On the third day of the first lunar month, the villagers of Huo Village were still on holiday. The adults were idle at home, so they piled together and played chess over the fire. The children have a lot of fun, building snowmen, having snowball fights, playing slingshots, kicking bows, etc., and playing whatever they can.

Since today is Allure's birthday, I promised to make her a cake, so I got up early in the morning to prepare. Speaking of which, it is more troublesome to make a cake here, because there are no ovens in this era. But that's okay, I can use the oven for baking the pancakes a little bit and use it instead of an oven.

Like the old-fashioned oven for baking pancakes, the hollow inner arm is curved and narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, making it easier to bake the pancakes on the inner wall. However, this method of baking baked cakes is not suitable for baking cakes, so I transformed it into two figures similar to an hourglass, one positive and one negative, and put a layer of iron mesh in the middle.

The bottom floor is a slotted oven where fuel is placed, and the entrance to add fuel is located on the side. The fuel was mainly graphite, which later became coal.

In other words, the various mineral resources available here in Namju are quite abundant, and I can quickly and accurately locate these deposits by using the geographical knowledge I have learned in later generations.

Put the cake on a large plate and place it on the iron net, and then close the lid. When the fuel is burned, the heat will continue to rise through the iron mesh in the middle to the inverted grill, and the temperature will get higher and higher as time increases, so it is necessary to pay attention to the heat at all times.

After the cake is baked, the pre-prepared cream is squeezed out of some flowers, and then some fruit pieces are cut into the cream and inserted into the cream as a decoration, and then all the processes are completed.

When I brought the cake to the table, the two of them couldn't help but be amazed.

Zhang Jing couldn't help but say: "Wow, this birthday cake is so beautiful!" Sister, you see, there are still words on it - I wish Allure every year to have today, and every year to have today; Wow, that's great, and I'm going to celebrate my birthday like this on my birthday this year. ”

I nodded and said, "Okay; The rice is already cooked, wait for me to fry a few more dishes, you two cook the sorghum wine, and you can start the meal in a while; Hey, the cake can only be eaten until the meal is finished, and it is not allowed to be eaten in advance. ”

Zhang Jing originally wanted to get some to taste first, but as soon as I said this, she retracted her hand and stuck out her tongue and said, "Oh, I know, you can go stir-fry." ”

I smiled and shook my head, and went into the kitchen to stir-fry.

But he said that just when we were celebrating the birthday of Allure, the situation in the imperial court changed again. Yuan Shao and others on the Kanto side collectively wrote a letter to count Dong Zhuo's crimes, and asked Liu Xie to revoke his post as minister of the country and escort him to Tingwei for punishment. If not, they must unite and raise an army of 100,000 people to seek out the thieves.

In this regard, Dong Zhuo snorted coldly: "A group of clowns jumping off the beam, the old man wants to see what you are capable of; Passing on the order of the prime minister, he ordered Niu Fuhuo to speed the army to come, and when the group of shafters had not yet gathered their troops, they were caught off guard! ”

At this time, Shangshu Zheng Tai on the side suddenly said: "Qi Xiangguo, my subordinates think this is not possible." ”

Dong Zhuo said: "Why not? ”

Zheng Tai said: "Back to Xiangguo, now the white wave thief is still breathing; If Niu Fu is dispatched to lead the Liangzhou army to the Kwantung region to attack Yuan Shao and others, once the white wave thieves take advantage of the situation to cause trouble again, it will inevitably put our army in a disadvantageous position of being attacked by the enemy; At that time, our army will not be able to advance or retreat, and it will inevitably be trapped in it, so please think twice. ”

Originally, Dong Zhuo planned to use the elite of Yong and Liang soldiers to nip the army of Yuan Shao and others in the bud as quickly as possible. However, after listening to Zheng Tai's reminder at this time, it was impossible to ignore the power of the White Wave Thief that Dong Zhuo suddenly remembered. However, if the Northern Army was to attack Yuan Shao and others, the Western Garden Army would likely be tempted by Yuan Kui to seize power in his hands. But if you send Xiyuan there, maybe those soldiers will directly defect again. As a result, both armies are currently immobile.

So, Dong Zhuo said again: "Well, what you are worried about is not unreasonable; In this way, a letter was issued to recruit warriors from all over the world to enlist in the army; Then I will train and fight to the death with Yuan Shaoxiaoer! ”

Zheng Tai couldn't help but say again: "Xiangguo, my subordinates think that this move is still impossible." ”

Dong Zhuo said unexpectedly: "What, what's the matter?" ”

Zheng Tai replied: "Back to Xiangguo, now that the flood disaster has just subsided, a large amount of labor will be needed to cultivate the land in the coming year; If there is a large-scale conscription at this time, it is likely that the labor force will be reduced; Moreover, the purchase of horse equipment required a great deal of money, and the resources in the treasury today are not enough to support such a large expenditure. ”

"Hmm." Dong Zhuo couldn't help frowning, and said, "This can't do this, that's not good, is it just watching that class of shafts grow bigger day by day?" ”

Zheng Tai said: "According to the opinion of his subordinates, the only countermeasure at this time is to stick to the checkpoint and stand still; After a long time, it is bound to fail; After the White Wave Thieves are quelled, they can send troops to Kanto and wipe out all the rebels. ”

Dong Zhuo pondered for a while, thinking that this was the only way to be the safest way at this time. So he nodded and said, "Okay, according to your words." ”

However, they said that they had finished discussing countermeasures to deal with the changes in the Kanto region, and our dishes had already been cooked. I put it all on the table, and the wine was already boiling.

Suddenly, I couldn't help frowning, only to see that the two of them had cooked two large jars of wine. I couldn't help but ask, "Hey, what are you two cooking so much sorghum wine for, can you drink it all?" ”

Zhang Jing smiled and said: "It's good to put it there if you can't finish drinking, anyway, today is a festive day, how can you rest if you don't get drunk?" Sister, you said yes, right? ”

At this time, Zhang Jing glanced at Allure, and Allure also responded: "What my sister said is yes, today is my birthday, and I have to get drunk before resting, so that it shows that the friendship between the three of us is deep." ”

I looked at the two of them with some confusion, and felt that there seemed to be something strange here, but I said, "Look at the two of you with strange expressions, as if you have some ulterior motives." ”

Zhang Jing said: "Oh, look at what you said, what ulterior motives can the two of us have, are you still afraid that my sister and I will murder my husband?" ”

"Hehe, that's what my sister said." Allure couldn't help but smile and said.

I smiled and shook my head, "That's not a good idea, maybe you two plan to get me drunk, and then take the opportunity to rub my oil." ”

The two of them couldn't help but feel a little strange when they heard it, Zhang Jing asked: "What do you mean by "rubbing your oil"? ”

I said, "It's what it means to get me drunk and get into bed while I'm confused." ”

Zhang Jing couldn't help but say, "Huh? It's a good idea, and it's worth a try. ”

Allure also nodded matterfully and said, "Well, my sister is right, it's really worth a try." ”

But I said, "All right, you two don't waste your minds; Let me tell you the truth, I was born not to get drunk; Not to mention these two jars of sorghum wine, even if I come to ten jars and two pots, I can't get drunk. ”

"Huh? What is the head of the second pot? Is it to eat or to drink? Zhang Jing couldn't help but ask again.

I said: "Erguotou is a very pure liquor in my hometown, which is easy for ordinary people to drink, and because it has to be processed twice, it is called Erguotou." ”

"Oh." Zhang Jing nodded with relief.

I said, "Okay, don't talk so much, hurry up and eat it, otherwise the food will be cold in a while." ”

"yes, got it." Zhang Jing responded, and immediately glanced at Allure on the side. But I saw Allure nodding, and then said to me, "Today is my birthday, shouldn't you respect me?" ”

I looked at her, laughed, and said, "Looks like you two really want to get me drunk; Since you don't believe it, I'll just show it to you. ”

Originally, I was very confident in how much I was drinking, but then something went wrong. The problem isn't in the amount of alcohol I drink, though, it's in the drink. (To be continued.) )