Tomato and yam, lotus root and bean curd rolls, garlic-flavored romaine lettuce, stir-fried bok choy, spicy shredded potatoes, stir-fried eggs with vegetables, stir-fried celery and smoked tofu, stir-fried green beans with tea tree mushrooms, braised eggplant, spicy lotus root, braised tofu skin and shiitake mushrooms, stir-fried asparagus and lily bulbs, stir-fried bitter melon, tomato and dried tofu... were served one after another.
Zuo Ling can't cook large pot dishes, she stir-fries in small pots, and can only fit a maximum of 4 lunch boxes in one pot. There are too many kinds of dishes, and she is too busy to even have time to rest.
As time went on, the waterfall grew lonely and kept causing trouble for Zuo Ling.
"Go away, go away, go play somewhere else. It's one thing if you don't help me with the work, but you also cause trouble."
The waterfall tilted its little head, "Work? How?"
He jumped onto the greens, stomped on them, and when he was done, he pushed them in front of Zuo Ling.
Zuo Ling glared angrily, grabbed it by the scruff of its neck, and threw it far away.
Throwing bunnies again! Didn't you ask me to help?
The waterfall, feeling wronged, let out a roar and angrily rushed back.
Zuo Ling didn't have time to play with it, so she closed the kitchen door and wouldn't open it no matter how much the waterfall scratched at it.
Since there were too few staple food options, Zuo Ling made easy-to-eat vegetable dumplings, potato pancakes, sweet potato pancakes, chive boxes, potato rice stew, green bean rice stew, apple and yam pancakes, tofu skin glutinous rice rolls, egg fried rice, and sausage assorted fried rice.
I prepared several kinds of fillings for the vegetable dumplings: spinach and vermicelli, carrot, egg, wood ear fungus and dried shrimp, spinach, carrot and egg, bok choy, egg and dried shrimp, white radish, carrot, chives and egg, and bok choy with smoked tofu.
In the past, people lived in poverty and lacked oil and fat, so they came up with the idea of making vegetable dumplings.
Eating vegetable dumplings can easily give the impression of poverty, so Zuo Ling deliberately made extra so that when she was out and about, she could take them out to eat without attracting attention and thus calm people's minds.
I didn't get to rest until after 3 a.m.
I was woken up by a loudspeaker in the morning.
After listening for a while, the property management informed each household to send one person out to clear snow twice a week.
Those who are unwilling to clear snow must pay 4 catties of grain per week, 2 catties at a time.
It's possible that the snowplow was badly damaged yesterday, or perhaps the wealthy young men realized something was wrong and took timely action.
Either way, it's smart!
The property management company did not specify what would happen to homeowners who were unwilling to clear snow or deliver grain.
Whether there are any hidden measures in place is hard to say, but a significant reduction in follow-up services is inevitable. In these extraordinary times, there's no room for negotiation.
After washing up and drinking a glass of milk, Zuo Ling went downstairs to clean the snow.
The waterfall was meant to follow, but Zuo Ling didn't carry it; she let it run on its own.
If we don't run now, when everyone is starving and freezing, we won't even be able to run wild anymore.
Just as they reached the 21st floor, Professor Jin heard the noise, opened the door and greeted them: "Miss, are you coming downstairs to clear the snow? Let's go together."
He was obviously waiting for her. Zuo Ling was speechless. Why was he sticking to her like that?
He nodded, said nothing, and walked silently ahead.
Having grown accustomed to Zuo Ling's cold demeanor, Professor Jin naturally labeled her as having a cold exterior but a warm heart.
When they arrived, a large crowd had gathered in front of the property management office, waiting for the management staff to distribute tools for clearing the snow.
There are many clever people, so none of them pay their grain tax.
After registering and receiving their tools, Professor Jin said to the administrator:
"We're from Building 3, please assign us together."
Each household was basically responsible for clearing the snow around their own building; the management staff had designated a specific area for them.
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