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"We thank Your Majesty."

After the seven or eight soldiers thanked them in unison, they immediately straightened up and continued walking forward.

Song Qing watched as seven or eight soldiers continued to walk towards the three tables, and with a smile, he raised his right hand and waved to them.

"Brothers, you can arrange these three tables however you like."

"Yes, we understand."

After seven or eight soldiers responded loudly to Song Qing's words, they immediately began to place small steamers and ceramic bowls containing certain foods on the trays on the table in front of them.

Soon, seven or eight soldiers set up four small steamers and four ceramic bowls on the three tables.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness Prince Wuyi, do you have any further instructions?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Mingzhi smiled faintly and shook his head.

"That's all, brothers, go ahead and get busy!"

Song Qing also shook his head gently with a smile, then stretched out his right hand and waved to the seven or eight soldiers.

"I am no longer in command. My brothers, you have all worked hard. Now go and do what you need to do!"

"We obey your command and will take our leave now."

After the seven or eight soldiers turned and left, Young Master Liu raised an eyebrow and curiously glanced down at the four small steamers and four ceramic bowls on the table.

"Brother, I think I can smell eggs and minced garlic. Could those porcelain bowls contain eggs and minced garlic?"

Hearing Young Master Liu's curious question, Song Qing smiled and raised her right hand, giving Young Master Liu a thumbs up.

"Hahaha, haha~ hahahahaha."

"Third brother, you have a good nose. You're right about the smell. The porcelain bowl contains egg and minced garlic."

Seeing that Song Qingyue readily admitted his earlier guess, Young Master Liu raised an eyebrow and glanced at the four small steamers on the table. He had a rough idea of ​​what good stuff Song Qingyue was talking about.

There are only a few types of food that can be eaten with eggs and minced garlic and taste great.

When Song Qing saw Liu Dashao glancing down at the four small steamers, he immediately smiled and waved to Cheng Kai, Feng Bu'er, and the other brothers.

"Brothers, stop watching."

Come on, let's open the steamer lid together, and then put all the good stuff inside on the table.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Kai, Feng Bu'er, and their brothers immediately opened the lid of the small steamer.

When Cheng Kai and his group opened the lids of the four small steamers, the contents inside were immediately revealed.

Shepherd's purse steamed buns, steamed five-element vegetables.

When the people at the table saw the two steamers of shepherd's purse buns and the two steamers of five-element vegetables, their expressions immediately changed.

"Wow! Vice Commander Song, so the shepherd's purse steamed buns and steamed five-element vegetables are the good stuff you were talking about!"

"Hey, Vice Commander Song, I have to say, these are really good stuff. I haven't had these two kinds of food for at least a month."

"Shepherd's purse steamed buns, steamed five-element vegetables, and topped with egg and minced garlic, are truly a perfect match!"

After staring intently at the shepherd's purse steamed buns and steamed five-element vegetables in the small steamer for a while, Liu Mingzhi quickly turned around and knocked out the smoldering tobacco from the pipe at his feet.

Immediately, he straightened up and waved to Cheng Kai.

"Cheng Kai, hurry, hurry, move it over here, move it over here."

"Hey, okay, okay."

After Cheng Kai responded loudly to Young Master Liu's words, he first reached out and picked up a small steamer containing shepherd's purse buns and steamed vegetables with five elements, placing them on the table in front of Young Master Liu. Then, he picked up a bowl of egg and garlic sauce and gently placed it next to the small steamer.

Liu Mingzhi casually put down his pipe, gently adjusted the sleeves on his wrists, reached into the small steamer, picked up a shepherd's purse bun, and took a deep breath.

Shepherd's purse steamed buns exude the fresh fragrance of wild vegetables and the rich aroma of wheat, which together create a unique flavor.

The aroma was so enticing that it made one's mouth water.

Liu Mingzhi gently held the shepherd's purse steamed bun in his palm, then looked down at the ceramic bowl containing the egg and minced garlic.

Inside the medium-sized ceramic bowl was freshly mashed garlic juice, along with egg whites and yolks mashed into a paste, with a few drops of glistening sesame oil floating on top.

The garlic juice, egg puree, and sesame oil, when mixed together, now emit a slightly pungent yet rich and mouthwatering aroma.

Liu Mingzhi picked up the small spoon from the porcelain bowl and stirred it gently a few times. Then, he used the spoon to scoop up two spoonfuls of egg and garlic paste and poured them onto the shepherd's purse steamed bun.

Immediately, he opened his mouth and took a big bite of the shepherd's purse steamed bun that had just been topped with egg and garlic sauce.

Immediately afterwards, he let out a satisfied hum.

"Mmm~ Mmm, delicious, delicious."

"Big brother, Brother Huyan, Cheng Kai, and the rest of you, stop staring at me! Get involved!"

As Liu Mingzhi spoke in a low voice, he glanced at the two tables next to him with a smile.

"Liu Song, brothers, you too, hurry up and get started!"
Shepherd's purse steamed buns are best eaten while they're hot.

Upon hearing this, Song Qing and the others nodded with smiles on their faces, and each of them reached into the small steamer and picked up a shepherd's purse bun.

Before long, everyone at the table was happily eating a steamed bun with shepherd's purse topped with egg and minced garlic.

If ordinary people from ordinary families saw this scene, they would be stunned, if not completely shocked.

An emperor who rules over a vast territory, two princes in high positions, and a group of powerful military officers, ranging from dukes to earls, are now each enjoying a wild vegetable bun with relish.

Among everyone present, the person with the lowest status was Liu Song, the head steward of the Liu family.

Of course, this is only his official title. As the saying goes, even a seventh-rank official is subject to the prime minister's authority.

If this is the case in front of the prime minister's gate, what about in front of the emperor's gate?

Despite being just a lowly butler, Liu Song is still a respected figure in the eyes of his friends and family. Even Liu Yiyi, Liu Feifei, Liu Chengfeng, Liu Chengzhi, Liu Yaoyao, Xiao Ke'ai, Liu Chengqian, and others greet him with a cheerful "Uncle Song."

As for the civil and military officials in the imperial court, needless to say, every single one of them would respectfully address Liu Song as "Steward Liu" and then greet him.

How could the ordinary people be astonished and dumbfounded that a group of people of such status were now enjoying a simple wild vegetable bun so much?

After all, in their imagination, His Majesty the Emperor and all the high-ranking officials should be eating delicacies at every meal!

Even if they don't eat delicacies every day, they shouldn't have to be reduced to eating wild vegetables and cornbread.

After Liu Mingzhi devoured a shepherd's purse steamed bun, he let out a long breath with his lips slightly parted.

"Ah, that feels good, that feels fucking good!"

After swallowing the shepherd's purse steamed bun in her mouth, Song Qing gently smacked her lips with the egg and garlic paste, and turned to look at Young Master Liu with a smile.

"Third brother, how is it? I didn't lie to you, did I? I prepared some good stuff, didn't I?"

Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded, then casually picked up the wine glass on the table and brought it to his lips.

After downing a glass of fine wine, he first picked up the wine pot and poured himself a full glass, then turned his head with a smile to look at Song Qing, who was looking at him with a grin.

"Yes, it is indeed a good product."

Since our group left the capital, during the past six months of our westward journey, I haven't eaten wild vegetables or cornbread.

Brother, I have to say, you really gave me a huge surprise today!
"By the way, brother, where did you get these shepherd's purse and five-element vegetables? You didn't go out into the wild to dig them up yourself, did you?"

When Song Qing heard Young Master Liu ask him this question, he immediately chuckled and waved his hand.

"Hey, I don't have the time to go dig for wild vegetables in the fields!"

I found these shepherd's purse and five-element vegetable this morning when I went out to buy ingredients. I happened to see these two wild vegetables at a local stall and bought them all.

Honestly, I never expected to encounter these two wonderful things.

By the way, speaking of which, that commoner's stall isn't far from the palace gates. It's located southwest of the palace gates, about two or three hundred paces away, outside the entrance of a restaurant.

Liu Mingzhi nodded knowingly, his brows furrowing slightly as he picked up the porcelain bowl containing the egg and minced garlic, and then poured the egg and minced garlic from the bowl onto the steamed five-element dish that was already on the plate.

Then, while gently stirring the steamed dish with egg and minced garlic on the plate with his chopsticks, he turned his head and glanced at Hu Yanyu, Cheng Kai, Ning Chao, Feng Bu'er and the other brothers.

"Huyan Yu, brothers, I have a question I'd like to ask you."

"Brother-in-law, feel free to ask me anything you want to know."

"General, please speak. We will answer all your questions without reservation."

Liu Mingzhi gently placed his chopsticks on the plate and casually picked up the pipe that had been placed on the corner of the table.

After about five or six breaths, he slowly exhaled a puff of smoke with his lips slightly parted.

"Brother Huyan, brothers, tell me honestly, are the people in and around the capital of the Abbasid Caliphate still living by digging for wild vegetables?"

When Hu Yanyu, Cheng Kai, and the other brothers heard the question that Young Master Liu asked them, they all shook their heads with light smiles without hesitation.

"Hehehe, brother-in-law, so this is the kind of question you wanted to ask!"

Brother-in-law, let me tell you this!

Although the people in and around the royal city may not have enough food and wine at every meal, they certainly do not rely on wild vegetables to survive.

Since our Great Dragon Dynasty's two armies on the left and right, together with the troops of the Anxi Protectorate and the allied forces of the Western Regions, successively conquered all the territories of the Indian Kingdom and the Abbasid Caliphate, Commander Zhang and Commander Nangong strictly followed your orders, brother-in-law, and immediately remeasured the land within the two countries, and then quickly counted the population of the people within the two countries.

After the population and land in both countries were fully accounted for, they followed the orders of "Brother-in-law, your dream" and redistributed the land among the people in both countries according to the number of people.

Nowadays, the people in these two countries, if not every meal is filled with food and drink, at least every household has surplus grain.

If it weren't for the fact that every household in the country had surplus grain, then Commander Zhang, Commander Nangong, and we warriors would not have been able to govern the people and the administration within our borders as well as we have now.

To put it simply, it boils down to one thing: the people want peace and stability!
The people have enough to eat and drink. Unless they're out of their minds, they wouldn't be thinking about rebelling against the rule of our Great Dragon Dynasty all day long.

As for the fact that there are commoners selling wild vegetables outside the palace, it's all thanks to Commander Zhang, Commander Nangong, Senior Wanyan, Senior Yun, Senior Yeluha, and myself and all the other brothers.

As brothers, we hold high positions and have no shortage of anything in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation.

When you eat too much of this good food, you naturally want to try different flavors.

Business, business, it's all about mutual exchange.

If someone wants to buy it, then someone will naturally sell it.

The people in both countries have only enjoyed a few years of good life under the rule of our Great Dragon Dynasty!
They have a variety of staple foods to fill their stomachs, so naturally they wouldn't choose to eat wild vegetables.

Therefore, all sorts of wild vegetables naturally became the food for those of us who occasionally wanted to change our tastes.

It's unclear when it started, but whenever people in and around the royal city find any wild vegetables, they flock to set up stalls outside the palace.

When Zhang Shuai, Nangong Shuai, and I saw people selling wild vegetables at their stalls, we almost always bought the vegetables without hesitation.

Over time, people could often be seen setting up stalls outside the palace to sell wild vegetables they had just dug up.

To be honest, this kind of thing isn't anything new.

As soon as Hu Yanyu finished speaking, Cheng Kai, Ning Chao, Feng Bu'er, Chu Jing, Han Peng and the other brothers immediately chimed in to agree.

"General, I can testify that this is indeed the case."

"General, we second that proposal!" (End of Chapter)