Ever since that day when Ning Chen displayed his culinary skills and made a rare delicacy in the world, Nian Duan stopped making medicinal porridge. Instead, he waited for him every day like a baby bird waiting to be fed.
Within four to five days, Ning Chen cooked the fish, pheasant, and birds using various methods. Although he lacked the corresponding seasonings, under his superb heat control and unique methods, they all produced extremely fresh and unique flavors, making Nian Duan and Duanmu Rong unable to stop.
One day, after Nian Duan had eaten Ning Chen's new dish, which he had named " Flying Bird and Fish " in a bad way, he shook his head and sighed.
"Our mouths have been spoiled by Junior Brother Ning Chen. If you leave, I'm afraid we won't be able to eat that medicinal porridge anymore.”
Ning Chen only smiled.
In just a few days, Ning Chen had become very close to the master and disciple with his excellent culinary skills. Nian Duan always spoke to him with a gentle smile. How was there the cold feeling in the eyes of outsiders?
Duanmu Rong was also getting closer to him. She would occasionally reveal a shy and beautiful smile, which made Ning Chen's appetite increase.
On this day.
Ning Chen carried back a dozen thick bamboos from the mountain.
Duanmu Rong couldn't help but ask curiously,""Why did you get so many bamboos?”
"You'll know when the time comes." Ning Chen smiled mysteriously at her.”
"Pretending to be mysterious." Duanmu Rong said as she carried the herbs and walked out. She wanted to go to the sunniest stone by the Mirror Lake to dry these herbs.
By the time she returned, Ning Chen had already cut the bamboo into neat green bamboo poles. There were roughly thirty to forty of them, piled up neatly there.
"So many bamboos, are you going to make a house?”Duanmu Rong walked to his side and squatted down.
Ning Chen gave her a thumbs up.
"Smart."
Duanmu Rong was shocked when she heard this.
"Are we really going to make a house out of bamboo?”
"To be more precise, it's a bamboo house. Think about it, there's a small and beautiful bamboo house by the Mirror Lake. You can lie down in the bamboo house and admire the moon.”
Ning Chen described it to her. His hands were not idle either. With a wave of his fingers, a light blue sword qi cut open the green bamboo that was thicker than an adult's arm.
Hearing Ning Chen's description, Duanmu Rong also looked forward to it.
"Then can Master and I stay there?”
Duanmu Rong looked at him and asked.
"Of course." Ning Chen said without hesitation.
Duanmu Rong smiled.
"Alright, then I'll help you too."
Ning Chen glanced at her and teased,"
"Forget it. Forgive me for being blunt, but I'm afraid you won't be of much help.”
"What? I'm not helping you anymore. I'm going to dry the medicine.”
Duanmu Rong stood up and was about to leave.
Her hand was suddenly held. She turned her head and saw Ning Chen holding her hand and smiling at her."Stay with me for a while longer."
Duanmu Rong's heart skipped a beat as she looked at him. Her face turned slightly hot and she turned her face away from him.
" Hand..." Her voice was very soft, but Ning Chen heard it. He quickly let go of her hand, and Duanmu Rong bent down and sat down on the grass beside him.
A smile appeared on Ning Chen's delicate and flawless face. He turned around and continued to deal with the green bamboos. Duanmu Rong hugged her knees and sat behind him, quietly looking at him with a gentle gaze.
In the distant wooden house, Nian Duan quietly watched this scene with a smile in his eyes.
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Another three days passed.
Next to the wooden house, a bamboo house made entirely of green bamboo took shape. The bamboo house was divided into two floors, and its design was unique and had an ancient charm.
Ning Chen stood in front of the bamboo house and nodded in satisfaction.
"How is it?" Ning Chen turned his head and smiled at Nian Duan and Duanmu Rong.
"It's very beautiful." Duanmu Rong nodded. Her eyes were filled with love as she looked at the bamboo house.
"Not bad." Nian Duan nodded.
"Martial sister Nian Duan, I'll give this bamboo house to you and Miss Duanmu.”Ning Chen looked at the two of them and smiled.
"Eh?" Nian Duan was startled.
"Those wooden houses are a little airy. When it rains, it will leak. Don't live in them in the future. Those wooden houses will be used to store some medicine in the future. It will be more convenient for the patients to live in them.”Ning Chen smiled.
Nian Duan looked at him with a gentle gaze."You're so thoughtful."
"Rong 'er, do you want to move in?" Nian Duan looked at Duanmu Rong and asked.
Duanmu Rong looked at Nian Duan, then at Ning Chen. She lowered her head and nodded lightly."Yes."
Nian Duan looked at her and smiled. Then, he looked at Ning Chen and said,"Then we won't stand on ceremony. Normally, we master and disciple eat the delicacies that Junior Brother Ning makes and receive such a great gift. If we don't return the gift, we master and disciple won't be able to live with our conscience.”
Ning Chen was about to say something when Nian Duan raised his hand.
"Don't refuse. Otherwise, we master and disciple will have a guilty conscience.”
Duanmu Rong nodded.
Nian Duan thought for a moment, then looked at Ning Chen and said,
"Junior Brother Ning, follow me."
After saying that, she took the lead and walked towards the wooden house. Ning Chen and Duanmu Rong looked at each other and followed.
Outside the wooden house, Nian Duan walked into the room used to store herbs. After a while, he walked out with a wooden box in his hand.
Duanmu Rong looked at the wooden box in surprise.
"Master, this is…"
Nian Duan walked in front of Ning Chen and opened the wooden box. An ancient bamboo scroll was quietly placed inside.
"This is a medical book written by our senior. It records the medical skills and prescriptions of many doctors. I can't give it to you, but I can lend it to you. With your talent, I believe you will be able to remember it very quickly.”Nian Duan said as he looked at Ning Chen and handed the wooden box forward.
Ning Chen didn't take it. His gaze moved from the thick bamboo scroll to Nian Duan's face.
"I once heard that when a doctor accepts a disciple, they place great emphasis on their character. If they are driven by money and have no heart to help the world, they would rather die than pass down their medical skills. Senior Sister Nian Duan lent me such an important medical skill. Aren't you afraid that I'll spread it out?”
Nian Duan looked at him and shook his head with a smile. He did not say anything and only handed the wooden box forward.
"Take it. Master and I believe that you're not that kind of person.”
Duanmu Rong looked at him and said in a pleasant and gentle voice.
"Then it would be impolite of me to refuse.”Ning Chen didn't refuse and accepted the wooden box.
"Yes." Nian Duan nodded in satisfaction, then turned around and walked into the house."Rong 'er, pack up and move.”
"Yes, Master." Duanmu Rong beamed with joy.
After that, he spent some effort.
With Ning Chen's help, the master and disciple moved the few clothes and bedding items into the bamboo house. Duanmu Rong chose a room on the second floor near the lake, which was adjacent to Ning Chen's room, while Nian Duan chose a room on the first floor.
After that, Ning Chen spent some time looking for some good-looking bamboo and made a few pieces of furniture. There were tables, chairs, poles for drying clothes, bamboo beds...
Duanmu Rong was very fond of the things he made. Even Nian Duan could not help but sigh at Ning Chen's ingenuity in this aspect. He said that with his talent, he could go to the Mo family to learn high-grade mechanism techniques.
Ning Chen read through the medical book that Nian Duan had borrowed from him that night.
Reading ancient medical books, green bag medical skill proficiency 10, current proficiency 22%
A lot of knowledge about medicine, medicine, and prescriptions surged into Ning Chen's mind.
He immersed himself in it and waited until dawn the next day before slowly opening his eyes.
"This Green Sac Medicine might be more extraordinary than I thought.”Ning Chen thought to himself,"I've only reached the third level of the nine levels, but it already contains so many prescriptions. It's more detailed than the ancient scroll of the medical family's inheritance by 30%. Moreover, the description of the medicinal principles is extremely detailed and appropriate…"
"Looks like I have to spend more effort on this in the future…"
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