She watched it curiously for a while.
Wang Qiuyue and Zhou Yu washed the potatoes, peeled them, and cut them into slices or chunks. They poured baskets of chopped potatoes into a large iron pot to cook them, then took them out, drained them in a winnowing basket, and left them to dry in the sun in the yard.
It is indeed similar to making dried yam, but dried yam is made this way for better appearance. Potatoes are for family consumption, so why bother with all this trouble if you don't care about appearance?
She looked at Shui Qing and asked, "Can't we just cut it up and dry it? We'll boil it anyway when we cook it."
Shui Qing explained with a smile, "We've prepared it for them to take as dry rations on the road. We made a lot of smoked meat before, so we can slice it up and stir-fry it on the road, then stew it with these dried potatoes. It'll have meat, soup, and a staple food. If it were raw and dried, how long would it take to cook?"
When the topic of food on the road came up, Qin Yilin suddenly remembered the purpose of her trip!
He slapped his forehead and said cheerfully, "Hey, that's why I came here! I only know how to make fried noodles, and they're not even that good. In the past, when I went into the mountains to collect herbs, I only had a short time to make do with one meal. But this time, He Li will be away for a month or two. I feel bad that he has to eat bad food while others eat good food, so I came to find you."
In the past, the three of them could tolerate eating bad food at home every day. After all, it was a problem for people in the village to have enough to eat back then. Even if their own food was bad, at least the ingredients were good, so they were still at peace with themselves and life was still relatively easy.
After eating Shuiqing's family's food, I couldn't eat my own food anymore.
When we go out, Shuiqing makes fried noodles and smoked meat, and now she's made dried potatoes. Heli must be so envious!
The key point is that in the past, when going to the city, one could spend money to buy a few steamed buns and sesame cakes. Going to Yuhang, one would inevitably have to take the official road. If one didn't go to the city during mealtimes, then all the men in the village would take out their best food, and just thinking about that scene would make one feel wronged.
Shui Qing looked up in surprise, "What are you talking about? You wouldn't let Uncle Ding go hungry, of course I prepared his portion!"
Don't worry, whatever Wenhua eats, Uncle Ding will eat too; he won't go hungry.
I already spoke with Wenhua, but Jiajia didn't tell you?
Even if she didn't prepare Ding Heli's portion, Wen Hua would rather go hungry herself than let Ding Heli go hungry!
If you like someone's daughter, you have to treat her father well.
Having arranged for Ding Heli's meals, Qin Yilin felt relieved, but then she was stunned by the last sentence.
Shuiqing and Wenhua had discussed why they asked Jiajia if she had told her.
She looked at Shui Qing in surprise, only to see the latter walking towards the tea room.
They immediately realized that this was to avoid Da Ni and her group, and that Shui Qing had deliberately leaked this information.
She hurried after him, countless thoughts flashing through her mind along the way.
Shui Qing waited until Qin Yilin entered the tea room before closing the door, pouring her a cup of tea, and after the two sat down, she hesitated for a moment before finally choosing to ask directly, "Wen Hua is in love with Jia Jia, you figured it out, didn't you?"
These days, marriages are arranged by parents and matchmakers. Normally, Wenhua shouldn't be the one asking about her affairs, but after discussing it, her mother and father decided that she should ask the woman's opinion. If she was interested, they would find a matchmaker to arrange the betrothal; if they didn't like Wenhua, they would pretend that nothing had happened and the two families would continue to interact as usual.
Qin Yilin opened her mouth, looking completely bewildered.
She didn't notice.
Isn't it true that Jiajia is in love with Wenhua? And Wenhua takes good care of Jiajia?
She remembered that last year when she sent the hairpin, Heli came back and said that Wenhua had no romantic feelings for Jiajia!
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