I won't be a prince's concubine; I'll cook delicious food and raise two villainous cu

While arranging the vegetables, Shen Yu unexpectedly found a piece of fatty meat the size of a bowl under the pile of vegetables. The meat was so fatty that there was almost no red meat in it, but it just happened to solve her urgent problem of lacking oil and meat.

She pinched Li Shuoya's little cheek happily and said with a smile, "Ya'er, I'll make you fried pork cracklings and vegetable rice for lunch. It'll be so delicious it'll make your tongue tingle!"

After pouring the two bags of rice into the rice container, Shen Yu first grabbed three handfuls of rice and carefully washed them clean, then soaked them in warm water. She then chopped a handful of green vegetables and set them aside. Afterward, she cut the piece of fatty meat into small, distinct pieces.

When the rice was half-cooked, she quickly scooped it out, saving the thick white rice broth to make soup later.

After heating the iron wok until it was scorching hot, Shen Yu poured in all the diced fatty meat, added some water, and since there were no other seasonings to enhance the flavor, she could only simply render a pot of lard. Once the golden lard had rendered, she scooped out the cracklings that hadn't yet burned.

Li Shuoya, who was standing to the side, was already tiptoeing over the stove, her eyes fixed on the oil residue in the pot, her mouth almost watering.

Despite the heat, Shen Yu picked up a piece of fried pork fat and put it in her mouth.

"Click, click..."

The crispy fried pork cracklings melt instantly in your mouth, filling it with the aroma of oil and the flavor of tender meat.

Startled by the aroma, Li Shuoya shuddered, squinting her eyes and dancing excitedly. She turned and ran outside, shouting, "Second Brother! Second Brother! There's meat to eat! This meat smells amazing, it's so delicious!"

As a result, she was turned away by Li Erlang as soon as she reached the door.

In fact, Li Shuozhou had already smelled the rich aroma of lard, which made his stomach rumble and he couldn't wait to rush into the kitchen to see what delicious food the woman had made.

The pancake he ate this morning was the most delicious thing he had eaten recently, but he had just had a quarrel with this woman. If he were to take the initiative to approach her now, wouldn't he lose face?

What angered him even more was that Ya Ya, that heartless girl, not only sided with outsiders but also came to show off to him! Li Shuozhou gritted his teeth in anger and could only read the book in his hand even louder to cover up his craving.

Shen Yu had no time to pay attention to the treacherous thoughts of this little scoundrel. She was busy putting the rendered lard into the earthenware jar and then pouring the previously drained rice directly into the pot that was still covered in lard.

After the rice was coated with lard, it instantly separated into individual grains. She then added the chopped greens, sprinkled in some salt, stir-fried it quickly for a few seconds, and then turned off the heat.

Then I chopped some pork cracklings, put them in the pot and mixed them well. I divided the rice into three bowls and served them on the table.

Li Shuoya had already impatiently sat down at the table, her eyes fixed on her rice bowl. Shen Yu told her to wash her hands first and then call her second brother to eat.

Li Shuoya glanced longingly at the white and green rice on the table, sprinkled with crispy fried pork cracklings, before leaving the kitchen, turning back every few steps.

"Second brother, time to eat! Stop reading, aren't you hungry? If you don't eat, I'll eat your whole portion! Sister made some fragrant rice with vegetables and pork cracklings, it's super delicious!" Li Shuoya shouted, clinging to the door frame, secretly hoping her second brother would say he didn't want to eat, so she could have an extra bowl.

To everyone's surprise, Li Shuozhou flung open the door with a bang, his face dark yet defiant, and said, "Eat! Why wouldn't I eat? This food was earned by my brother, and the kitchen belongs to our family, so of course I have to eat!"

He wouldn't let this woman enjoy the delicious food alone just out of spite! When Li Shuoya saw that he agreed, she ran to the dining table, nimbly climbed onto the stool, grabbed her chopsticks, and started shoveling rice into her mouth.

Shen Yu gently patted her back and softly instructed, "Ya'er, chewing slowly is good for digestion. If you're a good girl, there will be rice porridge later. If you wolf it down, I'll only give you a little bit of rice porridge."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuozhou, who had just sat down, immediately looked up and glared at Jiang Wancheng with displeasure, wanting to say something but swallowing it back.

Shen Yu didn't even look at him, thinking to herself: This child really loves his sister, but he's still a child himself. How could he understand the harm that food stagnation does to the spleen and stomach?

Fortunately, Li Shuoya was very well-behaved. After hearing Shen Yu's words, she slowed down, her cheeks bulging, and looked at Shen Yu with a satisfied expression, asking indistinctly, "Sister, can Ya'er eat such delicious food every day?"

"As long as we have enough supplies at home and Ya'er is obedient, I'll cook delicious food for you every day," Shen Yu replied with a smile.

Li Shuoya immediately cheered and nodded vigorously, "I'll listen to my sister and eat slowly!"

Li Shuozhou muttered to himself: Is it really that delicious? Ya Ya is just greedy and easily fooled by food! But when he picked up a mouthful of rice and put it in his mouth, he was stunned for a moment - the rice grains were distinct, wrapped with the fragrance and slight sweetness of green vegetables, and the crispy oil cracklings burst in his mouth. Various textures and flavors intertwined and blended. It was just a bowl of ordinary dry rice, but it was so delicious that he couldn't believe it.

This was the most delicious bowl of rice he had ever eaten in his eight years of life! He couldn't say a word, he just kept his head down and ate the rice, his movements even more eager than Li Shuoya's. After a few bites, he realized that he had lost his composure, so he quickly slowed down and ate slowly, and even secretly glanced at Shen Yu, afraid that she would laugh at him in her heart.

Just then, a bowl of warm rice porridge was pushed to his side, and Jiang Wancheng's voice came softly: "Don't choke, drink some soup." Her expression was normal, without the slightest hint of mockery, and Li Shuozhou immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

The only sound on the table was the clinking of bowls and chopsticks. Shen Yu finally ate the most satisfying meal she had had in a long time.

Seeing the happy expressions on the siblings' faces as they ate, she thought to herself: With this cooking skill, how could I not win over you two little ones? Sure enough, there are no villains who can't win over a stomach, only those whose cooking skills aren't good enough!

After eating and drinking her fill, Shen Yu knew that supplies were scarce and dared not waste food. That evening, she made a pot of sweet potato porridge, but it was a little thicker than usual. While drinking the porridge, she couldn't help but think that it would be nice to make some pickled vegetables, so that the porridge wouldn't taste so bland.

In ancient times, there was little nightlife; as soon as it got dark, everyone prepared to rest.

Just as Shen Yu finished wiping Li Shuoya's face, thunder rumbled outside, followed by a torrential downpour.

She thought of Li Xiaoyun, who should be on his way at this moment, and couldn't help but mutter to herself, "With such heavy rain, Li Xiaoyun must be soaked to the bone, right?" But her leg injury had not yet healed, so she could only sigh as she looked out the window at the heavy rain.

Not long after, footsteps could be heard outside the courtyard; Li Xiaoyun had indeed returned despite the rain. "Big Brother!" Li Shuozhou hurriedly went to greet him, but was sternly stopped by Li Xiaoyun: "Don't come any closer! Go back inside!"

In the pouring rain, Li Xiaoyun was soaked to the bone, but he didn't want his younger brother to suffer in the rain as well.

Li Shuozhou was in a panic, but he always listened to his elder brother, so he could only watch helplessly as Li Xiaoyun walked into the courtyard in the rain.

Li Xiaoyun went into the kitchen first. Shen Yu had already heard the noise and poked her head out from behind the earthen stove: "The eldest son is back?"

Li Xiaoyun had just put down the basket on her back and was about to take off her soaked clothes when she heard her voice and stopped in her tracks.