Chapter 572 - Chapter 572: Affinity
Chapter 572: Affinity
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
“Are you going to make that many dumplings?” Luo Jin’an asked gently.
Su Binglan happily nodded. “Yes, I’ll make several dumplings with different fillings for everyone to taste.”
She considered making dumplings with three different fillings when she was at the mountain. Then she suddenly thought of making two more fillings. One was wild vegetables with boar, and the other was century egg dumplings.
That way, everyone would have more flavors to try. Even if everyone had different preferences, they could still choose which they wanted to eat.
Luo Jin’an had never eaten century egg dumplings or hawthorn dumplings. He only knew his wife had made vegetable and meat dumplings, so he wondered if making some with century eggs or hawthorns would be good.
“Century egg and hawthorn dumplings?”
Su Binglan nodded. “Yes, two more kinds of dumplings. You’ll know whether or not they taste good after trying them.”
Luo Jin’an gently whispered, “They will taste delicious as long as you make them.”
He looked forward to dinner like everyone else, wanting to try century egg and hawthorn dumplings.
Su Binglan felt a sweetness in her heart when she heard what her husband said. “I’ll go make dinner in a while. Oh, right. Call Aunt Song and the others from the village over.”
“All right, I’ll tell Wei Cheng to call them over,” Luo Jin’an said.
After chatting, the couple left the house and went to the courtyard. Everyone became excited when they saw Su Binglan. Wei Cheng looked at her and said, “Madam, Lin Zheng said we’d be having dumplings tonight.”
“Yes, we will.” Su Binglan smiled.
Everyone became even more excited when they heard her affirming words. Luo Jin’an gently smiled when he noticed everyone’s expressions. They only showed such excitement when they saw Su Binglan.
Luo Jin’an was grateful to her but knew it would be too polite to thank her. He told Wei Cheng, “Go and call everyone in the village over. We’ll all make dumplings and eat them together tonight.”
Wei Cheng was stunned while Wei Ying, Wei Chuan, and Wei Shi quickly raised their heads to look at their master. Everyone’s eyes expressed a similar meaning. They silently asked each other if what Luo Jin’an said was true. “You heard me right,” Luo Jin’an said, ‘Go and call everyone over.”
Wei Chene returned to his senses and said happilv, “I’ll call everyone over
now, Master. They’ll be thrilled to learn to make and eat dumplings with Madam tonight.”
He knew how everyone would feel and ran off.
Wei Ying, Wei Chuan, and Wei Shi also wanted to help inform everyone about dinner. One could only imagine how excited the trio was. One would also feel happy just seeing everyone’s expressions.
However, they still remembered their missions and responsibilities. They had t stay by their master’s side at all times. Although they knew Su Binglan’s martial arts were formidable and of a higher level than theirs, they still had to protect their master.
Su Binglan looked at MJei Cheng and the rest’s happy expressions and could not resist chuckling.
“Come on, everyone. Let’s help tie this bison and take good care of it. We can use its milk to make plenty of delicious food. Also, skin and portion the boar.
We’ll use it to make dumplings soon.”
Everyone knew dumplings made with pork belly tasted better. After all, everyone had cooked alongside Su Binglan a few days ago, and she knew everyone’s preferences.
Everyone quickly helped after Su Binglan gave the order. Soon, they tied the bison and fed it. They also began prepping the boar to cook it.
Su Binglan entered the kitchen and prepared to knead the dumpling dough. After all, she would need plenty of dough since she had to make many dumplings.
She took a massive basin and hurriedly removed a large bag of flour from her pocket dimension when no one was paying attention. She had just poured the flour into the basin when she heard the bustling noise outside.
Su Binglan knew all six families in the village had arrived when she heard the liveliness outside. Everyone was still looking forward to dinner.
After trying her food once, they would feel the food they typically made was not as delicious as hers. The villagers only wanted to eat their fill in the past. However, they finally realized they could not consider it eating. They could only consider it as eating after trying Su Binglan’s food.
The villagers thought they could brag about trying her food, but they had also learned culinary skills from her. For example, they had never cooked vegetables the way Su Binglan did.
The villagers also learned to cook a variety of other dishes. They could make wild vegetable meatballs, egg drop soup, and wild vegetable pancakes. They discovered many more ways to eat after Su Binglan taught them how to cook, control the heat, and season their food.
The villagers’ cooking became even more delicious when they cooked for themselves. They felt they had eaten more than enough wild vegetables, but now, they had many more ways to cook them.
Su Binglan had given the villagers some noodles and vegetables, but they could not bear to eat those. Instead, the villagers placed those things in a tank and saved them for a rainy day. After all, a blizzard might blow through.
If the villagers could not go out to get food during a blizzard, they could use the things they had stored in their tanks. Previously, they feared starving to death, but they no longer had to worry since Su Binglan had given them food.
Everyone felt how outstanding Su Binglan was. Not only did she know medicine—she also knew martial arts and could cook well. Moreover, she was approachable and treated the villagers as her equals. It was as if she treated the villagers as family.
They also thought it was important that Su Binglan treated their master well. Everyone acknowledged Su Binglan as their master’s wife.
The villagers only talked about how good Su Binglan was. They were excited when they discovered she had hunted a wild boar and asked everyone to gather to teach them to make dumplings together.
“Did Madam go to Black Mountain Forest?”
“That place is dangerous. Some of the villagers went there but got eaten by wild animals there. I didn’t expect Madam to go.”
“Madam is no ordinary person. Those wild animals are no match for her.”
“Still, I didn’t think Madam would invite everyone to learn to make dumplings and eat them together.”
Everyone was grateful to Su Binglan. They hurriedly stopped their work and ran over when Wei Cheng called them. That was because everyone looked forward to eating dumplings.
They were still considering what to have for dinner, but there was no need. After all, they could learn how to make dumplings from Su Binglan. They could also eat them together.
“The dumpling Madam makes must be delicious.”
“We can eat delicious food tonight.”
Everyone felt energetic and full of spirit. Their eyes were shining..