As soon as Cook Li finished his words, Wu Zhuying finally spoke. "Just ask for the recipe and give them compensation. Or you can buy the recipe directly."
"This..." Cook Li was dumbfounded.
As a cook, he knew the value of a recipe. Even if they were willing to buy it, there was no guarantee that Fu Chen’an and his wife would be willing to sell it.
Lu Qianxuan was not as shaless as his maternal cousin, so he raised his hand and said, "Cook Li, go ask if they are willing to sell the recipe. If they are unwilling, then forget it."
"Understood."
With the General’s order, Cook Li went to the entrance of the military barracks with several cooks. When he arrived, Fu Chen’an and Yao Zhi had already finished their lunch.
Seeing the cart full of vegetables, Cook Li’s face bead with smiles. He walked over and asked, "Yao-shi, did you bring more vegetables today?"
Hearing his voice, Yao Zhi turned and t his bright eyes. She smiled and greeted him, "Cook Li, you are here. I brought the sa amount of vegetables as yesterday. You can take a look first."
Cook Li quickly gestured for the younger cooks to check the vegetables. Today, they didn’t even bother to weigh them and carried the vegetables straight to the kitchen.
"Yao-shi, here is the paynt for the vegetables," he said while handing a heavy pouch to her.
Yao Zhi accepted the money and took out several pieces of paper from her sleeves. She handed them to him and said, "Cook Li, here are the recipes I promised you before."
The mont he heard this, Cook Li was overjoyed. They had tried cooking the vegetables using several thods, but the taste was not as delicious as the dishes made by Yao Zhi.
He unfolded the papers and read them for a while. "Brilliant! I never knew we could use these thods to cook."
After he stored the recipes in his clothes, he asked, "Yao-shi, just now, I saw the food you sent to the General. I wonder if the white block you added to one of the dishes is a new type of vegetable."
Hearing this, Yao Zhi thought for a mont and asked, "Cook Li, do you an tofu?"
"So it’s called tofu! What a nice na! Yao-shi, you have great taste in naming dishes!"
Yao Zhi smiled embarrassedly at the praise. She was not the one who created the dishes or nad them. She quickly waved her hands and said, "Cook Li, I’m not the one who created or nad these dishes. I don’t deserve this praise."
Seeing how humble she was, Cook Li’s impression of her improved again. He sighed and said, "The General wants to recreate the tofu, but I have limited knowledge in this area."
The mont she heard this, Yao Zhi knew what he wanted. Since the ingredients for making tofu were cheap and very nutritious, it was a good idea to add them to the soldiers’ diet.
"Cook Li, actually, besides tofu, soybeans can be used to make other things too. For example, soymilk, soybean sprouts, soy nuts, and okara," Yao Zhi said while recalling how to make them.
As soon as she said this, not only Cook Li, but even Fu Chen’an was surprised. He looked at his wife, and his suspicions about her identity grew stronger.
Recalling the magical wound ointnt and the dicinal water, he suspected that his wife’s body might have been taken over by a supernatural being. However, she was so kind and generous that, rather than a ghost or evil spirit, he believed his wife was a fairy from Heaven instead.
While he was still lost in his thoughts, Yao Zhi had already finished chatting with Cook Li.
"Yao-shi, I will wait for your visit tomorrow. On behalf of the soldiers, I thank you," he said as he bowed.
Seeing this, Yao Zhi quickly stepped aside to avoid his bow. "Cook Li, the soldiers use their lives to protect the kingdom and the people.
"I can’t contribute much or give them anything worthy of thanks for their sacrifice. This is just a small thing. I only hope that my recipes can be used for the greater good and benefit more people."
"Yao-shi, I will relay your words to the General," Cook Li nodded.
After the conversation, Cook Li quickly went to the kitchen to try the recipes. As for Fu Chen’an, he was reluctant to part with his wife.
Holding her soft hands, he said, "Wife, I can return ho in 10 more days."
Yao Zhi nodded and said, "Okay, be careful when you go out on patrol."
"I will take care of myself."
After he exchanged the empty bamboo basket for a new one, he returned to the military barracks.
As for Yao Zhi, she planned to go to the town to find out about the current situation. If there was rainfall, she needed to make preparations and warn the villagers.
When she arrived at Zhu’an Town, it was only 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Yao Zhi thought for a mont before she drove the donkey cart to the horse market.
Seeing her coming, a middle-aged man greeted her with a smile, "Sister-in-law, you are here."
This man was the one she and her husband had t before. They had entrusted the donkey cart to him several tis, so she trusted him.
"Brother-in-law, I ca to buy so grains. I have to bother you to take care of my Xiao Lu again," she nodded.
"It’s not a bother at all. Sister-in-law, you can go shopping with ease. I will take good care of your donkey cart."
"Thank you," Yao Zhi said and handed him 2 wen.
After she left the horse market, she didn’t go to the market. Instead, she found a teahouse. The mont she entered the building, she heard the storyteller’s voice.
"After the Second Prince held a rain-praying ceremony, in just 3 days, the entire De Long Province was covered in heavy rainfall!"
"This rainfall not only saved many lives but also revived the dying crops. As the sage said, Heaven blesses the wise and just!"
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