Chapter 40: Handan Murong

In order to make it easier to travel, Noah changed her appearance slightly and disguised herself as a man. For a professional killer, this is useless, because, as long as there are bubbles, she can't say that she has painted makeup, even if she turns into ashes, she will be recognized. However, it is precisely because of Bubble's alertness that Noah does not have to worry about it all the time, and Bubble has always done a good job of guarding the task.

It was a good weather that was neither hot nor cold, and the carriage was actually a little stuffy. When Noya is not lucky, she will roll up the oil canopy on the roof of the car, she lies in the carriage, looking at the blue sky, floating white clouds, thinking about a hundred miles and nine, this is what she enjoys doing the most, although when she thinks of him, she will involuntarily feel distressed, will be heartbroken.

She often reflects and regrets that she once said those cruel and hurtful things. But on second thought, there is still nothing to be done.

When his life and Chu Qingchen's life were placed in front of him, how did he choose? Noya didn't dare to think that no matter which choice she made, she didn't like it, especially if she didn't like Baili Jiu would be like when she tossed and turned between life and death, and it was difficult to choose.

Therefore, she Lin Nuoya can only be so cold-blooded from beginning to end, hurting Bailijiu again and again, and also hurting herself, and finally fulfilling Chu Qingchen.

If it is said that Chu Qingchen still owes a little bit of her help before, now, she has paid it all off, and she has paid and sacrificed the only thing that belongs to her in this world: her feelings and her own life.

She was open in her heart at this time, and she repaid the love she owed to Chu Qingchen, and understood Bailijiu's love for herself.

Handan, the capital of the ancient Zhao Kingdom, is the only way for Nuoya to go south, and from here, the mountains gradually increase.

This is an ancient city with a long history and cultural atmosphere, hidden in the green mountains and green waters of the Taihang Mountains, simple and heavy.

Noya went to Handan City to replenish dry food, and when she left Handan City, she had to take a mountain road, and there might not be a town in two days.

Bubbles were now tall and powerful, and they were born with a fierce face, and as soon as they entered the town, Noah had to hide them so as not to frighten the people in the streets. When eating, she could only find a tea stall on the side of the road, stop the bubble drink in the car, and wrap meat buns in oiled paper for it.

Noya stretched her legs and feet, feeling that kung fu was good, and now even if she was rushing for a day, it would not be too hard, and her whole body was falling apart as before. She sat down and asked for a basket of steamed buns, a bowl of rice porridge, and a pot of tea, and ate it with relish.

The boss was an old man fifty miles away, enthusiastic and talkative, although it was dinner time, but there were not many diners, he saw that Noya was eating sweetly, and his heart was proud, and he sat aside and talked eloquently.

Noah was dressed as a young man in a hurry, and he was a big brother, and he was very easy-going.

"Big brother, how does it taste like my bun?"

Noya rushed for a long time, she was already hungry, and she devoured a meal, and finally swallowed the buns in her mouth, wiped her mouth with the back of her hand, and nodded: "It's exactly what I like, not to mention anything else, this dumpling filling is made with a little less boiled chicken fat when it is prepared, and it is not the ordinary peppercorn boiled water and water filling, but the pepper is fried and ground into a fine powder and added to the meat filling." I like this flavor the most. ”

The boss smiled: "I didn't think that the little brother would be able to eat." My meat filling method was originally approved by Master Xue, and I have relied on this craft to support my family for twenty or thirty years. ”

Noah looked at the deserted stalls around her and hesitated: "Your bun is so delicious, why don't you seem to have too many diners?" ”

The boss waved his hand nonchalantly: "It's not me bragging, at this time on weekdays, when you come to eat, then you have to squat under the wall with a teapot to eat, where is there an empty seat?" My wife, children, and daughter-in-law are all busy here. Today is a special case. ”

Noah answered, not curious.

The boss said to himself: "Today is our annual Jade Ding Festival in Handan City, the diners are all flocking there, if you have time, you can also go and see, fried blood sausage, oil stew, boiled chicken, and dough skin all kinds of delicacies gathered." In particular, the sesame burnt cakes in our Handan Daimyo Mansion are so fragrant that they are scum, and the most suitable people for you to hurry up bring them to make dry food. When it's cold, it won't be bad for a month, unlike my bun, which will be spoiled in less than half a day on dog days. ”

Noya was greedy and a little moved, but she still shook her head and said: "Forget it, hurry up, otherwise you must go over and see it, I am also half a cook." ”

When the boss heard this, his face was full of regret: "Oh, then you have to go over and see what you say, this year's Jade Ding Festival, our famous strange chef Master Xue in Handan City, is out of the mountain, but it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity." If you are fortunate enough to get Master Xue's guidance, you can eat all over the world with one trick, and it can be said that you will be used for a lifetime. ”

Noya didn't care at all: "You are praised so godlike, is it possible that you are more powerful than the imperial chef in the palace?" ”

"What is a royal kitchen?" The boss pouted disdainfully: "Back then, the emperor paid a private visit to Handan City, and made a special trip to exchange a hundred taels of gold for a table of noodles for Master Xue, and I was addicted to eating." The queen mother in the palace hurried five or six times to urge him to return to the palace, but he was stunned and did not leave Handan City for five days. Later, the imperial court mobilized the people, and more than a dozen court officials came to greet him in person, and hired Master Xue to go to the imperial dining room in the capital to serve as the head of the imperial kitchen. The emperor had no choice but to reward Master Xue with a royal fan, take the homonym of 'imperial meal', and returned to Beijing stupidly. You say, is our Master Xue powerful, or is the imperial chef superb? ”

didn't expect the emperor to have such a willful and greedy mouth, Noya felt funny.

"Most of the imperial chefs are just names, but in fact, their craftsmanship is really not very good." Noya swallowed the last bite of the bun and took a sip of tea: "It's quite unpalatable, tasteless." ”

The boss suddenly laughed heartily: "The eldest brother said this, as if you had eaten imperial food." ”

Noya didn't argue, only smiled slightly: "This Master Xue has a strange temper, and the emperor can't give him face." ”

The boss stood up and made another pot of tea for Noya: "It's a hot day, you must drink enough water, drink thoroughly, and sweat all over your body is the best." ”

Noah thanked him, and took a sip of it, and it was really transparent.

"That Master Xue is very good, especially for us poor people, but he has a strange temper, don't enter the living, and don't like to associate with people. His temperament is really not suitable for going to the intriguing palace. ”

"Anyone who has a diamond in his hand has a big temper, one is the conceit of being praised by others, and the other is the temper of being praised by the apprentice." Noah replied casually.

The boss himself also held a shiny teapot to drink tea, and sucked it one by one: "It's a pity that this Master Xue's craftsmanship is a pity, I'm afraid it's going to be lost." ”

"What? He didn't take in apprentices? Or are the apprentices not successful? Noya is also a little curious, the cooks will accept apprentices, one is to be filial to the silver, and the other is someone to serve with tea and water, and the top attendant.

"Not really," the boss shook his head again and again: "When Master Xue was young, he accepted an apprentice, who was a hairy boy who came out of nowhere, of unknown origin, and when he was about the same age as my grandson, he was sharp, and went to the Jade Ding Festival to find others to try his skills, and was caught by Master Xue at a glance.

That little boy was very filial to Master Xue at the beginning, and he spoke sweetly, but after learning the craft, he suddenly evaporated from the world and never came back. Since then, Master Xue has felt cold, and many people have knocked their heads in front of him with a rich apprenticeship ceremony, and they have not been moved. It seems that he is going to give up his own craft. ”

Noya suddenly felt a little indignant in his heart: "How can there be such an ungrateful person in the world, if I meet him, I will definitely beat him with a blue nose and swollen face, so that his father and mother can't recognize him!" ”

The boss gave a thumbs up: "At first glance, the little brother is an honest and decent young man." ”

Noya touched her stomach and smiled embarrassedly: "A teacher for one day, a father for life, what people teach is the ability to live in peace, so naturally you should repay your kindness and respect your parents as filial piety." ”

She drank enough tea, saw that there were no other diners in the tea shop, asked the boss for a non-use open bowl, filled it with cold water, and called the bubbles out of the car.

The boss is also a dog lover, and when he saw the bubble golden retriever, he couldn't walk, and praised again and again: "When you look at the dog's four legs and this eye, you know that it is a fierce dog." ”

Noah smiled proudly: "It looks too fierce, and I didn't dare to let it get off the bus for fear of scaring your diners." There's no one at this point, let it come out and take a breath. ”

Bubbles "click" and drink without raising their heads.

Noah paid the money, filled the water bladder with water, and prepared to set out on his way.

A family of three came from the other side of the street talking and laughing, and the urchin, who was about ten years old, shouted at the boss from afar: "Grandpa, grandpa! ”

It turned out to be the son and daughter-in-law of the boss's family, and the little grandson.

"Why did you come back so early?" The boss touched the top of his little grandson's head: "Have you eaten enough?" ”

"Dad, look at his belly, what has it become?" The daughter-in-law responded with a smile.

The son sat on the bench with a butt: "It's just unlucky, this year, Huang Dexing brought someone to the Jade Ding Festival to make trouble, sweeping everyone's interest." So many people can't afford to be provoked, so they disperse early. We'll be back early so you can get some rest. ”

The boss sighed: "This Huang Dexing, who has suffered a thousand cuts, was like a pug when the old man Murong was here, and he didn't dare to let a fart go, but now he is showing off his might, and pigs and dogs are not as good!" ”

Noah's heart suddenly moved behind him, and he suddenly remembered what Bailijiu had said before.

Handan? Murong?