The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 12

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

The smell of the food was already exuding as the beef simmered in the pot. The two bandits were itching to have a taste of it and loitered around the stove from time to time, asking anxiously, "This has been boiling for a quarter of an hour, shouldn't it be ready?"

"It's still early, this will take at least an hour before the meat turns soft." Lin Dan picked up a piece of cloth and wiped her hands. "Sirs, can you follow me to my carriage? I need to get some spices."

The two bandits immediately became vigilant and pointed to the bottles on the stovetop before saying angrily, "You don't get to be fussy here! We have so many different seasonings, aren't they enough for you?"

Lin Dan did not panic and explained calmly, "I need one more type of seasoning to make the flavor of this beef stew stronger. I'm just a weak lady, if both of you escort me back and forth, there's no way I can escape. With that seasoning, this pot of beef stew will taste several times better than it is now."

The two bandits took a whiff of the strong aroma in the air and wondered how much better it would taste after that that seasoning was added. The culinary skill of this imperial chef is extraordinary indeed, they thought. But then, they were reminded of how Lin Dan slaughtered the cattle and got a little worried.

Lin Dan took out a piece of rope and wrapped it around her wrist. The two bandits finally nodded reluctantly and locked the kitchen door before leaving to prevent Shaoyao and Dujuan from escaping. The three of them walked to the deepest part of the village and went around to find a cave. The cave was covered with vines and one would never have noticed it if they had passed by here.

The two bandits pushed the vines open and yelled at her, "Go and get what you need, do it quickly!"

Lin Dan looked inside the cave through the fire torches held by the bandits and saw all her five carriages parked in the cave. There were also dozens of large boxes that were locked, and she believed that those were all the stolen goods. She took a quick glance and climbed into one of the carriages. She opened the mud seal of a big urn and scooped a few spoonfuls of wine with a long ladle before putting it into a small empty jar. She then quickly covered the urn with brown paper and tied it tightly with a rope.

Although she moved extremely fast and only took a short moment to seal the wine urn, the two bandits could still smell the exceptional smell of wine and felt a little tipsy.

"What kind of wine is this? Why does it smell so good?" The two bandits could feel their mouths watering.

"It's just an ordinary wine that I brewed for fun. It's nothing much." Lin Dan stiffened and avoided eye contact with them.

The two bandits took a long look at her before taking her away. After returning to the kitchen, Lin Dan poured the wine into the beef stew and stirred slowly with a ladle. The flavorful soup became thicker as she stirred, and each piece of beef was covered in a layer of bright and slimy broth with a unique aroma filling up the air. This scent was nothing short of a sharp weapon, as it pierced through the windows of the kitchen and roamed around the village, fascinating those who caught it.

"Hurry up and give us some beef to try." The bandit who was in charge of guarding Lin Dan knocked on the empty bowl in his hand and urged.

"The meat has not softened enough yet, please wait a while more." Lin Dan explained kindly.

"As long as it's cooked, I don't care whether it's soft or not. Cut the crap and do it now!" The two bandits were so anxious that their eyes were red, and their sense of smell was stimulated by the aroma so much that they wanted to shove their heads into the pot and have a great meal. The other bandits who also smelled the food came along and wanted to have a taste of the meat in the pot. Fortunately, the bandit leader stopped them in time, or the kitchen would have been ransacked by them.