As soon as Shen Yan entered the room, the laughter in the yard stopped. When Han Yin saw Cheng Nonuo following in, she sneered in disdain.
Shen Yan and Cheng Nuonuo went to the city to open a small stove, and when they came back they could pick up ready-made bargains. Who would like them? Moreover, now they all stood on Cheng Yaoyao's side, so naturally they didn't have a good face for Shen Yan.
Shen Yan's expression was stiff. He had always been popular. When had he ever been rejected like this?
Zhao Weimin had the best relationship with Shen Yan, so he broke the deadlock and said with a smile: "Shen Yan, we are in for a treat. The female comrades found a lot of mushrooms today!"
Cheng Yaoyao coughed twice. Zhang Xiaofeng quickly added: "Most of the mushrooms were found by Yaoyao, and he also caught a bamboo rat!"
Cheng Yaoyao immediately straightened his chest and raised his head, looking very proud.
Cheng Yaoyao looked so cute that Shen Yan couldn't help but smile at her and said, "I didn't know you could find mushrooms."
Cheng Yaoyao glanced over and said, "There are many things you don't know."
Shen Yan didn't believe that Cheng Yaoyao would look for mushrooms. He walked over to Cheng Yaoyao to see how she washed the mushrooms.
Cheng Yaoyao took a pumpkin leaf and wiped the mushroom cap with skillful hands. Wild mushrooms have a lot of impurities and dirt, and pumpkin leaves are their natural enemies. The dense barbs on the leaves can wash away the dirt without damaging the surface of the mushrooms. Cheng Yaoyao cleaned a mushroom in a few strokes and washed the next one.
Shen Yan couldn't help but look up along those hands. Cheng Yaoyao had rolled up his sleeves to his elbows, revealing a pair of white, tender and slender wrists, with even bones and flesh, and water drops rolling down along the delicate skin...
The sun was hot and Shen Yan's Adam's apple couldn't help but move.
Cheng Yaoyao worked for a while, then turned around and saw Shen Yan still squatting beside him, not working, and said in disgust: "You don't know how to wash?"
Cheng Yaoyao's peach blossom eyes were naturally affectionate, and that glance seemed to have infinite charm. Shen Yan was half soft: "I really can't. I didn't expect that you used to be so good at sex, but now you are so good at it."
Before Cheng Yaoyao could reply, she heard a soft voice: "Sister Yaoyao is really amazing. I didn't even know you could pick mushrooms."
Cheng Nonuo came over. Shen Yan then remembered that he had forgotten about Cheng Nonuo and stood up with a guilty conscience.
Everyone looked over. They had just witnessed the feud between Cheng Nonuo and Cheng Yaoyao last night. Now, Cheng Nonuo could still talk to Cheng Yaoyao as if nothing had happened. How shameless!
Cheng Nonuo was oblivious to the strange looks from others. She looked at the pot full of mushrooms and said in amazement, "Sister Yaoyao, you used to live in the city. When did you learn how to pick mushrooms? You can even catch bamboo rats. That's amazing."
When the others heard this, they also realized something was wrong: "Yeah, you never went up the mountain with us before, how come you were able to get so many things once you got up there?"
Cheng Yaoyao wiped the dirt off the mushrooms and smiled calmly, "When I was a child, I lived with my father in Yungui. People there love to eat mushrooms, so of course I recognize these. Oh, I forgot, you didn't live with us when you were a child, no wonder you didn't know."
Cheng Yaoyao's words stimulated Cheng Nonuo's face to twitch. She calmed down and smiled innocently: "So that's how it is. But mushrooms are easy to pick, but bamboo rats are hard to catch. In the past, my sister would cry when she saw a rat at home."
Before Cheng Yaoyao could answer, Liu Minxia suddenly said, "Yaoyao, you were able to get so many things on your first trip up the mountain. I thought someone was helping you."
Cheng Nonuo smiled and said, "Yes. Sister Yaoyao is beautiful and lucky. She has people to help her wherever she goes."
This statement was somewhat distorted when heard by others. In the past, Cheng Yaoyao relied on her good looks to attract men to her. But mushrooms and bamboo rats are meat! Why would Cheng Yaoyao let people give them to her?
This reminds people of some ambiguous things.
Cheng Yaoyao threw the mushrooms into the basin, and water splashed. Zhang Xiaofeng and the others stood up and looked at Cheng Yaoyao. Cheng Yaoyao was always domineering and impulsive, so it was not surprising that he overturned the basin.
Cheng Yaoyao didn't move. She raised her eyebrows and looked at Cheng Nonuo. She was so beautiful that she was domineering, and there was a bit of contempt in her eyes: "I have always been lucky. The mushrooms grew at my feet and the bamboo rats sneaked into my basket. Do you have any opinion?"
"I found some mushrooms and bamboo rats and didn't keep any of them for myself. I brought them back to share with everyone. You and Liu Minxia are acting like you're investigating a thief. Are you investigating me?"
Cheng Nonuo forced a smile and said, "Sister, I... I didn't..."
"That's good!" Cheng Yaoyao interrupted her and turned to the others: "Do you have any opinions?"
The male educated youths hurriedly said, "No, Yaoyao, I have absolutely no objection!"
Zhang Xiaofeng also said, "Han Yin, Liu Minxia and I went up the mountain with Yaoyao today. There was no one else in the forest at that time. Where did Yaoyao go to find someone to help?"
Han Yin sneered and looked at Cheng Nonuo unkindly: "You went to the city to open a small stove today, and you came back to eat ready-made food. Even eating can't stop you from eating."
"I... I didn't..." Cheng Nonuo defended herself weakly and looked at Shen Yan for help.
The good atmosphere just now disappeared, and Shen Yan felt a little tired. Nuonuo had always been well-behaved and sensible, why did she always quarrel with Cheng Yaoyao these two days?
Zhang Xiaofeng tried to smooth things over: "Yaoyao, we all believe in you. Didn't you say you wanted to make mushroom soup?"
Han Yin and others also said, "Yes, we are all hungry! Yaoyao, let's cook."
Cheng Yaoyao was not angry at first, and he felt a little better after taking the opportunity to scold Cheng Nonuo. He washed his hands and went to the kitchen.
There was delicious food in the evening, and everyone actively helped to light the fire and wash the pot, and went to the fields to pick onions, garlic and wild coriander. Cheng Yaoyao tied on a brand new dark blue apron with white dots, which made her waist look slender and curvy, like a beauty painting.
Cheng Nonuo looked at Cheng Yaoyao's slender figure, with a hint of jealousy in her eyes, but her tone was very attentive and careful: "Sister Yaoyao, let me cook, you go and have a rest."
Cheng Yaoyao said: "I picked the mushrooms myself and made them myself."
"But you never cook at home." Cheng Nuonuo's cooking skills are the basis of his reputation in front of the public, so he would never let Cheng Yaoyao take away his skills. "It's not easy to cook wild mushrooms and bamboo rats. What if..."
Cheng Yaoyao raised her chin coquettishly: "Why? Do you think I'm not as good at cooking as you?"
Cheng Nonuo shook her head hurriedly: "Sister Yaoyao, I just want to help."
"Want to help?" Cheng Yaoyao raised an eyebrow. "That bamboo rat hasn't been processed yet. You can skin it, bleed it, and chop it into small pieces."
Cheng Nonuo's smile froze: "..."
The bamboo rat has thick skin and many bones, so it is not easy to handle. Usually Cheng Nonuo is the chef, and everyone flatters her. Killing chickens and fish is done by others.
Cheng Yaoyao glanced at Cheng Nonuo who was motionless and said, "Didn't you say you would help me? If you're not willing, forget it."
Cheng Yaoyao's voice was neither too high nor too low, just loud enough for Shen Yan, who was helping to chop wood, to hear. Seeing Shen Yan raise his head, Cheng Nonuo hurriedly said, "Sister Yaoyao, don't be angry, I'll do it."
Cheng Nuonuo quickly picked up the bamboo rat. Cheng Yaoyao added: "Kill it from a distance, or it will attract flies."
Cheng Nonuo's face twitched, and he walked to a small ditch far away with the bamboo rat in his hand and squatted down. The educated youth camp only had a not-so-sharp kitchen knife, and the bamboo rat was not bled, so the fishy smell was particularly strong. Especially when he cut open the bamboo rat and took out the internal organs, Cheng Nonuo almost vomited.
Cheng Nuonuo suppressed her disgust and processed the bamboo rat. She brought it back and smiled at Cheng Yaoyao, "Sister Yaoyao, the bamboo rat is done. It's not easy to cook bamboo rats, and there's a lot of fumes. Do you want me to do it?"
Cheng Yaoyao had already prepared the seasonings. Slices of ginger, scallions, green peppercorns, red peppers, and chopped dried salted vegetables were all neatly arranged. It was obvious at first glance that he was an expert in cooking.
Cheng Nonuo was not so particular about her own cooking and would not add too many seasonings. After all, these villagers and educated youth were easy to feed and would praise the food even if there was a little oil in it.
Cheng Nuonuo's heart was alarmed. Cheng Yaoyao could actually cook? The kitchen was her territory. She would never let Cheng Yaoyao take it away, and Cheng Yaoyao would never take it away.
Cheng Nonuo smiled and said to Cheng Yaoyao, "Sister Yaoyao, bamboo rat is not easy to cook, and it smells a lot of oil and smoke. Why don't I do it? You cook mushroom soup without getting yourself all smelly."
"Oh?" Cheng Yaoyao blinked his peach blossom eyes, with no expression on his face.
Cheng Nonuo was a little nervous. Ever since Cheng Yaoyao came back from the mountain yesterday, she seemed to have changed a lot, and she couldn't even understand what she was thinking.
Cheng Yaoyao tapped his chin with his slender index finger and smiled: "Okay."
Cheng Yaoyao agreed so readily that Cheng Nonuo was a little surprised: "You...you agreed?"
Cheng Yaoyao said, "You cook the bamboo rats and I cook the mushrooms. We can work together."
There were two large pots on the stove. Cheng Nuonuo used the outer one, which had a strong fire and could cook the bamboo rat meat. Cheng Yaoyao used the pot at the back to cook mushroom soup.
After selecting and washing two full baskets of mushrooms, only a large basin was left. Cheng Yaoyao picked out the precious chicken mushrooms and hericium erinaceus and put them aside separately, and tore the large mixed mushrooms into two halves with his hands.
The seasonings at the educated youth camp were pitifully few, only salt, garlic, spring onions, wild coriander, and a handful of dried pickled vegetables. Cheng Yaoyao also picked some green peppercorns and yellow gardenias from the mountains.
Add spring water to the pot and bring it to a boil. Pour the mushrooms directly into the pot, and then add a handful of white rice, cover the pot and simmer over low heat.
Wild mushrooms do not need seasonings, and only the original flavor can bring out the unique deliciousness of mushrooms. Garlic cloves and white rice are for detoxification - although they are not very useful if you encounter real poisonous mushrooms. Next, you just need to wait patiently, wild mushrooms need to be fully cooked before eating, otherwise you will see little people dancing.
Cheng Nonuo secretly observed Cheng Yaoyao while she was roasting bamboo rat meat. She was relieved to see Cheng Yaoyao throwing mushrooms and garlic cloves into the pot as if she was joking, and then she stopped. What kind of dishes could Cheng Yaoyao cook? This pretty idiot had never even boiled a bowl of water at home.
Cheng Nuonuo turned his back to Cheng Yaoyao and the others and took out a jade pendant from his collar. A drop of spiritual spring slowly oozed out of the jade pendant. It took a long time to condense into a solid object, only the size of a dewdrop.
Looking at the hard-earned spiritual spring water, Cheng Nonuo gritted his teeth and resolutely dropped every drop of the spiritual spring water into the pot.
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