"Okay! Let's not talk about this anymore. At least we have met, haven't we?" Wu Jiale interrupted the topic, "I believe that our ending will be as brilliant and beautiful as this sunset!"
"Me, Wu Jiale, and you Chen Xueyi! We will give birth to a bunch of fat boys and cute daughters!"
Chen Xueyi smiled and leaned gently on his chest: "Humph~ Do you think I am a pig? Can I give birth to so many children?"
"If we work hard, we will definitely give birth!"
The two of them just sat on the branches, hugging each other for a long time, watching the brilliant sunset slowly enter the night...
When it was completely dark, the two of them walked towards home.
"By the way, what you said before, the kitchen is different from what I've seen before, what do you mean?" Chen Xueyi asked.
Wu Jiale nodded with a smile and took her to the firewood pile piled behind the house: "Yes, although there is gas, I still want to show you what a rural stove is! Let's collect some firewood first, and then go Madam Bao used the iron pot to get some rice."
They came to buy vegetables, but they forgot to buy rice, so they had to borrow some from Mrs. Bao's house.
Chen Xueyi nodded, not wanting to be dirty, and followed Wu Jiale to pick up a lot of corn husks, rice straw, wood and other firewood.
After entering the kitchen, I saw what Wu Jiale said the stove looked like.
The platform body and columns are made of cement, with two large holes cut out on the platform, and behind the platform is a cement chimney that extends directly from the roof.
At the back is the cabin where firewood is burned, and there is a small space under the cabin to hold the burned grass ashes.
"Wow! It looks cool!" Chen Xueyi looked around curiously, as if she wanted to understand the principles inside.
Wu Jiale patted her waist and said, "We will study it later. We will go to Aunt Bao's house to get our two iron pots and some rice."
Chen Xueyi nodded.
The two immediately went to Bao's house.
The layout of the Bao family is similar to that of Wu Jiale's hometown, or the self-built houses for rural animals are similar in style.
Aunt Bao and her husband happened to be cooking. Seeing Wu Jiale asking for an iron pot, they immediately went to the warehouse to get two pots and a plastic bag of rice.
"Master Jiale, my little Bao also said that he will be back tomorrow!" Aunt Bao gave her son a mouthful when she was getting rice.
Wu Jiale's eyes lit up: "Really? Baozi is coming back? How is he doing recently?"
"It's pretty good! Although I only went to college, I chose a good major and now I work in a company."
Xiaobao is the same age as him, but Wu Jiale has gone to Nanjing since the fifth grade of elementary school, and this little friend has not been in contact often.
"Really? I didn't expect that he would be struggling in society so early." Wu Jiale sighed with emotion.
Aunt Bao said: "That's not true...but making money earlier, gaining skills earlier, and sharing the pressure at home, right?"
Wu Jiale nodded and held two pots: "Xueyi, please bring the rice. Aunt Bao, let's go back and cook first!"
"Hey! Okay." Aunt Bao nodded and sent the two of them out.
Originally, she had wanted to stay for the two of them for dinner, but Wu Jiale said that she wanted to take Chen Xueyi, a little curiosity from the city, to experience rural earthen stoves, so Aunt Bao did not insist.
The pot is well maintained and can be used just by washing it.
Putting the pot on the stove, Wu Jiale smiled and said, "Let's take a look at your man's craftsmanship!"
When he was a child, he often helped Wu Qianli and Shu Xueqing, and he was also very skilled in cooking with this iron pot.
Chen Xueyi washed the rice and sat aside with a small bench to watch his performance.
The washed rice was mixed with a certain proportion of water and poured into the iron pot.
After Wu Jiale turned to the stove, he took out a lighter, grabbed a handful of corn husks, lit it and stuffed it into the stove.
Chen Xueyi looked on blankly at the side, watching him keep adding a few pieces of firewood, and asked: "How is it? It's quite simple!"
"I didn't say it was difficult!" Wu Jiale smiled proudly, "But the burning of this stove is still a bit difficult. You see, for example, there needs to be a little space in the middle, so that the fire can be stronger!"
"Also, you have to dig under the firewood, otherwise it will burn out. Because large pieces of grass ash will get stuck in the gaps of the steel mesh, preventing it from burning!"
Chen Xueyi nodded: "That's it?"
"Well, that's it! Also, when the fire is about to be extinguished, you can blow hard!" When Wu Jiale said this, the corners of his mouth couldn't stop rising!
Chen Xueyi nodded immediately: "Yeah! Let me watch the fire! You cook!"
Wu Jiale shrugged and gave up his seat in front of the boiler.
There are meat dishes they brought on the small table on one side.
He is going to fry tomatoes, scrambled eggs and braised pork ribs tonight.
Wash the tomatoes, cut into pieces, and mix four eggs in a bowl.
Wu Jiale looked at Chen Xueyi: "Is the fire ready?"
She nodded.
He opened his hand to test the temperature at the bottom of the iron pot, poured in the oil, and the egg liquid began to enter the oil along the edge of the bowl.
In an instant, the oil and egg liquid began to react, making a "squeaking" sound.
But it calmed down again in an instant, and then due to the temperature, the egg liquid began to solidify and became an egg cake.
He used a spatula to stir-fry the egg cakes into pieces a few times, and Wu Jiale picked up the egg cakes.
"Why does the fire feel so small?"
"Huh? Is it very small? Then I'll add some corn husks to it!"
As the temperature rose, Wu Jiale smiled with satisfaction: "Baby, you have a talent for making fire, right?"
Keep pouring the oil and get the tomatoes inside!
As the juice of the tomatoes was fried out and they began to wilt, Wu Jiale added the fried egg cakes into it.
The rich and bright red sauce wraps the bright yellow and bright orange egg liquid, which is very appetizing!
After finishing a dish, Chen Xueyi seemed even more proud. Looking at the scrambled eggs with tomatoes on the plate, she looked up at Wu Jiale happily.
"How's it going? Sister, I have a talent for making fire."
She didn't mention that she choked several times while cooking...
Wu Jiale looked at the patches of black and white on her face. He suppressed a smile and nodded. While fetching water and washing the pot, he said, "Yes, yes! When we grow old, we will come to the countryside. I will cook the food, and you will light the fire!"
Chen Xueyi seemed to have seen the scene in the future when the two of them grew old and loved each other, with a sweet smile on her face.
"Okay! When the time comes, we will come to the countryside and live a pure life!"
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The last few chapters are basically more daily. Because the subject matter I chose at that time was more everyday.
I kept driving in front and got scolded...
In the past few days, I have suddenly felt a bit exhausted. I will definitely try my best to write about it when the two of us came to experience life in the countryside. It will take less driving. I hope everyone understands!
After all, if you’re just driving, everyone knows where to look, right?
