After transmigrating,The Female Supporting Character Became Darling of The Five

Chapter 21: Classics Are Forever

Uncle Jiang was invited into the house, and after asking about what happened, it was then revealed that Su Guan had gone to the depths of the forest alone without telling anyone, and almost got attacked by a wild boar.

“Yes, if it weren't for this girl, the wild boar would have run away and not fallen into the trap. I was thinking of butchering it and sending a few pieces over to your family for a meal!”

Uncle Jiang placed the meat on the table, about twenty pounds of it, all high-quality pork hind leg meat.

“Hunter Jiang, there's no need for so much, please take some back with you!”

Su Jing was embarrassed to accept so much pork, as twenty pounds of pork would be worth one hundred and sixty coins in the market.

Actually, this was just a pretext. Uncle Jiang was really concerned about his disciple, seeing that his family was in difficulty, and used Su Guan as an excuse to bring the meat over. Su Guan knew very well that a master like Uncle Jiang couldn't possibly have trouble with a wild boar.

“I've already brought it here, it makes no sense to take it back. Just accept it!”

He intentionally brought it over, so why would he think of taking it back?

Not wanting to owe a favor, Su Jing simply invited Uncle Jiang to stay for dinner before leaving, and Uncle Jiang did not decline and stayed.

Su Guan laughed behind them, and Su Jing turned his head and tapped her on the head:

“Didn't I tell you not to run into the woods? Why don't you listen? What if something happened?”

This girl, too rebellious, still went into the woods despite being repeatedly warned.

Su Guan stuck out her tongue, feeling a bit guilty:

“I got absorbed while picking mushrooms and forgot for a moment. It won't happen again!”

Su Jing didn't plan to make it hard for her and sighed helplessly, then started to help Su Yun with cooking. Su Yun, seeing so much meat, felt too suddenly blessed.

He could now make good use of these ingredients.

Since there were guests tonight, he cooked a pot of sweet potato rice, the kind with more rice and less sweet potato. Su Guan watched Su Yun cook, noticing that this era seemed to lack condiments like soy sauce, making the dishes look rather bland.

Su Yun's cooking skills were very proficient. Holding a large iron pot and tossing it like a professional chef, he was a self-taught talent who would surely become a great figure in the culinary world.

After stir-frying a dish of lettuce with meat, he asked Su Guan to taste it:

“Try it, how does it taste?”

Su Guan tried the dish with chopsticks, finding the seasoning just right. The meat was perfectly cooked, neither too tough nor too soft, and very flavorful.

"Delicious!" Su Guan gave a thumbs-up to him.

"Just 'delicious'?" Su Yun was not quite satisfied with her comment.

Delicious is delicious, what more adjectives do you need? Su Guan thought to herself.

"Give some feedback. Is there anything that needs improvement?"

Su Guan thought hard, but couldn't find any fault with the dish, so she spoke her mind:

"I think, if there were a seasoning sauce to adjust the flavor and color of the dish, it would be great. It could deepen the color and make it more appetizing. Of course, there's nothing wrong with the dish, it's very tasty, I just think the flavor is a bit monotonous!"

In her view, whether a dish is delicious depends on the ingredients. The combination of ingredients can also make the food more flavorful, just like how she stir-fries mushrooms with wood ear mushrooms.

"A seasoning sauce for coloring and flavoring?" Su Yun didn't understand.

"Yeah, something that can be stored for a long time. Just adding a little each time could make the dish tastier. The way we cook here is still too simplistic, just controlling the heat. We need some innovation, I think, to create a cuisine that's uniquely ours!"

In the original story, Su Yun always wanted to create his own style. He had many ideas for processing ingredients, such as frying, stir-frying, boiling, deep-frying, and braising, but he never thought to put effort into the seasonings. He wanted something different, but couldn't find the direction. His innovation was fine, the variety would retain customers, but after a while, each new idea would become stale, so he had to continuously come up with new ones, making the dishes classic, as classics are what last.

Hearing this, Su Yun began to ponder deeply, half understanding, nodding as he mulled over her words.

Indeed, their cooking lacked variety. As long as they controlled the heat and seasoning, the taste was more or less the same. It would be great if they could develop some special seasonings to change the monotony.

He then made a dish of saltwater meat, used to blanch vegetables, a method devised by Su Yun. It was somewhat like a hot pot. The longer the meat cooked in the saltwater, the more flavorful it became, and the vegetables blanched in it tasted even better, infused with the meat's flavor.

This idea was pretty good.

He asked Su Guan how to make shredded potato cakes. Su Guan instructed him to follow the steps. He wanted his to be just like Su Guan's, without any burnt taste, but he still struggled a bit with controlling the heat when frying.

"Big brother, when frying, grease the pan with oil, and don't use a high flame. Just use the residual heat to fry slowly. Fry fewer pieces at a time and turn them more frequently to avoid burning."

Following Su Guan's advice, he fried a few more, and indeed, they didn't burn at all.

"Really!" Su Yun looked at the results with satisfaction, his gaze softening a lot when he looked at Su Guan. People really do get along better when they have common topics.

Su Jing watched them getting along so harmoniously, nodding in satisfaction.

During the meal, Uncle Jiang couldn't stop praising the dishes on the table, especially the saltwater meat, which he found particularly to his liking, enjoying it immensely.

The meat they had tonight was bought by Su Guan. Uncle Jiang brought twenty pounds of pork, most of which was salted in preparation for making smoked bacon. Given the weather, the meat wouldn't last long without smoking, as it would spoil and start to smell bad. Keeping a few pounds fresh was enough.

The urgent task for the Su family now was to repay the thirty taels of silver they owed. However, Su Guan was being secretive, and no one knew what she was planning to do.

The next day, Su Jing was going to pick mushrooms for Su Guan, accompanied by Su Yi. Before leaving, they had to sun-dry all the millet.

"Guan Guan, what exactly are you planning to do? You promised Boss Zhang to repay the thirty taels of silver within a month. Don't overexert yourself. If it's really impossible, big brother will find a way!"

Before heading to the mountains, he still wanted to ask and understand her plan, seeing that Su Guan didn't seem worried at all.

"Big brother, don't worry, I already have a plan to make money. You go pick the mushrooms first!"

Su Guan couldn't explain her plan in a few words. They would have to wait and see the final product!

Su Jing, feeling helpless, decided to earn the money from the mushrooms first and then think about the rest. So, he went up the mountain with Su Yi.

Now, at home, there were only the second brother Su Mu, third brother Su Chen, and fourth brother Su Yun.

Su Guan had tasks for them to do, which involved buying materials.