Brother Nan's noodle shop is very large, and the layout of the house is very different from ordinary small noodle restaurants.

As soon as you enter the door, there is an ordering counter and a cashier counter, and now you can pay first and then eat. There is also a stainless steel table where braised eggs, kimchi, and pot helmets are usually served, and fast food is also sold at noon.

Further inside, there is an aisle, and inside the aisle is a very large dining place.

Next to the hallway is the kitchen.

The kitchen is also much larger than the kitchen of a general noodle restaurant. I have the impression that when Zhou Li was still in junior high school, Brother Nan's family sold side dishes, referring to the kind of dishes that can be eaten with noodles with a small plate, such as rotten meat cowpeas, tamales, roast beef, etc., and now Brother Nan's family makes fast food at noon in addition to side dishes, and you can also order home-cooked food.

Usually when you come to eat noodles every week, you will get a number plate when you order a good meal, go in and find a vacant seat to sit down, put the number plate on the table, and soon a young junior apprentice will bring you noodles.

Don't look at this model, but in Yancheng City, only Brother Nan's family does this.

Today is destined to be different.

Zhou Li stood at the door of the kitchen, looking at Brother Nan's figure busy inside, with a sense of novelty.

"What are you looking at?" Brother Nan took the time to glance back at him.

"You can also cook noodles. ”

"It's not difficult, it's just a seasoning, watch it a few times, it's hard to see it, it's not easy for apprentices to learn. Brother Nan was talking to Zhou Li while operating, and she pierced her head with a ball, "I have to wash this pot when I'm done, it's annoying......"

"I'll wash it for you. ”

"Sensible!"

Brother Nan quickly fished out the noodles.

There are two bowls of rice dumplings in a large bucket bowl next to it, one bowl is the miscellaneous sauce used by Zhou Li to chop pepper noodles, and the other bowl is beef.

There are also five boiled eggs, one for Zhou Li and Brother Nan.

Brother Nan used a large bowl of noodles for Zhou Li.

I used a bucket bowl for myself.

For Huaixu, a super large bowl is used, which is usually not seen at home, and some restaurants will only use such a large bowl for seasoning or other purposes, which is converted into a noodle restaurant unit...... Can you fit three or three?

A pound?

Zhou Li was amazed.

Immediately, Brother Nan held a big spoon in his hand, scooped the miscellaneous sauce, and went down a spoonful of heavy weight, spread the noodles to the brim, and said to Zhou Li: "When I put the seasoning, I deliberately put less salt and soy sauce, hehehe......"

She also eats chopped pepper noodles herself.

Only Huai Xu eats beef alone, so Brother Nan directly picked up the bowl of beef and poured it on the noodles, and the simple and direct action inadvertently evoked Zhou Li's childhood memories, when Old Man Zhou raised a pig.

"Dangdangdang! Nan Ge Customized Edition!"

"Do it yourself!"

Huai Xu's fart was upside down, and he squeezed Zhou Li and jumped forward.

It is a bowl that is used to wash your face without being aggrieved, and ordinary people may not be able to afford it.

Waiting for Huai Xu to come out with the sea bowl, Zhou Li hurriedly stepped aside, leaned against the wall, and still looked at him intently. Suddenly, he noticed Brother Nan's gaze again, Zhou Li turned his head to look at her, and both of them smiled.

Mind to heart.

Immediately, Brother Nan glared at him again: "Don't come yet!"

Zhou Li went inside.

A minute later.

"What's going on?"

"It's a little harder than usual. ”

"Yo!" Brother Nan glanced at Zhou Li slightly, "You can taste this?" ”

"I like to eat hard. ”

"The noodles I usually sell are cooked very well. ”

"Hmm. ”

A big orange with an exceptionally strong physique appeared out of nowhere, it looked at Zhou Li and then at Huaixu, and walked over. It's not like a dango that jumps on the table, but just sits at the foot of the table, sitting upright, looking at the people at the table.

Brother Nan threw the yolk of the boiled egg to it, and asked Zhou Li casually: "Where are your dumplings?"

"At home, she's afraid of the cold. ”

"Do you like cats in your family?"

"I like it, Aunt Jiang and Xiaoshuang like it very much, especially Xiaoshuang, I like it very much. Zhou Li paused as he spoke, "I've only been back for half a day, and he's been fascinated by the dumplings." ”

"What about your dad?"

"He pretended not to like it, but I went out to the bathroom last night and he was watching TV and the dango was curled up in his arms. ”

"The goblin has a few brushes. Brother Nan nodded.

"Hmm. ”

That's not as simple as a few.

After eating noodles, he cleaned up the pots and pans and dried them, went out and locked the door again, and saw that the corner of the closure notice on the door was blown off by the wind, Brother Nan pressed the corner back again, pressed it flat, and then took the initiative to help Zhou Li carry heavier milk.

"Yo also brought two bottles of wine. ”

"Aunt Jiang said she wanted to bring it. ”

"Oh!!"

Brother Nan grinned, she remembered the cigarettes and alcohol that Zhou Li brought on her birthday last year, and she died of laughter. Obviously, it didn't take long, but when I think about it, I have the feeling that it was a long time ago.

At this time, Zhou Li came up again: "Aunt Jiang probably thought I was going to your house for the New Year." ”

Brother Nan raised his head and laughed, smiling so silly.

There is also an aisle in the courtyard, which is very narrow, so that Zhou Li can't even open it, but Brother Nan's technique seems to be innate. After going out, I passed through a somewhat crowded urban area, and the speed of crossing the river increased.

She smiled and got on the highway.

Zhou Li didn't say anything.

It takes more than an hour to arrive at Xiaoping Town, and a little further ahead is Mingjiu Mountain.

Brother Nan continued to drive forward, but suddenly said, "Are these people too idle to do anything?"

"What's wrong?" Zhou Li asked.

"Nothing. ”

"Oh. ”

Zhou Li looked to the side.

Not to mention more than a dozen people walking slowly along the side of the road, the leading young man was holding a bag of chicken essence in his hand, and Brother Nan's mother was impressively in the ranks. Zhou Li guessed that these dozen people should have come out to buy chicken essence.

The engine sounded for a while, and Brother Nan quickly overtook the group, only one young man found them when he turned his head.

"Isn't that the cousin of the fourth aunt's family?" exclaimed the young man, "why is there a man sitting in the car!"

"It seems to be this car. Brother Nan's mother said.

"Definitely, none of them are on the cards. ”

Zhou Li silently relayed the words to Brother Nan.

Brother Nan just waved his hand casually: "Don't be nervous, when the time comes, I will tell them that I pulled a hitchhiker and subsidized the fuel money." ”

Zhou Li thought for a while: "It seems that not only your Li family is prosperous, but your grandmother's family is also flourishing." ”

"Are you scared?"

"I'm afraid. ”

......

Arrive at Mt. Mingjiu.

Zhou Li got out of the car, took out wine and milk, and by the way, there was an extra backpack in the carriage, which was the ancient book he asked Huaixu to just take. From Mingjiu Mountain to the Yin-Yang Temple, you will just pass through the flood control view.

Brother Nan leaned his neck out of the window: "If it's convenient for me, I'll come to you in the afternoon, you tell me how to go, and I'll pick me up halfway." If not, I'll come back tomorrow morning, for I don't know, my brothers and sisters won't let me go. ”

Zhou Li nodded.

Huai Xu was already visible, took the initiative to carry the bag and carry the milk, and Zhou Li only carried two bottles of wine.

Travel light.

There are a lot of people who come to climb the mountain during the Chinese New Year. Zhou Lichai even if the epidemic breaks out in a few days and there are no more tourists, there will still be some nearby villagers who come to climb this mountain.

All the way up, the pace is brisk.

Zhou Li's physical strength has grown a lot in the past six months, and he trotted up the steps when he encountered it, and successfully rushed to the Zhihongguan at noon.

The houses that make up the Taoist temple seem to have undergone some repairs and look better than they were half a year ago, but only to a limited extent. However, the small temple in front of the courtyard was repaired well, and after the New Year, there was a lot of incense in front of the small temple, and a new layer of red cloth was put on the top.

It was the time of the meal, and there was no one in front of the view, only curling green smoke.

Zhou Li walked to the front of the small temple and looked inside, and the old demon was lying behind the mud statue and napping.

"Have you eaten lunch?"

"Hmm......"

The old demon opened his eyes in a daze, glanced at Zhou Li and Huaixu, and then took a closer look: "It turned out to be the two of you." ”

He walked slowly out of the small temple.

Zhou Li found that he looked older than half a year ago, his body was dry and thin, and his gait was a little staggering.

The old demon seemed to be able to see his thoughts, and smiled: "Old and old, old ......"

"New house?"

"Haha, there were pilgrims who came to fix it last month. ”

"So that's the case, by the way, I brought jackfruit back from Caiyun, and I ate almost it, but I brought some for you, I don't know if you're used to it. Zhou Li said and took out a bag from his bag, which contained a small plate and peeled jackfruit.

He first placed the plate in front of the small temple, thought about it, and then put it in the temple and hid it behind the clay statue.

"It's convenient for you to eat. Zhou Li said.

"What's so embarrassing...... Thank you, thank you. The old demon gave up his hand to Zhou Li again and again.

"Yes, what about the old watchman?"

"Cook in the stove, you go in. ”

"Happy New Year. ”

"Happy New Year...... the old demon dragged a long trill, and there was a bit of slowness in his tone.

The Taoist temple has a very small room as a stove house.

Zhou Li cautiously approached the front of the stove house, looked inside, and sure enough, he saw the old master in the corner, and he hurriedly smiled and asked, "What is the old master cooking?" ”

The old man's movements were similar to those of the old demon, he squinted his eyes and looked at Zhou Li, and then a smile bloomed on his ravine-ravine face.

"It's a little layman, it's a holiday?"

"It's an early holiday. ”

"Oh~ too, it's the New Year, and I'm too old to remember the time. The old watcher smiled, "It's good that I still remember the New Year." ”

"I've just come back. ”

"Have you eaten?"

"No, I'll go to the mountain to find Miss Xiao Zheng. ”

"Why don't you stay and eat before leaving?" The layman in the village below sent sausages and bacon, and I cooked some of them. The old viewer asked expectantly, the older people are, the more they want to be lively, and the more afraid they are of being deserted.

"This ......"

Zhou Li thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Then excuse me, this is my classmate." ”

"The little layman is polite. The old viewer nodded to Huaixu with a smile, and then stood up to get rice, "Then I need to cook some rice, do you like smoked chicken, I still have a smoked chicken." ”

"Good old man. Huai Xu was a little naughty, and deliberately said, "When we met for the first time, my surname was Huai, the locust of the locust tree." ”

"Don't bother, just eat something. Zhou Li said.

"Huai Xiaoju, be polite. The old watchman turned around and bowed again, still smiling, "I'm so narrow, I don't have a place to sit." ”

"It's okay, warm. Zhou Li said.

"It's just warm. ”

The old master still took down the smoked chicken and steamed it, added two sausages, and fried a green vegetable, he wanted to entertain the two guests, so he put some bacon in the green vegetables.

The old Eight Immortals table, which may be older than Zhou Li, is damp on the surface, and the old viewer wiped it again and again.

"It's clean, it's clean. Zhou Li hurriedly came to the table.

"Hey...... hey," the old watcher laughed.

"I came back with some of the books and returned them to you. Zhou Li said.

When the old viewer heard this, he was silent, and then continued to smile and said: "If you like to read this book, take it and read it, I don't know how many years I can live at my age, and this view has no successor, so it's useless for you to give it back to me." ”

Zhou Li felt like he had been hammered in the chest.

About an hour later.

Zhou Li only carried the bag when he left, and looked down at the two bottles of wine, and said to the old master: "I brought you a piece of milk, you can drink a box at breakfast, by the way, do you drink wine?"

"No, no, no, you can take it to Miss Zheng, I don't need it. The old watcher waved his hand again and again and refused.

"It's not worth it. ”

"That's not going to work......"

"Do you drink liquor?"

"Don't drink, don't drink......"

"I think you want to drink. Zhou Li glanced at the cabinet next to him, there was a very cheap bottle of Mianzhu Daqu, "Leave a bottle of white bar, it's not a valuable wine, but it's better to drink less." ”

"Either or ......"

Zhou Li forcibly left the milk and white wine, and walked out of the room with only a bottle of red wine.

The old demon sat at the door of the small temple and waved at him.

Zhou Li smiled in response.

Walk downhill along the path next to the bamboo forest, start to walk in the direction of the Yin-Yang Temple, walk out of a section and look back, several old houses leaning on the bamboo forest are located in the middle of the mountainside, there is a sense of simplicity and tranquility.

"How long can a demon live?" Zhou Li asked.

"Not necessarily. Huai Xu replied, "There are long and short, which are related to the species, but have nothing to do with whether they are strong or not." ”

"That's right. ”

"The old demon is probably about the same, and he can't even climb to the top of the temple. Huai Xu said casually.

"Hmm. ”

Zhou Li didn't say anything more, and his heart was a little heavy.

Huai Xu comforted him: "They are all very open-minded, at most they are just a little lonely." ”

Zhou Li still nodded.

At about two o'clock, arrive at the Yin-Yang Temple.

The small mountain village is still magnificent from a distance, the clouds are hazy, and the evil gods still shuttle between the clouds, as if they will never get tired.

"Woo Woo ......"

Or rhubarb ran to pick them up.

Zhou Li was sending messages to Zheng Zhilan all the way, he said that he would only arrive in the afternoon, and also said that he would eat at the old master's place, but it was obvious that Zheng Zhilan had been preparing for today's New Year's dinner since this morning or last night - Huai Xu began to shout good incense half a mile away.

Zheng Zhilan stood at the edge of the yard and waited, poking her head out to look at the path, where a group of dogs were lying lazily in the yard.

There was also a cow-colored horse standing nearby.

The little girl braided a braid, her eyebrows and eyes were bright, and when she saw the figure of the two, there was a smile on her white face.

"Why didn't you bring Brother Nan?" she asked.

She said that she would come in the afternoon or tomorrow morning, and that she would celebrate the New Year at her grandmother's house today. Zhou Li said and put down the red wine, "When I set off, Aunt Jiang insisted that I take two bottles of wine and one milk, and I gave the other bottle of white wine and milk to the old master." ”

"Old Lookout...... He's lonely for the New Year, isn't he?"

"I think so. ”

"I'm going to see him in the future. ”

"Hmm. ”

Zhou Li looked at Zheng Zhilan at this time, this girl may be the kindest and cleanest person he has ever met in his life.

He caught a thing moving rapidly, and when he turned his head, he saw that it was already sitting on the back of a horse, condescendingly, and shouted to the two with a bright smile: "Do you know how to ride a horse?" Let me tell you, I can ride well, do you want to learn?

Zhou Li came back to his senses, and Fang Cai's feelings were gone.

This old monster is really the king who spoils the atmosphere.