Transmigrated into a Farmhouse: The Stepmother Spoils Her Child to the Heavens

Hearing the thumping sound, Lin Cai stopped Scarface from butchering the fat meat, then demonstrated the knife to him before tossing it to him.

"Did you see clearly just now? Do it the way I said. If you made a mistake, then you won't be eating tonight."

Scarface, who wouldn't normally do that, glanced at the fatty meat after hearing this, then looked at Lin Cai and asked, "Can you make this fatty meat taste good?"

"You'll know if it's good or not once I help you make it."

After Lin Cai finished speaking, she went to gather firewood. Scarface looked at the fatty meat, took a knife, and cut the meat into pieces one by one. The pieces of meat he cut were not the kind that had been butchered, but the kind that Lin Cai had just taught him to cut.

During his time at the Gu family's house, he ate different meals every day, but there were two occasions when the food was exceptionally delicious.

He knew that Lin Cai had cooked those dishes herself; the Gu family members couldn't make them taste the same.

Scarface cut both slabs of fat into chunks and set them aside. After Lin Cai washed the litsea cubeba she had picked, she asked Scarface to start a fire.

Scarface was very reluctant to start a fire after he had just finished cutting the meat, but he couldn't resist when he saw Lin Cai preparing to cook the fatty meat.

"Hey Lin, what exactly are you planning to do with this fatty meat? It may satisfy your cravings, but it doesn't taste very good when cooked. Many poor people don't like to eat it."

"They don't like to eat it because they don't know how to cook it. I guarantee that you'll want to eat it again and again after you try it."

Lin Cai washed the pot clean, poured the meat in, added some water, and then had Scarface start the fire to render lard.

In less than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the entire kitchen was filled with the aroma of lard. Scarface, smelling that aroma, looked up at the pot.

The white fat had risen to the surface, slowly shrinking and turning golden yellow.

The oil rendered from the fatty meat is all in the pot; it's transparent and looks like water.

When Scarface saw Lin Cai, he brought over a jar and used a spoon made from a bamboo tube to scoop all the oil from the pot into the jar.

"Isn't this just water from the fat? What are you going to do with this water?"

In the ancient Dragon Kingdom, there was no way to render lard, and they didn't even know that animal fat could be used to render oil.

The oil they used was soybean oil, but soybean oil was only used by wealthy people and was unaffordable for ordinary people.

When Lin Cai first arrived, the only soybean oil the Gu family had was diluted with water. If Lin Cai hadn't taken some out herself, she probably wouldn't have seen any oil for the next few months.

The lard was quickly poured out, and a little bit was left in the pot. Just as Lin Cai was about to find a jar to put it in, Lin Bao came in, drawn by the smell.

"It smells so good, little sister! What delicious food are you making now?"

Lin Bao came to the stove, completely disregarding what Lin Cai had said earlier.

He smelled the aroma and saw the oil in the pot, then frowned: "Little sister, why are you boiling the meat in water? This kind of cooking doesn't taste good."

Then Lin Bao said that lard should be used to fry food, that's how it tastes best.

Upon hearing his description, Lin Cai turned to look at him and asked, "Do you know what this is?"

"Even a child knows this, how could I not know? Isn't this just pork?"

They bought some to eat when they were craving something sweet, but it wasn't very tasty; it wasn't as fragrant as the ones with the skin on.

"So how do you all prepare your food?"

"Just cut it into pieces, stir-fry it in a pan, and eat it once it's cooked. What else can you eat it?"

Lin Cai was speechless at this way of eating: "Don't you find it greasy?"

Lin Bao nodded: "You're right. When you bite into this, it bursts open in your mouth. The taste is absolutely delicious and satisfying."

Okay! People use it to satisfy their cravings, not to render oil!

The oil was poured into two large earthenware jars before the pot was empty, leaving only a large bowl of oil residue.

Lin Cai scooped out the oil residue, sprinkled some salt on it, and then handed it to Scarface.

Lin Bao, who was standing nearby, was furious when he saw this. His sister had given the food to someone else instead of him. It seemed that his sister was still angry!

Lin Cai didn't care what he might think. After handing the fried bits to Scarface, she put the rest into the cupboard.

After she left, Lin Bao stared sharply at Scarface: "How have you been doing at the Gu family?"

Scarface, who was about to eat, looked up at Lin Bao upon hearing this and asked, "Didn't the three of you send me?"

"I told you to come, not to stay and refuse to leave."

The scarred man, holding the bowl, was about to walk outside when he heard this and said as he walked, "She won't let me leave."

He was forced to stay, and he had no way to escape on his own, so you really can't blame him for this.

Seeing him run off with the bowl, Lin Bao turned and went out: "You stayed when I told you to? When did you become so obedient?"

The two people came into the courtyard one after the other. The one in front was holding a bowl and eating the fried pork cracklings in it.

The one behind caught up and reached out to grab it, but the one in front dodged to the side, avoiding the hand reaching out from behind.

"I almost died, so I'm quite afraid of my life. Besides, you should listen to advice and you'll have a full stomach. You should listen to advice when you're a person."

Lin Bao almost vomited when he heard this. If this person were really so obedient and would listen to others' advice, then the scar on his face probably wouldn't exist by now.

Lin Bao failed to grab the bowl, and the other person kept eating. Seeing that almost half of it was gone, he launched a direct attack.

The two exchanged blows and soon started fighting in the yard. Just as they were getting into a fierce fight, they both stopped at the same time.

Lin Cai stood at the doorway of the main room, quietly watching them. Lin Bao quickly went over and said, "Little sister, this man just hit me."

"Lin Laosan, have you no shame?"

"Little sister, this guy almost crippled me. Every move he made was vicious; he just wanted to kill me."

"Lin Bao!! You're talking nonsense, I'll tear your mouth apart."

“Little sister, look at him, look at him. He’s so arrogant while you’re still here. If you’re not by my side one day, he might be even more arrogant.”

Scarface was furious. He wouldn't even eat the fried pork cracklings anymore. He really wanted to kill that bastard Lin Bao.

He's clearly a tall, strong man, yet he's acting pitiful in front of a woman. Not only is he acting pitiful, but he's also playing the victim and complaining. He's really gone all out and has no shame, hasn't he?

The two of them were exchanging words, their argument escalating rapidly, while Lin Cai watched them coldly.

"Are you all very free?"

"Since you're all free, let's go up the mountain together."