The shopkeeper, who was checking accounts at the counter in the lobby, suddenly smelled a delicious aroma that whetted his appetite. He sniffed hard, as if he wished the aroma would fill his nostrils.
The customers who were eating were also drooling. It was as if they hadn't eaten anything yet. The aroma was just too tempting. One of them couldn't resist and immediately asked, "Manager, what are you cooking in the kitchen? It smells so good! Can I have a serving?"
The shopkeeper had no idea what this dish was! He had been the shopkeeper of Linfeng Restaurant for decades and had never smelled anything so delicious before.
The innkeeper cupped his hands and said, "Please wait a moment, esteemed guests. I'll go into the kitchen to see if Chef Liu has developed any new dishes."
The shopkeeper asked his apprentice to fill in for him while he headed to the kitchen.
Several chefs in the kitchen were circling around a dish.
The shopkeeper was furious when he saw a group of people slacking off and yelling, "What are you all doing standing around like that? Don't you want to work?"
The chefs in the kitchen immediately dispersed, leaving only Chef Liu behind.
The innkeeper treated Chef Liu much better, asking, "Chef Liu, what dish did you just cook? Have you come up with some new recipe? It smells so good, I'm getting hungry just smelling it in the lobby."
Chef Liu shook his head and said, "It's just ordinary stir-fried snow stone mushrooms."
The shopkeeper shook his head, looking incredulous: "Don't try to fool me. Can ordinary stir-fried snow stone mushrooms really smell this good?"
Chef Liu solemnly picked up a small jade bottle and said, "It's what was added here!"
Manager Liu hurriedly urged him to stir-fry another plate for him to see.
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Qi Zhiheng and Yang Yitian were having snacks in the private room when the waiter brought over the plate of stir-fried snow stone mushrooms. After putting the dish down, the waiter said, "Sir, our manager would like to meet with you. What do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Qi Zhiheng nodded in agreement: "Have the manager come over." This was his original intention.
The manager had already reported the matter, and he estimated that his boss would come to check on the situation. Hearing that the guest had agreed to his request, he headed towards the private room.
There was a knock on the door of the private room.
Qi Zhiheng said, "Come in."
"Gentlemen, I wonder if our restaurant's hospitality has been adequate?" The manager stepped forward and exchanged pleasantries.
Qi Zhiheng nodded and said, "It's acceptable!" He then picked up a piece of snow mushroom and put it in his mouth. It tasted delicious and fragrant!
The shopkeeper watched him eat and couldn't help but swallow.
Qi Zhiheng asked, "May I ask what brings you here, sir?"
Seeing that he had already asked, the shopkeeper quickly replied, "Young master, do you still have any sauces for stir-frying dishes? Our Linfeng Restaurant is planning to buy some from you."
"So that's what you wanted to know, shopkeeper. I do have some, but not much. But, shopkeeper, do you know the benefits of this sauce?" Qi Zhiheng picked up another piece of food with his chopsticks.
The innkeeper chuckled, "The aroma during cooking was so enticing that it filled the entire Linfeng Tower. How could I not know its wonderful uses?" In truth, he had already tasted the dish, but of course, he couldn't reveal that he had secretly eaten the customer's food.
Qi Zhiheng smiled but didn't expose him. He took out a small jar, about the size of a child's head: "I have some more here." One portion of medicinal herbs can make about three jars of this Sprout Fragrance Liquid. The cost of one portion of herbs is about thirty spirit stones, and this jar cost about ten spirit stones!
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