Chaojiazhuang, the Chaofu in the central area!

Halfway through noon, the warm sunlight poured into the backyard of the inner house, dispelling the chill.

In the antique pavilion, the tea table is full of all kinds of snacks and fruits, including good fragrant tea, melon seeds and peanuts, and bananas and other specialties.

A brazier burns even brighter, and the surroundings are very warm!

"Hmph, it's been half a month since I left!"

"It's just that, what's even more hateful is that there is not even a single message."

"Master, if you ask him to go to Fanlou to deliver a letter, it will encourage unhealthy trends."

"It's not that serious, is it? The husband regretted not being ...... at the beginning"

Li Qingwan, Master Li, and Li Qingzhao also gathered together, leaning on the recliner and chatting with melon seeds, and the most talked about was naturally Chao Gai. Even if a topic is discussed many times, it is still enjoyable and scolding.

A few young maids and old mothers on the side lowered their eyebrows and ignored them. For such words, go in the left ear and out the right ear, and if you hear it, you should not hear it. Carefully serve these three aunts and grandmothers in Chao's mansion.

They are the most expensive and not worry-free.

Standing up and down with a big belly, I have to jump around and say what kind of physical exercise. For experienced mothers, it's worrying to watch!

The three ladies have a bad temper and a strong personality.

In order to avoid accidents, several experienced women take turns on standby. It is to ensure the safety of several ladies and make sure that nothing goes wrong.

Shandong Tianwang Chao Gai, the power is monstrous, who dares to say that he will not really become a king? Millions of people inside and outside Chaojiazhuang have never doubted it, and they also hope for this day.

In the gazebo, when the three women were chatting.

The little maid flew to report: "Madam, lunch is ready!" ”

"Wait." Li Qingwan felt a little hungry but still waited. Because he had already learned the news, Chao Gai would definitely rush back when he arrived in Liangshanbo.

"By the way, is the antler soup ready?" Li Qingzhao turned around and asked again. After getting the maid's reply that "it's good to cook at night", he smiled and asked her to step down.

Chao Gai returned to the house just in time to come to the back and hear the question and answer, and his footsteps staggered. It's obvious that this ginseng and deer antler soup is prepared for himself, how thoughtful? One of the disadvantages of having too many ladies is that the life of the big supplement can't run.

He came back quietly without alarming anyone, and was ready to surprise the woman with a sudden appearance. However, two shadows rushed out from behind him.

"Sister, my belly is big again."

In the flower posture, Jerodari ran to the pavilion and looked at the three women on the chaise long. Especially when I look at my belly, there is curiosity and apprehension in my eyes.

After all, it's a little girl, I don't understand.

Chao Gai watched all this helplessly and made a conclusion for the two girls. The maid and the old lady on the edge of the pavilion hurriedly saluted when they saw the two ladies.

Master Li, Li Qingwan, and Li Qingzhao were stunned for a moment, and then turned around and saw Chao Gai tiptoeing, getting up in surprise and joy, and rushing over.

"Don't run, don't run, slow down."

Chao Gai saw the three pot-bellied women swaying and running, and he was also a little nervous. An arrow rushed up, grabbed the three of them, and was a heart-warming baby. waved his hand to signal that the old mother and the others did not need to be polite, and went to the back kitchen with the woman.

Halfway through, Chao Gai told the interesting stories he encountered during this time.

Li Qingwan listened to them with relish, asked questions from time to time, and Huazi added from the side.

It's almost a convention!

Chao Mansion covers a wide area and has a group of buildings, but it is not very luxurious. In addition to the flower beds, the greenery is well done, there is no such thing as a big garden. Even if the walls and buildings are renovated, there are traces left by the years.

The mansion has been around for many years.

A sixty-year-old man was invited to Chaofu, and he looked at it along the way and made a judgment. From this, it can be inferred that the Chao family has been several generations, and most of them were once big families. Seeing that the guards in the palace were waiting for him, there was a murderous aura on his body. This is an elite soldier who has been on the battlefield, not a rookie who has never seen blood.

The old man looked along the way, his eyes burning. Zhiduoxing Wu, who was accompanying him, caught a glimpse of it out of the corner of his eye, and while secretly vigilant, he sighed that he was old and refined.

This old guy is really tough.

The old thing before went directly to the City Lord's Mansion and said that it was a friend invited by Chao Gai. Wu Yong was skeptical but did not slack off, but warmly entertained.

This old man walked all over the three-story city lord's mansion as if he was visiting, and was interested in the matters in charge of various departments, etc., and asked east and west, and it was not a good bird at first glance.

It's not easy for people to be fooled!

Wu Yong thinks it's tricky, but it's just tricky, accompanying him all the way, and the gags are misleading. To tell you the truth, I didn't say it thoroughly.

For the military advisor who loves to ponder people, the old man is not peculiar except for his age.

"Old sir, the Chao clan of my family is from the Yingchuan Chao clan during the period of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty. Tracing the origin of Shuo, it has to be the ancient Zhou Dynasty......" Wu led the way in front with a sideways turn, saying where the origin of the Chao family came from. The prince of the Zhou Dynasty is a little old, but it is an orthodox royal descendant.

Add the weight that makes it right!

This family clan was a very important link in ancient times.

The old man's eyelids twitched when he listened, and he squinted at Wu Yong without saying a word. I opened my mouth a few times to speak, but I stopped, because I couldn't refute it at all. People said that the clan was true, and the Zhou Dynasty did not support it.

Wu shook the feather fan and talked endlessly, all nonsense without nutrition. It was endless in the old man's ear, interfering with his judgment.

But the old man still has to show a smile, as if you are right. In my heart, this young man in white clothes is not simple.

The two foxes, one old and one young, each had their own thoughts and came to the back kitchen side hall. The huge round table was filled with all kinds of steaming dishes, and in the middle was a boiling hot pot, with all kinds of vegetables beside it, and wine was scalded on the boiler.

The side door is connected to the back kitchen, and Chao Gai stirs up an iron spoon to fry a few side dishes for his wife. Huazi, Hu Sanniang, they are busy on the side. Li Qingwan, Li Shishi, and Li Qingzhao are three women who enjoy privileges, sitting upright and laughing.

OMG! The old man's eyes widened, what did he see?

Chao Gai is the head of Jeju soldiers and horses, and such a person is actually stir-frying in person? It's a little unbelievable, and it's something he couldn't even imagine.

Chao Gai happened to see someone walk into the house, and when he saw the old man, it was Zong Ze. wiped his hands on his apron, and walked quickly with a smile: "Hahaha, Sect Elder, you want to wear it, you can be regarded as coming, sit down." ”

"Manager Chao, this ......" Zong Ze still didn't come back to his senses a little.

"Sect Elder, today is a family banquet, there are not so many rules." Chao Gai smiled and waved his hand, pointing at Li Qingzhao who came over: "These are mothers-in-law." Qingzhao, Jialiang, you entertain the sect elder and accompany him to have a few glasses of wine. ”

"There are two more dishes, and they will be ready right away."

Chao Gai smiled apologetically, pulled the old man to sit down, and ran into the back kitchen. Li Qingzhao got up and saluted, and Wu Yong matched the old man's next seat.

Master Li, Hu Sanniang, and Huazi came to see the old man one by one. Whether it is a pregnant woman with a big belly or a flowery posture with a jumping personality, she is all polite and generous, and she does not lose the bearing of the wife of the manager.

Zong Ze is worthy of being experienced, he came back from his stunnedness, returned the salute one by one, and did not hesitate to praise. Looking at Chao Gai, who was busy in the back kitchen, his opinion of this person changed again. There is also a feeling that I have never seen through this person.

After a short time, Chao Gai returned with a plate of stewed beef brisket with meat and potatoes. put it on the table with an apologetic smile: "Sect Elder, let you see the smile." ”

"Hey, it's the old man Meng Lang." Zong Ze waved his hand again and again.

"Come on, everyone raise a glass and salute the old man." Chao Gai sat on the throne and raised his glass to greet everyone. Li Qingzhao and the others used milk instead.

The dishes on the table are very rich and the pairings are very balanced.

Seafood, meat, vegetables are directly proportional, a family feast, a variety of dishes. Garlic lobster, braised sea bass, chopped pepper fish head, roasted whole lamb, sauced beef, stewed pork ribs with kelp, etc., cooked by the chef, the color and flavor are complete.

In addition to this, there are several home-cooked dishes stir-fried with Chao Gai.

Shredded pork with green peppers, scrambled eggs with leeks, back to the pot meat, etc., have a unique flavor.

The highlight of the audience is the roasted sweet potato and the stewed potato.

The old man Zong Ze was also very knowledgeable, and he praised endlessly, and he was curious if he hadn't eaten it: "The old man has lived for so long, and he has never seen these two crops." ”

Sweet potatoes and potatoes are in their own hands, and Chao Gai has no intention of concealing them: "This is a sweet potato, this is a potato, also known as a potato, which is the rhizome of a plant." You know Kudzu, right? It's pretty much the same as that. ”

"That thing doesn't have high requirements for soil quality, and the yield far exceeds that of rice, wheat, etc." Zong Ze is worthy of a person who needs a brain, and immediately realizes its value.

"It was also discovered by accident, and there are not many of them." Wu Yong picked up the conversation with a smile, opened his eyes and said nonsense: "We are going to plant and try to popularize." If it can really be planted and promoted on a large scale, it can save a large number of people. ”

Zong Ze sighed with emotion, and while peeling off the sweet potato, he smiled meaningfully: "Lord Steward, talented, capable of literature and martial arts, I didn't believe it before." The old man walked around the city, believed, and opened his eyes. ”

Chao Gai knew that there was something in the old man's words, and he replied casually: "There are many suffering people in the city, I don't accept it, and I don't know how much to bury in the wilderness." The sect elder thinks, is it right or wrong for me to do this? ”

"If outsiders intervene in it, it is estimated that people will jump from the fire pit to the quagmire." Wu raised his glass to the old man, and a complicated color appeared on his fair face.

Zong Ze ate sweet potatoes and smashed his mouth, and didn't speak for a while.

"That's not the talk of family dinners." Chao Gai smiled and waved his hand, pointed at Wu Yong and said, "Old man, do you know that this Mr. Wu is a great person. ”

"Oh, the old man listens."

"More than 10 years ago, Mr. Wu went to Beijing to take the ...... exam"

In the side hall, Chao Gai talked loudly, and the parties present also talked about Wu Yong's past.

Li Qingzhao and Master Li only care about eating, and their every move is extremely elegant and slow. There are really outsiders present, and the performance is full of ladylike style.

……

Bianliang City.

Seven or eight days have passed since the incident of Tong Guan, a member of the imperial court, being attacked on the street. It is still the talk of the people at the bottom of the city after tea and dinner.

Although the Jiangnan war was only a skirmish, it was calm before the storm!

Wang Yu, the general of the Western Army, was strong and healthy, and he was no longer in serious trouble.

The privy envoy Tong Guan fell ill because of the pain of losing his son, and Song Huizong wanted several imperial doctors to diagnose and treat him, and now his body is also recovering quickly.

On this day, Tong Guan was holding a funeral at home and looking at his son's coffin. showed a sad expression, gritting his teeth with hatred for Jiangnan Nanla and Liangshan Wang Lun. But Zhao Tan's report of losing the battle again made him roar like thunder.

That angry roar can be heard outside the Tong Mansion!