Quest - Boatman's Daughter[]
1.Mother's Keepsake[]
Hello, Sir. I am a humble girl named Chu Lian. Would you like to do me a favor? My mother died when I was little, and my father has raised me ever since. However, I haven't done anything for my father yet. So I would like to do something nice for him. In fact, my father is in ill health. So I want to serve good food to my father today, but I need to ask for your help because I don't have anything to feed him and I am not very good at cooking. Of course there are many fine dishes in the world, but my father really liked the dishes that my mother prepared for him when she was alive. I would really like to serve him those dishes today, but I don't know the names of the dishes. ~ Maybe there are some clues in the keepsakes my mother left. Please find me the box with my mother's memories if you ever happen near Taipei. I hid my mother's keepsakes there for fear that my father would be sad.
Mission: Mother's Keepsake Box x1
Oh... this is it. Thank you very much, sir. I think I can find the names of the dishes my mother had made with this.
Reward:
- Experience: 1,000
- Gold: 5,000
2.Cook Tai Hua Gong[]
My mother must have been a good cook. There are so many wonderful recipes written in her cook book, like these seafood dishes or Shanghai Roast Duck. But... what shall I do? I don't think I can make these dishes. Whew... I have to ask someone else to cook them for me. ~ I've heard that there's a famous cook visiting nearby. His name is... Tai Hua Gong. Sir, do you think you can meet him for me? Please meet him and deliver my wish for me.
Mission: Talk to Tai Hua Gong
You have met him. He said he would grant my wish? Oh my, that's great. I'm so happy.
Reward:
- Experience: 500
- Gold: 3,000
3.Food with My Mother's Memory[]
As you know, my family has been poor for a long time and I don't have anything. Since the dishes of a famous cook are bound to be expensive, you should put in a good word for me. If he ever asks for money... I'll pay him even if I have to sell my hair, so please put in a good word for me. ~ My mother said they used to eat Hong Shan Yu whenever she met my father. My parents must have liked Hong Shan Yu very much. Please ask Tai Hua Gong to make Hong Shan Yu.
Mission: Hong Shan Yu x2
Oh, you brought Hong Shan Yu. Thank you so much. My father will be so happy.
Reward:
- Experience: 1,000
- Gold: 2,000
- Item: Dumpling x50
4.Memories of Hong Shan Yu[]
Sir, what am I going to do? My father cried when he saw the Hong Shan Yu. He said he could afford only Hong Shan Yu when he dated my mother because he was very poor. It's heartbreaking to see him blame himself for not being able to buy her better food. ~ Sir, I'm sorry, but can I ask you one more favor? There's one dish my mother used to make for my father on his birthday. It is Shanghai Roast Duck. Can you get me one dish of it from Tai Hua Gong?
Mission: Shanghai Roast Duck x1
Thank you very much. I won't forget your kindness until I die.
Reward:
- Experience: 2,500
- Gold: 8,000
5.The Reason I Made Roast Duck[]
Sir, my father smiled when he saw the Shanghai Roast Duck. He said it was the dish my mother used to make for me since it was my favorite. Oh my! Now that I think about it, my father used to give every bit of duck to me. She made food for me on my father's birthday... What on earth should I serve him? I have no clue. My mother would have known... Wait! There might be something in my mother's keepsakes. Wait a second, please. I'll go look for it. ~ Sir, take a look at this. It is my mother's diary. Can you read it please? I am too nervous to read.
Mission: Read [Mother's Diary]
Mother's Diary>
Date: xx/xx/xx It's been already 15 years since I met him. There are wrinkles around his eyes, and his hair lost its shine. But our love hasn't cooled off yet. Like this hot pumpkin soup. I am just grateful to him for enjoying my food all the time. I hope he'll have a good day and come back soon...
Date: xx/xx/xx A heavy fog descended upon us this morning. It breaks my heart to see you getting so thin these days. Endless work as a boatman must be too much for him. I served him tasty Shanghai Roast Duck today. But he gave every bit of it to our daughter. I'm just grateful to you, who feels so happy only to see your child eat.
Date: xx/xx/xx My husband took the day off because of the rain. I heard him moaning from sickness. It's natural that he fell sick since he overworked himself... I made him Fo Tiao Qiang to cure his illness. And fortunately, he got better. I'm so happy that he got better and held me in his arms.
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Right! There was a dish called Fo Tiao Qiang. My mother might have been a good cook. Right. This is the dish my mother wanted to prepare for my father.
Reward:
- Experience: 500
- Gold: 3,000
- Item: Mother's Diary x1
6.Fo Tiao Qiang[]
Oh! This... I think I saw this dish before. When my father was sick and couldn't go to work for several days, my mother sold her wedding gifts to make this dish. I heard that my father recovered after eating Fo Tiao Qiang. ~ Sir, I'll ask you one last favor. Please meet Tai Hua Gong and ask him to make Fo Tiao Qiang for me.
Mission: Completed Fo Tiao Qiang x1
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Thank you very much. My father enjoyed every bit of it. I don't know how to repay you...
Please drop by if you ever find yourself in this village later. My father really wants to return your favor. I'll practice hard on my cooking and treat you to good food when you visit me again. Thank you for sharing your time with me. Take care and goodbye.
Reward:
- Experience: 1,000
- Gold: 5,000