Passing through the station

Chu Hao sneaked into Ruan Bai's room, expecting to see Ergou in private and laugh out loud, but he found out that Ruan Bai was not alone.

Not alone!

Chu Hao was immediately angry, but he also felt that he was inexplicably angry. He paused at the door for a while, forced to suppress his anger, and then opened the door: "Second brother, why don't you go to dinner?"

People's habits will change. People who used to live in Huangyi had two meals a day, except Ruan Bai and the patients.But now, everyone follows Ruan Bai for three meals a day, and not many days have passed.

Even Hu Laoliu, who has only stayed in Huangyi for a few days, is already used to this kind of routine.With the middle meal, he still doesn't feel hungry, and now that it's getting dark early, he didn't even notice that it was getting late.

When Hu Lao Liu heard Chu Hao's words, he immediately got off the kang and saluted him.Don't say that this is Qianhu now, even the former Baihu, he can't afford to offend him.He didn't think there was anything wrong with this at all, and even being able to directly contact an adult like Chu Hao was something he had never dared to think about before.All of this was brought by Mr. Ruan... No, Mr. Ruan should bring it now.

He didn't come here today for anything else, but the first batch of black stone... coal has already arrived.Now it is difficult to walk on the cold and freezing road, and a total of 36 vehicles have been transported.He was wondering if he could get some coal from Mr. Ruan's mouth.This adult doesn't necessarily have nothing to do to spend so much money, right?Although this coal is everywhere in the west, it costs money to pick it up, and the freight to transport it all the way is quite a lot.

Of course Ruan Bai knew what Hu Laoliu was thinking, and he didn't plan to hide the method of using coal, but now the open-pit coal mine is okay, if it is changed...there were many accidents in coal mines in the past.Everything has to wait for him to see it before talking about it, and it also has to wait for him to make some money quietly first.

The bitter cold place in the northwest is not just a casual talk.He doesn't want to put down roots here.His ideal is very vulgar, nothing more than facing the sea, spring is warm and flowers are blooming.

They still ate in the kitchen and cafeteria, and this time the number of people was obviously the largest.Long tables and benches were placed next to each other, barely enough for so many people to sit.Except for patients who can only drink porridge, everyone else is the same-sauerkraut meat buns, minced meat and tofu soup.

The imperial guard Qianhu ate ten buns and two bowls of soup in one go, and the third bowl of soup was left with a bowl bottom, which he pretended to drink with a spoon.

He has eaten tofu before, it's not unusual.The strange thing is that the soup is thick, like thickly cooked porridge.

Xiao Xizi didn't eat either.He was doing well in the palace, and he had a good relationship with the imperial cooks, and he could often miss something to eat.But he had never tasted this kind of soup.

In fact, Ruan Bai asked someone to make some cornstarch with mung beans, and thicken it when cooking the soup.

This is the first satisfying meal since leaving Beijing.

Xiaoxizi's face turned red from eating, and so did Qianhu, the imperial guard, so he remembered that this was not a post station, but a home of ordinary people who had gone through hardships.Quickly calculated according to the prices in the capital, Xiao Xizi collected money from all the imperial guards, multiplied it by five, and handed it to Ruan Bai.

"Master Ruan, these are the money for today's meal, and I have another kind request. The Sajia wants you to take the trouble to prepare some dry food, and eat it on the way back to Beijing."

What's wrong with that.Ruan Bai readily agreed: "I don't know when you will return to Beijing?"

"Tomorrow morning." After the matter is done, of course he has to leave early, otherwise the impatient Shangshu of the Ministry of War can fly to Shunyang Pass by himself.

The time is a bit tight, and it must be prepared overnight.This is not a problem, there are many of them.

The tacit understanding developed from the grasslands, and most of them are ordinary people from poor backgrounds, there is no idea of ​​a gentleman staying away from the kitchen. The men chop vegetables and noodles, and the women wash vegetables and pancakes.

If the steamed stuffed buns are not yet proficient in their skills, everyone in pancakes has practiced.When they were in the grassland, they had to worry about meeting the Huns and wild animals every day, and the time to stop and cook was extremely limited every day. Even the slow-tempered people would feel like flying under such circumstances.

In fact, if it weren't for Ruan Bai's insistence, they would not even be willing to cook, and would rather eat raw, just to hurry up and stay away from the dangerous grassland.

But now that conditions are available, and it is for others to eat, they are obviously not as careless as before. The baked cakes are fragrant, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside.They felt a little sorry that those soldiers couldn't eat hot pancakes.

Hu Laoliu and two entourages were helping to pack.There are three pancakes in a pack, not to mention the two followers who are used to it, even Hu Laoliu is only a little rusty for a while, and he is very proficient immediately.

"We used to be born selling steamed stuffed buns." Hu Laoliu lost his father when he was young, and his widowed mother raised him alone, relying on selling steamed stuffed buns.

Once a businessman's chatterbox is opened, it cannot be closed.A few young people from different backgrounds, but most of them are ordinary people, laughed and choked up for a while being fooled by profiteers.

Ruan Bai didn't pay attention to those people who listened to the opera, and made tofu by himself. The tofu I made before was a bit too much, and I couldn't put much in the soup.Originally, he planned to make steamed buns filled with tofu tomorrow, so let's make them into dried tofu now.

Tofu is a food that can be played with flowers, and there are countless varieties of dried tofu.Besides money, Xiao Xizi also left them a lot of spices and condiments, so he decided to use these things.

In the early morning of the next day, before dawn, Xiao Xizi and the imperial guards were ready to go, and what awaited them was thick boiled meat porridge and steaming steamed buns.After finishing breakfast quickly and taking the packaged dry food, everyone bowed their hands and saluted, mounted their horses in unison, took the horses and ran away in an instant.

Ruan Bai couldn't dodge in time, he ate his mouth full of dust, and was wiped by Chu Hao with his head pressed down.

In the small room, two big men were crowded together, and they would bump into each other if they pretended to be, Ruan Bai felt a little disgusted: "Isn't there a bed in your barracks?" Why do you come to him on time every day like you come home from work Come to eat, drink, and sleep?Besides, although he didn't reserve a room for him here, there are a lot of vacant rooms, standard check-in with bags, he wants to occupy one, absolutely welcome.

For the first time, Chu Hao felt that Ruan Ergou's disgusted eyes were very hurtful.From a literary point of view, I was bent on the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch.It is very unliterary to say that——

"The dog ate the conscience!" Chu Hao snorted coldly, "Come here."

Ruan Bai looked at the distance between the two of them, they were already foot-to-foot, how could they "come here"?

Chu Hao tapped the Kang with his chin.

Ruan Bai said "oh", sat down obediently and obediently rarely, and put on an appearance of sitting upright, like a primary school student listening to the teacher's instruction.

At this time, Chu Hao still didn't understand a truth - there must be a demon when things go wrong.

"The bedroom is for sleeping, not for talking about things..."

Ruan Bai was a little too late to realize that this dormitory is not that dormitory.To put it simply, the feudal elite believed that the bedroom was for sleeping, not for entertaining guests, let alone for meetings.But since it's not a place to talk about things, what is he doing now?Double standard?

Seeing Ruan Bai nodding repeatedly, Chu Hao didn't dare to say a word, and felt that his authority as the eldest brother had been greatly demonstrated; seeing Ruan Bai's rare obedient appearance, looking a little pitiful, he lowered his voice and patted his head He patted his shoulder again and said: "Brother is afraid that you have no heart to guard against others. What is that Hu Laoliu? A mere businessman, how can he be in the same room with you?"

His second dog is too careless!

Ruan Bai nodded: "Understood." As Chu Hao said, Hu Lao Liu is just a businessman with low status, not an official like Tian Kaifu, or an eunuch like Xiao Xizi.This big week is not like his previous era. How normal and common is it to go into the house to talk about things in the cold?

Besides, if anyone thinks bad things about him, it must be someone else who is in danger.On this point, Ruan Bai is simply too confident.He decided to practice it immediately and show it to Chu Hao.

So, in less than the time for a cup of tea, Chu Hao took his various changes of clothes and daily necessities, packed them and threw them outside the door.

Chu Hao was dumbfounded, and then became furious, shouting angrily: "Ruan! Two! Dog! Open the door!"

Ruan Bai opened the door, with a look that private territory is not allowed to enter: "Why?"

"What are you doing?" Reverse him!The stinky boy has been spoiled by him, if he doesn't teach him a lesson today, he doesn't know who is the boss in the family!

Ruan Bai heheed him: "You said that."

What did he say about him?Chu Hao was confused, seeing that he was about to close the door again, he hurriedly stuffed the burden on him: "Brother, go to the barracks now, and I'll argue with you when I come back at night." All night, the male ghost can't see the light during the day, of course he has to go to sleep.

The whole barren post is very quiet today.Those who could stay up all night last night were all up all night, and all were engaged in manual labor.All the horses had been taken away, and the barn was eerily quiet.

Ruan Bai fell asleep and felt a little cold, so he ran to hug the third and fourth sons and daughters, fat and fat, into the bed.

Chu Qianhu, who came back early, lifted the blanket, revealing two dog heads.

"Wow...Wow!"

Chu Qianhu: "..."

Someone who consciously was very vigilant didn't notice Chu Hao's arrival at all, but shrank back inside feeling cold when the quilt was lifted.

On the big kang, there is a small ball.The anger that Chu Hao had been brewing for a whole day dissipated immediately, and he murmured: "Forget it, what are you fussing about with a child?" Slap, "I've done it."

He took the two puppies away with one hand, carefully tucked the corners of the quilt, closed the door, and raised the other hand in a gesture of scratching...

Fatty: "Wow!"

Chu Hao suddenly came back to his senses, what was he thinking just now?

The author has something to say:

I searched for a long time about the history of starch being used in cooking in Chinese history. It seems to be quite early, but I couldn’t find any specific information. [Holding your head and squatting in a corner] The Xth Golden Week Awards Ceremony Highlights

Persimmon: The best actor award must be me.

Xiaobai: (ˉ▽￣～)

Persimmon: Why?do you have any opinion?

Xiaobai: I'm the lead actor, you're a male 4 at best.

Persimmon: Damn it!It doesn't matter if you are the lead actor, where did the male 2 male 3 come out?

Xiaobai: The third child and the son of the third child are so fat.

Persimmon: ...I was speechless.