si-mexico Chapter 270 Starting a Fire and Cooking
Chapter 270 Starting a Fire and Cooking
“I agree!” Zhu Jing echoed.
"Me too!" Yan Meili's voice also came over.
Immediately, several people expressed their opinions, unanimously agreeing that reducing the number of tasks for female students to 20 would be more reasonable.
"Alright then, since everyone thinks so, let's decide on this. Murray, you can stop after you do 20."
Shen Shanshan smiled and said to Mu Li.
Looking at him now, Wang Bin easily did 30 squats in one go without even panting.
Meanwhile, Muli, on the other side, was already panting and unsteady on her feet after only completing 20 reps.
Seeing this, Shen Shanshan quickly stepped forward, carefully helped Mu Li up, and slowly led her back to the card table to sit down and rest.
After a short break, everyone resumed playing the card game.
The atmosphere at the card table was lively and extraordinary, with bursts of laughter and cheers at times, and at other times a tense and exciting atmosphere.
Sure enough, Kong Hui just finished his turn as the dealer and passed the test smoothly, and now it's Yan Meili's turn to be the dealer.
Moreover, this time they actually managed to clear the game against Old K!
"Zhao Zhaodi, this is the most crucial round! If we can successfully pass this round, we'll have won the game! You've had the best luck, so why don't you play this round?"
Yan Meili excitedly grabbed Zhao Zhaodi's arm, eager to get her to sit at the table and continue playing.
"Absolutely not! This is blatant cheating! With Zhao Zhaodi's exceptionally high IQ, she could wipe us out in a heartbeat!"
Zhu Jing giggled incessantly, her face beaming with a mischievous expression.
"Oh dear, how can you be so lacking in confidence? They're sending Zhao Zhaodi over there, so let's have Ye Wentao take the field."
Li Bin responded with a smile.
At this moment, Ye Wentao raised his wrist, glanced at his watch, and then quickly waved his hand, saying:
"No, no, it's almost 4:30, I have to hurry up and cook."
After saying that, he turned around and prepared to leave.
"That won't do. No matter how good Zhao Zhaodi is, she can't replace Yan Meili. If this round ends like this, we'll definitely lose miserably. Let Yan Meili go up. Maybe we'll still have a chance to turn the tide."
Zhu Jing continued speaking with a smile.
Hearing this, Yan Meili, while skillfully shuffling the cards, confidently said:
"Alright, then watch me show you my skills! Besides, Zhao Zhaodi even helped me change my luck before, so this time I'll definitely make you all admit defeat!"
Everyone continued playing cards.
Zhao Zhaodi followed closely behind Ye Wentao with light steps as they entered the kitchen together.
Hearing the noise, Lin Fangfang stopped what she was doing, turned around, smiled at the two of them, and asked kindly:
"Hey, why don't you guys play a little longer? I can cook by myself without any problem."
Ye Wentao quickly waved his hand, replying with a humble smile:
"Auntie, that won't do! We can't go back on our word. You rest, let me do it. I'm about to start cooking. By the way, Auntie, should we start steaming the vegetables now, or wait a little while?"
As Lin Fangfang skillfully prepared the ingredients, she responded:
"We can steam the vegetables later. Let's cook the rice first. There are many people in the family today, so we'll use the wooden buckets that are special to my hometown to steam the rice. The rice will be more fragrant and delicious that way."
Ye Wentao's eyes lit up, and he said with great interest:
"Wow, Auntie, I really need to learn this new skill! Steaming rice in a wooden bucket, I've never even heard of that before."
After saying that, he couldn't wait to roll up his sleeves and show off his skills.
Ye Wentao walked to the edge of the pool, carefully took the basin full of rice from Lin Fangfang, and poured the rice into the water, stirring it gently.
In no time, Ye Wentao finished rinsing the rice and carried the clean rice back to the stove.
At this moment, Lin Fangfang had already filled the large iron pot with an appropriate amount of water and set up a sturdy wooden frame on the water.
She took the basin from Ye Wentao, spread the snow-white cotton cloth evenly on the bottom of the wooden bucket, and then slowly poured all the rice grains into the bucket.
The whole process was smooth and seamless.
Lin Fangfang carefully placed the wooden lid on the pot, then took out a thicker piece of cotton cloth and gently laid it on top of the lid. She carefully straightened the edges of the cloth to ensure it fit snugly against the lid, further enhancing the airtightness of the entire device.
After completing these steps, Lin Fangfang nodded in satisfaction and smiled as she addressed the crowd:
"Okay, now all you need to do is bring the water in the pot to a boil, then turn the heat down to low and steam for 20 minutes."
Ye Wentao, who was standing to the side, quickly responded:
"Okay, Auntie, I understand."
After saying that, he turned and walked toward the stove to start a fire and cook.
Zhao Zhaodi stood quietly to the side and watched for a while. Seeing that there was nothing she could do to help, she turned around and slowly walked back to the main room.
The main room was bustling with activity as everyone sat around a large table, playing cards with great enthusiasm.
Yan Meili sat in the dealer's seat with a helpless expression, but it seemed that no matter how hard she tried, she could not change her fate of always losing when she was the dealer.
Just as Zhao Zhaodi returned from the kitchen, Zhu Jing had already taken over from Yan Meili as the new head of the household.
Unfortunately, Zhu Jing had bad luck this round. Despite being the dealer, her hand was not good.
Not long after, she lost her position as the head of the household, and Kong Hui naturally took over the responsibility.
Sure enough, Kong Hui's fortunes reversed instantly the moment he took the position of dealer.
He played his cards one after another with unstoppable momentum, easily maintaining his position as the dealer.
As soon as Kong Hui successfully passed the test, a burst of cheerful cheers immediately erupted around him.
"Radish squat, radish squat!"
Hearing the shouts, Li Bin and Zhu Jing had no choice but to put down their cards, stand up, and start performing the amusing "Radish Squat" game.
The two men muttered incantations as they comically squatted down and stood up, eliciting laughter from everyone present.
After their performance, everyone returned to the tense and exciting card game, with laughter echoing throughout the main room.
Zhao Yuan skillfully drove to the library, picked up the three Zhao sisters, and slowly drove into the courtyard, stopping steadily in front of the house.