Chapter Twenty-Eight: Arrival at Liyang
Nothing to say all the way.
This sudden news made the three of us inevitably have a dull atmosphere along the way, but fortunately, after this episode, we are not far from Liyang.
After encountering Fan Nan's attack and Xie Xie's help on the way, the Netherworld did not send anyone else to block our way, and without any danger, we finally arrived at our destination this time, Liyang.
After arriving at Liyang, Chunting saw that it was getting late, and it was no longer suitable to continue the transfer, so we found a good place to stay, put our luggage, and then came out together, found a place to eat, and walked around the ancient city at night.
It's rare to come to Liyang once, naturally you have to taste the local specialties, Liyang Eight Big Bowls, Yixing Jiang Roast Chicken, Liyang Tribute Noodles, Pear Paste Candy, all of them have been heard before, since they came, of course, they have to eat a lot, so they live up to this time.
When we arrived at the restaurant, after ordering, before the food was ready, we saw one more person at the table, who sat beside us unceremoniously, picked up a pair of chopsticks that no one used, and said with a smile.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Xie came uninvited, I guess you won't mind this extra pair of chopsticks, right?"
I couldn't help laughing, this Xie Xie is really familiar, and he sat down without asking, but I'm not disgusted, people with such a true temperament are quite easy to get along with, and it's naturally better to not have to intrigue with each other.
And when Shen Lang saw Xie Xie's appearance, he couldn't help but joke.
"Xie Xie, we haven't been here for a long time, and you rushed over before the meal started, you won't be in a hurry to eat, right?"
"Boss, add another tribute."
Xie Xie didn't care about what Shen Lang said, he smiled, first asked for a tribute, and then said.
"The eighth didn't dare to do anything with me, so I asked my subordinates to send him to the Lord's place, and let the Lord decide for himself how to deal with him.
"As for why I came so fast, it is because the road I am taking is different from yours, you take the big road, which is smooth and easy to walk, while I take the small road, although the road is not good, but it is faster."
Shen Lang listened to what Xie Xie said, his smile was even brighter, it seemed that Xie Xie said that he had a bad brain, which made him smell the breath of the same kind......
However, Ling Xuan heard something strange, glanced at me, and pretended to ask unintentionally.
"Xie Xie, are you so well prepared before the Netherworld mission, even the big roads and small paths are in your hearts?"
The shopkeeper sent the tribute noodles over, Xie Xie caught it with both hands, the satisfied look in his eyes was unobstructed, and he replied to Chunting casually.
"It's not a secret, Xie is from this Liyang, and because he is familiar with this place, the Lord sent me to answer you, so these paths are naturally familiar with me."
No wonder, such an explanation makes sense, and the heart I just brought up is put down again.
The dishes have been served between the words, and everyone has been hungry for a long time, so there will be no good food, not to mention that this Liyang delicacy is really worthy of its reputation.
In the local area, entertaining distinguished guests from afar, mostly feasting guests in eight large bowls, a table of eight immortals, ten plates, eight bowls, and two soups, really satisfied both the stomach and the eyes.
These eight bowls follow the taste of the Manchu people, and combined with the Han people's eating habits to inherit, in which the set of grilling, stewing, sauce, burning, stewing, stir-frying, steaming, boiling and other cooking techniques, mainly including four meat and four vegetables, four meat to pork-based, selected elbow meat, rump meat, divided into fermented bean curd meat, small crispy meat, button meat, square meat, and four vegetarian to skin residue, kelp, vermicelli, tofu based, through a unique process to make.
The Liyang tribute noodles that make Xie Xi's heart remember originated in the Ming Dynasty, because they were paid tribute to the emperor by the Ming Dynasty Ministry of Rites Shangshu Wang Yue, and were named tribute noodles as palace products, with high-quality groundwater, finely ground wheat flour, and refined salt as raw materials, using traditional handicrafts, and refined by hand through 28 processes.
This Liyang tribute noodles, white as snow, fine as silk, hollow, can be called a must in the Chinese national food culture, fire-resistant but not bad, back to the pot but not rotten, after cooking, pick into the bowl, eat not only smooth taste, but also extraordinarily strong, after we have eaten, we have understood why Xie Xie just sat down and let the boss add a copy, sure enough, the aftertaste is endless.
Pear paste candy is relatively light, is to Sydney pear or white duck pear and Chinese herbal medicine as the main raw materials, add rock sugar, orange powder, sesame, ginger, honey, rock sugar, etc. to boil, when making, pull out of the pot into strips, before it cools thoroughly with a knife to cut into even squares, pear paste sugar alcohol fragrant and delicious, quench thirst, after eating this table full of greasy and then come to a piece of pear paste candy, it is really full of mouthful, let people sigh that the world is worth it.
Someone once said that only food and beauty in the world can not be disappointed, this sentence is indeed a truth, eating these foods beautifully, everyone is in a good mood, what netherworld civil strife, what mysterious forces, all of them are left behind by us, and a mind is immersed in the food of this Liyang can not extricate themselves.
While eating the food, I pretended to be unintentional and asked about Chunting. 61 Library
"Chunting, when are we going to turn to Hakuba?"
Chunting glanced at me, not knowing how I was thinking, he leaned back in his chair, ate the pear paste candy in his mouth, and replied as if he didn't know it.
"Don't worry, let's stay here in Liyang for a few more days, this is a thousand-year-old city after all, although the reputation is not obvious, but in addition to this food, there are also many historical sites in the territory, since you are here, how can you not go shopping."
Although the conversation between the two of us was deliberate, trying to confirm whether there was some kind of unrest among us, it was not false in terms of content, and there were indeed a lot of things worth seeing about Liyang.
As a thousand-year-old city, there are many historic sites in Liyang, such as the Liyang section of the Grand Canal in the ancient city, the ruins of Liyangcang, which is known as one of the eight granaries of the Sui Dynasty, and the eight-zhang stone Buddha carved by Zhao Shile in order to suppress the flooding of the Yellow River, and the Fuqiu Mountain that hides the Thousand Buddha Caves opened up in the Tang Dynasty, all of which hide the traces of historical vicissitudes.
I secretly observed the expressions of the people, but found that there was no one with a different color on their faces among the people, and after hearing the conversation between me and Chunting, they were all happily eating the food on the table, with an attitude that the two of us decided.
Could it really be that we are too careful?
Xie Xie heard the two of us say this, swallowed the unfinished food in his mouth vigorously, and said vaguely.
"My lord, Xie Xie is a native of Liyang, and he is familiar with the scenery everywhere, if you don't dislike it, you might as well take you to see Liyang."
I was overjoyed, but it didn't show it on my face, we didn't know each other well, and it was naturally good to have someone lead the way.
However, I thought of another thing.
"Xie Xie, you came here this time, do you have anything to tell us about Yihe?"
"The Lord said, Lord Han Chuan and your companions, if there is any command, let me be satisfied at all costs, but Lord Chunting is not one of them......"
Xie Xie saw me ask him, and replied respectfully, but halfway through speaking, he actually hesitated, looked at Xianchun Pavilion, and said it after a few entanglements.
"The Lord also said that in fact, he can understand what Lord Chunting did back then, but reason is one thing, reason is another, if there is nothing big, then it is better not to meet......"
Chunting listened to what Xie Xie said, not only did he not get angry, but laughed.
"Although it sounds cold and impersonal, but Yi He can say this, it is already beyond my expectations, Han Chuan, you have a lot of face."
I smiled and didn't say much.
These two people are entangled between fate, and even if I reconcile them in the middle, it is not a problem that can be solved in a day or two.
It's getting better, though, isn't it?
Seeing Chunting's reaction, Xie Xie put his mind at ease, suddenly looked at me, and asked like a profiteer.
"My lord, this tour guide has a small job, but Xie Xie has another thing to ask for."
Hearing what he said, I still asked for something, although I didn't like it in my heart, but I didn't show it on my face, but looked at him with a smile.
"Then I don't know what treatment Brother Xie wants, see if I can afford it."
Xie Xie laughed, his eyebrows and eyes full of smiles.
"Hahaha, the adult is serious, Xie is not very demanding, as long as I am full every day."
I laughed and got up and shouted to the shopkeeper in the restaurant.
"Boss, let's have another tribute!"