On the 15th day of August in the seventh year of Han Guanghe, this day is destined to be a festive day.

When the sky is bright, the room is already busy.

"Hey, I said big brother, what am I doing?" Cheng Yanjin raised a lump of gnocchi in his palm and asked Liu Chang, who was busy in the distance.

Liu Chang raised his eyes and looked at Cheng Biting Jin, who was stained with a lot of flour on the stubble at this time, and then looked at the lump of gnocchi in his hand, and suddenly sneered, and said brightly: "I said bite the gold, can you not tease my brother, look at the cake you made, I think it's just a ball of noodles?" ”

When everyone heard this, Gu Jun raised his eyes and suddenly laughed.

"Brother Shiming, how do you think I did?" A sweet voice sounded in Liu Chang's ears. Diao Xiu'er flashed her phoenix eyes, holding a ball of pastry similar to the moon cake in her hands, and looked at Liu Chang with some pride.

Liu Chang looked at the mooncake in Diao Xiu'er's hand that had not yet been baked, but was already decent, and couldn't help but look gloomy. There is a way to miss your relatives every festive season, especially on the 15th day of August. He smiled bitterly and said indifferently: "Yes, very good!" You see, I'm not as good as you. ”

Saying that, Liu Chang picked up the moon cakes he made, obviously inferior to the boss in style, this is still Liu Chang after the battle of Guangzong, rushed to the room non-stop, after three hours of fighting, there was this result. In comparison, Diao Xiuer only took less than half an hour to make the mooncake appearance described by Liu Chang vivid.

Then Liu Chang summoned all the men and the chefs and cooks recruited from the city, as well as Qin Hao and Cheng Yanjin, picked up the moon cakes made by Diao Xiuer and said: "Have you seen it, the shape of the moon cake should be made like this!" Okay, let's get to work, and try to make 100,000 before sunset. ”

"100,000?! Big brother, that's a bit much, isn't it? When Cheng Yanjin heard this, he was surprised.

Liu Chang listened to Cheng Yanjin's worries, and couldn't help but comfort: "It's okay, I've asked Ah Chou to go to nearby villages and towns to recruit cooks and people who can cook, I believe that after having a model, the speed will be raised, and it is not impossible to complete 100,000 before sunset." ”

Soon, Liu Chang's room for making moon cakes has become known to the whole army. After Huangfu Song heard this, he also came to the room with a vote of people.

Liu Chang was inspecting the progress, and suddenly caught a glimpse of Huangfu Song coming with a vote of people, and immediately greeted him: "Oh, general, why are you here?" ”

Huangfu Song looked at Liu Chang's face that was made from flour, and couldn't help but smile and said: "I heard that my Liu Da joined the army, and he was leading a group of people to occupy the general's room, making what cakes for the whole army, and said that he would make 100,000 copies, so let's take a look at what cakes you Liu joined the army to make." By the way, let's see if you need help, hahaha! ”

"This ......" Liu Chang was at a loss for a while, and he didn't know what to do with this big Buddha for a while.

Just when Liu Chang was in a dilemma, Huangfu Jianshou leaned out from behind his father and said: "Brother Shiming, my father is also quite interested in cooking, and besides, I heard that you have invented some new food, so I came to see it and study by the way!" ”

Liu Chang sweated profusely, scratched his head and said, "I see! Xia Guan really didn't know that the general still had such Yaxing! Come on, come here, please come here ......" After speaking, Liu Chang beckoned Huangfu Song and his entourage to the front of the stage, which is a place dedicated to Diao Xiuer and himself to make moon cakes.

"Xiu'er, General Huangfu is here, don't come and see you!"

When Diao Xiu'er heard this, she patted the flour in her hand, and Ying Yingshi saluted: "Xiu'er, I've seen the general!" ”

"Haha, no courtesy, no courtesy!" Although Huangfu Song said that this was the second time he had seen Diao Xiu'er, he was still attracted by his beauty and was stunned for a moment. Then he said, "I just heard Liu Chang say that you are the best at making mooncakes, so the old man will worship you as a teacher today and study hard!" ”

"It's an honor for me that the general is willing to come here to discuss cooking, what do you dare to say about apprenticeship?" As soon as Liu Chang heard that Huangfu Song wanted to apprentice, he hurriedly spoke on the side.

How do you know that Huangfu Song said seriously: "The old man has never heard of moon cakes before, how can it be discussed?" Naturally, I came here today to learn, so what's the harm in visiting a teacher? Master Xiu'er, you have to teach me this skill of making mooncakes! ”

"Whoa!" Diao Xiuer said with a smile.

"You guys can find a place to study by yourself, and Jianshou can follow me here!" Huangfu Song made some arrangements for the seven or eight ancient dads who came with him.

Soon, there were more Huangfu Song and his son on the stage of the two of them, and it was lively for a while.

Huangfu Jianshou stabbed Liu Chang's arm and whispered: "Brother Shiming, Miss Xiu'er is so beautiful and fragrant, I'm afraid it's rare in the world, I heard that the relationship between the two of you is not ordinary, so when will you marry back to the house?" ”

Liu Chang is really in the dark today, thinking: This Huangfu Song's father and son are strange enough, Huangfu Song actually loves to cook in addition to leading troops to fight, which is understandable; But this emperor Jianshou actually likes gossip, which really surprised Liu Chang (it's a pity that there are glasses at the end of the Han Dynasty). After listening to Huangfu Jianshou's words, he had to whisper back helplessly: "Brother Huangfu, you also know that my original partner was forced to death by the Yellow Turban, and now that the Yellow Turban has not been extinguished, can I continue the string?" Besides, this girl is still young, and I can't bear it! ”

When Huangfu Jianshou heard this, he sneered and said: "Cut! I see you as an excuse. Now there is a treasure left in the Yellow Turban, although this person has some strategy, but now the Yellow Turban has gone, just now I also saw my father received a war report that after hearing the news of Zhang Jiao's death, Zhang Bao's Yellow Turban Army was directly reduced from 100,000 to more than 80,000 people, and now he has to shrink in the territory of Anle, just wait for my army to arrive, and immediately let it be wiped out. I think that while our army is resting for three days, we will do this happy event for the two of you, right? ”

"No, never!" Liu Chang hurriedly spoke out to stop him and said, "I, Liu Chang, am now a famous person in the world, my words and deeds are all noticed by the world, my wife is newly mourned, and my revenge has not been avenged, how can I marry her to fill the house?" Brother Jianshou don't have to say more, let's talk about this matter after the yellow scarf is exterminated! But please rest assured, when the younger brother continues the strings, he will definitely invite you, your father and Brother Li to come and witness. ”

When Huangfu Jianshou saw Liu Chang say this, he had to say helplessly and admiringly: "That's it! Thinking that General Huo Qubing also had the rhetoric that the Huns were not destroyed, and today you Liu Chang also have a good story about the immortal yellow scarf and the string. My Huangfu Jianshou still admires the two of them, one is the father, and the other is you! ”

"Hehe, Brother Jianshou, it's serious!" Liu Chang smiled embarrassedly and replied, suddenly remembered something, frowned and asked, "Brother Jianshou, I don't know how Brother Li's injury is?" I've come back from the battlefield and I'm thinking about making mooncakes for everyone, but I haven't gone to visit yet. ”

"Don't worry! My cousin was stagnant for a while, and he fainted, but there was no major problem, and he just needed to cultivate for two or three days. Hearing Liu Chang ask about Huangfu Li, Huangfu Jianshou replied with a lenient face, and then said, "But speaking of which, it is really rare to have such a strong general in this yellow scarf." I think my cousin and I have been practicing martial arts with my grandfather since we were children, not to mention the first in the world, this move is really rare to defeat me and my cousin. Listening to the cousin's meaning, the strength of the Yellow Turban General is not under Brother Shiming's sworn brother Dian Wei. However, my cousin also said that maybe the enemy was desperately trying to make a move at that time, and my cousin may have been a little tempting, so he accidentally walked the way. ”

"Oh, I see. Brother Li is fine! Liu Chang listened to Huangfu Jianshou's words of relief, and his heart was a little better. Thinking about it carefully, the strength of the two Huangfu brothers is only about 80, of which Huangfu Li is slightly higher, but it is only 82, and Huangfu Jianshou is slightly lower, just 80. Judging from the data, both of them are second-rate generals, but because of the subtlety of the Huangfu family's marksmanship, these two can also have the power to fight against first-class generals. But if a first-class master fights for his life, he may suffer a big loss.

"Giggles, the general is so powerful, it took less than a cup of tea to learn. It's not like a fat pig, and I haven't done well after practicing for three hours. Just as Liu Chang pondered the difference between the data and the real situation, Huangfu Song had already made the first mooncake in his life, and its shape was similar to what Liu Chang described, which attracted a burst of admiration from Diao Xiu'er, and of course, also criticized someone's low culinary IQ by the way.

Liu Chang and Huangfu Jianshou glanced at each other, shook their heads helplessly, stuck out their tongues, and then continued to fight with flour.

100,000 moon cakes, after more than 1,000 soldiers and civilians who know how to cook, were finally completed before sunset. Liu Chang sat on a stone bench, looking at the golden mooncakes of different shapes baked in front of him, infinitely nostalgic for the times when he came. Due to the limitations of the age and the lack of materials, most of the moon cakes made today are plain traps, and there is a little meat filling, compared to later generations, the dazzling, a variety of flavors of moon cakes, these are now commendable.

"Yo, Brother Shiming! Why are you still here? While Liu Chang was recalling, a hearty call brought him back to reality.

Liu Chang looked up slightly, and saw Cao Cao wearing a brocade robe and striding over.

Before Liu Chang could speak, Cao Cao picked up a moon cake, looked at it and said, "Brother Xian is really talented, this kind of pastry must taste good if you want to, I wonder if Brother Fool can taste it first?" ”

"Uh......" Liu Chang is really a black line today, and said weakly: "Brother Meng De, the number of moon cakes is limited, in addition to the soldiers of the whole army, the people in the city also have one more, I think it is better to wait for the beginning of the month, I will wait while admiring the moon, and it is better to taste it." ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he felt reasonable, so he put down the moon cake in his hand, turned to sit down next to Liu Chang, and asked quietly: "Brother Shiming, is there a trick to this training?" ”

"Huh?" Liu Chang was a little puzzled when he heard this, and then he thought about it, it must be this morning, Li Siyuan fought against 3,000 cavalry with 3,000 cavalry, and the result was 0 to 3,000 cavalry, this record can be called unprecedented, so it has attracted a lot of attention.

"Discipline!" Liu Chang said these two words lightly, and then fell silent as if dealing with other generals.