Chapter 446 Surrounding the stove, rolling a string, saying goodbye to troubles
Chapter 446: Gather around the stove, make a string of skewers, and say goodbye to worries
For several months this year, Cao Cao didn't look for Yi Xiaotian much.
First of all, Yi Xiaotian is really busy with the affairs of his villa. The sweater business alone is enough for Yi Xiaotian to dive into it.
It is in line with Yi Xiaotian’s own words: “No one hates money.”
But secondly, Cao Cao also had his own thoughts.
It's not that Yi Xiaotian is useless to him, it's just that Cao Cao, who climbs high and looks far away every day, fills his heart with almost ambitious goals.
He is too crazy.
At his age, it is difficult for someone who has achieved such an achievement not to be crazy.
It’s just that there’s nothing wrong with people being arrogant. What’s important is that those arrogant people in history, those who achieved great success, most likely had someone around them to hold them back.
Yi Xiaotian is such a person.
There was a man named Wei Zheng in the back who was also like this.
However, Yi Xiaotian happened to be busy at this time. After all, making money was the top priority for Yi Xiaotian.
But when he didn't notice anyone, Cao Cao's heart wandered.
After all, Cao Cao is definitely not a person who cannot take care of himself without Yi Xiaotian, otherwise Yi Xiaotian would have no reason to help such a person.
Yecheng, Sikong Mansion.
Many generals gathered around the table in the mansion, with the map in the center, and what they were talking about was the next logical move to the south.
"Liu Bei? My lord, Liu Bei is just a lost dog. Miaocai and Yuan Rang have already annexed Nanyang fifty miles away. When I bring a tiger and leopard cavalry to join them, I will kill Liu Bei until he leaves his armor behind!"
Le Jin refused to give in. He was known for his bravery and staunchness. Seeing that everyone had been troubled by this small new land for a long time, he naturally couldn't hold it in anymore.
"Brother, I'm going too. Although Liu Bei has been training in that Xinye land for many years, he can only count 50,000 soldiers and horses with all his troops... No, saying he has 50,000 seems to be an overestimation.
about there."
Twenty thousand people, everyone listened to Cao Ren's analysis, and some of the main war factions really became more motivated to fight.
Twenty thousand people? This is not a group of walking meritorious deeds!
But if there were all these brave people in the account, the decision would definitely not be that difficult.
Xun You and Xi Zhicai frowned and said:
"Liu Bei does not have enough evidence, but Liu Biao has been hoarding in Jingzhou for many years, and if something happens in Xinye, how can he sit idly by and do nothing? Not to mention that Fancheng retreats..."
In Fancheng, Xi Zhicai directly pointed to the natural barrier of Xiangshui.
Xiangyang is where Liu Biao is located, and Xinye, Fancheng, and Xiangyang are on the same line. Although Xinye is surrounded by plains, it is quite simple for Liu Bei to retreat to Fancheng and then fight with Xiangyang behind him.
Now, those generals who were already unsteady became even more hesitant.
Cao Cao's scalp was numb due to the arguments among his subordinates. Of course he wanted to compete for Jingzhou. Once Jingzhou was captured, he could become a hegemon. Everyone understood the importance of Jingzhou.
However, they had just pacified the northern border, but they had only rested for half a year. The army had not returned to its best condition. If something went wrong, the loss would be too great, and Cao Cao would be heartbroken.
Jia Xu seemed to see what Cao Cao was thinking, so he used a move that Cao Cao would never refuse.
"Lord, ask Yi Xiaotian what he thinks. You may not have visited him for a long time. I guess he has already made a judgment on the situation in Jingzhou."
Cao Cao slapped his head and immediately gave Jia Xu a thumbs up.
"Okay, okay..."
After saying goodbye several times, Cao Cao seemed to have no time to explain to everyone, and ran directly through the crowd and ran out of the main hall.
Seeing Cao Cao suddenly leaving, the generals who were blushing and furious at first thought that Cao Cao was angry, so they didn't even dare to say anything at the moment.
It was Jia Xu who said to everyone with a smile:
"It's time to leave today, let's all leave, let's leave... My lord is going to find that ingenious plan."
Upon hearing the ingenious tip, the insider spread his hands - indeed, with the "ingenious tip" Mr., they should go to bed early.
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Cao Ren naturally followed Cao Cao to Youjian Villa outside Yecheng.
It was dusk, and there were no farmers in the fields in the mountains. The two of them drove along the familiar road until they reached the front of the villa.
But before he opened the door, Cao Cao smelled an aroma that could make his mouth water.
The smell of oil smoke mixed with the smell of various wonderful spices made the entire slightly deserted villa become prosperous.
Xu Chu saw Cao Cao and Cao Ren from a distance, and immediately opened the door for them, and shouted into the house with his deafening voice:
"Sir! Master Kuo and Master Ren are here!"
"Oh, isn't this a coincidence?"
Looking in the direction from which the sound came, Cao Cao and Cao Ren saw the moving "ingenious plan".
But today, his outfit seemed a little strange.
And... what is the thing in his hand? That aroma - doesn't that aroma come from the iron sign in his hand?
Yi Xiaotian's face was a little dark, but it wasn't that he was unhappy. He had just made firewood, and after a lot of hard work, he finally achieved the biggest result in this period of time.
He was holding a large bunch of iron skewers in his hand, and on the skewers were pieces of meat dripping with oil and water -
"Come on, come on, you're welcome! Take as much as you can, Xu Chu, why are you standing there in a daze? Come together!"
Cao Cao and Cao Ren took the iron sign given by Yi Xiaotian with confused expressions. They looked at the piece of meat on the sign that they didn't know how to cook, and they both swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
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"Uh...uh--"
"Uh huh huh..."
"Huhu..."
There was only the sound of three strong men drooling during the dinner.
Juicy meat, plus the special sauce prepared by Yi Xiaotian, combined with the right heat, grilled pork belly, this delicious dish that Yi Xiaotian has been dreaming about for many years has finally been created.
Cao Cao didn't care how luxurious his clothes were. He ate one bunch after another and wiped the sauce off his face with his sleeves.
Zhen Luo, Guo Jia and Yi Xiaotian burst out laughing.
"Brother Hi, and dear brother Xu Chu, you don't have to be so anxious. There is plenty of meat skewers!"
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Full of wine and food.
Although the villa is in the open air, the feeling of having the starry sky above your head, stepping on the earth, and eating meat skewers around the oven is quite refreshing.
The dark cloud that has been lingering around Cao Cao for a long time seems to have gradually dissipated. No more headaches, no more headaches...
"Brother Yi, may I ask what kind of meat is used for these meat skewers? Why don't I taste any fishy smell? No...this doesn't seem to be beef or mutton, but if it is pork..."
Cao Cao finally raised his doubts, but of course Xu Chu didn't think too much about it. One bunch after another, Yi Xiaotian was grilling it, and he was eating it.
Yi Xiaotian raised his eyebrows and continued what Cao Cao said:
"Brother, don't doubt it, this is pork."
When the words came out, even Cao Ren couldn't help but interrupt:
"Pork? Brother Yi, don't fool us. How can pork taste like this? Although the sauce is thick, we can still taste the flavor of the meat."
But when Cao Ren said this, Yi Xiaotian and the other three laughed again.
During the Three Kingdoms period, pork was fishy and tasted very bad. This was natural. However, how could the few people who witnessed Yi Xiaotian's magical operation doubt Yi Xiaotian's "research results"?
