General Yang's face was filled with surprise. He never expected that the Hui'an County Lady, who looked so delicate, actually had such abilities.
"Your Majesty, I, the soldiers in the army, thank you and the county lady."
Pei Yu shook his head. "This was Ah Li's own idea. I also benefited from her help. You don't have to thank me."
General Yang shook his head. "Your Highness, the county lady is not a soldier and does not know the hardships of guarding the border. She must have done this for Your Highness."
The soldiers guarding the border have the hardest time, especially those in coastal areas like them. Every year, the crops they grow are either harvested in small quantities or are completely destroyed when typhoons hit.
The court allocated military pay once a year, and that little pay was not enough to fill their stomachs. Now it is much better.
However, the new dynasty had just been established and there were many things that needed to be rectified, and the new emperor had no time to spare to do so.
However, the new emperor is a man of thundering methods, and these officials have restrained themselves a lot recently.
He heard that Prince Jingnan was his confidant, so when he received the news, he worked hard to train his soldiers. The opportunity had come, and it depended on them whether they could seize it.
Pei Yu looked at General Yang and said, "General, I understand the hardships of guarding the border, and I also understand the difficulties you are facing. The Emperor is already trying to find a solution."
Hearing this, General Yang's eyes filled with tears. He was not afraid of shedding his blood for the country, but he was afraid of letting the soldiers under him suffer with him.
Now that he heard that the emperor was concerned about them, he knew that they were worth guarding.
"I am very happy that the emperor cares about us, the rough folks. I will definitely complete this mission for the emperor beautifully."
Pei Yu smiled slightly, "Alright, General, let's get back to business. If we go too late, there won't be any mutton soup left."
"Hahaha, Your Highness is right. My subordinates haven't had meat for a long time. I'm afraid they've been craving it."
After chatting for a while, the two of them started to discuss the matter. This matter was of great importance and only success was allowed, so they had to think of corresponding strategies for every accident that might occur.
After handing the wild boar and wild sheep to Tianqing, Chen Li walked towards his own yard.
There is a bucket of seafood in the yard waiting for her to process.
The crab I picked up yesterday was soaking in water, spitting bubbles peacefully, completely unaware that it would soon become food on someone else's table.
Chen Li found a pig bristle brush, cleaned the crabs and lobsters, and put them in the kitchen for later use.
The conditions here are not very good, and the seasonings are not very complete. The crabs have to be steamed to taste their original flavor.
As for the lobster, Chen Li pondered for a long time in her mind: sashimi, grilled or steamed?
Forget about sashimi, I guess they won’t be able to accept it, so just steam it.
As for the larger shells, put them in the pot and cook them directly after spitting out the sand. The smaller ones can be used to make soup.
After a while, the strong smell of mutton wafted through the village. Guessing that it was about time, Chen Li started to work.
Before that, she went to the village to find an old cook, otherwise she was afraid that she would waste ingredients.
Chen Li was in charge of talking and the cook was in charge of cooking. Everything was fine at the beginning, until the last moment when the crabs were steamed. The cook could not hide her hesitant look in her eyes.
"County, County Master, you can't eat this."
"Yeah, I know."
After hesitating for a while, the cook swallowed her words. These noble people don't like others to tell them what to do when they are doing things.
Since the county lord already knows about it, she will probably not take the risk. After all, they will cherish their own lives more.
After the crabs were put into the pot, the cook packed up and left. Chen Li estimated that the time was almost up, so she turned down the fire a little, waited for a while, and picked up a big crab.
The freshness and sweetness of seafood hits you in the face, which is much more delicious than what you have eaten before.
Chen Li couldn't wait to taste it. When the cook came back, she saw this scene and her pupils dilated a lot.
"County, County Master, you can't eat this, it's poisonous!"
Chen Li took another sip of crab roe and said, "Grandma Wang, it's okay. This is delicious, and I've already eaten it, so let's not waste it."
When Grandma Wang heard this, it meant: I have already eaten it, so I must have been poisoned. I might as well eat more.
Grandma Wang turned around and ran away. No, she had to go and inform General Yang. The county lady was an important person.
And he brought so many sheep to the village today. He is a very good person.
"Hey, young man, go tell the general that the Princess of Hui'an has eaten a hard-shelled monster!"
Grandma Wang stood at the gate of General Yang's yard, extremely anxious.
General Yang and Pei Yu, who had just walked out, heard this, and General Yang was also very anxious.
"How could he eat that thing? Quickly notify the military doctor!"
Pei Yu was also panicked for a moment, and felt a little regretful that he didn't bring Mo Qing with him on this trip.
But after a few breaths, he calmed down. Ali was not a reckless person. He was eating that thing, so it must be edible, otherwise he would not have picked up so much yesterday.
Although he thought so, Pei Yu still walked back very quickly, and General Yang was left far behind.
"Ayu, you're back. Come here quickly. I'll give you something delicious to eat!"
Seeing that her face was rosy, she spoke with full energy, and she didn't look poisoned at all, Pei Yu finally relaxed.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and walked into the yard, feeling helpless. "Ali, next time you're going to do something, could you please tell me first? Don't scare me like this."
Chen Li put down the crab in her hand, smiled awkwardly, and approached him, "Don't I know that this thing is edible? If I told you, you would definitely not let me eat it."
Pei Yu: “…”
She is right, I definitely won’t allow that.
"See, that's what you think. I know this thing is not poisonous, so I ate it. I cherish my life very much."
Life is hard-earned, so of course we should cherish it.
"Prince, County Lady, how is the County Lady?"
General Yang rushed over and when he saw Chen Li standing there pretty at the gate, he was stunned for a moment.
How come this is okay?
Ugh!
After realizing what he was thinking, he made two "Pooh" sounds and asked doubtfully, "The county lady didn't eat..."
He didn't say the rest because he had already seen the shells on the table, one of which was obviously just opened.
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