"Don't stand the lion, sit down, eat it, come and have something together."

Lady Liu came out and greeted, "You and Ami are just having a few drinks, I'll go to the kitchen to make some side dishes."

"Thank you, Lady Liu."

Su Qingjie smiled, and saw Nie Su bringing Hu bench for him quickly, and even secretly stuck out his tongue.

Nie Su gradually grew, less childish and more girlish than before.

As the eyes circulated, there was a faint sense of seductive charm.

Su Qingjie couldn't help but stayed stunned for a moment, then turned his eyes and smiled, "I thanked Xiao Nie Su, too."

"Two brothers sit down and chat, I'll go and help my mother."

Nie Su said, walking away obediently.

Su Qingjie looked at Su Dawei and couldn't help but feel a little jealous: "Ami, why are you so lucky? You can still find such a cute one..."

"Lion, you have changed. You were not like this before. Could it be that my eldest brother and your sister were thrilled in front of you?"

"Bah, evil thief, don't mention this to me."

When talking about *** and Su Qingyue, a look of fear appeared on Su Qingyue's face, as if there were some bad memories.

He shook his head fiercely, as if he had used this action to forget those things.

Xiang Su Dawei said: "As soon as you interrupted, I almost forgot what I was going to say."

"No hurry, we can sit down and drink and chat."

Nie Su walked over with a wooden plate, and there were a few side dishes and a pot of wine on the plate.

Side dishes are all seasonal fruits and vegetables, including leeks, sunflower, reeds (radish), courgettes (cucumber), etc.

In this era, leeks and sunflower vegetables were mostly eaten in the north, and bamboo shoots and water shields were mostly eaten in the south.

It is usually pickled or made into soup (soup dishes), and ginger (sauce).

The few things Nie Su brought were also used to pickle and soup dishes.

Only one thing made Su Qingjie look at it twice more.

"What's this?"

"You try it. It's very good to use it to serve wine." Su Dawei raised his chopsticks and signaled to him.

Su Qingjie was half-believing and half-doubted, and he picked up a chopstick and put it in his mouth, his eyes lit up.

"Is this...cucumber?"

"Yes, it's cucumber." Su Dawei pointed to the cold cucumber in the dish: "It is said that this thing was brought back by Zhang Qian of the Han Dynasty when he went to the Western Regions. It was originally called Hu Gua, but because it avoided the taboo of Later Zhao Shile, it was changed to Cucumber."

"I know the cucumber, it's just the taste..."

"I used cold salad." Su Dawei said casually and then said in detail.

God knows how much he has made to make a cold cucumber.

**White sugar can only be replaced with malt sugar and honey, **Cité pepper can only be replaced with pepper powder, and there is another spicy wild vegetable. In addition, sesame oil and soy sauce can only be found for the Tang Dynasty version of the substitute.

Fortunately, it tastes pretty good after making it.

Su Qingjie took a few bites and immediately fell in love with this fresh method.

"This dish tastes good, how do you cook it? I asked the chef at home to do it as well."

“This is simple…”

Su Dawei picked up the wine glass: "You try this wine again."

The weather is getting hotter, and this time Su Dawei makes Nie Su no longer burns his knife.

It is the wine transported back by the caravan from the Western Regions.

Su Qingjie only took a sip and his eyes immediately widened: "This wine has been iced?"

"Yes, how does it taste?"

"Yes, after the ice is cold, the wine has no sourness and tastes better. If you drink this iced wine in summer, it's simply..."

He suddenly stopped and stared at Su Dawei with a strange look on his face: "Ami, where did you get this ice from? Could it be that your house also has an ice cellar?"

Su Qingjie had an ice cellar at home, so he naturally knew that it was usually the coldest time in the last winter, so he froze the water into ice and then sent it to the cellar for storage.

When it comes to summer, when the weather is hottest, chisel the ice into pieces and take it.

Although the ice will melt a little, the remaining part is the best way for nobles to cool off in summer.

By then, the ice in Chang'an will be more expensive than gold.

According to Su Qingjie, although Su Dawei made a lot of money in business, the ice cellar had to be specially designed and cost a lot, and ordinary small households could not afford it.

I haven't heard Ami say it.

"It's not an ice cellar, it's a business. Let's talk about it later. Let's continue with the topic just now. What happened to General Su's conquest of Goguryeo this time? Why did he come back so soon?"

Su Dawei raised his chore and asked Su Qingjie to take his attention from the food and drinks in front of him.

He exhaled and shook his head: "This time I am so frustrated. My Tang soldiers spent so much manpower and material resources to arrive in Liaodong, but the news leaked."

"Um?"

"This military use was not going well since the beginning of the departure. At that time, Aye was aware of it. After crossing the Liao River and making detailed returns, Goguryeo was prepared to implement a solid wall and clear the fields.

Later, Aye used the trick of seducing the enemy and used Cheng Mingzhen to bring a small number of people to fish out the people in the city, and then he captured more than a thousand enemy troops.

Later, the enemy's outer city and surrounding villages were burned.

But after this, there was no other opportunity to take action, and Aye and the others dared not go deep alone.

In the end, I had to withdraw my troops slowly.”

Su Qingjie said, punching the ground hard: "This feeling is what we are going to do. The other party has known it for a long time. It is completely useless and frustrating."

"That's not true. Look at Lion, the Goguryeo people have admitted their conscience. I heard that they have taken the initiative to seek peace from the Tang Dynasty and promised not to attack Silla again."

"Hmph, can you believe Goguryeo's words? How do you say that?"

"Pigs can climb trees."

"right!"

Su Qingjie slapped his thigh: "If you have to believe the words of Goguryeo people, even pigs can climb trees."

He raised his glass and took a sip.

The cold wine is refreshing and relieves his anger a lot.

"Ami, you have many novel words, like this, how did you come up with the words "Pig climbs a tree"? Although it feels a bit strange, it is very satisfying to say it."

"Of course, I still have a lot of treasures that you don't know."

Originally, he was just a casual brag, but unexpectedly, Su Qingjie put down his wine glass, looked him up and down, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Lion, what do you think of me doing?"

Su Dawei showed suspicion: "Have you changed your orientation after staying in the army for a few months?"

"What's the point... You evil thief, you actually buried me in your words!"

"Ahem, drink alcohol."

Su Dawei thought about it and asked: "Do you think the battle against Goguryeo is not good, the problem lies in the intelligence?"

"I suspect this is the case. If the other party just knew that the Tang Dynasty was going to send troops, it would not be surprising. What's strange is that they could clearly understand our generals, their military configuration, logistics, and even their arrival time. How can we fight this battle!"

When Su Qingjie said this, his eyes were red.

"A grain protection team I followed was raided by Goguryeo people in the middle of the night. They were several times more numerous than us. It was at night again, and that time, we lost dozens of people.

Afterwards, the more I thought about it, the more wrong it was. Which way we took to transport grain and how many people there were, these were secrets. How could the Goguryeo people know?”

"Can they be found by their scouts and detailed works?"

"It's possible, but... it's like this at one time, several times in succession, then there's a problem."

Speaking of this, Su Qingjie's face became much gloomy, and there was a stern voice in his words.

"If I know who leaked the news about our army behind his back, he must regret being born in the world."

Even Su Dawei couldn't help but be moved by the hatred that came out of his words.

Su Qingjie is a typical second-generation military generation. He looks arrogant on the outside but is impatient and enthusiastic on the inside.

During this expedition to Goguryeo, the soldiers who died all the way were all in the battle together, which also had a great impact on Su Qingjie's psychology.

"Okay, the matter is over, and the court will issue pensions. If you are willing, just take care of your family in those robes." Su Dawei advised him: "Where is no one who can die in war."

"Ha, you're talking relaxed."

Su Qingjie stared at him with his eyes straight, and the corner of his mouth once again showed that strange smile.

"Lion, you are wrong today. Could it be that something is hidden from me?"

"I'm not hiding it to you."

Su Qingjie laughed and put the wine glass on the table hard: "Ami, if I say, if I have the opportunity to let you understand the military affairs, what do you think?"

As soon as he said this, Su Dawei's face changed.

"Lion, what do you mean?"

"Don't be nervous. Actually, I'm here this time to come over to ask you. If you have any ideas and make some military achievements in the army, don't worry, you are all your own people in the army, and you can't suffer any losses."

Su Qingjie pursed her lips and slammed her fist on her knees: "Although I don't want to admit it, you guys do have a set of intelligence collection. I, Aye, specifically asked me to ask you."

"Uh, General Su looks down on me so much?"

"Nonsense, our relationship is like brothers. Do you think I, Aye, are blind? What kind of person you are, what kind of person you have done, what kind of character, and how capable are? Do you think I, Aye, can't see it?"

"Why does General Su want to summon me?"

"Didn't we just say that our army suffered a big loss this time because the situation is not inconsistent, and Ami, this is your strength."

"Uh?" Su Dawei looked confused: "I'm just a bad person. If you want to investigate the case, I can barely be considered a two-point attempt. This confidential military news..."

"I said this, not me."

Su Qingjie sniffed the wine, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

"I, Aye, said, the most amazing thing about your investigations in previous cases is that you are good at using your connections, good at collecting information, and the last time you... big case art..."

"It's big data." Su Dawei stubbornly wanted to correct it.

"No matter what it is, it is possible to capture, extract, and gather what is really important in countless news. This is not something that anyone can do."

Su Qingjie looked at him deeply: "I, Aye, said that Chang'an is very capable in solving cases, but when it comes to collecting intelligence and making decisions on the spot, I am afraid that in Chang'an's bad luck, I will never find anyone better than you.
Chapter completed!