C14

"Third Girl, it's not that sister-in-law doesn't believe you, it's not that sister-in-law looks down on you. Tell me yourself, how many things have you eaten on the chopping board?" You haven't even eaten, and you can still cook? "Third Girl, sister-in-law is begging you. Sister-in-law might only get a new house this once in a lifetime, please don't mess with me here, Third Girl."

"Aunt Qingwang, it's still too early, the master won't come for a while, even if you go and invite Yang Dachui, he won't come right away, why don't you give me a chance and let me cook a dish for you to see. If you think I'm not good at cooking, I'll immediately go with Fourth Brother and invite Yang Dachui over, even if I knock my head off, I'll also invite him over."

Yao Cailing hesitated a little after hearing what Maicao said. She took advantage of her hesitation to turn around and take a quick look at the dishes on the chopping board.

Maicao quickly cut the chopped onion and ginger. In order to make it look better, she cut out some green chili peppers. After she was done, she said to the person in charge of lighting the fire, "Sister Xiao Feng, could I trouble you to light the fire for me? I will cook right now."

Xiao Feng, somewhat confused, nodded and went to start a fire.

Maicao quickly scooped a spoonful of oil into the wok, then put it in the wok. When the fragrance of the spring onion burst out, she scooped out the potato shreds that she had been soaking in the water, controlled the water a little, and put them in the wok. She stir-fried them a little, added some vinegar, and added a little white sugar to the wok.

Stir-fry the potatoes with cold water before stir-frying. Soak the starch out of the potatoes. Also, use a large fire when stir-frying. Then, stir-fry quickly. Only in this way would the potatoes be crisp and crisp.

Maicao stir-fried it a few times. Feeling that it was dead, she put some salt and MSG in it. Then she quickly stir-fried it twice and brought out a plate. Within a few minutes, a plate of sour and spicy sweet potatoes appeared in front of the big bloke.

Everyone was stunned.

No matter if it was the chopped onion, ginger, chilli or fried vegetables, Maicao's actions were as natural as water. She looked even more skilled than Yang Dachui and was also quite pleasing to the eyes.

Was this really the Han Maicao who could not even hit a fart with the three sticks?

"Aunt Qingwang, how about you quickly try the taste? See if it suits your tastes or not?" Maicao was quite confident in her culinary skills, so she said this to Yao Cailing with a smile.

Yao Cailing looked at the plate of sour and spicy potato shredded silk. It was white, white and green, and it looked pretty good. It was even better than Yang Dachui's stir-fried, but the taste was unknown.

Yao Cailing didn't take the chopsticks, but used her hand to pinch a few into her mouth. Immediately, her eyes lit up, "Third Girl, I didn't know you had this kind of skill. This potato is both tender and brittle, much more delicious than what Yang Dachui stir-fried.

Han Qingwang walked over and pinched a few of them doubtfully. Once he tasted them, he gave Maicao a thumbs up, "Ok, Third Girl's fried dishes are delicious."

"Now you believe me."

"I do, I do. It's just Third Girl, you can cook this vegetable well. What are you going to do about this?"

"Aunt Qingwang, if I am not confident in your family's joyous days, I wouldn't dare to boast and charge into your family's excitement, right? "So don't worry, sister-in-law, I promise I'll make you satisfied."

With this plate of sour and spicy potatoes as a guarantee, Yao Cailing and Han Qingwang gathered up their courage. They handed the stand on the stove to Maicao, afraid that Maicao would be too busy to help them, so they sent two women to help her.

Although it was called a help, it was actually part of the supervision. In case Maicao did something bad, it would be easier for her to make up for it as soon as possible.

How could Maicao not understand Yao Cailing's intention? However, she did not explain it to him. She just washed the vegetables and chopped them up according to her own thoughts. After she was done, she started to cook.

Maicao had just put the last piece of spicy chicken in the pot when she heard the crackling of firecrackers in front of her along with the sound of shouts. It seemed like they were going to be on the beam soon.

Maicao quickened her steps. In a short while, Yao Cailing rushed over in a hurry. She asked Maicao from a distance, "Third Girl, people are coming to eat. How are the preparations going?"

"Aunt Qingwang, don't worry. Third Girl works very quickly. We won't miss her to eat." Before Maicao could reply, a young woman called Loving Song, who came to help her, spoke up first.

Aunt Qingwang, according to what you mean, I've cooked eight dishes in total. Two cold ones, two plain ones, four aged ones, and each dish has two tables worth of dishes. Apart from the spicy chicken piece in the pot, everything else is done.

Yao Cailing looked at the cooked dishes on the chopping board. It was so fragrant that it made people want to drool. She immediately beamed. "Oh, Third Girl. I think everything is good. What else is lacking?"

"As long as you're satisfied, Aunt Qingwang."

"Satisfied, satisfied. 100% satisfied." Yao Cailing laughed as she spoke.

At that moment, Han Qingwang ran over from the front and shouted at Yao Cailing from a distance, "The dishes are ready, everyone is already here."

"Alright, alright. I'll get someone to bring the dishes over right now." After Yao Cailing finished speaking, she went to arrange for people to carry the dishes to the front.

There were two tables in front of him. The workers were already sitting around the tables, smoking and waiting for the dishes to arrive. When the dishes were served, they grabbed their chopsticks and began to eat.

In this era, no matter if it was men or women, they were all lacking oil and water in their stomachs. Every year, let alone eating meat, they would not even be able to eat proper food. Now that they saw such large fish and meat, their eyes lit up. After eating a few mouthfuls, they all felt that the food was delicious and became even happier.

"It's from the Qing family. The head chef you invited today isn't Yang Dachui, right? Yang Dachui cooked a dish that is salty, so it's not as tasty as this." A man around 30 years old with a piece of spicy chicken in his mouth mumbled as he asked Yao Cailing.

Yao Cailing was happy to see the workers' food. Hearing someone ask her something, she quickly replied with a smile, "You sure can eat it. This time, it's really not Yang Dachui. It's our village's Maicao."

He asked the few people beside him, and everyone shook their heads. Finally, the man raised his head and shouted at Yao Cailing, "Aunt Qingwangzi, I don't know the Maicao you're talking about. You can wire her up later, when my brother marries, my family would like to invite her to our house to cook."

"Yo, Maicao didn't do this specially. If she doesn't agree, then I really don't dare to give you any guarantees."

"It's not like my family doesn't want to give her money. Aunt Qingwangzi, go and help me negotiate."

"Sure, I'll help you ask Maicao."

Yao Cailing went to the stove and saw that Qingyu and Qinglin had finished school and were eating buns on the floor. There was a big bowl on the floor in front of them with some of the dishes.

Seeing that Yao Cailing had arrived, Maicao said in embarrassment, "Aunt Qingwang, I'm sorry. I hid some private matters for Qingyu and Qinglin."

"This isn't something that should be expected. What's there to be embarrassed about?" Yao Cailing waved her hands nonchalantly and walked to the stove. She looked at the pot that was still steaming hot and asked curiously, "Third Girl, aren't the dishes ready? What are you doing in the pot?"

"Aunt Qingwang, the weather is hot. We can't keep the rest of the dishes for long. I used the leftovers to cook a pot of soup. After we finish eating, we can go and get oily from the soup."

"Third Girl, just watch and do it. Sister-in-law will believe you." After saying that, Yao Cailing gave a thumbs up to Maicao and said, "Third Girl, don't just look at how quiet you are normally. I didn't expect you to have such skills. When did you learn this? "You keep everyone in the dark. If we knew that you would do this, who would even bother to invite Yang Dachui? He's too outrageous, not to mention he has too much temper. Anyone who helps his chefs would be scared."

Maicaoxin said, "Didn't I go to train before?" Otherwise, it wouldn't be so delicious.

However, although she had been trained, she had only cooked for her father in the past. She had never experienced such a great battle before.

It was fortunate that she was quick and organized, or else she would have fallen into disarray long ago.

Actually, sister-in-law, you don't know how strong I am. I used to like to cook these dishes, and when I had nothing to do with it, I would randomly think about how to cook these dishes, but most of the time, I just wanted to cook, and I didn't have any of these things. I didn't think that Aunt Qingwang would really give me a chance to try my hand at this. Afraid that Yao Cailing might be suspicious, Maicao hurriedly explained.

"Satisfied? Not only am I satisfied, those who are eating and drinking outside are even more satisfied. Third Girl, just now, Liu Qiang Dong from Liu Jia Village asked me to send you a message that he has fallen for your cooking skills. After two days, his brother is going to get married and want to invite you to be his chef.

Maicao, on the other hand, did not expect such a scene. Hearing Yao Cailing's words, she was slightly startled.

"Third Girl, don't complain too much about sister-in-law. Sister-in-law thinks that since you have the skills, you should use this skill to earn some money. This is much more than the money you get from the cigarette box."

Maicao really didn't understand. What she cooked today was nothing out of the ordinary. If it was the era she lived in, any housewife could cook such a dish. Although it didn't taste as good as her, who was specially trained to cook it, it wouldn't be any worse.

However, Maicao soon understood that these people were all from an era where food was scarce. Not to mention the past, even now, they were lucky to be able to eat their fill.

The dishes she cooked today were all ordinary dishes in the era she came from, but in this era, they were worth a lot. Most of the families would eat coarse food all year round, so it was extremely rare to see large fish and meat, let alone eat them.

You have never seen or eaten anything before. If you were to let him burn it, how can he burn it? However, if something like getting married and having children to build a house were to happen and they had to spend a bit of money, they wouldn't be able to burn it, so of course they would have to invite the chefs outside.

"Third Girl, are you willing or not to give me an exact answer? Liu Qiang Dong is still waiting at the front."

Seeing Maicao staring blankly at him without saying a word, Yao Cailing didn't know what was going on in her mind. She anxiously went forward and pulled Maicao.

Maicao finally came back to her senses, "Aunt Qingwang, this is something that can earn money, how can I disagree? I'll trouble sister-in-law to give that Liu Qiang Dong a reply, or after a while he comes to find me and ask me, if his brother really wants me to help when he gets married, then tell me in advance how many dishes to prepare, and I'll prepare the dishes at home so that I won't have to fight as unprepared as I did today."

Maicao had already made up her mind. Although it would be hard for her, it was still better than making a cigarette box at home. Once she had saved up some money, she would think of a way to do other things.

As the saying went, if one couldn't eat a single bite of fat, one had to go step by step to get out of poverty and get rich and live a good life.

"Sure, I'll give Liu Qiang Dong a reply."