The sun is falling in the west, and the remnants are like blood.

In the plum forest, there is a small fence courtyard, and flowers fall in the courtyard, and a flower tree falls in the falling flowers.

The flower is a chrysanthemum, and the tree is a plum tree. At this time, the plum tree is not yet in season, and the chrysanthemums are not falling from the plum tree.

The chrysanthemums are scattered because the plum blossom tree is cut out by the roots, and the chrysanthemum bush grows right under the plum tree. The plum tree was cut down because of the wine, and the wine jar was buried here before the plum tree was planted, and the plum blossom tree was planted above the wine jar.

The wine altar is now on a stone table in the courtyard, and there is an old man sitting in front of the stone table, who is Niu Laoyao, who sells shochu in Ping'an Town.

Niu Lao Yao is not surnamed Niu, let alone Lao Yao, what the old man's surname is, he has forgotten it in his grandfather's generation. His grandfather is also the best person in Ping'an Town to make soju, and there is no one who has drunk it without sticking out his thumbs.

Usually, when people in the town talk about the old man of the cow, they will stand up and say: "Cow!" Shochu is strong! Gradually, people forgot the old man's name, and they all called him Niu Lao Yao. Niu Lao Yao Lao came to have a son, and he didn't take a name, so the people in the town called him Niu Xiaoyao.

After Niu Xiaoyao grew up, he inherited the soju skills of Niu Lao Yao, and after Niu Lao was burned to death, the people in the town changed the name of Niu Xiaoyao to Niu Lao Yao, although he was not old at the time.

Niu Xiaoyao married a wife and had children very early, and when he was called Niu Lao Yao, his son was also born, and his son Niu Xiaoyao inherited his name Niu Xiaoyao as soon as he was born, and he also accepted the title of Niu Lao Yao calmly.

Niu Xiaoxiao also married a wife and had children very early, at this time Niu Xiaoyao was really old, and his soju skills were even higher than his father's, and he became a well-deserved Niu Xiaoyao. And he is proud that his son Niu Xiaoxiao's attainments in soju are no worse than when he was young, and his grandson Niu Xiaoxiaoxiao was born after he was even more old, and immediately handed over the business of the winery to his son Niu Xiaoxiaoyao, and he enjoyed the joy of Sun.

But the people in the town were worried, what should they call this family? After deliberation, the people of the town unanimously decided to call Niu Xiaoxiao Yao a big cow Xiaoyao, and Niu Xiaoxiao Yao a small Niu Xiaoyao. If there is a small cow after the burn, and the cow is still there, it will be divided into old cow old burn, calf old burn, big cow small burnt and calf small burn.

This headache did not appear later, Niu Xiaoxiao grew up and Niu Xiaoyao also died, so there were only Niu Lao Yao and Niu Xiao Yao in the town. Later, Niu Xiaoxiaoyao didn't see Niu Xiaoxiaoyao get married and have children and died, and the people in the town no longer had to worry about how to call this family.

Now Niu Xiaoxiaoxiao has inherited the name of Niu Laoyao, and he is already a veritable old man.

Niu Laoyao looked at the falling flowers all over the ground and sighed, the old man's eyes were sad, and the wrinkles on his forehead were deep, as if the plum tree was deeply wrinkled.

This plum tree is the same age as the old man, and it was planted by Niu Xiaoyao on the day he was born. The sake under the plum tree is also a new sake brewed on the day he was born.

The tree grows year by year, the wine grows mellow year by year, and the cow grows old with the years.

It is said that when people are old, they are especially fond of things in the twilight, such as a crow in the twilight, such as a bloated and lazy old cat.

The old man sighed and sighed, is it hurting? Or are you thinking about people? Was he thinking about the old man who planted the wine and planted the trees?

As night fell, the old man slowly patted the mud seal at the mouth of the altar, and at the same time took a deep breath, will the aroma of wine be more fragrant now than it was back then?

The moment the mud seal was slapped open, a smell of wine immediately rushed out of the bottle and into the nasal cavity!

The muscles on Niu Laoyao's entire face almost contracted, and his face began to distort.

It was not a smell of wine, nor was it fragrant, but a foul smell.

It's a stench that no words can describe,

Niu Laoyao only felt that even a manure tank that had not been cleaned for several years could never compare to one-tenth of this foul smell. He finally couldn't help vomiting, and the wine jar was thrown to the ground, and a turquoise liquid splashed on the ground, and there was a cat's head in the middle.

It is said that cats have nine lives, but there is only one cat head, and there is absolutely no half life. The cat's eyes were wide open, staring at Niu Laoyao.

Niu Laoyao only felt another convulsion in his stomach, and he didn't vomit anymore, and ran out a long way as if he was running away. Although he was old, his speed at this time could not even match that of a young man.

Niu Laoyao couldn't figure out how his grandfather's good wine buried when he was born became what it is now, and there was a cat's head in it. He couldn't figure it out, so he didn't think about it anymore, he wanted to drink only to get another jar.

All the shochu has been sold today, but fortunately the new sake should be brewed as well.

The wine is still in the cellar, and the cellar is dug in the backyard, and the mouth of the cellar is covered with a thick wooden board, and when you lift the board, you can see a wooden ladder.

Niu Laoyao first slowly bent down, put an oil lamp at the mouth of the cellar, and then slowly turned around and slowly retreated along the wooden ladder to the cellar.

The wooden ladder was already here when the cellar was built, and it had survived for several generations, but now the wood is decaying and not as strong as before. Niu Lao Yao stepped on it, and the wooden ladder was overwhelmed and creaked and groaned.

There are nine steps in the wooden ladder, Niu Lao Huang retreated ten steps, his left foot poked out and stepped on the ground, Niu Lao Yao felt that the ground today was particularly soft, and it was particularly comfortable to step on. His right foot slowly fell, and his left foot was still sinking, and his entire left foot was deep in the dirt.

Niu Laoyao muttered: "What's the matter? Could it be that the cellar is flooded again? ”

The soil here is soft and slightly sticky, and when it comes into water, it becomes a mud pool, in which people and livestock fall into it, and most of them can no longer climb out.

It's just that it hasn't rained recently, and there is no water, where does the water come from? The old man was also confused. Could it be that the jar of wine is broken, and this is not water, but wine? The old man thought about it, but didn't take it to heart.

Niu Laoyao took the oil lamp, and by the faint light, he saw that the cellar was empty, and there was only a wooden ladder in the empty cellar.

What about wine? The old man was suspicious. In the cellar, he had twenty-eight jars of freshly brewed wine, as well as three jars of freshly burned soju, but the taste of the wine was slightly sour after firing, so he stored all the wine in the cellar, but now all the wine is gone.

Niu Laoyao was puzzled, and suddenly discovered something even more terrifying, the ground seemed to grow taller.

He looked at his feet suspiciously, and his mind suddenly froze, his feet were already deep in the ground, and the mud was almost buried to his knees. He was shocked and pulled his foot hard, but his body sank faster.

He was finally terrified, but fortunately there was a ladder in the cellar, and the ladder was within his hand. He grabbed the wooden ladder with his left hand and borrowed his strength, and his body suddenly rose two feet higher.

Where does he still look like an old man at this time? Even young lads may not have such a neat way of doing it. This old man of soju is also a master of hidden things.

The cellar was noble and less than two feet, and he could have jumped back to the ground with a leap, a cellar he was undoubtedly familiar with, and he was undoubtedly confident in his own skills. But now he didn't see the ground, he saw only the stone wall, which surrounded it on all sides. Although it was not tall, the highest part of the stone wall was only two or three inches higher than the place where Niu Laoyao could reach with his arms stretched out after jumping.

Niu Laoyao's right hand could already touch the edge of the stone wall, but unfortunately it was two or three inches short after all, and because of these two or three inches, Niu Laoyao fell back into the cellar.

How could there be a stone wall outside the cellar? Niu Laoyao had doubts in his heart, after all, he was prepared when he fell back to the cellar, and when his feet were still half a foot off the ground, his right hand slapped the wooden ladder again, and he jumped up again with his strength.

This time he jumped faster and higher, and he was confident that he would be able to leap over the stone wall this time.

It's a pity that he was disappointed again, the stone wall suddenly grew two feet taller at this time, and Niu Lao was still two or three inches away from the height of the wall, so he could only fall again.

Ghost hitting the wall? Niu Lao burned his heart and was shocked, could it be that he met the legendary ghost hitting the wall?

Niu Laoyao had now fallen, only half a foot away from the mud pool, and a hand suddenly stretched out from the mud pool, holding Niu Laoyao's ankle like lightning. Niu Laoyao only felt a distance from that hand, and he was caught off guard by being pulled into the mud pool.

He struggled, but only sank deeper and deeper, and the wooden ladder was pulled down by him, sinking into the mud.

From the ankles to the knees, from the waist to the chest, Niu Laoyao suddenly remembered to call someone, he opened his mouth, and a large mouthful of mud was poured into his mouth, and his cry had not yet been released, and he could no longer be released, and his whole person had already sunk into the mud.

The floor of the cellar was still as flat as a mirror, not a single ripple remained, and it was unbelievable that it had become a mud pool, and that a person had just been trapped in it.

The only one who can do this is naturally the earth messenger.

In addition to the soju roasted by Niu Lao in Ping'an Town, the easiest thing to remember is Yang Laoqi's roast chicken.

It is said that Yang Laoqi's ancestors once served as the imperial chef in the palace, and the best thing is to make roast chicken. But no one knew that Yang Laoqi's ancestors did not do a good imperial kitchen, and he did not enjoy the glory and wealth, but he came to this poor country and kept his name incognito.

Since Yang Laoqi's ancestors came here, they never mentioned the past, and since then, not only have they stayed in this town for the rest of their lives, but they will never allow their children and grandchildren to step out of the town.

Yang Laoqi only knew this family rule, but he didn't know why. He grew up and is now old, and he has honestly stayed in the house to cook roast chicken all his life, and rarely even goes out of the house, let alone out of the town and goes outside.

In his free time, Mr. Yang would climb onto the eaves, smoke a bag of cigarettes, and look at the sunset. He's dreaming of the world beyond the town.

The roast chicken made by Yang Laoqi is called Yuanbao Chicken, the color of the chicken body is golden, the two sharp ends are slightly upturned, and the round chicken belly is like a gold ingot. At first sight, people can't help but have an appetite, and then smell the unique smell mixed with medicinal fragrance, even if they haven't tasted it, they have already salivated.

The stars twinkle and the night deepens.

Yang Laoqi is installing a door board for the roast chicken shop, Yang Laoqi's roast chicken is fat, and the oil is fragrant, but his people are as thin as firewood, and they can't help but be weak.

He had no children and only hired a guy to help with some chores in the store, but he didn't live in the store. Although Yang Laoqi's roast chicken is not widely spread, it is also a unique secret recipe, and there are naturally many people who are worried about it, so he can't help but be careless.

At this time, only a gong was heard, and Yang Laoqi put down the door panel in his hand. A rickety figure slowly walked in the distance, and when he saw this person, a smile appeared on Yang Laoqi's old face.

"Old man, let's have a roast chicken. Why is it closing so early today? "You're not welcome.

Yang Lao said: "Keep it for you!" The roast chicken is all sold out, isn't it still closed? If you get drunk every day, sooner or later you will get drunk to death. ”

The man smiled and said, "You are so much older than me, how dare I get ahead of you!" ”

The man suddenly shook his head and sighed, and Yang Lao said: "This is strange, there are still things in the world that can make you worry?" ”

The man said: "Originally, there was none, but one day if you suddenly kicked your legs and finished playing, where would I go to eat such delicious roast chicken?" Do you think this thing will make people worried? ”

Yang Lao said: "Okay, you are a king and a second dog, you have long known that your dog can't spit out ivory in his mouth." ”

The person who came was the town's husband Wang Ergou, and he grinned and said, "You spit one out for me to see." ”

Yang Laoqi's eyes flashed, and he said, "It's not completely impossible. ”

Wang Ergou said: "What way?" ”

Yang Laoqi said: "You worship me as a teacher, and I will pass on your skills in making roast chicken." ”

Wang Ergou shouted: "What a bad idea! It's a pity that I'm not interested in learning, so bring today's roast chicken! ”

Yang Laoqi handed over a roast chicken wrapped in oiled paper, but saw a snow-white handkerchief tied to his gong.

A snow-white handkerchief was tied to the gong at this time.

There is a small flame embroidered on the corner of the handkerchief, a white handkerchief, a red flame.

Old Yang was suspicious: "Where did you get this handkerchief?" ”

Wang Ergou raised his neck, and said with his eyebrows: "Naturally, it was given to me by the eldest girl." ”

Yang Laoqi naturally didn't believe it, and sneered: "Will there be a big girl who can look at it?" Didn't the sun come out in the west? Don't take it on someone's clothes pole when no one is there at night! ”

Wang Ergou hurriedly said: "Which one do you say to steal?" Whoever steals is the turtle grandson. ”

Yang Lao said: "If you don't steal, what are you anxious about?" Where did this handkerchief come about? ”

Wang Ergou said: "I picked it up." ”

Yang Lao said: "I know. Which big girl would fancy you? ”

Wang Ergou's face turned red and said, "That's it!" Even if it doesn't exist now, it will definitely happen in the future. ”

Yang Lao said: "Where did you pick it up?" ”

Wang Ergou said: "It's at the door of King's Landing Inn." ”

Yang Laoqi was suspicious: "Since the inn opened, I haven't seen any guests......"

Suddenly, a white shadow flashed in front of him, and at the same time, a sour smell rushed to his nose.

Wang Ergou was pulling the handkerchief and dangling it, and said: "It doesn't have to be lost by the people in the inn, maybe it was lost by someone else passing by, maybe it was blown by the wind, or it was really a big girl who took a fancy to me, and she didn't dare to show her heart, so maybe I sent a love token next to the road I had to pass through." ”

Saying that, he laughed and walked away, and Yang Laoqi looked at his back thoughtfully. After a long time, he smiled again and said, "I hope I think too much, maybe the little puppy is really lucky this time." ”