Shopkeeper Qian stopped and waited for his masters' instructions.
The man in black said, "Please invite the girl who cooks here!"
After receiving the order, Manager Qian hurriedly went down to do the work.
Qian Wang glanced at Xing Yun and asked curiously, "Is your iron tree about to bloom? Is it finally coming to its senses?"
Xing Yun was too lazy to pay attention to the dishonest guy next to him.
Looking at his serious-looking companion, he said, "How boring! I was just joking with you! Look at your old face, it's so dark, as if someone has stolen your wife. Be careful not to scare away the little girl!"
Xing Yun was too lazy to bother with this dishonest guy.
Li Yan had just finished making the pickled fish when Shopkeeper Qian hurried in: "Follow me, young lady! The boss wants to see you!"
Li Yan put down the pot in her hand and asked doubtfully, "I wonder what your boss wants from me?"
Shopkeeper Qian shook his head and said, "How can we know what the masters are thinking? Come with me, Miss Li."
Li Yan had no choice but to follow the former shopkeeper to the side room.
As Shopkeeper Qian knocked on the door, a young man's deep voice came from inside the room: "Come in."
Shopkeeper Qian opened the door and invited Li Yan in.
Li Yan walked into the side room and saw two young men sitting inside. They looked to be about sixteen or seventeen years old. One of them was wearing a moon-white gown and looked at Li Yan with a smile on his face.
Another young man was wearing a black brocade robe and sitting upright at the table, his eyes looking out the window.
The man in white asked Li Yan with a smile, "This food is good. Where did you get it from?"
Li Yan was prepared and replied, "These are the dowry my mother's in-laws gave her when she got married!"
Qian Wang nodded indifferently. In fact, Qian Wang was not interested in where the prescription came from. What he was interested in was what Xing Yun wanted to do with this girl?
Qian Wang poked the arm of the person next to him and winked at Xing Yun.
Xing Yun retracted his gaze and stared at Li Yan sharply, asking, "Since it was your mother's dowry, do your parents know that you're selling it now?"
Li Yan pretended to be timid and whispered, "Both my parents agreed. My mother is frail and my father has to take the imperial examination. Besides, we are not in the food business!" After that, she lowered her head, looking scared.
Seeing Li Yan's frightened look, Qian Wang couldn't help but glare at his companion beside him.
Xing Yun seemed to sense the girl's fear. He picked up a Sichuan peppercorn with his chopsticks and asked slowly, "What is this? Why did he feel a fever after eating it?"
After hearing Xing Yun's question, Qian Wang understood what was going on. He thought that this boy was interested in this girl, but it turned out that he was interested in this thing. Qian Wang couldn't help but feel disappointed.
Li Yan looked up and saw that he was interested in the Sichuan peppercorns. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Li Yan explained to the man, "Actually, this is a food ingredient that can also be used medicinally. It's called Sichuan peppercorn. It mostly grows in the south. Eating it with ginger is very effective in dispelling cold and dampness!"
Xing Yun couldn't help but ask after hearing her say this: "Miss, do you also understand medical principles?"
Oh no, I was careless for a moment. Li Yan quickly made amends: "My mother is in poor health. I will follow my father to the bookstore to learn more about this."
Xing Yun nodded and stopped talking.
After the two finished speaking, Qian Wang said to Li Yan, "This recipe is good to me, so I'll buy it for fifty taels. Go down and get the money from Shopkeeper Qian!"
Li Yan hurriedly bowed and thanked him, then happily went out the door and met the shopkeeper Qian who was waiting outside.
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