Ai Xiang originally wanted to take a shortcut to Banshan Temple, but after inquiring with the villagers, he learned that following the newly built highway was already the closest route to Banshan Temple.

After several hours of riding under the scorching sun, I passed a small village on the way before I found a roadside shop. Ai Xiang stopped, bought some food and drink in the roadside shop as a supplement, rested for a while and hit the road again. When you look at the mountain in front of you, it seems very close, but when you want to really get close to it, you realize that there is still a long way to go.

When Ai Xiang rode to the vicinity of the Banshan Temple station, it was getting dark. As far as he could see, the mountains began to slowly fade into the darker and thicker night, and then looked at the town not far away, and the lights appeared in his sight that were gradually turning on from far and near.

At the entrance of the town, there was originally only a stop sign made of iron sheets, but with the development of local tourism, two long rows of bus shelters have now been built. The bus shelter is made of wood, with wooden columns, wooden roofs, and wooden benches.

There is also a large parking lot built next to the station, which can park dozens of tourist cars. Ai Xiang looked over, in addition to the two bus tour buses parked there, there were also dozens of private cars parked, obviously, this place is becoming a new tourist attraction.

As soon as Ai Xiang stopped his mountain bike next to the stop sign, a clever little girl came over and gave him a small card with a catering and accommodation signboard, as well as a coloring book and phone number of her villa. Xiaomei said: "Is the eldest brother traveling by bicycle alone? It's so romantic. However, it is getting late now, and it is not easy to find accommodation and restaurants. I'll take you there, and I'll make sure you're satisfied. ”

"Does Big Brother want accommodation? The environment of our villa is very beautiful, the service is also first-class, and the price is very cheap. Big brother, you can go with me to have a look, and you will be satisfied. A few girls from the mountains who were waiting near the station to solicit business also gathered around and shouted to introduce their restaurants and inns.

Ai Xiang knew how to get rid of this kind of entanglement, he looked at the group of little girls in the mountains who were competing with each other for guests, and responded with a smile: "I don't need to stay in the hotel, I made an appointment to find friends." A few girls were disappointed and rushed to a van that had just stopped in the parking lot.

In order to better see the whole town, Ai Xiang pushed a mountain bike and walked into the town. Although the town is not large, there are dozens of large and small multi-storey buildings on the streets on both sides, most of which are four- or five-storey buildings, and there are also some two- and three-story façade houses along the street. All kinds of B&Bs are exquisitely decorated, with a variety of signboards that are unique under the neon lights.

The streets are not very spacious, but they look very neat and clean. When the street lights came on, tourists began to walk out of the homestay. Some of them stopped in front of the food stalls that can be found everywhere outside, looked at all kinds of mountain delicacies, and couldn't resist the temptation that came to them, so they sat down and began to taste them with taste. Some wander around leisurely, but in the end they still can't resist the tempting fireworks floating around, and they also become captives of all kinds of delicious food.

When the stall owner sees the diners walking by, he will greet them warmly and help them choose their favorite delicacies, and the smell of fireworks can be seen everywhere in the street market, so that tourists will not know how to linger and revel in the food and beautiful scenery.

From street to street there are a variety of food stalls, and the enticing aroma of food wafting in the air with the evening breeze makes Ai Xiang unconsciously slow down. He wandered in the pervasive and alluring scent, looking around blankly for the ideal stall, ready to comfort his empty belly first, when the shouts of several stall owners to solicit customers were heard in his ears.

"Handsome guy, do you want a roast pheasant?" A man who looked to be over half a hundred years old was busy, roasting pheasants on the barbecue grill with a bamboo charcoal fire while beckoning diners.

Ai Xiang was already hungry, looked at the pheasants that had been roasted golden brown on the charcoal fire, sniffed the unique burnt aroma emanating from them, and couldn't help but nod and said, "Then there is a roast pheasant, is there beer?" Add two more beers. "Okay. Handsome guy arrived, a roast chicken, two beers!" The man answered loudly, and from the roast chicken restaurant next to the barbecue stall, a little girl in red came out of the voice, and greeted Ai Xiang warmly: "Handsome guy, please come here." ”

Ai Xiang followed the little girl in red into the store, it seems that the store of this roast chicken restaurant is not big, there are more than a dozen booth-style tables, but each booth-style table is already full of customers, and there are no vacant seats. Ai Xiang looked at the little girl in red suspiciously, and the little girl in red smiled and said, "There are still vacant seats upstairs, please come with me." ”

The little girl in red greeted Ai Xiang and went upstairs up a narrow wooden staircase, which was much more spacious than the downstairs. Ai Xiang found a seat by the window and sat down, and the little girl in red quickly brought two bottles of beer and a pot of hot tea: "Your beer is here." ”

As she spoke, she deftly opened the wine bottle with one hand, took out the cup with the other, and poured another glass of beer for Ai Xiang and put it on the table: "Handsome guy, please wait a minute, the roast pheasant will be ready soon." This is our home-grown camellia, and handsome guys can also taste it. Saying that, he quickly poured a cup of hot tea for Ai Xiang, and a faint fragrance wafted over, Ai Xiang picked up the cup and took a sip first: "Good fragrant camellia, there is a trace of sweetness in the fragrance." ”

The night was thicker, and looking out of the window, under the starry sky, only a large blurred outline of the mountains in the distance could be seen. The mountains are layered on top of each other, and there are dots of light looming in the sky. It's so far away that it's hard to tell if it's starlight or light. It seems that it is a place where heaven and earth are connected, giving people a mysterious feeling, and it also makes people naturally have a kind of fascination.

The town is a small town near the mountains and rivers built in order to develop the tourism resources of the North Mountain, and the town is not far from a stream at the foot of the mountain, and it is newly built in a high and flat mountain col. According to the design plan, the current town is still just a prototype, and the scale of the future town will be three or four times larger than the current one.

When Ai Xiang rode up from the foot of the mountain, it took more than half an hour. The government department has taken into account in the planning to build this place into a tourist characteristic town, so the buildings in the town have obvious local characteristics, most of them are blue bricks and tiles garden pavilions, and the streets can be seen with lush flowers and trees, the scenery is picturesque, and people feel like entering the peach blossom paradise. Looking at it again, the town is surrounded by strange peaks and strange scenes, and the mountains near and far are like natural barriers, guarding this beautiful town, making this town far from the city seem quiet and peaceful.

"Handsome man, your roast pheasant is here." The little girl in red held a wooden tray in both hands, which contained a shiny and fragrant pheasant roasted on an iron plate, a delicate small bamboo basket containing a few fresh wild vegetables that can only be found in the mountains, and a small bowl of special spices, revealing an attractive fragrance. "Handsome guy, please use it slowly, if you need anything, just ask." The little girl in red stood aside and said with a smile.

Ai Xiang picked up two disposable gloves prepared by the store from the wooden tray and put them on his hands, and some of them eagerly tore off a piece of chicken with his hands and put it in his mouth. The unique aroma of the roast chicken that is charred on the outside and tender on the inside instantly flowed between his teeth, and after Ai Xiang chewed it carefully, he only felt that all his taste buds were activated, he looked up at the little girl in red, and couldn't help but praise: "It's really fragrant, it's really fragrant, it's really fragrant!" To paraphrase a popular saying that it is shocking, this chicken is also a shocking chicken. ”

The little girl in red smiled and said, "You can also try it again with a little dip in the spice to taste, and you are guaranteed to have more surprises." ”

Ai Xiang hurriedly tore off a piece of chicken thigh, put it into a small bowl with seasoning and dipped it, put it into his mouth and took a bite, before he had time to taste it, the aroma of chicken thigh meat in the package of sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty five flavors, and gave birth to an indescribable rich taste, and after he tasted it carefully, the taste seemed to be penetrating into every cell of the taste buds layer by layer, mobilizing all the taste nervous system, Ai Xiang wanted to use one word to summarize this unique feeling, that is, "cool", he tore off a piece of chicken thigh meat and tasted it, couldn't help but praise: "It's so cool, it's so cool!" The little girl in red covered her mouth and laughed.

"Is this how this wild vegetable is eaten?" Ai Xiang looked at the little girl in red standing on the side and asked, "These wild vegetables are all freshly picked wild vegetables unique to the mountains, they are truly green and pollution-free, and they can be eaten raw. ”

Ai Xiang picked up some wild vegetables with chopsticks, dipped them in a little spice, rolled them up and put them in his mouth, chewed them carefully and slowly, and suddenly felt the fragrance in his mouth refreshing. Ai Xiang took a few more big sips of beer, and felt that the pores all over his body began to stretch. The little girl in red saw that Ai Xiang was already intoxicated with food, so she turned around and went downstairs again.

After the little girl in red greeted a few more guests downstairs, when she came up from downstairs again, she looked at Ai Xiang, who was intoxicated by the deliciousness, and said with a smile: "You can taste this pot of camellia again, and see what new discoveries will be made?" Ai Xiang poured another cup of camellia, took a sip, and only felt that on the tip of his tongue, there was a strange experience like sweetness: "Pheasant with camellia, it's really wonderful." ”

Ai Xiang felt that this was his most serious tasting of food, but he didn't expect that his trip to Beishan, the first thing he harvested was the unique taste of this mountain, which was so strong and innocent, full of the sour, sweet, bitter and salty fireworks smell of the world, and seemed to be mixed with different worldly fairy recipes, which made people salivate and linger.

(Chapter 77: Mountain Girl's Smile)