Xu Manman arrived at the educated youth camp. It was not time to get off work yet, and everyone was working in the fields.
She pushed open the gate as if she knew the way, walked to the backyard, took out the key and opened the door.
Chen Ming was afraid that his cousin would be too tired to wait outside every time, so he gave her a key to the house.
In fact, Chen Ming also had the key to Xu Manman's house, but every time he came, if Xu Manman was still working, he would take his tools and go up the mountain to chop firewood, and would not enter her house casually.
Xu Manman was much more casual here. After entering the house, she first checked the jars containing grain, made sure that the grain reserves were in good condition, and then started to light a fire and cook.
The ingredients were limited, so Xu Manman mixed fresh wild vegetables with flour to make steamed dishes. Afraid that Chen Ming would not have enough to eat, she also fried some leek dumplings.
I also cooked a simple loofah soup and added some pickled soybeans and pickles, and that was it.
After the meal was ready, she also used the medicine bag to make a pot of cold tea. The taste was much lighter than what she had drunk in the space before. In order to prevent her cousin from being disgusted by the taste, Xu Manman did not dare to add many medicinal ingredients, especially Coptis chinensis.
Although the effect will be reduced, just drink more.
After he finished his work, Chen Ming also finished work and returned to the educated youth site. He smelled the fragrance of food outside the yard. He must have been his cousin, so he quickened his pace and walked towards the house.
The other educated youth were very envious of this. Why didn’t they have such a virtuous cousin who would come and cook for them every once in a while?
"Manman, how come you have time to come here today?" The voice came in before the person entered the house.
"Today our village is selecting tractor drivers. I don't have to work. I finished it this morning and I have nothing to do anyway, so I came over to take a look."
"Hey, what are we eating today?" He really never gets tired of his cousin's cooking.
"I made some steamed vegetables, the same ones you had last time, but the wild vegetables I brought today are different. I also made a lot of chive dumplings, so if you can't finish them, you can have them for breakfast tomorrow."
Since there was no table, they huddled together in front of the stove to eat. Xu Manman's appetite was not as big as Chen Ming's, so she finished eating early and put down her chopsticks.
At this time, the herbal tea in the pot was ready, and Xu Manman poured a cup for Chen Ming.
Chen Ming always accepted the food given by his cousin. He took a sip in between meals. It was not tea, but the taste was acceptable. He took another big sip before picking up the chopsticks to continue eating.
"This is the herbal tea I made. I brought a few packets over. You can make a pot every day and drink it before work. It will help you relieve the heat."
Chen Ming's mouth was full of food, and he could only nod continuously to show that he heard it.
Looking at the dark face in front of her whose appearance had plummeted, Xu Manman couldn't help but sigh that with her cousin's image, he would never be able to have the job of a pretty boy. God is biased after all.
Now that they were familiar with the route, at Xu Manman's insistence, Chen Ming no longer had to go back and forth to see her off as he did before. However, after dinner, he would persuade her to go back early, not daring to stay for even a second longer.
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When Xu Manman returned to the space at night and confirmed with Xiao Jin that the wooden door was moving, she felt relieved.
After all, it was my first time doing this, so I was a little nervous.
In fact, when she bought the ticket, she was hesitant about whether to buy it to Haishi. But after thinking about it carefully, it was the place where she grew up, and there were too many acquaintances there. If she was discovered, it would not be fun.
There is no such worry in Beijing, and it is the capital, which is not what Chinese people yearn for.
She has saved so much now. If she is lucky enough to buy a courtyard house, it would be really great. However, this is just wishful thinking. Private buying and selling of real estate is not allowed now.
Another reason for choosing Beijing is that it is very close to Tang City, which facilitates her subsequent series of operations.
After making sure that there was no problem with the wooden door, Xu Manman started tinkering in the kitchen again.
Since hibernating, she has now resumed her life in the space. In addition, the weather is hot, and she really can't sleep at night without going into the space.
This also means that she has plenty of time. Now, except for some special dishes, she basically cooks everything herself. Occasionally, when she is in the mood, she will refer to recipes to reproduce some classic foreign dishes.
Today she is recreating the famous dish of Country F, which is beef stew with red wine. This red wine is also made by machines using grapes grown in space.
The taste was good, the beef was tender and tasty. She had ordered a baguette at first, but she really overestimated her tolerance for bread.
In her previous life, she was training outside for a period of time. The training center had toast and milk for breakfast every day, which made her sick. She couldn't even swallow a single bite of dry bread like baguette.
She put down the baguette she had taken two bites of and started eating it with rice instead. It turned out that this way of eating was most suitable for her.
As for the baguette, she used it to make breadcrumbs. She would not waste food.
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