Mozhu City.

A Taoist walked slowly down the street, followed by a little girl in a tricolor dress and a handsome young man in a black and white dress, both of whom were carrying fish in their hands, attracting the attention of passers-by.

It's just that the performance of the two is very different-

The little girl was proud, holding the straw rope tightly in both hands, raising her head high, with a serious expression, majestic and high-spirited, like a little general who had just returned from a victory.

The young man was the opposite, in the face of the gazes of so many people, his neck was shrunk, his eyes were evasive, and when he walked, he unconsciously wanted to walk against the wall.

From time to time, the little girl looked back at him, and accused him of walking too close to the wall and not being able to show the people of the city what he had gained.

The group still went to the vegetable market in the city to set up a stall and exchange the fish for money.

Leave two and walk back to the inn with them.

The shopkeeper was still sitting at the door, his face full of confusion, and as soon as he saw Song You coming back, he looked up and stared at him:

"Yikes! Is the gentleman back? ”

"yes." Song You smiled at the shopkeeper, took out a fish and handed it to him, "While the ice has not melted, I caught a few fish by the river and left one for the shopkeeper." ”

"How can this work?"

"I have to borrow the store's stove."

"Sir wants to use it, just say it, why do you need to use these?" The shopkeeper put his hand behind his back and refused to take it.

And so it is.

When I first moved in, I said that Song You could borrow the pot and stove, but the oil, salt, sauce and vinegar firewood were lost to get money, but these days, Song You often divided some of them into cooking, and the taste was wonderful, which often made the old couple feel that the daily food of the county officials and state officials might not be as good as these, and it was really a luxury and blessing for him to be able to enjoy such a delicious taste when he opened a store, so he confiscated his money again.

I usually cook good food, and I bring him some.

Although this store also has a bit of a businessman's heavy profit, he is actually a very good-hearted person.

It can be seen from the young man who helped scold the suspected liar at the door of the teahouse.

"Don't excuse yourself."

"Alas......"

The shopkeeper sighed and finally accepted it.

When the three figures went upstairs, he still turned his head to stare at them, his face full of confusion.

That night, the river fish was cut into thin slices, cooked and put in a basin, spread with chili spices on top, and a spoonful of hot oil went down to snort, and the aroma was immediately stimulated, and it was another bowl of good dishes that were difficult to eat in this year. Taoists often have a sense of trance because of this, as if time and space have traveled, and there is a feeling that it is good to live like this in this era.

Sanhua Niangniang is still watching carefully.

However, the days in this small city of Zhaozhou have also come to an end.

At this time, it is the spring season.

It's just that spring in the north has always come late.

As expected by the Taoists, after today, after seven or eight sunny days in a row, the temperature rose rapidly, the ice and snow melted, and by the middle of February, the ice on the river had completely disappeared, and there was not much snow on the official road.

Song You took advantage of the past few days to wash all the clothes, the wool felt and the thin quilt were also washed and dried, and even the bags were washed once and dried in the store.

Sanhua Niangniang took her coolie swallows and went to the river to catch many small fish, all of which were dried into fish.

Pack your bags and bring your dried fish.

Until the house payment was settled, the bag was taken from upstairs to downstairs, and the key was taken down, and the shopkeeper came to him again, still with that tangled look.

I want to negotiate the money to buy the secret recipe of braised pork, but I am afraid that Song You's price will be too expensive, and I have to worry a little bit about the price myself, and I am really reluctant. After getting along during this time, I am considered familiar, and I want to be cheeky and ask if I can teach myself if I can teach myself without mentioning money, maybe I am a little familiar, and I can't be so shameless.

The shopkeeper had no choice but to hurriedly run over to pick up Song You's things, and asked politely:

"Sir is gone?"

"Let's go, thank you for this time." Song You said to him, "The room has been cleaned, the things are intact, there are a lot of them, do you want to go up and have a look?" ”

"Naturally, I can trust Mr."

"It's better to see."

"There's not much to see."

"Then put away the key."

"Okay......"

The shopkeeper took the key from the Taoist and looked up at him, but he stopped talking.

How could a Taoist not know his mind?

Seeing this, he only laughed, and after thinking about it, he turned his head, looked at a disc dustpan next to him, and asked curiously:

"What's that?"

"Mr. Hui, that's our specialty mushroom dried goods, it seems to be called, hazel mushroom, my brother sent it over last year, put it for a winter, and didn't finish it, dyed with some moisture, take advantage of the good weather these days to take it out to dry." The shopkeeper was anxious, afraid that he would leave later, and when he had thoughts in his heart, his mind couldn't turn around, so he only answered whatever he asked.

"I remember that I stewed chicken at the store on the Shangyuan Festival and gave us a bowl, which was ......"

"This is it. It's just that it's blistered, and it's dry. After the store answered, he reacted, "Sir, don't look at this thing as inconspicuous, but it's delicious, if Mr. likes it, I'll take something for Mr. to wrap some and take it away. ”

"What's so embarrassing?"

"Sir, don't we take the fish too?"

"I really like the taste of the stupid chicken stewed mushrooms, and my cat also likes it very much, so I accepted it with a thick face......" Song You smiled and saluted, and paused for a moment, "I'm afraid it's not enough to have this hazelnut mushroom alone, there seems to be a chicken in the backyard of the store, I wonder if we can spend money to buy one?" ”

“……”

The shopkeeper's eyes flickered, and he was in trouble.

Nowadays, it is not easy in the north, and the chickens in the store are all old hens for several years, and they are a little reluctant.

I just remembered the taste of the braised pork I had eaten......

“！”

The shopkeeper gritted his teeth and said, "Why talk about money? I'm going to catch one for Mr. and take it away! It's just that it's not easy to carry, you need to kill and eat meat as soon as possible! ”

"Isn't that good?"

"Sir, don't excuse me."

"That'll be fine."

Song You stood in place and waited for him.

This store is stingy, but he really plans to send him, and as soon as he finishes speaking, he turns around and walks back.

Soon the backyard was filled with chickens and dogs, and after a while, the shopkeeper came with a chicken, tied it with hemp rope and handed it to the Taoist.

"Thank you."

"Mr. ......"

"What? What's the matter? ”

"I don't know...... I don't know ......."

The shopkeeper's eyes flickered, still tangled.

"Why do you want to spit out?" Song You said to him with a smile, but he put his hand into his arms, and when he took it out again, he already had a piece of paper in his hand, "What does the store want?" ”

"This ......"

The shopkeeper reached out and took it.

The paper is ordinary paper, folded up, and when you open it, you can see that it is full of words.

It is the recipe for brine.

There is no long description, and there is no such thing, it is the most suitable for people who do not read much. At this time, a rough sweep can be seen that the ingredients are carefully and detailed, each ingredient, how much should be used, what are the technical points and precautions, including the preservation and reuse of brine, which meat is most suitable, all written clearly in the most straightforward and simple words.

"There are a lot of spices in this ingredient, but fortunately, there are no such sky-high prices as ambergris and dipterocarp, although it is not cheap, but if the store can sell it to rich and noble families, it may also make a lot of money."

"This ......"

The shopkeeper looked at the Taoist in a daze.

"Thank you to the store for the hazel mushrooms and fat chicken, and thank you for the care of the store in the past two months." The Taoist only smiled and said to him, "The recipe may be valuable, but the least valuable way is to carry it in your arms and return to the Taoist temple with me. ”

"Thank you, sir."

"Farewell."

Song You had already put the bag on the horse's back, tied the chicken, saluted him, and walked out.

The shopkeeper, still holding the paper, looked down, and from time to time glanced up at the figures, followed, and stood in the doorway to watch them leave.

The jujube red horse is like a spirit, not only does it not need to be bound by a rein, but it doesn't even need a Taoist to speak, and he knows what to do. The three-flowered cat still followed the Taoist with small steps, but from time to time he looked back at himself, and his eyes were clearly the same as the little girl.

"......"

Swallows flew in the sky.

The shopkeeper stood stunned with the paper.

It's February now, and the business of the teahouse next door is much more deserted than during the New Year, but the big fish and meat are refreshing to eat, and the porridge with long water on weekdays still has to be eaten, and the storyteller still comes to the teahouse to tell stories, tell some fairy and demon stories, for people's entertainment, and the sound enters the ears of the store.

It's just that the shopkeeper listens to it, but there is an idea-

In the past two months, the Taoist who lives in his house has taken his cat to the next door to listen to books almost every day, but whether it is the listener at the table next to him or the storyteller on the stage, I am afraid that none of them know that a living Taoist priest who can spell magic and two monsters are sitting next to them.

If you tell it to the storyteller yourself, or find someone to write it down, I am afraid it will not be inferior to an adventure in the story.

Go back to the house and take a closer look at the recipe.

Anyway, it is also an inn, it is the only inn in this Mozhu City, whether it is rich or not, there is still knowledge.

He recognized all the spices on this piece of paper, but there was one called "chili" that was very unfamiliar. During this time, I have also seen Mr. use it, saying that it was brought by a god named Yanxian in the south, and many people in the south have begun to plant, and some people have brought it to the north to sell, but after all, it is less.

Where to buy it became a problem for him.

This troubled him until he went upstairs to tidy up the gentleman's room, and saw on the windowsill a pot of plants that did not grow tall, and waved in the wind, with small red lanterns on it, which was very cute.

……

Golden Jasmine has launched a plan to save you from expired monthly passes-

It's the end of the month again, and the monthly pass in your hand is about to expire, so it's a waste not to vote, so it's better to vote for Jasmine! Every month ticket babies want to have a home, everyone come and save them!

(End of chapter)