When they returned to the village and followed Liu Wei to fight against the thieves, they were treated like heroes by their relatives.

The villagers also cooked delicious meals for Liu Wei and the guards.

Sitting at the door of the house with a rice bowl, Liu Wei pointed to the more than ten large wooden barrels placed in the village, and asked the elder squatting next to him, "Old man, what are those wooden barrels used for?" ”

"Didn't you see it?" Looking at the big wooden barrels, the old man said to Liu Wei: "When His Majesty came to the village, he told the villagers that the snails in the river are edible, and the villagers don't know how to cook them, and they are waiting for His Majesty to teach them how to eat them!" ”

"Say it earlier!" Hearing that there were snails in the big wooden barrel, Liu Wei pulled the rice clean in two bites, stood up and walked to the wooden barrel.

In Taojiazhuang, Liu Wei was not very entangled in etiquette, and when he was eating, Wang Zhen was also squatting with a bowl on the side.

Seeing that he finished the meal quickly, Wang Zhensan hurried twice, but still couldn't eat in time, so he had to follow him with the rice bowl and walked to the barrel.

Standing in front of the wooden barrels, Liu Wei saw that there were many snails piled up in each bucket, and the water in the buckets was also very clear.

"If only there were chili peppers and soy sauce!" Looking at the snails in the bucket, Liu Wei scratched his head and muttered.

"Chili? Soy sauce? Hearing his muttering, the old man blinked his eyes twice in confusion and asked him, "Your Majesty, what is that?" ”

Knowing in his heart that there were no chili peppers and soy sauce in this era, Liu Wei grinned and said to the old man: "Tell the villagers, get some spices, put more salt, and if there is sucrose, sprinkle some with it, don't ask too much." And don't forget to order a few drops of wine ......"

Liu Wei said a lot of ingredients in one go, and the old man and Wang Zhen on the side blinked their eyes when they listened.

In the past, when cooking dishes, the condiments were very simple, and they had never been as complicated as Liu Wei said.

However, Liu Wei had already told him how to cook it, and the old man immediately called a villager and asked him to inform everyone and get all the ingredients that Liu Wei wanted.

The materials are very difficult to find, some materials cannot be found, and some villagers even proposed to go to Luoyang City to buy them, but they were finally stopped by Liu Wei.

In the open space of the village, several bonfires are lit.

Many villagers gathered around the bonfire, looking at the iron pots set up on the bonfire.

Inside the iron pot is a snail with its tail smashed open, soaked in water, and some ingredients found by the villagers float on the water.

The flame **** hit the bottom of the pot, and kept warming the pot.

The villagers gathered around the pot stretched their necks to see what the cooked snails would look like.

With the **** of the fire, the water in the pot kept increasing the temperature, and the water gradually came out of the white gas.

The surface of the pot was covered with white mist, and the people surrounding the pot could only smell some faint fishy smell.

The smell was not very good, and many villagers looked at each other and became suspicious of the taste of snail meat.

Such a fishy smell, even if it is cooked, I am afraid it is not very delicious.

"Pour some wine in!" The water in the pot was already boiling, and Liu Wei took the jar from a villager and poured some wine into the pot.

Some of the villagers did the same and poured some wine into other pots.

Strange to say, the wine was poured into the pot, and it didn't take long, the fishy smell of the snails faded, and was replaced by a sweet fragrance.

Smelling this fragrance, the villagers looked at each other one by one.

Just by adding wine, the whole pot of snails smells completely different.

The fire at the bottom of the pot became more and more intense, and the water in the pot gradually boiled, and the condiments floating on the water surface also rolled into the pot.

Looking at the snails cooking in the pot, the villagers swallowed their saliva one by one, waiting for the snails to be cooked.

The water boiled more and more, and finally the sauce in the pot turned black and completely covered the snails.

"Can you eat it?" A little boy who followed the adult, looking at the snails in the pot, smelled the fragrance, and his greedy saliva was about to flow out, and he raised his face to ask the adult next to him.

Children's appetites are always very good.

When no wine is added, the smell of snails fills the side of the pot, and the adults are frowning, but the children lick their lips one by one, looking like they are hungry and reincarnated.

That kind of taste can arouse their appetite, not to mention that the snails in the pot are filled with a faint fragrance at this time.

Not knowing how to respond to the children, the adults turned their attention to Liu Bian.

Realizing that everyone was looking at him, Liu Wei said to them: "The water has just opened, and it has not yet tasted." Cook until the water in the pot is thick before serving. ”

His words not only made the children show unhappiness on their faces, but even the adults were a little disappointed.

They have not yet eaten snails, but of course they hope to taste this kind of food cooked by Professor Liu Wei himself as soon as possible.

The snails in the pot were still cooking, Liu Wei walked to the door of the hut on the side, sat down on the threshold, beckoned to a few villagers and shouted, "You wait for a trip!" ”

Hearing Liu Wei greet them, the villagers dared to delay and hurriedly ran over.

When they arrived at Liu Bian's side, they all hugged their fists and bowed down, and bowed to Liu Bian.

"Sit!" He made a gesture of invitation to the villagers, and Liu Wei said to them, "Sit down and talk!" ”

They all pleaded guilty to Liu, and the villagers gathered around him and sat next to him.

looked at Liu Wei one by one, but no villager spoke first, they were all waiting for Liu Wei to speak.

"How long ago did you hear about the Hundred Flowers Dao Monarch?" Looking at the villagers, Liu Wei said to them: "Tell me the rumors about Daojun, I want to hear it." ”

"Didn't Your Majesty say that those are just the reasons for the thieves to deceive me and other mountain people?" The army had already gone to crusade against the thieves, but Liu Wei still wanted to hear some rumors about Baihua Daojun from the villagers, which made the villagers puzzled, and one of them asked him in surprise: "The army has gone to exterminate the thieves, and when the army triumphs, won't all the things be known?" ”

"A lot of things don't have to be solved to figure out the ins and outs!" Smiling, Liu Wei said to a few villagers: "What I want to know is what means they used to deceive the people!" ”

"The villagers of Taojiazhuang only believe in His Majesty, and it is impossible to believe those people's nonsense!" Before Liu Wei's words fell, another villager said: "They have also come to Taojiazhuang, but the villagers ignored them and left without interest." ”

"Didn't come to make trouble?" Generally speaking, as long as this kind of force wants to develop and grow, once it targets someone, it will not let go lightly, Liu Wei is also very suspicious that those people will let go of Taojiazhuang so lightly, and asked the villagers: "How many times have they been here?" How do you make a pie every time you come? ”

"I've been here three or five times!" A villager thought for a moment and said to Liu Wei: "At first, I came to the village just to declare to the villagers that the magic of Baihua Daojun is endless. The villagers ignored it, they came later, and they also threatened the villagers, if they didn't believe in the Taoist, they would suffer from the village. The villagers were annoyed in their hearts, and they never came again! ”

"You're waiting for someone to call?" The words of the villagers made Liu Wei's heart suddenly tighten, and he hurriedly asked: "When will it be?" ”

"It was only three or five days ago!" This time, the villager who spoke did not hesitate any longer and answered directly.

The villagers' answers made Liu Wei breathe a sigh of relief.

Beating the people who came to pull them into the gang is undoubtedly an offense against the thieves.

With the ability of Taojiazhuang, although the thieves may not be able to get benefits when they come, the villagers in the Zhuangzi will definitely have a lot of losses.

When something like that happens, Liu Wei really doesn't want to see it.

"Your Majesty, the sauce is already viscous!" While talking to the villagers, Wang Zhen walked up to Liu Wei and reported to him with his fists.

Hearing Wang Zhen's report, Liu Wei stood up and said to the villagers sitting in front of him: "General Wang can't help but want to eat screws, I'll wait and take a look, don't make the general and wait anxious!" ”

In a word, he amused the villagers, but Wang Zhen's cheeks turned red instantly.

When he arrived at a pot, Liu Wei took the spoon from the villagers standing by the pot, scooped up the snails in the pot, glanced at it and said, "Mix some more water, and wait until it is boiled like this, it is edible!" ”

Hearing that they would have to mix the water again, the villagers who had been waiting for a long time were a little anxious, and their faces showed disappointment.

Liu Wei led the villagers to cook snails, while Tao Huanniang and a few maids watched them from afar.

Looking at Liu Wei's back, Tao Huanniang had mixed feelings in her heart.

When Liu Wei came to Taojiazhuang, she didn't know that he was the emperor who was abolished by Dong Zhuo, but only saw that he was a child of a scholar family, and there was an insurmountable gap between him and her identity.

Although she had a good impression of Liu Wei, she never thought that she would be able to become his concubine one day.

After all, the two people live in different classes!

She originally planned to take care of Liu Wei for a good life, but she could just be a maid by his side.

To her surprise, Liu Wei still had a bed affair with her despite her humble status, and also announced the news that she was his wife.

After becoming the emperor, she was canonized as the imperial concubine, so honored, I am afraid that no civilian woman in the world can enjoy it.

What made Tao Huanniang feel that Liu Wei was close to her and the villagers was more than that.

As an emperor, he knew more things than she knew before.

He not only knows how to dispatch troops to restore the Han Dynasty, but also knows some folk life, and even knows that many things that others dare not eat can be used for cooking.

Marrying such a man, no matter whether she is rich or poor, in Tao Huanniang's opinion, her life is worth it!

Staring at Liu Bian, Tao Huanniang was full of mixed feelings, Liu Bian had already taken a few villagers and added a lot of water to each cauldron for cooking snails.