Chapter 550 Be reserved and low-key
The fat chicken declared that its life had reached its peak, never before receiving such high treatment. It was just laying an egg, wasn't it? How common was that in Lao Jing's household? And in Lao Jing's household, you'd be embarrassed to compete for her favor without a special skill. It just laid a few more eggs. Look at Big Girl, producing dozens of kilograms of milk every day. Isn't she proud? And look at Goudan and Dahua, who have to work hard every day to mate, not only laying eggs but also incubating them. Aren't they daunted?
Be reserved and low-key.
The fat chicken remembered its owner's motto and became even more noble. It wiggled its plump butt and lay down in its comfortable nest. After drinking its last sip of warm water, it said it was time for sleep. It was time to get off work! Laying eggs and other things would take time after it woke up. After all, chickens can't work 24 hours a day, right?
Li Dayou personally looked after the eggs, and was in a state of pure joy all night. Even if he didn't eat them, just looking at them would make him happy. He remembered that his mother had asked how many eggs this chicken could lay. Look, it had already laid so many eggs in such a short time...
Jingshu didn't sleep well that night. Even though she had laid out a thick mattress, got a water heater, and added a few more quilts, she was still cold! There was also a dampness that penetrated her bones and made her feel very uncomfortable.
The temperature on the boat was about the same as that of the big ice cellar. Even though her tent was windproof, it was almost the same as camping in the wild. It was far inferior to the luxurious minibus. It was difficult to get a good night's sleep in the current apocalypse, and it was even more difficult to imagine how she had survived in her previous life.
So when Jingshu heard the sounds of fire, water, and talking outside, she got up.
Aunt Wang was already waiting outside with her daughter, stamping her feet, waiting for her to take today's compressed biscuits back to make earthen cakes. She also sent a batch of earthen cakes baked yesterday. All the food made every day had to be handed in and then distributed uniformly at mealtimes. Controlling the food meant controlling the villagers' lifeline.
*** scratched his head: "What are we going to eat in the morning? Earth cakes too? The water has boiled." Although he also wanted to eat yesterday's meal again, *** also knew that it was impossible to eat such good food every day, and those meals were Jingshu's personal things. There were more than a dozen grown men who had huge appetites, and the little girl must not have brought much food.
Jingshu yawned and gave Auntie Wang some biscuits. After arranging the work for the day, Auntie Wang said hesitantly, "Some people in the village are dissatisfied with eating these earthen cakes all the time. Some are clamoring for some meat. They say the work every day is too tiring..."
These people are lucky enough to have earthen cakes to eat.
Jingshu nodded and said she understood, but she didn't say whether it would be a solution or not. Before leaving, Aunt Wang patted her chest and said, "They can say what they want. I know those people just want to cause trouble and get more benefits. Now they are lucky to have something to eat. We will work hard to make homemade biscuits and food."
Watching Aunt Wang and her daughter get off the boat, Jingshu asked as they walked, "How many eggs did the chicken lay? I can't get used to eating eggs in the morning. Earthy bread."
*** chuckled and said, "15 of them! The captain treasured them so much that he slept with them all night."
Jingshu covered her face and came to Li Dayou's room. She saw that he was still holding the egg, and there was a gun next to him. It seemed that if anyone came to snatch it, he would kill them first.
When Li Dayou heard Jingshu was going to take them all, he was stunned: "So many eggs, take them all? There are only 12 of us, we can't finish them all. At least leave half. What if the rescue team takes a few more days? We will have no rations. A single meal for so many people is a huge expense."
Even the always obedient *** nodded: "If the captain hadn't saved rations a month in advance, we wouldn't be alive now. We should save some food just in case."
Jingshu understood too well the feeling of insecurity caused by lack of food. Leaving some food behind, even if not eaten, was a sign of hope in desperate situations. Watching the food becoming less and less felt like life was about to end.
"Okay, leave one. The chicken will keep laying eggs. Don't worry." Jingshu finally left one for Li Dayou to hold as a souvenir, then forcefully took the other eggs and went to cook without saying a word.
All the flour for making pancakes was used up yesterday, but this did not bother Jingshu.
Jingshu cooked the noodles in boiling water and scooped out all the noodles.
Take it out and spread it into a ball on an oiled stone pan, leaving a gap in the middle. Beat the egg yolk in the gap and slowly fry it until it turns yellow and becomes a round pancake. Fry 12 pancakes in this way and add 12 egg yolks.
Don’t throw away the boiled noodle soup. Add vermicelli, various dried vegetables and beef cubes into it. Beat all the egg whites and a few eggs and put them into the pot. Boil out rich, large-chunked egg flowers, sprinkle with a handful of pepper and pour in vinegar, and your homemade spicy soup is ready.
Soon the aroma of fried egg pancakes wafted out, as did the rich smell of broth. Jingshu happily ate the food in the space in the kitchen, wiped the corners of her mouth clean, and then called everyone to come and eat. Everyone's drool had already flowed to the ground, and they looked at Jingshu eagerly, their stomachs rumbling.
"Okay, let's have a simple breakfast." Jingshu waved her hand, and everyone was given a pancake and a big bowl full of thick soup with vermicelli, vegetables, egg drops, and meat.
*** drank it in one gulp, the delicious mixture of egg drop meat and diced meat together, the spicy, sour and hot broth made his body boil. He bit into the pancake, the crispy pancake with egg yolk sandwiched in it, and he felt like he was floating. He stammered, "This, this is so simple? This is simply the feast of my lifetime!"
Li Dayou exhaled a breath of hot air with satisfaction, and his whole body warmed up in the cold weather. "I thought eating a boiled egg in the morning was my biggest dream in the past six months. I didn't expect eggs could be prepared in this way. It's much more delicious than boiled eggs."
Speaking of this, Jingshu started to hum proudly in the corner. Before the end of the world, she downloaded a complete recipe book, especially "One Hundred and One Ways to Eat Eggs". She has only tried a dozen of them so far. When she has time, she will make them all and try them. However, Li Dayou was right about one thing. Jingshu's favorite thing is to eat the simplest eggs in the simplest way.
High-end ingredients are often cooked using the simplest methods. Just boil an egg in water and sprinkle some salt on it and it will be incredibly delicious!
Just when Jingshu was feeling emotional at this happy scene, there were screams of ghosts and wolves howling outside, which made people feel uneasy at all. *** picked up their weapons and ran out. Jingshu followed behind. Li Dayou was holding Feiji. His eyes with little stars of hope seemed to be asking Feiji, when are you going to start work?
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