The villagers had all gone to the square to receive the ducks sent by Xie Fengmian and Ye Xiaotong, so on their way up the mountain, they made a huge harvest over several trips without anyone noticing.
After returning, He Chen dealt with the ingredients other than the chicken and then started preparing tomato sauce and sweet and spicy sauce.
As long as he could make the sweet and spicy sauce today, the fried chicken would be simple afterward.
Although he hadn't done it before, he was confident.
Ye Manman admired his confidence, but when she saw he didn't peel the tomatoes, she gave him a tip.
"You have to peel the tomatoes for the tomato sauce. If you blanch them in hot water, the skin comes off easily."
Despite being confident in his cooking skills, He Chen still followed Ye Manman's advice, peeled the tomatoes, and then re-chopped them to boil in the pot.
However, after boiling for a long time, the tomatoes still had large chunks, and the bottom of the pot had burned.
