Chapter 52: The Dead

"A water surrounds Cangshan, Cangshan hugs the ancient city".

This is Zhang Tianyuan's first impression of Da Li, this ancient city is bordered by the rippling Erhai Lake in the east, leaning on the perennial verdant Cangshan Mountain in the west, from 779 Nanzhao King Yimu to find and move the capital to Yangtho Bacheng, has a history of 1200 years of construction!

In the local area of Dali, the Bai people have a riddle poem that has been recited from generation to generation, the poem says: The insect enters the phoenix nest and does not see the bird (wind), the grass (flower) grows on the head of the seven people, and the drizzle falls on the Hengshan (snow), and half of the friends are missing (month).

The riddle of this poem is the most famous four scenes of the wind and snow and the moon in Da Li: "Xiaguan Wind", "Shangguan Flower", "Cangshan Snow", and "Erhai Moon".

Zhang Tianyuan had heard people talk about these before, but after all, he didn't know what the wind and snow moon were, this time when he came to Dali, he also wanted to take a good look, take a look, and take a look, and the adventure was an adventure, but since he came to the ancient city, if he didn't walk around, it would be a bit of a loss.

Because of the target shooting, Wang Zhigang's attitude towards Zhang Tianyuan is now much better, and everyone put the equipment they need in the barracks, then changed into civilian clothes, and drove into the ancient city of Dali.

The three girls had a good night's sleep in the barracks, and at this time they were full of energy, and the blue phoenix was diligently introducing Liu Mengxun and Mu Ying to the scenery inside and outside the city, looking quite proud, and they had returned to their hometown in the end.

Raising flowers and planting trees, has become a traditional custom here, every household has a garden of different sizes, the precious big Li camellia, rhododendrons, competing for beauty, proud snow open, all kinds of red flowers and green draw out of the wall, connected into a flower alley, the fragrant fragrance of flowers is endless, permeated the whole city.

The clear spring water flows into the city from the Cangshan Mountain, through the streets and alleys, passing in front of a house, washing the dirt and pollution, the streets and alleys, the sound of the water is endless, such as playing the three strings. "Every family runs water, every household raises flowers" is worthy of its name.

"I would have liked to stay here longer if I could, it was so beautiful. Liu Mengxun couldn't help but sigh.

It's no wonder that she is so emotional, the ancient city of Dali is different from the metropolises of Shangpu and Taiwan, there are many fewer traces of modern carving here, and when you come here, you seem to be closer to nature, as if you have returned to the era when man and nature lived in harmony.

Zhang Tianyuan could also feel that the whole person felt a lot more comfortable physically and mentally all of a sudden, and the haze in the air had obviously become much less.

"It's a pity that we didn't come at the right time, and we couldn't catch up with the March Festival, the Three Spirits and the Torch Festival, otherwise, I guess we would have had more fun. Blue Phoenix shook his head and said.

"Phoenix, why don't you take us to eat something, it's a bit unreasonable to come to Dali and not taste the food here, right?" Zhang Tianyuan said with a smile.

"No problem, I know a restaurant in Lu Dao, which can be regarded as the authentic local Yun Nan cuisine, go, follow me!"

Because it is a bit troublesome to drive shopping, as soon as they entered the city, Snake Lin and Wang Zhigang parked their cars in a parking lot, and everyone walked while enjoying the beautiful scenery, which was also interesting.

"Oh mom, it's so windy!" Xu Gang was wearing a hat, but as soon as the wind blew, the hat flew away.

"This is Da Li's famous Xiaguan Feng, have you heard that Da Li also has the name of a wind city, especially during this time, the wind is relatively strong, and it is best to wear a hat tightly. Blue Phoenix said with a smile.

Everyone helped Xu Gang catch up with the hat, and they couldn't help but be tired and out of breath.

Fortunately, at this time, the restaurant that Blue Phoenix said also arrived.

It can be seen that the owner of the restaurant knows both Blue Phoenix and Serpentine, and after talking in the national language for a while, he is also very enthusiastic.

"Let's go in, I'll let them arrange a private room, let's try the famous three-course tea first!" Blue Phoenix grinned.

"What is the three-course tea?" Xu Gang was stunned and asked, "Is there such a tea?" I have heard of Longjing, Tieguanyin, and Biluochun, but I have never heard of any three-course tea. ”

"Alas, if you don't work hard, the boss will be sad! If you don't say a few words, you will die, the three-course tea was originally the custom of entertaining guests at the wedding banquet of the Bai people, and now it is also a characteristic of Da Li, which can be used as a performance, and it is also a kind of tea art. Zhang Tianyuan shook his head and said.

"However, I heard that the current three-course tea brewing process is complicated, and it is usually just three cups of tea soup one by one. The so-called one bitter, two sweet, three aftertastes, after drinking it, but no matter what, I can't feel the original artistic conception, which is somewhat disappointing. Mu Ying sighed and said.

"Don't worry, this is definitely an authentic three-course tea, and it's not easy for you to come to Da Li once, how can you be so casual. As he spoke, Blue Phoenix had already led everyone into the box of the restaurant.

In fact, the three-course tea, as the name suggests, has three processes.

The first tea, called "the tea of pure bitterness", implies the philosophy of life: "To establish a career, you must first endure hardship." ”

The second dish is "sweet tea", when the guests drink the first tea, the host re-uses a small sand pot to put tea, roast tea, boil tea, at the same time, you have to put a little brown sugar, milk fan, cinnamon, etc. in the tea cup, and wait until the boiled tea soup is poured into eight minutes.

The third tea is called "aftertaste tea", and its brewing method is the same, but the raw materials in the tea cup have been replaced with an appropriate amount of honey, a little fried rice, a few peppercorns, and a pinch of walnut kernels, and the tea capacity is usually six or seven points full.

In fact, every tea has its meaning, as the so-called one bitter, two sweet and three aftertaste, is this truth.

After drinking the three teas, the realm of people has also improved.

"Don't be shocked by the humiliation, watch the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court;

Whether it's bitter or sweet, as long as you deal with it calmly, you can always be happy!

After tasting three teas, the dishes also came up, all of which were local specialties, such as Da Li casserole fish, papaya chicken, Midu curly hoof, milk fan, cold chicken rice noodles, etc., among which Midu curly hoof has a history of more than 500 years, and was also listed as a famous dish in the court in the Ming Dynasty.

During the meal, Blue Phoenix asked the boss about the current situation in the Shenluo Valley, but as soon as Lu Dao opened his mouth, the boss's face changed greatly, and thick beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, looking very scared.

"Phoenix, listen to Uncle's words, don't go to that place, it's the place where the devil lives, it's too dangerous, no matter who it is, you can only go and have no return. Recently, a child in our village accidentally entered the Shenluo Valley, but the next day, I saw his body at the mouth of the Shenluo Valley, which was taken out by a dog and a wild dog. ”

"What! He said someone came out?" Because he couldn't understand the Shaomin language here, when Lan Phoenix translated what the boss said, everyone was so surprised that even Professor Wang couldn't sit still.

"Didn't you say that the army was stationed there, how could you let a child run in?" asked Liu Mengxun.

"There is not only one entrance to the Valley of the Divine Lorra, in fact, it can also be said that it has no entrance at all, you can enter it from any position in the forest, and the range is very large, if you want to completely defend it, it is not realistic at all. Serpentine shook his head and explained.

"Phoenix, did the boss say that the child's body had been examined?" asked Zhang Tianyuan.

"It's a very strange poison that died of poisoning. Blue Phoenix explained.

"Then let's not delay here, hurry back and prepare, Phoenix, you better contact the people in the army and configure the appropriate antidote as soon as possible, I'm worried that we will encounter a similar situation when we go in." Zhang Tianyuan knocked on the door of his head, and he couldn't eat anything anymore.

It seems that although I drank three teas, there are still some things in life that I can't face calmly, after all, this is the first time I heard that the person who entered the Shenluo Valley died, and he said that he was missing before, and it can also remind people of some good things, such as the Peach Blossom Spring, but the dead person is different, and the sweet dream of the Peach Blossom Land should also be awake.

"Well, let's go, it's better to anticipate all the dangers that may be encountered, otherwise there will be ** annoyance. Snake Lin also agreed with Zhang Tianyuan's statement, he suddenly turned his head to look at Liu Mengxun and said: "Miss Liu, why don't you stay in Da Li City to rest, just a few of our men will go, Professor Wang, don't take risks, you are old, it will be very bad in case of danger." ”