More than a dozen horse-drawn carriages are slowly moving on the suburban road, the sun is shining, and the occasional breeze is entangled, bringing a few traces of fragrant herbs, such a pleasant weather, very suitable for travel.

The carriage at the forefront is luxurious and luxurious, made of bright wood on the outside, wide and comfortable on the inside, and two middle-aged men are playing against each other in the car.

"Raising a child is a hundred years old, often worried about ninety-nine, the proud son grew up in the women's pile, and he is used to being arrogant, and I hope that Mr. Lan will be more restrained in the future." Master Jin smiled at the corner of his mouth and fell.

"Master Jin is too worried, Young Master Jin is filial and chivalrous, and he will become a great weapon in time." It was Lan Xiaofeng's adoptive father, Lan Tian, who spoke. He was three or four years younger than Master Jin, with a yellowish complexion and a sickly face, but his skinny face was blazing, which showed his resolute character.

He was originally the head of a small dart bureau in Huaizhou, and he depended on Xiaofeng for his life. Three years ago, his appetite suddenly got better and better, but his body lost weight rapidly, and he didn't think about it at first, but soon after he was tired and weak, numb limbs, and even dizzy, he realized that he was sick. At this time, when I went to seek medical treatment, my family wealth was gone, and the doctor could not cure it. Later, Xiaofeng got the opportunity to study at Joyama Academy, and he dragged his sick body all the way to support each other.

I have to say that this Dingzhou is indeed a blessed land, in just a few days, Xiaofeng was funded by well-wishers, and then made a few friends, so he was blind to death.

The old man in front of him even invited a famous doctor for him, and the doctor said that he was a thirst-quenching disease, which had reached the middle stage, although it could not be cured, but it could be suppressed and relieved. In order to relieve the economic pressure on him and Xiaofeng, Master Jin specially hired him as a martial artist, saying that he would teach Jin Jiaozi after he recovered from his illness.

Lan Tian is grateful for this kindness of recreation, and will definitely repay it one day!

"Xiaofeng's child is extremely talented, and he is calm and reliable, and his future is bound to be immeasurable." Although this is polite, but for Jin Jiaozi, a new friend, Master Jin is indeed satisfied. Although this Lan Tian looks sick now, but by talking to him, he is also a real person, and the Jin family does not lack that bit of silver, and it would be good if he could make more help for his proud son.

"Ah, that kid, it's just a lump of wood..."Lan Tian smiled and waved his hand indifferently, but he was proud in his heart. That kid was born with divine powers, and he was very intelligent, and his mastery had been inherited.

"Wu Xiaogongzi and Qin Xiaogongzi are also very extraordinary, these two people can come all the way here with only one servant at a young age, which is indeed not to be underestimated." Lan Tian pondered the identities of Wu You and Shu Ang.

"Yes..."Master Jin smiled and said nothing, the proud son is the only son of the Jin family, and the people around him naturally want to be investigated clearly. Shu Ang is from the Shu clan of Jinju, and he has inherited the art of Qimen Dunjia from generation to generation, and he has heard of it. As for that Wu You, I heard that it was a coffin, so he was abandoned by the clan and became a family of his own, but he always felt that it was not so simple.

In another car, which was a short distance away from Master Jin's carriage, Wu You and the four of them were also chatting while eating snacks.

"The exam the day before yesterday was really choking, I slept for three days and two nights after I went back, and I asked my father to take us out for a picnic when the admission slip was out, which is interesting enough." Jin Jiaozi kept stuffing things into his mouth, as if this could fill the gap of not eating well in the past few days. "Life must be happy, don't wait for the years to toss the light!"

Lan Xiaofeng closed his eyes to recuperate, while Shu Ang rubbed his precious compass and ignored the barbecue in Jin Jiaozi's mouth.

"What's the point of a dry barbecue like this." Wu You saw that no one responded to Jin Jiaozi's enthusiasm, so he spoke out to relieve the siege.

"And what do you have in mind?" Good friends, for a lifetime! Jin Jiaozi gave Wu You a shining look.

"Let's hunt!" Wu You is a little nostalgic for the days when he was in the forest with Hebi, although he was very happy, but he was very warm. "Do it yourself, have enough food and clothing, there are two days to start school, the college only closes three days every two months, I can't see my family for so long, shouldn't I do something for them?"

Hearing this, Lan Xiaofeng's eyelids raised, and Shu Ang also put down the compass in his hand, thoughtful.

"Good!"

This time, the opinions of the crowd were surprisingly unanimous.

"Asahi." Jin Jiaozi opened the curtain and shouted.

"Eh, what do you have to tell the young master?" A handsome young man about fifteen years old replied.

"Go and talk to my father, let's go directly to the forest, let them wait for delicious food in the Zhuangzi with peace of mind."

Jin Jiaozi waved his hand domineeringly, and called another servant to prepare hunting tools for them, as if they had a chance to win.

The carriage slowly stopped at the periphery of the forest, and the little guy next to him had prepared bows and arrows for them, although there were no fierce birds and beasts in this forest, but they were not familiar with the road conditions after all, so Master Lin specially explained that they were not allowed to ride horses.

Jin Jiaozi touched the short bow and couldn't put it down, every boy has a heroic dream, but every time he was slightly injured, his grandmother and mother would scream incessantly, and over time he would cut off his sharp claws like a domesticated sheep. But today, touching this bow and arrow, he is like a general galloping on the battlefield, and a sense of pride arises spontaneously.

"Today we have more prey than anyone else!" After speaking, he rushed into the forest with a fat body.

"Then I'll be one step ahead." The corners of Shu Ang's lips were smiling, and his face was relaxed.

"Shall I go with you and give you a shot?" Wu You stood behind Lan Xiaofeng and decisively decided to hug his thighs.

Lan Xiaofeng nodded.

"Woohoo!" There was a sound of breaking the air, and the three arrows on the string shot at the same time, and in an instant, the three rabbits running back and forth fell to the ground one after another! Lan Xiaofeng put down his hand holding the bow, his waist was straight, and his face still had the solemn expression left by archery.

Good... That's cool!! Wu You was stunned by Lan Xiaofeng's lightning-fast archery technique, and even his breath was constricted, according to legend, Xingtian was an ancient killing god, brave and good at fighting, but at this time, it was just beginning to take shape, and it was already so powerful!

The gentle breeze brought the fragrance of grass and trees, and a few leaves were swept to the ground, and Lan Xiaofeng suddenly stopped, his ears moved slightly, and his sensitive ear power seemed to catch some sound.

"What's wrong?" Wu You tied the rabbit that was still twitching slightly with a rope, and when he turned around, he saw Lan Xiaofeng with a thoughtful face.

Lan Xiaofeng paused slightly, shook his head, hung the tied rabbit on his shoulder, and walked in the direction of the other prey.

Above where Lan Xiaofeng had just stayed, there was a barely audible chuckle from the trees.

"Quick! It's heading east, shoot it! Shoot it!! ”

"It's going to run, you're going to shoot!!"

Two breathless shouts came from not far away, and before Wu You could identify them, suddenly a stag came out of the grass!

Wu You was taken aback, it was the first time she had come face to face with a deer at such a close distance. The deer was very vigorous, and its fur was shiny, and because it was being chased, it was very fierce at this time, and a pair of antlers came towards them.

The sudden situation made Wu You unable to react at all, her eyes were wide open, her breathing almost stopped, and suddenly three arrows flashed from not far from her, "Yo-" A deer's neighing sounded, and the stag had been hit by three arrows, but because the distance was too close, and the bow and arrow were rough, the arrow did not penetrate into the vital point, and the deer turned around and wanted to run into the bushes.

Lan Xiaofeng threw away the bow and arrow in his hand, pulled out the knife from his waist, and pounced on the deer's body like a beast, his arm was bruised, tightly wrapped around its neck, and the knife fell in his hand, cutting the artery in the deer's neck in one go, and the stag fell to the ground with a bang, kicking and kicking a few times before it was lifeless.

"That's amazing!"

There was silence in the forest, Jin Jiaozi and Shu Ang also arrived here at some point, and after a while, Jin Jiaozi reacted first and applauded.

"Are you alright?" Lan Xiaofeng walked straight to Wu You's side, his still childish face was still flat, but there was a trace of care in his eyes.

"It's okay, it's okay, Howling Wind, you're so powerful!" Wu You escaped death, and his face turned red with excitement.

"Young Master! The little ones are damned, the little ones are late, are you all right? "Master Jin was afraid that something would happen to the four of them, so he asked the family to follow them from afar, and sure enough, if it wasn't for the loss of that Young Master Lan just now, the consequences would be really unimaginable.

"It's fine." Jin Jiaozi was also apprehensive, but seeing that they were fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "You send the deer to my father and let them taste it." Leave a piece of venison for the four of us and send it to Songtao Pavilion. ”

"We also beat a few rabbits and pheasants, it should be enough to eat, Xiaofeng has blood on his body, it must be uncomfortable, why don't you leave it like today." Wu You saw that Xiao Feng's face was pale, and he hurriedly said loudly.

"Yes, yes, yes." For Lan Xiaofeng, Jin Jiaozi can be said to worship to the extreme now, so if Daddy Lan can teach such a son, then he will become a master just around the corner!

After returning to Zhuangzi, Wu You specially asked for water to scrub off the sweat smell on his body, and changed into clean clothes, so that his subordinates would lead the way.

Out of the courtyard door, the front is a pine forest, the mountain wind blows, the sound of the pine waves from far and near rises and falls, extremely pleasant, Wu You looks at it from afar, there are a few small dots in the pine pavilion in front of him, it seems that he is the latest one.

"Why are you dressed like this?" When he got closer, Wu You couldn't help but smile, only to see Jin Jiaozi wearing an eggplant-colored brocade robe, but there was a red bib on the outside, he was already round, which made Wu You unconsciously think of the red child in Journey to the West.

"Ahem, Fang is not wrong, I almost injured you, and the master personally cooked roast venison to make amends for you." Jin Jiaozi's ears were red, and he pretended to be calm.

Wu You suddenly realized that this was an apology in disguise. Although Jin Jiaozi is a little arrogant, he is not self-respecting and unreasonable. "I can stand the scare, but I can't stand the hunger, you have to move faster."

"Okay!" Jin Jiaozi didn't mind Wu You's commanding words, she only said that she forgave herself, and the knots in her heart were swept away. The men had already prepared the iron furnace and brought iron forks and barbed wire. The venison is marinated, and he is only responsible for roasting.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this is what our lady ordered the kitchen to prepare, and I will give you a cushion for your stomach first." Mrs. Jin was thoughtful, knowing that they must be hungry after playing for most of the day, and this barbecue was the most time-consuming, so she asked the grandmother next to her to send a few refreshing snacks.

"Mama Wei, what delicious food did my mother ask you to send?" Jin Jiaozi asked.

"Yu Gongzi, it's shrimp wonton, crab roe eggs, golden dragon tendons and chicken rice lock double jiao." Mama Wei replied in a regular manner.

"Wow, this wonton is so refreshing, it tastes so fresh." Wu You deliberately said loudly: "Proud son, do you want one?" ”

Jin Jiaozi swallowed his saliva and stubbornly turned his face away. I know that she has bad intentions, but who is he Jin Jiaozi, and this idea is still there: "You guys are blessed, these snacks seem inconspicuous, but they are all my mother's private dishes." The wonton is just average, but the soup is rare. ”

Wu You saw that the soup was clear and bright, as if there was nothing special, but when he scooped up a spoonful and drank it into his mouth, his taste buds were conquered in an instant, and the taste of this soup was so fresh! I thought it was wonton freshness, but after drinking the soup, I realized that part of the umami came from this soup.

"Hehe, this is not an ordinary clear soup, it is a 'double hanging soup' that has been refined twice. First, use old hens, pigeons, pork bones, scallops, rock sugar, white peppercorns, longan meat, ginger, etc. to boil into broth, and then filter with gauze, chop the chicken breast into minced meat, soak it in green onion and ginger wine and water for a while, wrap it and put it in the clear soup, until the turbidity in the soup is adsorbed by the chicken minc, take out the chicken minced, this is considered to complete the 'one hanging soup'. ”

After cooling, the soup should be drained, and then the impurities should be filtered with a cloth to scrape off the upper layer of frozen oil. Then bring the soup to a boil, add the beaten egg whites, and stir the soup as you pour in, so that the egg whites will wrap up the cloudy matter in the soup, and when the egg whites are old, pick them up and discard. This clear soup is counted, and at this time, just put some cabbage sum in it, which is also delicious. ”

But all the family members who have some face, there will be some private dishes, the cooking techniques of these dishes are often ancestral, very their own characteristics, and they can not be passed on easily, Jin Jiaozi's move is to really see them as his own people.

"What about this?" Listening to Jin Jiaozi's explanation, which made people more and more appetizing, Wu You curiously pointed to a plate of crab roe eggs and asked.

Jin Jiaozi deliberately sold Guanzi: "Because my grandmother loves to eat crabs, but she is not suitable to eat more, so my mother found this dish instead, you can taste it and see if you can eat what ingredients are made." ”

Wu You was originally the daughter of an official family, and his tongue was raised very badly, and as soon as he entered the mouth, his memory would automatically open: "The taste and texture are very close to that of crabs, but they are slightly fresh and smooth, this white should be fish, and the yellow one is like egg yolk." ”

Jin Jiaozi clapped his hands: "I can't see that you kid is still a foodie!" That's right, this is to use the big mandarin fish to pick the meat after steaming, and add egg yolk and ginger vinegar to thicken and season, because both have their own fishy smell, and the taste is absolutely fake. ”

"But it's simple to just say the raw materials, and you have to say the main ingredients to be considered a skill, and you can try this golden dragon tendon again." Jin Jiaozi said with a smile.

The crystal clear dragon tendon is placed in the pumpkin cup, the soup is golden in color, sprinkled with a little emerald green gold, it looks very appetizing.

"This dragon tendon is crisp in the mouth, with a hint of sweetness, um... Has it been marinated in herbs? ”

"You've eaten it, it's good, it's good, I have three points of skill. This dragon tendon is sturgeon tendon, which is marinated in vanilla sauce after cooking. Then the pumpkin is steamed and beaten into juice, stirred into soup with the soup, and simmered with dragon tendons. This is the imperial meal of the previous dynasty, and my mother spent a lot of effort to find this recipe. ”

"Since you guessed correctly, I have to express it, sir." Jin Jiaozi called the little guy and whispered a few words.

"Proud son, I didn't expect you to have a hand, the aroma of this barbecue has come out, I was worried that I would eat a mouthful of charcoal just now." Wu You said with a smile.

Jin Jiaozi glanced at her and said, "Why don't you leave a hand, but the master is still a thousand-armed Guanyin." ”

Not long after, the little maid brought the wine, and Jin Jiaozi looked at it and said unhappily: "Didn't you say that you only take Hongmao wine?" ”

"The master ordered, this Hongmao wine is old wine, the stamina is great, I am afraid that the little sons will not have a good amount of wine, so I only took a small pot, this mulberry wine is newly brewed, fragrant and pleasant, sweet in the mouth, the most suitable for all sons to drink now."

Jin Jiaozi didn't want to spoil the fun, waved his hand to let the little guy retreat, and said to Wu You: "How can this barbecue be without wine, for you, I have contributed all the Hongmao wine that my father has treasured for many years." ”

Saying this, I opened the flask, and a rich aroma of wine swayed through the air.

"Poof!" Suddenly, a person fell from a tree, startling the four people present.

"Are you alright?" Wu You got closer, and saw that the person who fell from the tree was an old man about fifty years old, rough and wearing a linen robe.

She was about to step forward, but her arm was tightly pulled, and when she looked back, it was Lan Xiaofeng, but at this time he frowned slightly, staring at the old man full of vigilance.

"Grandpa, what's wrong with you?" Wu You nodded at Lan Xiaofeng and stepped forward with him.

The old man just raised his head, he had a long face, a slight beard under his chin, and his eyes were closed: "Ouch, ouch, old man, I'm so hungry that I can't even remember any pain, let's eat something first." ”

Wu You said: "Xiaofeng, you go and bring some food." ”

"Hey, this is my family's private territory, how this old man appeared hasn't been explained clearly, why did you give him food?" Jin Jiaozi realized it afterwards and said unhappily, the Jin family is rich and noble, and he has encountered many people who touch porcelain like this.

"Shenglong is a country of etiquette, and it should respect the old and love the young." Wu Youmian did not change his color.

Shu Ang is sensitive by nature, and he also sensed that something was wrong, although this old man fell from such a tall tree, he didn't move much when he landed, and how could the injured person lie on the ground with his waist so straight! Seeing that this golden pride was still frowning, Shu Ang hurriedly walked over and pulled his sleeve, glanced at him and said, "Your venison is almost scorched, don't you go and watch it quickly." ”

In the past few days, Jin Jiaozi has long seen that Wu You is the best at pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and when he sees people talking about people, he knows that this old man must not be simple.

Are these little dolls really good or do they see something? The old man's eyes opened slightly, and the clarity was fleeting.

Howling Wind came over with a tray, each with a bowl for each dish.

Seeing this, the old man's eyes lit up, and he sat up slowly. He had been hungry all morning to observe the two little seedlings, and was forced to listen to them in the trees about the delicacies.

Well, the little fat man said it really well, this tender meat soup is fresh, very refreshing, for the sake of this dish, I will forgive you for your rudeness just now, old man.

"Proud son, cut a piece of freshly roasted venison. Although this dish is delicious, it is unfortunately colder. Wu You saw that the old man was eating with relish, and thought that he was a lover of food, so he said deliberately.

Sure enough, the old man looked at her with wide eyes, and the water in his eyes was about to flash blindly.

You're old, isn't there a shame in selling cuteness? Wu You shuddered for a moment, and continued: "Didn't you say how good your father's wine is, it's better to take it to the old man to taste and taste, our children's family, smash it and it won't taste, don't spoil it." ”

That's right, that's right! This kid is very much in the heart of the old man!

Without waiting for the old man's smile to surface, Wu You changed his words again: "Oh, it doesn't seem to work, this old man just fell off a tree, he must have injuries on his body, he can't drink wine and eat barbecue, it's better to ask someone to bring some light white porridge over, Xiaofeng, take these dishes away." ”

"I'm not hurt!" The old man was in a hurry and blurted out, and when he saw the smile in Wu You's eyes, he realized that he had fallen for her.

"Good old man, you rely on the old and sell the old, and you cheat and eat and drink to my Jin family!" Jin Jiaozi raised his eyebrows and shouted loudly.

"Old man, I was so hungry that I fell from a tree!" The old man argued with his neck twisted when he saw that he was exposed. "And I didn't think about eating for nothing, see, this is a martial arts cheat that is hard to change, you are lucky today, the old man is in a good mood, so I will exchange this book with you for a piece of venison and good wine."

"Eh..."Jin Jiaozi didn't refute, but was interrupted by Wu You.

"In a word, Xiaofeng, you bring the booklet, and then serve the wine and meat to the old man to enjoy. Grandpa, wine and meat have passed through the intestines, be careful not to get on fire..."

The old man handed the book to Lan Xiaofeng, and his thin hand knocked on the back of his hand a few times without a trace, rolling over the meat and wine brought by Shu Ang, and disappeared after a while.

"Wow, master!" Jin Jiaozi opened his mouth wide, sure enough, the master is in the people, and an old man in any village is so unfathomable.

Lan Xiaofeng lowered his eyes, thoughtfully, and gave the book to Wu You.

It is a yellowed page, and there are still remnants of mimeographs on the title page, and the corners are a little broken, but each page is flat and neat, which shows that the owner cherishes it very much.

"Is this a legendary martial arts cheat?" Jin Jiaozi took it and flipped through it, but unfortunately he understood every word, but he didn't know any of the words together. "What is a dantian, is it near the stomach? I only know that when the qi reaches the large intestine, it will fart, what will happen to the qi collection dantian? ”

Shu Ang was completely speechless, how could he have formed a companion with this stupid person in the first place. It's just that when he took the book, he sadly found that his IQ in martial arts was not much different from Jin Jiaozi. Thinking that he was regarded as a genius of the Shu family, the extremely complex Qimen Dunjia was at his fingertips, how to look at this cheats is like a duck listening to thunder, I don't know what to do.

Only Lan Xiaofeng's eyes were filled with excitement, and his always cold face was flushed, as if he had obtained the rarest treasure.

It seemed that only he understood the value of this book, and Wu You and the three of them glanced at each other tacitly and handed the book to him.

"Hey, if you don't eat meat, it'll be cold and hard, don't blame me for not being able to bite it then." Jin Jiaozi said with a big grin.

"It can't be that you are old and deliberately said this, right?"

"This mulberry wine is said to have a unique style, so I want to taste it."

Lan Xiaofeng watched the three partners retreat in unison, his hand holding the book tightened, and his eyes shone with imperceptible emotion.