ninety-nine
Yes, that girl will definitely not appear for a while. What are you doing? Xiaobao was also a little confused for a while, forget it! Xiaobao didn't bother to think about such a trivial matter, since he didn't know what to do, then just let it be! Just as Xiaobao was about to wander around aimlessly, a voice cautiously asked with questions: "Is it Brother Xiaobao?"
Huh? Xiaobao turned his head and smiled, "Stinky boy, how are you doing at the Imperial Academy?"
The person who came was Lan Sen, who had been admitted to the Imperial Academy early, and when Xiao Bao opened his mouth to answer, Lan Sen also smiled.
"I thought I recognized the wrong person!" Lan Sen smiled and said, "Brother Xiaobao, why did you change your name to Canglan Wushuang?"
"It doesn't matter. Xiao Bao carefully looked at Lan Sen's whole body, judging from his mental outlook and cultivation, this kid has really made great progress in the Imperial Academy. At a young age, he has already entered the realm of a mage, but the fluctuations in his magic power on the surface are at the level of an intermediate mage. In general, these are all good things, which means that this kid is doing well.
Xiaobao's eyes fluctuated slightly, and he smiled evilly: "Little basket, speaking of which, if I am admitted to the Imperial Academy, you will be my 'senior brother', do you have to show a little?"
Looking at Xiao Bao's ill-intentioned smile, Lan Sen's back was slightly cold, and he immediately smiled and said, "Brother Xiao Bao, I know some authentic delicacies in the imperial capital, why don't I treat you to a treat?"
Xiao Bao smiled slightly, and then under the leadership of Lan Sen, he turned into a remote civilian area of the imperial capital. After passing the tall buildings on both sides of the main road, you will be greeted by a very simple and petite cluster of private houses. The roads here are intricate, but the hygiene is clean. After a labyrinthine road, under the leadership of Lan Sen, Xiaobao and him came to a small clearing. There are a lot of small stalls scattered here, doing all kinds of small businesses.
Led by Lan Sen, they came to a small stall. My wife is an old man with gray hair, and his stall is full of many 'guests'. Although the old man kept eating with his hands, he was able to see six ways. When Lan Sen first appeared in his eyes, the old man found out. When Lan Sen approached, the old man smiled and said, "Lan Boy has come to take care of the old man's business again?"
"Uncle Chen, you're going to see the outside!" Lan Sen smiled slightly, and then introduced Xiaobao to the old man: "This is my sworn brother, Wei ··· Oh! ”
Under Xiaobao's eyes, Lan Sen hurriedly corrected Xiaobao's name. It's not that Xiaobao doesn't want to show people with his real name, but his outfit hasn't changed yet, and if he shows people with his real name here, it will be a little troublesome, and it will also be a bit of a breach of contract.
Xiaobao smiled slightly, made a standard aristocratic salute and said, "Hello! ”
"Hehe!" The old man smiled slightly: "Okay! Since you are a friend of the blue boy, you don't need to be polite, and I am not a big person, just an old man who sells boiling soup." Just find a place to sit! ”
"Boiling soup?" Xiao Bao was stunned, what is this? So Xiao Bao looked at the old man's stall curiously, and a large soup pot that was boiling hot was steaming. From the surface, it can be seen that there are many seasonings in this pot of soup, which is a bit similar to the feeling of spicy hot. Next to this soup pot is the old man's workbench, a large wooden board on which all kinds of vegetables, pieces of meat, and dough are placed. These ingredients have been preliminarily processed by the old man, and the ingredients are not immediately put into the pot after various processing and additions, but are first placed on a reddish iron plate on the side and fried repeatedly, and then put into a bowl. After putting the fried ingredients in a bowl, add some lettuce and pork slices, and serve with some seasonings, and then take the hot soup from the large pot and pour it over.
Looking at this bowl of hot and boiling food, Xiaobao has a little name why it is called boiling soup... Xiaobao first went straight to the point and took a bite of Lan Sen's less enthusiastic fire. In the mouth, the soup is rich in texture, but immediately after that, it becomes the taste of barbecue, but when you bite into it, you immediately feel a sweet, refreshing taste. When these flavors come together with the activity of the mouth, they become richer and more delicious.
Xiaobao was like magic, and he ate up a bowl of delicious food in the blink of an eye in Lan Sen. Then he said, "Ten more bowls!"
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When the ten bowls were quickly finished, Xiaobao turned his attention to the other diners. Judging from the clothing, these diners, young and old, are already poor households, and to put it mildly, most of them should be beggars. But in addition, there are diners like Xiaobao, and there are two tables of people who are obviously wearing official uniforms eating and drinking. The most interesting thing is that these characters of three religions and nine streams are safe and sound in this small food stall, and it is not strange to see each other.
Under the inquiry of Xiao Bao's eyes, Lan Sen whispered: "Uncle Chen is my grandfather who joined the leader of the Wanlou Adventure Group at the Imperial Academy, and he is also the only relative of the group leader. Although the head of the regiment has a certain source of money, the various pressures from within the Imperial Academy are not light. Even so, the head of the regiment would give the old man some money every once in a while, but the old man said that his roots were here. Although the granddaughter is out, she can't forget her roots. If it weren't for the help of these villagers, there would be no head today. The old man sold the boiling soup all his life, in the past to feed the head of the regiment, but now to repay the favor. ”
Lan Sen paused, and then continued: "While the old man is selling, he uses the money he earns from business to provide free food to the poor. And those officials are in this area, and the old man also provides them with food for free. Of course, there were conflicts, but they were settled by the regimental commander. The reason why the old man also provided them with free food and drink was to keep them from embarrassing some of the poor people here. For this reason, every once in a while, the old man and the head of the regiment will give them some money. The head of the regiment said that the old man said that these official errands were not easy. It is not because of bribery that they are given money, but because they are better off, so that they can have more attention to the affairs of the poor. Otherwise, they themselves will not have a good life, and they can care about the life and death of others. ”
Xiaobao understands! What this old man said is rough and reasonable, and it is a little interesting to look at things and people, and to behave in the world. Some people say great things, but what have they done?