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Chapter 272 Much More Reliable Than Bai Zhen
After Duan Ye heard what Shen Yizi said, he retracted his gaze and said to Shen Yizi: "Second Master Shen, please rest assured that I, Duan Ye, will repay a favor. Miss Shen has done me a favor, and even if I, Duan Ye, go to hell, I will not bring trouble to her."
As long as Mu Tianrui doesn't bring trouble to him, basically no one will remember him, so Duan Ye is not too worried about trouble.
Shen Yizhi said: "Well, you'd better do what you say."
Duan Ye: "I, Duan Ye, always keep my word."
After saying that, he didn't want to talk to Shen Yizi anymore, so he said to Su Qianqian beside him: "Qianqian, help me go out for a walk."
Duan Ye has no feelings for the people in Yaowang Valley and doesn't want to have too much interaction with them.
"Yes, sir." Su Qianqian replied.
In the yard, Shen Ruolan instructed He Gu to move the luggage she brought from Yaowang Valley into the house and put it away. Then she turned and went into the kitchen to prepare cooking.
However, when she came to the kitchen, she saw that there were no other vegetables except some small wild vegetables found from the fields. She couldn't help but frown. These wild vegetables were not enough for the twenty people.
Ji Ning came in after washing the peppers. Seeing her master frowning, she asked, "Master, what's wrong?"
Shen Ruolan said: "There are no dishes in the kitchen."
When Ji Ning heard her master say there were no vegetables, she knocked her head and said with an annoyed look, "It's all my fault for not remembering that there are only He Gu and the others eating in the kitchen every day, so there aren't many vegetables left. I'll go pick some from the fields now."
As Ji Ning spoke, she picked up the backpack and hurried out.
Shen Ruolan also wanted to go to the field to see how her crops were growing, but before she could say so, she heard Miao Wei shouting in the yard: "Master, I'm back with the vegetables for you."
Shen Ruolan heard Miao Wei coming back with the food, so she came out of the kitchen and said, "There's nothing left at home, you brought it just in time."
Miao Wei first handed the wooden barrel to Shen Ruolan and said to her with a smile: "I knew that the master would not have any food when he came back, so I went to the river to catch a few fish. The basket contains beans and tender pumpkins. See if you need anything else and I will prepare some more."
Shen Ruolan saw that Miao Wei's backpack was much more reliable than Bai Zhen's. There were a lot of vegetables and melons in his backpack, and there was fish in the bucket. It was really a combination of meat and vegetables. She smiled at Miao Wei and said, "These vegetables are enough. You go down first. I'll look for you when I'm free later."
"Yes, master." After Miao Wei finished speaking, he put down his things and left.
Now that she had the vegetables, Shen Ruolan put aside her thoughts on the fields and went into the kitchen carrying the vegetables that Miao Wei brought back.
In the kitchen, when He Gu saw Shen Ruolan coming in with something, she quickly put down the work in her hands and said to her, "Master, tell me what you want to do and I'll do it."
Shen Ruolan and He Gu said, "Help me kill and clean the fish first."
"Yes," said the aunt, and started killing the fish with a knife.
While Shen Ruolan was sorting the vegetables in the basket, she was planning in her mind what dish to cook tonight.
After sorting the vegetables, she saw that there were three kinds of melons and two kinds of beans. She thought for a while and prepared to make an egg and loofah soup, a cold cucumber salad, a stir-fried pumpkin shreds with peppers, and a fried fish with peppers. She originally wanted to make fish soup, but because she had the loofah soup, she had to eat the fish dry, otherwise it would be a pity if she couldn't finish the soup.
Shen Ruolan made a plan in her mind and started to act.
Su Qianqian, who was in the courtyard, learned that Shen Ruolan was going to cook for everyone herself, so she hurried to the kitchen and said to Shen Ruolan, "Village leader, I'll help you."
When Shen Ruolan saw Su Qianqian coming in, she smiled and nodded at her, saying, "Okay."
Since they would all be her villagers in the future, Shen Ruolan was still very rude about their initiative.
Su Qianqian knew all the fruits and vegetables in the kitchen, but when she saw the green and red peppers, she asked Shen Ruolan with curiosity, "Village Master, what is this? Is it delicious?"
Shen Ruolan patiently explained to her: "This is called chili pepper. It's edible, but it's a little spicy."
After hearing what Shen Ruolan said, Su Qianqian said "Oh" and became curious about the taste of the pepper.
When there are more people, things can be done faster. Before long, He Gu and the others had washed and cut all the side dishes that Shen Ruolan wanted.
Shen Ruolan started cooking behind the stove. He Gu and others who were in charge of cooking in the kitchen stood beside her, watching and learning silently.
Among the several dishes tonight, fish is the most troublesome. Shen Ruolan first heats the pan and pours oil, then frying the fish until both sides are golden brown. Then she adds the fresh peppercorns she picked along the way and stir-frys them until fragrant. Finally, she adds the fried fish and stir-frys them for a few times. She adds salt to taste, and a simple fried fish with peppers is ready.
Next, she stir-fried some green bean shreds, prepared several melon dishes, and fried an egg for the two children. The first meal after returning home was finally ready.
Su Qianqian looked at the dishes cooked by Shen Ruolan. Although they were all very common home cooking, somehow the way she cooked them made people very appetizing.
Especially the red and green side dishes. Although she didn't taste them, she felt like she could eat several bowls of rice just by looking at them.
Shen Ruolan scooped out the eggs and said to the people in the kitchen, "The food is ready, bring them all to the main room."
"Yes, master, village chief." He Gu and others in the kitchen responded to Shen Ruolan.
In the main room, Shen Ruolan led everyone to set up the food. Suddenly, Shen Hui ran in from outside and said with a smile: "Oh, I came back at the right time."
After saying this, he approached the table, sniffed it, and said, "It smells so good. Sister Lan's cooking skills are really great."
After hearing what Shen Hui said, everyone present rolled their eyes at him. He was clearly hiding outside and saw people coming in for dinner, but he insisted that he came at the right time.
Shen Ruolan smiled at Shen Hui and said to everyone, "I guess everyone must be starving. Come sit down and eat."
Shen Qi took the lead and walked to one of the tables and sat down, then said to Shen Ruolan, "Lan'er, there are 50,000 kilograms of grain and 10,000 kilograms of medicinal materials in the carriage outside. The rest are some cloth, gold and silver, etc., all given to you by grandpa. When you are done, go and count and pack them up."
After Shen Ruolan heard what her grandfather said, she paused for a moment and said, "Grandpa, didn't you say that those were everyone's rations? Just let my second cousin clean them up."
Shen Yizi smiled at Shen Ruolan and said, "Sister Lan, we didn't bring any rations with us. We were prepared to eat and live for free when we came."
Shen Ruolan listened to her cousin and smiled and said, "Okay, I'll collect the food first. As for the medicinal herbs, I'll leave them for everyone to study with."