Ran Jin felt a warmth in her heart.
"You two be mindful of your behavior, there are other people here." Zhou Xiangyang was feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Lu Jinyuan thought he was spoiling the mood: "You're not married, you don't understand."
Zhou Xiangyang: "..."
Ran Jinnian patted his hand: "You guys chat, I'll go cook."
When Ran Jinnian lived with her parents, although she was spoiled, she would cook when her parents and brother were busy.
The first dish she made was stir-fried tea tree mushrooms with cured pork.
The tea tree mushrooms were given to me by Wang Xiumei. The dried tea tree mushrooms are very fragrant and have a chewy texture.
She heated the pan a little, then added the cured pork and stir-fried it. Because cured pork of that era generally had a lot of fat, it was easy to render the oil.
Add ginger, garlic, and dried chili peppers and sauté until fragrant. After the cured pork is fragrant, add the pre-soaked tea tree mushrooms and stir-fry. Then add soy sauce and sugar to enhance the flavor.
Once the broth has reduced, it's ready to serve.
A large pot of fragrant stir-fried tea tree mushrooms with cured pork is ready.
Ran Jinnian didn't wash the pot, and used the oil from the cured meat to make a vegetable and egg drop soup.
This behavior is quite common nowadays, after all, oil is a luxury item.
She also stir-fried hot and sour shredded potatoes and tiger-skin green peppers.
"Dinner's ready."
Ran Jinnian picked up her apron, wiped her hands, and then went outside with her bowl and chopsticks.
"Sister-in-law, the food you cooked smells so good!" Zhou Xiangyang sniffed as he looked at the three dishes and soup on the table.
Lu Jinyuan served the rice: "You're in for a treat today."
He always knew his wife was a good cook, but she rarely cooked before.
Zhou Xiangyang picked up a piece of tiger-skin green pepper: "What kind of way is this to eat?"
"This is how we eat it in my hometown. We dry-fry the green peppers and then stir-fry them in oil," Ran Jinnian explained the method simply.
Zhao Xiangyang took a bite: "It's delicious, but a little spicy."
He quickly drank a few sips of water.
"Sister-in-law, the food you cook tastes really good." Zhou Xiangyang looked at Lu Jinyuan with envy: "Commander Lu, you are so lucky."
Lu Jinyuan looked smug.
Zhou Xiangyang was incredibly envious. When would God grant him a wife who was both beautiful and a great cook?
After the meal.
Zhou Xiangyang sat for a while and then left.
Lu Jinyuan cleared the table and washed the dishes.
Ran Jinnian returned the hoe and basket to Zhou Hongying, who was overjoyed to see her: "Jinnian, you've come at the right time. Daya has two questions she doesn't understand, could you explain them to her?"
"Da Ya, which question don't you understand? Let your auntie take a look." Ran Jinnian beckoned.
Daya picked up her notebook and ran over. Zhou Hongying thoughtfully brought her a stool: "Sit down and talk."
Ran Jinnian sat on the stool and patiently explained the problem to Daya.
"Aunt Ran, I understand." Daya took the notebook and left happily.
Zhou Hongying poured a glass of water: "It would be so nice if you became a teacher."
Ran Jinnian smiled and said, "Even if I'm not a teacher, I can still explain problems to the children."
“That’s true.” Zhou Hongying said, then thought of something else: “Tomorrow, I’m going to town with a few of my sisters-in-law to do some shopping. Do you want to come along?”
Ran Jinnian declined: "I won't go. I have a lot of things to do at home these past two days."
"Is there anything you want to buy? I'll get it for you."
"Sister-in-law, could you buy me some fatty meat?" Ran Jin thought that she didn't have much lard left and needed to buy some fatty meat to render the fat.
She originally intended to take it from her spatial storage, but oil is a necessity, and it would be unreasonable not to buy any at all.
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