Transmigration: The Peasant Gourmet Chef (穿越之农妇食娘)

Chapter 14 - Banquet [2] (2)

The Zhang family had already eaten and went back to their room after washing up. Only Zhang Lin is outside, who came out of the room to pour some water. She was a little surprised to see Li Hehua who they haven't seen for a few days.

Li Hehua greeted her with a smile. "Mother, I came back from the banquet."

Zhang Lin ignored her and poured the water on her own.
　　
Li Hehua walked to the table, putting the basket in her hands on it. She lifted the white cloth covering it and reveal its contents.

"Mother, this is given by the host but I can't eat them all either. It will be a pity if they are spoiled. You can take it to eat. Mother, just heat it so you don't have to cook." Li Hehua said.

The basket was full of different dishes inside. There are vegetables, chicken, duck, fish, and other meat. Zhang Lin didn't expect her to be so generous and gave them all the good things. She was surprised for a while.
　　
Since Li Hehua was to lose weight, it is not possible to eat these fish and meat. Even if she eats them, she can't eat so much. Why not give it to others to eat? She can also use this to brush some goodwill from the Zhangs to lessen their hatred at the same time. So why not?
　　
Li Hehua took out a large bag of melon seeds and candy. "This is also given by the host. I'll leave it for Shulin to eat." Zhang Lin was a little resistant. "I don't..." She doesn't want anything given by this woman.
　　
Li Hehua knew what Zhang Lin was struggling with, so she immediately interrupted her. "Mother, I can't finish them all. If you don't eat it, they will be wanted. I'll have to trouble you and help me eat it. No one will eat them if you don't do so.

Hearing this, Zhang Lin relaxed.

Li Hehua smiled and said, "That's all mother. I'm tired so I'll go back to my room first." She then headed to the woodshed.

Zhang Lin's open mouth closed again. She looked at the basket on the table and put the cloth back on in a while. She put the basket in the kitchen cupboard.

Li Hehua was so exhausted. After walking such a long distance, her feet hurt so much that she didn't want to get up when she collapsed onto the bed.
　　
This job is too tiring. Cooking is fine but the villages are far away from each other. She doesn't have a donkey, a carriage, or anything. She can only depend on her feet. But if she walks like this often, her feet will eventually become useless.
　　
A village close to Lianhua Village is fine, but if it is as far as Caozhuang Village, it will take a whole day to travel. This is a bit unreasonable.
　　
Her pricing needs to be changed.
　　
In the near future, the price is still five cents per table. However, if the place is far, it is necessary to charge the eight cents per table so as not to lose money. She believes that her reputation will spread and she doesn't need to worry about people not coming to invite her in preparing a banquet. If people from far away despise the high price of eight cents, they can find other people. She can prepare banquet for villages close to her.
　　
After thinking about it, Li Hehua looked at the sky. It was very late now and also too late to make pastries to sell. She could only take a day off tomorrow and sell pastries the day after.

Since she didn't have to go out a sell.pastries the next day, Li Hehua slept well. When she woke up, the sun is already very high.　　

She opens the door and goes out. There is no one in the house, not even Zhang Lin. She should be doing their laundry.

Li Hehua rolled her eyes and ran to the kitchen immediately. She wanted to see the little guy.

The little guy is indeed in the kitchen, sitting in the same posture as before.

Li Hehua first said hello, "Little guy, you woke up really early."

As she talked, she moved towards the back of the stove and slowly approached him.
　
"Little guy, have you already eaten? Is your stomach full?" She moved for about half a meter away from him and stopped.

Li Hehua didn't care if he didn't respond, and continued to speak. "Little guy, you haven't seen me for a few days, did you miss me? I miss you. Let me tell you. I went out to prepare a banquet for others these days. Do you know what a banquet is? It is an event where people invite their relatives to eat when someone is marrying a bride. Let me tell you..."

Li Hehua talked a lot and shared all that she had experienced in the past few days with the little guy like pouring beans into a bamboo tube. She only stopped until she had nothing to say.
　　
Seeing the little guy still didn't respond, Li Hehua sighed lightly. "Little guy, why are you ignoring me? Is it because I was too bad to you before? So you are afraid? However, don't be afraid of me. Let me tell you a secret. I'm different from the person before. I'm not her and won't hit you. I like you very much and I will treat you very well. Do you trust me?"

Li Hehua won't tell this secret to anyone else. However, she wants to share this with the little guy so that he can distinguish that she is different from the original owner and stop rejecting her.
　　
It is just disappointing that the little guys remain in the same position as before. She didn't know if he heard what she had just said.

Li Hehua told herself not to worry and stand up. "Little guy, why do I think that you are thinner than before? You can do this. You need to eat more and grow some meat. How about I make you something delicious? You have to eat it obediently. Let me think of something. How about I make you bibimbap? You have never eaten it right? Let try some today."

Although there is no barbeque, she brought a lot of meat last night. As long as it is processed a little, it can be used. Have the rice, cooked it a little bit and it will be ready soon.

Li Hehua cooked the rice first and then took out a bit of meat that she brought back from the cupboard. She poured some oil into the pot, heated it, put the meat into the pot, and started drawing it.

(T/N: I don't know what it meant to draw in cooking.)
　　
Bibimbap is very simple. It will be ready in less than half an hour. Li Hehua finally took out an egg, fried it into poached egg, and put it in the little guy's bowl of rice.
　　
The bowl of rice for the little guy was very beautiful. Li Hehua put it on a small stool and moved it in front of the little guy. "Baby, bibimbap is good. Try it. It is delicious."
　　
Not expecting any reaction from the little guy, Li Hehua thought that Mother Zhang can coax the little guy to eat when she (ZL) come back. So she turns around and serves the remaining bibimbap as her lunch for today.
　　
After she washed the pots and dishes, she picked up her bowl and was about to return to the woodshed to eat. Just as she was about to greet the little guy, she saw him, who was motionless lately, eating the meal that she just made with a spoon.
　　
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End of C14.

T/N: Good job Shulin! Eat more so you can grow so tall!!