Chapter 419 The Sun Rises from the West

Lu Qiyan still pretended not to hear and quickened his pace.

An Yunji rode up to him, carrying a bunch of things and jumping off his horse, and came to Lu Qiyan, "Deputy Commander Lu."

"Young General Ji." Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Lu Qiyan had no choice but to bite the bullet and bow.

"I called Deputy Commander Lu several times just now. Didn't Deputy Commander Lu hear me?" An Yunji asked.

"Indeed." Lu Qiyan touched his nose, "Maybe... the wind is a little strong."

"Wind?" An Yunji raised his head and felt it for a moment, and was even more surprised. "No."

Lu Qiyan touched his nose again.

I forgot that this guy is a picky person!
Just as Lu Qiyan was thinking about what to say next to break the awkward situation, An Yunji smiled and said, "But maybe Deputy Commander Lu was thinking about something, so he was a little distracted and didn't hear me."

"That's right." Lu Qiyan was stunned.

Then he looked at An Yunji with a suspicious look.

Did the sun rise from the west today?
Instead of being aggressive, An Yunji found excuses for him?
"General Ji, what's this..." Lu Qiyan looked at An Yunji, then looked at the large and small packages piled on him and on the horses beside him.

"I just came back from staying in Changzhou City for two days." An Yunji said with a smile, "I brought a lot of food. Would Deputy Commander Lu like to have some?"

Lu Qiyan pursed his lips, looked at An Yunji again, thought for a moment, and then cautiously did not respond.

Who knows if there is a trap here...

But An Yunji didn't wait for Lu Qiyan's response. He just put down the packages of different sizes one by one and opened them one by one in front of him.

There are all kinds of food, everything you can imagine, dazzling and spectacular.

For a moment, Lu Qiyan thought that An Yunji had decided on a whim to go to Changzhou City to purchase goods and was preparing to work as a peddler in the military camp.

For another moment, Xia Mingyue's gentle and lovely face with a warm smile suddenly appeared in Lu Qiyan's mind.

It seemed that every time he came home and was fed enthusiastically by his wife, the table would be filled with such a rich variety of food.

but……

The food that An Yun gathered in front of him was beyond richness and could only be described as numerous.

Just as Lu Qiyan was daydreaming, An Yunji pulled out a piece of cloth from his arms like a magic trick, spread it neatly on the ground, and said, "I'll give some food to Deputy Commander Lu!"

"You are too polite, General Ji..."

"You're welcome, it's my duty." An Yunji looked serious and began to distribute.

First up is the jerky.

"This one is not good, the meat quality looks average, this one will probably be hard to chew..."

After some careful selection, An Yunji picked out a very thin and weak piece of dried meat and placed it on the cloth.

Egg yolk crisp.

"This one has too few sesame seeds, this one is not the right size, this one looks a bit hollow, and this one is not evenly brushed with egg wash..."

So, the smallest egg yolk pastry that seemed to be a little flattened was also moved to the cloth.

Next, the most inconspicuous mooncake, half a cat ear, a candied peanut... After taking all the things, An Yunji rewrapped the original bundles one by one and piled them on the horse's back, then picked up the piece of cloth and handed it to Lu Qiyan, "These are for Deputy Commander Lu."

"Thank you, General Ji." Lu Qiyan reached out to take it, and when he looked at the thing in the piece of cloth, his mood suddenly became complicated.

If you say that An Yunji is generous, he is only willing to give one of each item, even if it is candied peanuts, he is not willing to give one more.

If you say that An Yunji is not generous, he is actually willing to give, and he did not leave out anything...

Seeing Lu Qiyan opening his mouth to thank him, An Yunji waved his hands repeatedly, "You're welcome."

Then he said, "I have distributed all the food to Deputy Commander Lu, right?"

Lu Qiyan was stunned for a moment, thinking about what An Yunji said, then looking at the food in his hands, he nodded hesitantly, "It seems so..."

At least, judging from the superficial meaning, there is nothing wrong with this sentence.

"That's okay, I distributed all the food to Deputy Commander Lu." An Yunji emphasized this sentence again.

"Yes..." Lu Qiyan nodded again hesitantly, and was even more surprised, "General Ji, do you have anything to say?"

Why not just say it?

"I don't have anything else to say, but there hasn't been any war recently, and it's boring to be in the army every day. Why don't we go to the training ground together tomorrow morning?"

An Yunji sincerely invited Lu Qiyan, "I have wanted to see Deputy Commander Lu's archery skills for a long time, but I have never had the time. I want to see it tomorrow. In return, I will exchange some boxing skills with Deputy Commander Lu tomorrow. How about that?"

Lu Qiyan, "..."

Seeing his archery skills and sparring with him about martial arts, this all feels like a one-sided request from him and can't be called a reward.

But An Yunji has always been famous for his boxing skills in the army. Many people wanted to spar with him but were unable to do so. In his opinion, it was reasonable to think that it was a reward.

Then let's take this opportunity to see what this young General Ji is capable of.

Lu Qiyan cupped his hands and said, "Then I will congratulate General Ji at the parade ground tomorrow."

"Same here." An Yunji laughed, picked up the remaining bags, got on the horse again, and headed towards his tent.

Lu Qiyan stayed there for a long time, his eyes moving from An Yunji's receding figure to the food in his hand.

No matter how you think...

Everyone felt that An Yunji's gathering today was really weird!
But Lu Qiyan did not refuse the food that was served to his door. He just picked up one at random and put it in his mouth.

What I put into my mouth is dried meat, with a five-spice flavor, rich taste, chewy texture, and quite delicious...

But the more he ate, the more Lu Qiyan's brows furrowed.

Why does this jerky taste so familiar?

Why does it taste so similar to the jerky my wife made...
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In the evening, Manager Fu returned to Changzhou Prefecture and without stopping, he went to look for Xia Mingyue first.

"The old lady asked me to do some things. The work was not troublesome but very trivial, so it took me some time. I just came back now." Manager Fu explained.

Xia Mingyue said, "It wasn't a big deal at first, but I felt something was not right no matter how I thought about it. I was a little worried, so I wanted to find Manager Xunfu to discuss it."

"Yes." Steward Fu said solemnly, "The arrival of these ruffians and Mr. Cui was indeed sudden and strange. When I just arrived at Yipin Guo, Shopkeeper Zhou came to report that he had been looking for the three rogues for the past two days and found them this afternoon."