Chapter 128. Sujiayan
Li Chun divided the dishes into several portions and brought them to Mrs. Song, You Jin, and Third Master Huang. Since Third Master Huang found out that this weak-looking widowed mother, Mrs. Su was actually the future generation of a former dynasty’s imperial kitchen’s chief supervisor, he understood why Sujiaxiang was able to gain a foothold in Luohe Prefecture in just a few years and now it had opened a second branch. She was the great-granddaughter of the chief supervisor of the imperial kitchen. The snack shops in Luohe Prefecture were all child play in this common people’s rural area. How can others compare with her? Therefore, when knowing that Mrs Su's started to try dishes, Third Master Huang volunteered to come to help taste the dishes.
Third Master Huang had a good tongue, while Mrs. Song had eaten countless delicacies from mountains and seas. Naturally, these two were You Jin’s top candidates on choosing to try dishes.
After rinsing his mouth with clean water, Third Master Huang picked up a spoon and took a spoonful of St George Mushroom Fulfill Soup and tasted it. He savored the wonderful taste of the fresh and tender mushrooms and winter bamboo shoots and the burst of ham and other ingredients in his mouth. He couldn’t help consuming another spoonful and tasted it carefully again. Then he put down the spoon with satisfaction and commented with a grin: "Madam's cooking is getting better and better. In my decades of experience, this Fulfill Soup is definitely the best soup that I have ever tasted."
"Leader Guard, drink some soup to warm up your body. Drinking alcohol in this cold weather isn't good." The two wooden doors of the Moon Cave Gate opened at some unknown time. A young woman dressed in a water-red floral brocade dress with a squirrel jacket outside came out with a wooden tray and smiled softly at him.
Seeing her smiling face, Leader Guard Xiao felt his tipsiness somewhat worse. After a while, he came back to his senses: "Eldest Miss! No, no need, this subordinates isn't cold."
After saying that, he suddenly felt self-conscious and quietly stretched his legs and kicked the empty wine bottle on the ground.
Not far away, the glowing red lanterns and candles in the corridor enhanced the woman's smiling face. Xiao Lin Ru handed the soup to him. Her eyes were as calm as autumn waters. She steadily looked, as if he didn't drink, she won’t give up.
Leader Guard Xiao knew that she was soft on the outside and strong on the inside. If he doesn't drink it, she will definitely contend with him. It was such a cold day and she had always been the most afraid of the cold. If she caught it, wouldn't he have committed a great crime? Thinking of this, Leader Guard Xiao sighed deeply, took the still steaming soup and drank it in one gulp: "Thank you, Eldest Miss."
Xiao Lin Ru's goal was achieved and she stopped being stubborn with him. She spoke: "Thanks for your hard work, Leader Guard."
She turned around and went back with an empty bowl in her hand. Leader Guard Xiao watched Eldest Miss’s departing back. What he didn't see was the triumphant smile on the corner of her mouth.
