Chapter 44 Treat
Su Tao rode the empty bike easily without any burden, and soon he was almost at the village entrance.
Many people saw her borrowing the car to go to the town to buy things, and it would be a bit unreasonable for her to come back empty-handed. Su Tao found a secluded place where no one was around, took out a piece of meat and some eggs and other items from the storage space, put them in a basket and hung it on the car, then pedaled the car again towards the village entrance.
Su Tao went back through the streets ostentatiously carrying pork and eggs, and there were always people in the village who felt jealous and gossiped about him.
"Oh, this Su Zhiqing is even more like a young lady than a capitalist's daughter. She eats meat every other day. What a waste of money."
"That's right. The He family is lucky. Thanks to Su Zhiqing, they can also eat meat." Two sour voices sounded. Seeing that no one paid attention to them, they felt bored, so they took a break and continued to work.
Su Tao couldn't care less. She ate her own food, didn't steal or rob, so why should anyone care? The hardest thing to control in the world is other people's mouths, so let them say whatever they want.
When Su Tao returned the car, he reminded Zhang Jijun to remember to go to He Chuan's house for lunch and asked him to bring Hu Xiao along.
When he got home, Su Tao took out some of the things he bought, except for the meat that needed to be placed in a place to keep fresh. He took out all the other items that could be kept at room temperature before pushing open the door and preparing to enter the house.
He Yanzhi, who was inside the house, heard the noise and hurried to the door. She was shocked to see Su Tao's large and small bags of belongings piled up by the door. If it was Hu Xiao, she would probably be used to it. She was used to Su Tao's lavish spending.
"Sister Taotao, why did you buy so many things?" He Yanzhi exclaimed in surprise at the various food seasonings, as well as the mountains of bottles, jars, and dishes, but her subordinates helped Su Tao carry things in without any hesitation.
The little girl only thought about how Su Tao bought so many things, and didn't think about how she transported them back, which saved Su Tao a lot of time to explain.
"I bought some more since you'll need them anyway. I also bought some meat and eggs and will make you something delicious at noon." As soon as Su Tao mentioned making something delicious, he shifted the little girl's attention to eating. She was still thinking about the meat buns Su Tao made last time.
"Are there any meat buns?" the little girl asked innocently.
"Yes, I'll make it for you if you want to eat it. Just help me move the things in and tidy them up first." When she heard there was a big meat bun, He Yanzhi moved faster, moving things back and forth like a diligent little bee.
After packing up, Su Tao saw that it was almost noon.
First, he made the dumplings Yanzhi had been craving. This time, Su Tao planned to make soup dumplings. He took a bowl and poured flour into it, adding eggs, cooking oil, salt, and other seasonings. Then, he added a small amount of water and stirred thoroughly. Finally, he kneaded the flour into a dough until it was sticky. Once the dough was ready, he cut it into small balls and rolled it into round shapes with a rolling pin, setting them aside for later use.
Chop the minced meat into fine pieces. Add cooking wine, salt, ginger, and other seasonings to the minced meat and mix well. Set aside. Next, use a pot to simmer the pork bones into a broth. Pour the broth into a bowl and freeze it in a storage space for a while until it solidifies. Finally, pour the frozen broth into the minced meat and mix well. Wrap large meat buns in the pre-rolled dough and steam them.
Su Tao cooked mixed grain rice with a mixture of polished rice and brown rice as before, but this time he did not add the diluted spiritual spring water. He was going to invite others to eat together tomorrow. The spiritual spring water was quite precious, and Su Tao was not generous enough to share it with outsiders.
Because there were guests tomorrow, Su Tao planned to stir-fry two meat dishes, one was shredded pork with fish flavor, and the other was twice-cooked pork.
Su Tao went to the vegetable garden, picked the necessary side dishes, washed them, and cut them up for later use. He shredded the lean pork, marinated it with cooking wine and other seasonings, and then stir-fried it in a pan. He then added the green peppers, carrots, wood ear mushrooms, minced garlic, and chopped green onions, and stir-fried them over high heat. He then added the prepared sauce, stir-fried it thoroughly, and finally thickened the sauce and removed it from the pan. Fish-flavored shredded pork was ready.
For twice-cooked pork, Su Tao selected a piece of top-quality pork belly from his space, boiled it in cold water, and sliced it thinly. He then heated up a pan of oil and sautéed the pork slices. When the slices were slightly curled and released oil, he added some fermented black bean paste and stir-fried it. He then added some green and red bell peppers, seasoned them with salt, sugar, and chicken bouillon, and served.
Su Tao also fried some lettuce. Just as he put all the dishes on the table, there was a knock on the door.
Su Tao guessed that He Chuan would be back around this time, and ran to open the door happily. He was greeted by Hu Xiao's bright smiling face, followed by Zhang Jiedong. Su Tao was about to blurt out "You're back" but was choked in his throat.
"It's you, come in quickly!" Su Tao's lost face quickly became enthusiastic again, and he led Hu Xiao and the other person to the hall to sit down.
"You guys sit down and rest for a while. We can start eating when He Chuan comes back." Su Tao explained.
Hu Xiao and Zhang Jidong were intoxicated by the aroma of the food on the table, but they couldn't eat. They could only divert their attention and look around at He Chuan's house. It was really nice, so much better than their mud-brick house. No wonder Su Tao was determined to live here. If it weren't He Chuan's house, she would have chosen it too.
At this time, He Yanzhi finished feeding the chickens and cleaning the backyard. She estimated that Su Tao's meal was almost ready, so she walked to the front yard and found two strangers.
Hu Xiao and Zhang Zhendong also stared at the lovely girl in front of them in a daze. Their eyes met for a moment, and no one spoke. Su Tao quickly introduced them, "Yanzhi, these are my sister's friends, also educated youth who went to the countryside. They are Hu Xiao and Zhang Jiedong."
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