Chapter 500 - Chapter 500: Accepting Disciples
Chapter 500: Accepting Disciples
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
MO Ruyue prepared to cook the duck in soy sauce, which was relatively simple.
She stuffed the duck into a clay pot, then wrapped it with oil, salt, soy sauce, sugar, star anise, bay leaves, and a few other spices in a cotton cloth. She added water to soak the duck, then boiled it over high heat and simmered it over low heat for 15 minutes. She left it there for more than two hours before fishing it out.
The duck was on fire, and the oil pan was already eighty percent hot. MO Ruyue was about to put the flour-coated chicken into the pan when Liu
Yushan hurriedly took it from her hands, afraid that the oil would burn MO Ruyue.
MO Ruyue felt that it was fine to let him try it out. She would check the temperature of the fried things and turn over the fried things to make the color of the whole chicken more uniform so that it would not be charred on the outside and not cooked on the inside.
Soon, the fragrance wafted out from the kitchen. The burnt smell of fried chicken and the sauced duck were also boiling. The fragrance wafted far away.
The chicken had to be fried twice, and Liu Yushan had to do it himself. After doing it himself, he felt more confident.
A large group of people had been busy in the kitchen for the entire afternoon, but there was still some effect. The duck still had to be soaked in the sauce pot for another four hours, but the fried chicken could be eaten once it was out of
the pot.
Tang Tang was the first to lose her patience. She was a greedy little cat. When she smelled the fragrance of fried chicken, she couldn’t hold it in any longer. She followed Liu Yushan, and her mother couldn’t care less.
Liu Yushan broke a big chicken drumstick for Tang Tang and Si Bao.
“Young Miss, Young Master, quickly try it. Is it delicious?
The two little fellows did not mind the heat. They grabbed it and blew on it. Each of them took a small bite. The crunchy sound was very pleasant to everyone’s ears.
“Good, good!”
After the two little fellows answered Liu Yushan’s question, they ignored the others and raised the uneaten part of the drumstick in front of MO Ruyue. “Mother, eat it. It’s delicious, fragrant, and crispy. It’s a little spicy and fresh.” This time, it was Si Bao who spoke first, and it was Tang Tang who nodded in agreement.
MO Ruyue didn’t hesitate to take a bite of each drumstick. The outer skin was crispy, but it was still a little lacking. However, it was already very good for him to make it this way for the first time.
‘Everyone, try it.”
MO Ruyue didn’t say anything. She smiled and nodded at Liu Yushan. Liu
Yushan quickly cut the chicken into small pieces and gave everyone a piece.
A chicken wasn’t considered too small, but there were many people, so one piece for each person was gone.
“What do you guys think?” MO Ruyue asked everyone.
“Delicious!”
MO Ruyue ordered her men to go to the back of the mountain to catch more than ten chickens. Liu Yushan continued to experiment. The more dishes he cooked, the more experienced he became.
After these dozen chickens were processed, the sauce duck could also be eaten.
After that, everyone busied themselves in the kitchen for the entire afternoon. They ate for the entire afternoon and were not hungry until dinner time.
But at the same time, it also opened up a new world for everyone. It turned out that chickens and ducks could be eaten like this.
Gu Ying, who had just finished his business outside, smelled a particularly pleasant fragrance the moment he entered the village. It was a smell he had never smelled before, and it was from the sanatorium.
He couldn’t be blamed for having a sharp nose. No one had started cooking yet.
Fried chicken and sauced duck were originally food with a strong taste. With a slight breeze, the whole village was filled with fragrance.
It seemed that MO Ruyue was already teaching the veterans.
At this time, the people working outside began to enter the village one after another. They also smelled the fragrance. A few of them followed the smell and smelled it outside the sanatorium.
They were curious. When did the old men in the sanatorium become so good at cooking?
Chen Shitou was carrying a jar in his arms. Behind him were many people carrying baskets filled with jars. They all entered West River Village.
As soon as they entered the village, they could smell the strange fragrance.
“Shitou, what are you doing?
Wang Dazhu carried his daughter and son in each hand and was about to go and see where the fragrance came from. However, when he saw Chen Shitou’s lineup, he came over curiously. When he saw the sealed jars, he became even more curious.
Chen Shitou immediately smiled and teased the two children.
“This honey can be produced. They can’t finish it at home and want to sell it.
Doctor MO just happened to be collecting it, so I brought it over.”
“Is there any extra? Can you spare me one or two jars?”
When Wang Dazhu heard that the honey was edible, he thought of the pair of children he was carrying. As for Wang Fugui, he had long stopped thinking about him. That child was already 13 or 14 years old and was about to become an adult. Why would he eat honey?
Even if his youngest son and daughter could not eat it now, his wife could.
“Alright, I’ll help you ask the others tomorrow.”
Chen Shitou was still very willing to help with such a small matter.
Hearing Chen Shitou’s words, Wang Dazhu knew that MO Ruyue wanted all of these. If he wanted them, he would have to buy them from someone else. “Then you should hurry up and get busy.”
“Hey, then I’ll be leaving, Brother Wang.”
As soon as MO Ruyue and the others came out of the sanatorium, they saw Chen Shitou leading a group of people. They were all carrying the same jars that Chen Shitou had brought over earlier.
He had brought people to sell honey.
“Xia Yu, go back with them to find Xiao Shuang and ask her to settle the bill for these people.”
MO Ruyue turned to Chen Shitou and said, “I have something to do now. You can go to Xiao Shuang directly. She knows how to settle the accounts. Just tell her how much a jar costs.”
Chen Shitou knew that MO Ruyue was a busy person. After hearing her nod, he brought his men to the Qin family.
As for whether Qin Qingshuang could do a good job, since MO Ruyue had said so, he would not doubt it.
“Mother, can I skip dinner? I’m full.”
“I’m full too.”
Si Bao and Tang Tang came out rubbing their stomachs.
Qiu Shi and Dong Xue, who were following behind them, each held a basket in their hands. In the basket were two fried chickens and two sauced ducks. However, they were all cut into pieces and neatly placed on a plate with a cloth covering them. Even so, the fragrance wafted wherever it went.
The people who followed Chen Shitou turned back to look at them from time to time as they walked.
“Mother is also full. We won’t eat tonight. These are for your aunt and uncle.”
“Then can I still drink a cup of honey water?”
“You can’t even eat, can you still drink water?”
MO Ruyue deliberately did not agree, nor did she say no.
“I’m just walking home. I’ll walk around the village and digest my food. I’ll be able to drink honey water when I have some free time.”
Tang Tang immediately ran to MO Ruyue’s side and held her hand coquettishly.
“Then our Tang Tang will accompany Mother to the outside of the village.
When we come back, we will make you honey water to drink. How about it?” “Alright, alright, let’s go now.”
Tang Tang didn’t even go home. She pulled MO Ruyue along and was about to go to the place she said she wanted to go.
“Take that one home. You don’t have to follow me.” MO Ruyue turned around and said to Dong Xue.”
“Yes.
Gu Ying did not return home. He followed MO Ruyue and the others to the Princess’s manor that was under construction outside the village.
The group of people walked there. After walking for less than ten minutes, they passed by the Civil and Martial Arts College.
“Since the construction here is completed, shouldn’t it be time to accept disciples?”
MO Ruyue said this to Gu Ying.
“Yes, I’m already collecting them. Someone should be coming over tomorrow or the day after. I’ll be a little busy outside and won’t have much time at home, but you still have to tell me if there’s anything.”
“If you want to be busy, go ahead. I’m at home all day anyway, so there’s not much I can do now..”