Yan Yan Yugui

Chapter 137
Dinner was served, four dishes and one soup for two.

Xiao Qian said: "It's relatively simple for me to eat here, I hope you don't dislike it, and I will treat you to a good meal some other day."

Lin Yanyan looked at the braised elbow, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised carp, stir-fried eel and an old hen stewed mushroom soup. The only vegetarian dish was the mushroom, and couldn't help being speechless for a while: "Do you usually eat like this?"

Being so casual and not paying attention to nutrition is too incompatible with his status as the Tenth Highness.

"It's easier than this on weekdays. It should be that Lao Tian knew that there were guests today, so he specially cooked two extra dishes. By the way, Lao Tian used to be a cook in the military camp. Several of his sons were killed in battle. There are no relatives at home, so, I Leave him as a cook in the mansion."

Lin Yanyan was a little taken aback. He didn't expect that he would use a cook as a cook. It seems that he really values ​​friendship and compassion.

As a prince, it's rare.

Knowing the origin of the cook, Lin Yanyan looked at the table full of meat dishes, but what she saw was full of sincerity.

"Xiao Qian, it's easy to say that there are so many delicious dishes. You are too extravagant. On weekdays, Jing Yuan and I eat at most one meat dish." Lin Yanyan picked up a piece of braised pork elbow.

One bite, um... unexpectedly delicious.

The meat skin is soft but chewy, with a strong aroma, salty and slightly sweet, which is her favorite taste.

"Lao Tian's cooking skills are good!" Lin Yanyan praised sincerely. Although the appearance is not very good, it is really delicious.

Xiao Qian said indifferently: "As long as you like it."

Turning around, he ordered Feng Ling: "There is no need to wait here, you can also go down to eat, and let Lao Tian go to the field to pluck some green vegetables, and fry a plate of green vegetables."

Just now she said that she usually eats only one meat dish with Jing Yuan, which shows that she prefers to be vegetarian rather than can't afford meat dishes.

"No need, there are so many dishes that I can't finish." The elbow is so delicious, and the fried eel is so smooth and tender, it is really enough.

Xiao Qian said: "The green vegetables are grown by Lao Tian himself, they are very sweet, try them."

Lin Yanyan pursed her lips and continued to nibble on her elbow.

"Drink some wine?" Xiao Qian lifted the flagon and filled it up for her.

"Lu Zhaonan drank all the good wine that was originally prepared, and only this strong wine is left. You can drink it as you go, and be careful not to choke on it."

"How strong is it?" Lin Yanyan picked up the wine cup and took a sip.

Suddenly, it seemed that a fire dragon burned from her throat to her stomach, and her eyes and nose were wrinkled from the burning.

"Isn't this too intense?"

Xiao Qian smiled and said: "I had the same reaction as you when I drank it for the first time, coughing so hot, Master Hou patted my shoulder and said... just get used to it."

"In the northern border, it is freezing cold for most of the year, and the water that is poured out can be frozen into ice directly. The military supplies are scarce, so the soldiers like to drink some strong wine to warm their bodies and invigorate their blood. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to survive. I only stayed in the north for more than a year, but I also developed a habit of drinking strong alcohol. I often dreamed back at midnight, drinking and laughing with my colleagues in the army in the ice and snow. Every time I woke up I feel dazed, and when I think about it carefully, those people are gone..."

His eyes were dim, as if he had fallen into a distant memory, which contained warmth, passion, and endless regrets.

Lin Yanyan recalled hearing his father tell many war stories when he was a child, but his father never said how harsh the environment in the northern border was and how difficult life was.

Now hearing Xiao Qian talking about it, I can't help admiring the soldiers stationed at the border. It is precisely because they have been stationed in the most difficult places all year round, blocking the invasion of foreign enemies, that the capital is prosperous and the people live and work in peace and contentment.

But when she thought that these respectable and lovely people died not on the battlefield of defending their home and country, but from cold arrows thrown from the land behind them that they desperately guarded, she felt extremely uncomfortable.

Eighty thousand Lin Family Army!Eighty thousand heroic souls are watching from the ground!Don't rest in peace!

Lin Yanyan took a big gulp of wine, endured the discomfort caused by the strong alcohol in his body, and asked, "Have you got in touch with Lu Zhong?"

Xiao Qian came back to his senses and sighed: "Lu Zhong is not Jiang Li after all. My people are still observing him, looking for suitable opportunities. They have been waiting for so many years, and I don't mind waiting a few more days."

Lin Yanyan nodded in agreement, raised his glass and said, "Come on, let's pay respects to the [-] Lin family troops, and to all those who defended their homes and the country but never came back."

Xiao Qian looked solemn and raised his glass: "To all the heroic souls."

The two clinked glasses, Xiao Qian hadn't had a drink yet, but Lin Yanyan had already drank it all in one gulp.

Seeing her bold drinking, Xiao Qian frowned almost imperceptibly: "You drink less, this wine is strong."

Don't get drunk, it hurts your body.

"I can drink well, follow my father." Lin Yanyan didn't take it seriously, raised the jug and filled it up for herself, and urged him: "Hurry up and drink!"

Drinking depends on the opponent and the atmosphere. Tonight seems to be a good time to drink some spirits.

Outside Xiao Qian's mansion, Lu Zhaonan was trying his best to pull Zhou Datong out of the carriage, but the fat man was too heavy to move.

"I'm not going." Zhou Datong held on to the car door and refused to get out of the car.He also said why did Lu Zaoan think of looking for him today, but in the end he was looking for him to strengthen his courage. If he had known that he was here, he would rather be punished by his husband to copy the article.

"If you don't accompany me, I dare not go in alone." Lu Zhaonan said cowardly.

He had been hiding from Xiao Qian for several days, and he was flustered at home, thinking that Xiao Qian had almost calmed down, so he dared to come to Xiao Qian, but just to be on the safe side, he dragged Zhou Datong along.

"You don't dare to enter, and I don't dare to enter, why don't we go home and go back to our houses?" Zhou Datong suggested.

"No, you've come all the time, there's no reason why you can't get in through the door. You come in with me today, and I'll give you chicken legs for a month."

"I don't lack chicken legs." Compared with chicken legs and life, of course life is more important.

The last time I met Xiao Qian at Yan Yan's house, Xiao Qian looked at him with cold eyes, which made people scared.

Besides, he really didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the two of them.Facts have proved that when the couple had an awkward dispute, it was better for others not to interfere. Every time his parents quarreled and he tried to persuade him, it would eventually turn into parents scolding him or beating him together.

"Zhou Datong, just do me a favor."

"Brother Nan, please spare me! I invite you to drink elsewhere."

Lu Zhaonan sighed: "You look so cowardly, you have fallen into the prestige of Duke Cheng."

Zhou Datong said: You are not much better.

"Forget it, I won't force you, you go back!" Lu Zhaonan let go.

Zhou Datong felt relieved, and let go of his grip on the door frame.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zhaonan shot a feint, took advantage of his slackness, dragged him out of the car, walked into the mansion with his neck around his neck, and said, "Brother Datong, you really don't have to be afraid of him. It’s just being fierce and soft on the inside, besides, what are you afraid of when I’m around?”

Zhou Datong wanted to cry but had no tears: "Brother Nan, I'm afraid just because you are here."

(End of this chapter)