The night has passed, the night is thick, the moon is dim, the stars are sparse, and the cold wind is blowing from the west. The battlefield is finally cleared.
Everyone returned to Suzhou City covered with stars and moon.
Full of harvest.
A cartload of Japanese pirate heads covered with linoleum, a cartload of Japanese weapons and stomachs, and a cartload of gold, silver and jewelry.
Because there were messengers delivering the news in real time, the people in Suzhou City were well aware of the situation of cleaning up the battlefield outside the city. Knowing that the trip went smoothly without any trouble, Suzhou City opened the city gates early to welcome everyone back to the city.
Magistrate Shang left the city early and welcomed everyone back. He led a group of officials and held their hands with a gentle smile.
"Zi Hou has worked hard, all the officers and men have worked hard, all the fellow citizens have worked hard, and you, Deputy General Zhang, have worked hard too. I have sent someone to prepare a midnight snack. You will enjoy the midnight snack when you enter the city, and then go back to your home to rest."
Magistrate Shang's gentle words made everyone who had been tired for most of the night feel like a spring breeze, and their fatigue was greatly reduced.
"Thank you, Lord Shang." Zhu Ping'an got off his horse early, cupped his hands to express his thanks, and everyone behind him also clasped their fists to express their thanks.
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you hurry up and help pull the cart into the city, so that everyone can have a quick time and enjoy a midnight snack."
Magistrate Shang commanded the soldiers behind him to step forward and help everyone pull the carts of harvest into the city.
After entering the city, the large square not far from the city gate was brightly lit with bonfires and filled with tables one after another.
Pots of fragrant late-night snacks are simmering on the makeshift stove, and baskets of steaming meatloaf are stacked in the basket.
"Master Zhu, all officers and men, and fellow countrymen, please take a seat and enjoy your midnight snack."
After entering the city, Magistrate Shang enthusiastically pulled Zhu Ping'an to sit down, and then stood up to invite everyone to sit down and enjoy supper.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, Suzhou was wet and cold. Everyone had been busy for most of the night. It was cold, cold and freezing. With such a hot late-night snack, it was like an old lady crawled into the bed after a bachelor for fifty years.
"Thank you, sir."
Everyone hurriedly took their seats.
"Today's supper, I prepared a few side dishes, meatloaf, hot soup, and warm rice wine. Haha, don't blame me for being so kind. I know that you run the army very strictly and prohibit drinking in the army, but the alcohol content of this rice wine is low.
If you don't get drunk, you won't get in trouble, and it can also help you sleep. You are healthy and rest assured, even if you drink three large bowls of it, you will be fine."
Magistrate Shang greeted everyone warmly, and when he mentioned rice wine, he even explained it to Zhu Pingan.
"Master Shang is interested. Brothers from the Zhejiang Army, as an exception, you can drink rice wine tonight, limited to three majors."
Zhu Ping'an smiled and thanked Shang Zhifu, and then said to the Zhejiang troops.
"Thank you, Sir. Thank you, Sir Shang."
A group of Zhejiang soldiers thanked them with joy. They couldn't drink alcohol on weekdays. Although it was just low-alcohol rice wine today, rounding it off, rice wine is also wine, and it was already in time for the Chinese New Year.
While everyone was thanking everyone, the people helping in the kitchen brought out side dishes, meatloaf, hot soup and rice wine.
"Thank you, Lord Shang." All the young and strong people thanked them and couldn't help but pick up the rice wine.
Cleaning up the battlefield this night had exhausted them.
Salvage the corpses and heads of Japanese pirates, burn them, dig pits; cut down trees, clear vegetation, dig isolation zones...
Feeling tired, cautious, highly nervous, and somewhat unlucky.
In their hearts, they must be willing to clean up the battlefield. Cutting off the heads of Japanese pirates would satisfy their hatred, but they are corpses after all. In their minds, corpses are unlucky, let alone thousands of Japanese pirate corpses.
The bad luck is getting worse.
Now they want to drink too much to anesthetize their nerves and drive away bad luck.
So, after saying thank you, they picked up the big bowl and drank a big bowl of rice wine in one go.
A little sweetness, a little sourness, a little wine flavor, a big bowl of it, and half of the fatigue in my body was gone.
After drinking, I want to eat something to cushion my stomach. Drinking on an empty stomach is not a good habit.
So, everyone reached out and took out a piece of meat pie from the cage, stuffed it into their mouths, and took one bite.
When you take a bite of the meatloaf, you will be greeted by the fragrant aroma of the meat, as well as the unique burnt smell of barbecue...
BBQ?!
Everyone couldn't help but stop chewing, and the corners of their mouths twitched, as if they had been struck by thunder.
"Haha, knowing that you have worked hard today, I specially ordered the chef to roast pork and mutton for you, chop it into cubes, and put it in the meatloaf. When the meatloaf was just taken out of the pan, the aroma wafted for miles, making you greedy.
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Magistrate Shang saw everyone eating the meat cake until they were in a daze. He thought it was so delicious that everyone was stunned, so he couldn't help but smile and said to everyone.
He also knew in his heart that the reason why everyone had such a big reaction was that the meatloaf was delicious. There was no doubt about this. This meatloaf was made by the top barbecue chef in Suzhou with his helper, and he ate one himself.
Meat pie, he is used to eating delicacies from the mountains and seas, and he thinks it is a rare delicacy, let alone the common people; secondly, everyone is cleaning the battlefield all night, and they are tired and hungry. In the state of hunger, the delicacy of the food becomes several times more delicious out of thin air. There are
After knowing these two points, everyone took a bite of the meat pie and it was so delicious that they were stunned.
"Haha, this is the barbecue made by Suzhou's famous BBQ Zhang. It's naturally delicious."
The subordinate officials in Suzhou followed suit.
BBQ?!
When they heard the word barbecue, everyone couldn't help but think of the thousands of Japanese pirate corpses in the ashes of the forest, hugging tree trunks, twisting on the ground, or hugging each other, looking like charcoal, and extremely ferocious.
At the scene, I couldn't even cover my nose, and the horrible smell of meat penetrated the mouth and nostrils...
At this moment, looking at the charred and fragrant diced barbecue meat sandwiched in the meat pie, it is as if the corpses of Japanese pirates in the ashes have been cut into pieces and sandwiched between the meat. The charred yellow color and the aroma that hit your nose and mouth.
, almost exactly the same.
Ever since
My stomach was churning, and an indescribable and uncontrollable force rushed from bottom to top, straight into my throat, and instantly rushed into my mouth.
Everyone also knew that this occasion was not an ordinary occasion and was not suitable for vomiting, so they had to hold back and cover their mouths and noses.
But after just drinking a big bowl of rice wine, all of them came back to me again, and they couldn't be covered by covering up.
All of a sudden, my mouth was filled to the brim. I covered my mouth with both hands, but I still couldn't.
Vomit, vomit, vomit...
He vomited in his mouth, and squirted out from between his fingers...
Finally, they knew not to spray on the table. They twisted their heads outwards and sprayed out from between their fingers. Once they started spraying, they couldn't control it.
If a reservoir releases flood, it will be out of control.
Everyone's abdomen contracted rapidly, and the contents in their stomachs rushed out quickly. Everyone had to hold the table with their hands, bend over, and vomited wildly.
For a time, thousands of people were vomiting wildly. The scene was simply indescribable. Magistrate Shang and others were in a state of confusion.