Synopsis and Starting Chapter Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43 - Saying Goodbye
Chapter 44 - Put One'S Finger Into Another'S Pie
Chapter 45 - Preserved Egg
Chapter 46 - First-Class Helper
Chapter 47 - I Can Do It
Chapter 48 - Is That Possible
Chapter 49 - Caught You
Chapter 50 - Stalk
Chapter 51 - Joining In
Chapter 52 - Are You Messing With Me?
Chapter 53 - Interrogate
Chapter 54 - Gigolo
Chapter 55 - 1.73 Meters
Chapter 56 - Furious
Chapter 57 - Dumb Donkey Wants To See Her
Chapter 58 - You Must Be Mistaken
Chapter 59 - I'M Sorry
Chapter 60 - Promotion
Chapter 61 - Would You Please Leave
Chapter 62 - Bullshit
Chapter 63 - Fall Into The River
Chapter 64 - Keep You Guessing
Chapter 65 - Return Money
Chapter 66 - Intrigue
Chapter 67 - Snitch On Her
Chapter 68 - Seek Confirmation
Chapter 69 - Brothers' Quarrel
Chapter 70 - Who The Hell Are You
Chapter 71 - Who Is Pranking Who
Chapter 72 - Dine And Dash
Chapter 73 - Too Embarrassing
Chapter 74 - Reinforcement
Chapter 75 - Well Done
Chapter 76 - What A Coincidence
Chapter 77 - Crown Prince'S Calligraphy
Chapter 78 - Don'T Forgive Him So Easily
Chapter 79 - I Want To Eat Egg Fried Rice
Chapter 80 - What Rights Do You Have To Kiss Her
Chapter 81 - Chunyu'S Mother
Chapter 82 - Sidelines
Chapter 83 - An Unlucky Person
Chapter 84 - Enemies Meet
Chapter 85 - Taking Advantage Of The Situation
Chapter 86 - None Of Your Business
Chapter 87 - Don'T Call Me Third Madam
Chapter 87.5 - Family Meeting
Chapter 88 - My Brother
Chapter 89 - Two Terrible Friends
Chapter 90 - Homemade Chicken Essence
Chapter 91 - Not Renting
Chapter 92 - Riding Together
Chapter 93 - Interrogate
Chapter 94 - Ruthless Words
Chapter 95 - So That'S Why
Chapter 96 - Apologizing
Chapter 97 - Like It Or Not
Chapter 98 - Arguing Strongly For What Is Right
Chapter 99 - Have We Passed The Ordeal
Chapter 100 - Tell Us Honestly
Chapter 101 - I Will Hug You When You Are Tired
Chapter 102 - Bothered
Chapter 103 - Ice Cream
Chapter 104 - Jealousy
Chapter 105 - I Want Everything
Chapter 106 - 30% And 70%
Chapter 107 - Black-Hearted Boss
Chapter 108 - Sabotage
Chapter 109 - Losing Face
Chapter 110 - Breathtaking
Chapter 111 - Old Ancestress' Reward
Chapter 112 - Lee Is Missing
Chapter 113 - Must Get To The Bottom Of It
Chapter 114 - Sales On Fire
Chapter 115 - Flattering
Chapter 116 - Slip Of The Tongue
Chapter 117 - Do You Want To See Susu?
Chapter 118 - Stop Susu
Chapter 119 - Caught
Chapter 120 - Palace Invitation
Chapter 121 - No Such Thing As Most Shameless
Chapter 122 - First Time In The Imperial Kitchen
Chapter 123 - Serve
Chapter 124 - Mobile Imperial Chef
Chapter 125 - Jealous
Chapter 126 - Making Up
Chapter 127 - Not Going To Budge
Chapter 128 - First Time In The Chamber Of Commerce
Chapter 129 - Protest
Chapter 130 - Becoming A Monk
Chapter 131 - Get Used To It
Chapter 132 - Long Story Short
Chapter 133 - Birthday Gift
Chapter 134 - The Truth
Chapter 135 - Liu Yiyi
Chapter 136 - Bickering
Chapter 137 - 10 Thousand Silvers Of Anger
Chapter 138 - Heavenly Residence'S New Owner
Chapter 139 - New Rules
Chapter 140 - An Adulterous Pair
Chapter 141 - One Weak Moment
Chapter 142 - It Is Indeed You
Chapter 143 - Give Me Five Hundred Thousand
Chapter 144 - His Majesty Bestows A Marriage
Chapter 145 - The Period Of Three Months
Chapter 146 - Family Members Are Here
Chapter 147 - Liu Li Requests For A Meeting
Chapter 148 - Want To Cancel The Contract
Chapter 149 - Mess It Up
Chapter 150 - Deeply Troubled
Chapter 151 - Who Cares
Chapter 152 - Negotiation
Chapter 152.5 - Make A Deal
Chapter 153 - Just Signed It
Chapter 154 - Son Of A B*Tch
Chapter 157 - Silvertongue
Chapter 158 - Cold-Hearted
Chapter 159 - The Trap
Chapter 160 - Avoid An Accident
Chapter 161 - The Affection Of Ye Binghuai
Chapter 162 - Pick A Fight
Chapter 163 - To Offer Tea
Chapter 164 - Show Us What You Can Do
Chapter 165 - Never Again
Chapter 166 - Mother-In-Law Is The Leader
Chapter 167 - The Best Relative Has Arrived
Chapter 168 - May You Have A Lovely Baby
Chapter 169 - Abortion
Chapter 170 - Eating Without Paying
Chapter 171 - I Call The Shots
Chapter 172 - The Freeloaders Are Back
Chapter 173 - Scram Back
Chapter 174 - The Empress Dowager Makes Things Difficult
Chapter 175 - Come At Me
Chapter 176 - Persuasion
Chapter 177 - The Challenger
Chapter 178 - You Cheated
Chapter 179 - To Win The First War
Chapter 180 - Denial
Chapter 181 - You Are The Petty One
Chapter 182 - Please Apologize
Chapter 183 - Assurance Letter
Chapter 184 - Punishment
Chapter 185 - An Unexpected Favor
Chapter 186 - Finals
Chapter 187 - You Get What You Give
Chapter 188 - Full Marks
Chapter 189 - Stay
Chapter 190 - Troubles
Chapter 191 - Intolerable
Chapter 192 - The Disturbance In Tea Ceremony
Chapter 193 - Controlling The Story
Chapter 194 - What Did They Say About Me?
Chapter 195 - Forming An Alliance
Chapter 196 - How Will This Do?
Chapter 197 - Fake Account Books
Chapter 198 - Evidence
Chapter 199 - Meat Pie That Falls From The Sky
Chapter 200 - You'S Mission
Chapter 201 - Rumours
Chapter 202 - Throw This Shrew Out
Chapter 203 - To Fall Out
Chapter 204 - Being Left Out
Chapter 205 - Take It Back
Chapter 206 - Importance Of Peace
Chapter 207 - Guilty
Chapter 208 - Someone From The Ye Family
Chapter 209 - Agreed
Chapter 210 - Tricked
Chapter 211 - Back To Ye'S Home
Chapter 212 - The Old People
Chapter 213 - When Did You Fall In Love With Me?
Chapter 214 - You Know It Now
Chapter 215 - Who'S Better?
Chapter 216 - Nice Chunyu
Chapter 217 - Liu Li'S Pregnant
Chapter 218 - Complications
Chapter 219 - I Am Here
Chapter 220 - Passing By
Chapter 221 - Hand It Over To Her
Chapter 222 - A Little Confused
Chapter 223 - Princess Ah Ruan
Chapter 224 - Can I Go With You?
Chapter 225 - Happiness And Sorrow
Chapter 226 - The Mysterious Reverend
Chapter 227 - Late Realization
Chapter 228 - Who Kicked Me?
Chapter 229 - : Strange Scent
Chapter 230 - Countryside Fun
Chapter 231 - Ah Ruan Asked For Help
Chapter 232 - Explain The Situation
Chapter 233 - Something Interesting
Chapter 234 - An Unforseen Event
Chapter 235 - Liu Li'S Miscarriage
Chapter 236 - How Can You Explain It
Chapter 237 - Lingering Fear
Chapter 238 - Undercurrent
Chapter 239 - Lucky Egg
Chapter 240 - Stop A Fight
Chapter 241 - Bath Together
Chapter 242 - The Old Cow Eats Young Grass
Chapter 243 - Mad
Chapter 244 - Beg With Tears
Chapter 245 - No Way Out
Chapter 246 - Incite
Chapter 247 - Ning
Chapter 248 - The Contest For President
Chapter 249 - Being Touched
Chapter 250 - Show Off
Chapter 251 - The Queen’S Summons
Chapter 252 - Malicious Slander
Chapter 253 - Missing
Chapter 254 - Escape From Danger
Chapter 255 - Actually Fond Of
Chapter 256 - Class Opening Ceremony
Chapter 257 - Infuriating
Chapter 258 - In The Name Of Gifting
Chapter 259 - Yu Wang
Chapter 260 - Shameless Family
Chapter 261 - Petty And Stubborn
Chapter 262 - Give You A Gift
Chapter 263 - Doubt
Chapter 264 - Weird Note
Chapter 265 - Question Mark
Chapter 266 - Disappointment
Chapter 267 - I Will Let You Go
Chapter 268 - Do You Have Evidence?
Chapter 269 - Let’S Break Up
Chapter 270 - Ye Jiayao’S Counterattack
Chapter 271 - What Do You Hate About Her?
Chapter 272 - Xia Chunyu’S Sincerity
Chapter 273 - The One That Deserved It Most
Chapter 274 - Try As You Can
Chapter 275 - I Don'T Agree With You
Chapter 276 - You'S Decision
Chapter 277 - Too Late
Chapter 278 - My Heart Aches
Chapter 279 - Insincerity
Chapter 280 - A Dose Of Fierce Medicine
Chapter 281 - Drink
Chapter 282 - Progress
Chapter 283 - Black And White Upside Down
Chapter 284 - The Ancestor Took Action
Chapter 285 - Knocking Off
Chapter 286 - If Knock, Knock Hard
Chapter 287 - Two Pack To Force Guy
Chapter 288 - The Evils We Bring On Ourselves Are The Hardest To Bear
Chapter 289 - Fortune'S Wheel Is Ever Turning
Chapter 290 - The Abandoned Child
Chapter 291 - Did I Make A Mistake
Chapter 292 - Liu Li Came Back
Chapter 293 - Announced That Take Charge Of
Chapter 294 - : What About Sucking Yours?
Chapter 295 - Where Did You Go
Chapter 296 - Problems With The Cordyceps
Chapter 297 - As Son, I Have No Objection
Chapter 298 - Cowardly And Stupid
Chapter 299 - I Don'T Like People Like You
Chapter 300 - Death Hurriedly
Chapter 301 - They Wanted To Separate
Chapter 302 - How To Divide
Chapter 303 - New Ideas
Chapter 304 - Liu Li Was A Real Pain In The Neck
Chapter 305 - Auspicious Beginning Of A New Enterprise
Chapter 306 - Don'T See The Problem
Chapter 307 - Ask For Advice
Chapter 308 - A Sincere Gift
Chapter 309 - Reward
Chapter 310 - Do You Want To Try New Tricks
Chapter 311 - Dismantled
Chapter 312 - New Ideas
Chapter 313 - Being Scolded
Chapter 314 - Ye Jiayao'S Suggestion
Chapter 315 - With No Good Intentions
Chapter 316 - Stupid Woman
Chapter 317 - Ye Jiayao’S Propaganda Plan
Chapter 318 - Graduation Ceremony
Chapter 319 - Discomposure
Chapter 320 - Predicament
Chapter 321 - Old Friends
Chapter 322 - Food Festival
Chapter 323 - Someone Was Making Trouble
Chapter 324 - Perfect End
Chapter 325 - Begins To Act
Chapter 326 - Assassination
Chapter 327 - Transfer The Misfortune
Chapter 328 - Dividends
Chapter 329 - Someone Set Fire To House
Chapter 330 - The Heart Is Not Ancient
Chapter 331 - Three People Conspired
Chapter 332 - The Party
Chapter 333 - Mourners
Chapter 334 - Little Ya'S Hint
Chapter 335 - Trap
Chapter 336 - Go For Wool And Come Back Shorn
Chapter 337 - Not Ordinary Bad
Chapter 338 - A Ruan‘S Difficulty
Chapter 339 - : The Shameless Couple
Chapter 340 - Here Comes Qiao'S Family
Chapter 341 - Dark People
Chapter 342 - Mother And Child Were Safe
Chapter 343 - Persuasion
Chapter 344 - Dismissal
Chapter 345 - Doubts
Chapter 346 - : Half Road Hijacking
Chapter 347 - To Discuss Countermeasures
Chapter 348 - Suspicion
Chapter 349 - Talk About Conditions
Chapter 350 - Chunyu'S Breakthrough
Chapter 351 - Su Yi Speculation
Chapter 352 - Hint
Chapter 353 - Rescue Matters
Chapter 354 - See The Light Of Day Again
Chapter 355 - Back
Chapter 356 - King Yu'S Anger
Chapter 357 - Private
Chapter 358 - Chunyu Came Back
Chapter 359 - Not See The Wrong Person
Chapter 360 - Is Poisoning
Chapter 361 - Chapter Three Hundred And Seventy-Seven
Chapter 362 - The Highest Treatment
Chapter 363 - Please Cash In
Chapter 364 - What A Pity
Chapter 365 - Rumors
Chapter 366 - A Useless And Abandoned Chess
Chapter 367 - Not Over Yet
Chapter 368 - The Most Powerful Return
Chapter 369 - End Together
Chapter 370 - Confronted Face To Face
Chapter 371 - What Do You Want To Do
Chapter 372 - Lose
Chapter 373 - Talk About
Chapter 374 - The Enemy Is The One Who Knows You Best
Chapter 375 - Have News
Chapter 376 - Do Whatever You Like To Do.
Chapter 377 - Worse Than A Dog
Chapter 378 - Listen To My Arrangement
Chapter 379 - Unreasonable Woman
Chapter 380 - Confrontation In Court
Chapter 381 - Stupid Teammates
Chapter 382 - What Qualifications Do You Have To Go Back With Me
Chapter 383 - A Person
Chapter 384 - Can'T Go Back Any More
Chapter 385 - Naya Is Coming
Chapter 386 - Female Heroes
Chapter 387 - Disagreeable Trick
Chapter 388 - Countermeasures
Chapter 389 - Divide And Rule
Chapter 390 - Is Base?
Chapter 391 - Truth Years Ago
Chapter 392 - Was She Pregnant?
Chapter 393 - Miserable Life
Chapter 394 - Strange Taste
Chapter 395 - Being A Dad Is Not Easy
Chapter 396 - Why Do You Want To Say One Hundred Pieces?
Chapter 397 - Not To Be Taunted
Chapter 398 - It’S Going To Change
Chapter 399 - Counterattack
Chapter 400 - Backroom
Chapter 401 - Outbreak
Chapter 402 - Battle
Chapter 403 - Struggle
Chapter 404 - Finally Came
Chapter 405 - The Golden Cicada
Chapter 406 - Good News
Chapter 407 - How Dare He Leaves Me
Chapter 408 - Won'T Die
Chapter 409 - The Fate Of Schadenfreude
Chapter 410 - It Is Really An Ass
Chapter 411 - Suffering
Chapter 412 - Baby Is Coming
Chapter 413 - Sorry
Chapter 414 - Name Dispute
Chapter 415 - Providence To Decide
Chapter 416 - Fear Is Often Greater Than The Danger
Chapter 417 - From The Eyes
Chapter 418 - Zhao’S Revenge
Chapter 419 - Final Results ( 1 )
Chapter 420 - Final Results ( 2 )
Chapter 421 - Announcer I ( Liuli )
Chapter 422 - Announcer Ii ( Little Jing )
Chapter 423 - Extraneous(Ⅲ) Zhao Qixuan And Su Yi
Chapter 424 - Extra Story Four ( Xia Chunfeng )
Chapter 425 - Additional Novel Five Parenting
Categories Genre: All, Comedy, Fantasy, Josei, Mature, Ongoing, Romance, Slice of Life Status: Ongoing Alternative names: Adorable Goddess, AFG, Cinderella Chef (Drama), 萌妻食神, ______
Total Chapters in book: 425
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
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Chapter 7: Found A Treasure
Translator:
YTJS_
Editor:
Perriemix
Xia Chunyu could not stand to look at such a sloppy woman swinging around in front of him so he threw his book away, walked over, and dragged her up by the back of her collar.
“Go wash up by the well.”
Ye Jiayao was too tired to ridicule this man and his nasty behavior, so she just quietly turned towards the back of the small kitchen and headed for the well.
Ugh, so obedient?
Xia Chunyu thought that she would erupt. After all, she had dared to throw a shoe at his face. Although she knew how to resign herself to adversity, knew how to fawn and flatter, eventually, her pride would not take any more hits.
Xia Chunyu felt very confused as he returned to the room to continue reading.
After a while, Song Qi and Peng Wu returned with four huge baskets containing two sacks of rice and flour. Ye Jiayao checked the condiments over and was happy to see that they also grabbed a wok, bowls, a ladle and a basin – even the cutting tools are a complete set. They also brought back a huge carp, pork ribs, slaughtered chicken, mutton leg and various types of vegetables. They brought enough to feed an army! Well, she supposed that was the nature of bandits – take everything and anything that they could carry.
Although she was exhausted, she made a promise to cook them dinner tonight so she would deliver. This would be the first legitimate meal she would be preparing ever since her arrival in the stockade. Ye Jiayao’s spirit livened as she prepared to show off her cooking skills.
Ye Jiayao grabbed the carp and threw it ruthlessly on the floor. After the fish had passed out from the blow, she started to remove the scales and innards, asking, “Song Qi, Peng Wu, where are you all from?”
“I am from Hebei province,” Peng Wu answered as he began to start the fire.
Song Qi, who was in charge of chopping the ribs, replied, “I am from Zhenjiang prefecture.”
“What about third-in-charge?”
Song Qi scratched his head. “I’m not sure where third-in-charge is from. He never really mentioned it.”
Alright then.
Judging from his accent, he should be from around Wu Yue, so making Huai Yang cuisine should be fine.
China’s culinary culture was profound and broad. It has developed its own particular system of distinct regional flavor and style after a long period of evolution. In the Tang and Song dynasties, it was more or less categorized into southern and northern food. Qing dynasty, on the other hand, has developed into four major cuisines; Cheng Chuan, Lu, Cantonese, and Huai Yang. It was then divided even more meticulously into eight major cuisines.
Although Ye Jiayao has studied all of the major cuisines, she was the best at Huai Yang cuisine because her father was a chef in a five-star hotel in the Suzhou prefecture. Huai Yang cuisine was particular on the choice of ingredients and meticulous in preparation. It required precise cutting skills, flavor excellence, and wonderful appearance. The heat was also closely controlled in the cooking process whether it be in stewing, brewing, roasting, or simple steaming.
Seeing sister-in-law’s experienced motions, Song Qi inquired, “Sister-in-law, where did you pick up your culinary skills?”
“At home… I mean, I learned from the kitchen lady at home.”
“You are a refined lady yet you have to learn this?”
Ye Jiayao raised her head slightly, looking up at the beam of the roof, her gaze complicated, as though she thought of some memories that she could not bear to recall. “Ayy… it’s a long story,” she replied with a sigh.
Pretending to be depressed always worked when deflecting a question.
Indeed, Song Qi did not probe further.
After setting the fish, Ye Jiayao stir-fried the chopped ribs, adding ginger slices, some shiitake mushrooms, cooking wine, soy sauce, and other condiments. She then transferred it to a clay pot to brew slowly. This way, the simmered ribs would absorb the flavor, making the bones rich in scent and the meat soft and well-cooked.
She then washed the chopping board and proceeded to slice the tofu into extremely thin pieces. She looked so skillful as she continued slicing at a fast speed, her hands blurring at her pace. Peng Wu stared at her blankly, wondering if she was making mashed tofu.
Song Qi was in awe as he observed her. “Sister-in-law, are you making Wen Si Tofu?”
Ye Jiayao chuckled. “That’s right! Have you tried it before?”
“No, no, but I have seen it before,” Song Qi replied, his mouth watering.
“Then today you shall try the authentic Wen Si tofu. It’s a pity there is no ham.”
“Will air-dried meat work? I saw some in the kitchen,” Song Qi suggested.
Ye Jiayao’s eyes brightened and she nodded. “Sure! Although it does not compare to ham in color and taste, the texture would be more than enough to lift the flavor.”
“I’ll go get it then.” Song Qi went off, bustling with energy.
Ye Jiayao wanted to tell him to take just a small piece because from what she knew of him, he would surely bring back the whole chunk of meat. She wasn’t able to voice her warning though because Song Qi was long gone.
She had just finished cutting the dried chicken, bamboo, and shiitake mushrooms into shreds when Song Qi ran back into the kitchen, huffing as he hauled a huge chunk of air-dried meat. “Old Head Yu is too petty! He chased me out with a chopping knife for just a piece of air-dried meat!” he panted.
Ye Jiayao laughed at his antics.
Welcome to the life of the bandits.
Xia Chunyu looked at the rising smoke from the kitchen and couldn’t help but look forward to seeing what kind of tricks the girl has up her sleeves. He wanted to go over there to take a look but he was afraid that it would be misunderstood as excitement. He suppressed the curiosity within him and continued on reading his book.
He lifted the teapot to pour some water but nothing came out. He yelled for Song Qi to bring him some more but he didn’t answer, so Xia Chunyu brought the teapot to the kitchen himself.
The strong scent of seasoning filled the entrance of the kitchen, making him eager to taste what the wench has been cooking. Xia Chunyu placed the teapot down on the table, yelling, “Where’s everyone? Where did everyone go?”
Peng Wu scuttled out of the kitchen, flustered. “Third-in-charge, please wait for a while, dinner would be served soon.”
Xia Chunyu deadpanned, “Who asked about dinner? This teapot is empty, did you know that? It’s just a dinner, not a feast, is there a need for so many people? You all want to be a chef? Sure, tomorrow go work in the kitchen.”
Peng Wu, dejected from the scolding, placated, “I’ll go boil some water this instant.”
That was the last straw. Ye Jiayao was just about to rush out with a ladle in her hand when Song Qi stopped her, shaking his head.
Seeing that no one came out after his rage, Xia Chunyu returned to the room silently.
Song Qi checked the entrance before returning inside, saying, “Third-in-charge went back inside.”
“That person is so hard to please! Everyone is preparing a meal for him with kind intentions and not only is he not grateful, he still came over here to find fault,” Ye Jiayao ranted.
Song Qi chuckled at her annoyance. “Sister-in-law, don’t take it to heart. Third-in-charge is actually a very nice person.”
“Nice my foot! He throws tantrums like a child.”
“You can’t blame third-in-charge for that. There is no one to get along with here in the stockade. Third-in-charge became Hei Feng Gang’s third leader after being here for just two months, and many of the brothers in the stockade refused to accept it. If he was not ferocious, how can he manage to keep control of them?” Song Qi explained.
Ye Jiayao rolled her eyes.
He just wants to suppress and control everyone
.
“What about second-in-charge and first-in-charge? What are they like?” Ye Jiayao asked.
Song Qi frowned. “That is difficult to say. First-in-charge has a nice temper and I heard that he used to be a scholar. He really doesn’t know any martial arts but still, all the brothers in the stockade are afraid of him. Second-in-charge has a fierce face but he is actually the most easy-going out of the three.”
In other words, the bad guy played the good guy and the good guy playing the bad guy.
Ye Jiayao changed frying pans as she poured a thin layer of oil before proceeding to fry the shiitake mushroom stuffed with meat paste. The scent of the meat and the shiitake mushroom smelled so heavenly that Song Qi and Peng Wu couldn’t help but salivate. Just as it was almost cooked, Ye Jia Yao poured in the seasoned soup, adding a little cornstarch and leaving it to cook for a while so that the mushroom could absorb more flavors.
This was the method for modern time teppan shiitake mushroom, but Ye Jiayao changed it slightly to make it into a new dish. Using a pair of chopsticks, she set the mushrooms on top of the stir-fried vegetables before drenching it with the soup.
“Alright, you can bring this over!” Ye Jiayao clapped her hands in accomplishment.
Today, there was a total of five dishes; simmered-fried ribs, sweet and sour carp, shiitake mushrooms with greens, Wen Si tofu, and air-dried meat with bamboo stew.
Song Qi smelled the food and sighed. “Sister-in-law, your culinary skill is solid! Just looking at all those colors and smelling that delicious smell is already making me drool!”
Ye Jiayao laughed. “Be careful not to drool into the food.”
“Sister-in-law, why don’t you bring the dishes over? Third-in-charge will surely be pleased to see you,” Song Qi suggested.
“Forget it, I am not pleasing to his eye today so I shall not go hinder his view,” Ye Jiayao declined, taking some food for herself to eat alone in the kitchen instead.
She has not forgotten how she was lifted out like a rag earlier on; she has never been so embarrassed in her life.
In the house, Xia Chunyu was pleasantly surprised to see the five dishes. It looked and smelled absolutely divine that if it was not for Song Qi and Peng Wu, he would’ve thought he was sitting in a restaurant in Jin Ling!
“Third-in-charge, quick! Try some of the food sister-in-law made, it’s delicious.” Song Qi had to stop himself from diving into the array of food.
Peng Wu nodded, his eyes never straying from the food. “Third-in-charge, you have found a treasure.”
Xia Chunyu stared at him harshly. “What treasure? Get me the wine quickly.”
Normally he would have a huge pot of stewed meat, so this was a treat. Such exquisite food was hard to come by and he wanted to level up his dining experience by matching the food with fine wine.
“Aye.” Peng Wu brought out a jug of wine, pouring a glass for 3rd-in-charge.
Xia Chunyu lifted his chopsticks up, ready to tuck in before he noticed Ye Jiayao missing. “Where is your sister-in-law?”
“She’s boiling hot water and told to eat first,” Song Qi replied.
“Why is she boiling water when it is time to eat?” Xia Chunyu muttered, digging into the food. He then recalled her dirty face and deduced that it was perhaps for a bath. Women are a bother; men would just either fetch a pail of water from the well and pour it over them or go to the pool at the mountain to swim a few laps.
The fish was crispy on the outside, soft on the inside, and the perfect blend of sweet and sour. The fragrance of the ribs was beyond aromatic and it was so tender, it was melting in his mouth. The shiitake mushroom was covered by a layer of streaky pork, and the crisp texture of the pan-fried meat and the silky feel of the mushroom was a great combination. However, it was the Wen Si tofu that shocked him the most. The tofu, bamboo, mushroom, and the chicken are all hair-like thin shreds. Even the head chef of Jin Ling’s famous Zi Weiguan could not demonstrate this kind of precision!
“Is this tofu cut by your sister-in-law?” Xia Chunyu asked, still unconvinced
Peng Wu replied, “It is. I was awe-struck with how she chopped that tofu so fast and so smoothly.”
Xia Chunyu nodded. It looked like he really had found a treasure, in a sense.
Total Chapters in book: 425
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 933525 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 4668(@200wpm)___ 3734(@250wpm)___ 3112(@300wpm)
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