The wicked sister-in-law is in charge; meals include fish and shrimp.

Chapter 74 Steamed Cake

A battle between humans and dogs to catch fish is about to break out, and Wen Luozhi is busy stringing fish together on the shore.

"Batian, I want the big one, not the small one."

In its haste, the wolf cub didn't care about size or weight, throwing them all onto the shore, while Wen Luozhi shouted at it from the side.

I don't know what's wrong with my luck today. I rarely catch fish in this river, but today I've caught them one after another.

[Host, you have a spirit pet with you. It gains a new skill with each level up.]

The system's lazy voice rang out; it had almost been destroyed by the world of rules last time it violated the laws.

Wen Luozhi's face lit up with surprise when she heard its voice. She hadn't heard it mocking her for several days and thought it wasn't coming back. She also couldn't open the system.

She was initially a little disappointed, mainly because she still had several thousand taels of silver in her system inventory!

[In the first stage, spirit pets can freely change their form, and their skills are essentially a blessing of good fortune.]

The system's voice carried a hint of smugness; of course, nothing from its own source was ordinary!

Wen Luozhi suddenly realized, "So the fish today was because of the little wolf?"

Seeing that she had caught enough, she called out to the two people and the wolf in the river, "Alright, alright, we can't carry any more. Let's save them for when they grow up."

This is already a lot; I'll probably have to take some more to the shop tomorrow.

When they arrived home, the two sisters put down their things but didn't leave. One picked up an axe to chop wood, while the other swept the yard. No matter what Wen Luozhi said, the two sisters didn't stop working. Helpless, she went into the kitchen first.

Little Wolf still had a lot of goat milk powder left, and she also had plenty of flour and eggs at home, so she thought she'd make a cake.

After taking out the necessary ingredients, she first prepared the egg mixture, and then moved on to the most tiring part—beating the egg whites!

After what seemed like an eternity, when Wen Luozhi felt her hands were aching terribly, the egg white finally clung to the chopsticks.

Since she didn't have an oven or a kiln, she had to make steamed cakes, which were delicious and didn't cause any heatiness.

As the cake baked, she looked at the shady spot under the big tree in the yard and her mind started to wander.

If we could build a kiln to bake things, wouldn't that allow us to sell desserts?

She had seen on TV that people built ovens out of mud, and they baked bread and roasted ducks in them, and they tasted great, even better than those baked in an oven.

The more she thought about it, the more she felt it was a good idea. She decided that once everyone came back, they would build a kiln together and bake whatever they wanted in the future.

In less than half an hour, the cake in the pot was ready.

She picked it up and waited for it to cool before cutting it into four slices. Then she mixed some fruit with yogurt and layered them together.

She divided the cake into several portions and placed them on a serving plate, then carried them down to the base of the tree.

Since Wen Zizhong often comes out to carve while basking in the sun, his family simply built a stone table and a few small wooden stools here, which are now coming in handy.

"Third sister, Nannan, come here quickly!" Wen Luozhi beckoned to the two sisters. Nannan dropped the grass she was feeding the rabbits and ran over, asking, "What's wrong, Sister Luozhi?"

Wen Luozhi pushed the plate towards her, saying, "Come and eat some cake."

Sun Sanjie also put down her axe and came over, looking at the beautiful and strange things on the stone table with curiosity.

Wen Luozhi picked up two wooden spoons and handed them to them, then demonstrated, "Just like this, one spoonful at a time, so you can taste the flavor of each layer."

There's not much to say, really. Everyone has their own way of eating, and some people like to eat it layer by layer.

She still prefers her own way of eating; one bite is incredibly satisfying.

Wen Luozhi put a large spoonful of cake into her mouth, her small mouth moving as she squinted her eyes, her face full of happiness.

It's delicious! She's still got it right! Steamed food is softer and moister than baked food, so it's not dry at all.

She ate spoonful after spoonful, and the two sisters swallowed and started eating too.

Finally, the three of them ate half of it, and Wen Luozhi asked the two sisters to take the rest back with them when they left.

She was still steaming another one in the pot, so her family could eat it when they came home.

While preparing dinner, Sun Sanjie felt embarrassed to eat and take things, so the two sisters cleaned all the dishes and even the fish themselves, cleaning everything thoroughly so that Wen Luozhi could cook.

When the meal was ready, Xie He and her group finally returned. As soon as she entered the house, she pulled Wen Luozhi aside to share what had happened at the shop that day.

"My dear daughter, all the elegant ladies have taken a liking to the dishes you taught me to cook. I'm going to cook them tomorrow, and I'm so nervous!"

The lady dismissed all her cooks and specifically asked her to take charge of the cooking. She had never done anything so important before and was afraid that she might mess it up if she wasn't careful.

Wen Luozhi comforted her, "It's alright, Mother. Just treat it like cooking in the shop, only make sure it's done meticulously."

Seeing that Xie He was still somewhat worried, she continued, "Just think about it this way: if your mother can cook so many people's food at the shop so well, how much better can she cook for such a small portion?"

The food at the shop is similar to a large pot of food, except that their prices are reasonable, the ingredients are good, and the dishes are different every day. Although they are all cooked together, the taste is very good, unlike the bland food at other places.

If it's this difficult to make large portions, then making small portions wouldn't be so strenuous, given Xie He's current culinary skills.

Xie He thought about it and it seemed to make sense, so she wasn't so nervous anymore.

After the family and the workers finished eating and cleaned up, Wen Luozhi suggested building a kiln.

She took out the cake she had made that afternoon and divided it up; everyone in the room thought it tasted delicious.

"This is steamed. We don't make as many steamed desserts as baked ones. Once the oven is built, we can make our own pastries to sell."

Wen Luozhi felt that she should go to the pastry shops in town tomorrow to see how other people's products were so that she could know whether her family would have an advantage in selling them in the future.

"Little sister, this cake is so delicious! I've never seen anything like it before! If you only sold this, your business would be booming."

Her number one fan, Wen Zixun, smacked his lips as if recalling the taste of yogurt cake. His sister is really amazing; everything she makes is always a hit!

Wen Zizhou licked the plate, seemingly still wanting more, and said, "We don't need an oven right now, and since this cake is steamed, let's sell it in the shop for now."

The most important thing is that this way he can eat whatever he wants when he's feeling peckish, hehe.

Speaking of selling cakes at the shop, he forgot to mention the panda wood carving when he came back yesterday.