Quick Transmigration: Underdog Turns out to be Untouchable

Chapter 1096: Chapter 1006: Those Years 16

90% of the skill in making beef noodles lies in making the topping, that is, the sauce, and there are a thousand different flavors made by a thousand people.

If someone with good skills makes beef noodles, it will be endlessly enjoyable and never tedious to eat. However, if one’s technique is not up to par, the beef noodles will come out with an unshakable medicinal taste, making it hard to swallow, and most people cannot make good beef noodles.

Wen Shuangshuang is exceptionally skilled at making beef noodles, with the sauce made from beef tallow, which can be kept solid for a long time just like hotpot base. When eating, just take a piece and boil it in water to accompany the noodles.

The most important ingredient for beef noodles is the beef itself. Wen Shuangshuang suddenly thought of making beef noodles because one of the cattle carts had an accident while going back and forth fetching water.

A novice driver was leading the cattle, and somehow managed to steer the cattle into the ditch, crashing down from a height, and the entire cart fell on the cattle, critically injuring it instantly.

After the cattle was rescued, Lin Cheng’an specifically found a veterinarian to treat the cattle, but it clung to life for three to four days before finally dying.

Since the cattle had already died, the meat could not be wasted. People from the team could buy it with meat tickets, and the beef was just as cheap as pork.

However, Wen Shuangshuang believed not many people would buy it because oxen have little fat, and people of this era prefer fatty meat, not yet following the modern trend of preferring lean meat.

And beef tallow has a distinct mutton-like taste, unlike the fragrance of lard. Due to its peculiar taste, it can only be eaten in hotpot or as the sauce for Wen Shuangshuang’s beef noodles.

Luckily, Wen Shuangshuang found it affordable and planned to buy more beef, additionally making beef jerky from it.

Beef jerky is easy to preserve for a long time without spoiling. When eating, it can be deliciously roasted, or chewed directly if one doesn’t mind its hardness, making it a suitable snack for teeth-grinding.

Wen Shuangshuang in the town got all the spices needed for beef noodles at a Chinese medicine store, and then went to the supply store to see if anything interesting was available.

The service personnel at the supply store were characteristic of the era, cold and indifferent, responding with sarcasm if asked too many questions about any product.

Upon entering, Wen Shuangshuang coincidentally saw Lin Qianqian arguing with a sales clerk, with Qu Chengdong standing awkwardly beside.

Wen Shuangshuang was pulled aside as soon as she entered. She didn’t notice who pulled her until she found herself in a small corner, surrounded by people watching the drama, with Lin Qianqian’s voice strong in her ears.

Pulled into the corner, Wen Shuangshuang found it was Sheng Zongze who had pulled her. Ever since they gossiped that Lin Qianqian might have mental issues, the relationship between Sheng Zongze and Wen Shuangshuang had improved significantly.

Although not comparable to how much Aunt Qi cared for Wen Shuangshuang, Sheng Zongze was the closest person to her aside from Aunt Qi.

The longer they knew each other, Wen Shuangshuang discovered that beneath Sheng Zongze’s icy exterior, he was actually quite talkative and even liked gossiping.

However, Sheng Zongze was more introverted about his gossiping tendencies. Though he enjoyed gossiping, he never spoke ill of anyone, so no one knew this handsome man with an icy demeanor was actually a gossip enthusiast.

Once he realized sharing gossip with Wen Shuangshuang did not earn him weird looks, Sheng Zongze increasingly liked to share the gossip he heard and discovered with Wen Shuangshuang, his new buddy.

After pulling Wen Shuangshuang over, he couldn’t wait for her to ask what happened, eagerly lowered his voice, and explained the incident.

Today, Lin Qianqian and Qu Chengdong came out supposedly for a date. Although Lin Qianqian knew Qu Chengdong was a perfect man, devoted to her for decades without straying.

Yet, in dating him, Lin Qianqian found Qu Chengdong’s one particularly dissatisfying trait: he didn’t understand romance.

Qu Chengdong liked Lin Qianqian, but his way of expressing it was by helping her with work and buying her things.

Though Qu Chengdong’s family was intellectual, and poorly rated, they were nevertheless wealthy, and the money Qu Chengdong carried with him was a substantial amount in this era, making him willing to spend lavishly on Lin Qianqian.

Ever since dating Qu Chengdong, she had him helping with farm work, constantly receiving all sorts of snacks, cream, perfumes, which were considered luxuries of the era.

Although Lin Qianqian was satisfied and happy, there was always a trace of regret and discontent that Qu Chengdong was too wooden.

Helping her with work aside, he spent his remaining time either reading or reading, totally unaware of the concept of dating, even gifting without the elegance of wrapping them as a little surprise romance before handing them to her.

Lin Qianqian never intended to give up this rare perfect man she captured, so she decided to reform Qu Chengdong, teaching him romance concepts, making him quite the perfect boyfriend apart from lacking handsomeness.

Today, she brought Qu Chengdong to town as part of his reform, making him realize couples should spend time having fun together.

Shopping was naturally part of this fun outing, given the town had no mall, only the supply store where one could spend money, hence Lin Qianqian dragged Qu Chengdong straight to the supply store.

Coincidentally, today the typically bland supply store had something rare, a very beautiful dress, essentially a dress but this era called it a Bragi.

Lin Qianqian fell for the beautiful dress at first sight, and, as a good man, Qu Chengdong immediately got tickets and money when seeing his beloved come across a garment she liked, expressing intent to buy it to the sales clerk.

Unexpectedly, the sales clerk, a young girl, had also fancied this dress but didn’t have enough money on hand, planning to save enough before purchasing it.

Upon seeing Lin Qianqian and Qu Chengdong eyeing the dress she’d had her eyes on, particularly with Lin Qianqian being a great beauty, perhaps due to same-gender repulsion, the clerk abruptly refused to sell it.