Liu Boqin, besides going up the mountain to hunt, had also cleared a small vegetable garden next to his house, where many vegetables seemed to be growing quite well.
"Elder, please rest for a while and have some water. I will go and prepare a vegetarian meal for you," Liu Boqin warmly said after inviting Jiang Liu to sit down.
"Wait, Benefactor Liu, I do have some knowledge in the Art of Kitchen, so allow me to handle it today. You just go and cleanly slaughter that wild boar," Jiang Liu interjected upon hearing Liu Boqin's words.
In the Tang Dynasty at that time, the methods of cooking were fairly simple, involving either roasting, boiling, or steaming, and there were hardly any other culinary techniques available, which Jiang Liu, accustomed to stir-fried dishes, found quite unsatisfying.
Since he was staying as a guest and was asking for help in finding Sun Wukong, Jiang Liu didn't mind showing off his cooking skills to let Liu Boqin taste his craftsmanship.
