"I have."
"——I don't know if this is reasonable." The old man continued to talk to himself, and at the same time he laughed at himself for being so whimsical. How could he think that such a little girl in front of him would have such a precious thing.
"Wait," Feng Lingyu repeated seriously, "I said I have what you want."
"What?!" The old man finally came back to his senses, his eyes gleaming with light, "You really have it?"
"Why would I lie to you? If there is nothing, wouldn't it be exposed as soon as you saw it?" Feng Lingyu raised his eyebrows.
The old man frowned and pondered, then he said as if he had made up his mind: "Come with me, this is not the right place."
After saying this, he rolled up the cloth on the ground, picked it up in his hand and walked away.
Feng Lingyu and Shen Huaiyu followed closely.
After a while, they disappeared in the crowd.
The lady selling chickens was stunned. She just followed him like that?
What if you meet a bad guy?
A deserted back alley.
A well-dressed young couple and a hunched old man stood facing each other.
These two groups of people are naturally Feng Lingyu, Shen Huaiyu and the old man selling things.
"Do you know what the Purple Jade Crow is?" The old man asked, his eyes fixed on Feng Lingyu.
Feng Lingyu chuckled. This old man still didn't trust him.
"Thousand-year-old Polygonum multiflorum, am I right?" She spoke word by word without dodging.
Anyone who knows about Purple Jade Crow must come from an extraordinary family.
It was not until this moment that the old man truly believed what Feng Lingyu said.
The old man's pupils dilated, his lips trembled unconsciously, and he said excitedly: "You really have it?"
"I do." Feng Lingyu paused, then asked, "Excuse me, is anyone in your family sick?"
The old man sighed. Anyone who knew about Purple Jade Crow must also know its efficacy, so he no longer concealed it.
"I have a grandson. He has been weak since birth. From the moment he was born, doctors predicted that he would not live to adulthood. I don't believe in fate and have raised him to this day, but... he can't hold on any longer..." As the old man spoke, his eyes filled with tears and he was filled with grief.
"I've heard from my master before that there was a magical medicine called Ziyuwu in the palace. Just one bite can completely change a person's physique, so -"
When they heard the word "palace", Feng Lingyu and Shen Huaiyu's eyes flashed. This person's origin was indeed not simple.
"So that's why you took out your most precious thing to try your luck, right?"
Feng Lingyu raised his eyes and said softly, "Old man, I have the Purple Jade Crow and I am willing to give it to you."
"But..." She slowed down her tone: "I don't want the things you put there."
The old man was startled and smiled bitterly: "What else do you want?"
His most valuable thing is his craftsmanship, and he even took out the recipe given to him by his master.
Gold, silver and jewelry? I'm sure these two wouldn't even consider them.
(Feng Lingyu: You think too much. I like him.)
Apart from his life, what else does he have worth exchanging?
"What I want is you." Feng Lingyu said firmly.
The old man was so shocked by Feng Lingyu's words that he couldn't speak. He stammered, "What... do you mean? I'm so old..."
Feng Lingyu: “…”
She looks ugly but has beautiful thoughts.
Shen Huaiyu: "..."(╬￣ Pan￣)\u003d○
"Wait," Feng Lingyu hurriedly stopped him from continuing, or else he would say something embarrassing, "I mean I want you to do something for me."
The old man also realized that he had misunderstood, rubbed his hands awkwardly, and forced a smile.
Feng Lingyu saw the wrinkles on his face and twitched her lips: "Also, if you believe me, I can go and check on your grandson. My medical skills are okay."
Seeing the struggle on the old man's face, Feng Lingyu said, "I will still give you the Purple Jade Crow. As for whether you want to see your grandson or not, I won't force you."
The old man pursed his lips and said in a hoarse voice: "If you can produce the Purple Jade Crow, I naturally believe you. I just... well, you know the world nowadays. Although I have good cooking skills, how can I help you? Besides, I am old..."
The fact that he could say such words shows that this old man has admirable character.
He did not agree immediately just because he wanted the Purple Jade Crow. Instead, he was thinking about whether the deal was fair or not.
"Who said you're useless? Anyway, I won't do business that will make me lose money." Feng Lingyu said, and then continued with a sullen face, "Since I'm willing to take out the precious Purple Jade Crow, it means that in my eyes you're worth the price. And you won't be the one who suffers the loss, so what are you afraid of?"
This was the truth. Thinking of his grandson lying on the bed, the old man gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, it's settled. As long as you can take out the Purple Jade Crow, you will be my master from now on, and whatever you say is what counts."
Feng Lingyu was very happy.
From now on, I will have a master chef to cook for me!
happy! !ヾ(≧?≦*)ヾ
Shen Huaiyu on the side shook his head helplessly. He could guess what Xiaoyu was thinking without asking...
Then several people exchanged names.
Feng Lingyu also got to know the old man's basic situation.
The old man's name is Wu Sheng. He said that his master was a famous chef who came from the palace and was a royal chef who cooked for the emperor.
He himself was an orphan and was adopted and raised by his master.
The master passed on all he had learned throughout his life to him, and before he died, he asked him to find a successor to pass on his cooking skills.
So Wu Sheng accepted an apprentice.
But the disciple had evil intentions and thought Wu Sheng was partial to his own son and did not teach him all his unique skills.
When liberation came, Wu Sheng was sued.
Wu Sheng opened a restaurant of moderate size. Because of his good cooking skills and many people coming to eat at it, he had some assets.
In addition, his master did come from the palace and his background was not very clean, so his whole family fell into the abyss.
In the end, the daughter-in-law died of premature birth due to fright, and not long after, her son also passed away.
Only Wu Sheng was left in the world with a sick baby.
If it weren't for his grandson Wu Sanle, he probably wouldn't have been able to survive.
After listening to Wu Sheng's story, Feng Lingyu and Shen Huaiyu were filled with sorrow.
"When you accepted a disciple, didn't you examine his character? Learning skills is secondary, character comes first." Feng Lingyu commented.
Wu Sheng was filled with shame after hearing what Feng Lingyu said. He, an adult, was not as clear-sighted as a little girl like Feng Lingyu.
"At the time, I only wanted to pass on my master's cooking skills. My son was not that good, so I was very anxious and chose my apprentice based on cooking skills." Wu Sheng smiled bitterly, "Now it seems that I didn't understand life well."
Feng Lingyu saw that Wu Sheng looked depressed and did not comfort him.
This is the price of not knowing people well.
If you choose a person with good character as your apprentice, and teach him carefully, it is possible that the cooking skills will be passed down.
It will not lead to the wolf entering the house and causing the family to be broken up and killed.
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