After discussing a recipe, Yun Jiao felt that they must have walked nearly ten miles.
Jiang Youzhi listened to the recipe and slowly shook his head, "If this recipe were presented by Prince Kang, the emperor would surely be exceedingly pleased."
"But making this soup, one would not know how much silver it would cost."
"What the superior favors, the inferior will indulge in even more."
"Once this soup receives the emperor’s praise, it will certainly beco all the rage in the Capital City."
Jiang Youzhi didn’t continue speaking and just shook his head.
Yun Jiao then said, "Gourts never tire of delicacies; chefs in the palace rack their brains every day to make dishes for the emperor. The emperor has eaten everything, so a dish that captures his appreciation must be incredibly extravagant, exquisitely refined, and novel."
Jiang Youzhi turned his head to look at Yun Jiao, "True, whether the nobility are extravagant or not is none of our concern."
"Do you rember any other recipes?"
Yun Jiao thought for a mont, "There’s sothing called Chicken Marrow Bamboo Shoots."
This is a dish that the old lady in "Dream of the Red Chamber" loved to eat. Whether it tastes good or not is unknown, but the thod is very aristocratic.
"This one is simple: extract the marrow from a hundred black chicken leg bones, then stuff it into jade bamboo shoots and braise it with chicken stock."
"Finally, slice thinly and arrange it on a plate."
Yun Jiao listed several more recipes in one breath, and Jiang Youzhi asked, "Among these dishes, which do you most want to eat?"
Yun Jiao laughed heartily, "Soday, if I have the chance, I want to try the dish Eight Treasures Four Delicacies Three Fresh Dragon Phoenix Mix."
Jiang Youzhi secretly noted it down in his heart, and the two chatted about other things.
With soone to chat with the whole way, ti passed easily.
On the fourth day, close to noon, they arrived at Chunlin County.
The county town looked the sa as before, and their carriage stopped in front of one of the only two inns in town.
Today wasn’t a market day, so the inn was quite deserted.
The entire town housed only a few thousand people, so this situation was rather normal.
Yun Jiao and their group went inside, took a seat in the main hall, ordered a table of dishes, and sat there eating.
As they were almost finished, Yun Jiao saw Manager Wang and a middle-aged man walk in.
Manager Wang didn’t notice their table and sat at the table next to them with the middle-aged man.
Yun Jiao got up and went over to greet him, "Uncle Wang—"
Manager Wang turned his head, glanced at Yun Jiao, and quickly stood up, "Doctor Gu! Long ti no see!"
He smiled broadly and said, "Please sit down, please sit down. Last ti you ntioned going to Xiang City to open a pharmacy, how’s it going now?"
Yun Jiao sat down, "Thanks to Uncle, the pharmacy in Xiang City has been open for several months now."
Manager Wang stroked his beard and laughed, "You’re quite sothing, young girl, I never expected you’d really have so skill."
He suddenly rembered sothing and asked suspiciously, "Wait, my nephew went to Xiang City last ti to buy dicinal herbs and heard there’s a newly opened Renxin Hall, with a Doctor Gu there whose dical skills are particularly amazing, could it be······"
Yun Jiao replied shyly, "Renxin Hall is indeed opened by ."
"What?!" Manager Wang was almost shocked out of his mind.
His nephew had told him about the grandeur of Renxin Hall, saying that the line of people waiting to see the doctor stretched far outside.
At the ti, he was quite envious, and when he heard his nephew say that Doctor Gu was a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl, he wondered if it could be Yun Jiao.
But he quickly dismissed the thought, not believing the young girl could have such great ability.
Manager Wang bowed repeatedly, "Forgive , forgive , I really didn’t expect the famous Doctor Gu of Xiang City to be you."
Yun Jiao was a bit embarrassed, "Uncle Wang, if you ever go to Xiang City, please stop by and visit."
Manager Wang nodded, "I certainly will, definitely!"
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