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

Chapter 154 Exploding Beef Tripe

Everyone else was very curious about the surprise Shen Cao had mentioned.

Having eaten half their fill, everyone put down their chopsticks and stared at the doorway.

Before long, Shen Cao and Li Xiaoyu each came in carrying a plate of something dark and unappetizing.

Everyone was a little disappointed. Was the surprise she was talking about just this dark, unappealing thing?

Shen Cao smiled as she took in everyone's reactions; they were all a bunch of people who judged by appearances.

This is an indispensable delicacy for her when she eats hot pot or shabu-shabu!

You have no idea how difficult it was for her to find this taste.

Don't try to take it from her later.

The rich sesame sauce coats the crispy tripe; one bite and you're instantly captivated.

"This is a cow's stomach, also called a thousand-layer tripe."

"This is a delicacy that most people would miss out on; only someone extraordinary like me would cherish it."

Shen Qing smiled and said, "What my older sister means is that this thing was thrown away by someone else."

“My older sister insisted on buying it back for twenty coins.”

Shen Cao walked up to Shen Qing and gave him a flick on the forehead. "What do you know?"

"I have the eye to recognize a gem inlaid with gold."

"You'd better not eat anything for a while."

She walked to her seat and sat down.

"To get the best taste from this, the cooking time is the most important factor."

She picked up a piece of tripe with her chopsticks and put it into the pot, silently counting to eight.

One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.

"This tripe is ready." After counting, she immediately picked up the tripe and put it back into Wanyue's bowl.

"Try it." She looked at Wanyue expectantly, wanting to see her reaction.

When Wanyue first heard that it was cow's stomach, she felt nauseous and wanted to refuse.

But she didn't want to hurt her sister Cao'er's feelings, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and eat it.

Shen Cao: [I told you to laugh the loudest just now.]

Wanyue first coated the tripe with sesame sauce, then took a small bite and put it in her mouth.

She took a few bites, enjoying the crunchy texture and the aroma of sesame paste.

The taste is truly unique.

The tripe was cleaned very thoroughly and had no other odor.

After finishing the tripe in her mouth, she also ate the tripe in the bowl.

"It's delicious. I've never tried this texture before."

"I already told you, it's delicious."

"If I hadn't wanted to eat this tripe, I wouldn't have asked Brother Yu'an about raising cattle."

"It tastes even better when you put this in a hot pot."

Seeing Wanyue's reaction, the others also started to imitate Shen Cao and started cooking tripe in hot pot.

Wei Siyu, in particular, especially liked the texture of the tripe.

It's crispy, and the texture of the tripe allows it to absorb enough sesame sauce, making it incredibly satisfying to eat.

Fortunately, Shen Cao prepared enough sesame sauce for dipping.

Everyone finished at least two bowls of dipping sauce.

Shen Cao looked at Shen Qing, who was grabbing the most food at the children's table, and said, "Shen Qing, didn't you say that was garbage? I see you're eating it with great relish."

When Shen Qing heard his older sister call him, he was first taken aback, and then he laughed shamelessly.

"Sister!! I was blind to your true worth."

"I didn't say it was garbage; I meant it was something people didn't want."

"Those people, like me, are blind to the value of something they don't recognize."

"Such delicious food, and you're throwing it all away."

"This is an absolute waste of resources!"

"That would be a waste of resources," Shen Caoqi corrected him with a laugh.

"Where have you been reading all this? You're even mispronouncing this word. Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you if they find out?"

Shen Qing touched his head, his mouth smeared with sesame paste. "Sister, aren't we all family?"

"What a waste! I'll remember that, hehe!!"

Xiaoqiao felt a little envious watching the interaction between the Shen siblings.

She used to have a younger brother, but they got separated during the famine, and she doesn't know if he's still alive.

She originally thought she would rely on begging for a living for the rest of her life, and whether she would live to find her brother was another matter.

Who would have thought she would be so lucky to meet the Shen family?

Not only do they have a place to sleep, they can also make money.

She planned to save money to find out about her younger brother.

Everyone else was busy eating hot pot and didn't notice Xiaoqiao's red eyes.

Moreover, the steam from the copper pot made everyone's faces red, making it impossible to tell whether her red eyes were from wanting to cry or for some other reason.

Shen Yuanyuan had only cut a small portion of the tripe, but it was all gone in no time.

How come these people don't find it disgusting?

"Leave some for me!!"

When Wan Yue saw Wei Siyu pick up another large piece of tripe with her chopsticks, she immediately spoke up, ready to snatch the food from Wei Siyu's mouth.

Shen Cao watched them playfully bickering with a smile, "What, you don't mind at all?"

"Sister Grass, you are my only sister."

"From now on, even if you serve me a bowl of shit, I won't mind," Wei Siyu declared before she had even swallowed the tripe in her mouth.

"Disgusting!" Wanyue slapped him in disgust.

Wei Siyu only calls Shen Cao "Sister" when she's eating something delicious.

"Then I'll prepare something special for you next time."

Wei Siyu was a little scared. "Sister, Sister Cao'er, there's really no need for that."

"I don't deserve your special treatment. Just treat me the same as everyone else."

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

"Finally found someone to deal with you." Wanyue laughed gleefully from the side.

Wei Siyu, with a fawning expression, walked up to Shen Cao, grabbed her arm, and shook it from side to side. "Sister, sister, do you have any more tripe? Your little brother hasn't had enough!"

Shen Cao rolled her eyes at him, then stood up with a smile, "There's more!"

"Yay!" Wei Siyu rolled her eyes at Wanyue. See? Thanks to me, we have tripe to eat again.

Shen Qing and Xiao Qi looked at Wei Siyu, who was several years older than their older sister. When did they get a brother who was so much older than them?

The two looked at each other, then waved their hands, oh well, what can you do when your older sister is so charming?

This time, Shen Cao simply cut off all the tripe.

The entire small bowl of tripe was eaten clean by them.

"Alright, there's absolutely nothing left this time."

As Wanyue ate the tripe in her bowl, she thought to herself that she needed to write a letter to her father, the emperor, and ask him to find someone to raise cattle on her fiefdom as soon as possible.

In this way, she will be able to achieve freedom in the near future.

This stuff is absolutely delicious.

By the end, the originally clear broth had turned into a rich, milky white.

Shen Cao finished by cooking some cabbage and glass noodles inside.

The glass noodles are coated with plenty of sesame sauce, and the taste is simply divine.

Towards the end of the meal, everyone leaned back in their chairs.

What kind of family is this? They eat until they're stuffed every night.

It's comfortable; despite the cold temperature outside, the room is filled with warmth.

Looking at Shen Cao beside her, Wan Yue regarded him as a god of wealth.

With Sister Shen Cao's culinary skills, if she opened a restaurant with her, wouldn't they make a fortune?