The son crosses every night

Tang Hua led people out of Siji Town, and walked another eight li to the west, and he could see the troops led by Gu Tangyu.

This is already the frontier. When we approached the station, we left the farmland and crops and could only see a boundless wilderness. The wilderness was covered with weeds and stretched to the north.

They have no boundary markers or fences here, but they can roughly know that that side is the territory of the Beihu people.

Gu Tangyu had once been an envoy to Beihu, so he was sent to guard this place. One piece of land and [-] soldiers and horses were all in his hands.

There are not many people with Tang Hua, only uncle Ye Zhi and Lei Xing.

When they arrived at the camp, Meng Cunrui personally brought people to pick them up.

Tang Hua raised his head and smiled, "Is my eldest brother here?"

"The son is leading people to practice, I will take you in." Meng Cunrui smiled, "What is this brother holding?"

"Thank you." Tang Hua asked Lei Xing to show it, and smiled, "I brought some hot peppers, and I will make hot sauce later."

Through the big wooden gate, you can see the barracks.

Their barracks were built only this year. They are all mud brick houses covered with thatch, row after row, and there are three long rows.

There were houses to the right and left of the mud-brick house, the kitchen and the armory.

Tang Hua walked forward with Meng Cunrui, and the soldiers on the school field next to him were training, shouting loudly, and the closer they got, the clearer it became.

"Lieutenant Meng, do you train like this every day?" Tang Hua stared at groups of figures gesturing with wooden spears, unable to move his eyes away.

"Yes, it's the same as practicing martial arts. Practice in winter and summer in summer." Meng Cunrui cast his gaze over there with him, and said: "My son has always valued the skills of soldiers, and now we sweat a little more and learn a little more kung fu. On the battlefield, one drop of blood is shed less, and one life is less lost.”

"Is my eldest brother also on the school field?"

"Yes, that's it."

Tang Hua stretched his neck for a while before he saw his brother in armor.

Now this is the hottest time of the year. Wearing such a thick armor to train here, it will be stuffy all morning, probably full of sweat.

Tang Hua craned his neck to look, then looked away, and said to Meng Cunrui, "Let's go, take me to your kitchen."

"Succeed, Shizi just gave orders, and everything is under your orders."

The food for more than 2 people was very difficult to prepare. When Tanghua went to the kitchen, cooking was in full swing, and when the heat was steaming, the kitchen was full of shirtless old men.

"My lord, wait here for a moment, I'll call their captain out." Meng Cunrui led someone inside to call for someone.

After a while, a man with a big waist and a round face came out, first glanced at Zhanhua up and down politely, and then his eyes fell on Zhanhua, but he asked bluntly: "Why did Deputy Meng ask me to come out?" ?”

"Old Ma, this lord came over to our kitchen to have a look, you just need to cooperate with all your strength."

The old horse smiled attentively, "What's so good about the kitchen? My lord, why don't you go somewhere else? Let Vice General Meng take you there. We're busy here, and there's so much fumes and fire, and the fire is burning everywhere. If you go in, your body Clothes are useless."

"It's okay, I came here mainly to borrow your pots and stoves to get some chili sauce, but since you are busy, I can come back in the afternoon when you are free."

Meng Cunrui didn't expect that this rough man would refuse directly, and he felt a little headache, "Old Ma, don't you have a few empty stoves? Let the adults go in and have a look."

"That won't work. The kitchen is an important place, and I can't put anyone in without the general's warrant." The old horse slightly bent down and stretched out his hands in a gesture of invitation, and smiled apologetically: "Besides, this gentleman is very polite. Who's to blame if we meet?"

"That's because we're protecting you, so there's no need for you to worry about it."

The old horse waved his hands again and again, "Whether it is a matter of the kitchen or not, I have the final say, you go to the general to ask for a warrant."

At first glance, the old horse was grinning, he was quite a brash man, and he felt very easy to talk to, but the discussion was really tight, and he would not let it go

No release, no discussion at all.

Meng Cunrui was in a hurry, and wanted to say something while pulling the old horse, but Tang Hua stopped him, and said sincerely: "It is true that I did not follow the rules when I came here today. The general asked for a warrant and I will come again."

"Okay. We are preparing to cook. The kitchen is in a mess. I'll go to work first. If you have anything to do, you can find me." After saying that, the old horse saluted and left numbly.

Tang Hua watched his back leave, and when he turned his head, Meng Cunrui scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "The general once strictly ordered me to take care of my personal affairs, and I can't take care of the old horse. Second son, wait a moment, I will Send people to find the prince?"

"No, I'll just watch my elder brother go." Tang Hua asked with a smile, "Should they finish training now?"

"Not yet, you should be doing exercises, or you go to the barracks for a rest?"

Tang Hua heard the words and had no choice but to follow him to the barracks.

At exactly the right time of day, Gu Tangyu finally came back covered in sweat.

Tang Hua sat at his desk and read his book, and stood up to greet him when he came in, "Brother, do you want to take a shower first?"

"Well, you sit down first, I'll be here later." Gu Tangyu took his clothes and walked to the bathroom next to him. Soon, his personal soldiers came over with water and moved his screen over.

Tang Hua lowered his head to continue reading, and then remembered, "Brother, can I read your book?"

"Sure, just look at it, it's all on the bookshelf."

What did he say, Tang Hua continued to read unceremoniously.

After a while, Gu Tangyu came out of the shower, saw him sitting cross-legged on a chair, patted him lightly, and asked, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Not yet. What about you, brother? Shall I have dinner with you?"

Gu Tangyu nodded, and gave instructions, and the soldiers brought the food quickly.

Three dishes and one soup, the dishes are not rich, but the taste is okay.

Tanghua picked up a chopstick and tasted the dishes, first filled his elder brother with rice, then filled a bowl full for himself, and asked while grilling the rice: "Brother, when you first came here, were the people here Particularly difficult?"

"how you said that?"

"It's just a feeling." Tang Hua looked up at him, "I don't think it's easy to control,"

"It's quite difficult to control. I have never met a soldier who is easy to control. I get used to it if I control too much." Gu Tangyu picked up a chopstick for him and asked, "But what happened in the morning?"

"It's okay. Didn't I say I want to make hot sauce? I went to the kitchen to look in the morning, and the old horse said that I need your warrant to let it go. Brother, you can give me a warrant later, and I will go there to make hot sauce in the afternoon. made."

Gu Tangyu raised his eyes and said worriedly: "It happens that I am free in the afternoon, so I will go with you."

Tang Hua did not refuse.

In the afternoon, the kitchen was full of fellow gangsters.

Tang Hua directed his staff to prepare the raw materials. The peppers in the large barrels were washed and drained, and put into the pounding barrel to be crushed into crushed peppers. The pungent smell hit people's foreheads.

Half a team of gangsters rushed in, those who peeled garlic, chopped ginger, chopped soya bean, chopped the chopping board loudly, and chopping dumpling stuffing during the Chinese New Year may not be so lively.

The room was packed to the brim, most of the people in the room came to help, and most of them were watching the fun.

Almost no one could have imagined that the young master next to him could make hot sauce, but Tang Hua's confident appearance made people have no choice but to believe it.

"My lord, the ingredients are ready, can we start?" The old horse ran over, "The cook is ready, and the fire can be lit soon."

"Then let's start." Tang Hua smiled, "Master Ma, please prepare to start. Heat the oil to [-]% heat, and then add the chili."

"Zi la——" With a sound, steaming hot air rose together with the spicy taste.

The old horse turned around holding the spoon and asked, "But you want to stir-fry the chili until it becomes dry?"

"Yes." Tang Hua squinted his eyes and said, "Slower the fire, put minced ginger and half of minced garlic together

stir fry. "

As soon as the minced ginger and minced garlic are put down, the aroma will come out.

Next to Lei Xing stretched his neck to look into the pot, Ye Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at Tang Hua and the others with his arms around his chest.

Tang Hua wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then said: "When the stir-fry is almost done, turn the fire down, and put in the fermented soybeans."

The old horse looks a bit fiercer, but his hand skills are excellent, and he is fast and steady with the spoon.

The hot sauce in the pot is almost ready, and the aroma is wafting in the air.

The recipe and craftsmanship of their hot sauce needs to be kept secret, and all unrelated gang leaders are outside.

At this moment, many people squatted under the wall, smelling the fragrance in the air, and began to sniff and pharynx.

"That adult is really smart, this hot sauce is too fragrant!"

"Your Excellency said that you want to make chili sauce, you must have a good idea, and you won't entertain us casually. Let me tell you, after this chili sauce is made, the taste will definitely be the same!"

"Hey, isn't this nonsense? You know it's delicious even if you smell it."

The chili sauce was so fragrant, even if it was less than two hours after lunch, everyone felt empty in their stomachs and wanted to find something to fill them up.

The clever ones have already gone to fill up the leftover rice at noon, and plan to wait for the chili sauce to come out of the pot later, and take the lead in eating a wave.

Tanghua had asked Lao Ma to add sugar, soy sauce, five-spice powder and other condiments, and it was about to start cooking, so he asked Lao Ma to put the remaining half of minced garlic in.

Half of the minced garlic in this chili sauce is dried garlic that was fried until it was browned, and the other half is freshly put wet garlic. The combination of two different sour aromas is very attractive.

The old horse was really convinced. He put most of the hot sauce into the cleaned large clay pot, and the rest of the pot directly took a big clay pot.

"My lord, the freshly baked chili sauce is ready, why don't we serve some rice and try it?"

"Try it, brother, try my new secret recipe too." Tang Hua turned his head and greeted, "Uncle, do you want some too?"

"Come on."

You don't need to try it, just by smelling the aroma, everyone knows that this hot sauce will not be unpalatable, but when it really tastes in the mouth, everyone still shows a look of surprise.

The half steamer rice in the kitchen was quickly robbed, and everyone got half a bowl.

Tang Hua and Gu Tangyu ate in the small dining room.

Tang Hua also felt that the chili sauce tasted good today. He picked up a chopstick of chili sauce, stared at it and said, "It's not convenient today, so I used fresh chili. Fresh chili is sweeter, thicker, and tastes good." , but it is not easy to store. If you want to store it better, you have to replace it with dried chili. You can make a jar of dried chili sauce when you go somewhere next time. If you store it properly, it will not be a problem to eat it for two or three months."

Gu Tangyu looked at him, "It's no wonder you have so many wonderful ideas."

"It's for myself too. The dishes with clear soup and little water are unpalatable. If you can make a can of chili sauce and change the taste from time to time, the food will be much easier to eat." Tang Hua quickly took two mouthfuls of rice, "Brother, hot sauce The prescription is given to you, you can make it whenever you want."

Without waiting for Gu Tangyu to respond, Tanghua said again: "I'm looking for information on the dagger, and it will take a few days. I'll go to see the farmland first in a few days?"

"It's up to you. You can play here for a few days, or go to see the farmland."

Tang Hua said: "Then I'd better go and see the farmland, I always feel uneasy staying here."

The two brothers were eating inside, and a group of gang leaders outside were also eating.

It's not time for cooking in the afternoon, and the gang leaders don't need to practice. It's rare to have such a free time. Right now, they are all grabbing chili sauce to eat, and the laughter spreads far away.

Everyone didn't realize that because of the existence of Tanghua, from now on, the army led by Gu Tangyu was different from any army in the Dasheng Dynasty.

Tanghua heard someone outside asking if there was any wine, and turned to Gu Tangyu, "Brother, do you allow drinking here?"

"Military important place, how can there be any reason to drink alcohol? Why?"

"It's nothing, I have a recipe for brewing shochu, and shochu can be obtained by repeated distillation.

to high-concentration liquor, used to kill

Bacteria works well. "

"Kill what?"

"Bacteria?" Tanghua didn't know how to explain this question. He thought for a while and said, "Anyway, if someone is injured? Wipe the wound with high-grade liquor, and the possibility of festering will be much smaller. Brother, I am at the door There are some books over there, how about I bring you some books to read tonight?"

"Okay, I also want to see what you learned over there." Gu Tangyu picked cold cucumber for his younger brother, "Don't just eat chili sauce, eat some cucumber too, and this stewed pork slice."

"Thank you, brother." Tang Hua hurriedly picked up the bowl, looked around, and said in a low voice, "I may stay there for a long time tonight, brother, remember to help me cover earlier."

"I got it."

"By the way, big brother," Tang Hua approached his elder brother, and asked in a low voice, "There is no doubt about the employment. Can you tell my uncle what happened at the door? It's not an option to hide it all the time."

Gu Tangyu's voice was also extremely low, "In two days' time, I'll find a chance to invite him over, and we'll talk to him together."

Tang Hua nodded, "You remember."