Chapter 164: Chapter 164: Delicious Dumplings

They followed the food cart at a leisurely pace, all the way until it stopped at the area inside the city where residents set up their stalls.

Afterward, one female and two male Beastmen got out.

Yu An started to boil water, Han Li took out the packaging boxes, and Ao Wu set out the sign showing the types of dumplings and their prices.

A few bolder Beastmen sidled over to take a look. "Dumplings? What are those?"

"They look like food. One silver coin per serving... Hiss, that’s so expensive!"

The onlooking Beastmen were murmuring amongst themselves, but Yu An paid them no mind. Once the water boiled, she dropped a few dumplings of each of the four fillings into the pot.

Before long, the dumplings were cooked.

Served steaming in a bowl, a faint wheat aroma filled the air. The surrounding Beastmen caught a whiff, and their mouths couldn’t help but water.

Yu An broke open a dumpling with her chopsticks, and the scent of meat mixed with vegetables swept powerfully through the area.

"It... it smells so good!"

A Beastman took a deep breath of the fragrant air, his eyes fixed on the dumplings as he swallowed hard.

"Hello everyone! It’s our little stall’s first day in business. We’re selling dumplings with four fillings: pork and scallion, green pepper and beef, lamb and radish, and chive and egg."

Yu An said with a beaming smile, "I know you all think our prices are high, so why not try a free sample first? Then you can judge for yourselves whether it’s worth the price."

Her gaze swept over the crowd, finally landing on a young female. "Miss, would you like to try one?"

The female’s name was Tu Yan. She was the daughter of the Su City Lord. Out for a stroll today, she had seen the crowd gathered here and came over to see what the commotion was about.

Tu Yan looked left and right, then pointed to herself. "Me?"

Yu An nodded. "Yes."

She handed a dumpling to Tu Yan. The faint scent of wheat mingled with a light aroma of meat, persistently tickling her nose.

Tu Yan hesitated for a moment before picking one up and taking a small bite.

The skin was thin yet resilient. The dumpling was fresh from the pot, and when she bit into it, scalding hot broth instantly exploded in her mouth.

The broth was so hot it made the tip of her tongue tremble, but the savory flavor was too good for her to even think of spitting it out.

Next, she bit into the meat filling. It was firm and springy, and the scallions mixed within provided a fresh, clean taste that cut through the richness. With just one bite, Tu Yan’s eyes welled up with tears.

Her Beast Husband was standing beside her. Seeing his Female Master cry, he jumped in fright, thinking there was something bad in the dumpling.

"Delicious! It’s delicious!"

Tu Yan’s next muffled words made him discard that thought.

"It’s so good! A Meng, hurry and try some!"

Tu Yan shoved the other half of the dumpling into her Beast Husband’s mouth. Caught off guard by the mouthful, the male called "A Meng" stared with wide eyes.

’Wh-what is this? How can it be so delicious?!’

To be the Beast Husband of the City Lord’s daughter, A Meng’s family background was naturally nothing to scoff at, yet he had never eaten anything so delicious.

To put it this way, he was certain that his elders, and even the City Lord himself, had never tasted it!

Seeing his Female Master lost in the ecstasy of the delicious flavor, A Meng decisively took out a Gold Coin. "Proprietor, I want twenty servings of dumplings!"

Twenty servings sounded like a lot, but both of their families were quite large, so it wouldn’t last long at all.

Thinking of this, he changed his order. "Forget it, make it forty servings."

"Alright," Yu An said with a smile. "Which fillings would you like?"

A Meng had just eaten the pork and scallion one. He hesitated, not knowing what the other fillings tasted like.

Seeing this, Yu An suggested, "Each filling has its own unique flavor. How about ten servings of each?"

Seeing him nod, Yu An began to cook the dumplings.

Han Li packed them up on the side while Ao Wu filled small containers with vinegar and chili oil. Soon, the forty servings of dumplings were ready.

Tu Yan had already finished her sample dumpling and came over to help carry them.

She asked curiously, "Proprietor, where are you from? How come I’ve never seen you before?"

Tu Yan was sure she had never seen Yu An and the others before. Otherwise, she couldn’t possibly have no impression of Beastmen who sold such delicious food.

Yu An thought for a moment and reused the story about the Beast God she had used back on the Beastman Continent, which made Tu Yan cry out in astonishment.

"A dream from the Beast God? This delicious food was also a gift from the Beast God, and you’ll teach us how to make it later?"

"That’s right," Yu An nodded. "We will sell it for a few days as our compensation, and then we will teach the recipe to everyone. Anyone who wants to learn can learn." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

It wasn’t just Tu Yan; the other Beastmen were also pleasantly surprised. Although they hadn’t tasted the dumplings, from the aroma and the exaggerated reactions of Tu Yan and her Beast Husband, it wasn’t hard to tell just how delicious this food called "dumplings" was.

When they heard Yu An say that the daily quantity was limited and it was first-come, first-served, they hurriedly got in line.

"I... I want one serving of pork and scallion."

"The beef one looks good too. The lamb one must be delicious as well."

"I know what eggs are, but what are chives?"

The Beastmen discussed amongst themselves while waiting in line. As soon as they got their own dumplings, they couldn’t wait to start eating.

Every dumpling had a thin skin and generous filling. The meat fillings were juicy and plentiful. The pork and scallion was rich and savory; the green pepper and beef had a hint of spice, with crisp and refreshing pieces of green pepper, the mild heat cutting through the richness of the meat.

The radish and lamb was relatively light. The inherent gaminess of the lamb was faint, but not completely gone—otherwise, it wouldn’t taste like lamb.

Shredded radish was mixed into the meat, making the filling even juicier, bursting with flavor in every bite.

The chive and egg dumplings had their own unique taste. The crisp chives and rich egg were wrapped together, savory without being greasy—utterly refreshing.

Dipping them in vinegar and chili oil brought out yet another layer of flavor. The Beastmen couldn’t stop eating, and even after their bowls were empty, they were left wanting more.

Finally, they drank a bowl of the free dumpling broth, which warmed them from head to toe.

Seeing that the line wasn’t too long yet, the Beastmen who weren’t full decisively got back in line, occasionally standing on their tiptoes to peek at the front, afraid the dumplings would run out.

By the time the water in the pot was down to half of what she started with, the prepared dumplings were all gone. The Beastmen who hadn’t been able to buy any looked crestfallen, pleading with Yu An to make more.

"They’re all gone already? I heard there was an incredibly delicious food here that I’ve never had before, so I came all the way from the west side of the city to buy some."

"Please make some more, Proprietor! We haven’t been able to buy a single serving."

Yu An shook her head helplessly. "It takes a long time to wrap the dumplings, so it’s definitely too late to make them now. Please come back tomorrow. You can come earlier tomorrow."

Under the reluctant gazes of the Beastmen, Yu An drove the cart home.

They had rented a small courtyard, but they were actually living in her pocket dimension. After returning and closing the gate, Yu An brought the two of them inside it.

While they were out running the stall, the others had continued making dumplings in the pocket dimension. Chun Nuan had already prepared a meal, and when she saw them return, she quickly called them over to eat.

"You must be tired after a long day. Rest up after you eat."

Chun Nuan looked at Yu An with concern. "Why not let Xiao Quan and the others run the stall? They know how to cook dumplings too."

Yu An waved her hand and said with a grin, "Aunt Chun, I’m not tired. I’ll just use my superpower to heal myself and I’ll be fine."

’It only counts toward the mission if I’m the one doing the selling,’ she thought. ’Although it doesn’t really matter whether I do the mission or not, I feel that since one was issued, the food cart I got as a reward will definitely come in handy one day.’