Chapter 1453 - 350: Boiling!

Chapter 1453: Chapter 350: Boiling!

A hotpot, in fact, has existed long ago, but these two are eating a tonic pot, the kind without Sichuan peppercorns or chili.

Lord Zheng drew out a dagger,

saying;

"Thanks to you two, my lords, I’m deeply grateful."

"Oh, not at all, not at all. When Lord Zheng returns victorious, I will personally host a celebration on the Wang River Tower at Ying Capital City!" Sun Youdao said.

"Hahaha, certainly victorious." Mao Mingcai stood up and lifted the pot lid, "Let me first see if the broth is boiling?"

When the pot lid was lifted,

inside was bubbling broth:

"Gurgle... Gurgle... Gurgle..."

......

"Gurgle... Gurgle... Gurgle..."

Down along the levee, several bubbling water holes had appeared.

This is an extremely dangerous sign, indicating that a breach might occur at any time.

That’s why the local laborers patrol tirelessly day and night.

Ultimately, the root cause of this situation is the highly unreasonable design of the levee.

And such unreasonableness can’t be comprehended by ordinary laborers; they simply follow instructions, believing they are fortifying the levee to prevent flood threats in their hometown.

The laborers have been cleaned up, the bodies were thrown into the river.

Ran Min shouted at his subordinates around him:

"Dig!"

...

"Let me dig, then."

Mao Mingcai, holding a spoon, scooped a large spoonful of lard from a nearby white porcelain bowl and added it to the pot.

Lord Zheng really wanted to tell them he actually prefers beef tallow hotpot.

But how to put it,

When in Rome, do as the Romans do.

Immediately, he shaved a slice of lamb, picked it up with chopsticks, and dipped it in the boiling broth.

Once cooked,

he put the meat in his mouth; although the broth wasn’t spicy, the taste was truly delightful, and the lamb was indeed tender, melting in the mouth.

Sun Youdao picked up the wine jug, intending to pour wine for Lord Zheng.

Lord Zheng hastily said:

"No alcohol in the military."

Although not presently in the army, essentially, they were still at war; drinking could easily cause blunders.

Sun Youdao slapped his forehead,

saying:

"I forgot, I forgot, hahaha, alright, then let’s substitute tea for alcohol, substitute tea for alcohol."

Sun Youdao stood up and approached the small stove to fetch the teapot, but having lived in comfort long enough, though he wasn’t pedantic or extravagant, it had been decades since he last did such things as boiling water and serving tea.

When he picked up the teapot, he didn’t expect it to be so hot and accidentally dropped the teapot onto the ground.

"Clang!"

......

"Clang!"

A large stone was pried open, and immediately, river water rushed fiercely through the gap, relentlessly tearing and expanding the breach.

Some places began to crack, and even collapse had occurred.

The levee breach,

had begun!

......

"I really am..." Sun Youdao was somewhat helpless, "really am..."

"Good thing you’re not burned, good thing you’re not burned."

Mao Mingcai stood up and, after carefully checking, discovered Sun Youdao wasn’t injured by burns, he, too, breathed a sigh of relief.

Though Ying Capital’s Transport Envoy was Sun Liang, everyone knew that the person truly handling such a large affair and managing it orderly was none other than the former Prime Minister of Cheng State before them.

If he had been burned, Mao Mingcai would indeed have lost a significant helping hand, and then would have to worry about logistics.

"I’ll go boil another pot." Sun Youdao said.

"No need, no need." Lord Zheng pointed at the bubbling pot before them, "Tea, tea, in the earlier days, weren’t tea leaves used for boiling soup with seasonings added? Let’s just replace tea with soup and then replace alcohol!"

"Haha, indeed, indeed."

Mao Mingcai used a spoon to scoop out three bowls of broth.

The three men raised their bowls,

Sun Youdao: "For Lord Pingye’s congratulation!"

Mao Mingcai: "For the grand victory over Chu!"

Lord Zheng solemnly said:

"For Yan’s eternal union with Zhuxia for ten thousand years!"

In the pot,

The broth was still boiling, inside, were vegetables and meat.

In the distance,

The Wang River too was boiling, inside, were also vegetables and meat.