Chapter 216 Candidates

This wonderful fragrance easily soothes the anxiety and irritability in people's hearts.

Jiang Long and Yu Liang, in particular, had been anxious for days because they were worried about the imperial envoy's situation. They felt uneasy all the time and could not feel at ease.

At this moment, this wonderful fragrance not only makes people's mouths water, but also makes people feel a complete sense of pleasure from body to mind. It makes people temporarily forget the depression in life and immerse themselves in the wonderful fragrance.

"smell good!"

"I've never smelled anything so wonderful."

The officers and soldiers around were whispering, and those who exclaimed were all the imperial envoy's personal guards.

Jiang Long couldn't help but take a deep breath, taking all the fragrance into his lungs, holding his breath, and then slowly exhaled reluctantly.

Yu Liang, on the other hand, didn't look surprised. Although he was taking deep breaths, this was just a sign of due respect for the food.

As someone who has tasted Xu Qing's dishes, compared to the ultimate delicacy I once tasted, the taste of this dish is wonderful but somewhat bland.

He glanced at Jiang Long and the imperial envoy's bodyguards, and seeing that they were all breathing in with intoxicated and shocked expressions, he suddenly felt a little proud.

As a local official, he was already inferior to the imperial envoy.

Later, the imperial envoy fell seriously ill. He took care of him wholeheartedly and treated him as if he were his own father and mother, hoping that he would get better soon. At the same time, he had to endure Jiang Long's orders.

There was no way, people from the imperial city were born superior. The emperor's feet were not comparable to those of local officials.

But at this moment, Yu Liang straightened his back a lot, and his original upward gaze gradually turned into a level look, or even a downward look.

It turns out that the people from the imperial city are so ignorant that they are distracted by such ordinary delicacies.

Yu Liang thought with disdain in his heart, this taste is just nothing, you dare not even imagine the truly wonderful delicacy!
Master Luo Tian moved his nose, and a look of confusion appeared on his face.

The fragrance is indeed wonderful, but it doesn't seem like Xu Qing's work.

If he hadn't seen Xu Qing enter the kitchen with his own eyes, he would have thought that the dish was cooked by someone else.

The aroma of this dish was not as wonderful and exquisite as the dishes Xu Qing had made before. It seemed to have lost that unimaginable magic and became mediocre.

The old man took several deep breaths, his face turning red. Finally, he couldn't hold it in any longer and slowly exhaled the fragrance.

Even if the aroma fades, the rich fragrance remains in the mouth, and the aftertaste is long.

The old man couldn't help but exclaimed: "I never thought that the boy, who looks so young, has such strength! The aroma alone is more delicious than anything I have ever eaten. It makes me want to take a few more breaths."

Master Luo Tian said proudly and reservedly, "This is just a small test. This kid's real ability is far more than this. The dish he made in the special chef assessment, just the smell of it shocked the whole city, and everyone stood outside the special chef assessment arena waiting for him to come out."

The old man nodded quickly and said, "I heard about it! I heard that he later invited the whole city to taste the dish he made for the top chef assessment. It was an unprecedented event. Unfortunately, I live in the suburbs and didn't have time to go. What a pity!"

Master Luo Tian smiled and said, "No regrets. Xu Qing himself is here, and we can eat his dishes anytime we want."

“I’m going to savor this!”

The old man was drooling as he thought about it.

The chefs around were also tempted by the delicious food and became hungry. Their mouths were watering and they kept swallowing their saliva.

Only a few people, like Master Luo Tian, ​​realized that this did not seem to be Xu Qing's work.

Liang Jing, the chef of Tao Ran Ju, feels this most deeply. Tao Ran Ju has always been pursuing excellence, and whether it is the production method, appearance or taste, it must reach the ultimate in exquisiteness.

At the beginning, Xu Qing's dish that represented "excellent taste" shocked him greatly. He still finds it difficult to understand the extremely wonderful skills in it.

Therefore, although Liang Jing is Xu Qing's senior in terms of age and seniority, in terms of skills alone, Liang Jing regards Xu Qing as his senior.

There is no age limit for learning, the most accomplished ones come first.

Many people would say such nice words, but only a sincere seeker like Liang Jing could really let go of his arrogance and sincerely learn from the younger generation. Liang Jing has been trying hard to chase after Xu Qing's back, chasing after the taste and skills that symbolize perfection, and chasing after the true achievers on this road called perfection.

Even though that figure is out of reach, every time you get closer you will feel delighted.

But at this moment, the distant and tall figure of the past suddenly became ordinary.

It was as if he was no longer trying his best to pursue the most ultimate delicacy, but just made a dish casually.

It was as if a phoenix flying in the sky fell to the ground, covered in mud.

Such a contrast immediately made Liang Jing feel betrayed.

The wonderful fragrance that I smelled in my nose instantly lost its temptation.

Xu Qing brought out the prepared mutton soup.

The clear soup is as pure as water, and the mutton, which is as plump as white jade, is either sinking or floating in the soup, half hidden and half exposed. The mutton that has not shown its full appearance is like a hazy veil, which makes people want to uncover it and see how beautiful it is. It is like magic, cleverly tempting people to capture and taste it.

When the dishes were served, people around gathered around spontaneously, watching them and swallowing their saliva.

Fortunately, their reason controlled their body's desire, so they did not immediately stretch out their chopsticks to grab the food.

Xu Qing looked at the old doctor and asked, "Old sir, do you want to find someone to test the efficacy of the medicine?"

The old man swallowed hard, trying to take his eyes off the food and regain his senses.

He thought for a moment and said, "Indeed, it would be best to find someone with a weak spleen and stomach. The effect will be more obvious if the herbs are suitable for the condition."

As soon as he finished speaking, a hand was raised high in the crowd.

"I, I have symptoms of spleen and stomach deficiency!"

Someone said impatiently.

When they looked back, they saw that it was an officer, a member of the imperial guard.

The officers and soldiers who had originally looked cold and serious and kept a distance from others were now as excited as children. They rushed to the casserole in a few steps, and once their eyes fell on the food, they could not bear to take them away and swallowed their saliva hard.

Jiang Long's face turned cold, and he felt that his men's performance was somewhat shameful.

No matter how delicious the dish is, you can't be so impatient!

Even he was enduring it silently, trying his best to maintain the dignity of a personal guard of the imperial envoy.

Jiang Long shouted, "Sun Wei, stop messing around! Go back to the team!"

Sun Wei's face suddenly fell.

But the adult's order could not be disobeyed, so Sun Wei had to turn around and stand back in his original position.

But at this moment, the old man pulled him back, looked at his complexion carefully, put his hand on his wrist to feel his pulse, and then said: "He is right, you do have a spleen and stomach deficiency. However, you have had this disease for some years, why don't you take medicine to regulate it?"

Sun Wei said somewhat embarrassedly: "Because I am not used to taking decoctions, I feel sick as soon as I smell them, and I vomit everything out as soon as I drink it. That's why I have not been able to get treatment."

The old man smiled and said, "You are very lucky today. You are the most suitable candidate."

Upon hearing this, Sun Wei immediately looked at Jiang Long expectantly.

Seeing this, Jiang Long had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Sun Wei immediately came to the table and sat down. Xu Qing served him a bowl of mutton soup.

(End of this chapter)