Border Cook

Chapter 631: Retaliation is inevitable
"I don't quite understand what General Tao said. I wonder why General Tao said that?" Lu Qiyan expressed his doubts with a look of surprise on his face.

Such a rhetorical question immediately made Tao Kanglai so angry that he just pulled Lu Qiyan to see what the two parties were eating.

"Why can people in your Great Zhou Kingdom eat meat buns and tofu ball soup, but we can only eat radish and cabbage soup and white steamed buns?" Tao Kanglai asked again angrily.

"So this is what General Tao was talking about."

Lu Qiyan smiled and said, "We in the Great Zhou Kingdom have always been hospitable, so when we welcome guests, we will serve them delicious food and drinks. So General Tao, there is no need to be so emotional. It is all what we should do."

Tao Kanglai was stunned when he heard this. "What do you mean by that? Are you saying that these radishes and cabbages are good things?"

"Of course." Lu Qiyan said with a smile, "Here we are, radish has always been called a small ginseng, it is the best for replenishing qi and nourishing the body. There is also a saying that eat radish in winter and ginger in summer, which means that in winter, you need to eat more radish to strengthen your body."

"Chinese cabbage has the effects of clearing away heat and detoxifying, promoting fluid production and nourishing the stomach, and moistening the intestines and relieving constipation. It is very suitable for people who travel long distances and have irregular diets. It can regulate the body and keep healthy."

"In addition, the people of Jinwei usually eat more meat and less vegetables, which is not good for health from a medical perspective. Based on this situation, the kitchen specially prepared healthy carrot and cabbage soup and very easy-to-digest white flour buns for the delegation to enjoy."

"Then according to what Commander Lu said, this radish and cabbage soup is an excellent food. If that's the case, why don't the soldiers of the Great Zhou eat this, but instead eat something else?" Tao Ankang still asked angrily.

Lu Qiyan replied with a smile, "I just explained to General Tao that our Great Zhou Kingdom has always been hospitable and always uses good things to entertain distinguished guests. Naturally, we cannot compete with distinguished guests for things."

Tao Ankang, "..."

He was sharp-tongued, confused right and wrong, and described the harsh treatment of Jin Weiguo as warm hospitality.

I have never seen such a shameless person!
Tao Ankang was so angry that he almost burst out of his head. He almost gritted his teeth when he spoke, "Although it is the deep friendship of your Great Zhou Kingdom, we don't like it. We still need to follow the preferences of our Jinwei Kingdom and serve more meat."

"I'm afraid that won't work."

"Why!" Tao Ankang's eyes were red with anger. "Are you deliberately trying to mistreat the envoys from the Jinwei Kingdom who are here to negotiate peace?"

"General Tao, please be patient." Lu Qiyan explained with a smile, "It's not that we didn't prepare for the delegation. It's because of the continuous snowstorm for a day and a night, which made it difficult to walk. This villa is also located in a remote area, so it is very difficult to buy meat from outside."

"Besides, Congyu County, where we are located, has sandy soil, so most of the land can only be used to grow sweet potatoes, which are not very expensive. This makes Congyu County not very wealthy. Even if we can go out to buy meat, it is probably difficult to find a seller."

"Because even if General Tao needs it, it will be very difficult to do it. We have the will but not the power. If General Tao wants to accuse me of mistreating the diplomatic envoy, I will feel very wronged."

As Lu Qiyan was talking, he sighed, "But if General Tao insists, then whatever General Tao says is fine. I will go to His Majesty and apologize. As long as General Tao is happy..."

Tao Ankang, "..."

What a big cup of green tea!
Is the situation of the generals of the Great Zhou Kingdom speaking bitchy words contagious? Tao Ankang almost bit his back teeth to pieces, "Then where does the meat you eat come from?"

"These are the dry food we brought with us. They were originally prepared for emergencies, and we just happened to use them today."

Lu Qiyan's smile remained on his face as he looked at Tao Ankang, "General Tao, didn't you tell your men to carry these?"

Tao Ankang, "..."

They didn't really carry any meat.

To be exact, there hasn't been any in the past two days.

When the delegation set out from Jinwei State, it could be said that they carried many slaughtered lambs, some smoked and roasted mutton jerky, and even a lot of milk cubes and other snacks to pass the time.

But since stepping into the territory of the Great Zhou Kingdom, Tao Ankang discovered that Lu Qiyan and others had made proper arrangements along the way. Meals were provided by the post stations, and they could get supplies at the post stations every day. Therefore, the meat and snacks they brought with them were distributed casually as rewards to their subordinates on a daily basis.

There were even many times when they felt the food at the post station was not very tasty, so they would roast a few lambs to satisfy their hunger. As a result, after walking for a few days, most of the meat they had brought with them had been consumed.

And considering that supplies can be replenished at the next post station, no more supplies were brought when leaving from the first post station.

Furthermore, he had never imagined that the so-called county magistrate's villa where he settled this time would be so poor!
A hundred secrets and a sparseness!
No, to be precise, this is a trap specially set by Lu Qiyan!
He insisted on hurrying on his journey yesterday, and was feeling complacent at the time because Lu Qiyan and Xia Yunji had no objection at all and listened to him obediently. Now it seems that Lu Qiyan was just accommodating him on the surface, but in fact he wanted to make him careless and then cause trouble for him here!
After Tao Ankang figured this out, he looked at Lu Qiyan with a gaze like a poisoned sword, as if he wanted to pierce Lu Qiyan with several bloody holes before he would stop.

After a long time, Tao Ankang squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth, "Commander Lu is the commander of the Western Frontier Army, but he is so vindictive..."

"Thank you General Tao for your compliment." Lu Qiyan said faintly, "If there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

After Lu Qiyan finished speaking, he walked away, but after taking two steps, he turned back and said, "Yes, I almost forgot to tell General Tao that the heavy snow blocked the road and it is difficult to move forward. We should stay here for two more days before we can continue our journey."

"The Villa has never planned to entertain so many people. This time, they suddenly took on such a difficult task, which was beyond their expectations. The manager just reported that the food prepared earlier was insufficient. By dinner time, the food will have to be reduced by 20%."

People already eat poorly, and now they are asked to reduce the amount they eat. Do they intend to make people unable to even eat enough?

It's too much to bully others, it's too much to bully others!
Tao Ankang left angrily and immediately ordered his men to go out and look for a place to buy flour and meat.

And his action was soon reported to Lu Qiyan.

"Do you want me to send someone to stop them?" Xia Yunji asked.