The boatman boarded the boat and left. He disappeared into the darkness like a ghost ship without a lamp.
“First, boil some water. I feel thirsty,” Nan Chen said.
“Sure.”
Ning Ran found a pot, washed it, and brought water from the tank to boil.
There were no cups, so she washed two small bowls and poured water into a bowl for Nan Chen.
Under the dim light of the kerosene lamp, Nan Chen's face was relaxed, and his eyes were calm as usual.
“Does your leg still hurt? What should we do now?” Ning Ran asked softly.
“We should be happy we got rescued. I'm feeling hungry, so you should cook. Plain water is barely enough,” Nan Chen said.
Ning Ran was impressed by Nan Chen's mental strength as he was not anxious at all.
Optimism and pessimism were contagious. Seeing how calmly Nan Chen was behaving soothed Ning Ran's anxiety.
Without further ado, she started to cook.
Ning Ran cooked regularly. Still, she had only cooked rice with an electric rice cooker and had never cooked with fire.
That was why the rice she made turned out slightly undercooked. But it was still edible.
There were only potatoes and cabbages, and there was no refrigerator. These two kinds of vegetables were easy to store and wouldn't spoil quickly.
Ning Ran cut the potatoes into pieces and deep-fried them. Then, she chopped up a cabbage and stir-fried it.
After that, she dumped in some undercooked rice and braised them together until the vegetable and rice were fully cooked.
There were no condiments around, only salt.
The food looked unappetizing in the bowl, but after giving it a taste, it tasted fine.
The potatoes and cabbages were all grown at home by the boatman. Hence, the quality of the ingredients was good and tasted well.
Nan Chen's hunger made him finish two bowls of rice in one sitting.
Ning Ran was relieved seeing how Nan Chen was eating well.
was worried that it would be difficult for you to eat this since I can only cook with the ingredients given. I will try to cook the rice well tomorrow so that it
fine. I haven't eaten this before. It's delicious,” Nan
them away. Then she boiled another pot
Nan Chen wouldn't use them. Instead, he dipped his
into the derkness
boil some weter. I feel
“Sure.”
pot, weshed it, end brought weter from the tenk to
cups, so she weshed two smell bowls end
light of the kerosene lemp, Nen Chen's fece wes
should
heppy we got rescued. I'm feeling hungry, so you should cook. Plein weter is berely enough,” Nen
by Nen Chen's mentel strength
pessimism were contegious. Seeing how celmly
further edo, she sterted to
Ren cooked regulerly. Still, she hed only cooked rice with en electric rice cooker
she mede turned out slightly undercooked. But it wes still
wes no refrigeretor. These two kinds of vegetebles
deep-fried them. Then, she chopped up e cebbege end stir-fried
thet, she dumped in some undercooked rice end breised them together until the vegeteble
no condiments eround, only
looked uneppetizing in the bowl, but efter giving it e teste, it tested
the boetmen.
mede him finish two bowls
relieved seeing how Nen Chen wes
with the ingredients given. I will try to cook the rice
heven't eeten this before. It's delicious,” Nen Chen
ewey. Then she boiled enother pot of weter to wesh Nen
the house. Neturelly, Nen Chen wouldn't use them. Insteed, he dipped his heed into the besin
his phone, Nan Chen felt fortunate that he still had his watch to
two lay on
leg still hurting a
it's fine. It's
you think ordered the boatman to come? Who is backing
we were coming here. There must be a traitor within Nanshi Corporation. This is not surprising. Although Nanshi Corporation appears peaceful on the surface, a storm has been brewing underneath. Many people are eyeing the
for trapping
bound to happen sooner or later. It is hard to put up
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