The ingredients prepared by the program team are quite good: a bag of flour, a handful of noodles, a handful of green vegetables, a handful of cabbage, two crabs, a piece of beef, a bag of potatoes, a bag of tofu, a bowl of rice, half a chicken, and some green onions and ginger.
There are a total of 12 categories, and each celebrity couple can choose 3 kinds.
As soon as Zhuo Yihang saw they had to choose, he quickly said, "The crab looks good, you should pick that one."
Zhao He looked aggrieved, "I would like to, but the key is neither of us knows how to cook it."
Zhuo Yihang suggested, "Then choose something you know how to cook. Can you leave the noodles for us?"
"Absolutely not! We don't know how to cook either." Zhao He grabbed the noodles directly, "Honey, let's have noodles for dinner tonight?"
Liu Yujiao nodded, "Hmm! This one's simple, I can make it, and pair it with some cabbage and green veggies."
"Oh no..." Zhuo Yihang screamed, "Have mercy!"
"It's okay, you're after us, there will still be choices left." Zhao He generously patted his shoulder.
Zhuo Yihang wanted to cry but had no tears, "Do you have to be so ruthless?"
"Yes!"
After Zhao He and Liu Yujiao made their choices, it was Zhuo Yihang and Liu Qingqing's turn.
Zhuo Yihang discussed with Liu Qingqing, "Considering the show's habits, honey, do you think they'll give us a rice cooker to cook rice?"
Liu Qingqing hesitated, "But I only know how to cook rice with a rice cooker."
"Let's choose beef. If we really can't cook it, we can always grill it. I know how to barbecue."
"Okay, I'll listen to you, honey."
So, Zhuo Yihang chose beef, potatoes, and green onions. He originally wanted to choose ginger and green onions together, but the problem was they could only choose three items, and he was afraid they wouldn't be full just eating meat, so he added a potato.
Yeah, you can barbecue potatoes too.
Zhao He watched and said, "Oh, why didn't we think of that? If you can't cook, you can always barbecue."
"Honey, do you have barbeque sauce?" Liu Yujiao rolled her eyes at him.
"That's true." Zhao He stroked his chin, "Hmm, we're still good."
Next up was Jiang Nuo. He directly told his wife that he wanted to eat crab, chicken, and white rice. No shame in that, after all, his wife is as good as the God of Cooking!
And, hehe, can he say it was on purpose?
He just didn't like Jiang He and wanted to see what he could do with a bag of flour, a bag of tofu, and some ginger.
Mu Qiuniang nodded.
Zhao He and Liu Yujiao, along with Zhuo Yihang and Liu Qingqing, were openly jealous: "Jiang Nuo, if it weren't for marrying a good wife, hmm, could you even get such good stuff?"
Jiang Nuo was smug, "That's because I'm lucky to have married a good wife, something you can't envy!"
Zhao He and Liu Yujiao, along with Zhuo Yihang and Liu Qingqing, were grinding their teeth.
Jiang He and Tao Xingni knew they were in for bad luck. Looking at the three items they got, they were dumbfounded: "How do we eat this?" The most critical thing was that Jiang He was like a lord at home, never cooked, and thus had zero cooking skills.
And Tao Xingni wasn't someone who could cook either; before marriage, her mom cooked, and after marriage, there was a maid.
The couple didn't look too good.
Regardless of what others did, Jiang Nuo didn't care. Holding his stuff, he wrapped an arm around his wife's waist and followed the director to the "kitchen." This "kitchen" was really unexpected: a few bricks, a pile of firewood, a large pot, and a few bowls and chopsticks made up the "kitchen"?!
Jiang Nuo looked around at the scenery and the earth's scent still lingering in the air and expressed: Holy cow!
He knew the program team wouldn't reveal everything upfront, but he never thought they'd be this unreliable. No stove?!
"Ahem!" Director Zhao coughed awkwardly, indicating that this was a test of everyone's skills. Although everyone went out to earn money during the day, the money earned was too little. You either get by for a free night's stay or eat a meal. Unfamiliar with the place, everyone chose to spend the money on accommodation, leaving dinner to their own devices.
"Actually, you could consider this an outdoor cooking adventure!"
Jiang Nuo said, "This is the most rudimentary outdoor cooking I've ever seen!" Usually, outdoor cooking involves bringing all the tools, right?
Jiang Nuo initially thought that while there was no kitchen, at least there would be someone to cook. Considering his wife's Cooking Skill was maxed out, it didn't seem like a challenge. That's why he specifically chose dishes that would showcase his wife's Cooking Skill, like crabs and chicken, but now...
Jiang Nuo lost his confidence, "Honey, there's not even a makeshift stove; can you still do it?"
If he'd known earlier, he should've chosen flour. Just add some water, mix it, and bake it over a fire. He didn't know much else, but he had seen pancakes being made this way.
Of course, he didn't know what else was mixed into the pancake dough; he just knew the main ingredient was flour. Finally, form it into a round pancake, cook it over the fire until crispy and aromatic.
Perhaps he couldn't knead dough, but his wife definitely could, and would surely bake it to perfection.
"It's okay, just wait next to me, and I'll finish it soon." Mu Qiuniang didn't even furrow her brows, telling him to sit aside and not to disturb her.
However, Jiang Nuo watched with wide eyes as his wife picked up a wooden stick, weighed it in her hand, found it handy, tested the ground, found the soil not too hard but somewhat loose, and directly thrust it into the ground.
"Honey, what are you doing?" Jiang Nuo didn't quite understand.
"Building a stove."
"Do you need my help?"
"No need!"
In just a few words, Mu Qiuniang had poked a hole into the ground.
Nearby, Jiang He and Tao Xingni, Zhao He and Liu Yujiao, Zhuo Yihang and Liu Qingqing, also arrived at the spot, just as baffled. Seeing that Jiang Nuo's wife was already busy, they decided to watch and learn how it was done.
Mu Qiuniang poked a hole, collected a few bricks, and placed them over the hole, setting the pot on top. Honestly, it looked like she knew what she was doing!
"Honey, you're amazing!" Why didn't he think of that? Jiang Nuo's eyes lit up immediately.
Mu Qiuniang started washing the pot, adding water, and lighting the fire.
Mu Qiuniang moved with such efficiency that it was clear she was used to working in a kitchen. But she seemed different from other cooks; even though she was a cook, she gave off an aura of elegance, making it look like she was engaging in an art activity.
Seemed like it wasn't that hard? Jiang He and Tao Xingni, Zhao He and Liu Yujiao, Zhuo Yihang and Liu Qingqing watched, thinking.
So, they started their own tasks.
But once they got started, they realized that although it looked easy when Mu Qiuniang poked holes in the ground, it wasn't the same when they tried it themselves.
Zhao He poked with insufficient force, and the firewood in his hand fell directly, almost hitting Liu Yujiao.
"Oh my gosh, maybe you don't want to work at all and just want to beat me up?" Liu Yujiao quickly jumped aside.
"Hahaha... You're so weak!" Zhuo Yihang laughed and mocked.
"Why don't you try?" Zhao He raised an eyebrow.
"I'll give it a try." Zhuo Yihang did try and didn't drop it. However, he hadn't been smug for long when he realized he'd flicked dirt onto his wife's head.
Liu Qingqing's face paused, "Do you want to plant flowers on my head?"
"Sorry, honey, I didn't do it on purpose." Zhuo Yihang quickly apologized.