Shanglang's winter this year is wickedly cold.

Xiao Chaoyi sat on the stone steps, the whole person was already embarrassed, his boots were covered with mud, his heavy robe was also soaked, and a soldier in gray clothes was holding an oil-paper umbrella for him, and his face was blue from the cold.

"Hey, I really don't know why that little ancestor has to brave the heavy snow to run to this poor mountain and bad water."

On a whim, these nobles had to be busy and hard, thinking of his dignified court officials, and he had to carry a shovel to help a group of villagers shovel snow, Xiao Chaoyi felt uncomfortable, shook his head, couldn't help frowning, and muttered a few words viciously, but his voice was extremely low.

"That's it, the previous brother was about to go home to see my mother-in-law, and he got a new pair of silver bracelets, which are very beautiful, and now they are all in vain." The soldier with the umbrella muttered, "I really don't understand the thoughts of those noble sons......"

"Little kitten, you are too afraid of guilt, thinking about your mother-in-law for everything!"

The soldiers standing guard next to him were gossiping and passing the time.

Xiao Chaoyi didn't stop it, obviously, no matter how 'fierce and vicious' this person was to the common people, it was still good for his soldiers, not to mention, the people who came out to work with him this time were his cronies.

Suddenly, with a casual voice, Xiao Chaoyi's nose twitched, stood up, and took a deep breath: "What smell?" It smells so good! ”

The soldier behind him covered his gurgling stomach, couldn't stand the temptation of the fragrance, couldn't help but take two steps in the direction of the kitchen, and swallowed his saliva: "...... I've eaten for twenty-eight years, and I've never smelled such a fragrant smell once, and the last time I was invited to a banquet by Lord Zhizhou of Yunzhou, that banquet didn't have this fragrant ......"

Gu Wan saw the soldiers who were not far away, but hesitated, smiled, and whispered a few words to Wang Gang, Wang Gang swallowed saliva and nodded, took out the cauldron that had just been boiled on the stove, and took a large number of sea bowls and gave one to those soldiers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the dishes will have to wait for a while, let's drink some soup to ward off the cold first, right?"

"This is for us?" Xiao Chaoyi raised his eyebrows in surprise, and the soldiers around him also looked at each other - they thought that this was a meal cooked for the two nobles in the house!

Wang Gang nodded innocently, Xiao Chaoyi immediately scooped up a large bowl of soup very unceremoniously, swallowed it in a big gulp, and drank it in one gulp, but his eyes suddenly widened and he was speechless for a while...... Everyone around them held their breath.

"Huh......" for a long time, Xiao Chaoyi squinted, exhaled, and said with an endless aftertaste, "The world is delicious, it is definitely a world delicacy, and it is difficult to find it in the world!" ”

Hula, Wang Gang was surrounded, everyone held a big bowl of soup to drink, and not long after, a group of soldiers licking blood at the tip of their knives showed extremely satisfied expressions, and even began to be confused......

Wang Mei stood in the kitchen, also drooling frequently, seeing the performance of those soldiers, finally relieved, although I felt that such a fragrant soup for these people to drink, a little pity, but after thinking about it, it can leave a good impression on them, and it is also good for the village, in case there is a bandit or something, there is such a little incense, I can't wait to save the soldiers, save the lives of the whole village.

In the expectation of everyone up and down, the meal was soon opened, and a shed was set up outside the kitchen, and the blankets on the ground were made up by several families around, uneven, tattered, but none of the soldiers in the courtyard cared, and all sat on the ground, all their minds rested on the fish head of the casserole that had just come out of the pot, and the steaming soup pot, as for the lettuce and raw meat resting on the stone table next to it, so that no one took a second look.

Gu Wan shook her head, knowing that these people eat a lot of food, and they don't stuff rice, just these dishes, I'm afraid that they won't be able to fill their appetites, so she hurriedly walked over and took the initiative to help each bring snow-white rice, pour soup on it, and then put the meat and vegetables into the soup pot, "Everyone try it, this hot pot around the stove is the best to eat in winter." ”

In fact, it's late, a group of people are hungry and waiting for food, and the speed of picking up hot pot is the fastest!

The people in the room only gave a thumbs up to her and Wang Mei, their mouths had long been occupied by the food on the table, and no one spoke at all, Xiao Chaoyi was sweating profusely, and after stuffing most of the bowl of rice, he exhaled, turned his head and asked Wang Mei, who was still busy adding soup next to him: "What kind of flavor is this, it's so spicy, tsk, spicy enough!" ”

Where did Wang Mei know, she unconsciously looked back at Gu Wan, Gu Wan smiled, and said unhurriedly: "This is called pepper, the seeds collected by my mother in the early years, I heard that they came from the sea, and they are still fresh in the local area. ”

Xiao Chaoyi raised his eyebrows, glanced at Gu Wan, and saw that she behaved moderately, neither humble nor arrogant, although he was a humble official, but these years of military career can be regarded as well-informed, many nobles in the capital do not have this kind of bearing, and such a rare object, this little girl actually has it at home, it must not be an ordinary person!

As soon as he thought of this, Xiao Chaoyi no longer dared to underestimate her, and politely thanked her: "Then I will thank the little lady on behalf of my brothers......

Everyone else was busy eating, but not like this general, who had so many twists and turns in his head.

Gu Wan originally prepared two kinds of soup, one spicy and one not spicy, but she didn't expect that everyone here was spicy, and the red and glamorous soup went down very quickly, so much so that Gu Wan was a little surprised, she thought that no one here had ever eaten chili peppers, and she would not be used to eating them at first, but she didn't expect that none of them had an uncomfortable reaction......

The thick soup is spicy, the meat slices and green vegetables go down, the soup is even sweeter, and the rich aroma is steaming up in the yard, and with the breeze, it drifts farther and farther......

guest room

Shui Bo leaned on the soft leather cushion, and on the table in front of him was made of white jade, exquisite and incomparable bowls, chopsticks, cups and plates, and the vegetables on the plate were carefully cooked by famous chefs.

Shui Bo has always known how to enjoy, the chefs of his Hou Mansion are all the inner imperial chefs given by the saint, and the god chef Fang Xiang has also praised his exquisite craftsmanship, and he also loved it very much in the past, but today, Shui Bo is reluctant to put down chopsticks.

The window was ajar, and one after another aroma came in, and the gluttonous worms in the stomach of the seducing water wave were churning, he squinted his eyes and stared at the 'delicacies' on the table for a long time, and finally put down his chopsticks, puffed out his face, and muttered: "Yanzhao, I'm hungry!" ”

"Ahem......"

Mu Yanzhao couldn't help laughing, and glanced at Shui Bo, I haven't seen this kid coquettish for several years, and his skills are still profound, this kid's coquettish kung fu has been honed on his uncle for more than ten years, and no one can stop him!

It's been a long time since I've seen him so relaxed, a smile flashed in Mu Yanzhao's eyes, and he shook his sleeves: "Yuping isn't this a delicacy served, why don't you hurry up and eat it when you're hungry?" I'm not as expensive as you, and I don't like to eat anything too delicate by nature, so I'll just make do with it! ”

After speaking, Mu Yanzhao staggered out the door, leaving Shui Bo alone to look at his dashing back with wide eyes and viciousness.