"Here comes the chicken soup!"
Soon, a sturdy chef came out from behind carrying a can of steaming chicken soup. The leading maid put down two bowls of rice and didn't pay much attention to the two children.
Cao Xiu often adopts refugee orphans.
She is Cao Xiu's personal maid and has no surname. Her parents sold her to Cao Xiu for only two shi of corn, which Cao Xiu paid a high price for.
Later, she was named Cao. It's not that her life is like a piece of grass, but I hope she can be as vital as a weed. After all, it is easier for children from poor families to take care of themselves if they are given a cheap name.
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Smelling the tangy aroma of meat, Qin Shihuang couldn't help but swallow.
Previously, he didn't think chicken was very fragrant. The old Qin people in Guanzhong still liked fat lamb the most. But now I have been hungry for two full days and more than half a month, and I don’t know the taste of meat. In two days, no grain of rice was eaten!
I couldn't stand the smell of meat.
"I will test the poison for Your Majesty first."
"No need, where are the dishes and chopsticks?"
Qin Shihuang waved his hand directly.
Still trying poison?
You old boy obviously just wants to eat first!
He and Wang Jian have been both teachers and friends, supporting each other for many years. At the beginning of the Qinian Palace incident, it was Wang Jian's decisive action that prevented Lao Ai from succeeding. Therefore, the personal relationship between the two is also very good.
"Bah, do you really think you are the emperor? And you want me to serve you?!"
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"..."
In the end, it was Wang Jian who helped get the bowls and chopsticks. I saw him standing on the chair, filling a large bowl of chicken soup with a spoon. There were two chicken legs inside, all of which were given to Qin Shihuang.
Just looking at the two of them eating each other made the dog shake his head.
But it's normal, after all, they are two orphans and refugees. Looking at them, they must have come here begging for food. Cao Xiu has seen eating scenes even more terrifying than this.
"Where are you from?"
Cao Xiu picked up a bowl of chicken soup and asked while drinking.
"Langya County."
Wang Jian held the chicken wings and chewed them. Without thinking too much, he answered smoothly. They were originally patrolling the East China Sea in Langya, but they encountered a shipwreck.
"Oh, it turns out they are from Langya."
"I am from Pinyang!"
"Stop pretending, you've already revealed your secrets." Cao Xiu sneered disdainfully, "Young people are young people, after all, they are too impulsive. I just tried this little plan, and you did it all."
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Wang Jian looked at the proud Cao Xiu and was dumbfounded.
While they chatted, the remaining dishes were served. Cold watercress, stir-fried snails with leeks, and red braised pork!
Qin Shihuang's eyes were full of light and he couldn't wait to pick up his rice bowl. The rice is cooked with corn, with some bean sprouts on top, poured with a thick layer of mutton fat, and seasoned with some chopped green onion and salt.
This bowl of beans and rice was the best he had ever tasted in his life!
Watercress is crisp and refreshing, especially suitable for summer. It clears away heat and relieves heat, and has an excellent taste; the stir-fried snails with leeks also have a unique taste and go well with rice.
As the emperor, Qin Shihuang also ate delicious food all over the world. But he had never seen this kind of practice. Especially this pork, the taste is excellent, fat but not greasy, and the meat is smooth.
The so-called pig meat is actually pork. Don’t think that pork is cheap meat at this time, pigs are one of the three animals. Emperor Zhou has eight delicacies, one of which is cannonball, which is actually pork.
During the Spring and Autumn Period, the emperor's diet was too tight, and he had all three livestock including cattle, sheep, and hogs. The princes eat cattle, the ministers eat sheep, and the officials eat hogs. Scholars eat fish and grill it, while common people eat vegetables.
Those who can eat pork are at the scholar-bureaucrat level.
Zengzi killed pigs to teach his children, which has also been passed down through the ages.
"Shan, have another bowl!"
"I want to eat rice today!"
Wang Jian pushed his job over in an arrogant manner.
Cao Xiu glared at him.
You think you are honest!
By the way, how many days have these two orphans been hungry?
He's only eight years old, but he can eat so well?
Qin Shihuang held the chicken leg, took a big bite, and chewed it with big mouthfuls. Then he waved his oily little hand and said extremely seriously, "Young Master, don't worry. When I go back, I will not treat you badly!"
"Okay, okay...then I'll wait."
Cao Xiu was unable to complain.
Why don't these two tough guys listen to advice?
Running down Xianyang Street, shouting that he is the First Emperor?
Just wait, I'm sure you'll get something good to eat!
"Don't you believe me?"
"You still need to ask? I definitely don't believe it!"
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Qin Shihuang was so angry that he simply threw away his cheeks and began to cook like crazy. Turning grief and anger into appetite, Cao Xiu is about to become poor!
"Eat slowly, eat slowly, how dare you say that you are the emperor? My rhubarb is better than yours in terms of eating skills!"
"Who is Dahuang?"
"Hey, it's the yellow dog lying at the door."
"Shu...Shuzi!"
Wang Jian was so angry that his face turned livid.
Just by saying these words, the ashes of three generations of our ancestors have to be raised!
Qin Shihuang smiled and put down his bowl and chopsticks.
He could tell that Cao Xiu was not a bad person, just look at the servants in the house. All of them have bright faces and strong looks.
It was obvious that Cao Xiu treated them well.
"Xiu'er."
"how?"
"Are you a native of Peixian County?"
Cao Xiu shook his head.
"I was originally from Shanfu County, Dang County. Later, due to the war, I moved to Pei County to join my clan relatives. I think it was very sad when I left my hometown."
Qin Shi Huang suddenly understood.
Thinking back to when he was held hostage by Zhao, life was not easy. At that time, not many years had passed since the Battle of Changping. Bai Qi killed the Zhao army and surrendered 400,000 soldiers. With such deep hatred, how could the Zhao people not hate him?
"You're doing fine now. How are the neighbors doing?"
"I carried all the wells away. They must not be living a good life."
"???!!"
Qin Shihuang stared and dropped his chopsticks on the table.
Leaving home...is this what you mean? !
"Hahaha!"
Wang Jian couldn't help but laugh.
"Your Zhuzi is interesting. Although it is a joke, it is in line with the truth. It is somewhat similar to Xianyang's Youzhan."
Youzhan was the founder of Qin and a dwarf. He often makes witty remarks, but they make sense. For example, Qin Shihuang once wanted to expand the hunting area. Youzhan said that this method is good. Let's raise more animals and not arrange soldiers to patrol. If there are enemies to invade, just let the animals resist them.
Youzhan is very good at telling irony, and he is very sarcastic.
It may seem like a joke, but it is actually thought-provoking.
In Wang Jian's opinion, Cao Xiu was obviously joking, presumably to make them both happy.
"Hey, do you still know about Youzhan?"
"you know too?"
"What don't I know?"
Wang Jian looked surprised. You should know that Youzhan was well-known in Xianyang, but this was Peixian County, thousands of miles away. He didn't expect that Cao Xiu even knew about it!
"Have you eaten everything?"
"Well, the food is good." Qin Shihuang sat next to him and nodded with satisfaction: "Not even the palace cooks have such cooking skills."
"Okay, okay, stop bragging."
Cao Xiu frowned displeased.
The front foot just said it was done, and the back foot started again?
Of course, the chefs in the palace are indeed not as good as the ones in his house. The main reason is because there is no cooking these days, and in the entire Qin Dynasty, he is the only one in the house!
Even the First Emperor could not have tasted it.
"Now that we've eaten, why are we still sitting here? Hurry up and clean up and wash the dishes and chopsticks."
"You dare to ask me to wash the dishes?!"
"Impossible, Old Qin people will never be slaves!"
Cao Xiu looked at them and laughed angrily.
"Okay, then you two pack up and get out."
"Ahem... I wash it!"
Wang Jian quickly got up and started working.
As they look now, survival is the most important thing. Jumping up and leaving the house is what a reckless man does. When he returns and regains his identity, he will definitely 'repay' Cao Xiu!
