Chapter Seventy-Four: The Little Noodle Stall
The two who knew Xia Daoqi's situation were silent for a while, but after a while, Cui Hong broke the balance.
"But you can hide deep enough, sneak up and go to the Martial King Realm, tell me, how many steps is the Martial King now?" Cui Hong's eyes flashed with excitement, and he didn't have any guilt about being defeated by Xia Daoqi before.
"With Brother Xia here, it is estimated that if you want to enter the pride list that day, it will be even more suspenseful!" Lin Xifeng replied first, no matter what others were, anyway, Lin Xifeng has always been happy to fight Cui Hong.
Cui Hong gradually got used to it, didn't pay attention to him, and still stared at Xia Daoqi.
Xia Daoqi put away the folding fan, put his hand behind him, and had the image of a master: "The third order of the Martial King." The tone was flat, but after listening carefully, I could still feel a sense of pride, after all, Xia Daoqi was only twenty-two, and this cultivation was enough to be proud of the vast majority of young talents, and even being on the list that day was more than enough.
"What, it's so high?" Cui Hong said in shock, and Lin Xifeng on the side was also dumbfounded, he didn't expect this Brother Xia to have such a cultivation without making a sound, it was really terrifying.
After the shock, Cui Hong said happily: "If you know your cultivation progress, I'm afraid that your blind father will also have to take a good look at his inheritance, hehe."
There is no one on the second floor of the teahouse now, if people hear Cui Hong's rebellious words, I am afraid that they will report directly to the official, although Xia Guo has freedom of speech, but it is still not okay to criticize the royal family.
Xia Daoqi was used to being disrespectful to Cui Hong, and he was not surprised, plus he already had some complaints about the Ninety-Five Venerable, so he didn't stop it, but just shook his head: "It's not enough, it's much worse than my big brother." ”
Cui Hong also knew a lot about the talented prince, so he also knew that what Xia Daoqi said was not wrong, and he was silent for a while......
"Don't pay attention to these things, anyway, I'm not very keen on that position, as long as my mother and I can be safe. Xia Daoqi shrugged his shoulders and said, he really thought so in his heart, but according to his eldest brother's temperament, after ascending to the supreme position, he was afraid that he would not let go of their mother and son, so there was no way to avoid it, and he could only fight.
"Hey, forget it, this matter can only be taken one step at a time, don't worry too much. Lin Xifeng comforted.
"Hmm" Xia Daoqi nodded, walked to the wooden fence, looked at the slowly sinking sunset, and was silent for a long time.
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The warm breeze was blowing, and Jiang Yi enjoyed the slightest coolness, squinting his eyes comfortably, regardless of the hurried steps of passers-by.
"Alas, I drank tea and ate fruit all day, and I didn't eat anything delicious. After a while, Jiang Yi touched his stomach and muttered to himself pitifully.
Looking up at the streets on both sides, perhaps the characteristics of this street are all about funeral utensils, which looks very gloomy. Jiang Yi shivered a few times in cooperation, and even his steps were much faster.
After a while, Jiang Yi walked through the street, and suddenly, Jiang Yi's eyes lit up.
"Boss, how do you sell this noodle?" Jiang Yi asked with a smile as he stood in front of the small noodle stall.
The boss is a half-step old man, who looks almost fifty years old, hunched his waist slightly, picks up the noodles and puts them in the bowl with skillful skills, and when he sees someone asking, he looks up with a smile and responds: "Authentic Qingzhou beef noodles, add ten copper plates, add seven copper plates, guest officer, which one do you want?"
Jiang Yi looked at the ordinary appearance of the noodle stall owner and smiled honestly, he also smiled: "Then let's have a bowl of ingredients, if it is delicious, I will come every day in the future!"
"Hahaha, although my Lao Li's craftsmanship is not as good as the chefs of which restaurants, but I am not bad at all in this craftsmanship, guest officer, you go and sit down, wait for the meal, and keep you to read this bite later!" said the noodle stall owner confidently.
Jiang Yi nodded, picked a place near the corner and sat down, looked at the few diners next to him, and smiled again.
"It's been a long time since I've sat at a small roadside stall like this to eat...... Jiang Yi's eyes flashed a trace of nostalgia, when he was in high school, he often secretly ate some snacks from roadside stalls, barbecue and the like with his classmates, although he knew that this thing couldn't be clean, but he still ate it without hesitation, and then said "It's really fragrant" with satisfaction, which was also many years ago.
"Eh, have you gone to see it today?" Suddenly, the conversation between the two diners on the side attracted Jiang Yi's attention, and he turned sideways slightly to hear it more clearly.
"Of course I went to see you, I saw you, but you didn't hear me shouting at you. Another diner replied, seeing that he was very tall and thin, like a walking bamboo pole.
"Yes? I didn't care, and I couldn't hear how loud you were shouting. The diner who just opened his mouth to ask the tall and thin man replied, and compared with the tall and thin man's figure, it can be said that he went to the other extreme, only to see that he looked very short and fat, looking no more than 150, but the tonnage looked not small, if this pair of pairs walked on the street, the return rate was 100%. Looking at the two of them, Jiang Yi secretly smiled, not that Jiang Yi was impolite, but that these two people were too happy, which really made people laugh.
"I heard that tomorrow's opening match is the Shen family against the Yu family, and I don't know who is strong and who is weak?" asked the tall and thin man.
"Haven't you seen this, if the Shen family is the best among the first-class families, then how can the Yu family be compared!" said the short and fat guy half-mockingly.
"What is a first-class family?" the tall and thin man then asked.
The short guy looked at his companion with "You don't seem to be a very smart Yazi", and seeing that his ignorance really didn't want to be fake, he explained helplessly: "Do you know the four great families of the Xia Kingdom?" Seeing the thin and tall man nodding, he continued: "The four major families are first-class families, and our first-class families in the Xia Kingdom are only these four... No, there is also a Cui family and merchants who can barely be regarded as a first-class family, but they are also at the bottom of the first-class family. ”
"Oh" The tall and thin man said suddenly, and then said in surprise: "Then how can the Shen family be so powerful that they will be the first to come out to fight?
"This is a random selection, of course it is possible, and it is already a common thing in the sect competition to pick a top twenty family to participate in the opening match. "The short and fat guy seems to be very familiar with the matter of this sect big comparison, and the questions raised by the tall and thin man can be told eloquently.
"That's... Isn't the Yu family miserable against this Shen family?, it must be impossible to beat!" The tall and thin man said.
"That's natural, although this Yu family can be regarded as one of the top twenty families in our Xia Kingdom, but there is naturally no chance to meet that top family. ”
"And then they were eliminated like that?" The tall and lanky man asked again.
"Oh, did you listen to the book in vain last year, and you even forgot the rules of the sectarian competition?" The short and fat guy was speechless.
"Isn't that the old storyteller speaking too slowly, I can't help it...... Fell asleep. The tall and thin man muttered.
The short and fat guy was speechless, and Jiang Yi, who was eavesdropping on the side, couldn't help but laugh.
Looking at the thin and tall man's puzzled expression, the short and fat guy sighed: "The sect big competition is a point elimination system, in general, it is a best-of-five game, as long as you win three games in a row, then you will be promoted, and if you lose three games in a row, you will be eliminated." ”
"I see!" the tall and thin man looked at him.
"That's... After a while, the tall and thin man wanted to ask something.
"Noodles. The short and fat guy turned his head and watched the noodle stall owner walk briskly with two bowls of noodles, walking quickly, but also walking very steadily, and did not spill any soup.
"Lad, just wait for your face. Putting down the noodles, the noodle stall owner said to Jiang Yi again.
Jiang Yi smiled and nodded.
"That's... The tall and thin man wanted to continue the discussion, but was stopped by the short and fat guy.
"Eh, eat noodles first, eat noodles first, this Lao Li noodles have a hand, don't be cold. ”
"Well, this Lao Li's noodles smell good, eat first and eat first. The tall and thin man took a deep breath and complimented.
And the short and fat guy on the other side secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and some regretted that he had provoked this topic, but on the other side, he secretly praised his wit in changing the topic.
Seeing that the fat and thin people next to him were eating noodles, the sound of "snorting" came into Jiang Yi's ears, which made Jiang Yi's appetite greater, and his expectations for this Lao Li's noodles were much higher.
After a while, Lao Li, the owner of the noodle stall, came over with a bowl of noodles.
"Come on, guest officer, I've kept you waiting. Lao Li said slightly apologetically.
"It's fine. Jiang Yi said with a smile.
"Okay, then I'll get busy first. After Lao Li finished speaking, he returned to the stove where the noodles were cooked.
Looking at the large bowl of noodles with wisps of smoke rising, Jiang Yi took a deep breath.
"Well, it's so fragrant!" Smelling the pungent fragrance, Jiang Yi's eyes lit up.
Picking up the chopsticks, I used the tips of the chopsticks to remove the thick layer of beef that covered the noodles and picked up a few noodles. With a "snort", Jiang Yi put the noodles into his mouth and chewed.
"Well, it's chewy and delicious. Swallowing the noodles, Jiang Yi picked up the soup spoon on the food plate again.
Jiang Yi scooped a mouthful of noodle soup with a spoon, and there were still some minced green onions and minced meat on it, exhaled a few bites, and then put it into his mouth.
"The soup is rich, delicious and delicious. Jiang Yi praised again, and then buried his head in the cause of the face.
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"Whew, it's enjoyable, it's not just delicious, this amount is enough!" After drinking the last sip of hot soup, Jiang Yi put the bowl on the table heavily, took out a few taels of silver from the storage compartment, and picked out a piece of silver that looked the smallest, of course, this is not Jiang Yi stingy, but he was afraid that the owner of this noodle stall would not accept it too much, so he picked the smallest silver.
"Boss, check out!" Jiang Yi called softly to the busy figure.