This Dongsheng shop is located in the yang of the Han River, the Han River surrounds the southwest two sides, connects Fuzhou on the top, and relies on Hanyang in the east, which is the only place to stop by crossing the Han River and going to Fuzhou. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info There are many passers-by and businessmen, and the business of Dongsheng small shop is booming. The two of them entered the small shop, and although it was more than half of the afternoon, there were still people coming and going. Someone came to greet them, and when the two of them looked: in the year of the flower season, he was five feet one inch tall, his complexion was fair, two bundles of black hair jumped straight, his face was oily, his complexion was ruddy, there was a beauty mole at the corner of his mouth, his body was plump, he was dressed plainly, innocent and beautiful, this person's surname was Wang, his name was Ya, and he was the only daughter of the shopkeeper Wang's family, called Wang Xiaomei. His life motto: May my father be in good health and be a companion to my silly brother for the rest of his life. Di Fan asked Wang Xiaomei to get the pen and paper first.

Wang Xiaomei rushed to the counter and said, "Shopkeeper, hurry, pen and ink are waiting." As soon as the words fell, he turned around and went to greet other guests. After a while, the shopkeeper sent paper and pencils, but the person did not leave. When Di Fan looked up: he was over the age of old, with a silver-white beard, a slightly arched back, a cane, a rosewood hairpin inserted in his hair, a slightly full physique, a blue and gray silk gown, a kind appearance, and a spirited face, this person's surname is Wang, his name is Xiaojiu, and he is Wang Xiaomei's father.

Di Fan took the pen and paper, and did not ask Wang Xiaojiu to leave, but wrote a letter to his mother, to the effect that he just said his own itinerary, and there were emotions such as missing his mother and a little homesickness. And another wrote:

Hehan Sink Gang Uncle Huo:

See you in the future, okay? Brother De, Brother Jian, Sister Ling and Second Uncle are good? Now my nephew wants to go to Beijing, I don't know how the waterways of Han, Huang, Ru, Ying and Cai are? I am in Fuzhou Dongsheng, waiting for good news.

Paused and looked forward to it

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Then he gave the seal of the Tiger Marquis and handed it over to the party Zaixing. Wang Xiaojiu said: "Good hand. It turned out that Wang Xiaojiu knew calligraphy and words, so he stayed. Di Fan smiled: "The old gentleman is beside him, don't dare to mess around." Wang Xiaojiu stroked his beard and walked away with a smile.

After looking at it, Dang Zaixing said: "Big brother, this is not far from Fuzhou, and after Fuzhou, we will go to Meicheng, don't we go to Meicheng first?" ”

Di Fan smiled: "I said before, we may not be on the same road, don't you believe it!" It's too late to regret it now. ”

"No, I'm just going with my eldest brother. I'm going to go to the Yingzhou Hehan Tank Gang to deliver a letter for my eldest brother. ”

Di Fan got up, became serious, and said: "You first ask someone to send this letter back to the old city and give it to my mother, and then go to Yingzhou, and give this letter to Huo Xixiong, the gang leader of the Hehan Tank Gang, you don't have to stay with the Huo gang leader, and then go to Anzhou, Shaolin, Meicheng and other places to see if there is any new news, and then come to me." ”

"But my eldest brother's injury has not healed, I don't worry, and I don't think my brothers and sisters will be relieved either."

"I'm fine, there's nothing to worry about, and besides, the Sink Gang will come to pick me up. If they don't come, I'll stay here all the time, waiting for you, okay? The party was reluctant to do so, so he had to follow Di Fan's instructions to go to Yingzhou first, and then return to the old city, and the letters did not have a horizontal relationship with others. In the blink of an eye, the party had already left the Dongsheng shop and headed towards Yingzhou. Di Fan groped around, thinking: It's bad, I didn't bring a money bag, the party was spending money all the way, but I forgot to bring the money bag, and I couldn't catch up with him at this time, and how to solve it for lunch has become a problem. Thinking about it, seeing that the people in the small shop were eating deliciously, his stomach began to be dishonest and growl.

At this time, Wang Xiaojiu brought tea. Di Fan smiled embarrassedly and said: "Shopkeeper Wang, my brother is in a hurry, the money is all with him, I'm afraid I won't be able to pay you for the ink for the time being, I owe it first, but he will come back, and I will let him give it twice when the time comes." ”

Wang Xiaojiu smiled and said, "It's okay, I don't know what the guests want to eat?" ”

Di Fan was very embarrassed and said, "A sweet and sour fish, a plate of green vegetables, and a bowl of rice." Wang Xiaojiu asked his daughter Wang Xiaomei to go to the back to prepare and accompany herself. Wang Xiaomei was very unhappy, she was a little angry, and she shook her head and ran to the back kitchen. After a while, Wang Xiaomei brought the meal and placed the tray heavily on the table.

Wang Xiaojiu pointed at Wang Xiaomei and said to Di Fan: "The little girl is not sensible, please forgive me." ”

Di Fan said: "It's me who took credit first, don't blame the little sister." As soon as the words fell, Di Fan took a big bite of it, just ate a small half bowl of rice, sandwiched a little sweet and sour fish and green vegetables, and put down the chopsticks.

Wang Xiaojiu said: "Looking at your appearance, you should be hungry, why do you eat so little, is the food unappetizing?" ”

"Full, full." Wang Xiaojiu smiled but did not answer.

Di Fan continued: "To be honest with you, this sweet and sour fish, the fish is a little old, and there is more vinegar; The greens, which have turned a little yellow; And the rice, it's a bit mushy. As soon as Di Fan's words came out, Wang Xiaojiu laughed. At this time, the guests in the store were all gone, and Wang Xiaomei came out of the back kitchen with a person in her arms, and naturally understood Di Fan's words.

"What? I didn't give any money for pen and ink, and you kid is embarrassed to say that the food is not good! One person was already tired of seeing it, and said with a little anger.

When Di Fan looked back: he was twenty-four or five years old, five feet tall and six, slightly fat, dark-skinned, wearing a round hat, a sweat towel around his neck, a coarse cloth, sleeves rolled up, sweating profusely, with oil beads, although he was angry, he looked naïve, this person's surname was Zhang, he was adopted by Wang Xiaojiu since he was a child, and he was an orphan, so he changed his surname to Wang, his name was Dazhu, and he was Wang Xiaomei's stupid eldest brother. His life motto: I wish everything is good for my father and little sister.

Wang Xiaojiu got up and said to Wang Dazhu: "Don't be rude. ”

Di Fan smiled slightly and said, "Brother Wang, what you said is half right. ”

Wang Dazhu wiped the Han water with a sweat towel, didn't understand what Di Fan meant, and asked, "What do you mean?" ”

"It's true that I owe the debt, but the sweet and sour fish, side dishes and rice are really not very good."

"My brother's cooking is fragrant, you are so judgmental, you have the ability, you also make sweet and sour fish, see if my brother cooks it delicious!"

Di Fan felt that it was very wrong to owe money, and it was a small business, so he should buy and sell his life. The four of them went to the back kitchen together. The three members of the Wang family watched from the sidelines, only to see Di Fan tying his apron indiscriminately, and the three of them snickered. Di Fan immediately arranged the plates, large bowls and small bowls in turn, first put salt, glutinous rice wine, vinegar and sweet potato flour into the large bowl, and knocked an egg and mixed thoroughly; Then they scooped up a carp, quickly used a knife, removed the scales and viscera, washed it, and slid it into a large bowl, the carp was still alive, and the three of them were amazed; After a while, he motioned to Wang Dazhu to make a fire, Di Fan went to get green onions, ginger and garlic, washed them, the green onions were several sections, the ginger was peeled into large pieces, and the garlic was peeled to get a whole piece, and put them in a small bowl together; When the heat is enough, put the oil into the pot; Take a small bowl, put the green onion, ginger and garlic into the pot together, take out the green onion, ginger and garlic, and put it back in a small bowl; Take the carp from the large bowl, put it into the pot, and quickly turn the carp over and over with chopsticks through the technique of "Golden Holy Hand"; After a while, the carp was taken out and placed in a dish; Wash the pot, add water, and put the ginger and garlic in a small bowl into the pot again; Bring the water to a slight boil and put in the carp; Remove the ginger and garlic, add the ingredients from a large bowl to the pan and add some sugar; Let Wang Dazhu gradually remove the heat, boil the pot, and put out the carp and soup.

When the three of them tasted it, the sweetness and sourness were moderate, the umami was full, the meat was tender and crispy, mellow and delicious, and there was no fishiness, so they were greatly appreciated. It turns out that Master He and I like Di Fan's cooking so much, and it is indeed Di Fan who has been taught by Xu Zhen, what a good cook.

Wang Xiaomei pushed Wang Dazhu, Wang Dazhu took a look, and for some reason, he just cared about eating fish. Wang Xiaomei twisted Wang Dazhu's buttocks, Wang Dazhu was in pain, and only said: "Little sister, I didn't do anything wrong today?" ”

Wang Xiaomei was really angry, and kicked the back of Wang Dazhu's knee, and Wang Dazhu knelt on the ground. Wang Dazhu said stupidly: "Little sister, I was wrong, you spare me, let's eat fish first, okay?" Wang Xiaojiu and Di Fan laughed.

Wang Xiaomei was impatient, and leaned close to Wang Dazhu's ear and said something. Wang Dazhu immediately knelt down to Di Fan and begged for a teacher, please teach. Di Fan hurriedly helped Wang Dazhu up and said to Wang Xiaomei: "I owe money and eat a meal for nothing, I must do some coolies to pay off my debts!" Di Fan agreed to teach Wang Dazhu some cooking skills, but he didn't apprentice, he could be commensurate with brothers, and let everyone eat fish first. Naturally, Wang Dazhu and Wang Xiaomei also call Di Fan the eldest brother.

After eating the sweet and sour carp, Di Fan said: "Salt tastes; Wine vinegar to remove the smell and add fragrance; Sweet potato flour and eggs, tender, smooth and refreshing; Carp quickly remove fish scales and viscera to keep fresh; Green onions, ginger and garlic are fried first and then boiled, which is fragrant in the meat and in the juice, and is not wasted; Sugar, easy to burn and then put, not burnt but fresh and sweet. This method is more suitable for the taste of many people, and most customers do not talk about it. Can you write it down? Wang Dazhu nodded and praised him.

"Brother Wang, and your little greens. If the pot is too hot, the heat will be too big; Add too much oil, easy to stir-fry and zoom; I also suffocated the lid of the pot, ho! ”

"The stuffy cover ripens quickly." Wang Dazhu wrapped his head around and said.

Di Fan couldn't cry or laugh, so he had to give up. It was already afternoon, Di Fan asked Wang Xiaojiu and Wang Xiaomei to rest, and he and Wang Dazhu stayed in the back kitchen, first let Wang Dazhu prepare the rice for dinner, put it in the vat, and soak it in water. Wang Dazhu didn't understand the meaning, but he did it. Later, Di Fan taught him several other ways to make sweet and sour fish, as well as other dishes, such as braised pork, spiced beef, crystal tofu and vegetable soup.

Time passed quickly, and it was almost time to prepare dinner. Wang Xiaomei was hazy, entered the back kitchen, and said, "Big brother, Brother Dazhu, in a while, the guests will come, it's time to prepare dinner." "It was the beginning of July, in the middle of summer, Di Fan was fine, most of the time he just sat and told Wang Dazhu to do something, or how to choose materials, or how to use a knife, or how to put the pot, or how to master the heat, etc. And Wang Dazhu was busy in the kitchen all afternoon, already sweating profusely. Wang Xiaomei saw it in her eyes, both distressed and happy.

Di Fan said: "Little sister, you can go and rest for a while, here are me and Brother Zhuzi." Wang Xiaomei smiled and didn't leave.

Di Fan said to Wang Dazhu: "Hurry up and wash the pot, and then put the water." Wang Dazhu did so, and Di Fan continued: "Put the retort in the pot, and then put the rice in the jar into the retort, and you can cook, remember to wash the jar." Wang Dazhu was puzzled and still did so. After that, Di Fan and Wang Xiaomei and Wang Dazhu either washed vegetables, cut vegetables, or cooked, and prepared ingredients lively.

After a stick of incense, Di Fan said: "It's time to start the pot." Di Fan and Wang Dazhu together, carried the retort out, and poured the rice in the retort into the original vat, Di Fan also asked Wang Xiaomei to pour some hot water into the vat, and then mix it evenly and suffocate. When the lid of the vat is lifted, the rice grains are crystal clear, the rice is fragrant, not mushy or hard, just ripe through, and it is very strong when tasting, and the two applauded. Di Fan taught Wang Dazhu and Wang Xiaomei the trick of cooking, and the two thanked them.

For three days, every meal. After dinner on the third day, Wang Dazhu cleaned up the back kitchen, Wang Xiaojiu and Wang Xiaomei cleaned up the front hall, and not long after, the three of them went to rest. Only Di Fan drank tea alone. When he arrived, Di Fan was about to go back to the bedroom to breathe. Suddenly, a dark shadow outside the store gradually approached, and when Di Fan looked back, the black shadow was gone. Di Fan turned around, and a man in black was already standing in front of him. Di Fan was startled, patted his chest, and said: "Sixth master, you really know how to pick the time, come if you want to, don't see the head and the tail, it's too scary." As soon as the words fell, Di Fan frowned.

The man in black answered and said, "Not next time." What are the Six Masters? ”

"You are ranked sixth, you should have been called your sixth uncle, who knew that later you said a Zen language, naturally you are a master, together, you are the sixth master." The man in black laughed, and immediately stood firm, stretched out a punch, and rushed straight to Di Fan's heart. Di Fan knew that the man in black was testing his kung fu, so he was prepared when the man in black was putting on a posture, so he dealt with it calmly. The two fought for more than fifty rounds, and the man in black brought some internal strength and gave Di Fan a palm. The man in black originally wanted to try Di Fan's internal strength, but the sky was dark, and although there was candlelight in the hall, his vision was still weak, Di Fan was in the palm and fell to the ground. The man in black hurriedly went to help, and Di Fan went to unveil the man in black with his backhand. The man in black reacted extremely quickly and pushed Di Fan back. Di Fan was careless, and the dragon pendant in the cuff fell out. The man in black picked it up and looked at it for a while.

Di Fan asked, "Sixth Master, do you know this jade pendant?" ”

"What a thing, you still have it. According to the old man, it is not worth the money of a pot of wine. With a flick of his hand, he threw Long Pei to Di Fan. Di Fan hurriedly put it away and said, "This is a promise that Master Tai gave to my father and mother, and my mother has always been reluctant to take it out, but this time I can give it to me, it's not an ordinary object!" The man in black fell into deep thought.

After a while, Di Fan shouted, "Six masters, six masters, six masters." ”

It wasn't until the third time that the black man came to his senses and said, "It's not worth a lot of money anyway!" ”

Di Fan changed the topic and asked, "Why don't you let me see the true face of Lushan?" ”

"It's not that I don't want you to see it, I just don't want to meet the deceased again. In the future, if the time is right, I can let you see clearly. The man in black touched his beard and said, "I won't see you in the coming days, my strength has not recovered at all, and I haven't advanced but retreated, is it that I haven't worked hard to regulate my breath, or have I not taken the Great Buddha Zen Shi Pill?" Di Fan told the man in black about the discussion with Nanmen Jing in detail. As soon as the words fell, the man in black looked out of the window where he entered, just in time. The man in black grabbed Di Fan and pushed Di Fan into the meridian as if he was in the Chinese altar. Not long after, the man in black finished his work, Di Fan sweated profusely, and felt much better.

The man in black said with a smile: "Stinky boy, there are not many people who can make hundreds of moves with Nanmen Jing. You've doubled, it's really good, you have the style of the old man! ”

"If someone knocks on the door, if you don't even dare to open the door, you will definitely be scared to death in the middle of the night." Di Fan said half-jokingly.

"Well, in life, there is no shame in dying in front of a master, at most, you are not good at learning, and you deserve it. What I am afraid of is that I have no courage, I am afraid, I have nothing to do, and there is no difference between living and dying. The man in black pondered for a while and said, "Okay, you can do more pranayama in the future, and you will gradually get better." Be careful, I still have something to do, I have to go first. If you have time, the old man will come to you. As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black slipped out of the store and disappeared into the darkness. Di Fan couldn't, so he had to go back to his room to rest.

Di Fan was treated by the man in black, his body was much better, he had no sleepiness, and he had a lot of thoughts. Di Fan naturally thought of his mother Xu Zhen first, I don't know if Xu Zhen is okay, and I don't know why my mother didn't talk about the matter with the third uncle, and then took out the orange, green, blue and blue four bags from his arms, opened them in turn, and looked at them again.

The orange bag reads: It was originally a double flying swallow on the branches, trapped in a small courtyard in the city; It's not that God is not beautiful, the children of the Jiang family are shouldered; Women come to weave and men to farm, and they don't ask about history and don't leave their names; The scarecrow in front of the thatched house, why is the marriage in the altar mountain.

I also looked at the green bag and wrote: I cut the flag at the head of the city, so that I can get the south city and the north city; Wenchen military generals congratulated at the beginning, and went to the battlefield with a horizontal sword; Guan Gong walked thousands of miles and rode alone, and immediately became a new pavilion; Civil, military and military cultivation belongs to Zilong, and the three Kuang Han rooms are admired by thousands of people.

then looked at the cyan bag and wrote: The young man doesn't know the taste of sorrow, and he is really a good man in the green forest; Tanshan is like a fire, and the building is even more joyful; The world is tired and bloody battles, when will the Duke of Jin greet the palace; In the past 20 years, there have been few mandarin ducks, and more than 50 years have been very difficult.

Finally, I looked at the blue bag and wrote: Persuade you to send you a glass of wine, and leave the mountain gate according to it; Mao Sui has no edge for three years, and his three-inch tongue is shocking; The wolves chase the wind and the horses' hooves are urgent, leaving their lives at the pass; There is no trick or not, and the three passes can be guarded to protect the Central Plains.

Di Fan had a lot of doubts in his heart, and he was very puzzled. Thinking of the man in black again, I thought: first, he must be related to Shaolin and the Seven Star Sect, and I don't know what his identity is, or a person from Shaolin, or a person from the Seven Star Sect, or a deceased person from his mother or father; Second, he has such good kung fu, and he can appear in front of him at any time, and his news can be said to be enough to reach the sky, is he really an idle person, just because of his previous kindness to help me? Seeing that he came and went in a hurry, he was definitely not such a person, so what was his purpose? Third, when he looked at Long Pei, he couldn't pretend to have that look, and he should know some stories about his father and mother; Fourth, looking at the way he spoke, there must be something I don't know about the Seven Star Sect, and the next time I see him, I must ask to understand.

Thinking about He Shime, Zhang Shunzi and Dang Zaixing, Di Fan didn't know how they were doing, whether they were okay, and whether his decision to choose to take an unusual route was correct. It turned out that Di Fan chose to take the waterway because he asked He Zhangdang and other brothers to deal with the affairs around them on their own, so that they could mature quickly and be able to take charge of themselves, even if Di Fan himself died first in the future, he didn't have to worry about his brothers. Di Fan was full of doubts in his heart, and he couldn't solve them quickly, so he meditated hard and slowly fell asleep.

Just after the next morning, Di Fan came to the front hall. Suddenly, a bench smashed over, just coming towards Di Fan.

I don't know if the bench hit Di Fan, I don't know what the situation of He Shi and Zhang Shunzi is, and I don't know when the mystery in Di Fan's heart will be solved. For more information, listen to Chapter 19 of The Heroes of the Rocks.

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