Lu Chengkong eats three steamed buns a day, sleeps for a few hours, and spends the rest of his time carrying goods on the dock. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info It's been more than a month like this, and I've gotten acquainted with a few people around me.

In the afternoon of this day, Lu Chengkong carried the goods on his back, thinking in his heart that if he did it for a few more days, he would be able to get it together.

"This month's wages are a little less." Zhang Si said on the side.

Brother Wang sighed and said, "It's good to have money, at least we can fill our stomachs." ”

Lu Chengkong asked, "Brother Wang, Brother Zhang, have you ever heard of 'Lu Village'?" ”

Zhang Sikou said: "I've heard, I've heard, it's in Mingzhou, and last year, like ours, there was a famine!" ”

Lu Chengkong was shocked in his heart and asked, "Disaster and famine?" ”

Brother Wang said: "Yes, it is said that the land of Chuzhou is rich in the world, but when we divide the land, there should be a hundred acres of land, but the government only divides half of it." Why are there too many people and not enough land to divide in recent years, anyway, how can we understand the big truth they say? ”

"If you have a field at home, why do you have to come to the dock to move goods?"

Zhang Si said: "Even if there is only half of the field, we will admit it." Originally, it was only necessary to pay two stones of millet every year, two zhang of silk and silk, and three taels of cotton. If it is a good harvest year, the taxes are paid, and the family can still eat enough. But last year, there was a flood in the Jianghuai land, and the government not only did not exempt rent, but had to double the levy, but how can we live? We had to sell the land. ”

Brother Wang said: "If we have no land, we will have no harvest, but in the end, we will have to pay rent." As he spoke, he pointed to the people on the dock and said, "So, we had to run out and didn't dare to go back to our hometown." Working as a casual worker at this dock is just to get a bite to eat...... I heard that the state city is the same as ours, and most of the people have run away......"

Lu Chengkong was silent after hearing this, thinking that if he didn't leave the house, he would really become a frog at the bottom of the well, and thought that the Tang Dynasty had always been the 'peaceful and prosperous era' recorded in the history books.

"You guys come here, come here!" The dock shopkeeper shouted in the distance.

When Lu Chengkong and the others walked in front of him, the shopkeeper raised his hand and pointed at the person, and hurriedly said, "You...... You...... You, and you come here. He pointed to the cargo ship behind him, "Quickly move these things to Fumanlou in the city!" ”

"What about these?" Lu Chengkong put down the goods on his shoulders and asked.

"Leave it at that! This boat is a hot and urgent matter for Fumanlou, but it can't be delayed! The shopkeeper thought for a while, thinking that these people must not know the way, so he shouted again: "Ah Fu! Ford! Come and take them there, but don't go the wrong way! ”

A thin man hurriedly ran over, nodded to the shopkeeper, and said to everyone, "Follow me." We can't afford to offend Fumanlou! ”

Lu Chengkong and the others had to carry the goods and follow Ah Fu towards the city.

Ah Fu has been working at the dock for more than ten years, so he no longer has to resist these goods, just running errands behind the shopkeeper, and he is very familiar with Chuzhou City.

"Have you ever entered this Fuman Building?" Ah Fu shook his hands and asked with a smile as he walked. Seeing that no one answered, Ah Fu was still smiling, and said to himself: "This Fu Manlou is full of buildings, but it is the largest restaurant in Chuzhou, and the food in it is fragrant." ”

Ah Fu seemed to be showing off, "Once, I ate that in Fumanlou, what is it called...... Crab...... Crab red lion's head, that taste...... You haven't eaten it! ”

Although Ah Fu was cleanly dressed, he couldn't hide the poor sour smell. Zhang Si burst out laughing after hearing this, and said, "Where is there a crab red lion head, it is obviously a crab pink lion head!" ”

Seeing Zhang Si laughing, Ah Fu was not angry, and said with a smile: "Yes, yes!" It's crab roe lion's head...... Do you know who is eating at Fuman House today? ”

"Could it be Lord Yang?" Brother Wang said.

"It's Lord Yang's family!" Afu said.

Brother Wang was talking nonsense, but he didn't expect to guess correctly. The Lord Yang in the mouth of the two is Yang Ting, the assassin of Chuzhou, and the official residence is the third grade.

Zhang Si said: "It's really Lord Yang!" I heard that Lord Yang and the ...... in the capital The Chinese scholars of the province are extremely familiar with each other. ”

Lu Chengkong said: "That's the Zhongshu Order of Menxia Province. "I thought: Chuzhou is the rich land of the Tang Dynasty, and Chuzhou Thorn History is the biggest official here, presumably this Lord Yang must be the dragon and phoenix among the people, if there is a chance, he must have a good life.

Ah Fu glanced at Lu Chengkong, and saw that this person was quite eye-catching, and he thought that it must be a nearby homeless person, so he deliberately showed off: "Lord Yang also has two sons, one eldest lady. The eldest prince is a big official in the capital, and the second son is even more suave, if you talk about Miss Yang, it is even more beautiful. ”

"Hahaha......" Zhang Si's eyes lit up and said with a smile: "Then the eldest lady of the Yang family is as beautiful as those girls on the other side of the river?" ”

"Phew!" How could Ah Fu not know that Zhang Si was talking about those Qinglou women? But he was not annoyed, and said, "How can this be compared? You haven't seen Miss Yang before...... But I saw it once that day in Fumanlou, and I only thought it was ...... I just feel ......" Ah Fu thought about Miss Yang, but couldn't find the words to say.

"But you feel like you've lost your soul?" Zhang Si teased Ah Fulai.

Ah Fu nodded and said, "Just ...... It is. ”

A few people talked and laughed while walking, but they were harmonious.

By this time, it was getting late, and the lights and candles on the side of the street were already lit up. After walking across a few more bridges, I vaguely saw a five-story building in front of me. When I walked to the front, the vermilion horizontal plaque hanging on the main entrance was eye-catching, and the words 'Fumanlou' were written in gold. Before I could enter the building, I heard a loud noise.

How did Ah Fuping enter this Fuman Building? All the rhetoric is just to show off in front of others. He stood at the door with a group of people, looking back and forth, not daring to step half a step into the main entrance. At this time, a shopkeeper came from the building and said to this Ah Fu: "You are delivering goods from the dock?" Seeing Ah Fu answer with a smile, Xiao Er hurriedly pulled Ah Fu out of the back of the building, and reprimanded: "Don't stand at the door with you people!" Come with me to the back kitchen. ”

This Fumanlou has a history of hundreds of years in Chuzhou, although it has changed hands several times, but the chef in the building is passed down from generation to generation, and still retains the essence of this Chuzhou cuisine. One meal in the Fuman Building can be eaten and drunk in ordinary people's homes for half a year.

The shopkeeper led everyone to the back door of Fuman Building, pointed to the inside and said, "This is the back kitchen, move in, put it and come out quickly!" Do not enter the lobby. ”

"Got it, got it, let's just take a look, and we won't walk around."

As soon as Lu Chengkong entered the kitchen, he smelled bursts of aroma. Looking up, there were hundreds of chefs busy preparing dishes in the huge kitchen.

I didn't take two steps, but I saw a chef rubbing meatballs with his bare hands, and the bowl seemed to be extremely finely cut minced pork, sprinkled with pale green onions, golden ginger juice, white and red shrimp, and it seemed that there was crab meat. At this time, another cook walked up to the stove, sprinkled a few drops of cooking wine into the bowl, stirred it slightly, and pinched it with his right hand, and it became half a fist-like meatball. Turn around and put a green vegetable leaf in the bottom of the casserole, put the meatballs on top, pour in the boiling broth, cover the lid, and put it on a warm fire to simmer.

In the past half a month, Lu Chengkong only ate steamed buns and pickles every day, and at this time, looking at this exquisite dish and smelling the strong fragrance wafting out of the pot, he was already salivating. I fantasize that when I eat this meatball in my mouth, it must be juicy and delicious. He stared straight at the pot, swallowing his saliva, thinking: Could it be that this is the 'crab roe lion head' that Ah Fu said......

"What are you doing?" Seeing that Lu Chengkong was stunned, Ah Fu walked over and said.

Lu Chengkong was called by this, only came back to his senses, he raised his hand to wipe the saliva from his mouth, put down the goods in his hand, and followed Ah Fu out, when he walked to the door, Lu Chengkong still reluctantly turned his head, glanced at the delicious food in the kitchen, and hinted to himself: "I'm not hungry, I'm full, I have eaten all the things inside......

Walking out of Fuman Building, everyone waited for a while, only to see Ah Fu coming over with a bag of things. He laughed and said to everyone: "This is the leftovers from noon in Fumanlou, but it is still fresh!" As he spoke, he opened the package, and there was a whole chicken, duck, fish, etc., and said to everyone, "Come and divide it!" ”

Zhang Si snatched a chicken leg and ate it in a big gulp, and while eating, he wiped the oil on his mouth and said, "They are so...... What a fucking waste, it smells so good! ”

Brother Wang tore off half of the oil paper, wrapped some leftovers, put them in his arms, and must have taken them back to his family to eat, he smiled: "What kind of leftovers are these?" Lao Tzu has never had such a good thing during the New Year! ”

Seeing that Lu Chengkong didn't come to take it, Ah Fu walked up to him and said, "Don't you want it?" If you don't eat it, it's gone. ”

Lu Chengkong swallowed his saliva vigorously, looked away, shook his head, and said, "I'm not hungry, you eat." ”

Everyone ate up the leftovers in just three or two clicks, and walked back to the dock with a smile.

Back at the dock, Lu Chengkong's mind was full of the delicacies in the back kitchen of Fumanlou, thinking about the big fish and meat on the table...... He was tired all day, and his stomach was already rumbling with hunger, so he had no choice but to take out the copper coins in his clothes and count them again. In order to raise all the dishes as soon as possible, he forced himself to eat only three steamed buns every day. Seeing the food today, my stomach is not angry, and my hunger is even more than ever. In order to suppress the gluttony in his body, Lu Chengkong got up, came to the canal, and drank the river water. While drinking water, he fantasized about eating big fish and meat.

"Hehe, you can drink enough water." Lu Chengkong burped, touched his bulging belly, walked back to the cabin, fell asleep, and said secretly: "God bless, let me eat a big meal in my dream......"

For a few days, the shopkeeper sent Lu Chengkong and a few people to be responsible for delivering goods to Fumanlou. After delivery, there were occasional leftovers, but Lu Chengkong refused to eat a bite, and still insisted on three steamed buns a day.