"That's great, thank you, Xiaolin, the educated youth."
"Yes, that's great, thank you all."
Everyone was overjoyed to hear Lin Qing's words and expressed their gratitude to Lin Qing and the others.
"Don't be so polite, everyone. We're all from the same village, this is what we should do."
"Thank you all, Xiao Lin, you should go back and rest. You've worked so hard today."
“Yes, Xiao Lin, you should go back now! You’ve worked hard today, so each of you will get ten work points.”
The captain, who arrived late, heard Lin Qing's words as soon as he got there. Hearing the satisfactory reply, the captain happily said...
"Okay, thank you, Captain."
"..."
"Nanxun, we're back."
From afar, Lin Qing saw Gu Nanxun sitting in a wheelchair, looking in their direction.
Lin Qing carried the bamboo basket and ran quickly toward Gu Nanxun.
"Don't rush, be careful not to fall."
Seeing Lin Qing running over, Gu Nanxun quickly said something as well.
"Nanxun, I'm back."
Lin Qing ran up to Gu Nanxun, happily flashing two rows of bright white teeth, smiling like a child. She had never experienced being waited for before; she went out, and someone was waiting for her at home, worrying about her—it felt so good.
"Brother Gu, we're here."
At this moment, Wang Haoran and his group also walked over from a distance. Wang Haoran grinned at Gu Nanxun.
"Brother Gu."
Chen Bin also greeted him.
"Brother Nanxun, not only did we find angelica and atractylodes today, we also caught three pheasants! They were especially beautiful. Chen Bin and Wang Haoran caught them. Chen Bin is really good; he picked up a stone and killed the pheasant in a flash..."
Every time Lin Qing sees Gu Nanxun, she becomes very talkative. At this moment, as usual, Lin Qing is chattering away in front of Gu Nanxun.
Chen Bin glanced at Gu Nanxun and Lin Qing, then picked up the pheasant without a word and began to prepare it. Seeing this, everyone else also went about their own business.
"Qingqing, how should we cook this chicken?"
Seeing Lin Qing walk over after finishing her conversation with Gu Nanxun, Lu Xianghong asked.
"I'll make you some stir-fried chicken!"
Lin Qing actually wanted to make braised chicken with potatoes, but she had some doubts about Lu Xianghong. After observing her for a while, she felt that something was off about Lu Xianghong. She thought that Lu Xianghong might be a time traveler or a reincarnated person. Braised chicken with potatoes was a dish that only appeared in the 1980s.
"Okay, let's make stir-fried chicken then!"
"Should we add some other vegetables to the stir-fried chicken?"
Lin Qing tentatively asked Lu Xianghong a question.
"You can add some potatoes, Qingqing, do you have any here?"
When Lin Qing mentioned adding vegetables, Lu Xianghong immediately thought of braised chicken with potatoes and suggested it.
"Potatoes? Yes, we have them, so let's put potatoes in!"
Lin Qing feigned surprise and asked a question before agreeing, then asked, "So what will we eat for our main course?"
"We can eat some cornbread or cook some mixed grain noodles and eat them together."
"Why cook mixed grain noodles! We have meat today, let's just eat white flour and make noodles."
Lin Qing said happily that she was certain that Lu Xianghong was either a time traveler or a reincarnated person, and according to her guess, the probability of reincarnation was greater.
"Can you eat spicy food?"
"You definitely need to put chili peppers in Dapanji (Big Plate Chicken), otherwise it'll lose half the flavor," Lin Qing asked as she thought.
"It's edible!"
Everyone answered in unison, and when they thought of the spicy bamboo shoots they had the day before yesterday, they realized that the taste was absolutely amazing. Just thinking about that taste made their mouths water.
Lin Qing first cleaned the chicken, then chopped it into small pieces, put it in a pot of cold water, brought it to a boil over high heat, skimmed off the foam, and then cleaned it again.
Next, pour oil into the pot, add white sugar and stir until melted, then add chicken pieces and stir-fry until browned, then add soy sauce, chili and other seasonings and continue to stir-fry.
Then Lin Qing added scallion segments, ginger slices, garlic slices, star anise, Sichuan peppercorns and other spices to the pot and stir-fried them.
Finally, add some hot water. To make it even more delicious, Lin Qing secretly added a few drops of spiritual spring water. After the chicken was cooked, Lin Qing added the chopped potato chunks.
Finally, reduce the sauce slightly, add salt, and the braised chicken is ready.
Lin Qing poured the braised chicken into a basin, and then cooked the noodles that Lu Xianghong had made and poured them into the braised chicken.
"Dinner's ready!"
At Lin Qing's call, everyone quickly brought the meat to the table and set out the bowls and chopsticks.
"Okay, let's get started."
Lin Qing said.
"Mmm...it's so delicious!"
Wang Haoran ate with his mouth full of oil. This was so delicious! The chicken was delicious, the noodles were delicious, and the potatoes were delicious. He had never seen anything like it before. The noodles were smooth and chewy, coated in a rich broth, and had a spicy and savory flavor that whetted his appetite. The potatoes absorbed the aroma of the chicken, becoming soft and tender, melting in his mouth, with a hint of sweetness. Mmm...it was just too delicious!
"Qingqing, what is this dish? It's so delicious! The potatoes are delicious, and the noodles are delicious too..."
Xu Fengjiao was so engrossed in eating that she couldn't lift her head. While eating, she sobbed and asked Lin Qing.
"This is just regular stir-fried chicken. The potatoes and noodles were Sister Hong's idea, and I also think this way of eating is quite delicious."
"Qingqing, your cooking is still the best. It's mainly because your food tastes so good."
Lu Xianghong said shyly that she had also eaten braised chicken in her previous life, but it was really not as delicious as Qingqing's.
Lin Qing looked at everyone. Gu Nanxun and Chen Bin, who had been silent until now, also quickened their pace, seemingly quite satisfied with the braised chicken.
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