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

Shen Cao wanted to help with the work in the fields, but her parents refused.

"Grass, you're still injured. The work in the fields is heavy, so be careful not to tear your wound open again."

"Go home and rest quickly," Shen's mother urged.

“Yes, sister, you should go back. I’ll stay and help our parents with the chores.” Shen Wan also urged Shen Cao to go back and rest.

Seeing that her family was determined not to let her do any work, Shen Cao had no choice but to go home first.

"Alright, don't mention the bowls and chopsticks anymore. We'll bring them back with us when we get back," Mr. Shen said, stopping Shen Cao as he reached for the basket.

Shen Cao walked home alone.

The Shen family's fields were located at the very edge of the village, and Shen Cao had to cross the entire village to get home.

All the land in the village is in front of the village.

Because it is planting season, the fields are bare and there are not many crops.

There is a large banyan tree at the entrance of the village. According to Shen's mother, this tree is over a thousand years old.

The elderly in the village love to sit under the trees, enjoying the cool shade and chatting.

"Shen Cao, where have you been?" An old woman at the village entrance asked, looking at Shen Cao.

"Auntie, I'm going to deliver lunch to my parents." Shen Cao didn't know the old woman's surname, so she could only call her "Auntie."

However, the older woman's expression became very unnatural after Shen Cao called her "auntie".

Shen Cao didn't take it seriously.

"Hey, Shen Cao, what are you doing with that grass? You can't eat it." Another older woman asked, looking at the lamb's quarters in Shen Cao's hand.

“Yes, that stuff is terribly bitter, even pigs wouldn’t eat it,” another older woman chimed in.

"Just picking them for fun." Shen Cao didn't offer any further explanation, simply giving a few words of response before continuing on her way home.

After hearing Shen Cao's words, the older women pursed their lips and said nothing more.

After arriving home, seeing the bamboo shoots drying in the yard, Shen Cao simply grabbed a stool and peeled the bamboo shoots.

Shen Cao washed the peeled bamboo shoots with well water.

I went to the kitchen and boiled a big pot of water to blanch the bamboo shoots.

After blanching the bamboo shoots and letting them cool, I tore them into bite-sized pieces, took out a winnowing basket, and placed them in the yard to dry.

Shen Cao loves dried bamboo shoots the most, and every year she goes to the countryside to buy freshly dried bamboo shoots from the village aunties.

Stir-fried dried bamboo shoots with cured pork, stewed dried bamboo shoots with chicken—they all sound delicious.

Shen Cao thought about her plan for a moment, then turned and went into the kitchen.

We already had snails and clams for lunch today, so I won't make them for dinner. Eating the same thing every day gets boring after a while.

Shen Cao washed the lamb's quarters she had picked, blanched them, and set them aside.

Then he took out the necessary seasonings from his own spatial system.

Shen Cao then prepared to start cooking.

Today, Shen Cao is preparing to make a wild vegetable dumpling for the Shen family.

Squeeze out the water from the blanched lamb's quarters, chop it up, and since there were still some wild vegetables at home, Shen Cao processed the remaining wild vegetables in the same way, chopping them up as well.

Then I added soy sauce, oyster sauce, thirteen-spice powder, and other seasonings that I had taken out from the space system.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Cao took out some of the pork cracklings that her mother had hidden deep inside the cabinet and chopped them up.

After adding minced scallions and ginger, pour a spoonful of hot oil over it.

The filling for the vegetable dumplings is now ready.

After mixing the herbs, I took a bite and found it to be fragrant and delicious.

Thinking that the vegetable dumplings might be too dry, Shen Cao made an incredibly delicious bamboo shoot and clam soup with spring bamboo shoots.

There wasn't a trace of meat in the house except for river clams.

These large bamboo shoots are perfect for making pickled bamboo shoot soup, but I don't have any ingredients at home, and I don't dare to take out any ingredients from my own spatial system, so I can only use the ingredients I have.

Remove the shells from the river clams, pick out the mud and sand from the meat, leaving only the meat.

Heat oil in a wok, stir-fry the river clams until cooked, then add shredded ginger to remove any fishy smell.

Then add thinly sliced ​​bamboo shoots and continue stir-frying.

Once the bamboo shoots are cooked through, add boiling water.

When river clams are cooked in oil and then stimulated by boiling water, the protein will be presented in a different form.

The soup base has a milky white color from the protein, combined with the pale yellow of the bamboo shoots, making it look incredibly delicious.

When it's done cooking, sprinkle some chopped scallions on top. Just looking at it makes your mouth water.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Shen Cao formed the seasoned filling into balls, then rolled them in a mixture of cornmeal and flour in the correct proportions, and the basic shape of the vegetable dumplings was formed.

After wetting them, roll them a few more times, and the vegetable dumplings will be ready.

The surface of the vegetable dumplings is covered with cornmeal, which tightly wraps the filling inside.

After Shen Cao has made all the vegetable dumplings, she can put them in a steamer and steam them.

Steam over medium heat for 15 minutes, then it's ready to serve.

The steamed vegetable dumplings are round and plump, golden yellow, and look adorable.

Fearing there wouldn't be enough to eat, Shen Cao also stir-fried some spring bamboo shoots.

The food had just come out of the pot when the Shen family returned.

"It smells so good!" Shen Qing skipped and hopped back first.

After setting out the food, Shen Cao got the Shen family to start eating.

"Dad, Mom, younger brother and sister, dinner is ready. Wash your hands and eat."

"Hey!" Shen Cao felt a warmth in her heart when she heard her family's reply.

In this distant parallel world, among the myriad lights of homes, there is one that shines brightly, and one's words are met with a warm response. This moment gives Shen Cao, who has come alone to this strange world, a sense of security.

"Mother, my sister made some new dishes today, come quickly!" Shen Wan said to her mother, showing off the unfamiliar dishes on the table after washing her hands first.

"Oh! Mother, come and see what delicious food my little Cao'er has made this time." Mother Shen said as she walked in, responding to Shen Wan's words.

"Cao'er is really amazing!" Mother Shen praised, looking at the food on the table.

"Mother, I worked in the fields all day today. Aren't I amazing?" Shen Qing asked, eager for praise after hearing his mother praise his sister.

"My little brother is the best." Shen Cao looked at the adorable Shen Qing and couldn't help but pinch his nose.

"Hehe, eldest sister is amazing, second sister is amazing, and I'm amazing too!" Shen Qing clapped his hands happily.

Mr. and Mrs. Shen looked at their three sensible children playing with a look of satisfaction and smiled at each other.

In life, especially after experiencing so many hardships, nothing is more important than a harmonious family.

Happiness has become a tangible reality in Shenyang at this moment.

"It's time to eat!"

Everyone went to get some vegetable dumplings to eat. They thought they were steamed buns made by Shen Cao, but when they took a bite, they found that they were filled.

Take another bite, and you'll taste the filling, the fresh aroma of wild vegetables, and the delicious seasoning—it's a unique flavor.

"good to eat!"

"It's so delicious! You're amazing, sister!"

In one meal, they ate up an entire tray of vegetable dumplings that Shen Cao had made.

If you feel choked by food, have a bowl of bamboo shoot soup; it's light yet delicious.

The meal left everyone wanting more.