When Ji Ruoxue brought two bowls from the kitchen, the old man had already set up a small wooden table and two small wooden stools by the stove, Ji Ruoxue first served the old man a bowl of chicken soup and sent it to the old man, and then went to serve a bowl of chicken soup for herself.

Ji Ruoxue likes to drink chicken soup, and she has drunk chicken soup countless times, but if you ask in Ji Ruoxue's life, what is the most unforgettable thing about drinking chicken soup for her? It must have to be this time.

Although the name of the old man who drank chicken soup with her this time will make countless people feel envious, this is not the most fundamental reason, and she only learned the true identity of this old man until much later...... The reason why this chicken soup will make her the most unforgettable is because of this situation.

Drinking a bowl of chicken soup in the cold and snowy weather is a relatively warm thing. But if the bowl of chicken soup you drink can relieve your homesickness, then it will not only warm your body, but also your heart.

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Facing the bowl of chicken soup she dreamed of in her heart, Ji Ruoxue's drinking method was also quite eye-catching.

I saw her holding a small bowl of chicken soup, first sniffed the fragrance, and then used the spoon to gently remove the golden color of the chicken soup oil beads, and waited until the snow-white soup under the bottom was exposed, then scooped up a full tablespoon of chicken soup and put it into her mouth, and then closed her eyes and slowly tasted the fragrance between her lips and teeth, and reveled in it...... Although the spoon was small and Ji Ruoxue's mouth was not big, the bowl of chicken soup was quickly drunk.

Ji Ruoxue looked at the bare bottom of the bowl and was a little unsatisfied, but when she went to serve chicken soup before, she also noticed that the old man's casserole was actually not big, much smaller than the clay urn for cooking chicken soup at home, probably only for three or four bowls of chicken soup...... Ji Ruoxue couldn't help but think: "These chicken soups should have been the food of the old man alone, because of his appearance, the old man has already given himself a bowl from his share, and he can't be insatiable anymore......"

The old man took Ji Ruoxue's every move into his eyes, and asked with a smile, "Is the chicken soup delicious?" ”

"It's delicious, it's so delicious......" Ji Ruoxue was full of praise for the chicken soup.

"Really?"

The old man pretended to be suspicious: "Is it so delicious?" ”

"Old man, the chicken soup you cooked is really delicious, it tastes the same as that cooked by my mother, you see, my bowl is all drunk clean and there is not even a drop left, if it is not good? How can I drink so cleanly......" Ji Ruoxue raised her small bowl towards the old man as she spoke.

Hearing this, the old man pouted and said, "What? It tastes the same as your mother's cooking? ”

"Yes! Old man, it's strange to say, you say it's the same chicken and the same spices, why can't the cooks in the restaurant cook such a delicious chicken soup? I've drunk a lot of chicken soup along the way, but it's the first time I've tasted it at home......" Ji Ruoxue asked the old man with a puzzled face, she really didn't know why this happened? If the taste of chicken soup in her dream is the kind of unique and irreproducible that her mother did...... So, why does the chicken soup cooked by the old man taste the same as the one cooked by his mother?

Seeing that Ji Ruoxue's face was full of doubts, the old man smiled slightly, although he didn't answer her words, he already understood the reason in his heart...... couldn't help but glance at Ji Ruoxue.

The reason why the chicken soup boiled by the old man tastes the same as the chicken soup boiled at Ji Ruoxue's house is actually very simple, because they use the same kind of chicken, this kind of chicken is called "ring-necked pheasant", the ring-necked pheasant is different from ordinary chickens and is the best among pheasants, because the number of ring-necked pheasants is scarce and it is very difficult to catch, and its price is more expensive than gold. This is why Ji Ruoxue said that the cooks in the restaurant outside can't make the taste of chicken soup at home, because the ingredients they use are ordinary chickens, and this kind of precious ring-necked pheasant is something they can't get...... It's just that this seemingly ordinary old man can use a ring-necked pheasant to make chicken soup, but I'm afraid his identity is not simple.

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The old man pushed the bowl of chicken soup in front of him in front of Ji Ruoxue, and said with a smile: "If it's delicious, I'll give you this bowl too, as well as the chicken soup in the casserole." ”

"Old man, I've drunk all the chicken soup, what are you drinking?"

The old man laughed and said, "Of course I'm going to drink the best things in the world." ”

"The best thing in the world?" Ji Ruoxue said suspiciously.

"Why, you don't believe me?" The old man raised an eyebrow.

"It's not...... It's just that Xue'er thinks that the best thing in the world should be this bowl of chicken soup. Ji Ruoxue explained.

"Interesting little girl, you actually think that chicken soup is the best thing in the world, although chicken soup is delicious, it is far from being the best thing in the world, the best thing in the world should be this." The old man smiled and took out a gourd from behind him.

"What is this?" Ji Ruoxue was puzzled.

"It's the best thing in the world! I don't believe you, I give you a taste. The old man said and handed the gourd to Ji Ruoxue.

Ji Ruoxue opened the gourd with anticipation and smelled it, couldn't help frowning, returned the gourd to the old man, and said in surprise: "It turns out that the best thing in the world you said is wine?" ”

"What? Isn't it? The old man held the wine gourd in his arms like a treasure.

Ji Ruoxue thought for a moment and replied seriously: "I have also drunk wine old man, but most of the wine is spicy and not good at all, although the wine made from fruits is not spicy and the taste is okay, but it can't be said to be the best thing in the world, right?"

After listening to Ji Ruoxue's explanation, the old man smiled and said to Ji Ruoxue: "That's because you're just a little girl, and you don't understand the second fun of wine, and when you really understand the second fun of wine, you will find that it is definitely the best thing in the world, and it can't be replaced by other things." ”

Ji Ruoxue asked suspiciously, "Old man, is there still fun with wine?" What is the joy of drinking? ”

The old man smiled, took a sip of wine and said, "I won't talk about the fun of wine first, let me ask you a question first, do you usually drink wine or chicken soup when you eat with people during the New Year's holidays?" ”

Although Ji Ruoxue didn't understand why the old man asked her this question, she still replied: "It's wine."

The old man smiled and continued: "Then let me ask you again, generally speaking, do we have to prepare good food and wine when we entertain distinguished guests?" ”

"Well, it's nature." Ji Ruoxue nodded.

"Isn't that enough," the old man smiled slyly, "You see, we generally talk about good food and wine, wine in the front and food in the back." Steamed buns, flatbreads, noodles, rice, chicken, duck, fish, pigs, dogs, cattle and sheep...... These things are processed by various cooking techniques such as frying, steaming, frying, roasting, and stewing to make them delicious, which can be called delicacies, including your favorite chicken soup, that is, as long as it is delicious and delicious, it can be called a delicacy. But the wine is different, whether it is sorghum wine or sugar cane wine, flower wine or fruit wine...... No matter how much it changes, there is one thing that cannot be changed, and that is that it must first and foremost be wine...... This is the first characteristic of wine, it is pure. And wine is also a symbol of etiquette, whether it is a dinner or a sacrificial ceremony, wine is indispensable. And its taste is also changeable, full of dreams, it can be as hot as fire, it can also be as cold as ice, it can be like a dream when it lingers, it is like a demon when it is vicious, soft as a brocade forging, sharp as a steel knife...... It's the thing that can help you with it. ″

After the old man said this, he couldn't help but smile proudly, and said leisurely: "How is it?" Do you now think that wine is the best thing in the world? ”

Ji Ruoxue was completely stunned at this time, and nodded subconsciously, but then shook her head vigorously, disagreeing: "Old man, what you said is the benefits of wine, why don't you talk about its disadvantages?" ”

"The disadvantage?" The old man shook his head and replied earnestly, "There's no harm in drinking, isn't it?" ”

Ji Ruoxue retorted disapprovingly: "Why not? Isn't it common for people to say that drinking makes mistakes and makes mistakes? Besides, some people will mess around and go crazy when they get drunk...... Isn't that a bad thing? ”

The old man shook his head and said, "Little girl, what you said is the fault of people, not the fault of wine, besides, what's wrong with wine?" It's just that they haven't met a good owner...... The owner of the wine should be the kind of saint Wudaozi who painted in the previous dynasty, you must know that before Wudaozi paints, you must be drunk before you can start writing, and after you are drunk, you can paint, and you will ...... immediately."

"Old man."

"Hmm!"

"I found that you seem to be arguing, your remarks seem to be the words of a drunkard, and you have been drinking several sips of wine without stopping while talking to me......" Ji Ruoxue said helplessly.

The old man smiled and said, "You mean I'm a big drunkard?"

Ji Ruoxue actually wanted to nod and say that he was an old drunkard, but for the sake of the chicken soup, he still didn't dare to say this, but smiled and blinked his eyes and said: "Xue'er didn't say that the old man is a drunkard, a drunkard can't cook such a good chicken soup, the old man should be a wine fairy." ”

"Brewmaster? Brewmaster ......"

The old man muttered a few words, and laughed: "You girl is a little interesting, and she is quirky enough...... In order to deceive the old man into a bowl of chicken soup, he even dared to use the word "wine fairy" on the old man. ”

Ji Ruoxue's face turned slightly red when she heard this, she smiled embarrassedly, and buried her head in drinking chicken soup.

When the old man saw this, he laughed, picked up the flask and drank it for a long time, and when he was happy, he couldn't help singing, but before the song was finished, the old man was already asleep.

Ji Ruoxue could only hear what the old man sang in a trance: "If the sky doesn't love wine, the wine star is not in the sky." If the land does not love wine, there shall be no wine spring in the land...... But if you have fun in wine, don't pass it on to the awakened...... Contemporary people are not happy to drink, and they are used in vain......"