Chapter 17 Preparations Before Departure (1/2)

"Miss."

The puppet granny stepped forward in a low voice and handed over the storage bag.

Ruan Tang took it and looked inside with her divine sense. A rich aroma mixed with the fragrance of meat and fruit wafted towards her.

Inside the bag, besides a thick stack of nationally valid receipts that had just been exchanged from the black market, there were two plump, fresh pig hind legs and several fat chickens carefully wrapped in oil paper.

The storage bag was well-organized, containing a variety of fruits available on the black market this season, as well as mutton, chicken, duck, and fish.

There were also many plants and animals she had never seen before. These animals were still in the storage bag, but once she returned to her space and found a place to release them, they would be lively and energetic again.

Ruan Tang nodded in satisfaction, stuffed the storage bag into her pocket, and used the act of stuffing it into her pocket to store it in her spatial storage.

She lowered her voice and said, "Mother-in-law, I want to go to other restaurants and buy more ready-made dishes. Let's split up and buy more of their signature dishes."

"Yes, Miss."

After discussing it, the master and servant went their separate ways.

More than half an hour later, the two met again in a quiet, deserted dead-end alley.

Ruan Tang cautiously scanned her surroundings, and after confirming that no one was watching, she disappeared with the puppet granny.

The next second, the two appeared in the space.

The room, which was equipped with a time-stopping array, was now filled with a dazzling array of various delicacies.

The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall soup at Dongcheng Restaurant still had its golden broth gently simmering.

Fengzeyuan's braised fish slices have a faint aroma of wine.

Tongheju's "Three Unsticky Powders" trembled like gold.

And then there's the grilled meat from Kao Rou Ji (a popular barbecue season), with the sizzling sound of fat still tempting you...

All kinds of famous Beijing dishes are kept in the state they were just cooked, with a hot and fragrant aroma wafting over you.

Ruan Tang took a deep breath, feeling every pore of her body being conquered by this blissful fragrance.

“Grandma, I asked Master Tan from the Dongcheng Restaurant. His name is Tan Zhengde. He lives in a large courtyard at the end of Nanluoguxiang. Do you think we could go to him tonight and learn his skills using the Transmission Talisman?”

Ruan Tang thought her idea was brilliant, but she never expected that after going to the countryside, the puppet grandmother would not be able to appear outside to cook for her. At this time, she was still unaware of this and was discussing it with the puppet grandmother with great enthusiasm.

In her previous life, Ruan Tang's best skills were beast taming and talisman making. Now, she only has a tiny bit of spiritual energy in her body, so she can't draw talismans at all. Fortunately, she had a lot of talismans in her spare time.

She took out a Dream Transmission Talisman from the talisman room and handed it to the Puppet Granny.

Then he took out a thick plate of ten-yuan bills, counted out thirty bills, wrapped them in newspaper, and handed them to the puppet grandmother, saying, "This is tuition."

“I’ve inquired about it. Master Tan used to take on apprentices for two years, charging twelve yuan a month, which would amount to two hundred and eighty-eight yuan over two years.”

"Consider this three hundred yuan as our tuition fee."

Taking someone else's family craft and not passing it on to others is one thing, but once you've learned it, you have to pay tuition; she's not going to take it for free.

"Yes, miss."

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The night was as dark as ink, so thick it was impossible to see through.

In the deep courtyard of Nanluoguxiang, all was quiet except for a few lazy meows from cats, which occasionally broke the stillness of the night.

The puppet grandmother's figure landed silently on the roof of the Tan family's hut.

He gently lifted a tile, flicked it with his fingertip, and released the sleeping potion inside.

Inside the house, Mr. Tan and his wife's previously steady breathing suddenly became heavier and longer, and they quickly fell into a deeper sleep, so deep that they could not be awakened even if the sky were to fall.

The puppet grandmother then pushed open the door and entered. She took out the "Dream Transmission Talisman" and stuck it on Master Tan's body.