Chapter 4 - System Points

"It smells so good. Su Yue, what did you do?" At this moment, Li Xiaoqing came in from the open door, and couldn't help sniffing again as soon as she smelled the scent in the kitchen.

Su Yue smiled and said: "I just made porridge and fried a few pancakes. I think you all have to work hard today so it’s better to eat something solid."

Li Xiaoqing nodded approvingly and walked over to look at the pancakes in the pan, "Now that we’re so tired from working every day, we really do need something more substantial, otherwise even an iron man wouldn’t be able to stand it. But when we made pancakes yesterday morning, why didn’t they smell so good? Su Yue, did you really only make pancakes?"

Su Yue lifted the lid of the pot to show her, "Look, if not pancakes, can it be meat?"

Li Xiaoqing looked intently, widened her eyes slightly, and curiously asked: "Su Yue, why aren't your pancakes black? The color is so golden and beautiful, how did you do it?"

Su Yue did not keep it a secret and taught her: "As long as you master the amount of water and strength when kneading the dough, the dough will turn soft and fragrant, not dark at all. As for the scent, I adjusted the sauce and brushed it over them. If you want to learn, I’ll teach you when it’s your turn to cook."

"Really?" Li Xiaoqing didn't expect Su Yue to teach her so generously. She was so pleasantly surprised that she quickly said: "Thank you Su Yue. If I can make something as delicious as you, then everyone can eat better in the future."

Su Yue suddenly felt fonder of Li Xiaoqing. She was like a confidant big sister, very caring about others. Even with the strange temper of the original owner, she still took care of her without isolating her like the others. Have to say that such a person was a truly good person.

The two were talking as the other three also entered the kitchen. They smelled a tempting fragrance as soon as they came in, and got closer to look at the contents of the pot.

"This is pancake? Why is it so fragrant?"

Su Yue suddenly felt that she had just thought wrong. The pancakes she made here were not just edible, they were probably very delicious.

During the formal meal, the reactions of Li Xiaoqing and the other three indeed confirmed the deliciousness of Su Yue's pancakes.

Li Xiaoqing first gave Su Yue a thumbs up, "Su Yue, your craftsmanship is superb. This porridge does not make the throat hurt at all. It has a similar taste to millet porridge, but it is obviously cooked from the same corn. How did you do it?"

Another female educated youth named Wu Xiaoxiao also nodded hurriedly, completely forgetting her dislike for the original owner. "Also, this pancake is really delicious. This is the first time I have eaten it. Su Yue, I’m really seeing you in a new light now, your craftsmanship is too good."

Seeing that they liked it so much, Su Yue couldn't help but feel happy. For a cook, what could be better than others praising the food cooked by them?

Su Yue couldn't help a smile and said: "How can it be this exaggerated. As long as there are ingredients, making better food is not a problem."

Others were attracted by this better food of hers, and even Wei Jia, who disdained Su Yue the most, didn't say anything bad and only ate faster.

After a rare harmonious meal everyone was in a good mood, and even thinking of the work afterward didn’t feel so distressing.

Usually, the four people went together and never brought the original owner, but after breakfast Wu Xiaoxiao took the initiative to pull Su Yue to work together with them, asking expectantly, "Su Yue, what will we eat for lunch? Hmm? Can we still eat pancakes?"

Now was the busy farming season and the three daily meals were officially allowed, which meant they could go back to eat at noon.

Before Su Yue could answer, Li Xiaoqing laughed at Wu Xiaoxiao, "We just finished breakfast and you‘re already thinking about lunch! Are you a pig?"

Wu Xiaoxiao pouted at her, "You are the pig. I’m just asking ah. Don't tell me you don't want to know."

Li Xiaoqing laughed and nodded honestly, "Actually, I do want to know if lunch can be as good as breakfast."

Su Yue really sympathized with these educated youths. To tell the truth, the breakfast she made in the morning was very shabby and she could barely eat it, but they thought it was delicious and ate so happily.

So easy to satisfy.

If there were enough ingredients she would definitely make them something truly mouthwatering to open her eyes.

While talking, they arrived at the place of work. It was still the same as yesterday. Harvesting rice.

Yesterday Su Yue did the easiest job of tying rice, but that was because she was unwell. She couldn’t continue to use this reason today. The captain also seemed to know that doing this was no good, and finally arranged for her to harvest rice.

This was the first time Su Yue has used a sickle to cut rice in her two lifetimes. She then learned that cutting rice was indeed much more unfortunate than tying it. Cutting rice not only required bending over all the time but also carefully controlling the sickle so as not to cut yourself. Even so, she would still scratch her face and neck from time to time with all the straw around her.

Su Yue couldn't do it. Her head was dizzy, her waist felt like it could never straighten again and her palms also had blisters. She didn’t remember ever feeling so painful.

By the time she finished her work in the morning and could go back to eat, Su Yue was already dizzy and weak.

The situation of the others was similar. Everyone went back to their rooms to rest. Only Li Xiaoqing stayed, poured some water for Su Yue, and said, "I think your complexion is not good. You should rest first and cook after you feel better."

Su Yue gratefully thanked her.

Li Xiaoqing had been here for a long time and was more adaptable to life in the country than others. She did not suffer as much as Su Yue when doing farm work. After turning around to pick some vegetables from their back garden, she started to wash them.

Su Yue saw her come back with vegetables in a daze, and subconsciously asked, "Where did the vegetables come from?"

Li Xiaoqing said amusedly: "Of course we planted it in our own backyard, otherwise could we have stolen it?"

Su Yue slapped her forehead. Only then did she remember that every household could grow some vegetables to eat on their own. Although there were few varieties and not a lot of them, they always had some vegetables to eat.

That was fortunate. She was still thinking about what to do with only corn and cornmeal, but she didn't expect to also have vegetables available. Now they didn’t have to continue eating pancakes at noon.

Su Yue couldn't help but become happy. A cook was not only fond of food but also all the different ingredients that went into it. She was much happier to see them here.

Li Xiaoqing couldn't help being amused when she looked at a few cucumbers and tomatoes with her eyes shining brightly, "You look at them as if they were a lover. These things are not even meat."

Su Yue laughed, "I'm just happy there is food, now we can also eat something delicious at noon."

Li Xiaoqing put the ugly cucumbers and tomatoes on the stove, shook her head and said: "Cucumbers and tomatoes do taste good, but it's a pity that our vegetable garden only has these things."

Su Yue was done resting, already standing up and walking to the stove, "It's okay, it's better than nothing. By the way, do we have eggs? If so, I want to do tomato scrambled eggs at noon."

Li Xiaoqing nodded, "Yes, there should be a few left in the cupboard, I'll get them for you."

Su Yue felt suffocated having to use cornmeal for every meal, so she smashed the cucumber into pieces and made a cucumber cold salad. It was refreshing in this weather. When Li Xiaoqing brought the eggs, she quickly fried the tomato with them. Everything only took 20 minutes.

When everyone gathered in the kitchen for lunch, they ate plain cucumber salad with tomato scrambled eggs, but it clearly tasted different than usual.

Wu Xiaoxiao exclaimed, "Su Yue, how did you make this? Why is what we make so much different from yours? This is too delicious."

Su Yue could only say: "I like cooking, so I have to worry about troublesome details. Maybe the dishes I make are more delicious because of that?"

In fact, cooking was something that really needed talent. The same dish, even with the same seasonings and steps would not necessarily taste good when made by some people, yet in another’s hands it may end up as a delicacy.

Su Yue belonged to the kind of people with excellent talent. She never worshipped a master and had always relied on self-study, but the things she made were so delicious her private kitchen always had many celebrity bosses making appointments to come to eat her food.

Others didn't feel that Su Yue was hiding a secret method after hearing this, after all, there was no secret recipe for such a simple dish. This was really a test of personal cooking skills.

Wu Xiaoxiao was satisfied with his meal and gave Su Yue a thumbs up, "Su Yue, I really want you to cook every day. After eating your cooking, I feel that what I cook is pig food."

Even Wei Jia laughed at this, but Su Yue was surprised.

It seemed that food was really a tool for communication.

The busy day was completely over when she laid down on the bed after eating dinner. Su Yue's whole body was like being crushed by a car. Even her bones hurt.

Counting that there were still three to four days of rice harvesting, Su Yue wailed and rolled on the bed.

What day, what hour, what second will this end~

——Host, congratulations on earning four points!

what?

Su Yue was stunned by the voice in her head and stopped rolling. She hurriedly asked: "System, is that you? What did you say?"

The voice of the system sounded again: "Congratulations to the host for earning four points with the food cooked by herself."

Su Yue was surprised, "System, you mean I earned points for the food I cooked?"

System: "Yes, the host can earn points by cooking. After reaching a certain point, she can use them to redeem goods from the system mall."

Exchange goods?

Su Yue was so surprised that she wanted to jump up. She had also read a lot of novels. Those who have the system are always powerful, with spiritual springs and pill prescriptions. Whatever you thought of, after the protagonist has it, it would definitely help him reach the pinnacle of life.

Unexpectedly, she had such good luck! God bless!

As if knowing what Su Yue was excited about, the system’s voice faintly sounded: “Host, this system is different from what you are thinking. There are no such magical things, and the ones available in the system store all need to be exchanged for a substantial amount of points. It is not so easy to get them.”

Substantial… Amount……

It seemed that she was thinking too much.

Another question: mid-text-pictures or end-notes-pictures?