It was late autumn in October, and people's clothes began to become thicker...

When people woke up in the morning, they even began to feel a chill. On an official road outside Yanjing City, a team was moving eastward in the morning light. The air in the morning light was extremely fresh, and the grass on the roadside was dew. When autumn was zero, the branches and leaves of many trees began to fall down. As the green onions passed, they began to prepare to welcome the vastness of the coming winter.

The team did not look special. Three carriages were connected in front of the carriage, with more than 30 followers, all wearing hats, green clothes, long swords around their waists, and horses.

There are many such convoys coming and going in and out in the capital every day, which is not uncommon.

Han Mo was sitting in the first carriage, while Xiao Qian was snuggling on him. He held his wife with one hand and held the military book given by Xiao Huaiyu in the other hand, and understood it word by word.

When Han Mo returned to Beijing, he agreed to take his wife out for some breath. Seeing that the weather was getting colder, he knew that it was inconvenient to drag it down. If the autumn leaves fell, the scenery outside would lose a lot of vitality.

Just like going out for a trip, Han Mo thought about it over and over again, and finally decided to take his wife to Hutu Villa, which is nearly a hundred miles east of Yanjing City, to breathe.

Hutu Villa sounds majestic, but it is actually just a small manor. The reason why it is famous is because there is a Hutu Spring there.

Hutu Spring is a hot spring.

Sucking in a hot spring is naturally a pleasure, and hot springs are very good for people's bodies. The most important thing is that the environment there is very quiet and the air is very good.

Of course, not everyone can enter Hutu Villa, but Han Mo has this qualification.

Han Mo wanted to take Xiao Qian to go, so he naturally thought of Hongxiu, who was still recovering from the wound. If Hongxiu could soak in the hot spring, it would probably be very effective in the body's recovery, at least it could increase blood circulation and increase the speed of Hongxiu's healing.

Xiaoqian and Hongxiu went there, and Han Qin was certainly indispensable. When the mansion knew, Mrs. Han called Han Mo and asked Han Mo to take Aunt Bi out for some breathing.

Aunt Bi was seriously ill. Although he survived death, his body was always damaged. Mrs. Han wanted Aunt Bi to breathe, which was good for her body. Han Mo was naturally very happy. Aunt Bi was healthy, which was also what he was most happy to see. She agreed immediately and even went to tell Aunt Bi personally.

Since Aunt Bi married Han Xuanchang, she has been in the mansion and has almost never left. She was quite surprised to have to go out for a trip this time, but she did not agree at first.

Han Mo wanted to take Aunt Bi out for breathing, but Aunt Bi refused, so he naturally refused to give up. He asked his mother to persuade him. Then Xiaoqian and Han Qin took turns to fight, and finally convinced Aunt Bi to go out for breathing.

In addition to Han Mo and his wife, there were two carriages behind them, one was Hongxiu, and the other was Aunt Bi and Daughter.

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Since setting off early in the morning, he has never stopped along the way. Hongxiu's injuries have not healed and dared not drive too fast. At dusk, he arrived at Hutu Villa.

Hutu Villa is naturally built on the mountain. This mountain is called Hutu Mountain, but it is not tall. It is actually a very small stone mountain with vegetation and trees around it. Although there are several villages around Hutu Mountain, the nearest village is about ten miles away.

Hutu Villa is made in China. In other words, the benefits obtained by Hutu Villa need to be paid to the Ministry of Revenue. So in a certain way, Hutu Villa is an industry under the Ministry of Revenue.

Hutu Villa is also managed by the Ministry of Revenue.

Generally speaking, the Hutu Villa receives at least six officials at the level of the head of the ministry. If they cannot reach this level, no matter how much money they make, they are not qualified to enter and enjoy.

Han Mo led his family to Hutu Villa to take a hot spring bath. He sent someone to inform him in advance. Hutu Villa had naturally prepared a lot.

The team arrived at the foot of the mountain and someone had already come to greet him. The group followed the bluestone stairs up the mountain and entered the villa.

This is a not-so-large manor, and it is elegantly decorated and only has more than a dozen houses, but it is enough to settle the group.

Arrange everyone, and the guards will be guards outside their residence.

There are many guards in Hutu Villa. Those who come here on weekdays are all officials from Beijing who come to relax, and they do a good job of guarding.

It was already night, and the villa was about to prepare meals, but Han Mo ordered the villa to prepare meals for the guards.

Xiaoqian heard it, and suddenly became anxious and said repeatedly: "My husband, why don't you prepare our meal? Do you want to starve us? They are already very hungry."

Han Mo laughed and said, "The food they prepared is nothing special. Since we come out, we will naturally have to eat some good food."

Xiaoqian's big eyes blinked repeatedly and said happily: "What do you want us to eat?"

"I'll know later!" Han Mo said mysteriously.

Han Mo gathered a few female relatives and led them to a yard. It was very quiet and no one disturbed him, but there were some very strange things in the yard.

In the middle of the yard, there was a very strange thing, completely made of iron, with four legs crossed below, and a long iron box above. The iron box was extremely long. What surprised everyone was that there was a very strong charcoal fire in the iron box.

Han Qin was the first to go up and put her little hand on it. She immediately felt a heated up. She hurriedly withdrew her hand and turned around and said, "Brother, is this a charcoal furnace? Why is it so strange?"

Xiaoqian also went up and looked up and down, and said in confusion: "Mr., aren't you letting us cook here to keep warm, right?"

Han Mo stepped forward with his hands on his back and smiled, "This is a good thing. Our food tonight depends on it."

Aunt Bi also came to the side and looked at it, but she saw that there were many small porcelain jars next to the iron rack. She looked carefully and found that there were oil and salt and other ingredients in the small porcelain jars. She was also curious: "Mo'er, are you really cooking here? But... is it done here?"

Han Mo laughed, rolled up his sleeves and said, "Don't worry, let me cook for you." He shouted, "Take all the things up!"

Soon, several guards came in from outside, holding copper plates one by one. In the copper plate, there were all kinds of food, including vegetable rolls, mutton, pork, small fish, dried tofu, meatballs, and even steamed buns...

What surprised everyone was that these foods were strung together with needle-shaped iron needles, and the dishes from several large pots were still eaten raw at this time.

Hongxiu went up to pick up a skewer with steamed buns, looked puzzled, and said for a long time: "Can this... be eaten?"

Han Mo laughed and said, "You are all used to being in the mansion, and you are rich and well-off. I don't know these things. Our ancestors knew them very early." He picked up a skewer of lamb, put them on the barbecue rack, and then picked up a small brush and whistled. Under the gaze of everyone's curiosity, he leisurely dipped the brush in various ingredients and applied them to the skewers.

"This is a barbecue." Han Mo said, "I have wanted to take you to taste it for a long time. You can watch it first, and learn from me later. This is our big meal tonight!"

He was skillful in his movements. If he changed into a dress, wore a hat, and shouted "selling mutton skewers" in the Xinjiang language, he would really have the style of a barbecue master.

In just a while, the mutton skewers on the stove had already spilled out of meat oil, and the rich mutton scent had begun to spread, and they were penetrated into the noses of several women.

Including Aunt Bi, they all stared at the mutton skewers without blinking.

"Okay!" Han Mo picked up the mutton skewers, leaned close to his nose and sniffed, and said happily: "Have you learned it all? Actually, it's very simple. As long as you learn from me later, you can bake delicious food."

He glanced at several female relatives and said, "My aunt is the biggest. I want to ask her to taste this first mutton skewer!" He smiled and presented the mutton skewer sincerely.

Aunt Bi did not take it immediately, but looked at the mutton skewers presented by General Han in a little embarrassed manner.

"Brother, what are the black spots on it?" Han Qin frowned and pointed at the mutton skewers and asked.

Han Mo looked at it and said, "Oh, a little bit of charcoal ash, it's okay, it's not clean, it's not sick to eat. Barbecue on the charcoal stove will never be as clean as in the mansion. This is called returning to nature, bringing some of these charcoal ash to have a more natural flavor."

"My husband, why is that piece of meat burnt?"

"Oh, it's normal. Barbecue and barbecue are all like this. Don't look at the scorched outside, it's fresh and tender and delicious." General Han hurriedly explained.

"Brother...!" This time the question was raised was the girl Hongxiu, "The bottom piece seems to be... not familiar yet!"

"Uncooked?" General Han glanced at him, "How is that possible? Um... Not that it's not cooked, didn't your sister-in-law say it was roasted? Actually, I did this slice on purpose. Look, it's so fresh and tender, I don't like burnt meat, so I can eat the slice on the bottom. You don't understand, this is the barbecue. Although it looks not very good, it must be delicious." He looked at Aunt Bi and said sincerely: "Auntie, try it!"

"Mo'er..." Aunt Bi looked at General Han's "masterpiece" and forced a smile: "I...I'm not hungry yet..."

"Oh?" General Han said: "How could it be? I didn't eat for an afternoon. Well, Xiaoqian, come and taste it..."

"My husband, I don't like eating meat recently." Xiaoqian covered her mouth, "Maybe the children in her belly like to eat vegetarian food."

"That's it." General Han took the meat skewers and handed them to Hongxiu, "Girl, come and try it... Hey, don't leave, be careful of your injuries. Little sister, you... um..."

General Han was a little depressed. He held the skewers in his hand. The female family seemed to be giving face. No one wanted to taste this first bite. He glanced at the guard next to him, coughed, and handed it over, "Come on, try it!"

The guard looked at the skewers that were scorched and grew into pieces, and his admiration for General Han was like a surging river. What kind of person could grill a skewer into two parts? Only General Han!

The guard hesitated, and saw that General Han's expression was beginning to be unhappy and did not dare to resist, so he hurriedly took it over, thinking in his heart: "In order to protect the general, I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid of eating a bunch of mutton!" He mustered up the courage and ate a bunch of mutton in a few bites.

Seeing this, Han Mo was overjoyed and pointed at the guards and said to the female family: "Look, I said it was delicious, right? It's just not good. Look at him, it must be delicious after finishing it so quickly."

He looked at the guard with a smile and asked, "How is it, it's delicious? Tell me what it feels like."

The guard was about to say something against his will, but the young lady Xiaoqian over there was already fiercely saying: "Don't lie. If you lie, drag it down and beat the stick. Tell the truth, no one dares to punish you!"

The guard looked at the general's wife, then looked at General Han, who looked eager, hesitated in his heart, and finally defeated the hypocrisy sincerely, gritted his teeth and said, "General, I'm sorry, I only have one feeling after eating the general's skewers!"

"What?"

"You're going to kill someone who sells salt!"
Chapter completed!