Chapter 302: Eating and Fighting for Food, Then Yielding to Each Other!
The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls watched Lin Ye’s movements. As they listened to his words, one by one, they all swallowed their drool, looking at the shredded potatoes coated in batter on the baking pans. They couldn’t help but salivate.
After filling the three baking pans, only half of the shredded potatoes and batter were used. Lin Ye sprinkled some pine nuts on the surface of the baking pans. He then turned to the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls, who were all staring at the pans with drool, and said, “Alright, put these three pans into the oven and start baking.”
Upon hearing Lin Ye’s words, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls’ eyes immediately lit up. Shi quickly grabbed the tongs and placed the baking pans into the oven. Baking potato cakes took at least twice as long as baking potato chips. After putting the three pans in, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls did nothing else. They all stared at the oven with eager anticipation. The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls in the other oven, who were already baking potato chips, kept glancing over this way from time to time.
Lin Ye then put all the remaining shredded potatoes into a pottery pot filled with batter. He stirred everything evenly and set it aside. Before long, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls who had gone to wash their hands returned. After a brief exchange with Shi and the others, they learned that Lin Ye had already started making something delicious. One by one, they looked at the oven with their eyes shining with excitement.
Lin Ye looked at the appearance of the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls, a faint smile appearing on his face. After a while, when Lin Ye felt it was almost time, he walked over to the oven. Amidst the expectant gazes of the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls, Lin Ye opened the oven door and took out a baking pan. The potatoes in the pan had already turned golden yellow, and the flour had solidified. The shredded potatoes and batter had now become one cohesive mass. The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls stood behind Lin Ye, all craning their necks to look at the potato cakes in the pan.
Lin Ye didn’t rush to take out the pan. Instead, he first used a small knife to cut off a piece. He then used the knife to pick up this piece of potato cake. Lin Ye carefully examined its cross-section and bottom. Seeing that it was all cooked, a happy smile appeared on Lin Ye’s face. He then took out all three baking pans. After cutting them into pieces, he put them into the pottery pot. As soon as the entire potato cakes in the pan were cut, the aroma, sealed in by the crispy outer layer, burst forth. Upon smelling this aroma, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls became utterly enchanted. They watched as Lin Ye placed the steaming potato cakes into the pottery pot, their mouths watering uncontrollably.
After placing the potato cakes from the three pans into the pottery pot, Lin Ye began to pour the remaining shredded potatoes coated in batter into the baking pans again. Meanwhile, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls all gathered around the pottery pot, their noses constantly sniffing the delicious fragrance emanating from it. “It smells so good, it’s too fragrant!” “How can this potato cake be so fragrant, oh my goodness.” “How many ways are there to eat potatoes? Why is it always so delicious no matter how it’s made!”
Seeing the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls gathered around the cooked potato cakes, Lin Ye shook his head and smiled. He placed the three baking pans into the oven, closed the door, and walked behind the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls. Listening to their voices, the smile on Lin Ye’s face grew stronger. Watching them constantly swallow their drool, Lin Ye stood behind them and said with a smile, “Alright, we’ll all eat together later. This is so simple to make, we can eat it often in the future.”
When the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls heard Lin Ye’s voice, they all turned their heads and looked in his direction. Seeing Lin Ye looking at them with a smile, they all became excited, their eyes shining. At this moment, Shi blinked and asked Lin Ye, “Ye, how do you make potato cakes? Can you teach us? It’s too fragrant!”
Hearing Shi’s question, Lin Ye smiled and nodded, then said, “You’ve already seen everything else, it’s that simple.” “And there’s no need to wait for later, I’ll teach you how to mix the batter now.” “Ganyu, you and the others can finish cutting the remaining potato slices. We’ll bake the potato chips tomorrow. Let’s just eat potato cakes today.”
Lin Ye thought for a moment. He had made a total of six pans of potato cakes. Seeing the state of the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls, he was sure it wouldn’t be enough. So Lin Ye decided to cut all the remaining potato slices and make them into potato cakes. They would bake the potato chips tomorrow. Today, they would eat to their hearts’ content. When the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls heard Lin Ye’s words, happy smiles immediately appeared on their faces. Ganyu and the other Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls also drew their knives and started cutting shredded potatoes.
The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls from the other oven, after finishing their last pan of potato chips, also came over. Lin Ye began to teach the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls how to mix the batter. It was simply adding water if there was too much flour, and adding flour if there was too much water. After seeing Lin Ye do it once, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls understood this simple process. Then, they added salt and sugar, dipped the shredded potatoes in the batter, and placed them on the baking pan. It was arguably the simplest method. After watching Lin Ye demonstrate once and seeing the baked result, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls took over. They baked another three times, totaling nine pans of potato cakes, which was enough for the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls to eat to their heart’s content.
By the time they finished baking everything, the sun had completely set. Placing the pottery pot filled with potato cakes onto the cart, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls went to get their own pottery bowls and chopsticks. Lin Ye poured some berry jam into everyone’s pottery bowl. The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls all looked at the potato cakes in the pottery pot, their mouths watering. Lin Ye looked at the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls gathered in a circle, smiled, and said, “Alright! Let’s eat!”
As soon as Lin Ye finished speaking, the chopsticks of the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls descended upon the potato cakes in the pottery pot. Each person picked up a piece of potato cake and began to eat it, dipping it in the jam. Lin Ye also picked up a piece and ate it, looking down. The subtly salty potato cake, dipped in a little berry jam, was a bite that Lin Ye felt instantly replenished his energy. The Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls were so engrossed that not a single word was spoken. The only sound around the cart was chewing.
As they ate, night fell. The many potato cakes that had been baked were almost all gone. Mingyun even sent a bowl to Grandma Nanrong in the meantime. Towards the end, Lin Ye saw that the speed of the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls had slowed down. So he said to them, “We have to finish all these potato cakes today, no wasting!” Hearing Lin Ye say this, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls all nodded at him. Then, one by one, they ferociously continued to devour the food. However, because they had already eaten a meal at noon, their fighting capacity tonight was far less than before.
(Zhao De’s) By the end, they even started yielding to each other. Lin Ye was also a little too full by the end. Only Sakura and Ling seemed like two eating machines, constantly stuffing potato cakes into their mouths. However, the potato cakes were made of potatoes and flour, all solid carbohydrates. Every bite counted. By the end, everyone was touching their stomachs, unable to eat anymore. Yet, there was still half a pot of potato cakes left on the cart. Sakura and Ling both lay on the ground holding their stomachs, too full to speak.
Looking at the state of the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls, Lin Ye also patted his round belly. Seeing that everyone truly couldn’t eat anymore, Lin Ye thought for a moment and said, “Alright, let’s give the remaining half pot to those three puppies.” Upon hearing Lin Ye say this, the Beast-eared Girls and Winged Girls felt as if they had been granted amnesty. They all lay down on the spot, letting out a long sigh while holding their stomachs. Lin Ye was also too full to walk. Seeing A Lian lying beside him, Lin Ye also lay down, resting his head on A Lian’s body. Cold.
