Chapter 205: The Gluttonous Mountain Master
The villagers were overwhelmed with emotion and excited when they heard this.
From now on, they no longer have to carry their loads and walk around the streets selling their goods?
No need to squat on the street with a smile to attract customers?
"Village head, please tell us what we should do?" The villagers couldn't wait any longer.
The village head smiled and said, "This matter requires Master Xiaojiu's instructions."
Little Tuanzi glanced at Zhao Xingjian in the crowd and said, "My husband will do it!"
Zhao Xingjian nodded, "Okay, I'll make the plan."
Everyone said happily: "Thank you for your hard work, Master!"
Zhao Xingjian: “It’s not hard.”
But it's just a sacrifice for my own pride.
The next morning, Zhao Xingjian set out for the county town.
After entering the city, he went straight to Mingyu Academy. His target for coming to the town today was to become the principal of Mingyu Academy.
Principal Yang of Mingyu Academy is highly respected in Xianchuan County. Zhao Xingjian came to visit him this time not because of his status as principal, but because he is a famous gourmet in the county.
When the headmaster heard the doorman report that Zhao Xingjian was coming to visit, he didn't believe it at first.
After all, when Zhao Xingjian was a legal advisor in the county government, he had intended to make friends with him, but Zhao Xingjian never gave him a chance.
The headmaster was a man who valued money and talent. He knew that Zhao Xingjian was a very learned man, so he admired Zhao Xingjian very much. Zhao Xingjian's noble character was actually very much to his liking.
After learning that Zhao Xingjian had left the county government and disappeared, Yang Shanchang was extremely saddened and felt sorry that Xianchuan County had lost a talented person.
Shanchang Yang came out to greet them happily.
"Brother Zhao, what brings you here today? Please come in!"
Zhao Xingjian got straight to the point. "Director Yang, I recently found a delicious place. Would you like to try it together?"
Yang Shanchang's eyes lit up, "Where is the delicious food?"
"Heihe Village."
"Heihe Village?" Yang Shanchang blurted out, "It's Ye Yanshun's hometown! It's where they sell black soil! Speaking of which, if there's any delicious food, I'll definitely go there!"
No one was injured or killed in the snowstorm at Mingyu Academy, and the person we should thank the most is Ye Yanshun.
At that time, an expert in the town issued an early warning of a snowstorm, but before the expert did, Ye Yanshun had already found Yang Shanzhang and informed him of the impending snowstorm.
Therefore, Yang Shanchang felt that the master who made the prophecy was either Ye Yanshun or the person behind Ye Yanshun.
Later, he heard that it was Ye Yanshun's family that sold the black soil at a low price, and the headmaster felt that the Ye family was even more unfathomable.
"Brother Zhao, let's set off immediately!"
The two men set off in a carriage. When they arrived at Heihe Village, it was past mealtime and Shanchang Yang was already starving.
This was the first time that Yang Shanchang came to Heihe Village. Before he could even praise the majestic city wall, he was pleasantly surprised by Ye Yanshun who was waiting at the city gate.
"Isn't this Yan Shun? He knew I was coming? Is he here to greet me?"
"This time we are going to his house for dinner." Zhao Xingjian said with a smile.
"So you two know each other?" Shanzhang Yang asked in surprise. "Didn't the Yanshun family sell black soil before? And now they have a restaurant?"
Ye Yanshun came forward and bowed to greet Yang Shanchang.
Principal Yang said to Zhao Xingjian with pride, "This is the most outstanding student in our Mingyu Academy. Last year, I put a lot of effort into getting him into Mingyu Academy."
Zhao Xingjian smiled and said, "I know."
The headmaster was startled. "How did you know that, Brother Zhao?"
"Because I live in the Ye family."
The headmaster sighed, "Brother Zhao, you've always lived in Heihe Village. Last year, when the town was hit by famine, I sent people to look for you, but you were nowhere to be found. I was so worried."
"Thank you for your consideration, Headmaster. After all, I am half a master in the proper sense of the word."
"That's great! With your guidance, Brother Zhao, Yanshun will definitely pass this year's scientific examination!"
At this moment, Yang Shanchang felt that he had found the answer. The expert who issued the snow disaster warning was most likely Zhao Xingjian.
While they were chatting and laughing, the Ye family arrived.
"Yanshun, your family is a wealthy family?"
I thought Ye Yanshun didn't go to school because he was too poor.
Thinking of the tuition fee he waived for Ye Yanshun, the headmaster felt a little painful.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, Yang Shanzhang sniffed hard, "It smells so good! Brother Zhao, based on my decades of experience as a gourmet, I think this trip is the right one!"
The Ye family has already eaten it, and now it is specially prepared for the gourmets in this town.
To show respect, Ye Buwei and Luo Qiuyue came out to greet them.
The headmaster laughed and said, "No wonder Yanshun is so handsome, it turns out he has such a father..."
He was about to say the word "mother" but stopped abruptly when he saw Luo Qiuyue's appearance.
Well, the headmaster doesn’t want to tell a lie, Yanshun’s mother does look average.
In the dining room, more than a dozen dishes have been served on the table, steaming hot and filled with fragrance.
"I'm afraid this meal is not simple. I'm in for a treat today."
When Director Yang saw that these dishes were new to him, his beard started shaking with joy.
Everyone thought that Mr. Yang would be eager to start eating, but he was much more particular.
Wash your hands first.
Then I asked for several cups of hot and cold water and rinsed my mouth several times, saying that it would activate my taste buds.
Finally, he picked up the chopsticks.
This meal is meant to promote two vegetables: potatoes and carrots, so it can be called a potato and carrot feast.
Roast chicken with potatoes, stewed lamb with carrots, braised pork with potatoes, dry pot potato slices, potato meat pie, braised pork ribs with carrots...
Yang Shanchang ate the food and kept saying it was delicious. Soon, he discovered these two new ingredients.
"What's that sticky, pink thing in this braised pork?"
"Potato."
"Potatoes? That's the first time I've heard of that."
Then he pointed at the shredded potatoes and asked, "What is this crispy and delicious dish?"
“Potatoes too.”
"One ingredient, two completely different tastes—wonderful!" Shanzhang Yang nodded. "So what's the name of this brightly colored, sweet dish?"
"carrot."
Shanzhang Yang savored the food carefully and said, "Brother Zhao, I'm afraid it's not just about the delicious food you asked me to come here today."
Zhao Xingjian smiled and said, "We really have something to ask for. Heihe Village accidentally grew these two vegetables, and the villagers wanted to take them to the town to sell, but they were afraid that people would not accept them and they would not be able to sell them."
"So, Brother Zhao asked me, a gourmet, to come to you in the hope that I could help you get everyone to accept him?"
Zhao Xingjian nodded.
Yang Shanchang pondered and said, "With Brother Zhao's ability, it's only a matter of time before the townspeople accept him. Why did Brother Zhao insist on looking for me?"
Zhao Xingjian said, "Because we don't want to sell it retail, we want to sell it directly to restaurants. Restaurants in town have always been proud of Shanzhang's patronage and praise. If even Shanzhang praises the ingredients, the restaurants naturally don't want to miss out."
Yang Shanchang burst into laughter. "As expected, there's no such thing as a free lunch. That's easy. Leave it to me!"
Not to mention that these two vegetables are indeed delicious.
As for the person Zhao Xingjian, he had to make friends with him no matter what.
So he must get this done.
After a hearty meal, Yang Shanchang returned home satisfied.
The carriage was loaded with potatoes and carrots as a thank you gift to him.
Everyone thought that it would take at least a few days to get any news, but they didn't expect that Director Yang would be surprisingly efficient.
That afternoon, people from the town came.
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