Chapter 18: Daughter Red
The city that Zhang Yi is most familiar with is Longbow City. Tai'an City and Longbow City are the same in that they are not guarded, and the difference between the two is that Tai'an City has a majestic city wall 30 zhang high, covering an area more than 100 times that of Longbow City.
Longbow City has no city walls, which is the original Confucian Zhang Longbow's care. Whether it is the Great Zhou Imperial Court or the Fuyun Heavenly Palace of the Daoyi Academy, they are unwilling or even dare not offend this proud son of heaven who may become the first great sage of the Great Zhou in one leap.
Tai'an City is one of the largest cities in the entire continent. There are no guards, which represents the pride of the Great Zhou court, and no human race or water demon can invade it.
Even in the shocking battle 30,000 years ago, only a few sporadic water demons fled here in a hurry, and were bombarded to slag by the surging Wenyun in the city.
Zhang Yi entered Tai'an City, blended in with the flow of thousands of people, and looked for a way to return to the country of Fuliu. The attitude of the Great Zhou court towards Zhang's mansion was not obvious, and the Xuanmen of Heaven and Earth was still eyeing him, and Zhang Yi did not dare to easily identify himself.
"Stinky boy, it's your first time in Tai'an City. Xiao Feixiong looked at Zhang Yi proudly, and proudly introduced, "At the beginning, Zhuge Kid assisted the Li family kid to fight against the water demon and build Tai'an City, but I witnessed the whole process. ”
Zhang Yi glanced at Xiao Feixiong and smiled: "At that time, you were just a round ball, what is there to be proud of?"
"You, you...... I'm so angry with Uncle Ben!"
Xiao Feixiong crossed his waist and flapped his wings to fly around Zhang Yi, and he suddenly thought of the young man he had seen in the tea shop before, and said curiously: "Stinky boy, I just saw that guy in the tea shop called Long Gong Yan, and he seems to be from the same clan as you." ”
Zhang Yi chose a remote street at random, and when he heard Xiao Feixiong's words, he nodded and said: "Longbow is indeed a branch of the surname Zhang, but I can't be sure whether it has anything to do with the ancestor Longbow Confucian." According to Zhangfu's records, it doesn't seem to have much intersection with Tai'an City. ”
"What does it matter, Tai'an City and Longbow City are thousands of miles apart, and it will take at least a few months for you to travel by water or land. If you can use the help of Longbow Mansion, you may be able to return to Longbow City directly through the teleportation circle. ”
Xiao Feixiong's little eyes kept rolling, and he encouraged Zhang Yidao: "Actually, these are not the main reasons, I always feel that today's young man seems to have some connection with you, maybe this Longbow Mansion really has something to do with you?"
“...... Looking at your sneaky appearance, there must be nothing good about you. Zhang Yi waved his hand and refused, and saw a wine shop not far away, so he strode over, "I'll find someone to ask for the next way, and I'll go back to Longbow City directly." ”
Tai'an City is really in crisis for Zhang Yi. Even if the Heaven and Earth Xuanmen and the Great Zhou Imperial Court would not make a move against him, the newly promoted Wenxiang would not even need any instruction, and someone would come to help get rid of him.
Chen Chujian said that his father was not a wicked person, and he was definitely not in the same league as the group of people in the Chen Mansion. Zhang Yi was suspicious, even if he was worried that the world would accuse him of abandoning his family to protect his life, he would not say a word, so that many wall-to-wall grasses secretly suppressed Zhang's mansion.
Little Flying Bear shook his head slightly, the stinky boy was too stubborn, so that it had no choice, it was better to gnaw a few leaves.
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Even though Tai'an City is one of the most prosperous cities in the world, the status of people living in Beicheng is still the lowest. Zhang Yi happened to enter the city from the north and entered this wine shop.
There were three guests in the room, all of whom were talented in white, and when they saw Zhang Yi walking a few times, they glanced at it casually, so they lowered their heads and continued to talk, without any interest in him.
"Little second brother, give me a pot of wine and some food. ”
From the moment he entered the Jianmen Mountain Range, Zhang Yi hadn't eaten any decent food, and he was really hungry right now. Zhang Yi tidied up the green robe on his body, and he chose a small table in the corner nearby, and sat on the bench waiting for wine and food.
The shopkeeper thought that he was still reminiscing about the good dreams of last night, dozing off on the table, and got up to greet him when he heard the sound, but he didn't care that he was just a child, and the people of Tai'an City were kind and honest, which can be seen in general.
Chirp!
A huge falcon swooped down from the clouds and flew over the city like an arrow. Zhang Yi, who was sitting at the stall drinking a little wine, squinted his eyes, took a sip of wine, looked at the slightly familiar eagle falcon, and pursed his lips.
On the way from the tea shop to Tai'an City, Zhang Yi seemed to feel a pair of sharp eyes staring at him in the clouds, I am afraid it is this falcon!
The rabbit walks and the eagle falls, and he is a seven-foot man, are you still afraid of a bird?
Soon, the shopkeeper brought up the wine and food, a few plates of fine stir-fried vegetables and a jar of wine.
Zhang Yi picked up the chopsticks and tasted each stir-fried dish before he was ready to open the wine jar...... For fine wine, Zhang Yi loves food more. But following the trend of Chonglou Qiao Juzheng and these drunkards for a long time, they can't do it without some wine.
When he opened the wine jar, the aroma of wine suddenly drifted into Zhang Yi's mouth and nose, and he asked curiously: "Little second brother, what kind of wine is this, it has such a strong fragrance?"
The shopkeeper looked at Zhang Yi and said with a smile: "Childe must be the first time to Tai'an City, but the name of this daughter's red wine, I'm afraid the entire Great Zhou Dynasty has heard of it, why don't you taste it?"
Zhang Yi naturally knows the story of his daughter Hong.
It is said that once upon a time there was a man in Tai'an City who wanted a son after taking his wife. One day, it was discovered that his wife was pregnant. He was so overjoyed that he hurried home in high spirits, brewed a few jars of wine, and prepared to entertain his friends and relatives when he had a child.
Unexpectedly, his wife gave birth to a daughter. He was so angry that he buried a few jars of wine under the osmanthus tree in the backyard.
Time is like an arrow, the daughter has grown up, born smart and clever, and actually learned the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting very proficiently, and also learned a good female popularity, and the business in the house is becoming more and more prosperous.
So he decided to marry her to his most proud disciple and happily married his daughter.
On the day of marriage, the wine was invited, the people drank and drank very happily, suddenly remembered the several jars of wine buried under the osmanthus tree more than ten years ago, and dug it out to invite guests, as a result, as soon as the wine jar was opened, the aroma was tangy, the color was strong and the taste was mellow, and it was extremely delicious. Therefore, everyone called this wine "daughter red" wine, also known as "daughter wine".
After that, when the next-door neighbors, people from near and far, gave birth to daughters, they made wine and buried it, and when they married their daughters, they dug up wine and invited guests, forming a custom. Later, when he gave birth to a boy, he also drank wine according to wine-making and burying wine, hoping that his son would be the champion when he was the champion, so this wine was also called "champion red".
"Daughter Red" and "Champion Red" are both old wines that have been stored for a long time. This wine is so fragrant and delicious that it has gradually swept the whole continent. People even gave it as a gift.
Of course, the method of making this sake is extremely simple, and even simple sake breweries can make their own.
"It turns out that this is the champion red, then I must try it. When Zhang Yi heard his daughter's red words, he immediately smiled, poured the wine into the cup, and began to taste it.
The amber liquor is poured into the bowl, which is transparent and clear, pure and lovely, and pleasing to the eye. What's even more irresistible is that the seductive fragrance of her daughter's red went to Zhang Yi's nose.
When the wine entered his throat, various tastes such as sweetness, sourness, bitterness, pungency, umami, and astringency suddenly filled Zhang Yi's throat. Swallowed in the stomach, these flavors disappear, leaving only mellow and sweet, and the aftertaste is endless.
"It's really good wine!" Zhang Yi stretched out his thumb to praise, which made the shopkeeper happy, turned around and continued to lie on the table and fall asleep.
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"I heard that a few months ago, the third prince went to the Fuliu Kingdom to participate in the princess selection exam, and lost to a prince of the Longbow Mansion. I don't know if it's true or not, do the two brothers know?"
The three Xiucai were chatting, and suddenly talked about Qiu Yishui's son-in-law literary examination, which aroused Zhang Yi's curiosity. He ate and drank while listening with his ears pricked up.
Xiao Feixiong attracted the attention of others in the tea shop before, and when he entered Tai'an City, he didn't dare to speak, so he squatted on the table obediently and learned Zhang Yi to eat with chopsticks.
"I know about this, that son's name is Longbow Feather, and he was not famous before, but this time he is in the limelight. The other person nodded and said, "The old man in Longbow Mansion is short-tempered, the imperial court came to invite him to enter the Hanlin Academy's compilation hall before, and he came dozens of times, but he didn't let people enter Longbow Mansion." I'm afraid that the old man heard about this before, and deliberately asked the prince of the house to steal the limelight of the third prince. ”
"But this Yu Gongzi has never heard of it before. The Xiucai who asked the question before shook his head and said, "Yan Gongzi's name is broadcast, why don't you let him go?"
"Haha, how could a dashing and uninhibited person like Yan Gongzi listen to the words of the old man with a longbow?" the other laughed, "But you don't know that after that Yu Gongzi won the championship, he actually sneaked away from the palace of the underflowing king, not only the royal family was furious, but even the power of the Fuyun Heavenly Palace threatened to peel off his skin. ”
“...... Why is it related to the Floating Cloud Heavenly Palace again?"
"You don't know, that princess is the holy daughter of the Floating Cloud Heavenly Palace! otherwise, how could the third prince go to the trouble of marrying her?"
"I see!"
Several showmen chatted more and more energetically, but Zhang Yi became a little depressed for some reason. picked up the wine bowl, quickly drank a jar of wine, and immediately let the shopkeeper go up a few jars.
Soon, Zhang Yi was drunk and lay motionless on the table. This alley was already secluded, and there were not many guests, so Xiao Er saw that he was asleep, so he still went.
But at tea time, Zhang Yi was awakened by a noise. He looked sideways, and the second and third shopkeepers didn't know where they went.
Outside the alley, there was a neat team of horses, reflecting a bright silver light in the sunlight, Zhang Yi watched as a hundred and ten knights blocked the alley, but the array was tight.
What made him strange was that this group of knights was clearly coming for him, could it be that the Great Zhou court had discovered his traces?
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