In the early morning, the sky has just been exposed, and with the rumbling of the bell of Siyang Pavilion, the capital city of Daqin, which is sprinkled with clear water, has ushered in a new day. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

At the beginning of the rising sun, the West Market, which is lined with shops, is already full of people, and all kinds of vendors are selling on the bluestone-paved streets.

The fresh morning air fills the air, the curling smoke rises, and on the street, all kinds of food are fragrant, attracting early pedestrians to smell the fragrance and move, and they begin to gather in front of the restaurant stalls.

Located in the southeast of Xishi, the big characters of "Li Family Bun" are waving in the wind. At the end of the day, the six simple square tables in front of him were already full of people sitting and eating steamed buns. Li Laohan, who is over forty years old, and his wife make steamed buns, sell steamed buns, and serve egg soup, and they are very busy.

"Li's steamed buns" are famous in the West Market, two pennies a penny, big, thin skin, sunken feet, juicy, and the fresh fragrance that has not changed for many years has attracted a lot of new and old diners.

There have also been people who coveted the secret recipe of the Li family, deceived Li Laohan into being helpless, and came to make trouble; In the end, it was he who fell into personal damage and regretted the end of the beginning.

In the end, it wasn't until his neighbors solved their doubts that everyone knew that the Li family also had a young son who was a fast catcher in Jingzhao Yamen, with extraordinary fists and feet, and it seemed that he had become a lifelong brother with a certain general of the dynasty. Have you heard of it? "Li Family Buns" are even covered by generals! I am afraid that stealing chickens will not make me lose rice, and the strong backstage will eventually discourage many Xiaoxiao.

Since then, "Li's steamed buns" have become a special existence among the many restaurants in the West Market, the stalls are simple but the diners are like clouds, and there are even dignitaries and dignitaries who secretly send their servants to buy several cages every month.

As the hour approached, the diners were decreasing, and Mr. and Mrs. Li Laohan, who had been busy all morning, counted the copper coins and prepared to close the stall; But suddenly he was stopped by the sound of a beating horse. I saw the dust flying in the distance, galloping three yellow horses, and immediately three neat and fierce men with knives, who jumped in front of the stall.

The other two, who were about eight feet tall and had passed the age of standing, with a big beard on their faces, and shouted loudly to tie their horses, sat on the willow bench, and one of them, a small man with a sharp beak and monkey cheeks, quickly beckoned to Li Laohan.

"Old man, five cages of pork and green onion buns, ten bowls of egg soup!"

"Okay!" In response, Li Laohan patted his wife's slightly trembling hands, hurriedly stabbed the fire, and after a while, he served three steamed buns and three bowls of egg soup.

"The guest officer eats first, and the rest will be fine for a while."

It seemed that he was hungry, the yellow-faced man who was of medium size among the three and had never spoken saw the cage drawer, so he grabbed the bamboo chopsticks, quickly picked up a meat bun, and opened his mouth to bite it. The thick soup flowed down instantly, burning his mouth.

"Dick, what a fucking coward!"

"If the starving ghost is reincarnated, you won't slow down!" I saw the bearded man slap the yellow-faced man's forehead fiercely, and the other party who was hurting was baring his teeth again, and he could see the little man next to him. "Big brother, don't say it, this bun is really delicious, better than Siniang...... Uh-huh...... The package is much stronger! ”

"Mmmm," biting the bun in his mouth, the yellow-faced man echoed, "Siniang's bag, that ...... That's something that pigs don't eat either! ”

The yellow-faced man who had just finished speaking shrank in fright, glanced at the boss beside him who gradually widened his eyes, opened his mouth in fear, and the bun in his mouth fell into the bowl in front of him with a "pia" sound, and the egg soup splashed everywhere, stained the front of the beard, and then ignored the face of the little man.

"Second brother, you're really good enough!"

"Dick, you pig is not as good as something!"

Two roars sounded at the same time, shocking the yellow-faced man and blushing instantly.

Something that pigs are not as good as?

I said that Siniang didn't even eat pigs; That, what about their group of gentlemen who eat Siniang's rice all day long...... Ahh Isn't it even as good as a pig!

Shamefully stretched out his hand and sighed for his gaffe. The yellow-faced man hurriedly wiped his beard with his sleeve, but was pushed away by the other party in disgust.

I saw the bearded man coughing unnaturally, looked at the two brothers in front of him with some shame, and seemed to think of his own sister who used salt as sugar at home, and sighed slightly. He patted the two brothers on the shoulder, and the strength that he couldn't grasp well was so great that the little man choked suddenly, and quickly covered his mouth and didn't dare to say anything.

"Old man, hurry up and serve the buns!" Slapping the table vigorously, shouting at Li Laohan, the bearded man looked at the two brothers with some guilt, and his voice was never gentle: "Well, it's delicious...... Then eat more......! ”

The tenderness that scared people to death made the two people who were busy eating steamed buns eat, and their jaws instantly fell to the ground.

"Big ...... Eldest brother? The probe was about to stroke the bearded forehead, and the little man stammered a little.

"His grandmother's bear!"

roared, and the beard slapped the foreheads of the two of them twice, and slapped the two of them crying for their fathers and mothers, so that they felt comfortable.

Kick your nose in the face! It seems that you really can't be too nice to these two rabbit cubs!

glared at the second and third children, the bearded man's angry expression suddenly froze, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared into the distance.

Listening to the clatter of horses' hooves on the spacious street, a simple gray carriage slowly drove from the direction of the city gate, and the handlebar style of the carriage was a middle-aged man in his thirties, dressed in brown clothes, and dusty. On the wheel of the carriage behind, a cyan curtain cut off the inside and outside of the carriage, and a dark blue robe sleeve was faintly revealed in the wind as it trembled in the wind.

"Here ......" The faint voice of mosquitoes and flies overflowed from the mouth of the yellow-faced man, put down the dishes and chopsticks, and followed like a passer-by.

"Bang-" sound, in front of Li Laohan, who was wrapped in a bun, a piece of loose silver was thrown on the board, and he raised his head suddenly, and he and his wife only saw the back of the bearded man and the little man riding away on horseback.

"What a few reckless men!" The gray-haired Li Shen stroked his chest and sighed with some doubts.

The dark-faced Li Laohan shook his head secretly, a woman's family, in the end, has long hair and short knowledge! Those few people are not simple......

Weighing the weight of the silver in his hand, a smile crept up his face, he squinted, and beckoned his old wife to close the stall.

"The way of the world...... Let's just sell the buns! ”

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Located on the west side of Pingkangfang, the Qiwang Mansion was built in the eighteenth year of Guangping, with the southward migration of the owner, more than 20 years have passed, the once bright and gorgeous vermilion lacquer gate has long been dilapidated, and it seems more and more lonely in the nearby towering and luxurious official residences.

On this day, as usual every morning, since the grandparents have sold themselves in the palace, the nearly thirty-year-old porter Changfu rolled the dice all night, yawned and pushed open the door, but was surprised to see a tall figure in blue clothes in front of the main gate.

It was a man of undoubted age, eight feet tall, with a dark red complexion, and a pair of tiger eyes that were not angry but threatening. At this moment, the man was standing silently in front of the door, looking up at the mottled three-character plaque of "Qiwangfu". The calm gaze seemed to fall into deep memories, and quickly flashed joy, decadence, and unwillingness; The right hand that had been holding the weapon for many years tightly grasped the jade pendant on his waist, and the strong strength made the surface of the jade pendant crack the cracks, and Changfu on the side became more and more frightened, and finally found the familiar figure in the vague memory; Trembling, Changfu knelt on the ground with a "poof-" sound.

"Master, it's been twenty years...... You're finally back! ”