The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 287 - 286 Gourmet Food 5

Chapter 287: Chapter 286 Gourmet Food 5

After treating Old Man Yuan, Qu Tong went to check out the farm, where the fifth farm was entirely planted with watermelons.

It was now May, and the early batch of watermelons was nearly ripe.

Although interstellar planting does not require choosing seasons, eating watermelons does, so Ke Jun had staggered the planting times, which could extend as late as September.

Since she was there, she decided to do some promotion as well.

Qu Tong waved at Xixi in the potato field, and the little girl joyfully ran up to her, crisply calling out "Sister."

Qu Tong gave her three lollipops: "Go ask Xiang Tao and Xiaoguang if they have time tomorrow to come help me out; there’s a treat in it for you."

"Thank you, Sister! They definitely have time; I’ll go tell them right now," Xixi said as she ran away, her two small braids bouncing.

Qu Tong returned to the yard and ripened a dozen big watermelons with her special ability.

The next morning, the three children arrived bright and early.

It was the first time for Xixi and Xiang Tao to come in, and they were so amazed by the scene inside the isolation shield that they covered their mouths.

"Did we accidentally enter a fairy tale world?" Xiang Tao’s eyes sparkled.

Unlike Xiaoguang, Xiang Tao and Xixi were first drawn to the castle-like building in front of them.

Qu Tong’s yard had undergone several modifications and adjustments, and all the facilities were now very advanced, with Old Man Yuan’s help in tending the plants, it truly felt like a forest castle.

Qu Tong patiently waited for them to finish looking around before leading them into the kitchen.

Qu Tong turned on the livestream sphere.

Every time she went live, the viewers’ fingers were faster than Qu Tong could greet them.

[The Prince’s Consort, good morning~]

[Is the host’s farm about to release a new product?]

[I think the comment above is the truth; the Prince’s Consort doesn’t get up early without benefit, haha!]

[The Prince’s Consort is the most laissez-faire host I’ve ever seen; she truly doesn’t fear losing us by doing whatever she wishes during her streams.]

[Never mind how much wealth His Excellency the War God has, just the Prince’s Consort’s own farm provides her the confidence to do as she pleases, who do you think you are, calling yourself a graham cracker?]

[I am a true fan and will always support Sister Prince’s Consort.]

Qu Tong looked at the barrage of comments and greeted with a smile, "hello, everyone, congratulations on guessing right again, Mu’an Vegetable and Fruit Shop is introducing a new product, and we will have an increasing variety of products in the future."

"The weather is warming up, making it watermelon season. This time, let me introduce you to a few other simple ways to enjoy watermelon."

As she spoke, Qu Tong turned the livestream sphere’s camera towards the large watermelons piled on the ground and changed the livestream’s title to [Blue Star Era Gourmet Culture Series 5 - Unconventional Ways to Enjoy Watermelon]

The comments were flying fast, accompanied by hearts and flowers from the viewers.

Many viewers asked: [Isn’t watermelon just a fruit? What other ways are there to eat it? Is the Prince’s Consort going to show us fancy ways to consume watermelon? Eating it lying down, eating it upside down?]

Qu Tong, looking at the most frequently appearing comment, specifically responded, "Everyone knows how to eat watermelon fresh, so I won’t demonstrate that. This time, I’ll teach you how to make watermelon sugar, watermelon jelly, and stir-fried watermelon rind."

The viewers commented that they usually threw away the watermelon rind.

Qu Tong had already started preparing, simultaneously explaining, "First, let’s make watermelon jelly. I’ll have my little assistants help with handling the watermelon."

The livestream camera shifted, and Qu Tong had the three children separate the watermelon flesh and rind.

The three were very serious, following Qu Tong’s prior instructions exactly.

The comments began morphing into quirky ones:

[How much for the kids per kilogram? Share the link!]

Qu Tong was busy juicing the watermelon flesh cut by the three children and didn’t notice the comment that had been flooding the screen.

The livestream sphere flew in front of Xiang Tao, who looked at the barrage dubiously, eyes wide as if frightened, timidly tugging at Qu Tong’s hem, she whispered, "Miss, Xiang Tao isn’t for sale."

Xixi and Xiaoguang also looked up at Qu Tong, their eyes filled with surprise.

Qu Tong turned around, looked at the barrage projected, and hesitated.

Then she burst out laughing and consoled, "They are just mean aunties and uncles, don’t mind them, no one can sell you off."

As long as the farm workers worked diligently, their compensation was not low, and the food for Xixi and her group was very good, consisting of all-natural foods, even the meat was green and natural. Although she had raised them for a considerable time and they weren’t excessively outstanding, they were still fair-skinned and extremely lively and adorable.

Qu Tong’s voice was sweet and cheerful as it transmitted through the live broadcast sphere.

[How can the Prince’s Consort say that about us? The kids are so adorable, they were born to be kissed by aunties.]

[Injustice, I’m a good person.]

[Exactly, heartbroken now, I’ve decided not to send any barrage to the host for five minutes.]

Qu Tong paid no more attention to the quirky barrage and continued making delicacies.

Watermelon Jelly:

Crush the watermelon pulp to make juice, filter it and pour into a pot, for every 1000ml of watermelon juice, add 50g of white jelly powder. Since her watermelons were sweet enough, she did not add sugar.

Pour the watermelon juice into molds and refrigerate for two hours.

Watermelon Candy:

Peel the outer rind of the watermelons, cut them into strips, and place them into a large bowl. For every 1000g of watermelon rind, add 500g of sugar, mix well, cover with cling film, and refrigerate overnight.

Qu Tong had prepared this step in advance yesterday.

Take out the refrigerated watermelon rind and pour it into a pot, turn up the heat to boil off the water. When the water reduces, switch to low heat to simmer, constantly stirring. Stir until the syrup strands form, then turn off the heat and continue stirring till sugar frosting begins to coat the watermelon strips.

The simplest is stir-fried watermelon rind, just follow the previous cooking steps, and the taste is quite good, sweet and tangy.

The live room had the flavor sharing feature turned on the entire time, and the viewers in front of the screen were drooling, the barrage almost turning into a mosaic.

When the time was about right, Qu Tong took out the first batch of frozen watermelon jelly.

The watermelon jelly was springy and looked very appealing.

Qu Tong cut the jelly and handed it out to the three little ones. She also packed a big box of watermelon candy for each in containers, announcing they could clock off.

Qu Tong took out a separate cup of formed watermelon jelly, added coconut milk, and mashed it with a spoon:

"You can also pour in coconut milk or milk, and it becomes a watermelon milk smash."

Qu Tong inserted a straw, looked up, and realized the mood in the live room had been swayed.

[The Prince’s Consort is really laid-back, do you know your biological cousin had an accident?]

[There’s mourning over there, and it’s lively over here.]

[I heard that the Prince’s Consort’s cousin had a Fertility Value of 45, such a pity.]

[Even if you weren’t close, she’s still your relative, you shouldn’t be like this.]

[Are you that cold-hearted and ruthless?]

[The deceased deserves at least basic respect, this is too much!]

[Such a character, yet still so many people support you, did your conscience get eaten by a dog? Why not click to report this.]

Qu Tong saw that most of the commentators were just passersby who had just joined, not even qualifying as fans.

Some of the original fans in the live room were confused and dared not comment rashly, while others went out to get informed on the situation.

While some fans spoke up for Qu Tong, those who led the negative barrage were self-righteous, standing on a moral high ground, throwing around accusations as if they cost nothing.

Everyone was waiting for Qu Tong’s response, but she made an unexpected move.

In the live broadcast, the host whose face was blocked showed no distress and took a sip of the watermelon milk smash, then opened up her Light Brain and started browsing the Star Network.