The Fragrance of the Kitchen

【Gourmet】+【Daily Life】+【Heartwarming】+【Sichuan Flavors】+【A Taste of Life】+【Exile】+【Political Scheming】+【Ordinary People】+【An Aging Emperor】+【A Joyful Ending】 When disaster struck her hometown, farm girl Gu Xiang was sold to a human trafficker for five taels of silver. After being passed from one person to another, she arrived in Chang’an. When Gu Xiang learned she was about to be sold to a brothel, she could not bear the thought of such humiliation and slammed her head against a wall. Gu Xiang, from the postmodern era, opened her eyes to an even more dangerous predicament. She decisively chose to save herself and, by luck, made it into the Duke of Rong’s household. There, Gu Xiang was careful in everything she did, yet found a warmth she had never known before. Little did she know that beneath the cozy daily routine, a grave crisis had long been brewing: the household’s third branch was involved in factional struggles at court. Gu Xiang had planned to quietly save enough money to buy her freedom and escape the whirlpool. But disaster struck in the blink of an eye. The once-glorious Duke of Rong’s household was confiscated and stripped of its title in an instant. The entire family was exiled to Bashu to dig canals! Gu Xiang had planned to settle in Chang’an with her dear friend Dong Cao. When she learned what had happened to the Duke of Rong’s household, she looked at this place that was at once strange and familiar, both foreign land and home. Remembering the kindness of the Old Madam and Sister Li Xia, she faced a difficult choice... The *Dao De Jing* says, “Governing a great state is like cooking a small fish.” So what flavors of life will Gu Xiang cook up as she tends her little kitchen? This book is also known as *The Fragrance of Shu* and *The Fragrance of Home*. The author has already completed a million-word novel, so you can start reading with confidence.