Chapter 1222: Eating beef, drinking beef soup, can't laugh anymore

On the training ground.

The soldiers from the first wave of weighted running who managed to persist were all lying scattered across the training ground.

Screams and wails echoed throughout.

Not far away.

Some Great Qian soldiers who were neither mining soldiers nor Xiongnu watched the excitement, feeling a wave of relief.

"This is too miserable!"

"Can it be anything but miserable? Carrying a one *shi* load and sprinting twenty *li*—who can handle that?"

"I don't envy the treatment of these personal guards anymore; this is truly life-threatening!"

"I heard that if you are selected as Lord Gao's personal guard, this is just the most basic training."

"What? So freakish?"

"Sure enough, if you can endure hardship, there is endless hardship to endure."

Human nature is just like that; yesterday they secretly regretted why they hadn't mined before, why they weren't Xiongnu.

The more they envied yesterday, the more relieved they were today, even watching the excitement, their words full of laughter.

But just at this time.

As the cooking smoke rose, the cold pot heated with oil, and Wang Tao began to stir-fry, a meaty aroma began to permeate the air.

The rich aroma of meat, accompanied by the crackling of burning firewood, drifted far away.

Pu Duo sniffed and caught a whiff of the meaty aroma.

His eyes widened, and he felt his stomach let out a rumble.

"So fragrant!"

"This... this is the aroma of meat!"

"Heavens, just one sniff is enough to make one feel intoxicated; if one were to take a bite, wouldn't that be heavenly!"

"And there's more; this seems to be the aroma of beef—it's damn fragrant!"

"Beef? It seems we are all hallucinating from hunger. Great Qian law strictly forbids slaughtering plow oxen; it leads to imprisonment and heavy punishment. Who would dare to cook beef?"

At this moment.

Gao Yang and Wu Zhao's group slowly walked over.

Seeing this, everyone struggled to get up, their expressions twisting.

Even Wu Zhao had to say.

Miserable!

Too miserable!

Gao Tianlong and the others looked at the Xiongnu who couldn't even stand steadily and the mining soldiers who looked quite well, with a sense of exploration.

At this time,

Gao Yang walked up with a smile.

"Here, this official wants to congratulate you all in advance; you have persisted!"

"You have passed the test and become my personal guards. This official knows that today's assessment was difficult and the load on the body was too great. It just so happened that a cow in the prefecture died from a fall yesterday, and with the Emperor's permission, I have specially brought it to be stewed to help you all replenish your bodies!"

Saying this.

Gao Yang waved his hand.

Chen Sheng and Wu Guang brought their men to lift up pot after pot; as the lids were lifted, steam surged out, carrying a rich meaty aroma.

"Line up, everyone gets a share!"

Chen Sheng said loudly, holding a large iron ladle.

Hum!

Instantly.

The crowd was stunned.

Zhao Bushi's eyes widened.

Pu Duo's expression was shocked.

Meat?

And it was beef?

People like them, one day, could actually eat beef?

Heavens!

Pu Duo felt a sense of unreality.

But until he held a bowl of hot beef soup in his hands, and the aroma rushed straight to his nose.

He came back to his senses, a very strong smile appearing on his face.

Beef!

And in this bowl, there wasn't just a few pieces of beef.

Pu Duo picked up the bowl, and although the meat soup was very hot, he didn't care about the heat and drank it mouthful after mouthful.

The beef was stewed until it was extremely tender, and every bite left a lingering fragrance on the lips and teeth.

It was so delicious that one wouldn't let go even if slapped.

Refreshing!

Too refreshing!

Everyone on the field, whether mining soldiers or Xiongnu, began to wolf it down.

Seeing this scene, Gao Yang was also quite gratified.

It just so happened that he was relatively close to Pu Duo, and he had quite an impression of this person.

After all, there really weren't many Xiongnu who would offer to lead the way with their own clansmen and give him a stable military merit.

This person was the first!

"After running these twenty *li*, I guess you don't want to run anymore, right?"

Gao Yang came to Pu Duo and asked.

Pu Duo instantly stood straight and said loudly to Gao Yang, "Lord Gao, I love running!"

Beside him.

Zhao Bushi almost spat out a mouthful of meat soup.