The smoke and rain in July was the time when Li Qingchou was hoeing and collecting medicine.

Wu Chengfu, the prefect of Meizhou, feels that every day is a good day. Someone sends money every day, and of course it's a good day. He spent a full 100,000 taels to buy the prefect, and after three years of work, he earned back an unknown number of 100,000 taels, which was much better than his work as a salt merchant in Yangzhou.

The prosperity of Sichuan is not inferior to Yangzhou, not to mention that Wu Chengfu is an elegant person.

Fengya is a strange thing. When others eat, he also eats, others look at the scenery, and he also looks at the scenery, which is a very vulgar thing, but the elegant person is different, he can naturally make these mundane things different, and then he is extremely elegant. Even reaching out for money is extremely elegant.

Therefore, although Wu Chengfu's land was scavenged greatly, he still got the reputation of a clean official, and no one knew how much wealth he had, and no one knew how much he had. Even Wu Chengfu himself didn't know. He lost count. So today, when he leaves office, he no longer wants to be an official. He just wants to return to the Canglang Garden in Yangzhou, carry wine and float boats, and spend the rest of his life.

The sand tang boat of Mulan, the jade flute and gold pipe sit at two ends.

The wine is placed in the middle, and the prostitutes go with the waves.

This is not life in the world, why bother to run around in the red dust?

No matter who has a family fortune like him, a wave garden like him, and then an elegance like him, he will no longer think about being an official. If you travel on the black road for a long time, you will encounter ghosts, Wu Chengfu understands this truth very well.

But he didn't dare to leave unexpectedly. He is afraid that others will know his details, and he is also afraid of the high-rollers who block the way with knives. After all, I'm still scared of doing too many bad things. So he spent 10,000 taels of silver to give a lot of porridge to help the hungry people who had no food to eat. After a whole month, Wu Chengfu simply became a living bodhisattva.

"What I got from the people of Meizhou will be returned to the people of Meizhou."

"When I came, I had two sleeves of fresh wind, and when I went, I had two sleeves of fresh wind. It is enough to send me with morality and conscience. ”

Wu Chengfu finished the last pot of porridge and left Meizhou. There was no morality and conscience for him, but there were umbrellas for all the people, clean official boots, tears all over the ground and one carol after another. Wu Chengfu had a small hat and a green donkey, and there were five or six servants, and he went lightly.

No one knows how much wealth he has, and no one knows where he is hiding.

The smoke and rain are miserable, and it is good weather.

Green water and begonias, drizzling bridges, and a little girl in red is crying.

Wu Chengfu rode leisurely on the green donkey, watching the light rain like flying smoke drift down, rendering the mountains and rivers near and far into a boundless piece of jade. Everything is contained in it, and it is faintly impossible to see. But isn't this vaguely one of the most elegant ones?

Since reading Lu Fangweng's "The previous life was a poet?" Drizzle rode a donkey into the sword gate", Wu Chengfu fell in love with riding a donkey. It's just a pity to go out of the sword gate, not into the sword gate.

But out of the sword gate, can't you go to Yangzhou. Ten miles of prosperous, dusty Yangzhou. - I just can't ride a donkey. Wu Chengfu thought with regret.

Then a cry came. Wu Chengfu's brows furrowed slightly. The nagging of the elderly, the crying of children, the noise of men, and the pungency of women are undoubtedly extremely beautiful things. Wu Chengfu raised his head from the donkey and looked forward in displeasure.

An eleven or twelve-year-old girl was sitting on a bamboo bridge, hiding her face and crying. She was wearing a bright red dress, which matched the green water, bamboo bridge, smoke and rain, and begonias, which was extremely pleasing to the eye. If there is no crying, it will definitely be able to stir Wu Chengfu's poetry.

Even so, Wu Chengfu couldn't get angry anymore, raised his hand, and said, "Go and see." A servant immediately stepped forward. He has been following Master Wu for many years and knows how to respond to the mission.

Master Wu is a clean official and an elegant person, and of course the people under him must be graceful and gentle, and they can't be underestimated by others. So he stepped forward and said with a smile, "Little sister, what are you crying about?" ”

The little girl in red removed her fingers from her face, glanced at him, but ignored him, and continued to cry. The servant took out a piece of dried beef from his bosom and said, "Don't cry, give you meat to eat." ”

The little girl looked up with a sobbing sob, and said, "Did you have any medicine in this beef?" The servant was stunned and laughed, "How can there be medicine in the beef?" Do you think I'm a bad person? ”

The little girl stared at the beef in his hand, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and said, "I heard from my mother that some bad people outside like to use drugged beef to deceive children. ”

The servant said, "Do you believe this nonsense?" How can a man become a sheep or ox? Besides, we're not bad people. ”

The little girl wiped her face with her hand, and Wu Chengfu was surprised to find that she was extremely delicate. She tilted her head to look at the servant and said, "You're not a bad person?" Then why did my mother tell me this story in the morning, and you brought me beef to eat in the afternoon? ”

The servant smiled bitterly and said, "If you don't eat it, forget it, don't ruin the reputation of our Wu Mansion." As he spoke, he withdrew his hand and waited to take the beef back. The little girl's mouth was flattened, and she was about to cry again.

This little girl is willful and brutal, but in Wu Chengfu's eyes, she has a coquettish style. couldn't help but say loudly: "Wu Zhou, don't embarrass her." As he spoke, he paced slowly.

Wu Zhou bowed down and agreed, stepping aside. Wu Chengfu said softly: "We don't eat beef." I brought a lot of road dishes, and whatever you want to eat, I asked them to bring it to you. When the little girl saw his dough dough looking rich, she was not afraid, and said, "I don't want to eat beef!" Wu Chengfu said: "Okay, let's not eat beef." Wu Zhou, throw the beef away. ”

Wu Zhou responded by taking out the package of hidden beef from his arms and throwing it on the side of the road. Wu Chengfu smiled and said, "Look, there is no more beef." We had to eat something else. ”

The little girl laughed "poof". This smile is very charming, lining her petite face, which has a charming and soft taste. She stood up and said, "I want to eat fried shredded pork with green peppers." ”

Wu Chengfu said: "Wu Zhou, take the green pepper and fry the shredded pork to this girl." ”

Wu Zhou had a bitter face and said, "Back to my lord, there is no fried shredded pork with green peppers in the road dishes we brought. ”

Wu Chengfu said: "What is there?" ”

Wu Zhou said: "There are mushrooms and bamboo shoots, mandarin duck tofu, peacocks on the screen, and eight immortals crossing the sea." ”

Wu Chengfu nodded and said, "The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea are made with the eight treasures in the sea, and it tastes good, so I asked them to give it to you to eat, okay?" ”

The little girl shook her head and said, "It's not good, I want to eat fried shredded pork with green peppers." ”

Wu Chengfu frowned and said, "Isn't the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea better than fried shredded pork with green peppers?" ”

The little girl said: "The Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea are not as delicious as fried shredded pork with green peppers." ”

Wu Chengfu smiled. Of course, the fried shredded pork with green peppers that I haven't eaten is delicious, and there is nothing wrong with that. But where to find fried shredded pork with green peppers?

"Some of the eight immortals cross the sea and are better than the fried shredded pork with green peppers that there are not."

This is his conclusion.

The little girl snorted and said, "Who said there is no fried shredded pork with green peppers?" Isn't there there? ”

With a finger of her hand, everyone really saw that behind the small bridge, in the green bamboo, half of the wine flag was exposed.

"Tomato Village". It's also an elegant name.

Wu Chengfu smiled. "If we have wine in front of us, why don't we drink a few glasses of him? We're not in a hurry anyway. ”

The little girl also smiled: "What's more, there is fried meat with green peppers." ”

The restaurant is not very large, and there are only five or six tables in it, and the tables are full of grease. There were already two tables of guests, one of which was a scholar, and his appearance was very delicate, like a woman; The other table was a charlatan, with a dark face, like a martial artist. When the Jianghu guest saw Wu Chengfu and his party coming in, he rolled his eyes, scolded a few words in a low voice, and still bowed his head and drank.

There were drinks and dishes on the table of the two, and sure enough, there was stir-fried meat with green peppers. It's just that the two of them seem to be very shabby, and there is only a pot of wine on the table, a plate of fried meat with green peppers, and a bucket of rice.

Wu Chengfu and the others occupied the remaining tables. The servants did not dare to sit at a table with him, but the little girl in red did not, so the other tables were very packed, but only two people sat at their tables.

The shop is small, and there are few guys.

There is only one communist.

With a "bang", he threw the menu in front of Wu Chengfu, staring at him with bulging eyes, as if he had a grudge against the guest.

Wu Chengfu didn't bother with him, and when he picked up the menu and looked at it, pearl balls, eight treasures and mountain treasures, jade duck tongue, and crystal elbows. Although the shop is small, there are many dishes. Wu Chengfu pointed out a few things casually, and then asked him to kill a fish and send it with a few vegetarian dishes.

The guy waited for Wu Chengfu to finish ordering, and suddenly said, "Order so much, aren't you afraid to kill you?" ”

Wu Zhou and the others were furious, and they were about to rush up to theorize. Wu Chengfu waved his hand, suppressed them, and said, "What you said is the same, if you don't eat too much, it will also hurt the heart of God's benevolence." Let's come to the four flavors of pearl balls, eight treasures and mountain treasures, jade duck tongue, crystal elbow, and stir-fry meat with green peppers. ”

The guy said, "No! ”

Wu Chengfu was stunned and said, "What's not?" ”

The guy said, "There are no pearl balls!" Babao Mountain Treasure No! Emerald duck tongue no! Crystal elbow no! ”

Wu Chengfu said: "Why is it written on the menu? ”

The guy rolled his eyes and said, "Did you open this shop, or did I open it?" ”

Wu Chengfu said: "You opened it." ”

The guy shouted, "What do you care about what I drive!" ”

Wu Chengfu didn't expect this guy's temper to be so weird, he was very self-contained, and he was not angry, and said, "What do you have?" ”

The guy rolled his eyes and said, "There are only two things." ”

"Those two?"

"Green peppers! Meat! ”

The little girl couldn't help but laugh.

The shopkeeper was very impatient and said, "Do you want to eat it?" Just talk nonsense! ”

Wu Chengfu said: "Then what else is there to say?" Let's stir-fry the meat with green peppers. You can't cook anything else anyway. ”

The shopkeeper slammed the teapot on the table with a "bang" and said, "You insulted me? ”

Wu Chengfu was stunned and said, "What insulted you?" ”

The shopkeeper's face was bruised, and he said, "Who said I would only make stir-fried meat with green peppers?" I will cook a lot of dishes! ”

"A lot?"

The shopkeeper was even angrier: "I can cook at least three dishes!" Stir-fried meat with green peppers, stir-fried green peppers with meat, stir-fried meat with green peppers, stir-fried with green peppers! ”

The little girl leaned back and laughed even more. Wu Chengfu was also happy, and said with a smile: "Is there a difference?" ”

The shopkeeper said, "Of course there is a difference. Don't say much about you layman! ”

Wu Chengfu sighed and said, "Then what else is there to say, one part of green pepper fried meat, one part of meat fried green pepper, one part of green pepper fried meat fried meat fried green pepper." In addition, please take a pot of wine and two bowls of rice. ”

Finally, this grumpy shopkeeper left, and he was not only the shopkeeper and owner, but also a cook.

The tea is poured by oneself, the rice is served by oneself, and the wine is scooped by oneself. Why? There is no one in this vicinity, and the only way to eat is to come to me.

Fortunately, Master Wu had a lot of entourage, and after a while, the tea, wine, and rice were all set, and the shopkeeper slowly brought up three plates, and fell on Wu Chengfu's table with a "bang".

One plate of stir-fried meat with green peppers, another plate of stir-fried meat with green peppers, and the third plate is stir-fried meat with green peppers. Wu Chengfu looked at it carefully for a long time, but he still couldn't see any difference. He frowned and said, "This is your green pepper fried meat, meat fried green pepper, green pepper fried meat fried meat fried green pepper?" ”

The shopkeeper rolled his eyes, didn't answer him, and walked away. Wu Chengfu raised his chopsticks and tasted it, although the guy's temper was big, but the dish was really good, and a plate of fried meat with green peppers seemed to be better than the Eight Immortals crossing the sea. So he divided two plates for his attendants, and drank the wine himself.

But the little girl stared at the saucer and did not move. Wu Chengfu smiled and said, "Don't you want to eat fried meat with green peppers?" Why don't you do it yet? ”

The little girl shook her head. Desperately close your lips.

Wu Chengfu picked up a piece of shredded meat with chopsticks and said, "Don't look at the guy in that shop, the dishes are good, you can taste how fragrant it is." ”

The little girl frowned, shrunk on the stool, and stared at the fried pork with green peppers in a daze. Wu Chengfu had no choice but to eat and drink by himself.

The little girl saw that he was happy to eat, and suddenly said, "This fried meat with green peppers is really delicious?" ”

Wu Chengfu chewed slowly and said, "It's even better than anything I've ever eaten." ”

The little girl said tentatively, "Then I'll eat one?" ”

Wu Chengfu nodded with a smile. The ups and downs of officialdom and the battle in the commercial sea, he has not seen this kind of natural expression for a long time. Although this little girl was suspicious and sick, she was unpretentious, and it was purely natural, so that he could not help but feel pity.

The little girl raised her chopsticks, but the shopkeeper rushed over with a gust of wind, grabbed the plate with a "whoosh", and said, "How does the food I cook taste?" ”

Wu Chengfu saw that he had trouble three times and twice, and he was unhappy, and said, "It's not bad." ”

The shopkeeper "giggled" and laughed: "Since it's good, why doesn't the old man give a reward?" ”

Wu Chengfu smiled. It turned out that he was there to get a reward. If the dish is well done, it is appropriate to give a reward. Wu Chengfu waved his hand, and Wu Zhou hurriedly stepped forward and lined up the three hanging coins on the table. Wu Chengfu said: "Don't thank you yet? ”

The shopkeeper didn't even look at it, and said, "The old man has a big appetite for eating, but he is stingy when he rewards him." What kind of reward is this money? ”

The more he talked, the more angry he became, and suddenly took out a few pieces of money from his arms, slammed them on the table, and said, "Why don't I reward the master." The lord still doesn't thank you for the reward? ”

Wu Chengfu's face sank. said coldly: "How many plates of fried meat with green peppers do you want?" If you are pestering endlessly, I will pull you to the yamen to play the board! ”

The guy laughed. His laughter was strange, high and low, like a saw. Wu Chengfu listened for a moment, his face was already pale. The shopkeeper suddenly stopped, stared at Wu Chengfu viciously, and said in a dark voice: "It doesn't take much, Master Wu will give me a hundred thousand taels of silver so-so." ”

Wu Chengfu was taken aback and said, "What? 100,000 taels? You might as well kill me! ”

The shopkeeper said coldly: "Master Wu is willing to give his life as a reward." ”

Wu Chengfu didn't laugh angrily, and said: "It turns out that you didn't open a store, you robbed!" ”

The shopkeeper looked up to the sky and said, "Master Wu is not here to eat, but to eat the overlord meal!" ”

Wu Chengfu said: "How can I eat the overlord meal?" ”

The shopkeeper said: "It's not a bully meal, how can you eat in my kitchen overlord's store?" You think my stir-fried pork with green peppers is delicious? ”

Wu Chengfu's face changed. The kitchen overlord said: "You don't have to be afraid, my kitchen overlord never uses poison to kill people." I just think God is merciful, so when you kill someone, you must let him eat enough. ”

His white eyes rolled up and nailed them to Wu Chengfu's face: "Have you eaten enough?" ”

Wu Chengfu took a few breaths, his face slowly calmed down, and said, "I didn't say my name." ”

The Kitchen Overlord snorted.

Wu Chengfu said: "But you know that I am Lord Wu." Who told you to come? ”

The chef overlord laughed and said, "Who doesn't know Lord Wu from Meizhou?" Don't be smart! ”

Wu Chengfu said: "Since you are from Meizhou, you should know that I have a clean breeze on my sleeves, and the last bit of silver is also used to buy rice to help the poor." ”

The Kitchen Overlord's eyes were nailed to him again: "I'm a cook." But I also know that Qing officials will never be able to save 10,000 taels of snowflake silver in three years. ”

Wu Chengfu's face changed and became extremely ugly. The kitchen overlord smiled, and his smile was extremely ugly: "I am the kitchen overlord, who specializes in eating overlord meals, and I have a brother called the gambling loser, who is in charge of gambling money and losing money." If he's here, I'd like to bet with him to see if you want money or death. ”

Wu Chengfu sat down, picked up the wine glass, took a sip of wine, and said, "I'll bet with you." ”

The kitchen bully said: "You? What do you bet on? ”

Wu Chengfu said: "I bet on my life!" You might as well take the money. ”

He shouted, Wu Zhou and a few other entourages opened the box, and in addition to the food box, there were some changes of clothes and a few stacks of books.

Wu Chengfu took out a small bag from the box and opened it, inside was a small stack of silver tickets and a few ingots of silver. Wu Chengfu said: "This is all my money." If you are pleased, take them all. But I still want you to leave me some money for the journey, after all, ......"

He sat down and took another sip of wine, and said, "After all, there is a long way to Yangzhou." He stood up, took a bite of food from the plate held by the kitchen overlord, and said, "After all, your cooking is really good, even if you take all my money, I don't blame you." ”

The kitchen overlord's face was blue and white, and he said angrily: "You think I will believe you? ”

Wu Chengfu said leisurely: "You think I'm lying to you? Don't you know that my four wives, seven sons, and eight daughters returned to Yangzhou a month ago? ”

The kitchen bully said: "You mean to say that the money has been taken away by them?" ”

Wu Chengfu smiled: "You have finally become smarter. I said, if you can make such a good dish, you must not be a fool. ”

The kitchen bully stomped his feet, as if he was about to chase out. Wu Chengfu took the time to pick up another chopsticks dish and said, "Don't you want to chase it, a month...... I think they're thousands of miles away. ”

The Kitchen Overlord turned around and stared viciously at Wu Chengfu's face. Wu Chengfu still smiled and said: "My money is here, you can take as much as you want, you don't have to save it for me." ”

The kitchen overlord seemed to be so angry with him that he couldn't speak. A person on the side suddenly said, "I'll make a bet with you too." ”

The kitchen overlord turned around suddenly, and saw the Jianghu guests at the other table raising their hands to him. He rolled his eyes and said, "If there's a fart, let it go." ”

The Jianghu guest didn't think it was angry, and said: "I bet that he wants money and not his life!" ”

He jerked to his feet and walked over to this side.

Somehow, the Kitchen Overlord felt that his figure was particularly tall, and his dark eyes seemed to hide evil demons, radiating cold pressure.

The pressure is directed at yourself.