Kumagaya Castle.

The gate in the northwest corner was wide open, and a group of men and horses slowly walked by.

Most of them are dressed in uniform and are supposed to be a certain team of mercenaries.

There were hundreds of men in this group, some with swords, some with swords, and some with Qimen blades.

Although the weapons are different, there are obvious traces of vicious battles on their bodies.

Some dragged one arm, others walked tremblingly with one leg left, looking desolate and staring vacantly at the front of the street.

"What's going on? Why is it so miserable? ”

"I guess it's a prickly idea."

"Alas, miserable."

“.........”

Li Ping'an and Lao Niu watched this scene on the street.

Mercenary groups, which are rare in the territory of the Great Sui, will not allow the existence of such mercenary organizations in the emperors of the Great Unification Dynasty.

After the mercenary team passed, Li Ping'an and Lao Niu ate two servings of beef soup and a few cakes at a noodle stall on the street.

In the evening, the night of Kumagai Castle gradually fell.

A few stars appeared in the east, and the starlight gradually increased, and the breeze came.

Under the shade of the dappled trees, there is peace.

Li Ping'an and Lao Niu sat under the tree, drinking tea and blowing the evening breeze.

At night, except for a few, most of the cities of the Great Sui have a curfew system.

And Kumagai Castle has no concept of a curfew at all.

In this way, Li Ping'an and Lao Niu don't have to stay in the guest house.

So I found a secluded place, sat down under a tree, drank tea, and ate barbecue.

Li Ping'an took out the stiff hair, fingertips, fingers, and soles of his feet that were seized last time........ and other objects, and arrange them one by one.

He took out all kinds of bottles and cans, carefully inspected them one by one, and prepared to refine the medicine.

This time, Li Ping'an is preparing to refine Haoyuan medicine.

This is a medicine recorded in ancient medicine books, not developed by Li Ping'an himself.

It is made of Haoyuan ginseng, agate horn and thousand leaf dew as raw materials.

This ancient book was found by Li Ping'an from the Tongtian Peak Scripture Pavilion in Shushan.

At that time, the former master of Tongtian Peak defected to Shushan, and the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion was destroyed by it.

Tongtian Peak has a large number of ancient books, and the documents are buried in the sea of fire.

After rescue, only a small number of mutilated ancient books have been preserved.

The ancient book in Li Ping'an's hand is a remnant, and the remaining raw materials and refining techniques can only be pondered by himself.

"Moo~"

The old cow skewered the barbecue skewers and handed it to his mouth.

Li Ping'an took a bite, lowered his head and continued to study the fragments in the book.

Kumagai Cheng was quite warm at night, and there were constant voices in the distance, but the place where Li Ping'an was sitting was far away from the bustle

With a steaming cup of tea in his hand, he looked down at the fragments, and took a sip of tea from time to time to relieve the tiredness of the barbecue.

At the same time, the turtle breath function in the body makes the whole body comfortable and the heart calm.

The mountain breeze blows the aroma of barbecue, with heat and warmth.

The roast made a sizzling sound, and a drop of hot oil slowly slid down the lines of the plump meat.

The meat is washed by a bonfire, and the aroma is overflowing.

Because of the color enhancement of the secret sauce, it becomes more mellow and has a more delicate taste.

The entrance is tender and crispy.

After a few days of walking, I was finally able to rest.

Blowing the mountain breeze, eating barbecue, and drinking tea.

There are some things to do, but there is no hurry, and I don't care if I succeed or not, it's all out of interest.

There are flowers in spring, there are moons in autumn, cool breeze in summer, and snow in winter.

If there is nothing to worry about, it is a good time in the world.

After a moment, he wiped his mouth and let out a long breath.

It seemed to be very enjoyable, so I picked up the chopsticks again, took a piece of barbecued meat, and chewed it slowly.

............

The sky was slightly bright, and the weather was a little chilly.

Revive the mercenary group.

It's a new day, and Aoi hangs the red lantern high.

This is the rule of the local mercenary group, whenever a mercenary group wants to enter the Sunset Forest.

There is always a big red lantern in front of the door with the words "Safe Return" written on it.

Naturally, they also have to worship God with incense

Of course, hanging the red lantern is only the first step, and there will be many more rituals to prepare.

Aoi clapped her hands and was about to go back.

Suddenly, a voice came from behind him.

"Dare to ask, this is a revitalization mercenary group?"

"Yes." Aoi nodded.

"I heard that the revitalization mercenary group will go to the Sunset Forest soon, and I am just going to the Sunset Forest in the next day, so if I want to come and go with you, it is good that someone will lead the way."

Xiao Aoi turned his head to look at him, and there was a mercenary group about to set off for the Sunset Forest.

will release news, and if there are scattered people who want to join, they can pay to go together.

This is a well-known rule, so Xiao Kui didn't feel weird about the other party's request.

To his surprise, the other party's dress, looking like a teacher, didn't look like a good player.

However, although Xiaokui is young, she has a lot of knowledge, so she doesn't dare to underestimate it at all.

"Dare to ask, does the gentleman have a name?" Aoi bowed respectfully and asked.

"A traveler, name... Li Ping'an. ”

Aoi searched in her memory, and Kumagai didn't seem to have this person.

However, Xiaokui still went inside to report.

The leader of the revitalization mercenary group is a martial artist named Zhang Long, whose father made a name for himself in Kumagai Castle with a bull knife in his early years.

Subsequently, Zhang Long inherited his father's cattle sword, and also inherited the revitalization of the mercenary group.

The revitalization of mercenaries has also reached its peak.

Listening to Xiaokui, there are scattered people who want to join the team, and they don't care too much.

Just casually responded.

"Say hello, don't snub people."

Zhang Long has a good reputation in the rivers and lakes, and everyone who comes to take refuge is entertained with good food and drink, even if he has never met, he will let people send silver for travel expenses when he leaves.

"Got it."

After a while, Li Ping'an and Lao Niu walked into the revitalization mercenary group.

After a short time, the meal was ready.

The food on the table, Li Ping'an and Lao Niu couldn't name it, but it was very delicious.

Li Ping'an and Lao Niu casually sandwiched the vegetables and gulped down the rice.

For the hospitable hosts, it's really worth it

Li Ping'an couldn't help but ask the servant who served the food.

The servant introduced him: "This is called lamp meat, pickled salted duck eggs, eggplant steamed buns.....

Li Ping'an had never heard of it, so he asked how to make this dish,

The servant did not know, of course, so he finished his meal and rested in the evening.

Li Ping'an went to the chef with some food and wine.

After two glasses of wine, the chef told him about the practice.

"The so-called lamp meat is to cut the meat into large cubes, stack it, and put it in a pot.

Then use rice wine, green onions, ginger, garlic, peppercorns, soy sauce.... Flavouring.

Then add water from the Kumagai River, the river water exceeds the meat surface by an inch, and the mouth of the pot is sealed layer by layer with paper.

The bottom of the pot is flattened with tiles, and when it is boiling, the heat is removed.

Then use an oil lamp, smoke the pan, and smoke it overnight!

Therefore, it is called lamp meat, and in this way, the meat is extremely bad and tastes good on the second day......"

Early the next morning, Li Ping'an's small notebook was already full of recipes for various dishes.