Chapter 626 - Engagemen
However, once 'Buddha Jumps over the Wall' was served to the table, He Wanning immediately forgot the words she had just said when the dense, mesmerizing aroma of the dish hit her nostrils. She couldn't restrain herself and completely ignored her protesting, full stomach and rushed to grab a bowl to start stuffing herself with the fragrant stew.
As she ate, this lass continued to compliment the dish without end. She stated that she had never eaten something as delicious as this. The other young maidens around them all nodded their heads in agreement with their cheeks stuffed full of food. He Wanning even complained endlessly, grumbling that Xiaocao had such culinary talent but had only shown it off today. Clearly, she had slighted the other girl as He Wanning had to wait this long in order to eat such delicious food. In the end, the remaining food left in the ceramic bowl had been unceremoniously partitioned out to her.
Xiaocao was truly afraid that her good friends would end up with stomach aches after eating this much. Thus, when the digestive soup was passed around, she hurriedly added a few drops of mystic-stone water to the pot. She personally served a bowl to all of her friends and made sure that all of them drank it. By the time they said their farewells, her friends had recovered to their normal state and were no longer holding their stomachs and crying out in pain.
This banquet had truly given a lot of face to both Imperial Prince Jing and Princess Consort Jing. Everyone told them that this was the best feast they had ever been at. There were even some people who surreptitiously asked Yu Hai and his wife whether the 'Yu's Line of Business' planned on opening up a restaurant in the future.
Yu Hai had been prepared by his youngest daughter and vaguely let out the news that the Yu Family was planning on opening up a medicinal cuisine restaurant. In fact, 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall' was going to be the main attraction there. Some of the guests were quite surprised by this and asked, "This dish is incredibly delicious but it's actually a type of medicinal cuisine?"
Yu Hai described the effects of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. It could make a person blossom with their innate beauty, stymie the inevitable aging journey, increase immunity, and had an overall energizing benefit. He described all of these effects to the people around him. Everyone's interest in medicinal cuisine had immediately increased by a notch. It was a dish that not only could benefit one's body but it also satisfied a person's craving for delicious food. Clearly, this was something to look forward to.
Although the medicinal cuisine restaurant had not been established yet, its reputation had already been quietly disseminated throughout the capital. The dish 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall' had also been discussed enthusiastically by all of the officials who had attended Imperial Prince Jing's banquet in a bragging manner. Those who hadn't been fortunate enough to receive an invitation were now incredibly curious and looked forward to the day when the medicinal cuisine building would open. Even if they had to tighten their money belts, they still had to try the dish that has been praised to the skies by other people, 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall'.
Xiaocao pasted on a smile and dealt with another batch of young noble maidens whom she was unfamiliar with. After sending them off, Xiaocao rubbed at her face. Just when did her relationships with other people become so good? Why did all of these noble maidens in the capital, who usually didn't even deign to nod their heads at her, sidle over to speak with her? Furthermore, they always directed the conversation towards the speculative 'Medicinal Cuisine House'.
The high-ranking officials and their wives were all quite in touch with the capital's gossip. In only a few days, the rumors that the Yu Family's Business was planning on opening a medicinal cuisine restaurant had pretty much been transmitted to every corner of the capital. Even the dish, 'Buddha Jumps Over the Wall', had become blazingly popular. Those who had tried it bragged that this was a dish that 'was something that could only be found in the Heavens, and was a rarity in the mundane world'.
