Traveling through troubled times to escape famine and cultivate crops as a grain merchant

Chapter 1227 Spicy Pot

Then comes the mutton. Although it is a spicy pot, the mutton lacks a lot of freshness, but the spicy flavor makes up for the difference. It has a different taste than the clear soup.

There is also her favorite pig tendon. The pig tendon in the spicy hot pot is soft, sticky and smooth, without any smell of mutton.

She was enjoying the meal. Xu Xiaobei sitting opposite her couldn't wait to put a piece of meat into his mouth. As soon as it entered his mouth, a spicy taste rushed straight to his head. However, he didn't want to disturb Zhou Guo's interest in eating, so he tried his best to hold it back. He even cried and could only look for tea everywhere.

This thing looks good, but the taste is quite spicy. He watched Zhou Guo take one bite after another, wondering why he liked it so much?

Zhou Guo looked up and saw him drinking tea in big gulps, his face flushed and his eyes sparkling. He subconsciously looked at his bowl, which was stained with red oil...

Asked: "Brother, are you okay?"

Xu Xiaobei drank another cup of tea and then said, "Fortunately, this thing of yours is suitable for winter."

He felt a burning sensation on his face, and it really got hot after taking the first bite.

Zhou Guo said: "This is your first time eating it, so you must be a little uncomfortable."

He instructed the person beside him, "Get a bowl of clean water."

Soon, a bowl of water was placed in front of Xu Xiaobei. Zhou Guo said, "Brother, if you feel it's spicy, just rinse it in this water and it won't be spicy anymore."

Xu Xiaobei shook his head. "It loses its flavor after being rinsed with water. It's better to eat the water pot. I'll just eat a few more bites. You don't have to worry about me. Just eat by yourself."

After saying that, he picked up another piece of meat, put it into his mouth without changing his expression, chewed it, and swallowed it.

Zhou Guo saw that his face seemed to be redder again, and kindly said: "How about a cup of tea?"

It doesn’t seem that spicy.

Xu Xiaobei waved his hand, "No need."

Then he started to eat mutton tendons and tripe one after another.

Zhou Guo looked at him for a few seconds and saw that he didn't move, so he started to eat his own food. The clear soup was delicious, and the red soup was also delicious. He never got tired of eating them in turn.

As Xu Xiaobei ate, he actually tasted some flavors. At first, he felt the spiciness, mainly because he choked. After he calmed down, he felt like Zhou Guo said, his whole body was warm. The taste was stronger than that of clear soup and was indeed suitable for winter.

If you bring this thing to the military camp and eat a bite in the middle of winter, it can help keep you warm and can be very useful.

Asked: "Do you have a lot of this?"

Zhou Guo nodded, "A lot. We planted a lot this year. If you want, I'll have people plant more next year, and there will be more."

Xu Xiaobei said: "Plant more, and I'll ask the military camp to buy more later."

Alcohol is not allowed in the military camp, so ginger is always on hand. Since chili peppers are so useful, we should also prepare some.

Zhou Guo nodded, "Everyone should plant it. In a few years, it will be everywhere in the north, and sooner or later it will be everywhere in the south. It's easier to grow than ginger."

If you plant one of these in any corner of the field, it can produce many, many fruits, which can be harvested several times. If managed properly, a pepper plant can live for many years and grow into a pepper tree.

A few of them are enough for a family to eat. Put two of them in the dish, which can be eaten with rice and keep warm.

Xu Xiaobei said: "If ordinary people have this at home, it can be considered a good dish."

The two of them finished eating half a sheep.

Finally, the pot was removed, and Zhou Guo began to eat the large crab roe. He also picked out a large and rich one for Xu Xiaobei, "This one is good, with lots of roe."

Xu Xiaobei looked at the big crab in front of him and couldn't eat it anymore. He smiled and said, "You can tell how yellow it is even through the shell?"

Zhou Guo said: "What's so strange about this? I have raised it for so many years after all. It's just like you guys fighting a war. After so many years, the enemy is mumbling some conspiracy behind the scenes. Don't you see through it at a glance?"

Xu Xiaobei shook his head. "How can he be as amazing as you say? Even your father hasn't reached this point. Otherwise, why would he be waiting for you to save him last year?"

Not shy at all.

The people around here just wanted to plug their ears. Is this what they can hear?

Zhou Guo said: "Dad didn't wait for me to rescue him. Even if I didn't go, he would be able to get out by himself. I just brought their plan forward."

The two of them naturally talked about the war.

Although Zhou Guo was fine, Xu Xiushan still wrote a letter to scold Xu Xiaobei. If he were in front of him, he might have used family rules to punish him.

He could even come up with such a bad idea, sending a girl who had never been to a battlefield and had never seen a battlefield to fight. If he were to take charge of his business in the future, he would probably be defeated in no time.

Xu Xiaobei did regret it afterwards. Fortunately Zhou Guo was fine and got out safely with his own ability. If something had really happened to him...

What a huge loss this is.

He looked at Zhou Guo and said, "I'm sorry, brother. I almost made you fail to come out."

Zhou Guo said, "It's ok, big brother. I went there willingly. You gave me a chance to refuse. If I didn't agree, you wouldn't force me. Besides, nothing happened to me. I came out healthy and well. I even became a general! Throughout history, there are only a handful of female generals like this. I might even go down in history!"

Xu Xiaobei said: "Even if you are not a general, you will be remembered in history. Just based on the fat you made, you can be regarded as the first person to create the world."

The two talked until midnight before going to bed.

Zhou Guo lay on the bed, looked at the dark room and sighed. The day was getting brighter and brighter, and the future was bright.

Xu Xiaobei had five days off, so Zhou Guo took him to her grassland and drove the gazelles to the pasture.

Over the past year, she has collected livestock from various sources on her pasture, plus those she already had. Now, she has two to three thousand heads of livestock, a variety of types, but mostly cattle.

Xu Xiaobei asked: "Why are there mostly cows?"

Zhou Guo said: "Cows are cheap and have good endurance, so they are the best for work. Mules and donkeys are also good. Horses have an absolute advantage in speed, but we don't need to be that fast when working, so horses are not that useful to us."

She talked about their respective advantages and disadvantages, and said that cows and mules were the most practical.

Xu Xiaobei looked around and said, "But you don't have many horses on the field, so you have to buy all the mules?"

Listen and listen.

Zhou Guo immediately climbed up the pole, "That's right, horses are expensive, and I don't have any connections. Big brother is in the army, does he have any good connections? I don't need the best ones, as long as they can reproduce and do some work."

Mules are cheap, but there are not that many mules for her to buy.

Donkeys are always easier to buy than horses and much cheaper.

Xu Xiaobei said: "There are always injured and old war horses in the military camp. They are kept in the army until they die of old age. During the battle, their hard work is no different from that of the government troops."

Zhou Guo said: "I understand."

You can't give them away for free, you have to buy them with money, and you have to make sure they have a good old age.

It’s worth it. You know, these are war horses with excellent genes!