Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

The next day, Shen Qing opened the system after waking up.

[Ding—Crystal Xiao Long Bao Quest Progress (599/1000)]

[Ding—Congratulations, host, you have successfully unlocked the recipe for Grilled Cheese and Onion Xiao Long Bao. The purchasing module has been updated, and the daily purchasing limit has been increased to 600 servings.]

Grilled cheese and onion filling... Crystal soup dumplings?

Shen Qing was taken aback. To be honest, she had never eaten crystal soup dumplings with this kind of filling before.

I have had cheese and onion pancakes before.

Fortunately, the system had recipes, and she didn't hesitate for long before immediately ordering the ingredients through the purchasing module.

Before long, all the ingredients were delivered.

She had already made the minced pork and shrimp fillings before, so she was very familiar with them and prepared the ingredients with great skill.

As for the grilled cheese and onion filling...

After carefully reviewing the recipe, Shen Qing had a clear idea of ​​what to do.

She deftly sliced ​​the yellow onions into thin strips, poured butter into a pan, and after the butter was heated, slowly sautéed the onions over low heat.

About two incense sticks' worth of time later, the onions were stir-fried until they were soft and mushy, and their overall color was a deep amber.

A slight sniff reveals that the onion has lost its spiciness, leaving only a deep sweetness.

Then, she cracked open the beef bones with marrow, added scallions and ginger, and simmered them for four hours until the bones softened and the marrow dissolved, turning the soup into a milky white broth.

After letting the soup cool and skimming off the surface oil, pork skin is added and cooked together to make a milky white beef bone broth aspic.

Next, cut the cheese into small cubes, mix it with the onion and aspic, and add seasonings such as salt, cumin, and black pepper.

Thus, the filling is prepared.

As for the dough, the dough for the grilled cheese and onion filling should be slightly thicker, mainly to prevent the cheese from bursting and tearing the dough during steaming.

After making all the preparations, Shen Qing pushed the cart to the ghost market after dark.

The ghost market is even more lively today, and there are even fewer people wearing masks.

Unlike before, when people who came to the ghost market were all dressed in black, as if they wanted to disguise themselves from head to toe.

Now, people not only don't wear masks anymore, but they also wear all sorts of colorful clothes, making it much more lively than usual.

Even more bizarrely, when she pushed her cart closer to the stall, a long queue had already formed.

"Here it comes!"

"Madam Shen is here!"

"You've finally arrived!"

"..."

When diners spotted her, they started shouting excitedly, their voices filled with anticipation.

Shen Qing smiled faintly and pushed her cart to her stall. Upon closer inspection, she found that the old lady who was setting up a stall next door looked somewhat familiar.

"Madam Shen, I sell vegetables at the morning market, do you remember me?" Grandma Sun said with a smile.

Her plain noodle stall now has quite a few customers.

Shen Qing smiled and said, "Thank you, Auntie."

"No need, no need, I should be thanking you." Grandma Sun waved her hand. "For so many years, no one in the entire Ping'an County has dared to set up a stall in the ghost market. If it weren't for you, I would never have thought that I could do business in the ghost market at night."

"This way, we can earn more money without having to pay extra to the guild. It's a win-win situation. In my opinion, Shen girl, you're the smartest."

Today, when Granny Sun, who runs a stall at the morning market, heard Li Xiaoer mention that Shen Qing was selling crystal steamed buns at the Ghost Market, she had the idea to come to the Ghost Market to sell plain noodles.

After all, setting up a stall next to Shen Qing always resulted in much better business than usual.

She can sell vegetables in the morning and plain noodles in the evening, earning two incomes.

As expected, when they arrived in the evening, the place was full of diners who had been waiting for Shen Qing.

Grandma Sun was overjoyed and extremely grateful to Shen Qing.

As usual, Shen Qing set up her stall, kneaded the dough, rolled out the wrappers, and filled them with fillings, her movements graceful and efficient.

"Today we have three fillings: fresh pork, jade shrimp, and grilled cheese and onion."

"I'd like two servings of fresh meat!"

"One serving of fresh pork, one serving of jade shrimp."

"One serving of jade shrimp!"

"..."

The diners shouted, but no one wanted the grilled cheese and onion filling.

This filling sounds strange, and no one is willing to spend forty coins to try it.

For ordinary people, forty coins is not a small amount of money. Grandma Sun's plain noodles only cost three coins a bowl, enough to eat more than ten bowls.

Shen Qing was too busy to promote the grilled cheese and onion filling, so she could only let things take their course.

......

When it was time to leave the yamen, Xie Bantou was still being pulled aside by the county magistrate to be assigned tasks, one after another, all of which were things to be done the next day.

But Xie Ban Tou wouldn't listen at all; he only had one thing on his mind: to hurry up and eat the crystal soup dumplings.

It's as if there's a switch; when the time comes, his gluttonous side is turned on, and he simply can't resist.

"Were you even listening to me? What are you thinking?"

"I was thinking about crystal soup dumplings..." Xie Bantou blurted out his thoughts without thinking.

The county magistrate's brows furrowed instantly; these yamen runners were becoming increasingly outrageous.

He's always thinking about food; the last time he entered the backyard of the county government office, there was a strong smell.

Although the smell was indeed quite pleasant, one couldn't eat in the county government office.

"As the foreman, you should set a good example. Look at your men, none of them want to do anything but eat!"

"Lord Zhang, my men are all top-notch at their jobs, and their love of food isn't a big deal." Xie, the head of the squad, always protected his men and showed no fear even when facing his superiors.

He couldn't help but invite, "And Madam Shen's food is truly exquisite, why don't we go and try it together tonight?"

The county magistrate of Ping'an County was named Zhang Yan. He was tall and strong, skilled in martial arts, and meticulous. He was a man of both literary and martial talents.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan frowned even more deeply: "At night? When did Ping'an County begin allowing vendors to set up stalls at night?"

"Lord Zhang, it's in the Ghost Market..." Xie Bantou said, somewhat flustered.

He quickly added, "But Madam Shen's crystal soup dumplings are absolutely amazing, incredibly delicious. You'll definitely want to eat them again after you try them, trust me, Lord Zhang, let's go try them."

He had been wanting to bring fried chicken to the county magistrate, but hadn't been able to. He was thinking of bringing crystal soup dumplings, but they were only sold at night, and he didn't want to bother him in the middle of the night.

After careful consideration, it would be better to invite the county magistrate to go along. If the county magistrate is happy, he and his men will have an easier time.

Zhang Yan's face was gloomy, and his displeasure was visibly obvious.

Just as Xie Bantou was about to say something more, he saw Zhang Yan nod.

"So you've agreed?" Xie Bantou was overjoyed.

Zhang Yan: "Hmm"

He wanted to see who was so bold as to sell food in the ghost market.

I don't know what Chishihang does.

Although this matter is not under his jurisdiction, it is still outrageous. In this way, wouldn't the county government lose a portion of its revenue?