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Chapter 18 Manmintang Xiangling

Chihuyan is very lively in the early morning. For boatmen and helmsmen who work at the dock to make a living and traders of various trades, the various stalls in Chihuyan are their best choice.

The food here is economical and affordable. A bowl of fragrant soybean noodles in the morning will help you work hard all day long.

But if you ask them which one has the best craftsmanship, they will definitely say Manmin Tang!

Unlike Xinyuexuan, which is expensive and difficult for ordinary people to enter once, Wanmintang, just like its name, focuses on affordability and everyone can come here to spend money.

No matter they are high-ranking officials or nobles or traders, everyone can be a guest here, and even the most discerning gourmets can find satisfying dishes here.

The head of Wanmin Hall is named Mao, and he is known as Master Mao. His cooking skills are outstanding in Liyue.

But what makes him most proud is his daughter Xiangling. She has learned from him in cooking skills at a young age, and her spicy stir-fries are even more praised by diners.

I just always like to study some too trendy recipes and try all kinds of novel ingredients.

Because of her hobby, many of her friends have suffered disaster.

Today, there is a brave man who came to Wanmin Hall, risking himself to be tested.

"Hey, Hutao, why are you here?" Xiangling's eyes lit up when he saw the girl wearing the Qiankun Taigua hat, who was helping in the store, "Are you here to try new dishes for me?"

She was wearing an apron, with two pigtails tied on her head, and she was holding a plate of food in each hand. When she saw her friend coming, she delivered the food to the diners' table and greeted him.

A strange creature saw her going out and quickly put down the food in her hands and followed her.

This is a creature that looks like a ragdoll bear. Its orange fur is dotted with black and white patterns. If it didn't move, it would be regarded as a child's stuffed toy.

"Can't I come and play with you if I have nothing to do?"

"Of course, as long as you don't scare me." Xiang Ling pouted, very dissatisfied with Hu Tao's behavior of always scaring her.

Hutao put her hands on her hips, pretending to be angry, and the bag containing stuffed plum blossoms was exposed from her wrist, "Okay! You are so fussy about it, I always bring you stuffed plum blossoms every time I come here!"

"Okay, okay, I forgive you!" Xiangling took the stuffed plum blossoms and held her hand. The two girls were grinning after a while.

Seeing the little guy behind Xiangling, Hutao stretched out his hand to say hello, "Cookba is here too!"

"Lulu~" The cute creature named Guoba waved his hand with crooked eyes.

"I came to you today for a business reason. I want to visit your master. Can you recommend him to me?"

Hu Tao looked forward to it, but saw a tangled look on Xiang Ling's face, "I have many masters, which one do you want to visit?"

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She rarely knew what to say.

Xiangling clasped her fingers and said, "Master, second master, third master, fourth master..."

"Why do you have so many masters?"

"The first master taught me marksmanship, the second master is good at barbecue, the third master is good at stew, and the fourth master is good at making porridge..."

"Okay, I get it. The person I want to visit should be Grandma Ping, who should be the Great Master." A drop of sweat left on Hu Tao's forehead, interrupting Xiang Ling to continue counting.

Except for this master, everyone else is particularly good at a certain aspect of cooking. How many kinds of dishes has Xiang Ling learned...

"Master? What do you want from my master?" Xiangling was curious.

"I want to make a magic weapon..." Hu Tao told her her idea, not afraid of her business secrets being leaked.

After all, even if others knew about it, they wouldn't have the ability to compete with Shengshengtang for the business of collecting corpses.

"That's it, then you wait a moment, I'll tell dad and then bring some food to the master."

"Bring me a bowl of noodles by the way, I came here specially to eat at your place!"

"okay!"

After breakfast, Hutaoxiangling and Guoba walked toward Yujing Terrace, chatting while walking.

"Hu Tao, I heard that there is a person who came back from the dead in your Rebirth Hall. Is it true?"

"Hey, you've heard all this." Hutao held her head in her hands, holding a grass root pulled from nowhere in her mouth. As she spoke, the grass root in her mouth shook.

"I heard what the customers said when I was in the store."

"His name is Jiang Bai. He doesn't really come back from the dead. He just entered a state of suspended animation and then woke up. He's not a monster..."

"Fake death? Can you still fake death?"

"I don't know about that. He only remembers his name now and has forgotten everything else. Maybe this is the sequelae of suspended animation!"

"Ah...that's too pitiful...if I forget about daddy, rice cooker, master, and you guys...it will definitely be very sad..." I don't know if it's a poke.

At some point in her heart, Xiang Ling felt infinite sympathy for Jiang Bai, whom she had never met before.

"That's an exaggeration. That guy is not like what you said." Hutao didn't feel that Jiang Bai was sad at all. The guy adapted very quickly, which was great.

"How could you not be sad? You must be pretending!" Xiang Ling had the opposite opinion.

"You don't believe it? I'll take you to see him when I'm done!"

"It's agreed! What kind of food does he like to eat? I'll make some food and bring it over."

Hutao showed a malicious smile, "Just be the sweet and colorful flower you are!"

After eating this dish, she had a toothache for three days. Adding sugar to the sugar made her so sweet.

"Isn't this bad?" Xiangling knew the power of this dish and seriously suspected that Hutao had evil intentions.

"His taste is always weird. He likes sweet food. The sweeter it is, the more he likes it." Hutao said firmly.

"Okay..." Xiang Ling was doubtful, but still planned to bring a few more dishes to prevent Hu Tao from cheating him.

Jiang Bai, who had just gotten up, sneezed and rubbed the goosebumps on his arms, "Did he catch a cold or is someone talking about me?"

He decided to wear an extra layer of clothes to avoid catching a cold.

...

Yujingtai has always been the residence of dignitaries, merchants and celebrities. It has a high terrain, quiet and elegant environment, and every inch of land is valuable.

Hu Tao rarely comes here. People here like to put on airs and think highly of themselves. You must know that even Liyue Qixing's Ningguang has never acted in a condescending manner.

This grandma Ping can live in Yujingtai, so she must be a big shot.

"Grandma, I'm here to see you!"

From a distance, Xiangling saw an old man watering glazed lilies with a showerhead by the flower bed. She waved vigorously and successfully attracted the old man's attention.

The old man looked like an ordinary old man, with a kind face and a pair of reading glasses on his nose.

Seeing Xiang Ling, she smiled and said: "It's Xiang Ling, why are you free to come here today?"

She looked at Guo Ba again and touched Guo Ba's head, "Guo Ba is here too."

"Lulu~" Guo Ba's eyes were crooked, obviously he liked seeing her very much.


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