The first day of the banquet was to welcome Hu Yanlei, and the second day of the banquet was to apologize to others. This actually made Xiao Chen quite embarrassed.
But Hu Yanlei disagreed, "Brother Xiao, there is no need to apologize. Brothers and I often encounter this kind of thing. Since someone is plotting against us, it means that he is afraid of us and does not dare to provoke us openly. He can only use this kind of vile abuse."
Hehehe, they are just a bunch of cowards, Brother Xiao, you don’t need to take it to heart."
"Despite this, I always feel sorry for you Huyan to suffer this hardship. Brother, when you come to my Yanyun and live in my home, you are putting your life in my hands. What kind of trust is this? But I can't
It's really embarrassing to say that you protected your brothers so well!" Xiao Chen said.
"If Brother Xiao really thinks so, then you can give me some compensation. Can you give me more tea this year? And I heard that you have a cannery that can make canned vegetables that can be preserved for a long time?
It's best to give some favors to brothers, otherwise we won't have food to eat in winter, and there will only be sugar..."
This is also one of the purposes of Hu Yanlei's visit.
"What kind of compensation is this?" Xiao Chen promised generously, "I will order someone to do it for you later! Don't just eat canned vegetables. Later I will give you some canned chicken, canned pork, canned fish... all according to the cost.
The price will be settled with you, absolutely without adding a penny!"
In fact, can I not add it?
"Forget about the fish, they are bugs in the water, and we won't eat them either." Hu Yanlei happily accepted the pork and chicken, but refused to eat the fish!
In fact, it's not just the people in Helan's army who don't eat fish. Almost the entire tribe in northern Xinjiang doesn't eat fish. Bailongjiang River and Xuanming Lake are rich in plump natural large carp, white fish, fine-scaled fish...
But only Yanyun County is fishing, but the other side has always turned a blind eye, and would even starve rather than eat such fishy things, and there are thorns!
As for shrimps, crabs, etc., I don’t dare to eat them. If fish are bugs in the water, then these things are simply scary monsters!
It’s good that they don’t eat humans, but who dares to eat them?
"It's almost winter now. I ordered people to make 3,000 yurts and tents, plus 5,000 cotton robes and felt boots for you to take back, brother. However, the materials and workmanship of these yurts and cotton robes are very poor.
It's rough, just durable and warm, but it's not suitable for the princes and nobles of your tribe..." Xiao Chen said.
"Brother Xiao, you are so thoughtful. If these things are exquisitely made, they may not reach the hands of the poor after I bring them back. They will definitely be intercepted by those shameless guys...Brother Xiao, you are everywhere
You have already thought of it, and you can do it for me without my brother asking you." Hu Yanlei was very grateful.
"If you need anything, just ask. As long as I can do it, I will do it for you, brother. But don't ask for anything, unless you don't regard me as a brother." Xiao Chen said.
"But I am indeed very sorry for what happened today." Chen Jisheng expressed his position on behalf of the Yanyun County Yamen, "Although we are as close as brothers, we always have to express our apologies to Prince Huyan. Xiao Chen, you can pretend to be stupid for Prince Huyan later.
Bring back the mooncakes. This kind of mooncake has high sugar content, is nutritious, and lasts a long time. It is best to use it for winter."
"Oh, that's great!" Hu Yanlei was overjoyed, "Then I won't be polite to you, old man, but you'll be disrespectful."
Mooncakes are naturally our current mooncakes. Xiao Chen suddenly thought of this before the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, and immediately ordered the pastry factory to produce it.
After being put on the market, it received rave reviews. Not only did the people of Yanyun like it very much, but it was also particularly favored by tribes in northern Xinjiang! They were not very interested in other pastries, but they loved this one.
When Xiao Chen was in college, there was a classmate from the northern ethnic minority in his dormitory, wasn't he? One summer vacation, he was a guest at someone's house, and the host served him mooncakes as dessert.
He was still very surprised at the time. It is summer and it is not the Mid-Autumn Festival. Why do you eat moon cakes? The classmate explained that moon cakes are our locals’ favorite pastries all the time, so they are only eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival in other places.
Mooncakes are sold here all year round.
Because mooncake fillings are rich in sugar and fat, and are made from refined flour, they are all high in carbohydrates.
For the shepherds who lived in yurts and tents in the past, this was the best source of calories, especially in winter. Drinking a bowl of milk tea and eating a piece of moon cake in the morning would keep you from feeling hungry all day...
Hu Yanlei drank too much last night, so Xiao Chen let him stay, and Hu Yanlei happily agreed.
This is actually to express an attitude to Xiao Chen. I, Hu Yanlei, am not wary of you, Brother Xiao. I really regard you as a good brother. Otherwise, how could I get so drunk without bringing a follower?
What about living in your home?
Xiao Chen naturally understood and treated him more enthusiastically. This was something the two of them knew tacitly, so there was no need to say it out loud.
So after lunch, he said goodbye and returned to the hotel. Xiao Chen personally sent him out, prepared a carriage and horses, and ordered a few brothers of the Cavalry Guard to escort him. It was not because he was afraid of something going wrong on the road, but mainly because of a sense of ceremony.
"Prince Huyan, can I take your carriage back with you?" Qianye Ling said, "I still have some things to pack at the hotel."
"That's great. I also have a few words from my heart that I want to say to you, Miss Qianye." Hu Yanlei was overjoyed and very gentlemanly helped Qianye Ling open the door of the car, helped her get into the car personally, and turned to
Shangguan Qiji, whose face suddenly turned very ugly, grinned, then got into the car and closed the car door heavily as a demonstration.
After everyone watched the carriages and horses leave, they all dispersed. Only Shangguan Qiji was still standing in the wind, disheveled.
"Seriously, fat man, was it you who poisoned Hu Yan last night? If you want to poison Hu Yan to death, don't hurt the big guy." But Xiao Chen saw him in a daze and came over to tease him.
"Don't mess with me, I'm so annoying!" Shangguan Qiji said angrily.
"Look at your worthless look!" Xiao Chen was still angry, "It's just a woman, as for you! You can either go and get her back for me now, or you can just give up and suffer here.
Who do you want to show your face to? You are not afraid of your brothers laughing at you!"
"Sigh... What's the use of getting her heart but not getting her heart? I thought that my fat man, who had been so wise and powerful all his life, would be defeated at the hands of this little Japanese girl. How can I make sense?" Shangguan Qiji said quietly.
Sighing, "Hey, what is so outstanding about this Hu Yanlei? Why does Qianye like him?"
"Isn't Aunt Ouyang also attracted to Li Tanhua?" Xiao Chen gave him an example.
"I've never seen Li Tanhua. Is he as ugly as this Prince Huyan?" Shangguan Qiji had heard about Li Tanhua for a long time, but he never met her.
I only heard that he was a hero of the world, but I didn't expect that to be that much. For such a heartless and unjust person, I can't even look down on him, fat guy!