Talking, I saw a small wine shop with a cloth guise on the side of the road, there was a big pot at the door of the store, the aroma of lo-mei wafted from afar, pinched the three people's hungry intestines, and hurriedly approached to take a look, large pieces of beef bone beef, as well as pig ears and pig tails, etc., all floated up and down in the boiling thick sauce and marinated soup in the pot, and the boiled foam was sandwiched with green onions and ginger, tumbling.

Han Yong, who has always been deep, rarely swallowed several mouthfuls of saliva in front of him. Yang Ke was also hungry, but he whispered and laughed at Gao Yue: "General Han's cold and hard heart, I'm afraid I'm hungry at this moment. Han Yong looked at Yang Ke speechlessly, and then at Gao Yue, touched his stomach with his hand, and his knife-like face showed some embarrassment. Gao Yue laughed, even if he made a decision, he would just eat at this small shop.

It's a small family-style tavern, with six tables in one hall, and everything is cleaned up. The chubby shopkeeper is the shopkeeper and cook, and his son, who is only thirteen or fourteen years old, is the second boy in the store, and the proprietress is behind the counter as the bookkeeper. There were already two tables of customers eating in the store, and the young man hurriedly welcomed Gao Yue and the three of them in, led them to a table by the window and sat down, and then hurriedly went to make tea and pour water.

There was nothing to do, and the shopkeeper also came over with a smile and greeted politely: "Three guest officers, the small shop is all home-cooked dishes, but the taste is not bad, what do you three want to eat?" ”

Gao Yue opened his mouth but said: "It is forbidden for the people to slaughter cultivated cattle without permission, why does your small shop have beef to sell?" ”

In peacetime, it is a crime for civilians to privately slaughter and sell cattle, and depending on the seriousness of the circumstances, they will be imprisoned for six months to one and a half years. Especially in today's troubled times, resources are relatively scarce, and ploughing cattle are even more precious, not to mention the people, even the official will not slaughter them for no reason. At present, it is spring ploughing, Tian Cao is making statistics, Cao Mo also went to Shu Gaoyue last month, made a report on agricultural arrangements, and talked about the problem of cattle cultivation in the whole county, we must pay attention to it, and repeatedly ordered that the two counties of Yinping in Longxi should never be allowed to do anything illegal.

When the shopkeeper heard this, he explained with a smile: "This problem has really been explained for several days, and many people are worried that it has something to do with it. This is a few days ago in Shuangqiao Village, outside Dongcheng, an old cow broke its leg, could not plow the land, and could not be healed, half dead, the village reported to the government, and only slaughtered it with permission. The village is my mother-in-law's maiden cousin, knowing that my family has always been open restaurant, so I specially left 20 catties for us, and today it has been sold not much, so I put the pig ears and pig tails in the pot to make a marinade. ”

It sounds like there should be no problem, and the source of the beef is legitimate. Han Yong said: "That's good, I'm afraid that your beef is coming from the wrong way, and you won't be able to escape the lawsuit if you are known by the public, so you have to ask clearly if you don't have to say more." ”

"Rest assured, the small shop is definitely in business. This beef is rare to receive, you three are in a hurry, you have to taste, in the next is not bragging, the taste is satisfactory to you. ”

The shopkeeper saw these three people, neatly dressed, elegant and heroic, and the two tables of merchants next door, obviously different in momentum, like this kind of person should buy drunk in a big restaurant like Zuiyue Pavilion, how could he go to such an inconspicuous street shop to eat. But no matter how you say it, all the people who come are guests, and what is the origin of the housekeeper, and the hospitality is wholehearted.

Han Yong said: "The beef at the door, the fat and thin will cut me three catties first, and the pig ears and pig tails will also be built." For the rest, pick up the side dishes and serve them on four plates. ”

"Wait, officer." The shopkeeper hurriedly turned around, and the young man had already brought the tea, and then greeted skillfully: "Three guest officers, do you want a pound of wine?" The store brews it itself, so you may wish to try it. ”

Gao Yue was not good at drinking, but in the current environment, he actually had some interest, and said with a pleasant face: "Let's come to half a catty first, drink and see, Brother Han has some alcohol, Yang Chang and I ...... The gentleman is ashamed to be tight, and the gentleman will come a little more, right? ”

Yang Ke is happy to meditate in his spare time, his diet is light and coarse, he eats less meat and fish, and is not interested in wine. However, Gao Yue was surprisingly good tonight, and it was really unreasonable not to be accompanied. Hearing that Gao Yue was deliberately low-key and unwilling to disclose his identity, he smiled and said: "The son is elegant, but dare to disobey his orders?" ”

"I'm cheeky and disturb Mr. Qingxiu." Gao Yue nodded to the young man, and the young man went to pour his own wine. After a while, a large plate of steaming lo-mei was served on the table, and the red beef jerky was in the middle of the plate, cut thin and even, the size was moderate, and the muscles and meat were intertwined. The outer edge of the pig's ears and pig's tail was also cut carefully and placed in a circle.

The strong fragrance spreads, and I can't help but relish. Gao Yue was also a little hungry, and Han Yang and the others were not outsiders to him, so there was no need to pretend to be polite. He touched the chopsticks, grabbed two slices of beef and threw them into his mouth, the hot soft and chewy, the thick juice seeped into the meat, and the taste was extremely delicious.

Gao Yue nodded without eating, Han Yong didn't wait for him to say hello, while urging the store to hurry up and serve the wine, he had already stuffed several pieces of beef into his mouth, and then nodded with Gao Yue, only feeling that from the mouth to the stomach and intestines, all the way was extremely comfortable. Although Yang Ke is also very relaxed, he is not as good as Gao Yue Han Yong after all, and he is also quite polite and polite when eating, and pays attention to a polite word. He was not in a hurry, chewed slowly, and by the time he finished eating a piece of meat, the two had already put down their chopsticks three times.

The young man came up with the wine, diligently set the wine cup for the three of them and filled it again, bowed and retreated, and then brought a large tray up, and put four plates of exquisite side dishes on the table.

The wine is in the mouth, the hot dishes are in the stomach, and the three of them are eating in full swing. Gao Yue looked at Yang Ke and said, "Mr. is twenty-three years old this year?" ”

"There is Lao Gongzi to remember, and he is more than three years older than Gongzi."

Gao Yue continued to drink, suddenly smiled, and said: "Mr. is handsome and elegant, how can he not set up a family?" ”

Han Yong shook his head and smiled bitterly beside him. Although he is now single, he also had a wife, but when Shouyang was a pawn, his wife complained that he couldn't be an official and couldn't make money, and he was afraid that he would be so unproductive for the rest of his life.

This incident was a hurdle in Han Yong's heart that he couldn't overcome, and every time he thought about it, he felt angry and annoyed. As time passed, he also slowly wanted to open up, at least in front of Gao Yue and a few other insiders, he was very relieved.

Yang Ke's face remained unchanged, but he didn't care, and said straight to the point, "I learned the Tao since I was a child, and I vowed not to marry for life." ”

This time, Gao Yue and Han Yong couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this. I also heard Yang Ke say: "Although he is not talented in the next place, he is a model in his heart, but he is a marquis, admires the sages, and is willing to follow him in the future. ”

Liuhou Zhang Liang, one of the three heroes of the early Han Dynasty. Needless to say, his brilliant achievements are not nostalgic for power in his later years, he asked to retire, abandon everything in the world, concentrate on cultivating the Tao and cultivating essence, worship the study of Huang Lao, live quietly and act in a good way, and want to become a fairy lightly.

"This, why should the gentleman be so self-suffering." Gao Yue heard that he had a little bit of an analysis of the inside story and the meaning of his heart, but he was a little emotional. But this is people's elegant ambition, where is it good to persuade more. So Gao Yue hurriedly changed the topic, talking about Zhang Liang's strategizing and becoming the emperor, and he is really the best among the people. The three of them chatted while eating, and unconsciously talked about business again.

"Chen An has indeed defected to the King of Nanyang." Yang Ke leaned in closer, lowered his voice and said, "I heard that this person is extremely brave, and I am afraid that he will be a strong opponent in the future." ”

Han Yong's chopsticks stopped in mid-air, and he snorted, "I don't know what to do, most of the short-sighted people are also brave, I will capture them sooner or later." ”

Gao Yue felt that tonight's wine was really delicious, so he poured a full glass of it himself, and said smokingly: "Let him go, how valuable is the status of the King of Nanyang, where can I compare with a little Taishou." I understand that people go to higher places. ”

Yang Ke said with some worry: "What I mean, since he has newly voted for the king of Nanyang, he must make some career and make meritorious contributions before he can gain a firm foothold." At present, if you want to make meritorious contributions under the command of King Nanyang, the biggest possibility is that you will attack us in Longxi. He is brave and unusual, and this cannot but be prevented. ”

Gao Yue took a sip of wine and didn't make a sound for a while. After a moment, he put down his glass and kept his head down.

"What the gentleman said was very true, but I didn't think of it for a while. Tomorrow, the internal government will be ordered to send a special cadre to keep an eye on Chen An, so that he can grasp the information in time. ”

"I'll leave that at that." Gao Yue waved his hand and said with a smile: "Say something happy." The day before yesterday, Cao Mo told me that now after a year of preparation, the spring ploughing situation is very good, if there is no accident, this year will be a full harvest. Cao Mo said that at the very least, it was 50% more than last year's harvest. ”

"There is plenty of food and grass, and I am more confident, and I have a lot less worries about doing things. When the autumn comes, we can recruit troops in an all-round way under the rule of the two counties of Yinping in Longxi, as long as we carefully select the strong, even if there are fewer people, it is good. ”