“Linlin, I’m going to find my brothers now. I’m counting on you to show off your skills tonight, so don’t let your brother down.”
After saying that, he received a speechless expression from Ye Linlin. Ye Cheng curved his eyes and left, satisfied.
At noon, Ye Cheng told Ye Linlin that about five or six people could come. Some of his brothers were working in other places, and a few didn’t live nearby, so only these few could come tonight.
Ye Linlin was still thinking about what to make. There weren’t many vegetables in the garden this month.
There were only radishes, potatoes, and cabbage. There was only a little spinach for green leafy vegetables.
Fortunately, there was still a piece of tofu that she bought in the morning, and the meat she bought a few days ago hadn’t been finished.
It was a piece of pork belly with skin, which would be perfect for making braised pork.
Ye Linlin finally decided to make braised pork, radish balls, hot and sour shredded potatoes, and spinach and egg drop soup, as well as the mapo tofu and stir-fried cabbage with vinegar that Ye Cheng had asked for.
Although she had planted a lot of vegetables in her space, and she found that the space seemed to ignore factors such as temperature and humidity, and vegetables from different seasons could grow, she didn’t dare to take them out to use, otherwise there would be no way to explain it.
Having made a decision, Ye Linlin began to get busy.
Liu Xihong was afraid that her daughter wouldn’t be able to handle it alone, so she also went into the kitchen.
Just as it was getting dark, Ye Cheng returned to the Ye family with five young men of similar age.
He took the few people to the main room to drink water and chat with Ye Quangui, while he himself ran to the kitchen.
“Sister, how is it? How much longer until dinner? I’ve already spread the word that the dishes you make are more delicious than those in the state-owned restaurant, so don’t let me down, okay?”
While Ye Cheng was talking, his eyes were turning around in the kitchen.
“Don’t worry, brother, I guarantee you’ll want to eat more after you finish. I’ll just stick on some pumpkin cakes.”
Ye Linlin originally planned to make rice, but later found that there wasn’t much rice at home. Rice was still a rare commodity in this era.
With five or six young men, the rice at home probably wouldn’t be enough.
So she decided to make pumpkin cakes with cornmeal and pumpkin.
Ye Cheng didn’t hear Ye Linlin’s words clearly, and went straight to the cupboard, where the freshly fried radish balls were placed, emitting a rich aroma.
When the balls had just come out of the pot, Ye Linlin had tasted one herself. The skin was crispy, the inside was soft and tender, and the radish’s fragrance and the flour’s fragrance were intertwined in her mouth. Although it wasn’t as good as what Chef Huang made, it could be considered complete in color, aroma, and taste.
Ye Cheng didn’t care whether his hands were clean or not, grabbed one and put it in his mouth.
As soon as it entered his mouth, it was so hot that he kept panting, but he couldn’t bear to spit out such a fragrant ball.
Seeing that Ye Cheng was still reaching out after eating a few, Ye Linlin quickly pushed him out of the kitchen, turned around, and served the braised pork.
“Mom, the braised pork is ready, try it.”
When Ye Linlin was making braised pork, Liu Xihong asked what kind of dish it was. She had never eaten braised pork before, and this was the first time she had seen it.
So as soon as it was done, Ye Linlin put a few pieces in a bowl and handed it to Liu Xihong.
Taking the bowl of meat, Liu Xihong was a little gratified, secretly saying that her daughter was really sensible.
After sticking all the kneaded dough into the pot, Ye Linlin and Liu Xihong brought the finished dishes into the main room together, and also got bowls and chopsticks for everyone.
“Brother, you eat the dishes first, the staple food will be ready soon. I don’t know if it suits your taste, everyone try it first.”
After Ye Linlin finished speaking, she returned to the kitchen.
Ye Cheng couldn’t wait, and urged everyone to start eating.
“Eat quickly, it’s a bargain for you to have my sister’s cooking.”
After speaking, he took the lead and picked up a radish ball.
Everyone watched Ye Cheng nodding while eating, and before he had swallowed what was in his mouth, he began to pick up the next dish. The few people also became curious about how delicious the food was.
When Ye Linlin brought the pumpkin cakes into the room, what she saw was a table of people eating quietly, without anyone speaking.
“The pumpkin cakes are here, why isn’t anyone talking? Does it not suit your taste?”
Ye Linlin was also a little unsure. Could it be that the taste of this era was different from hers? It shouldn’t be. Everyone seemed to like the things she made at noon.
“No, sister, what you made is too delicious. Everyone is reluctant to talk, delaying eating.”
A slightly chubby boy sitting next to Ye Cheng opened his mouth to answer, but the words he said made Ye Linlin a little dumbfounded. She didn’t expect that they were afraid that talking would delay eating.
Ye Linlin smiled and put the pumpkin cakes on the table.
“It’s good that you like it. Come again when you have time, and I’ll make it for you again.”
“Linlin, isn’t everything done? You hurry up and eat, otherwise it’ll all be eaten by this group of guys who haven’t eaten.”
Ye Cheng greeted Ye Linlin to eat quickly, looking at the way his brothers were eating, as if they hadn’t eaten for three days.
Ye Linlin nodded and walked to Liu Xihong’s side to sit down.
After eating, Ye Cheng mentioned Ye Linlin’s matter to everyone.
Everyone’s impression of Ye Linlin was simply too good because of this meal. Hearing that someone was spreading rumors outside, the few people said that they could appropriately talk to Wang Junbao and Bai Ni.
But Ye Cheng and Ye Linlin both refused.
Doing that would really make a big deal out of it and cause trouble. It would be better to pay them back in their own way. The few people thought it made sense, so they didn’t continue to insist.
The next day, Grandpa Zhang’s ox cart was going faster, and Ye Linlin arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative at just 7:40.
Getting up to get off the ox cart, Ye Linlin was thinking about whether to go to the supply and marketing cooperative to wait for Su Chenhuai when suddenly a hand with distinct joints stretched out in front of her.
Lifting her head, she met Su Chenhuai’s dark eyes, like a calm lake rippling with layers of ripples.
Her heart beat faster a few times. To hide her strangeness, Ye Linlin quickly lowered her head and jumped off the ox cart, holding Su Chenhuai’s hand.
“Why did you come so early?”
Ye Linlin thought she would have to wait for a while, but she didn’t expect Su Chenhuai to arrive even earlier than her.
“I just arrived too, let’s go.”
Su Chenhuai walked to the bicycle and signaled Ye Linlin to get on.
Ye Linlin sat on the back seat, her face a little hot. Having lived for 30 years, it was the first time she had sat on the back seat of a boy’s bicycle, which made her think of the idol dramas she had watched in her previous life.
“Linlin?”
Hearing Su Chenhuai’s voice, Ye Linlin finally stopped daydreaming.
“What’s wrong? Brother Su.”
Su Chenhuai called several times before hearing Ye Linlin’s response, so he had to repeat what he had just said.
“I said let’s go to the county, I just want to buy some plastic for building the greenhouse. The supply and marketing cooperative doesn’t have any.”
“I’m fine with anything. I also want to go to the Xincheng Bookstore to take a look.”
She had learned these past few days that foreign novels were very popular in this era, but there weren’t many people translating novels, so her previous idea of making money by translating foreign novels was feasible.
Maybe the manuscript fee wouldn’t be much, but she could do it at home, without worrying about the inconvenience of being pregnant, and it could also be used as prenatal education for the child.
Moreover, she had translated many novels before and was relatively skilled.
Ye Linlin was an orphan in her previous life, and she had been working and studying since high school.
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