As the main city of Dingbeihou territory, Hongyuan City covers an area of more than 80 square kilometers. Because it is backed by boundless mountains, the inexhaustible huge resources have attracted countless nobles and businessmen. The superior land
The location made Hongyuan City unprecedentedly prosperous, and the mercenary industry was also very popular.
The mercenary management department of Hongyuan City is located in the north of the city, and this has become the gathering place for all mercenary groups. Jiang Xingchen came here after asking around for two months.
After arriving in the north of the city, there was no need for him to ask any more questions. People on the street were talking about the Redbud Mercenary Group, and many people were rushing there specifically. He could just follow behind.
"Zijing is indeed the number one mercenary group. It can even defeat top beasts like sword-backed pigs! It seems that we are going to make a lot of money this time..."
"Those foreign aristocratic merchants have been looking for it for a long time. The sword-back pig skin costs at least three thousand topaz coins. The price of the meat is estimated to be high or not low. In addition, the tusks and sharp thorns on the pig's back are all made of
The material of the weapon... This sword-backed pig can at least bring tens of thousands of topaz coins to Zijin..."
"Captain Mo is even more powerful. He even offered a reward of three hundred citrine coins for cooking the back meat of sword-backed pig. Yesterday, I heard someone from a restaurant say that it was the top quality ingredient and it wouldn't cost more than a hundred citron coins per kilogram.
Fresh……"
"No one can take away the big deal. Since yesterday afternoon, there have been few chefs coming to the restaurant. None of them satisfies Captain Mo..."
After listening to the discussion, Jiang Xingchen followed the people in front to the end of a street, turned right, and saw a large group of people forming a large semicircle, with noisy discussions buzzing like flies.
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From a distance, Jiang Xingchen could easily look beyond the crowd and see inside.
But when he looked at it, his eyes suddenly shrank, his mind buzzed, and his breathing became tight.
The crowd was surrounding a large courtyard. The courtyard wall was probably not more than five meters high, and the wide blue bricks looked heavy at first glance. Next to the courtyard door, there was a huge beast hanging.
Due to the crowd, only the upper body of the beast could be seen, but the upper body was at least two meters long and as thick as a large water tank. The beast was dark brown in color, with a mane half a meter long, and dozens of arrows standing on its back.
The same sharp brown spikes. And its mouth has two half-meter-long white fangs. The fangs are not round, but flat, with sharp edges like knives. Jiang Xingchen can see it from a distance.
A touch of cold light.
"The upper body is only over two meters, and the whole body cannot be more than four meters. Such a big body probably weighs two tons! There are thorns on the back, fangs in the mouth, and there are no pigs... Where is this place?
What kind of pig is this? You can kill any lion on earth..."
Through the understanding and analysis of the past two days, he has always believed that this world is similar to the ancient times of his own world. Although there is vitality, it is just that the force value is higher. But at this moment, this intuitive visual impact made him profound
Realize that this is another world and there are many unknown things.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Xingchen calmed down and slowly walked to the outside of the crowd. But when he saw the sword-backed pig up close, the visual pressure was even greater.
"Come out, come out!" The crowd in front shouted in unison. Jiang Xingchen stood on tiptoe to watch. The courtyard door opened and two middle-aged men walked out with their heads slightly lowered.
"Shopkeeper Huang! How are you doing?" someone in the crowd in front asked.
"Hey!" The middle-aged man walking in front sighed and shook his head: "It can't meet the requirements of Captain Mo. The meat cooked by our chef still has a fishy smell!"
Hearing this, the middle-aged man behind him smiled unnaturally and walked forward silently with his head lowered.
Jiang Xingchen finally took his mind back from the sword-backed pig and put it back on the three hundred topaz coins. When he heard the middle-aged man's words, his eyes lit up: "Do you want to remove the fishy smell from the meat?"
The crowd parted, and two middle-aged men walked out. Jiang Xingchen looked in along the gap where the crowd separated, and saw two burly men standing next to the gate with their chests crossed, looking at everyone with arrogance.
After pondering for a while, Jiang Xingchen turned around and left. He couldn't make the same mistake as yesterday twice. He didn't forget the situation when he was chased out by the restaurant waiter as a beggar yesterday. Now that he has figured out the reason, he should go back and get ready.
Come again.
Almost jogging all the way back to the market outside the civilian area, Jiang Xingchen dove in... What he was doing at this time was like gambling, using all his wealth to bet on this opportunity.
There were onions, ginger, and garlic in the market, and what excited him was that there was soy sauce, or more appropriately, clear soy sauce. The taste was slightly bland compared to the ones on Earth, but that didn't affect its use as a condiment.
You must buy wine, which is the key to getting rid of the fishy smell of meat. Three ounces of turbid, low-quality wine cost fifty copper coins. Jiang Xingchen felt a twinge of pain.
Then, he searched all over the market and bought star anise and cinnamon in the pharmacy. Only then did he really feel relieved.
But what made him regretful was that he didn't buy any candy, otherwise he would have been more confident.
During the purchase process, Jiang Xingchen once again intuitively realized that this world was different from the earth. It was almost winter, and there were seven or eight kinds of vegetables, and he didn't recognize any of them. He didn't have nearly 90% of the medicinal materials in the pharmacy.
I've heard of it, and it actually has a fantastic name like 'Three-Colored Divine Flower', and one plant costs hundreds of topaz coins...
A month later, it was already noon, and Jiang Xingchen returned to the blocked yard with the things he bought.
Mei'er was not at home, and Jiang Xingchen didn't care. In the morning, the little girl had already said she was going to Uncle Huang's place.
Entering the kitchen, Jiang Xingchen put away everything he bought, including salt, soy sauce, onions, ginger, garlic, star anise and cinnamon, two kilograms of pork ribs, three ounces of wine and a small earthenware jar. He spent all his money on these things.
He had two topaz coins and sixty copper coins in his possession.
"Success or failure depends on this!" Jiang Xingchen stood in front of the pot, took a deep breath, and started to work. First, soak the ribs in cold water to draw out the remaining blood in the meat, then start processing the onions, ginger, and garlic, and then light the stove.
, and went to the courtyard wall to build a simple stove with waste bricks, and dug out a vent underneath. The stove in the kitchen can be used for slow simmering, but not for boiling over high heat...
In the afternoon, as the sun gradually turns to the west, there are still many people watching outside the compound where the Bauhinia Mercenary Group is stationed. Some people come to see the Sword-backed Pig, preparing to trade with the mercenary group, and there are also many people from various restaurants who want to see it.
See if anyone can take away the three hundred topaz coins.
The door opened, and two more people came out dejectedly. Without asking, they knew that Captain Mo was dissatisfied. The onlookers couldn't help but sigh: "Cuiyuan Building didn't succeed either!"
"Furongzhai didn't succeed, and Cuiyuan Building certainly didn't work either... It seems that unless someone comes from the imperial capital, it will be difficult to satisfy Captain Mo!"
"Furongzhai and Cuiyuanlou are the best restaurants in Hongyuan City. I often go to these two restaurants, and I don't think the meat they cook has a fishy smell! Captain Mo..."
"I heard that Captain Mo is going to have a banquet with an important friend, and that person can't smell a fishy smell. That's why I offered a reward for the sword-backed pork back, a top ingredient, to be cooked..."
"The two best restaurants in Hongyuan City are not good enough. It is estimated that no other restaurants will come in the future..."
The two people in Cuiyuan Building walked out. Except for those who were staring at the sword-backed pigs and preparing to do business with the Bauhinia mercenary group, people from other major restaurants felt that there was nothing to see and were about to leave. The crowd suddenly
It's a lot looser.
At this moment, Jiang Xingchen, who was dressed in shabby linen clothes, was holding a small jar in his hand, with a pottery bowl covering the jar, and walked through the crowd towards the entrance of the Bauhinia Mercenary Group.
All the onlookers walked out, but he walked in, attracting everyone's attention at once.
"Civilians, what are civilians doing here?" Everyone came up with this idea, stopped at the same time, and looked back at Jiang Xingchen.
"Does he also want to claim the reward of three hundred topaz coins?" Someone asked in confusion. But he was immediately retorted by others: "Not all major restaurants, how can he, a commoner, satisfy Captain Mo!"
"It's hard to say. Maybe he really has this ability!"
"Stop talking about it, he is a civilian, has he ever seen meat... I wonder if Captain Mo will be so angry that he will kill him when he sees a civilian coming in!"
"I still want to see Captain Mo. It would be great if he can get through the gate..."
Soon, everyone turned around with mocking smiles on their lips, looking like they were watching a good show.
There were two shopkeepers in the crowd who frowned slightly and asked the waiter next to them: "Does he look familiar to you?"
"Shopkeeper, isn't this the liar who came to our restaurant yesterday!" the waiter said, with a look of surprise on his face: "This guy is so bold, he actually tricked the Bauhinia Mercenary Group into coming. He's going to die..."
While everyone was discussing, Jiang Xingchen had already arrived at the door. Two strong men took a step across and stood in front of him, their gloomy faces full of anger.
The two of them had already paid attention to Jiang Xingchen, and they had the same idea as the onlookers. But the other party's behavior was simply teasing the Bauhinia Mercenary Group, which made them extremely angry.
"Boy, you'd better get out of here, otherwise..." The two of them stretched out their hands to stop Jiang Xingchen and said viciously. Both of them had seen blood, and their anger had a ferocious aura.
The people watching from behind all laughed, waiting to see Jiang Xingchen being so frightened that he peed his pants.
However, Jiang Xingchen didn't even raise his head, and didn't even look at the two people who stopped him. Although the other party was menacing, his inner quality was very good. As long as he didn't look at the two people, he would not be affected. More
The important thing is that he believes that the braised pork ribs he carefully prepared will definitely satisfy Captain Mo.
Before the two of them had finished speaking, Jiang Xingchen had already reached out and grabbed the pottery bowl on the jar, and gently opened it.
A strong aroma of meat wafted out and spread quickly.
The two big men stopped mid-sentence, sniffed their noses, Gulu swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and stared at the jar in Jiang Xingchen's hand.
For a moment, there was silence all around. The smiles of those onlookers all turned into surprise. While greedily inhaling the aroma, they couldn't help but secretly thought: "What kind of meat is this? Why is it so fragrant?"
Many of the people present were chefs from restaurants, and they knew it smelled like meat when they smelled it, but such a rich aroma was something they had never encountered before.
"It's a pity that it took too long to come all the way, and the aroma is not as strong as when it was freshly baked!" Jiang Xingchen thought to himself, and swallowed his saliva. He had been craving for the noodles for several days.
Raising his head, Jiang Xingchen smiled slightly at the two people who were still staring at the jar, and asked: "Brothers, can I go in?"
"Ah!" The two people came to their senses and nodded hurriedly: "Yes, yes..."
"Thank you!" Jiang Xingchen nodded slightly, and just as he was about to lift his legs to walk in, he felt a strong wind blowing against his face, and a red shadow rushed out of his eyes.