Border Cook

"I saw the Second Prince wandering around, but he just had lunch, so why walk around to help digest the food?"

Li Juncheng, "..."

This just gave him the conclusion that he had already finished dinner, so how could he respond?

How to answer the call!

Li Juncheng stammered for a long time, completely unsure of how to answer.

Lu Qiyan continued, "If you want to digest your food, you might as well walk over there. Although it is winter now, there are many birds that live here for the winter. The weather is good today, so you can probably see a lot of scenery."

"Although the reeds by the river have all withered in the winter, the sight of them all yellow and dry is still quite special."

Li Juncheng stiffened his neck for a long time, and finally nodded, squeezing out the word "OK" from between his teeth.

He even cupped his hands towards Lu Qiyan and said, "Thank you Commander Lu for your suggestion. I'll go take a look right away."

Okay, take a look!
Li Juncheng left with gnashing teeth, looking back every few steps. Before leaving, he sniffed his nose again and again, as if he was full of regret and very reluctant.

Such a scene made Xia Mingyue laugh.

I have never seen Lu Qiyan be so stingy before, and now he is so stingy...

It's actually a bit cute?

But having said that, although the Jin Wei Kingdom came to Beijing to negotiate peace, its relationship with the Great Zhou Kingdom was very delicate at this time.

Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji's escort all the way was just the courtesy of the Great Zhou Kingdom and the necessary etiquette of the host. There was no need to worship Li Juncheng and his party.

This kind of distance-keeping is also one of the means of game between the two countries.

Xia Mingyue pursed her lips and smiled. Seeing that the fish in the bamboo tube was almost cooked, she asked Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji to take down the bamboo tubes and prepare to untie the hemp rope.

The big bamboo tube was originally split in the middle and tied together again. Now you just need to remove the hemp rope and place the remaining half flat on the stone that serves as a temporary table, and it becomes a natural container for plates and bowls.

Pick up your chopsticks, and order a piece of the hot and soft yeasted pancake made by the cooks, and start eating!
The grilled fish has a slightly spicy taste, so it is best to eat it while it is hot, slightly scalding.

The fish meat is tender and delicious. It has a fresh fragrance and the flavor is extremely rich due to the addition of various seasonings. The more you eat it, the more delicious it becomes.

"Delicious!" Xia Yunji sighed vaguely while taking a deep breath to cool down the slightly hot fish in his mouth.

"What a delicacy." Lu Qiyan couldn't help but praise it repeatedly, and kept picking up two pieces of tender fish belly meat for Xia Mingyue.

"Not bad." Xia Mingyue also nodded repeatedly.

The grilled fish baked in the bamboo tube is full of rural flavor. At this time, it is a real picnic, which adds to the flavor and makes the eating experience more unique.

All in all it is...

Delicious and comfortable!
Needless to say, Zhuang Cui and Yin Qiao were so busy eating that they didn't even have time to talk. When they occasionally stopped, they were busy using their tongue and teeth to carefully filter out the fish bones that they accidentally swallowed.

A group of people were chatting and laughing as they tasted and discussed delicious food such as the grilled fish in bamboo tubes. In the distance, Li Juncheng, who was pulling off a reed flower out of boredom, raised his chin slightly.

The sun was shining brightly today, and the breeze was gentle, but why did he feel so cold?
It seemed as if a cold wind was blowing through my heart, so biting... And in the afternoon, the originally gentle breeze gradually grew stronger, so strong that it could blow up the sand and stones on the road, and even make the branches of trees that had already lost their leaves creak.

By evening, the sky had become completely overcast, and the wind grew stronger and stronger, with fine snowflakes falling in the air in the second half of the night.

The snowflakes were not big and not dense. They drifted down with the wind. After landing on the ground, they were quickly blown away by the biting cold wind.

So much so that on the next morning, although the snowflakes were still falling, there was not a single bit of snow on the ground. The occasional snowflakes that were not blown away were firmly frozen to the ground due to the extremely low temperature, and when people stepped on them, they were hard and easy to slip.

This kind of weather is not suitable for continuing the journey, so Lu Qiyan decided to rest at this post station for another day and make a decision based on the weather conditions.

Seeing this, Tao Kanglai sneered, "It's just a little wind and some snow, but they have to wait here for a whole day. The soldiers of the Great Zhou Kingdom are really delicate."

"This kind of weather is nothing to the Jinwei Kingdom. Not to mention the soldiers of the Jinwei Kingdom, even ordinary children who have just learned to walk will not be afraid. If you can't stand it, just stay here. We won't accompany you!"

After Tao Kang finished speaking, he ordered everyone in Jin Weiguo to pack up and prepare to set off.

"This Tao Kanglai has truly forgotten the pain now that the wound has healed." Xia Yunji sneered and was about to step forward, wanting to have another good talk with Tao Kanglai.

Lu Qiyan stopped him and said, "Since he is willing to continue on his journey, then we should just follow him. There is no need to argue with him over such a trivial matter."

"But..." Xia Yunji disagreed. "If Tao's temper is left to him, he will definitely become arrogant and domineering and cause trouble everywhere."

Not only will it cause trouble, but it will also bring shame to the Great Zhou Kingdom.

It's not that he is narrow-minded, but some things just require calculus.

"That's what he said, but it's just on the surface." Lu Qiyan lowered his voice, "Before the wing commander left, he told us to take a look at Meiling when escorting the delegation to Beijing. I've looked at the map, and Meiling is not far from us, but there is no suitable post station near Meiling for us to stay. I'm still thinking about how to find a reason."

And now, the reason has been delivered to the door.

They traveled in the snow and wind and passed Meiling Mountain, where they caught a cold and were unable to continue their journey, so they stayed there for several days.

The reasons are valid and reasonable.

"That's right." Xia Yunji nodded, but also raised his own question, "But with the wind and snow, I'm afraid we won't be able to make it to the post station tonight."

"That's right." Lu Qiyan said, "So in order to prevent such an emergency, I had already sent someone to notify Magistrate Li and let him stay in his villa outside the city."

"It's just a temporary stay. The incident happened suddenly. The so-called villa of Magistrate Li's family is just a somewhat dilapidated manor. It has been uninhabited for a long time and is not cleaned in time..."

The accommodation will naturally not be as comfortable as that in an inn.

As for food and drink, figure it out yourself!

What do you want? Nothing!

Xia Yunji immediately understood Lu Qiyan's intention and smiled, "Brother-in-law is right. Since General Tao is so insistent on hurrying on, let him go. There is no need to argue with him over these trivial matters. This will show our magnanimity."

Lu Qiyan reached out and patted Xia Yunji on the shoulder. "Inform everyone, pack up and get ready to leave immediately."

He also reminded, "Remember to tell your subordinates to bring enough charcoal and dry food." (End of this chapter)