Chapter 478: What Wind Blew You Here

Liu Chuxue heard this and perked up: "Alright, let's go try our luck at noon; maybe we'll get lucky and find something delicious."

This time, Fu Yan Cheng drove, knowing the way well, to a narrow alley: "Go through this alley and we'll be there."

If Fu Yan Cheng hadn't brought them, they would never have thought anything they sought could be found here.

After winding their way for a stretch, the two arrived at a small courtyard.

Fu Yan Cheng stepped forward and knocked lightly on the main gate.

Before long, someone came out jogging to open the door: "Yan Cheng, what wind blew you here?"

The old man who opened the door had a very long beard on his chin, yet his spirits were excellent.

He only said: "Come in quickly, come in quickly."

Once inside the courtyard, Fu Yan Cheng pointed at Liu Chuxue and introduced her: "Old Hu, this is my fiancée, Liu Chuxue. I brought her today to look for some medicinal herb seeds."

The man called Old Hu looked at Liu Chuxue: "Looking for medicinal herb seeds?"

Liu Chuxue nodded slightly to him: "A friend of mine wants some Chinese medicine seeds; anything will do."

Seeing her speak vaguely, Old Hu did not ask further: "I actually have quite a few seeds here; which ones do you want?"

Liu Chuxue said somewhat embarrassedly: "Just a little of each kind; I'll pay later, thank you for your trouble."

Old Hu waved his hand at her: "Those medicinal herb seeds are of no use to me here; since you are Yan Cheng's fiancée, I'll give them to you."

Liu Chuxue did not expect him to say such a thing: "How could I accept that? I must pay, or I won't feel comfortable coming here again."

Seeing Old Hu still wanted to say something, Fu Yan Cheng stopped him: "Just listen to Liu Chuxue."

Old Hu saw they insisted, so he let them have their way.

He went into the room on the east side and, before long, came out carrying a cloth bag: "Here, this is all Chinese medicine seeds; I collected them on the side while gathering medicinal herbs."

Liu Chuxue took out ten yuan: "I don't know if ten yuan is enough?"

Fearing Old Hu might feel awkward accepting it, Fu Yan Cheng reached out, took the money, and stuffed it directly into Old Hu's hand: "Enough or not, this is all there is; you must take it, or my fiancée won't feel comfortable coming again. By the way, if you get any more Chinese medicine seeds in the future, remember to save them for her."

Old Hu was also a straightforward person: "Alright, since you insist on paying, I'll take this money; if I get any more seeds later, I'll definitely save them."

Liu Chuxue opened the bag and peeked inside; she did not expect Old Hu to be so careful, as everything was labeled with names.

Coming out from Old Hu's place, the two returned by the same route, drove another six or seven minutes, and arrived right at that private kitchen.

When they parked and went in, the courtyard gate was just open, and several children were chasing each other in the yard.

The oldest child in the yard saw someone arrive and shouted inside: "Grandma, relatives have come."

As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the main house was opened: "Who's here?"

After recognizing Fu Yan Cheng, she greeted them warmly: "Yan Cheng, it's been quite a while since you came; who is this Miss?"

"Auntie Qiao, this is my fiancée. We happened to be doing business nearby today, so I thought I'd bring her to taste Uncle's cooking."

"You two are lucky today; your Uncle Qiao got some Inner Mongolian mutton, which is stewing in the back right now. He also braised some beef yesterday, so you've come at just the right time."

"Then have Uncle stir-fry two seasonal vegetables for us, and serve us a bowl of rice and a bowl of noodles."

"Alright, I'll go tell him right away."

Saying this, she led them into a side room, poured them a pot of tea: "Have some tea first; I'll be back shortly."