HBWnovel Chapter 73 Can the wound be healed?
Chapter 73 Can the wound be healed?
001.
Because this oolong head grows in the deep mountains and wild forests, and it is very rare, the price is quite high. At first Li Mu didn't sell it, but the imperial chef could figure it out. Now Li Mu is willing to give it to him even if he doesn't want money, which makes him a little Can't figure it out.
"What condition? Let's talk about it." The old man said.
Li Mu's face was serious, but his throat was sliding up and down. He looked up and down at the old man in front of him who claimed to be the imperial cook, and said quietly, "Are you the imperial cook?"
The old man nodded, he was not going to hide this matter.
"You know how to cook?" Li Mu asked again.
The old man nodded again, "Fortunately, the emperor appreciated it and cooked in the palace."
It is estimated that Li Mu is the only one in the world who refers to the imperial chef as a cook. Others have to flatter after hearing this name, but Li Mu cooks one bite at a time.
After hearing Li Mu's blunt words, the young people on the side looked very ugly.
He has been learning cooking from the old man's side for nearly ten years, and he can be regarded as a young man.
But it is probably because he entered the industry earlier than others, and his starting point is higher than others, so he has always been very proud, and has always called himself the title of imperial chef, even complacent.
The last thing he could see was someone slandering his identity as the imperial chef, not to mention that Li Mu was talking to his master now.
It's just that after what happened just now, Zhong Xiuyuan, who now has a cold and ferocious face, can stand by the side and stare at him coldly. Although the young man complained in his heart, he didn't dare to speak anymore.
"Do you know how to make oolong head?" Li Mu's Adam's apple slid up and down again.
Now, the old man understood instantly.
He looked at Li Mu in surprise, and then burst out laughing.
He had thought about many possibilities, thought that this person was deliberately embarrassing him, and also thought that this person was deliberately trying to curry favor with him, but he never expected that Li Mu would actually come here for his cooking skills.
For so many years, he has traveled far and wide outside, searching for all kinds of good dishes.
Whenever the people he meets hear his name, they either treat them cautiously, or flatter them overtly and secretly. This is the first time he has met someone like Li Mu.
"Hahahaha...then what do you think?" The old man looked Li Mu up and down in front of him. Before, he was somewhat concerned about Li Mu's indifference, but now he thinks this person is quite interesting.
"I can give you the oolong head, but I have to try your handicraft." Li Mu had a natural expression.
The value of his oolong head is also quite high, although the value may make these royal chefs look down upon it, but to him, it is precious.
Besides, he reluctantly gave up his love, so what if he tasted it?
The more Li Mu thought about it, the more he took it for granted, and his face became more calm. The old man who had already guessed his intentions laughed again, and then nodded with a blushing face.
"Interesting, interesting..."
Hearing what the two said, the young man beside him couldn't help it anymore. He opened his mouth to scold Li Mu for his ignorance, but looking at the fierce Zhong Xiuyuan next to him, he didn't have the guts, so he had to turn around to persuade his master.
"Master, you don't want to be serious with this kind of petty person. He doesn't even look at what he is, and dares to try your handicraft." The young man said.
They are the royal chefs, the chefs in the palace who cook for the emperor, how could they care about such small people from the mountains and villages?
"Okay!" The old man smiled and nodded.
He became more and more interested in Li Mu.
"Master!" After hearing the old man's answer, the young man on the side immediately became anxious, "How can you lose your worth like this?!"
"Shut up." The old man scolded with a cold face.
He didn't think it before, but now he realizes that this person's character is really bad.
Probably because he was really kind to him in the past, that made this person develop such an arrogant personality. Although his talent is indeed good among his disciples, if he has always had this personality, Sooner or later, there will be a big disaster.
"But..." The young man wanted to say something else.
They are royal chefs, especially his master.
He has stayed in the palace for many years and served three generations of emperors. Even the former emperor Lin Hong would say a few more words when he saw him. Why should his master give such ignorance in this village? Lift something to cook?
If this matter gets out, wouldn't it be humiliating?
Don't you want to make others laugh?
"What do you want to eat?" the old man asked Li Mu.
Li Mu thought for a while, and he was thinking very seriously.
Although he is not very familiar with this person, he also understands what kind of thing a royal chef is. Now that such a person finally wants to cook for him, of course he has to think carefully about what he wants to eat?
Looking at the oolong head next to him, Li Mu thought about it all over again, his face was tangled and he couldn't figure out what to eat, but he thought about it so much that his mouth was watering, and he swallowed secretly.
Seeing Li Mu like this, the gray-haired old man who was over half a century old couldn't help but shook his head with a smile. He had already seen that this man was also a glutton.
He knew how to get into this business himself, so speaking of it, his situation was not too different from Li Mu's.
After all, it was all because of this mouth.
However, he has been in this industry for many years, and he became famous as a young man, was selected as the imperial cook in the palace, and he has already gathered all the power, fame and wealth.
Those simple thoughts at the beginning have faded now.
Especially now that he is old and his tongue and taste buds have degenerated, he is no longer suitable for doing it by himself. Most of the time, he entrusts these things to a few of his apprentices, and he watches from the side.
Now that Li Mu is making such a fuss, he actually misses the old days.
No matter how much he thought about it, Li Mucai struggled for a while, and became more and more entangled after he was not sure what he wanted to eat. He looked at the old man with great reluctance, "You are the imperial chef, you have the final say."
Although the price of this oolong head is high and it is very rare, but because it has a medicinal smell and a slightly bitter taste, it is somewhat restricted for real cooking.
He thought about it for a long time, and all he thought of were the dishes he often made. Instead of eating these, he might as well ask the person in front of him to cook for him. Maybe this person can come up with some new tricks. When the time comes, he It's also good to learn a trick secretly.
Thinking of this, Li Mu nodded seriously, praising his idea of stealing a teacher.
The old man laughed again. After so many years of training in the palace to become an old fox, he had already seen all the thoughts in Li Mu's heart on Li Mu's face.
The old man looked at the oolong head next to him, and after thinking for a while, he turned around and called the young man who had been standing next to him with a very ugly face.
"Master." The young man stood with his hands behind his back, already very dissatisfied with his master.
"Go down the mountain and buy some ingredients for me." The old man whispered a few ingredients in his ear.
The young man had listened to the old man's words, and his expression was already ugly. His master promised to make food for the mountain farmer, but even asked him to go down the mountain to buy ingredients for him!
The young man bit his lower lip slightly, and glared angrily at Li Mu beside him.
"Do you remember?" the old man asked.
The young man opened his mouth, he wanted to say what kind of good ingredients can be bought in such a village?This place is full of rubbish.
But he knew that his master was already a little angry with him at this moment, so he didn't say anything, just left angrily.
Seeing the young man turn and leave angrily, the old man turned his head to look at Li Mu next to him, "I have spoiled him, that's his personality, don't argue with him."
At this moment, Li Mu's mind was all on eating, and he didn't pay attention to the person next to him at all.
Zhong Xiuyuan, who was next to him, looked at the direction in which the young man left with cold eyes.
"By the way, do you have any other ingredients here?" The old man pointed to the oolong head in front of him.
This oolong head is usually only available in spring, and it can be picked in spring. After picking, it can be eaten fresh, or it can be used to make dried vegetables and pickles. Li Mu was looking for it in the mountains alone, but there were not many of them.
After eating some fresh, some of them were made into dried vegetables and some of them were made into salted vegetables.
Li Mu entered the room and took out all the oolong heads that he had carefully stored before.
He now has more pickles left, and only a little bit of dried vegetables left.
The old man looked around among the two dishes, walked around for a while, and then entered the kitchen. He called Li Mu and a few of his own people over to help clean up the kitchen according to his preferences.
Every cook has a certain preference for the kitchen and utensils. He has been cooking for so many decades, so of course he is very particular about these.
Going up and down the mountain to buy ingredients, except for the time on the road, even if you want to buy ingredients, it will take some time.
After the kitchen things were packed, everyone was no longer in a hurry.
After Li Mu found a cup and poured a cup of tea for the old man, he let him sit in the room, and he took advantage of this time to do other things.
Seeing Li Mu looking at the red dates he was drying in the yard, Zhong Xiuyuan walked over.
These red dates were chosen by Li Mu himself, and Li Mu himself is a glutton, how could he let go of these things?
These red dates have been drying in the yard for a while, and now they are basically dried. After drying in the past two days, they can be packed and stored.
Zhong Xiuyuan stood beside Li Mu, reached out to help Li Mu, and turned over all the dates in the round dustpan.
"Still angry with me?" Zhong Xiuyuan looked at Li Mu beside him with a face full of bitterness and hatred, and said softly, "Okay, I know I was wrong, I shouldn't have left you with this thing Tell him about it."
Li Mu, you can say whatever you want, absolutely don't fight him for food, otherwise he will definitely be anxious with you.
Li Mu raised his eyes, glanced at Zhong Xiuyuan next to him, and stuffed a big date into his mouth.
Seeing Li Mu's bulging cheeks, the smile in Zhong Xiuyuan's eyes suddenly became wider.Now Li Mu with bulging cheeks is more similar to the hamster who likes to hide food in his hole.
Seeing that the person next to him laughed even more happily, Li Mu took the date and stuffed it into his mouth.
In fact, after getting the promise from the imperial chef to cook for him, he was no longer angry, and this was a blessing in disguise.
Seeing Zhong Xiuyuan roll the jujube in with his tongue, Li Mu raised his hand to cover Zhong Xiuyuan's face.
Zhong Xiuyuan was startled, he froze in place and did not move.
He originally thought that Li Mu would take the opportunity to retaliate, but he never thought that Li Mu did not pinch his face, but gently stroked the scar on his face with his fingers.
It has been more than a year since the scar, and the color has become lighter than it was at the beginning, and it has become a little white, but it is still very obvious.
Especially when Zhong Xiuyuan glared at people with a cold face, it was even more frightening. It really looked like an evil ghost crawling out of hell, vicious.
"What's wrong?" Zhong Xiuyuan touched his face.
"Does it still hurt?" Li Mu asked.
Zhong Xiuyuan paused, first a little surprised, then gently shook his head.
How can it hurt?Once the wound has healed, there will be no more pain.
002.
From top to bottom, Li Mu's fingers gently stroked the scar that almost ran across Zhong Xiuyuan's entire face.
When he stroked near Zhong Xiuyuan's eyelids, Zhong Xiuyuan's eyes trembled slightly, then closed obediently, and let the person in front of him caress.
He likes Li Mu's touch, he likes this person's breath, as long as he can be with this person, he feels very peaceful in his heart.
"Can it be cured?" In the darkness, Zhong Xiuyuan heard Li Mu's voice.
Zhong Xiuyuan opened his eyes, looking at Li Mu who was looking at him seriously.
Li Mu faced him, standing against the sun, Zhong Xiuyuan clearly saw his own reflection in his dark eyes.
"Do you mind?" Zhong Xiuyuan could clearly see the scar on the face of the person reflected in Li Mu's eyes.
For so long, the two of them seldom talked about things with this scar.
This scar broke his face and helped him a lot. At least now, even if someone pointed at him and said that he was the great general of Zhong Xiuyuan Yuan, no one would believe him.
Li Mu gently stroked the scar, and he asked again, "Can it be cured?"
Zhong Xiuyuan touched the scar from his face to his cheeks. The scar was quite deep before, but now it feels a bit different in his hands.
Zuo Yi's medical books cover all aspects of knowledge, and many of them think about women's plastic surgery and scar removal. When Zhong Xiuyuan just returned to this mountain, he secretly read it.
It's just that at that time, he felt that his current face could make him get rid of the suspicion of being General Zhong, which might not be a bad thing.
"Then treat it." Li Mu said.
How could Li Mu not understand what was going on in Zhong Xiuyuan's mind, but seeing others treat him like a ferocious beast because of the scar on his face made him feel uncomfortable after all.
Zhong Xiuyuan hummed lightly.
This person said cure, so cure it!
It has been a long time since the previous battle, and the legend of General Zhong Xiuyuan has become a true legend, and many people in Daning have regarded Zhong Xiuyuan as a dead person.
General Zhong Da is indeed dead, and now he is just a villager here.
Li Mu looked at the person in front of him, and suddenly felt a slap on his feet.
He looked down, only to see a white thing standing at his feet, and its black lips were pecking at his feet.
Seeing that thing and its movements, Li Mu was taken aback for a moment, and then he yelled loudly.
The next moment, he turned pale and hid to the side in a panic, pushing Zhong Xiuyuan in front of him, blocking the white-feathered duck who didn't know when it came to his feet to peck him!
Li Mu was originally afraid of this kind of thing, but now he was suddenly taken aback like this. He was so frightened that his heart pounded and his blood rushed straight.
He pushed Zhong Xiuyuan in front of him, blocking the duck that was still trying to run towards his feet, while he shivered and hid behind.
"Quack quack quack..." The white-haired duck pecked Li Mu's feet twice and Li Mu ran away. It stood upright, flapped its wings and quacked at Li Mu.
Zhong Xiuyuan looked at the quacking and flamboyant duck in front of him, and then at the big man behind him who didn't even blink when he went to the battlefield, but was trembling with pale face after being frightened by such a little duck, he almost couldn't hold back, laughing speak up.
"Go, go..." Li Mu hid behind Zhong Xiuyuan, trying to drive the duck away with his feet, but the duck became more ferocious seeing Li Mu's frightened look.
It stretched its neck and wanted to peck Li Mu's foot, so scared that Li Mu quickly retracted his foot.
Seeing that the people behind him had been terrified, Zhong Xiu had no choice but to stand up and uphold justice.
"Go aside." He bent down and drove the duck aside, so that the people behind him would not be scared to sleep at night.
Li Mu now raises all those ducks at the foot of the mountain. The reason why this white-feathered duck is kept in this yard is because he is the male duck that Li Mu brought back from outside.
Originally, Li Mu brought it back with the intention of chopping it up and eating it, but since they returned to the mountain, they have been busy picking peaches, plums, and selling peaches and dates.
After all this tossing, several months have passed, and the duck has been kept in this yard.
Zhong Xiuyuan originally wanted to throw the duck into the duck cage to feed, but Li Mu refused, he kept thinking about eating it.
It's just that in the past few months, they were already so tired that they fell asleep when they touched the pillows, and they never cared about it.
"Quack!" The white-feathered duck seemed to sense that Li Mu wanted to eat its meat, and rushed over fiercely.
Li Mu, who was so frightened that he came out from behind Zhong Xiuyuan, rushed into the main room at the fastest speed ever.
After all these years, Li Mu was indeed no longer afraid of these ducks as before, but that was only when he was looking at these ducks from a distance, not after the duck had just pecked his feet twice.
The threshold of Uncle Hong’s main room was high, and the duck stretched its neck and just passed its head through the threshold. It flapped its wings and tried to climb over the wall, but it didn’t work for a while.
Li Mu was startled, patted his chest and hid inside the room.
The old man who was sitting in the room waiting for the ingredients saw that the white-haired duck was chasing such a big man like Li Mu and hiding everywhere, his face showed a bit of shock and disbelief at first, and then he turned his mind to this white-haired duck. On Maoya.
"Boss Li, I see that the ducks at the bottom of your mountain have hatched. Why don't you just sell this drake to me?" A large number of things are brought into the palace, so it's good to taste it yourself.
"These ducks are not for sale." Li Mu said the same thing, "They are all bred."
"I see there are two male ducks in your duck cage at the foot of the mountain." The old man said.
As for chickens and ducks, generally only a few males and ducks are enough for breeding.
"This one is also bred." Li Mu said nonsense with his eyes open.
Although the ducks outside were still trying their best to get over the threshold and try to come in and peck him, Li Mu was definitely not going to hand over the duck to others.
The old man looked at the duck outside the door that was still trying to climb over the wall and invade the house, and then at Li Mu, the smile on his face was a little more unpredictable.
Li Mu is greedy, he has already seen it.He had already guessed the purpose of this duck that was raised alone in the yard on the top of the mountain.
"Then how about this, you sell this duck to me, and I will ask you to taste it if I make it." The old man tempted.
Sure enough, after hearing what the old man said, Li Mu was immediately tempted.
There was a bit of struggle and confusion on his face.
He doesn't know much about this duck. Although he heard that this duck is delicious even if it is boiled in clear water, he still hasn't tried it. It would be a pity if it was ruined.
But there is only one duck left now, if it is given to this person, then he will be gone, if this person's craftsmanship is not up to standard...
"I really don't have any extra ducks here." Li Mu was tempted, but decided to see if the dishes made by the imperial chef were delicious.
If it is really delicious, then he will hand over the duck, if it is not delicious, then he will quit!
Looking at Li Mu who looked at him with a tangled face and scrutinized eyes, the old man couldn't laugh or cry.
He felt that his craftsmanship had been questioned, but he didn't feel angry but rather funny.
The old man stopped talking, but Li Mu stretched his neck to look at the duck that was about to successfully escape from prison.
Seeing that the duck was about to run in, Li Mu quickly called Zhong Xiu to go over, "Take it away!"
How dare he peck him, how dare he escape from prison, be careful he chops it up for soup!
Zhong Xiuyuan, who was drying the dates outside, heard Li Mu's plea for help, and slowly dried the dates in his hand, then walked over and grabbed the duck that was still flapping its wings at the door , thrown into the distance.
This man, if he left him, he would probably be bullied and cried by these ducks.
Li Mu looked at the duck that was thrown far away, and heaved a sigh of relief.
Without the threat of the duck, Li Mu straightened his clothes and returned to that serious expressionless expression.
In order to prevent the two of them from continuing to struggle with their ugly behavior just now, Li Mu entered the room seriously, took the invitation card that had been written before and handed it to Zhong Xiuyuan, "When you go down the mountain, please go to the post station to help deliver the invitation card." go out."
Zhong Xiuyuan smiled, and without pointing out Li Mu's embarrassment and careful thinking, he took the invitation and flipped through it.
There weren't too many invitations, besides Master Qin, there were a few other people, Zhong Xiuyuan also knew these people.
Seeing Zhong Xiuyuan put away the invitation, Li Mu sneaked another glance at the duck that was still dangling in the yard.
The old man who was sitting by the side waiting for his apprentice to deliver the ingredients saw this scene with a bit of interest on his old face, this Li Mu is an interesting person.
After so many years, it was the first time he saw someone being bullied like this by a duck, but this person still raised ducks for a living.
After waiting for a while, when the sun was about to set, the young apprentice of the old man came up from the mountain.
After he came up from the mountain, his face became even uglier.
After going up and down the mountain in such weather, he was already sweating profusely, but he worked so hard for someone he didn't like.
After putting all the materials he bought on the table, the young man said with a stinky face, "There is nothing under the mountain. I bought everything I could buy."
Their place is small, and it's not that there are no treasures in the deep mountains, but the things in the town below the mountain, such as rice and noodles, are all ordinary.
If you want to order more refined and rare ingredients, you may not be able to buy them in this place.
"Take care of things." The old man ordered his apprentice to fight.
He rolled up his sleeves himself and went to the kitchen.
Seeing this, Li Mu sneaked over with a blank expression, he wanted to steal the teacher!
003.
The oolong head can be used to stir-fry bacon when it is fresh, and the taste is simply amazing.
After making dried vegetables and pickled vegetables, they are chopped and made into small side dishes, which taste very fragrant.
Li Mu originally expected the old man to make some new tricks, but what he made was very simple, two servings of stewed noodles and two servings of cold vermicelli.
Seeing the old man make these two things and put them on the table, Li Mu looked at the old man suspiciously.
He can make these two things by himself, and the things made by the old man look similar to those made by himself.
He had always heard that the old man was an imperial cook before, and he thought he would make something novel, but he didn't expect it to be nothing more than that.
However, Li Mu is not the kind of person who jumps to conclusions lightly. Although he was a little bit puzzled in his heart, he decided to taste it first before commenting.
The old man agreed to cook, obviously because he also wanted to eat.So after the thing is made, Li Mu, Zhong Xiuyuan, himself and his apprentice at the top of the mountain all have a share.
It's not time to eat yet, other people are still busy outside, and there is no one at home.
Li Mu and Zhong Xiuyuan sat down at the table with those two. Li Mu first took a spoon and tasted the soup.
After taking this sip, his eyes lit up.
Although it can make this thing, the taste of it is really not as good as human beings.
The bowl of stewed noodles in front of him looked like nothing special, but when he took a sip of the soup, he could clearly feel the strong aroma of the noodles, as well as the faint medicinal aroma of the oolong head.
Li Mu couldn't wait to pick out the noodles and lightly tasted them.
Seeing Li Mu like this, the young man sitting next to him showed a bit of disdain in his eyes.
Everyone ignored him at the moment, and all focused on the braised noodles or cold salad vermicelli in front of them.
Although oolong head is not the main dish, but now it has become a magical touch that can embellish these two noodles more fragrantly.
Oolong head is different from other dishes. It has a faint medicinal fragrance and is slightly bitter. In addition, Li Mu made it into pickles, so it is unavoidably a bit salty.
But now in their mouths, the oolong head is moderately salty, sweet, crisp and refreshing, with the taste of pickles but not too salty.
Coupled with the hand-pulled noodles made by the old man himself, it is simply fragrant.
Li Mu and the old man can cook this noodle, this noodle, but Li Mu has never learned how to cook before.
Although he has good talent and can make many things more delicious than ordinary people, but in terms of handling details, he is not as good as this old man who has studied carefully.
On this point, Li Mu didn't insist on it, he was inferior to others, and he didn't want to lose face and stomach by dying for this kind of thing.
"How long will you stay here?" Li Mu asked.
He glanced outside the door, and had already fixed his eyes on the white-feathered duck squatting on the ground in the yard basking in the sunset.
The duck noticed Li Mu's gaze, looked back at Li Mu, then ignored him, and continued basking in the sunset.
The old man is a smart person, seeing Li Mu like this, he immediately guessed his plan, "We will stay here for a while."
When the young man at the side heard this, he immediately became anxious, "Master, didn't we agree to go and see the duck recommended by Boss Shi?"
They came out this time to choose tributes. Although they had plenty of time, they were not completely idle.
"No hurry, no hurry." The old man said, "Although we came out this time to select tributes, we can also see if there are any fresh ingredients around here, and learn a lot."
There are a lot of things that can be eaten in this world, but not everything can be eaten by everyone every day. Some things can only be tasted at a specific time and a specific place.
For example, this oolong head is.If it wasn't because they came here in this mountain, they wouldn't be able to taste this oolong head.
For cooks, the most frightening thing is not poor cooking skills, but the loss of a mouth that thinks about eating.
Now that it's out, it's natural to see more, taste more, and learn more.
The young man still wanted to say something, but he had already offended his master three times today.
The young man who didn't dare to fight his master looked at Li Mu again. He was about to say something, but he caught a glimpse of the fierce Zhong Xiuyuan next to him.
He didn't dare to offend his master, and Zhong Xiuyuan was a little afraid. For a while, he was full of anger but had nowhere to vent it.
"If you want to be free, why don't you come and live in this mountain for two days?" Li Mu sent out an invitation. He used to see money and Ma Yi coming to his mountain, and he had disgust in his eyes, but now his eyes are full of longing. .
"Oh?" The old man pretended not to understand what Li Mu meant.
Seeing this, Li Mu hurriedly said, "It's autumn recently, and there are many things in the mountains that should be edible. Pheasants and turtledoves are more nourishing for the body."
Wild vegetables and mushrooms in winter and spring, wild fruits and beasts in summer and autumn.They rely on the mountains to eat the mountains, and in the large mountains behind them, there are all kinds of treasures.
It was for this reason that Li Mu was reluctant to leave this mountain.If he followed Master Qin to live in Anfu, where would he be so lucky?
Hearing Li Mu's words, the old man was also moved and swallowed, "Are you familiar with this mountain?"
"Familiar." Li Mu nodded, very confident.
In order to eat, he searched all the nearby mountains that can be walked. It is estimated that no one in this mountain would dare to say that he is more familiar with the nearby mountains than him.
"Then I'll trouble you." The old man felt that Li Mu, a young man, was more interested in him.
He also looked forward to it, there are many wild vegetables in the mountain that you can't see in the palace.
The emperor disdained to eat wild vegetables, so no one dared to pay tribute.But the taste of many things in the mountains was exceptional, making him unable to stop just thinking about it.
"Master..." The young man on the side tried to stop him.
"Go down the mountain by yourself, I will live in this mountain, and I will also take a look at the duck in this mountain, if it can be done, we will not leave." The old man was already determined to stay and have a look.
Li Mu tried his best to make friends with this person, and the old man did the same, you complimented me every time, after two or three words, these two people instantly became friends who forgot their years.
Seeing the two who had already talked together and gone together in a few words, Zhong Xiuyuan poked the noodles in the bowl depressedly, and had the illusion that he had cast the wrong baby and should be thrown into a bowl of noodles.
At least reincarnated into a bowl of noodles, and this person will hold it so carefully and be reluctant to eat it, for fear that if you eat it too quickly, you will finish it.
Zhong Xiuyuan murmured in his heart, staring at the noodles in a daze, the old and the young next to him almost bought a jug of wine and had a long conversation after Li Mu introduced some delicious food in the mountains.
After eating, Zhong Xiuyuan looked at the old man next to him and listened enviously to Li Mu talking about the good things in the mountain, so he knew that this person must have no time to worry about those ducks down the mountain.
He collected the bowl himself and went down the mountain to look around.
It turned out to be a good thing, when he came back from the mountain, the two actually drank with wine glasses, looking like they hated seeing each other late.
Seeing that Zhong Xiuyuan was jealous of the noodles, he wondered if he was in the wrong profession. Why did he go to war in the first place?He should learn to cook!
He had never seen this person talk so much in front of him, maybe he had become a cook, and this person had something to say to him.
The two of them, one old and one young, just chatted like this, and they chatted until it was completely dark, and they ran up from the foot of the mountain on Zhongman Road.
Seeing that it was already time for dinner, Li Mu hurriedly got up and went to the yard to catch the duck and give it to Mr. Zheng, so that he could show his hand again.
The old man's surname is Zheng, he is the royal cook in the palace, it is not good to call him by his first name, so Li Mu asked him to call him Old Zheng.
"Go and clean up the kitchen again." Mr. Zheng said to the apprentice next to him.
He was already rolling up his sleeves, full of energy, obviously wanting to show Li Mu another trick.
Under the night, Li Mu rolled up his sleeves, took a fishing net, and stretched the net far to catch the duck that was walking leisurely in the yard.
This net to catch ducks was thought up by Li Mu later. He raised too many ducks, but he didn’t dare to catch ducks by himself, so he bought a few big nets and made them look like a net on a wooden stick. Used to catch ducks.
But the duck didn't know whether it sensed Li Mu's intentions or because of something else, it walked to the side as soon as Li Mu passed by, and ran away as soon as Li Mu went.
As a result, Li Mu chased the duck back and forth in the yard several times, but failed to catch the duck.
Li Mu couldn't catch the duck, so he called Zhong Manlu to come over, and the two surrounded him, one on the left and one on the right. As a result, the duck didn't know what stimulated it, and suddenly flapped its wings and flew out of the fence in the yard.
Originally, it should not be able to fly over, but this time it didn't know what to do, maybe it was stimulated by its strong desire for survival, and it actually let it fly out.
Seeing the duck flying away from his mouth, Li Mu hurriedly went out to chase it, but he chased it all the way into the woods but couldn't catch the duck...
The duck flew and Li Mu made a fuss for a long time, but he missed the duck, but Li Mu got covered in leaves and was in a panic.
Mr. Zheng, who was making preparations in the kitchen, learned that the duck had run away and couldn't catch it. He felt a little regretful, but he had no choice. After all, the sky had already darkened, and it would not be easy to catch ducks in the woods.
If they couldn't catch the duck, everyone had to give up.
Li Mu didn't eat the duck, and let the duck with its beak fly away. Until before going to bed, he stared at the distant woods with some gloom.
After arranging Mr. Zheng to stay, Zhong Xiuyuan hurriedly comforted him.
He suppressed a smile and said some good things, but when the people around him still didn't move, Zhong Xiuyuan had no choice but to pinch himself, make himself put on a serious expression and promise: "Okay, okay, let's go back Go to sleep, I will help you catch it when I get up early tomorrow morning."
Not reconciled to not eating the duck, Li Mu glanced back at Zhong Xiuyuan quietly.
"Why are you still acting like a child?" Zhong Xiuyuan almost burst out laughing.
Li Mu pursed his lips, how dare this person call him childish? !
"What are you doing?" Zhong Xiuyuan took a step back, looking warily at Li Mu who was staring at him quietly.
This person had that look in his eyes that made his hair stand on end again.
Li Mu flattened his mouth again, he couldn't eat the duck, so let's eat Zhong Xiuyuan first as a consolation!
After looking back at the pitch-black forest reluctantly, Li Mu turned around and rushed towards Zhong Xiuyuan.