CH 30

Ji Caimai always arrived at the public kitchen at the exact time. He was only a quarter of an hour late, and the breakfast time had already passed.

Indeed, the breakfast on the counter was also almost all taken by those who arrived on time.

The first thing he saw was the soft white porridge cooked on the countertop, which was nothing special. Ji Caimai took a glance and landed on the plate next to the porridge. On the plate were three orange-yellow round cakes shaped like pumpkins.

Huh? He hadn’t seen this before. Ji Caimai walked over with great interest, Wen Mingtang seemed to have just seen him, and quickly called out “Ji Caimai”.

Ji Caimai waved his hand, looked down at the small round cake for a moment, and asked, “Is it made of that pumpkin?”

Wen Mingtang nodded, and said, “Yes, it’s called nan gua bing.”

Things that use oil are naturally the best when they are just out of the pan. With one bite, Ji Caimai’s eyes narrowed.

Wen Mingtang didn’t wait for his comment, but turned back to the countertop, and cleaned up the countertop together with Ah Bing and Tangyuan.

When tidying up, Ah Bing couldn’t help but want to take a look at Ji Caimai but suddenly got kicked by Tangyuan. Tangyuan shook her head at him, signaling him not to look.

Ji Caimai was someone who wanted to save face and not the type who like to be surrounded by people. If you stare at him, maybe he won’t like it.

Sure enough, after eating a nan gua bing, Ji Caimai turned his head and said to Wen Mingtang, “I ate breakfast before coming here, and now I can’t eat anymore. I’ll take these two away! “

Seeing that Ji Caimai left without saying a word, Ah Bing couldn’t help frowning. After Ji Caimai left, he hurriedly asked Wen Mingtang: “What does Ji Caimai mean? Did he like our nan gua bing?”

Tangyuan glanced at him. With a glance, she said, “If he didn’t like it, will he take it away?”

“Since he liked it, why doesn’t he praise Master Wen?” A Bing said puzzled.

Who doesn’t praise Master Wen’s cooking? Why Ji Caimai just…

“Ji Caimai wants to level a bowl of water, so of course he won’t say anything.” Wen Mingtang glanced at him, shook his head, glanced at Tangyuan who kept nodding, and said, “Tangyuan is a clever girl.”

This little girl named Tangyuan left a deep impression on her from the first time she saw her. If it wasn’t for this, Old Man Jiang and others at that time would not have picked Tangyuan and Ah Bing to help her up.

“However, although he doesn’t know what to say if he likes the morning food I made, the ingredients in the future must be very generous.” Wen Mingtang said.

In the small kitchen of the Dali Temple, there were several conflicts between the cooks and the purchasing staff. She knew she couldn’t resolve all the troubles in just a few days. It would take time and patience to handle everything gradually.

…

Wen Mingtang cleaned the public kitchen here and handed it over to the next cook, Master Sun.

But Zhao You, who took the breakfast back there, was full of praise for Wen Mingtang’s cooking skills again.

“Lin Shaoqing, I didn’t say that! This newly hired Master Wen’s cooking skills are really amazing. I can eat two of them by myself, oh no, it’s for three people!” Zhao You said. Biting the sesame-stuffed pumpkin pie in his hand, he said, “It’s the first time I know that there are so many tricks in breakfast. Lin Shaoqing, tell me…”

On the side, Lin Fei continued to eat leisurely, following the etiquette of “not speaking while eating, not talking while sleeping.” He didn’t even bother to respond to him with a single word.

It wasn’t until Lin Fei finished one portion of the morning food and Zhao You’s two portions of the morning food were finished, he said, “Go and call Liu Yuan here!”

Zhao You responded and ran to the lobby.

Just arrived at Dali Temple, Liu Yuan, who was gnawing on the breakfast of steamed stuffed buns, said “Um”, held up the buns in his hand, and said to Zhao You: “Wait a minute, I got up late today, and let me finish eating breakfast!”

It didn’t hurt to eat a little. Therefore, it has long been the practice of Liu Yuan and others to “bribe” him with food and drink.

It was still the same today.

Unexpectedly, Zhao You, who never refused on normal days, glanced at the buns he handed over, clicked his lips, and shook his head: “No, I’m full.”

Yo! This one still has time to eat! Liu Yuan was surprised, and couldn’t help asking him: “What did you eat at breakfast? How can you be so full?”

Zhao You glanced at him and said, “I ate breakfast from the cafeteria—white porridge and nan gua bing.”

He knew white porridge, but what was nan gua bing?

Liu Yuan was stunned for a moment and was about to continue asking, but Zhao You, who had not been “bribed” by breakfast today, was very strict. Before he could speak, he urged, “Hurry up! Lin Shaoqing can’t wait.”

Swallowing as he walked, he almost didn’t choke to death.

When he got to the door of Lin Fei’s house, Liu Yuan was so choked that he rolled his eyes.

Zhao You, who never knew what caring was, of course, ignored his choking panic, pushed him, and pushed him into Lin Fei’s room. Then closed the door unceremoniously, and guarded outside.

This guy surnamed Zhao was a stickler! Liu Yuan couldn’t help cursing inwardly, but luckily Shang Feng was considerate, seeing that he was about to choke to death, he handed him a cup of tea.

After drinking a cup of tea, the slightly better Liu Yuan spread out the scroll in front of Lin Fei and talked about the case.

“Lin Shaoqing’s guess was right. I found the purchasing records of Yan San and the other three at Guhetang in the city. According to the shopkeeper at Guhetang, these medicine pouches were indeed used for medicinal baths,” Liu Yuan said, showing the records he had copied from Guhetang’s account book to Lin Fei. “Not many people bought these medicine pouches for the bath, and I was worried that we might need them for reference, so I copied down all the names of the buyers.”

As Liu Yuan spoke, he winked at Lin Fei and said, “After all, this medicine…uh, it’s about saving face. My lord, you understand. Most people don’t want to buy this medicine.”

Lin Fei raised his head and glanced at him.

Upon being given a startled look, Liu Yuan quickly stopped his idle chatter and continued talking about the case. “After all, it’s related to such medicine. I took the initiative to investigate Yan San since it’s crucial. Surprisingly, when I looked into it, I made some discoveries.”

Lin Fei gave a “hmm” and signaled him to continue talking.

“According to Yan Shi, she and Yan San would only show respect to each other in front of others to maintain appearances. However, in private, they rarely saw each other for at least ten days or even half a month. They had long been leading separate lives,” Liu Yuan said.

“As for the reason why they act as strangers…” He pointed to the purchase record on Guhetang, and said, “According to Yan Shi, this person is a despicable person with a good face!”