"Greetings, Mr. County Magistrate." Jiang Yunzhu saluted County Magistrate Meng. This was her third time meeting this magistrate. She had a good impression of him because of the previous case of Wei Kangping.
"No need to be so polite." County Magistrate Meng looked Jiang Yunzhu up and down. She looked familiar to him, but it had been several months, and so many things happened in the county every day that he had to deal with. He had met so many people that he couldn't remember who she was.
Anyway, they must be the people of Wuling County.
County Magistrate Meng didn't think much about it, and looked at Jiang Yunzhu with a gentle expression. He had heard that the owner of Qishanju was a young girl, and now he saw that it was true.
He did not think that Jiang Yunzhu was bad, on the contrary, he thought that this was a manifestation of the prosperity of his Wuling County. In the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Gongsun Da Niang danced with a sword to show the great atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty. When the An-Shi Rebellion came, there was no such a talented and beautiful woman. Mr. Du Fu could only sigh "red lips and pearl sleeves are lonely".
"Okay." Thinking of this, County Magistrate Meng first praised and then said, "Go ahead and compete. I will be your judge and will not favor anyone."
"Thank you, Mr. Magistrate." Jiang Yunzhu felt relieved after hearing his words.
Over there, the ten young men who were invited to serve as judges also saluted County Magistrate Meng.
County Magistrate Meng knew almost everyone, and when scholars get together, they have a lot to talk about.
County Magistrate Meng immediately mentioned Aunt Gongsun. When the ten young masters heard this, they immediately praised County Magistrate Meng for his good governance of the county and for the people living and working in peace and contentment. Everyone was talking and laughing.
After paying his respects to County Magistrate Meng, Shopkeeper Meng stood by, feeling extremely anxious. County Magistrate Meng was here, so why hadn't the chef invited by Shopkeeper Song come yet? Could there be any problem
There was no big problem, but Shopkeeper Song knew that Gao Shun liked women, so he invited two of the most popular girls in the county to accompany him last night. As a result, Gao Shun slept until noon. Finally, fearing that he would miss the game, Shopkeeper Song asked the two girls to wake him up.
Gao Shun was a little unhappy because his good sleep was disturbed.
At this time, Shopkeeper Song received a letter saying that Magistrate Meng had arrived, and he tactfully urged Gao Shun to go quickly.
"He's just a small official." Gao Shun didn't care. He drank another cup of tea before he finally came.
He was already a quarter of an hour late, and one could imagine what Magistrate Meng and the ten young masters thought of him.
"Greetings, His Excellency the County Magistrate." Gao Shun was confident of his reputation in front of Marquis Anping, so he was very perfunctory in his greetings to County Magistrate Meng.
County Magistrate Meng became even more displeased, but it was not easy to get angry over such a small matter, so he waved his hand and asked him to stand aside.
At this time, an emcee came on stage, signaled everyone to be quiet, then explained the process of today's competition and announced the start of the competition.
Jiang Yunzhu and Gao Shun started to cook the first dish.
As early as when Gao Shun showed up, Jiang Yunzhu recognized him and couldn't help but sigh that this world is really small. She never thought that Shopkeeper Song would invite him. Gao Shun, the chef of Anping Marquis's Mansion, specializes in Huaiyang cuisine and is considered the top chef in Central and South China.
In the dream, at the Anping Marquis Mansion, when Jiang Yunzhu first entered the mansion, she was also assigned to the kitchen.
But unlike Jiang Yunxiu, she felt that being assigned here was the best thing that could happen.
No need to worry about food and drink, and away from the power struggles in the marquis's house. She had liked cooking before, but her skills were not good enough. Now that she has learned the skills, when she has saved enough money, she can redeem herself, open a restaurant, and take root in this era.
She immediately made a plan for herself and showed great enthusiasm for her work.
As soon as Mrs. Zhou saw her, she was a little confused by her enthusiasm. At first, she was afraid that she would seduce Gao Shun, and she was also critical of her, but gradually, she found that Jiang Yunzhu really liked the work in the kitchen and didn't care about Gao Shun or even the young masters in the mansion.
In this way, Mrs. Zhou was willing to give her a chance.
Jiang Yunzhu worked as a handyman in the kitchen for three months and began to learn cooking. However, she did not learn from Gao Shun, but from Chef Xu, who taught her Hunan cuisine. The Anping Marquis's mansion was noble and prominent, so Gao Shun was not the only chef in the mansion. It was just that the dishes he cooked happened to be the favorites of the Anping Marquis.
During this time, Gao Shun harassed Jiang Yunzhu several times, but she blocked him every time.
Later, because of his immoral behavior, he was driven out of the Marquis' Mansion by Lin Ting'an, and Jiang Yunzhu never saw him again.
Now seeing each other again, Jiang Yunzhu remembered many things, but seemed to think those things were so far away.
The corners of her mouth slowly rose. Since it was him, she had a greater chance of winning the competition.
Of course, she will still try her best. If she lets her guard down at any time, she may end up in trouble.
Gao Shun also saw Jiang Yunzhu, and his small eyes kept moving around at her. What a pretty girl!
"Chef Gao, she's a very good cook." Shopkeeper Meng had no choice but to remind Gao Shun.
Gao Shun didn't care. She was a girl from a small county town, and she didn't have any famous teachers to teach her. How could she cook good food? It was probably because those young men flattered her because she was pretty.
Thinking of this, he casually picked up a piece of dried tofu and started working on it.
Jiang Yunzhu was also cooking. She cut the chicken, then added dried tangerine peel, red rice and other seasonings, stirred them evenly, then wrapped them in jade paper and put them aside to marinate.
At this time, she started to cook another dish. Because this dish was too time-consuming, even though many ingredients had been prepared in advance, she still had to make it first.
Then everyone saw her putting abalone, tendons, cuttlefish and other ingredients into a clay jar one by one.
"What is she doing? Sea cucumber, scallops, fish lips... these are all top-notch ingredients. Is she going to cook them together?" Everyone was surprised.
"Wouldn't the soup cooked from it be the most delicious in the world?" someone said, licking his lips.
The people around him sneered, "If that's the case, why would the imperial chefs cook any dishes? They can just use whatever ingredients are fresh. The palace isn't short of money anyway.
But that's not the case. With such fresh ingredients, you can taste the freshness of just one, and you can taste the freshness of two or three if you mix them well, but if there are more, it's like putting black tea, green tea, white tea, dark tea and many other kinds of tea together. Even if each kind of tea is top-grade tea, can the tea brewed in this way taste good?"
Da Hong Pao and Bi Luo Chun are brewed together, and Bai Hao Yin Zhen is added? His analogy is so vivid that everyone can't help but shudder when they hear it. Is that still tea? It's almost like a pot of swill soup.
"What's wrong with Boss Jiang? The Dongpo pork and dry-fried fish she cooks are delicious. Why not just use those to participate in the competition?" Some people didn't understand.
Someone whispered, "I heard that the chef across the street is from the Anping Marquis's mansion. Even the Anping Marquis likes his dishes. It will be difficult for Boss Jiang to win this competition. I guess she wants to cook something new!"
"But novelty doesn't mean it's delicious, and it doesn't mean you can win." Someone lamented, thinking that Jiang Yunzhu might have been too worried about the competition and thus lost her composure.
"That's right." Everyone sighed.
On the other side, Gao Shun also saw what Jiang Yunzhu did and snorted. She still wanted to compete with him? He could beat her with just one finger.
At this time, Jiang Yunzhu also saw what Gao Shun was cooking, and immediately knew what dish he was going to cook.
Boiled dried bean curd is a famous Huaiyang dish. Dried bean curd is tofu shreds. To make this dish, first slice the dried bean curd into thin slices, which are only slightly thicker than paper. Then cut the slices into thin strips, rinse them with water to remove the beany smell, and then cook them in chicken soup with ham, shrimps and other ingredients to make the dried bean curd absorb all the flavor.
This dish is also called dried shredded vegetables cooked in chicken soup. The finished product is soft, flexible and white, with a delicious taste that leaves a lasting aftertaste.
This dish also requires exquisite knife skills. The main thing is that the shredded dried vegetables must be cut finely and evenly, otherwise the taste will be inconsistent. There was once a poem that described it as "thin strands of shredded dried vegetables with added ingredients", which shows how delicate it is.
However, in terms of knife skills, this dish is still a little inferior to Wensi Tofu. After all, dried tofu is much easier to cut than tender tofu.
Jiang Yunzhu knew that Gao Shun was also very good at making Wensi tofu, but today he made boiled dried shredded vegetables instead of Wensi tofu, which showed that he did not take this competition seriously.
Jiang Yunzhu smiled. Everything went better than she had expected.
Another quarter of an hour later, Gao Shun had entered the final stage and the large dish of boiled dried shredded vegetables was almost ready.
On Jiang Yunzhu's side, she saw that the chicken was almost marinated, so she heated up the pan with oil.
Soon, the pan began to smoke.
At this time, Gao Shun raised his hand, indicating that the dish was ready. Everyone looked over and saw that in the slightly yellow chicken soup, the white jade-like dried shredded vegetables were piled up together, standing like a tower, looking very elegant.
Gao Shun raised his chin slightly. This was the dish that Marquis Anping liked to eat. It would be a good deal for them to eat it today.
Looking at Jiang Yunzhu, the jars filled with countless top-quality ingredients were still simmering on the fire, but she was frying in a frying pan? What was she going to do
At this time, Jiang Yunzhu took the chicken wrapped in jade button paper and did something that surprised everyone.
"What is she doing? Am I seeing things?" someone exclaimed.
The person being asked stared with his eyes wide open, not yet reacting, and of course unable to answer his question.
"Has she forgotten?"
"Is this okay?"
"I guess he panicked."
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Everyone was shocked, mainly because they had never seen food cooked in this way.
What did Jiang Yunzhu do? She put the chicken and the paper into the frying pan and fried it.
Paper, put it in the oil pan? The oil pan was still smoking and it looked very hot. Once the paper was put in, it would not... I dare not imagine, but it would definitely not be a good result.
It would catch fire and explode? When the people standing in the front row thought of this, they all stepped back, fearing that they would be hurt.
Or the paper turns black, the chicken leaks out, and it becomes fried chicken in confetti? Is this dish still edible
Everyone was talking about it.
Today, Qishanju and Xishanju were competing in cooking skills. The restaurant was not open, so everyone in Qishanju was watching Jiang Yunzhu compete with others from the audience.
Seeing this, Chen grabbed Jiang Cheng's hand and was so nervous that she couldn't breathe. If Jiang Yunzhu lost, she would have to work for Manager Meng for a year, which would be bad.
Jiang Chenghui held her hand, breathing heavily. He knew that he had to trust Jiang Yunzhu. However, he was really worried.
Xue Jing and others are similar.
"Woo." A low sob, it turned out that Xie Lian couldn't help crying, she liked Qishanju, she liked Jiang Yunzhu. These days here were the happiest time of her life, she didn't want her to lose, didn't want her to be bullied.
"It's okay." Xie Chen comforted her, but he was actually a little anxious.
"Don't cry, here you go." Qin Yao was standing not far from them. Seeing this, she took out her handkerchief and handed it to Xie Lian, then said, "Don't worry, she won't work for others, and Qishanju will be able to continue."
Just now, she had decided that if Jiang Yunzhu really lost, she would give several hundred taels of silver to Shopkeeper Meng. She also didn't want to see someone like her working for someone like Shopkeeper Meng.
A few hundred taels of silver was a lot of money for others, but it was nothing to her. Just because she liked to eat the food at Qishanju, the money was worth spending.
Xie Lian was comforted by the two and stopped crying.
Qin Yao stuffed a handkerchief into her hand and asked her to wipe her tears.
She took it embarrassedly, wiped her tears, and wanted to say something but couldn't.
"Thank you, Miss Qin." Xie Chen thanked Xie Lian and Qin Yao on behalf of Xie Lian.
"No need, it's just a small matter." Qin Yao said quickly, with ripples in her eyes.
Seeing her shy look with her head down, Xie Chen suddenly felt a little afraid to look at her.
Neither of them continued to look at each other, and neither of them continued to speak. They just stood there, but it seemed as if something was lingering.
Xie Lian looked at Xie Chen, then at Qin Yao, and blinked her beautiful eyes.
Next to him, Lin Yubai was frowning.
At this time, Jiang Yunzhu's chicken and paper had been in the pot for a while, but the magical thing was that although there was a sizzling sound in the pot, the expected result did not occur. Instead, a fragrance drifted away with the wind.
"Paper-wrapped chicken, this should be paper-wrapped chicken. I didn't expect it to be this dish." Gu Yanzhou was also standing in the crowd. Suddenly, he murmured as if he remembered something.
The girl on the stage was always beyond his expectations.
The people standing next to him were all very well-educated students. After hearing what he said, many of them immediately remembered that there seemed to be such a dish in history.
According to records, this dish first appeared in the Nanyue Kingdom and was a secret dish of the Nanyue court.
Later, when Emperor Gaozu of Han ascended the throne, the Nanyue Kingdom surrendered and paid tribute to the Han Dynasty every year. This paper-wrapped chicken was one of the tributes that had to be offered every year. There was once a poem praising it: "Nanyue surrendered and unified; the paper-wrapped golden rooster determined the fate of the world."
After the Nanyue Kingdom was destroyed, this dish disappeared. People could only imagine the taste and magic of this dish from the fragments in history books. Unexpectedly, today in Wuling County, a girl actually recreated this dish.
Is this really the paper-wrapped chicken dish that even Emperor Gaozu of Han praised highly? Or is Jiang Yunzhu just trying to attract attention
However, the paper did not turn black or rot after being put into the pot. Moreover, the air was full of fragrance. Everyone began to think that what Jiang Yunzhu made was really paper-wrapped chicken.
Everyone immediately became excited. Today had finally come. Could they be witnessing history today
Word spread quickly from ten people in the audience to a hundred, and everyone knew the miraculous origin of this paper-wrapped chicken.
On the stage, County Magistrate Meng and the ten young masters also heard the discussion. County Magistrate Meng was a Jinshi, and the ten young masters were also well-read. They quickly remembered the paper-wrapped chicken, and when they saw the dish that Jiang Yunzhu was serving, they were all a little impatient.
Is this really the paper-wrapped chicken that Emperor Gaozu of Han ate? Then they are in for a treat today.
Compared to this dish, the large boiled dried shredded vegetables made by Gao Shun seemed nothing special.
Gao Shun had never been to school and didn't know the origin of paper-wrapped chicken. He just thought Jiang Yunzhu's way of cooking chicken was a little interesting. But when he realized that everyone was looking at the paper-wrapped chicken and no one was paying attention to his large boiled dried shredded vegetables, his face immediately turned black.
Is Jiang Yunzhu making paper-wrapped chicken? Yes, it is. This dish was recreated in the Qing Dynasty, flourished in the Republic of China, and is about to be lost in modern times. However, this time it is not because of the cooking method, but because the jade button paper used to wrap the chicken is too rare.
This jade button paper is made from young bamboo produced in Changting. The production process is tedious and complicated, and the finished product is as bright and smooth as jade. It was very expensive in that era. In modern times, machines have generally replaced manual labor, but this kind of paper can only be made by hand, which is somewhat unsustainable.
So a dish can sometimes reflect the changes of the times.
Jiang Yunzhu is making this dish at the perfect time, and jade button paper is readily available. I just wonder if her dish will make Luzhou jade button paper more expensive.
Jiang Yunzhu thought about it and raised her hand to indicate that her paper-wrapped chicken was ready.
Someone came over immediately and brought the dish to Magistrate Meng and his party. On the white fine porcelain plate, there was a pattern of green bamboo painted on it, and on the corners were three small characters of "Qishanju" written in a flamboyant style.
In the middle, there was something pure white. After the paper-wrapped chicken was fried, the outer paper seemed to have not changed at all.
Just this appearance alone can be called a delicacy and a beautiful utensil.
At this time, someone took a pair of scissors and cut the paper. Suddenly, a burst of hot air accompanied by fragrance gushed out.
The heat dissipated and everyone looked inside, only to see the chicken as golden as jade.
Everyone was already bewitched by the aroma. Someone took out the chicken and put some on Magistrate Meng's plate first, and then on the plate of the ten young masters.
There was a plate of paper-wrapped chicken. Even if Jiang Yunzhu made more, each of the eleven people would only get two or three pieces.
Of course, this is normal. Now we are here to taste the food, not to fill you up. Two or three pieces are enough to appreciate the flavor.
Everyone looked at County Magistrate Meng eagerly, waiting for him to eat first.
County Magistrate Meng couldn't help it any longer and used chopsticks to pick up the chicken. Who would have thought that the chicken would slide apart when he didn't pay attention at the first try, which shows how tender the chicken is.
The reason why paper-wrapped chicken is fried through paper is to avoid burning the chicken and to lock in all the flavors inside.
Magistrate Meng took the piece of chicken for the second time without changing his expression and put it into his mouth.
Fragrance, just this feeling, the fragrance of various seasonings, the fragrance of chicken, the fragrance of bamboo shoots, all the fragrances mixed together, impacting people's taste buds.
County Magistrate Meng slowly tasted the meat in his mouth, trying to distinguish all the aromas one by one and remember them in his mind.
This is probably what people subconsciously want to do when they see beautiful scenery, beautiful things, or eat delicious food.
When the others saw County Magistrate Meng eating, they also started to eat.
Then they had only one thought in their minds: this dish was indeed delicious, as expected of one that even Emperor Gaozu of Han praised highly!
Magistrate Meng ate very slowly but finished the three pieces of chicken quickly. The others were about the same. They looked at the empty paper bags, still feeling unsatisfied.
Someone suddenly thought, can the paper be eaten? It seems that the paper is made of young bamboo, dipped in seasoning, and fried in oil... I wonder how it tastes.
Of course, this is just a private thought and no one will tell it out loud.
Gao Shun's dish was finished before Jiang Yunzhu's. In fact, before the attendants distributed the chicken, they had already distributed the large boiled shredded pork to Magistrate Meng and his men. But everyone was eager to try the paper-wrapped chicken, so no one paid attention to that dish.
Now after eating the chicken, everyone will naturally try the boiled dried shredded vegetables, otherwise how can we judge who wins and who loses.
Gao Shun's cooking skills are amazing. Although he did not put his best effort into making this dish of boiled dried bean curd, the dish still has a soft and chewy texture and delicious taste.
It’s just that everyone had just eaten the mellow chicken, so this dish wasn’t so amazing.
This is actually Jiang Yunzhu's strategy, to take the lead. When cooking, sometimes it's not just about color, aroma and taste.
The voting began. According to the procedure, the judges would put the spoon in their hands on the plate in front of the dish they thought was delicious.
County Magistrate Meng was afraid that it would affect everyone's fair selection, so he let everyone vote first and then he would vote to avoid taking the lead.
The first young man placed the spoon in front of the paper-wrapped chicken without hesitation.
The same is true for the second young master.
The third person, the fourth person, and when it was the fifth person's turn, he really wanted to put the spoon on the plate in front of the dish of boiled dried bean curd, after all, he had received money from Shopkeeper Meng.
However, he didn't dare to do it in the end. Everyone, including County Magistrate Meng, was watching. He had to have a reason for voting for the big boiled dried shredded vegetables, right
If he can't tell the truth at that time, he can't afford to lose face.
The sixth one, paper-wrapped chicken, the seventh one, paper-wrapped chicken, the eighth one, he was very conflicted. Shopkeeper Song asked someone to help him, and the person he asked happened to have done a favor to his family, and he had promised to help, now
He stood there, swaying from side to side, and finally closed his eyes and placed the spoon in front of the large bowl of boiled dried shredded vegetables.
Forget it. He will never owe that person any favor again.
After he finished throwing, as expected, everyone looked at him, and he could only turn his face away and pretend not to see. In fact, he wished there was a crack in the ground for him to crawl into.
With him taking the lead, the ninth person also voted for boiled dried shredded vegetables.
The tenth person voted for paper-wrapped chicken.
Finally, it was Magistrate Meng's turn. He smiled and said, "Personally, I think the paper-wrapped chicken is better. In the past, this paper-wrapped chicken symbolized the hundreds of years of glory of the Han Dynasty. Now that the paper-wrapped chicken has reappeared, it is possible that our county will get better and better."
Yes, Wuling County has iron mines, and people’s lives will only become richer and richer.
"Your Excellency is absolutely right." Everyone responded.
Jiang Yunzhu won the competition for the first dish.
Jiang Yunzhu had been standing by and watching, and she also saw the two people throwing spoons to the big boiled dried bean curd. She vaguely guessed that these two people might have some relationship with Shopkeeper Song or Shopkeeper Meng.
But there is no way around it, where there are people there are interests.
Fortunately, she won.
Offstage, Xue Jing and others were very happy. Jiang Yunzhu won the first game, and they felt much more relaxed afterwards.
In sharp contrast to them are Shopkeepers Song, Meng and others. They are heartbroken. How could they lose
They all looked at Gao Shun. This was the top chef in Anping Marquis's Mansion? He was not as good as a girl from a county town.
Gao Shun was immediately furious when they looked at him like that. He just didn't use his full strength just now. Besides, that woman was doing something like exploding paper to attract everyone's attention. He was caught off guard and that's why he lost.
Next, he let everyone see his strength.
The second dish competition will begin immediately. At this time, more than half an hour has passed since the start of the competition. It is almost lunch time, but no one in the crowd wants to leave. Instead, more and more people are coming.
Although you can’t eat the dishes prepared by the two chefs on stage, it’s fun to look at them and smell them.
Besides, such a good game is not always available.
For the second dish, Gao Shun directly took a duck, a chicken, and a pigeon. The duck was an old drake, as the meat of this type of duck has the densest texture. The chicken was a pheasant, and the pigeon was a young pigeon.
Removing the bones of an old male duck bit by bit without changing its appearance is a technical job, but Gao Shun does it extremely skillfully.
Jiang Yunzhu also started to cook the second dish. For the second dish, she originally wanted to make Luoyang bird's nest, but after seeing Gao Shun's preparation, she changed her mind temporarily.
She knew that he was going to make three sets of ducks, that is, stuffing the processed pigeons with ham, winter bamboo shoots and other things, then stuffing the pigeons into the pheasants, and filling the remaining space with various ingredients, and then stuffing the pheasants into the old male ducks, and also stuffing them with ingredients.
Finally, put the duck into a pot with bamboo strips and simmer until cooked.
This dish uses three kinds of poultry: pigeon, pheasant and old duck. As the saying goes, "I would rather eat one or two pounds of poultry than half a pound of beast." Each of these three kinds of poultry is extremely delicious. When the three kinds of poultry are gathered together and handled properly, they are even more delicious.
Some people praise the deliciousness of this dish as "dismount your horse when you smell the fragrance, and stop your car when you taste the flavor", which shows its unique taste.
The Luoyang bird's nest dish that Jiang Yunzhu is going to make is another style. First of all, this dish looks good. After it is finished, it is like a white peony floating in a clear pond. It is hard to tell whether it is a dish or a real peony flower on the plate. In this bleak late winter, it is definitely a bright spot.
In addition, this dish also has a history. It is said that Empress Zetian once ate it and gave it the name.
Of course, this dish tastes great too, with a mainly sour, spicy and fresh flavor, and it’s full of flavor.
However, comparing this dish with Gao Shun's three-piece duck is a bit like talking to a duck at the same time.
Jiang Yunzhu looked at the pot she had put on the fire and smiled. He wanted to compete in freshness? Okay, she would compete with him. When it comes to freshness, what can beat the food in her pot!
That’s right, what Jiang Yunzhu made in this jar is Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. “When the jar is opened, the aroma spreads to the neighbors; the Buddha hears it and jumps over the wall.” Even the Buddha loves this stuff, let alone mortals
So Jiang Yunzhu just stood there motionless.
Gao Shun was busy as hell, but she didn't move at all. Everyone guessed that she might want to use the contents of the jar as the second dish to compete with Gao Shun. However, the jar had been stewed for such a long time, but there was no fragrance at all. How could it be delicious
Thinking of how someone had compared Jiang Yunzhu's jar to tea, someone asked, "Does anyone remember how many kinds of ingredients she put in this jar?"
There were so many people that there were all kinds of people. Someone even counted them on purpose, "Fifty-eight kinds, all top-quality and delicious ingredients."
After hearing this, everyone fell silent. They really couldn't imagine what the contents of the jar would look like.
The three-piece duck prepared by Gao Shun was also very time-consuming, and Jiang Yunzhu's Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was also time-consuming. So after Gao Shun had stewed the three-piece duck, everyone looked at each other in amazement, as if there was nothing to do.
“How about starting with the third dish?” the host suggested.
Jiang Yunzhu was fine, but Gao Shun felt too tired. He had been busy for most of the night and was now exhausted.
Shopkeeper Meng brought him a chair and he sat there to recuperate.
Jiang Yunzhu also sat down and waited.
On the stage, County Magistrate Meng was in good spirits and chatted with the scholars about various things.
Some people in the audience felt hungry and wanted to eat, but they were afraid of missing the exciting moment, so they stood there and endured it.
At this time, Gao Shun's three sets of ducks began to emit a fragrant aroma.
"It smells so good! I'm drooling." Someone said after smelling the fragrance.
"That's right." Someone agreed.
"This must be made of duck, chicken or pigeon. I want to eat it just by smelling it." someone said.
Some people were also thinking about the things in Jiang Yunzhu's jar, but after so much time, "Why hasn't any smell come out yet?"
"Not really. Even if it turns into a pot of porridge, there should be some flavor coming out."
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Everyone was talking about it.
More than half an hour later, Gao Shun stood up. His three sets of ducks were almost ready.
Seeing this, Jiang Yunzhu also stood up. Her Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was almost done.
Gao Shun opened the pot, and immediately a rich aroma wafted around.
Jiang Yunzhu also opened the lid of the jar, and a faint aroma of wine mixed with an extremely fresh and fragrant taste rushed out of the jar. People who smelled this aroma felt as if they were drunk.
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