Me and My Two Bosses' Systems

Chapter 109 The 109th Day of Wanting to Be a Lazy Person

When Li Xingyu and the others made beggar's chicken, they actually did it in the yard, using whatever ingredients were available. After roasting it, they took the mud balls to the kitchen and broke them open.

Of course, they used a time accelerator when they were grilling it; otherwise, they probably wouldn't have been able to eat this beggar's chicken until after lunch.

After Xinghe and the others had prepared the ingredients, Li Xingyu also prepared the things needed for marinating.

Coarse salt, lard, lotus leaves, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo fungus, bamboo shoots, shrimp, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, scallions, sugar, thirteen-spice powder...

In the past few days, Li Xingyu has been experimenting with a lot of complicated seasonings, such as chicken essence, MSG, thirteen-spice powder, oyster sauce, fermented black beans, soy sauce, Sichuan peppercorn oil...

This would certainly have been made possible by the help of a time accelerator; otherwise, with such a limited time, it would have been difficult to even build one.

Not only that, Li Xingyu has already handed over the formula to Li Shihhan and Fu Jinzhou. As before, he is only responsible for providing the formula, and everything else is handed over to the two of them. He just sits and waits for the profit sharing.

All of this was done in front of her hundreds of millions of viewers in her live stream, mainly because she only knows about her own business right now.

As for other industries in the interstellar space, Li Xingyu had only heard of them by name, but did not know what they did, unless the company or group directly reflected their business in its name.

However, Li Xingyu is not familiar with these industries, so let her parents handle what she does; she's still a baby.

Li Xingyu multitasked, preparing the ingredients for beggar's chicken while also keeping an eye on the others in the kitchen, offering reminders or answers from time to time.

Xinghe and his two companions brought back ten whole, already prepared chickens, which looked quite impressive when placed on the counter. Each chicken was already quite large, and the ten together took up almost half of the counter.

The kitchen counter in Li Xingyu's family home is a rectangular prism measuring five meters by three meters by one meter.

The chicken, kept fresh under the time-stopping effect, is mixed with the prepared ingredients in the correct proportions and evenly coated onto the chicken skin, turning the originally white skin into a color of soy sauce and thirteen spices, making it look and taste delicious.

The marinating process for beggar's chicken takes about eight hours to allow the seasonings to be fully absorbed by the chicken, so that the flavor is present both inside and out, rather than just on the surface.

This is where the time accelerator comes in. It coats all the chickens with flavor, then adjusts the time flow rate of the time accelerator, and waits a little while.

If she had an oven, she wouldn't have needed to go outside and use all-natural methods. However, Li Xingyu forgot that she had asked Hu Yu and Xinghe to make an oven. She only remembered after she finished processing the chicken they had just eaten, but it was clear that there wasn't enough time, so she used the most natural method.

"Grandpa Fox Yu, Xinghe, I forgot to ask you to make an oven. It's a kitchen appliance that can be used to bake food. I'll draw up the design for you later. Do you have time to make it for me?" Li Xingyu turned to Fox Yu and Xinghe and said, seeing that the time accelerator still needed a little more time.

"Wow, I didn't expect our little feather to be so talented. She even knows how to draw machine design drawings." Hu Yu was a little surprised, then took a few steps over and patted Li Xingyu's head, his expression full of praise.

“I’m available all the time lately. Little Feather can just tell us what she wants.” Xinghe was also a little surprised before giving his answer.

The war with the alien beasts hasn't been so dangerous lately, so Xinghe and Tianshu have been able to take such a long leave of absence at home. Besides, the alliance doesn't stop functioning without the two of them, and the others aren't useless either.

In addition to the issue of Xinghe and Li Xingyu's compatibility, he asked the Alliance for a period of leave, and the Alliance agreed to his application. After all, it was about a partner, and they wouldn't be so heartless.

Moreover, even when Xinghe takes leave, he spends most of his time helping Li Xingyu, which is a scene that the alliance is happy to see. The fact that Xinghe was granted paid leave shows that the alliance is very generous.

"Okay~ There are indeed some other machines. I'll send you the design drawings and specifications tonight. Since these are very old machines, you'll need to put in some effort to modify them." Li Xingyu had thought of the era and energy issues of ovens, microwave ovens, and other appliances, so she gave Hu Yu and Xinghe a heads-up.

"It's alright. My title as a top-level blacksmith isn't just for show. And Little Feather, you have to trust me and Xinghe. We can handle these problems." Hu Yu reassured Li Xingyu with a cheerful smile after hearing her words.

"Oh right, the blacksmiths in interstellar space are similar in nature to the senior technicians and researchers of the past. I almost forgot that Grandpa Hu Yu and Xinghe were blacksmiths." Li Xingyu smiled and nodded at Hu Yu and Xinghe, suddenly realizing.

Unless absolutely necessary, Li Xingyu wouldn't bother to remember other people's professions. In fact, she's quite perceptive in this area, much better than remembering faces and names. She doesn't need to make a special effort to remember them, but she doesn't usually think about them much anyway. She just treats them as ordinary family and friends.

"Alright, the chicken is marinated. We'll wrap it in lotus leaves, tie it up, and then we can take it outside to smear mud." Tian Shu and Li Yue didn't participate in their conversation but instead focused on the countdown on the time accelerator. As soon as the countdown ended, Tian Shu reminded Li Xingyu and Xinghe.

Because Tian Shu had participated in the making of the previous beggar's chicken, he remembered all the steps and prepared the lotus leaves and straw ropes while Li Xingyu and the others were talking.

These straw ropes were hastily woven by them that morning because they couldn't find suitable ropes. Originally, Li Xingyu wanted to use his mental power to condense a bundle, but Xinghe and the others stopped him, saying it was a waste of his talents.

It just so happened that there was a lot of thatch growing on the lawn in the yard in front of their house, about two-thirds the length of Li Xingyu's grass. They used what was available, cut a lot of it, dried it with a time accelerator, and then wove a lot of it together.

Since they were all disposable, Li Xingyu did not refute Xinghe and the others' point of view, and even taught them how to weave beautiful, strong and soft straw ropes.

Wrap the chickens in lotus leaves and tie them up one by one. Qin Fengshi, Ryan, and Yin Lian continued to prepare the other dishes for lunch. Li Xingyu, along with Hu Yu, Xinghe, Tian Shu, and Li Yue, each took two tied chickens and carried them out the door on a tray.

Of course, Hu Yu and Xinghe each carried three chickens, while Li Xingyu sat on the hoverboard and led the way, taking everyone to the place where they had just roasted the chickens.

Because they had to dig a pit to start a fire, the place where they roasted chickens was quite a distance from their house and not very conspicuous; in short, it was far from home and in a remote location.

"This is it." Li Xingyu pointed to a scorched patch of ground, indicating that they should put the chickens down and start mixing mud.

"Okay, so next we're going to mix mud, right? Where did you guys dig the soil from?" Hu Yu was in a very good mood and couldn't wait any longer.

“Yes, look, Grandpa Fox Yu, we just dug this soil. We went to Tao Yao’s place yesterday to help him clear away the dead branches and collected a lot of different kinds of wood. I’ve already taken all the wood suitable for carving, and we have a lot left over, so we’ll use it as firewood.” Li Xingyu took out a bunch of dead branches of various shapes from his storage space and pointed to a barren patch of land not far from them for Fox Yu to see.

Li Xingyu was actually a little guilty. After all, the lawn was quite nice, and they had plucked two patches bare in just one hour. He felt like a husky, and his expression and voice carried a hint of guilt.

"Okay, but let's set aside a special plot of land in the backyard from now on. The scenery here is quite nice." Foxy observed the surrounding environment, his voice full of teasing laughter.

The spot Li Xingyu and his group chose was about ten meters to the side of the Li family's ancestral home. It's unclear what happened there before, but what should have been a grove of trees had become a large, lush meadow, and now they've cleared two patches of it bare. It's really...

"Okay, I'll go check out which area on the back mountain is suitable after I finish my afternoon nap." Li Xingyu's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing Hu Yu's words, her face full of excitement.

"Alright, it's still early. Let's get the mud mixed first, and make this beggar's chicken sooner so we can go home for dinner sooner." Xinghe interrupted Li Xingyu and Hu Yu's attempt to continue the conversation. If they kept talking, even with the time accelerator, they wouldn't make it home for dinner in time.

The adjustable ratio of a time accelerator is actually limited, and it can only accelerate from 1.1 to 50. This is the standard for time accelerators sold externally, and it has been deliberately adjusted so that the acceleration ratio at this stage is relatively easy to control.

When Li Xingyu was researching seasonings, he used the unrestricted time accelerators from Hu Yu and Xinghe, but they can't openly use those time accelerators now, since Li Xingyu is still live-streaming.

Because it's not for external sale, it's easy to cause different opinions and disputes. Even if they use it, others might not have any other opinions, but they will definitely report it to the alliance and want to buy the same thing.

The reason for the restriction was that if the ratio was too high, something could easily go wrong. When Li Xingyu used it, at least three people had to be watching her intently, otherwise she couldn't touch it.

Upon hearing Xinghe's words, Li Xingyu and Hu Yu stopped their conversation at the right time. Xinghe was right; eating was more important, and they could talk about other things after they finished eating, since there was no rush.

"As expected of Xinghe, your sense of time and priorities are crystal clear. Come on, let's go play in the mud." Li Xingyu teased Xinghe and gave him a thumbs up.

Then she pulled Tian Shu and Li Yue, who were standing next to her and had already put the chickens down, and walked towards the pit they had dug.

Children around this age are probably very interested in playing in the mud. Anyway, Li Xingyu was having a lot of fun. According to her observation, Tian Shu and Li Yue were also having a lot of fun playing in the mud, so she pulled the two of them and walked towards the pit with great eagerness.

Because they were only making one beggar's chicken, Li Xingyu didn't participate in the step of covering the chicken with mud. Instead, she pulled Miles, Xinghe, Tian Shu, and Li Yue to play in the mud on the side. It was Yin Lian and Ling Meng who finished covering the chicken with mud.

Li Xingyu also sculpted quite a few clay figures back then, which are still drying next to the mud pit.

Only a small patch of sunlight could penetrate the grass in the center where there were no branches blocking the view. The branches became increasingly dense in the surrounding areas, and the pit was right at the edge of the grass.

So Li Xingyu confidently placed her little clay figure there to dry. He could basically predict that the clay figure would just dry a little faster and wouldn't crack.

"As expected, they're still here. Oh, they're all dried." Li Xingyu walked to the small pit and, as expected, saw the clay figures she had made. The surface was dry, and apart from being a little rough because they were just made by hand, they were perfect.

"Oh? Let me see. Our little feather's handicrafts are as excellent as ever." Hu Yu and Xinghe followed behind Li Xingyu and the others. Hearing her words, they quickened their pace and followed Li Xingyu's gaze to the clay figure on the ground, praising her.

Fox Yu was right. Li Xingyu sculpted Haoyue, Xiaohei, Congqian, Xiaoqing, and Tuo, all round and lifelike, capturing their characteristics perfectly.

Each clay figure is the size of a palm. Li Xingyu's palm, placed in a row next to the small pit, has a kind of endearing clumsiness.

"Let's dig some more soil from the side. It would be a bit impolite to dig this hole any further," Li Xingyu said to Hu Yu beside her, as she put the mud figure next to the small pit into her storage space.

"Okay, let's do it the way Little Feather suggested." Fox Yu looked at the small pit in front of him and agreed with Li Xingyu's words.

The group took out tools from their storage space and began digging.

After he felt he had dug enough, Li Xingyu took out a ten-liter bucket of water from his storage space, intending to use it to mix the mud.

None of them were water-type ability users, so they could only use the water from their storage space to mix the mud. Lin, who had just followed them out of curiosity, even poured water for them. And let me tell you, she controlled the amount quite well.

Li Xingyu squatted beside the bucket, longing for the voice-activated automatic faucet.

What she didn't know was that her own voice-controlled automatic faucet was on its way to her, and it was a faucet with which she would stay by her side for the rest of her life.