Chapter 168 Cumin Powder

Song Liyun walked slowly on the road, the warm wind blowing her hair.

In and outside the town, scattered apricot and pear blossoms have already bloomed, some pink and some white, dotted in twos and threes in the green fields, like casual oil paintings.

There is a faint fragrance in the wind, and after a while, you will see the trees full of fruits.

Song Liyun sighed.

This is the harmonious life she has always dreamed of, but there are always discordant things popping up, making her feel bad.

After experiencing this kind of thing, any normal person would not feel good.

Song Liyun doesn't consider herself a good person.

But I have never seen such a public execution. Human life is really worthless in the hands of those in power.

Song Liyun is not afraid of blood, but that doesn't mean she likes this kind of life.

Rather than fighting and killing, she would rather stay in Baolinju, cook with Aunt Yun, make some strange things, and watch the family's happy and surprised expressions.

The town was covered in blood, but Baolinju was filled with the aroma of spicy food.

Xiao An is making his spicy rabbit cubes again.

When Song Liyun entered the yard, she saw a man in ordinary military uniform squatting under the eaves of the front yard, looking through several cardboard boxes that were drying in the sun.

It was afternoon now, the spring sunshine was already dim, and the faint afterglow slanted into the yard, giving a soft atmosphere to the serious-looking soldier.

Leng Yi and Wen Xin strangely melted together, just like the feeling Song Liyun had when she first saw them in Captain Luo's inner room.

When he is serious, he is like a majestic mountain; when he smiles, he is like the warm summer sun. These are two very conflicting temperaments, but they appear in one person.

Song Liyun was a little stunned!

Seeing his master coming back, Zhao Tingduo stood up and brushed off the dust on his hands without leaving a trace.

But the glance at the cardboard box still felt a bit unsatisfied.

Song Liyun blinked: There is something wrong with this person!

She walked forward and bowed to Zhao Tingduo: "Thank you for giving me a ride today, brother. What should I call you?"

The more courtesy you give, the less blame you will get. If you want to strike up a conversation, you have to find some topics to talk about.

The corners of Zhao Tingduo's mouth twitched, and she smiled faintly in return, "Miss Song, you are too polite. My last name is Zhao, and everyone usually calls me Ah Shi. I will be at Menglang for lunch, but you don't need to ride a horse to get there."

In the town, he only saw Song Liyun running, and he didn't know where the Song family lived, so he took people on horseback.

Unexpectedly, Baolinju was only a mile outside the town, and they arrived there before their horses even sped up, which made him seem like he was meddling too much.

"No, Meng Lang, I have never ridden a horse before, so I am lucky enough to do so today!" Song Liyun chuckled. With this interruption, the depressed mood after coming out of the town instantly became much lighter.

Seeing Song Liyun smiling, Zhao Tingduo also smiled.

The girl in front of him could always easily resolve awkward situations and make him feel happy.

At this moment, the fat black boy Abu rushed out of the kitchen with snot and tears streaming down his face, and shouted at Zhao Tingduo: "Brother Shi, that little brat is burning chili peppers in there. Is this dish still edible?"

Song Liyun turned around in surprise: "Why are you here too?"

"Why can't I be here?"

Abu opened his eyes wide to show his power, but unfortunately, he was smoked by the chili pepper and his eyes were covered with two bubbles of tears, which made him look very funny.

Song Liyun burst out laughing: "Yes, of course!"

Hearing the voices in the yard, Han Ming and Song Zhenping, who were in the front yard room, came out and explained why the two people were in Baolinju.

It turned out that before Captain Luo returned to the garrison, he felt that Baolinju needed more guards, so the man who called himself Zhao Ashi and Abu volunteered to stay.

Song Liyun expressed her gratitude again and invited the two to dinner together.

Because of the commotion today, no one had lunch.

After calming down a little, Madam Yun cooked a table full of delicious dishes, and Xiao An also added his specialty, spicy diced rabbit.

Several people were extremely hungry and didn't care about being polite. They just ate voraciously to fill their stomachs.

The people in the Song family are used to spicy food, so when they eat the diced rabbit, their mouths are filled with fragrance.

Abu and Zhao Tingduo felt very uncomfortable.

Abu opened his mouth and gasped, sweat pouring down his big black face.

He poured cold water into his mouth while looking at Xiao An and said, "Little kid, how did you make such delicious rabbit cubes? Teach me!"

Xiao An raised his mouth, which was red from the spiciness, rolled his eyes and snorted, "I won't teach you!"

He also resented Abu for calling him a brat and saying that he couldn't eat dishes with chili peppers.

Abu regretted what he had said, bent down and said flatteringly: "Brother Xiaoan, I was wrong, can you please be magnanimous and not make it a fuss with Brother Abu?

You cook so deliciously, if Abu Ge can't eat it in the future, he will definitely drool in his dreams. Tell me what you want in exchange, Abu Ge will agree to it!

His hoarse voice had not yet completely changed, and the way he spoke to Xiao An in such a pinched voice made the hairs on Song Liyun's arms stand on end.

Song Liyun glanced at Zhao A Shi, whose face was flushed beside her, and saw that he had the same expectant expression, and couldn't help laughing.

After Song Zhenping said that Abu and the others were left behind by the garrison to protect Baolinju, Song Liyun greeted the two of them again.

I know that the dark and strong young man is called Zhao Bu, and the handsome soldier is called Zhao Shi.

Because my home is close to the grassland and I have a lot of contact with the Di Lu people, I usually call them Abu and Ashi.

When Song Liyun heard that this handsome soldier was called A Shi, she instantly felt that the name was very visionary.

When others call him Ah Shi, it sounds as if he is simple and honest. His eyebrows and eyes are simply works of art carved in stone.

Zhao Tingduo saw Song Liyun looking at him and smiling. He put down his chopsticks a little embarrassedly and said, "I'm sorry to make you laugh, Miss Song. My brother likes to eat. He likes all kinds of strange and weird things."

Song Liyun raised her eyebrows, she felt that this soldier was not honest.

He obviously likes to eat it too, but he pushes the blame onto Abu.

Abu asked Xiaoan to teach him how to cook. He could teach him the method, but the seasoning was a secret recipe of the Song family and they didn't want it to be made public. "If Abu likes it, just bring some seasoning! You can put some on any dish."

When Abu heard that he was going to be given seasoning, he immediately said happily, "Thank you, Miss Song. Can I put it on the barbecue?"

"Barbecue? Ah! That's a perfect match! Add cumin powder, sprinkle it while grilling, and it will be tasty! It's a pity that cumin powder is hard to buy." Song Liyun's eyes lit up when she heard about barbecue.

The cumin powder from Tianxianglou came from a special channel. She had searched all over Qili County but couldn't find it. She had to spend one or two taels of silver to buy a small bag in Pingyang Prefecture.

The waiter said that cumin is a wild fennel seed that is only found on the Dilu grassland. The herders need to collect each grain and grind it into powder. It can be used to eliminate the mutton smell when roasting lamb. It is rarely available in Wu Dynasty.

When Zhao Tingduo heard Song Liyun say that cumin powder was hard to buy, she immediately smiled and said, "Our home is close to the grassland, so it's easy to buy cumin powder. If Miss Song needs it, we can go back and have someone bring some over."

Song Liyun quickly shook her head: "You are all sergeants of the garrison. There are military regulations. You can't ask for leave casually."

Although the soldiers of the garrison can take leave, it depends on their positions. For example, the two people in front of him are just dressed as ordinary soldiers, so it must be difficult for them to ask for leave.

(End of this chapter)