Chapter 72: Stir-Frying
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Ye Ling saw that the matter was indeed urgent, so she stopped being humble and nodded. “Alright, let’s go to the production team’s canteen first.”
Seeing that Ye Ling was going to the production team canteen, Min Nan followed behind Li Bin and Ye Ling.
Wan Feng was also about to follow, but when he saw the wild boar on the ground, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed loudly, “How about using some wild boar meat? Let those city leaders have a taste of the wild.”
Li Bin finally noticed the wild boar in the courtyard. No wonder he had felt an odd smell in the air earlier.
Li Bin nodded enthusiastically, “I think that’s a good idea. This wild boar doesn’t seem too big, and the meat should be decent.” He turned to Ye Ling. “Good sister, can you cook wild boar meat?”
Ye Ling was getting tired of Li Bin’s constant use of “good sister”. She responded with a nod and turned to Wan Feng, “Third brother, you can take care of the wild boar meat. Bring it to the production team’s canteen later.”
Then, Ye Ling looked at Li Bin again and said firmly, “Don’t call me good sister. Just call me by my name!”
With time being of the essence, Ye Ling and the others quickly followed Li Bin to the production team’s canteen.
The production team’s captain saw Li Bin returning and quickly approached, asking, “Did you find a chef?”
Li Bin nodded eagerly. “Yes!”
The captain looked around but didn’t see anyone coming into the canteen. He asked in confusion, “Where is her?”
Li Bin pointed at Ye Ling, saying, “Her!”
The captain was taken aback. He looked at the delicate and quiet girl in front of him for a few seconds before glaring at Li Bin and yelling, “You little brat, are you playing with me?”
Li Bin knew that the captain was probably as skeptical as he had been earlier about Ye Ling’s cooking abilities. He hurriedly defended, “It’s true! Ye Ling is a skilled chef, right, Min Nan?”
Li Bin understood that his words might not be very persuasive, so he brought up Min Nan again.
“Min Nan, always reliable,” Li Bin thought to himself.
As expected, when the captain saw Min Nan, his anger visibly subsided, replaced by a hint of doubt. He looked at Ye Ling and asked once again, “You can cook? Can you make braised pork balls in brown sauce? Braised pork?
Chopped pepper fish?”
Ye Ling nodded in confirmation.
“Alright, then hurry up and get to the kitchen to prepare. The leaders will be arriving soon.” 𝑏𝘦𝘥𝑛𝘰𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝑐𝘰𝑚
Soon, Ye Ling and the group arrived at the kitchen.
The production team’s kitchen was spacious, equipped with three large pots, oversized chopping boards, and kitchen knives.
“Sister Ye Ling, what should we do? Just tell us,” Li Bin asked.
Ye Ling nodded. “Let’s start by preparing the ingredients. Later, I’ll take care of the cooking.”
“Alright! I’ll go slaughter the fish first,” Li Bin said. He immediately fetched a large fish that he had prepared a couple of days ago and took a knife to kill it.
Min Nan, who had intended to wash the vegetables, turned around and saw Ye Ling using a large knife almost as long as her arm to cut meat. He hurriedly said, “Let me do it!”
Indeed, the large knife was quite heavy for Ye Ling. She handed it to Min Nan and demonstrated how to cut the meat by gesturing. “Not too thin, about this thickness. Yes, that’s good…”
While Min Nan was cutting the meat, Ye Ling stood nearby, guiding him on how to cut. As Min Nan bent down, he caught a whiff of the faint fragrance emanating from Ye Ling. Suddenly, he felt his body warming up.
Once the meat was awkvvardly cut on the chopping board, Wan Feng also brought over a basket of processed wild boar meat.
After preparing all the ingredients, Min Nan sat down in front of the stove and started the fire.
The temperature in the large iron pot quickly rose.
During the cooking process, Li Bin came in periodically and said in a hurry,
“The leaders have arrived, and the captain is urging me.”
Wan Feng retorted, “Why the rush? If they’re hungry, they can eat the air first!” Ye Ling had already cooked seven dishes, and the final dish was the wild boar.
However, as she looked at the pile of wild boar meat, Ye Ling started thinking.
Wild boar meat had low-fat content and a rich aroma, but it had a strong gamey taste. Even though the wild boar meat in front of her had been soaking for a while and most of the blood had been removed, it would still retain some gamey flavor after being cooked.
After contemplating for a moment, Ye Ling’s eyes brightened.
She turned to Wan Feng and said, ‘Wan Feng, come clean the pot. There’s only one dish left. I’ll go to the restroom first.” “Alright.” Wan Feng nodded..
