The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

On the way back to the city, the coachman had already planned to buy a roast chicken and a pot of good wine at Xiangmanlou Restaurant to treat himself.

But he was so hungry that he was afraid he would faint from hunger before he got back. Suddenly, he remembered the vegetable dumplings that Miss Shen had given him.

He took out some vegetable dumplings from the carriage, and after just one bite, he regretted refusing Miss Shen's kindness and only taking three dumplings.

I kept that bag of vegetable dumplings.

I never expected these ordinary vegetable dumplings to be so delicious.

He had just felt bad about making the trip, but he immediately changed his mind. He would take the initiative to offer to pick up and drop off Miss Shen in the future. As his young master had said, Miss Shen was indeed a good cook.

Shen Cao had no idea that the coachman was regretting not taking enough vegetable dumplings; his family was eating the vegetable dumplings that the coachman didn't want.

After finishing her meal, Shen Cao went to cook porridge for her older brother.

Now that her older brother is in poor health, she can only cook some simple yet nutritious porridge for him.

She first thought of the yam and lean meat porridge that her grandfather often cooked for her when she was sick.

Luckily, I had some leftover pork from yesterday at home.

She remembered that there was a yam in the refrigerator of her storage room. She bought it in her previous life so that she could have a bowl of warm and comforting yam and lean meat porridge every time she got drunk.

She broke off a section of yam, peeled it, and then mashed it into a paste using a stone mortar and pestle at home.

Then he scooped up a bowl of rice and soaked it.

While the rice was soaking, she chopped some lean meat and ginger.

She saw that there were still some wild vegetables she had picked earlier in the house, so she washed a handful of them. In her previous life, she often heard the elders say that she should eat more green vegetables.

She had originally planned to marinate the lean meat with pepper, but then she remembered that her brother was still taking medicine and that he had to avoid spicy food when he was sick, so she gave up on using pepper.

She took out the mushroom powder she had made earlier from the storage space, and then added some cornstarch to marinate the raw meat.

Take out your clay pot, add the soaked rice, pour in enough water, and simmer slowly.

I stirred it constantly while cooking, afraid that the porridge would burn.

After simmering for half an hour, the porridge was soft enough. She added the marinated minced lean meat and mashed yam, and continued to simmer until the lean meat changed color. When she felt it was almost done, she was about to add shredded ginger when she suddenly remembered that shredded ginger was also considered spicy and stimulating.

She tasted it, and since it wasn't very fishy, ​​she gave up on the ginger slices.

Finally, when it was almost done cooking, I added the shredded wild vegetables.

I tasted it and found it a bit bland, so I added a little salt. And there you have it, a simple, delicious, and nutritious yam and lean pork porridge.

She filled a large bowl at home for her older brother, and then, worried that it wouldn't taste good enough, she added a small spoonful of mushroom powder and drizzled a few drops of sesame oil.

She carried it to her eldest brother's room. Just now, while she was cooking porridge, her younger brother came over to tell her that her eldest brother had woken up.

She carried the porridge inside and saw her older brother sitting on the bed talking to his younger brother and sister.

My younger siblings were both well-behaved and didn't make a fuss.

"Big brother, dinner's ready."

Upon hearing Shen Cao's words, Shen Chen turned around and looked at his younger sister.

He felt that his sister had changed a lot, even though she looked exactly the same as he had a month ago.

"Thank you for your hard work, little sister." Shen Chen didn't like calling Shen Cao by her name. He always felt that his little sister was the best treasure in the world, and calling her Cao'er would make her seem less precious.

Cough cough! Shen Chen coughed after saying only a few words.

Shen Qing quickly patted his older brother's back to help him catch his breath, just like his mother had done for his father before.

"My little brother has become sensible."

"I have always been very sensible."

"Alright, there's still some porridge left for you two in the kitchen, go and eat." Shen Cao said with a smile to the two little ones.

As soon as they heard there was delicious food, they disappeared in a flash.

Shen Cao handed the porridge to her elder brother.

Shen Chen took the large bowl of porridge. He hadn't eaten all day and was really hungry.

The porridge in front of him looked very appetizing, so he didn't stand on ceremony and picked up a spoon to eat.

As Shen Chen ate the delicious porridge, she had many questions she wanted to ask. She knew that her younger sister had deliberately sent her younger siblings away because she wanted to talk to her.

He finished his porridge quickly.

"It's so delicious! It must have cost a lot of money." Shen Chen thought that such a delicious porridge with meat in it must have been bought by his parents on purpose.

Moreover, he knew his mother's cooking skills all too well; her food was at best edible.

"Big brother, I made this porridge myself." Shen Cao knew that her older brother was educated and that the tricks she used to deceive their parents would not work on him, so she changed her excuse and said that she had rescued a former imperial chef in the forest. The imperial chef saw that she was exceptionally talented and took her as his apprentice. Every now and then, she would go to her master to learn cooking skills.

Anyway, her older brother is rarely home, so he never sees her going out to learn a trade.

Sure enough, after hearing Shen Cao's words, Shen Chen patted her head and said, "I never expected you to have such good fortune. It's a good thing."

Shen Cao placed the bowl on the table, sat down in front of her elder brother, and slowly began to speak, "Elder brother, a lot has happened at home during the month you were away."

Shen Cao then recounted in detail how she found the ginseng, sold it, and how her family bought a house.

She also recounted how she had previously helped Shen Yu'an.

"Big brother, now that we have money, you can't go hungry like this anymore," Shen Cao said with concern.

Shen Chen was two years older than her, which would have been considered an adult in her previous life. However, boys of that age usually had large appetites, but her older brother was always hungry and even fainted from hunger.

To everyone's surprise, Shen Chen disagreed with Shen Cao's words, saying, "Big sister, you found this ginseng and you sold it. This money is yours; keep it for your dowry. You don't need to spend it on me."

Shen Cao was stunned by her older brother's words. She hadn't expected him to say that, and she was quite moved.

But she was still very angry. "Big brother! Are you looking down on me? I didn't tell anyone about this money. I just wanted to leave it to you. I heard from Dad that you took the provincial examination last month and did very well. You'll definitely pass the county-level examination."

"There will be many places to spend money on exams in the future, and you'll need money to buy books, writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstones."

"This money is what I wanted to give to my older brother."

"I don't want to see my older brother faint again next time."

"My older brother is the best older brother in the world."

Shen Cao was afraid that her older brother would not want to spend her money and would make her faint from hunger again, so she cried anxiously.

Shen Chen saw that his younger sister was crying. He knew that she meant well, but he still didn't want her to give him his money.

He gently pinched Shen Cao's nose. "How old are you? Still crying? Your older brother is only doing this for your own good."

"Brother, I know you mean well. Don't worry, I'll earn the money back. Have you forgotten that I'm the imperial chef's apprentice?"

"I'm planning to open a restaurant in the county town. I've already bought the house. Let's go to the county town together to take a look when you're feeling better in a few days."