Just eat this meal.
Tong Zhenzhen's legs were suspended in the air, and she fluttered a few times like a fish out of water. She pounded her chest hard to get the candied haws stuck in her throat down, avoiding Xie Ci's irritable gaze:
"Hey, I've worked for half a day, so what's wrong with eating a little bit?"
Xie Ci frowned at the deliberately coquettish tone, but he still loosened his grip and put the person down:
"Shut up! I won't take your crap, just give me—"
Before he could finish his words, Ma Chengyun rushed forward with a pile of snacks taller than his face:
"Sister Zhen, we've been out here for a long time, why don't we go back and do some work? Hey - what is this? Where did this wall come from..."
Ma Chengyun walked forward with his head down, not knowing what he bumped into. Just as he was wondering, he leaned forward and looked through the gap between two stacks of pancakes. He saw Xie Ci's face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot. He was so scared that he immediately fell silent.
"You've been working for half a day, huh?" Xie Ci turned around, glared at Tong Zhenzhen with a bad look, and smiled through gritted teeth.
Tong Zhenzhen secretly rolled her eyes at her stupid teammates. She has been slacking off for decades, and every time she did it, she relied on her excellent acting skills to get by. We still have to rely on her!
The little girl felt very aggrieved. The hair on her fluffy head that had been sticking up so fiercely now drooped down. Her eyebrows were drooping, and there were some tears in her eyes. She pursed her round and mellow lips and looked at Xie Ci timidly.
Xie Ci's heart was moved, but his face remained calm. He grabbed her collar mercilessly:
"I already told you I won't fall for it, stop it!"
After saying that, he lifted Tong Zhenzhen onto his shoulders, grabbed Ma Chengyun with his right hand, and escorted the two of them to be punished, one in each hand. Oscar-winning actress Tong Zhenzhen suffered her first professional setback, and she twisted and struggled in frustration:
"Xie Ci, are you still human?! Such a bright and charming young girl is begging you!"
“Sister Zhen, just fool your buddies but don’t fool yourself…” Even Ma Chengyun couldn’t stand it anymore and turned around to expose her scheme.
It was very lively along the way, and the onlookers were watching with great interest. In less than half a day, hot topics such as "The Domineering General and the Pretty Priest" and "Goddess, Please Pamper the General" spread throughout the streets and alleys.
The former Gulou military camp - now the Muzhou City garrison camp
"What? The punishment is to finish the meal made by Sister Yuan? Who are you looking down on?"
After learning the punishment result, Tong Zhenzhen immediately became arrogant, crossed her arms and glanced at Xie Ci.
"Oh, okay, that's what you said," Xie Ci sneered and patted her shoulder meaningfully, "I wish you good luck."
After saying that, he turned around and left to deal with the remaining mess. I don’t know whether the group of old men had finished their quarrel.
Tong Zhenzhen rubbed her shoulder, which was so painful from being hit by him, for no apparent reason, and cursed inwardly, "What a bullshit!" She lay on the table in boredom. Coincidentally, the door of the kitchen was not closed, and she could clearly see the busy figure of Xie Yuan waving a spatula, as well as the old chef Uncle Wang, who was nervously watching over her and seemed hesitant to speak.
"Is it necessary to be so nervous just to cook a meal?" She was a little confused. Mo Yu, who was sitting next to her, turned his head suddenly and replied in disbelief:
"A true god cannot talk nonsense! That was Deputy General Xie. Every time he took action, the kitchen would be flooded or burned. The dishes he made would kill people without even being noticed! You are a god, so of course it's no problem. But how can we mortals withstand it?"
“Is this true…?”
Tong Zhenzhen was a little scared when she saw the other soldiers closing their eyes and praying for blessings from all kinds of gods and Buddhas. She was also a kitchen killer, but she remembered that Ma Chengyun seemed to be able to cook, so she was about to ask him to come over to help in order to avoid making dark dishes. She tapped him several times but there was no response. She turned her head in confusion, only to find that Ma Chengyun was holding his cheeks, his eyes bulging, staring at Xie Yuan's back in a trance.
Tsk, forget your friends when you see a beautiful woman.
Tong Zhenzhen was still complaining in her heart, her teammates couldn't be relied on, so she had to rely on her! As cooking videos were not among the content blocked by the system, she found a few home cooking tutorials from the favorites in the food column and forwarded them to Xie Yuan.
Xie Yuan was trying to figure out which of the two bottles contained salt and which contained sugar, and was about to pour both in to neutralize them, when a message popped up in front of her. She had learned a lot about surfing from the female college students these days, and recognized that this was the tutorial video sent by Tong Zhenzhen. After hesitating for a moment, she put aside her shame and sent a heart emoticon to show her gratitude.
She clicked on the video, stared at the movement of the spatula with her beautiful eyes, and soon learned it to be 70% similar. Tong Zhenzhen felt relieved when she saw that Xie Yuan's movements were becoming more and more proficient, and turned around to play mahjong online with Chen Miao.
However, if she observed for a little longer, she would find that Xie Yuan's movements in cooking and cutting vegetables were perfect, but when it came to adding seasonings, she would pause to think about what the appropriate amount mentioned in the video was and what the medium heat was, and then press the maximum amount without hesitation.
This drastic move frightened Uncle Wang, and he interrupted carefully:
"Thank you, Deputy General. How about letting me help you?"
I'm really afraid that you'll throw away the stainless steel pot that Chef Li gave me!
"It doesn't matter." Xie Yuan raised his eyebrows and smiled confidently, "After reading the tutorial, I am now incredibly strong!"
Uncle Wang: ...Goodbye, my stainless steel pot
Tong Zhenzhen was still happily playing the erhu when suddenly there was a loud bang. The people at the dinner table were startled and they all stopped what they were doing and looked towards the kitchen.
Xie Yuan ran out under the smoke and fog, his face covered with soot. He coughed repeatedly because of the choking. He held two plates of "charcoal" in each arm and placed the plates steadily on the dining table.
"Ahem, if you're hungry, just eat first. In the kitchen, ahem, that pot seems to be broken. The quality is not good. We need to replace it with a new one." After saying that, he hurriedly turned around and went back to the kitchen to clean up.
Hadn’t Li Yan replaced the Linyuan Army’s pots with stainless steel ones? Could they still be used for frying?
Tong Zhen really admired him from the bottom of her heart. She stared at the black charcoal in front of her, which looked like spicy and sour cabbage. She picked up the chopsticks and wanted to poke a piece to taste it, but she couldn't poke it in at all.
She hesitated for a moment, then immediately displayed the Chinese virtue of humility and pushed the dish in front of Mo Yu and the others:
"Come on, brothers, don't be polite. You must be starving. Come and eat!"
"——No, no, that's not necessary. Please go first, Priest!" Mo Yu waved his hands repeatedly and pushed the hot cabbage back.
The fight was going on overtly and covertly, and Uncle Wang sat down opposite Tong Zhenzhen at the right time and took back the cabbage she had given away:
"The general has ordered that everyone must finish eating before leaving. Please, Master Priest! Look, Master Ma is eating happily, isn't he?"
Everyone was horrified and turned to look at Ma Chengyun. He was holding a large plate of smoking charcoal and wolfing it down, mumbling nonsense as he ate:
"This was made by Miss Xie Yuan herself. I will definitely -"
His tone suddenly paused, his eyes suddenly widened, his hand that was tightly holding the chopsticks suddenly froze, and then his eyes rolled around, and he fainted directly on the ground!
Tong Zhenzhen pointed at the "corpse" on the ground with a trembling hand and asked Uncle Wang:
"Is this the food your Linyuan Army serves? It's poisoning people to death!"
"It's okay. He'll wake up in half a cup of tea." Uncle Wang seemed to be used to this. He picked up the cleaver that flew out when Xie Yuan was cooking. "Before you came here, General Xie came to the kitchen to help in person. But sometimes he was too busy, so Deputy General Xie would take over."
Tong Zhenzhen saw the familiar machete and remembered that when they first met, Xie Ci used this thing to chop her hair. It turned out that he had taken it from the kitchen!
"No, Xie Ci can cook?!" Tong Zhenzhen came to her senses and said in shock.
"Of course not! The food cooked by our general is more popular than the royal palace banquets!" Mo Yu took the opportunity to speak well of his general.
Tong Zhenzhen sat down in surprise, picked up the chopsticks reluctantly and swallowed the charcoal with water.
Thinking about it this way, Xie Ci is quite suitable to support the family... No, what does this have to do with her? !
Tong Zhenzhen's mind was filled with alarm bells. She shook her head to get rid of this strange idea and attributed it all to the dark food she had eaten which had made her mind unclear.
After these days of rest, the follow-up matters in Muzhou City were basically dealt with. Xie Ci asked some people to stay behind, and he selected some people to rush to Changhao as soon as possible, including Tong Zhenzhen of course.
Chen Kan was quite generous. He gave them several carriages as the journey was long. At this moment, Tong Zhenzhen was slumped on the couch without any image, chatting with Chen Miao, Ma Chengyun and Xue Yide who were in the same carriage.
Xie Ci, who was sitting in the first seat, was annoyed by the noise. He simply turned his back and stared at the peace document lying in his palm, recalling the conversation with Chen Kan that day.
"General Xie, please allow me to apologize to you for the plague in Chang'an Village." Chen Kan clasped his hands together and bowed to Xie Ci from a distance.
Xie Ci waved impatiently:
"Don't be so fussy about this. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving now!"
He was about to turn around and leave when Chen Kan suddenly spoke up:
"If the general leaves now, how can I discuss returning to the capital with you?"
Xie Ci paused and clicked his tongue secretly. The other party had obviously found out his weak spot and came prepared. He had no choice but to sit down again.
Chen Kan smiled and poured him some tea:
"That's right. Let's talk peacefully. To be honest, I really wanted to help with the previous incident in Chang'an Village. However, the high priest secretly ordered me to hand the matter over to you. You also know that the emperor values him after all..."
Even if the priest sided with Xie Ci and made the high priest lose face in Muzhou City, it still could not shake his foundation in the court.
Xie Ci frowned. When Lin Shizhu was discussing with him, he was wondering why Gao Ting did this. He thought that it was because Governor Gao Ting had neglected his duty and didn't want to intervene. It turned out to be the work of the high priest.
"You told me this secret, aren't you afraid that he will be angry with you?" Xie Ci sneered and took a sip from the teacup without any hesitation.
"General Xie, you are joking. After the sacrifice, I will part ways with him. After all, a man of insight is a hero. The governors of places like us naturally hope to have someone in the court to protect us. It's a pity that he is not the candidate that Chen has in mind." Chen Kan smiled and shook his head, raising his hand to stroke the beard on his chin.
"Now, Chen's treasure lies with General Xie."
He changed the subject, pulled out a document from his sleeve pocket, and gently pushed it in front of Xie Ci with his index finger.
The thanks were unmoved:
"I can't read."
“Hahahahahaha, General Xie is truly an honest man!” Chen Kan laughed a few times, then quickly restrained his expression and raised his hand to tap on the document a few times, “This is the peace negotiation document sent by Duanmu Yu of the Changhao Poyuan Army.”
Xie Ci's five fingers, which were originally resting on the wall of the cup, suddenly tightened, and he raised his eyes and stared at Chen Kan.
The latter just leaned back in his chair and waved his hand leisurely:
"General Xie, don't doubt whether it's true or not. You can take it back and let Master Lin check it for you. I know you have issued a military order that you cannot return to the capital without an imperial decree to recover all the lost territory. But General Xie is concerned about the Xie family army detained in the capital and is eager to return to the capital. Is that true or not?"
Xie Ci's dark eyes sank slightly, but he didn't reply.
"I will return to the capital in a few days to report, and I will naturally be able to plead for you, but simply retaking Muzhou City is not enough."
"If the Changhao mission can be accomplished this time, it will be a great achievement. You can use the excuse of introducing the Changhao envoy to return home in a logical manner."
Xie Ci's lips curled up slightly, revealing an expression that couldn't be considered a smile:
"Master Chen is really kind-hearted. Thinking of Xie like this?"
"Haha, General Xie, you must be joking." Chen Kan stood up and walked towards the door. "I just think I'm good at judging people. Since the priest is under General Xie's command, it's only a matter of time before the high priest loses power. I'm just helping General Xie."
"Regarding Changhao's matter, General, you must seize the opportunity."
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