"How is that possible!"

Wu Yanji couldn't help but shout at the top of his throat. "Just two lotus flowers...... She picked it up right here, why did you let her in? ”

When the strong man heard this, he smiled coldly: "Who doesn't know that my master loves to eat lotus seeds the most?" His pond of lotus flowers is also planted to eat lotus seeds. So whenever someone comes to visit with two lotus pods, he welcomes them. ”

"But that's where she picked this lotus pod!" Wu Yanji reminded him loudly, and couldn't help but let them look at the leftover lotus peels eaten by Gu Caiwei and a few people over there.

However, the strong man didn't take his words seriously at all, and only said in a deep voice: "I said, my master only looks at the lotus pod, and nothing else." As long as someone gives him a lotus pod, he will be happy, who cares where this lotus pod comes from? You didn't inquire clearly before you came, but now that others have done it, you are envious, jealous, and hateful, and you have to let others end up like you before you are satisfied? ”

Wu Yanji was speechless.

Wu Chongxun also opened his mouth.

They only have one feeling now – magic.

Since leaving Chang'an, their cognition has been refreshed again and again, and now it has been refreshed again.

What kind of strange existence is this Ou Shenzi? They came to visit with a good gift, but they were kicked into the lake. The two lotus pods that Gu picked casually actually met his appetite?

God knows, their generous gift will be enough to buy the lotus canopy that fills the whole lake!

Zheng Yangzi really killed them!

But immediately, Wu Chongxun found another problem, and he looked at Du Junqing and Gu Caiwei again: "How do you know that Ou Shenzi likes lotus flowers?" You've never told us about it! ”

"We've asked someone about it!" Gu Caiwei said.

Du Junqing also bowed his head. "Originally, we planned to invite Ou Shenzi out of the mountain, but this decision was made in Chang'an, so we inquired a lot about Ou Shenzi's preferences in advance. But before I and the King of Gaoyang mentioned it, you had already said that you were also planning to come over to invite Ou Shenzi. And seeing that you looked confident at that time, Ben Hou didn't say more. Ben Hou originally thought, we are all together, if you can invite Ou Shenzi, this is also a matter of joy, Ben Hou does not have to come forward. Therefore, you can see that Fang Cai Benhou did not take this credit from you. ”

Phew!

I'm whoa, whoa!

Hearing him say so seriously, Wu Chongxun and Wu Yanji just wanted to spit on his face.

Everyone has been together for so long, don't they know what virtues this guy has?

He knew that they would hit a wall, but he didn't remind them a word, and just let them be ridiculed and disgraced. Then when they came to a miserable end, he stepped forward and easily got things done.

In this way, this man not only achieved his wishes, but also achieved his goal of humiliating them, and by the way, he could continue to strengthen his position in the hearts of everyone in the team, killing three birds with one stone!

They have been fooled again! They were deceived by him!

But given the experience that had been planted in Du Junqing's hands several times before, they didn't dare to vent their anger now. Wu Chongxun only said coldly: "We don't want to worry about anything else, Marquis Changning. It's just that since you said that we are in a group, then you have been invited by Mr. Ou Shenzi, so should we go over and meet his old man together? ”

"It's nature." For his request, Du Jun readily agreed. Then, he also took the initiative to say to the strong man, "We are together, we should be able to go to meet Ou Shenzi's predecessors together, right?" ”

"Absolutely. Anyway, we haven't delivered that letter to Master yet. The strong man replied immediately.

When the two Wu Chongxun brothers heard this, they almost fell down in anger again.

Before they were even sent to Ou Shenzi, they had already kicked them into the river on their own initiative? This group of people is really ...... Wild!

They completely forgot that when they were in Chang'an City, their surname Wu was even more lawless than these strong men. Others kicked them down the river, but there was a reason for it. But when they deal with others, they often don't make sense at all, anyway, uncle, I'm in a bad mood, and if I see you unhappy, then you should die for me!

Now it's just one report after another, and they haven't fully tasted the pain of those who have suffered under their hands, they can't stand it anymore?

But after saying that, the strong man turned around: "Come with me!" ”

Du Junqing looked at Wu Yanji and the others. "You're not going to change your clothes?"

"Let's go!"

Wu Chongxun Wu Yanji immediately gritted his teeth and nodded.

Although they were very unhappy with Du Junqing and Ou Shenzi in their hearts, it was easy to find an opportunity to contact Ou Shenzi now, and of course they would not be stupid enough to throw this opportunity aside because they were angry for a while.

The two of them quickly changed into clean clothes, and their hair was too late to dry, so they just wiped it briefly, and then the wet ones were tied up again, and they followed the strong man into the island in the middle of the lake.

This small island is not a small place, and it covers an area of almost ten acres. In the middle of the island is a two-hall house, and a small vegetable patch has been opened up in front of the yard, in which the vegetable radishes are all growing lush and green, which is very gratifying. At the back of the yard were a few more peach and plum trees, and now the branches were covered with green plums, and fist-sized peaches, many of which had been dyed red at the tops.

There is also a room similar to the courtyard next to the courtyard, which is where Ou Shenzi's master and apprentice forge swords.

The breeze brings the unique taste of midsummer on the island, and also expels the turbidity from everyone's heart, liver, spleen, lungs and kidneys.

"What a paradise!"

Seeing this, Du Yi couldn't help but marvel. "Daddy, I love it here!"

But right away......

Bang Bang Bang! Bang Bang Bang!

A series of violent knocking sounds suddenly came, shattering the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of the island.

The intoxication on Du Yixiao's face disappeared immediately.

His eyes widened in horror: "Daddy, what is this voice?" ”

"The sound of striking iron." Du Junqing replied.

"But I've seen people strike iron before, and the sound is not like this!" Du Yi said.

Wu Yanji immediately found an opportunity to be ashamed, and he hurriedly said, "That's because all the blacksmiths you met before were inferior. Only a master like Ou Shenzi would make a voice so different and so loud. Now, you've got a lot of knowledge! ”

Du Yi pursed his lips and turned his head directly.

When Gu Tianyuan heard this, he nodded directly. "The prince of Wei is very right. Ou Shenzi's iron-striking technique is different, which is also an important reason why he is different from others. ”

Wu Yanji suddenly looked proud.

They were led to the gate of the courtyard, and Wu Chongxun squeezed Du Junqing aside again, and walked to the front by himself: "Mr. Ou Shenzi, Xiao Wang heard your name and came to pay a visit. ”

Bang Bang Bang!

Only the continuous sound of striking iron came, and the people inside didn't pay any attention to him.

Wu Chongxun's faces were a little embarrassed.

Seeing this, Du Junqing quietly glanced at Gu Caiwei again, and Gu Caiwei gave him a lotus pod. "Since Master Hou has been in contact with many blacksmiths, then you should know that once they are busy, they can't stop until they finish the process in hand. Otherwise, a good piece of iron will be scrapped, and you can start again if it is better, but many times a piece of raw iron will be wasted like this! For blacksmiths, wasting raw iron is damned! Just like us cooks, wasting food is a thunderbolt! ”

Du Jun cleared his head, took the lotus pod, peeled it slowly, and ate it.

Gu Caiwei, Du Yi, and Gu Tianyuan also picked up one and ate it on the spot.

Seeing this, the two Wu Chongxun brothers couldn't help but look back at them. "Although you used two lotus canopies to win the favor of Ou Shenzi at the beginning, but now that Ou Shenzi is smelting iron in it, you are eating and drinking here, are you not afraid that he will be angry when he comes out?"

"Isn't that bad?" Gu Caiwei asked rhetorically, "Ou Shenzi has been busy for a long time, and he came out sweating, and he saw that we were munching here, but you were guarding here respectfully, who had a more devout attitude towards him, he could see it at a glance." And then he doesn't have a better impression of you? ”

That seems to be true. But......

"Would you be so kind?" Wu Chongxun didn't believe it.

"Believe it or not." Du Junqing responded coldly.

As soon as he spoke, the Wu Chongxun brothers felt as if they had been pinched by their necks, and they didn't dare to speak for a moment.

Seeing this, Gu Tianyuan snickered for a long time before he spoke slowly: "Moreover, if you take advantage of this time to pick a few more lotus pods, and when Ou Shenzi comes out and sees this thing, he will definitely be in a good mood." He's in a good mood, and he might be able to agree to any of your requests! ”

This little guy is here to tease them, too!

The two Wu brothers couldn't help but turn their heads to glare at him.

Gu Tianyuan spread his hands. "If you don't believe it, forget it."

In fact, Wu Chongxun and the others didn't believe it. After all, how Gu Caiwei used two lotus canopies to open the way to the island in the middle of the lake, they could all see it clearly. Then, now Gu Tianyuan's statement is very likely to be true!

It's just that who knows if they deliberately want to break them apart, just to get in touch with Ou Shenzi in the first place?

But...... If they continued to stand here in such a posture, they would already be a big step behind Du Junqing, and they didn't want to become other people's vassals. In particular, they brought up the matter of inviting Ou Shenzi out of the mountain first!

Wu Chongxun didn't feel comfortable no matter how he thought about it. Hearing that the sound of the iron was still ringing, he quietly bit his ear with Wu Yanji. "You are waiting for Ou Shenzi here, you take people to pick lotus pods, the more the better!"

"Good!" Wu Yanji felt that this was a good idea. He hurriedly agreed, and quietly ran away with someone.

When Gu Caiwei and the others finished eating the lotus pod in their hands, Wu Yanji also brought someone back with a large handful, and Ou Shenzi in the courtyard finally came out.

I saw that this person was wearing a pair of pants, and even the pants were only half-cut, revealing a large thick calf underneath. The upper half of his body was naked, and because he locked himself in a hot room to strike iron, he was covered with several layers of sweat, which made his body seem to be wrapped in a layer of oil, and his skin was black and shiny, which was eye-catching.

However, what is more eye-catching is the huge belly that he stands up.

Seeing this person take a step, his belly shook at least three times, and then slowly came to the gate of the courtyard, and the people at the gate of the courtyard were stunned.

"This man...... Is it really Ou Shenzi? Wu Yanji whispered to Wu Chongxun biting his ears, "I haven't seen a swordsmith so fat!" ”

Wu Chongxun also frowned tightly and did not speak.

However, as soon as this person walked out a few steps, he saw the lotus canopy in Wu Yanji's hand, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly accelerated his pace and ran over. "Lotus seeds! Sure enough, today's visitors know the rules! ”

He was already heavy, and every time he took a step, Gu Caiwei could clearly feel the ground under his feet swaying. Now that he is running, it is terrible, Gu Caiwei noticed that the ground under his feet fell with his footsteps, and the ground shook violently, and they all swayed left and right, almost unable to stand on their feet.

But this person doesn't care. He rushed over, grabbed a lotus pod, peeled out the lotus seed and ate it.

It's just that he was born tall and big, and his palms are huge. And because of the perennial iron, his fingers are also unusually thick, and his palms are covered with calluses. Don't look at those iron-striking tools in his hands, he played with them, but this little lotus pod, and the lotus seeds that were not the size of his little fingernails, made it difficult for him, because he couldn't catch them at all!

It was easy to peel one out, and the lotus seed immediately got out of his fingers. He pinched one with great difficulty, and as soon as he peeled the skin, a large piece of lotus seed flesh was peeled off, and the rest was not enough for him to stuff between his teeth.

He worked hard for a long time, but he didn't eat much, so the more he ate, the more anxious he became, so he immediately raised his head and shouted: "What are you still doing in a daze?" Come and peel lotus seeds for me! ”

"Huh? Oh! Wu Chongxun and Wu Yanji's brothers reacted, and the two of them hurriedly urged the little guy and the guards to go over to help.

With so many people working together, they quickly peeled a large handful of lotus pods into delicate lotus seed rice. This person doesn't have to do it himself, just reach out and grab a handful and rub it in his mouth, which is considered to be a happy meal.

After three and two clicks, he ate all the lotus seeds, and then his mood completely calmed down.

Wiping his mouth, he stood up and looked directly at the two Wu Chongxun brothers: "Are you coming to me?" ”

Gu Caiwei and Gu Tianyuan were right, and sure enough, they could completely please him with a lotus pod!

The martial brothers were overjoyed in their hearts, they nodded hurriedly, and asked cautiously, "You are the predecessor of Ou Shenzi?" ”

"That's nature." That person had eaten enough lotus seed rice, and now he was in a good mood, and immediately admitted it happily.

Wu Chongxun was overjoyed again, so he hurriedly said: "We came here today to invite you out of the mountain and go to Yongxing County with us. We've found an iron mine there, and we're in desperate need of a swordsmith like you to help you manage the situation. ”

"No, no."

Who would have thought that he was excited about the invitation, but Ou Shenzi refused without thinking about it.

Wu Yanji was very anxious. "Why? As long as you agree, we can meet your requirements! ”

"I don't love money or sex, I only love the lotus seeds in this lake outside. Especially now is the season when the lotus seeds come out of the water, if I leave, won't the lotus seeds in this lake be wasted? Ou Shenzi replied with a straight face.

The Wu brothers were staggered by Ray.

"Lotus seeds aren't the only ones here. As long as you come with us, we guarantee that we will provide you with fresh lotus seeds anytime, anywhere. Wu Chongxun hurriedly said, "Moreover, all year round, what do you think?" ”

Hearing this, Ou Shenzi's eyes flashed.

"Are you really?"

"Fake!" Brother Wu Chongxun was about to nod, but he didn't want Gu Caiwei next to him to suddenly interject.

Wu Yanji hurriedly glared at him. "Let's talk to Ou Shenzi's seniors, don't intervene as a woman."

Gu Caiwei chuckled. "King Gaoyang, Prince of Wei, I understand your eagerness to persuade Ou Shenzi to go with you, but there are some things that you can't do, so it's better not to say yes first. Otherwise, once you say that you can't do it, then Ou Shenzi will be angry, and the consequences will be unimaginable! ”

"What can't we do? The samurai family has a big business, and there are many capable people in the house. If we ask for it, they will definitely do it! Wu Chongxun snorted.

"But let Ou Shenzi eat fresh lotus seeds all year round, you will never be able to do this." Gu Caiwei said coolly.

Is this little lady here to dismantle their stage?

The Wu brothers glared at her together.

Gu Caiwei didn't care about their actions, she just looked at Ou Shenzi with a smile: "Ou Shenzi, you like lotus seeds so much, you must have thought of many ways to save lotus seeds over the years, but they didn't work, you said I was right?" ”

"That's right." Ou Shenzi nodded, "Lotus seeds are delicate, only freshly picked are the best, tender and sweet." After two hours of picking, the taste is greatly reduced. After a day, the sweet taste is completely gone, and there is no appetite for it. Over the years, I have spent all the money I have earned on preserving fresh lotus seeds, but I have not succeeded until now. ”

After Wu Chongxun Wu Yanji heard this, their faces turned white.

Ou Shenzi was a very famous swordsmith in the Great Zhou Dynasty. He can earn dozens of times by playing a sword, to say the least. If you encounter a more demanding one, it is possible to run hundreds or thousands of times.

In this era, 20 yuan is enough for a family of four to eat and drink in Xuchang for a year. How can Ou Shenzi have to fight four or five swords a year, right? Then his annual income is at least 200 yuan, otherwise he can't afford to raise a huge island.

And for so many years, in addition to eating and drinking, all his money has been smashed on the fresh-keeping lotus seeds, but he has not succeeded?

Although the samurai family was wealthy, they did not invest so much energy in eating and drinking. So...... Gu Caiwei was right, they were indeed making random promises just now.

At this time, Gu Caiwei suddenly spoke again: "However, I have a way to retain the taste of lotus seeds to the greatest extent." Of course, it can't be compared to freshly picked lotus seeds, but it's still okay to take them out and talk about masturbation when you don't have lotus seeds to eat. ”

Hearing this, Ou Shenzi immediately threw Brother Wu Chongxun aside, and he rushed to Gu Caiwei. "What's your plan? Tell me! ”

Gu Caiwei turned around and called. "Ruri, bring the stuff."

"Yes."

Soon, I saw Liuli appear with a glass jar in her hand.

This jar is only the size of two palms, but the shape is very delicate, and there is not a single bubble in the glass, which shows that it is valuable.

Nowadays, this jar can be seen full of lotus seeds soaked in water. The tender white lotus seeds are floating in it, and it is very beautiful.

Gu Caiwei lifted the lid, she picked up a small spoon and scooped out a few lotus seeds and sent them to Ou Shenzi: "This is what I just made two days ago." Because I was in a hurry on the road, I didn't do much well, so let's try it first and see how it feels! ”

Ou Shenzi hurriedly took it, and without saying much, he directly raised his head and poured a spoonful of lotus seed rice and water into his mouth.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Immediately, he was choking and coughing. He coughed so hard that he choked on tears coming out.

But even so, he insisted on chewing and swallowing what was in his mouth, and then wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and there was a bit of joy in his eyes.

"This one is sour, and it has a bit of spiciness!" He carefully tasted the taste of Fang Cai, but the joy on his face was even heavier, "Even so, the umami in the lotus seed rice is indeed preserved by fifty or sixty percent, and it can barely be eaten!" ”

"This is my own research on how to eat, with white vinegar and pepper to keep fresh, although this result will make the lotus seeds have more flavors that do not belong to it, but the sour and spicy taste and the sweetness of the lotus seeds do not conflict, but add some layering, which can be regarded as a unique flavor." Gu Caiwei said with a smile.

Ou Shenzi touched his chin and thought about it, he hurriedly stretched out his hand again: "Give me another bite." ”

Ruri handed him all the jars directly. He was not polite at all, he just picked it up and ate several bites in a row, and ate half of the jar of pickled lotus seeds before putting down the spoon.

"It's true that the taste is not as fresh as fresh."

When the two Wu Chongxun brothers heard this, they immediately rejoiced.

But then, I heard Ou Shenzi say: "But it's still okay to eat when there are no fresh lotus seeds, and it's better than nothing." ”

The samurai brothers couldn't laugh anymore.

Gu Caiwei looked at Du Junqing with a smiling face, and Du Junqing said slowly: "In this case, are you willing to agree to go with us?" As long as you agree, the fresh lotus seeds in the season will not be missing you, even if it is out of season, we also have these for you to beat your teeth when you are hungry. ”

Ou Shenzi immediately lowered his head, looking struggling.

He still didn't want to leave here.

Seeing this, Gu Caiwei was busy and smiled: "You don't have to make a decision now, we are running all the way and are planning to stay in Xuchang for two more days, you can think about it in these two days." ”

Ou Shenzi breathed a sigh of relief. "That's fine. It's just that you don't have to go back today, just stay with me! ”

Du Junqing didn't speak when he heard this, but Wu Chongxun nodded excitedly. "Okay, then we'll thank our seniors first!"

Gu Caiwei listened, and she was helpless to support her forehead.

"A bunch of idiots." She scolded under her breath.

Hearing this, Du Yi hurriedly asked in a low voice. "Auntie, shouldn't we stay?"

"If you want to get a good night's sleep, this place is definitely not a good choice. And also...... Forget it, I won't talk about it. Gu Caiwei lowered her voice and said to him.

Du Yi immediately thought of Fang Cai's fierce iron sound, and his face suddenly turned white.

"Now, can we still regret it?" He asked in a whisper.

"I'm sorry, it's late." Gu Caiwei shook her head.

Du Yi's face suddenly fell.

The Wu brothers over there thought that they had done a big deal, and they all smiled proudly in an instant.

Ou Shenzi also smiled. "Several distinguished guests came all the way from Chang'an, and they must be tired. You should hurry to the wing room to rest, and I will let my apprentice go to the lake to catch fresh fish and stew it to entertain you!" ”

"That's for the best!" Wu Chongxun suddenly became more and more happy, and hurriedly agreed.

Ou Shenzi was also in a good mood now, and quickly called his apprentices to take them to the room to rest.

They just sat down to rest for a while and ate a bowl of tea, and Ou Shenzi's apprentice had already come over and called them to eat.

Knowing that there was fresh lake fish for lunch, Du Yi was overjoyed. "I've got the latest fish! I'm going to eat a whole bar in a moment! ”

But when he ran to the dining room with joy and saw the big pot of fish boiled together, the smile on his face froze.

The Wu Chongxun brothers had also planned to come and try the food on the lake with great ambition, but they were also dumbfounded when they saw the only pot of food on the table.

Only Gu Caiwei quietly rolled her eyes, and she whispered to Du Junqing: "If you don't want to eat, don't force yourself, just deal with it a little bit." Wait a minute, let's catch fish and eat by ourselves. ”

Du Junqing's frowning brows were relaxed.

Gu Tianyuan and Du Yi also breathed a sigh of relief.

And at this time, Ou Shenzi had already come over with his big belly.

"Distinguished guests? Let's start eating! ”

He smiled and beckoned, picked up chopsticks with a few apprentices, picked up a fat lake fish into the bowl, and snorted and ate it.

Four or five of them surrounded the cauldron containing the fish, and immediately there were no gaps around them. Poor Wu Chongxun and the two brothers carried a bowl of rice, and watched these people bowl after bowl, eating a large pot of fish in the wind, leaving only some fish heads and tails in the pot, and then a large piece of fat buried underneath, as well as radishes and vegetables.

They went out early in the morning, tossed until now, only to fall into the water again, and tried their best to persuade Ou Shenzi, who was so hungry that his chest was close to his back, and now he wanted to have a good meal, but who would have thought that the meal for entertaining guests on this island would be this kind of thing?

This cauldron is stewed, and they are usually boiled to feed the dogs!

However, Ou Shenzi swallowed three bowls of rice in a row, and he remembered that there were still guests here, so he quickly turned around with a smile: "You guys eat too, you're welcome, just eat as you like!" ”

The Wu brothers raised a smile in front of them, stepped forward with an embarrassed face, grabbed a little dish, and ate a bowl of rice indiscriminately.

Gu Caiwei didn't step forward at all. As early as when Ou Shenzi's master and apprentice were gobbling around the vegetable pot, Liuli had already brought some of the braised chicken and duck they had brought with them, and they ate a few bites of rice with this.

During this time, the Wu brothers also looked at it several times, but they didn't see half of it, and they ignored it directly!

Pretending to be full of food and drink, everyone quickly put down their chopsticks and ran back to the side room.

"OMG! Oh, my God! ”

Until the door was closed, Du Yi couldn't help but hold his chest and sigh. "What are they eating here? It's a shame that they can still eat! I was going to throw up! ”

"That's because your tongue is too sensitive. In fact, for ordinary people, their meal has fish and meat, and they can eat it with an open stomach, which is already very luxurious. Gu Tianyuan said in a deep voice.

"Of course I do. It's just that...... Good fish, and meat, can't they be made separately? As a result, you look at them and throw them together in the pot to stew, which is simply a waste of food! "Gu Tianyuan's point of concern is here.

Du Junqing only slowly spoke at this time: "You don't want to think about it, they are all big men on this island, and they are still busy smelting iron and forging swords all day long, how can they have so much leisure to cook?" They were tired from the day of ironwork, and they just wanted to eat something quickly and go to bed. So, just stew something and put it in your mouth. They don't care about anything else at all. ”

"That's exactly what happened." Gu Caiwei nodded in agreement.

But hearing them say this, Du Yi's little face suddenly collapsed even more.

"That means we have to watch them eat like this at night? I can't stand it anymore! ”

"If you don't want to see it, you just pretend to be sick and don't go out at night." Gu Caiwei didn't care, "Anyway, when they are busy again, let's quietly go to the river to catch a few fish, pick some lotus pods, I'll make fried lotus seeds for you to eat, and then make a steamed fish, how about it?" ”

Du Yi showed a smile at this time. "Good!" He quickly nodded.

After discussing here, after a while, Ou Shenzi and his apprentices had enough to eat and drink and rested, and sure enough, they went into the iron room again and got busy.

Gu Caiwei and a few people quietly slipped out of the room.

Wu Chongxun has been paying attention to the movements of several of them. So as soon as they went out on the front foot, the Wu Chongxun brothers on the back foot already knew the news.

"Brother, they shouldn't be trying to talk to Ou Shenzi secretly, right?" Wu Yanji hurriedly asked after hearing this.

But the guard who passed the message quickly shook his head. "Changninghou and their family, and they took the dog and went to the lake together!"

"They want to run?" Wu Yanji asked again.

"Of course it can't be." Wu Chongxun shook his head, "The situation is actually more on their side now. Unless they take the wrong medicine, they will definitely not run away at this time. ”

"Then what are they doing when they don't rest in their rooms in the summer?" Wu Yanji couldn't figure it out.

"If you want to know, don't you keep people staring at them?" Wu Chongxun replied slowly.

Sure enough, after a while, the other guards came back one after another, and gave them a detailed report on the movements of that group of people—

"The king of the county, the prince, the Marquis of Changning, they went to pick the lotus pod again!"

"The prince of the county, the prince, the dog of the Marquis of Changning jumped into the lake, and then when he came ashore, he had a big crucian carp in his mouth!"

"The king of the county, the prince, that dog has several fish in his mouth!"

"They've built a stove in the bushes behind them!"

"The prince of Changning Hou and the elder brother of Mrs. Changning Hou went to pick up branches and make a fire!"

"They also stole a pot and a bag of noodles from the kitchen, and now they are starting to fry lotus seeds!"

……

One news after another came, directly shocking the martial brothers.

"What the hell are they doing? Idle and running out to catch fish and eat? Wu Chongxun couldn't believe it, "Isn't it good that you didn't eat at noon?" Ask someone to quietly go to a restaurant in a nearby town to charter a table of banquets, and come back soon? As for sending so many people out, they work for half a day just for a bite to eat? ”

As he was talking, Wu Yanji was already holding his stomach with one hand and rubbing it. "Brother, I'm so hungry."

He was really hungry.

At noon, they ate two bites of the meal, but they didn't even get three minutes full.

Although after they came back, they hurriedly sent people to the town to find a restaurant to eat. But when they came over, they all saw that the nearest town was still five or six miles away! This back and forth, plus the time to order and cook, I'm afraid an hour is not enough.

They were already hungry, and even more hungry when they thought about how long they would have to wait to eat.

Wu Yanji regretted it very much. Why did they stupidly agree to Ou Shenzi's invitation? No matter how bad it is, they should bring the cook when they go out! Otherwise, they wouldn't be starving like this now!

At this time, another faint fragrance came from somewhere, and it entered their nostrils like this, and immediately made both of their stomachs growl.

Wu Yanji was very aggrieved.

"Brother, I'm so hungry. I can't wait! ”

How much better is Wu Chongxun actually than him? He's hungry too!

Especially after smelling such a fragrance, he couldn't stand it anymore.

It's just ...... "It should be a few people surnamed Du who are cooking by the lake!" "Do you dare to ask them for food?" ”

Wu Yanji was frightened. "I'm not going."

has already suffered so many losses at Du Junqing's hands, and he is especially boring unless he is stupid.

"So, let's get hungry first! Be patient, our meal should be here in a moment. Wu Chongxun whispered to reassure him.

Wu Yanji flattened his mouth and hung his head helplessly.

At this time, Gu Caiwei by the lake had already peeled out the lotus seeds peeled by Du Junqing, Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan directly into the pot to fry, and when the fragrance was stir-fried, and then sprinkled with a little salt, a crispy and fragrant fried lotus seed rice was out of the pot.

As for the more than ten fish that Hei Feng picked up from the lake, she dissected half of them, and after simply marinating them, she coated the fish with flour, and then wrapped it in a layer of fresh lotus leaves on the outside, and then steamed it in a pot.

By the way, the remaining half of the fish was also washed, the fish was smeared with salt, and it was also wrapped in lotus leaves. Steaming fish in the upper pot and grilling fish over the fire in the lower stove kills two birds with one stone.

After a while, the smell of fish wafted out, so strong that it could hardly be dissolved over the island in the middle of the lake.

When Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan were still growing their bodies, they didn't eat enough just now. Now when they smell this, they keep swallowing their saliva and asking, "Okay?" How long is it going to be? I'm hungry! ”

"Wait a little longer, just a little longer!" Gu Caiwei could only barely comfort.

But what I didn't expect was that the fish was just right now, and it was being taken out of the stove, and the two Ou Shenzi apprentices who were on the way to the small island in the middle of the lake had already found it when they smelled it.

They happened to see Gu Caiwei take out the grilled fish and remove the lotus leaves that had been burned outside, and suddenly a fragrance of lotus leaves mixed with the fragrance of fish swept over, fiercely and directly towards the people's faces, and suddenly their eyes, noses and mouths were full of the fragrance of grilled fish.

"Can you give us a little bit of this grilled fish?" These people spoke even more directly, and when they came over, they asked for it.

Originally, Gu Caiwei and they were stealing food here, but now that they have been caught, how dare they refuse? Especially the black wind is easy to play in the water, and the lotus pond is full of fat crucian carp, it has been in the lake for a long time, one after another to the shore to pick up fish, to the end, Gu Caiwei felt ashamed of Ou Shenzi.

Gu Caiwei's heart was very empty, and she nodded quickly without saying a word, and Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan hurriedly took one for them as if it were barbecued and steamed.

These two people took the things in their hands, and they also followed their example and opened the lotus leaves, and without waiting for the heat to come out, they just took a bite of it.

"Wow, it's delicious! It's so delicious! ”

After swallowing a mouthful of fish, they only had time to say such a sentence, and they quickly ate it in a big gulp.

Three times five divided by two, a grilled fish was eaten by them, and then they opened the lotus leaf powder steamed fish in their hands and devoured it again.

Gu Caiwei hadn't eaten half of their grilled fish before they noticed the four hungry eyes of these two people and glanced over again.

Gu Caiwei gave them two more, and the two of them quickly ate all of them again.

At the end of the meal, they were embarrassed to eat. "Why don't we catch a few fish for you? Think of it as your hard work. ”

"If you only eat fish, aren't you tired of panicking?" Gu Caiwei said softly, "You might as well pick some more lotus pods, I'll fry lotus seeds for you to eat, and then make some lotus seed tea." Lotus seed tea clears heat and quenches thirst, you are busy and drink a bowl of it, and you won't feel panicked when you sleep at night. ”

"Good!"

As soon as the two strong men heard this, they immediately became like two extremely well-behaved and obedient babies, one of them went into the water to catch fish, and the other rowed out the boat that is usually used to pick lotus flowers.

Du Yi and Gu Tianyuan didn't have much appetite, and the two little guys ate a fish and half a bowl of lotus seeds, and they were full.

Seeing this boat now, Gu Tianyuan hurriedly shouted: "I'm going to get on the boat too!" Take me one! ”

Although Du Yi had been to many places with Du Junqing, because he had been in poor health before, even if he took a boat, it was just to cross the river, and he had never enjoyed the feeling of the boat swaying, so he quickly echoed Gu Tianyuan.

When the strong man who rocked the boat heard this, he beckoned to them. "Come up if you want, I'll take you for a swim in the lake."

"Yes, yes!"

The two little ones jumped and jumped for joy, and hurriedly jumped on the boat, cheering and jumping all the way to the depths of the lotus leaf.

Woohoo!

Seeing this, Black Wind immediately shouted a few times, jumped into the water with a plop, and began to chase their boat.

When Gu Caiwei saw this, her eyes were suddenly full of envy. "I haven't rowed in a long time!"

"Then I'll take you to paddle when I'm done in a while." Du Junqing said.

Gu Caiwei tugged at the corners of her mouth. "I'm afraid I won't be able to do it today!"

Du Junqing raised his eyebrows. "Why?"

"Do you think that the two apprentices have been found, so how long will it take for the other master apprentices to find them?" Gu Caiwei only asked.

Du Junqing tightened his brows.

Soon, the facts proved that Gu Caiwei was right-

Just after the two strong men came back from fishing and picking lotus flowers, Gu Caiwei was simply stir-frying the peeled lotus seed rice and then adding water to boil it slowly, when she heard another wave of footsteps shaking and quickly approached this side.

Ou Shenzi finally reappeared.

"Little lady, it's really you!" He walked over with a smile on his face, "I've waited so long, and I've finally waited for you to come and collect the debt from me!" ”

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