Cheongju, which is the second largest trading state among the three major states.

Cheongju is close to the river, the land is fertile, and the transportation by land and water is very convenient, which is also the reason why Cheongju can become the second largest continent among the three major states.

Horse-drawn carriages drove along the road, and the caravan lined up in a long line, and five or six men in gray rode all the way from the side of the convoy.

At this moment, at the back of the convoy, a very old carriage was driving slowly, and Qingli was sitting there quietly with his eyes slightly closed in the carriage.

When Qingzhou enters the city, you can secretly pay some currency to the light armor guards, so that you can easily enter the city, which also makes the inspection look not strict, and soon it will be Qingli's turn.

Qingli didn't get out of the carriage, but took out seven copper coins in his hand and handed them to the coachman, asking the coachman to deal with the light-armored guard.

Soon Qingli entered the city, where cars came and went, people came and went, and the coachman drove the carriage for a while, and then stopped next to a small square.

At this time, Qingli got out of the carriage and looked around, then handed the coachman a gold coin and said that he didn't have to look for it. But the coachman didn't want to take advantage of Qingli, so he still found the rest of the currency to Qingli.

In the small square, Qingli casually found a place and sat there directly. Cheongju, this is the first time he has come, he is not familiar with Cheongju at all, only knows its name.

Looking at the men and women, young and old, Qingli felt that he should find a counselor to learn about Cheongju, a consultant, this is also a profession, people who come to Cheongju for the first time don't understand anything, they can go to the counselor.

The main purpose of the consultant is to guide the way, guide the direction, solve the problem, and at the same time, it is also a know-it-all, a living map.

After sitting for a while, Qingli got up and walked slowly all the way. Not long after, Qingli came to a street in Cheongju alone.

There are luxurious three-storey buildings on both sides of this street, but there are shops on the façade, so luxurious, this is not necessarily one in Xiling City.

There are a lot of people around, and there are chatting and talking everywhere, which is very noisy, but Qingli walks through it, one can hear what is going on in Qingzhou, and the other is to learn more about the customs of Qingzhou.

Passing by grocery stores and liquor stores along the way, I could vaguely smell the smell of the smell wafting to the side, and many people in the flow of people walked towards the source of the smell.

"Stinky tofu, fragrant boiled stinky tofu. ”

The more he walked in, the more Qingli felt particularly stinky, as for the fragrant boiled stinky tofu, he subconsciously ignored it, and only thought that this was a custom in Cheongju.

"Cheongju's customs are so perverted, so lofty, such a stinky and coaxing thing, there are so many people rushing to buy it. ”

Qingli watched them bite into a square, the overall look is black, the black water that flows out of the bite, is a stinky smell, Qingli now as long as he smells it, "eh", he wants to vomit.

"Mother, I want to eat it too, the stinky one is the best. ”

The little girl seemed to be drooling, and while pulling the corner of the woman's clothes, she stared greedily at the black boiled stinky tofu.

"Okay, good, what a little gluttonous cat, I haven't eaten enough after eating so much the day before yesterday. The woman looked at the little girl with some helplessness.

Qingli was speechless by the little girl's words at the moment, what is the best smelly. Could it be that the more smelly something is a delicacy for the people of Cheongju.

Suddenly, Qingli seemed to think of something, and looked at the crowd eating stinky tofu again, his whole body trembled, and he shook his head violently, this is impossible, absolutely impossible.

What Qingli thought of at the moment, only he knew by himself, but he felt that it was impossible, because this kind of thinking was a bit too outrageous.

"Girl, I see that you have been staring at it for a long time, but you have never seen stinky tofu. The old man looked at Qingli and said with a smile.

Hearing this, Qingli turned around and looked at the old man, who was wearing a gray cloth coat, and looked particularly energetic overall.

"Well, I'm seeing it for the first time. Qingli replied a little weakly.

The old man smiled and said, "Hehe! The girl should be the first time to come to Cheongju, and I don't know yet, this stinky tofu is a big delicacy in Cheongju, don't look at it stink, just eat a bite, and you will have an endless aftertaste." ”

It's also an endless aftertaste, I look at it and smell it, I'm going to vomit, where does the aftertaste come from. Qingli thought in her heart, but her appearance couldn't show a little, "Grandpa, I'll forget it today, that, I still have something to do, so I'll leave first." ”

Looking at Qingli, who was leaving quickly, the old man sighed and said, "Hey, young people nowadays, they don't know what food is at all, and the smellier food is actually the most delicious food." ”

In front of the small tea shop, Qingli rubbed her eyebrows, found a random seat and sat down, and shouted, "Little Er, come and have some tea." ”

"This guest officer, you called me, do you want to drink some tea? We have Biluochun, Xinyang Maojian, West Lake Longjing, ordinary green tea, ordinary black tea. ”

"Then West Lake Longjing. Qingli said.

"Okay, guest officer, please wait a moment!" The little second-hand took a rag, habitually threw it on his shoulder, and shouted: "Table No. 5, a tea guest, go to Bixi Lake Longjing." ”

Soon, the small white porcelain pot containing the West Lake Longjing was served.

"Guest officer, you use it slowly. ”

Lift the small white porcelain pot and pour a small white porcelain cup into it.

Longjing is known as "color green, fragrant, mellow taste, and beautiful shape". The shape is flat and straight, the color is green and slightly yellow like brown rice, the taste is sweet and mellow, the aroma is elegant and clear, the soup color is green and yellow, and the bottom of the leaf is delicate and delicate.

Qingli looked at the tea in his hand, he didn't know how to taste tea, but he turned his head to look at other tea customers, Qingli thought about it and began to imitate it while tasting the West Lake Longjing in his hand.

After more than ten minutes, Qingli felt that her mouth was full of spreading sweetness and bitterness, but there was a faint aroma lingering in her mouth.

"Tea tasting is really a unique skill, I have been imitating it until now, I can't learn it?" Qingli was a little depressed.

Looking at the remaining half pot of tea, Qingli decided to continue learning, of course, this time it was not to imitate others.

Slowly, Qingli felt that the tea was not so bitter in the tea tasting, and the bitterness was accompanied by a stronger and stronger aroma, which made Qingli understand that tea tasting is not to blindly imitate, but to feel these teas with heart.

Because bitterness can be exchanged for aroma, or in other words, really good tea is not much bitter, this West Lake Longjing is not fake, but he is just a novice, and it is normal to feel that this tea is bitter.

Good tea is sweet, smooth, delicate, and long-lasting. Of course, there are many other sensations that make people feel comfortable to drink.

After tasting the last cup of tea, Qingli settled the bill, and continued to move forward, Qingzhou He wanted to stay here for a while, maybe he could relax his heart.

At this moment, a man in gray shouted loudly for no reason: "Hey, look, is that the number one beauty in Cheongju, Totoro." ”

With his shout, the street suddenly became lively, and he looked at the man in gray, looking in the direction that the man in gray was looking.

A pair of slender hands are as bright as jade, reflecting the green waves, and the wind is showing the sideburns. Her skin is as delicate as warm jade, soft and greasy, with a light sweep of her eyebrows and eyes, and her cherry mouth is red and delicate. The two strands of hair on the cheeks gently blow in the wind, adding a bit of seductive style, and the clear eyes look at the sky. Dressed in a pale green long skirt, with a waist that is not full of hand, she is so beautiful and so beautiful that she does not eat the fireworks of the world.

"Well, what a big beauty. Qingli followed the crowd and looked at it.

"This woman is so beautiful, hey, dude, do you know who she is. Someone asked.

"Brother, it's your first time coming to Qingzhou, then I'll tell you about it, her name is Totoro, she is the youngest daughter of the Qingzhou Long family, ranked third, this Long family also says that there are many beauties, and the eldest daughter and the second daughter are also top beauties. ”

"The Long family, who is the Long family?"

"You don't know the Long family, forget it, I'm happy today, I'll tell you all at once. This Long family is the first family in Cheongju, no one can beat it, whether it is wealth or force, I heard that the dock in Cheongju is the Long family. ”

"The whole dock?"

"Of course, otherwise how to say that in Qingzhou, the wealth of the Long family is unrivaled, and the strength of the Long family is one of the best masters under his command, and any one person who comes out can kill a cow with one punch. ”

"This is too fierce, isn't that the Long family the Earth Emperor? ”

"Hey, don't talk nonsense, it's a big sin. ”

Qingli listened to their words as she looked at Totoro standing in the corridor of the luxurious pavilion.

My neighbor Totoro is looking at the sky at the moment, there are only blue and white clouds in the sky, but from her gaze, Qingli can see a different emotion, the kind of yearning he can see.

"Do you want to be free, but you are different, you can only be tied up by the family. ”

Qingli sighed lightly, although he was kicked out by the family, he was free and could go wherever he wanted.

"The girl thinks that she is noble, but not free, but her heart has always longed for freedom. The old man's voice suddenly sounded from behind Qingli.

This made Qingli startled, and he was almost about to make a move, if it weren't for his strong enough control, it was estimated that he would have punched it with a punch.

"Old, old man, can you not be so elusive the next time you speak?" Qingli saw him for the second time, and it was also the second time that he felt that he was so powerless.

"Although the girl's concentration is not yet at home, it is quite good, and she will have to practice more in her heart in the future. ”

At this time, the old man touched his beard, stared at Qingli, and his tone of voice changed abruptly.

He said: "Poor son, twenty years of resentment, hatred in my heart, I have never forgotten how to solve it." ”

Qingli's head tightened, who is this old man! He frowned, turned to look at Totoro, but the words that came out of his mouth were directed at the old man.

"What is hatred, what is resentment, I know it myself, although I don't know who you are and where you have inquired about me, but I also have a bottom line. ”

The old man shook his head, his figure blurred, and then he turned into Totoro, but the people around him still stared at the disappeared Totoro in the luxurious pavilion as if they didn't see it.

"It seems that the dream should not wake up yet, twenty years of hatred, twenty years of resentment is too deep, and the heart can't be opened, so let the dream continue. After Totoro finished speaking, he returned to the luxurious high-rise building in a blur.

In the crowd, there was no shadow of the old man, only Totoro standing on a tall building.

"You shouldn't wake up from your dreams yet. What does that mean exactly, who is he, God? No, he's not God. This is Qingli's thoughts, and it seems that he can be very sure.

Looking at Totoro, Qingli became more and more puzzled, shook her head, and forced herself not to think about these strange things just now.

At this time, Qingli didn't know that in the near future, he would encounter the same scene as today.