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“Since you do not wish to stay as a guest, I won’t insist,” the Third Hall Master said. “However, seeing that you travel the world and carry quite a complete set of supplies, I’ve prepared a bamboo tube of white mushrooms for you. Please, you must accept it.”
He held the bamboo tube and made a show of placing it on the horse’s back, as if worried that Song You might refuse.
Seeing this, Song You had no choice but to accept it, placing it in the saddlebag himself.
“Sir, don't underestimate these white mushrooms. They only grow in a few places—the grasslands of Yanzhou in the north and a small part of Yuezhou here. They used to be a tribute exclusively supplied to the palace. During times of peace with the northern frontier people, they would use these mushrooms to trade with us.
“The white mushrooms are incredibly delicious, and the northern frontier people always demanded a high price for them. Now that chaos has erupted in the north, even the palace is likely receiving fewer of them.”
The Third Hall Master, worried that Song You might not recognize the value of the gift and think the Changqiang Sect was trying to brush him off with something trivial, added earnestly, “When you eat them, soak them in water to rehydrate, and cook them the same way you would shiitake mushrooms.”
“Thank...
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