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The Lucky Star Control Corporation in the 70s (29)
The next day Yin Qiuwen got up early to make breakfast. The villagers were hardworking, and few people really slept in. After all, Chu Xiang was not really married to Yin Xu, so Yin Qiuwen didn’t feel like making her work and decided to do more of the chores. However, not long after she got up, Chu Xiang also cleaned up and entered the kitchen.
Seeing her, Yin Qiuwen said hurriedly, “Sister-in-law, let me do the work. You can lie down for a while longer. Your health hasn’t recovered yet.”
Chu Xiang flexed her arms to show her. “I’m fine, and the dishes I cook are actually delicious. Let me do it. You are the only one in our family who is really healthy. The three of us have to replenish our bodies. If the food is delicious, we can eat more, right? Let me cook in the future, while you can go and feed the chickens, sweep the yard, and do the laundry. Let’s divide the labor.”
“Ah? O-Okay.” Yin Qiuwen pointed out to her where everything in the kitchen was. She relinquished the kitchen to her, stood at the door, and watched her movements curiously.
It was just after the wedding banquet, so Chu Xiang quickly cooked a tomato and egg dough drop soup with an assortment of vegetables in the kitchen. Yin Qiuwen, who was watching nearby, looked dumbfounded. Wasn’t dough drop soup made of noodles with some salt? How could she put tomatoes and eggs in it? As a final touch, Chu Xiang filled each bowl and sprinkled them with bits of scallion. The looks of the dishes alone made them so appetizing.
Yin Qiuwen couldn’t help but take several deep breaths, astonished: “This is too aromatic. How can dough drop soup still have such aroma? This smells even better than other dishes.”
Chu Xiang handed her a bowl and signaled with her chin. “Try it, it’s better than it looks.”
Yin Qiuwen took the bowl and couldn’t wait to take a mouthful of the hot dough drop soup. Her taste buds immediately enjoyed the mouthwatering taste. It was so delicious that she ate two mouthfuls regardless of the heat. She turned her head and shouted into the room, “Mom, Brother, come out and have breakfast. Sister-in-law cooked it, it’s delicious!!”
Chu Xiang smiled and shook her head. “Eat slowly, don’t end up scalded. There’s still a lot in the pot. Serve these out, and I’ll cook some eggs.
“Right away!” Yin Qiuwen happily put down her bowl, ran out with a rag to wipe the table, and happily ran into the kitchen to serve the meals.
Their neighbors on both the left and right sides heard her shout just now. They strained their necks curiously atop the wall and saw that Yin Qiuwen’s bowl was red, yellow, and green. They asked curiously, “Xiao Wen, what did your Sister-in-law cook for you? You look ecstatic.”
Yin Qiuwen smiled and said, “Dough drop soup! I didn’t know that eggs can be mixed into the soup before. My Sister-in-law is so amazing. This is super delicious.”
“Dough drop soup? What’s so delicious about that dish? Putting something in it is a disaster, right?”
“But it’s delicious! It may be the same thing, but different people make different things. Sister-in-law has good craftsmanship. My brother has married a treasure! I’m done explaining to you. I can’t wait to eat, so I’m leaving for now.” Yin Qiuwen still remembered that Chu Xiang had the nickname, “broom star”. While praising her Sister-in-law, she wished to tell everyone that she was outstanding. Of course, it was true she couldn’t wait to eat, so she ran into the house after saying that.
Yang Yuelan and Yin Xu quickly got up and cleaned themselves up, both waiting for Chu Xiang at the door of the kitchen, and incidentally chatting with their neighbors for a while. When Chu Xiang was done cooking the eggs, Yin Xu took the initiative to serve them and stopped her from doing anything else. The neighbors laughed and teased him, “Yin Xu, you’re quite knowledgeable in pampering your wife. Chu Xiang, is Yin Xu treating you well?”
Chu Xiang took Yang Yuelan’s arm, walked out of the kitchen, and said with a smile, “Of course. My mother and my sister are also nice to me. I’ve fallen into a lucky nest.”
The neighbors on the other side of the wall spotted the four eggs in the bowl and said, “Are those so good for breakfast in the early morning? Dough drop soup is made with white noodles. That ingredient is sufficient. Tsk-tsk, you also mixed some tomatoes and eggs, but you’re still having boiled eggs. That’s too wasteful, no?”
Yang Yuelan was afraid that Chu Xiang would be embarrassed, and she wanted to help relieve the siege, but then she heard Chu Xiang calmly reply, “Eat well and be healthy. Of course, we should eat more at home.”
Yang Yuelan smiled and nodded in agreement. “Xiangxiang is right. You all know about our family’s situation. We all need to eat more to replenish our bodies. Let’s chat more once we’re done eating. All right, let’s go eat, you guys go as well.
The whole family entered the house, and the neighbors on both sides could no longer see anyone. Others realized that Chu Xiang and the Yin family were getting along so well, but they didn’t believe that they could always be on good terms. Just wait and see, the broom star would bring misfortune to others, and they were waiting to see poke fun at them.
But these mutterings couldn’t be transmitted to the Yin family. The four of them just sat at a table, and all of them except Chu Xiang buried themselves in their bowls. Even Yang Yuelan ate an extra bowl and praised it for its tastiness.
The simpler the food, the more delicious it was. Because the ingredients were too ordinary, and the flavor was not heavy, the taste of the ingredients and the proportion of spices were essential. Chu Xiang studied cooking skills for decades when she was a writer, and she has already become a master chef. The food she made was of course fit for a king.
Chu Xiang took a few sips from the bowl and showed a satisfied expression. She had been eating the food others cooked for too long, and this almost made her sick to death. The food of this era was simply too unpalatable compared to other worlds. People were reluctant to use ingredients, they liked fatty meat; not to mention the combination of the ingredients prepared, the seasonings they used were too casual, and nobody paid attention to the heat.
She often availed herself of the food in her space, but it wasn’t advisable to rely on her stocks all the time. It was better to cook hot food like this, which was why she grabbed the cooking chore. As for other household chores, she was really annoyed with them and disliked doing any at all. Then just let Xiao Wen do them. As compensation, she would make more delicious and nutritious food for them in the future.