Chapter 46 The Secret
During one of the three harvesting days, Shao Lidong and Han Yimi started threshing the rice while the others continued to harvest the rice. When the thresher was almost full of rice, Wu Shudong and Wang Jiaming put down their sickles and started picking up the rice. The threshed rice had to be sent to the threshing ground in time for exposure to the sun, otherwise, it would get hot and sprout if piled together.
It was almost noon, and Qiao Mo started cooking: in order to save labor, Shao Lidong, Wang Jiaming and others ate with them these days, and Qiao Mo, Tang Xinmei and Chen Ran took turns cooking.
Harvesting rice is hard physical labor, so naturally one must eat well. Qiao Mo cooked a big pot of rice, and the dishes included stir-fried bacon with green peppers and stir-fried fish with red peppers. Considering that Shao Lidong and the others tended to eat light meals, he put very little green pepper in the bacon. He also made scrambled eggs with tomatoes and stir-fried bok choy with garlic, and had a big bowl of each.
She managed the time very well. When everyone got home from work, she had just put the food on the table. She filled a large basin with water for them to wash their hands, and then they could start eating.
"Qiao Mo is such a good cook. No wonder Mingyuan and the others have gained weight recently." Shao Lidong ate a piece of bacon and exclaimed at Qiao Mo's cooking skills: No wonder she won over Kang Mingyuan and Han Yimo so quickly, it turned out that she won over their stomachs.
"Momo's cooking skills are better than those of the chefs in state-owned restaurants. She has spoiled our stomachs these days." Han said with a hint of pride.
"You are lucky. With Qiao Mo, you don't have to worry about food poisoning anymore." Hua Mingli said with a smile.
"Momo is our benefactor. With her, we can live a healthy life." Kang Mingyuan did not have a good impression of Shao Lidong and the others.
When they first arrived, they wanted to join them in making a fire, but they refused without hesitation and refused to give any help. It took them a long time to figure out the cooking trick, and later they were poisoned because the green beans were not cooked thoroughly.
"Qiao Mo's dishes have a very Hunan-style flavor." Wang Jiaming and Wu Shudong also nodded in appreciation. Of course, it would be even better if they could be spicier.
"My family is from Hunan Province, and I grew up eating Hunan cuisine," Qiao Mo explained with a smile.
Mu Ling was from a county town in southern Hunan Province. Qiao Chengsong was serving as a soldier there. One time, when he was out purchasing goods, he rescued Mu Ling who was being harassed. The two fell in love and got married naturally. It was not until Qiao Chengsong was retired due to injury and went to Donghai that Mu Ling followed him to Donghai.
Qiao Chengsong has worked here for many years and is used to eating Hunan cuisine, so his family has always focused on Hunan cuisine.
Not to mention Qiao Mo. The area where she lived in her previous life was similar to Hunan Province. She grew up eating chili peppers, so it is no exaggeration to say that she loves spicy food.
"It turns out that Qiao Mo is also half from Hunan Province, no wonder." Chen Ran was also impressed by Qiao Mo's cooking skills. At this time, she regretted not recruiting her to join the team earlier. Otherwise, the responsibility of cooking for their group would not fall on her alone.
"You could say that." Qiao Mo nodded with a smile. Although her maternal grandfather and great-grandmother had long passed away, and she was not close to her uncles and aunts, and they had lost contact after her mother passed away, her mother was indeed from Hunan Province.
There is no lunch break during the autumn harvest season. After dinner, everyone has to go to the fields with sickles. Qiao Mo cleared the table, washed the dishes, and followed everyone.
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