Everyone worked together to fill the water tank in the big kitchen. It was still early before work ended, so they decided to take a walk around the educated youth site first.
This courtyard used to be a landlord's house. Although it is at the entrance of the village, it is a bit far from the village center, and there are no other houses within a radius of 100 meters. The educated youth site is backed by a mountain, which is on the north side, and the village fields are on the east side.
When you go out for a long time, you can see people working in the fields from afar, but Xu Manman didn't go in that direction. She would go to work the day after tomorrow, and she would know then. She grew up in the countryside, and although she had never worked, she was not unfamiliar with farmland, so there was nothing to be curious about.
Xu Manman went around to the back of the educated youth site. There was an open space between the educated youth site and the foot of the mountain. It was a vegetable garden, divided into several plots, some large and some small. It was probably the educated youth's private plot. It seemed that just like the food, this was also grown separately.
Although there is space for planting, Xu Manman feels that she still has to open up a vegetable patch so that the vegetables grown in the space can be taken out openly.
We had just boiled water for a bath and spent a lot of firewood, so we simply went to the foot of the mountain to pick up some dead branches. We didn't dare to go inside, so we collected two bundles and went back.
When I returned, the old educated youth had just finished work.
The new educated youth looked at each other, put the firewood in the kitchen first, and then went back to the room to take out the steamed buns and give them to Li Mao.
Zhang Yuan took the lead, "Li Zhiqing, we just arrived and can't add more food for everyone. We packed some steamed buns in Taipei City earlier. These should be enough for the main meal tonight. It's also a token of our appreciation."
When the other old educated youth saw the big white flour bun that was brought out, their tired expressions after a day of work relaxed.
People like Liu Lilin Zuxin, whose families are poor, may not be able to eat fine grains during the holidays. They have to save some of the food they earn from work to support their families. Now each person can get two such big white flour buns, which makes them feel no less happy than eating meat.
Li Mao smiled and said, "Originally, we were the ones welcoming you, and you had to provide us with food. But since everyone is so happy today, I won't refuse. It just so happens that I caught two fish with Lin Zuxin and Wang Wei, and Xue Mingxin also got a piece of bacon. Let's have a good meal today."
Only then did Xu Manman see Xue Mingxin, who was leaning against the door of his room. He was probably over 185 cm tall, wearing a white shirt and black pants, with his shirt tucked into his pants, which made his waist and legs look even slimmer. His body proportions were perfect, and his appearance was worthy of his name. In today's world where there are so many handsome men, he is still a better "star".
Seeing that the handsome guy’s social anxiety became more serious, Xu Manman didn’t dare to look at him for too long, and could only admire the beauty from afar.
Everyone was busy in the kitchen. Liu Li and Wan Fang were still the head chefs. Xu Manman pulled Liu Hua to light the fire in front of the stove and learn the cooking process at the same time.
Now when we eat together, others always cook for us. When we cook on our own, we will still have to cook for ourselves. Take advantage of this opportunity and learn from others.
Liu Li, who was in a good mood, was also happy to guide the newcomers. There were some rules for distributing rations. Everyone had different appetites, so they would scoop the corresponding amount of food from the food bag. The food was also distributed according to the amount of rations.
To add oil, you just dip a cloth in oil and rub it around inside the pot, then pour it directly into the pot like you did in your previous life, without even thinking about it.
Basically the seasonings are just salt, soy sauce, and vinegar. Fortunately, in the north we also use soybean paste, but not much is added each time, just to add a little flavor.
Xu Manman was a little worried, because with her cooking skills, she could only ensure that the dishes were cooked thoroughly.
Yang Lili and Xu Meili went to their private plots to pick vegetables, Wang Wei and Lin Zuxin killed the fish in the yard, and Li Mao and others moved the tables, chairs and benches from the big kitchen to the yard.
Soon the food was ready: a pot of stewed fish, a pot of stewed bacon, a pot of mixed cold dishes, and a large pot of barley porridge. There were too many steamed buns to fit on the plate, so they were simply put in a large bamboo basket.
"Dinner is ready!" Liu Li shouted.
One person brought out a pot of food, and the dishes and chopsticks were already set. The others found a place to sit down consciously. There was only one table, and they could squeeze in and sit down.
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