After kneading the dough and letting it rest, he packed the thoroughly cooked Monkey Wine ingredients into mason jars.
[Estimated brewing time: 5 days]
"That fast?" Han Qiwu noted down the time in his little notebook.
He had initially thought brewing wine would take ten or twenty days.
Once he finished with the Monkey Wine, the dough had rested long enough. He returned to the kitchen to start making Oil-Poured Noodles.
To ensure adequate protein intake, Han Qiwu also quickly pan-fried some eel fillets.
All set.
Time to eat.
Just as he finished eating, the phone rang.
"Had dinner yet? What're you up to?" Tang Qingying's slightly languid voice came through the line.
Han Qiwu smiled faintly, leaning back in his chair to relax as he replied, "Just finished eating. Had Oil-Poured Noodles. Now taking a break."
