Shocking! The entire court was drooling with envy because of me.

Chapter 369 Oil-splashed noodles

The soldiers were in high spirits, and everyone helped carry things and cook pots.

It was also thanks to the emperor being a foodie that he brought many cooking utensils with him when he set off from the palace, and bought a lot of ingredients along the way.

Therefore, the team had a wide variety of food available.

Setting up the cutting board and placing the pot on it, Shen Qing began making oil-splashed noodles.

Several cooks from the military camp were helping her.

Shen Qing took a large bowl and started kneading the dough. She added a pinch of salt and then kneaded it into a slightly firm dough.

Compared to regular dough, noodles made from stiff dough are more elastic, stretchy, and won't break when cooked.

Once the dough has risen, cut it into strips about the thickness of a thumb, brush each strip with oil, and then cover it with a damp cloth to let it rest for a while.

Seeing that it was almost ready, Shen Qing took a strip of dough, rolled it out wide with a rolling pin, held the dough sheet by the flow end with both hands, and gently swung it up and down, stretching it as she did so.

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Before long, the dough in Shen Qing's hand gradually became thinner and longer, with a uniform width; this was what was known as "belt noodles".

Tear the noodles into pieces, wait for the water in the pot to boil, then add the noodles and some greens. Cook until done, drain the water and put them into a large bowl.

Then, top the noodles with chopped green onions, minced garlic, coarse chili powder, and fine chili powder.

Pour hot oil over it.

Shila-

The aroma of chili peppers explodes, followed by the fragrance of garlic and scallions, filling the air with a wonderful aroma.

Then drizzle in light soy sauce and vinegar, stir well, and the first bowl of oil-splashed noodles is ready.

"It smells so good!"

"It smells so good, I can't resist!"

The people around them drooled.

However, no one dared to step forward for the first one.

The emperor's eyes lit up: "Zhen Baixing's noodles, Zhen Baixing's noodles, are so fragrant, so fragrant!"

He put down thirty coins and then picked up the bowl of noodles.

The large earthenware bowl is filled with glistening noodles, each one as wide as a trouser pocket, long and thin. The minced garlic is turned golden yellow by the hot oil, and the chili peppers are bright red, making it look incredibly appetizing.

A few green vegetables lay on the edge of the bowl, bright green and glossy, with a few specks of scallion.

The emperor couldn't wait to put a bite in his mouth.

After that, he couldn't say anything and just kept stuffing noodles into his mouth.

He wolfed it down, his mouth covered in oil.

Everyone else was stunned.

While pulling noodles, Shen Qing said, "Those who want to eat, please line up. I'm tired, so I'm not making any more."

Upon hearing this, everyone panicked and formed a long queue, scrambling to get a piece of the pie.

"Me! Me! Me! I want it!"

"I'd like a bowl of oil-splashed noodles—"

"It smells so good, I can't resist!"

"..."

The system has no limit on the number of copies, mainly because there are too many soldiers.

But Shen Qing alone certainly can't do much.

Fortunately, there was a cook who could help. Although the cook didn't have the skill to pull noodles, he could still cook noodles, chop scallions and garlic, and pour oil over them.

Before long, many soldiers had received their share of oil-splashed noodles.

They stood or squatted, enjoying their meal immensely; some even licked the oil off the bottom of their bowls.

The aroma of chili peppers and the chewy texture of the noodles are irresistible.

This frenzied scene was witnessed by the soldiers on the city wall.

The air is filled with a rich aroma, the most prominent and enticing being the charred fragrance released when hot oil and dried chili peppers collide.

The soldiers on the city wall swallowed hard, but their eyes were filled with anger and resentment.

"That's outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!!"

"They dare to cook and eat so openly; they don't take us seriously at all."

"You two, hurry and report to Deputy General Zhou, I can't take it anymore, I really can't take it anymore, it smells so good!!!"

"..."

The two soldiers who were pointed at wiped their drool and hurriedly ran down the city wall.

Zhou Wentong had been monitoring for a while, but seeing that the Black Hawk Guards were only cursing, he went down from the city wall to rest.

I picked up a military treatise at random and started reading. I became so engrossed that I completely forgot everything around me, as if I had entered another world.

I don't know how much time passed, but suddenly, a burnt aroma wafted into my nostrils.

He sniffed, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Wait, who's cooking? It smells so good!

"Deputy General Zhou, Deputy General Zhou—" Two soldiers rushed over excitedly.

Zhou Wentong immediately became serious: "What? Is there something amiss with the enemy?"

"They're cooking! They're cooking!"

"They don't take us seriously at all."

"Moreover, they're acting like they're running a street stall, it's so arrogant!!!"

The two soldiers chattered away, drool constantly dripping from their mouths.

Zhou Wentong was taken aback: "This smell..."

"This smell is the enemy cooking."

Zhou Wentong stood up abruptly, his face ashen.

This is a provocation, a blatant provocation!

That's going too far! This is even worse than insults!

"Come on, let's go upstairs and take a look." Zhou Wentong put down his book and started walking.

As soon as you step onto the city wall, wow, the aroma becomes even stronger, filling your nose and making your mouth water.

Zhou Wentong's throat moved slightly; he had never smelled such a fragrant scent in his entire life.

If there's anything whose aroma can rival it, it's the braised pork ribs he's been longing for.

Although they are different things, they are both extremely fragrant.

But this is absolutely outrageous!!

The more fragrant the aroma, the more he craved it; the more he craved it, the angrier he felt.

"Someone, bring me a bow and arrows," Zhou Wentong shouted.

Immediately, a soldier handed over a bow and arrow.

Zhou Wentong drew his bow and prepared to randomly shoot someone as a warning.

The Black Hawk Guards under the city gate immediately noticed. As the emperor's secret army, they had undergone rigorous training, and even while eating, they remained highly vigilant.

So he hurriedly started shouting:

"Quickly, protect Madam Shen!"

"Please don't hurt Madam Shen—"

"Protect His Majesty! Protect His Majesty and Lady Shen!"

"..."

The shouts were loud, and Zhou Wentong could hear them clearly.

His brows furrowed even more.

"...Madam Shen?"

He remembered the name clearly; Madam Shen was the same as his beloved braised pork ribs!

No, the Lady Shen outside the city gate can't be the Lady Shen from Ping'an County, can it?

No way?

He strained to see clearly, but it was too far away. He could only make out that it was a woman, but he couldn't make out her features.