I became beautiful by eating melons

The yard is large and empty, overgrown with weeds as no one takes care of it. This is the house built by the landlord. The ground is paved with blue bricks. The wasteland on both sides used to be gardens but is now completely abandoned.

It was summer, and the weeds grew so densely that they were almost as high as a person's calf. Ye Rou was afraid that a snake would jump out of it. The more she thought about it, the more panicked she became. She trotted to catch up with Jiang Chen, but she ran too fast and hit her head on Jiang Chen's back.

He turned back with a cigarette in his mouth, his tone a little annoyed, "What?"

Ye Rou said honestly: "I'm afraid a snake will jump out."

Jiang Chen glanced at the yard, pulled her in front and let her go first.

The kitchen is very large, with two stoves, a rice jar at the back, and a lot of firewood piled up in a mess.

A pheasant with its claws tied up was thrown on the open ground. When it saw them coming in, it flapped its wings violently.

When Ye Rou saw the pheasant, she remembered the agreement she and Jiang Chen had made to go to the back mountain to eat chicken.

It was late, and the kitchen was dark. Jiang Chen put the kerosene lamp on the stove. Seeing Ye Rou staring at the chicken, he remembered her cooking skills and suddenly said, "I want to eat chicken."

Ye Rou nodded, "I'll do it."

Jiang Chen took the chicken out to deal with it.

Ye Rou picked up the firewood and put it aside, then squatted in front of the stove and found a match to light it.

Jiang Chen came back carrying a chicken.

Ye Rou poked her head out from behind the stove, her little face covered with black ash from under the stove.

She stood up holding a fire poker, looking excited. She wanted to show off her skills as a top chef so that Jiang Chen would keep her.

As the old saying goes: The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.

In her previous life, she lived alone because her parents died. She was a good cook, but she could only make some delicate stir-fried dishes and Western snacks.

The skill package provided by the system is benchmarked against the ancient imperial chefs, covering all eight major cuisines as well as methods of making many spices, medicinal foods, pickles, and snacks.

She wanted to show off her cooking skills to capture Jiang Chen's stomach, and a hundred ways to cook chicken flashed through her mind.

Jiang Chen felt that Ye Rou, who was listless just now, suddenly seemed to be burning with fire.

He couldn't guess what a woman was thinking, let alone a little devil like Ye Rou.

That’s right, Jiang Chen believed from the bottom of his heart that Ye Rou was a monster that had cultivated into a spirit, and her original prototype should be a fox.

He took the fire poker and sat under the stove to steam some rice.

Ye Rou found a kitchen knife and a chopping board to cut the chicken into pieces, cutting the chicken thighs into small pieces and making spicy chicken!

The wild onions and wild garlic they picked in the back mountain last time were a bit spicy. She was so spicy that she stuck out her tongue. But Jiang Chen ate them without changing his expression and enjoyed them very much. She knew that he could eat spicy food, so she made it into a spicy dish.

Blanch the chicken in water to remove the fishy smell and foam, take it out and brush the pot, scoop a spoonful of lard into the pot, put the chopped garlic, ginger and scallion slices in, stir-fry until fragrant, then pour in the chicken directly. After the chicken is stir-fried until golden, pour in the dried chili and stir-fry until fragrant, add salt and other seasonings, and when the chicken is cooked, take it out.

A pot of delicious red spicy chicken is served.

The aroma of the spicy chicken made Jiang Chen look up frequently. He was an impatient man, and when he smelled the aroma, he couldn't help but take a piece and put it in his mouth.

One piece was not enough and he went to get another one, but Ye Rou stopped him, "Eat later."

She stood by the stove, flames and smoke rising. She had a slender figure and skillful movements. Jiang Chen watched her cook quietly, the aroma of the food and Ye Rou's alluring fragrance filling his nose.

This scene was very ordinary, but it was the first time Jiang Chen had seen it.

Ye Rou cut the other half of the chicken into small pieces, poured oil into the pot, added onions, ginger and garlic and stir-fried them. Then, poured in seasonings and stir-fried until they were well-flavored. Then, poured in slightly boiled water, covered the pot, and simmered over high heat. When the juice was absorbed and the soup became rich and thick, with an overwhelming aroma, the pot of braised chicken was ready.

Jiang Chen scooped out some and left it in the kitchen.

Ye Rou saw it but didn't ask. This should be the meal Jiang Chen prepared for his four masters in the cowshed.

The two of them sat at the table, and Jiang Chen ate without even raising his head.

The rice that he had always thought was bland was poured with rich soup, and Jiang Chen ate three bowls of rice before stopping.

Ye Rou was shocked by Jiang Chen's appetite and wondered how long the rice in the rice jar could last.

Jiang Chen put down his bowl and chopsticks and looked at Ye Rou. She had finished eating a long time ago and was sitting there waiting obediently, with cigarette ash on her face.

Jiang Chen was well aware of Ye Rou's little thoughts.

He said calmly: "Do you really want to stay with me?"

Ye Rou looked up in surprise, "Will you marry me?"

"..." Jiang Chen picked up the first reserved dish, "Pay me back the two hundred yuan, and you can leave. Until then, you stay here with me."

Just think of it as raising a small animal. It cooks delicious food and he doesn't lose out.

Jiang Chen took the dishes and went out. Ye Rou washed up and lay on the kang. She tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. Too many things happened today and they were too confusing.

The Ye family’s affairs were just a sideshow.

She opened the system and found that she could draw the lottery again. Thinking about the probability of drawing pink, she felt relieved.

I tapped it casually, seemingly unintentionally, but my peripheral vision was actually always glancing at the turntable.

Under her gaze, the golden pointer slowly stopped at the golden area, [Power Pill]!

“It’s a good luck!”

A golden ball popped out, and Ye Rou's breathing quickened.

She grabbed the meatball and stuffed it into her mouth. It melted in her mouth and a warm current flowed through her body.

Clench your hands and feel infinite power surging in your body.

She finally had the ability to protect herself.

Now, no one can hurt her.

Just as she uttered the harsh words, there was a loud bang from the iron gate outside.

Ye Rou was startled.

She sat up and looked through the window toward the door.

There was a black figure standing there!

It’s definitely not Jiang Chen!

The shadow was tall and thin.

Goosebumps instantly appeared all over Ye Rou's body and she froze.

"ghost?"

The dark shadow at the door slammed the iron door again.

The loud noise made Ye Rou's heart beat fast.

The fear of the unknown made her lose the courage to face it.

Her courage was limited to that of a human being, and this level was still too much for her. She wrapped herself in a quilt and huddled in the corner of the kang.

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Jiang Chen took the meat and rice to the cowshed.

The cowshed was simple and crude. Jiang Chen had someone renovate it a while ago. When it rained, it was no longer a water curtain cave.

There were four beds and a table inside. Jiang Chen placed rice and dishes on the table.

Wang Guoping came over holding a book, glanced at the dish, and asked in surprise: "Did you make this?"

Li Weijun straightened his back and walked over with his hands behind his back. "With his cooking skills, steaming the rice is already his limit."

Jiang Chen said calmly: "Someone else did it."

Zhou Yuqing asked him gossipingly, "Do you have a woman by your side?"

The curve of Jiang Chen's lips is very small.

There is no woman, but there is an extra little monster.

He turned his gaze to Old Man Zheng lying on the bed: "What's wrong with him?"

Zhou Yuqing smiled and said, "Ignore him, a stubborn old man. He is so old, but he is still imitating the young people to go on hunger strike."

Jiang Chen didn't ask any more questions.