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Soon, under Li Yuanpu's arrangement, everyone sat down again. Ye Changyan was arranged to sit opposite Wu Jiaxing and Bai Jun, in the VIP seat next to Li Yuanlin.

Li Yuanpu and Zhong Yunfeng sat in the lower seats, and only Liang Jingcheng sat in the upper seat, which showed how much Li Yuanpu valued him and also reflected his extraordinary status.

After a while, the dishes were served on the table.

After learning the reason for the conflict between Ye Changyan and Mr. Tang and others, Li Yuanpu was very considerate and quietly ordered people to place as many vegetarian dishes as possible closer to Ye Changyan.

"Could it be that Master Ye is a believer in religion and a vegetarian?"

Liang Jingcheng felt confused when he saw that there were only vegetarian dishes in front of Ye Changyan.

"Mr. Liang, you don't know that Mr. Ye's grandfather has just passed away and he is currently in mourning."

Seeing that Liang Jingcheng was a little confused, Li Yuanpu briefly explained the situation.

"Mr. Li is thoughtful!"

Ye Changyan expressed his gratitude to Li Yuanpu, while Liang Jingcheng's face became a little serious.

"I'm being rude."

"Mr. Liang, your words are too serious. Those who don't know should not be blamed."

Li Yuanpu also considerately replaced the wine pot and wine glasses originally placed in front of Ye Changyan with teapot and teacups.

With Li Yuanpu's warm hospitality, the dinner officially began.

After knowing the reason, everyone was considerate enough not to toast Ye Changyan. Ye Changyan also didn't want to toast others with tea, so he simply began to carefully taste the vegetarian dishes in front of him.

Not to mention, the dishes at Yunfenglou still looked very appetizing. Ye Changyan picked up the dish closest to him, put it in his mouth, chewed it for a few times, but found something was wrong.

How come the taste is almost the same as what I ate at the county government office? This shouldn't be the case. Yunfenglou is the best restaurant in Wanshou County. How come the food they cook tastes almost the same as what the cook at the county government office does?

Ye Changyan picked up another plate. He continued as usual, picking up several dishes of vegetarian dishes on the table. He found that the taste was only slightly better than that of Aunt Chun, the cook in the Ye family's old house, and not much different from that of the county government.

When he was in the county government office, Ye Changyan had some doubts. Although this county government office was not like a restaurant, it was still the face of Wanshou County. Although the invitation was made in the name of Wu Jiaxing, they were a few newly-appointed scholars entertained in the county government office, but the food did not taste very good.

But today's banquet is held in Yunfeng Tower, this is really not right, Ye Changyan fell into his own thoughts.

Ye Changyan thought about it carefully and found that the cooking methods not only in the Ye family's old house, but also in the county government office and Yunfeng Tower seemed to be a bit monotonous, mainly boiling and roasting, and the only slightly more sophisticated method was frying.

Ye Changyan was a little confused for a moment. It seemed that he had not had a delicious meal since he traveled through time, except for the stir-fried porcini mushrooms he cooked himself yesterday.

This was a little hard to accept for Ye Changyan, who claimed to be a food lover. Of course, he knew that modern seasonings that required technological means were naturally impossible, but he had observed over the past few days and found that many basic seasonings from previous lives still existed in the world today.

For example, soy sauce, vinegar, salt, sugar, onion, ginger, garlic, and spices such as pepper, star anise, cinnamon, and galangal can all be seen in the world today.

After careful consideration, Ye Changyan discovered that the cooking utensils used in the Ye family's old house and in his own home were also very simple. Strictly speaking, the cooking utensils he used for stir-frying were not a wok at all, but a cauldron, which was indeed a stretch for cooking.

At first Ye Changyan didn't pay much attention to it, but now it seems that the cooking level of today's world is quite low. The cooking utensils are simple, the cooking methods are single, and the use of seasonings is disorderly.

Ye Changyan glanced around and found that everyone was eating with great relish. As someone who claims to be a food lover, he really wanted to sigh to the sky.

As a foodie, I traveled to a world with a food desert, and I felt a little depressed.

As the glasses were being toasted, Liang Jingcheng noticed that Ye Changyan was in a low mood, so he put down his glass and looked at Ye Changyan.

"Mr. Ye, I remembered something sad."

Ye Changyan's thoughts were interrupted by Liang Jingcheng's words and his face turned a little red.

"Sorry, I was distracted."

Seeing that Ye Changyan was in a low mood, everyone stopped arguing and listened to Li Yuanpu changing the subject.

"Mr. Liang is here with Mr. Cai to study in Wanshou County. He will definitely stay for a while and treat us well as a good host."

"Brother Li, do you also want to become Master Cai's disciple?"

Bai Jun took a sip and joked to Li Yuanpu.

"Brother Bai, please stop teasing me. I heard that when Master Cai accepted Young Master Liang, he already stated that he would be his last disciple. Now that the master's door is closed, how can I become his disciple?"

"I dare not even think about becoming a disciple of Mr. Cai, but I wonder if Brother Liang can help pass on a visiting card. I want to pay him a visit. If I can get a few words of advice from Mr. Cai, it will be of great benefit to me for the rest of my life."

When mentioning Mr. Cai, Wu Jiaxing's face was full of respect.

"Yes, yes. My master has just arrived in your precious land and is exhausted from the journey. In addition, he is old and his body and energy are not able to bear it. He plans to rest for a while. I hope you can understand."

Before leaving, the teacher told us not to see any visitors for the time being.

The teacher also specifically mentioned the Wanshou County magistrate Wu Hongchang. Wu Hongchang was a descendant of a branch of the Wu family, a prominent family in Shengjing. He had some talent, and someone in Shengjing was already working for him, so he was expected to be promoted soon.

Liang Jingcheng naturally knew that Wu Jiaxing's desire to visit the teacher was just a cover. The one who really wanted to see the teacher was naturally Wu Hongchang behind him. The teacher had many students and old friends. If the teacher came forward to say a few words for him, his promotion would definitely be able to move up a level.

Wu Hongchang naturally also received the news that Mr. Cai had arrived in Wanshou County, and naturally wanted to pay him a visit. However, he and Mr. Cai were strangers, and his master in Beijing did not have much contact with Mr. Cai. In addition, the other party had retired for many years, so he really had no good reason to visit him.

So Wu Hongchang talked to his son Wu Jiaxing to see if he could get some connections with Mr. Cai's disciples.

However, I didn't expect that Mr. Cai had already anticipated it and made arrangements in advance.

During the dinner, in addition to Wu Jiaxing and Li Yuanpu, Bai Jun, Zhong Yunfeng and Li Yuanlin all expressed their desire to visit Mr. Cai to varying degrees.

However, Ye Changyan was the only one who did not express a similar idea. Liang Jingcheng was a little curious, so he opened his mouth to test it out.

"Mr. Ye's two excerpts from The White Snake today are very different from the books I have listened to in the past. They are really refreshing and eye-opening."

When Ye Changyan heard the other party mention storytelling, and saw that the other people sitting around were looking at him, he waved his hand modestly.

"Mr. Liang, thank you for your praise. I am just interested in this storytelling. It is also my fault that I could not help myself. I was provoked by others and acted impulsively in front of you."