In Gujiaao, when the family has something to do, it is common for the whole village to come to help, so when Gu Qingzhu is busy cooking, he is not surprised that Liang Mancang helps to light the fire and occasionally hands a plate.

Liang Mancang has been a well-trained soldier for five years, every time he goes to war, he fights side by side with his brother, in the Mu family army, everyone knows that Liang Mandou is a marksman, but he doesn't know that he gives the weakest back to his most trusted brother every time, the two attack and defend, cooperate seamlessly, Liang Mancang has long been trained to be an all-round assistant, if there is Liang Mancang with him that time, Liang Mandou may not have an accident, let alone bear the stigma of treason and defection to the enemy.

Liang Mancang, who has been tempered by life and death, has a sharp eye, has long seen the details around him clearly, and is better at observing the needs of his companions, and satisfying them as quickly as possible.

Neither of them could think of what they thought was ordinary, but in the eyes of Mu Jincheng, a person who had never been in a serious relationship in his life, he was dyed with too many charming feelings.

Just when Mu Jincheng was thinking about it, Gu Qingzhu had already brought four dishes to the table: snake soup, cold snake skin, salt and pepper snake segments, and salted egg yolk baked snake segments.

"You can taste it." Gu Qingzhu put a set of bone china tableware in front of him.

The snake soup is filled with the ultimate fresh and fragrant taste, the cold snake skin is sour and spicy, and although the salt and pepper and egg yolk are fried, they smell two flavors, one is simply salty and hemp, and the other is sand and glutinous and fragrant.

"Since you did it, why don't you eat a little with me." Mu Jincheng grabbed the chopsticks and failed to put them down several times.

"Snake meat dispels wind and dampness, reduces swelling and relieves pain, in the countryside, after the summer solstice, you have to boil a little snake soup for children to drink, you can avoid prickly heat and poisonous sores in summer, the soup has nothing else except a little salt, the taste is still very good, which is as rich as the ingredients you have here, you can make a table of snake feasts full of color and fragrance, but you are good, but you can't eat it." Gu Qingzhu said as he took a piece of egg yolk snake and gnawed it with relish, eating it with gusto.

"Is it delicious?" Mu Jincheng pursed his lips and raised his eyebrows and asked.

"You'll know if you eat a little." Gu Qingzhu threw the leftover snake bones on the table and said.

The dishes on this table look pleasing to the eyes and smell delicious, and seeing Gu Qingzhu eating deliciously at this time, Mu Jincheng finally mustered up the courage and picked up a small piece of salt and pepper snake and took a bite.

The snake segment is crispy on the outside, fresh and tender on the inside, the pepper and salt contaminated on the surface penetrate into the meat with the bite of the teeth, fragrant and salty, the more the snake meat is chewed, the more fragrant it is, which makes people want to stop.

If Mu Jincheng didn't know that it was made of snake meat, he would have to eat it happily for this mouth-watering taste, but he finally hesitated, only ate a piece, and held back.

"Look, I made the dish, you tasted it, and our agreement ended here." Gu Qingzhu washed his hands, packed up the bamboo basket, and prepared to leave.

"No! This dish doesn't count! Seeing her say this, Mu Jincheng hurriedly raised his voice.

"Why is this dish bad? Is the ingredients not fresh, or is it a bad taste? Gu Qingzhu was a little angry, she had been busy for more than an hour, and she didn't want this answer.

"I don't like to eat snakes!" Mu Jincheng swallowed his saliva, even though it was so delicious, he still couldn't overcome his natural fear.

"It's not my fault, you don't like to eat, you might as well ask someone else to taste it, don't you know." Gu Qingzhu said patiently.

"Since you want to thank me, you naturally cook the dishes I like, where can this be counted!" Mu Jincheng is strong.

"You ...... "What do you like, how do I know!" Gu Qingzhu gritted his back molars and scolded secretly, angry, but he didn't have a problem with him.

"Brother Jincheng, how are you suffering and suffering, you are clearly the king of freedom, hiding in the countryside with good mountains and rivers, what delicious food has you made this time, you smell the fragrance from afar, are you specially entertaining me?" Outside, a man laughed and played.

The footsteps quickly spread from far to near, the front of the door was dark, the figure had arrived, Liang Mancang turned sideways to block Gu Qingzhu, and passed by the thin man in brocade.

The person who broke in was Qian Yi, and Mu Jincheng had to stand up and perfunctory him, seeing Gu Qingzhu and Liang Mancang leave together.

"Who are these two?" Qian Yi looked back, only to see that it was a burly and strong man and a tall and thin girl who left, each carrying a bamboo basket on their backs, out of the kitchen door, and walked straight away.

"No matter what you do, you won't come empty-handed, take my good dishes for nothing!" Mu Jincheng was depressed in his heart, and said angrily.

"How can it, the new immortals in Xinghua Village are drunk, I brought ten altars, I don't believe I can't drink you!" Mu Jincheng has always had a perverse temperament, and Qian Yi was not annoyed, he just smiled.

"Baoying, let Mama Zhao ask someone to bring these to the side room, and then make a few more dishes." Mu Jincheng walked away with his head up, and Qian Yi followed behind, looking around.

"This snake meat is so delicious, it's a pity that you eat so little." There was already a pile of snake skeletons in front of Qian Yi, and he lowered his head and sighed with satisfaction.

"Eat yours!" Mu Jincheng glared at him.

He really felt sorry for Gu Qingzhu's time-consuming and laborious snake banquet, which was all in vain at this time, he barely ate a little, and it tasted excellent, but he just couldn't pass the psychological hurdle, so he could only watch Qian Yi eat a lot.

"Your father is really ruthless, isn't he just killing a minion, or my eldest brother's, as for sending you here to suffer!" Qian Yiru said unintentionally.

"You just said that I am the king of freedom, where is the hardship, if I don't come, how can you have this blessing?" Mu Jincheng took a sip of wine and glanced at him.

"Why don't you come with me to my cottage for a few days? Hunting in the mountains, fishing in the water, there are a few girls who can be seen in the village, you can play as much as you want, but it is not much more interesting than guarding your tea shop. Qian Yi took a snake skin of chopsticks and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Come on, it's better for me to be alone, Baoying and Qiusheng came with me, if my father knows that I don't repent, I'm running around, and I'm going to beat them, why bother others." Mu Jincheng shook his head with a bitter face.

"You are kind-hearted, the little guy has to take care of it, but I don't know how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade, Xiaocui thinks about it these days, she came with me, she is waiting in the carriage outside, do you want to ......" Qian Yi drank red face, leaned into his ear, and said ambiguously.

"It's terrible, it's blue and white, you brought her here, I can't go back for the rest of my life." Mu Jincheng raised his hand and twisted his ears.

"Oops, oops, let go!" Qian Yi slapped him indiscriminately, finally broke free, rubbed his ears and said, "I'm not doing it for your good, the spring night is long, even the cats and dogs are calling spring, I'm afraid that you will be strong in blood and will be lonely and sleepless!" ”

"Get out, you look like you, beast!" Mu Jincheng kicked him across the table.

"Okay, good, I'm a beast, you, the beauty is current, live up to Chun'en, that's really not as good as a beast!" Qian Yi dodged the second kick and scolded with a smile.

"Eat and drink enough, go back to your rouge cave." Mu Jincheng saw that he had drunk wine, and his speech became more and more absurd, so he made remarks to drive people away.

"The peony flower is dead, and the ghost is also romantic, only you, the first gentleman in Nancang, have taken on the name of the merry, who knows that you are still an untrained chick! Hiccup......" Qian Yi was deeply drunk, shaking his head, his narrow eyes narrowed into a slit, and he laughed and teased.

"Baoying, call Yun Guan'er to come, his master has drunk too much." Mu Jincheng shouted outside.

Yun Guan'er is Qian Yi's little servant, a fair-skinned and thin boy of fifteen or sixteen years old, he bowed his head and came in, wanting to support Qian Yi.

"Go away, go away, I'm going to stay here today!" Qian Yi waved his hand vigorously, but Yun Guan'er couldn't, so he had to stand aside.

Mu Jincheng naturally knew why he came, whether it was in the name of seeing him, or arranging for Xiaocui to serve, it was nothing more than to ask who killed the man in black, but he was not stupid, how could he tell him about Baoxing.

After making up his mind, he asked Mama Zhao to cook a pot of flag gun tea, and drank it slowly by himself, letting him mess around, whether he was really drunk or pretending to be crazy, just for fun.

Gu Qingzhu and Liang Mancang came out of Sansheng Tea Shop, today's fresh tea price, although Sansheng has not dropped, but the side family is two Wen, obviously not a good sign, Gu Qingzhu is worried about the new tea-making skills that Ran said, she took out those few teas and looked over and over again when she was free these days, but it is not a way to just look at it like this, it is best to try it yourself.

Therefore, she decided to buy a pot of roasted tea first, and the two of them went around in the only blacksmith shop in the town, those pots were either small or too deep, according to Gu Qingzhu's figure, to fry tea in a large pot, almost half of the body, not to mention tired, the steaming heat can roast people unbearable.

Fortunately, the man in the blacksmith shop said that he could cast a pot for Gu Qingzhu alone, but the price would be higher, Gu Qingzhu thought about it, and finally agreed, since it was custom-made, Gu Qingzhu drew the appearance of a pot, the pot is shallow, and the bottom is slightly flat, this is the idea she pondered after looking at the pot.

The man glanced at the nondescript pot on the picture, and asked Gu Qingzhu to compare the size, although he was surprised, he didn't say anything, folded the picture a few times, put it in the pocket of his apron, and said in a muffled voice, "I'll take it in five days." ”

Gu Qingzhu paid fifty yuan, and the two hurried back.

Back at Gujiaao, it was getting late, and Liang Mancang took half of the 100 wen that sold snakes and gave it to Gu Qingzhu.

Today, if Gu Qingzhu hadn't said that he would make a snake banquet, his vegetable snake would not be sold at this price, and ordinary people would not buy such a big one, even if the restaurant wanted it, it would be considered a high price if it could be sold for fifty or sixty yuan.

"What is this for, you caught the snake, I can't ask for it." Gu Qingzhu resigned again and again.

"Last time, you helped me find a restaurant for selling pheasants, and the shopkeeper now accepts me every time, the price has been good, and today's vegetable snake is sold at a high price, and it's all your credit, I have to thank you." Liang Mancang rubbed his hands shyly.

"What's this, I'm just helping to introduce, you still have to catch the game, how can I take your money for nothing, besides, you saved me before, how can this be counted." Gu Qingzhu tilted his head and smiled.

"In the future, I will help you carry your tea out and sell it, I see that the man is not like a good person, I cooked him for two days, pick and choose, if you go again tomorrow, you will definitely be entangled by him, even if you have great kindness, and you will not bring such a tormenting person!" Liang Mancang twisted his eyebrows and said dissatisfied.