Opening a Tavern in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 246: Good wine and good food, chatting

Cheng Chumo smiled and cupped his hands: "You guys are really early. We can smell the fragrance all the way here. It really makes us hungry."

Qin Huaidao also echoed: "Yeah, I was attracted by the smell from a long distance away, and I was wondering if you guys had finished eating."

Li Hao stood up and laughed heartily: "Hahaha, how could that be? I've been waiting for you to come and eat with us. Come here and try my cooking." As he said that, he pulled the two of them to the table.

Yuyu obediently handed the bowls and chopsticks to Cheng Chumo and Qin Huaidao, and said in a baby voice: "Brother Cheng, Brother Qin, try it quickly, it's delicious."

Cheng Chumo reached out and gently pinched Yuyu's cheek, then said with a smile, "Oh, you're so sensible. We'll have to try it."

Everyone sat around the table, which was filled with golden and fragrant wild boar meat skewers, tender and juicy rabbit meat skewers, and some vegetable skewers bought from the market. The colors were attractive and exuded bursts of aroma.

Xiaoyu smiled and picked up a skewer of roasted wild boar meat and handed it to Cheng Chumo: "Try this. It was hunted in the royal hunting grounds yesterday. It tastes delicious."

Cheng Chumo took it, took a bite, and nodded in praise: "Well, it's really delicious. The cooking skills are amazing!"

Qin Huaidao couldn't wait to taste it. For a moment, the courtyard was filled with laughter and everyone was enjoying the meal.

Yu Yu chewed the food and mumbled, "This barbecue is good, isn't it?"

Cheng Chumo swallowed the delicious food in his mouth, nodded repeatedly, and responded with a smile: "Well, it's really good. I haven't tasted this flavor anywhere else. Your cooking skills are really amazing."

Qin Huaidao also agreed: "Yes, the wild boar meat is roasted to a crispy outside and tender inside, and the rabbit meat is also fresh and juicy. Each skewer is just right and it tastes so delicious." As he said that, he picked up another skewer and started to devour it.

Xiaoyu was so satisfied watching everyone enjoying their meal that she smiled and said, "As long as you like it, I'm glad you like it. These are all ingredients I hunted myself, so they're fresh. Plus, they're grilled with care, so the taste is naturally good."

Li Hao poured drinks for everyone and said cheerfully, "Of course we put a lot of thought into this. Come, have some drinks and some barbecue. This is how life should be."

Just like that, in the small courtyard behind Zuixian Tower, everyone sat around a stone table filled with delicious delicacies...

Cheng Chumo laughed heartily as he grabbed a chicken leg and chewed on it while saying, "During the hunt yesterday, I was leading the way, hoping to catch the biggest deer. But the deer ran so fast it plunged into the woods, and my horse stalled at the edge of the woods. I was so pissed off!"

Qin Huaidao took a sip of his wine and continued with a smile, "Brother Cheng, you've found a clever prey. However, there's been something new on Chang'an Avenue recently. I heard that a circus troupe from the Western Regions has arrived, and one of the performers can breathe fire from his mouth. The crowds of spectators are so huge that the street is completely blocked."

Sunlight filtered through the mottled leaves, casting a warm glow across the courtyard, as if draping a golden veil over the scene. Steaming delicacies rose from the table, and the aroma of wine filled the air.

Li Hao poured himself another bowl of wine and said loudly: "Never mind, today I have good wine and good food, and you all are here with me, which is a pleasure. Come on, drink it!" After that, he raised his head and drank it all.