Becoming the Villainess: I Dominate the Cultivation Realm with My Wok! Chapter 4: Stir-Fried Wild Greens with Pork Cracklings

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In the kitchen, Chen Muxue was unaware that the original owner’s cooking skills were so poor that the children complained about them. She just glanced at the available seasonings in the kitchen and felt a bit surprised.

Unexpectedly, this ancient fictional world is quite good; even chili peppers are available, and apart from the absence of MSG, the condints are quite complete. It’s probably thanks to everyone’s ability to cultivate, making overseas places not too difficult to access.

To think the original owner had such complete condints, their cooking skills shouldn’t be too bad!

After searching for a while without finding oil, Chen Qin opened the large jar next to him where things were stored, and a chill rushed to his face.

Upon closer inspection, he found that the interior of the jar was embedded with a large ice-blue gem, and Chen Muxue guessed it was so kind of Immortal Stone that could transform a regular jar into a refrigerator.

Inside the huge jar, there was only a pitiful bag of white flour and a small piece of fatty at.

Chen Muxue sighed and took out the fatty at, carefully cutting off the layer of pork skin, afraid of accidentally cutting off a bit of at.

The rice in the earthenware pot was almost stead, just needed to simr for a little while longer. Due to the lack of oil, Chen Muxue added just a little bit of water to the iron pan to simr the fatty at, to prevent burning.

The downside of adding water is that when the oil is simred out, the scene tends to be sowhat "explosive."

As the sizzling sound subsided and the oil stopped splattering, a tempting aroma of cooked at filled the air.

At this mont, Xiaohua arrived at the kitchen door and slled the fragrance of at, feeling a bit incredulous.

Lately, the Sect Leader hasn’t bought any at, and besides...

Xiaohua recalled eating boiled fatty at in plain water before and couldn’t help but pause.

Chen Muxue poured out the excess oil to save for later, estimating it could be used to fry dishes two or three tis more. She’d have to buy so lard to simr later.

As for the pitifully small amount of leftover oil residue, it was all placed in the pot, likely not enough for the kids to eat.

Being a cultivator, Chen Muxue hadn’t reached the level of fasting or hadn’t specifically practiced fasting. She would feel hungry, but eating a little less wouldn’t affect her much, so she didn’t look as haggard as the children.

Garlic and bright red chili were thrown into the pan, with a "sizzle," a slightly spicy aroma instantly spread. It was springti, when wild vegetables were at their tenderest, and they didn’t need blanching—just stir-frying would make them delicious.

The fragrance of at and wild vegetables intertwined, and only a little salt was needed for them to be very tasty. The dishes stir-fried in the large iron pan were particularly aromatic, and Xiaohua, poking her head in at the door, was already drooling at the sll.

Although Xiaohua was young, she had so mories from when she was taken away. The food at ho was considered delicious, but it tended to be bland, and she had never slled such a fragrance as what the Sect Leader had cooked today.

The dish was plated, with golden crispy oil residues and one or two bright red chili segnts adorning the vibrant green wild vegetables, and Chen Muxue nodded in satisfaction.

She had been a highly praised private chef, and unexpectedly, after traveling through ti, she still got to use her skills.

"Achoo!"

Upon hearing the sneeze, Chen Muxue saw Xiaohua at the doorway and brought the dish over, smiling, "Xiaohua, hungry, aren’t you? It’s ti to eat."

Xiaohua looked at the dish in Chen Muxue’s hand and swallowed, not forgetting her original purpose for coming. She reached out and pulled out the red string from around her neck, revealing a Jade Pendant that exploded into a brilliant display of light upon seeing daylight!

Chen Muxue was suddenly taken aback and quickly put down the dish, rushing forward to cover the Jade Pendant, only to feel a gentle and abundant flow of Spiritual Energy coursing through her palms.

"Sect Leader, selling this could buy lots of buns..." Xiaohua didn’t understand why Chen Muxue was so flustered, "Mother said before she fell asleep that this is extrely, extrely precious. Xiaohua knows, precious things can be exchanged for lots and lots of money!"

Chen Muxue was a bit helpless, "Did your mother ever say that such a precious thing must be kept safe and never lost?"

After thinking for a while, Xiaohua frowned, "I didn’t hear clearly; mother fell asleep and everyone was so noisy and chaotic. Xiaohua was carried away, and then went to sleep too."

Chen Muxue paused, it seed Xiaohua did have so background. She speculated that Xiaohua’s mother’s ’falling asleep’ might an she had passed away.

It seed Xiaohua’s kidnapping involved sordid affairs within a big family...

In the book, Xiaohua was just an insignificant supporting female character, only noteworthy because she had a connection to the major villain, Chen Muxue, and sought revenge on her. Her background was not elaborated in the book.

Chen Muxue frowned; even she could sense that the Jade Pendant was no ordinary item, keeping it with Xiaohua was indeed quite dangerous.

"Xiaohua dear, let the Sect Leader keep this safe for you. When you’ve grown up, I’ll return it to you, alright?" Chen Muxue said, reaching to take the Jade Pendant.

However, the red string seed to be no ordinary object. When it discerned Chen Muxue’s intention, a strong sense of intimidation emanated from it.

Xiaohua nodded and removed the Jade Pendant herself.

Chen Muxue’s eyes glead as the red string’s threat disappeared the mont Xiaohua acted independently.

"Alright, let’s go eat," Chen Muxue said, taking the Jade Pendant and placing it against her chest, considering that there might be so Magic Treasure within the sect for storing items. She planned to find a place to put it later.

In the dining hall, Dagui sniffed, "Do you sll sothing really good?"

Xiaohu’s stomach grumbled defiantly, and his face turned slightly red, "Seems like there’s a hint of at sll..."

"But even if Sect Leader cooks at..." Dagui’s interest quickly faded as he recalled the at Sect Leader had prepared before.

They had tasted good at too, like when the Sect Leader would bring at buns from the town. Before Dafu and Dagui were sold, their family had at during New Year celebrations, so they knew at could be delicious.

But the boiled at in plain water the Sect Leader made before...

Just as the little ones were feeling anxious, Chen Muxue ca in, holding a dish in one hand and the earthenware pot in the other, with Xiaohua carrying bowls and chopsticks, looking very happy.

The Sect Leader had even given Xiaohua a piece of crispy oil residue earlier! Although it was spicy, it was very fragrant, and Xiaohua was happy.

The other three little ones widened their eyes when they saw the dish in Chen Qin’s hand, was this made by the Sect Leader?!

How was it made? Not only did the aroma wafting over seem enticing, but it was also oily, which stimulated hunger just by looking at it!

The three little ones’ stomachs began growling involuntarily.

Even when the dish was placed in the middle of the table, the three little ones were still in disbelief.

"Why’d you pinch ?" Dafu suddenly slapped Dagui.

"Hehe... I just wanted to see if I was dreaming..."

Xiaohu was the most surprised; he had grown up with the Sect Leader, and had gotten used to eating boiled dishes. Now suddenly seeing a stir-fried dish was sowhat unrecognizable.