The two carriages exited the city one after the other.
Yun Jiao lifted the curtains at the front and the window, allowing the morning breeze to co in, bringing a chill.
This carriage was the one Ah Hu had bought on the road at the ti, and later Yun Jiao had soone modify it by adding shock-absorbing springs, making it much more comfortable to ride in.
She glanced at Jiang Youzhi’s silhouette outside, "Sanlang, you’d better co inside. Your leg hasn’t completely healed yet, the bumpiness isn’t good."
Jiang Youzhi turned back with a smile, agreed, and quickly moved inside to sit.
The seats inside the carriage were very spacious, arranged in a U-shape, with thick cushions on top, allowing a person to lie down on either side comfortably.
Yun Jiao was sitting in the corner, Gu Chuan in the middle, and Jiang Youzhi on the side seat.
Gu Chuan leaned towards Jiang Youzhi, "Brother Sanlang, riding in the carriage is so boring, can you tell a story?"
Jiang Youzhi began telling Xiao Chuan a story, while Yun Jiao listened from the side.
As he spoke, Gu Chuan fell asleep amidst the carriage’s bumps. He had gotten up earlier than usual today and hadn’t had enough sleep.
Seeing him curled up asleep, Jiang Youzhi carefully moved him over to his side. The side was long enough, allowing for a more comfortable lie-down.
He smoothly sat next to Yun Jiao.
Then Jiang Youzhi naturally engaged her in casual conversation, "When we return from Chunlin County, I might have to accompany Prince Kang to the Capital City."
Yun Jiao curiously asked, "What for?"
"It’s the Emperor’s sixtieth birthday, and Princess Consort Yun, Prince Kang, and the Princess all have to enter the Capital City to pay their respects."
Jiang Youzhi paused, "I’ll be following Prince Kang to visit a few people."
Yun Jiao probably understood as well, this ant Prince Kang intended to fully pull Jiang Youzhi into his small group.
Yun Jiao didn’t understand much about court affairs, just nodded.
Jiang Youzhi then smiled and said, "Right now, Prince Kang is troubled. Although he has prepared a birthday gift for the Emperor, everyone knows the Emperor loves gourt food. Currently, Prince Kang is distressed he hasn’t collected any decent recipes to present to the Emperor."
Yun Jiao’s expression shifted, "Recipes?"
Her family, due to its long history, had many ancient books. When she was young, she would often randomly flip through them and had read quite a few cookbooks. She was extrely impressed by the extrely complex thods, so she rembered quite a lot.
Seeing her expression, Jiang Youzhi asked, "What, do you have any fresh recipes?"
Yun Jiao thought for a mont, "Fresh or not, I don’t know, I’ve never tasted them, but I do rember a few."
Jiang Youzhi’s eyes lit up, "Let’s hear about them."
Yun Jiao said, "There’s one that left a deep impression, it’s a soup called ’Wuxiang’, requiring eighty-one ingredients."
"You combine different ingredients to simr nine pots of soup, and finally boil the nine pots into one bowl of thick broth."
"Then use minced pork and minced chicken twice to absorb the turbidity in the broth, leaving one bowl of clear soup as water."
"This soup is colorless and shapeless, yet it brings together ninety-nine of the freshest and most beautiful flavors."
"That’s why it’s called ’Wuxiang’."
"The first pot is called Golden Soup, using abalone, sea cucumber, fish lips, fish maw, deer tendon, quail egg, pig trotter······"
"The second pot is Milky Soup, using fresh fish and mutton to simr into a milky white soup."
"The third pot is Clear Soup, much like the clear soup used in boiled cabbage, using chicken, duck, pork knuckles, pork ribs, ham, conpoy, pork skin to create clear soup."
"The fourth pot······"
Jiang Youzhi marveled at how much Yun Jiao knew, while listening intently and recalling all of her ntioned ingredients and steps.
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