As soon as the lotus leaf sealing the jar was opened, the aroma of meat filled the air.
More than a dozen kinds of meat are stewed together, and the aromas permeate each other. Seafood is the majority among them. The soup looks brown, but it tastes very fresh, thick but not greasy, and has a good flavor.
Jiang Yanyi usually let Huo Jianjia and the others sit at the table together when he dine, but today Feng Shuo was here, and even though they were extremely tempted by the aroma of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, they did not dare to cross the table and waited for them to finish first.
While Jiang Yanyi was heating up shrimp and mushroom soup for Feng Shuo, she took advantage of her free time to cook some green vegetables. She controlled the heat and seasonings very well. Although the vegetables were a little undercooked after being fried, they were still emerald green in color, and there was not much oil on the dishes, which made them look appetizing.
She served herself a small bowl of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall and brought it to the table. As she picked up the bowl, she enthusiastically greeted Feng Shuo: "Would you like to try it?"
Although it was the first time to make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, the broth was freshly made and it was only simmered for two hours after being put into the jar, but the taste was still very good. The meat in the jar was stewed until it was very soft. Jiang Yanyi felt that it was more delicious than any meat dish she had made before. She still hoped that Feng Shuo could try it.
However, he was also afraid that Feng Shuo, who had grown up in the imperial palace, must have tasted all kinds of delicacies and would think that they tasted just so-so.
She thought that if she had the chance and enough time in the future, she could make Buddha Jumps Over the Wall again by making the broth a day in advance and simmering it longer after putting it into the jar, so that the taste might be better.
The bowl of shrimp and mushroom soup in front of Feng Shuo was obviously a meat soup, but next to the Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, it looked like a dish of pickled vegetables.
He quietly moved the soup bowl away, pushed the rice bowl towards Jiang Yanyi, and said, "Okay."
Jiang Yanyi looked at the bowl of rice that he pushed a few inches towards her. She was stunned for a moment before she realized that Feng Shuo wanted her to help pick up the dishes. She thought to herself, just pick up whatever you want to eat. Who would let me help him serve the dishes
But then she changed her mind and thought that Feng Shuo came all the way from the military camp just to coax her, so what was wrong with pampering him occasionally? So she picked up a piece of abalone and put it in Feng Shuo's bowl.
Feng Shuo asked Jiang Yanyi to help him pick up the dishes simply because he was afraid that he would not be able to hold back and empty the entire soup bowl.
He hadn't eaten flavorful food for nearly half a year. This was the first time that his sense of taste was restored and he was able to have a full meal, and the food was still so delicious. Although he had been very restrained in the speed of picking up his chopsticks, after two small bowls were empty, Jiang Yanyi still understood and changed to a large soup bowl, scooped a full bowl of soup and brought it to Feng Shuo.
Yang Xiu, Bing Shao and others were leaning against the pillars outside the inn, looking at the sky.
Chenyu was new here and had little chance to taste Jiang Yanyi's cooking along the way. The only two times she had seen Jiang Yanyi cook were when he made soup for Feng Shuo in Huotouying in the morning and when he made this pot of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall after arriving at the inn.
Smelling the rich aroma of meat coming from the room, Chenyu swallowed her saliva several times. She asked Huo Jianjia: "After the master and the prince finish eating, we should be able to eat some leftovers, right?"
She used to be a maid in a wealthy family and knew that only the favored servants in the mansion could be the first to enjoy the leftover fish and meat from the master's family.
Huo Jianjia touched her flat stomach and said, "It should be possible."
Chenyu heard her turn her head and mutter something like "Sister Qiukui is right" and "Glutton", but she had no idea what she was muttering.
After Feng Shuo finished his meal, Chenyu thought she was very active in grabbing food, but when she saw the attitude of Huo Jianjia, Yang Xiu and Bing Shao, she had to admit that she had been blinded.
Almost everyone had a large bowl in their hands, scooped half a bowl of rice into it, took a few large spoonfuls of meat from the jar and covered the rice with it, then picked up the chopsticks and started eating the rice directly.
Xing Yao was called to have dinner with them. He was always polite and was the last one to fish the meat out of the jar. With one spoonful, most of what he fished out was brown soup.
Although rice mixed with Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup is also a delicacy, he still silently warned himself that when eating at Jiang Yanyi's place in the future, he must not act reserved, otherwise he would not be able to eat good food.
The innkeeper also smelled such delicious food for the first time, and regretted not forcing a handyman to help Jiang Yanyi cook, otherwise he could have learned a thing or two. He wanted to ask Jiang Yanyi about the recipe of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, but after Feng Shuo came in person, he completely gave up the idea.
—The other party has a close relationship with the King of Liaonan, so how could he be short of the money from selling the cookbook
After the meal, Jiang Yanyi and his group packed their bags and were led into the palace by Feng Shuo himself.
He personally welcomed people into the mansion, which was different from the servants in the mansion getting his permission in advance and entertaining the guests on his behalf. The former could make the servants in the palace see directly how much he valued Jiang Yanyi.
Furthermore, the fact that Jiang Yanyi traveled thousands of miles to transport medicinal materials to Hengzhou and was nearly hijacked by Fan Wei on the way was now known to everyone. With this sense of righteousness in mind, no one dared to say a word against Jiang Yanyi easily.
Jiang Yanyi decided to stay in Hengzhou this time, not only because he wanted to take care of Feng Shuo, but also because the female doctor in the military camp realized a problem.
Feng Shuo will stand higher and higher. If she wants Feng Shuo to remain loyal to her, Feng Shuo's own feelings are one aspect, and on the other hand, she also needs the recognition and respect of the soldiers under Feng Shuo.
Isn't this the path that the female doctor named An wanted to take at the beginning
The wounded soldiers were grateful to her. Although she had no contact with Feng Shuo, people somehow felt that she had something in common with him.
When the time is right, she made her feelings for Feng Shuo clear. Even if Feng Shuo didn't take her seriously at all, she had gained enough favor among the lower-level soldiers. The soldiers would only think that Feng Shuo was being unkind to her.
Now Jiang Yanyi will not give her this opportunity.
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After An Suqiu left the military camp in anger, she thought about the large number of wounded soldiers in the camp and the shortage of doctors. She was fully expecting that someone from the camp would come to ask her to go back soon.
She waited patiently at home for two days, but no one came to see her.
An Suqiu began to feel a little uneasy, thinking that it was definitely Jiang Yanyi who put pressure on the military doctors. Jiang Yanyi had the support of her family, and she would soon become the Princess of Liaonan, so the military doctors naturally did not dare to offend her.
The more An Suqiu thought about it, the angrier she became. She felt that Jiang Yanyi, out of his own selfish motives, simply did not care about the lives of the injured soldiers.
When she went out to buy groceries that day, she heard several aunties in the neighborhood praising Jiang Yanyi.
"Our prince's unmarried princess is really kindhearted. Not only did she send medicine from afar despite the threats, but when she arrived in Hengzhou, she found that there were not enough military doctors in the barracks, so she hired more than a dozen doctors to the barracks at a high price!"
"My son is serving in the Hengzhou camp. It is said that the princess who has not yet married into the family has even used money from her own private treasury to buy fish and meat to nourish the wounded soldiers!"
"I saw that girl on the street a few days ago. She was so pretty. I have never seen anyone like her in my life. She looked like she came out of a painting!"
Hearing these compliments, An Suqiu felt wronged and disgusted. These people simply had not seen the arrogant look on Jiang Yanyi's face when he spoke to her.
She said: "No matter how good-looking a person is, they are nothing but skin. I don't think that Miss Chu is as good as you say!"
Several ladies turned around when they heard the voices. An Suqiu was a doctor, and the neighbors usually respected her.
One of the ladies asked, "Suqiu, didn't you go to the military camp to help? When did you come back?"
After returning home, An Suqiu was afraid of being seen and embarrassed, so she had been staying at home. Now, when she was asked this question, her grievances immediately turned into tears and she said, "I was driven back by that Miss Chu!"
She felt that Jiang Yanyi had pushed her to that point that day, which was no different from chasing her away.
Several ladies looked at each other, "How...how can you say that?"
An Suqiu was usually a very strong person, but at this moment, she burst into tears: "The prince was injured half a month ago, and she knew that I treated the prince. She took advantage of her status to deliberately make things difficult for me, and asked me to treat the injured soldiers according to her method. I didn't dare to take the lives of the soldiers as a joke, so I argued with her. She was born in a noble family, and I am just a commoner. How can I twist my arm against her thigh? Naturally, she had to chase me away!"
When these words came out, some of the ladies sighed, while others looked a little suspicious and sighed: "That princess who has not yet married doesn't look like such a person..."
An Suqiu smiled bitterly and said, "Auntie Mo, all the medicinal materials in my clinic have been donated to the military camp. If I come back by myself, can I still open the clinic?"
Several ladies thought that this was the truth. They were all neighbors, and except for her strong temper and arrogance, An Suqiu had always been a good person.
Several people felt sorry for her experience, and when they thought of Jiang Yanyi, they couldn't help feeling complicated.
The news that An Suqiu was humiliated and forced to go home by Jiang Yanyi spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred.
The older ladies and young men were particularly dissatisfied with this. In just a few days, many people came to give gifts and express their condolences to An Suqiu.
Only the young girls and wives in each family sneered at this.
Since she was a child, An Suqiu's father disliked her for not being a boy, saying that no one would take over his clinic in the future. Therefore, An Suqiu was determined to do nothing worse than boys.
She did it, but she demanded so much of herself that when she looked at ordinary women, there was more or less contempt in her eyes, as if she felt that they were inferior to herself.
The young men were used to seeing gentle and considerate women, so when they saw someone like her who was both strong-willed and capable, they were particularly attracted to her.
In addition, she was not bad-looking and her family was well-off. Even those who were not sick would pretend to be sick and come to the clinic to ask her to take their pulse.
Regarding the remarks made by An Suqiu and Jiang Yanyi, a polarized situation soon emerged in Hengzhou.
The ladies felt sorry for An Suqiu's experience, the young men felt that Jiang Yanyi was bullying others by taking advantage of his power, and the young girls and wives thought that if An Suqiu was really well behaved, would they really drive her away
But after all, only a few people knew An Suqiu, and the things that Jiang Yanyi had done for the military camp were known to the entire Xizhou City. Those who spoke for An Suqiu could not win over those who spoke for Jiang Yanyi even if they said ten sentences each.
When the news reached Jiang Yanyi's ears, he was so angry that he laughed.
"Did I chase her away?" Jiang Yanyi stopped looking at the accounts, with a hint of mockery on his lips.
Chenyu nodded heavily, also with a look of indignation, "What are those people saying? The man surnamed An donated all his wealth to the military camp. You have so many properties under your name, and donating those few medicinal herbs is nothing to you! They are really out of their minds! Even if the man surnamed An runs a clinic for his whole life, he probably won't be able to save up as much medicinal herbs as you donated to the military camp!"
Jiang Yanyi sneered and said, "That Doctor An probably knows that he can't return to the barracks, so he's trying every way to throw some dirty water on me. Now the public opinion is on my side, are you bullying me by taking advantage of your power? Since I've driven him away, should I return the medicinal materials that Doctor An donated to the barracks to develop it?"
Chen Yu was a little surprised: "Boss, how did you know?"
Jiang Yanyi said, "Doctor An is very smart. At first, she just wanted to use the donation of medicinal materials to gain a good reputation and get into the military camp. Now that the opportunity to rise to fame is gone, she naturally has to find a way to recover the loss. Medicinal materials are not cheap nowadays."
Huo Jianjia said angrily: "Boss, we can't give it back to her! Otherwise it would be too aggrieved!"
Jiang Yanyi said, "Return it, why not? We have to expose her lies one by one, take back the dirty water she threw at her, and then openly return the herbs to her doorstep."
It just depends on whether Dr. An will have the nerve to accept it when the time comes.
Earlier, when Doctor Hu pleaded for mercy, she felt that since the person was gone, there was nothing to hold on to. Now it seemed that the other party still did not realize how much he was worth.
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