Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 767

Chapter 767: Braised Pork, Mapo Tofu
When the aunt asked, Pan Meijia and Chen Anwen were anxious, fearing that they would be exposed. Therefore, when they heard Lu Jueyu’s words, they were stunned for a moment, and then felt relieved in their hearts.

After a short break, everyone returned to their work. Those who need to wash dishes go to wash dishes, and those who need to wash and cut ingredients go to work.

At fifteen minutes past one in the afternoon, Aunt Su and Aunt Lin came over to check and prepare with the Li brothers and the Lu brothers.

Since the kitchen was at the back, only they went there. As for Li Chenmo and others, they were busy receiving guests in the front yard.

Aunt Su and Aunt Lin could already smell the aroma of food before they even reached the kitchen. Hearing laughter coming from the backyard, they looked at each other and saw the curiosity in each other’s eyes.

“I can hear everyone’s laughter from far away. What are the sisters-in-law talking about?” Aunt Su said with a smile as she walked towards them.

Hearing her voice, everyone greeted her and Aunt Lin. One of them said, “Sister-in-law, we are discussing Meijia’s plan with Old Li’s second son. It seems that we will have another wedding soon after the summer harvest.”

When Pan Meijia heard this, she blushed and said, “Auntie, Brother Yun and I just went to visit my family. We haven’t discussed this issue yet.”

The middle-aged woman waved her hand and said, “Silly girl, if a man is willing to visit your family, it means that he is ready to marry you.”

After her words fell, another middle-aged woman added, “You remember what we said, even if Old Li’s second son proposes to you, don’t agree immediately. Men only cherish what is hard won. If you make it too easy for him, he will treat you badly in the future since he will think you are easy to obtain.”

Pan Meijia was stunned when she heard this and looked at Chen Anwen.

Seeing her shock, Chen Anwen shook her head, leaned closer, and said in a low voice, “Don’t believe what they say. If a man loves you, he will treat you well no matter how long it takes you to accept his proposal.”

After listening to her words, Pan Meijia calmed down and thought about how good Li Lingyun was to her. Since the feelings between the two were the same, she felt there was no need to prolong the process. It would be nice if she could get married after the summer harvest.

After coming to this conclusion, she smiled at Chen Anwen and said, “Sister-in-law, I understand!”

While everyone was chatting happily, Lu Jueyu was sweating profusely in the kitchen. Aunt Su and Aunt Lin entered the kitchen and saw that her clothes were soaked.

“Jueyu, are you okay at this temperature?” Aunt Lin asked worriedly.

Turning around, she saw two people coming over while waving their hands to reduce the heat, and said, “Aunt Su, Aunt Lin, you are all here.”

“I’m used to it and drink a lot of water. I will be fine,” she added.

When they walked up to her, they saw that the kitchen table was covered with several large basins, pots, and trays. They can smell the fragrance of food even when everything is covered with a lid or cloth.

“Jueyu, is everything ready?” Aunt Su asked.

“I just need to make Mapo Tofu,” Lu Jueyu said as she opened the pot’s lid.

The next moment, they saw a pot of braised pork and suddenly felt hungry. Looking at the red braised pork, Aunt Lin asked, “Jueyu, why does your braised pork have such a beautiful color?”

Lu Jueyu was not stingy with the recipe, and said casually, “Aunt Lin, if you melt the sugar in oil first, then add the meat, cook over medium heat until the color of the meat becomes lighter brown, the meat will show a beautiful red color. This step will also add flavor to the braised meat.”

Aunt Su and Aunt Lin were both stunned when they heard this. They just asked casually, not expecting that she would actually answer their questions.

“Jueyu, how much sugar do you need to get this color?” Aunt Su asked.

After calculating the recipe for a moment, Lu Jueyu said, “One kilogram of pork belly requires about three tablespoons of sugar.”

“There is a lot of sugar,” Aunt Lin said in surprise.

Knowing that sugar is very expensive in this era, Lu Jueyu just smiled and said nothing. Because Aunt Su and Aunt Lin were both in the kitchen, Chen Anwen and Pan Meijia stood at the side awkwardly.

Realizing that they had interrupted the cooking process, the two quickly left the kitchen after tasting some of the dishes.

After the two left, Lu Jueyu took out the ingredients for Mapo Tofu from the bamboo basket and started working.

She first put enough oil in the pan, added ginger and fried it. After one minute, she added garlic and fry for another minute.

“Meijia, can you help me add heat?” Lu Jueyu said as she put the minced meat into the pot.

“No problem!”

With a high temperature, she breaks up the meat and fry it until it’s cooked thoroughly. Then, she adds a little coarse ground Sichuan peppercorn and spicy bean paste and stirs until it changes color.

Afterward, she pours the chicken stock into the pot and simmers it for one to two minutes. When the mixture boiled, she took a bowl and added the cornstarch and water before stirring it well.

She adds the cornstarch mixture to the pot while stirring slowly until thickened. Then she added chili oil, pepper, and some salt.

She then added the diced tofu and stirred gently for five minutes before adding sesame oil, a little sugar. and scallions. She stirred until the onions were wilted and then said, “It’s ready.”