Li Miaomiao would dislike him, so he quickly said that he was still very useful and the meal was not in vain.
"Well, Brother Luo, you've worked hard, and so have everyone else. Apart from anything else, I've been working these past few days, and I've been making delicious food for you all in different ways. I have to make sure you're full so you have the strength to work."
"Miaomiao, you're absolutely right. If we're well fed, we'll have more energy to work, and everyone will definitely work harder."
It’s getting late now, and it takes time to cook the big bones. It’s too late to eat them at noon, so we can only eat them in the evening.
Li Miaomiao cut two pounds of meat, and smuggled another pound of meat from the space and added it in. She took out the bamboo shoots that had been soaked in advance and cut them, and fried a large pot of stir-fried bamboo shoots with pork slices. She also took ten eggs and made a pot of egg soup.
These two dishes were the only ones prepared at noon. Li Miaomiao thought that the workers were all middle-aged men, and was afraid that these would not be enough, so she fried a pot of diced radish with lard residue, adding a lot of lard. It looked very appetizing and fragrant, which made Luo Shaoze so greedy that he said he could eat two more bowls of rice.
The workers came here because of Luo Shaoze. They only thought about how to do their job well and complete their tasks. They didn't expect to receive such good treatment.
Not only is there fragrant rice, but there are also plump white flour buns in two large steamer baskets. Not to mention there are so many meat and vegetables at noon, even during the Chinese New Year, we don’t eat so well.
"Everyone, please don't be shy. Just work for me, and I'll definitely give you enough food. If you don't eat enough, you won't have the energy to work. Just eat as much as you want!"
With Li Miaomiao's words, everyone felt relieved, especially Luo Shaoze who took the lead in eating with big mouthfuls. Who could resist?
"Eat it all. If you're slow and not full, you can't blame others." Pei Guoan also joked. He was speechless and amused by Luo Shaoze's increasingly exposed foodie nature. This man used to care about his face and image in front of others, but now he has completely given up.
Seeing that everyone was eating happily, Li Miaomiao took a steamed bun and ate it slowly.
After everyone had a full meal, they worked harder in the afternoon. They even tried to do some of the work more carefully without Li Miaomiao's instructions.
After eating such good food from the host, if they don’t work hard, they will not be worthy of living here.
Especially everyone was thinking about the elderly and children at home, and they all tacitly hid two steamed buns in their arms. It would be better to leave such delicious steamed buns for their wives, children and the elderly at home than to eat them themselves, so that they could have a taste.
Li Miaomiao naturally noticed their actions and felt a little emotional. In the evening, she deliberately cooked less rice, but fermented a lot of flour and steamed two more baskets of steamed buns.
In the evening, when it was almost dark, everyone finished their work at Li Miaomiao's urging.
"I won't keep you all for dinner. I'm a little tired. I steamed a few large steamed buns. You can share some and take them home as your dinner."
Everyone understood what was going on when they heard this. Li Miaomiao knew about their actions at noon and did this specially in the evening to take their thoughts into consideration. They were all very touched.
"That won't do. We originally agreed to bring our own food, and the host won't take care of it. We've already had such a sumptuous meal at noon, how can we still eat and take it? This is inappropriate."
"Everyone, please don't be polite. I see how hard you work, and this is what you deserve. Just take it. Besides, the weather is getting hotter and hotter, and the buns are already steamed. It would be a shame if they went bad."
After hearing what Li Miaomiao said, everyone divided the steamed buns. Each person got six large white flour steamed buns. They were so happy. If there were many people in the family, they didn’t have to worry about not having enough steamed buns to share when they took them back.
"Okay, everyone go back. Come to work early tomorrow and try to finish the work as soon as possible."
Seeing that everyone had divided their food, Luo Shaoze waved his hand impatiently and told them to leave. He would not leave with the workers and would definitely stay with Li Miaomiao to eat for free.
He enjoyed the pickled fish at noon and was so hungry that he wanted to eat it for every meal.
"Eating everything every day is not tasty. I'll try something different tonight. I'll make fish with fermented lees. I also stewed some large bones with radish. It's already very fragrant. I'll also make braised tofu with the tofu Pei Guoan bought at noon."
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