Since Huang Jin hasn't come back yet, Jiang Qian can't celebrate in advance if he wants to help Li Qi.
So Li Qi could only return to his mansion.
After returning home, Li Qi immediately went to the warehouse to check the pepper he brought back from Shuicheng.
"Brother Li, what is this?" Su Yingxiong looked at the powder in the box. His nose felt itchy and he wanted to sneeze but could only hold back.
Li Qi covered his mouth and nose and took out a bowl. He left the warehouse and said to Su Yingxiong: "Go and tell the kitchen to get some fresh beef and mutton and some charcoal."
"Brother Li, what are you doing?"
"bbq."
"bbq?" Su Yingxiong looked confused.
"You don't understand even after I tell you. Please help me get this thing first, and I'll go to the blacksmith shop." Li Qi said.
Su Yingxiong took the pepper from Li Qi's hand, looked puzzled, and said to himself: "What on earth is bbq?"
When he came to the blacksmith shop, Li Qi had a rectangular barbecue grill made for him.
When he got home in the evening, Su Yingxiong had already had the ingredients prepared. A dozen servants stood in a row, each holding fresh mutton and beef in their hands.
Li Qi had someone put the barbecue pit in the backyard, set it up with two big rocks, and then ordered someone to pour in the charcoal and light it.
After that, someone used bamboo slices to cut the beef and mutton into pieces and skewer them. After completing all the preparations, Li Qi put the skewers of beef and mutton on the barbecue. After a while, the tender meat was grilled "spicy"
"Zi" emits oil.
Before he could spread the information, someone came to report: "Master, there is a Miss Tu outside the door who wants to see you."
"Miss Tu?" Li Qi was stunned for a moment, then immediately responded: "Please."
Seeing Tu Boshu reverting to women's clothing, Li Qi stared at it for a long time before coming back to his senses.
Although her breasts are a bit small, they can't make her look beautiful. As for her figure, which is wrapped in loose clothes, she doesn't have much of an appearance.
"Brother Tu?" Li Qi looked surprised.
Tu Boshu smiled slightly and said, "Brother Li."
"What are you..."
Tu Boshu sighed and said, "It's hard to explain...Brother Li, what are you doing?"
"You came just in time." Li Qixiao pulled her over, sprinkled salt on the barbecue, and then sprinkled a layer of pepper.
Soon a strong fragrance filled the air. Not to mention Tu Boshu and Su Yingxiong, even the servants and maids standing around couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
"It smells so good!" Tu Boshu couldn't help but say.
Li Qi picked up a skewer of almost-cooked mutton and handed it to her: "Try it."
Tu Boshu took it and didn't care about the image of a lady at all. He bit it gently with his neat silver teeth, and a delicious piece of mutton entered his mouth.
The moment the mutton entered his mouth, Tu Boshu's eyes widened. He chewed for a while and swallowed before he couldn't help but say: "It's delicious!"
Li Qi also picked up a bunch and ate it.
Although the taste has improved a lot, it is still missing something. If there were chili pepper and cumin, it would be perfect.
However, it is not easy to get pepper nowadays. With the addition of pepper to enhance the flavor and remove the fishy smell, the taste has also been improved several levels.
Su Yingxiong couldn't help but come over: "Brother Li, I..."
"If you want to eat it, grill it yourself." Li Qi said angrily, putting the grilled meat skewers on the plate, and then sat at the table with Tu Boshu.
Su Yingxiong immediately imitated Li Qi in grilling meat, and all the maids and servants around him were ravenous.
"Fat man!" Li Qi shouted: "Bake all the meat, otherwise it will be wasted. Let's share some for everyone to have a taste."
Su Yingxiong said without looking back: "Okay!"
After pouring a cup of tea and taking a sip, Li Qi asked Tu Boshu, "Tell me what's going on?"
Tu Boshu said with a depressed look on his face: "After what happened last time, my father stopped dressing me up as a man when I came back, and let me return to my daughter's body... and even arranged a marriage for me..."
"Hey, you're getting married?" Li Qi grinned, "Congratulations!"
"Can you be more serious? I came here to ask you to help me find a solution." Tu Boshu said angrily.
"What can you think of?" Li Qi asked.
"I don't want to get married!"
"You mean, you came to me because you wanted me to help you cancel this marriage?"
Tu Boshu nodded: "Yes."
"As the saying goes, it's better to demolish ten temples than ruin one marriage. Aren't you trying to make things difficult for me?" Li Qi pursed his lips and said, "Besides, what's wrong with getting married? You'll have to get married sooner or later."
"But I don't like him!" Tu Bo wrote.
Li Qi thought to himself: In your day and age, isn’t it all about parents’ orders and matchmaking? How come you are so independent?
But think about it, Tu Boshu has been working for the Escort Bureau all year round, traveling all over the country, and his temperament has long been different from that of ordinary women.
"Who is the other party?" Li Qi asked.
"The eldest son of Marquis Yuwen."
"Marquis?" Li Qi said, "That's not bad. If you marry him, won't you be walking sideways in the future?"
Tu Boshu smiled bitterly and said: "My father means the same thing, but do you know... this Yu Wenxuan is... a..."
"What is it?" Li Qi asked.
Tu Boshu hesitated for a long time before whispering: "He has had problems with his feet since he was a child. He has been lying in bed all year round and cannot walk on the ground..."
I'm going!
Dare you be a cripple?
No wonder this woman doesn't marry.
"Then what are your plans?" Li Qi asked.
"What plan can I have? Didn't I just come to you because I had no other options?"
Li Qidao: "If I were an ordinary person, I could help you think of something, but he is the son of a Marquis, and your family only runs an escort agency. Logically speaking, your family is the one who has the upper hand..."
After thinking for a long time, Li Qi said: "There is only one way at the moment."
"What?"
"Escape from marriage!"
"Escape from marriage?" Tu Boshu was stunned for a moment.
Li Qi nodded: "It's definitely not possible to break off the engagement. Let's not talk about whether others agree or not. Your father's side will be in trouble. So, the only way is to escape from the engagement."
"But I'm going to run away from the marriage. What will happen to the Fuyun Escort Agency then? When Marquis Yuwen gets angry..." Tu Boshu had already thought of the consequences.
"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, then you have no choice but to get married." Li Qi said, "Anyway, the other party is also a cripple, and he can't do anything to you."
Tu Boshu's face turned red and he said, "Who is discussing this with you?"
Li Qi smiled and said, "Don't always think about the fact that the other person is lame. Maybe in addition to his disability, the other person has some advantages that you haven't discovered?"
"It's not because he is disabled that I don't want to marry him...it's because I don't like him."
"Things like feelings can be cultivated slowly."
Tu Boshu stared at Li Qi, obviously a little angry, and after a moment he said: "Actually, I already have someone I like."