Gu Yanyue took the three people that Du Yuhou had left for her and went back up the mountain. This time, she walked in through the main gate in broad daylight and asked the guard at the gate to go in and report.
At the same time, after Hu San locked Yuwen Ran back in the dungeon, in order to prevent Yuwen Ran from escaping again, he had someone give Yuwen Ran some cartilage powder.
He looked carefully and found that the young lady he had brought back earlier was missing. He was shocked, thinking that she had escaped during the chaos. He was furious when someone suddenly came to report, "Third Master! The young lady you brought back is waiting for you in the hall with her family."
Upon hearing this, Hu San didn't bother to care about Yu Wenran anymore and led his men to the hall. Before entering, he straightened his robes and flicked off all the dust that had accumulated during the chaos. After tidying himself up, he led his men across the threshold.
As soon as he entered, he bowed to the three men following Gu Yanyue and said, "Hu San, I'm here to pay my respects." His manners were very good and there was nothing wrong with him.
Hu Sansheng is handsome, and he has a scholarly air that blends well with his banditry. He doesn't look out of place, and people feel that he is just like that.
Gu Yanyue also bowed towards him and smiled faintly. Gu Yanyue was beautiful, and her smile was enough to captivate the whole city. "I have met the Third Master. I have heard of his great name for a long time, and today I found him to be truly extraordinary. So I just took advantage of the chaos to find my family and enter the village. I took the initiative to ask my brothers to act as a matchmaker for me. I don't know if the Third Master is willing to marry me."
Hu San was dazzled by Gu Yanyue's smile. He strode over, grabbed Gu Yanyue's hand, and nodded repeatedly, "Of course I'm willing to marry you. When would you like to hold the wedding?"
But after agreeing, he felt something was wrong. When he went to find Gu Yanyue before, Yuwen Ran was about to take Gu Yanyue away from the village. It was possible that they knew each other, or even were in the same group.
But Yuwen Ran was captured from the army, while Gu Yanyue was met by himself at the gate of the mountain stronghold, so the time didn't match. It must be that Yuwen Ran wanted to take Gu Yanyue with him to escape after hearing that he had "robbed" the woman.
Gu Yanyue seemed to have guessed what Hu San was thinking. She frowned and asked, "Third Master, are you worried about my background?"
Hu San shook his head. "That's not the case. You're worrying too much, young lady. Come, take her downstairs to wash up. A lot of things have happened in the village today. Please don't blame me for not entertaining you well enough."
After saying that, Hu San asked someone to take Gu Yanyue downstairs to rest.
As soon as Gu Yanyue took a step, she heard a gurgling sound from her stomach.
Gurgle——
Gurgle——
Gu Yanyue hadn't eaten since she was kidnapped and taken to the village. She stared at her stomach and sighed inwardly: Oh my god! How could she have encountered such an embarrassing thing again! Her image was ruined, how could she possibly "seduce" Hu San?
Gu Yanyue turned around and looked at Hu San with a sincere face, and asked timidly: "Master San, where is the kitchen of your village?"
Hu San looked at Gu Yanyue with some doubt. Gu Yanyue looked like a lady from a wealthy family and didn't look like someone who could cook.
"Third Master, I don't have any special skills, but I can cook delicious dishes. I think you and your brothers haven't eaten yet, right? How about I show off my skills and cook some delicious dishes for you and your brothers in the village to taste?"
Hu San was somewhat moved by Gu Yanyue's words. He called a small bandit over and said, "Song Ba, take the girl to the kitchen."
Gu Yanyue smiled gratefully, "Thank you, Third Master." Then she turned around and looked at the little bandit named Song Ba with some embarrassment, "Sorry to bother you, big brother."
The three soldiers who followed Gu Yanyue up the mountain didn't know what Gu Yanyue was up to, but the Queen must have her reasons for doing so.
Gu Yanyue followed Song Ba out of the door. The kitchen was not far from here, only about a hundred meters away from the yard.
Song Ba walked in and asked loudly, "Aunt Gao, is there any food in the kitchen?"
Aunt Gao was a woman in her forties, happily chewing a braised pork elbow, her mouth dripping with oil. Seeing that it was Song Ba, she didn't hide it, wiped the oil from her mouth, and said bluntly: "There is no ready-made food, but there are still ingredients."
"I think you ate them all." Song Ba complained.
"Bah! I don't know what's wrong with the village today. No one comes to eat at dinner time. I don't want to waste the food, so I eat it myself." Aunt Gao rolled her eyes.
"The boss and the brothers haven't eaten yet!" Song Ba said as he was about to lift the pot. But when he opened it, he found that there was only hot water in the pot, just as Aunt Gao said.
When she heard that it was Hu San who wanted to eat, Aunt Gao's attitude immediately softened: "The ready-made ones are gone, but we still have a lot of fresh ingredients."
Gu Yanyue looked around and found that the kitchen of this cottage had plenty of ingredients, so she rolled up her sleeves, walked in, and prepared to work.
Although Aunt Gao was in the kitchen, she had heard that Hu San brought home a pretty young lady today and planned to marry her. Now that she saw Gu Yanyue, she knew that Gu Yanyue was the young lady. She was the future mistress of the house. How could Aunt Gao dare to let her cook in person? "Miss, just tell me what you want to eat and I will cook it. I don't say anything else, but the food I cook is delicious."
"It's okay, I can do it myself." Gu Yanyue picked up tomatoes, cucumbers and carrots from the basket and scooped a spoonful of water to wash them. "I just arrived in the village not long ago and don't have any skills. I can only cook some home-cooked dishes. I thought I would make a delicious meal for the Third Master and all the brothers."
Song Ba and Aunt Gao stared in amazement as Gu Yanyue skillfully picked up the kitchen knife and cut the beef tenderloin into small dices. Almost every piece of meat was the same size and very even.
Such knife skills are rare even in restaurants outside. Aunt Gao knew at a glance that Gu Yanyue’s cooking skills must be extraordinary.
Gu Yanyue didn't even ask Aunt Gao which one was cooking wine, which one was soy sauce, and which one was vinegar. She opened the bottles and sniffed them, then started to season the beef. She added cooking wine, soy sauce, vinegar, and two slices of ginger to the beef in turn, and then mixed them with the beef.
After marinating the beef, Gu Yanyue began to cut the cucumber and carrot into small pieces.
Aunt Gao grabbed a basket of mushrooms from somewhere and asked Gu Yanyue, "Miss, do you want some mushrooms?"
Gu Yanyue picked it up and smelled it. This is good stuff. She was delighted and said, "I want it!"
This mushroom smells fragrant and can be used to replace MSG to enhance the flavor. There was no MSG in ancient times. Since Gu Yanyue traveled through time, she has to find some ingredients to replace MSG every time she cooks, and the most commonly used one is this mushroom.
Gu Yanyue prepared all the ingredients and poured a spoonful of oil into the pot. When the oil boiled, she poured the marinated beef in, stir-fried it quickly twice and served it on a plate. Beef is already fresh and tender, and if it is overcooked, it will not be fresh and tender.
After a while, the kitchen was filled with fragrance. Song Ba watched Gu Yanyue constantly shoveling vegetables and putting them on plates. He smelled the tempting aroma and couldn't help swallowing his saliva. It looked delicious.
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