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Chen Chu rolled her eyes: "Everything is ready, the only thing missing is beef, where's your beef?"

Cheng Yaojin pointed behind him: "Isn't it just... huh?"

He froze for a moment.

Nothing at all.

Cheng Yaojin suddenly became furious: "Chu Bi, that bastard, dared to cheat the old man of his beef. It's unreasonable. When I find him, I must beat him to a disability..."

With that said, he rolled up his sleeves to go outside.

Just happened to bump into Cheng Chubi head-on.

Cheng Chubi walked in with a huge sack on his shoulders, put the sack on the ground with a bang, and collapsed on the ground panting, motionless.

Cheng Yaojin scolded: "Look at your worthless appearance, you son of a bitch, is half a cow so heavy?"

Cheng Chubi took a breath and said, "Father, this half cow weighs almost three hundred catties..."

"Useless trash!"

Cheng Yaojin didn't care how many catties the beef weighed.

Chen Chu: "..."

Old Cheng's tutor is really extraordinary.

He smiled and said, "Since the beef is here, it will be easy... Fourth Brother, help me..."

"Okay, I'll help you."

Hearing that there is something delicious, Cheng Yaojin is naturally very positive.

Not long after, a smell of beef filled the whole yard.

Cheng Yaojin had already sent his guards to guard the surroundings.

No one can come near this yard.

Cheng Chubi was responsible for adding coal.

Seeing this, Cheng Yaojin asked, "Fifth brother, you are burning firewood, no, what you are burning is not firewood, but black soil?"

Chen Chu asked in surprise, "Fourth brother knows about black soil?"

Cheng Yaojin said: "Of course I know black soil. This black soil is better than firewood when burned. In the past, some people burned black soil in Chang'an City, but no one burned it afterwards."

"Why?" Chen Chu asked in confusion.

It is said that coal was discovered before the Tang Dynasty.

But until now, coal has not been commonly burned as a source of energy.

Cheng Yaojin said: "It was the second year of Wude. There was a heavy snowfall in Chang'an City, and the weather was extremely cold. A family in the west of the city could not buy charcoal and firewood, so they secretly burned black soil. In the end, all seven members of the family died of poisoning. ..."

As he spoke, he stared at Chen Chu: "Fourth brother, this black soil is poisonous and cannot be burned..."

Chen Chu smiled and said, "Fourth brother, don't worry, this is not black soil, but coal, and coal is not poisonous."

Chen Chu immediately knew that this was one of the reasons why coal was not widely used by people.

It turned out that everyone regarded it as poisonous.

Most people in this era are ignorant.

Hearing others say that coal is poisonous, he naturally thinks that coal is poisonous, but he has never thought about the principle behind it.

The reason why the family of seven people died was either from carbon monoxide poisoning, or from the influence of toxic substances such as sulfur in coal.

What Chen Chu's coal mining plant needs to do is simply process the coal to reduce the toxic and harmful substances in it.

Cheng Yaojin pointed to a basket next to him, it was inconceivable.

coal?

Is it safe to change the name?

Cheng Yaojin felt that he couldn't believe it, so he kicked Cheng Chubi and asked, "You son of a bitch, have you been poisoned?"

Cheng Chubi raised his head and said, "Father, I'm fine, I'm not poisoned..."

Only then did Cheng Yaojin feel relieved.

The iron pot on the stove was gurgling, and the wooden pot cover was beating restlessly and violently.

Cheng Yaojin smelled the fragrance from the mouth of the pot and felt that his stomach was so hungry that he kept urging Chen Chu to cook.

Hurrying and urging, a person suddenly walked into the yard.

It was Li Tai who had been washed clean.

Li Tai stepped forward: "I didn't expect General Cheng to come too. Why, it's time for dinner. Why don't you go back to Chang'an City? The curfew will start later. Once the city gate is closed, you can go back to Chang'an City." not going……"

This kid has already smelled the fragrance, but he thinks that such a delicious food should be shared with fewer people.

He wanted to drive Cheng Yaojin away in disguise.

Cheng Yaojin said unhappily, "Your Highness, this beef was brought by me, old Cheng..."

Li Tai was taken aback, and smiled awkwardly: "General Cheng's cattle can't figure it out again?"

"Um……"

Cheng Yaojin nodded.

Li Tai never dared to mention driving away Cheng Yaojin again.

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Chapter 266 Reconciliation

Coal burns more powerfully than firewood.

The beef in the iron pot is cooked thoroughly.

Cheng Chubi sat under the stove to add coal.

Cheng Yaojin and Li Tai stood by the stove, one on the left and the other on the right, swallowing their saliva non-stop.

Without Chen Chu's order, no one dared to do anything.

"Your Highness, it looks like it's almost done, why don't you ask Chen Chu to do the cooking?"

"Why don't you go?"

"To be honest, although Chen Chu and I are sworn brothers, he never gives me face."

"To be honest, although I am the King of Yue, Chen Chu never shows me any face."

"Then let's wait."

"Alright!"

"By the way, no one else will come to grab food from us, right?"

Li Tai asked suddenly.

Cheng Yaojin thought for a while: "Your Highness, there should be no one coming here in the wilderness..."

Before he finished speaking, he heard footsteps behind him.

Cheng Yaojin and Li Tai looked back at the same time, and stood up abruptly.

I saw two people appearing behind them, they were Prince Li Chengqian and Qi Wang Li Zhi.

When Li Tai saw Li Chengqian, he straightened his face and asked, "Prince, King Qi, why are you here?"

Li Chengqian greeted Cheng Yaojin.

Li Zhi said: "Fourth brother, I'm in the palace today, and I figured out that Chen Chu should cook delicious food. I went to the Nanshan mansion with the prince's brother, and found that Chen Chu was not there, so I decided to come and see..."

Everyone: "..."

It is worthy of being a famous foodie in Datang.

Li Chengqian explained: "Qingque, in fact, the pheasant slave and I didn't come here for food. We just heard that Chen Chu went out of the city to plant potatoes today. It is more than 30 miles away from Chang'an City. Such a wild place, would you like to come here?" It was very bitter, so I came to visit Chen Chu instead of my father..."

Li Tai sneered and said, "Prince, I've finished watching it now, are you going to leave?"

Li Chengqian did not speak.

His status as a prince is useless in front of Li Tai.

When he was young, he had a very close relationship with Li Tai.

But since a few years ago, Li Tai has become less and less concerned about himself as the crown prince.

All this is because Li Tai's rewards are getting more and more.

And the officials of the East Palace reminded Li Chengqian more than once that the King of Yue would seize the heir sooner or later, and persuaded Li Chengqian not to be polite to Li Tai.

But Li Chengqian finally softened his heart.

I can't be as heartless as Li Tai.

On the contrary, Li Zhi, with a confused look, said: "Fourth brother, we came from Chang'an just now, and we happened to be hungry. I want to eat before leaving..."

Li Tai didn't give face, and said: "I'm sorry, today's meal, there is no share for the crown prince and pheasant slaves, you should go back early..."

Before he finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted.

"Qing Que, you're awesome. When I'm not around, who told you to come here to pretend to compare..."

I saw Chen Chu came in with a dark face, pointed at Li Tai, and said without any scruples: "Fuck off, even you come to my place to eat and drink, what right do you have to drive others away, you My brother-in-law, the crown prince and the pheasant slave are also my brother-in-law, why do you drive them away?"

The arrogant Li Tai squatted beside the stove without saying a word when he saw Chen Chu and was reprimanded again.

Cheng Yaojin and Li Chengqian all stared wide-eyed, looking at Chen Chu in disbelief.

This guy actually reprimanded King Yue?

And the King of Yue didn't even refute?

Simply incredible.

I saw Chen Chu coming forward and said: "Okay, let's serve dinner... You have something to say first. When you get here, it doesn't matter whether it is the prince, the king of Yue, or the general. They all don't exist. We are all friends. Who dares to show off with Chen Chu? Be careful I throw him out..."

No one dared to refute.

Li Chengqian and Li Zhi also rushed to help, serving rice and serving bowls, each of them was extremely busy.

As for Chen Chu, the chef, he had been busy before, but now he sat down and began to enjoy himself.

He sat upright in the middle.

Li Tai brought a bowl of rice and said, "Chen Chu, you've been tired all afternoon, hurry up and eat."

Li Chengqian brought a pair of chopsticks and said, "Chen Chu, eat quickly."

Cheng Yaojin, who was sitting opposite, was dumbfounded.

Damn!

Did the fifth brother become the Emperor of the Earth?

To let the prince and the king of Yue serve him for dinner?

He quickly lowered his head, pretending not to see it.

Chen Chu took out a ceramic bottle and said, "Today, this dish is called Potato Beef. It can be said to be unique in the Tang Dynasty. Good food requires good wine. Come, everyone will not go home until they are drunk!"

good wine?

Everyone knew that Chen Chu had wine-making skills, and the spirits brewed by Chen Chu were the most delicious, so they were all looking forward to it.

Chen Chu personally poured wine for everyone, and was the first to toast.

"Good wine!"

"Whoosh..."

Li Tai took a sip, his face turned red immediately, but he felt comfortable all over.

Li Chengqian held the wine glass, looked at Chen Chu, and said in embarrassment: "Chen Chu, this...I'm not in good health, so I can't drink..."

As a weak and sickly person since childhood, Li Chengqian never drank alcohol.