Eighty-two, Pudha Bala
Yao Xitong didn't know much about the Northern Liao, but he knew that the Pudabala in the Northern Liao population was located in the depths of the grassland, which was a rolling mountain range from north to east, which happened to include the snow-capped mountain they were in. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
He asked, "We are already in Pudhabala, what do you mean by Pudabara?"
"White Sanctuary. ”
"What?"
Yao Xitong shouted loudly, there are many mysterious things in the world, one of which is the White Sanctuary. If he hadn't been walking behind Xiao Bao'er, he would have wanted to see Xiao Bao'er's eyes very much to prove that he wasn't talking nonsense.
The White Sacred Domain, which is the place where every Liao king returns after his death, it is said that half of the wealth of the Liao Kingdom was buried in the White Sacred Domain with the Liao king.
After the division of the Liao Kingdom, the White Sanctuary was lost to history. The history books of Great Xia occasionally mention one or two, and they are also told as legends. Just because the tombs of the last few Liao kings are all historically traceable, their burial places have nothing to do with the White Sacred Domain.
"Princess, you're not joking, are you! The White Sanctuary is just a legend, how do you know where it is?"
Xiao Bao'er raised her horsewhip and pointed at the snow peak in the distance, "The people of Northern Liao know that the White Sacred Domain is there, but no one dares to go up, the weather there is changeable, if you can't find the right way, you will be frozen on the mountain forever, and become the deadpool who guards the tomb of the Liao King." ”
"Do you really know the way to the White Sanctuary?"
"What do you eat for lunch? I'm hungry. ”
Yao Xitong took out a small bag of dim sum from the horse's back, "Taste, butter crisp, it was just baked yesterday." ”
Xiao Bao'er heard that it was dessert, and the expression on her face was more solemn.
A few days ago, she was taking medicine all day, and her mouth was miserable, and she was clamoring for candied fruit or dessert.
The candied fruit is okay, you can buy it on the street. Desserts are more difficult, and Yao Xitong searched Zhongling but couldn't find a store that sold desserts. Chen people don't like sweets, and if they want to eat desserts, they must cross the river to Spring City. In desperation, Yao Xitong made the most basic osmanthus cake, but it turned out to be so sweet that she didn't recover for a few days.
The butter puff pastry in the bag looks okay, and it is not much different from what is often eaten in the palace. She gently picked up a piece and took a careful bite. Salty, a little sweet, the taste is not bad, the crispy slag, the mouth is dissolved, and the tip of the tongue is full of oil.
"What kind of oil is this made of, it tastes so fragrant, and it tastes better than the one in the palace. ”
"Goat's milk, you bought that ewe to produce milk every day. Leaving the goat's milk for a period of time will produce a layer of floating milk skin, which is removed and heated, evaporating the water, filtering out the dregs, and the remaining yellow oil is cream. ”
"Add sugar to the cream and stir it repeatedly until the color turns white, then add flour and knead it into a fluffy dough. Put the dough outside to freeze hard, cut it into small pieces with a knife, put it on the fire and bake it slowly, and when the temperature and time are up, the butter crisp will be ready. ”
Yao Xitong said lightly, but it took two days to work on these pieces of butter pastry. The ratio of ingredients, the temperature and time of baking are very difficult to master, and people like him who don't like to fail will finally fail a few times before they can barely make a good taste shortbread.
Xiao Bao'er put the rest of the butter puff pastry in her mouth and let it melt slowly, and before eating the second piece, she told Yao Xitong a story.
"Do you know Wan Yan Yu?"
"I know, this person is the proton sent to Northern Liao by Xisu, and later recognized your father as his father-in-law and changed his name to Yeluyu. ”
"When I was young, I called him a dog mongrel~ breed, and if I was a little unhappy, I would whip him with a whip......" Xiao Baoer's narration listened to Yao Xitong's tongue, Wan Yanyu is also the son of the prince of Xisu, and it was just that he was scolded so badly, and he was actually beaten. This person must not have a good heart for Northern Liao, and I don't know why the king of Northern Liao stayed by his side and regarded him as a righteous son.
Wan Yanyu has an advantage, he can't fight back, he doesn't scold back, every time he is rectified by Xiao Baoer, he obediently endures it, and never resists. After a long time, Xiao Baoer lost interest in him, and when he was happy, he would bring the delicious and interesting things in the palace to share with him.
The king of Northern Liao never restrained Xiao Bao'er's temperament, and learned that the person closest to her was Wan Yanyu, and the king of Northern Liao asked him to follow a good princess. If something happens to the princess, Wan Yanyu and his people will have to bury the princess.
With the entrustment of the King of Northern Liao, Wan Yanyu completely became Xiao Baoer's tail, followed up all day long, and never let Xiao Baoer be alone. After a long time, Xiao Baoer also got used to his existence, often telling him to do bad things, and then admiring his appearance of being beaten.
In addition to Wan Yanyu, Xiao Baoer also has a playmate, his cousin Yelu Zongyuan.
That year, Yelu Zongyuan was eight years old, just the age to participate in Coming-of-Age Day. The king of Northern Liao gave him a good bow, hoping that he would be able to stand out from a group of friends. Yelu Zongyuan wants to hunt wolves, and at the end of autumn is the time when the wolves gather, he wants to take the wolf king's fur to make a jacket for Xiao Bao'er.
Xiao Bao'er was less than six years old that year, and the king of Northern Liao did not let her participate in Coming-of-Age Day and locked her in the palace. This couldn't help her, she cried and lied all night, and Mama agreed to take her out of the palace to see the rites on Coming-of-Age Day.
As soon as she left the palace, she got rid of her grandmother and mixed into the team of Yelu Zongyuan, as her tail, Wan Yanyu not only did not stop her, but took her into the depths of the grassland on horseback.
Even if she is a foal, her height cannot reach the back of a horse, and she needs to be held by Yan Yu to sit firmly on the horse. Wan Yanyu told her that it was easy to be discovered with a large team, so it was better to take a small road and rush to the depths of the grassland. Anyway, the team will disperse at that time, and they will definitely find the source of the Yelu sect if they search carefully.
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, how does Xiao Baoer know how many dangers are hidden in the depths of the grassland, she trusts Wan Yan Yu and lets him take him to the depths of the grassland, and even slept in Wan Yan Yu's arms for a while during this period. When she woke up, Wan Yanyu was gone, and a colt carried her towards Pudabara.
She remembered it vividly, it was midday, and the harsh sun shone on the rolling mountains of Pudabara. The snow and clouds were combined, and the green mountains seemed to call her to hurry over. She grabbed the saddle and shouted and barked excitedly on the horse's back, and the well-trained horses were not frightened by her, and still wandered unhurriedly at the foot of the snowy mountains.
The scenery was beautiful, but she was worried that Yelu Zongyuan would come to hunt wolves, urging the horses to walk towards the mountains and forests. I don't remember what happened, the horses threw her off the horse and ran alone, she cried as she walked up the mountain, where she met Xiaobai, and followed Xiaobai to the White Sanctuary.
Hearing this, Yao Xitong asked, "Your friend lives in the White Sacred Domain?"
"It should be!"