Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 663 - 661

Chapter 663: Chapter 661

Upon hearing that Mrs. Shen and the others had been scared away, Xiao’er was quite disappointed. She had been waiting for them to make a scene in front of everyone! Weren’t they supposed to curse Mrs. Liu in front of the villagers? Weren’t they supposed to poison them in the chaos? They gave up after just one scare? They really were like pigs to fight against!

However, Xiao’er didn’t let them bother her too much. Making Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was quite troublesome, and it was her first time making it. She hadn’t expected it to be such a success.

The nutritional value of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is very high. But with so many ingredients mixed together, it’s hard not to be! It has the effects of replenishing qi and nourishing blood, clearing the lungs and moistening the intestines, and preventing colds.

It’s simply indescribable to serve it with a plate of shredded radish, a bowl of chili sauce, a plate of ham with bean sprouts, a dish of shiitake mushroom soup with bean sprouts, and to accompany it with silver thread buns and crispy sesame bread. It’s unforgettable.

Eating such a steaming and fragrant dish of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall in the big winter, which directly warms the heart, dispels the cold, and nourishes the body, really makes people feel completely comfortable!

Master Shi has been rich since he was a child and has tried all kinds of delicious food, but he has never had this dish called Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.

He has been brewing wine in jars all his life, but he never knew that the dishes cooked out of these old wine jars could be so delicious.

"Xiao’er, you must write down the recipe for this dish. Your great-grandfather is old and he’s lost most of his teeth. He can’t chew the exotic delicacies, but this soft, juicy, rich but not greasy, tender but not rotten Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is perfect! I haven’t enjoyed meat like this for a long time," Master Shi said, patting his round belly in satisfaction.

"This Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is easy to eat and is most suitable for us old people," Mrs. Liu Lin also chimed in.

"If you both like it, you can go to the Four Seasons Restaurant to eat, or ask a waiter at the restaurant to send you a jar to your house. This Buddha Jumps Over the Wall will start selling in Four Seasons Restaurants all over the country from the Lantern Festival," Xiao’er explained.

"That’s great, this thing, I was also watching it being a bit too much trouble yesterday, now that the restaurants will sell it, I can eat it whenever I want!"

Seeing Master Shi’s satisfied expression of eating too much, Xiao’er took out a bottle from her sleeve and gave it to Master Shi, "Great-grandpa, this is a digestive pill. One pill after dinner helps digestion. When you’re about to finish them, send me a message and I’ll have someone bring you a bottle. As you’re getting on in years, you need to pay more attention to your diet, so you can live a long life."

"Girl, don’t worry, your great-grandpa is in good health! I’m planning to go to the Imperial Capital to see your wedding next year, and then to hold my great-great-grandson! I’ll wait for you to come back and celebrate my seventieth and eightieth birthdays."

Hearing this, Xiao’er nodded and said, "Okay, it’s a deal!"

Xiao’er looked at the villagers, each of them eating to their heart’s content, and laughed.

The 200-kilogram wine jar was filled with Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, and everyone ate all afternoon. The food was nearly all finished, proving just how delicious it was!

In the end, there was a little left and Xiao’er asked someone to put it in two small wine jars. The larger jar was given to Master Shi to take back to the county, and the other jar was for Shen Chengyao to take home.

Xiao’er went to Mrs. Ji and whispered something in her ear, to which she nodded and agreed.

One by one, the satisfied guests slowly left Xiao’er’s house.

On the way home, everyone was praising the dish, Buddha Jumps Over the Wall. They couldn’t help but wish to eat their tongues too!

When Mrs. Ji passed by Shen’s house, she deliberately said loudly, "That Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was really too delicious. The 200-kilogram jar of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall was almost eaten by us. It’s really incredible! But it really makes people want to eat more and can’t stop. If I didn’t know that Uncle San from the third branch might arrive home tomorrow morning and Xiao’er had left a small jar for him, I would really want to eat the last small jar too!"

"You can still eat? I am so full that I can’t eat anymore! But I still want to, it’s really too delicious!" Youfu’s wife chimed in.

"Even if you can’t eat anymore, you have to take your time! After passing this village, there won’t be such a shop! I heard Xiao’er say that the Four Seasons Restaurant will start selling it from the Lantern Festival this year, and a five-pound jar of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall will sell for 100 taels of silver!"

"Wow, I ate more than a pound today, so didn’t I just eat more than 20 taels at once!"

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By now, Mrs. Shen had awakened. Originally, there was only a bloodstain on her neck, but having been dragged all the way, her heels had also been abraded.

Mrs. Shen lashed out viciously at Shen Chengguang and Mrs. Lan.

Shen Jingwen felt increasingly irritated by Mrs. Shen’s endless complaints and shortcomings.

Sick of the turmoil, he left the house.

As soon as he stepped out of the house, he overheard the conversation between Mrs. Ji and Youfu’s wife. The faint aroma of meat in the air made his heart itch as if it were being scratched by a cat!

Two hundred catties of Buddha’s Temptation! At twenty taels a catty, that was a whopping 4,000 taels of silver, devoured by these illiterate villagers!

Shen Jingwen felt a mix of emotions in his heart. His jealousy and hatred deepened!

They’d spare 4,000 taels of silver to feed outsiders, yet treated their own parents and siblings with such indifference! Such heartless ingrates!

But how much silver did the third branch actually possess?

Once he killed... all the wealth of the third branch would belong to him. Then he could eat as much Buddha’s Temptation as he wanted!

But Shen Xiao’er spent all her time inside her house, It was impossible for him to even cross the threshold, let alone attempt murder!

At twilight, Shen Chengyao finally returned under the cover of night.

After freshening up, Mrs. Liu heated a small jar of Buddha’s Temptation for him to eat. After travelling for half a month, sleeping outside, he was so famished he could eat the jar itself!

"What is this dish? Why haven’t I eaten it before?"

"This is Buddha’s Temptation. Xiao’er developed it for sale at the Four Seasons Restaurant after the New Year. Today we served it to the villagers during the pig feast. Nearly all of the two hundred catties in the wine jar was finished!"

"The taste of this dish is excellent. It seems that the restaurant’s earnings will increase significantly next year."

After some more conversation and a satisfying meal, Shen Chengyao took a rest before retiring for the night. He was truly exhausted.

That night, the icy wind was biting.

Lying on the kang bed, Shen Jingwen tossed and turned and couldn’t sleep.

He kept smelling the delicious aroma of the dish, making his stomach growl in hunger.

The kang bed was cold as it hadn’t been heated, and his hunger and the cold became unbearable. He sat up.

Buddha’s Temptation, at twenty taels a catty, a dish that one can’t stop craving once tasted – he wanted to taste it too!

He took a cloth strip, tied it around his face, and concealed it.

Then he left his room, fetched a ladder from the warehouse, and leaving the house quietly, began to head for the top of the village!