Chapter 18: Beauty, Food, and Beauty

"What do you see there?" said Emma deliberately stopped the car and pointed to the outside of the car to Bai Yujing.

The car stopped on the shore of the lake, and in the morning there was a faint mist on the lake, and it was autumn at the moment, and there were leaves scattered everywhere, and a castle was built on the top of a piece of land that stretched into the interior of the lake, but it looked abandoned, and trees were overgrown on the left and right, obscuring the castle.

This desolate and vicissitudes of life, but full of dreamy beauty, the clear lake, the faint smoke, like a fairyland, for Bai Yujing, it feels more interesting than Edinburgh Castle.

"Eh, let's go up and have a look!" Bai Yujing took Emma's hand, Emma thought about it for a while, but agreed.

"Okay, but we can't delay too long, if it's too late, we won't be able to get to our destination on time today!"

"Just a moment, take a few pictures and go!"

The castle is not big, just a small castle, dilapidated and decayed, if you come here at night, it will definitely give people a different feeling, the desolate lakeside, the dilapidated castle, the undead or vampires who are unwilling to die, it is another American horror movie!

There is nothing in the castle, but the scenery is very good, and most importantly, it is quiet, only Bai Yujing and Emma are free to take pictures and play here, in contrast, Bai Yujing feels that this is the castle in his imagination, and Edinburgh Castle feels more like a military fortress.

"Emma, you're looking through this diary again!" Bai Yujing saw Emma sitting on a rock, which was quite clean because it had rained yesterday.

Emma nodded: "Well, I want to see if there are any useful clues, we didn't find the Lilliputians this time, as mentioned in the note, the Lilliputians on their side moved away half a century ago, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to find." ”

"So I wanted to see if there was anything useful in it!"

Bai Yujing nodded: "If we can find it, it's our luck, if we can't find it, let's take a relaxing trip together, don't put too much pressure on yourself, there is a saying in our China, it is called I am lucky, I lose my life, just do what we should do, as for the result, it is up to God to judge!"

Emma said, "You're right, but I still want to take a closer look!"

Bai Yujing nodded: "In addition to this diary, I have a very important clue. ”

Emma looked at Bai Yujing, and Bai Yujing immediately took out a backpack the size of a thumb, "Do you remember this?"

"Remember, the backpack used by a little man was shown to me before. Emma immediately recalled.

Bai Yujing nodded: "That's right, this diary was obtained together with this one, if I guessed correctly, the place where they came from should be very close, you can take a look at this small backpack." ”

Emma took it, looked left and right, and found nothing, "A very new little backpack, very delicately made, and there are a few symbols in the corners, do you know the meaning of these symbols?"

Bai Yujing immediately said: "I know the meaning of these symbols, it should be the name of the owner of this backpack, Alice, but this is not the point, the important thing is what you said earlier, this backpack is very new!"

Emma reacted immediately: "Oh my God, Ian, you are really a genius, you can actually read Lilliputian writing?"

Bai Yujing was a little helpless: "I think you should pay more attention to another issue." ”

Emma smiled and said, "Okay, you're trying to say that this backpack is new, so it means that there should still be a Lilliputians living around the place where this diary was found, right?" ”

Bai Yujing slapped his palm: "That's right, that's what I want to say, it's very likely that we will be able to meet the real little human race on this trip, a living intelligent life that can communicate with us." ”

The vehicle continues north, all the way through the canyon, driving on narrow roads, this generation of tourists and vehicles is very large, everywhere you can see stopping vehicles and tourists, stopping to hike around the surrounding mountains and rivers.

There are really many lakes in this generation, there are many small rivers extending on the road, lofty mountains and dense forests, there are some small towns along the way, you can park your car there to rest, many parking spaces are free, for tourists, it is still quite convenient.

Finally arrived at Lake Levin, an important transit station originally scheduled, and not long after driving, they arrived at Fort William, because of the lack of fuel, so Bai Yujing and Emma needed to refuel here, and the two also decided to rest here and have lunch.

"There's a Scottish specialty, smoked salmon, why don't you try it? Emma refueled the car at the gas station and stopped in the parking lot of Fort William, and immediately recommended Bai Yujing a special food after getting out of the car.

"It won't be the same as the Haggis from last time!" Haggis is the dark dish that Emma ate last time, and Bai Yujing still didn't have the courage to try it in the end.

Speaking of Haggis, Emma immediately made a very regretful expression: "Coming to Scotland and not tasting Haggis is simply the biggest regret in life, and I am sure you will regret it."

Emmat liked this, seeing that Bai Yujing was so illiterate, she pursed her lips, "Don't worry, the smoked salmon here is very beautiful, and the taste is also good, it will definitely satisfy you." ”

Bai Yujing shrugged his shoulders: "Okay, my taste has been raised recently, if it's too bad, I'll give a bad review." ”

"What if you're not satisfied?"

"I need some compensation for the night!"

Bai Yujing said without any shame, causing Emma to roll her eyes, Bai Yujing behaved quite well last night, Emma was still a little shy when she remembered it, and did not answer Bai Yujing's words.

Emma told Bai Yujing that although Lake Levin is called a lake, it is actually a bay, a saltwater lake, so there are many seafood farms in the lake, including salmon and

Oysters are farmed, so it's a lot cheaper to come here and try the seafood, and it tastes very good.

Fort William is a small place, but there are still a lot of people on the street, there are many restaurants and cafes, there are bookstores, banks and souvenir shops on the road, Bai Yujing saw the bank and immediately walked in, ready to withdraw some money out, British bank cards only support chips, the kind of old-fashioned scanning strip can't be used, this should be paid attention to.

Emma brought Bai Yujing to a restaurant next to the pier, where the wind was a little strong, blowing Bai Yujing and Emma trotted into the restaurant, the menu was still hosted by Emma, who was familiar with the house, in addition to smoked salmon, there was also a cream cheese oyster, it seems that Emma still understands herself.

Emma looked at Bai Yujing: "Taste it, how about it?"

I have to say that this smoked salmon is indeed beautifully done, it is placed on the table like a flower, with sauce and greens, it makes people taste great, the smoked fish is thinly sliced, the color is crystal clear, and the greens on it should be Arabidopsis chinensis.

Bai Yujing couldn't wait to taste it, and immediately found that a smoky taste mixed with the subtle spicy taste of the latter filled his mouth, and the faint spicy taste combined with the deliciousness of the fish meat was indeed an extreme enjoyment.

"Hmm!" Bai Yujing made an exaggerated expression, telling Emma how satisfied she was, foreigners are like this, everything likes to be expressed immediately, even if it is exaggerated, Chinese are more subtle, what is more, but also said more gently, like to hide in the heart.

Bai Yujing is more open in front of Emma, perhaps from the time he decided to resign and come to Edinburgh, Bai Yujing was very open.

Emma was very satisfied with Bai Yujing's acquaintance, and also fed Bai Yujing with the dishes and ate it, I have to say that Bai Yujing is really satisfied with this food, color, fragrance, and taste, whether it is from the senses, or taste, there is an ultimate enjoyment, and the three-flavor fish is generally made into sashimi because of the deliciousness of the taste.

This smoked salmon dish is made with cold smoke, maintaining the flavor of the salmon, and at the same time, it is perfectly integrated with the smoked taste, and the special sauce and lettuce are all decided on the recipe after the trial of many chefs, and it is a very special and very distinctive dish.

In the mouth, the tender and slightly spicy taste fills the tip of the tongue, swallowed with the side dishes and sauce, and the taste, as Emma said, is indeed a must-eat dish in Scotland.

Emma introduced the production process of this dish to Bai Yujing, and outside the window was the calm and mirror-like Lake Levin, where food, beauty, and beautiful scenery all converged at this moment.

The wine is the Scotch whisky that Bai Yujing tasted before, because the relationship between the two was closer yesterday, and there is nothing to be afraid of at the moment, each talking about some of his anecdotes and things when he was a child, so that the other party can understand himself better.

When she came out, Emma held Bai Yujing's hand, and the two of them went shopping together, Emma also bought a blue and white youthful and fashionable knitted hat and put it on Bai Yujing's head, Bai Yujing didn't know why, and suddenly remembered that when she and Li Xinyan went shopping together, she used to buy things for herself so happily.

"What's wrong, don't you like it?" Emma asked immediately when she saw Bai Yujing suddenly in a daze.

Bai Yujing shook his head, hugged Emma and kissed him, "Thank you, I like it very much." ”