Chapter 22
After sooo many chapters, finally, a dish has appeared! This week’s dish is green bean stewed noodles. I saw that there is an autotranslate cc option on YouTube. Y’all can use that to translate. I’ve never tried the noodles before but it does look real simple to make. Try making it over the weekend and share how it went down in the comment section below!
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Metaphysics was a mysterious practice. Whether it was to look at Feng Shui or other issues, it must be viewed in combination with the actual situation. She had never been to Yan Mingkun’s project for the second time, but she also knew that there was a problem on the construction site, otherwise it would not be only the people who went to the construction site who would be injured. As for the reason behind it, she needed to go to the construction site to see for herself.
In metaphysics, saving and harming people relied on various arrays, and breaking these arrays was a simple matter for her. This was because she had enough spiritual energy within her and had a pair of eyes that could see qi (T/N: The qi here refers to energy i.e. yin qi, yang qi and evil qi. I felt that qi seems smoother here so I decided to use it instead of energy).
Since she had promised Yan Mingkun that she would visit the construction site, she should prepare more.
These days, she had drawn a lot of talismans. Talisman drawing was an art that all metaphysics masters needed to master. There were many types of talismans, most of which were for protection, warding off evil spirits, attacks, curses, and other assorted types. The assorted types included talismans that subdued and suppressed demons, talismans that can help seek good luck and avoid evil, cure diseases and eliminate disasters, and others that had other miscellaneous effects. As for the strength of the talismans, it is determined by the skill of the person who drew the charms.
Yunyu had been drawing talismans for over ten years, and drawing them was a very easy thing. In the past, she had no problem drawing talismans on a whim, but now her cultivation base was not enough, and it was a little difficult.
These days, she drew some every day and had saved a lot. She did know what would happen the next day, so she planned to bring them all.
She left a Zhenzhai talisman (T/N: 镇宅符 zhèn zhái fú – Used to guard the house and exercise evil to ensure the safety of the family). The Zhenzhai talisman was actually meant to keep the house safe and calm the mind.
Zhenzhai talisman (镇宅符 zhèn zhái fú)
The next day was a Saturday. Yun Sheng was coming home that today, so Yunyu left him some breakfast.
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She told him that she was heading out as she had something to do and may be home late that day. She also instructed him to send over the vegetable, meat and flour in the kitchen to the steamed bun shop after breakfast.
For breakfast, Grandma Yun woke up in the wee hours to make green bean stewed noodles. A lot of the beans in the vegetable garden were matured and ready to eat, and Grandma Yun was afraid that it was not sustainable to make bun stuffings out of them. At the same time, Grandma Yun happened to know how to make stewed noodles. After washing the green beans, cut them into large sections. Next, slice some pork belly into thin slices and add some ginger and garlic to fry until fragrant. After the stir-fried green beans are half-cooked, add some water and bring it to a boil. Pour out some of the excess broth for later use and then lay the noodles on the beans. Cover and simmer for a quarter of an hour. Finally, pour in the previous broth and stir well. Simmer for another 3 to 5 minutes and the dish would be ready to be serve.
Green bean stewed noodles (豆角焖面 Dòujiǎo mèn miàn)
These noodles were soft, chewy and fragrant. They were made from the flour at home with a noodle maker and were not the thin kind of noodles on the market.
The noodle pressing machine was just bought. Grandma Yun said that in the future, the braised noodles will also be sold in the store. A plate would be priced at 10 yuan and can be eaten in the store.
10 yuan was not considered expensive. Nowadays, a bowl of plain noodles all cost about 5 yuan per serving. Some beef noodles with only a few thin slices of meat would already cost 10 yuan. What’s more, their family’s home-cooked noodles had fresh vegetables and abundant toppings. The noodles were delicious too. One should not be too thrifty.
Yunyu was also busy in the morning. There were only more than 40 bags of wheat at home. It was not enough to supply the store for a long time. These days, every household in the village had freshly dried wheat, and have left enough for themselves and sold the remaining. Yunyu planned on buying the wheat from them. She first went to Wu Li’s family to ask about it. The market price for the wheat was 1.20 yuan. They were all from the same village so Yunyu planned on buying the wheat for 1.50 yuan. When Wu Li heard Yunyu’s proposal, he told Aunt Tian. Aunt Tian knew that the Yun family opened a steamed bun shop , so she naturally agreed.
She even said that they were all neighbors, so she wanted to sell the wheat at the market price.
Yunyu did not agree. Even blood-related siblings had to settle accounts clearly. They were all from the same village. Later, if people found out that her family’s steamed bun shop was making money and bought the village’s wheat at the original price, they would all be scalded to death. It would be better to be generous. She was willing to pay an extra 30 cents per jin to shut their mouths.
Seeing Yunyu’s insistence, Aunt Tian agreed to her price. Yunyu said, “Aunt Tian, my family’s warehouse can’t store it for the time being. I’ll buy all the remaining wheat that your family has and I’ll settle the account when I come back tomorrow. I still have something that I need to handle in the afternoon.”
Aunt nodded, “Sure thing. I’ll keep it all for you.”
Wu Li leaned over and said, “Xiao Yu’er, your bun shop must still need a lot of flour, right? Many people in the village still have not sold their remaining wheat. How about I help you go around to ask about it? My mother said that the wheat from several families are good. The wheat fields were well cared for so the wheat had grown well and the flour made using it is also delicious.”
“Okay, you can help me ask. I’ll treat you to braised noodles tomorrow. Its a new product from the steamed bun shop.” Yunyu smiled.
Leaving the beans that she brought, Yunyu went home and packed her talismans into her backpack, planning to go out.
Yun Sheng watched her pack her things, and finally could not help but to ask, “Second Sister, what are you going to do?”
Yun Yu did not hide it, “I’ll be going to the Yan family’s construction area later to take a look.”
“Second Sister,” Yun Sheng walked into the room, a little worried, “Can you not go? That place is too dangerous. It must be really evil. In our school, some students jumped over the school walls in the middle of the night to go to the internet cafe. Don’t know how they came up with it, but they decided to go to the construction site to explore. Before they even entered the construction site, one fell and broke his leg while the other injured his eyes. They are still in the hospital. Don’t even know if his eyes would be alright. No one dares to approach the construction site now.”
Yunyu frowned, “Is it so serious?” This was far beyond her expectations.
She suspected that someone must have done something to the place and it was a very sinister formation. What was the formation and what was it used for? She would have to go take a look to know. According to the current situation, if they left it alone, it would bring about garet danger.
“Second Sister, don’t go there. The government will definitely pay attention to the troubles and send someone to investigate. It’s too dangerous for you to go.” Yun Sheng was worried about her.
Yunyu carried her backpack and patted Yun Sheng’s shoulder, “I have promised the Yan family, so I must go take a look. Furthermore, the situation has exceeded my expectations. This matter must be resolved as soon as possible. Xiao Sheng, don’t worry. Stay at home and take care of Mom. If there is danger, I won’t be brave.”
Yun Sheng watched Yunyu go out and was very worried. He also could not help with much. After eating the stewed noodles, he sent everything to the steamed bun shop in the town, and came back to take care of Mother Yun and did his homework.
Yunyu Road contacted Yan Mingkun on the road and told him that she was coming soon.
“Master Yun, there is something I want to tell you.” Yan Mingkun was speaking in a hurry on the phone, “I only found out today that two children of No. 1 High School had an accident at the construction site the day before yesterday. The city has sent people over to deal with this matter and they might be here today.”
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Yan Tianlang had been encountering the ghost for the past two days. His body could not handle it so he had asked for a leave of absence. Yan Mingkun was busy with his son’s matter and with approaching Yunyu so he did not know that something had happened on his construction site.
“Boss Yan, don’t worry. I understand. I’ll talk about it when we get to the construction site. Also, come pick me up at the bridge in town. Don’t go to the construction site alone.”
Yunyu was afraid that something would happen to him alone.
Yan Mingkun naturally agreed, so he drove to the one end of the town’s bridge to find Yunyu.
Yunyu waited for a while at the bridge and saw Yan Mingkun’s car. She got into the passenger seat, and without saying a word, took out two amulets from her backpack. She folded them and handed them to Yan Mingkun, “Keep this properly. It might be a little bit dangerous later.”
Yan Mingkun took the amulet with trembling hands and carefully put it into his pocket before asking Yunyu, “Master, is this okay?”
Yunyu nodded. It was something that she found while rummaging through her backpack.
She did not even have any artifacts to defend herself with, which was a bit pitiful.
When she was a princess in her last life, there were mountains of magic tools. She had a master who loved her very much, and would gift her with good things.
It was a pity that her master passed away when she was 16 years old.
Yunyu did not like to think about things in her previous life as they made her feel down.
She tried to adjust her mood. The car quickly arrived in front of the construction site.
Yunyu closed her eyes and opened them again. When she looked at the construction site in front of her, she saw a strong evil energy pervading the construction site, and her expression changed.
She did not usually open her senses to see the energy around her because it easily consumed the spiritual energy in her body.
Yunyu remembered coming to the construction site half a month ago to take a look and there was no such evil energy then. But, over the short course of half a month, the entire construction site was filled with evil energy. This showed how strong the things underneath the site or formations in this construction site were.
Yan Mingkun could not see it, but when he got out of the car, he felt a little gloomy and cold. He turned and saw Yunyu’s serious face. He hesitantly asked, “Master, how is it?”
Yunyu said, “It’s quite serious. Just stand here and don’t move around. I’ll take a look inside the construction site.”
“Okay,” Yan Mingkun dared to move.
Yunyu slowly walked towards the construction site with her backpack in her arms. Behind her came the sound of a car’s brakes. It was followed by a man’s voice, “What are you doing, little girl? Don’t go forward!”
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Yunyu turned around and saw a black sedan parked next to Yan Mingkun’s car. There were two men standing in front of the car door, a middle-aged man who kept wiping his sweat, and a tall man in casual clothes. The man looked about twenty-seven and had fair skin and single eyelids. He had a cloth bag slung across his back, and a compass in his hand. He glared at Yunyu, “Who’s family’s little girl is this? Quickly come over. Don’t go inside.”
The one who called out to her just now was also him. He spoke with a Beijing accent.
Seeing that he was holding a compass, Yunyu guessed that he should be a Feng Shui master from the capital.
Compass used by metaphysicians (罗盘Luópán)
The middle-aged man next to him had a full guan lu palace (T/N: 官禄宫 Guān lù gōng – Fortune palace. It is at the forehead. It is said to be the area that indicates a person’s luck in becoming a government official) and his chin was round and thick. He should be an official.
Yan Mingkun also guessed the intention of the two, and stepped forward to clarify, “Hello. Are you sent from the city? I am the boss of this project, and the one in front is the master I have invited.”
The young man frowned, “How old is she? Which sect’s master? Even I don’t dare call myself a master. Only an old man like my master can be respectfully called a master.”
The short and fat middle-aged man wiped the sweat from his forehead, “Mr. Song, I’ll be troubling you to help take a look.”
The short and fat man’s name was Yang Fuguo, the deputy director of the Municipal Office of Changshui City. The city was suffering because of the villa project problem from the Hexian Town. This kind of thing obviously could not be explained by science. In China, the belief in feudal superstitions was unlike the disbelief that was portrayed on the surface. There were actually a secret special division that handled those cases that could not be explained by science. After the information about Hexian Town was reported to the capital, the officials in the special division said that Mr. Song happened to be in Changshui City. So, his superior asked him to bring Mr. Song over to take a look.
Mr. Song was quite cold in the car. He was playing with his compass all the time.
They did not expect to meet others when they came over. Yang Fuguo looked at the young girl and found that she moved her lips and spit out a sentence, “Whether one has the ability or not is not determined by age.”
T/N: No, this condensing Mr. Song is not our male lead. Calm your hearts. Male lead-sama will appear soon! But is Mr. Song a friend or foe?
- Friend. After seeing Master Yun’s awesomeness he be bowing down and calling her Master! Take me as your disciple!
- Foe. He probably got his ego bruised and will try discrediting Master Yun when the situation is resolved. Shameless lil’ pig!
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