Food blogger Ning Fu transmigrates and becomes the hereditary leader of a bandit stronghold.
The moment she opens her eyes, she sees four burly men wielding knives. "Boss, when are we heading down the mountain to rob someone?"
Ning Fu's mouth twitches. "Actually... have you ever thought about living a different kind of life?"
The bandits stare at her in shock, thinking the handsome young man who escaped must have knocked something loose in their boss's head. "Boss, we've only got a little rice and a few vegetables left. If we don't go down the mountain soon, what are we going to eat?"
Ning Fu furrows her brow.
This is an era of peace and prosperity. Being a bandit is a dead end!
She heads straight to the kitchen, takes a look around, and half an hour later, the whole stronghold is filled with mouthwatering aromas.
The bandits bury their heads in their bowls, practically licking them clean.
"I've never eaten food this delicious!"
"Yeah! Boss is amazing. She can make vegetables taste this good even without meat!"
Ning Fu smiles, sets down her chopsticks, and seizes the moment. "Being bandits in a peaceful age has no future. We should make food and earn money instead. What do you think?"
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From that day on, the broad-bladed swords in Qinglin Stronghold are replaced with kitchen cleavers, barren fields are turned into vegetable gardens, and her burly underlings put on aprons and become kitchen apprentices under Ning Fu's tutelage.
She doesn't ask for much. Each person just needs to specialize in one thing.
Before long, milk tea, stinky tofu, jianbing guozi, mala dry pot, and all kinds of snacks hit the market and are snapped up in a frenzy. Ning Fu makes a fortune.
The former bandits count their silver, tears streaming down their faces. "It feels so good to go straight!"
Their old bandit den is transformed into an ancient-style culinary school. The bandits even find time to do good deeds, all in the hope that Ning Fu will teach them more new dishes.
Later, Ning Fu's business expands from the foot of the mountain to the prefectural city and the capital. Her various delicacies take the entire Great Qing by storm, and the team of master chefs she has trained becomes famous throughout the land.
Blurb written on 2023.12.30
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