"Second Sister, why the tsk-tsk, are these dishes not tasty? But Brother Cheng has had the dishes made by the master's wife, and they are really tasty, just a tiny bit less delicious than the ones Second Sister makes."
Indeed, what a good little brother, never forgetting to flatter his own Second Sister in the end.
Gu Jinli laughed and said, "It's not a matter of taste, it's that these dishes aren't suitable for selling in the town's taverns."
Brother Cheng: "Why?"
Gu Jinli: "Those who come to the town's taverns to dine aren't the type with overflowing wealth. A meal won't cost more than five taels, and the cost of making just one dish from this cookbook that Lady Xia gave us is already five taels. Even if made, no one would spend the money to eat it. In our rural areas, we should make tasty dishes that are cheap to prepare, making these expensive dishes would make people say our tavern is crazy."
