After spreading out the completed chapters of "The Record of the Goddess Qiongming" to dry the ink, he tidied up and then left the study. The Third Young Master had assigned him five maids, and the cook in the kitchen was someone he had found in the alley; she didn't need to stay with him.
After smiling and nodding to the cleaning maid, he headed towards the kitchen, naturally defying the notion that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen.
Smoke was already rising from the kitchen, where an honest-looking woman was sorting vegetables with a winnowing basket, while her maid assisted her.
"Greetings, sir!"
"Greetings, Master!"
Cheng Yi waved his hand amiably at their greetings, and glanced at today's dishes. There was fish, meat, chicken, eggs, and a variety of yellow and green vegetables, making it quite a feast.
"I have only gained the favor of the third young master of the Mu family. I am not worthy of being called the young master of the main family. You two can just call me Brother Cheng."
Only after Dao Chengyi's request did they change their tune, and seeing that Dao Chengyi was not so strict but rather kind, the cooks relaxed.
"So, Brother Cheng is craving something and wants to see what dishes are available?"
Dao Chengyi nodded, and then the cook enthusiastically introduced the dishes to be made: steamed pork with rice flour, golden cabbage, braised shrimp, crispy mushrooms, and so on. Dao Chengyi also personally inspected the cleaned ingredients, noticing that tiny, barely perceptible insect eggs had slid in.
Dao Chengyi naturally wouldn't trust these people, and since he had just acquired a new Gu, he naturally used them for experiments.
On this very day, when it was time for the meal, Dao Chengyi was relieved to see that they had finished their food. This was the first day after entering the city.
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