A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Shen Jiaren took the chopsticks handed to her by Liu Hui and tasted it. It was really delicious, similar to the cold rabbit she had eaten before, but the taste was different.

"Brother Liu Hui, what kind of cuisine are you making? Why doesn't it feel like a local dish?"

“It’s not local. The chef who taught me how to cook had been to Sichuan and Xiangxi before, especially Xiangxi, where he stayed for a long time. This dish is a local specialty of Xiangxi.

It is specially used to store food, and the longer it is stored, the different and mellower the taste becomes.

They also make bacon, which is not like the frozen meat we have here, and it has a different taste when stir-fried.

Moreover, bacon can be stored for a longer time and tastes better.

If you're hungry, I'll make it for you when the weather gets colder."

"Sure, sure. Let's wait until it gets colder. What's hanging on this beam?"

“There are too many things. If I make this sauce and keep it all, you won’t be able to finish it, and I’m afraid you’ll get tired of it.

When hung like this, it will be coated with a layer of salt and can be kept for a long time. When you want to eat it, just cut a piece and it will be almost the same as the fresh ones.

When you have almost finished eating all the sauces I made this time, come to me and tell me what you want to eat, and I will make it for you."

"Yeah, yeah, okay, okay." After hearing Liu Hui's words, a smile appeared on Shen Jiaren's face faster than she nodded.

"I didn't have enough jars today, so I only took three. I put one in for lard, one in for fish, and one in for elbow and spareribs. I'll put the pork sauce, chicken sauce, and tofu sauce in bowls for you, and I'll take them to the warehouse and cover them up later.

When you eat or take something, remember to scoop out water and cover it in time after scooping.

Also, you gave me the cans before, did you keep the cans for yourself?"

"I kept it. I washed it and put it away after eating it."

"Then bring it here. I'll clean it up. Who knows, maybe everything can be put in the bottle."

After listening to Liu Hui's words, Shen Jiaren walked to the kang in the main room, took out all the cans of food she had eaten before, and gave them to Liu Hui.

"Take your bowl and sit in the yard to eat. I'll call you after I've cleaned up for you."

After Shen Jiaren nodded, she took the small bowl and sat on the stool in the yard.

You know what, it's really delicious, not too numbing, not too spicy. But it tastes numbing and spicy, and the more you eat, the more you want to eat.

Especially chicken, maybe because it has bones, the more you chew it, the more delicious it becomes.

Shen Jiaren sat on a stool, watching the green smoke slowly coming out of the kitchen chimney and smelling the aroma of rice slowly wafting out of the bowl in her hand. Suddenly, she felt that the stars tonight were especially bright and beautiful.

Shen Jiaren sat on a stool, watching Liu Hui going back and forth between the kitchen and the west room.

"Brother Liu Hui, you've been busy all night, you must be hungry, why don't you use the whistle I just made today to make you a bowl of noodles? We have instant noodles at home, you can eat a few bites, and then I will learn how to make it."

"Okay, I'm a little hungry too. Wait a minute. I'll cook noodles for you after I blanch and dry these vegetables. No, I'll cook noodles for me.

By the way, Xiao Shen, you bought some vegetables yesterday. Keep some that you think will be enough for you to eat for half a month. Bring the rest to me and I will help you pack them up."

"Oh oh oh, okay."

"I'll divide the greens into two types for you. One is to hang them whole, and the other is to hang them chopped up. Call me after they're dry and I'll finish them for you."

"Yeah, this is a portion of all the remaining vegetables I gave away, and the other portion is the vegetables you gave me today."

"I gave you this fresh today. Eat this first and then the others."

"Oh oh." After Shen Jiaren put the vegetables down, she watched Liu Hui either blanching or cutting vegetables. The sound of the knife cutting the chopping board never stopped.

To be honest, at this point, even if Shen Jiaren wanted to help, she couldn't do anything because she had no idea how to operate it or how to proceed to the next step. She could only watch Liu Hui do it.

"Xiao Shen, take these blanched vegetables to the yard. I'll go out and help you dry them later. Also, find a basket and spread the chopped vegetables into the basket. Then take it to the yard and let it dry in the sun."

"Oh, then do we need to take it back when it rains?"

"If it gets wet, or if it gets hot, put it in a place where it can get direct sunlight. If it rains heavily, try to recycle it as much as possible."

"Oh okay, I know."

"What kind of noodles would you like to eat later?"

"I'm not picky. I just want to eat good food. As long as it tastes good, that's fine."

"Then let's eat the chicken. It will taste better if it is soaked in other oils. I fried the chicken a little more when I was frying the ingredients just now. It tastes good when eaten dry and has a good texture. It is also good when eaten boiled and it won't be overcooked."

"Yeah, then I want more greens, and I want them cooked a little longer, is that okay?"

"Okay, go outside and continue knocking on the pine cones in the moonlight. I'll call you when I'm ready.

By the way, bring back a cucumber from the dishes I brought you today and I’ll make a cold dish.”

"Yeah." After Shen Jiaren answered, she went to the warehouse in the west room to get a cucumber, walked into the kitchen and handed it to Liu Hui.

When Shen Jiaren sat back on the bench in the yard, she couldn't help thinking about her day today. It seemed that she had been with Liu Hui since morning. Either they were discussing where to meet or how to do it. Or it was just like now, um, oh, oh, okay, fine.

When did I become a yes-man?

Shen Jiaren couldn't help but smile when she thought of this. No matter what, the meal at the state-owned restaurant at noon today, the cabbage and pork dumplings in the afternoon, the small bowl of various braised meats in the evening, and the noodles later, made her drool just thinking about it.

"Xiao Shen, find another stool and put it in the yard, then come in and serve the meal."

"Oh oh oh, here it comes."

After Shen Jiaren took a stool from the west room and placed it under the awning, she hurried into the kitchen to prepare to serve the meal.

That’s not right. There are no noodles in this kitchen. How come the meal is ready now?

"I didn't see any noodles in the warehouse, but I saw these loose noodles in the outhouse, so I took them out from the outhouse and cooked them directly."

"Oh, I just put it there after I finished eating. I either put it in the warehouse or in the outhouse. I have to find the specific one. It's great that you can find it.

These are minor issues. Let's eat. As long as we have food, it's fine."

"Be careful when you hold the bowl, it's hot."

Shen Jiaren looked at the bowl Liu Hui handed to her and couldn't help laughing. This bowl of noodles was even smaller than the one she had just eaten with all kinds of fried meat, and there were only a few noodles and a few slices of vegetables in it.

Shen Jiaren looked up at Liu Hui, thinking that Liu Hui would have an explanation, but she saw Liu Hui standing behind her with a large bowl of noodles in one hand and a bowl of mixed cucumbers in the other.

Shen Jiaren shook her head, walked out of the kitchen and sat in the yard.

Liu Hui walked into the yard and found that there was no table in the yard. There was only half a row of bricks between the rain shed and the land in front of the yard. The length was exactly half of the distance from the well to the field in the yard. He would have to bring a table over in a few days.

Shen Jiaren and Liu Hui placed their bowls on the small screen wall, sat on stools and started eating noodles.