I turned the cold palace into a paradise

"Buy more pork ribs and offal if you have any. Forget it, just buy a pig."

"How can you eat something that smells so bad?"

"Don't you trust my cooking skills? Just tell me whether the food I made these past two days is delicious or not!"

"Believe me! It's so delicious! Brother Yue, what else do you want?"

"That's all. Just buy everything on the list."

"Okay! Let's go then!"

After Yun Yue finished her instructions, she walked out of the kitchen, came to Song Li who had been waiting for her, and asked, "What does the military advisor want to see me about?"

Song Li looked back and saw that there was no one around. He whispered, "Fang Tianhu is very cautious. He will let others eat first before he eats. He will only eat after a quarter of an hour when no one is around."

"Why are you telling me this?" Yun Yue looked confused.

Song Li looked at Yun Yue meaningfully for a while, and then said, "Tomorrow is his birthday. Most of the people in the village will eat and drink. Fang Tianhu will definitely ask someone to watch you cook."

"I don't understand what you are saying. Can I still drug the king? How can I be a bandit without the king?" Yun Yue snorted and turned away.

Song Li curled his lips and turned to leave.

Tomorrow is Fang Tianhu's birthday. Fang Tianhu said that he would prepare twelve tables of food for ten people. Yunyue started preparing the ingredients for tomorrow half a day in advance. Fortunately, there are many women in the mountain village, probably the family members of the bandits. With their help, Yunyue will not be too busy.

But perhaps because of Fang Tianhu's instructions, the kitchen helpers kept their eyes on Yunyue. Even when she went to the toilet, there were people watching her.

Thinking of what Song Li said in the morning, Yun Yue's eyes turned and she came up with an idea.

Day two.

Yunyue got up before dawn and went to the kitchen to direct the women to prepare the dishes.

Yunyue is responsible for cooking.

As the day dawned, the village began to get busy. The bandits who had come here following the smell were chatting at the kitchen door, saying they would help serve the dishes to the table later. If Yun Yue hadn't seen them sniffing their noses and wiping their saliva, she would have believed them. They looked as if they could eat the food right away if they just smelled it.

"Did you see that just now? The fat man who just came is the owner of Jiang's Cloth Shop!"

"I seem to have some impression of this. Why are people from the cloth shop also here to join in the fun?"

"You don't know this! Do you remember the carts of cloth we robbed before?"

"Of course. She had never seen such beautiful cloth before. My wife was so amazed when she saw it that she even said she would die without regrets if she had a piece of clothing made of this cloth! She didn't even think about the fact that her skin, which was as thin as tree bark, would be scratched by the clothes."

"Hahahahahahahaha, that was done by Jiang's people who paid the boss to do it! Because that cloth shop was the sworn enemy of Jiang's Cloth Shop, and I heard that after we robbed it, that cloth shop lost a lot of money. Now Jiang's Cloth Shop is the only one in the market!"

"No wonder! Merchants are all cunning!"

"..."

Yunyue was cooking while listening attentively.

At noon, Fang Tianhu's confidant came over and told him that the food was ready to be served.

The bandits who had been waiting for a long time came over to serve the dishes.

"Brother Yue, the boss would like to ask you to come over later." The confidant came over and said.

Yunyue nodded and wiped her hands.

As there were too many people, they arranged the dining area in the open space in the middle of the village. When Yunyue arrived, the table was already full of people.

Seeing Yunyue coming over, Fang Tianhu waved and said loudly: "This is the new chef we hired in our village! He is the one who cooked all the meals today!"

"You are so young and yet you have such great cooking skills. I haven't even tried it yet but my mouth is already watering just by smelling it." A plump middle-aged man said, wiping the corner of his mouth.

"Hahahahahahahahahaha." Everyone laughed.

Yunyue touched her head shyly and said, "Thank you for the compliment."

Fang Tianhu pointed at the dishes on the table and said, "Xiao Yue, you've worked hard to cook so many dishes. Come on, eat whichever one you like!"

Yun Yue calmly glanced at Song Li who was standing beside Fang Tianhu, and then showed a surprised expression: "Really? Hehehe, I've been hungry for a long time, but there were too many people and I didn't dare to eat secretly."

There was another laughter.

"So I want to ask for a reward! Can you let me taste each dish? Although I can cook, I haven't eaten meat for a long time... Today I want to take advantage of the king's birthday banquet, maybe I will be immune to all diseases in the future!"

Fang Tianhu was delighted by what he said, and waved his hand: "Eat it! You can benefit from it!" He originally wanted Yunyue to test the poison. If it wasn't for face, he wouldn't let Yunyue, who had just arrived in the village for less than three days, cook. Although his men had been watching Yunyue cook, he was still worried.

"Thank you, my king! I'll be more than welcome. I'll introduce today's dishes to you while we eat."

"This is a joyous dish. It's made with mutton, which symbolizes joy and excitement, just like today is the king's birthday." Yun Yue picked up a piece of mutton and put it in her mouth, saying with great enjoyment: "The mellow taste and unique deliciousness of mutton make people unable to stop!"

"This dish is called 'Happiness as Great as the East Sea', and this one is called 'Live as Long as the Southern Mountains'. Together, we wish the king happiness as great as the East Sea and a life as long as the Southern Mountains!"

"This is a house full of gold and jade! It means wealth and good luck."

"..."

There were 18 dishes in total. Yunyue introduced them while eating and also described the taste of the dishes.

Everyone couldn't stop swallowing their saliva, wishing they could put it in their mouths and taste it immediately.

Fang Tianhu was very satisfied. He had a good impression of him before because he was good at talking, but now he really liked him. The taste of the dishes was no longer important. The names of the dishes already made him very happy!

Yunyue wiped her mouth after introducing the last dish.

"Your Majesty! I am full and have finished my introduction! Thank you, Your Majesty." He poured himself a glass of wine and raised the glass: "Finally, I wish you a happy birthday! Years are like songs, may your smile be as bright as the sun, and your life be as beautiful as poetry. May you pursue your passion every year and gain full happiness and joy! May you be blessed and healthy every year!"

"Good! Good boy! Reward!!! Bring me some gold and give me a big reward!" Fang Tianhu was a little touched! No one had ever said such touching words of blessing to him before. He felt like crying. What was going on?

Yunyue: Don’t be touched, I copied it.

Everyone looked at Yun Yue with admiration. This kid! He is really good at talking! He can say such cheesy words right away! He has a future! He has a future!

Yun Yue was delighted to receive a gold ingot! She shook it and thanked Fang Tianhu with a smile on her face. Then she withdrew amid the envious eyes of the crowd.

"Let's eat!" As soon as Yunyue left, Fang Tianhu waved his hand impatiently, and everyone raised their chopsticks.