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Chapter 194 Sister Li’s Craftsmanship

After giving the silver, the two were about to leave. Sister Li threw away the spatula in her hand, held their hands tightly, and told them to stay and eat and not leave.

No matter what Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin said about having eight children at home or that they had other things to do, Sister Li just wouldn't let go.

He even asked Li Tiantong to go out and lock the gate from the outside, and then asked him to go to Zheng Yuan's house to bring over the children who had just finished school and Mr. Jiang.

The two men looked at the innocent spatula still lying on the ground. They had no choice but to obey her and stay. It was really hard to refuse her kindness.

Originally, the two of them said they were going into the kitchen to help see if anything was needed. After all, cooking for more than a dozen people is not an easy job.

But Sister Li still refused.

"Hey, you guys should just take a break. Mei Xiang and I are in the kitchen. If nothing works, we still have your elder brother. You guys won't be needed at all."

Carpenter Li, who had just leaned back on his recliner, stood up all of a sudden: "Yes, yes, your sister-in-law will call me if there is anything. You guys just take a rest."

Helplessly, the two of them could only take up the task of making fire, sitting behind the stove to manage the fire for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.

Carpenter Li's family still used a clay pot, but it was visible to the naked eye that the quality was much better than the clay pot used by the previous two families.

Seeing the two looking at the clay pot, Sister Li said, "Girls, although we don't have access to iron pots, this clay pot is perfect for frying and stir-frying. Your eldest brother bought it on the street a while ago. It's much more durable than ordinary pots."

"Since I bought it, my family has used it to cook many dishes, and there are no problems. Although my cooking skills are not as good as Sister Zheng's, you can rest assured that it is definitely not poisonous and can be swallowed."

Sister Li almost swore to heaven, fearing that the two men would dislike her cooking skills.

"How could that be? Sister-in-law has been cooking for so many years, how can we not trust her?"

Just looking at the fact that Carpenter Li's family are not thin, you can tell that Mrs. Li and her mother-in-law have good skills.

Sister Li and her mother-in-law were very efficient. While they were chatting and laughing, all the dishes were prepared and the rice was out of the pot.

Today they had white rice, and only after the two of them had eaten did Sister Li go and scoop some steamed rice. The family had originally planned to eat millet porridge, which was also put aside.

At this time, Li Tiantong also came back with the children and Mr. Jiang. When they opened the door, a group of children came in chattering, and Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin also went out.

The children were relieved to see their mothers. When Li Tiantong called them over, they thought that their mothers had something wrong and asked Carpenter Li to help look after them.

Xiaoyu and Sizhu were so happy to see their playmates that they quickly gathered together.

The girls wanted to go into the kitchen to help but were stopped by Mrs. Li. The boys also wanted to help Carpenter Li but were also stopped.

Young Master Jiang was very curious about the carpenter's home. After obtaining Carpenter Li's consent, he took Jiang Shui into the warehouse and carefully examined the things made by Carpenter Li.

Carpenter Li didn't want to leave him alone, so he followed him in and chatted with him from time to time.

The group of children had never been so idle before. They were all hanging around in the yard waiting for food.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin went back to be the fire gods in charge of the stove. After a while, the aroma of cooking came from the kitchen.

It must be said that Sister Li's cooking skills are really good. The two of them stood behind the stove and kept swallowing their saliva.

When the last dish was put into the pot, Mrs. Li called outside to ask Carpenter Li and his son to set up two tables.

The children also came in to carry the dishes, and soon all the food was served. Because there were so many people, we had two tables today.

Sister Li tried her best to prepare this meal, including scrambled eggs with leeks, bacon with garlic sprouts, stewed pork ribs with dried bamboo shoots, stir-fried cabbage, cold shredded radish, and sauerkraut, bean and rice soup.

There were a total of six dishes, three of which were meat dishes. This was the highest standard for entertaining guests in the village.

"Wow! Sister-in-law, you surprised us all with your little trick. It's so rich, we are really in for a treat."

"That's right. It's all thanks to you girls that I can have six dishes." Carpenter Li also joked with his wife.

"Bah! You make it sound like I've been too harsh on you." Sister Li pouted at Carpenter Li, "But you're right. It's really thanks to the sisters. Otherwise, you would have been sent away with only a bowl of porridge and a few side dishes every day."

"How can we reason with this?" Carpenter Li said, "Alright, alright, stop standing there. Sit down and taste your sister-in-law's cooking."

"That's right. If we keep talking, the food will get cold and won't taste good. Although my cooking skills are not as good as Sister Zheng's, I think it's still edible."

"It smells delicious, so how can it not taste good?"

The two of them couldn't wait to pick up their chopsticks and reached for the stewed pork ribs with dried bamboo shoots.

As soon as you take a bite, you can taste the salty and fresh taste of the cured pork ribs and the fragrance of the dried bamboo shoots. It smells so good that their eyebrows almost fall off. And it has to be such a pure natural ingredient.

"How's it going? Is it okay?"

"That's awesome!" The two gave thumbs up to Mrs. Li and Wang Meixiang.

"We all envy Brother Li and Tiantong for their cooking skills, sister-in-law and Meixiang. They are so lucky."

"That's not right. No wonder I see Brother Li and Tiantong with rosy cheeks every day. It turns out they eat so well at home."

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The emotional value of the chef must be given in place. Zheng Yuan knows best what kind of reaction the people who want to eat the food will have after cooking, and Duan Minmin has developed a set of natural flattery after eating for so many years.

Sure enough, Mrs. Li and Wang Meixiang were so happy to be praised by the two that they couldn't stop smiling. Although they were being modest, the corners of their mouths were never suppressed.

Young Master Jiang was not to be outdone. His ability in talking was fully demonstrated when he dealt with the Chen family, so it was no problem for him to praise Carpenter Li's family as well.

The other dishes tasted good, just like the purest and original taste of the village when I was a child. In addition, they were really hungry today, so they didn't put down their chopsticks.

The atmosphere at the table was always good, with everyone chatting and laughing.

If it weren't for the fact that tomorrow was market day, the two of them would really be reluctant to end such a good atmosphere.

After dinner, the whole family started to clean up and tidy up. Only after they finished cleaning up did they say goodbye to Carpenter Li and his family and go back.

Knowing that they still had things to do, Sister Li did not want to keep them any longer and escorted the family out of the yard.

When they arrived at their home, Mr. Jiang took Jiang Shui directly back to the factory to rest.

With the locks that Jiang Dayou brought, the two of them couldn't wait to replace the new locks. They finally had spare keys and didn't have to go to Old Lady Chen to get them every time.

When we got home, everyone did their own thing. Some ran around feeding the livestock, while others made ice jelly. It wasn't too busy.

By the time it was getting dark, everything had been packed up.

There were many people eating at home these two days, and the consumption was high. Although Sister Li sent them another basket of vegetables, it was almost consumed today.

Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin carefully counted the remaining things at home, and called Dashu, Hui Niang and the other two who were going to the market tomorrow, and told them one by one what they needed to buy.

Dashu's brain seemed to have been enlightened after he went to school. After the two of them talked about it once, he had basically memorized it, saving them both a lot of effort.

After explaining everything and finding no problems, the family went their separate ways to wash up and go to bed. Tomorrow they would have to start making toothpaste, and it would also be a busy day.

It’s uncomfortable if you don’t get enough rest.

Fortunately, there are still four children left to help at home tomorrow, and the children who went to the market will also come back in the second half of the day, so it will be a lot easier.