Compared with the panic on the city wall of Chang'an, the Ma family's Chinese army tent is a lively scene.

There was a coal stove around the tent, and a bonfire in the center roasted the whole sheep, which was warm enough to drive away the cold of early winter. Not to mention, everyone in the big tent is still drinking distilled liquor that can definitely ward off the cold.

"Big nephew, although you are not very old. But he has also fought a lot of battles, so eating meat and drinking wine, aren't you afraid of the Chang'an County soldiers attacking the camp in the middle of the night? He watched as the whole sheep on the fire frame was bubbling with grease, splashing drop after drop in the bonfire, causing the flames to jump violently, and the hara in his mouth almost flowed out.

"It's okay!" Ma Chao, who was sitting on the main seat, waved his big hand extremely heroically and said rudely: "If Lu Bu or Xu Rong defend the city, I will be careful." But those soldiers who can only brag to the sky, but don't even dare to kill chickens, defend the city, hehe......"

Having said that, in fact, the main combat forces under Ma Chao, such as Pang De's Xiliang Iron Cavalry, Xu Huang's Heavy Armored Iron Cavalry, Gao Shun's Heavy Armored Infantry and Trapped Camp, and Zhang Liao's Yanbei Cavalry, have all followed Ma Chao's orders to strictly guard the Ma family's camp.

It's just that Ma Chao knows that in front of these Qiang lords, they have to be nervous when they should be nervous, and it is easier to get closer to each other's feelings. After finishing speaking, Ma Chao dipped the sauce he had prepared with a homemade brush and carefully brushed the roast lamb.

At this time, the fat of the roast lamb was mixed with the secret sauce of the Ma family, and then roasted by the flame, and the fragrance suddenly overflowed, causing everyone in the big tent to look salivating.

"Eldest nephew, tell your aunt what good things you put in this sauce, why does it smell so good?" The one who opened her mouth was naturally the wife of Baima Qiang Zhong Yuqiang. I saw that she didn't care about the defense of men and women in the Han Dynasty, lying next to Ma Chao, and sniffed the sauce in Ma Chao's hand with her nose.

"Auntie, these things are all good things I got from the Western Regions." Ma Chao is no longer a little virgin, to be honest, he has a lot of feelings for Zhong Yuqiang, a mature woman who is full of alien wildness and is in her early thirties. It's just that seeing that Zhong Yuqiang's face on the side was already a little dark, he took the initiative to hand over the sauce in his hand to Zhong Yuqiang's daughter-in-law, avoided the intimate contact between the two, and continued: "But don't worry, auntie, I have left seeds for these things, and they will grow in the Fufeng field next year, so I will definitely let my subordinates send them to you to try them!" ”

"Good nephew, my aunt likes a bold man like you, if it weren't for your sister-in-law's young age, my aunt would definitely be the master and marry her to you!" Zhong Yuqiang's daughter-in-law's tone was a little strange at this time, although she was still holding the sauce in her hand, her eyes were observing Ma Chao's reaction.

"Also, Lao Zhong planted too late, resulting in his daughter being only nine years old now. However, we Qiang people have a lot of smart girls, no worse than Han women, and they can ride horses and kill enemies, which is much better than those delicate but useless Han women. Chao'er, your uncle will find one for you in the next few days, and I'll send it to you in a few days! The person who said this was the leader of the Yellow Ox Qiang who was kidnapped by Ma Chao at the beginning, and now he hasn't seen him for more than a year, and his son regards Ma Chao as an idol, and he is still drooling on the side.

"You're almost forty-five, and your son is only five years old this year, so you're embarrassed to talk about me?" Zhong Yuqiang was full of gangsterism, so he naturally refused to let Duotamu run out, and shot back. But after finishing speaking, he turned his head and said to Ma Chao: "However, what Duotamu said is right, those women of the Qiang tribe, Chao'er, you can open your mouth casually, which one you like, your uncle will personally go to propose marriage to you, if anyone dares not agree, I will tie you back!" ”

At this time, if Ma Chao hadn't heard the meaning of these Qiang leaders, he would have been really stupid. But for such a thing, apart from smiling bitterly, he really doesn't know how to interface.

In the traditional ancient society, everyone believes that no matter how close the relationship is, it can't withstand the blood kinship, so people who have no blood relationship like to use the 'quasi-blood affinity' and 'quasi-blood affinity' method of worshipping, adoption, and recognition of the godfather to determine the relationship between the two parties. And what is more reliable than these 'quasi-blood affinity' and 'quasi-blood affinity' relationships is naturally marriage.

Ma Chao can now be said to be the food and clothing parents of 300,000 Qiang herdsmen, through the growing Han and Qiang trading houses, these Qiang herdsmen have spent two winters in peace and security, and only a very small number of herdsmen and livestock have frozen to death or starved to death, which is even greater than the power of ghosts and gods in the history of the Qiang people. And the title of 'Tianwei God General' is no longer a title of bravery in the Qiang people, but gradually transformed into a kind of deified respect.

Especially these leaders who have had a relationship with Ma Chao and live a prosperous life by relying on their shares in the Hanqiang Exchange, they naturally hope to hold on to Ma Chao tightly, so that Ma Chao has a sense of identity with the Qiang people. And in order to gain this sense of identity, they thought of the way to make Ma Chao the son-in-law of the Qiang people.

Therefore, Zhong Yuqiang's wife, Zhong Yuqiang, and Duotamu seem to be joking, but in fact, they just want to probe Ma Chao's tone in advance. Ma Chao was helpless, so he could only look left and say: "Uncles, Chao said a long time ago that what Chao has on his body also has the blood of the Qiang tribe. Your mind, Chao still understands it. After this feint attack on Chang'an, Chao will return to Fufeng for a big wedding, and at that time, I hope that all uncles and aunts will come to drink the wedding wine! ”

After everyone heard this, they all said 'oh' lightly, or Zhong Yuqiang's wife was more eye-catching, and in addition to being disappointed, she also congratulated Ma Chao. And the leaders who reacted naturally congratulated and persuaded them to drink. However, while persuading them to drink, these old men are still staring at each other, obviously making eye contact.

Looking at this reaction, Ma Chao naturally knew that these Qiang leaders had not completely given up the idea of finding a daughter-in-law for him. However, at this time, Ma Chao couldn't say too much, hurting the harmony between the Ma family and the Qiang people. simply pretended not to understand, and frequently drank the mare's milk wine in his hand, which attracted bursts of bold praise from those leaders.

By this time, the whole sheep dipped in sauce had also been roasted, and everyone was hooked by the hot aroma of cutting the skin and meat, and they all took out the daggers in their hands to feast on it. And when they really put the slightly crispy roasted mutton in their mouths, everyone found that as their teeth closed, the mouth was immediately mixed with fragrant and flavorful fat and the taste of spicy and refreshing sauce, and they couldn't help but frown and enjoy their faces.

Especially Zhong Yuqiang's wife, after taking a bite, first screamed in surprise, and then said to Ma Chao vaguely: "Big nephew, that sauce, you must remember to send some to your aunt!" ”

"I really didn't expect that we had eaten mutton for a lifetime, and for the first time, we found out that this mutton could still be so delicious!" The old guy Hun Tu was also happy to smile, and as soon as he finished speaking, he cut off a large piece of meat with a knife.

"Uncles and uncles, thank you for helping the Ma family again. Chao hereby promises that as long as there is Chao for one day, the Han and Qiang will always be a family. Even if Chao is gone, the descendants of the Ma family must abide by this admonition, the Han and Qiang families will never be able to fight, and they will prosper together! Seeing that the time had come, Ma Chao stood up and held up the mare's milk wine to make a statement.

"!" The leaders made a loud promise and said loudly: "Never fight, move forward with common prosperity!" ”