Daqin: The poorest prime minister, the first emperor begged me for corruption

Chapter 87 What is a shrew? This is called a shrew!

Qin Mo's words were not alarmist. At this time, everyone was on the same boat. Everyone was prosperous and suffered losses. Lord Hengyang's retainers knew that Zhang Liang was talented and intelligent. Even though they had some complaints against him, they were willing to respect him.

But once the heirs of Hengyang Lord's family are reunited, it's hard to say what will happen in the future. After all, internal strife and so on are also one of the main themes of history!

Zhang Liang smiled and seemed not to take this matter to heart. He just said: "It depends on the heirs of Lord Hengyang. Are they worthy of my assistance?"

"A true king will not neglect his great cause because of personal hatred."

"If there is a monarch among the Hengyang gentlemen who can achieve great things, even if they suspect that I am hiding you, they will only be tolerant or tolerant and appease me."

"After the foundation is completed, the monarch may clean up Zhang Liang's mistakes, or he may continue to be a sage and a virtuous minister. Zhang Liang can accept it calmly."

"On the other hand, if the Hengyang gentleman has no city government strategy and cannot tolerate Zhang Liang hiding you, and shouts to kill you when you come up, then Zhang Liang can give up and find another Korean clan to assist you."

"The Hengyang Lord's lineage is now weak, and I have three hundred retainers in Baiyue. They can't stop me even if I want to leave..."

Qin Mo suddenly stopped talking. This was Zhang Liang's test for the future monarch. It was understandable and the best of both worlds!

…

Qin Mo and Lu Zhi worked hard for a full hour on a Spring Festival meal, and it was almost dark before they could call it a day.

Zhang Liang's retainers and Lord Hengyang's retainers were all so hungry that their chests were pressed against their backs. In the end, they no longer had the heart to play Pai Gow and were eagerly waiting for the food to be served.

However, the wait is worth it, the food is more sumptuous than anyone imagined!

"Everyone, if you want to eat dumplings during the Chinese New Year, let me first have a bowl of sour soup dumplings."

Qin Mo adhered to the pragmatic tradition of serving the staple food first at a banquet in this era and served everyone a bowl of dumplings.

Zhang Liang looked at the sour soup dumplings in the bowl, but looked at Qin Mo with curiosity on his face.

The swordsmen also did not move their chopsticks, waiting for Qin Mo's answer.

These days, Qin Mo often cooks some delicacies that he has never seen before, and always has to explain them to everyone, which has become a routine.

Qin Mo gave himself and Lu Zhi a bowl each and started to eat first. While eating, he said: "I found a bag of wheat flour in the bottom warehouse, so I added water and kneaded it into a chewy texture, then rolled it into thin slices with a wooden stick and wrapped it.

The stuffing is stewed.”

"The fillings are fresh shrimps and crabs. Only the fat meat is minced into a puree, and the onion and ginger paste is added to accompany it."

"The soup used for stewing is also the sea cucumber that Brother Kui fished from the sea yesterday. He simmered it all night and melted it into the soup to make it extremely delicious. When it came out of the pot, sour vinegar and spicy oil were added to enhance the flavor."

“The delicious shrimp dumplings accompanied by the sour soup will make even gods stop eating after one bite!”

Zhang Liang and the other swordsmen couldn't help but swallow frequently as they listened to the story. Seeing that he had already eaten half the bowl, but there was nothing strange about him, they no longer hesitated, each took their bowls and started cooking, and the soup was dripping with water.

Qin Mo brought out a bowl of prepared vinegar dipping sauce next to him and continued: "These dumplings are also called Bianshi or Jiaoer. They are called differently in the north and the south, and they are eaten in different ways. Drain and mix with water.

Eating it with sauce will give you a delicious taste..."

"Hmph~!"

When the retainers of Lord Hengyang saw that he had been busy for a long time and still had enough energy to work in vain, they all snorted bitterly.

He now knows that when Qin Mo first joined the army and did not make a fortune, he was not used to pre-Qin food and often took the initiative to provide food for the entire army.

And providing meals for dozens of people on this boat is not considered a chore at all for Qin Mo!

"Suck, ha...junhou is starting to make up stories again."

Zhang Liang sipped the sour soup and refuted Qin Mo: "As far as I know, this wheat flour only started to spread in Guanzhong when the emperor ordered the Qin Shaofu to make stone mills when he was conquering the barbarians outside the Great Wall."

"And the only wheat flour cooking methods that have been spread since Guanzhong are noodles and pancakes. I have never heard of dumplings.

"Therefore, there are not so many opinions from the south and the north. Please don't bully us with your shallow knowledge by talking nonsense!"

Qin Mo reached out and grabbed his bowl: "If you don't eat, you'll be fine. If you eat, I won't be able to stop your mouth."

Zhang Liang hurriedly held the bowl and ducked away, bypassing the other side of the table and dipping it into the mixed vinegar sauce to taste.

When all the swordsmen saw that Qin Mo was exposed, they burst into laughter and picked up shrimp dumplings to dip into the vinegar sauce. It was rare for them to feel happy.

When the dumplings are finished, it’s a real seafood feast!

Stir-fried sea cucumber with green onion, steamed sea crab, sweet and sour croaker, spicy braised shrimp, fried yellow croaker with green onion...

There are also various sea vegetables collected when passing by the island, cold, stir-fried, pickled, stewed...

Zhang Liang and the other swordsmen ate in a ditch full of food and admired it endlessly. They just wished they had no good wine to accompany them!

Qin Mo finally brought out a pot of steamed white flour buns and handed them to everyone one by one: "Don't be rude during the New Year, and don't be too shabby."

This is the custom of northerners in later generations. It is necessary to steam steamed buns during the Chinese New Year and to visit relatives and friends.

In fact, there should be some jujube flowers, but those were used by the daughter when she returned to her parents' home, and Qin Mo didn't have that skill.

Zhang Liang couldn't laugh or cry as he accepted the gift of steamed buns. He bowed his hands and expressed his thanks with a smile and said: "Every time a king speaks, a new year comes. Doesn't he follow the ancient summer calendar?!"

The so-called Xia calendar is probably the origin of the lunar calendar, and the Xia Dynasty also celebrated the New Year in the first month.

Qin Mo did not explain, but took a big steamed bun from Lu Pheasant and gave it to Zhang Liang's greedy retainer Kui: "Brother Kui, don't be too shabby."

Kui hurriedly bowed his hands and thanked the gift, but after taking the big bun and looking at it twice, a look of vulgarity appeared on his face, and he lowered his voice and said: "Junhou, this wheat flour steamed dumpling is made after the breasts of that woman, seriously.

It’s both physical and spiritual!”

Qin Mo: "..."

Qin Mo looked at the big steamed bun, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

The giant steamed bun is steamed into a peach shape and is dotted with a date picked from the island. It is both beautiful in appearance and spirit.

Just thinking about it can make Baby Boy salivate!

Qin Mo turned around and took another big steamed bun from Lu Pheasant's hand, and gave it to the retainer next to him... while taking a look at Lu Pheasant.

Well, she is better than the eldest princess, but far worse than that little girl Yu Ji!

Lu Pheasant: "..."

Lu Pheasant looked down at himself, and then at the big steamed bun in his hand, feeling an inexplicable sense of inferiority rising in his heart.

Phew, it turns out that a man can be associated with such shameful food!

…

One by one, the big buns were quickly distributed by Qin Mo. Even the retainers of Lord Hengyang did not refuse, but they just said no thanks with a straight face.

After the big buns were distributed, the banquet came to an end. Everyone cleared away the remaining seats and stood up with their stomachs in their hands. They didn't bother to gamble or make money, so they went back to the cabin to rest one after another.

When a person is full, gastrointestinal motility accelerates, blood supply to the brain is insufficient, and it is easy to become sleepy.

Qin Mo and Lu Zhi started to tidy up, fetched sea water and started washing pots and dishes. Kui, who was responsible for guarding the two, also helped out.

After a busy time, the two returned to their own cabin to rest.

"This is the big steamed bun I specially reserved. It also contains cold seaweed. Are you hungry?"

Qin Mo took out a big steamed bun wrapped in linen from his robe sleeve for midnight snack and asked Lu Pheasant.

Lu Pheasant shook his head lightly to express that he would not eat this shameful food. At the same time, he held down Qin Mo's hand and refused to let him eat.

Qin Mo smiled and explained helplessly: "Sister, don't make trouble. I am still recovering and have a great need for food. The food I just ate has already been digested and I am really hungry."

"Besides, food is food, without all the messy associations!"

As he spoke, his eyes couldn't help but glance at Lu Pheasant.

Lu Pheasant: "..."

How about pretending to be a gentleman and acting like a gentleman?

Do you look like you are not making random associations?

Lu Fei was speechless, but he shook his head again, pressed his hand, and gently wrote a word in his palm.

Qin Mo was stunned for a moment, then his expression suddenly changed.

Because the word written by Lu Pheasant on the palm of his hand was clearly the word "poison"!

These days, fishing boats sail along the coast and occasionally encounter islands, or simply choose deserted coastal areas to dock.

At that time, everyone on the boat would land on the island to find fresh water, hunt some wild animals, and pick some fresh wild vegetables.

Qin Mo, who was shackled, was naturally not allowed to get off the boat. He could only look at the land eagerly and imagine the feeling of being down to earth.

However, Zhang Liang and the swordsmen were not very strict with Lu Pheasant, a virtuous and weak woman, and would often let her get off the ship and follow her to pick wild vegetables.

After all, women are better at picking than a bunch of rough men wielding knives and swords, especially those as virtuous as Lu Pheasant. The picking results of one person can be as good as ten swordsmen, which is more than enough.

Just for the wild vegetables picked by Lu Pheasant, the swordsmen would check and select them, and store those they knew were edible.

If she didn't recognize the wild vegetables, she would throw them into the sea and tell her not to pick them next time!

…

Qin Mo broke open the big steamed bun stuffed with cold kelp, pointed at the cold kelp inside, and then pointed at the big steamed bun.

Lu Pheasant could understand what he meant, so he pointed at the big steamed bun and shook his head, indicating that the poison was in the steamed bun.

Qin Mo was really shocked. This old girl was very thoughtful. All the other food and dishes at today's dinner were cooked in one pot.

Zhang Liang and his swordsmen were on guard against him, always waiting for him to eat before they would eat.

Only this big steamed bun was steamed in one pot, but it was impossible for Qin Mo to take a bite of each big steamed bun first.

Moreover, he arranged for the steamed buns to be served at the end and distributed among them. This was when Zhang Liang and the swordsmen were at their lowest alert. Lu Pheasant was the one who was holding the steamed buns during the distribution. Only she knew which ones were poisonous and which ones were not!

"You...if you don't want to eat it, I will eat it myself."

Qin Mo really wanted to ask this old girl how she brought the poison on board, but when she thought of Kui guarding the door, she changed the topic and started chirping, pretending to be eating steamed buns.

Lu Pheasant seemed to have guessed what he wanted to ask. With a sweet smile, he gently lifted up the hem of his clothes and placed the hem in front of Qin Mo, letting him take a closer look.

Qin Moba smacked his lips and observed with the help of the weak oil lamp in the cabin.

The hem is in a semi-wet state and is almost dry. If you look closely, you can see a stain.

Lu Pheasant raised the hem again and brought it close to his nose.

Qin Mo tried to smell it, but he smelled a faint smell unique to women, which smelled very good.

Seeing his strange expression, Lu Zhi blushed immediately, and the stain on the hem of his clothes touched his nose.

"Hmm~!"

Qin Mo snorted, and felt an unspeakable fishy smell, which instantly rushed from his nose to Tianling Gai, and his brain began to feel dizzy in an instant.

Qin Mo shook his head hard to clear his mind, and finally felt enlightened in his heart.

The stain must be the venom of some kind of poison. She soaked the hem of her clothes with the venom. Even if it dried up after getting on the boat, she only needed to soak it in water, and the resulting water could still poison someone.

Presumably, this is also the reason why the hem of her clothes is half wet. She soaked it in water to dissolve the poison!

When Qin Mo thought about this, he was stunned again.

When cooking, Lu Pheasant could pretend to be indifferent and dip the hem of his clothes into the bucket in full view of the public.

But under the same public gaze, the only way to poison the steamed buns is to add it to the flour for kneading.

In other words, everything in the steamed bun is poisonous!

Qin Moruo ate one on the spot as if he were tasting a dish to test the poison for everyone. He was probably foaming at the mouth by now...

The more Qin Mo thought about it, the greener his face turned. At this moment, he finally realized that the seemingly virtuous Lu Pheasant in front of him was actually the most fierce woman in history!

The vicious things she did could scare her own son to death!

If you underestimate such a ruthless character, you will be making yourself uncomfortable!

"Hey, I'm full. Let's go to bed early. We have to get up early tomorrow to work hard and have breakfast for everyone."

Qin Moba made a chewing sound with his mouth and said to Lu Pheasant.

"Well, Junhou has also worked hard today."

Lu Pheasant replied casually.

At the same time, he dipped his hand in tea and wrote on the board in the cabin: "Everyone has eaten enough today and has not eaten the big steamed buns. Tomorrow, you can pretend to be sick and deliberately get up late without making breakfast. Everyone will eat big steamed buns to satisfy their hunger."

Then it will be done.”

Qin Mo nodded after looking at it, wiped away the water stains, then knocked on the cabin door and said to Kui outside: "Brother Kui, I don't seem to be full yet. If you don't want to eat that big steamed bun, why don't you give it to me?"

Let me satisfy my hunger."

Hula——

There was the sound of the chain being unlocked outside the cabin door, and then the cabin door opened from the outside.

Kui reached halfway in, handed his big steamed bun to Qin Mo, and said with a smile: "Junhou is such a good eater. It seems that his health is about to recover."

"Thanks to Brother Kui for taking care of me, Mo is grateful." Qin Mo bowed his hands and thanked him.

Kui was flattered and waved his hand, but Lian Dao didn't dare to take it seriously. When he closed the cabin door again and fastened the chain outside, Qin Mo stuffed the newly acquired steamed bun under the bed.

Then, he also dipped his hands in water and wrote: "Kui is on duty all night long. If you get hungry in the middle of the night and get poisoned by eating steamed buns, all your efforts will be wasted when Zhang Liang and other swordsmen find out tomorrow!"

Lu Zhi nodded, but he was a little distracted, and he didn't know where he was thinking. A look of shame appeared on his pretty face.

Kui has indeed taken good care of the two of them these days. If he poisoned them to death, his conscience would be uneasy!

Qin Mo could naturally guess what she was thinking, but he didn't bother to explain. He just blew out the oil lamp and began to recharge his batteries.

But in the dark, with his super eyesight, he looked at Lu Pheasant.

A few days ago, he would not have hesitated to poison Zhang Liang, Kui and others, but this time was different from the past, Zhang Liang had given him a safety guarantee, and after getting along day and night, he could no longer be so ruthless.

Now, he just wants to see if Lu Pheasant is so vicious that he can be ruthless enough to continue his plan?

If she doesn't stop it before dawn.

Then, Qin Mo must consider persuading Zhang Liang to send her back to the shore. In short, he can't let her stay with him anymore!

(End of chapter)