The time is set in the twenty-fifth year of the Kaiyuan reign of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty (737 AD), which was at the peak of the Kaiyuan era. At this time, Chang'an was the largest metropolis in the world. Hu merchants gathered in the Western City, and business trips from Nanzhao, Tubo, Persia and other countries were frequent. Yangzhou, as the most prosperous place in the south of the Yangtze River, had developed water transportation and prosperous markets, and was the country's center of food and wealth. The story revolves around a "special food list" sent from Chang'an West City to Yangzhou. A group of little people with different identities are forced to travel together because of this food list and embark on a thousand-mile journey from Chang'an to Yangzhou.
Shen Afei is the young owner of "Shen Ji Hu Cake Shop" in Chang'an West City. He is 20 years old and slightly chubby. His biggest hobby is eating and improving snacks (such as adding mutton sauce to Hu Cake and trying to make "fried sugar cakes"). He has an optimistic personality and is a little trouble-shy but soft-hearted. Because his father owes a debt to a Yangzhou salt merchant, he is forced to send him "food orders" to pay off the debt.
Su Wan was originally a daughter of a Luoyang official. She lost her official position because of a false accusation. In order to find help from her grandfather who lived in Yangzhou, she disguised herself as a man (under the pseudonym "Su Xiaolang") and mingled in the caravan. As a result, she accidentally traveled with Shen Afei and accidentally ate half of Shen Afei's dry food.
There is also a kind of funny appearance of little characters, the writing style is humorous, light-hearted, and full of delicious food. If you like this kind of book, come and read it.
