Yunhua teased, "Look at you, just keep showing off."
Grandpa Zhao urged, "Hurry up, wash your hands and eat, or you won't get any food."
Upon hearing this, everyone rushed to wash their hands. Xu Han had already set out all the food and was just waiting for everyone to sit down and start eating.
As soon as the Taoist priest entered, he saw a large plate of red food in the middle of the table. He stared at it for a moment and said, "How was this made? It looks so red, it must be very spicy."
"Haha, you're wrong. This dish doesn't use any chili peppers at all."
Grandpa Zhao also became interested: "Isn't that red chili oil?"
Xu Han smiled and explained, "No, no, this is a new dish I developed. This red sauce is called tomato sauce, and it's made from tomatoes."
Lu Chuan asked curiously, "Made with tomatoes? Does it taste like tomatoes?"
"Pretty much. This one is sweet and sour, Mu'er and Ze'er will definitely like it."
Grandpa Zhao urged, "Stop talking! Everyone, sit down and let's eat. We should try this new dish as soon as possible."
Upon hearing this, everyone sat down, and then everyone started using their chopsticks to pick up food from the new dishes.
Xu Han took a bite and felt that it tasted similar to the one she made in her previous life, or even better. After all, this tomato sauce was made by herself, without any technology or heavy lifting involved; it was all made from pure, natural tomatoes.
After Xu Han was satisfied with her own taste, she didn't forget to ask everyone, "How was it? Did it taste good?"
Mu'er was the first to answer, "It's delicious! Mommy's cooking is so delicious! I really love the taste."
Lu Chuan also commented, "Yes, it's sweet and sour, which is indeed suitable for children."
"What's this made of? It's crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it tastes great."
Xu Han explained, "This dish is called sweet and sour pork. It contains crispy pork that we fried yesterday. I also made a separate sauce. After coating the crispy pork with the sauce, it's ready to serve."
Yunhua chimed in, "Delicious, delicious. I've never had this kind of cooking method before, it's quite novel."
Xu Han continued, "Besides using ketchup to make sweet and sour pork, you can also make sweet and sour spare ribs, sweet and sour shrimp, sweet and sour poached eggs, and so on and so forth!"
"I remember we still have beef ribs at home, we can try that next time."
"Okay, next time I'll make a few more dishes in different ways so you can all try them."
It has to be said that with tomato sauce now available, there are many more types of delicious food that can be made.
Besides various sweet and sour foods, you can also dip bread or fried foods in ketchup in your daily life. It's refreshing and delicious, with a really nice sweet and sour taste.
Mu'er kept eating and said, "Mommy, I love this dish so much! Can we eat it every day?"
"Haha, even the most delicious food can't be eaten every day, otherwise you'll get tired of it and feel uncomfortable just looking at it. But if you want to eat it, Mommy can make it for you often."
"Okay, I'll eat it often, just like Mommy does."
Ze'er, who had just learned to speak, also chimed in, "Darling~ Eat."
Lu Chuan picked Ze'er up and said, "Did you understand what I said? Just repeat after your brother."
Ze'er waved her little hand and said, "Eat~"
Grandpa Zhao laughed and said, "Alright, our whole family are foodies, even the youngest Ze'er knows how to eat every day."
Yunhua chimed in, "As the saying goes, 'Birds of a feather flock together,' and that's absolutely true."
Xu Han called out to everyone, "Don't just eat this sweet and sour pork. There are many other dishes here. It feels like it won't taste good if it gets cold."
Upon hearing this, everyone started eating again. By the end of the meal, all the dishes on the table were gone, and even the broth was used by Yunhua and Luchuan to mix with their rice.
Xu Han looked at the mess on the table and said, "It seems I didn't cook enough food today; there's not even any soup left."
Yunhua burped, "Not too much, not too little. I'm stuffed. I just wanted to avoid wasting any, so I ate quite a bit."
The Taoist priest glanced at Yunhua and said, "When did you become so good at managing your life?"
Upon hearing this, Yunhua got excited and started talking non-stop, "You have no idea how I've been struggling to get enough to eat and wear these past few years. Sometimes I'm so busy that I often go hungry."
And now everything outside is so expensive. It's still relatively cheap now, but especially during natural disasters, when you can't even find vegetables, and you're constipated every day. It's truly a bitter pill to swallow."
The Taoist priest looked incredulous. Although he knew that everyone had a hard time during famine years, the fact that Yunhua, who had always grown up enduring hardship, could say such a thing showed just how difficult life was outside.
Everyone noticed a hint of heartache on the usually arrogant and aloof Taoist priest's face. It seemed the priest was worried about his disciple.
Grandpa Zhao asked, "Logically speaking, you shouldn't be short of money, so why are you having such a hard time?"
"It's not about money. The main problem is that you can't buy these things even if you have the money. Besides, I was busy all day long back then and didn't have time to think about food."
Xu Han said worriedly, "I've never heard you mention these things before. I thought that even though you might suffer a bit while you're out there, you have the status and skills to back it up, so you wouldn't go hungry."
Yunhua scratched his head sheepishly and said, "Hehehe, I was just afraid you'd worry at home. Now that the year of disaster is over, I dare to say it."
Lu Chuan continued, "So how are you now? Are you eating well every day? Are you doing well?"
Yunhua laughed heartily, "It's much better now."
"Why do you seem even thinner than before?"
"Hehehe, I'm sturdy."
Upon hearing this, the Taoist priest glared at Yunhua, who immediately changed his tune and said, "Hehehe, it's mainly because I've been too busy lately, often so busy that I don't even have time to eat."
Xu Han pondered for a moment and made up her mind that when Yun Hua left, she must prepare more food for them to take back with them. Beef jerky is the easiest to preserve and it is also very filling, so she should make a lot of it.
The atmosphere became a little quiet for a moment, but fortunately Yunhua, the lively one, was there, and she quickly changed the subject again.
Xu Han then changed the subject, asking, "Have you finished processing the corn cobs in the backyard? How many are left to harvest?"
"It'll be done soon. We can finish it all this afternoon, but there are still some broken corn cobs that we haven't had time to pick out."
"I'll join you guys after lunch. You guys keep cracking the corn cobs, and I'll take care of picking out the cobs."
Grandpa Zhao also said, "I'll go with you to do it too."
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