Everyone enjoyed the meal, except for Song Zhenping.
He has a leg injury and can't eat spicy food, so he eats chicken soup specially made for him.
Although it has meat and vegetables, and nothing is missing, it still can't tempt you as much as a spicy and fragrant hot pot.
He felt that these people weren't there to have dinner with him, but rather to deliberately make him feel envious.
On a cold day like this, of course we need to eat something spicy and stimulating.
This is a dish that Song Liyun is preparing to launch again: lamb spine hot pot.
Before the apocalypse, this was a famous dish that was popular in the North.
However, this dish is not from Qili County.
Qili County is just an ordinary county town in the north. It is only slightly better off financially because it absorbed the former glory of Suijin Town, but it cannot compare with the consumption level of the prefectural city.
Having a barbecue restaurant is enough to make Qili County proud, and it could even become a local brand. Adding a few more excellent dishes would only dilute its influence.
We're making it now just so everyone can taste the food in advance.
After the meal, Xiao An took Black Gold to find Little Flower Dog to digest their food.
After Yunniangzi cleared away the dishes, Song Liyun said to Song Zhenping, "Brother, Uncle Kui and I are going out for a couple of days and we probably won't be back for several days. You should take good care of your leg and avoid getting out of bed."
Song Zhenping pulled a blanket over his legs and frowned, saying, "Where are you going? It looks like it's going to snow heavily soon. Don't get stuck in traffic."
He was a native of Yunzhou, and he was quite skilled at reading the weather.
It's supposed to snow a long time ago, but it hasn't. All I can see is the clouds getting thicker and thicker. When it finally snows, it'll definitely be a blizzard.
Song Dekui was picking his teeth at the end of the kang (a heated brick bed) when he heard Song Zhenping say that it was snowing. He quickly replied, "It won't snow in two days!"
"Oh, okay, be careful when you go out!" Seeing that Uncle Kui was going with him, Song Zhenping didn't stop him anymore.
Now that his leg has been recovering for more than ten days, the most worrying time has passed, and with Yunniangzi at home, his younger sister no longer needs to be confined at home.
It's a pity that Uncle Han is too busy now, so busy that he doesn't even have time to come back for meals every day. Otherwise, we could let Uncle Han go with us.
The "Yudao" that Song Dekui mentioned was a simple mountain road that the garrison had opened up for easy travel. Naturally, it was difficult to walk on, and only the heavy, cumbersome carts used by the military could pass through it.
Song Liyun went to Luo Baihu to say that the Wuda tribe could not contact Suijin Town, and Wanjia Fur Shop had urged them to buy goods several times. There was only one peak season for fur sales each year, so she wanted to go to other garrison forts to collect furs.
In fact, Luo Baihu was also anxious. Song Liyun asked him every day, and he couldn't find any answers to her questions.
The Mida River Valley must be in a state of high alert and paranoia right now. Commander Luo has been itching to act for a long time. He has sent out several scouts, but the Mida River Valley is too long, and there has been no reply yet.
Now that Song Liyun is going to other garrisons to collect furs, it'll be a good day for him to have some peace and quiet for a few days.
So Luo Baihu arranged for a mule cart to be loaded with charcoal for heating and acorn noodles from Suijin Town, and delivered it to Shitanbao, the closest fortress to Suijinwei.
There are few people here, so we rely on Suijinwei for food.
Song Dekui caught up with Baolinju's truck and also loaded up some leafy greens, several boxes of dried mushrooms, and dried pickled vegetables from the backyard.
Song Liyun mounted her chrysanthemum-green horse and set off with the Broken Gold Guards' carriage.
Song Dekui traveled this route last year when he was serving his corvée labor service, along with Lin Tao and his convoy.
Now that we're leaving again, he's so excited that he can't stop talking.
"The Broken Gold Guards live in the town and have a good life. You don't know how simple the military camp at Shitan Fort is. It's just a few lonely stone houses with a heated kang bed for ten people."
According to Boss Lin, life here used to be much worse. People would eat potatoes for half the year during the winter. Fortunately, there were a few herding families living outside the fort, so they could at least eat meat…
The road was very difficult to travel on; the wooden wheels rolled over the gravel and craters of varying sizes on the ground, making the journey slow and bumpy.
Song Dekui kept rambling on and on, almost biting his tongue several times.
Song Liyun rode leisurely on her horse, taking in the scenery around her.
Shitanbao truly lives up to its name, as it is built on a scree slope and surrounded by high mountains and dense forests.
To prevent the Di barbarians from sneaking into the Wu Dynasty, the Zhenbei Army has now set up a garrison of 100 men at the main town intersection and set up small outposts on various mountain ridges.
Each small outpost receives rations every three days and also gathers intelligence.
If any barbarian tribesmen enter the country, they can be detected within three days.
By focusing on key points, the northern border of the Wu Dynasty was woven into a network.
This method is cumbersome and consumes a lot of resources, but its effects are remarkable.
At least the Di people's attempts to secretly raid and plunder farmers will be much less likely to occur.
The arrival of the large trucks carrying supplies prompted the soldiers stationed here to run a long way to greet them.
The team leader, Xiao Qi, jogged ahead, shouting, "Old Gao, why are you personally delivering the grain!"
To ensure Song Liyun's safety, the person who personally drove over this time was Xiao Qi, who replaced Lin Tao in the military supply convoy.
Gao Xiaoqi, who was driving the carriage, jumped off, whispered a few words to Xiaoqi of Shitanbao, and then pointed to the carriage behind.
The flag bearer quickly glanced back a few times, then turned back and shouted at the soldiers who were chasing after him: "A military family's daughter is here to collect furs. You all better get the hell away from me and stop making a scene."
Upon hearing that a girl was approaching, the soldiers quickly took a few steps and then stopped, standing at a distance with their mouths wide open and grinning foolishly.
It was rare to see a stranger; they were probably going crazy with loneliness in this godforsaken mountain valley.
When they learned that the girl who came was Manager Song from Tianxiang Tower, the small Shitanbao was immediately in an uproar.
Everyone's face was beaming with jubilation as they fawned over Song Liyun, saying, "Manager Song, next time you get to enjoy a big meal, don't forget us brothers!"
The fact that the soldiers of the Broken Gold Guard had spent several days eating at restaurants in Qili County was still fresh in everyone's memory.
Now, whenever the soldiers of the Broken Gold Guard mention the name of Manager Song of Tianxiang Tower, they will think of the fragrant food.
This whole battalion taking turns feasting at a restaurant was unprecedented; even the veterans of the Zhenbei Army, who had been there for decades, had never seen anything like it before.
Even though more than a month has passed, they are still talking about how many bowls of food they ate back then.
The one who ate the most is still smug, as if he had won a great victory.
The camp also spent a month ranking ten generals, A, B, C, and D, based on their individual descriptions. Despite the great controversy, it did not affect their own deification.
At this moment, their gazes toward Song Liyun naturally conveyed the intention of receiving an award.
Song Liyun didn't know where this sudden enthusiasm came from. It was because the little flag bearer from Shitanbao had been kicking and cursing them, yelling at them as he told them to go to the cart to get fresh vegetables and dried mushrooms: "You bunch of gluttons, whoever eats themselves to death will have their name engraved on their tombstone."
Song Liyun then realized the reason and was both amused and exasperated.
This was the first time Song Dekui had heard such an amusing story, and he was overjoyed, saying, "Next time, I'll take the title of First Meal."
The fresh vegetables that Song Liyun brought this time made the soldiers' eyes light up with delight.
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