After returning to the capital, the eldest daughter saved her entire clan with her medical skills.

Chapter 113 Visiting to express thanks

"Headmaster, Master, these are just some small dishes, please try them and see how they taste."

Seeing that everyone present was eager to eat, Xue Ruanruan could only suppress her urges out of politeness. She secretly found it amusing and quickly offered them a way out.

"Since Miss Xue has spoken, we won't stand on ceremony. I've lived for so many years and have never seen such fresh and vibrant green vegetables before."

Ren Shanchang's love for food was almost obsessive, second only to reading and scholarship.

In his youth, because of his wealthy family background, he traveled extensively just to taste the delicacies of various regions in the Chu and Qin states.

In other seasons, leafy green vegetables are readily available, but in winter, apart from common vegetables such as cabbage and radishes, other vegetables are rarely seen.

Most importantly, I wonder what cooking method the cooks at the General Zhenguo's mansion used to make the vegetables look so fresh and appealing, making them look incredibly appetizing.

There were also lamb chops sizzling with oil, looking incredibly delicious and tempting. The rich aroma was like an invisible hand, tightly gripping his taste buds.

Looking at the ribbonfish fried to a golden brown on both sides, with its crispy outer skin encasing tender fish meat, it's not hard to guess, based on his years of experience tasting dishes, that the taste is absolutely superb.

Just the smell is enough to make you eat three bowls of rice.

Ren Shanzhang disregarded etiquette, hastily reaching out with his chopsticks to pick up a large mouthful of vegetables before hurriedly putting them into his mouth, as if pausing for even a second would be a desecration of the food.

The vegetables made a crisp "crunch" sound when they entered the mouth, followed by a sweet taste that slid down the throat and into the stomach.

Ren Shanzhang closed his eyes and savored the taste, a smile unconsciously spreading across his face—the flavor was indeed as wonderful as he had imagined.

After swallowing the vegetables, they couldn't wait to reach for the sizzling, fragrant lamb chops with their chopsticks.

The lamb chops are golden and crispy on the outside, glistening with an enticing sheen, while the inside is tender and juicy, exuding a rich and mouthwatering aroma.

With each bite, you can feel the unique texture and wonderful flavor spreading throughout your mouth.

The incredibly delicious flavor was irresistible; after finishing a whole lamb chop, I couldn't help but reach for other dishes with my chopsticks.

Every dish was surprisingly to his liking. Headmaster Ren was like a gluttonous child, his mouth stuffed full of food, not having time to say a word.

Seeing that the headmaster was eating with his mouth full of oil, the other teachers also picked up their chopsticks and couldn't wait to start eating heartily.

"good to eat!"

"It tastes so good, I have never eaten such delicious food before."

"I thought I didn't care much about food, but it turns out I've never tasted such delicious food before. The taste is absolutely wonderful."

"Fine wine pairs perfectly with delicious food, and the dishes are already excellent. It would be even more perfect if there were fine wines to go with them."

The scholars' eating manners were no better than those of Headmaster Ren; they ate the food from the porcelain plates like locusts in a swarm.

Xue Ruanruan slapped her forehead, realizing she had almost forgotten to bring out the monkey wine.

"I happened to bring two jars of monkey wine with me when I left the manor. If you don't mind, please try them."

The quantity of monkey wine in the space was limited, and Xue Ruanruan wanted to save some for her relatives and master in the mansion, so she only brought two wine jars with her.

Fortunately, the monkey wine was of excellent quality, so it wasn't too bad.

"What did you say?!"

Ren Shanzhang, who was enjoying his meal, suddenly stopped when he heard the words "monkey wine," staring wide-eyed at the wine jar being held by the maid, in disbelief.