The two apprentices were caught off guard by having their mouths filled with candy, and they felt a little choked.
"I know, Master loves to eat it."
"Yeah, remember, Master loves to eat."
The two of them spoke one after the other, and both emphasized the word "Master".
Su Miaomiao thought, "With so many people, it's inconvenient to cook too many dishes. How about we just cook six dishes for lunch and make more of each dish?"
"Okay, we have no objection. We will listen to Master."
Li Changsheng asked as soon as Zhang Wenhong finished speaking.
"Master, do those working villagers also want to eat at our house?"
"right."
Seeing that he guessed correctly, Li Changsheng frowned slightly and said.
"That's definitely too many people. How much will it cost to feed so many people? Master, you won't go bankrupt because of them, right?"
Seeing Li Changsheng's painful expression, Su Miaomiao said.
"No, don't worry." She said in a light tone, "Now, what do you want for lunch? One dish each."
Zhang Wenhong's eyes suddenly lit up and he raised his hand to speak.
"Master, I want to eat spicy chicken."
Before Su Miaomiao could speak, Li Changsheng nudged Zhang Wenhong with his elbow.
"Can't you eat less meat?"
"Isn't it because there wasn't much of this dish left at my master's house last time? I didn't even eat a single bite. I know what this dish tastes like."
Zhang Wenhong spoke quickly, and only after he finished speaking did he understand what Li Changsheng's eyes meant.
Li Changsheng wanted him to order vegetarian dishes to save money for his master.
So he quickly changed his words.
"Uh, let me change to something else. How about shredded potatoes? Master, I want to eat shredded potatoes. I saw a pile of potatoes in the ground outside the room."
Su Miaomiao also understood, and she said it with understanding.
"No need to change, I'll make both dishes. Do you want stir-fried shredded potatoes or cold shredded potatoes?"
"Let's have cold shredded potatoes. I've never tried that."
Zhang Wenhong's dishes were decided, and Su Miaomiao looked at Li Changsheng again.
Li Changsheng said, "I want to eat stir-fried bean sprouts."
The more Li Changsheng acted like this, the more Su Miaomiao didn't want him to put himself in a difficult position to help her save money.
She only has two apprentices, so she can still pamper them.
So she made it mandatory.
"Okay, pick another meat dish."
"No need, Master."
"Just choose what you're asked to choose, no need to help me save money."
Su Miaomiao spoke in a domineering tone, refusing to be refused.
Li Changsheng couldn't help but feel a little moved.
Outside, he endures humiliation and works like a slave for others, but at home he is the pillar of the family who earns money to support the whole family.
He never thought that he would have such a moment of being loved in his life.
He lowered his head and scratched his fingers and asked.
"Then I want to eat fish. Do you have any fish at home?"
"Yes, we have as much as you want. How do you want to eat it?"
"Can I stew it with sauce? I've never had fish cooked with sauce by Master before."
"Sure! Grass carp, catfish, and carp stewed in sauce are all delicious. What kind of fish do you want to eat?"
"catfish."
"Okay, Master will satisfy you."
Su Miaomiao counted the dishes she had chosen on her fingers.
"Pork in sweet and sour sauce, catfish stewed in soy sauce, stir-fried bean sprouts, cold shredded potatoes, spicy chicken."
Press five fingers down in a row, she said.
"One more thing missing. Then make what I want to eat: stir-fried bracken and pork belly."
The three of them made the decision happily.
Li Changsheng asked, "Master, where are the ingredients? I'll get them."
For the food treasure box, most of them are placed in the space, with only some potatoes, radishes and other things in the basket in the kitchen.
"No, I can get it myself."
Su Miaomiao subconsciously refused, but in order to prevent her disciples from discovering the secret, she deliberately said a few more words.
"There is something Master wants to make clear to you. Most of our ingredients are kept in your master's room. However, your master doesn't like others to enter his room, so you must not enter, otherwise you will no longer be my apprentice."
To be on the safe side, she continued to scare them.
"Also, Master knows some folk secrets. If Master blames you, you will bear the consequences yourself."
So serious?
Li Changsheng and Zhang Wenhong were so frightened that their faces changed.
The two of them quickly assured.
"Master, don't worry, we will definitely not enter Master's room."
"Yes, I won't go in even if I'm beaten to death."
Seeing that her two disciples had taken her words to heart, Su Miaomiao went to Zhang Xing's room with satisfaction.
In fact, she didn't let her apprentices enter Zhang Xing's room, not only because she was afraid that they would find out that she was lying, but also because Zhang Xing's room was indeed not suitable for others to enter.
At first, she felt scared when she entered Zhang Xing's room.
This is because Zhang Xing's room not only has the little wolf, but also various precious medicinal materials and various things used to treat diseases.
There were also countless talismans, a pile of bones of animals whose origins could not be identified, highly poisonous reptiles, and poisonous insects fed with heart blood in small jars.
These are what Su Miaomiao has learned after such a long time, and there may be things she doesn't know.
If her disciples accidentally went in and saw these weird things, being scared would be the least they would suffer. She was protecting them.
Before entering the door, Su Miaomiao took a backpack to carry things.
Now she closed the door, took out the ingredients she needed from the space and put them in the backpack. When she went out, the basket was full.
The five children thought it was almost time to cook, so they heard some noise coming from the outer room and hurried out to help.
Then the three adults and five children quickly got to work, prepared the ingredients one by one in an orderly manner, and started cooking.
Su Miaomiao gave a simple explanation while cooking.
If the disciples encounter something they don’t understand or something she hasn’t explained, they will ask.
After studying seriously for a whole morning, the two apprentices' enthusiasm for learning was obviously higher than before.
After getting familiar with Su Miaomiao's temperament, they felt more comfortable asking questions.
"Why is this ingredient put in first? Why is this seasoning put in later? Why can't we cover the pot at this time?"
As long as she is free, Su Miaomiao will patiently answer their questions. Even if she doesn't have time at the moment, Su Miaomiao will write it down and explain it to them when she is free.
At this moment, Su Miaomiao saw that Li Changsheng and the five children were busy outside, and only she and Zhang Wenhong were left in the outer room.
She called Zhang Wenhong over and asked him.
"Do you know about your fellow apprentice's family situation?"
Zhang Wenhong subconsciously glanced outside and saw Li Changsheng and the children busy kneading dough and steaming buns. He hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"I understand. Master, what do you want to ask?"
"How is his family doing? Is they well-off?"
When Zhang Wenhong thought about Li Changsheng's family situation, he couldn't help but worry about Li Changsheng.
He frowned and shook his head.
"Life is tough. Although we can afford to eat, we are still struggling. We can only eat meat a few times a year."
"My junior brother's father was driving a horse-drawn carriage. The horse got hairy and stepped on his father's leg, breaking it. He spent a lot of money on treating his leg, but in the end, it still didn't heal, and he couldn't work anymore."
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