I Just Won’t Play By The Book

Chapter 63 The Temptation of the Bass

“Little Beiran, Little Beiran, what are we playing today?” In the Mirror Garden, Shi Fenglan rushed into the garden and shouted at Jiang Beiran, who was watering the flowers.

Jiang Beiran looked at Shi Fenglan and asked, “Order Master, are you interested in fishing?”

“Fishing? No way. What’s the point of sitting there and wait for the fish?” Shi Fenglan shook her head. “I want to play Pai Gow!” After spending a week together, Jiang Beiran realized that Shi Fenglan was really an interesting “giant kid”. She would end up miserably every time she drank, but she always insisted on drinking. She held a rose pipe all day long, but the pipe was filled with plum powder. Although it tasted like tobacco, it was not addictive at all.

Her gambling skills were obviously terrible, but she still insisted on gambling every day. She looked like a rebellious girl who wanted to forcefully integrate into the “adult” world. “Xiao Duo, are there any fish in the kitchen?” Jiang Beiran looked not far away and shouted.

“Ah?” Xiao Duo was stunned at first, then she thought for a moment and answered, “Yes, there are a few basses in the water tank.”

“Alright, Bring me to the kitchen.” “Eh? Little Beiran, you can cook?” Shi Fenglan asked curiously.

“Yeah, do you want to try my dish?”

“Yes, yes, let’s go.”

Shi Fenglan said as she pushed Jiang Beiran toward the kitchen with an impatient look on her face.

The three of them went to the backyard. Xiao Duo asked the servants and chefs to leave. Then, Jiang Beiran walked into the kitchen.

When they came to the stove, Jiang Beiran first took out a set of knives with different shapes from his storage ring. Then, he took out seven porcelain bottles of different colors.

Shi Fenglan was very curious and asked, “What’s in this bottle?”

“You can open it and smell it,” Jiang Beiran replied while making a fire.

Shi Fenglan just helped herself. She casually picked up a blue porcelain bottle, opened it, and took a sip.

“Wow, what a fresh and fragrant smell.” Shi Fenglan said as she passed it to Xiao Duo. “Smell it.”

Xiao Duo immediately came over to smell it and revealed a surprised expression. “I’ve never smelled such a fragrance before. Brother Jiang, what is this?”

Jiang Beiran smiled slightly. “It’s a secret recipe.”

After all the preparations were done, Jiang Beiran fished out a bass that weighed about two catties from the tank.

After placing it on the chopping board, Jiang Beiran took out a Santoku knife and started to prepare the fish’s body as well as the seasonings such as onions, ginger, and garlic.

“Da da da da da da…”

Watching Jiang Beiran instantly cut open the fish’s stomach and minced all the seasonings, Shi Fenglan and Xiao Duo couldn’t help but exclaim, “Wow!”.

Following that, a hot pot was heated up and oil was poured in. After adding onions, ginger, garlic, fragrant leaves, and Jiang Beiran’s own secret sauce. An alluring fragrance immediately floated out from the pot.

“Gulp…” Shi Fenglan and Xiao Duo swallowed their saliva at the same time. They were clearly not very hungry just now, but at this moment, they felt their stomachs rumbling.

After a while, Jiang Beiran’s red braised bass came out of the pot. When it was placed on the plate, it was sprinkled with some chopped green onions. Immediately, Shi Fenglan picked up her chopsticks and kept asking, “Can I eat it now? Can I eat it now?”

“Yes, try it.”

With a cheer, Shi Fenglan reached out her chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish belly meat and put it into her mouth.

“Wu… hu… hu…”

Under the crispy skin, the fragrant and scalding fish meat exploded into an unparalleled delicacy. The fresh fragrance of the fish meat, which was sealed by the hot oil, instantly filled Shi Fenglan’s entire mouth.

Without saying anything, Shi Fenglan directly picked up another piece of fish belly meat with her chopsticks. Seeing that her Order Master was enjoying the fish, Xiao Duo also picked up a piece of meat near the fish tail and put it to her mouth.

“Hu ~ hu “

After blowing the fish meat slightly to cool it down, Xiao Duo put it into her mouth.

In the next second, Xiao Duo’s eyes instantly widened. This was completely a brand-new delicacy that she had never experienced before.

Xiao Duo’s brain was instantly occupied by the words “too delicious”. She wanted to pick up another piece, but she realized that only the head of the bass was left in the plate. “Order Master, don’t eat the bones too.” Jiang Beiran tried to dissuade her.

“It’s okay. The bones won’t hurt me, and they smell good.”

“Then you should at least leave some for Xiao Duo.”

“Oh…” Shi Fenglan looked at little duo apologetically. “It’s too delicious. I didn’t notice…” Xiao Duo quickly waved her hand and said, “I’m fine. Order Master, just eat it.”

However, when Shi Fenglan saw that there was only the fish head left on the plate, she could only bite her chopsticks and say to Jiang Beiran, “Little Beiran, make another one… No, two!”

Seeing that the plan had succeeded, Jiang Beiran, who was already wiping his knife, replied, “The fish caught in the river is even more delicious. How about it? Do you want to go fishing now?”

“Alright, alright, let’s go fishing! We’ll go fishing today!”

As soon as Shi Fenglan finished speaking, she heard Yu Manwen’s crisp voice coming from the door. “Wow! What a nice smell! What did you cook?” Seeing that Yu Manwen had entered, Shi Fenglan quickly ran up to her and said, “It’s Xiao Beiran’s bass! It’s really delicious! Now, we’re going fishing. Do you want to come along, Manwen?” Yu Manwen was slightly taken aback when she heard that.

“Fishing…? Why would my own Order Master, who couldn’t stay on a chair for more than five seconds, want to go fishing?” Yu Manwen was very shocked as she thought.

At that moment, Jiang Beiran, who had already stored all the spices and props into his storage ring, looked at Yu Manwen and asked, “Do you want to come along?”

“I would like to, but I still have something to do in the afternoon.” After saying that, she waved at Jiang Beiran and said, “Come, come out with me. I want to show you something

good.”

“Okay.” Jiang Beiran wiped his hands and said to Shi Fenglan and Xiao Duo, “Then wait for me for a while.”

Walking out of the kitchen, Yu Manwen took out a square box from the storage ring and said to Jiang Beiran, “This is the seed of peacock grass. I think you’ll like it.”

“Peacock grass?” Jiang Beiran’s expression couldn’t help but be shocked.

Although this peacock grass wasn’t as precious as the soul baby fruit, it had a high demand for its growing environment. So, its quantity was decreasing, and it was hard to get it now. “Well, I spent a lot of effort to get it. Is it enough as compensation?”

“It’s enough. Thank you, Law Protector Yu.” Jiang Beiran smiled brightly while holding the box.

He had two pill formulas that he could not refine because of the lack of peacock grass. This “compensation” was indeed surprisingly good. Seeing Jiang Beiran’s shining eyes, Yu Manwen not only heaved a sigh of relief in her heart, but she finally understood that everyone had their own path. Imposing her own path on Jiang Beiran would only hinder his growth.

After she relaxed, Yu Manwen first looked at the kitchen, then looked at Jiang Beiran and asked, “I want to eat your bass too.”

“No problem. I’ll cook it for you when I come back tonight. I’ll make a big one!”