At No. 999, Beihe Street, Guanghua SB District, Cao Fan and others, who were driving soon, immediately arrived at the bridgehead of the North Gate Bridge.

The restaurant is located at the head of the North Gate Bridge on the south bank of the Xiujiang River, very close to the North Gate Shuipu Wharf.

The North Gate Water Wharf was built on the south bank of the Xiujiang River, that is, on the river beach opposite the famous landmark Hongta Temple in Guanghua City.

The news reports the daily situation here: every day at dawn, a dense group of boats are moored there, all from the Xiujiang River and the vicinity of Laoshan Mountain.

The boat owners sat on the bow of the boat and bragged or went to the small tea shop on the shore to drink tea.

The water dock in the morning, a bit deserted. In the morning, there is no business in the Western restaurant, but in the afternoon, with the wharf it is lively, the workers who unload the goods under the wharf, the major vendors, the tourists who have returned from the trip, and the sellers who sell snacks all gather here, and the sidewalks from the shore to the wharf are crowded, which is very lively.

The reason why it is so lively is because the ships full of all kinds of goods have returned from outside. This has also led to a very prosperous business of merchants near the North Gate Shuipu Wharf, and the Slender Fu Western Restaurant is one of the signboards.

In Guanghua City a hundred years ago, natural gas was not yet prosperous, and the common people used firewood to cook, and there was a great demand for firewood. Laoshan, Esheng, Yaguang area is rich in green wood, pine, the local people want to sell the wood, must transport the wood from the waterway to Guanghua City for sale, thus the achievement of the prosperity of the North Gate Shuipu Wharf.

After the arrival of the goods of the various ship owners, the work of the shipwrights, the business of the merchants, the coming and going of the passenger ships, and the labor of the merchants, they go ashore in twos and threes, or go to the tea shop to drink tea, or to the tavern to drink, or to the roadside snacks and restaurants, or even to the western restaurant to enjoy the high-end leisure.

As soon as the ship reached the shore, it was surrounded by coolies with large shoulders and round waists, and the shipowners hired them at very low prices to carry all kinds of goods out of the ship, down to the shore, and then transfer them to standard warehouses along the riverside streets. It is also one of the main places for outsiders to come and rely on physical strength to eat. It mainly relies on manual handling, and the mechanical operation is very unsuitable, so it leads to the very unmodern North Gate Shuipu Wharf.

Decades ago, there were Shuijin Street, Shuijing Street, Yellow Umbrella Lane, etc. near the Beimen Shuipu Wharf, and there were many old shops, one after another. The owners of the old shops also often go to the north bank of the Xiujiang River to drink small wine, so the wine shop on the south bank of the Xiujiang River and the North Gate Shuipu Wharf is very hot. Although decades ago, they generally only ordered salt and peanuts for dinner, beat two taels of wine, and were reluctant to eat meat, but they all had a lot of money. The owners of the old shops do not go out to sell the things in their hands, and wait for the buyers to come to the North Gate Shuipu Wharf to buy things every day, which is very leisurely, and they usually take the goods in their hands to the second-class traders to sell.

After decades of development, this place has been far removed from the ancient image of the past and radiated the vitality of the new era.

As soon as Cao Fan and the others entered the entrance of the bridge of the Western Restaurant, the bridge was very wide and large, but there was only one Western restaurant, which was "Slender Fu." ”

There are a few signs at the door to introduce the history of the North Gate Bridge and some extraordinary, everyone took a brief look at it before walking in.

The Western Restaurant stands on the east bank of the Xiujiang River, built along the river, built across the river, can directly lead to the river, with a total length of 150 meters, this huge Western restaurant stands in the middle of the river.

In front of the right side of the restaurant is the North Gate Shuipu Wharf on the south bank of the Rusty River.

Behind the Western Restaurant, there is a red pagoda temple on the shore, which is up to 99 meters high, has a history of 1,180 years, and is a thousand-year-old temple with a very long history.

Cao Fan and others were wearing thin clothes and pants, the weather was extremely hot, and at this moment, walking on the bridge, the slightest cool air from the water made the body very comfortable.

The Xiujiang River, which flows quietly under the bridge, is quiet and quiet. Let Cao Fan and others who passed by feel the quiet and comfortable here.

Zhang Hua said for no reason: "Wu Xinyan, you have a good eye! This Western restaurant is really good." ”

Wu Xinyan said confidently: "You don't look at who chose the place, can it be bad?"

Zhang Hua teased: "Look at you......!

Cao Fan stood by the bridge, glanced at the flowing water in the river, and couldn't help but sigh out a poem in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms": "Rolling embroidery Jiangdong passing water, the waves sweep away the heroes." Success or failure turns empty. The green mountains are still there, and the sunset is red several times. On the white-haired fisherman river, accustomed to watching the autumn moon and spring breeze. A pot of turbid wine is happy to meet. How many things in ancient and modern times are laughing and talking. ”

After this aria, Heng Jing quietly took his hand and told a story: "My dear, you are a vassal again." You may not know that the position you are in now is the fifth hole of the bridge, and below it is an "eye of the sea", which can lead to the sea, and it is unfathomable. Therefore, some good deeds are often attracted to throw coins or copper coins under the bridge, trying to estimate the depth by the time the coin falls to the bottom. The author is too young to see or hear the coins falling. I only saw the adults leaning their ears and necks, and there were words in their mouths: "Ho, it's so deep, I can't hear it for a long time!" Who knows where that little coin was swept away by the raging waves. ”

Cao Fan looked back, and saw that this was indeed a bridge hole, and when he counted it forward, it was indeed the fifth. Nan Lingling, who was standing behind Cao Fan, also stood up, looked down, she looked through it at a glance, and when there was a result, she looked back at Heng Jing in surprise, and she exclaimed in her heart: "Heng Jing's casual words, I really found a sea eye at this glance, there must be a great deal of wealth in it, and I will definitely take the time to explore and explore." ”

Cao Fan replied to Heng Jing: "My dear, where did you hear the ancient legend?"

The five of them are all proud sons of the sky, and the amount of knowledge and knowledge that can enter Guanghua University is amazing, and at this moment Heng Jing said casually: "There is a record in "Xiujiang Beimen Bridge Biography I". ”

Cao Fan hadn't read this local biography called "Xiujiang", so he didn't know, and he secretly admired Heng Jing's erudition and extensive knowledge.

At this time, Zhang Hua and Wu Xinyan also stood by the bridge, and Wu Xinyan heard their conversation and said: "It is said that one of the Eight Immortals, Tie Guan Li, flew up to the sky from the North Gate Bridge. Strange to say, on the bridge deck of thousands of red sand stone slabs on the North Gate Bridge, there is a stone slab at the north end that is different, and there is a pit in the shape of a human foot plate on it. There are men who try it with their feet, and it happens to be full of feet. Because of the cripple of the iron crutch and the cripple, the ascension can only use one foot to kick the ground, so this legend is introduced. I remember that at that time, people who went to walk on the Jiuyan Bridge to watch the scenery always gathered in front of this stone slab, tried it with their feet, and told the "legendary stone slab" to the strangers in the past. And it is called a holy place by the locals. ”

After telling this story, Cao Fan and Zhang Hua all went to confirm this statement, and sure enough, the North Gate Bridge is all paved with red sand and stone slabs, and there is a footboard-shaped pit at the north end, which is completely in line with Wu Xinyan's statement. They instantly felt that the bridge was a little interesting.

Heng Jing whispered in Wu Xinyan's ear: "Have you peeked at my book "Embroidered River"?"

Wu Xinyan responded in Heng Jing's ear: "Shhhh ”

The two of them laughed knowingly in place.

Nan Lingling released her divine sense, felt all this, and made no noise, she didn't know whether these two stories were true or false? Whether that sea eye could really lead to the sea? Whether the Eight Immortals Tie Guan Li really flew up here has yet to be verified.

Cao Fan had already regained the ability to distinguish between truth and falsehood, and he quietly released this magical power.

At the slab was a dark-faced, shaggy-haired, gold-banded, disheveled beard, round-eyed, lame, and on an iron cane, receiving a seal from heaven.

Tie Guan Li is also known as Li Tie Gui, Li Ningyang, Li Honghong, Li Xuan, etc., the Queen Mother of the West lit its ascension to immortals, sealed the head of Donghua, and granted an iron crutch.

Shocked, speechless.

Cao Fan was surprised when he saw this scene, the folk legends turned out to be true, Tie Guan Li really flew here, this North Gate Bridge is really extraordinary.

Tie Guan Li, the head of the Eight Immortals, actually became an immortal here, which deeply shocked Cao Fan's heart.

Suppressing the throbbing in his heart, Cao Fan suddenly felt that this slender western restaurant was also very good at choosing a place, and chose such an address to establish a restaurant.

Cao Fan's abnormal reaction, Nan Lingling also noticed it. She looked at Cao Fan's surprised and shocked expression, knowing that he must have found something, and she would find Cao Fan to learn more about the situation afterwards!

The others didn't notice Cao Fan's strange appearance, and Zhang Hua also urged Cao Fan to hurry up and eat.

Cao Fan had no choice but to let go of the shock in his heart and accompany a few people to dinner.

A few people had just walked up to the second floor of the Slender Fu Western Restaurant for less than ten minutes, and at the fifth hole of the sea eye at the bottom of the North Gate Bridge, a huge dragon head appeared, slowly emerging from the sea eye little by little.