PS: Three more to ask for a monthly pass, it's already the end of the month, ask for a monthly pass support.

"That's right."

At this time, under Wang Guan's reminder, Murong Guang also reacted, and immediately smiled: "Old man, I don't know if I can borrow your kitchen, we will pay for it then." ”

"What money is not money."

The old man was also a little arrogant, and waved his hand directly: "You are my guests when you go to my house, and you should receive it warmly, and besides, you have brought your own food, so there is nothing to say." You give out the meat, and I give the wine, and this is called fairness. ”

"Got wine?"

A man licks his lips, but it is the wine worm that comes up.

"That's right, there is wine, home-brewed rice wine." The old man smiled and said, "The taste is not very good, but it is not so strong, it is relatively clear, but it has a lot of stamina,......"

"Don't talk about it, old man, I'm going to drool if I say it again." The man laughed, and then couldn't wait to urge everyone to move and quickly come to the old man's house.

After arriving home, the old man immediately beckoned a few villagers to come over to help, fetched firewood to boil water, and by the way, he peeled the pheasants and hares, and was very busy. As for the other people watching the excitement from the side, it's not that they don't want to help, but mainly because compared to the very skillful movements of the villagers, their help seems to be adding to the chaos.

In any case, a few villagers methodically handled pheasants, hares, and birds, cut them into pieces, and fried them in a hot pan, and soon the aroma came out.

At the same time, Wang Guan found that the old man walked out with a few big gourds on his back, and was suddenly a little surprised: "Old man, it's about to start, where are you going?" ”

"Let's get drunk." The old man raised the gourd and said with a smile: "Go to the wine cellar on the mountain to get wine." ”

"Wine cellar?" Yu Feibai was very surprised and very surprised: "Old man, you are too powerful, you actually opened a big cellar to make wine." ”

"I didn't do it, it was something that was handed down from my ancestors a long time ago." The old man smiled and walked slowly up the mountain.

"Check it out!" Yu Feibai's curiosity attacked. Immediately beckoned Wang Guan to follow. Seeing that the old man did not object, Wang Guan also followed behind. Soon after, I came to the side of a mountain wall.

The king took a look and immediately saw that there was a bamboo arch in the middle of the mountain wall. The arch was not locked, but a bolt was hung, and the old man tore the wooden bolt open casually, and he could push the door in.

At this time, Wang Guan and Yu Feibai leaned over to take a look, and they could see the situation inside clearly by the light. It was a very large cave, and it was in the middle of the cave. There is also a spacious pool. The pool was empty though, and there was nothing left.

Seeing this, Yu Feibai walked in and said very curiously: "Old man, what is this pool for?" ”

In the corner of the cave, a row of large vats was placed, and at this time the old man removed the lid of one of the large vats, and immediately a clear aroma of wine wafted out. At this time, he turned around and smiled while smacking wine with a spoon, "That's the wine pool." ”

"Sake pool?"

Yu Feibai was even more surprised. Even Wang Guan is no exception. After all, everyone should have heard of the allusion to the wine pond meat forest. It was a symbol of the mediocrity of the ancient emperors, and I didn't expect that there would be a wine pond in the mountain village. And judging by the size of the pool, if you want to fill it up. At least a dozen tons of bars.

Think about it, there are only more than 20 households in the village, so how long will it take to drink the wine in the pool?

Questions about Wang Guan. The old man laughed, and then sighed a little, and explained softly: "Don't look at the small population of our village now. But a long time ago, we used to be a big village here, with hundreds of families and even more than 10,000 people. ”

"More than 10,000 people?"

Wang Guan and Yu Feibai were a little surprised, wondering if the old man was exaggerating. After all, the concentration of the population must first consider the problem of capacity. You must know that in ancient times, science and technology were not developed, and the population of a city could be as high as one million, which is already a very incredible thing that deserves to be written about.

Throughout the 5,000 years of China, only after the Sui and Tang dynasties, when agriculture, industry and commerce were relatively developed, and in the period of national prosperity, would such cities appear. However, in the mountain villages, there are no such conditions.

After all, people in the city, even if they don't farm, can meet their needs through the buying and selling of grain. However, the arable land in the mountains is limited, and how can a large village with a population of more than 10,000 solve the food problem?

"Wine."

The old man smiled and said, "According to the old legend, our former village ...... No, it should be a big village. The name of the village seems to be called the wine village. The wine brewed in the village is famous far and wide, and many people come to us from thousands of miles to buy wine, and even present it to the emperor as a tribute. There were so many people buying wine that the villagers simply opened up a large wine pool. The village has become a relatively prosperous and lively trading place. ”

"But the good times don't last long......"

As he spoke, the old man's face was full of regret: "I don't know what the reason is, maybe it's because of the war, or maybe it's because the technology of making fine wine is remembered, anyway, the big village has gradually fallen and become the small mountain village it is now." The sake pond was dry, the technique of making fine sake was lost, and only an empty sake cellar remained. ”

Sensing the sadness of the old man, Wang Guan and Yu Feibai were also slightly silent. The world is like this, time has passed, and all of a sudden it is a vicissitudes of life.

Speaking of which, this mountain village is relatively lucky, at least a large wine pond is left to prove that it was once prosperous, but in the desolate desert, the rolling yellow sand does not know how many ancient cities have been buried.

At that time, the countries of the Western Regions, such as Guizi, Loulan, Shule, Gaochang, etc., have disappeared until now, and have been directly annihilated in the long river of history, and even the specific location, but not many people can say clearly.

However, perhaps it is because of the annihilation of these ancient kingdoms that many moving legends will be left. Distance produces beauty, and for things that don't exist, everyone always likes to give more beautiful fantasies. For example, the utopia of foreign countries, the rule of three generations that the ancient Chinese literati and Confucian scholars always talked about......

In addition, the big village in the old man's mouth may not have fallen because of turmoil or coveted by others, in fact, there is a greater possibility. Perhaps because the population of cottages is increasing, it has exceeded the limit of what cottages can bear, so the situation of relocation naturally occurs.

In the process of migration, there will definitely be dissatisfaction among people, and civil strife will inevitably occur. In the midst of infighting, the fall of the big village is also a natural thing. This speculation must be a bit murky, but it cannot be denied that it is the most likely. Because this is human nature, in order to survive and develop, there will always be some unpleasant situations that will happen.

Of course, we must also admit that it is all kinds of despicable things that have enabled various countries and nations to continue to the present. Throughout ancient and modern times, this is the case in most cases, and it should be extremely universal.

When Wang Guan sighed, he suddenly saw Yu Feibai jumping into the east of the pool, looking around, as if looking for something.

"Feibai, what are you doing?"

Wang Guan was very curious, and couldn't help frowning: "Don't stole other people's pools." ”

The pond has been abandoned for a long time, and it is covered with dust, which naturally contains ambiguity. Of course, Wang Guan deliberately said this, mainly to imply that Yu Feibai should not toss around on other people's territory.

"I just want to see if there's any koji here." Yu Feibai said casually: "After all, legend has it that in the old wine cellar that has been used for a long time, that is, in the soft mud at the bottom of the cellar where the wine is stored, a large number of microorganisms have accumulated, which can be used to make good wine. ”

"Where did you hear this rumor?"

"What a rumor, isn't there a kind of old cellar wine?" Yu Feibai glanced sideways and said: "You go and check, but all the famous brand wines, which are not through the microorganisms of the old cellar mud to study the special koji, and then use this koji to make wine, the taste is more mellow than ordinary wine." ”

"It seems to be." Wang Guan thought about it, and indeed heard of such a thing.

"Something like, it's true, okay."

While speaking, Yu Feibai shook his head and said, "But it's a pity, this wine pool has obviously been idle for a long time, the bottom of the pool is dry and hardened, and no matter how many microorganisms there are, they can't survive." ”

"It's good to know, so don't waste your efforts." Having said that, Wang Guan still jumped into the pool, looked at it casually, and stepped on the bottom of the pool by the way, and sure enough, it felt very hard. When I looked at the dust again, it was actually a layer of stone slabs.

Seeing this situation, Wang Guan immediately smiled and said: "Come on, there is a layer of slate underneath, there must be no old cellar mud as you said, and you can completely die." ”

"I didn't have much hope...... Yu Feibai muttered, and then suddenly felt a little hard under his feet, as if he had stepped on something. When I removed the ball of my foot, I saw that it was a stone, so I kicked it.

With a grunt, the thing rolled next to Wang Guan, which also made him subconsciously look down. At this time, the sunlight outside the arch shone obliquely, and the thing flashed slightly, and it was actually shiny and refracted. Seeing this, Wang Guan was a little more curious, and he also toyed with his toes, feeling like a round pebble.

It may be due to some instinct, anyway, Wang Guan didn't know what kind of psychology it was, so he bent down and picked up some round stones, and before he could take a closer look, he heard Yu Feibai's greeting: "Let's make a good wine, let's go back." ”

"Oh."

Wang Guan responded, followed and walked out, and then helped the old man close the arch.

After tying the wooden strips, Wang Guan spread out his palms as he walked towards the village. It was noon, the sun was shining, and he could naturally see very clearly, the round stone was indeed very much like a pebble, but the color was a little special, it was actually a little white, and there was a faint glow emitting it.

"It's not like a stone, it's a bit like jade......"

It was with this thought that Wang Guan did not throw away the small stone, but casually stuffed it into his pocket, and then walked towards the delicious meal with a smile on his face.

At this moment, under the skillful cooking of a few villagers, the pheasant and hare have been turned into a plate of delicacies. Strictly speaking, the craftsmanship of these dishes is certainly not comparable to that of the chefs of the big hotels, but the taste is enough for the flavor...... (To be continued......)