Gu Rao said calmly, "That's chicken essence, which can add flavor to food."

Zhang Cuihua was stunned.

"Chicken essence? I don't think I've heard of it before."

In fact, Yu Xiang had never seen it, but she quickly found the reason and said to Zhang Cuihua, "What's the fuss about this? We country people have never seen many of them."

"The way rich people cook is really different from us. Just look at the steps. I was dazzled by the number of steps. I couldn't remember them even after looking at them."

Gu Rao said, "I made the chicken essence myself and it is not sold outside. I will pack some for each of you later. The production process is a bit troublesome, and the ingredients for making chicken essence are also a bit expensive, so I may not be able to pack much for you. You guys Just don’t take too little.”

Zhang Cuihua waved her hands quickly.

"Since it's so expensive and troublesome to make, there's no need to give it to us. You can keep it for yourself."

Yu Xiang said to Zhang Cuihua, "You don't want it, I want it."

Even if he was polite to Gu Rao, why did he even refuse to help her?

Gu Rao smiled and said, "Everyone has a share."

Zhang Cuihua no longer refused.

"Then I won't be polite to you anymore." But I was thinking in my heart that if I give the other family something more tomorrow, I can't let the other family suffer.

Gu Rao looked at Xu Yuanyuan's peeled potatoes, took out part of them, and said to Xu Yuanyuan, "Just cut the rest into shreds."

Xu Yuanyuan looked at Zhang Cuihua.

Zhang Cuihua said, "Didn't you cut potatoes into shreds at home? Your knife skills should be passable. Cut slowly. If you can't cut it well, I'll try again."

Xu Yuanyuan had no choice but to wash the potatoes, then put on an apron and went to the stove to shred the potatoes.

Gu Rao started making steamed pork.

Cut the good pork belly into thin slices, put it in a basin, pour in cooking wine, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, pepper, stir evenly, and marinate for about an hour.

Use the marinating time to wash and cut the potatoes for side dishes into small pieces.

Next prepare steamed pork rice noodles.

The ingredients used for steamed meat rice noodles include rice, glutinous rice, star anise, bay leaves, Sichuan peppercorns, fennel, and dried chili peppers. First put the rice, glutinous rice, and spices into a pot and stir-fry over low heat. After the rice grains turn yellow, add the dried chili pepper segments and continue to stir-fry. Stir-fry for a while, turn off the heat, cool thoroughly, put into a stone mortar and pound into powder.

Add the marinated meat slices to the steamed pork rice noodles, and spread them evenly with your hands. Coat each piece of meat with flour, skin side down, and place the meat neatly in the steaming bowl one by one.

Put the cut potato cubes into a steaming bowl lined with meat, sprinkle a small amount of salt, and then sprinkle some steaming meat powder into it, and steam it for an hour.

While making steamed pork, a pot of rice was also steamed in the side pot. The rice was almost cooked now. Gu Rao did not continue to make potato shredded cakes, but fried a plate of hot and sour potato shreds and cooked a pot of pickled cabbage and tofu. Soup.

"Let's have dinner first."

Today's dinner is a pot of steamed pork with rice noodles, a plate of steamed pork belly, a plate of hot and sour shredded potatoes, and a pot of pickled cabbage and tofu soup. It's enough for five people.

After the food was put on the table, Gu Rao took off his waistband and went to the door to call Bieye to come in for dinner. "There aren't many people here now. Come in and eat together. If there are guests, they will call us."

During this period of time, the number of customers has almost stabilized. Even if the boss is not in front of the stall, as long as the door is open and the stall is set up, you know they are still open for business.

Bieye responded, took the money jar into the room and put it away before washing his hands and sitting down to eat.

Yu Xiang ate a piece of steamed white meat first. The meat was plump and juicy but not greasy. The soft and chewy taste in her mouth was amazing. She was full of praise for Gu Rao's cooking skills.

"After eating your steamed steamed white, I feel that all the steamed white I have eaten in the first half of my life has been in vain. After so many banquets, your steamed white is the best!"

I ate another piece of steamed pork. The meat was fat but not greasy in my mouth. It was soft and glutinous and melted in my mouth. After swallowing it, I still had endless aftertaste in my mouth.

"From now on, when I host a banquet at my house, I will definitely ask you to be the chef!"

Gu Rao said modestly, "I can only cook some home-cooked dishes. I'm not qualified to be a chef. Aunt Yu, don't make fun of me."

Yu Xiang affirmed, "Steamed braised pork and steamed pork with vermicelli are both big dishes. Most people only bother to cook them during festivals or banquets. If you can cook these two dishes, you can already be a chef."

Zhang Cuihua also echoed, "Ms. Gu, please stop being modest." She glanced at Xu Yuanyuan and said with a smile, "In the future, my family, Yuanyuan, will host wedding banquets and invite you to be the chef."

Xu Yuanyuan said angrily, "Mom, just keep talking, why are you making fun of me? I don't want to get married yet, so there's no chance of a wedding reception!"

When he said this, he looked at Bieye again.

I saw him focusing on eating, occasionally picking up food for Gu Rao, and Gu Rao would also pick up food for him. Occasionally, the couple would look at each other, with tenderness and affection between their eyebrows.

It made her heart throb.

The food that I thought was delicious at first turned out to be a bit tasteless.

Xu Yuanyuan was originally very proud of her cooking skills. She thought that although she was not as beautiful as Gu Rao, her cooking skills would definitely surpass her by a long way, and she could take care of men better than Gu Rao.

But now, that bit of pride is gone.

Gu Rao is not only good-looking, but also a good cook. How could such a woman not be liked by men?

I’m afraid that brother’s heart has been captured by Gu Rao a long time ago, right?

Do you still have a chance?

After dinner.

Gu Rao filled a small jar of chicken essence for Zhang Cuihua and Yu Xiang, and then said, "My husband and I will fry the potato pancakes slowly at home. You can go back to the village before it gets dark. You can come over before six o'clock tomorrow." ?"

Zhang Cuihua took it with both hands and said, "Let me wash the dishes first."

Gu Rao stopped him and said, "There aren't many people. I'll wash it myself. If I delay any longer, I won't be able to leave when it gets dark. There is a guest bedroom on the second floor, but there is only one quilt in the house."

Zhang Cuihua had no choice but to give up.

"Then we're leaving."

Bieye sent the three people to the entrance of the village. By this time, the bullock cart had finished driving.

Zhang Cuihua said to Bieye, "Just send it here. You can go back by yourself. When we usually go to the market, we walk by ourselves. We have long been used to it. We will be home in less than half an hour."

Bieye watched them leave and waited until they could no longer be seen before turning around and going home.

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After Gu Rao finished washing the dishes, he closed the stall early, half-closed the door, boiled a pot of hot water, and went to the bathroom to prepare for a long bath.

When he saw Bieye coming back, he asked him to close the courtyard door. After the courtyard door was locked from the inside, he could safely enter the bathroom.

Perhaps he was too tired today, so Gu Rao fell asleep while soaking in the bathtub.

When he woke up again, the sky outside was dark blue. Perhaps he heard her movement, Bieye opened his eyes and asked, "Can't sleep?"

Gu Rao was still a little confused at this time.

"Is it going to be dawn soon?"

Beyeye was silent for a while.

"Just black."

Gu Rao's consciousness gradually woke up, and he suddenly realized that he had been taking a bath before and fell asleep in the morning bath tub?

Why are you lying on the bed?

He reached out and touched his hair. It had been dried long ago. He also touched his collar. Fortunately, he was wearing a single layer of clothing.

You don't need to think about it to know who helped her put on her clothes, who helped her dry her hair, and then carried her to the bed.

Thinking of him seeing her naked, her face felt hot, and she asked softly, "I fell asleep, why didn't you wake me up?"

Bieye said, "I don't want to disturb you."

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