A Time Travel Effort in the 70s

Chapter 113: Craving for Snail Noodle Hotpot

The more Shen Jiaren thought about it, the greedier she became. The saliva in her mouth felt like it could float a boat, but it was already past ten o'clock in the evening, almost eleven, and she couldn't go find Liu Hui to ask him if he could do those things.

Shen Jiaren looked at the basket that was about to be full, and suddenly felt that picking cucumbers was a physical job that was not good at all, because it could easily arouse her gluttony, and once the gluttony was aroused, she had to endure it because there was no other way to solve it.

After Shen Jiaren put the cucumbers and the basket into the warehouse outside the manor, she went to the chicken coop behind the planting task field to see if there were any eggs in the coop. If there were eggs, she would take a few eggs. Then Shen Jiaren would go back to the manor to look through the refrigerator and warehouse to see if there were any frozen foods she had bought before to satisfy her cravings.

After arriving at the chicken coop, Shen Jiaren looked at the hens, roosters, and chicks running all over the ground and felt that these were not chickens at all. They were braised chicken, dry-roasted chicken, chicken stewed with potatoes, deep-fried chicken, dry-pot chicken, big plate chicken, small plate chicken, and of course three-yellow chicken, salt-baked chicken, chicken hot pot, coconut chicken, crispy chicken, cold chicken, cold chicken wings, chicken offal pot, chicken wing pot, and chicken feet pot.

Shen Jiaren shook her head and stopped thinking about how delicious the food was. Instead, she looked at the chickens running all over the ground, thinking that a good cook cannot cook without rice.

After Shen Jiaren took two eggs from the chicken coop, she walked towards the manor.

It's useless to think about so many delicious foods, because they are all imagination and cannot be eaten. Instead, the delicacies in the manor warehouse can soothe my heart that is hurt by not being able to cook.

Shen Jiaren entered the manor, put the eggs in the kitchen of the manor, opened the refrigerator door and saw that the refrigerator was full of steamed buns and pork elbows that she bought at the state-owned restaurant. The frozen area now seemed to be filled with dumplings, wontons, and some beef and mutton hot pot ingredients.

Shen Jiaren opened the cabinet in the kitchen again to see if there was anything in stock.

Because I used to have a hoarding habit, in order to maximize the use of the food I bought and avoid waste, I stored it according to the frequency of consumption and shelf life.

For example, the refrigerator in the kitchen is filled with commonly eaten items, such as buns, dumplings, wontons, various fillings and hot pot ingredients of various flavors. The cabinets above the kitchen are filled with dry goods, such as pepper, pepper, chili, star anise, bay leaves, cinnamon and other spices in one cabinet; various beans in one cabinet, mainly soybeans, mung beans, peanuts, red beans, red beans, black beans, kidney beans, oats, wheat, corn and other beans; and there is another cabinet with various dry goods, such as various seaweeds, kelp, and dried shrimps, squids, mushrooms and other dry goods; the most important thing is that there are various pickles and pickled vegetables, such as the most prepared Korean kimchi, cucumber pickles, dried radish, and perilla, which are often eaten by themselves, and there are several styles. There is also shrimp paste, and other various pickles and sauces, which can be used to match meat, white rice, and hot pot.

Of course, there is another cabinet that contains all kinds of vegetarian food, such as instant noodles of various flavors, thicknesses, and cooking methods; there are also noodles of various lengths, thicknesses, flavors, and brands. Why are there noodles? It is because Shen Jiaren found that when eating noodles, different brands of noodles have different tastes. When cooking the same food, the taste is also different. Although most of the time, noodles are cooked in hot pot, the taste is also very different.

There are also various vegetarian sauces, from small ones like chili sauce, such as chili oil, chili sauce, chopped chili, red chili, and green chili, to large ones like various rice sauces, meat sauces, and various jams with different tastes for drinking. There is a wide variety, sometimes even more than in supermarkets, because Shen Jiaren doesn't buy from a fixed supermarket, but buys it wherever she likes, and if it's really delicious, she goes back to purchase in bulk and puts it in her own warehouse. This way, when she wants to eat, she can just go to the warehouse to get it, and when the stock is almost gone, she can go back to purchase in bulk.

Of course, inventory varies depending on the size of the house and storage space.

For example, Shen Jiaren's house in the city is based on various dry goods and vegetarian food, plus some frozen food. In the country estate, it is based on various frozen goods and dry goods, supplemented by instant food. The supplement of side dishes is mostly supplemented after returning to the estate. Frozen and dry goods can be stored for a long time, so Shen Jiaren basically buys a lot at a time, and most of them are frozen in the cold storage of the estate.

The reason why there are so many stocks in the kitchen of the manor is that before coming here, Shen Jiaren had just returned to the village and replenished the things in the manor, especially the things in the kitchen, because Shen Jiaren wanted to come back again soon, so she prepared a lot of things.

Shen Jiaren searched the kitchen of the manor for a long time. Although she didn't find what she wanted to eat, at least she found something she wanted to eat. She didn't need to go to the cold storage to look for what food she had put in the cold storage.

Shen Jiaren took out two packets of snail noodles, a small cooking pot, and some frozen food from the refrigerator, preparing to eat snail noodle hotpot.

That’s right, it’s the snail noodle hotpot, because other flavors can’t stop me from wanting to eat all kinds of dry pot, but the taste of snail noodle can make me drool.

By the way, there is also snail meat. I bought a lot of snail meat and dried bamboo shoots and froze them all, so that I can add spice to snail noodles and snail noodle hotpot.

Shen Jiaren put the seasoning for snail noodles into the pot, opened the small cooking pot, and prepared to go to the cold storage to find snail meat and dried bamboo shoots to make her snail noodle hotpot today more smelly and spicy.

Shen Jiaren searched around in the cold storage and finally found the dried bamboo shoots and sour bamboo shoots that she had frozen and packaged, as well as the snail meat that she had frozen in small bottles, duck gizzards, duck intestines, etc. Most importantly, Shen Jiaren also found the fried pork feet that she had bought in Liuzhou.

After Shen Jiaren took a small packet of each item, she returned to the kitchen and prepared to eat the snail noodle hotpot.

After Shen Jiaren put the sour bamboo shoots and conch meat into the pot, the flavor of the conch suddenly became stronger.

Shen Jiaren took out her frozen mutton and beef from the refrigerator, took out the side dishes and various seasonings for the hot pot from the cupboard, and began to wait for the pot to boil.

While waiting for the pot to boil, Shen Jiaren took out a few small plates and put some of her favorite side dishes and pickles in them, such as Korean kimchi, pickled cucumbers, dried radishes, and some chopped pepper sauce.

After Shen Jiaren prepared the sesame paste and the hot pot was on, she started to add beef and mutton, preparing to eat the hot pot.

Shen Jiaren also put the noodles she had soaked before going to the cold storage into the rice cooker so that she could start eating the noodles directly after finishing eating the meat.

You know what, the beef and mutton cooked in the snail noodle hotpot are really delicious after adding the smell and meat.

It may be because the beef and mutton Shen Jiaren bought were of better quality, or it may be because Shen Jiaren hadn’t eaten such a strong-flavored snail noodle hotpot for a long time.

After Shen Jiaren finished her snail noodle hotpot with satisfaction and looked at the remaining side dishes on the table, she knew what she could eat tomorrow.

Tomorrow Shen Jiaren plans to go to the supply and marketing cooperative or the vegetable market to buy some vegetables to finish the leftover snail noodle hotpot.

This way, you can satisfy your cravings and avoid waste.

After all, the stock in the manor will be gone once it’s eaten, and there is no way to replenish it in time.

Shen Jiaren put all the unfinished food into the refrigerator and covered the rice cooker and placed it next to it. After Shen Jiaren finished cleaning up, she started taking a walk in the courtyard of the manor's quadrangle.

Maybe it was because she was full, maybe it was because she was very happy while eating, more likely it was because eating could satisfy her needs more immediately, or maybe it was because eating made her forget that there were still people in the real world who were eyeing her covetously. Whatever the reason, Shen Jiaren felt much better.

I was able to let go of my worries and walk calmly in the yard of the manor, instead of being in the anxious state when I first entered the manor.

I don't know what to do, and I don't know what to do. The feeling of being at a loss has disappeared a lot. I don't need to think about doing some physical labor to get rid of the messy thoughts in my heart.

Shen Jiaren felt that she was in a very good condition now and could go to bed soon.

Although I am now staying in a guesthouse due to uncontrollable reasons, it does not prevent me from going out tomorrow and continuing my efforts to save money.

So Shen Jiaren planned to go to the vegetable market after waking up tomorrow to see what vegetables were available for hot pot, and also buy some eggs and cucumbers.

After all, these two things are the most abundant in the manor now. Selling rice will be accused of reselling grain, but cucumbers and eggs will not be restricted so much.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiaren walked for more than half an hour. After washing up, she left the manor and prepared to go to bed.

Perhaps because she figured out what she could do, Shen Jiaren fell asleep quickly.

The next day, Shen Jiaren was awakened by the sound of running outside the window. She looked at the time. It was seven o'clock in the morning, which was really early.

After getting up, Shen Jiaren went into the manor and cooked snail noodle wontons with yesterday's snail noodle hotpot. After breakfast, Shen Jiaren went out and went straight to the supply and marketing cooperative.

In order to avoid people being curious about what happened because of the smell on her body, Shen Jiaren not only changed her clothes, but also took a shower and washed her hair.

After making sure that there was no smell on her body, Shen Jiaren went out.

When Shen Jiaren arrived at the supply and marketing cooperative, she happened to see Su Hongmei coming to work.

Su Hongmei looked at Shen Jiaren in surprise and said, "Xiao Shen, you came so early, what's the matter?"

"Sister Hongmei, nothing much, just coming out for a walk."

Su Hongmei was surprised to hear Shen Jiaren say this and asked, "Come out for a walk? Aren't these days the time to prepare for winter? Everyone is either going into the mountains or rushing to pack their winter supplies. How do you have time to come out for a walk?"

Seeing this, Shen Jiaren replied embarrassedly, "Sister Hongmei, I will be staying in town recently, so I have plenty of time to go out and hang out."

"Why are you living in town? Aren't you an educated youth who went to the countryside? Are you going to be transferred to town?

I haven't heard recently that educated youth will be transferred from the countryside to the town, nor have I heard that educated youth can return to the city, but there are many teachers recruited for literacy classes. "

When Shen Jiaren heard Su Hongmei say this, she thought, "Okay, Sister Hongmei's information channels are good. She knows about the recent recruitment of teachers for literacy classes. And the wording she used, transferred to the town??? Could it be that she knew about the personnel changes in the town? ? And the transfer of educated youth?

It is true that the town needs to transfer people, but they are people from the original town, not educated youth. They are also recruiting teachers for the literacy classes. Wasn’t this also mentioned in the village meeting a few days ago?

I'm really curious about where Su Hongmei's information comes from.

Shen Jiaren replied, "I'm not being transferred to the town, nor am I being a teacher. I just have to stay in the town's guesthouse for a while because of some things.

I came to the supply and marketing cooperative today, firstly to tell you that it is impossible to go into the mountains recently, so the pine nuts and mushrooms will have to be stopped.

The second reason is to see what food is available in the supply and marketing cooperative so that I can prepare some food for myself when I get hungry at night.

"Okay, if you say so, I won't ask. The things in the supply and marketing cooperative are still the same as before, without anything extra. There are just egg cakes, walnut cakes, shaqi ma, small biscuits and the like, as well as milk powder. Take a look and tell me what you want, and I'll get it for you.

The kind that only wants money, not tickets. "

"Sister, let me go in and take a look first. After all, I don't know what I want to eat."

After saying that, the two of them walked into the supply and marketing cooperative together.

After entering the supply and marketing cooperative, Su Hongmei said to Shen Jiaren, "You go shopping first. It has just opened and many things are not on display yet. You wait a moment.

I still have to tidy up my counter, you can go shopping by yourself.

By the way, the supply and marketing cooperative brought in a lot of stuff yesterday, so now we have everything, especially food and daily necessities. Take a look first and see what you want. After you’ve chosen, come to the counter and find me. "

After Shen Jiaren nodded, she watched Su Hongmei stride towards her counter.

Shen Jiaren stood there for a while, looked around the first floor, and then went up to the second floor to see if there were any new things there recently.

After Shen Jiaren went to the second floor, she found that, probably because the goods had just arrived, there were no pens or notebooks when she checked last time, but this time, there were Hero pens and notebooks.

Upon seeing this, Shen Jiaren immediately spent money to buy two pens, a bottle of ink, three notebooks, and five pencils.