Seeing Xu Manman's skillful movements in kneading the dough, Chen Ming was a little surprised. Seeing that the flour had turned into dough, the matter was a foregone conclusion.
Although I still have low hopes for my cousin's cooking skills, no matter how bad it tastes, it's still food.
Chen Ming resigned himself to his fate and sat down in front of the stove to start lighting the fire.
Add water, put bamboo strips in the pot, put the dough in one by one, cover the pot, turn on high heat and start steaming.
After the buns were steamed, Xu Manman continued to prepare the dishes.
I took out a piece of bacon, 2 potatoes, a handful of pickles, 2 eggs, and 2 tomatoes from the cupboard. Fortunately, I had put a lot of ingredients in the cupboard before, otherwise I would have been groping in the dark today.
Xu Manman's movements were not very fast. She washed and cut the ingredients and steamed the buns.
Lifting the lid of the pot, Chen Ming was amazed to see steamed buns, some as big as two adult men's fists. Not to mention how they tasted, but the cooking method was really heroic.
Take out the steamed buns and put them in a basin, scoop out the water in the pot, dry the pot and pour in oil, add the onions and garlic when the oil is hot, add the bacon after the aroma comes out, stir-fry until the oil comes out, add the soaked pickles, and season with salt and soy sauce before removing from the pot.
While cooking, it was time to get off work. The educated youth came back, smelled the aroma of the food, and saw Xu Manman open the door. This was Xu Zhiqing trying to improve their lives. The meat was fried so deliciously.
The educated youths were all quite aware of their boundaries, so no one came over. However, the new educated youths did not have so many concerns.
"Manman, what delicious food have you made?" The one rushing in front was Liu Hua.
When he entered the room, he saw Chen Ming sitting in front of the stove and making a fire. He stepped forward and then stepped back, which surprised the four people who were following him.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuan was curious.
Xu Manman saw Liu Hua's actions out of the corner of her eye and laughed out loud.
"I thought I walked into the wrong room. Who is this?" Liu Hua was not a shy person and reacted quickly.
"This is my eldest cousin. He's working in the next village and came to see me today."
Xu Manman turned to introduce them to Chen Ming, "Cousin, they all came on the same train with me. This is Liu Hua, Zhang Yuan, Zhan Tianqi, Li Xiao, and Yue Feng."
Chen Ming stood up and nodded to the new educated youth, "Thank you for your care and help for Manman."
Everyone waved their hands. They were all tactful people and didn't want to disturb the reunion of the siblings. They said they had to go back to cook and left.
Xu Manman didn't stay long. Her cousin was not familiar with them and might not feel comfortable eating together. She decided to make something delicious for them next time.
Turn around and continue cooking, wash the pot, dry it and pour in oil, add the shredded potatoes, add the chili peppers after they are 70% cooked, and add salt, vinegar and a little soy sauce before removing from the pot.
Take out the hot and sour potato shreds, add water to the pot and bring to a boil, pour in the washed tomatoes, add salt after boiling, then slowly pour in the beaten egg liquid, and add a little chopped green onion before removing from the pot.
Two dishes and a soup are ready. I’m afraid that my cousin won’t be full, so the portions of the staple food and the dishes are quite generous.
This was Xu Manman’s first time using this stove to cook. She had trouble controlling the heat at first, but judging by the appearance, she should have cooked well.
Chen Ming watched the whole process and couldn't help wanting to help several times, but was stopped by Xu Manman. Looking at the finished product, it seemed that his cousin really knew how to cook.
Because she lived alone, Xu Manman didn't set up a dining table and decided to just eat in the inner room with her cousins.
The curtain was lifted, the dishes were brought to the kang table, the bowls and chopsticks were placed on it, and the cousin who was cleaning the stove in the outer room was called to eat.
"Brother, stop it, come and eat, or the steamed buns will get cold."
"I'm coming." Chen Ming quickly washed the pot, wiped the stove dry, and went into the inner room.
When Chen Ming first saw the tidy house, the brand new furniture and the complete range of goods, he did not think that his cousin was a spendthrift. Instead, he was relieved that his cousin was not suffering at the moment and was taking good care of himself. As long as his cousin was doing well, he would always be able to protect her.
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