Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 673: Mr. Hua is really smart

The entire area of ​​Xichang Prefecture is similar to a long pumpkin, with a total of ten states under its jurisdiction. The prefectural government office is located in Changlan Prefecture, adjacent to Changwu Prefecture. It is where Hualei will work for the next three years.

If they went directly, the carriage would only take five or six days to arrive. Since they had plenty of time, Hua Lei decided to visit Changlanzhou incognito first.

In late March, on the border of Western Xinjiang, a group of people led their horses and slowly moved along the border. After finally reaching the pre-set destination, the patrolling soldiers cheered and quickened their pace.

A few people sat down against some tree trunks, took off their hats and threw them aside. They untied the bamboo tubes around their waists, unscrewed the lids, and drank a mouthful of water. The clear water flowed through their throats, making their dry throats much better.

He took a few more gulps of liquid and rubbed his face which had been numbed by the wind and sand. Finally, he began to feel the pain again.

He sat on the ground without any image, pounding his sore and swollen legs, stretching his body, and his fatigue was slightly relieved.

Today is the eleventh day that this twenty-man team has been patrolling the border. In about four days' journey, they will reach the next guard post and complete this patrol mission.

Soon, the bamboo tubes in the soldiers' hands were empty. Looking at the sun above their heads, several people prepared to take a break and eat something to fill their stomachs.

So, he found a few stones and built a stone stove, took out a small pottery jar, put it on top, poured in clean water, and started a fire to boil the water.

A quarter of an hour later, the water in the small clay pot began to bubble slowly. One of the soldiers who served as the cook took out instant noodles from his backpack, waited for a while, and after the water boiled, he stuffed several servings of instant noodles into the small clay pot.

I added some dried vegetables, diced pork, and a small packet of seasoning. Then I covered the lid and sat aside, waiting for the instant noodles to slowly cook.

There were two other people doing the same thing next to him. A few others took out fried rice noodles and put them into bamboo bowls, waiting for the water in the small clay pot to boil.

"I've got to say, this little clay pot and the little bamboo tube and bowl are really useful. The instant noodles are delicious too, but unfortunately, I've already finished mine." Smelling the aroma of instant noodles coming out of the little clay pot, Liao Xiaoqiang, who was sitting on the ground, said with some annoyance.

"Come on, when did you not say this during every patrol? Besides, what's wrong with fried rice noodles? If you really think it's dry, you can boil it in water, add some dry vegetables, and eat it with salted duck eggs. What's wrong with that?"

Xiang Xuewen, who was sitting opposite, took off the bamboo chopsticks stuck on the edge of the bamboo tube while talking, reached into the small pottery pot, and stirred the half-cooked instant noodles. The taste of the fried instant noodles seemed to be more intense.

Xiang Xuewen put the chopsticks in his mouth and licked them. He hadn't tasted this flavor for more than ten days. It was really delicious.

"Yeah, why didn't I think of it? I'm so stupid." Liao Xiaoqiang poured the fried rice noodles in the bowl into the small ceramic pot on the fire and stirred it with chopsticks.

Unfortunately, he had already eaten all the dried vegetables, but fortunately there were still pickled vegetables and fermented bean curd, which tasted good with the fried rice noodles. Liao Xiaoqiang took down the two small pottery jars on the horse's back.

The small pottery jars were filled with pickled vegetables and fermented bean curd, which tasted very good. However, in order to prevent them from spoiling, they were usually only kept for about seven or eight days. Now, there was only a small amount left at the bottom of the jar.

After eating the pickled vegetables, this small clay pot can be reused to boil water or noodles. It is very useful.

"Oh, why doesn't everyone get 15 days of instant noodles? Although fried rice noodles are really good, I want to eat instant noodles more." Liao Xiaoqiang, who is used to eating noodles, said regretfully.

"You kid, are you satisfied? In the past, there was nothing to eat. The steamed buns and rice balls would go bad in a few days. Also, there were no dishes to go with the rice. But things have gotten better in recent years.

It's all thanks to Mr. Hua. These fried rice noodles, toasted steamed bread slices, pickled vegetables, salted duck eggs, etc., were all thought up by Mr. Hua." said Yan Shanlin, an old soldier sitting diagonally opposite.

"Hey, I heard that Miss Hua is not very old, about the same age as me. Tell me, how come she is so smart and can come up with so many good things?" Liao Xiaoqiang said as he stirred the rice flour paste in the ceramic pot.

"Alas, there is nothing we can do, they are just smarter than us. I heard that Master Hua is not only smart, but also very good-looking.

She has round eyes, a high nose and fair skin. There are many people who like her in Shangjing City." said Xiang Xuewen, who has been a soldier in Xijiang for six years.

"How do you know? Have you seen it?" asked a young soldier who was feeding water to the horses with a wooden basin.

"Um..., I haven't seen it, I just heard about it from others. But it should be good. Isn't there a word like this, 'xiuwai something-something'?" Xiang Xuewen said.

"She is beautiful and intelligent." Yan Shanlin added with a smile.

"Yes, yes, she is beautiful and intelligent." Xiang Xuewen agreed while holding the bamboo bowl. He picked up a piece of noodles with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, and couldn't help but sigh, "It tastes so good! It tastes better than the noodles cooked by the chef in the military camp mess."

"You'd better talk less and eat quickly so that you can get on with your journey." Yan Shanlin picked up the bowl of rice noodles himself.

"By the way, Captain Bai, you are from the capital. Do you know Lord Hua?" Yan Shanlin suddenly asked Bai Yunhe, who was sitting aside and had remained silent.

"Yeah." Bai Yunhe, who was wearing the same clothes as the soldiers, responded softly.

"Oh, Captain Bai, do you know Lord Hua? Tell us quickly, what does Lord Hua look like?" Liao Xiaoqiang came over and asked curiously.

"They are getting married, don't talk about them behind their backs." Listening to his comrades talking about that person one after another, Bai Yunhe sat aside, stroking the word "flower" on the bottom of the bamboo tube, and stopped them.

Perhaps in order to promote their own products, anything Huaji sent to the military camp or to Western Xinjiang would have the word "Hua" engraved in an inconspicuous place. Even if Bai Yunhe wanted to ignore it, he couldn't.

Soon, the smell of instant noodles became stronger. Bai Yunhe took off the lid of the bamboo tube and used it as a bamboo bowl. He picked some instant noodles from the small ceramic jar and put them in the bamboo bowl, then poured some soup into it.

Holding the bamboo bowl, he began to eat noodles. The noodles were soft and sticky, and with the addition of dried vegetables and diced pork, it was delicious. Holding the bamboo bowl, Bai Yunhe let out a long sigh.

I haven't seen that bright, beautiful and intelligent woman for six years. I wonder if she is doing well now?