Chongyang

A two-bridle four-horse cart slowly drove into the main street of Chongyang City, attracting the attention of everyone on the street.

No one has ever seen such a carriage in this town, not because no one can afford it, but because it looks like a regulated carriage, and ordinary people or ordinary officials are not qualified to sit on it.

Could it be that which prince is coming?

Sitting in front of the car was a tall and tall man, dressed in a very good brown suit, with a cold face.

There were two people sitting in the carriage, a young master and an old man with a white face and a beard, the interior of the carriage was spacious, very comfortable, and there were several soft cushions.

"Twenty-first Master, you have arrived in Chongyang City." Jin Liang looked at his master and said softly.

"Hmm." Helian You didn't open his eyes, but responded in a low voice.

Jin Liang's eyes were full of worry and looked at the little master's pale face, just like in the past ten years, as soon as the autumn season began, the little master's appetite began to deteriorate.

And also very afraid of the cold, when staying in the capital, as soon as the Mid-Autumn Festival is over, all kinds of clothes made of fire fox skin will be prepared.

Every year, every year, they are worried about whether he will not survive, and they are glad that the little master is blessed with a great life and has survived again and again.

It's just that the people who serve him should be worried when it comes to late autumn and spring.

The master had mentioned that he should go to the south to recuperate, but she was unwilling to do so, saying that she was afraid that after the little master left, she would not have the opportunity to see him, and the little master's weakness came from that person.

It wasn't until the one passed away a year ago that the little master had been filial piety for a year, and then he planned to go south!

This time, the master suddenly chose this season and said that he wanted to let the little master out, which was enough to make them stunned, and what surprised them even more was that the master arranged for him to come to the southeast......

accompanied by the newly appointed heroic guerrilla general Wang Zhenghao, and let the little master travel lightly and only took him and two guards out.

"It's so fragrant, what does it smell like?" Suddenly, Helian You, who had his eyes closed, slowly opened his eyes.

Fragrant?

Jin Liang came back to his senses and quickly sniffed, and sure enough, he smelled a fragrance that seemed to be eating.

He first explained to the person in front of him, and then drove slower.

Then he lifted the curtain of the rear car window and walked around the stalls on both sides of the street, and he saw that the smell was not like a bun, nor was it a fried sweet, what was it?

The stall with a lot of people sitting around is selling...... Tofu's?

There is a flagpole hanging on the top of the stall that reads "Pan-fried Tofu"!

"Second master, it seems to be fried tofu, the business is good, there are a lot of people around, can I buy you a copy to taste?" Jin Liang asked excitedly, it is rare for the master to say that it is fragrant, at least try it.

Helian You was silent for a while, the fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose, and his appetite seemed to be hooked, although only a little, but he still nodded.

"Stop!" Jin Liang immediately shouted to the guards driving in front of him.

As soon as the carriage stopped, Jin Liang immediately opened the door behind him, jumped out of the carriage, and rushed to the stall selling tofu to smell it, and sure enough, it was the smell here.

"I'm sorry, I'm in a hurry, can you let me?" Jin Liang politely said to the people in the front line, and generously handed over a string of copper coins.

The man was stunned for a moment, happily accepted the copper coin, and gave him a place.

For 100 wen, you can buy a lot of food, anyway, he is not in a hurry, and then he can rearrange it.

So Jin Liang came to the forefront.

Glancing at the stall owner, he was dressed very specially, covering his mouth and nose with thick white gauze, and covering his hair with a scarf, he was a girl.

And this stall is quite special, a boxy stall inside is a large flat black iron plate, and there is a fire burning underneath.

The white and tender tofu was smeared with oil and fried on it piece by piece, and then I saw the girl's hands and feet sprinkling all kinds of spices.

"Give me two servings of tofu and take them away." Jin Liang saw two pieces of tofu that were about to be fried and said, but his voice was really special.

"Okay, do you want to pack it in a wooden box, and you want to pack it in a lotus leaf? Wooden boxes are packed for five cents. ”

Lin Qingqing raised her head, looked at him with black and white eyes and asked, This person cut in line, and she noticed that it was from the luxurious carriage not far away.

Haven't even sat in such a big carriage in which the master and his wife have ever ridden?

Isn't it a noble man from the big city?

"Then pack it in a wooden box." Jin Liang was stunned for a moment, and looked at a small boxy with the color of a log that the girl took out.

It should be made of very thin wood chips, which looks pretty good.

In fact, with the noble identity of the master, it is impossible to eat this kind of roadside things, if it were not for the autumn days, the master's appetite began to deteriorate, and because of the fatigue of the boat, the physical condition is even worse.

It's rare to want to eat something now, and he won't give this kind of rough and cheap thing to the little master.

But at least...... He looked at the girl's dress, and the neat appearance of the stall, and this special little wooden box, it must be quite clean in general.

"Do you want to add chili peppers?" Lin Qingqing asked again.

"Let's get a little bit." Jin Liang knew that the little master would eat some spicy food, and the spicy taste could also refresh him.

"Okay, wait a minute......"

After a while, Lin Qingqing packed the things and carefully packed them in a small bag made of kraft paper, "The bag will be given to you, a total of fifteen yuan." ”

Jin Liang glanced at the special paper bag again, the corners of his mouth turned up, and gave a silver peanut and a half taels.

"Take it, don't look for it."

"Don't you have any change?" Lin Qingqing didn't take it, she came out to make this food, it was just boring to practice her hands.

Master said that you should also learn from a small age to a small level.

Besides, since she became Master's apprentice, Master has been very generous to her in terms of flowers.

What kind of bags and boxes are these, or did the master take them to make in his spare time?

Later, he asked the carpenters in the house to make thousands, saying that this thing could be used as a "disposable packing box"

Therefore, she makes this fried tofu and only sells it for two hours a day, a total of 200 servings, and the price is not expensive for five cents a piece.

It really didn't make a penny, because the seasoning used was much more expensive than tofu.

"It doesn't matter, if the tofu you make can be eaten by my master, no matter how much money you make, it's worth it."

"Does your master have a bad appetite?" Lin Qingqing blinked her dark eyes and asked with concern, but thinking about it, it seems to be a matter of course that her body is not good and her appetite is poor.

"Hmm." Jin Liang replied lightly, holding the bag and planning to leave.

"Wait." Lin Qingqing suddenly called out to him.

"Is there anything else?"

"Uncle, I have a few appetizing side dishes here, and you can also give your master a taste, appetizer." Lin Qingqing took a few small dishes and put some side dishes on the plate.

"This is all marinated and marinated by my master and me, and this appetizing candy made of hawthorn is the most useful for people who don't want to eat."

"Thank you." Jin Liang didn't shirk it, especially about what kind of appetizing fruit, he was very curious, hoping that he could really open the master's stomach.

"How much?"

"No, no, there are already too many silver peanuts." She quickly shook her head and waved.

"I hope your master and son will recover soon, if he really can't raise his appetite, you can come to my master again in two months."

Jin Liang's eyes lit up and asked, "Looking for your master?" Your master's cooking skills are better, isn't he? ”

"Of course, in addition to being a chef, she is also a miracle doctor."

"Miracle Doctor?"

"Yes, yes. This uncle must have come from out of town, don't you know that our Miss Lin's master is a miracle doctor and a miracle chef! His medical skills and cooking skills are outstanding. ”

"Where is he? Why do you have to look for him after two months? Jin Liang asked.

Lin Qingqing smiled slightly and said, "My master and her father-in-law have gone to the north, and they won't come back until two months later." ”

"Your master is a woman?"

"Yes."

"Thank you." Although Jin Liang was shocked, he quickly calmed down, thanked him again, took the plate where the side dishes were placed, and then hurried back to the carriage.

First, put the plate on a low table, tried all the food with a silver needle, tasted a little bit by yourself to make sure it was okay, and then took out the dishes and chopsticks that I brought and put them up.

Only then did he turn around and help the little master up, stuffed a few cushions into the back for the little master to lean on, and then put the low table on the couch.

"Master, although the things are rough, the girl who sells tofu is very particular, and the outfit is quite like the imperial chef in the imperial dining room, but there is an extra piece of white gauze on the mouth, but it looks better that way."

Jin Liang chatted to divert the master's attention from eating, picked up another piece of tofu, let it cool first, and then sent it to the master's mouth.

"Master, what kind of secret dish can you taste?"

"I'll do it myself." Helian You took the chopsticks.

"Master, do you want to let the carriage stop on the side of the road for a while, so that you can eat it conveniently, so that you don't have to worry about getting in the way of others?" Jin Liang asked.

"No need, slow down, just hold steady, anyway, it's not far from here to the county government." Helian You declined.

"Yes." Jin Liang immediately ordered the guards driving in front of him.

The aroma of fried tofu filled the carriage, making Helian You finally feel a little hungry, and looking at the unknown things in the plate, he looked at Jin Liang suspiciously.

"What's in this little dish?"

"The girl who sells tofu said that it was a side dish made with a secret recipe, which is guaranteed to be appetizing, and that little red ball, said that it was made with hawthorn honey and the like, and the slave thought, it doesn't hurt to try it, master, do you want to try it?"

Helian You hesitated for a moment, then nodded at the end.

Jin Liang happily took the chopsticks, took a chopstick for the master and sent it to the jade bowl in front of him.

Helian You tasted a piece of tofu first, raised his eyebrows in surprise, and an indescribable fragrance instantly filled his teeth and cheeks, as if it had the same taste as a barbecue made of spices from Persia that he had eaten before, and the smooth texture of tofu made him swallow the first bite smoothly.

"Master, how's that?" Jin Liang asked expectantly.

"Not bad...... Well, that's good. Helian You changed his words.

When Jin Liang heard this, his eyes widened in surprise. "Then try the side dishes."

Helian You took a little bit of the unknown side dish from the good side, crisp and refreshing, this is ......

"It's like pickled radish." Jin Liang guessed uncertainly.

"It's a turnip, but I really haven't eaten it before." Helian You blinked.

"Since it's a radish, then you better eat less, this thing is a little cold."

"It tastes very good, it shouldn't be cold, and it's made of ginger and chili peppers." He soon ate another piece of pickled radish, and his stomach seemed to wake up at last, and he began to feel really hungry.

"Give me something else to try."

Jin Liang almost cheered, and hurriedly picked up other side dishes and sent them to the master's bowl.

Watching the master's eating movements be slow, he ate one bite after another, and finally ate all the tofu, if it weren't for the heavy flavor of the side dishes, it is estimated that he would have eaten it.

Jin Liang was so happy that he almost cried with joy.

"Too ...... That's great! Jin Liang muttered.

The half tael of silver just now is too little, and the girl who sells tofu should be given a big ingot!

"Master, do you still want it? Minions go back and buy it? ”

"No, bring some brewed red dates and wolfberry tea." Helian You looked at him with a faint smile, knowing that he had worried this loyal minion.

Jin Liang pulled his sleeves and wiped the corners of his eyes with relief, and secretly decided in his heart that if the little master's appetite was not good these days, it would be okay to invite the girl who sold tofu to their house to be a cook.

Soon, he thought of something again, and said happily to the little master: "Master, I heard that the girl also has a female master, who is also a master of cooking, and a miracle doctor."

Oh, by the way, this hawthorn ball, do you want to eat it? She said it was especially effective for treating appetizers. ”

"Is there such a thing? But I don't like to eat hawthorn, when I was in the capital, it wasn't that the imperial doctor prescribed this thing to me, I really couldn't eat it. ”

"That'...... All right. "The little master has eaten now, and if he is not satisfied with the county master's hospitality in the evening, he will invite the girl to come over and cook something to eat."

Little by little, time passed.

Night is approaching, and the red lights are lit up one by one, announcing that the nightlife on the west side of East Lake in Chongyang Town is about to begin.

Anxi Street on the shore of the lake is the most lively street in the city at night, the whole street is built around the East Lake, the merchants and shops on the street are lined up, there is a large slippery restaurant restaurant, the theater garden red hall, Chongyang is small, but these places are built quite chic.

The most famous "Chaojun Pavilion" on the street is a five-story building with an open design facing the East Lake, so that visitors can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the lake.

Of course, it is the end of autumn at this time, and the lotus flowers have long been gone, but the autumn water is the same color as the sky, the osmanthus trees on the shore are in full bloom, and the fragrance of osmanthus flowers wafts in, and there is still a different scenery.

At this time, on the top floor, Helian You stood against the railing, his slender body facing the cold wind blowing on his face, and the warm fire fox piping black tweed cloak was draped over his shoulders, fluttering with the cold wind, and his hair with a slight golden light also flew slightly.

His cold blue eyes stared at the sunset on the lake, and his slightly paler than ordinary face reflected the red glow, which added a little color to his handsome features.

Helian You's mother was a princess of Cheluo, a blonde and blue-eyed beauty, but she was born very petite, her skin was as white as jade, delicate as porcelain, and she danced very well in the palm of her hand.

Today's emperor is very fond of her, but it's a pity that she is so famous!

Behind Helian Yu stood three other men, all armed with swords.

One of them is Wang Zhenghao.