Reborn in 1985, divorced, fished and raised a baby, and made a lot of money

Chapter 522 The Charm of Spicy and Sour Potato Shreds
Han Xiaojing learned many excellent qualities from her sister Han Xiaorui.

For example, Han Xiaojing is not stage-frightened and can express her opinions confidently. During her undergraduate studies, she also had a lot of internship experience and was highly praised by teachers at school.

Busy studies make Han Xiaojing's life busy and fulfilling.

When we meet our neighbors, we just say hello.

Han Xiaojing checked the local climate and decided to plant vegetables in the large open space in the backyard during her free time on weekends.

Every time Han Xiaojing sees an open space, her first reaction is to grow vegetables.

Otherwise, she felt it was a waste to leave it empty.

Usually, she and Chen Wenxuan buy their food from outside.

Although the supermarket has everything, the prices of vegetables are not cheap.

"Wenxuan, we have time on the weekend, and we've seen the scenery here, so there's nothing to do! Let's clean up the open space in the back and plant some vegetables!"

When Chen Wenxuan heard this, his eyes lit up, and the farming gene hidden in the Chinese people's bodies instantly awakened at this moment.

Chen Wenxuan touched his chin and looked at the empty space. "No wonder I always felt something was strange behind. It would be a waste not to grow vegetables on so many empty spaces!"

"The fruits on those trees are just for show, they are not tasty at all! Cut them down and we will redesign the backyard! Not only should we grow vegetables, I think we should also build a greenhouse!"

Han Xiaojing saw that Chen Wenxuan also agreed very much, so the two of them hit it off and drove to buy tools.

Those who studied mechanics are very skillful with their hands. They did not buy the products in the store, but chose the second-hand market.

Since they will only stay here for three years at most, there is no need to buy new tools.

Second-hand items are fine as long as they are usable.

It doesn’t matter even if it breaks. Chen Wenxuan studied mechanics and has strong hands-on skills. He fixes everything at home by himself if it breaks.

I bought a small tiller for only 200 marks, which was very cheap.

I also bought a shovel, a spade, and a rake. Although the shapes are slightly different from those in China, they are still usable.

They bought some seeds specifically, but the quantity was a bit small.

They asked the Chinese and found out that there was a large Asian supermarket.

There were a lot of Asian vegetable seeds in it, so they drove over early in the morning and bought a lot of seeds.

It’s not easy to come here, so buy more so you can use it this year and next year.

In this way, all the fruit trees that were in the way in the backyard were cut down by Chen Wenxuan with a saw.

The wood was not wasted. It was sawn into small pieces and placed in the shed, and then burned in the fireplace in winter.

Green vegetables, pakchoi, chinese cabbage, radish, leek, etc.

They also bought a lot of wire racks and clear plastic film.

If the weather is cold, you can set this up and make it into a greenhouse.

Most of the backyards of our neighbors abroad have a one-meter-high wall at the bottom and a fence on top.

The neighbors could see what was going on in the backyard next door. Ever since Chen Wenxuan and Han Xiaorui started to cultivate the land in the backyard, the neighbors, both adults and children, would often gather by the fence and look over here.

If they keep staring at someone else's backyard, they will be suspected of intruding on their privacy, so when they look, they will just look for a few seconds, then look away and then peek again after a while.

However, Han Xiaojing and Chen Wenxuan did not care about these things. They were happily reclaiming wasteland and cultivating the land.

Buy high-efficiency organic fertilizer from outside and mix it with the soil.

They, the neighbors, watched the green vegetables growing on the land, getting bigger and bigger, and better and better.

Originally they were just peeking, but seeing that Chen Wenxuan and Han Xiaojing didn't care, whenever they saw them busy in the vegetable garden, they would run to the backyard and watch openly.

At this time, a new neighbor came next door, and an old man finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Hello, my dear neighbor, I'm Hans. Are the vegetables you grow edible? There are many that I don't recognize! What are those two rows of grass-like things on the edge?"

Following the direction pointed by Dean Hans, Han Xiaojing looked over and said, "That's leek! It's a very delicious food!"

Chen Wenxuan was also slightly stunned when he saw the old man, "Are you Dean Hans?"

Dean Hans nodded, "Yes, do you know me?"

Chen Wenxuan nodded, "Of course I know him! I'm a doctoral student in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University, and I'm working with Professor Troy. You can call me Chen!"

Hans was surprised. "So you are the old man in Troy who often praised Chen! I am honored that we can be neighbors! But compared to your academic achievements, I am more curious about the vegetables in your yard!"

Han Xiaojing smiled and said, "Since Mr. Hans is so interested, I can invite you to visit our home! If you are used to eating Chinese food, I can also treat you to lunch."

Dean Hans' eyes lit up. "Of course I am willing. I remember Troy once boasted to me that his students often cooked Chinese food for him. He said he had never eaten potatoes before, but it turned out that they could be made into delicious sour and spicy food! May I have the honor of trying this potato?"

Han Xiaojing looked at Chen Wenxuan, "Have you ever made spicy and sour potato shreds for your teacher?"

Chen Wenxuan smiled and nodded, "You know I can cook some Chinese food. Spicy and sour potato shreds are one of my specialties! I'm tired of the dry white rice in school, and I don't want to eat those big sausages, so I buy some vegetables or meat and cook it myself."

"One time I brought myself some hot and sour potato shreds and put them in a slice of bread. They tasted pretty good! Professor Troy also thought they were delicious after trying them."

"So every time he saw me bringing spicy and sour potato shreds, he would look at me eagerly. He is my teacher, so of course I couldn't let him watch me eat, so I made more and invited him to eat with me! After that, he said he fell in love with the taste of spicy and sour potato shreds and asked me for the recipe!"

"I told him the recipe, but he actually said I didn't want to tell him the secret recipe because I used a little bit of words when writing about the seasoning. Later, I wrote down the seasoning to the exact gram, and then he would make this hot and sour potato shreds."

Han Xiaojing laughed when she heard this. "Of course, if Dean Hans is willing to help me, I can also make you food that tastes better than spicy and sour potato shreds."

The old man had been eyeing this vegetable field and wanted to come and try it out.

Hearing the invitation from Han Xiaojing and Chen Wenxuan, he came over with a bottle of wine.

Chen Wenxuan and Dean Hans were in the backyard vegetable garden, discussing the taste of these vegetables and how to grow them.

Looking at the neat rows of vegetable plots, Dean Hans touched his chin and looked up at his own backyard. It seemed that such an empty space should be planted with something.

Han Xiaojing returned to the kitchen and opened the refrigerator.

She was thinking about what dish to prepare to entertain Dean Hans.

There is fresh beef in it, which is ground into minced meat using a small meat grinder and made into small beef meatballs. It is paired with Chinese cabbage that has just been pulled out of the ground to make a Chinese cabbage and beef meatball soup.