Chapter 392:1 Want to Learn How to Cook Too
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Du Yue’s memory was quite good. She had just met them in the morning. She had watched them work for nearly three hours by the side of the field. She still had an impression of the two of them. They worked hard in the fields just now and did not slack off at all. Du Yue knew them, so they naturally recognized Du Yue. The old lady only nodded slightly at Du Yue as a greeting. The man in his 20s pointed at Du Yue in surprise and stammered, “You… You’re the one… who hired us!”
“Huh?” The young man looked at Du Yue in surprise, but he quickly reacted. “Brother, she rented our rooms.”
Then, he explained to Du Yue, “My brother had a high fever when he was young. Now, he’s like a seven or eight-year-old child.”
The man who looked very similar to him smiled very honestly. “Thank you…”
Du Yue nodded slightly. “You’re welcome. We just did what we had to. I’ll go back in first.”
“Yes, yes!” The young man nodded. “You can cook in the kitchen. You can use it if you want!”
“Alright, thank you.”
Du Yue did not say anything more to the three of them and quickly walked toward the room. He Xing stood at the door of the room, paying attention to the movements at the door.
Du Yue approached him. “What are you looking at? Why didn’t you wait for me in the room?”
He Xing followed her into the room and closed the door behind her. “I’m just thinking that the three of them don’t have enough to fill their stomachs with just the two loaves of cornbread. What about the young man who rented the rooms to us?”
Xia Ju’s eyes widened in shock when she heard that. She lowered her voice and asked carefully, “Are you saying that the three of them are putting on an act with us? In fact, renting rooms is just a pretense and they have other motives?” “Where did you hear that?” He Xing was speechless. “I mean, what does he do to earn enough food for three people?”
The two young lads were at their peak. The young man looked to be 16 or 17 years old, and his brother looked to be in his early 20s. They had to ensure that the old lady could at least eat until she was 80% full every day, right? Otherwise, she would not even have the strength to get out of bed. How could she do physical labor?
It was impossible for the three of them to maintain their spirits by the fruits of their hard labor and the rent paid by tenants.
It was also because of this that He Xing was curious about what the young man usually did for a living. Du Yue was not interested in this matter at all. She had never liked to explore other people’s lives, and she was afraid that knowing too much would cause trouble for herself. “Thinking about this won’t fill my stomach. Let’s eat first.” Du Yue urged.
He Xing nodded. “We’ll wait for the three of them to finish dinner, then we’ll go to the kitchen and make some noodles.”
There was only one kitchen in the small courtyard. If they did not show their faces in the kitchen, it would inevitably make people wonder what they ate every day. They could not possibly be eating raw flour, right?
Xia Ju was a little restless. “Du Yue, can you ask me how to make noodles? This way, I can cook for everyone in the future.”
Seeing that Xia Ju had taken the initiative, Du Yue did not dampen her enthusiasm. “Alright, then I’ll teach you how to make noodles first.”
After the dough was made, it was cut into noodles and put in boiling water for a few minutes. Then, some salt, soy sauce, and other seasonings were added. Just like that, the noodles could be eaten. These steps were relatively simple.
What Xia Ju really needed to learn was kneading the dough. Du Yue took out a basin and added some whole wheat flour and just a little white flour. The color of the whole wheat flour was darker. The noodles made would not be so white, and the texture was slightly worse. However, one could not be picky now. It was just that these noodles were for themselves. Even whole-wheat noodles were very rare nowadays. If they gave whole wheat to others, they would only bring trouble to themselves.
“Go wash your hands first. I’ll teach you how to make noodles,” Du Yue said to Xia Ju.
Xia Ju immediately turned around and went to the courtyard to wash her hands. After washing up, she came back and closed the door. Xia Ju watched as Du Yue took out a bowl of clean water and slowly added water to the flour.
When she estimated that there was enough water, Du Yue stopped and turned to Xia Ju. “You knead the dough. Use your hands to knead the water and flour together. Finally, knead it until there’s no water in the basin and the flour becomes a dough..”