The New Year's Eve dinner is the most sumptuous meal of the year. The master chefs in the dining room and the new chefs all showed their special skills. There was plenty of chicken, duck, and fish, and there were many more varieties than usual.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, look, look!" Song Qiyun knocked on the table in front of him and whispered to Chen Jiu who was sitting next to him, "Our kitchen can also cook some delicious and delicious meals. As long as you work hard, Nothing is impossible.”
"New Year's Eve dinner, you can't fool around with it!" Shen Jiu put the steamed fish on his small table on Shen Cha's table, "Sister, this is for you to eat."
"Okay, this is for you!" Shen Cha placed a roast chicken on his brother's table, and then began to remove the fish bones. Shen Jiu and Shen Haolin are the same. It's not that they don't like eating fish, it's just that they don't like picking fish bones. Just because he knew about their problem, Shen Cha specially told Uncle Yan that the fish at the family banquet must be the kind with no fish bones and only one fish bone, so as not to accidentally get a fish bone in the throat. After removing the fish bones, Shen Cha carefully checked that there were no fish bones on the plate of fish. He picked up his chopsticks and put two pieces of fish meat into Shen Jiu's bowl, and then put two pieces into Shen Haolin's bowl. "There are no thorns, feel free to eat!"
"Thank you, Cha!" Shen Haolin picked up the spoon and fed Shen Cha a spoonful of tofu soup, "Isn't it very southern-style?"
"Hmm, this tastes a bit familiar. I seem to have eaten it somewhere." Shen Cha blinked and waved to Jin Jing, "Brother Xiaojing, try that tofu soup. Did we eat it when we were in Wuma Town? Live this?"
"Let me try it!" Jin Jing put down the wine glass in her hand, picked up the spoon and took a sip, "Well, it seems like it, but...it feels a little less heated than the one in Wuma Town. The tofu we ate The soup is more tender and the texture is smoother." Jin Jing took another bite and smacked the taste, "In terms of technique, it should be the same."
"Xiao Wu!" Shen Cha shouted to Ying Wu, "Go to the dining room, ask who made this tofu soup, and invite him to meet at Nuan Pavilion."
"Yes!" Ying Wu responded, put down the chopsticks in his hand, wiped the oil on his mouth with a handkerchief, and quickly rushed out of the room.
"What happened to the tofu soup?" After hearing what Shen Cha said, Yan Bo looked at her curiously, "The person who made the tofu soup was a young man in his twenties. His right leg was injured in the last battle before the truce. Although the injury I'm fine, but I can't walk very smoothly, so I won't be able to go to the battlefield again. I was supposed to go back to my hometown after spring, but because I have skills, I was transferred to the kitchen."
"Uncle Yan, is his surname Qu?"
"It seems so!" Uncle Yan nodded, "What's wrong?"
"The master chef of Wuma Town Post House is also named Qu and is from the south. On the morning we came back, he made tofu soup for us for breakfast. The taste of Master Qu's tofu soup is very similar to this bowl. I'm thinking they are Isn't it related?" Shen Cha looked at the young man who was brought in by Ying Wu who had some inconvenient legs and feet. After he saluted, he asked, "What is your name? What is your relationship with Qu Dating?"
"Back to the general, my name is Qu He, Qu Dating is my cousin, and I joined the army because of him." Qu He looked at Shen Cha, "My cousin is not married and has no children. The one closest to him is That person is me. Because he was injured and could not stay in the army, so I came. But I did not see him in the army. I have been looking for him for a long time. General, where did you see him? he?"
"Wuma Town." Shen Cha looked at the man named Qu He. She had some impression of this man. He was still very hardworking on the battlefield. He felt like he was dying. This time he was injured because he rushed too far forward. He was ambushed by the enemy. If the brothers who were with him were not astute, blood would really be spilled on the battlefield.
"Wuma Town!" Qu He breathed a sigh of relief, "I always thought he was dead, but I didn't expect him to be alive, so I feel relieved. Thank you, General."
Shen Cha took a small purse from the side and put it into Qu He's hand, and said, "Today is the Chinese New Year. Be happy and don't be sad. Otherwise, the new year will not go well. What's wrong with you?" Put everything aside for now, there is nothing that cannot be solved. If you want to see your cousin, you can apply to go to Wuma Town after the New Year, and this general will approve it."
"Since he is still alive, I have nothing to worry about. Thank you, general, and thank you, Lord Duke." Qu He knelt on the ground, kowtowed again, followed Ying Wu and left with the small purse given by Shen Cha.
"When I mentioned his cousin, there was a hint of hatred on his face. It seems that his cousin was injured and he was unwilling to take over this position." Shen Haolin stuffed a piece into Shen Cha's mouth. Roast Chicken, "He worked very hard when fighting. He probably really didn't care about his own life."
"I remember that he seemed to have been selected as a scholar. If his cousin hadn't been injured, he would have taken part in the autumn examination the next year." Shen Cha yawned and took another spoonful of tofu soup to eat. , "So, it is understandable that he would hold grudges against his uncle. He originally wanted to take the imperial examination, but unexpectedly... he was forced to abandon literature and join the martial arts, and he never took the imperial examination path. But, I am a bit I can’t figure it out, his family is not a military household, why…”
"When his cousin went to Wuma Town, there must be someone in his family to take his cousin's place." Shen Haolin sighed, "It can be considered that he is unlucky, but isn't it good now? Originally, he was unlucky. He was injured and had to be repatriated to his place of origin. Even if he went back, he would have no chance of taking the scientific examination. If he stays in the army like this, maybe he can take over the classes of those masters in the future!"
"In two days, I'll ask Master Mo to have a chat with him and see what he really thinks." Shen Cha tore off a duck leg and originally wanted to give it to Shen Jiu, but when she turned around, she realized that her brother was gone. Not only did Shen Cha The wine was gone, and even Song Qiyun and Xia Jiu were gone. "Where did these boys go?"
"We're looking for Xiaotian and Jin Jing!" Shen Haolin raised his chin, "It's Chinese New Year today. If they want a sip, just take it and pretend we didn't see it."
"I know." Shen Cha ate one duck leg himself and gave the other duck leg to Shen Haolin, "I didn't want to stop them, especially the two county princes. Although they drank to drown their sorrows, It’s even more sad, but it’s good to drink a little occasionally to let off steam.”
"As long as you don't make your master angry." Shen Haolin put his arm around Shen Cha's shoulders and whispered in her ear, "You two are really master and disciple, and what you said is exactly the same. Your master said that to be true When they got drunk and started messing around, they were thrown outside into the snow to sober up."
"Like a teacher, like a disciple." Shen Cha put down his chopsticks and leaned on Shen Haolin's shoulder. He looked at the people on the opposite side who were making fists, and then at Qin Zheng and Yan Bo, who were trapped in the world of two people. " Brother, I really hope that every year in the future can be like this, with everyone here."
"That's for sure. Every year, we will celebrate the New Year together." Shen Haolin stroked Shen Cha's hair, "Aren't you going to eat?"
"Well, I'm full." Shen Cha nodded, "I'll have some dumplings later!" She looked at the table with three children and chuckled, "Children are children, no matter how much food they have, they can eat it. Gotta go down.”
"They are still growing, so naturally they eat more."
Shen Haolin waved to Mei Lin and asked her to take away the untouched dishes on his and Shen's tea table, and send the lighter ones to the three children, and let Shadow and the guards divide the rest.
Merlin was used to how much Shen Haolin and Shen Cha ate. They had very little to eat at night, so instead of wasting it, it was better to give it to them. Therefore, she happily ran back and forth twice, almost clearing the small table in front of Shen Haolin and Shen Cha.
"What are you fooling around with?" Xue Ruitian came over with a jar of wine and sat next to Shen Cha, "Those two girls are crazy."
"I think so." Shen Haolin looked at Jin Miaomiao and Hongye who were drinking from bowl after bowl, and nodded in agreement, "I guess you and Xiaojing will have to work hard tonight, carry them back. ." He glanced at Xue Ruitian, who was slowly tasting the wine, "You... can't stand them anymore, so you came here to find Qingjing?"
"No, those little kids are so noisy. I really can't stand it anymore." Son, I can relax a little today, it’s really hard work. But then I think about it, if we don’t work hard, the people will suffer. So, in order for them not to suffer, we should work hard!”
"Brother Xiaotian, are you still my brother Xiaotian?" Shen Cha squinted his eyes and looked at Xue Ruitian with suspicion, "Aren't you possessed by something? Why have you suddenly become sentimental? This That’s not your style!”
"Don't say that, I just suddenly had such a realization." Xue Ruitian snorted, picked up the wine cup and took another sip, "It's rare for me to be sentimental, and you still say that to me, it really hurts me. Heartbroken!"
"Xiaotian!" Shen Haolin reached over Shen Cha and patted Xue Ruitian's shoulder gently, "Don't worry, I won't hurt your heart."
"Why?"
"Because your skin is too thick!"
