Chapter 30 Tempting Fragrance

When Fang Qishan arrived, there was already a long queue in front.

Behind him, many people hurried over and lined up in an orderly manner.

Some people had been waiting since last night, while others had gotten up early on purpose. Although the waiting times were different, what was the same was the distress and anxiety on everyone's face.

In the dark night, people looked around, anxiously waiting for the boy to arrive.

Before people arrive, the rich aroma wafts over, the burnt smell of fried food is so strong that it makes people salivate.

At the end of the sight, the small stall finally appeared in the crowd's anticipation. The young man pushed the stall and came to the crowd with light steps.

Xu Qing lifted the lid, and what came into view were small round cakes that had been fried to golden and crispy texture. They were plump in shape and still steaming, and had obviously just come out of the pan.

"Today's breakfast is fried cakes."

The first diner in line reached out for the hot fried cake and couldn't wait to take a bite.

The crispy skin jumps on the tip of the tongue, and the deep-fried crispy dough collides between the teeth, making a crisp "crackling" sound, bringing a full chewing pleasure. The soft and glutinous filling is wrapped under the crispy skin, and it melts delicately between the lips and teeth with a little chewing. The slightly sweet taste and the unique bitterness of the deep-fried crispy skin are perfectly blended together, making the slightly bitter taste in the mouth quickly return to sweetness, and also adding a deep charm to the refreshing sweetness.

This sweetness seemed to extend along the gums to the heart, and the sweet taste turned into an indescribable sense of pleasure, as if an unknown burden had been unloaded from the heart, making the whole person feel a lot lighter.

As the man ate the fried cake, he felt that all the anxiety and boredom brought about by the night of waiting were dispelled at this moment, leaving only indescribable joy and happiness in his heart.

Everyone who takes a bite of the fried cake has a smile from the heart on their face. The more they chew the fried cake, the more fragrant it becomes, and the sweetness in their heart becomes more intense.

The fried pancakes made by Xu Qing were sold out very quickly. Fortunately, he had made preparations. He set up a pot, lit a fire, and heated the oil, and started frying them on the spot.

Xu Qing has fast hands, and thanks to his extraordinary sense of touch, he has a very keen control over the oil temperature. He doesn't even need to look at it, he knows which one is fried to perfection and which one is not yet cooked enough.

It is also a unique enjoyment for diners to see the fried cakes being put into the wok, fried in the oil until golden and crispy, and then being taken out and put into their hands.

The boring and anxious waiting turned into fun and full of anticipation at this moment. The anticipation merged with the wonderful taste in the mouth at the moment the fried cake entered the mouth, turning into complete happiness.

The rich aroma drifted into the Governor's Mansion with the wind.

The sleeping Wen Shizhang subconsciously moved his nose, and the indescribable wonderful taste instantly penetrated between his mouth and nose, like a small hook, pulling Wen Shizhang out of his sweet dream and throwing him back into this chaotic world.

Wen Shizhang woke up from his sleep, opened the window and took a deep breath, letting the rich burnt aroma fill his lungs and flow through his internal organs. Then he exhaled deeply, and there was a faint fragrance in the breath he exhaled.

Recently, the aroma of food always wafts in from outside the window, like the punctual bell, waking him up from his dream every day.

Logically speaking, after being accustomed to the delicacies from land and sea and the exquisite dishes made by Chang Lin, ordinary food no longer interests him. However, for some reason, this taste always touches his heart and makes him inexplicably anxious. He can't wait to taste it. How wonderful would it be to have food that can emit such an enticing aroma?

Yet even though his taste buds were clamoring, his stomach remained unresponsive.

Wen Shizhang could only sigh.

It seems that only Chang Lin’s dishes can whet his appetite.

However, the smell coming from outside the window has become more tempting recently. Wen Shizhang smelled the aroma and couldn't help but miss the food made by Chang Lin.

"housekeeper."

Wen Shizhang shouted towards the door.

"Master, what are your orders?"

The butler came over and stood aside, asking respectfully.

"Ask Mr. Chang to prepare it and bring it over early."

"Now?" the housekeeper asked in surprise. The master usually doesn't eat so early.

"Yes, it's now." Wen Shizhang said affirmatively.

"Yes."

The housekeeper had no choice but to agree and went to find Chang Lin with a bitter face.

Mr. Chang is not someone who is easy to serve. He often bosses him around and acts more like a master than the master himself.

As the housekeeper saw that his master had great trust in Chang Lin, he had to deal with him with a smile and did not dare to neglect him at all.

If I go to find Chang Lin now, I'm sure I'll get into trouble.

The housekeeper came to Chang Lin's door, knocked slowly, and called softly: "Mr. Chang, Mr. Chang?"

"who is it!"

An impatient voice came from the door, with a strong smell of waking up.

The housekeeper said carefully, "Mr. Chang, the master asked you to make a breakfast and bring it over."

The room was quiet for a while.

Then there were the sounds of footsteps. Chang Lin suddenly opened the door and asked with a dark face, "Now? It's not even daybreak yet!"

"This is what the master ordered. There is nothing I can do." The butler said with an apologetic smile.

Chang Lin took a deep breath, and then another deep breath, and only then did he manage to suppress the anger in his heart.

Anyway, Old Man Wen won’t be conscious for much longer, so just consider this as seeing him off to the end.

There will be plenty of opportunities to control him in the future!

Thinking this in his heart, Chang Lin forced a smile and said, "Please wait for a moment, Master Wen. I will go and prepare it."

Chang Lin prepared a breakfast and brought it to Wen Shizhang.

On the way to the room, he also smelled the tempting aroma coming from afar. The wonderful fragrance that spread from ten miles away made him frown.

Chang Lin asked the housekeeper beside him, "Where does this smell come from?"

The housekeeper looked in the direction where the smell came from and said, "There are shops selling breakfast over there. They are probably small vendors selling breakfast."

Chang Lin snorted coldly, "You really don't know the rules. You dare to open a stall near the Governor's Mansion, letting the stench of the market drift into the Governor's Mansion."

When the housekeeper heard Chang Lin's words, he immediately understood what he meant and said, "I'll send someone to drive him away right away."

Chang Lin snorted without comment.

The housekeeper didn't know why such a big shot as Chang Lin wanted to pick on the small vendor, but since Chang Lin had given the order, he had to do as he was told and could only blame the small vendor for his bad luck.

Inside the room, Wen Shizhang had been looking forward to it, his eyes fixed on the porcelain plate in Chang Lin's hand.

Chang Lin lifted the lid, revealing the dishes inside.

This is a bowl of tofu pudding, which uses broth as the soup base, adds starch to make it slightly sticky, and then puts in the tender and smooth tofu pudding. The smoothness of the tofu is matched with the mellowness of the broth, and the salty and refreshing taste overlaps together, which is extremely wonderful.

Seeing the tofu pudding in front of him and smelling the familiar wonderful fragrance, Wen Shizhang suddenly felt a little regretful for some reason.

It tastes good, but it doesn’t seem as fragrant as the smell coming from outside!
(End of this chapter)