Yunqi looked at the shop owner with a suspicious expression.

"Why don't you order one and try it?"

Yunqi said, "Ordering one is fine too. I'd like to watch you cook it, okay?"

The shop owner hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay!"

We absolutely cannot let our first guest of the day get away!

Yunqi followed the shop owner to the kitchen...

The shop owner changed his clothes, lit the fire to heat the oil, and before the oil was even hot, he dumped all the vegetables into it...

Yunqi frowned as she watched...

Even when the shop owner brought a bowl of rotten vegetables to Yunqi, she still reluctantly took a bite...

"Pfft!" Yunqi couldn't swallow it any longer and spat it out.

The shop owner looked rather grim.

"I'm sorry, I really can't stand the taste." Yunqi pointed apologetically at the dish, "It has no color, aroma, or flavor whatsoever."

The shop owner picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth: "It's not that bad, is it? At least I can swallow it."

"..." Yunqi didn't even want to argue with him anymore. "Boss, can I borrow your kitchen for a bit? I want to try cooking a dish myself."

"Alright. Go ahead and use it. I'd like to see what kind of 'delicious' you can make."

I got the boss's approval.

Yunqi took out her ingredients and sorted them out.

Cut the meat of the Dudu Beast (similar to a pig) into cubes, rinse it clean, put it in a pot of cold water, bring it to a boil, remove it and rinse it clean with water.

Next, heat oil in a wok, add the spices and sauté until fragrant. Then add the meat pieces and stir-fry until slightly golden brown. Set aside.

Heat oil in a pot, add rock sugar and simmer over low heat until it turns yellow and melts. Then pour in a bowl of boiling water and stir well.

Add the meat and spices to the pot, then pour in Shaoxing wine and light soy sauce and bring to a boil over high heat...

At this moment, the aroma continued to waft out...

"It smells so good!" the shop owner exclaimed, his eyes lighting up. "Is it ready to eat now that it's boiled?!"

"Not yet, it needs to simmer on low heat for another half hour." Yunqi's hands didn't stop as she turned the heat down to low. "While we're at it, I'll make a few other dishes..."

The owner exclaimed in surprise, "You want to make other dishes?!"

"Hmm?...Can't we do it?" Yunqi asked.

"No, no! Of course! You can go and make the other dishes, I'll keep an eye on things here." The owner was overjoyed; he had thought the chef would only make this one dish, but it turned out there were others too!

"Once the water has boiled down halfway, remove all the spices," Yunqi said. "Then wait until the water has evaporated completely before taking it off the heat."

"Okay! I'll call you when the water is half-boiled!" the shop owner assured him.