"Aunt Niu, you're making things difficult for me by saying that," Su Yan said reproachfully. "If you hadn't told me the requirements for setting up a stall, I would have had to go through the trouble of finding out."
"Since you put it that way, I won't stand on ceremony with you. I'll lend you a hand whenever you're too busy in the future," Aunt Niu said.
As for telling Su Yan about setting up a stall, she thought it was just a small favor and not a big deal at all. She didn't expect Su Yan to take it so seriously. This child is so honest... She must treat this girl like her own daughter from now on!
Li Juan was exhausted, her hands and feet numb as she sat on the stool, still reeling from the booming business.
She really felt like it was all a dream.
From 7:00 to 9:30, it sold out in just a few hours? Even the broth in the iron bucket was taken.
Su Yan couldn't help but laugh and said to Aunt Niu, "Auntie, please make me two bowls of beef brisket noodles, each with a dollar's worth of beef brisket and a fried egg. I can cook mine later; I'll take these braised dishes to my friend's workplace first before I eat them."
"Okay, go ahead."
Aunt Niu just tried a serving of duck gizzards and duck heads, and they tasted ten times better than they smelled! They had a medicinal aroma, and even people with bad breath felt their breath became fresher after eating them.
No wonder so many people buy it; she'd want to eat it every day too. It's a bit pricey, but it's definitely worth it.
Su Yan went to Baicaotang first to return the medicinal herbs she had brought out and the thousand yuan she had borrowed to Tang Li, and also brought him a non-spicy version of the "Family Reunion" dish.
She considered the children, so today she made garlic and non-spicy flavors. Tomorrow she will make extra spicy and mild spicy flavors to sell. Otherwise, if she makes four flavors a day, she'll develop muscles from tossing the wok so much.
Tang Li checked the quality of the medicinal herbs before returning to his seat to taste the braised food.
After taking a bite of the duck foot, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in shock, "Is this really the braised food you made?"
Su Yan rolled her eyes. "You don't believe me?"
"I can hardly believe it, after all, you're still so young." Tang Li said while eating, "Even the top chefs in Beijing aren't as skilled as you. I ate some duck products once when I was on a business trip. They tasted good, but after a few bites, they started to have a bit of a gamey duck smell."
"How many years have you been using this skill? Next time I go to Beijing, I'm going to make a good laugh at that chef and teach him a lesson for his arrogance," Tang Li asked.
Su Yan's eyes flickered slightly.
In those days when conditions were not as advanced, she dared to say that her culinary skills were absolutely world-class.
After thinking for a few seconds, she came up with an excellent answer: "I've loved cooking since I was little, but my family didn't have the means, so I often went up the mountain to pick wild vegetables, hid to make a fire and stir-fry them, and then tasted them myself. Gradually, I learned how to make them taste good. Later, I read books and learned that Chinese medicine can also be used to make delicious food, so I memorized all the medicinal herbs, including their appearance. You could say that apart from going to school, I spent all my other time figuring out cooking skills."
Tang Li's gaze changed instantly. "How much time did it take you to memorize and recognize all the Chinese medicinal herbs?"
"...probably less than three months."
"Three months?!" Tang Li looked at her in disbelief.
Su Yan nodded calmly.
She was telling the truth; there was no exaggeration involved.
In her past life, she spent almost three months memorizing it. Of course, this was during the time she spent memorizing Chinese medicines every day, except for eating and sleeping.
She has a habit of immediately throwing herself into achieving a goal and working towards it until she does.
Tang Li looked at her as if she were a genius, "I admire you very much."
He had never seen such unwavering resilience in a woman before. To be precise, Su Yan's resilience emanated from her very bones, making her seem like a righteous and awe-inspiring young woman at first glance.
He didn't know how a teenage girl could do that.
"How much is the family portrait? Give me another one."
He wanted to take it back for his wife to try.
Su Yan shrugged. "Sold out. If I hadn't reserved some for you, you wouldn't have gotten any either."
Tang Li said, "Don't you still have one more in that basket? I can smell it."
"No, I'm keeping it to give to a friend."
Upon hearing this, Tang Li stopped pressing for it.
After finishing the duck feet, he wiped his hands clean and reluctantly sealed the rest away.
Su Yan didn't care who he was going to deliver it to, and said, "I've delivered everything, so I'll go to the next place now."
Tang Li paused in his drinking, then smiled helplessly: "Why do you always come and go in such a hurry? I haven't even finished talking to you before you're leaving. Is there something sinister about my Baicaotang?"
Su Yan glanced at him. "Is there anything else?"
She's used to it and won't waste too much time on idle chatter.
"Ginseng." Tang Li's expression turned serious as he asked, "Can you find any that are over a thousand years old?"
Su Yan: "..."
She pointed to herself and smiled, "Do you think I've lived for a thousand years?"
Tang Li couldn't help but chuckle, then quickly suppressed his laughter and said, "I know it's a bit difficult, but I'm still not giving up."
If he can find ginseng that is over a thousand years old, he will be promoted very quickly.
If he gets promoted again, he will be the provincial head in charge of the entire Lancheng Baicaotang, which will make things much easier.
“A lifespan of several hundred years is already quite rare,” Su Yan said with a dark face. “Manager Tang thinks too highly of me.”
A ginseng root that's over a thousand years old would probably have become a spirit.
Even if she sees it, she might not be able to catch it.
Tang Li sighed, "I can't do anything about it. I heard that no antidote has been developed yet. That important person is getting old, and the toxins have already spread in his body. His physical condition is getting worse every day. If this continues, it will probably be very difficult. Traditional Chinese medicine says that at least a thousand-year-old ginseng is needed to keep him alive. Those that are a few hundred years old are no longer effective."
Upon hearing this, Su Yan sneered and mocked, "According to them, if the antidote is still not developed in another week, wouldn't we have to look for someone over two thousand years old? It's already a blessing for that big shot to have been treated by a doctor of this level."
Tang Li: "..."
Su Yan's words were harsh, but Tang Li couldn't refute the logic behind them, and even somewhat agreed with them...
"I was just following orders from above," Tang Li said sheepishly.
The implication was that Su Yan should not take her anger out on him.
Su Yan felt that there were an absurd number of lunatics in this world.
After thinking for a moment, she said, "I can do my best to find it, but I have one condition."
"What are the conditions?"
"If I find a thousand-year-old ginseng, then you can take me to the capital to visit that person, okay?"
Tang Li's lips twitched, and he began to suspect that Su Yan had eaten too much cabbage.
"Now it's your turn to think too highly of me. I can't even see that person myself, let alone take you there," he said, his head aching.
However, if Su Yan says that, she must be confident that she can find it?
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