My husband is pure and has few desires, but I gave birth to three children in a row

After Chef Chen made the soup, he started to prepare the special meal for his own people.

A pot of pine mushroom and old hen soup, a small bowl of fried ham with garlic, a bowl of scrambled eggs with amaranth, another bowl of amaranth mixed with dried tofu, and a dozen or so egg pancakes, half of which were filled with chopped garlic and the other half with chopped amaranth. They were fried so fragrantly.

Lu Zhenzhen rarely indulges in the petty bourgeois style.

Someone placed a folding table by the stream and put a few chairs on it.

Sit by the river, trees, lawn, stream, and have a picnic.

If this could take pictures, it would definitely be a great photo that would be posted on WeChat Moments and make a bunch of people envious.

It’s a pity that Fu Zhiyi invited Tang Liang to have dinner together, so Lu Zhenzhen gave them a small table and left the two of them aside.

She took Nanny Ye and a few maids and sat by the river.

Looking at the scenery and eating delicious food, I feel so happy.

Fu Zhiyi, who was casually thrown aside by Lu Zhenzhen, was not in such a good mood.

I don't like Tang Liang as much anymore.

I silently said to myself that I would never ask Tang Liang to have dinner with me again, even if it was just to keep in touch or for future cooperation.

Tang Liang, on the other hand, was so focused on the food on the table that he didn't even glance at Fu Zhiyi.

After waiting for a long time for Fu Zhiyi to say "please", he didn't even raise his head, holding an omelet in one hand, and his chopsticks went to the fried ham with garlic.

His mouth was full and his eyes were filled with happiness.

If he could eat such delicious food every day, he has already considered telling the deputy commander of the guards that he would be Lord Fu's personal soldier in the future, and would only need to provide him with meals.

Fu Zhiyi reluctantly moved his chopsticks and took two bites of the food on the table.

The rest was eaten up by Tang Liang in a flash, and even the bottom of the plate was wiped clean by him with a pancake.

Finally, he burped with a feeling of being unsatisfied, and looked at Fu Zhiyi with eyes full of anticipation: "Master Fu, I wonder what we have for dinner?"

Fu Zhiyi: I don’t really want to pay attention to you.

After eating and drinking, everyone felt a little lazy.

Even though Tang Liang didn't want to set off at the moment, he calculated the distance and found that the next town was not too far away and he could get there if he hurried.

Tang Liang waved his hand and announced that they would rest for half an hour.

Everyone cheered, and except for a few guards who stayed behind, everyone either leaned on each other, leaned on the carriage, or simply lay on the ground, basking in the sun and falling asleep.

Fu Zhiyi was not full, but angry instead. He got on the carriage in a huff.

I saw a bowl of chicken soup, a few dishes of the same dishes I had just seen on the table, and a few egg pancakes on the small table in the carriage.

Suddenly his eyes lit up and he came to the table: "Is this for me?"

Lu Zhenzhen looked at him with amusement, knowing that he was a bit of a germaphobe and would not be able to eat well with outsiders, especially a carefree warrior like Tang Liang.

So he specifically asked Chef Chen to reserve a separate portion for him.

Fu Zhiyi rubbed his hands and looked at Lu Zhenzhen with eyes full of tenderness and sweetness.

Only my wife cared about me the most. She knew that I was not full, so she left some food for me.

I took a sip of the chicken soup first. The oil in the soup had been skimmed off and the temperature was just right.

After a bowl of chicken soup, my appetite was whetted.

While we were eating, Ding Xiang got into the car with a gossipy look on her face, "Fourth Grandma, there's gossip——"

After looking up and meeting Fu Zhiyi's eyes, he quickly stepped back: "Well, I have something else to do, I'll go down first--"

Lu Zhenzhen stopped her and said, "What gossip? Tell me now, just pretend your Fourth Master is not here."

Fu Zhiyi looked at Lu Zhenzhen with resentment and didn't dare to say anything. His wife had been talking back to him from time to time recently, but he didn't dare to talk back. He could only silently eat another bite of the egg pancake.

Hearing Lu Zhenzhen's words, Dingxiang quickly slid over to Lu Zhenzhen's side and said, "Fourth Grandma, Daman just told me that the master of the Lin family, after sending the apology gift, scolded all the women and sons of his family."

"Tell them not to get off the carriage unless necessary. Stay in the carriage. And don't tell the maids and servants to go out and talk nonsense. Otherwise, if something like this happens again, I'll sell them out one by one."

"After scolding him, the Lin family's master dragged everyone out for a drink. Halfway through, he started crying, saying that he had finally managed to curry favor with our Fourth Master, but in the end, the women in his family were tactless and had offended him. His words and expressions revealed his fear for the consequences."

Lu Zhenzhen raised her eyebrows and looked at Fu Zhiyi.

Fu Zhiyi had already finished cooking the food on the table and signaled Dingxiang to clean up the mess and take the dishes and chopsticks out of the carriage.

He also opened the curtains on both sides to let in some air and let the smell of food out of the carriage.

Then he said slowly: "He said this on purpose for me to hear! He was afraid that I wouldn't protect him!"

Lu Zhenzhen asked, "Why don't you comfort her?"

Fu Zhiyi drank his tea slowly, his expression cold. "You can't be too lenient with merchants like the Lin family. Merchants are profit-driven and scheming. They'll rush to flatter us at the first sign of trouble."

"They are used to a life of luxury, so we need to curb their tempers! We also need to let them know who is in charge along the way. Don't forget who is the boss and who is the subordinate."

"Otherwise, do they really think that we can't do without their caravan's protection along the way?"

"It's good that we made such a fuss today. It will let the Lin family know how serious the rules are, and they will behave themselves in the future."

As expected, Fu Zhiyi ignored Lin Dejiang for a few days and did not send anyone to appease him. He just pretended that nothing had happened.

Lin Dejiang's attitude was more respectful.

As for Tang Liang's arrangements, they carried them out without any compromise, and also gave Tang Liang and his friends an extra portion of the daily tribute.

When purchasing daily food expenses, Tang Liang and his 300-odd people were also responsible.

We were guaranteed to have meat for one meal every two days, and to be full with steamed buns, pancakes and the like.

Moreover, no one knew what he had given to Tang Liang in private, and he was so humble that within a few days, he had managed to coax Tang Liang and his men into treating him much more kindly.

Lu Zhenzhen watched and couldn't help but admire Lin Dejiang for being a man of flexibility.

After passing Xinzhou, there are more hills on both sides of the official road.

After continuing south for another seven or eight days, we reached the Nanling Mountains, the largest barrier to South Vietnam.

To reach South Vietnam, one must cross the Nanling Mountains.

The Nanling Mountains stretch endlessly, with high mountains and dense forests. Although there are ancient roads left by previous dynasties, it is difficult to walk on them.

Fu Zhiyi and Tang Liang looked at the map for half a day before deciding on the fastest, safest and most comfortable route.

First you have to cross the Yao Mountains, then reach Qinzhou, and then take a boat downstream to reach Nanyue.

The routes taken by most civilian merchant ships are also like this.