Chapter 108 Delicious Big Pot Dish
Lu Xiang went to the brigade's kitchen. The dish to be made today was pork stewed with cabbage.
The cook had already prepared the pork.
The villagers bought ten pounds of pork and cooked three large pots of dishes.
There is more cabbage than meat, and the washed cabbage is piled up like a mountain.
There was little meat in the village, so in order to give everyone enough to eat, it was cut into small pieces.
It’s completely different from eating meat at home, but eating dry cabbage is a bit too bland.
Lu Xiang then joined a few cooks and peeled half a bucket of potatoes.
Potatoes can enhance flavor and freshness, and also increase satiety.
The rice is made of brown rice, but it is soaked in water in advance, so when you cook it over a little more heat, the texture is not too hard.
Soon, someone was urging us to cook quickly.
Today is the first day of the autumn harvest, so don't let us down. It would be awkward if people are waiting to eat while the food here is not ready.
Multi-grain rice is stewed in pot after pot.
The unique aroma of grain emanated.
Lu Xiang prepared to cook. First, she sautéed the meat until fragrant. Then, she sautéed the cabbage until softened. Then, she added water and simmered it over high heat.
Soy sauce was added for color and flavor, and finally the potatoes were added. Soon, an unfamiliar aroma wafted through the air.
The cooks had eaten porridge in the morning, and their stomachs were still rumbling when they smelled it.
The cook was stunned. She'd always been told Lu Xiang's cooking was delicious, but she'd never believed it, wondering how good it could be. Today, she was convinced. How could she make the same ingredients taste so good?
No wonder everyone says her cooking is delicious, she is really good at it.
A stew like this requires at least three pots.
Things are stewing here all the time, so busy.
Lu Xiang finished the whole thing earlier than scheduled. The cooks tasted the food to see if it was salty enough. They were too embarrassed to pick out the meat, so they simply picked up a piece of cabbage leaf.
It is soft, sticky and sweet. It is so delicious. Cabbage can make this taste so good that you won’t get tired of it even if you eat it every day.
Lu Xiang said, "I'll go back after I'm done." Because she was a cadre, the fields needed manpower at any time, and one more person would mean more strength.
The cooks and aunts said amiably, "Go quickly, we're here, don't worry!"
As soon as Lu Xiang left, these aunts began to praise the Fu family for their good fortune.
He got a daughter-in-law who is as beautiful as a fairy.
In the past, Lu Xiang was a low-profile figure in the village, and because of her sickly constitution, even though she looked a little better, no one wanted to marry her.
But what is the situation now?
Her family started raising pigs, and she became a cadre. The superstitious elders in the village said she was blessed.
Many of the aunts gathered together to lament why they hadn't spotted Lu Xiang's uncut gem when her market was so bad. They had let the Fu family snag such a bargain.
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When Lu Xiang reached the threshing floor, everyone was working. Even the old professors in the greenhouse came out to help.
The vegetable greenhouse has been built long ago.
The old professors worked in the greenhouse all day. They used to live in the village headman's house, but later found it inconvenient, so the village arranged another place for them to live.
Several old professors each selected a few young apprentices in the village and taught them personally.
These little apprentices can also help them with some work.
The village chief was afraid that the people would talk nonsense, so he didn't tell them what was in the greenhouse.
Only Lu Xiang knew that the vegetables inside were beginning to thrive.
It won't take long to harvest.
This means that the harvest will be in winter. When it is put on the market, it will definitely shock the people in the county.
The old professors don’t usually come out.
Lu Xiang asked, "Professors, why are you here?"
The professor smiled and said, "Aren't you guys doing the autumn harvest? We came over to help."
The village has given them great support, and now when the village needs people, they are willing to take the lead.
The village chief was afraid of neglecting the old professors, so he quickly pulled Lu Xiang aside and said, "Go tell them. We don't need these old professors. We can do it well on our own!"
These old professors are treasures. If they are exhausted, the village cannot afford it.
Lu Xiang immediately persuaded the old professor.
The old professor said it was okay.
They saw that there were old men in the village who were older than them and were still working in the fields, so they didn’t think they were old.
When Lu Xiang told the village chief about this, he could only sigh and say, "Then keep an eye on them and don't let them get tired."
The village chief called over several of the old professor's apprentices and told them to keep an eye on the old professor.
When the Fu family saw Lu Xiang, they were a little excited: "What are you cooking for today?" They had been hungry for a long time, and they had eaten porridge made by the village in the morning.
Porridge is almost like clear water, and there are reflections in the water.
I'm already hungry from working so hard.
Seeing Lu Xiang, he couldn't go on any longer.
After he made such a fuss, the others also started to cry out for food. The village chief said, "Eat the cabbage stew that Lu Xiang made first and rest for a while!"
He saw that everyone was really working hard and their chests and backs were soaked.
It was almost noon and the sun was rising.
When people were asked to eat, the people below were very excited.
Soon the strange aroma spread throughout the village.
We all eat from the village communal pot every day, but I've never experienced this before. I'm really looking forward to it.
Each person had a bowl of rice with half a spoonful of vegetables, and then served more after finishing the meal.
A long line soon formed.
Three cooks served food at the same time.
Whoever gets their food first gets to sit down and eat first.
After the first bite, I said, “Oh my god!” It’s so delicious, especially when you are hungry, it tastes twice as good.
They ate with big mouthfuls and finished their meal quickly, then started queuing at the end of the line again. It seemed like the line had no end in sight.
The cook grabbed the women's director and said, "What should we do? It seems like there's not enough food." This time they made a lot, but it was so delicious that everyone ate more than usual.
The women's director said, "I finally understand why Xiao Cailian always looks so lost for words when she praises Lu Xiang's cooking."
Now she understands.
Seeing everyone enjoying the food, she felt happy too.
But I felt sad that so much food was not enough to eat.
After discussion, they decided that since there wasn't enough food, they could only add some more dumpling soup to the pot.
There is no other way, autumn harvest is the most important time.
You have to make sure you are full.
As a result, the dumpling soup was also very popular as soon as it was served.
Each person ate two bowls of dumpling soup on average. The cook calculated that everyone had eaten three meals' worth of food for lunch.
Everyone reported this to the village chief. The village chief felt a little distressed and quietly pulled the women's director aside and said, "Don't let Lu Xiang touch the food in the future!"
He couldn't stand it, but the villagers were happy.
Lu Xiang became famous in one battle.
Everyone looked at her with fiery eyes.
The autumn harvest still has five or six days to go. I really hope I can eat Lu Xiang’s cooking every meal.
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