After he took out the dishes, Fu Chen’an said, "General, this subordinate’s wife won’t be coming tomorrow. So, she prepared dried cakes and pan-fried sausage for tomorrow."
Hearing this, Lu Qianxuan was curious and asked, "Sausage? What is it?"
"It’s a food made from pork at. It is seasoned and stead. Afterward, it is air-dried until it is ready for consumption. We need to remove the outer layer first before we can eat it. It can be stead or pan-fried."
While he explained, Fu Chen’an already opened the jar’s lid and showed the sausage to the General.
Seeing the reddish pieces of at covered with oil, Lu Qianxuan licked his lips. It was very fragrant and looked delicious.
Picking up a piece of marrow cake, he clipped a piece of sausage with his chopsticks. He savored the taste for a while before he said, "Squad Leader Fu, your wife really has good skills. This is very delicious."
Fu Chen’an cupped his fists and replied, "Thank you for your praise, General."
Since he was not dismissed, he could only stand there while the General ate.
After he tasted all the food, Lu Qianxuan finally asked, "Squad Leader Fu, you said that this sausage was fernted at. So, it should be stored for a long ti, right?"
"Replying to the General, this subordinate didn’t know. But my wife indeed said that this thod could preserve the at longer."
Hearing this, Lu Qianxuan’s eyes flickered for a mont. He looked at Fu Chen’an and said aningfully, "Squad Leader Fu, if this thod could be popularized, it would benefit a lot of people."
The mont he heard his words, Fu Chen’an kneeled on one knee and said, "General, this thod is my late mother-in-law’s secret thod. My wife has shared several secret recipes and secret thods with the Army. This subordinate couldn’t bring myself to ask for more."
Lu Qianxuan nodded when he heard his words. They indeed obtained a lot of secret recipes and secret thods from Fu Chen’an’s wife. Each one benefited not only the White Tiger Army and the commoners, but also the Xie family and the Duke of Zhenguo.
If he asked for more, it was indeed inappropriate. If it were other people, they might not even be willing to share one, let alone so many.
But if they could get the thod of making this sausage, they wouldn’t have to worry about lacking at during winter or when they needed to do a long march.
He considered the pros and cons for a long ti and still thought that he had to get this thod. He could force Fu Chen’an to hand over the thod, but it would make him feel dissatisfied and might cause him to harbor bad intentions against him.
So, he could only try to persuade him. From the information he heard about Fu Chen’an’s wife, it seed that she liked money, especially gold. His wife also ntioned this in her letter.
Reaching this conclusion, Lu Qianxuan drank a cup of tea before he said, "Squad Leader Fu, please rise."
With his permission, Fu Chen’an finally stood up. Although he looked calm, he was actually nervous.
He didn’t have ti to think when his body and mouth reacted. The mont he heard the General’s words, his first instinct was to protect his wife and not let others take advantage of her.
When he refused the General, he didn’t feel scared. But after the General went silent, he finally realized what he had done. Fortunately, the General was not soone petty and didn’t bla him for offending his superior.
Fu Chen’an thought that this matter would end here. Unexpectedly, he heard the General say, "Squad Leader Fu, your wife indeed contributed a lot to the army and the people. She deserves a reward."
Thinking about his wife’s smile after she got a reward, Fu Chen’an hesitated. After a while, he finally said, "This subordinate will ask my wife’s opinion first."
Lu Qianxuan liked to talk with smart people. They understood his aning without him explaining. He smiled and said, "Alright. Even if your wife is unwilling, she will still receive a reward."
After he said this, Lu Qianxuan wrote a letter and sealed the envelope. He handed it to him and said, "Bring this letter to the General’s mansion, and my wife will know what to do."
"Thank you, General."
"You may leave," Lu Qianxuan nodded.
After he left the General’s tent, Fu Chen’an walked back to his tent. Along the way, he couldn’t help but pity the General’s wife.
Her husband only knew how to spend money recklessly, while she had to earn money and manage the General’s mansion. What’s more, her husband rarely returned ho, and she had to guard the empty room for so many years.
Reaching this conclusion, Fu Chen’an vowed never follow the General’s footsteps. No matter how busy he was, he would spare ti for his wife. Also, he would be more frugal and earn a lot of money so as not to burden his wife.
Not knowing that soone was overthinking, Yao Zhi arrived at her ho.
Since Yang Erlang and Yang Sanlang were working at her house, she left the gate open. After she led her donkey to the woodshed, she disconnected the cart and stored it inside.
Afterward, she led her donkey to the shed, filled the water basin, and took out a pile of grass from her system’s grassland.
She then looked around for a mont. When she was sure that no one was around, she took out her spiritual spring water jade bottle. The mont she opened the lid, Xiao Lu’s eyes brightened.
Seeing its reaction, Yao Zhi smiled and said, "Be good, you can’t drink too much of it. I will give you a drop every day."
Hearing her words, Xiao Lu nodded and stared at her. Yao Zhi added a drop of spiritual spring water into the water basin and stored the jade bottle in her system’s storage.
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