Chapter 812: Live cooking

And at another part of the stove, Zhai Xiaofeng asked:

"The water is all added and stirred evenly; now it's a batter—what else needs to be done?"

Master Jiang was still diligently stir-frying the eggs, and upon hearing this, he instructed:

"Add the chopped cabbage slowly. If you can't add it all at once, add it bit by bit. Wait until the water from the cabbage comes out before stirring again."

This was all mindless work that didn't require any real skill, and Zhai Xiaofeng executed it perfectly.

And Jiang Xiaokang took the opportunity to move the phone stand, then picked up a large basin of golden, crispy, and fragrant scrambled egg bits:

"Add that to the pot too."

One basin of eggs split between three pots; this kind of generosity made Zhou Erbao on the other side of the livestream drool, his heart filled with bitterness:

There are so many good foremen in the world, what would it hurt to share one with me?!

And Jiang Xiaokang was unhurried: "Add pepper, add salt; if you can't estimate it, just taste it."

As he spoke, he started another pot to boil water, then turned and fished out a basin of chestnuts from the large freezer in the kitchen:

He added a few words of guidance: "This dish is simple, but if done well, it can make people eat several bowls at a meal. You can change the ingredients anytime; just use whatever you have."

And on that side, Xin Jun's livestream opened once again.

"Considerate!"

Everyone couldn't stand the fragrance and turned their gazes outward, watching the chef pour two bowls of oil into the pot, then toss in the scallions, ginger, and garlic with a *clatter*. After a few stirs with the ladle, the unevenly sliced potatoes followed right in...

"Seventh Uncle, let's not even talk about how much of a pity it is to kill the chicken when it's just the right time for laying eggs. Just count how many people we have in our family; if we want to make a meal of braised chicken with chestnuts, how many do we have to kill?"

Sure enough, the pork lard cracklings were also separately braised into the pot, the low heat bubbling underneath, and the cabbage soup on top rolling thickly with foam.

Not to mention it was already 5:30 in the evening and the sky was about to turn dark; if we killed the chicken now, what time would we eat dinner?

The other party was confused and took it blankly: "What for? I'm not eating—"

【Ah ah ah, it's the chestnuts for sugar-roasted chestnuts! The ones that are 88 per jin! Do you need so many for a meal of braised chicken?】

"You have to peel them while they're hot!"

"Do you want it spicy?"

【Won't eating garlic cloves give you bad breath?】

*Slurp! *

"First add three spoons of salt, then grab a handful of baking soda, then pour in hot water. Rub these evenly in the water to wash away the blood from the chicken pieces and make the meat more tender."

Master Jiang sat down happily holding a pile of paper boxes, and looking at Qiaoqiao, who was standing on the other side packing, he couldn't help but click his tongue:

"Oh! It gets cold immediately when you stop working and wear short sleeves! It's just right to eat a bowl of hot soup to warm up... Brother, let me tell you, the chili sauce in our canteen is simply superb!"

Could this be happening?!

One said: "You have to peel chestnuts while they're hot; it won't work if they get a little cold. I'll do it!"

While speaking, Xue Biao had already placed the ginger in his hand on the cutting board and patted it, then quickly sliced it. His movements were nimble and his strikes precise; he was clearly an experienced cook as well.

Xin Jun felt wronged, but Seventh Uncle snorted: "If you aren't allowed to do this, can't you do something else? Go, process the chicken."

As for the meat?

In the eyes of everyone in the livestream, he was an obedient and cute treasure, but now, with his hands moving with the knife, he chopped the chicken pieces very neatly. With only a series of sounds from the round, thick cutting board, three chickens were soon chopped into a basin.

【Wow, I really thought I could learn it—hey, it seems it's really not hard?】

And on that side, after the cabbage soup was made, it seemed like they got off work a few minutes later.

"We aren't in a rush; let's pack them slowly, half each. You're tired today, right? You go sit over there and do it."

【The kitchen light is very bright! Wow, it's food from 'A Bite of China'! Order takeout immediately!】

Seventh Uncle's chestnuts were almost peeled. Xin Jun thought for a moment and simply walked to the door and shouted:

【Cooking for myself +1; the delivery fee for one takeout meal is enough for me to have meat and vegetables for three meals a day】

【Hahahaha, Teacher Xin Jun is being pampered】

"Tantan, it's getting cold soon, and the chickens aren't laying eggs well. Why keep them? It's a waste of food. Why not kill one first? Let's make braised chicken with chestnuts tonight."

【A fake rural streamer, a real food blogger】

He instructed: "Xue Biao, wash a pot of sweet potatoes and steam them, then you come and make this braised chicken with chestnuts."

He then instructed Zhai Xiaofeng: "Dakang, go and press down the rice I cooked this afternoon, roast it on low heat, and wait to pair it with the chicken soup."

After a while, he came out of the kitchen again, carrying three processed chickens in his hands.

Before even stir-frying, he added another basin of water inside and poured in half a bottle of light soy sauce...

"I learned this dish when we harvested chestnuts before; it's just right to teach the children tonight."

But that wasn't all!

"Anyway, the rice isn't ready yet; why don't we pack it first? We'll sell it tomorrow, and the courier can take it away directly."

"We're making braised chicken with chestnuts tonight; we have to peel the chestnuts first—it's very simple. Let's use this opener to make a cut in the chestnuts first."

And Master Jiang, after finishing the sweet potato, suddenly cried "Ouch" while bending down to pull the tape: "I ate too much raw sweet potato; now I'm bloated and want to fart..."

"Oh no! The chickens are still very diligent; we picked 65 eggs again this morning."

It was submerged in the bottom of the pot by water again.

"Oh." Xue Biao thought it made sense, and while chewing the sweet potato in his hand unconsciously with a *crunch*, he was instantly conquered by the sweet and crispy taste. While holding the fish bait packaged today, he said vaguely:

Xue Biao said "Hmm" and finished the little bit of sweet potato left in his hand in two or three bites.

He was quite confident: "I will definitely be able to do better than last time!"

【Relieved; if he were a gangster, I wouldn't be able to help but go to the police】

So he lifted the lid of the large basin on the side, revealing the crispy pork lard cracklings at the bottom.

His apprentice was undermining him; what could Seventh Uncle do? He could only listen silently to Song Tan's loud laughter:

The chef is truly afraid that they won't be full!

【Pull up a small stool, grab a notebook】

"Using lard to cook vegetables is fragrant, unless the taste really doesn't like meat—like us doing manual labor, it won't work if the food is too light; we'd be hungry in less than two hours."

【Only grabbing three jin of sugar-roasted chestnuts is the regret of my life】

Regarding cooking, Zhang Yanping had too many handy tips:

Qiaoqiao felt a bit like she was lifting a rock only to drop it on her own feet, but it didn't matter.

【What to do if there's no baking soda? Can I not use it?】

The other party was stirring the messy salt and various seasonings with a large spoon in a leisurely manner, which made the workers feel dead inside, without a shred of worldly desire left.

【What is the baby streaming tonight?】

He was strong, and at this moment, holding the opener with one hand, he did one after another. When the water boiled, he had also prepared a basin of chestnuts.

Then the chestnuts went into the pot, boiled for ten minutes, and were fished out—

【The second time, livestreaming again—this time it's Teacher Xin Jun】

They were uniform in size, crispy and chewy when bitten, and became more fragrant the more they were chewed, paired with that pot of refreshing cabbage soup...

Zhai Xiaofeng nodded repeatedly, remembering it carefully.

Zhou Xiaoyong happily took a photo to show his clansman brother, while Zhou Erbao, under the gaze of everyone, numbly clicked on the video. He saw a huge stainless steel soup bowl filled with emerald green cabbage leaves and jade-white cabbage stems, strands melting into the thick noodle soup, accompanied by golden, crispy, and fragrant egg bits, and pork lard cracklings that were put into the pot at just the right time!

In that little bit of time, not to mention the scallion, ginger, and garlic flavors not coming out, the oil from the pork slices hadn't even been rendered out yet!

【The fisherman returns with hatred; I don't believe that all of you buying fish bait are fishermen!】

The chicken didn't know when it lost its life, but now it was plucked clean, and both inside and out were tidied up. Held by its neck by Seventh Uncle, its three slender claws hung downward, looking exceptionally desolate.

【Isn't this the hypnosis section?】

【Isn't this a streamer selling goods?】

The screen shook, and one could vaguely see the clean and bright canteen where the workers were eating with gusto.

That wasn't all.

He blinked his eyes and said to the livestream as quietly as possible:

All in all, there were 11 people in the family now, and making a meal for 20 would be about enough.

The workers around Zhou Erbao leaned their heads closer, as if they could eat it out of thin air if they were any closer. They hadn't eaten a few pieces of decent meat in the days they had been working, and now, looking at the food of others, not to mention drooling, their tears were about to gush out!

There were quite a few sweet potatoes with broken ends. He picked some uniform ones, washed them clean, put them in, and then nimbly covered the pot.

Xin Jun only then reacted and rushed to the cutting board on the other side: "Children, let's chop the chicken pieces—look, chop them just a little bigger than the chestnuts."

And on this side, Qiaoqiao looked at the huge sweet potato in her hand that she had been gnawing on for a long time and still had half left—it was probably Master Jiang wanting to show goodwill, so he picked an exceptionally large one.

There was also the concern of his clansman brother: "By the way, isn't your braised potato with meat tonight also very delicious?"

【Ah, this...】

After Zhai Xiaofeng finished making dinner, he quickly slipped down the mountain. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw Seventh Uncle standing at the kitchen door, his voice so gentle it seemed like it was about to drip water:

And Xin Jun was seriously setting up a steamer on the pot: "Children, these are sweet potatoes dug up today; we'll steam them to eat later."

"Seventh Uncle said to pat or chop the garlic, but I really like boiling the garlic cloves until they are soft and mushy; they are so delicious!"

"Must leave 50 bags; I promised to sell them to those fishermen in advance..."

The bullet screen was lively. On this side, Xin Jun rinsed the chicken pieces clean with water again and went to peel a large handful of plump white garlic cloves.

One said: "You children have tender hands; don't touch it while it's so hot just out of the pot. Auntie will do it! I have calluses on my hands, I'm not afraid of the heat."

【It doesn't matter, now the vegetable market and supermarkets have them peeled by others】

【Wow, I really thought I would learn】

Just listen to him being considerate:

【It doesn't matter if the ones in front don't have it】

She stirred it until it was almost done, and the three large basins of cabbage were all slowly added into the pot, now boiled until soft and mushy. In the jade-white thick soup, golden egg bits and emerald green cabbage shreds were revealed, accompanied by steaming heat that rushed over, making people subconsciously take a deep breath!

But Qiaoqiao interrupted: "Everyone snatches this fish bait every time; it should be too late to change the quantity. It's very likely that each order only has one portion."

Seventh Uncle remained silent, clearly in a very bad mood.

Xue Biao stood there blankly, a little wronged: "I haven't even touched it, how do I know if I'm afraid of the heat or not?"

Through the screen, everyone swallowed their saliva heavily.

He paused, picked up the knife in front of him, cut the bottom half with a *crunch*, and handed it to Master Jiang.

"You wait a moment, I won't pat it first; I have to break this steamed bun open and stuff two spoons of sauce inside, then pair it with this cabbage soup..."

That is to say, if you want everyone to eat braised chicken, just with the hens and roosters on the mountain, you'd have to slaughter at least three or more, right?

【Rolling on the ground with jealousy, hating why the one eating isn't me!】

With such meticulousness, no wonder he had a girlfriend in college! And at this moment, in my mind, there was only the fleeting Doctor Xiao Guo, and tonight's braised chicken with chestnuts...

Now that Professor Song and his two apprentices had returned to school, and Tantan's grandparents weren't here, Aunt Lianhua pushed her mother-in-law up the mountain every day to eat with her old partners, and even Zhang Wang's family had gone up the mountain...

Oh, you have to open your eyes wide to see it. I don't know how the other party performed a great shift of the universe; a long piece of pork belly was now as thin as a cicada's wing in the pot, having already been stir-fried with the scallions, ginger, and garlic.

【Kindred spirits, when eating crayfish in summer, I especially love the soft garlic cloves boiled inside】

Xin Jun picked up the salt jar:

As soon as the colander fished out all the chestnuts and put them into the basin, Seventh Uncle and Aunt Lianhua squeezed him to the back at the same time.

Just talking about laying eggs, Xin Jun raised his hand first:

【The ones in front, our Teacher Xue Biao teaches cooking, it's always simple, easy to learn, and easy to get started. I can cook for myself now】

【Eating right now! It's just right for the meal!】

That burst of rich fragrance could overflow from the mind even through the screen.

【Our canteen chef is no good; he can't bear to let Teacher Xin Jun suffer, so how can he learn real skills】

【That's right, that's right! Garlic cloves boiled in soup are the best】

【Hehehe, am I the only one who had no snacks at home when I was a kid, so I used iron wire to string garlic cloves, roasted them over a fire, and dipped them in instant noodle seasoning?】

One is building a road, one is building a house; who is nobler than whom? How come they eat like that?

"After that, the cabbage stems need to be shredded, and for the leaves, you can just tear them up to save trouble; it's all the same. I'm just used to cutting vegetables."

The bullet screen praised:

"Let's teach everyone to roast sweet potatoes in the stove tomorrow morning! We'll boil pig feed tomorrow morning, and it'll be just right to simmer them in the stove ash for a long time."

And in the video, the clansman brother didn't know anything and shook their large steamed bun in front of the camera:

【Streaming twice a day again—is the streamer planning to meet the time requirement by the middle of the month?】

Xue Biao took a basin and picked a few sweet potatoes, then turned to look at the charging phone:

【The taste is very strong; you have to rinse your mouth after eating, and you have to chew a few raw peanuts...】

On the mountain tonight, there was fragrant and hot cabbage soup, and life down the mountain was equally nourishing and wonderful.