"Miss Hu, good skills!" Guan Zhuofan was very impressed when he saw her show this hand, but he couldn't help but speak: "This small dish uses two sheep's heads to ......."

"Only these eight slices of meat are the most tender, and the others dare not be used to worship the nobles." Hu Qingqing pursed her lips and smiled, "Master Guan, I heard that your master is not tired of eating, and he is the best at eating." I'm not going to be on the table with this little thing, right? ”

"Where," the beauty smiled, which made Guan Zhuofan's heart flutter, and he couldn't help but hold her again, "Like those of us who are guards, the most haode thing we can eat is the gizzard meat given by the emperor, which is not worth mentioning compared to your craftsmanship." ”

His words are not true, they are said with a clear conscience, and they are quite disrespectful - the things given by the emperor, no matter how unpalatable they are, how can they be said to be "not worth mentioning"?

After the festival in the palace, the gizzard meat used for worship is often rewarded to the guards to eat, which is considered a kind of honor, but the gizzard meat is fatty and greasy, and there is no sauce to accompany it, so it is difficult to swallow. However, there are more than a hundred exquisite dishes in the palace, and he specially picked one of the most unpalatable things to talk about, and what he did was nothing more than to set off Hu Qingqing's superb cooking skills.

Hu Qingqing naturally couldn't guess Guan Zhuofan's thoughts, listening to his tone, he was praising his skills higher than the imperial chef, he was happy in his heart, and said with a smile: "The meat has no salt taste, of course it is not delicious, and it is difficult for you to eat it." ”

Guan Zhuofan inevitably had to show off again: "Of course, there is a way-"

The solution was figured out by the eunuchs in the palace. They cut the mulberry paper into small strips, soaked it in salt water for two days beforehand, took it out and dried it, and when it was time for the guards to eat the gizzard, they secretly gave it to them. The guards smeared mulberry paper on the meat, which was equivalent to adding salt, and they could barely eat it. And a piece of silver given to the eunuch afterwards is also indispensable.

Hu Xueyan and Hu Qingqing have heard such secrets in the palace with relish. After Hu Qingqing heard this, she still had to play, thought about it, and said very seriously: "Master Guan, if I come to make these mulberry papers for you, I must do a better job than my father-in-law." Not only with salt, but also with marinade, well...... Then crush the green onion and ginger and squeeze the juice, and the taste can also be entered. ”

Hu Xueyan saw her solemn look, and couldn't help but quip: "This is very good!" It's better for you to follow Master Guan back to the capital and make mulberry paper for him every day. ”

This time, Hu Qingqing made a big red face. Guan Zhuofan saw her embarrassment, and smiled to relieve her: "It's good, it's just that it cuts off other people's financial routes, and most of the fathers-in-law want to find you desperately." ”

With his interruption, Hu Qingqing came back to the color and issued an eviction order: "The two masters, please go back, there is still a dish, and it will be served." ”

When the table was ready, Hu Xueyan asked Guan Zhuofan to move to the dining room. This table of dishes is very different from the home-cooked dishes prepared by Yang Fang's family temporarily, with complete swallow wings and extravagance. In addition to feasting, Hu Xueyan also used 40 years of Shaoxing flower carving to entertain guests, pushing cups and changing lamps, and when they finished eating, both of them were half-drunk.

It's time to send the chef home again. Hu Xueyan was going to say hello as usual, he looked at Guan Zhuofan, and said with a smile: "Yixuan, you have eaten this table of good dishes, it seems that you should also go and thank you?" ”

"Yes! Should! Guan Zhuofan thought to himself, with Hu Xueyan's ability to read people, his own careful thinking, naturally under his insight, he said this, but he deliberately gave himself a step.

When I went out, I saw that Hu Qingqing was already waiting next to the car, her apron had already been removed, wrapped in a fluffy red coat, and she looked like a graceful official lady, very pretty.

"Master Hu, how can you afford a double reward?" Hu Qingqing thanked Hu Xueyan.

"Nothing, the dish is really good, didn't Master Guan come to thank you in person? I will inevitably trouble you again in the future. After Hu Xueyan finished speaking, he twisted his forehead with his hand, shook his head and said, "The stamina of this flower carving is not small...... Qingqing, you're good to go, I'm a little too strong to drink, go back and rest first. ”

After speaking, she left by herself, leaving her and Guan Zhuofan awkward, and they didn't know what to say for a while.

"Miss Hu, Xuan Jun wants you." Guan Zhuofan finally remembered a topic and said softly, "I dare not forget such kindness." ”

This is the 2,500 taels she donated to the army. Hu Qingqing listened, lowered her head, and after a while, she whispered: "Changmao is my enemy, and now if you want to fight Shanghai, you must not watch them as you wish." I am a weak woman, and I can't avenge my uncle with my own hands, so I can only do my best. ”

After that, he raised his head and looked at him, and suddenly knelt down: "Master Guan, I heard that the Xuan Army is the most powerful army in the world. The long hair that harmed my uncle is called Tan Shaoguang. ”

"Miss Hu, this ...... Here's what to do, please get up. Guan Zhuofan was in a hurry, and it was inconvenient to help each other, "It is our responsibility to sweep away the long hair, please rest assured." ”

Hu Qingqing didn't pretentiously, nodded, stood up, stared deeply at Guan Zhuofan, turned around and got into the car, and walked away, leaving a person in Shanghai Zhixian County, standing in the cold wind, stupidly not knowing what to think.

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When Guan Zhuofan said goodbye, Hu Xueyan sent him off and stuffed an envelope in his hand: "Yixuan, it's a little meaning, take it back and buy a pot of wine for the brothers to drink." ”

I haven't accepted a bribe for a long time, and Guan Zhuofan is a little unaccustomed to it. He knows very well that Hu Xueyan is used to doing this, but after thinking about it, he saved 50,000 stone of grain for him, and pointed out Zuo Zongtang's way for him.

When I returned to the county office, I opened the envelope under the lamp, and inside was a stack of silver tickets, one thousand taels and one piece, a total of 20,000. Hu Xueyan's hand is really not small, and these silver tickets are not issued by Fukang, the tickets are very mixed, in addition to the big ones, there are also Standard Chartered tickets, and no one can imagine that they are from Hu Xueyan's hands.

Guan Zhuofan was greatly admired, thinking that Hu Xueyan's success was indeed not a fluke, and even giving a gift was so thoughtful and considerate for others.

The "joint-stock company" that he was going to entrust Libin to do was also raising capital, and it was precisely when money was needed. Of the nine calligraphy and paintings that he bought in the Old Summer Palace, two had already been sold, and he had picked five of the remaining ones and handed them over to Libin's cousin to take to Hong Kong.

Although he needed money, he had other ideas about the 20,000 silver he had given by Hu Xueyan on hand. Sitting under the lamp, he frowned and pondered for a while, and finally made a decision, took the two envelopes again, and packed the silver tickets - the big one contained fifteen thousand taels, and the small one contained five thousand taels.

After doing this, I felt that the drunkenness came together, so I stripped and went to bed. But when I got into the bed, I suddenly remembered the beautiful chef today, and I couldn't sleep anymore.

It has been more than two months since I left Beijing, and in this deserted county government, it is not very pleasant to be alone in an empty house. People are from thrift to luxury, from luxury to thrift, if it is just through that period, it's okay, but it is from the Guan family mansion that comes out of the gentle township, at that time there are beautiful people every day, how happy! If you go to Shanghai, you are busy with military affairs every day, out of sight and out of mind, but it is okay, but a beautiful Hu Qingqing will come out again!

It can be seen that to do great things, there must be sacrifices first, Guan Zhuofan motivates himself like this. However, I couldn't help but wonder again, is there an example of being able to do great things without sacrificing, and get the best of both worlds? Thinking about it, it seems that only the emperor can. During the day, I met people in the Qianqing Palace, approved the book in the imperial study, and at night, the three palaces and six courtyards could be hugged casually, neither delaying political affairs nor delaying sexual affairs.

When I think of sex, I inevitably think of two "sisters-in-law". Bai is always shy in bed, while Ming has to cover his mouth with his hands so that he won't scream out...... Hey, there's no shadow, what do you want to do?

As for Concubine Yi...... A smile appeared at the corner of Guan Zhuofan's mouth, her face was flushed, and her eyes were closed, which could still be recalled very clearly.

But she is now the queen mother, and her son has become the emperor. The little emperor, who is only six years old, can no longer imagine that he already has a cheap old man?

Thinking of this, Guan Zhuofan seemed to really feel that he had taken a big advantage, turned over, and fell asleep satisfied.