Another one was from Li Changqing, entrusted to Yan Botao to deliver to Mu Haifeng in Dao Mountain Ancient Land, who would then pass it to Xu Muhai. The letter inside asked Xu Muhai to somehow deliver this item to his son, Li Hengsheng. It was a treasure that Li Changqing had painstakingly carved over half a month to protect Li Hengsheng’s life.

Changting Town was far from North Cold Country. Even if one rode the Golden Silk Linlang Beast, it would still take about two days to reach.

Li Changqing was extremely grateful that he had saved the Golden Silk Linlang Beast back then. This mode of transportation was stronger than anything else.

Not only could it fly, but it could also fight when necessary, and even help his son absorb the poison in his body. What Li Changqing couldn’t understand was why a soul painter loved to eat meat and bones so much.

It consumed two bones every hundred kilometers. When night fell, Li Changqing didn’t plan to travel under the cover of darkness, because in his view, the nights in the mystical world were very dangerous.

So he found a small town, rented a room to sleep for the night, and continued his journey the next day.

At the Changqing Trading Company in Path Mark City, Yan Leisheng received a fortune cat. Although he was curious about why this thing looked so strange, he still placed it in a good position as Yan Botao had instructed, facing the entrance.

“Wealth gathering?” Seeing the function written in the letter, Yan Leisheng just smiled and passed it off. The ability to gather wealth sounded very metaphysical. In Yan Leisheng’s view, it was the same as praying for divine protection.

According to the letter, this thing could bless the trading company with more orders. But Yan Leisheng didn’t think it was likely, because the merchants in Path Mark City who were placing orders were almost saturated.

There were no more merchants placing orders. Those foreign merchants were even less likely to place too many orders. At most, they would buy a few boxes to take home as local specialties for their families to taste. These days, almost all of them were individual customers.

So Yan Leisheng didn’t pay much attention to the ability of the fortune cat. He treated it as a decoration. Although it was strange, it was quite good-looking.

The weather in Path Mark City was exceptionally good today. It had just rained yesterday, and the air was fresh. At this time, in the direction of the west city gate, a caravan entered the city. The man leading the caravan was leading a horse, followed by a series of large carts, all loaded with goods.

Perhaps because the road outside was too muddy, his beast skin boots were all covered in mud. He roughly rubbed the mud off on the ground, then casually took off his beast skin jacket and threw it onto the large cart behind him.

He was slightly overweight, looking very wealthy. The beast skin he wore was of high quality, and the hat on his head was inlaid with a gem that looked quite expensive.

“This road is really hard to travel.” The man complained, then turned back to the people in the caravan and said, “Everyone, take a good rest, adjust the goods, make them look better, don’t be messy.”

“Old Mo, you take them to deliver the goods, then find a place to eat and rest, replenish supplies, I have something to do.” After saying that, the man walked away.

“What is the president going to do?” A young man with dark skin came up and asked curiously.

“What can he do? He’s going to eat.” Old Mo, who was pulling the rope, glanced at him and said helplessly, “Every time we come to Path Mark City, the president has to have a good meal. I guess he’s going to Dongxian Tower again.” Dongxian Tower.

It was one of the largest restaurants in Path Mark City. When the fat man walked into the restaurant, the shopkeeper’s eyes lit up, and he quickly came up and said with a smile, “Isn’t this Brother Fang Yi?”

“It’s a rare guest, I haven’t seen you for a long time, I’ve missed you a lot!” The shopkeeper quickly greeted him. This was a wealthy customer who always ordered a lot of dishes every time he came.

“Haha, don’t flatter me, I come every month.” Fang Yi found a seat and sat down, then quickly said, “Hurry up, I’ve been dying to eat your restaurant’s dishes, bring me the usual.”

“Alright, I’ll arrange it right away.” The shopkeeper quickly went to arrange it. As Fang Yi waited for his dishes, he watched the people coming and going outside the window, and also thought about this batch of goods.

The goods he had brought back from Path Mark City before were not selling as well as before. This time, he should look for some new business opportunities.

Just as Fang Yi was thinking, a special aroma drifted over. Fang Yi’s nose twitched, and he quickly looked in the direction the aroma was coming from.

He found that it was a table of customers behind him eating something. The smell was extremely enticing, and it was the first time Fang Yi had smelled this aroma.

It was a spicy aroma, this smell was like a soul-hooking sickle, making Fang Yi fall directly.

“Waiter, waiter.” Fang Yi quickly called the waiter.

“Sir, what would you like to order?” The waiter quickly ran over.

“What is that dish? How come I didn’t know about it before?” Fang Yi quickly pointed at the table and asked.

The waiter took a look, then smiled and said, “Sir, you’re talking about that one, that’s boiled bullfrog, and boiled fish, and another dish is konjac roast duck.”

“What are these dishes, I’ve never heard of them.” Fang Yi was surprised, “Did your restaurant come out with new dishes?”

“Yes, take a look at the menu.” The waiter brought up the menu and said, “These dishes are called Sichuan cuisine, most of them are spicy, but there are also non-spicy ones. Would you like to try?”

“Try it, recommend a few.” Fang Yi was immediately interested.

“Alright.” The waiter then recommended a few popular dishes to Fang Yi, and then quickly went to arrange them.

Fang Yi kept looking back from time to time, his mouth watering. He was from the Great Yuan Dynasty, and he had to travel from the Great Yuan Dynasty to Path Mark City every month to transport goods. People in the Great Yuan Dynasty loved spicy food, and Dongxian Tower had a few spicy dishes that were very delicious.

In the Great Yuan Dynasty, where stir-fried dishes were rarely sold, Fang Yi could only satisfy his craving when he came to Path Mark City every month.

Not long after, several dishes were served.

“That was fast!” Fang Yi was somewhat surprised. He knew how long it took to cook a dish, but the dishes in front of him were served so quickly.

The dishes he had ordered before these ones hadn’t even been served yet.

“Your konjac roast duck, mapo tofu, boiled pork slices, boiled fish, and spicy chicken are all ready. Enjoy your meal.” The waiter said with a smile.

Fang Yi couldn’t wait to pick up his chopsticks and take a bite of the boiled fish. As soon as the fish entered his mouth, four words popped into his mind.

Spicy, numbing, fresh, and fragrant! The fish was tender and boneless, with a heavy flavor of spiciness and numbness amidst its freshness and sweetness. Fang Yi loved spicy food.

The Great Yuan Dynasty was too cold, and eating chili peppers had become a habit, but this numbing and spicy flavor still gave Fang Yi a sensory shock.

He then took a spoonful of Mapo Tofu. The tender, hot tofu mixed with spiciness, along with the chewiness of the beef and a unique flavor of fermented black beans.

The combination of meat and vegetables wrapped in the sauce of Mapo Tofu was like a duet in the mouth, creating a delicious chapter!

Even though every bite was scorching hot, to the point where he could feel his mouth being burned and needed to stir it with his tongue to relieve it, he couldn’t help but eat spoonful after spoonful.

It seemed that the heat further stimulated the flavor of the Mapo Tofu, making it irresistible!

By the time Fang Yi came back to his senses, he found that half of the Mapo Tofu had already been eaten. It was too delicious.

At this point, sweat was dripping from Fang Yi. The warm feeling from the food in his stomach warmed his limbs and even swept into his soul. It was incredibly comfortable.

At this time, the dishes that Fang Yi had ordered earlier were also served. Looking at the dishes he used to love, he didn’t know why, but he felt a bit lazy to pick up his chopsticks.

He picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, but Fang Yi frowned. The taste was indeed the same as before, but it didn’t taste good at all.

On the contrary, these Sichuan dishes were truly amazing.

“Waiter, check please.” After half an hour, Fang Yi had finally had his fill, even drinking all the spicy soup.

Each of these Sichuan dishes had a unique deliciousness that made Fang Yi unable to stop. He was supposed to leave Path Mark City tomorrow morning, but Fang Yi decided to leave in the afternoon instead, so he could have another meal at noon.

What would he do if he couldn’t eat such good food after returning to the Great Yuan Dynasty?

“Did you enjoy your meal, sir?” The waiter asked with a smile.

“Delicious.” Fang Yi had a satisfied expression on his face, then sighed lightly, “Once I return to the Great Yuan Dynasty, I won’t be able to eat this again. The next time I come to your restaurant will be next month.” Hearing Fang Yi say this, the waiter looked around and saw that the shopkeeper was not there, so he whispered, “Sir, you can still eat this after you return to the Great Yuan Dynasty. Let me tell you, this kind of dish is called pre-made food, and it’s sold at the Changqing Trading Company in Path Mark City.”

“Pre-made food?” Fang Yi was somewhat surprised and quickly said, “Tell me more about it.” The waiter then told Fang Yi about the pre-made food from the Changqing Trading Company.

After hearing this, Fang Yi’s face was so excited that his cheeks were trembling.

“Are you telling the truth? This stuff just needs to be heated up in a pot at home and it’s ready to eat? And it can be stored for a long time in an ice cellar? You can take it out and eat it whenever you want?” Fang Yi’s eyes lit up.

“Of course.” The waiter nodded repeatedly, “The dishes you just ate were all taken out of our ice cellar and heated up directly before being served. Otherwise, how could they be prepared so quickly?”

“Good, I’ll go to the Changqing Trading Company to take a look.” Fang Yi was not only excited about having delicious food to eat, but he also felt that he had discovered a business opportunity.

“Sir.” The waiter hurriedly said, “When you go to the Changqing Trading Company, please tell Shopkeeper Yan that you were referred by Wu Xiaoliu from our restaurant. You must say it.”

“Don’t worry!” Fang Yi readily agreed, then not only paid the bill, but also gave Wu Xiaoliu a tip of five taels of silver.

This made Wu Xiaoliu very excited. Five taels of silver! His monthly salary was just over one tael.

If Fang Yi bought pre-made food from the Changqing Trading Company, he would also get a commission. In the various restaurants in Path Mark City, many waiters had been bought over by the Changqing Trading Company. As long as they recommended customers to buy pre-made food, they could get a one percent commission on the order.

After noon, there were slightly fewer people in the trading company. Yan Leisheng was thinking about going out for a walk when he saw a fat man walk in.

“Who is Shopkeeper Yan?” As soon as Fang Yi entered, he looked around. This was his first time in this new trading company.

“I am.” Yan Leisheng stepped forward, also curiously looking at the other party. Seeing that the other party was wearing leather boots and a leather hat, he immediately recognized that the other party should be a merchant from the Great Yuan Dynasty who came to Path Mark City for goods.

“Sir, what would you like to see?” Yan Leisheng said with a smile, “We have everything here, high quality and low price, feel free to look around.”

“Do you have pre-made food here? I was referred by Wu Xiaoliu from Dongxian Building. He said you sell pre-made food here.” Fang Yi asked eagerly. He wasn’t interested in anything else, he just wanted to buy pre-made food.

“Uh, yes.” Yan Leisheng didn’t expect Fang Yi to come to buy pre-made food.

“Sun Tu, bring the menu over.” Yan Leisheng called to a young man, who quickly brought over a menu and handed it to Fang Yi.

Fang Yi looked at it carefully and found that there were indeed many types of dishes on the menu, but he was only interested in Sichuan cuisine.

Fang Yi felt that this pre-made food would definitely have a big market in the Great Yuan Dynasty.

There were many people in the Great Yuan Dynasty who loved gourmet food. Stir-fried dishes were not easy to sell in the Great Yuan Dynasty because they were troublesome to make, but if stir-fried dishes were not troublesome to make, they would sell better than roasted or boiled meat.

As for the need for an ice cellar to preserve pre-made food, Fang Yi just laughed. The entire Great Yuan Dynasty was covered in snow all year round, so what need was there for an ice cellar?

Anywhere could be an ice cellar. So he thought this pre-made food really had potential.

“Mapo Tofu, Konjac Braised Duck, Spicy Diced Chicken, Boiled Fish, Boiled Pork Slices.” Fang Yi decided to buy these five dishes that he had eaten at noon first, and try them out when he got back.

“Alright, how much do you want?” Yan Leisheng asked.”Let’s get ten thousand of each kind.” Fang Yi pondered, deciding to only purchase these pre-made dishes for this trading trip.

His caravan should be able to carry that much. Yan Leisheng’s smile abruptly faded. Ten thousand of each kind?

Pre-made dishes were not cheap. For instance, Mapo Tofu was sold for fifty Wen each. Not to mention dishes like Konjac Braised Duck and Boiled Fish, which cost two Liang of silver each.

This order would cost tens of thousands of Liang. Yan Leisheng had rarely seen such a large order.

“Our current stock is insufficient. If you need it, I’m afraid you’ll have to wait a few days.” Yan Leisheng quickly said. They had stock, but for such a large quantity, they would need some time.

“A few days?”

“Three days.” Yan Leisheng said thoughtfully.

“Alright, deliver it in three days.” Fang Yi directly took out a silver ticket, a Five Thousand Taels silver ticket, and handed it to Yan Leisheng, saying, “This is the deposit.”

“Okay, come with me, let’s sign a contract.” Yan Leisheng quickly signed the contract with Fang Yi.

Only after Fang Yi left satisfied, did Yan Leisheng suddenly look at the Maneki-neko, muttering to himself, “Could it be? Did this thing really work?”