Chapter 67 Our majestic Duke is actually henpecked
Soon, the two men cleaned the bluestone slabs and set them up on the spot.
At this time, the first batch of pickled wolf meat was almost ready. He Zhiran brushed some oil on the bluestone slab and placed the wolf meat neatly on it.
Mo Jiuye squatted aside and added firewood under the stone slab.
The couple worked in perfect harmony, and soon the tempting aroma wafted across the air, making everyone drool.
Peng Wang came over sniffing all the way.
He Zhiran picked up a piece of roasted wolf meat and gave it to him.
"Master Peng, try this and see if the dried meat with this flavor can be sold at a good price."
Peng Wang couldn't wait to put the dried meat into his mouth and chewed it carefully.
"It's tender and delicious, with a rich meaty aroma. This is the first time I've eaten meat with such a chewy texture. It's a rare delicacy."
This is Peng Wang's heartfelt evaluation.
The first batch of dried meat baked by He Zhiran was well received. She happily picked up a piece and stuffed it into Mo Jiuye's mouth.
"My husband, try it too."
With an unintentional movement, her fingertips lightly touched Mo Jiuye's lips.
Mo Jiuye trembled slightly and felt his heartbeat quicken half a beat.
Unconsciously, he reached out and touched the place that He Zhiran had touched. For some reason, he felt a sense of excitement.
In order to hide the unnatural feeling, Mo Jiuye chewed the dried meat seriously.
Soon, He Zhiran's sweet voice rang in his ears again.
"Husband, is the jerky delicious?"
"It's delicious, very delicious." Mo Jiuye's mind was not on the dried meat at the moment, so he couldn't taste it as carefully as Peng Wang, but it was really delicious.
He Zhiran didn't look at Mo Jiuye's expression. He answered simply, thinking it was just due to his cold nature, and didn't think too much about it.
She looked at Peng Wang again: "Master Peng, do you think this wolf meat is still worthless now?"
"No, absolutely not. This dried meat will definitely fetch a good price if we take it to the city."
Peng Wang seemed to have seen countless small coins flying towards him.
"Well, let's do this, roast all the wolf meat into jerky, and take it to the city to sell.
As for the wolf skins, if we dry them out in the sun and process them properly, we can probably sell them for more money."
Listening to He Zhiran's clear and logical explanation, Peng Wang admired her even more.
I really don’t know how much is in this woman’s head and how she has so many ideas.
"Just do as you say."
Peng Wang simply stayed here and didn't leave. He had to satisfy his craving for such delicious dried meat first.
Anyway, there is so much wolf meat, so he can eat this little bit...
While Peng Wang was eating, he seemed to remember something and turned and ran away.
After a while, he brought a gourd of wine like a treasure.
He opened the cork of the wine, but didn't drink it himself. Instead, he gave it to Mo Jiuye.
"How can such delicious jerky be served without wine? You drink first."
When Mo Jiuye was in the military camp, he would often eat meat and drink wine with the soldiers.
Thinking of this long-lost feeling, he took the wine gourd without refusing. Just as he was about to take a sip, he was stopped by He Zhiran.
"You are still injured, you can't drink."
Upon hearing this, Mo Jiuye's hand holding the wine gourd suddenly froze in place.
But soon, he returned the wine gourd to Peng Wang.
"My wife is right. I'm injured and shouldn't drink."
Peng Wang looked at the two of them with some amusement, took the wine gourd, and made a meaningful teasing remark.
"I never thought that our majestic Duke would be henpecked."
Mo Jiuye knew Peng Wang was joking, but he still said seriously, "Sir, please be careful with your words. I am now just a prisoner exiled by imperial decree, not a Duke anymore."
Peng Wang also realized that his words were somewhat ill-considered.
"In that case, I won't call you Duke, and you don't call me Official either. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Peng."
Mo Jiuye is not a shy person, and he also approves of Peng Wang's character.
"Brother Peng."
Peng Wang took a big sip of wine and laughed, "Hahaha...Okay, from now on you are my brother Mo, and He is my sister-in-law."
Becoming close to the chief official was what He Zhiran wanted most.
She worked even harder to roast the jerky.
At this time, the sisters-in-law and Mo Hanyue also came one after another following the source of the fragrance. He Zhiran hurriedly invited them to taste the dried meat.
Once they started eating, they simply couldn't stop.
It was so delicious that they had never eaten anything so delicious even when they were in the capital, let alone on the road of exile.
The sisters-in-law felt sorry for He Zhiran's hard work, so they carefully learned the skills of roasting dried meat from her and then took over her job.
He Zhiran stood up and stretched, then brought some roasted dried meat for everyone to taste.
Anyone who has tasted the delicious jerky will praise its taste.
He Zhiran was so happy that he made the decision to have enough dried meat today.
By dark, only one-third of the jerky was roasted due to limited tools.
Zhao was worried that the wolf meat would go bad if left for too long, so she volunteered to take her female family members with her to work overnight.
The mistress of the Xie family also said that the Fang family would rest during the day tomorrow and they would continue.
I estimate that at this rate, all the dried meat will be roasted before dark tomorrow.
The weather was hot and humid this season. In order to prevent the pickled wolf meat from spoiling, He Zhiran and his men moved it to the riverside.
The temperature here is relatively low, which is conducive to preservation.
After a busy day, I can finally take a break.
After washing up, He Zhiran returned to the tent.
Mo Jiuye said with concern: "Rest early, you've worked the hardest today."
He Zhiran thought Mo Jiuye would say something to him at this time, but he didn't.
Since he won't say anything, I might as well start it myself.
"The Li family is expected to arrive in the capital tomorrow."
"Well, they arrived in the capital, and the news that the person who died in the straw hut was not me will soon be known to my enemies." Mo Jiuye's tone was extremely flat, as if what he was talking about had nothing to do with him.
He Zhiran was a little puzzled by his attitude.
"Aren't you worried that they'll send more people over?"
"This kind of thing is not something you and I can prevent." If Mo Jiuye hadn't been busy following He Zhiran, he would probably have been thinking about this problem all day.
However, he didn't want to trouble He Zhiran because of this matter, so he deliberately acted so calm.
Given their current situation, they can only passively take the beating and respond accordingly when encountering such a thing.
It’s probably not that easy to take the initiative.
He couldn't even do the most basic trick of capturing the leader first.
Li Rouer died, and she finally had two days of peace around her, but now she had to be on guard against the evil hands of her enemies.
However, He Zhiran would never be afraid of these. Aren't they just some invisible troubles?
Just come on.
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