mtl008 Chapter 366 Eating Cake
Chapter 366 Eating Cake
After walking around for a while, the two arrived at a stall selling sesame seed cakes.
Tang Yu looked at the flag next to him, which read "The Imperial Preceptor's Favorite Pancake".
Ying Zheng, somewhat amused and exasperated, pulled him down and forced him to sit down.
The old man selling sesame cakes could tell from their appearance that they were of noble birth.
He quickly wiped his hands on his clothes and then stepped forward to speak.
"Distinguished guests, what would you like to order?"
Ying Zheng pulled Tang Yu along and started ordering food.
"How many of those sesame seed cakes do you think would be enough for the two of us?"
"Besides sesame seed cakes, what else is there?"
The old man listened to Ying Zheng's words and sized up the two men.
A hint of horror flickered in his eyes.
As mentioned before, this occurred during the Qin Dynasty.
Ying Zheng's height of 1.96 meters is really too much like a supermodel.
During the excavation of the Terracotta Army, people discovered it.
A soldier who is 1.75 meters tall is considered to be tall and upright in the elite army of Qin.
1.96 meters tall! He's a giant among giants!
As for Tang Yu standing next to Ying Zheng, although he was half a head shorter, his height of 1.88 meters was not to be underestimated.
He looked at it for a while, then smacked his lips.
"How can you not eat six or seven sesame cakes to be satisfied?"
Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng glanced at the old man in front of him and burst into laughter.
"Haha, if that's the case, then give us both eight sesame seed cakes."
The old man asked another question.
"Would you two like some more mutton soup? It tastes quite unique when eaten with sesame flatbread."
Tang Yu, who was just watching the show, suddenly heard about the mutton soup and sesame seed cakes.
He seemed to have heard some key words.
There was no way around it; before Tang Yu transmigrated, he was a native of Shaanxi.
There's a famous dish in Shaanxi called mutton soup with bread, which he's known to be extremely familiar with.
But now that he suddenly heard these two words combined, he subconsciously thought that he had not time-traveled.
But as he looked around at the antique buildings, a moment of disbelief flashed in his eyes before he excitedly remembered.
So, isn't this the predecessor of mutton stew?
He quickly said to the old man.
"In that case, go and bring us the sesame seed cakes quickly."
"Take two more large bowls, and we can add the mutton soup ourselves later."
The old man looked at Tang Yu with some confusion, but still nodded.
Ying Zheng then turned his head to look at Tang Yu.
"Mr. Tang, have you perhaps discovered something?"
Tang Yu nodded, "Then naturally I'll treat His Majesty to something delicious later."
Ying Zheng raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, feeling quite expectant.
All we know is that Tang Yu has become incredibly picky about food lately.
Tang Yu, who possesses a complete modern condiment encyclopedia, has never skimped on his food.
Even today, it is still considered a good thing, and Ying Zheng was very much looking forward to it.
However, he was just looking at Tang Yu with a teasing expression and said slowly.
"Tell me, is this stall related to you or not?"
"Since you're talking about the same kind of sesame seed cake as me."
Tang Yu was also thinking about something at this moment.
Logically speaking, since I came to Xianyang, it seems that no one has ever told me what dishes I can cook.
He was either the imperial chef in Ying Zheng's palace or that silly boy Fusu.
Others probably wouldn't, right?
However, at this moment, Tang Yu looked at the old man in front of him.
His expression turned somewhat blank, and the next moment his eyes widened instantly.
"Your Majesty, this might really be my sesame seed cake."
"Oh, is it really yours?"
Ying Zheng was also somewhat surprised, as he had initially placed it here.
It was just because the store name was funny; I wanted to tease Tang Yu a little.
He never thought that this pancake stall had anything to do with Tang Yu.
But now that he heard Tang Yu say this, he became interested.
At this moment, a hint of emotion appeared in Tang Yu's eyes.
"Your Majesty, this story begins on my journey to Xianyang."
"I fainted on the road because I had no food or water and was very weak."
"Along the way, due to prolonged war and food shortages, all sorts of situations arose."
"I thought that after I lost consciousness, I would be eaten by someone."
This situation is not uncommon on the road, Tang Yu said slowly.
Ying Zheng could feel the chilling intent behind those words.
However, as the emperor of Qin, he was powerless to change the situation.
After all, in ancient times, there was no significant change in productivity.
Unless the world works for decades, this situation cannot be changed.
Having just ended six hundred years of war, Qin's national strength had already reached its limit, which was something that was completely beyond its control.
He had also witnessed such a tragic scene before.
He listened to Tang Yu's story with a sense of nervousness.
If Mr. Tang were to be eaten at this moment, then who could possibly save the Qin Kingdom?
He then turned his gaze to the old man, and Tang Yu nodded.
"Yes, it's this old man."
"When I woke up, I found this old man standing next to me."
He shared some of his food with me, and also gave me some water.
"Thankfully, I made it through!"
“At that time, I had acquired the tools for making food, so I made a batch of sesame seed cakes for this old man and taught him how to make them.”
Tang Yu's tone was extremely emotional.
"Before I parted ways with him, I made him over a hundred sesame cakes and asked him to take them with him to Xianyang City."
"I thought this old man would perish in the chaos of war, but I never expected to actually meet him in Xianyang."
After hearing Tang Yu's story, Ying Zheng was filled with emotion.
He had heard of this situation before, and he knew that the entire Qin Dynasty seemed to be unified and in a so-called peaceful and prosperous era.
The current prosperity is only relative to times of war; in reality, the country's strength and productivity are still insufficient.
But now, thanks to Tang Yu's arrival, all the problems seem to have been solved.
Putting everything else aside, just consider the sweet potatoes that yield 4,000 jin per mu.
That alone would be enough to completely dismantle that tragedy of everyone cannibalizing each other.
"Distinguished guests, the sesame seed cakes are here!"
The old man carried eight sesame cakes and stepped forward. He looked at Tang Yu and felt that he looked somewhat familiar, but he did not recognize him.
After all, Tang Yu's physique and appearance had changed drastically after drinking the system's potion.
More importantly, Tang Yu at that time was disheveled, thin, and looked extremely wretched.
He now exudes an air of grandeur and is dressed in luxurious and noble attire.
A normal person would never think that the two people are the same person.
At this moment, Ying Zheng raised his eyes, looked at the old man in front of him, and slowly asked.
"Old sir, may I ask why this sesame seed cake is related to the Imperial Advisor Tang Yu?"