Chapter 221: The border is in an emergency
After Li Jinhong went back, as soon as he came to Du Xiqing's courtyard, he had already seen a few small dishes on the stone table on the grape trell in the courtyard. A little maid was there to watch, and no one else was in sight.
"What's going on?" Li Jinhong asked curiously.
When the little maid saw that it was her own young master, she hurriedly saluted and replied, "Young master, this is a dish cooked by the young lady herself." said that the weather was hot in the past two days, and the two old men had a bad appetite, and today she personally cooked for everyone to cook some good wine and food! ”
"Did the two gentlemen go and invite them?" Li Jinhong asked with a smile, but in his heart he thought that his wife was really a person who would enjoy life.
"It's already pleased!" The little maid replied.
Not to mention putting these side dishes under this grape shelf, there are really a few different kinds of fun in it. The unhappiness of talking to Xie Suyue before, after seeing this scene, suddenly disappeared.
When Du Xiqing was still busy in the small stove room, Li Jinhong walked straight to the small stove room.
As soon as he walked in, he smelled the fragrance of tea, and Li Jinhong was very curious and stretched out his head to take a look. It turned out that Du Xiqing was boiling a pot of eggs at this time.
"Hey, what kind of egg is this? It smells good! Li Jinhong smelled this smell and felt very tempting.
Du Xiqing looked back and saw Li Jinhong coming in, so after giving him a warm smile, she focused on the stove again.
The black water on the small stove was boiling eggs, and in the pot was a large pot of hot oil boiling.
"What are you going to do here? This oil is going to be hot, so be careful not to get spilled! Li Jinhong told with some unease.
"Okay, okay, you hurry up and call your father-in-law and father over, I'll serve this crispy meat when it's ready!" Du Xiqing knew that Li Jinhong also felt sorry for herself, but with Li Jinhong here, she couldn't do things well, so Du Xiqing thought of such an excuse.
Li Jinhong glanced at Du Xiqing again and again, and then had no choice but to go out. At this time, Du Xiqing saw that the temperature of the oil in the pot was just right, so she put the marinated crispy meat into the oil pan and fried it.
By the time Li Jinhong, Li Changde and Wang Yuechao came over, Du Xiqing had already placed the small vegetables and green porridge under the grape trellis.
A plate of peanuts, two plates of crispy meat, cold chicken, cold salad with three shreds, three color diced vegetables, and then a large pot of tea eggs and a large pot of green porridge.
The colorful side dishes made me feel appetizing in the summer, so the three big men began to pick up chopsticks and eat them as soon as they sat down.
Good dishes must be indispensable for good wine, but the fruit wine that Du Xiqing brewed when she took it out this time is not easy to be intoxicating, and the taste is also suitable for all ages.
Wang Yuechao peeled an egg, then put it in his mouth and ate it. After tasting this taste, Wang Yuechao chewed while continuing to take an egg in his hand and began to peel it.
After eating the eggs in his mouth, Wang Yuechao was full of praise and said, "Xiqing, how did your head grow?" You can think of this kind of flavored eggs, we are really blessed! I didn't expect the two flowers of the Du family, the craftsmanship is first-class! ”
Hearing Wang Yuechao's praise, Li Jinhong and Li Changde couldn't wait to take one in their hands, and after peeling off the eggshell by dividing it by two, they ate it beautifully.
Like Wang Yuechao, before one was finished, the two of them began to eat the second.
After everyone had eaten two, Du Xiqing asked someone to put away the tea eggs. So the three old men looked at Du Xiqing with wide eyes, as if they were accusing Du Xiqing of not giving them food.
Seeing such a funny scene, Du Xiqing laughed all of a sudden, and she couldn't even straighten her waist.
"Alright, alright! Don't accuse me with the same look I did for bullying you! This tea egg is delicious, but you can't eat too much. Eat up to two a day, there are some things in it that are not good for your body, especially for the elderly! ”
After hearing this, everyone understood that Du Xiqing was kind, so naturally they didn't chase after it
Just when everyone was about to eat, a person quickly came to the bottom of the grape trellis, walked to Wang Yuechao's ear and said something, and then saw Wang Yuechao's face change suddenly.
Wang Yuechao waved his hand, and after letting the person go down, he said with a solemn expression: "The Seventh Prince just called someone to send a message to me, saying that the border pass has been lost, the Tartars have captured one of our small cities, and the army guarding is retreating step by step, and the emperor intends to ease relations with me, hoping that I can put on my armor again!" ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent, and everyone didn't know what to say at this time. From a selfish point of view, everyone is reluctant to go on the expedition of Wang Yuechao. On the one hand, he didn't want him to work so hard, and secondly, this court was not worth Wang Yuechao's life at all.
But everyone is very aware of Wang Yuechao's personality and character, and at the same time, the Seventh Prince sent this news, I am afraid it is to remind Wang Yuechao to prepare for the expedition in advance!
Therefore, everyone who understood everything lost their previous smiles and were all silent.
In the end, Wang Yuechao let out a long sigh for himself, and then said firmly: "I will definitely put on armor and go into battle, my Wang Yuechao lives for the people on the border." If I see Jinhong getting married, my wish will come true, and I can rest assured to fight! ”
Li Jinhong knew that his persuasion was useless, and he could only do his best to help his father-in-law win the battle.
"Father-in-law, you can go with confidence! If you need the child to do something for you, send the message back. And venison jerky, I'll send it to the soldiers anyway. ”
Wang Yuechao looked at his righteous son Li Jinhong, feeling that his son had grown up, and then patted Li Jinhong on the shoulder.
After that, Wang Yuechao began to make preparations, and Li Jinhong and Du Xiqing also began to deploy. Du Xiqing has already sent carrier pigeons to Du Lan's side to send the news that from today onwards, all the dried meat produced in the workshop will not be sold to the outside world, and all will be supplied to the army of Wang Yue Dynasty.
Li Jinhong, on the other hand, went around to collect some wound medicine for trauma information, and prepared to send them to the border together when the time came. There is food and medicine, so that the strength of the army can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.
Now that's all everyone can do for the Wang Yue Dynasty.
Sure enough, soon the holy decree came down, reinstating Wang Yue's court officials and rewarding him with a lot of money. And it was the Seventh Prince himself who read out the holy decree, Wang Yuechao didn't say anything, glanced at the Seventh Prince, and finally rushed to the border after receiving the holy decree. R1152