Chapter 36: The Taste of Home
All the way down the mountain, the scenery along the way is that the phantom wing has never been seen, and there are countless flowers and plants on the mountain, all of which are different from the earth.
Although it is a descent from the mountain, because it has not been very safe to go down the mountain for many years, the villagers on the mountain have to improve the road to go down the mountain little by little for convenience and safety, from the original rugged and incomparable sheep belly path to the now smooth road that can accommodate carriages, and the hard work paid in it is indescribable.
But for the safety of their own descendants, the villagers still have to slowly improve the road bit by bit, and even now, as long as they pass through this road that is used exclusively for descending the mountain, the villagers will get used to moving some dangerous rocks on the road to the side, so since it was started a few decades ago, this road is still as safe as it is now.
Therefore, grandpa grandma will also have to stop the carriage from time to time, move some large stones that appeared on the road to the side, and then slowly walk back to the carriage and continue to descend the mountain, along the way grandpa grandma is on the side to the phantom wing to tell the origin of this road, of course, the phantom wing also felt strange and interesting, plus the two old people in front of him are moving, do they have a reason not to move?
Because this is the road to the villagers' own homes, so it is named the hometown road, in order to remember those who have worked hard for this road, from the mouth of the grandfather and grandmother, I learned that it used to take half a day to go down the mountain, and it took a day to go back and forth, and often because it was dark and could not see the road, there were many accidents, and finally the villagers would make up their minds to build this road.
Now it is very safe to descend the mountain, and it takes little time, as long as it takes less than an hour to get to the city, so life in the village is much better, and at certain times of the year, there will be merchants who go up the mountain from this road to the village to sell some things, and also exchange the goods in the mountain.
Just because they can buy in the mountain village, they can earn more, after all, after the city buys it, they always have to make a sum of money when they sell it to those foreign merchants? Of course, it is only a small number of people, because only a few small merchants will care about this amount of money, after all, this road is only enough for three people at most.
For medium-sized and large merchants, it is not cost-effective to spend time and effort just going up the mountain, but there are businessmen who come to our village to buy goods and sell things, this is also a village characteristic, isn't it?
The other mountains either have mammoths or dangerous creatures such as poisonous insects and snakes, and even if they are medicine collectors like Phantom Wing's father, they don't dare to go too deep into the mountains, at most they will explore other small mountains around the hills close to the village, because the ancestors said that there are unknown dangers far away from here, and mortals can't go back if they enter it.
Originally, Phantom Wing wanted to ask more about why he left such an ancestral training, but the village chief didn't know why, so Phantom Wing could only remember this temporarily, just like this, the time passed in a flash, and it was almost in the city, and it was a very ordinary city, which was much worse than the historical ancient city that Phantom Wing had seen before in the Three Kingdoms era, maybe because this city had not existed for a long time, or it had not experienced war.
At this time, Grandma's voice came from Phantom Wing's ear: "Little Wing, I'm in the city, you see it's noon now, shall we go have a meal first?"
Phantom Wing came back to his senses from his past feelings, thought for a moment and said firmly, "Good grandma, but because Wing will be more independent in the future, if I want to spend money, I want me to spend it myself, okay?" After speaking, he took out the bag that he had just put up and shook it.
At this time, the village chief's grandmother looked like the village chief's grandfather for a while, and then saw the village chief's grandfather and uncle nodding his head, and then looked at Phantom Wing with pity and said, "It's good that grandma knows, we will treat Xiao Wing as an adult, but Xiao Tsuba, if grandma and grandma occasionally want to send you something, can you no longer use this as an excuse to pay us for gifts, then grandma will be very sad?"
After pondering for a while, Phantom Wing said, "It's good grandma, but grandma will also accept Wing and give it to you and grandpa as gifts." ”
The village chief's grandmother's eyes were slightly red, and she nodded heavily, and said, "Okay, grandma and grandpa will also accept Xiao Wing and give us gifts in the future." After speaking, he sighed, looked at his husband and shook his head, and Phantom Wing also heard the village chief in front of him, and he sighed and didn't say anything more.
After paying the entrance fee, he began to look for a place to eat, and the village chief's grandmother closed her eyes and rested for a while, at this time Phantom thought that she already owed a lot so she couldn't owe any more, although this was a very euphemistic way to show how much the grandfather and grandmother gave to herself, and how much she would give back, but it still hurt these two people who were very good to themselves.
But this is what Phantom Wing has to hold on to, so he can only follow the silence, watching the endless pedestrians tied to the carriage, and all kinds of rushing tools, Phantom Wing feels that although this place is not quite the same as in the memory, at least there are many similarities, and after passing the carriage stopped in front of a family called Sixiang Guesthouse.
"Xiao Tsuba, this is your grandfather and grandmother's favorite place to eat, and the food here can make you feel that even if you go out, you can eat the taste of home." Hearing Grandma's voice, Phantom Wing turned his head to find that both Grandpa and Grandma had recovered to a relaxed state on their faces, as if nothing had happened before, and Phantom Wing could only nod obediently, and was pulled by the village chief's grandmother and got off the carriage.
I saw the village chief and grandfather talk to a person at the door, gave some money and beckoned to himself and the village chief's grandmother, when he and the village chief's grandmother and the village chief's grandmother walked into the guest room, Phantom Wing turned his head and saw the person who the village chief and grandfather had just spoken, and took the carriage aside, so he stayed directly by the carriage, as if he was looking after the carriage anymore, and then turned around and was not there.
Phantom Wing found that the guest room was designed to stand in the center of the first floor, and he could raise his head and directly see the ancient guest style of the guests on the second floor, and he wanted to go up to the second floor to see it, but he was told by the village chief grandmother who pulled him that the second floor was for the rich and the officials to get it, and most people could only eat on the first floor.
After the meeting, a junior came over and said politely to us, "What do you want to eat?" Phantom Wing looked around here, but he didn't see anything in the vegetable list, and couldn't help but feel speechless, and then the grandfather said to Xiao Er: "Enlai and the three of them will get a share of the local food, and by the way, let's have another cup of hometown tea." ”
Little Wing immediately left after a sound, and then Grandma said to Phantom Wing, "Don't you know what to do? Here you just have to say what you want to eat, and they will make it for you, but if you don't know the name of the dish and don't know what to eat, you just need to tell him about the hometown food, and then he will bring you the special hometown dish today."
By the way, the hometown dishes here are different three dishes every day, so you can not think about the names of the dishes that are difficult to remember, and you can also eat different dishes every day, and your grandfather and grandfather have to Sixiang tea is also a unique tea here, in addition, there is also Sixiang wine, which can only be drunk when Xiao Yi grows up.
Well, the second floor and the first floor are just different in the tables and chairs are used in a higher file, plus as long as you go up to the second floor, the minimum consumption is twenty taels of silver, like a floor, there is no minimum consumption, you can just order a bowl of water, or you can sit here for a day, but come here to try to taste the local food here, but no one will do this, on the one hand, it will not be so boring, on the other hand, the smell of eating at the other table will make you unbearable.
In addition, the consumption here is also twice as high as the outside, as far as your grandfather said, it costs 8 taels of silver in the end, 2 taels of silver for one person in the hometown, and 2 taels of silver for a pot of Sixiang tea. ”
Seeing the village chief and grandmother talking and laughing with herself, it really made Phantom Wing feel that this is a man in his fifties, but the village chief and grandfather feel more like. "Cough is ready, let's eat the food first, Xiao Yi, you have to eat a little more, so that you can grow your body strong, and you can do more things, wife, you also eat a little more." At this time, Phantom Wing clearly felt that the village chief's grandmother had returned to normal again, as if it was not her just now, although Phantom Wing felt very strange, but it was good to herself anyway, so he didn't think about it.
After a while, Xiao Erwei just ordered things to be placed on the table, and three plates of different dishes were made to get local dishes, so that Phantom Wing smelled very fragrant, so that the stomach began to starve, in addition to the dish, there were three bowls of white food that were thought to be side dishes, and at this time, Phantom Wing's attention was attracted by a strangely shaped tea table.
In addition to the earthy brown appearance, there are also many pictures carved on the tea table, and there are not carved flowers and plants on it, but a rural scene.
The village chief's grandmother looked at Phantom Wing but didn't move her chopsticks, so she said softly, "What's the matter, Xiao Wing? These dishes don't suit your appetite?" Or are you not hungry? Even if you don't eat, you have to eat a little more to get better, and the food here is delicious. ”
Phantom Wing retracted his vision and replied: "Grandma didn't get it, I just looked at this Sixiang tea again, and wondered if it was because of the village map that it was called Sixiang tea, and I started eating it when I was hungry." After saying that, he began to move his chopsticks, and he grabbed a little bit of everything, and when he ate it, he felt delicious in his mouth, and there was also a hint of bad thoughts.
At this time, the village chief said: "This Sixiang tea is not just a tea house outside the Tusi Township, as long as you take a sip to know, come and come. ”
Phantom Wing took the teacup full of tea with his hand, and before he drank it, he heard a very faint fragrance, and after a mouthful, Phantom Wing suddenly remembered that he had a memory, it was something that happened when he was a child, and when he was a child, he grew up happily by a drop of his parents, and he had experienced everything like that of nostalgia and happiness, and he didn't know that the tea in his hand was drunk by Phantom Wing himself, and Phantom Wing left tears of nostalgia on his face.
Yes, it has been forgotten by himself to remember, under the effect of this cup of hometown tea, was woken up, Phantom suddenly felt that he seemed to be in a much better mood, the village chief and grandfather only then said with concern: "How do you feel it? This is the hometown tea, which can make you recall the things of your hometown, this is the signature of this hometown guest, and there is Ah Xiaoyi, when you encounter unhappy and sad things, it is best to cry out, don't put it all in the mind, this is not good for the body and mind, you know?"
At this time, the village chief's grandmother also said: "Yes, Xiaoyi, your grandfather and I are worried that you can't think about it, do you want to cheer yourself up a little, should it be for you to get your parents to be good?" Phantom suddenly felt that the village chief's grandfather and the village chief's grandmother had come here to eat this meal especially for his own sake.
After all, the amount of consumption is twice as much as outside, but it is not a place where we mountain people can come to eat from time to time, wiped the tears on my face, and for the first time expressed gratitude from the heart, I smiled at the village chief and grandma: "It's good, I will work hard to cheer up, thank you grandma and grandma." ”
At this time, the village chief's grandfather and the village chief's grandmother were so relieved that they nodded and didn't say anything more, and they had to eat this nostalgic ~ hometown food, hometown tea ~ to experience the taste of their hometown.
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