Rebirth of a Village Girl

Chapter 505: 139: Boss, where is your obsessive cleanliness? You look a lot like Mrs. Zheng when she was young_2

“Wu Daming gobbled down three large bowls of rice enthusiastically, speaking with his mouth full, “This is so delicious! You are an incredible cook, Sixth Sister-in-law!”

Ni Yan smiled, “If you enjoy the food, eat as much as you want, don’t be shy.”

Wu Daming said,” Thank you, Sixth Sister-in-law.”

Ni Yan picked a piece of Braised Pork with her chopsticks, bit off and swallowed the lean part, then casually tossed the fatty piece into Mo Qishen’s bowl.

Mo Qishen immediately ate the piece she had discarded.

Wu Daming was left speechless at this sight!

He originally assumed Mo Qishen would toss the piece aside.

Unexpectedly, not only did Mo Qishen eat it readily, he appeared enjoy it immensely!

How extraordinary was that?!

Did Qishen not have a cleanliness obsession?

When did his aversion to unclean items gets resolved?

At this point, Wu Daming looked utterly bewildered.

Upon noticing his reaction, the curious Ni Yan looked up and asked, “Wu Daming, is something wrong? Are you feeling unwell?”

“No, no, not at all.” Wu Daming shook his head vigorously, then dismissively said, “I’m just feeling too full.”

“Pathetic.” muttered Mo Qishen.

Wu Daming: “…..” If you’re so dignified, why are you eating your wife’s leftovers?

After they had finished eating, Ni Yan saw off Mo Qishen and Wu Daming.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Wu Daming very prudently walked up ahead, allowing Ni Yan and Mo Qishen to linger behind.

Ni Yan said: “Brother Mo, come to my house for lunch the day after tomorrow.”

Mo Qishen nodded, “Okay.”

Soon, they reached the village entrance, where the black luxury car was parked beneath the large Banyan tree.

At first, when a luxury car was parked at the village entrance, the villagers were very curious and even crowded around to have a look. After all, cars were a rare commodity during that era. However, as the car made more frequent appearances, the villagers became accustomed to the sight.

Time flew quickly and Little Ni Yun’s birthday was only one day away. Ni Yan planned to celebrate Little Ni Yun’s birthday wholeheartedly, so she started preparing the birthday cake today.

Actually, there were already cake shops in Beijing at this time, but the custom-made designs all looked the same.

Either it would be a big Immortal Peach or an old-fashioned flower, and they were all made with food coloring and cream, so it wasn’t healthy. Hence, Ni Yan decided to hand-make a cake.

Ni Yan is a person of strong execution, she immediately rolled up her sleeves and got to work in the kitchen.

The first step in making a cake is kneading the flour.

Mix eggs and milk into the flour, add yeast to knead it into dough, let it ferment naturally for about 5 hours, and it’s ready for baking.

Even though Ni Yan didn’t have an oven, she had a bread kiln. As long as the temperature was well controlled, the bread kiln could also be used to bake cakes.

After kneading the dough, Ni Yan started making the cream.

Making cream at home is simple, all you need is eggs, milk, edible oil, and granulated sugar.

First, separate the egg whites, put them in a bowl and stir in the same direction. When more foam is stirred, add milk, edible oil, and granulated sugar to continue stirring for more than twenty minutes, letting the liquid in the bowl become a thick paste, and the cream is done.

After Ni Yan finished making the cream, she stored it in the refrigerator. By now, their home was equipped with all the four major appliances.

These four major appliances are: TV, refrigerator, air conditioner, washing machine.

There was no air conditioner at this time, so it was replaced by a window unit.

Mo Qishen gave these four major appliances when the roof beam was put up.

Currently, only the refrigerator was being used. Both the refrigerator and the window-air conditioner were installed in the new house. Ni Yan planned to move into the new house in another month.

After lunch, Ni Yan took a plastic bucket and went to the creek at the foot of the mountain.

This creek maintained water flow all year round. Even in the dry season, when all the rivers dried up, the creek remained unchanged. In an era where there was no pollution from factories, the creek water was crystal clear, you could see the rainbow fish and small fish swimming around. Such a scene was only visible in the eighties and nineties. As factories popped up in later years, all the streams turned into drain ditches.

Ni Yan came here this time not to catch fish, but to pick up snails and catch crabs to provide an additional meal for Little Ni Yun’s birthday tomorrow.

The flavor of snails and crabs bred in the creek was much better than those from the river. It’s not a taste that one could find at a night market food stall in later years.

Ni Yan put the plastic bucket on a big rock, rolled up her trouser legs, stepped barefoot into the creek. The shallow water just covered her ankles, it was easy to pick up snails, a casual touch could feel a handful of them.