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 birds' nest pudding, egg jelly and a savory salad made of young bamboo shoots and water chestnuts.

Phen and Kan were the younger brothers. They were studying kitchen art under the guidance of the able Zung. But all the brothers in their spare time worked in the garden. It was a pleasant form of relaxation. The blended colors and perfumes, the eternal silence broken occasionally by the song of a lark was like sweet music.