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Chapter 31 The Unforgettable Taste by the Naihe Bridge

Naha leaned against her brother's leg, watched her brother pour the squeezed shallot water into the beef stuffing, secretly pinched some stuffing and ate it, and immediately closed her eyes happily.

Yun Chu patted her small hand that was stretched out again, and the speed of pinching the buns in her hands became faster. After a while, the two reed curtains were full of fat buns.

Seeing that the water boiled, Yunchu put the reed curtain into the iron pot, covered the lid, and put Naha on his lap to burn.

Naha's little butt was cold, Yunchu thought for a while, then found out his shorts and put them on for her.

Very good, Yunchu's shorts are worn on Naha's body, they just happen to be a pair of fat cropped pants, which are suitable for summer.

When Yunchu's steamed stuffed bun was on the steam, the military stronghold not far away was on fire. It seemed that the school captain of Zhechong Mansion had decided to abandon this not-so-strong military stronghold and was preparing to enter the city with the whole army.

The dumb groom carried a lot of things on his back and looked at Yun Chu who was burning the fire from a distance, without calling out, he followed the consumptive ghost watchman one by one and walked towards the city of Qiucha.

At the end of the horizon, there was already a wave of beacon smoke rising straight into the sky, and drums, trombones, and gongs were constantly sounding from the top of the city of Kucha.

Every kind of sound is urging people to enter the city as soon as possible, and the smoke on the horizon shows that the Turkic army has appeared within sight.

If possible, Yunchu didn't want to enter the city that was destined to become a flesh and blood mill. Now, he has no choice, because there are wolf smoke in four directions.

What is the concept of [-] Turks?

When generals of the Tang Dynasty heard this number, they would subconsciously think that there were [-] Turkic soldiers on the opposite side.

This is a very, very serious matter. Ever since Li Jing raided Jieli's tent and defeated the Golden Wolf Army, Turkic people seldom gathered on such a large scale.

Such a large-scale gathering is for a small city of Kucha?No matter how Yun Chu thought about it, he couldn't figure it out.

It is already very difficult to know that it is very difficult for the Turkic people who have been living scattered to gather suddenly.

There are hundreds of thousands of people, and there must be millions of cattle and sheep following behind. Such a huge migratory group will eat up all the food and grass that can be eaten along the way.

The life of a shepherd is very regular. Spring and summer pastures, autumn and winter pastures are indispensable. There are also rules about what kind of grass the cattle and sheep eat, and how many days of grass they eat to grow fat.

Such a large-scale gathering will definitely break the growth pattern of cattle and sheep. Once the winter comes, the cattle and sheep will not be able to stick to the autumn fat. Then, once the heavy snow falls, the cattle and sheep that are not fat enough will die in large numbers.

Wait until spring...the herdsmen should starve to death.

Therefore, what is the purpose of Ashina Helu's trip, Yunchu felt that he should think about it carefully.

The fire in the stove was very fierce, and the lid of the pot began to steam violently. Yunchu wet the sackcloth with water to surround the lid, so that the righteousness in the pot would not be enough to steam a pot of steamed buns.

Naha wanted to touch the white steam, but was knocked off by Yunchu. It was a little annoyed and wanted to leave, but it couldn't bear the deliciousness that brother said, so it bit his arm fiercely.

The history of Ashina Helu's fortune is inseparable from that of Emperor Taizong. After living in Chang'an for ten years, the son of the special agent who fled was appreciated by Emperor Taizong. He appointed an officer as the governor of Yaochi, and rewarded him with [-] Turkic tents captured by the Tang army, and ordered him to be stationed in Tingzhou. He felt that in this way, the area north of Tianshan Mountain should be safe from now on.

Now it seems that Ashina Helu really respects Emperor Taizong and is a very friendly person.

Therefore, his rebellion was carried out after the death of Emperor Taizong.

Two thousand tents of Turkic people have now grown to [-] tents. How can a small governor's mansion satisfy his desire for power?

Just like the iron pot in front of Yunchu, when there is more steam in it, the heavy willow wooden pot lid will be lifted with puff sound.

"Brother, there are monsters in the pot."

Naha still wanted to touch those beautiful looking white qi, and felt that her little hands surrounded by white qi must be pretty, so she pretended to talk strange things to Yunchu.

"Ashinahelu came to destroy the two cities of Kucha and Khotan, and at the same time wanted to disperse the barbarians living around these two cities, and artificially turn the south of the Tianshan Mountains into a no-man's land. To ensure the safety of his lair north of the Tianshan Mountains...he doesn't even want to form a blood feud with the Tang people, he just wants to be his own earth king in the north of the Tianshan Mountains safely."

Yunchu felt that this possibility was very high. Once the south of Tianshan became a no-man's land, it would be difficult for the Tang army to attack the north of Tianshan. After all, the short spring, summer and autumn in the Western Regions were not enough for the Tang army to stop Chang'an walked to the north of Tianshan Mountain.

The long winter and the vast Gobi will naturally stop the soldiers and horses of the Tang people from advancing.

He Lu is like this, but I don't know if Li Zhi, who has just become emperor, thinks the same way.

Yun Chu felt as if he had figured things out, and the buns in the pot should be cooked.

The moment the lid was lifted, Naha let out a miserable cry. Yunchu threw away the lid, carried Naha to the side of the ditch, and stuffed her red hands into the cold water.

Fortunately, he was only scorched by the steam and was not injured.

The steamed beef buns are very good, mainly because they are big enough, with enough meat fillings, and the butter poured into the fillings at the end is fat enough to make the steamed buns look extremely plump. Take a look at DuangDuang's.

Yunchu likes to make food for Naha, because she is one of the best diners Yunchu has ever met. Although Selema is also very good, she is not as devoted as Naha after all.

She was still howling just a moment ago, but when Yunchu put a pottery bowl containing steamed stuffed buns into her hand, the child immediately stopped crying, and began to think deeply about how to eat this stuff.

Yunchu helped Naha tear open the bun with chopsticks, and the beef cubes wrapped in green juice slowly flowed out...there was too much butter.

For oil and water, each era has its own interpretation, just like Goubuli buns are a peerless delicacy in difficult times, but in an era when everyone needs health and beauty, this stuff becomes garbage.

Naha's demand for fat is endless, so she feels that the steamed buns in front of her are simply the food that only Tengger can eat. Of course, whenever there is delicious food, Naha usually puts herself side by side with Tengger consider.

The two brothers and sisters ate a delicious meal of steamed buns on the hotpot. If Yunchu hadn't set aside six steamed buns in advance, the siblings would have eaten up the steamed stuffed buns in one go.

Packing the remaining six buns in a small wicker basket and covering it with linen, Yunchu put Naha on the horse's back, and he led the horse and carried the wicker basket to the city of Qiucha.

The city gate was not closed.

He Yuanshan sat cross-legged in the cave of the city gate, staring at the horizon without blinking, and at this moment, large swathes of dust had already appeared on the horizon.

"You are the last person to enter the city." He Yuanshan had a smile on his face, but his eyes were ashen.

Yunchu took out a warm steamed bun from the wicker basket and handed it to He Yuanshan, "Remember this taste, and don't forget it when you cross the Naihe Bridge. Only a human can taste this taste."

He Yuanshan's lifeless eyes slowly became a little angry, he took a big bite, and he froze for a moment, and immediately said: "Why do you wait until now to make such a good thing?"

Yun Chu laughed and said, "I'll give you something to eat early, and you won't be too fond of it."

He Yuanshan ate the buns in two or three bites, looked at the sleepy Naha on the horseback and said: "I have left two secret roads, one is to the west and the other is to the east. The one on the west can go to Khotan, and the one on the east can go to Khotan." Xizhou, my money is hidden under the mulberry tree in the northernmost part of the mulberry forest. If you survive, remember to take the money to my wife at Guojinchang Square outside Chang’an, and you can keep half of it for yourself.”

Yun Chu nodded, and led Naha into the city.

Seeing Yunchu entering the city, Liu Xiong hurried down the city wall, took the steamed stuffed bun that Yunchu handed to him, ate it in two or three bites, and said in a low voice, "I buried the money in the big mulberry tree at the east end of the mulberry forest. Next, when you return to Chang'an, remember to take it into the pass for me and hand it over to my grandparents."

Yunchu has never been so sure of his character as he is now.

Because, next, Zhang Cheng and the other four masters entrusted their wealth and life to Yunchu after eating the buns.

Yunchu couldn't figure out how these six people buried the gold embezzled in Kucha all these years in the mulberry forest without disturbing each other.

Yunchu kicked open Lao Yangpi's house in the city of Qiuci. There was no one in the house, but the furnishings in the house hadn't changed much. A black sheepskin cloak, which should have been left to him by the old sheepskin.

Putting Naha, who was already soundly asleep, on the Hu bed, and covering her belly with a linen dress, Yun Chu also felt sleepy, so he leaned against the side of the Hu bed and fell asleep.

The frenzied sound of gold ringing at the top of the city awakened Yunchu. After he opened his eyes, he slapped Naha awake, pushed the bed hard to reveal the secret passage underneath, lit an oil lamp for her in the secret passage, put water and Food, put Naha in again and said: "Old rules, if I don't shout, you don't move."

Naha cried, "Where's Selema?"

Yun Chu smiled and said: "She is with Jie Siga, you know, Jie Siga is very good at fighting and will protect her."

As Yunchu was talking, he took off the string of white stones that Selema gave him that originally belonged to Naha from his wrist, dismantled the string, dismantled it into a handful of white stones and put them in front of Naha, saying, "You are good! Grab the stone, and I will be back after you grab the stone a hundred times."

Naha nodded earnestly, she knew that something bad was about to happen, and only when something bad happened, her mother and brother would put her into a dark hole until no more. When the good things are over, either the mother or the brother will dig her out of the hole.

Yun Chu vigorously pushed the heavy beard bed back to its original position, frowned and looked at the black sheepskin cloak for a while, and after weighing it for a long time, he did not push the beard bed to take out Naha, but picked it up from the horse's back. He took off a set of leather armor and put it on his body.

Everyone in Qiuci City may die, but Lao Yangpi will definitely not die.

(End of this chapter)