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Chapter 17: The Matchmaker

"So you're worried about this!"

Zhao Shouting couldn't help laughing. Xue felt strange and asked, "Did I say it wrong?"

"It's right, not right!"

Zhao Shouting smiled and said, "He is indeed penniless now, but if he wants money, he can accumulate millions of wealth in an instant and be rich!"

Xue was stunned and felt that he was joking. Zhao Shouting explained: "Xu Yan's master Qu Renhuan is not only excellent in medical skills, but also a strange person. He taught Xu Yan many strange skills, such as making ice in saltpeter, brewing strong wine, purifying refined salt, etc. These are unprecedented for the husband. No matter which one it is, it is a good deal for profit. If an ordinary person is an ordinary person, he will definitely keep the secret like a family heirloom. But Xu Yan didn't care. Instead, he took the initiative to hand over these methods to the court, and all the money earned was used to provide for the soldiers. It can be seen that his loyalty and righteousness are not the kind of people who are greedy for money and value profit!"

"It was only after careful consideration that I would mention Xuan'er's marriage to you. Even if I put aside these things, Xu Yan also has a good medical skills. This is a wealth of money, so I will definitely not have to worry about food and clothing in the future!"

Xue was still hesitant: "I understand what the master means, but this matter is about Xuan'er's lifelong life. She is the only daughter. I can't rest assured. I will wait until I find someone to ask clearly before discussing with the master!"

Zhao Shouting nodded: "Okay, this matter is too urgent!"

At this time, Zhao Ruxuan, who was in the boudoir, had no idea that her parents were discussing her marriage. After driving away the maid in the room, she sat alone in front of the dressing table, opened a drawer, and placed a silver carved phoenix hairpin inside.

She stared blankly, and a smiling face appeared in her mind.

Since she met unexpectedly that day, she ran home and found that the hairpin was still left in her hair. She was going to throw it away, but somehow she put it away in a confused manner.

I originally thought it was just a chance encounter and I would never see you again in the future, but I didn’t expect that I would meet you again today, and I was still at my own home.

Xu Yan! Xu Yan!

It turned out that he was a sergeant under his father and a doctor. No wonder he had a faint smell of herbs on his body!

Suddenly remembering his nervous look and frowning in the garden, she couldn't help but burst into laughter.

I deserve it... I will be a disciple!

****

A heavy rain fell, bringing a hint of coolness to the hot weather. The soldiers who had been trained for a long time could finally rest for a day, and the entire camp became quiet.

The kitchen in the camp is a key military place, with a team leader in charge of management, providing food to thousands of soldiers every day, and idle people are not allowed to approach.

But this ban is useless for Xu Yan. Those chefs wish Xu Yan would come every day so that they could learn more cooking skills. In the future, they would retire from the army and open a restaurant in the county town. The business would be prosperous and their descendants could pass on it.

In the hot stove, a chef was cooking fires, and two chefs were cutting vegetables, but they both seemed absent-minded.

The mutton was boiling in the big pot, boiling and tempting. I don’t know what was added to it, but there was no fishy smell at all, which made people drool. There was a porcelain basin on a small stove next to it, stewing chicken. Next to it, Xu Yan was pulling the pot with one hand and holding a spoon in the other. The pot was covered with carp that was fried in flour and mixed with oil, added onion, ginger, garlic and pre-made sauce, and cooked in the pot for four or five minutes before it was finished.

In addition to meat and vegetables, there are several vegetarian dishes, mostly cold dishes, and just mix them with vinegar and garlic.

Pang Hu was the most hungry person and walked in with the smell: "Are you okay?"

"What are you urging me to? Go out and wait, you have a lot of appetite, otherwise you would have done it long ago!" Xu Yan wiped his sweat and said unhappy.

Pang Hu was walking around the kitchen, and the two-meter-high man pestled inside, and the space suddenly became crowded. He looked left and right, and finally grabbed two sheep bones from the pot, and ran away happily with a pile of meat.

Xu Yan rolled his eyes and was too lazy to scold him.

I happened to have free time today, and Zhao Chenghuai was there, so the few people gathered together, saying that it was to celebrate Xu Yan's official word "天" and Guan, but in fact, I came to eat and drink for free.

After the meal was ready, he put three servings into lunch boxes, told the soldiers outside to deliver them to Zhao Shouting, Peng Yue and Dr. Zheng, all of whom were elders.

The remaining dishes were brought out, and there was a tent outside. As soon as Xu Yan walked in, he saw that they had already started eating. The scene was like hungry ghosts snatching food.

"Hey, do you have any conscience? I haven't sat down yet!"

"Is your conscience useful? Hey, don't steal my chicken legs!"

"This is mine! Rong'an, if you stumble, you won't even get the bones!"

"I'm not afraid, my brother is leaving you a fish head!"

These three foodies, Xu Yanqi, were killed by a hungry tiger, joined the chaotic battle.

The wine that has been steamed has increased significantly. When you drink it, it seems like a warm current flowing through your stomach, instantly reaching your limbs and bones, making people breathe out.

The two jars of wine were quickly finished, and the dishes on the table became in a mess. Four people lay down in a row, burping and picking teeth, looking leisurely.

"Rong'an, when I returned home a few days ago, my aunt called me over and talked, and asked you specifically!" Zhao Chenghuai said suddenly.

"Ask me? What do you ask?" Xu Yan was puzzled.

"Character and virtue, I'm following my aunt's words, it seems like I want to match you!"

"ah?"

Xu Yan widened his eyes and looked confused.

Pang Hu next to him was filled with energy and sat up suddenly: "Matchmaker? Which girl from which family?"

"This is hard to say!"

"Stupid! Which girl can it be?"

Yin Shenglong slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "The general's wife comes to Lincheng County, and no one knows him. If you say a matchmaker, you must be your daughter. Rong'an, the general is going to recruit you as your son-in-law!"

Xu Yan: “…”

Zhao Chenghuai pounced on him and covered Yin Shenglong's mouth, and said angrily: "Second brother, you haven't even said a single word yet, don't yell!"

Pang Hu laughed beside him: "Okay! OK! Our camp is about to hold a wedding!"

Zhao Chenghuai kicked him down, regretting his story, and hurriedly remedy it, saying, "Don't go out and talk nonsense. My cousin is a pretty innocent girl. If you mess with rumors, I will have no shame to see my aunt!"

Yin Shenglong and Pang Hu patted their chests and promised that they would definitely keep it confidential until the matter was decided.

The three of them had a fuss and suddenly found Xu Yan in a daze, and couldn't help looking at each other.

Zhao Chenghuai pushed him and frowned and said, "What kind of expression do you have? My cousin is so good, are you still suffering a loss?"
Chapter completed!
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