Zhang Gaoyi quickly responded, "Okay! The masters are busy feeding the horses in the stable. I'll call them in."

After saying this, he did not dare to delay for even a second. He immediately turned around and hurried away in quick steps.

As he walked further and further away, a series of light footsteps could be heard from the ground beneath his feet, which were particularly clear and audible in the silent atmosphere.

Ye Zifen stood quietly beside the jar, motionless like a sculpture.

Her beautiful and deep eyes were fixed on the rising water vapor, her eyebrows were slightly furrowed, as if she was thinking about something important.

As time went on, the fire grew more and more intense, and the blazing flames licked the bottom of the tank, gradually raising the temperature of the water in the tank.

After a while, the water in the jar began to tumble slightly, accompanied by a "gurgling" sound, like a cheerful elf dancing to play a beautiful piece of music.

At this moment, Ye Zifen slowly took a step and walked towards the direction where the jars of horse blood were placed.

Her eyes fell on the jar, and she saw at a glance that a thin layer of transparent liquid had formed on the surface of the blood.

This discovery made her frown slightly, and she thought to herself: "Has it been left there for too long?"

Thinking of this, she gently stretched out her hands and carefully picked up one of the jars.

The jar seemed to have life in her slender and soft palms, swaying gently with her soft movements.

Through the hazy vapor, you can vaguely see the blood in the jar fluctuating slightly.

Then, she carefully and gently poured the horse blood in the container into the steaming hot water.

In an instant, the originally clear and transparent hot water was quickly stained with a light crimson color as if it were cast by magic, just like the sunset in the sky gently falling into the water, or like a blooming peach blossom rippling in the water waves.

At the same time, a faint smell of blood mixed with water vapor rose up, forming wisps of thin and misty hot air, dancing in the air like a dream.

At this moment, a hurried sound of footsteps came from far away. It turned out that Zhang Gaoyi and several masters hurriedly walked into the house.

Zhang Gaoyi spotted Ye Zifen who was about to start working, and shouted, "Stop! You are not fully recovered yet, how can you start working so quickly? Let me do the work!"

Hearing this, Ye Zifen did not continue to be stubborn, but nodded obediently and said, "Well, okay, actually just stir it a little more and it will be fine. Wait a moment, everyone come and have a bowl. Now that the room is much warmer, it's a good opportunity for everyone to take a good rest. Everyone has been very hard these days!"

After saying that, she smiled and handed the stirring tool in her hand to Zhang Gaoyi.

Zhang Gaoyi took it without hesitation, then gripped the handle tightly and began to stir it quickly and forcefully.

At this moment, although the faces of the several chefs standing nearby were full of fatigue, their eyes were always fixed on the pot of liquid being stirred, and there was a trace of expectation in their eyes that was difficult to conceal.

They have also been hungry for two days.

Gradually, more and more hot steam rose from the pot and soon filled the entire room.

Ye Zifen stood quietly aside, like a beautiful painting.

Her beautiful eyes stared intently at the scene before her, and an indescribable sense of relief quietly flowed in her eyes.

At this moment, she thought to herself: It seems that the decision I made at the beginning was extremely correct after all!

The room was so quiet that time seemed to have stood still. Only the slight stirring sound and the subtle sound of rising steam intertwined together, like a soft and soothing melody, echoing in the air.

Although the sound is not loud, it is full of the breath and warmth of life.

Just like that, after an unknown amount of time, Zhang Gaoyi, who had been concentrating on the work in his hands, finally slowly stopped his busy hands.

He let out a long breath and said as if relieved: "Okay, it's done! Everyone, come and taste this pot of rice I cooked by myself."

As he finished speaking, the people who were originally scattered everywhere moved at the sound of his voice and quickly gathered together.

Everyone's face was filled with anticipation and joy. They couldn't wait to reach out their hands and carefully pick up the exquisite porcelain bowls in front of them.

The moment your fingertips touch the wall of the bowl, you can clearly feel the warmth coming from inside.

This warmth does not only come from the liquid in the bowl itself, but more from the deep friendship between each other and the warm atmosphere created when sharing food together.

Zhang Gaoyi picked up the spoon with a smile on his face and gently scooped a bowl full of steaming and fragrant food for Ye Zifen.

Then he carefully handed it to her and said softly, "We have been rushing on the road these days and have not had time to have a good meal. Today we finally have a chance to sit down and enjoy some delicious food. You must drink more soup to nourish your body and take good care of yourself."

Ye Zifen took the bowl of food full of care and warmth with a smile, and said softly, "Well, I know. How could I not take my own body seriously? You should eat it while it's hot!"

As she spoke, she looked around as if she was looking for something, and suddenly asked, "By the way, where is the rest of the meat?"

Zhang Gaoyi slowly filled a bowl for himself, then raised his head and responded, "I buried them in the snow behind the house. It's freezing cold, so there's no need to worry about the meat going bad."

Hearing this, Ye Zifen couldn't help but frown slightly, with a worried look on her face, questioning: "Buried in the snow? Is this really okay? What if some wild animal smells the scent and takes it away?"

Zhang Gaoyi saw this and quickly comforted her: "Haha, don't worry, dear. I deliberately picked a very hidden corner, and also used branches and dead grass to cleverly cover it up. Unless someone has an extremely sensitive sense of smell, it is absolutely impossible to easily detect that there is meat hidden there. Besides, there are very few wild animals now. Otherwise..."

He did not continue.