Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 43 Stew Recipe
Accompanied by several screams, the cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining frantically used a magic weapon to force the four people back.

"You four? Tell me your origins. I, 'Flower Leopard', will remember you."

This person appears to be fierce but is actually weak, and is obviously a bully who only fears the strong and bullies the weak. Seeing that Fang Jingxuan's cultivation level is low, he tried to extort some benefits from him.

There are many people like this in Baishan, but Fang Jingxuan has never had in-depth dealings with them before.

Now that he had just set up his shop, flies began to gather around him, wanting to get a piece of the pie as they saw his good business.

For this kind of person, Fang Jingxuan would rather not do business with him than give him a bargain. It's too disgusting.

But now it seems that there are monks who are like scoundrels, but there are also monks who are kind-hearted.

Fang Jingxuan only did the four brothers a little favor, and they responded out of righteousness.

It seems that being kind is still useful.

"I'm Cui Long, your grandfather. If you have any problems, just come to me. The next time I see you, I'll beat the shit out of you."

The leader, Cui Long, brought his brothers with him without showing any fear.

The 'Leopard Among Flowers' just uttered a few harsh words and walked away in disgrace.

We have to go. Fang Jingxuan over there is already eager to try. If we get bitten by that big turtle, we will have to ask the spiritual pharmacist for help without spending spirit stones.

This sudden change made the monks who were watching the excitement around cheer. Everyone really liked this kind of plot.

"Thank you four fellow Taoists for your righteous words. I will treat you to this meal."

Fang Jingxuan took out the four low-grade spirit stones that Cui Long had just given him and wanted to stuff them back, but Cui Long avoided him.

He shook his head and refused:
"Shopkeeper, we just couldn't stand that guy bullying others. We just ate your meal, so we should pay you. There's no reason to ask for it back. Although we're a little poor, we still understand these principles."

After Cui Long finished speaking, the other three nodded in unison, which made Fang Jingxuan feel warm in his heart.

There are not many monks who are so stubborn nowadays.

"Okay, in that case, I'll treat you all to a good meal as a token of my gratitude. Daoist Cui, you can't refuse such a kind gesture."

Have a good meal?
Hearing Fang Jingxuan say this, the four of them's eyes lit up. The meat was really delicious, but it was a pity that each of them took a big bite and it was gone.

Now that I have the chance to have a good meal, the fight just now was really worth it.

Cui Long swallowed his saliva, looked at his brothers, and nodded readily in approval.

Fang Jingxuan laughed, turned around and took out four large plates of stewed meat from the big pot, and gave each of them a portion of fried rice and a jar of spirit wine, and sent them to the four people from the Cui family.

The cost of these wine and meat is only about ten low-grade spirit stones, but it is worth it to be able to make friends with such a powerful cultivator.

Fang Jingxuan had seen everything clearly just now. That 'Leopard in the Flower Garden' was at least a cultivator at the fifth level of Qi Refining, and he even had magical weapons in his storage bag. Yet, he was caught off guard by the four people from the Cui family, and he could only leave behind harsh words and run away.

This shows that the four people from the Cui family really have some skills, and what they just displayed seemed like a combined attack formation.

A cultivator who practices physical cultivation and has a combined attack formation, and is still very poor, he is definitely a high-quality fighter.

Fang Jingxuan now wants to win over one or two of them. In the next few days, he wants to ask these four to help look after the place, so that there won't be any more people like 'Hua Jian Bao' coming to ask for money.

At this time, Lao He came over. He understood Fang Jingxuan's choice, but in his opinion, Fang Jingxuan was still a little impulsive.

"Jingxuan, that 'Flower Leopard' is a scoundrel. He cares a lot about his reputation. You humiliated him today, and he's definitely going to want to get back at you. You better be careful in the next few days.

Why not ask your elder brother Wei Tong to act as a middleman and find someone to mediate and put an end to this matter? It is better to resolve a feud than to create one."

This was Lao He's prudent way of handling the matter, but Fang Jingxuan didn't want to do that. Asking Wei Tong to handle everything would only make his impression score lower and lower in his eyes.

He's just a scoundrel in the middle stage of Qi Refining. How can he make money if he's afraid of even this?

It’s better to just work as a ferryman and pick up passengers, earning a few dollars a day. It’s safer this way.

Fang Jingxuan thought about it and decided not to say anything final. It would not be a good idea to reject Lao He's proposal outright, so he said:

"Mr. He, I understand what you mean, but it's a bit early to go now. Let's wait a few days. It won't be too late to ask Brother Wei to come out then."

Fang Jingxuan used the strategy of procrastination, but Lao He did not force him. He just sighed:

"Nowadays, nothing is easy. We just have to muddle through this world."

Cui Long burped with satisfaction. This was the most delicious meal he had ever had since he came out of the mountains.

And the most important thing is that you don’t have to pay for it. Free food is the best.

"Look at how useless you are. It's just a meal, why are you crying?"

"Brother, I have never tasted such delicious meat. All our previous methods were a waste of the monster meat.

No, big brother, I want to learn this skill, and when I return home, I will pass it on to the younger generations so that they don’t have to eat boiled meat anymore.”

The second brother Cui Hu's eyes were moist. He couldn't understand why he could enjoy boiled meat so much back then.

"If you want to learn, can the shopkeeper teach you? This is an exclusive skill, just like our 'Book of Beasts'. Can it be passed on casually?" The third brother Cui He reminded his second brother Cui Hu, while the fourth brother Cui Qi remained silent and focused on eating.

When the second brother Cui Hu heard this, he also felt that there was no hope and became a little depressed.

Cui Long glanced over and found Fang Jingxuan busy, and a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

"Second brother, if you apply for the job of handyman in this shop and hang around like this for half a year, wouldn't you be able to learn this skill?"

"Oh, yes, I can steal your skills. Although it's not very upright, I will only pass it on to the younger generations in my clan and will not use it to open a shop."

Cui Hu comforted himself in this way. How could something between foodies be called stealing?

"Hush, keep your voices down, the boss is here."

The third brother Cui He carefully reminded them, and then they all sat up straight. Fang Jingxuan took a look and laughed.

"Have you guys finished your meal? How was it? My cooking skills are pretty good, right?"

"The shopkeeper's cooking skills are incredible. This is the best stew I've ever had in my life. It's a pity I won't be able to eat it when I go back."

"No, that's too much. It's just some insights. If you want to learn, I'll give you a recipe and you just need to follow the ingredients."

Oh? This isn't right. I haven't even spent half a year doing odd jobs to learn from you. How can you teach me?

Cui Hu was a little confused, the other three were also a little stunned, only Fang Jingxuan said indifferently:

"It's just a recipe for stewing meat, not some unique technique. How many spirit stones can it be worth?"

Indeed, the recipe for stewing meat is not expensive, and every restaurant has its own recipe.

Fang Jingxuan came up with this idea while eating his daily meals based on his experience of stewing meat in his previous life, combined with the spiritual materials and medicines of this world.

He didn't think it was worth much. He thought it was too simplistic to open a tavern with just a stew recipe.

For a restaurant to be able to run without losses, taste is only the foundation; other details determine its success or failure.

Moreover, looking at the expressions of the four members of the Cui family, Fang Jingxuan didn't think that they would steal his business, so he was so happy.

"I said, who among you wants to learn?"

There were still no surprises in today's fight. In the afternoon, Fang Jingxuan didn't go to watch it. He was frying dried meat.

The best monster meat, coated with secret rice flour and sprinkled with various spices, is truly delicious.

The bamboo tube spirit wine was also being sold barrel by barrel. Cui Hu got Fang Jingxuan's stewed meat recipe and volunteered to help with odd jobs.

Fang Jingxuan couldn't persuade him, so he had to let him do some things for Lao He. It's no secret that this young man Cui Hu was very skillful.

In between frying meat and selling wine, Fang Jingxuan learned that Cui Hu was only twenty years old this year.

His elder brother Cui Long looked miserable, but he was only twenty-three years old.

The other two brothers are even younger, one is eighteen and the other is seventeen.

This time they came out to gain experience at the request of the family, but Fang Jingxuan heard the implication of this, and guessed that the family could not afford to support these four fat men, so they asked them to come out and find some work to do.

It would be even better if I could make a name for myself and bring some spirit stones as subsidies to the clan.

The Cui family is located in the Danding Sect, the place closest to the wilderness. There are poor mountains and bad water there, and poisonous miasma is everywhere. In the eyes of the cultivators of Hongyefang, it can be said to be a completely barren land.

The territory of Dandingmen has only a few hundred years of history, and before that, the land here was still wild.

As a newly developed area, the cultivators here are generally very poor, just like how others view the Cui family in the Baishan area.

And the entire Baishan is viewed in this way in the cultivation world.

Haha, the eldest brother doesn’t laugh at the second brother, they are all the same kind of people.

After the afternoon competition was over, Fang Jingxuan invited the four brothers of the Cui family to stay with him at Hongyefang for one night.

Originally, the four members of the Cui family wanted to spend the night outdoors to save money, but after Fang Jingxuan heard this, he said, "I'll cover your accommodation."

This wasn't Fang Jingxuan being kind-hearted; he was preparing for a rainy day. In case the 'Leopard in the Flower Garden' wanted to cause trouble on the road, he wouldn't have to risk exposing his impulsive behavior and could just take the initiative to avoid it.

If 'Hua Jian Bao' fails to catch him once, twice, or three times, even a fool would know that there is something wrong with him.

If 'Hua Jian Bao' is determined to buy a talisman like 'Life Hiding Talisman', then my own [spur of the moment] will be in vain.

Of course, 'Hua Jian Bao' would not be willing to buy the 'Life Hiding Talisman', but he could sell his background to others. No one could tell whether this would become a foreshadowing of his downfall in the future.

So, in order to save trouble and win over the people, Fang Jingxuan took Lao He, a bunch of belongings, and the four brothers of the Cui family, and slowly walked towards Hongyefang.

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