On the road to escape famine, others ate vegetables but I ate meat

Chapter 94: Temptation, jealousy, and a fragrant journey
In the morning, it’s still noodles with eggs and a little grilled meat.

The rich aroma made the people around salivate, with saliva slowly flowing in their mouths. Ah, they all had the desire to steal but not the courage to do so.

Last night, they witnessed that there was a master with extremely high martial arts skills among these people. No wonder they dared to eat such good food. Where there are masters, they naturally dared to eat the food they couldn't eat without restraint.

Others were envious and jealous, but they could only eat tasteless dry food and water.

Ji Ruxue narrowed her eyes slightly. It seemed that they had to return to Nanzhou quickly and have someone snatch the secret recipe away. Otherwise, her heart and stomach would not be able to eat or sleep well all day.

Ji Ruhua's body has not fully recovered yet, and his internal organs will grimace in pain if there is any loud movement.

Ji Rufeng was not as seriously injured as Ji Ruhua, but he was not much better either. He could not use force for the next one or two days.

Several people stared at the carriage going away, their eyes full of hatred.

"Brother, when we return to Nanzhou, we must have someone teach them a lesson." Ji Ruxue stood up and followed Ji Rufeng into the carriage.

"Well, I will take care of this matter." Ji Rufeng's voice was chilling, "Don't interfere. I will take revenge."

Ji Ruxue: "Brother, we also need to get their recipe. I suspect they have the recipe. Otherwise, ordinary noodles can't be cooked so fragrantly."

Ji Ruyue nodded. "They don't look like ordinary refugees. The noodles they cook taste very delicious. If we can get the recipe, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to us."

Their Ji family runs a big restaurant. If they can get the recipe, their business will definitely boom.

Their Ji family has a little relationship with the royal family. If they can help the aunt in the palace, then their Ji family will have a place in the capital and will not have to look at the faces of others and can also gain a lot of benefits from it.

My sister, if you can marry the prince, it will undoubtedly allow the Ji family to walk all over the capital.

"Well, I know about this matter." Ji Rufeng naturally felt that there was something fishy about the noodles. He didn't believe that a bowl of noodles could be cooked so fragrantly. Even the imperial chef in the palace couldn't cook such a taste. Just smelling it could whet one's appetite and... make one happy both physically and mentally.

That's right, Ji Rufeng felt it. If you smell that smell for a long time, it will not only make people happy physically and mentally, but also relieve fatigue. At the beginning, he couldn't feel it because he was too far away. Last night, he was closer, and he felt it all at once. This is not ordinary noodles, or... not ordinary soup. There must be a lot of other ingredients added to the soup. Those people have been offended, and it is impossible to win them over. If you can't get them, then you can only destroy them!
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Another day of stumbling.

Fortunately, there are many forests and mountains in the south, so they have no shortage of fish and meat.

That's right, Lan Yue and her companions were able to catch fish and pheasants every time, as well as some bamboo shoots. I don't know if anyone has found out that they are edible. Anyway, Lan Yue has brought back a lot of fresh and tender bamboo shoots, and the people who followed her into the mountains also picked a lot with her. However, they didn't know how to eat them.

These people all had little food. The closer they got to the next county, the more people they met. These people were refugees who had come from all directions to escape famine.

Lan Yue came back carrying a bunch of dry firewood. Gu Yan and the others had already cooked the rice. They also caught a lot of fish. Gu Yan had skillfully set up the grill for the fish. Doctor Ma and Nan Yu were lighting the fire nearby. Gu Xue and Nan Yan were helping Liu wash the vegetables and pick bamboo shoots.

"Today we're having stir-fried chicken with bamboo shoots. Let's grill the rest, and then make a pot of egg soup."

Others had no objection. Logically, they should have had a sore throat after eating so many irritating foods, but they didn't feel like having a sore throat at all. Could it be that they didn't have a sore throat because they ate a combination of meat and vegetables? Lan Yue asked Liu to soak the bamboo shoots in hot water for half an hour, then take them out and wring them dry, then add them to the pot and stir-fry with the chicken, and sprinkle all kinds of seasonings on them when they were almost cooked. The taste was simply amazing.

"Hahaha, Lan Yue, I'm starting to drool now that you mention that." Liu joked.

"Not only my mother is drooling, I'm drooling too." Gu Xue was washing the bamboo shoots. Looking at the tender white bamboo shoots, she wished she could eat them right now.

Lan Yue smiled softly, "Once we settle down, I will teach you how to use this vegetable to make some delicious side dishes." Bamboo shoots are not only used for cooking, they can also be used as snacks. I just don't know if she can do it successfully.

"Sister Lan Yue, can you make other dishes with bamboo shoots?" Nan Yu was curious, "What dishes can you make with bamboo shoots?"

"Well," Lan Yue deliberately dragged out her tone, "you'll know after we settle down. If I tell you now, you won't understand."

Nanyu nodded. That was true. He had never seen it, so he probably couldn’t imagine it just by imagining it.

They were having a great time and it was warm and cozy here, but it wasn't so good for others.

They studied the food in their hands, but had no idea how to eat it.

They did peel off the shell, but how do they cook it?

The people of the Ji family were eating delicious food and their eyes involuntarily drifted towards Lan Yue and the others. They naturally saw those people picking some strange things and taking them back, and also saw how they dealt with those things. However, they also asked Uncle Li what those things were, but Uncle Li didn't know and could only guess that it was some kind of edible vegetable.

How come these people know everything? Are they spies from other countries?
After a while, a fragrance wafted out. It was the kind of smell that would whet one's appetite as soon as one smelled it and it was an unforgettable smell that really made people itchy. Who could understand the feeling of being able to smell it but not be able to eat it!

Many people couldn't help it and directly took bamboo shoots to ask for advice.

"Excuse me, gentlemen, ladies, and ladies, but may I ask you how to cook this?"

An uncle held two bamboo shoots and humbly asked for advice.

Their eyes couldn't help but look at the big pot behind them. The hot steam in the pot kept wafting out, and the fragrance rushed into their nostrils. Everyone couldn't help swallowing.

Lan Yue glanced at the bamboo shoots in those people's hands. They were all older-looking bamboo shoots. This kind of bamboo shoots cannot be eaten after being fried. Moreover, some people cannot eat this kind of bamboo shoots as they are prone to poisoning.

"This kind of thing is just like vegetables. It can be cut into strips and fried into slices."

Lan Yue's voice brought those people back to their senses. They never expected that there would be a day when they would be so obsessed with food.

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