The cannon fodder female supporting role in the misplaced life

Ma Jiajia shook her head: "I haven't thought about it yet! I think why don't we go to the vegetable market first and see if there are any fresh ingredients we can buy and cook."

"Okay! Then let's go now." Xu Yingying said.

So the three of them rode their bikes to the nearby vegetable market, which was bustling with people coming and going. There was a dazzling array of vegetables, fruits, meats, seafood, etc.

"Wow, there are so many kinds of things here!" Ma Jiajia looked around as she walked, "I don't know what to choose."

Xu Yingying and Chen Xiaofen smiled at each other, and Xu Yingying asked, "Sister Xiaofen, have you decided what dish to make?"

Chen Xiaofen nodded, then began to select the ingredients. Soon, she had several bags in her hands.

Xu Yingying continued to stroll around with Ma Jiajia and asked, "Sister Jiajia, have you made up your mind yet?"

"Do I have to think of a dish?" Ma Jiajia really hadn't decided what to cook.

"If you really can't think of anything, I suggest you start with simple dishes." Xu Yingying saw that Ma Jiajia hadn't made up her mind yet.

"Then what should we do?" Ma Jiajia felt that what Xu Yingying said made sense, so she hoped she would continue.

"Then what do you think of Shrimp Fried Eggs and Moonlight over the Lotus Pond?" Xu Yingying thought about it and felt that these two stir-fried dishes were relatively easy to make.

"Well, I understand what "scrambled eggs with shrimp" means, but what is "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond"? " Ma Jiajia raised her doubts.

"Moonlight over the Lotus Pond is a home-cooked dish with great color, aroma and taste, with fresh colors and a crisp taste. The main ingredients of this dish include lotus root, snow peas, carrots, fungus, etc. The combination is not only nutritionally balanced but also colorful, just like the beautiful scenery in the lotus pond." Xu Yingying briefly explained the origin of the name of the dish "Moonlight over the Lotus Pond" and the specific ingredients.

"Then learn to cook these two dishes first, just as you said, Yingying." Ma Jiajia felt that she finally didn't have to worry about what to learn. She had been really worried about her these past few days. Because she had never paid attention to it before, she had no idea what dishes to cook. After saying that, she handed a hundred yuan to Xu Yingying and said, "Then Yingying, you can buy it for me. I don't know how to choose."

After hearing what Ma Jiajia said, Xu Yingying took the hundred yuan and bought the ingredients Ma Jiajia needed.

"That's enough. We can buy some more seasonings and go back to cook." Xu Yingying looked at the fruits of her labor with satisfaction.

Then, they bought some common seasonings such as salt, soy sauce, vinegar, etc., and then rode their bicycles back to Ma Jiajia's home together.

As soon as they entered the house, Ma Jiajia couldn't wait to go into the kitchen, ready to show off her cooking skills, while Xu Yingying and Chen Xiaofen were still a little reserved, looking around at the entrance.

Ma Jiajia hadn't seen them for a long time, so she turned around and saw them standing at the entrance, so she asked, "Why don't you come in?"

"Are we going in like this? Do you want to tell your mother?" Xu Yingying asked awkwardly.

Although Chen Xiaofen didn't say it, she meant that. Although she and Ma Jiajia had been classmates for three years, she had never been to her house before.

"It's okay, come in! My mother won't be back at noon." Ma Jiajia greeted.

After hearing what Ma Jiajia said, the two looked at each other and walked in.

"Sorry to bother you." Xu Yingying said as she walked.

"Yingying, you are really polite." Ma Jiajia immediately responded.

"Ah? No. It's just that I'm not used to it since it's my first time at a friend's house." Xu Yingying said.

"Look, Xiaofen is here for the first time too, and she's not as polite as you." Ma Jiajia continued.

"Are you sure Sister Xiaofen is not being polite?" Xu Yingying was speechless. How did Sister Jiajia know that she was the only one being polite?

"Xiaofen wouldn't say that! Don't force Xiaofen to be as polite as you." Ma Jiajia didn't even notice Chen Xiaofen's expression. If Ma Jiajia had noticed, she would have known that Chen Xiaofen was also embarrassed, but she just didn't say it. Even Xu Yingying noticed Chen Xiaofen's embarrassment and specifically reminded Ma Jiajia before speaking out. Ma Jiajia remained unchanged, as if she hadn't noticed. Xu Yingying had no choice but to stop arguing with Ma Jiajia.

"Sister Jiajia, shall we just have lunch together, three of us?" Xu Yingying asked.

"No. It's just the three of us." Ma Jiajia said and walked into the kitchen.

After opening the things Xu Yingying bought, Ma Jiajia felt like she had no idea where to start. She usually ate ready-made food, so seeing the raw materials for the first time was a bit overwhelming.

Xu Yingying and Chen Xiaofen also came to the cooking table. Xu Yingying looked at what Chen Xiaofen bought and guessed that she probably wanted to make ginger and scallion chicken. So she asked Chen Xiaofen, "Sister Xiaofen, are you planning to learn how to make ginger and scallion chicken?"

"Hmm. Do you know how to make this?" Chen Xiaofen was a little worried. She hadn't told Xu Yingying beforehand that she wanted to learn how to make this dish, and she wasn't sure if Xu Yingying could make it. If she couldn't, it would be a bit troublesome, after all, she had just bought the ingredients for ginger and scallion chicken.

"I roughly know the process, but I've never actually tried it. But sometimes, once you understand one principle in cooking, you can understand everything." Xu Yingying thought about it and felt that she should be able to handle it.

Xu Yingying pondered secretly in her heart, and then whispered: "Let's make three dishes for lunch today: ginger and scallion chicken, scrambled eggs with shrimps, and moonlight over the lotus pond. They should be enough for three people." Then, she turned to look at Ma Jiajia and asked, "Sister Jiajia, cooking is no problem for you, right?" Ma Jiajia wanted to refute that there was no way she couldn't do it, but then she remembered that she had never cooked before, so she had to shake her head reluctantly. Xu Yingying smiled and explained, "Sister Jiajia, cooking is actually quite simple. There are three of us eating, so you can prepare about one and a half bowls of rice first, estimating the amount of rice per person. Put the rice in your cooking pot, add appropriate amount of water, and stir it gently twice to wash it. After you finish washing the rice, I will come over to teach you what to do next."

Hearing what Xu Yingying said, Ma Jiajia nodded to show that she understood. Then Ma Jiajia took the rice cooker and bowl to measure the rice. Xu Yingying happened to see Ma Jiajia when she was talking to Chen Xiaofen. When Xu Yingying saw Ma Jiajia walking to the rice jar with some timidity, she felt that Ma Jiajia was measuring the rice as if he was going to the battlefield. Sure enough, the children of this generation still live a very happy life. They don’t even know how to cook. It is estimated that this is the first time for Ma Jiajia to measure rice. She is already in the third grade of junior high school and doesn’t even have basic cooking skills. Xu Yingying wondered whether the children of this generation are living a happy or unfortunate life?