Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

On this day, the team passed by a seaside town, and Li Xu heard the sound of firecrackers, and realized that it was almost New Year's Eve.

They went south all the way, the journey was long and difficult, and they still had no intention of celebrating the festival, but the New Year was different from other festivals, it was the alternation of the old year and the new year, and whether they lived well or not directly affected the fortune of the new year.

Seeing that everyone's emotions fluctuated violently, Li Xu immediately decided not to leave, at least let everyone have a decent New Year's Eve dinner.

As usual, everyone rented the houses of ordinary people in the town to rest. Because there were too many people, Lin Zhao chose a house from a big family. The owner of the house wanted to go back to the ancestral house for the New Year. When used, it can barely accommodate 500 people.

While tidying Li Xu's bed, Liu Shu complained, "If it wasn't for the delay of half a month, the prince could celebrate the new year in the palace this year."

Li Xu was gnawing on a handful of melon seeds, "Then the palace has been vacant for more than ten years. It's hard to say whether it can be inhabited." And once he arrives in Minzhou, if the Kou family gives him the first place to eat, he might even be in the palace. Can't get in.

"Isn't it? The local officials should have received the imperial edict a long time ago. Knowing that you are coming, wouldn't they take care of the palace first?"

Li Xu sneered, "Xiao Liu, you've seen it all the way. As far as South Vietnam's economy is concerned, do you think they will spend the money on repairing the palace?" Li Xu was very suspicious, and the local officials might fire Salary is difficult.

Liu Shu was even more sad, and said with a sigh: "Then you shouldn't have bought new clothes for the Habayashi Army before. It's good to save the money to buy rice later."

Li Xu smashed a melon seed shell over and scolded with a smile: "You are very stingy, following me will make you hungry."

"After all, there is a lot of money. In the future, we will have to eat and wear. If there is no income, we can just sit and eat. Naturally, we should save some money." The money they are using now is all gifts received from Yangzhou Mansion. , I had nowhere to spend my money in the mountains before, so there is a lot left.

"Okay, okay, Steward Liu is right. From now on, you will take care of the family's finances and save me some money."

Liu Shu blushed a little. Although he was literate, he was not good at mathematics, so he really couldn't be the accountant. "Mr. Ji should be the accountant. Mr. Ji is very knowledgeable, and he will definitely be able to increase income and reduce expenditure."

Speaking of Mr. Ji, Li Xu also had a guilty conscience. He abducted him to this unshitty South Vietnam. Fu Meixiang almost lost his life in one day. "It seems that I have to give him a big red envelope."

On the second day after staying here, Li Xu opened a menu for Yu Linjun to buy New Year's goods. Since Lei Yang had been with them, he would definitely have New Year's Eve dinner together, so he also paid a sum of money, and volunteered to buy New Year's goods. Live bag.

The whole group worked in full swing for a few days, and when it was New Year's Eve, Li Xu put on an apron and became the head chef without hesitation. He also hired a few young Habayashi Jun as assistants, occupying the entire kitchen.

This is the first time for him to cook in front of everyone. Yu Linjun knows that His Royal Highness Shun Wang has culinary skills and can cook all kinds of delicacies in the world. Lei Yang and his party are stunned. Even if this is the case, let alone the son of the emperor, it is surprising that King Shun will cook in person.

Liu Shu passed by Lei Yang who was in a daze, and pushed him, "Master Lei, don't stand here blocking the road, it will take a long time before we can eat."

Lei Yang came back to his senses, opened his mouth and praised Li Xu, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so shocked that the prince can cook."

"Hey, I don't know anything, my Highness doesn't know anything."

Lei Yang tentatively asked: "Is the prince's cooking skills good?" Don't be culinary skills that are flattered by everyone.

Liu Shu raised his chin slightly, and said proudly: "You will know when you eat it later."

Li Xu hasn't had a big meal for a long time. Taking the opportunity of the New Year's Eve dinner, he bought all the things he wanted to eat, especially those fresh seafood, which lured his gluttons up before they were cooked. .

"Your Highness, do you want to make braised pork?" Ye Changqing asked while drooling.

Li Xu pointed to a few hoofs that were put aside, and replied with a smile: "I don't cook braised pork, I eat braised hoofs." Hoofs are a must-have dish for New Year's Eve dinners in many places, made with whole pork thighs , the skin is smooth and the meat is tender, and the taste is definitely not inferior to braised pork.

As long as Ye Changqing has meat to eat, this meal is full of chicken, duck and fish. He has nothing to complain about, but he still pointed to the rampant crabs in the bamboo basket and asked: "Your Highness, is this really edible?"

"It couldn't be more delicious."

"But aren't crabs eaten in autumn? Why are they still there?"

"This is a sturgeon, which is different from a crab." Li Xu couldn't tell what the difference was, but he only remembered hearing from a female employee of the company that this kind of crab can be eaten by pregnant women and children, and it's not as cold as crabs.

This town is close to the sea, and fishermen go out to fish every day. Li Xu bought a lot of seafood this time. There are three kinds of sea fish alone, steamed, braised, and soup.

Ye Changqing was like a curious baby, wandering around the kitchen, asking Li Xu when he saw someone he didn't know.Obviously both of them are from the capital, but Li Xu knew everything, so he muttered that it would be good to be a prince.

He took it for granted that these things were tributes, so Li Xu ate them, but he had never even seen them. Li Xu found him annoying and threw him out of the kitchen.

Everyone waited eagerly, and finally the news of the meal came at sunset, and they sat down at the table impatiently, waiting for the delicious meal prepared by His Royal Highness Shun Wang.

After all, Lei Yang has no experience, and he only thinks that everyone is excited because of the status of King Shun. To be honest, he is also very excited. After returning to the family, he can boast that I have eaten the food made by His Royal Highness Shun Wang. things.

The dishes were served on the table one after another, steaming hot, and the aroma overflowed and entered everyone's nostrils.

fragrant!It is so fragrant!

Lei Yang has traveled all over the world and eaten delicacies from all over the world, but this is the first time he has smelled such a strong aroma.

At this time, many spices hadn't been invented yet. Li Xu had bought a lot of spices he knew along the way, and most of them were used in today's dishes.

After Li Xu changed his clothes and took his seat, everyone sat down after saluting, staring at the dozen or so dishes on the table, hesitating which one to eat first.

Li Xu picked up the wine glass, got up and said to everyone, "Short words, I'm going to respect everyone for this first glass of wine, thank you for your care along the way."

Everyone hurriedly got up and said in unison: "The responsibility is, it should be."

"The second glass of wine, I wish you all good health and all the best in the new year." Although they were all very polite old sayings, they still moved everyone present.

Along the way, everyone lived and died together, and their feelings were extraordinary. If it weren't for the emperor's life, they didn't even want to leave. When they thought that they would soon be separated from King Shun, many elders' eyes turned red.

Li Xu smiled, and picked up the third glass of wine, "To be happy in life is to be happy to the fullest, the hard work of the past six months has finally come to an end, getting together is fate, take this opportunity, let's relax and relax, drink till you're not drunk and never go home. "

"Okay!" The applause was resounding, and everyone's long-standing depression was swept away. No matter what happens to him tomorrow, at least they are happy now.

"My culinary skills are limited, and I will entertain everyone with good wine and dishes when I have the opportunity." This sentence is modest enough, and everyone is drooling as they stare at the dishes on the table. of.

When Li Xu was the first to put down the chopsticks, the rest of the people couldn't wait to poke their chopsticks into the bowl of braised pork chops. The meat was so fragrant, it looked very similar to braised pork, so the taste must not be bad.

A whole piece of hoof is pickled and put into a casserole for an afternoon. It is crispy and crispy. Those who love fatty meat take a piece of fat with skin and suck it down. It is very enjoyable and I don’t like it. The entrance of lean meat with fatty meat is also delicious, not at all firewood.

Li Xu was hungry after a busy afternoon, picked up a prawn with chopsticks, peeled the shell slowly, dipped it into the sauce, stuffed it into his mouth, chewed slowly, the delicious taste immediately melted in his mouth, he Swallowed with great satisfaction.

The few people who ate at the same table with him unconsciously slowed down when they saw his elegant eating, otherwise they would be too rude in front of His Highness.

Liu Shu saw that Li Xu loved to eat that plate of prawns, so he adjusted the plate in front of Li Xu with discernment, wiped his hands and peeled the prawns for him.

Li Xu squinted at him, secretly thinking that the red envelopes he had prepared before were still too thin, and he had to add more. He is really a caring and good employee.

The seafood tastes delicious, but it will be a bit fishy for those who don’t eat it often. Many people can’t put down their chopsticks when they smell the fishy smell. They try to eat a few mouthfuls after eating all the meat on the table. After getting tired of eating, have another bite of seafood, it is too tired.

People who thought they were full put down their chopsticks one after another, and ate up the whole table of seafood. This food is so delicious that they can eat it up on another table.

The food was almost finished, and everyone started to drink together. The wine bought around here was all rice wine brewed by the farmers. It was slightly sweet and delicious, and it was very easy to drink. Li Xu drank a lot by himself.

Lei Yang quietly told Li Xu: "This wine can only be found in places far from Minzhou City, and it must not be much. It took a lot of effort to find it. If you like it, drink more. When you arrive in Minzhou It’s not easy to drink.”

Li Xu was puzzled, "Isn't alcohol allowed in Minzhou City?"

Lei Yang shook his head, drank a glass of wine, but refused to explain the reason, Li Xu didn't pursue it, anyway, he would know when he arrived.

"Come on, come on, don't talk about these things. If you have wine today, you will be drunk today. Don't talk about tomorrow's affairs." Li Xu yelled loudly, everyone catered to him, drinking like drinking water, quite heroic, even Ji Hanyu, a scholar, also drank a lot .

Li Xu was worried that drinking too much would be bad for his health, but before he could tell him, his face didn't change when he drank one cup after another, but those Habayashi soldiers who were booing him were all crooked and worse than him look.