I Can See Through All Things' Information Chapter 40 The Aroma of Rich Meat

In the kitchen, a rich aroma of at was filling the air.

Little Yan, who was squatting in front of the stove to help tend to the fire, couldn't help but salivate uncontrollably when she slled the at.

"Brother, when can we eat?" the little one couldn't hold back any longer.

"Just a little longer," he replied.

Lu Qing also felt sowhat unsteady on his feet.

In his previous life as a carnivore, he had only eaten fish since coming to this world, not any proper at.

Now, slling the rich aty scent, he almost let his cravings get the better of him.

Lu Qing was cooking braised pork.

Of course, due to the lack of seasoning, he was cooking a simplified version of braised pork, or perhaps it was more fitting to call it stewed at.

He decided to make braised pork because, at the big market, he had seen soone selling bean paste.

It was sold by a farmwoman, initially placed in a jar, which he almost missed noticing.

After tasting a bit, he found the flavor surprisingly similar to soy sauce, only lacking a bit in saltiness, which was a pleasant surprise.

He imdiately bought quite a lot, making the farmwoman very grateful.

Lu Qing took the opportunity to inquire about the origins of the sauce and learned that the recipe had been left by the farmwoman's grandfather.

Her grandfather had originally been a chef in the back kitchen of a restaurant in a distant city but had drifted here due to certain changes.

After she got married, her in-laws were poor, so she thought of making so bean paste to supplent the household inco.

Since beans were cheap, even if the sauce was ruined, the loss wouldn't be too great.

However, the local people didn't seem to have a high acceptance of bean paste.

She had been selling at the big market for a long ti, and Lu Qing was still her biggest custor.

After hearing her story, Lu Qing, moved by sympathy, bought another jar of the sauce, leading to another round of heartfelt gratitude from the farmwoman.

With the unexpected gain of the bean paste, Lu Qing then thoroughly browsed through the big market.

Unfortunately, there were no more surprises like the bean paste.

He did see an old man selling sugar, which he bought so of.

The sugar was much more expensive than the bean paste, but when it ca to food, Lu Qing was always willing to spend.

With these gains, Lu Qing decided to make a al of braised pork.

He cut the half-fat-and-half-lean pork belly into pieces, blanched them first, and then fried them until golden brown.

Then he removed the at and started to fry the sauce.

After bringing out the scent of the sauce, he added the slightly fried at pieces and stir-fried them together.

Then he added sugar, salt, water, and simred everything.

This was certainly not the authentic version of braised pork, but given the limited conditions, this was the best Lu Qing could do.

Fortunately, even though the thod was simple, at was still at.

After simring for a while, the scent of the at wafted out, still making the siblings salivate.

When Lu Qing felt it was about ti, he opened the pot lid, ready to start reducing the sauce.

The mont the lid was opened, steam rose, and the intense at aroma filled the entire kitchen at once.

The sll of at even drifted outside, enticing passing villagers to stop in their tracks.

After sniffing for a while, they realized the scent of at was coming from Lu Qing's house, and were imdiately astonished.

"With such a strong scent of at, how much at is Lu Qing cooking at ho?"

They thought about going in to have a look but felt it might be impolite.

Eventually, as their stomachs grew hungrier, they quickly headed ho.

If they stayed any longer, they feared they might not be able to resist going in to beg for a al.

The scent of the at drifted further, reaching several nearby households.

Confirming the fragrance ca from the Lu family's ho, they couldn't help but exclaim,

"The Lu family's days are getting better. What kind of at are they cooking that slls so delicious!"

"After Lu Ming and his wife passed away, I thought Lu Qing and Little Yan would have a very hard ti being orphans, but now there's no need to worry."

"I heard that Lu Qing and Da An went to the big market this morning and bought a lot of things back. Lu Qing even returned the grain and condints he had borrowed from everyone."

"Old Doctor Chen is really good to his disciples."

"It's a sha my boy isn't competitive; otherwise, I'd also want the elder doctor to take him as a disciple."

"Drop it, your boy can't even recognize a single character, let alone understand a dical book."

"Don't just talk about my family, your kid is just the sa, can't even count past ten, let's not scold my kid by comparing him to yours."

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Lu Qing was unaware of the villagers' discussions.

At the mont, he was concentrating on thickening the at sauce and beginning to serve the at.

The perfectly stewed at was trembling as it sat in the bowl, looking extrely tempting.

Watching the color of this braised pork, Lu Qing could hardly resist.

He quickly stir-fried so greens and then announced that it was ti to eat.

"Little Yan, this is for you, eat slowly, be careful, it's hot."

At the dinner table, Lu Qing first picked up a piece of at for Little Yan and placed it on her rice.

"I got it, brother."

Little Yan obediently responded and then started blowing on the at in her bowl, trying to cool it down.

After serving Little Yan, Lu Qing also picked up a piece of braised pork for himself.

He slightly cooled it before taking a bite, and his eyes lit up imdiately.

The at, having been stewed for a long ti, was thoroughly infused with flavor.

It was tender yet slightly chewy, an excellent texture.

Swallowing a piece of braised pork, Lu Qing showed a satisfied expression.

It was worth the ti he had spent cooking it.

Although due to a lack of seasonings, this braised pork was not as layered in flavor compared to what he had made in his previous life,

being able to enjoy such at under current conditions was satisfying enough for him.

"Brother, this at is delicious!"

At that mont, Little Yan, her mouth greasy, cheerfully told Lu Qing.

"Haha, of course, your brother put a lot of effort into making this," Lu Qing said proudly.

"Brother cooks so deliciously, Little Yan wants to learn cooking from you, then I can make lots and lots of yummy food!"

The little foodie expressed her grand ambitions.

"Then Little Yan needs to eat well, and when you grow a bit older, Brother will teach you how to cook."

"Okay!"

The siblings then enjoyed a lovely dinner.

After dinner, after cleaning up, Lu Qing, holding a piece of fabric, went next door to Grandpa Zhang's house.

"Grandpa Zhang, Grandpa Zhang!"

"What is it, Ah Qing?" Grandpa Zhang ca out of the house.

"Is Aunt Zhang at ho?"

Aunt Zhang, who was Grandpa Zhang's daughter-in-law, was well-known in the village for her sewing skills.

"She's inside, you looking for her?" Grandpa Zhang shouted into the house, "Wife of my second son, co out, Ah Qing is looking for you."

"What do you need, Ah Qing?" a woman ca out of the house.

"It's like this, I bought a piece of fabric at the market this morning, I'd like to make two pieces of clothing for Little Yan, but I can't sew, so I thought of asking Aunt Zhang for help, and I will pay for the work."

Lu Qing showed the fabric he held.

"You child, what are you talking about paying? We're neighbors; helping each other is natural. Give the fabric, I'll think it over, and have Little Yan co over tomorrow. I'll take her asurents and have it done in a couple of days," Aunt Zhang took the fabric.

"That's right, bringing over such a large piece of at at noon was already too polite," Grandpa Zhang added.

"I can't let Aunt Zhang work for nothing," Lu Qing laughed, "Well, that's settled then, I need to go back and read."

"Of course, of course, studying is important, you better head back."

Upon returning ho, Lu Qing looked at Little Yan playing in the yard and smiled.

The little one's clothes were made from his old ones and were now full of patches.

These days, while washing clothes, he noticed so seams were coming apart.

Today, at the market, he saw fabric for sale. Although the quality was average and the price high,

Lu Qing still bought so, intending to have soone help make a couple of new garnts.

He didn't tell Little Yan about the new clothes yet, planning to surprise her tomorrow.

That night, Little Yan, as usual, fell asleep without the black little beast's visit.

The next morning, she woke up feeling gloomy,

but her gloom soon vanished when she learned about the new clothes.

Two days later, when the new clothes were finished and the little one put them on, she was overjoyed and showed them off for several days.

Because he had stocked up at the market, they had plenty of supplies.

In the following days, Lu Qing stayed in the village and didn't go out.

Every day, he went to Old Doctor Chen's to study and then did so farm work, like planting vegetables in the yard, and in the afternoon, he thought about how to make tasty als under limited conditions.

Sotis, he would go fishing to feed the Black Night Spiritual Fox.

Life was exceedingly regular.

Finally, one morning when he and Little Yan were at Half Mountain Small Courtyard again,

the elder doctor told him that he no longer needed to read the "Hundred Herbs Scripture."