In the afternoon, everyone adjusted to the less busy life.
After watching a movie, it was almost 5 o'clock. I had planned to cook extra food to store in the morning, and now was the perfect time to do so.
Thinking of something, Li Xiao started taking things out.
Rice, wheat flour, cornmeal, millet, yeast, baking soda, salt, sugar, various seasonings...
Dried vegetables, vermicelli, seaweed, dried scallops, dried mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoots, cured pork, chili peppers, ginger, garlic...
As they saw that there was more and more stuff, they realized that this was not something they could do alone, and they all quietly got up to help.
They took out the large steamer and basin used for making steamed buns and dumplings. The men started kneading the dough and chopping the filling, while the women started washing the vegetables and steaming the rice.
"Brother Peng, shall we make steamed buns and dumplings again? Let's also make some rice balls today, they'll be very convenient to eat."
"Okay, either way is fine. Let's make steamed buns with a mixture of flour and water today, and use the flour slowly."
Xiao Peng gave her a special reminder, just in case Li Xiao forgot.
Li Xiao smiled helplessly, "Okay~"
Seeing that Li Xiao still remembered, Xiao Peng laughed to himself.
"Then let's finish these. This is already a lot. We can pick up the ones we finish tomorrow."
"Okay, that's all for today."
That's the decision, and everyone started washing their hands.
The kitchen was too busy to operate; everyone was busy outside kneading dough.
Everyone has something to do. First, let's prepare the dough and steam a batch.
Yu Yanbin was chopping the filling by himself. There were three cutting boards in front of him, each with a different filling.
One dish is topped with cured pork, and the vermicelli and dried scallops are still soaking; another has diced bamboo shoots on top; and the third has ginger and garlic on top.
On each cutting board, two gleaming golden throwing knives were flying around, clapping against the boards with a series of thuds.
Yu Yanbin, on the other hand, was quite relaxed, with his arms crossed, only needing to keep an eye on the throwing knife as it methodically chopped the filling.
Since he can handle it all by himself, this job is his responsibility, and no one else will interfere.
The other men went to knead the dough, each with a large basin, kneading it vigorously while sweating profusely.
Li Xiao and Tian Tian are steaming rice so they can make rice balls later.
Meng Yang and Qiu Fengyu know how to make steamed buns, something Li Xiao and Tian Tian don't. So, this task falls to Meng Yang and the beautiful Qiu.
Xiao Peng was making steamed buns, busy steaming them in the steamer.
They were so busy and enthusiastic, sweating profusely for the sake of good food and future meals.
Things were proceeding smoothly, and time was slipping away second by second.
Everyone looked pleased as they saw bowls of steamed buns and mantou laid out on the table.
"Xiaoxiao, this basket is finished, hurry up and put it away."
Xiao Peng was busy picking up the large steamed buns from the steamer and putting them into a basin next to him.
"Okay."
Li Xiao stopped what she was doing and waved her hand, putting everything into her spatial storage.
The rice is now cooked, and she, Tian Tian, Zheng Yongnian, and Qiu Da Meinu are making rice balls.
Seaweed rice rolls are also delicious. They're as convenient as steamed buns or dumplings; you can just take them out and eat them.
When you don't have time or it's inconvenient to eat outside, this is convenient because it doesn't have much of a smell.
Everyone understood, so we did a lot today. We even steamed that entire 20-pound bag of rice.
That's all for today, we'll continue tomorrow.
Plump rice balls were arranged in large wooden basins, layered and stacked to form large basins.
It was already dark, and Li Xiao was so busy that she forgot the time. If she hadn't looked up, she would have forgotten that it was time to make dinner.
"It's getting late, should we still make dinner?"
Everyone looked up at the door; wow, it was already dark.
"There's nothing else to do, go ahead and make them." Cheng Shaolin was also helping to make rice balls. There was no more dough to knead; that was all done, and only the rice balls were left to be made.
"Then let's make it. The steamed buns are already in the steamer."
Since the captain had already spoken, no one else had any objections.
Li Xiao then took something out again. She had been busy all afternoon, so she should have something good to eat.
A frozen fish weighing about 10 pounds, which she had previously caught and frozen in the freezer.
She scooped up a lot of them; anything that was big was taken out and frozen.
The fish were too big to fit in the pond, so we had to harvest the largest fish from the first batch and let the smaller ones continue to grow.
She did the same thing with that little ocean.
She had no choice; she was really at her wit's end. She needed to come up with a solution; there wasn't enough space to put them all.
Alas~~~~
Everyone was delighted to be able to eat fish today. It had been so long since they had seen fish, even frozen ones. How could they not be excited?
After thinking for a moment, Li Xiao took out two more pork bones, several large white radishes, and a dozen or so large purple eggplants.
Actually, she would prefer to eat leafy greens like bamboo shoots, cabbage, or bok choy, but they couldn't be served at this time, so she had to give up on that idea.
Looking at the batch of vegetables she had previously grown on her social media, she could only sigh in despair.
Oh, and lotus root too. This can be stored for a long time. You can take this out now.
Finally, on the cutting board were a large grass carp, an eggplant, a lotus root, and a large winter melon.
That's it for today. She actually wanted to eat seafood, but she can only dream about it.
Let's have shrimp tomorrow, frozen of course.
Xiao Peng looked at the dishes with shining eyes, very excited, rubbing his hands together, eager to try them out.
"Xiaoxiao? Is this all for tonight's dishes?"
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