After time travel, I became the general's exclusive cook

In the next few years, Xu Lianzhi stayed in the Northwest and implemented all the measures in the Northwest Development Plan. It was also in this short period of ten years that the ten cities in the Northwest have become the largest commercial and trade locations among various countries.

Tianyi's diplomacy and national power have also improved to a higher level, but at the same time, during the development of Tianyi, Tiannu, Baiguo and even the grassland barbarians have also developed.

After a power change in the Bai Kingdom, Bai Xing is now in power. He is ruthless. Except for the Supreme Emperor of the Bai Kingdom, all the other royal children are executed, and even those married princesses are not well off.

The current Bai State is a typical example of tyranny. After Bai Xing came to power, he favored force and weakened civilian positions. In the current Bai State political system, the top positions are military officers.

Under the rule of this tyrannical government, the people of the Bai Kingdom were struggling to survive, but the army was exceptionally strong and would win every battle. But in contrast, it was economically backward. Every time their army went to a place, they would plunder. Fan, causing people to be displaced.

However, Tiannu must be at the bottom of the other two countries. After losing the third prince, Tiannu's royal successors are unreliable. All the better.

The barbarians on the prairie broke through other tribes at some point and became the largest and strongest tribe on the prairie. They launched another attack on Tianyi's land, but the face of the northwest has changed drastically.

The growing army and the business exchanges of various countries have made the ten cities in the northwest more than rich. Those soldiers have put on the best armored stomachs and horses, and they will be invincible in every war.

"It's also strange, General, you chopped off Baidi's arm, and he didn't even fight against Tianyi after he came to power." Lu Xiangru stood on the city wall, looking at the triumphant army below, expressing emotion.

This was another time for them to repel the barbarians. They thought that Bai Guo would also intervene in the war, so they made preparations early, but they sat on the dragon seat and there was no movement at all.

"Don't let your guard down, there are several times more foreigners entering the city than usual, so everyone who guards the city should pay attention." Mu Guichen frowned as he looked at the thick clouds in the distance.

Li Zeming nodded. His father, Li Jingguo, went back after Mu Guichen took over Northwest again, and he still stayed here to guard. The young man who was a little green back then has long since become a reliable man who can take charge of himself.

"Yes, my subordinates take orders."

After patrolling the city as usual, Mu Guichen rode back to Surabaya City on horseback. There were people coming and going in the city, especially the largest restaurant in the city.

There are many people who come to eat here. Since Chu Qiu became the owner of this restaurant, he drastically remodeled the layout of the restaurant. In order to meet the needs of the times, the restaurant was divided into three floors.

The first floor is the lobby, which is for the common people and those who only need to eat; the second floor is a small room separated by a screen, which is used for communication between women or men, and privacy. established by people.

The last floor, which is the third floor, has been changed to a more concealed private room, with good sound insulation, so you don't have to worry about someone eavesdropping.

This setting, which is different from other restaurants, aroused the public's interest immediately. After enjoying the benefits brought by these special settings and the delicious dishes in the restaurant, those people even received rave reviews.

"Hey, little boss, this week's income has this amount." The shrewd shopkeeper raised five fingers and waved in front of Chu Qiu, smiling very contentedly.

You know, before he was poached to work here, he had never seen so much money a few times a year, but now he has earned so much money in just seven days.

Chu Qiu fanned his fan in boredom. The weather started to turn hot. Those guests didn't like to order hot dishes. Instead, they were more interested in cold dishes. It's time to improve the dishes.

Moreover, the Dragon Boat Festival is approaching, and the mansion has begun to prepare the materials for making zongzi.

"Laifu, get ready, we're going to launch a new one." Chu Qiu closed the fan blades, pointed at the table and said.

Laifu put down the account book and nodded obsequiously: "Good boss, then this new product..."

"Dragon Boat Festival is coming soon. We have some new rice dumplings, which can be eaten at home or taken away. You should pay more attention to the promotion in the early stage, so you can't make mistakes."

"Yes, the small one must be done well."

After leaving the restaurant, Chu Qiu went to the market to buy twenty salted duck eggs and brought them home. He was hungry for rice dumplings filled with salted duck eggs and meat.

The kitchen in the mansion exudes the fragrance of zong leaves. The big iron pot is steaming, and the green zong leaves are immersed in the boiling water and become more flexible.

The glutinous rice has been soaked overnight, and it can be divided into two sections when you pinch it with your fingers. The meat that has been marinated a day in advance has a beautiful brown-red color, and the pieces are neatly arranged.

The bought salted duck eggs wash off the yellow mud on the outside, break the shell and take out the oily orange-red egg yolks. Put the round egg yolks on the tray, rub a layer of white wine on the surface to remove the fishy smell, and bake them on the fire until they are transparent.

After the zong leaves are hot, put them in cold water to cool, take two zong leaves and fold them together, and pull them with your fingers. The zong leaves show a triangular funnel shape with a closed bottom. Put half of the mixed glutinous rice into the funnel, put Add a piece of pork belly and a salted egg yolk, add a layer of glutinous rice, press and fold the remaining rice dumpling leaves towards the opening, bundle with cotton thread, and a perfect-looking triangular rice dumpling is wrapped.

Besides salted egg yolk meat dumplings, he also made red bean dumplings, pure meat dumplings, white dumplings and jujube dumplings, but he prefers the salty ones.

After the rice dumplings were finished, they were connected together with different cotton threads, so that the taste would not be mistaken. Chu Qiu happily boiled the rice dumplings in water, took them out, and put them in a small bamboo basket filled with rice dumplings leaves. I went to deliver food.

After Mu Guichen came back from the border, he stayed in the study to read the official documents, and Chu Qiu also noticed something strange from the man's solemn mood.

"General, I'm coming in."

Knocked on the door, and after getting a response, Chu Qiu pushed the door open and entered, Mu Guichen also put down the official document in time, he got up and saw the small basket in Chu Qiu's hand, the tip of his nose moved slightly, and smelled the fresh fragrance of zong leaves.

"Is it zongzi?"

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Chu Qiu nodded, and took out a square rice dumpling from the basket. This rice dumpling was bigger than a triangular rice dumpling. Chu Qiu put a piece of meat and an egg yolk in it, and an extra small chestnut.

Speaking of which, this little chestnut was a surprise. Aunt Yu had the habit of hoarding things. She kept these chestnuts in the cellar last year. She never thought of it. No, it just happened to be cheap for him.

Peel off the green zong leaves to reveal the brown zong meat inside. The sticky glutinous rice sticks to the zong leaves, and it can be drawn when pulled, and the salty smell immediately floods into the nose.

One bite, the first is the salty aroma of glutinous rice. The glutinous rice near the meat is stained with fat and oily smell, which is extra greasy. The marinated meat is moderately salty, and the meat is soft and tender.

The aroma of salted egg yolk is also perfectly integrated into it, and the sweetness and softness of chestnut is a unique flavor.

"Is it tasty?"

Mu Guichen looked at the young man with expectant eyes, nodded, and replied: "It's delicious."

Chu Qiu was happy, and narrowed his eyes contentedly, with a beautiful arc on the corner of his mouth: "Eat more if it tastes good, there are more."

The zongzi launched on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival received great acclaim. Hundreds of them were sold in just one day, and Laifuxiao couldn't even count the money.

That is, in mid-June, the war broke out, and the Bai Kingdom invaded Tianyi without any sign, and the Percy Kingdom, which was a border diplomatic country between the two countries, was the first to suffer.

Princess Tamina of Percy frowned a lot when she learned that her country was attacked by Bai Guo, but she was so soft-spoken and had no place to speak in Tianyi, so she could only beg her husband to bring news from her home country.

This proud and scheming princess finally succumbed to Qin Wangfei and became an honest princess.

One month later, the Percy Kingdom was broken, and the ruler absconded with the money, leaving a city full of people fleeing and wandering.

But Bai Xing was not a kind person, he directly issued a death order to pursue and kill, and the king of Percy finally died on the way to escape, and he died with regret.

Tamina, who got the news, screamed and passed out, losing her baby who was only one month old.

"It's really a trick of good fortune."

Chu Qiu nestled in Mu Guichen's arms, listened to Mu Guichen's narration of what had happened during this period of time, and finally sighed deeply. He raised his head and looked worriedly at the expressionless man: "Are you... Going on an expedition?"

In fact, without Mu Guichen's answer, Chu Qiu can guess that the answer is certain.

With the destruction of Boxi Kingdom and the disappearance of the barrier between Bai Kingdom and Tianyi, there must be a war between the two countries, not to mention that Mu Guichen chopped off Bai Xing's arm back then. Just because of this personal enmity, the two cannot coexist peacefully.

"Qiuqiu, I will send someone to take you back to Beijing."

Mu Guichen combed Chu Qiu's smooth hair, the Northwest is going to be messed up, it's too dangerous for his youth to stay here.

"General..." Chu Qiu lowered his eyelashes, not letting the man see the sparkle in his eyes, "General, I don't want to leave."

It's not that he's willful, but that his heart hasn't stabilized since the beginning of the war. He always feels that something bad is about to happen, and his subconscious is refusing to leave here.

"Qiuqiu, don't be willful, I don't feel at ease if you stay here." Mu Guichen frowned, and continued to persuade the young man to return to the capital. Once the war broke out, he might not be able to take care of him.

Chu Qiu didn't care, he just wanted to be with the man, and he promised repeatedly that he would be obedient and not cause trouble, but he still got the answer of refusal, no way, Chu Qiu could only temporarily put this topic aside.

For the first time, the two cannot be unified.

Half a month later, a letter was sent from the capital, saying that Tiannu had also launched an attack on Tianyi, and General Li Jingguo had dispatched troops to the front line overnight, but the situation was not optimistic.

After thinking twice, Mu Guichen sent Li Zeming to the Tiannu front to assist Li Jingguo in defending the border.

On the east coast, violent winds and torrential rains also broke out. Ships and ships appeared in Tianyi's national sea like ghosts. These countries showed their sharp fangs as if they had made an appointment.

At this point, the situation in the world is in chaos, and disputes begin.