Hua Yunrong felt a pang of sadness, and lovingly stroked Hua Nuansu's cheek: "Good child, you should go into seclusion to refine your soul. When you come back from seclusion, you will be fully recovered and can continue cultivating immortality!"
"Mmm!" Under Hua Yunrong's care, Hua Nuansu went into seclusion to repair her soul.
She only needs to refine the Soul Pearl and take a few Soul-Soothing Pills to recover.
Re-entering the Dao only made Hua Nuansu's mind much clearer, while replenishing her soul would help her find her complete self again.
The days of confusion and uncertainty are gone forever. When she emerges from seclusion, she will be a new Xiao Hua, a Xiao Hua with a complete mind!
For the next few days, Zhu Yi continued to lead everyone out to set up the stall every morning. Without the Hua Nuan Su stall, the children who waited for Hua Nuan Su to appear every day had much less fun.
However, the villagers nearby were all familiar with her, and when they learned that Xiao Hua had gone to cultivate immortality, they all looked at her with understanding and envy. Zhu Yi felt a little embarrassed when she saw the children eagerly waiting for the fried chicken.
In a moment of excitement, they forced Lin Hengjin, a strong and capable man, to sit in front of the food cart and fry food.
"Uncle, these little river fish need to be fried a little longer. You fried them too soft; they won't taste good!"
"Call me brother!" Lin Hengjin couldn't bring himself to lose his temper in the face of a group of unruly children, but he was a little unconvinced. He pointed at Zhu Yi and said, "You call her sister, but I call you uncle? The generational order is wrong!"
He pursed his lips and poured the small river fish that he had just taken out of the oil back into the oil to fry a second time.
Several mischievous kids earnestly corrected him: "That's right, you're about the same age as my dad, so it's correct for us to call you uncle!"
"So you call them 'older sisters'?" Lin Hengjin asked, both amused and exasperated, as she tried to explain to the children.
"It's just that... if we call the girls 'auntie,' they'll get upset and won't give us more small fish to eat!"
Lin Hengjin twitched his lips. Don't you guys think that even if you call me "uncle," I won't give you fried fish?
My hand slipped, and the small river fish in the pot burned!
Looking into the children's hopeful eyes, filled with longing and unfulfilled desires, he suddenly couldn't bring himself to say the harsh words. After all, he was a gentleman of principle, and in all honesty, he was genuinely inexperienced and didn't mean to burn the food.
The children didn't believe it, but a group of greedy kittens instantly transformed into fierce tigers!
Lin Hengjin called out to Zhu Yi, casting a pleading look in his eyes.
Zhu Yi was having a lively time, laughing and chatting, and didn't notice Lin Hengjin's awkwardness at all.
Around the food cart, I followed two young girls to learn how to cook. Zhu Yi taught very seriously, explaining the ingredients and techniques in detail as she cooked. The two girls learned and wrote down the tips in their notebooks.
“When we’re cooking on-site, we need to be extra careful to control the heat, and we must add the right amount of seasoning. I always measure it out.” Zhu Yi took out a wooden spoon with seasonings and introduced it to the two girls. “Look, I made this spoon a little bigger than a regular spoon, and I even engraved the quantity on the inside of the spoon. With this spoon, it’s easy to control the amount.”
"For braised pork, use a full spoonful of rock sugar. For dipping sauce for fried chicken and fish, you only need two-thirds of a spoonful of chili peppers. Even if you add more chili peppers, it won't taste bad; it will be very spicy!"
"Yeah! Last time my brother bought some golden chicken home, and the whole family was really hungry because of the spiciness, but we still wanted to eat it after we finished eating it!" Shy Ah Xiang spoke in a low but gentle voice.
She was an ordinary girl from Anyuan Town. Her parents died early, and she had many siblings. As the eldest sister, she needed to find a stable long-term job to earn more spirit stones to support her younger brothers and sisters.
She was hesitant when she saw Lin Hengjin's job posting, worried that she wouldn't do a good job, but since her family used spirit stones a lot, she decided to bite the bullet and give it a try.
Unexpectedly, everyone at this stall was very kind, and Zhu Yijiao was especially meticulous and earnest when teaching him the craft.
Ah Xiang felt that the way this little fairy was cooking in front of the stove made her radiant!
"Xiao Lin, did you fry these little fish a little longer?" Wen Ji would come to the stall every day to see Wei Wei—no, slip of the tongue, to eat at the stall.
The man, who was originally quite rough, insisted on putting on a refined and cultured air, which Lin Hengjin found quite amusing.
However, this cannot conceal the slightly malicious nature of the question.
While frying fish, Lin Hengjin looked up and rolled her eyes at him, whispering, "You better behave yourself, or I might consider helping you find out some information about Junior Sister Weiwei."
"Hehe, Lin's fried fish is delicious, buy it all for me!" He changed his tune so quickly, immediately joining in the hype about how fragrant and crispy Lin Hengjin's fried chicken and fish were, making people want to eat more!
It was another hectic morning. When it was time to pack up, Ah Xiang hesitated for a moment, but still mustered up the courage to ask Zhu Yi, "Fairy, aren't you worried that we might reveal your cooking secrets to others while you're sharing everything you've learned?"
Zhu Yi hadn't expected her to ask that, and didn't react for a moment. Besides, it wasn't worth hiding such a small thing.
Ah Xiang was a little nervous. Seeing that Zhu Yi didn't speak, she quickly said, "Fairy, please don't misunderstand. I'm just curious about Wenwen. Since I have already signed a contract with you, I won't easily go back on my word, nor will I do anything to make things difficult for you."
Zhu Yi smiled and said, "I was just thinking that there's nothing to hide about these things. As long as you put your heart into it, you can always come up with a lot of creative ways to cook food. Even if my secret recipe isn't passed on, there will be many food lovers who will try to figure out how to make it taste even better."
Ah Xiang nodded, seemingly understanding but not quite.
Zhu Yi patiently explained further to her: "Look at the small fried food stall next to us. It used to be run by Xiao Hua. Originally, I only made two kinds of seasoning: spicy and numbing. But Xiao Hua likes to research how to make food. After she took over the stall, she also developed several other flavors, such as salt and pepper, sour fruit, and sweet and sour. The stall's business has actually improved."
Ah Xiang felt that Zhu Yi's radiance was even more dazzling. Other businesses would keep their secret recipes tightly under wraps, not letting others know, but Zhu Yi was very open-minded. She looked down at her coarse cloth shoes and said earnestly, "I will definitely learn from you, Miss, and develop more dishes."
"Great! We'll expand our stall and even open branches!" Zhu Yi's face beamed with an unstoppable smile. Then, she added, "However, it's clearly stated in my contract that our recipe will be kept secret for three years. If you leak it, I'll punish you severely!"
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