Border Cook

Chapter 600 New Guy

This time, the ingredients were mainly those sent by Shen Shujun.

Fresh chestnuts are slightly cut into a hole, mixed with some sugar, and slowly baked in the oven until mature. When stored, the chestnuts are preserved together with the shells. When eaten, the shells and chestnut meat can be completely separated due to thermal expansion and contraction. Peeling the skin is effortless, and you can feel the leisurely and soothing feeling of slowly peeling the shells and eating, which makes the chestnuts taste more delicious.

Soak the dried winter bamboo shoots fully, cut into thin strips, and stir-fry them with meat slices to make winter bamboo shoots and meat slices. The meat slices are tender, the bamboo shoots are chewy and fragrant, and they are full of gravy and sauce. They taste very fragrant and the more you chew, the more delicious it becomes.

Or you can stir-fry the chopped duck meat, add water, cover the lid and simmer over low heat until the duck meat is extremely soft and the bamboo shoots are fully seasoned. The meat, soup and bamboo shoots are very tasty. Slightly season it to a slightly spicy taste and pair it with some soft and delicious hanging oven sesame cakes. Take a bite of the sesame cake, a bite of the meat, a bite of the bamboo shoots and a sip of the soup...

You never get tired of eating it!

When the duck meat and dried bamboo shoots are almost finished, the remaining soup becomes fresh, fragrant and rich because it has been simmering on a small stove. It is mixed with some wide and chewy noodles. Each noodle is dipped in the rich soup. When you slurp it into your mouth, a lot of thick soup will be left on your lips. You have to lick your lips to feel the satisfaction!
As for the loquat candied fruit and loquat paste, you can put one in your mouth in your free time, brew some with boiling water and drink it. It will moisten the lungs and produce saliva, and you will feel very comfortable in winter!
Fan Jinglan went out feeling so comfortable, ready to set off for the capital.

Although there were three carriages, there were actually thirty or forty people in the group. Although they were wearing servants' clothes, they all rode tall horses. They were silent and had serious expressions. They were obviously guards who were accompanying Fan Jinglan to protect her safety, and they were quite skilled.

Seeing this, Xia Mingyue felt relieved and only asked Fan Jinglan to be careful along the way and hoped that she would have a safe journey.

"Don't worry, sister. When I get back to the capital, I'll send someone to send a letter to let you know I'm safe." Fan Jinglan readily agreed, but she said with some regret, "I'll probably have to stay in the capital for some time after the New Year before I can come here again. If you miss me, you can send someone to send a letter to the capital. Or if you have some free time, you can come to the capital to play."

"Okay." Xia Mingyue agreed with a smile, "I will definitely write to you. As for going to the capital, we'll have to wait for an opportunity."

Jinqiu County is thousands of miles away from the capital, so it is not an easy task whether you go there specifically or just on the way.

Xia Mingyue didn't say too many false polite words, and Fan Jinglan understood and didn't force it, but just nodded vigorously.

The two of them put their heads together and talked for a long time. Seeing that it was getting late, Fan Jinglan reluctantly got on the carriage and left.

Xia Mingyue accompanied him all the way to the city gate, and watched him go completely into the distance before she withdrew her gaze. She still silently prayed in her heart that she wished him a safe journey, and then she walked back.

On his way back, he saw an old beggar sitting on the side of the road. His hair was disheveled and his clothes were so dirty that you couldn't tell the color of them. He took a few copper coins from his purse and threw them into the broken bowl in front of him.

"Thank you very much, thank you very much." The old beggar thanked him repeatedly, "My lady, I am safe, I am safe."

Hearing the word "peace", Xia Mingyue paused and put a few more coins in.

Seeing this, the old beggar kowtowed a few more times.

Even after Xia Mingyue walked away, the word "peace" from the old beggar's mouth was still lingering in his ears.

Peace, peace...

Xia Mingyue silently recited these two words and couldn't help but smile.

These two very simple words are easy to say, but they carry endless expectations and hopes. We can only hope that the word "peace" can follow everyone and never fade away.

There were several days of sunny days in a row, and the strong sun made the whole earth warm, making the originally dreaded winter solstice day even more warm that people were not used to.

In such warmth, the runners of the Jinqiu County Yamen began to move out, taking advantage of the night and the starry sky, driving one horse-drawn carriage after another out of the back door of the yamen and heading west along the street.

The carriage moved slowly, leaving deep marks on the ground. The yamen runners and soldiers guarding the city who followed the carriage were all alert. In addition, the thick tarpaulin covering the carriage showed the importance of transporting things.

At the same time, on the official road next to a town between Jinqiu County and Changzhou Prefecture, the sound of horse hooves lasted for a very long time, waking up the nearby villagers who were still sleeping.

Some people who liked to watch the fun did not dare to go out, but instead looked out through the windows. They saw the clouds of dust that were raised and that lingered for a long time, and they were impressed by the large number of cavalrymen passing by.

On a barren grass slope about a hundred miles away from the military camp, a group of soldiers were busy pushing catapults to the designated location.

After the catapult is placed and fixed in position, the windlass tied to the rope is turned forcefully, the catapult is completely lowered, a black object like a stone is put in, and then the rope is quickly released. The "stone" on the catapult cuts through the sky, making a "whoosh" sound, and flies to the opposite hillside.

After a "bang" sound, the stone fell to the ground, followed by a loud "boom" sound. The huge explosion made the whole earth seem to tremble slightly, and smoke and dust rose instantly, filling the entire earth.

As soon as the smoke and dust cleared, a huge hole appeared on the originally flat hillside, and the surrounding area was pitch black, demonstrating the power of the black stone.

“This thing really works!”

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"Yes, the new stuff from the armory is really powerful."

"This mountain bomb has such a powerful force. If it were used on a battlefield, wouldn't it blow up a large area?"

"If you ask me, this is simply a powerful weapon for siege. There is no need to set up ladders for hand-to-hand combat. We can first bomb the city gates and walls to pieces. Then we can attack however we want."

"You need to broaden your horizons. This city must be attacked, but the best place to attack is the capital of the Jinwei Kingdom. That would be more satisfying!"

"Hey, what do you think? If we can win the war quickly and capture the capital of Jinwei before New Year's Eve, how about celebrating the New Year there?"

"That would be great..."

Fight quickly and decisively, and capture the capital of Jin Wei State before New Year's Eve.

The secret letter was soon presented on the table. Li Yanyang frowned and glanced at the people standing below. "How about you guys?"

Li Juncheng cupped his hands and said, "Father, according to reports from spies, the Western Frontier Army has already assembled a large number of troops and stored a large amount of food and fodder."

"The news I have received is that the border garrisons in the north and south of the Great Zhou Kingdom are transferring troops to the Western Frontier Army."