The Strong Female Lead Versus The Most Miserable Male Lead

Chapter 91: Chapter 91 Maltose

Fu Yunhe followed Ms. Nian Shutong’s pace, and the two of them reached the kitchen once again.

“Xiao He, rinse this glutinous rice and soak it for three hours before steaming it until it’s cooked.” @@novelbin@@

“Okay.” Fu Yunhe obediently began to handle the glutinous rice.

Ms. Nian Shutong took out the newly bought pot and brought it in front of Rubble.

“Ms. Nian Shutong, Rubble is working very hard!”

With a clang, the iron pot was placed on the ground, and Ms. Nian Shutong began to describe to Rubble.

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“I’m going to install an iron blade that can rotate inside this pot, like this!”

She took a stick and drew two semi-circular fan blades on the ground, except they were all standing on their sides.

After drawing, Ms. Nian Shutong threw the stick aside and asked:

“Understand?”

Rubble had been looking down all along, his voice tinged with frustration yet straightforward, giving you a sense of truth.

“If you’re going to draw it like this, then you might as well not draw it at all.”

Ms. Nian Shutong looked at the drawing on the ground. What’s wrong with it? Why isn’t it satisfactory? She hasn’t even drawn anything absurd, so many complaints! She asked with a sinking voice:

“Can you do it?”

“Yes.”

The firm and swift response pleased Ms. Nian Shutong, who stood up. She still needed to wait for the glutinous rice to be steamed, so she simply went to the other side of the river to help plant rice seedlings.

At noon, Fu Yunhe prepared fish for everyone to eat. After the meal, Ha Ha energetically went back to work, while Ms. Nian Shutong stayed to make maltose.

“Xiao He, bring me my malt.”

Fu Yunhe understood and went to the side to retrieve the large basin where the barley grains had been placed a few days before. At this time, the barley had sprouted, about four centimeters tall.

The green, green sprouts were like an invisible breeze of spring, warm and comforting.

“That… I can’t lift it.” Fu Yunhe’s face bore a blush from exertion, along with a touch of embarrassment; he really felt ashamed.

“Oh… I forgot you’re a delicate beauty.” Ms. Nian Shutong, who had just washed her hands, forcefully took the basin, looking at Fu Yunhe whose face was flushed, and said reassuringly:

“No problem, we all have our own strengths. You just need to focus on being beautiful.”

Fu Yunhe didn’t feel comforted one bit; couldn’t he be both beautiful and useful?

At that moment, Ms. Nian Shutong began to explain how to make maltose.

“What we’re making is called maltose, which comes from the sprouts of barley grains. They have a sweet taste, and we’re going to turn them into sugar.”

“Have you ever tried sugar?” Ms. Nian Shutong curiously inquired of Fu Yunhe.

“I’ve had rock sugar before.”

“Mmm, the taste is different,” Ms. Nian Shutong remarked. She didn’t really know; she had never tasted it either.

She took all the sprouted malt, washed them twice, and then chopped them up finely.

After chopping, she added all the malt into the already cooked and slightly cooled glutinous rice in batches, stirring them together.

Once all the malt was mixed in, she placed the large basin inside a fermenter to speed up the process.

“Xiao He, keep an eye on it, just until they start to ooze liquid.”

Fu Yunhe, who was standing nearby, responded that he understood. Ms. Nian Shutong had no worries and left to plant rice seedlings again.

In the evening, Chef Fu Yunhe prepared potato chicken and tomato scrambled eggs.

Now, due to the improvement from these foods, although he still couldn’t lift a large basin due to his frailty, a small basin posed no problem.

Otherwise, he would have had a hard time with the three meals a day.

Still, only the three of them ate, with Rubble watching.

After the meal, Ha Ha, with a headlamp on, went back to work again. Even if Ms. Nian Shutong urged him to take a break, he refused.

“Am I mistreating him?”

Fu Yunhe, holding his bowl and chopsticks, glanced in the direction of Ha Ha and said, “No, he really enjoys it.”

Fu Yunhe saw most clearly that the food Ms. Nian Shutong brought out not only improved their constitution but also reduced the restlessness of the beastification and aided in their cultivation.

Only Ha Ha himself, goofy and unaware, didn’t know why he wasn’t feeling bad anymore and was instead full of energy.

Ms. Nian Shutong was just asking casually; she might not know the details, but she knew one thing for sure—the food she provided was not only tasty but also had certain benefits.

After all, the changes in Fu Yunhe were there for everyone to see.

But now, Fu Yunhe was simply enjoying life.