The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead
Chapter 310 - 308 Vermicelli

Chapter 310: Chapter 308 Vermicelli

Nian Shutong, along with the children, experienced the "joy" of feeding small animals.

Originally, she had thought it would be a leisurely feeding scene, but when the feeding worker started knocking on the big basin, making a clanging sound,

Nian Shutong subconsciously activated her Spiritual Energy Protection Shield, shielding everyone behind her within it.

For from the low forest opposite came a large "chicken" civil legion that included a flying force, swarming towards them.

The scene was one of dust flying everywhere, and that’s not to mention the feathers mixed in, enough to plaster one’s face with leftovers.

Nian Shutong could only protect the children and retreat from that territory, giving way to Mr. Chicken and his followers.

However, she found a silver lining, reasoning that chickens raised in such a manner must be well-exercised, and therefore, delicious.

Likewise, the pig-feeding scene was no less intense, with many free-roaming pigs sprinting from the hillsides, charging towards their feeding grounds.

After witnessing today’s spectacle, if anyone were to claim pigs are dumb, Nian Shutong would be the first to disagree.

Looking at their agile bodies and vigorous strides,

She seemed to see every muscle in the pigs perfectly coordinated, surely making for a tasty pig.

Her thoughts had wandered a bit as she observed them.

Although the feeding experience was only observed from a distance, the children were all excited.

Nian Shutong considered the livestock area trip perfectly concluded and led the children back.

Once home, the children didn’t scatter.

Many of them busied themselves with whatever tasks they could handle. Nian Shutong didn’t rest either; the roast duck still needed more time, so she refrained from going into the fields for now.

Whenever she had a free moment, Nian Shutong felt the urge to find something to do.

She walked around the warehouse several times, eyeing the stored sweet potatoes, pondering for a while.

"Master, boiled sweet potatoes are tasty, baked sweet potatoes are also good, dried sweet potatoes aren’t bad either, you can make glass noodles from sweet potatoes, which are also nice."

"Potatoes can be made into glass noodles too, but sweet potatoes are a good starting point as well."

Daodao tirelessly introduced Nian Shutong to the preparation of various foods.

In the end, Nian Shutong decided to make glass noodles, as they keep well and pair with many dishes, sure to sell well.

Even though everything in the small store was selling well at the moment, that was due to the low supply.

Once the supply increased, glass noodles would be an entirely new project.

Nian Shutong grabbed a few sweet potatoes, planning to try making sautéed sweet potatoes that night. She also threw a few ruthlessly into the already dying embers of the stove pit.

Baked sweet potatoes done this way were very tasty.

She called a few nimble people over to start washing the sweet potatoes, and used the crushing machine to reduce them to a pulpy mass.

The finer the pulp, the better. After preparing a large basin of pulp, she added water to filter through the sweet potato pulp.

One round of filtering would never suffice; a basin of sweet potato pulp required several passes to yield starchy water.

The starchy water was set aside to settle, constantly being checked to ensure it didn’t spoil in flavor.

By the time Nian Shutong had accumulated more than ten basins of starchy water, she placed all of them in the storage vault to settle.

Once the settling was done, they would be able to extract the starch.

And only with the starch could they start making the glass noodles, so a bit of waiting was in order.

After an afternoon of hard work, the roast duck was ready, as were the baked sweet potatoes.

Nian Shutong had baked five sweet potatoes in total. When she dug them out, their externals were charred black, still feeling a bit hard to the touch.

Upon peeling one open, beneath the layer of crispy blackened skin lay the golden flesh of the sweet potato.

"This flavor, really irresistible."

The aroma of the baked sweet potato was already overwhelming without peeling; when she did peel it and took a bite, despite the heat, it was incredibly sweet.

Soft and sticky with a hint of roasted flavor, she was tempted to devour them all herself.

But there were plenty of foodies nearby.

Dou Dou, Elder Hua, and Fu Yunhe were the closest, and the three of them had definitely followed their noses to find her.

As they walked into the kitchen, they saw Nian Shutong squatting in front of the hearth, holding something blackened in her hands, her mouth smeared with a bit of black.

"Auntie, what are you eating?"

"Nian Shutong, would you get mad if I took a picture of you?"

"It smells so good!"

The three people each spoke in turn, squatting next to Nian Shutong.

Nian Shutong, not embarrassed in the slightest, said, "Roasted sweet potatoes, they taste amazing."

"Feel free to take pictures, just remember to send me one, I like them too."

Fu Yunhe really did activate his Light Computer and captured the scene, it was just too precious.

Nian Shutong pointed to the four roasted sweet potatoes on the ground and said, "You guys should try them."

The three of them didn’t hold back, even Dou Dou, who wasn’t afraid of the heat, peeled one on his own, but Elder Hua, seeing Dou Dou was too slow, gave him his peeled one and peeled another for himself.

When the four of them were eating with their faces all blackened, Ha Ha came back.

The already small kitchen became even more crowded with Ha Ha’s arrival.

Ha Ha’s big head squeezed in, his nose sniffing continuously and looking at everyone’s mouths.

"Did you guys eat charcoal?"

"Is this thing tasty?"

Nian Shutong looked at the only remaining sweet potato on the ground, black and uninviting, no wonder Ha Ha thought it was charcoal.

"Ha Ha, this is a roasted sweet potato we are eating, there’s one more, try it."

Ha Ha chuckled as he took it, and bit into it without ceremony.

"Peel it!"

Nian Shutong quickly intercepted, and Ha Ha chuckled, breaking it open from the middle, revealing the golden and slightly reddish-orange sweet potato within.

The aroma was tempting.

After smelling the scent, Ha Ha’s eyes lit up, he took a big bite, and nodded frantically.

"Delicious!"

"Eat up, there are plenty of sweet potatoes, just roast a few when you have time."

Nian Shutong stood up, went aside to wash her hands, and said to Fu Yunhe, "Open the sweet potato storage bay, let everyone take some home, whoever likes them can bake them themselves."

Fu Yunhe also got up, but his legs were a bit numb, he moved about a bit, then went to wash his hands as well.

"Got it, I’ll hand them out after dinner."

Dou Dou and Elder Hua also got up to tidy up, everyone started preparing for dinner.

However, there was still one thing left to do, which was to distribute a few roasted ducks.

Nian Shutong and Fu Yunhe were preparing the list: Send five to Yu Zeming, pack them up, and dispatch them.

The live broadcast manager, Liu Cheng got one, sent off.

He Xinchun, who had either unintentionally or intentionally helped with the publicity, received one too.

Two were sent to the president of Food University, considering there were probably more people there.

"Master, send one to my immediate boss as well, Daodao is about to publish a new book, be nice to him."

Daodao, who apparently had learned something new on Star Network, had even learned to give gifts.

"You’re copying a new book again?"

"Yep, yep, it’s part of a series, it will last for a good while, once the hype from the last one dies down, Daodao will release another one to make money for the Master."

"Alright, then we’ll send one to Star Reading’s Shu Zhuo."

With Nian Shutong’s words, Fu Yunhe naturally had no objections.

Lastly, they also sent one to their collaborating Legion, Xiong Da received one too.

Eleven roasted ducks, packed up, ready to go, dispatched.

Heading off to their master.