Overlord's Road to Ancient Emperors

Kou Xiao ate a steamed bun first, this kind of pasta is relatively rare in South Vietnam, because the flour is very expensive, although the Kou family can afford it, but they seldom make it, one bite down, the mouth is full of sweetness, Kou Xiao eats a lot, this kind of steamed buns are soft after fermentation , I don’t feel full after eating five in a row.

Li Xu hurriedly picked one up and put it in his daughter's bowl, and then broke off half of it to taste the taste. Maybe it's because in this world, there are too few tricks to eat, Li Xu seems to have returned to the days when he was a child, everything tasted delicious.

Especially sitting across from a big eater, the appearance of eating big mouth can also arouse his appetite.

"It's delicious." Kou Xiao took another piece of brown sugar rice cake. Rice cake is a food that every household in South Vietnam cooks, and it is also one of the necessary tributes for sacrifices during the Chinese New Year. Therefore, Kou Xiao didn't have much hope, and ended up eating it in one bite. The taste is quite different from what you usually eat. The rice cakes steamed with brown sugar are sweeter and more fragrant. After frying with oil, the rice cakes are not so sticky to the teeth, and there is an extra layer of crispy skin. The aroma is much stronger, and the taste of brown sugar is still there. , People can't stop eating chopsticks.

"Don't just focus on eating rice cakes, those things are not easy to digest, and it's not good to eat too much for dinner." Li Xu served bowls of soup for his daughter and Kou Xiao respectively, "Come and try this bamboo shoot and shredded duck soup, it's so greasy."

There are also several dishes on the table, a plate of sea oyster omelette, a plate of braised prawns, and a plate of cold kelp shreds. These are all dishes that will appear on everyone’s table on weekdays, but the method is unique and the taste is better than that of Kou’s chef. It tastes so much better.

When he was full, Kou Xiao reluctantly put down his chopsticks, jokingly said: "If you can eat the food made by the prince every day, Kou can live without marrying a wife." After finishing speaking, he glanced at Li Xu, I thought to myself that if this is a woman, I will do everything possible to marry him back home, no matter what his status is, I am really lucky.

It’s not that South Vietnam doesn’t have delicious food, it’s just that few people spend energy on researching new ways of eating, and with limited condiments, it’s hard to change the taste of food ever-changingly. Li Xu’s cooking is also very ordinary, common to modern people It can't be more ordinary, but it is a rare delicacy in South Vietnam.

Li Xu rolled his eyes, "General Dare Kou married a wife for three meals a day, so you might as well marry a cook."

"If this cook has half the temperament and demeanor of His Royal Highness, I can marry him."

Hearing what he said became more and more shameless, Li Xu asked someone to take away the table, and then went to get money for him, "After all, tofu is a cheap thing, and you can't make much money, but what you add up is a lot, you take it first." Go, making bows and crossbows is not enough, but at least we can make new clothes for the soldiers, which can be regarded as a meeting gift from this king to the Kou family army."

Kou Xiao was stunned and didn't respond for a long time. He licked his lower lip and asked in disbelief: "The prince gave this to Kou?"

Li Xu frowned, "I just said that it was for Kou's army, the general has failed."

"No, no, this..." What was given to Kou Jiajun is not the same as what was given to him. For the first time, Kou Xiao didn't know how to speak.Ever since Li Xu came to Minzhou, he has been ready to provide him with food, clothes and entertainment. As long as Li Xu doesn't spend money extravagantly, he can still afford it, like buying medicinal materials for the Yulin Army, building a workshop to make Kou Xiao doesn't care about making brown sugar from tofu, since it doesn't cost much anyway.

His original wish was just that Li Xu could restrain himself because of the suffering of the people and the poverty of South Vietnam. He didn't expect that in just a few days, Li Xu not only made money, but also gave the money to himself.

This is simply a surprise.

"Since General Kou doesn't want it, then forget it." After Li Xu finished speaking, he was about to withdraw his hand, but was held tightly by Kou Xiao, who not only pulled out the money bag from his hand, but also quickly held his hand and put it on his mouth to kiss. Take a sip.

This sip made Li Xu's face green, and he flung him away, "General Kou, what's the meaning of this?"

Kou Xiao couldn't help it for a while, and quickly found an excuse to explain, "My lord, forgive me, the general was too excited for a while, and originally wanted to kiss this money bag. You don't know, Nanyue is poor, and the soldiers haven't seen each other for three years." The new clothes have been distributed, the general is really touched, I made a mistake for a while, I hope you understand."

Li Xu looked at his eyes to distinguish the real from the fake, but this kid is used to acting, and he looked at him enthusiastically with his long and narrow phoenix eyes, the eyes were shining brightly, as if he was very excited.

Could Kou Xiao not be excited?He actually kissed Li Xu's hand. Although he was too excited to kiss him, he didn't get beaten after the kiss. This is a big improvement.

Li Xu put his hands behind his back and said in a deep voice: "General Kou is the commander of the party, so it's better to be calm. I don't understand military affairs. The peace of South Vietnam still needs to be guarded by General Kou. But don't worry, I will try my best to make money. , let the people live a good life.”

Kou Xiao took over the Kou Family Army at the age of 14. He has been fighting against the sky alone for the past few years. It is a lie to say that he is not tired, especially when he has no money to build weapons and no money to relieve disasters. Now someone tells him that he will work hard to make money to let the people live On a good day, how could he not be moved.

Originally, there was still a bit of jealousy towards Li Xu, but now it has disappeared.

He knelt in front of Li Xu on one knee, held his hand and solemnly promised: "As long as the lord is dedicated to serving the people, Kou will be terrified, and his loyalty will not change."

Li Xu glanced at the hand being held, and reconfirmed that the other party only saw emotion and nothing else, so he didn't shake him off.However, it is too gay for two old men to shake hands.

He took out his hand, and was satisfied seeing the effect of the bag of money so well, he stretched out his hand to help him up, "Please, please, General Kou's words are serious, since this king has come to South Vietnam, he has to take responsibility, we With one heart and one mind, the monarch and ministers will surely create a bright future for Nanyue."

Kou Xiao glanced at the hand on his arm, with slender and slender fingers, round and neat nails, and he couldn't help but want to grab and kiss him again, but this time his reason overcame his impulse, and he didn't dare to speak.

As soon as he left, Liu Shu came in from the door, and said with a smile: "Your Highness is smart enough to bribe General Kou with a bag of money. It seems that it is a famous saying that money can turn ghosts."

Li Xu tapped him, "Do you think he is someone who will be bought by money? He was obviously bought by this king's righteousness and integrity, but I don't know how sincere his statement is."

"Could it be that he can't act?"

Li Xu shrugged, "Who knows?"

Liu Shu fetched water to clean Li Xu's hands, "This is a barbaric land in South Vietnam, where there are no rules and no rules, this General Kou dared to kiss your hand, it's too presumptuous."

Li Xu wiped his hands clean, lowered his head and glanced at the place where Kou Xiao kissed, he always felt faintly hot, it was hard for people to ignore it.

"He explained it, it's the wrong place to kiss, I'm too excited, I can understand." But I didn't give him a slap, so I couldn't understand it.

Li Xu found that his tolerance for Kou Xiao was surprisingly high, and he didn't know whether it was because of his age or because he owed him money. The money debt is easy to pay, but the debt of favor is not easy to pay off.

"My lord is also generous. I saved up some money and gave it away. Hey, the boy who spread wealth is not as generous as you."

Li Xu didn't care, "Money is earned, this is just the beginning, don't worry, there will only be more and more in the future."

Liu Shu is distressed, his master is busy every day, and finally has some money in his hands. He neither built a house for himself, nor bought slaves or maidservants. Up to now, he doesn't even have a servant girl by his side. There is no such thing as the glory that a prince should have.

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Kou Xiao went back to the barracks overnight, walked into the barracks with his purse in his hands, humming a little tune, obviously in a good mood.

The soldiers guarding the camp waited until he was far away before making a sound, "It's rare for the general to be in such a good mood. Could it be that he got rich?"

"The general is not good at management. What kind of money can he make? I guess he went to Xifenglou. Men who are nourished are like this."

"Fart, didn't you say that the general didn't have anyone to serve you at all when he went to Xifeng Tower last time?"

"Then tell me, what is the general doing all the time running to the city recently? Could it be that the family showed him something?"

"It's definitely not. The general has interviewed all the ladies in Minzhou city, and I haven't seen anyone he has his eyes on."

"Isn't King Shun coming here? I heard that the little princess is beautiful."

"Fuck, how old is that little princess, it's no wonder the general can take a fancy to her."

Kou Xiao went back to the house, recruited military advisers and confidantes, threw the money bag on the table, and said, "Look quickly, the money from the prince."

Everyone was shocked. Originally, General Kou said that the prince was penniless and lived in the Kou Mansion, and he thought that the lord was poorer than them. They didn't expect to be able to give them a bag of money in just a few days. It was amazing.

"It's really from the prince?"

"Why did the prince give you money?"

"Where did the prince get the money? He didn't lie to you when he said he had no money."

Everyone asked one question at a time. Kou Xiao waved his hand and said confidently: "He can condescend to live in Kou's mansion. He is obviously poor. The money he got from selling tofu recently. Have you ever eaten tofu? The white, tender and delicious taste is really good Great, I heard that the business is very good, and the people in the city go to buy a few yuan every day."

The military camp is located in the outskirts, so they are always late to know what happened in the city, but they also ate tofu when Xiu Mu came home. Although they knew that it was sold by King Shun, they didn't expect to make so much money.

The military adviser was a handsome man surnamed Jiang in his early thirties, with a mustache and a blue shirt, and said with a smile: "Obviously, this Prince Shun is proficient in economics and business, but I don't know that he has He Miaofa, just relying on a tofu can't support South Vietnam's finances."

Someone echoed: "That's right, no matter how rare this tofu is, it's cheap. After it's fresh, there will be fewer people buying it. Besides, it's not difficult to make. Someone will imitate it soon. The prince wouldn't think about it." Get rich with tofu."

Kou Xiao said cheerfully: "You guys underestimate the lord, what is tofu, he made a kind of brown sugar today, it is sweet and delicious, and he will make a lot of money soon."

After Kou Xiao finished speaking, he took a piece of brown sugar out of the bag, carefully broke off a small piece, and asked the guards to soak it in boiling water for everyone to try.

Jiang Junshi saw that he was in a good mood, and reminded: "General, are you going to recognize King Shun as the Lord?"

"If he serves the people wholeheartedly, can make the common people live a better life, and bring the Kou family's army to a higher level, why should I refuse!"

"Then have you ever thought that once the prince takes control of the military power, he may order the Kou family army to go north. This former prince was a prince. If he wants to fight for power, wouldn't we become the sword in his hands?"

A middle-aged lieutenant next to him sarcastically said: "If it's okay to be a knife, I'm afraid it's a stepping stone, the kind that is kicked after being used by others."

Someone retorted: "Thinking about it better, if we can succeed, we will have the title of Conglong Zhigong and the Lord's worship just around the corner."

Kou Xiao neither agreed nor opposed, he held the piece of brown sugar that Li Xu gave him in his hand, exuding a sweet smell, "What do you want to do so far away, if he is virtuous and talented, and the right time, place and people, we It’s always a good thing to help him.”