Chapter 1401 - 548: Occasionally Having Multigrain and Wild Vegetable Steamed Buns—Surprisingly Delicious!

Chapter 1401: Chapter 548: Occasionally Having Multigrain and Wild Vegetable Steamed Buns—Surprisingly Delicious!

Fortunately, Chen Yuanyuan is quite ambitious:

"My brother handed me that business, I can’t come unprepared, right? The employees start working on the seventh, and the store resumes operations on the eighth. I have to plan ahead."

She has already decided to establish herself in Beijing over the next two years, and when Chen Shaokang goes to college, apply to schools in Beijing as much as possible.

With family and relatives there, Chen Shaokang’s college life can be much more comfortable.

"Lin Xu, when will you teach me how to make rice cake?"

Shen Jiayue, having nothing to do, took a kiwi brought by her second aunt, peeled it, and slowly nibbled at it.

Unable to wait for dinner, she had to snack on fruit first.

Lin Xu took out the chicken soup he simmered in the morning and originally wanted to suggest making it tomorrow, but then thought Yuanyuan could take some with her on the train tomorrow, so he said:

"Tonight, I’ll teach you. It’s quite simple, apart from costing ingredients and sugar, it’s mainly about the mixing and placement of various ingredients."

Upon hearing this, Shen Jiayue said with a smile:

"That’s great, I can’t wait to show Yan Bao."

Lin Xu smiled wryly, are you planning to end your friendship with her ahead of time?

The dough is still relaxing and can’t be rolled yet.

With nothing else to do, he prepared dipping sauces for the corn buns, like Chili Oil, garlic sauce, and watermelon bean paste, and laid out side dishes like small pickles and Pickled Peppers.

Then he reheated the leftovers from the morning.

Once the dough is relaxed, roll it into thin sheets, boil them in the chicken soup, season, and sprinkle with chopped wild Chives. He served it in a warming bowl.

By now, the buns were also steamed and ready.

Lin Xu opened the steaming cabinet, took out the tray, and served the steamed mixed-grain corn buns and wild vegetable buns separately in bamboo baskets. With that, dinner officially began.

The three elderly loved Lin Xu’s steamed corn buns immensely.

"In the past, corn buns were quite coarse, unexpectedly, Lin Xu made them so refined."

"It tastes different too, sweet yet with a hint of salt, not rough on the throat like the ones we used to have."

"Not only did they scratch the throat, eating too much was hard to digest... Lin Xu has managed to turn corn buns into snacks."

The store originally offered mixed-grain corn buns as actual snacks, so this dish was not difficult for Lin Xu at all.

Holding a corn bun upside down, he placed a bit of Chili Oil or watermelon bean paste in it, taking a bite with relish and feeling appetite instantly open up.

Shen Jiayue enjoyed it greatly, finding it tastier than white bread.

After eating the mixed-grain bun, she mimicked Lin Xu’s style, dipping a wild vegetable bun in Chili Oil, taking a bite, experiencing the blend of the freshness of the wild vegetables and the rich spiciness of the Chili Oil, giving a feeling of satisfaction that raced up to the top of her head.

Like having eaten plain foods for a month, suddenly sitting in a hotpot restaurant savoring a long-desired spicy beef tallow hotpot, supremely satisfying.

"This is delicious, I love the wild vegetable buns... Lin Xu, what if we can’t find wild vegetables in Beijing?"

Lin Xu replied with a smile:

"Other vegetables can also make corn buns, like Celery leaves, Spinach, Chrysanthemum etc., and many wild vegetables are now cultivated, like Shepherd’s Purse, which is easy to buy."

As living standards improve, many ingredients from the countryside are also available in cities.

As for seasonal ingredients like Locust Flowers and Elm seeds, they’re generally found at the market during their selling season.

Shen Guofu held a small corn bun, neither adding Chili Oil nor watermelon bean paste, but stuffed in a piece of head cheese.

Taking a bite with relish, the inside bursting with juicy pork, while the exterior mixed-grains bun was smooth and tasty.

The two flavors and textures blended together, for meat lovers, it’s an unparalleled enjoyment.

Chen Meijuan took a spoon to serve the chicken soup noodles for everyone, then tried a bowl herself, marveling at Lin Xu’s culinary skills:

"Wow, this is even tastier than mine."

Han Shuzhen smiled:

"Well, you taught well, like at our home. My mom can’t cook, neither can I really, let alone Yueyue..."

Just ready to say that the kitchen incompetence ran in the family, Shen Jiayue commented:

"Ahem, I advise someone not to include me, I can cook many delicious dishes now, and tonight I plan to learn to make rice cake, not incapable of cooking."

Surely you and grandma can boast about not cooking.

But, as Lin Xu’s wife, how could I not know how to cook?

Han Shuzhen glared at her daughter:

"You’re so mischievous, don’t waste ingredients."

"Of course not, if I make rice cake tonight, Yuanyuan will have some to eat on the road tomorrow... if you want some, I might reluctantly let you taste."

Chen Yuanyuan immediately bumped shoulders with Shen Jiayue upon hearing:

"Thanks, sister-in-law."

"No need to be so polite, Yuanyuan."

Han Shuzhen glared at her daughter.

Silly girl, not holding back even at her in-laws’.

Who eats rice cake late at night, with nuts and sugar, so high-calorie, one bite might make you gain several pounds.

She paid no more attention to her daughter, but continued eating, planning to dig wild vegetables in the valley again in the coming days. It exercises the body while savoring rare ingredients, a win-win.

Old Shen showed little interest in wild vegetables; he wanted to rummage through stones in the river.

Having watched too many videos on excavating Jade Material idly before, now given the chance, of course, he wanted to experience it. Finding rare Jade Material would be quite memorable.

But this he couldn’t express, lest his wife find him frivolous.

Soon after, dinner concluded. Chen Meijuan and the aunt helped clear the table, while the second aunt engaged Chen Yuanyuan in advice for her journey to Beijing.

"Mom, don’t worry. I’m taking the business class, there aren’t many people, plus Yan Jie will pick me up at the station, I won’t get lost."

The second aunt wasn’t worried; she was just reluctant for her daughter to leave so soon.

In the kitchen, while washing dishes, Chen Meijuan softly suggested to Lin Xu:

"How about asking Yuanyuan to delay for a couple of days? Your second aunt might cry."

Lin Xu said:

"It’s her choice, besides, Jing Jie is still in Beijing, they can plan Ziqiang Shengjian’s future well before work..."

Parting is always hard, a natural feeling.

But vying for life requires temporarily suppressing emotions, and pursuing careers.

With the kitchen tidied, Shen Jiayue carried a full box of assorted nuts to the kitchen, smiling as she suggested:

"Lin Xu, I’m ready, shall we start now?"

Lin Xu wiped his hands, nodded, and said:

"Okay!"

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