After transmigrating, I made a name for myself through my culinary skills.

Ye Lan returned to the small kitchen and assigned tasks to the two of them. Jiang Ning was responsible for peeling potatoes and cutting them into evenly sized pieces. He noticed that Jiang Ning practiced swordsmanship, so his knife skills were also very good. This task was not difficult for Jiang Ning. Jiang Nan was asked to wash green peppers, tomatoes, scallions, ginger, garlic and other ingredients. This world does not pursue taste, but the climate of the Southern Continent is pleasant, plants grow well, and the variety of ingredients is very rich, so he basically had all the ingredients he needed.

Ye Lan was in charge of processing the beef. He divided the beef into two pieces. The larger piece was used to make tomato and potato stew with beef, and the smaller piece was used to make stir-fried beef with green peppers.

He first dealt with the excess portion, cutting the beef into chunks. Since he didn't have cooking wine, he used scallions and ginger to squeeze out ginger juice, mixed it with some wine, put it in a pot of cold water with ginger slices and beef, then added the mixed ginger juice and wine, boiled it until the foam was skimmed off, and then skimmed it off and rinsed it clean.

Add rock sugar to cold oil and stir-fry to caramelize. Add the washed beef and stir-fry until it is colored. Add scallions and ginger slices, then add some star anise, bay leaves, dried chili peppers, etc. and stir-fry until fragrant. While the sugar is caramelizing, he asked Jiang Ning to cut the tomatoes. Now that they are fragrant, half of the tomatoes can be added, along with soy sauce to flavor the beef.

Ye Lan asked Jiang Ning to use his spiritual power to heat a bowl of water. Hot water needs to be added when stewing beef, as adding cold water will affect the taste of the beef.

After Ye Lan added water, she covered the pot and let the beef simmer for half an hour. Generally, it takes an hour to allow the flavors to meld, but they had been exercising too much and were very hungry today, so she asked Jiang Ning to use his spiritual power to raise the temperature inside the pot, making it function like the pressure cooker Ye Lan used in her original world, allowing the beef to become tender much faster. This gave Ye Lan a feeling of cheating back in school. She wondered if the male lead would feel upset if he knew that Ye Lan had the function of a pressure cooker.

While Jiangning was stewing beef, Ye Lan went to process the remaining beef. The remaining beef needed to be cut into shreds, put into a bowl, drizzled with some of the remaining scallion and ginger water, a little salt and starch, and a small spoonful of oil. After mixing well, it was set aside to marinate. Next, the green pepper shreds needed to be cut.

When slicing green peppers, it's important to cut them evenly. Otherwise, if one half is cooked while the other half is undercooked, or if one half is overcooked, it will affect the taste.

Although Jiang Ning was skilled in swordsmanship, he felt that Ye Lan was a genius in this area when he watched Ye Lan cut green peppers, and Ye Lan's serious manner when cooking gave off an invisible sense of confidence.

After chopping the green peppers, he asked Jiang Ning to light another fire in a pot. He put the shredded meat into the cold oil and stir-fried it until it just changed color. Then he took it out and added minced scallions, ginger, garlic and small red peppers to the oil in the pot to sauté until fragrant. He then stir-fried the shredded green peppers until they were slightly soft. He added the stir-fried shredded beef and stir-fried it evenly. He then added soy sauce and some sugar to taste. Ye Lan then called Jiang Ning to bring over a plate to serve the meat.

Jiang Nan, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but peek over because of the aroma. Ye Lan told him to take the green pepper and beef shreds himself and then went to add the remaining tomatoes and potatoes to the beef in another pot. With Jiang Ning as a cheat device, the potatoes would be soft and tender in no time.

The freshly opened tomato and potato stew with beef had a unique sweet and sour aroma of tomatoes. The portion was quite large, and Ye Lan finally managed to find a particularly large bowl in the small kitchen to serve it. He also took a spoon to soak rice in the beef and tomato sauce, which used to be his favorite way to eat it.

When Ye Lan brought a large bowl of tomato, potato, and beef stew to the table, Jiang Ning and the others were already waiting.

Ye Lan first used a spoon to scoop up the stewed beef broth and pour it over the rice. After mixing it, he tasted the sweetness of the rice mixed with tomato juice when he took his first bite. Fresh ingredients make for delicious food. Jiang Nan, who was next to him, saw him eating like this and also tried to soak her rice in the broth.

Jiang Nan was speechless with delight. After taking a big bite of rice, he picked up the beef from the large bowl. The beef was stewed until tender and coated in tomato-flavored broth, giving it a sweet and sour taste. Even after stewing for so long, the beef's natural energy hadn't diminished. One bite of the beef soothed his empty stomach. The potatoes were also very soft and tasted just as good as the beef. He realized that he didn't just like eating meat; he liked anything that tasted good.

Jiang Ning picked up the shredded beef with green peppers. The beef mixed with green pepper strips was incredibly fragrant and spicy, and the marinated beef was also very tender. It was even better with rice. The other dish, stewed beef with tomatoes and potatoes, could suppress the spiciness in her mouth and had a different taste.

The three of them tacitly refrained from speaking while eating or sleeping. There was no other way; today's training was too physically demanding, and keeping quiet would save them some energy.

While eating the green pepper beef, Ye Lan thought it would be even better if there were pickled peppers. He preferred pickled pepper beef to green pepper beef, but there were no pickled peppers or sauerkraut in the kitchen. It wasn't that these things didn't exist in this world, but rather that the vegetables would lose their original spiritual energy after being pickled. The kitchen didn't need these things, since the main purpose of eating here was to fill their stomachs and replenish their spiritual energy.

As the three finished eating, it gradually got dark. Ye Lan originally thought they wouldn't be able to finish, but he underestimated everyone's appetite today. They had used up too much energy, which made them eat more. Not only Jiang Nan, but he and Jiang Ning also ate a lot more than usual.

After tidying up the kitchen, the three of them returned to their rooms. This training would last for a month, so they needed to maintain their physical strength.

Ye Lan returned to her room and was about to wash up when she heard a knock on the door.

"Ye Lan, are you inside?"

It was Jiang Ning's voice. Ye Lan went over to open the door for him and saw Jiang Ning holding a bowl and something.

“My mother knows we didn’t go to the charity hall for ginger soup for dinner, so I brought it to you. Here you go.”

"Thank you, please come in and sit down." Ye Lan took the ginger soup and stepped aside to let Jiang Ning in, as if it would be impolite to send him back after he finished drinking.

"It's okay, you drink first. After you finish, I'll take the bowl back. I've also had someone send some over to Jiang Nan."

Despite saying that, Jiang Ning still came in.

Ye Lan's room wasn't big. To be precise, even the rooms for junior inner disciples weren't very large. They only had a bed, a cabinet, and a desk. They had to go to the public bathhouse to take a shower. Disciples at the Nascent Soul level lived in different areas and had their own private bathhouses.

He walked to Ye Lan's desk and found that in addition to basic cultivation manuals, there were also recipes. These were all borrowed from the library. The library had a wide variety of books, including folk tales and cultivation methods. He thought to himself that Ye Lan was right when he said that he learned his cooking skills from books.

"I don't have many hobbies. When I have nothing to do, I read books."

Ye Lan saw him looking at the book and explained.

Ye Lan did indeed read all of these books. They not only explained why he could cook, but also helped him understand more about this world. After all, he had only read a little before he transmigrated into the book, so he definitely wanted to know as much as possible to avoid making mistakes. He learned from the original owner's memories that there was a library here, so he went to find the books he wanted the next day.

"Then take me with you next time you go to the library. I've been looking for books a lot lately, so we can keep each other company."

Jiang Ning suggested to him that since his brother was injured, he often went to the library to look for ancient books, hoping to find a way to cure his brother. Every time he asked the doctor and his father when his brother's leg would get better, they would give vague answers, which made him very worried.

"it is good."

Ye Lan agreed. It was indeed hard to refuse the male lead's handsome face. Although he liked cute and cuddly girls, he was also a sucker for good looks.

"Then it's settled. You finish your ginger soup first, and I won't disturb your rest."

Jiang Ning watched him finish the ginger soup, said goodnight, and then went back.

Watching his departing figure, Ye Lan couldn't help but click her tongue in her heart. As expected of a male lead who can start a harem, with such divine looks and such thoughtfulness, even those who aren't gay would become gay. Amitabha, go wash up and go to sleep.