Starting with ten elixirs of immortality, I led the First Emperor to rebel against the Qin Dynasty.

Zhao Huan's words left Fusu speechless for a long time.

Bai Qi's lips twitched slightly as he suppressed a laugh, turning his head away, his shoulders shaking.

Dog Egg, Stone, and their group of kids, though they couldn't understand what Zhao Huan was talking about, wisely kept quiet when they saw the pretty lady's face turn from white to green, and then from green to black.

Xu Mofu was completely dumbfounded.

I stood there, my mind completely blank.

Am I the man you can't have? You make it sound like I'm interested in you!

Enraged, Xu Mofu wanted to fight him to the death, but in the end, reason prevailed over anger.

Thinking of the opponent's terrifying strength and Bai Qi's warning, she forcefully suppressed her anger.

They couldn't beat him in a fight, and they didn't dare to curse him.

Xu Mofu felt like he had been holding it in until he suffered internal injuries.

Seeing that Xu Mofu remained silent and only glared at him, Zhao Huan assumed that his words had exposed her scheme and became even more smug.

Hmph, see? I told you she was a scheming woman. She tried to play mind games with me.

I'm a man who's watched 800 episodes of TV dramas!

"Alright, alright, stop standing there." Zhao Huan glanced at the sky, his tone full of impatience. "It's getting late, time to prepare dinner. You, come here and help me chop the vegetables."

After saying that, he walked into the kitchen on his own.

Xu Mofu stood there, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

Chopping vegetables? He actually wants me to chop vegetables?

Seeing this, Fusu quickly went to Xu Mofu's side and whispered, "Yue... Xiaoyue, my brother... he's not quite right in the head. Don't take it to heart. Just... go along with him for now. Saving your life is the most important thing."

Xu Mofu took a deep breath and then slowly exhaled.

What could she do? When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head.

"Hurry up, stop dawdling. You, go wash and chop those vegetables over there. Don't you have any sense of duty as a maid?"

Zhao Huan pointed to a basket of potatoes and green vegetables placed in the corner.

Xu Mofu took a deep breath and told himself to endure!

To survive, uncover the secrets of this place, and get revenge in the future, she endured it!

Silently, he walked to the corner of the wall, picked up the vegetable basket, and went to the well.

Looking at the potatoes, she was at a loss.

How do I wash this? How do I cut it?

In the Yin-Yang School and Xianyang, Xu Mofu was always waited on hand and foot, never even stepping into the kitchen more than a few times, let alone cooking.

After thinking for a while, she imitated the maid in her memory, fetched a bucket of water, poured all the potatoes in at once, and then stretched out her delicate hand to stir the water haphazardly a few times.

Zhao Huan was getting something from inside the house when he came out and saw this scene, causing his eyes to twitch.

"Is that washing vegetables? You're giving potatoes a bath! Scrub them with your hands! Scrub them clean of all the dirt!"

Xu Mofu trembled from his shout and could only grit his teeth and scrape the mud off the potato with his fingernails.

After finally finishing "washing", she picked up the kitchen knife and stared blankly at the potatoes on the cutting board.

How should it be cut?

She hesitated for a moment, then swung the cleaver and chopped down on a potato.

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, the potato was chopped in half, one half flying out and rolling several times on the ground.

Zhao Huan covered his face, feeling his blood pressure soaring.

"You...you're chopping vegetables? You're splitting firewood! Slicing! Shredding! Do you even know how?"

Xu Mofu felt wronged and angry after being yelled at. She picked up the other half of the potato and carefully began to cut it.

As a result, a pile of potato chunks of various shapes and thicknesses appeared on the cutting board, a masterpiece of craftsmanship.

Zhao Huan gave up completely, snatched the kitchen knife away, and said irritably, "Forget it, forget it, don't touch it! Go start the fire! Add firewood to the stove, you know how, right?"

If she keeps cutting, she won't be able to eat tonight.

Xu Mofu felt as if he had been granted a pardon and quickly ran to the kitchen.

Looking at the dark stove, she was at a loss again.

Light a fire?

She had only ever seen others light fires; she had never done it herself.

It shouldn't be too difficult, right?

He haphazardly stuffed a pile of dry firewood into the stove, then picked up a tinderbox, blew on it, and threw it into the pile of firewood.

The flames suddenly ignited, but because the firewood was too tightly packed and there was no ventilation, thick smoke billowed out of the stove, instantly filling the entire kitchen.

"Cough cough cough!"

Zhao Huan, who was cooking, choked so badly that tears streamed down his face.

"What are you doing! Are you trying to burn the house down?!"

He coughed and roared as he rushed over and shoved the firewood that was blocking the stove out.

Sparks flew everywhere, some even landing on the nearby pile of firewood.

"call--"

The flames shot up instantly!

"Fire! Fire!"

Fusu and Bai Qi were in the courtyard when they saw thick smoke billowing from the kitchen, followed by flames, which startled them.

Bai Qi reacted the fastest, shouting, "Fetch water!"

He rushed out, picked up the bucket of water from the well, and poured it into the kitchen.

Fusu also hurriedly followed along, carrying water to put out the fire.

The courtyard immediately descended into chaos.

Dog Egg and Stone originally wanted to stay and freeload, but seeing this, they were so scared that they all ran home.

Just kidding, Huan's house is about to burn down, what's the point of eating!

With the three people working frantically, the fire was finally extinguished.

The kitchen was a complete mess, dark, wet, and smelling burnt.

Zhao Huan was soaking wet, his face streaked with black and white, looking like a beggar who had just crawled out of a chimney.

Standing in the center of the kitchen, looking at the equally disheveled Xu Mofu, he was so angry that he trembled all over, and his hand pointing at her was shaking.

"You...you..."

Zhao Huan hesitated for a long time, unable to utter a complete sentence.

Seeing Xu Mofu's face covered in soot, looking frightened and pitiful, the words of cursing that were on the tip of his tongue were swallowed back.

I can't hit him, and I can't bring myself to curse him.

Zhao Huan felt like he was about to explode on the spot.

This was the first time Fusu had ever seen Zhao Huan angry.

Xu Mofu knew he had made a big mistake. He lowered his head and stood there like a child who had done something wrong.

She herself felt embarrassed.

I thought cooking looked so simple when others did it, but when I tried it...

"You! Get out of the yard and stand outside! You're not allowed to step into the kitchen again without my permission!"

Zhao Huan gritted his teeth and left behind these words.

He was genuinely scared.

If this woman stays in the kitchen any longer, she'll not only fail to eat, but she'll also tear the whole house apart.

Bai Qi silently walked to the stove, skillfully piled up firewood, and rekindled the fire.

Zhao Huan, his face dark, began to cook again.

Half an hour later, a pot of fragrant potato stew with meat was finally ready.

Despite the twists and turns in the process, Zhao Huan's culinary skills were truly exceptional. The pork was stewed until tender, and the potatoes absorbed the meat juices, becoming soft and flavorful, filling the entire courtyard with a rich aroma.

Xu Mofu had been hungry all day and had been frightened. When he smelled the aroma, his stomach started growling uncontrollably.

During the meal, she didn't care about her image at all and ate three bowls of millet rice in a row. Most of the stewed potatoes and meat in the pot ended up in her stomach.

Watching her devour everything, Zhao Huan couldn't help but mutter under his breath, "Useless at everything, yet she can eat more than anyone else. The engagement must be called off..."

Xu Mofu's initial goodwill towards Zhao Huan—that "although he has a bad temper, he's a pretty good cook"—vanished instantly.