Back in the East Wing, Shen Qinglan did not go directly to sleep after washing up. Instead, she took out her four treasures of the study to prepare a menu and its recipes.
She wrote down many dishes, as well as some snacks like teppanyaki squid, teppanyaki eggplant, fried eggs, oil-braised shrimp, barbecue, and skewers with a five-flavor dipping sauce.
If only she could make stinky tofu, she would have included that too.
Making snacks requires corresponding tools. Barbecue needs a grill, and skewers need their specific tools.
So after finishing the menu, she drew a bunch of items.
By the time she snapped back into focus, it was already midnight.
She glanced at the last drawing, which was a manual juice squeezer.
After letting the ink dry and folding everything neatly, she washed her hands and went to sleep.
The next morning, at the break of dawn, Shen Qinglan was woken up by Dong Yao.
After breakfast, Dong Yao dragged her out the door again.
