“Son-in-law, you’ve come back just in time,” Yuanyuan said happily. “Aunt Cui dried taro in the summer, and we can have stewed taro today.”
She told Nanxing to tidy up around the grill, then filled a basket with the roasted chestnuts and handed it to him: "You guys can eat as much as you like, Aunt Cui roasted a lot."
Gu Shaoyu rubbed his hands vigorously and went inside. Xie Zhaozhao took off his cloak and wrung out a warm towel for him.
Aunt Cui has already prepared the wine.
She wrapped the taro in a damp towel, then coated it with boiled wine and fermented rice wine, and finally simmered it slowly over a low fire with rice bran.
The aroma wafted out, and Yuanyuan happily picked up a taro, peeled it, and revealed the pale purple taro flesh.
They placed the sugar in Xie Zhaozhao's and Gu Shaoyu's small bowls, along with forks, and a dish of granulated sugar on the side.
Gu Shaoyu peeled a hot tuber of earthworm and said, "I recommended Ling Xun and Zhang Xiangsheng to His Majesty, and His Majesty agreed, appointing Ling Xun as Imperial Envoy for Disaster Relief and Peace Negotiations, and Zhang Xiangsheng as his deputy. The imperial edict will be issued soon."
Xie Zhaozhao nodded and said, "Yin Er and Li Er also helped to obtain at least three thousand shi of salt, enough for the disaster area to consume salt for a year."
"If you were in the imperial court, you would be no less capable than those high-ranking officials of the third rank; you think things through very thoroughly and comprehensively."
He and His Majesty were also worried about salt. They didn't know what people were thinking. Whenever there was a natural disaster, they would immediately hoard salt, causing a sudden shortage of salt in the market.
Aunt Cui's taro, roasted over charcoal, was soft, fragrant, and sticky. Gu Shaoyu dipped the taro in his hand in white sugar and gently placed it to her lips. Watching her eat it in small bites, his Adam's apple bobbed.
He leaned closer, looking into her eyes, and suddenly his gaze became alluring and captivating: "Little darling, you've finished your three meals a day. There's still one thing to do."
"Gah~" Xie Zhaozhao choked!
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