Chapter 24 A Beastly Husband with Bestial Morals

"Lamb offal soup?"

Lu Liufeng thought, "Another new dish."

Upon hearing that there was delicious food, Mu Ling's slight dissatisfaction with Yi Yuexi vanished instantly.

He immediately grabbed a handful of dry grass and burned it to ashes.

As he burned, he thought of something else and couldn't help but look up at the female master.

"What about the wild boar meat from yesterday?"

Jiang Xi didn't understand what he meant, but she still said it.

"We eat wild boar meat and mutton. In winter, when the temperature is low, we can eat for several days!"

Mu Ling thought to herself, "The female master is indeed not the original female master."

The original female master would never eat meat that had been left overnight.

Perhaps it was because of her picky eating that Jiang Xi was so thin, and she often felt that she couldn't muster any strength.

Yi Yuexi imitated Lu Liufeng, and like him, she also took out the mutton fat separately.

Because it was a lactating ewe, he squeezed out several bamboo tubes of milk.

Orcs don't like to drink this, but the females in the tribe do.

Jiang Xi's eyes lit up instantly when she saw the goat milk.

Goat milk soap that can be used to wash your face!

Seeing the female master looking at him with shining eyes, Yi Yuexi smiled smugly.

He was determined to eat in the kitchen today, and seeing that the other two had things to do, he asked them too.

What else needs to be done?

Jiang Xi asked him to wash the vegetables and seasonings, and asked Mu Ling to make bamboo bowls, chopsticks, spatulas, and spoons.

These things don't require much technical skill, so she doesn't need to be there to guide them all the time. As for the tables and chairs, she'll probably have to make them after dinner.

Lu Liufeng's matter has been settled, and now it needs to be left to settle, so I'm here to help the female master cook.

Jiang Xi instructed him to slice the sheep's heart and liver into thin slices, cut the sheep's stomach and lungs into small pieces, and cut the sheep's intestines into sections.

Because she planned to cook the mutton as well, she cut out a lot of mutton.

Put the mutton and offal into a pot of cold water, add ginger slices, and blanch.

There was a lot of mutton fat, so Jiang Xi didn't use lard. She used mutton fat to fry in the pot until the oil was rendered, then added ginger slices, Sichuan peppercorns, cardamom, cinnamon, bay leaves, garlic, and chili peppers. She stir-fried until fragrant, then added mutton and offal and stir-fried.

Logically speaking, lamb offal cooks faster than lamb meat, so it's better to add them separately. Wait until the lamb meat is about 70-80% cooked before adding the offal.

However, due to limited resources, she didn't fuss and added everything at once.

Each time a seasoning was added, Jiang Xi would tell Lu Liufeng its function.

"Ginger removes the fishy smell."

"Sichuan peppercorns are numbing, while chili peppers are spicy."

"Amomum tsao-ko, cinnamon, and bay leaves are mainly used to enhance the aroma."

"In addition to adding flavor, garlic can also boost immunity and has certain antibacterial and detoxifying effects."

Lu Liufeng slowly looked at her, his handsome face showing astonishment, "Antidote?"

Jiang Xi quickly explained, "Ah, that's not what you mean."

"It's roughly about being able to kill some harmful substances in food..."

Lu Liufeng seemed to understand, but not quite.

Garlic is suitable to be added to all dishes.

"You can add it when stir-frying vegetables, and you can also add it when stir-frying meat."

"Ginger is usually only added to meat dishes because its function is to remove fishy smells."

Lu Liufeng nodded, understanding somewhat.

"Where are the Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers?"

Jiang Xi: "We generally don't add Sichuan peppercorns to vegetarian dishes, but we can add chili peppers according to our taste."

Lu Liufeng applied this knowledge to other situations.

"So, cardamom, cinnamon, and bay leaves are generally used in meat dishes?"

Jiang Xi nodded, "Yes!"

This child is teachable.

"However, like the braising liquid we used to braise the pig's head yesterday, didn't you add potatoes to it this morning? It tasted really good, right?"

"Vegetables can also be braised in braising liquid!"

Lu Liufeng learned many new ways to cook.

Mu Ling, who was in the courtyard, listened intently for a while, but couldn't understand, so she simply stopped listening.

After washing the vegetables, Yi Yuexi stood in the kitchen, unsure of what to do next.

Seeing that he was all disheveled, Jiang Xi couldn't help but say something.

"Why don't you go take a shower first, or just wash your body? Dinner can be served when you come back."

Yi Yuexi's beautiful fox-like eyes widened in disbelief.

"You actually think I'm dirty?"

Jiang Xi glanced at him up and down, but didn't say anything.

Isn't it obvious...?

Yi Yue went to take a shower, still fuming.

Lu Liufeng opened his lips, but ultimately said nothing.

Yi Yuexi loves cleanliness the most; every day she transforms into her beast form to groom herself.

This is probably the first time someone has called me filthy.

Jiang Xi shrugged and continued teaching Lu Liufeng how to cook.

Of all the beastmen, Lu Liufeng was the easiest to get along with. He was also very helpful and would take the initiative to help and learn without her having to ask.

Extremely animalistic!!

Even when Mu Ling was making bowls and chopsticks, she would come in every now and then to ask her if this was okay or if that was okay.

Very proactive, but lacks critical thinking!

Mu Ling had already figured out what to do, but she couldn't stand Lu Liufeng monopolizing the female lead, so she would occasionally make her presence known.

After stir-frying the lamb offal and meat until fragrant, add water and simmer slowly. Add salt before serving.

The salt was all coarse salt; Jiang Xi did not refine it into refined salt.

Salt is too expensive. Given our poor family's circumstances, we can't afford refined salt for the time being, so we'll just have to make do with coarse salt for now. After all, all we're eating is the taste of salt.

Heat up the remaining braised pig's head meat, add a few potatoes and cook together.

Make a stir-fried pork with wood ear mushrooms.

As for purslane and shepherd's purse, they can be added to the mutton soup when the mutton is cooked, and then used as a hot pot.

With the intelligent and studious Lu Liufeng around, Jiang Xi only needs to provide guidance.

For a moment, she found herself with some free time.

She counted on her fingers what she still needed to do today.

The grapes have been drained; we'll make wine tonight.

We've cut down the bamboo; we'll make tables and chairs for tonight.

Goat milk and goat fat can be used to make goat milk soap, but she wants to add some plant oils, and flower essential oils would be even better.

Thinking about it, Jiang Xi raised her eyes and looked at Lu Liufeng.

Are you going to Jehol Valley tomorrow?

Lu Liufeng had been paying attention to the female master. He turned around and looked at her, asking gently.

"Does the female master want Liu Feng to go?"

He gave the decision-making power to the female master.

Jiang Xi was so focused on finding plants from which oil could be extracted that she completely missed the information in his words.

She nodded.

"We have enough food at home for a few days. Let's go to Rehe Valley tomorrow. I'll also take a bath in the mountains while I'm at it."

It's so cold, and there's no place to take a shower at home.

Firstly, there isn't a bathtub big enough; secondly, the temperature is low, and the water cools down quickly, so the water might not even boil the second time before the first one gets cold.

That was too much trouble.

He tormented her, and also tormented a few of his beastly husbands.

Why not just go to the hot springs for a bath? That would also make it easier for her to use her powers to treat the poisonous bumps on her body.

After saying that, Jiang Xi suddenly thought of something else.

Even if she finds a plant that can be pressed for oil in the Jehol Valley tomorrow, the process of extracting the plant oil will still take several days.

But goat milk can't wait that many days.

Oh well, let's go to the Jehol Valley anyway. We can find whatever we can; at least it won't be a wasted trip.

I'll make goat milk soap tonight. I have honey at home, so I can make honey goat milk soap!