102. Chicken and Mushroom Stew
The growers basically didn't collect any valuable mushrooms. Only Su Liu picked some porcini, morels, black tiger paw mushrooms, and blue-headed mushrooms himself.
It is not enough to just collect mature mushrooms, the most important thing is to bring back the mushroom strains.
A few days later, the team returned with a full load.
As soon as they returned to the association, Qin Guan and Julia were taken away.
Bixi slyly leaned against the office door and asked, "Boss, do you think they will be fired?"
Su Liu shrugged: "It has nothing to do with me."
She left as soon as her internship was over. What was to be done with Guan Shudelai?
Bixi wanted to gossip a few more times but was interrupted by You Zhengyu who walked in with a basket of mushrooms.
"Master Su, should these be handed over to the association?" He was in charge of cleaning the cargo hold of the airship and found such a large basket of food.
Su Liu smiled and said, "No, no, no, these are for us to eat."
She quickly divided the mushrooms into several portions, shared them equally with the others, and then took her own portion back to the castle.
In the kitchen, Su Liu was busy happily.
Yan Ziyan sent a few hens over a couple of days ago, and Selena signed for them. We can have chicken stewed with mushrooms tonight.
"You went to the infected area and collected so many wild mushrooms?" The head chef gave up the cooking table and stood aside to watch.
Su Liu said, "Not only wild mushrooms, but also a lot of fruits, medicinal herbs, and wild vegetables. In short, this trip was very rewarding."
She chopped the hen into even-sized pieces with each cut, then picked out the mushrooms one by one, cleaned them and cut them into pieces.
The chef asked curiously, "What is this wild mushroom with a green head?"
"Bingtou mushroom, very delicious."
The chef was very interested and stared at it intently.
She has worked for the Yves family for more than 20 years, and the ingredients she used every time were all "high-end" artificially cultivated ingredients. This is the first time she has used such wild ingredients.
Many wild mushrooms are poisonous, and the head chef was a little worried, so Su Liu stewed the poisonous varieties in the soup.
She secretly took photos and looked them up online, but some of the mushrooms were not listed at all.
I really hope that nothing will happen after eating it.
Later that day, Su Liu, who was frying wild mushrooms, received a call from Bi Xi.
"Julia has been suspended for observation, and Qin Guan has been demoted. The Chairman said the military doesn't need such crooked individuals, but since they haven't caused serious consequences, they'll be given a chance to reform."
Su Liu was surprised: "How did you get the news so quickly?"
Bixi said embarrassedly: "One of my senior schoolmates is an assistant in the chairman's secretariat. She shared her gossip with me."
Su Liu was not surprised by this result.
The black sheep should be removed as soon as possible, otherwise the entire team will be affected.
This incident did not ruin Su Liu's good mood. She prepared dinner and brought it to the restaurant.
Ansel, who had just arrived at the restaurant, saw Su Liu, who looked constipated and had been tortured.
"Woman, you keep saying you want to stay away from the Ives family, but why are you occupying my restaurant now?"
Su Liu's heart sank to the bottom in an instant, and he felt cold from his hair to his toenails.
"How dare you say that to me? Didn't you run away? Why were you caught again?"
Then what does it mean that no matter how tired she is, she still takes ten minutes every night to pray to the Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, King of Hell and Mazu?
Is it a joke?
Ansel roared, "Do you think I want to come back? I was captured by my second brother! I was organizing my men to develop a new energy mine, but I was captured and beaten up by my second brother's men. Don't I feel wronged?"
What's even sadder is that he now doesn't know why he was spanked.
Su Liu's eyes were unfocused as he murmured, "What should I do? Should I run away? I can't! I just came back from the infected area, it wouldn't be appropriate to go back immediately. The time I agreed with the seniors hasn't arrived yet..."
The two of them looked at each other with sad faces, without saying a word.
Soon, the Ives family members arrived one after another.
Victor sat at the head of the table, looking around at the children with satisfaction.
"Ever since Liuliu came home, this cold castle seems to have become much more lively."
In the past, it was difficult to get everyone together for this table.
Ansel scooped a bowl of chicken soup and drank it angrily while saying, "If it weren't for my second brother, I would... Hey, what kind of soup is this?"
He smacked his lips a few times, staring at the chicken soup with shining eyes. "It smells so good. Is this a new dish developed by the chef?"
Su Liu didn't want to talk to him and just drank the soup and ate the mushrooms in silence.
Vincent also tried the chicken and gave it a high rating.
"I never liked chicken, but this chicken tastes really good. Is it the one Liuliu's classmates sent?"
Su Liu then replied, "Yes, I just happened to bring back wild mushrooms from the Dongzhou Forest, so I stewed them."
Ansel said in amazement, "You stewed it? You have cooking skills like this? Where did you learn it? Did you pick these mushrooms too? Are they poisonous?"
The chicken soup was delicious, but when he saw the various mushrooms floating in the soup, he always felt that his life was in danger.
Su Liu said, "Drink if you want."
Most of the food on the table was made by Su Liu. In addition to mushrooms and chicken soup, she also used ingredients from the kitchen to make barbecue, grilled fish, seasonal vegetables, etc., all of which were dishes with a Chinese flavor.
Not to mention the people in Ives's family, even she herself couldn't help but sigh while eating, saying that her cooking skills were simply too good.
How can someone so young make such delicious meals?
She was indulging in herself. Huo Jie's gaze fell on her face. Her comfortable and satisfied expression made him feel that the haze in his heart had been lifted a lot.
He didn't know why, but he always felt that she was always so happy and content, except at the beginning when she lost everything.
"You've been in the Ruins Garden for almost half a month. Are you used to it?"
"Well, there was a little incident, but it's not a big deal," Su Liu said. "Someone was not doing their job properly and was engaging in illicit activities. The Chairman dealt with them."
She just didn't understand.
A planter who can enter the military must have some real talent and practical experience.
Why would you be so busy scheming instead of focusing on your work? Are you engaging in palace intrigue?
Huo Jie saw her confusion and said, "You are very young and a Purifier, so it is inevitable that some people will be jealous."
Moreover, there may be some misunderstandings.
Su Liu bit the spoon.
Are you jealous?
While she was lost in thought, a steady and powerful hand landed on her head and rubbed it slowly.
He looked up and met Huo Jie's emerald green eyes.
"Don't think too much. It's your own fault. It's none of your business." Huo Jie rubbed his hair twice and felt it was soft, delicate and smooth. He couldn't help but rub it a few more times.
Su Liu was moved and his body swayed from side to side.
"I don't feel guilty. I didn't provoke them. They brought this upon themselves." She said puzzledly, "I just don't understand why I should be jealous."
If possible, she would rather be just an ordinary person.
Whether it was in an orphanage, Su Liu, as an ordinary student, lived a simple and tight life with the dean, his mother, teacher, and his brothers and sisters.
Or maybe, after coming into this scary world, staying with Dad.
If possible, she would rather not be a purifier, as long as she can return the person she cherishes to her.
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