She had used up half of the jar of sesame oil in her space to make chili sauce, so she was saving as much as possible. Now she was using half of her plot to grow sesame seeds, preparing to make sesame oil. She happened to have a mill in her space, so she could give it a try.
As for the outsiders, they ate peanut oil. Back then, many people in the southern regions didn't even know what rapeseed oil was. She couldn't grind her own peanut oil, and private oil pressing wasn't allowed. She couldn't grow peanuts and take them to the production team to be pressed for oil; she'd probably be labeled a profiteer. So she could only grow sesame seeds.
However, the amount of oil that the people in the production team could get each year was actually very small. Everyone was very frugal with oil, and sometimes they even had no oil at all.
"Oh, it smells so good!" Several aunts shouted, "We've eaten it, do you have any more?"
"I still have some!" Zhang Xingrong said, "I went to my father's old friend's house before, and he gave me a fish and some oil, so I used it to make this!"
The aunts nodded in agreement. It turns out that there is a lot of oil in the chili peppers, and they can even be used for cooking!
Everyone happily took the chili sauce home and called the rest of the village to share it. This time, they didn't envy Lian Ya's rice porridge at all. Their chili oil was much more fragrant, and it would definitely be delicious when added to the jelly!
Zhang Xingrong glanced at Lian Ya who was looking out the door, sneered, and went back to the house to cook.
Entering the house, she began by rubbing the jelly seeds. Afterward, she began to tinker with the steamed buns. The buns she'd made that morning were already hard, but with the addition of millet, they were a bit chewy. She cut the buns into pieces, added eggs and chili peppers, and made a large stir-fry.
The stone was almost done when he came back, still covered in mud, obviously having had too much fun outside.
Zhang Xingrong didn't say anything, but felt happy instead. Shi Tou was a little reserved before, but now he is having more and more fun.
"Shi Tou, eat first. I'll bring food to Jie Fangjun!"
"I'm going too!"
Zhang Xingrong thought for a moment, nodded, and let him carry two bowls. She tied the wooden basin containing the jelly and steamed buns with a rope, hooked it to the shoulder pole, and hung a bag containing red chili sauce and rose jam on it. Then she carried it to the village committee.
I went out, but I didn’t see Lian Ya. Did she go back?
But when the brother and sister arrived at the village committee room, they saw Lian Ya already distributing food to everyone.
"Everyone, eat slowly. I'll go back and get more porridge if it's not enough!"
Liu Tiezhu thanked her cheerfully: "Thank you, sister Lian Ya! I'm almost starving!"
"What are you thanking me for? You've worked so hard, it's my duty to bring you food!" Zhang Xinglian said, holding a bowl of porridge and taking out the biggest sweet potato and giving it to Lu Ran.
"Brother Lu Ran, give it to me!"
Lu Ran glanced at her. He was fiddling with a sickle in his hand, inserting the knife into the wooden handle. He said, "Put it there!"
Lian Ya originally wanted to persuade him, but she was afraid that he would be annoyed, so she didn't dare to persuade him and put it aside.
"Brother Linzi, don't you want to eat?" Seeing Linzi motionless, she went up to him and asked with a smile.
Seeing her acting like an older sister-in-law, Lin Zi smiled faintly and said, "No, I'm going to take a rest."
"Then eat it later." Lian Ya said with a flattering smile.
Lin Zi ignored her and was just thinking about what delicious food Zhang Xingrong would make today?
"Hey, everyone's here!"
When Lin Zi heard the voice, he immediately jumped up: "Sister Rongya, you are finally here!"
Lian Ya's face froze when she saw someone running past her.
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