Border Cook

Chapter 702 Fish Powder Dilemma
Wu Jin was very hungry and couldn't eat too much. He should drink something liquid and then he wouldn't feel so uncomfortable after a while.

Lu Qiyan also squatted down and reached out to touch Wu Jin's forehead. "Last night, it was really all thanks to Wu Jin."

He went to the cliff and saw a fire there. When he was sure that Xia Mingyue was indeed on the cliff, he asked Wu Jin to come back and inform Xia Yunji and others.

Therefore, Xia Yunji and Fan Jinglan were able to rush to the foot of Banbi Cliff in the early morning and meet up with him and Xia Mingyue.

The distance from Banbi Cliff to the county town is quite far. If it were a horse, it would be fine, but for Wu Jin it is a difficult challenge.

But Wu Jin not only returned to the county town smoothly and successfully brought the letter to Xia Yunji, but also did it in less time than Lu Qiyan expected.

Make everything just right.

Wu Jin, you are really great.

"If we have time later, we should bring Wu Jin to the army and train him well. He will definitely be of great use in the future." Lu Qiyan suggested with a smile.

"In the future, the two countries will hold peace talks and probably won't fight anymore. So what's the point of training Wu Jin?" Xia Mingyue was puzzled.

"It is precisely because the border will be peaceful and smooth in the future that many people in the Western Frontier Army will probably retire and return to their hometowns, and the soldiers who remain will not have much to do all day long."

Lu Qiyan said, "In addition to daily training and guarding the border, we also need to wipe out bandits, assist local officials in regulating the area, and catch criminals."

"Wu Jin is extremely intelligent. If we bring him to the army to train him for a while, he can have some fun and help us train other military dogs. In the future, these military dogs can help the soldiers do many things."

It is very useful for catching fugitives, finding trouble, and deterring enemy troops at the border.

"If that's the case, then when Wu Jin joins the army, he will be the leader of the military dogs?" Xia Mingyue joked.

"Yes, he is the leader of the military dogs." Lu Qiyan replied with a smile and looked at Wu Jin.

Military dog?

Commander?

Wu Jin immediately stopped eating and looked at Lu Qiyan and Xia Mingyue excitedly.

It's Wu Jin, is this going to be a success in the future?
"Okay, I understand now." Xia Mingyue patted Wu Jin's forehead, "What the Military Dog Commander needs to do now is to eat well, get a good sleep, and keep himself fat and healthy, so that he can be a real Military Dog Commander in the future!"

That’s right!

Wu Jin barked twice excitedly, and then continued to eat happily.

Fan Pingyang brought Li Junhao and others back to the county government office, and the person sent to deliver the letter also arrived at the camp of the Western Frontier Army and handed the letter to Fan Honghui.

The letter describes in detail how Li Junhao kidnapped Xia Mingyue, how Lu Qiyan successfully rescued Xia Mingyue, and how Li Junhao was captured. It also explains the pros and cons of the matter, and asks Fan Honghui to make the final decision on the matter.

"This Li Junhao is really a wicked man with evil intentions!" Fan Honghui slammed all the letters on the table.

But just as Lu Qiyan said before, it was a case of being too clever for one's own good.

Such a person must be given a good arrangement.

"Immediately gather a team of capable men and go to the Jinqiu County Office to bring the man back!" Fan Honghui said, "Remember, we must have enough men and good skills, and we must not publicize this matter at all. We must bring the man back and not create any unnecessary trouble."

"Yes." The servant took the order and was about to do it.

"Wait..." Fan Honghui stopped him, "Let them change their clothes. It's better for me to go there myself."

"But now the Jinwei Kingdom's envoys are in the western military camp, discussing peace talks. If you, the commander-in-chief, are not here..."

"That's fine." Fan Honghui said, "I'll set off immediately, ride as fast as I can, and rush back that night. I'll be back tomorrow morning at the latest."

"This matter is of great importance and cannot afford to make any mistakes. It will be safer for me to go there in person."

Besides, he had heard that his younger sister had come to Jinqiu County again, but he had been busy in the army and had never seen her. He took this opportunity to go and see his younger sister.

The subordinates did not know what Fan Honghui was planning. They just thought that he was concerned about important matters and was working hard. They admired him more and more and kept saying yes and arranged for people to follow Fan Honghui to Jinqiu County.

Not long after, Fan Honghui led a group of troops out of the Western Frontier Army and headed all the way to Jinqiu County.

They rode at full speed all the way, and when it was completely dark, Fan Honghui and his men arrived at Jinqiu County.

He first met with Fan Pingyang and told him to bring Li Junhao and others back to the Western Frontier Army. Then Fan Honghui took only two people with him and went to Xinghua Lane.

Everyone was surprised and delighted by Fan Honghui's sudden arrival, and hurriedly made tea and served food to entertain him.

The tea used was the Longjing tea that the He family had sent earlier, and the meal was the fish meal that Xia Mingyue and others had eaten in the evening.

The fresh rice noodles are smooth and chewy. The soup is made with fresh grass carp cubes that are sautéed with minced garlic and then boiled with white tender tofu. It is milky white in color and tastes delicious. It is delicious and extremely tasty to eat both the rice noodles and the soup.

Worried that a large bowl of rice noodles would not be enough for Fan Honghui, two sesame cakes were specially prepared, each of which was filled with two slices of spicy fried tofu and an egg, making it taste even more mellow and delicious.

Fan Honghui enjoyed the meal very much and kept praising it, "This fish noodle is really delicious. I have often heard that Madam Xia is a great cook, but it is rare for me to have a meal like this. This time I can finally have a full meal and enjoy it."

He also did not forget to thank her, "Thank you Madam Xia for taking the trouble to prepare the meal."

"This..." Xia Mingyue smiled awkwardly, her expression slightly embarrassed.

Fan Honghui noticed this and put down his chopsticks, "But what's wrong?"

Did he say the wrong thing?

“In fact, this fish meal and sesame cakes are all made by Yunji.” Xia Mingyue said with a smile.

Fan Honghui's expression paused.

Was all this food made by Xia Yunji?
Fan Honghui looked at Xia Yunji.

Xia Yunji nodded somewhat embarrassedly and said with a smile, "If the commander-in-chief of the wing likes the food, it means he recognizes me. If the commander-in-chief of the wing likes it, I will cook it for him often in the future."

Fan Honghui, "..."

Suddenly I couldn't eat anymore.

Putting down the chopsticks in his hand, Fan Honghui wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, "It's not that delicious actually. The fish meal lacks some toughness, the fish soup has a bit of fishy smell, and the dough of the sesame seed cake is not well-fermented, so it tastes a bit sour."

Fan Jinglan curled her lips, "Although this fish noodle was cooked by Yunji, this noodle was made by Sister Xia in the afternoon. The fish soup was stewed by Sister Xia, and the dough of this sesame seed cake was made according to the recipe that Sister Xia taught us before. We all tasted good, but why did Second Brother not like it?" Fan Honghui, "..."

After coughing lightly, Fan Honghui smiled awkwardly at Xia Mingyue, "Madam Xia, that's not what I meant. Both the soup and the fish are good."

Then he changed the subject and looked at Xia Yunji, "But since these things are all made by others, Yunji, you just cooked them and brought the sesame cakes for me to eat. If you say that you will make these for me again in the future, isn't it a bit of an exaggeration?"

"Although these things are made by others, if Yunji is really asked to make them, he can also make them. Moreover, Yunji has been learning cooking skills from his sister in the kitchen recently. I think what he makes in the future will only be better than this, and it will definitely not be worse than this."

Fan Jinglan retorted, "So I think these words are reasonable and should not be judged by exaggerations."

"Learning cooking skills in the kitchen all day long?" Fan Honghui glanced at Xia Yunji again, "A man of seven feet tall is hanging around in the kitchen all day long just to please others. How can this be disgraceful!"

"Second brother, what you mean is that Yunji is learning some cooking skills from my sister just because I am always greedy, which is not decent?"

Fan Jinglan was furious and started yelling at Fan Honghui, "Second brother is now the commander of the wing, and he is really getting more and more arrogant. Yunji is not right in this or that. So, second brother, tell me, what should Yunji do to make you satisfied?"

Seeing that his little sister's anxious eyes were almost spitting fire, Fan Honghui couldn't help but shrink his neck.

It is said that the uncle's status in front of his brother-in-law is comparable to that of his father-in-law. In this case, he needs to pay the money of his father-in-law.

The father-in-law was not happy with his daughter's future husband to begin with, and he had to find some faults in him.

The purpose of this is to give the future husband a warning, to let him know how powerful his mother's family is, so that he will not dare to act rashly in front of his younger sister and will not let her suffer any grievances.

It can be said that this behavior is a very common thing. Why doesn't it work in front of my younger sister?

Not only will it not work, but judging from the situation, you might end up getting beaten up.

Fan Honghui touched his nose with his hand, his face full of embarrassment, "Second brother, why are you putting on airs? It's just a few casual remarks..."

"Just a few words? Two sentences?" Fan Jinglan insisted, "From the way Second Brother was picking a fight just now, it didn't seem like he was just saying it casually, and it was more than just two sentences. It was definitely not just two sentences as Second Brother said."

"Brother, don't apply those worldly things to yourself. You are an ordinary person, I am not an ordinary person, and Yunji is not an ordinary person either. You don't have to act like ordinary people!"

Yes, this completely sees through his thoughts and intentions.

You absolutely cannot say this anymore, and you cannot put on airs anymore.

But bowing my head like this just felt too humiliating.

After all, he is the commander-in-chief of the Western Frontier Army, right?
Fan Honghui touched his nose again and again in embarrassment, and almost made the skin on his nose bald.

Seeing this, Xia Yunji hurriedly brought over two cups of tea.

She first gave one to Fan Jinglan, and then one to Fan Honghui. Then she said nothing, but stood aside obediently, with lowered brows and a pleasant look, looking like a young wife.

Fan Honghui couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

It is really strange that this troublemaker in the military camp, a straightforward guy who always speaks his mind, can actually be so well-behaved and taciturn at times.

However, this person is quite smart.

If he opened his mouth to persuade his younger sister at this time, it would make her seem domineering and ignorant, and it would also destroy her prestige.

But if he didn't take any action, it would seem that he was not very sensible. While his brother and sister were arguing over him, he just watched the fire from the other side of the river, which seemed quite unkind.

Bringing tea like this without saying anything can break the awkwardness without appearing too stupid...

The most appropriate way to deal with it.

Fan Honghui thought for a long time before he picked up the tea and sipped it slowly. When almost all the tea went into his stomach, he opened his mouth and said, "Good tea!"

"Second brother is quite connoisseur of good things. This was given to you by Lord He because of Old Madam He's matter. You have always been reluctant to drink it, so I took it out specially to treat you today." Fan Jinglan said in a choking tone, but her tone was much softer than before.

This is considered to be a way out for Fan Honghui.

Fan Honghui chuckled and said to Lu Qiyan and Xia Mingyue, "Sorry for bothering you today."

"You're too polite, Commander." Lu Qiyan bowed.

Xia Mingyue bowed and said with a smile, "The commander has always taken good care of Qi Yan and Yun Ji in the army. I have always wanted to invite the commander to my home to have a seat and reward him. However, I know that the commander is very busy, so I dare not disturb him too much. Now that I finally have the opportunity, I can only treat him with simple tea and light meals. I hope the commander will not mind."

"You are too polite, Lord Anle." Fan Honghui hurriedly bowed, "The relationship between our two families is not ordinary, Lord Anle does not have to be so polite."

"Furthermore, I came here today without informing you in advance, and the incident happened suddenly. It's enough that Lord Anle doesn't blame me."

"The commander of the wing came here because of Li Junhao's matter." Lu Qi Yan said.

"That's right." Fan Honghui nodded.

By the way, come and take a look at my little sister.

But now the younger sister is still angry, and Fan Honghui is a little embarrassed to say it.

So as to avoid appearing to be trying to please someone but getting rejected.

After coughing lightly, Fan Honghui continued, "This matter is of great importance. After much thought, I decided that it would be better for me to go there in person."

"In addition, I plan to send someone to Jinwei State to secretly send a letter to the King of Jinwei State to inform him of this matter and see how he will deal with it."

This statement is both a notification and a question.

Lu Qiyan laughed, his eyes dark and unclear, "According to the current situation, this way of handling it is the most appropriate in the eyes of many people."

What is most appropriate in the eyes of many people is inappropriate in his eyes.

"Then tell me about it?" Fan Honghui asked.

"This matter has been handed over to Li Juncheng, and it has nothing to do with us. This is the original intention of handling this matter."

"But once the letter is sent to Jinwei State, the ruler of Jinwei State will arrange for someone to deal with it after hearing the letter. During this process, many people will have to deal with it. If one of them is not careful and spreads the news that Li Junhao is still alive, the situation in Jinwei State, which had just stabilized, will be in turmoil again."

"If such a situation occurs, I'm afraid that the King of Jinwei will not say that we are thoughtful, but will blame them for being nosy and causing so much trouble. We will be in trouble and become sinners."

"Then you mean..."