Looking around with a guilty conscience, Xiao Han made sure no one was there before he opened the firebrand and pulled out a thin piece of letter paper from the envelope.
It's a bit ridiculous to say that Xiao Han is quite old despite his two lifetimes combined! But he is definitely a novice when it comes to love.
I've seen quite a few small movies where just three or two people act, but when it comes to a serious love story, I've never seen it before.
Somewhat excited, he slowly read the letter written by Xue Pan from the beginning, but Xiao Han was disappointed to find that it was far from the love letter he had imagined.
The first half of the letter contained mostly interesting stories about the newly opened store. The letter often showed off how many tricks he had used, how many customers he had attracted, and how much money he had made for Xiao Han.
But she didn't know that in Xiao Han's opinion, these methods were simply childish and ridiculous.
Not to mention anything else, if Xiao Han is allowed to run it by himself, and all he has to do is use the promotional activities and advertising that have been used in later generations, the result will definitely be much better than what Ziyi and Xue Pan tinkered with.
But after all, women need to be coaxed, and even if Xiao Han has no experience, his emotional intelligence will not be so low that there is no lower limit.
Shaking his head with a wry smile, Xiao Han decided to ignore his conscience and compliment her in his reply.
Keep reading, what is written below is all kinds of inexplicable things.
For example, she was too lazy to attend the poetry fair in Chang'an, which of her best friends married a fat man, and so on.
After watching until the end, Xiao Han discovered a line of small words written in a sloppy and light handwriting: I miss you~
Today's Mr. Hou is very abnormal! At least that's what Xiaodong and Lengzi think.
I slept all morning and stayed in my room all afternoon!
When we came out in the evening, our Lord had turned into Maitreya Buddha, making him smile silly at everything he looked at.
He smiled and saluted the courier who received the letter. The courier was so frightened that he rolled off his horse and almost buried his head in the mud.
Then she giggled at the peasant girl who came to pick up the food, scaring the young girl into throwing away her lunch box and running away! Even though her face was pockmarked, she wouldn't even look at her stupidly.
"Master Hou is probably possessed by an evil spirit! Do you want to find a Taoist priest to exorcise the evil spirit?"
After all the abnormal things happened to Xiao Han, Lunzi consulted with Lunzi suspiciously.
Xiaodong held his chin, looked at Mr. Hou who was helping the fat cook carry vegetables, and nodded heavily: "I think so too! But those little temple gods are probably not good enough. Go and ask Taoist Master Sun to come over and take a look!"
"Okay!" The anxious fool immediately ran out like an arrow in his butt.
Soon, Sun Simiao came in a hurry.
He grabbed Xiao Han who was smiling silly at the wild flowers, checked his pulse and looked at his face, and finally turned around and left with a dark face! The old Taoist saw that this was not evil, but a nymphomaniac!
The excited state lasted for a long time before Xiao Han finally returned to normal.
I had nothing to do while strolling around here, so I stumbled on my feet and ran to the kitchen.
I don’t know who’s vegetable garden the fat chef went to bring disaster to, and he brought back a cart full of vegetables! Coupled with the various ingredients sent from various counties, Xiao Han suddenly felt a little headache as to how to eat up all these things.
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"Hey, these little guys are so angry. Why can't they give me some gold, silver and jewelry just to give me some food?"
There were no outsiders around, so Xiao Han made no secret of his contempt for this poor place.
When Li Shimin was injured in Chang'an, the people he knew or didn't know each other gave him all valuable things! Why did he only give food to me these days when he was missing? Is there such a big difference between people?
Xiaodong, who had been following him, curled his lips and whispered: "Master Marquis, I heard rumors from outside that you don't love money but only love food, so they are giving away these things in droves."
Xiao Han stared and asked angrily: "Who spread this?!"
"I don't know..." Xiaodong shook his head blankly.
Seeing Xiaodong's confused look, Xiao Han could only give up in frustration.
He doesn’t lack that little thing, and he’s not someone who asks for bribes! But to paraphrase Fan Wei’s words: I don’t have to accept it, but you have to give it away...
Since we can't figure out the reason, we can only put this matter aside for the time being. The next step is how to deal with the problem of sending food.
You know, it’s hot summer now!
The various animals that are still alive can be raised, but the rest cannot be stored for long even if they are placed in the cellar.
"All fired?"
Xiao Han scratched his head and looked at the big pile in front of him. He probably had about one hundred and eighty dishes. How could he eat all this?
When he was worried, he accidentally saw a stove for decoction in the corner, and Xiao Han had an idea!
"By the way, these can be made into hot pot!"
Just do it! Instruct the fat cook to pick some fresh fish, shrimp and meat and process them into slices.
Get a few more stoves over. As for the hot pot, it's too late to make it now, but fortunately there are still a lot of casseroles, so you can just use them!
There was a lot of food, and it was obvious that the people here could not eat it. Xiao Han simply ordered someone to ride on horseback to invite Yuan Dake and Zhang Bao to come with them. He also called Sun Simiao, but as for the others, they were too far away, so he was too lazy to call.
The hot day has passed, and the cool breeze is gradually blowing at night.
Being on the edge of the fields, listening to the croaking frogs and eating hot pot is definitely one of the great pleasures in life!
Hot pot originated very early. Special utensils were available during the Eastern Han Dynasty. However, at that time it was still called a "dou" and there were no dipping dishes. It can only be regarded as the most primitive way of eating hot pot.
In order to enjoy this hot pot meal, Xiao Han searched in the kitchen for a long time and unexpectedly found sesame seeds! Overjoyed, he immediately took a small grinder for grinding soy milk and ground it into sesame juice, then mixed with soy sauce, and the aroma was overflowing.
Even if the dipping sauce is made, it is a pity that there is no chili pepper, so Xiao Han can only use mustard and dogwood instead.
(China had a sauce-making process in the Zhou Dynasty, and soy sauce was widely used in the Han Dynasty.)
Three or five people gathered around a casserole, picked up thin slices of meat, rinsed them in boiling broth for a few times, and then dipped them in sesame sauce. The taste was amazing...
Xiaodong and Lengzi were standing by, eating so much that they almost swallowed their tongues! Even experienced people like Yuan Dake and Sun Simiao didn't stop eating from the first bite of these chopsticks!
The stuffed grapes with ice fish are always so refreshing. Xiao Han doesn't eat too much. Most of the time he drinks the stuffed grapes and watches other people eat.
Yuan Dake, who was sitting next to him, finished two plates of meat, one plate of shrimps, and a lot of vegetables in one go, then he felt his stomach comfortably and let out a breath.
"Xiao Hou is worthy of being a gourmet person. I didn't expect this simple recipe to be so delicious!"
"That's right! How do you make this shrimp dumpling? It's crystal clear and so elastic!" Zhang Bao picked up a shrimp dumpling with chopsticks and asked Xiao Han curiously.
Xiao Han laughed, added wine for the two of them, clinked their glasses and said, "These are all small recipes. When you get back, ask the cook to write you a recipe, and you will know it at a glance!"
"Then thank you so much, Lord Marquis!" Yuan Dake and Zhang Bao laughed while holding the cups and drank the wine in one gulp.
The guests enjoyed fine wine and delicious food. However, when Yuan Dake and Zhang Bao returned home at night, they were still a little confused about what the banquet was about tonight.
"Hey, Xiao Hou has always been unconstrained, maybe this is just a random move..." Yuan Dake said.
