It's not that Ye Jiayao didn't want to cry, she didn't dare to cry and didn't have the strength to cry. She hadn't eaten for a day and had just experienced a strenuous exercise. She was so hungry that her chest was pressed against her back and her intestines were knotted.
Thinking of food, my stomach growled cooperatively.
The room was very quiet, except for the occasional popping sound of the red candle's wick, so the chirping sound seemed particularly clear.
Ye Jiayao reflexively covered her stomach, her face flushed with embarrassment. But then she thought about it, she had experienced more embarrassing things, why was she afraid of her stomach growling? If she hadn't been tortured by him till now, would her stomach grow so happily? Dislike it, despise it, it's best to drive her out. Ye Jiayao had such extravagant hopes and said confidently: "I'm hungry."
Xia Chunyu looked at her speechlessly for a few seconds, then scanned the table and said, "There is nothing to eat now, let's talk tomorrow."
Ye Jiayao rubbed her belly in frustration: "If it keeps barking like this, will it affect your sleep?"
Xia Chunyu frowned: "What do you want to say?"
Ye Jiayao pointed to the Arhat couch opposite. If she remembered correctly, that thing that looked like a bed and a sofa was called the Arhat couch: "How about I sleep there."
He wrapped himself in the quilt, turned around, and said in an impatient tone: "Sleep."
Well! Is this accurate or inaccurate? Ye Jiayao bared her teeth at his back and cursed silently.
After scolding, she still had nothing to eat, and she still had to sleep in the same bed with him. Ye Jiayao truly felt that this scene was more outrageous than all the bloody TV dramas she had ever watched, and even more unlucky than all the unlucky heroines.
Her family has been a chef since her great-grandfather generation. Three generations of her grandparents, not including her, are all well-known chefs in the industry. Therefore, the most indispensable thing in her family is food. Therefore, she has been a chef since she was a child. I have never experienced hunger since I was a child. It turns out that being hungry is so uncomfortable. How can I survive the long nights
Chirping, chirping, chirping...
At first, Ye Jiayao thought that covering the quilt a little tighter could cover up some of the embarrassing sound. Later, she realized that it was in vain, so she resigned herself to her fate, lying there like a dead fish and rolling her eyes.
Gululu…
Finally a change of pace, Ye Jiayao thought gloomily.
Chirping…
The two voices rise and fall one after another, like a harmonious chorus.
Huh? No, this was the sound of her stomach growling. Ye Jiayao listened for a while with her ears straightened up, and almost burst into laughter. The handsome guy's stomach was actually growling too.
Instantly, I felt mentally balanced. It's fair, very fair, if we both go hungry and suffer.
Xia Chunyu lifted up the quilt and sat up. He glared at Ye Jiayao angrily and found that she was actually snickering. Her face suddenly became so gloomy that ink dripped from her face.
She actually dared to laugh at him. If she hadn't been mumbling all the time, would his stomach growl? Shang Guang was drinking and had no food tonight, so he was also hungry.
Ye Jiayao didn't expect that he would suddenly turn around. The smile froze on her face before she could stretch it back. The corners of her mouth twitched and she said awkwardly: "How about I go find something to eat?"
Xia Chunyu snorted coldly and got out of bed to get dressed. Ye Jiayao was also busy getting dressed: "Just tell me where the kitchen is and I will go. If there is no food in the kitchen, I can cook it."
He turned his head and looked at her with raised eyebrows. Didn't he say that she was a lady? Can you still cook food
Ye Jiayao looked at the Third Master with a sincere face and said flatteringly: "I'll take care of such a small matter. Third Master, just wait a moment."
Xia Chunyu was silent, thinking that she would not want to take the opportunity to escape, if she was really robbed up the mountain. But it's not like that. Not only did she not cry or make trouble, she also took the initiative to get him food. Wasn't she trying to please him by being so attentive
When Ye Jiayao saw that he had no objection, she assumed that he acquiesced. She quickly got dressed and went out, for fear that he would change his mind and say that it would be better to endure it. He could endure it, but she couldn't.
Before Xia Chunyu could figure out the truth, he had already run away. Don’t you know where the kitchen is? Xia Chun hesitated for a moment and then lay back on the bed. She couldn't run away anyway. Let's see what delicious food she can get.
There were two bandits guarding the entrance of the courtyard. When they saw Ye Jiayao coming out, they were a little confused. Did they want to run away or something? The battle inside was so fierce just now, but my sister-in-law still has the strength to get out of bed
"Brothers, can you tell me where the kitchen is?" Ye Jiayao asked timidly.
Seeing the two of them stunned, Ye Jiayao pointed to the room and whispered: "The third master is hungry and wants me to get food."
There was more sympathy in the eyes of the two of them. It was not easy for the new sister-in-law. After feeding the lower ones, they had to feed the upper ones. The bandit named Song Qi said, "Sister-in-law, please come back. I'll go get an elbow for the third master."
Ye Jiayao shivered when she called her new sister-in-law. She didn't admit that she was married to a bandit.
Ye Jiayao thought that the bandit might be worried about letting her out, so she said, "Eating greasy food in the middle of the night will cause indigestion. How about this big brother accompany me?"
Song Qi and Peng Wu looked at each other. Since it was the Third Boss who wanted to eat and the new sister-in-law asked to follow, there was nothing to worry about. Song Qi said: "I will accompany the new sister-in-law."
Ye Jiayao smiled gratefully and said sheepishly: "Then I'll bother you, brother."
Song Qi hurriedly said: "My new sister-in-law can just call me Song Qi. I don't dare to call me eldest brother."
If he dares to agree, the third master will find out and have to kill him.
Because of her stomach discomfort, Ye Jiayao couldn't help but walk a little stooped and her steps were sloppy. Peng Wu saw this and couldn't help but think of it with the thrilling battle just now. He thought to himself, the third boss is too merciless for such a delicate beauty. How could I resist rubbing like that? However, the third master is not easy to serve. The brothers in the village are afraid of the big master, and even more afraid of the third master, because the third master is definitely a ruthless character.
The kitchen is not far away, only about fifty meters away from the yard.
Song Qi walked in and said loudly: "Aunt Jiang, is there anything left to eat?"
The person named Aunt Jiang is an aunt in her forties. She has a thick waist and round arms, which is very suitable for the image of a cook. At this time, she is holding a braised elbow and chewing Huan Huan, her mouth is full of oil, and she sees that the person coming is Song. Qi didn't hide anything and said bluntly: "This is what I ordered, what else is there to eat?"
"I think you ate them all secretly." Song Qi complained.
"Bah! You guys are full of fish, meat, wine, and food. I'm so hungry that I didn't eat until now." Aunt Jiang rolled her eyes.
"The Third Master is still hungry. Let's see if there's anything else to eat?" Song Qi went to lift the pot, but there was only hot water in the pot.
As soon as she heard that the third principal wanted food, Aunt Jiang's attitude immediately became conciliatory: "The leftovers are gone, but there are still some leftovers in the cupboard."
Ye Jiayao looked around and found a beef fan hanging on the pillar, and a few tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots in a basket on the ground, so she asked, "Are there any eggs?"
When Aunt Jiang saw that Ye Jiayao was still wearing the bride's wedding dress, she knew that she was the bride that the second boss had brought back from the mountain. He smiled and said, "Yes, I just took it out of the chicken coop in the evening."
"Has the stove flame gone out?"
"Not yet, I'm boiling hot water!"
Ye Jiayao said: "Then please help Aunt Jiang make a fire for me, and bring me some eggs."
Ye Jiayao said as she rolled up her sleeves and got ready to work.
Song Qidao: "New sister-in-law, just let Aunt Jiang do it."
"It's okay, I'll do it myself." Ye Jiayao picked up two tomatoes, a cucumber and a carrot from the basket, and took a spoonful of water to wash them.
Cooking is her biggest interest. Apart from this, she has no other talents.
Song Qi and Aunt Jiang watched in stunned silence as Ye Jiayao skillfully waved the kitchen knife and cut the beef tenderloin into small dices. Almost every dice was the same size and very even. This knife is great! The two of them sighed inwardly.
Ye Jiayao didn't ask Aunt Jiang which was cooking wine, which was soy sauce, and which was vinegar. She opened the bottle and smelled it, then started seasoning, pouring soy sauce, cooking wine, and a pinch of salt and sugar into the diced beef. Two slices of ginger, stir well.
After marinating the beef, Ye Jiayao began to cut cucumbers and carrots into small cubes.
Aunt Jiang took out some mushrooms from nowhere and said, "Girl, do you want mushrooms?"
Ye Jiayao was overjoyed: "I want it, this is even better." Shiitake mushrooms can enhance the flavor, which is equivalent to MSG, but the MSG on the market is not safe to eat. Their family makes homemade chicken essence, and there is probably no MSG in this era. Another day she would make chicken essence herself.
When the preparations were ready, Ye Jiayao poured a spoonful of oil into the pot, waited for the oil to boil, poured the marinated beef into it, stir-fried it twice quickly, and then put it on the plate. The beef was originally delicious and tender, but it would be too stale if it was overcooked. It's delicious. Stir-fry it in hot oil for a few times and take it out of the pan immediately to keep the meat fresh and tender.
The eggs have been beaten, fried into pieces and put on the plate. Then stir-fry the mushrooms. When the aroma of the mushrooms rises, add the diced radish and finally the cucumber. Stir-fry the vegetables until they are medium-cooked and put them on the plate. Ye Jiayao poured two bowls of leftover rice into it. After the rice was kneaded and the flavor was adjusted, she finally put the fried ingredients into the pot and stirred.
After a while, the kitchen was filled with aroma. Song Qi looked at the red and green egg fried rice and smelled the alluring aroma. He couldn't help but swallow his saliva. It looked delicious.
Ye Jiayao was very happy when she saw the delicious food coming out of the pot. This was her favorite beef and egg fried rice. After eating the egg fried rice she made, no one would forget about it. That damn third boss was really lucky.
After the rice was done, Ye Jiayao started cooking tomato and egg soup. In fact, the most common dish is the most skillful. The tomatoes must be cooked to produce juice, but not too rotten. If they are rotten, the dish will not look good, and if it does not produce juice, it will have no taste.
"Girl, your cooking skills are much better than that of Lao Yutou." Aunt Jiang praised. Lao Yutou was in charge of this big kitchen. She and several women helped cook. Lao Yutou's favorite thing was to stew. Throwing all the miscellaneous things in, it's like making pig food, it's not as good as hers! It looked like it was being pulled. Let Old Yutou see his craftsmanship another day and see if he doesn't suffocate himself to death with a pot lid.
Ye Jiayao smiled modestly: "It's not about cooking, I just like to do it."
For her, cooking is not a job, it is purely a hobby, because she is a foodie herself, and their family is full of foodies, so naturally they have higher requirements for delicious food.
Two large bowls of egg fried rice were filled, plus a bowl of tomato and egg soup. There was still some left in the pot. Seeing Song Qi's eyes staring straight into the pot, Ye Jiayao smiled and said, "Song Qi, you are hungry too." Come on, if you don’t mind it, these will be yours.”
Song Qi rubbed his hands with a smile: "That's good, I wasn't hungry at first, but I became hungry after seeing how delicious my new sister-in-law made it."
Aunt Jiang smiled and stared straight at Song Qi. She took a bowl and put the remaining egg fried rice in the pot. She also swallowed hard, wishing she could exchange her half-eaten elbow for the eggs. Fried rice, I just don’t have the nerve to ask.
(End of chapter)