In late spring and early summer, most of the flowers that should bloom have bloomed, and the fields in the mountains are also dark green. Li Xiu and Pei Ji rode on horseback on the mountain path. Both of them were wearing hunting clothes and carrying bows and arrows on their backs, looking like they were going out to hunt. However, the hunting season has passed, and the two of them have not gained anything, and the horses are all bare.

"Mr. Pei really knows how to enjoy it. Such a large mountain forest is actually your hunting ground!" Li Xiu walked while admiring the scenery around him. At this time, he said with admiration. Although it was hunting on the surface, the two of them did not even take off their bows on their horses, and their expressions were very leisurely, and they looked more like they were going out in the wild.

Li Yuan's funeral has ended, and Chang'an has slowly returned to his previous life. Even the court no longer mentions anything related to Li Yuan. It seems that the Supreme Emperor has been buried in history, but Princess Pingyang is still a little sad occasionally. Today, Li Xiu should have made an agreement with Pei Ji on the same day to hunt at Pei Ji's Nanshan Villa hunting ground.

"I am old and I can live one day less. Some of the things I didn't have time to enjoy before are naturally necessary to make up for, so in the past two years I have bought a lot of the surrounding mountains and forests. First, I can stay for my children and grandchildren, and second, there are fewer people living around me, which will make it quieter. Now I like this quiet life more and more!" Pei Ji also smiled at this time.

"Don't Mr. Pei say there are tigers here? But now we are two of us, and we don't even have a guard. If there is a tiger really jumping out, I'm afraid we can't even escape?" Li Xiu asked with a smile at this time. Although he was worried, he didn't look at all worried on his face.

"Haha, there is indeed a tiger, but it was shot to death just a month ago. Moreover, this hunting ground was originally for entertainment for elderly people like me, so the hunting ground had been cleaned up several times before. The tiger probably ran in from the mountains outside, and there were no two tigers in one mountain, so in a short time, there should be no second tiger in this hunting ground!" Pei Ji replied with a smile again.

"Is he shot to death?" Li Xiu felt very keenly that Pei Ji seemed to be hiding something in his words, because he just said he was shot to death, but he didn't say who this person was. If it were his guard or subordinate, he would not deliberately hide it. Could it be...

Seeing Li Xiu's thoughtful look, Pei Ji laughed at this time, and then slapped his horse and walked to the front. Li Xiu was a little puzzled when he saw this, so he had to slap the horse and follow him. As a result, Pei Ji walked along the mountain road for a long time, and finally abandoned his horse, because the road ahead was no longer suitable for riding a horse.

After walking forward in the forest for a long time, he finally came to a mountain wall, where the road was interrupted, as if there was no way ahead. However, Pei Ji broke through a bush under the mountain wall, revealing a half-person-high hole. Then he was the first to get in and signaled Li Xiu to follow.

There were prepared torches in the cave. Pei Ji went in and lit them, and then led the way in front. Li Xiu followed behind. The entrance of the cave was very small, but after walking a few steps in, it would become clear. Moreover, there was wind in the cave, so it seemed that there should be an exit in front.

Sure enough, Li Xiu and the others walked about a hundred meters in the cave, and an exit appeared in front of them. When he walked out of the cave with Pei Ji, he found that it was a closed small valley, surrounded by steep cliffs, a small waterfall flowed down from the top of the mountain, forming a small pool in the valley. Next to the pool, there was an exquisite wooden house, with smoke rising next to it, and the breeze seemed to have the fragrance of food.

"This... is such a paradise!" Li Xiu looked at this small but extremely elegant valley, and couldn't help but exclaim. This place was simply a holy place to rest, with mountains, waterfalls and waterfalls. He never dreamed of such a place before.

"Haha, it's not called a paradise, it's just a hiding place that no one knows!" Pei Ji smiled helplessly and then walked towards the cottage next to the pool.

Li Xiu had already guessed before, and was not surprised to hear Pei Ji's words. He then stepped forward with Pei Ji to the wooden house. As soon as he arrived here, he saw a person who turned out from behind the house. When he saw them, he laughed loudly: "Pei Jian, Prince Concubine, you are so lucky. My little fish will be fried soon, wait for a moment!"

Seeing Li Yuan in front of him, Li Xiu could hardly believe his eyes, and even rubbed his eyes to wonder if he was dazzled. Although the person in front of him was indeed Li Yuan, he was now wearing a green dress, with an apron for cooking on his chest, and a handful of vegetation for cooking in his hand. He was covered in oily smell, and he was not as arrogant as the emperor at the time.

"Your Majesty, you are..." Li Xiu finally realized it, and then he said in confusion. However, except for his dressing, Li Yuan's face is now red, without the ill appearance of a few months ago, and even as if he had changed someone. If Li Xiu had not seen the fake Li Yuan with his own eyes, he would even doubt whether the person in front of him was Li Yuan.

"Haha~, I am the only one in the valley, so I usually have to cook by myself. I happened to have a large net of fish in the pool today. Although these fish are small, they are very delicious. I cleaned it up all morning before I cleaned it up." Li Yuan saw Li Xiu's unbelievable appearance and said with a laugh. However, when he said this, his face suddenly changed. He slapped his thigh and said, "No, the oil pan is already hot, and the oil temperature is too high, so it will burn the fish!"

After Li Yuan said that, he turned around and ran behind the house, which made Li Xiu stunned again. In contrast, Pei Ji seemed very calm. He pulled Li Xiu, who was stunned, and followed Li Yuan to the back of the house. In the end, there was a small kitchen here. Li Yuan, the founding king, did not look like an emperor at this time. He was busy frying a small fish with a finger length wrapped in the prepared batter. As soon as he got into the oil pan, an attractive fragrance immediately came out.

"Your Majesty, are there any places to help?" Pei Ji seemed to be familiar with the place. He rolled up his sleeves and walked into the kitchen and asked with a smile.

"The steamed cakes in the pot are ready, you can pick them up. In addition, the prince-in-law should not be idle. There are vegetables and eggs there. Make egg soup to make rice!" Li Yuan was not polite and directly ordered Li Xiu to come in to work.

Although the scene in front of him was a bit unacceptable, Li Xiu was not an ordinary person after all. He also agreed to go into the kitchen to help. Although the kitchen was not big, it was full of vegetables and meat, and there were several coal ball stoves to cook. Li Xiu took an iron pot and put it on the fire, poured water and boiled it. The vegetables next to it were cut into the pot, poured the batter into the pot, and then added various seasonings, especially salt and vinegar, which were the most important. Finally, two eggs flashed in, and a pot of green vegetables and egg soup was ready.

When Li Xiu put three bowls of egg soup, Li Yuan had already fried the fish there, and then put it in a large porcelain basin and served it on the table outside. Pei Ji also put the steamed cakes, which were actually big white steamed buns in a bamboo basket, and then helped Li Xiu bring the egg soup to the table outside.

"Sit down~, I started netting fish this morning and didn't even eat breakfast, just to eat this fried fish, especially with freshly steamed steamed cakes, which made people feel very enjoyable!" Li Yuan took out three pairs of chopsticks at this time, and then asked Li Xiu and Pei Ji to sit down and eat with him.

"Your Majesty is really leisurely. The water in this pool is clear. Although the fish inside are not big, they are delicious. I used to think it was troublesome and I rarely eat it. Today I have a good taste with Your Majesty!" Pei Ji sat down and smiled. After saying that, he picked up a fried fish and stuffed it into his mouth, praising it while eating.

"Pei Jian, you are indeed a good place. I don't want to leave anymore!" Li Yuan broke open the steamed buns at this time, then picked up a few fried fish and stuffed them into the middle. Then he put them together and took a big bite in his mouth. Then he greeted Li Xiu, "Don't look at the prince-concubine, come and taste my skills?"

Li Xiu is not unfamiliar with this kind of fried fish. When he was a child in his previous life, his family was in poor condition and he rarely ate meat. Occasionally, when the river water was dry, he caught some small fish and shrimps at home, cleaned it up and wrapped it in oil and fry it. It tasted very satisfying. However, when his conditions improved in the family, he rarely ate these small fish and shrimps. It was mainly troublesome to deal with it, and there were few people selling it.

At that time, Li Xiu, like Li Yuan, picked up the steamed bun and picked up a few small fish, then opened his mouth and bit it down. As a result, the small fish inside was tender and the fish was full of fragrance. The white steamed buns made people feel very enjoyable. It was indeed lunch time, so Li Xiu was not polite. He ate two steamed buns in a row and drank all his egg soup before he felt full.

"Mr. I'm still as good as my taste for the fish?" Li Yuan couldn't help but ask with a smile when he saw Li Xiu's taste so delicious.

"It's delicious, I haven't eaten such a delicious meal in a long time!" Li Xiu also praised sincerely at this time. Although this meal is very simple and far less abundant than his usual snacks, the valley is full of wildness, which makes people have a lot of appetite.

"Haha~, just like you, but the fish here are really too small. I heard that there are big fish in the sea, even larger than ordinary houses. The Kun in Zhuangzi's Xiaoyao Swimming refers to this fish, but I don't know how the fish tastes?" Li Yuan laughed at Li Xiu's answer, and then said again with some meaning.
Chapter completed!