Yangcheng Lake is indeed a good place, with hairy crabs everywhere. Hu Ye took Ruan An to the lake and could see hairy crabs running all over the ground.

The main reason is that at this time, people have not realized that this thing will be a delicacy, and more importantly, the seasonings are not up to date and can’t make any delicacies now.

Not many people preyed, the crabs here grew very large and were not afraid of people. Hu Ye jumped off the horse, and some crabs were swaying at Hu Ye, each of them was extremely arrogant, allowing Hu Ye to experience what domineering means.

"Eunuch Ruan, the hairy crabs here are good. I'll treat you to a big meal at noon today!"

Hu Ye picked up the most arrogant crab and said to Ruan An.

Ruan An looked at the crabs in Hu Ye’s hand, which were almost bigger than Hu Ye’s hand, and it was at least one pound.

"This thing is really as delicious as you said?"

Ruan An looked at the big crab carefully, and could never imagine what this thing tasted.

"Haha, people often say that the first person to eat crabs is a warrior. Why don't Eunuch Ruan be a warrior?" Hu Ye said with a loud laugh.

Obviously, Ruan An is not the first to take the lead, but those who dare to take the first step can be called a warrior.

For example, a soldier who followed him, because he was pinched by a big crab, then he waved his knife to cut the crab in half. As a result, he was kicked into Yangcheng Lake by commander guard.

"Eunuch Ruan, let them catch more crabs. This is lunch at noon, which can be regarded as a reward for them. I have been traveling around for one night and I really need to rest."

Hu Ye looked at the hairy crabs that were crawling everywhere and said, "He has seen that there are a large number of hairy crabs in the lake water of Yangcheng Lake, and he is not afraid that these people can eat them all. On the contrary, maybe they will eat them. It's better to relieve the pressure on Yangcheng Lake."

So a group of soldiers began to join the team catching hairy crabs, which was very happy.

By the time they returned to Suzhou City, it was already noon and it was time to cook lunch.

However, hairy crabs cannot be eaten just by living there, they have to let them spit out the mud in their stomachs first.

This is easy to deal with. Throw all the crabs caught into a large hill, and then sprinkle a few packets of salt to let them spit out the mud slowly.

At this time, let the people in the kitchen start cooking and prepare all the ingredients they need in a while. In fact, there are no good seasonings these days. Apart from ginger, garlic, and some pepper.

The chef in the kitchen felt a little scared when he saw the large tank of crabs. He had heard of others eating crabs before, but he was still a little scared when he saw so many crabs foaming at the mouth.

"Change them water once a while, then add salt again, and call me then."

Hu Ye glanced at the crabs in the big tank and said to the chef in the kitchen.

The guy looked at Hu Ye curiously. He had cooked food all his life and had never seen anyone make crabs.

But this is true. I heard that the entire army in Suzhou City was dispatched this time to find this little baby.

There must be something extraordinary about the person who can be attracted to by the emperor. Maybe this strange taste is an important point.

When Hu Ye came out, many troops had already set off. When Hu Ye asked, he found out that those people were all drawn from nearby county towns. Now that they have found them, it is time for them to return to their base. Otherwise, it would be bad if there was any chaos in the local area.

Hu Ye nodded and praised the speed of the army's mobilization. Yesterday he arrived over Suzhou City in the afternoon, and the nearby garrisons had already gathered in Suzhou City in the evening. This speed can only be said to be very slow in the 21st century, but in the Ming Dynasty, it was already considered a rapid speed.

Of course, this also comes from Zhu Yuanzhang's urgent envoy, which is sometimes more effective than imperial edicts.

"By the way, boy, let me introduce you to you. This is Sun Hai, the prefect of Suzhou Prefecture, and this is Wang Ting, the commander of Zhenhai Guard."

Seeing Hu Ye coming out, Ruan An introduced Hu Ye and the commander of the guard to Hu Ye. As for the county magistrate and the hundred households in Wu County, he chose to ignore it.

"Young Master Hu is polite."

Sun Hai and Wang Ting both gave Hu Ye a hand. Although their official positions are not small and Hu Ye does not have an official position, they dare not put on airs in front of Hu Ye. Look at Ruan An's attitude towards Hu Ye, and think about how Hong Ling could send an urgent envoy to Hu Ye and Zhu Yuanzhang. This person could not offend him.

"Is it the Eight Niu Crossbow under your command?" Hu Ye looked at Wang Ting with a big beard. He must have been the commander of the garrison in Suzhou City. It was this guy who almost killed him.

"Young Master Hu calms down. It's because I don't discipline myself regularly, so I can make such troubles happen to my subordinates. Don't worry, I will definitely deal with those subordinates well."

Wang Ting said seriously that this old man cannot offend him, he can only let his subordinates suffer.

"Forget it, the people who guard the city should be so decisive. I have nothing to do anyway, so I don't bother to blame them."

Hu Ye sat down and said that he wanted to thank the person who shot the arrow, otherwise he would have no chance to discover a character like Suo Nushou.

"By the way, how could Mr. Hu come from the sky? What is the one flying in the sky?"

Seeing that Hu Ye was easy to talk, Wang Ting plucked up the courage to ask.

Hu Ye didn't say anything, Ruan An stared at Wang Ting coldly, scaring Wang Ting so much that he quickly shut up. He also knew that he had asked what he shouldn't have asked. It seemed that these two old men were experimenting with new weapons.

"By the way, Eunuch Ruan, have the wreckage of the hot air balloon been collected?" Hu Ye asked suddenly.

"Don't worry, you've found it all. How can outsiders know the secrets of the empire?"

Ruan An glanced at Wang Ting and said coldly.

Wang Ting knew that Ruan An was telling him, and he was just curious and wanted to ask.

"By the way, Sun Gong, I have something to ask you about." Hu Ye suddenly turned to Sun Hai and said.

"Mr. Hu has something to say, I will speak."

"In Suzhou Prefecture, can there be a place called Jinxiu Villa?"

Hu Ye asked loudly, this was something he wanted to figure out when he was yelled to Suzhou, because he learned from the four people who assassinated him that the reward order for him was issued from Jinxiu Villa.

This time I happened to be hyped to Suzhou, so I naturally have to figure out the whole story of this matter. After all, I didn’t offend anyone, so how could I get someone to issue a reward order?

"Jinxiu Villa?"

When Sun Hai heard this, he recalled what Wang Ting told him on the way back, and now he is even more convinced. Hu Ye is the one who was offered a reward.

"What? Not?" Hu Ye asked curiously.

"It used to be, but now it's gone."

"What's going on? When did it happen?"

"It was probably more than a month ago. We received the emperor's order to clear out the forces in the world that disobeyed the imperial court. As the largest force in Suzhou City, Jinxiu Villa is a place of various hooligans and gangsters, with at least several hundred people. The commander of the guard dispatched two thousand soldiers to encircle and suppress them, and then took down Jinxiu Villa. Now Jinxiu Villa has been removed from Suzhou City." Sun Hai explained to Hu Ye.

"Is this destroyed?"

Hu Ye murmured to himself, saying why has he been so quiet in Nanjing these two months? It turns out that this Jinxiu Villa is gone and the bounty cannot be fulfilled. Who is going to ask Hu Ye for trouble? That is asking for trouble.

"Then have you discovered any suspicious persons that have something to do with a reward order?" Hu Ye asked loudly. He didn't care where the reward order was issued. He only cared about the person who issued the reward order and wanted to know what kind of revenge he had with him.

"I discovered a lot of reward orders, but the battle situation that day was unprecedented, and I could not find suspicious people at all, because everyone who resisted would be executed on the spot. As a result, all the thieves in Jinxiu Villa were so handsome that they were all killed in battle, and my troops also suffered heavy losses. In the end, Jinxiu Villa only survived dozens of women and children, and all the women were deemed official prostitutes, and the children were distributed to various prefectures." Wang Ting replied.

"Is the clue broken again?"

Hu Ye stood up, and it seemed that his trip to Suzhou had been wasted again, and the person behind the scenes could not be found at all.

"Forget it, just break it. Maybe the person who issued the reward order has died in that battle. Let's go and cook crabs." Hu Ye said and walked towards the kitchen.

"Eunuch Ruan, is it because of the emperor's order to clear out the forces in the world? "Wang Ting looked at Hu Ye's back as he left, and couldn't help but guess.

"When Hu Ye was captured in Nanjing City, it was a provocation to the imperial power. In addition, it was the time when the emperor was furious. The actions of the people in the martial arts world naturally annoyed the emperor, thinking that these people should be repaired, so there was that imperial edict. As for that kid, it must be a little bit related."

"So that's it. I didn't expect Mr. Hu to have such an experience. I didn't expect that he was so mature at such a young age." Thinking of Hu Ye's anger at being shot and his subsequent tolerance just now, Wang Ting sighed.

If it were an ordinary child, I'm afraid his group of subordinates might not even be able to save their lives, let alone be praised.

"Remember, don't publicize the matter of our visit to Suzhou City this time, let alone how we came. As for the hot air balloon flying in the sky, if you hear a word in Nanjing, you will know the consequences."

Ruan An felt that he had said enough. If it weren't for Sun Hai's sake, he would have said so much.

"Thank you, Eunuch Ruan for your teachings, so please remember them."

Although Sun Hai's Court didn't know what a hot air balloon was, they just saw someone falling under a balloon, and didn't see bamboo baskets and oil storage tanks. They didn't know the military uses of the hot air balloon.
Chapter completed!