Chapter Seventy-Eight: Life Experience
Now that I know everything about him, I feel that he is like a lonely immortal in the sky who has been pulled into this red dust, but this prohibitive person also has a little more red dust and human touch.
Qian Tingxin was quite sympathetic and sympathetic to his experience, and even gave birth to a sentimental meaning in his heart. looked at the lonely back walking in front of him, and couldn't help but lose his mind for a long time.
The three of them stood under the city gate together, looking up at the three words 'Nanxiang City' on the city gate.
Tan Hengshu looked at those three words, as if his eyes were a little distracted, and the past things also hit like a wave. The pain that should have been forgotten seemed to resurface in front of me in an instant, vividly.
When he was younger, he might have left in anger, and he would never set foot in this city again. Now when he really stood here to face all this, he was really relieved, and these past events had long been undisturbed for him.
is so indifferent, it's not ruthless, it's just that there is no absolute right or wrong in this world, and it's better to let go than to be clinging.
Qian Lingxin looked at him, and saw that his expression was calm and indifferent, but his eyes were a little wandering, and he felt that he was choosing between going and staying.
Even though Mo Fan has been with him for so many years, he still can't see through this, so he also feels that he is embarrassed. After all, this trip was due to Mo Fan's attention, and he felt that his move was a bit difficult for a strong man.
In fact, Mo Fan also hopes that he can release his previous suspicions from the father-son relationship with the lord of the country, and see each other as soon as possible, which is also the original intention of bringing him here on this trip.
Over the years in Henglang Mountain, Mo Fan has also returned to the family several times to visit relatives, but it has been a few years since he last came back, so he doesn't know what the current situation of the city lord is.
Mo Fan finally couldn't help but speak: "Childe, otherwise we will spend the night outside the city first......"
Before he finished speaking, Tan Hengshu said, "No. ”
Tan Hengshu walked straight towards the city gate, slowly walked into the city, a few city guards saw that he had an extraordinary temperament and appearance, and he was indeed dressed as a foreigner, and he was a little arrogant at the moment and stretched out his hand to block the way and wanted to ask.
Mo Fan was stunned when he saw this, and hurriedly grabbed it and scolded: "Zhao Si, you are blind, you know that this is ......"
Tan Hengshu looked cold, and did not look at the city guard, only raised his hand to stop Mo Fan's words.
This Zhao Si saw that it was Mo Fan who came up from behind, and he was overjoyed at the moment, and said in surprise with a strong local accent: "Escort Mo, it's actually you, why don't you come back without notifying in advance, I'll go and inform General Yan!" You haven't been back for years, and the general has been talking about it. ”
These city defenders should have adopted Mo Fan's subordinates of General Yan, and Mo Fan had also come back a few times, so they naturally recognized it at a glance. But seeing that the two of them he brought back were indeed face-to-face, and the two of them were outstanding, and then looked at this person with a cold expression and a lot of bearing, Zhao Si's tone didn't dare to be too pretentious, so he said to Mo Fan: "Who is this son...... Is it the first time I've seen you bring back a friend? ”
Mo Fan squeezed his eyebrows at him and glanced at the other party but he didn't realize it, so he had to have Venus in his eyes in a hurry, and his face was flushed, but Tan Hengshu ignored the others and entered the city by himself.
Qian Lingxin also followed, and here Mo Fan wanted to speak to a few city defenders, and his face was flushed with anxiety as he looked unspeakable. He raised his hand and wanted to hit the elm bump Zhao Siyi slapped him in the ear, and finally trembled and clenched his hands into a fist and took it back, he slowed down, and finally warned: "Don't tell my father-in-law about my return for the time being, and don't tell anyone, you all have to keep it secret from me, I know if you know!" ”
Zhao Si looked inexplicably dazed, wondering if he had said something wrong, so he could only follow the other city defenders and nodded in a daze.
Seeing that he was so angry that his face turned red, he couldn't help but want to laugh at him, and said: "It's not easy for Xianzun to be determined to enter the city, and it is wise for you to conceal the matter of entering the city this time, you really deserve to have followed your son-in-law for so long, and you fully understand his intentions." ”
When Mo Fan saw Tan Hengshu enter an inn, he hurriedly followed, so he had to say helplessly: "I naturally understand, I also understand that he would definitely rather stay in the inn than step into the imperial court this time, let alone want him to meet the lord of the country." ”
Qianling said with a smile: "I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so take my time." ”
The innkeeper is a middle-aged female shopkeeper, who is focusing on bowing her head to do accounts with an abacus in her hand, but she caught a glimpse of a man in an extraordinary Xuanyi coming in from outside the door.
Mo Fan was afraid that Tan Hengshu would suddenly change his mind, no matter how he could enter the city, it would be a good thing, and he was more attentive than the female shopkeeper of the inn to greet guests. grabbed it and pulled away the proprietress who was going up to greet Tan Hengshu, and immediately asked her to arrange three upper rooms, so that the store would be delicious and delicious.
Suddenly met such a refreshing and generous guest, the female shopkeeper was naturally very happy, and she didn't dare to slack off and arranged the room. and instructed the cook to prepare good wine and food, and asked the shopkeeper to send it to the atrium of Qianling according to Mo Fan's instructions.
The rooms are spacious, the room is divided into the inside and outside, there is a bed for people to rest in the inner room separated by a wooden screen, and there are tables and stools for diners to eat and drink tea in the outer room.
The meals were quickly served one after another, and the table was full of local dishes, and the dishes were colorful and showed that there were a lot of spicy dishes in them.
Seeing that Tan Hengshu went upstairs and entered the room, he didn't come out again, so he wondered: "Isn't Xianzun coming to eat?"
Mo Fan saw that the shopkeeper was busy, and he was also busy pointing fingers, so when he heard the words, he said: "Son, he doesn't eat, just the two of us." ”
Qianling said in his heart: "Isn't it okay for me to eat alone on such a big table?" ”
Mo Fan smiled: "You don't know, Gongzi has already opened the valley, and he doesn't eat meat and fish, and he doesn't drink alcohol, even if he eats it, he won't eat this." ”
Only then did it suddenly dawn on Tan Hengshu's cultivation of the immortal body, and he was used to being light, so he naturally wouldn't eat these fishy foods. Seeing that Mo Fan had already poured himself a glass of wine and drank it, and put down his chopsticks to eat, he looked at the door and asked, "Immortal Venerable, is he like this every day, locking himself in the house." ”
Mo Fan said: "Did I tell you that Gongzi likes to be quiet, he has always been like this since he cultivated to become an immortal, he can meditate in the quiet room without eating or drinking for a long time without moving." At this time, unless he comes out by himself, if any of us dares to disturb it, it will be punished for copying scriptures and serving. ”
Qian Tingxin couldn't help but laugh, and he had indeed experienced the bitter history of the punishment for copying scriptures, which was indeed inhumane and distressing.
Halfway through the meal, there was a sound of footsteps downstairs, and the innkeeper walked in with a plate of snacks. She also specially tidied up her appearance at the door, and the rouge puff on her face was a little heavy, obviously she had dressed up carefully before coming.
The door was not hidden, but she knocked politely, her charming eyes swept around the room, and after looking around, there seemed to be a look of disappointment on her face. Still smiling, she walked in with the plate of snacks, her eyes continued to search around the room, and asked a little embarrassedly: "Why is there another guest officer who doesn't see the meal, is this food unappetizing?" I can let the kitchen cook whatever he likes."
Mo Fan drank a few glasses of wine, his face was a little flushed, and he couldn't help but feel excited when he glanced at the outfits of the proprietress and Fang Cairuo.
The innkeeper was a middle-aged widow, and she was a shrewd and capable person who could support this huge inn. She is at most half old, she looks bright and moving, with the charm of a mature woman, and a dark purple skirt sets off her fair complexion like clotted cream, which shows the charm of a mature woman with a little dress. Although the beauty is now in the twilight, it is still charming, and it can be seen that the maintenance is excellent at this age.
Mo Fan's face was slightly drunk, and he was also a little drunk, but he was also a hot-blooded man at his age, and he couldn't help but fall in love with his demeanor. He shook his head, sobered up a little, and said, "Do you say my son-in-law, naturally not, the meals are all authentic hometown tastes, and they are not bad at all." It's just that the son is unwell, so I'll go to rest for a while, shopkeeper, I remember that the dishes are all ready, what do you have in your hands? ”
The proprietress smiled awkwardly, and diligently placed the three bowls of sweet soup on the tray on the table one by one, and said: "How can the two guest officials not have our Jiangnan snack mash sweet brew when they first came to the local area, and now it is the scorching heat, and it is better to drink this bowl of sweet soup to moisten your throat and dispel the fire." This is a free tasting for our customers, two people try it. ”
Mo Fan looked at the clear and sweet brew in the bowl, the soup inside was thick, the rice grains in the soup were rich, and there was a sweet and greasy aroma. And Mo Fan was a little confused about this dessert, which seemed to arouse a lot of childhood memories in his chest, and he felt even more inexplicably melancholy when he thought of it.
Qianling was a little inexplicable, he could have so many strange emotions for a bowl of sweet soup, so he brought a bowl of spoon and scooped it up and tasted it. In fact, this is just a bowl of ordinary sweet wine, with a few petals on it, which is specially blended to taste better. The entrance of the rice is soft, sweet and sticky, cool and delicious, it is indeed a good product to dispel the heat, this is also a special snack in the Jiangnan area, Xu is Mo Fan has eaten it when he was a child, and it is inevitable that there will be a trace of nostalgia.
It's just that the light listening to his heart saw that his expression was not just as simple as recalling the nostalgia of the past, as if this bowl of sweet soup reminded him of the sigh and pity of another thing.
The old bridesmaid was the most perceptive, and when she saw that his expression was not right, and he looked worried, she was a little panicked and said, "Why son, isn't this to your liking?" I'll get out of ...... right away."
The proprietress was about to take away the plate, but Mo Fan hurriedly raised her hand and said, "I misunderstood the proprietress and I just remembered some of the past." ”
The proprietress put her mind at ease, looked at the two of them carefully, and said: "I saw several guest officials with outstanding temperament, all of them are handsome in a hundred, and there are not many locals with such a bearing, but they are like those who come to cultivate immortals, and this time they came to Jiangnan to play." ”
Mo Fan continued to fall into a state of thoughtfulness, just drank in silence and was silent, slightly borrowing wine to drown his sorrows, and was a little surprised by his actions, so he casually said to the proprietress: "Boss, I don't know what fun you have here?" ”
The proprietress confirmed the identity of the two, and the attitude was even more courteous, and she reminded: "If this was changed before, there would be many fun places in the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, but now it is different from the past." I saw that the girl was beautiful and beautiful, and she must not go out at night when she came here. Even if you are an immortal cultivator, you are afraid that it will not be safe at night. ”