The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Shen Chen had never worried about the family restaurant business, and he didn't understand what the boss was saying.

However, when he was at home, he heard his younger sister tell their parents that she wanted to sell meat sauce in their family shop.

“Brother, your home is in Xin’an County, which isn’t too far away.”

"I wonder if you could help me write a letter of recommendation?"

Fearing that Shen Chen would misunderstand him, the shopkeeper quickly waved his hand, "Don't worry, I absolutely didn't mean anything by it. I just wanted to buy some sauce to sell in my own shop."

"As you know, our post station's business involves merchants from all over the country. These merchants often sleep outdoors and have nowhere to stay, let alone eat."

"If we had this sauce, eating it with the prepared dry rations would be much better than eating dry rations, if not much better."

"I would like to ask you to write a letter of recommendation, including my shop and my purpose."

"Otherwise, if I go alone, your family won't believe me. What if they think I'm a liar?"

Shen Chen waved his hand, "Shopkeeper, of course not. My younger sister would never do that to you. Just tell her your purpose, and if she's willing, she'll definitely do business with you."

The shopkeeper still wanted Shen Chen to write the letter. Based on his intuition and the man's description, the meat sauce not only had a long shelf life but also tasted good.

Although the Great Xia Kingdom values ​​education, it also values ​​commerce. This sauce will definitely sell very well in the future. If he has this gentleman's handwritten letter, his chances of winning the business deal with this gentleman's family will be much greater.

After all, out of respect for this gentleman, he would at least give me some courtesy.

Shen Chen thought that writing a letter was no big deal and wouldn't cost him anything. He went to the counter, picked up a pen, and wrote a letter to his younger sister as the shopkeeper suggested.

The shopkeeper smiled happily when he saw that Shen Chen had written a letter, as if he had already made a fortune from this sauce.

"Thank you, Brother Shen."

"Easy to do."

"I might have business dealings with your family in the future. In that case, we can be considered acquaintances."

"Consider this my treat for the room and meals."

After trying to refuse, Shen Chen finally gave in to the shopkeeper's request.

What he didn't know was that he would experience similar scenes again in the future, but he never wrote a letter again.

In Ji Lingfeng's room at an inn in Xin'an County...

With a wad of cotton stuffed in its nose, Crane Feather looked at its master and said, "Master, the Daqing assassins in Xin'an County have retreated. Should we send a message to the military camp to let them know we're safe?"

“We haven’t sent any messages over there for seven days. They must be worried because they haven’t heard from us.”

"Are you stupid?!"

"I..." I'm not stupid!

"Use your brain and think carefully about our trip to Daqing this time."

He Yu carefully went through the whole matter, and something seemed off everywhere. "Do you suspect there's a spy in the military camp?"

"It's not a doubt, it's a certainty."

"But only General Ma and Hefei and a few others knew about our trip to Daqing."

“Hefei and the others grew up with you since they were little, and we know their background very well.”

"They could absolutely not be spies from the Daqing Kingdom."

"Then the problem lies with General Ma."

"Should we tell Hefei and the others to be careful of General Ma?"

"No need, they're not as stupid as you. They should have guessed it by now that we haven't shown up for so many days."

"Master, where did I go wrong?" He Yu didn't think he was really stupid; he was much better than He Wu.

Ji Lingfeng didn't even glance at him.

I got up and prepared to go out.

"Master, where are you going?"

"Have a meal."

Where should we eat?

Ji Lingfeng rolled his eyes at him.

He even said he wasn't stupid enough.

"If it were Hefei, he definitely wouldn't ask me where I'm going to eat; he would know where I'm going to eat."

He Yu thought for a long time before realizing that his master's words were an explanation of the question he had just asked him.

What's so great about Hefei? He just sulks and scolds them all day long.

Moreover, he was as cunning as a snake, and he always managed to avoid punishment from his master.

He Fei, who was holding a meeting with several adjutants of the Ji family army in the military camp, suddenly sneezed.

"Deputy General He, have you caught a cold?"

"It's alright, let's continue."

By the time He Yu realized what was happening, Ji Lingfeng had already vanished.

He quickly chased after him.

"Master, you're heading in the direction of Shen Family Restaurant."

"Alright, we've tried all the restaurants in Xin'an County, and the food at Shen's Restaurant is still the best."

"Don't you think so, Master?"

Ji Lingfeng tapped his ear with his fingers, wondering why he hadn't noticed before that He Yu was so talkative.

"Miss Shen is not only beautiful, but also a great cook."

"I wonder which brat will benefit from this."

"If my mother hadn't arranged a marriage for me, I would definitely want to get to know Miss Shen better."

“Master, do you think I should introduce Miss Shen to He Wu? He and I are the closest of friends.”

"Shut up!" Ji Lingfeng quickened his pace, trying to get rid of He Yu.

"master……"

Crane Feather quickened her pace to catch up with her master.

"shut up!!!"

He Yu covered his mouth with both hands, refusing to say anything.

He thought his idea was good and that he would bring Hewu to Xin'an County in the future if he had the chance.

With the noise finally subsiding, Ji Lingfeng led He Yu toward Shen Family Restaurant.

The inn where he stayed was at the far east end of Xin'an Street, while Shen's Restaurant was in the middle of Xin'an Street, with some distance between them.

At this time, it was just past lunchtime, and there were still a few customers scattered around in Shen's restaurant.

At one of the tables sat several foreign merchants with blond hair and blue eyes, who looked different from the people of the Central Plains.

They were all quite tall and very robust. The group, speaking in broken Central Plains dialect, ordered several bowls of oil-splashed noodles.

"Gentlemen, this oil-splashed noodle dish will have chili added. Do you like spicy food?"

The group all said they could handle spicy food.

While waiting for their food, several people started talking loudly in a language that was incomprehensible to each other.

When he gets emotional, he will slam his fist on the table, making the bowls on the table rattle.

The others were so frightened that they quickly finished their food and left.

When Shen Cao came out, they were the only customers left in the entire restaurant.

After Shen Cao made them a few bowls of oil-splashed noodles as usual, seeing that they ate spicy food, she recommended the chili sauce on the table.

Mr. Shen gave Shen Cao a look, signaling her to be careful, as those guests were not to be trifled with.

Shen Cao was unimpressed. This was the Great Xia Kingdom; how could a few foreigners run wild on their territory?

Before he could finish speaking, several loud sounds of bowls shattering were heard.

"What is this thing? Are you trying to kill us?!"