Peaceful Farm Life

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Give a Straight Answer_1

Because it was served in a small pot with a lid on top, Wang Youbao couldn’t smell anything at first, but as soon as he removed the lid, the fragrance instantly filled the air, quickly permeating the entire room. Not only did it make Wang Youbao swallow hard, but it also made the several family servants waiting in the room unable to resist swallowing saliva several times.

Wang Youbao’s eyes gleamed, frighteningly bright, ”How can it be so fragrant...”

Since he had to observe three years of mourning, during which he couldn’t eat meat or other strong-flavored foods, Wang Youbao just stared intensely at the two dishes, without actually moving to pick up any to eat.

An Jing smiled and said, ”These dishes have a secret seasoning that my husband and I developed, of course they’re fragrant.”

Upon hearing this, Wang Youbao called out, ”Housekeeper, Daming, both of you, come over and try this. Help me test the flavors.” It smelled great, but most importantly, it had to taste good as well.

Once Yu Daming tasted it, he praised loudly, ”Young master, this dish is delicious! I have never eaten such tasty food before!”

The housekeeper was not stingy with his compliments either, ”Young master, I’ve followed the old master around and eaten many delicacies, but I’ve never tasted dishes as delicious as these two. I just saw in the kitchen, the cooking method for these two dishes is the same as usual. It’s just that the seasoning brought by Mrs. An and Xiao Bio Gong was added at the start of simmering, yet the taste is so much better than the usual.”

After hearing what Yu Daming and the housekeeper said, Wang Youbao became exceedingly happy. He excitedly asked An Jing, ”What are these seasonings made of? How come adding just a little bit can make the dishes taste so good, and smell so amazing?”

An Jing said, ”The recipe for this seasoning is a secret. If you agree to open a restaurant with us, then I can tell you.”

Wang Youbao immediately dismissed everyone in the room, leaving only himself, An Jing, and Xiao Changyi.

Once the family servants had gone, Wang Youbao nodded again and again, ”Such seasoning that makes dishes delicious, naturally, I will agree to open a restaurant with you. But didn’t you say that having enough money was all that was needed? Why do you now want to partner with me to open a restaurant to make money?”

An Jing sighed, ”It’s exactly because we are short on money now that we came to find you to partner in opening a restaurant.”

Wang Youbao was startled, ”Don’t you have six thousand taels on hand?”

An Jing said, ”It’s not enough.”

”What are you doing that it’s still not enough?” Wang Youbao was curious.

”Just don’t worry, it’s not for bad things,” An Jing didn’t want to say too much, ”Just tell me whether or not you’ll partner with us. Give me a straight answer.”

Seeing she would not disclose more, Wang Youbao didn’t ask further and chuckled, ”Didn’t I say just now, your secret seasoning makes the dishes so delicious, naturally, I will partner with you to open a restaurant.”

An Jing said, ”I was just confirming again.”

Wang Youbao: ”...”

Immediately after, An Jing briskly set out the recipe for the dish and the recipe for creating the Thirteen Spices on the table, then pushed them in front of Wang Youbao.

”This is the recipe for that secret seasoning, and these are several recipes for the dishes; I’m giving them all to you. Alright, I’ve handed everything over to you now, the rest is up to you. You just have to divide the profits with us when the time comes.”

Wang Youbao couldn’t help but laugh and cry. His two friends were really something...

He looked down at the seasoning recipe, and the more Wang Youbao read, the deeper his brow furrowed. Although there were no outsiders left in the room, Wang Youbao still lowered his voice, ”I won’t say anything about the medicinal herbs you’ve added in there, I’ve eaten plenty of medicine to nourish my body before, but with these spices... are you really sure they won’t kill someone?”