Werther turned around and saw a man greeting him, and he took a closer look to see that this person was actually the man who was protecting the abused little boy at the Shanghai docks, so he replied with a smile: "It's you, I really didn't expect to see you here, this world is too small." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

"Yes, the world is too small." The man also smiled and said, "I saw Mr. Witt walking down the street alone in the distance, and I thought I had recognized the wrong person, but I didn't expect it to be you." ”

Witt smiled slightly, and then asked, "Maybe this is arranged by God, I don't know what to call Mr. yet?" ”

When the man heard this, he replied, "Oh, I was rude." My name is Louie. Abel. Morality. Baptiste, a reporter for the French newspaper Le Figaro, made a special trip to Qingguo this time. ”

"Hello Mr. Baptiste!" After werther finished speaking, he looked at the sun that was already hanging in the sky, took out his pocket watch, looked at it, and said. "I didn't expect it to be noon, and since we've met here, I should invite you to dine together, I wonder if Mr. Baptiste can enjoy it?"

Baptiste smiled, "Of course, it is my honor to be invited by Mr. Werther." ”

Witte said: "I heard that it is the Chinese New Year these days, although some shops have not yet opened, but when I came here just now, I saw that there was a restaurant in front of me that was open, why don't we go and taste the legendary delicious Chinese food together?" ”

"Okay, when I was in Paris, I heard that Chinese food is delicious. Although the country is very backward, it has a long history and a unique cuisine. Bastith said.

The two talked and laughed along Qianmen Street to Nanhengshun Mutton Restaurant, which is a halal restaurant. I came to eat at this restaurant, one is because many shops on Qianmen Street are indeed closed today, and this halal restaurant is one of the few that is open; Another reason is that in his previous life, Witt came here several times to eat mutton, but each time there was no place, and he was unwilling to wait longer, so he always did not eat, based on the above two points, Witt and Baptiste entered this mutton restaurant alone.

Nanhengshun mutton restaurant, later generations are generally called "a dragon mutton restaurant", this shop was built in the Qing Dynasty Qianlong 50 years, that is, in 1785, there is a Han surname Muslim from Yucheng, Shandong Province built. At first, it was to sell raw meat and some cooked meat, and later added shabu mutton, stir-fried vegetables, mixed noodles, noodles and other foods, especially its shabu mutton, mung bean mixed noodles, sesame sauce baked cakes and other foods are finely selected, finely processed, fully fed, and condiments, which have won the praise of the majority of customers and have endured.

Witt came to the store and sat down with Bastith, but he didn't see Xiao Er coming, and immediately said urgently: "Xiao Er, order!" Witt's standard official words surprised the other Chinese in the hall who were looking at the two foreigners, and some even whispered: "Oh, this foreign devil's official words are so slippery?" If you don't look at the foreign minister, you think it's our Beijing gentlemen. ”

"Oh, you can be quiet. Don't be a 'foreign devil', this kid can speak official language, and he can probably understand it, but don't cause trouble to us, call him 'Uncle Yang'. One of the people at the table immediately whispered.

As soon as Witt shouted, Xiao Er came and asked, "Second master, what do you want?" We've got ......."

"A pot of mutton shabu, two bowls of mung bean noodles and a tahini baked cake, the sesame sauce should be thick." Before Witt could finish speaking, he said eagerly, "Okay, that's all for now, if it's not enough, we'll add more." Come on! ”

Xiao Er was obviously stunned, is the sun rising from the west today? Why is this foreign devil so familiar with the characteristics of the store? Seeing that Xiao Er didn't respond for a long time, Witt said: "Alas, I said this little brother, did you hear what I said?" Hurry up! ”

Xiao Er came back to his senses and shouted in the hall: "One pot of mutton shabu, two bowls of mung bean noodles, one piece of sesame sauce and baked cakes, the sauce should be thick." After shouting, he said to the two of Werther: "Wait a minute, the two masters will come soon." ”

Baptiste was also surprised by Witt's appearance, so he asked, "Mr. Witt, is this your first time in Qingguo?" How is Chinese so good and so familiar with the menu here? ”

"I came to Qingguo for the first time, and when I was in China, I once studied Chinese with a Qingguo man for several years, and as for the food here, I asked in the embassy before I went out." Witt replied vaguely.

Baptiste replied thoughtfully: "I see! Then he looked down at the table and saw that there was no tableware on the table, and suddenly said in a daze, "Why is there no knife and fork?" ”

Baptiste was about to call Xiao Er, but he saw Werther take out two chopsticks from the chopstick bucket on the table and said: "Mr. Baptiste, this is the tableware used by the Qing people to eat food, they call it 'chopsticks'." ”

When Baptiste heard this, he also picked up two chopsticks, but they were not easy to use anyway, so he said, "These two sticks are really difficult to use, and Mr. Witt has practiced them for a long time." ”

"Well, after almost a year of study, I didn't think it was easy to use at first, but when I used it, I found that chopsticks are more convenient than our knives and forks. I have to say that the ancestors of the Qing people are really smart. Witt said.

Baptiste replied: "Well, the Qing people are very smart. My mentor, Mr. Mallarmé, once introduced me to Confucius in the Qing Dynasty, and he said that the Qing Kingdom had given birth to many great thinkers and sages, and that when we were going through the dark Middle Ages, the people of this land had invented substances such as gunpowder and other substances that changed human life. It's just a pity that I only see ignorance and ignorance in the current Qing Kingdom. ”

"Yes, this land has given birth to great minds and enlightened us to a certain extent. It used to be a land of gold, but I didn't expect it to be like this. Werther sighed as a brass pot with charcoal and several plates of mutton were served. When Witt saw it, he immediately picked up the chopsticks and put the mutton shabu on the plate into the copper pot, and then said: "This only needs to be soaked twice in the hot soup pot, and then dipped in the sauce and eaten, it still tastes good." ”

Baptiste listened to the not-so-skilled chopsticks to pick up a piece of mutton and put it into the boiling hot soup, wait for the mutton to change color and then add it, dip it in the sauce according to Werther and then put it in the mouth, the high temperature of the mutton made the mouth feel a burst of discomfort, but with the stirring of the teeth, the taste of the mutton and sauce remained in the mouth, and when the mutton was swallowed, Baptiste suddenly felt the aftertaste in his mouth, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's delicious!" ”

"This mutton shabu is a must. The mutton they choose is from the northwest of the Qing Dynasty and the Mongolian grassland, and the Qing people call it 'Xikou Sheep' and 'Beikou Sheep' respectively, especially the 'Xikou Sheep' from the Northwest has a small skeleton, white flesh, fragrant and tender, and is the most suitable for making this shabu mutton. Werther boasted as he ate.

Werther felt uncomfortable that there was no wine to accompany it, so he asked Xiao Er to make a pot of the famous 'Erguotou' in Jingshi, and drank a little wine while eating mutton shabu with Bastith. It's just that this 'second pot head' has a very high degree, and Bastiter feels hot in his throat every time he drinks it, but Werther doesn't react at all, after all, as an old man in this life, he still has to have this degree of alcohol.

Witt is a cup of direct stomach every time, but Bastitte is a small sip of tea, Witt just smiled and didn't say much, after eating for a while, Xiao Er served two bowls of mung bean noodles, Witt said to Baptiste: "This noodle can absorb the oil slick in the hot pot, and can remove the greasy in the mouth, the taste is also good, you taste it." ”

Baptiste tasted it and was amazed, and the two ate and drank like this, and when they were both full, and Bastiet was already slightly drunk, Witte had no choice but to help Bastiet back to the legation in Dongjiaomin Lane.