This is really a remote and wild place, and most of the natives can't speak official language, so Song You felt very deeply when he walked here-

It's hard to find someone to ask for directions.

The people who can be found are often people from other states, either to serve as officials, or to do business, or to flee from the north. Correspondingly, it is difficult for them to meet people from the Central Plains, let alone a Taoist who can talk freely, so every time they talk to Song You, they seem extremely happy, and when Song You finishes asking the way, they have to pull Song You to ask many things about the Central Plains or his hometown.

Later, Song You learned to be smart-

If you ask for directions, look for a big shop, or a government yamen.

The officials and merchants of Dayan themselves are friendly to Taoists, let alone in this remote and wild place.

It's the same today.

Song You arrived at the official yamen of Lan'an County, reported his name to indicate his intention, and said that he wanted to ask for directions, and the native at the door had just entered to report, and after a while, the local county official came out to greet him in person.

This magistrate is also a native of Yizhou, surnamed Lu, who was born fat, and was sweating profusely in this weather.

When I saw Song You, it was called a passion.

That kind of enthusiasm does not come from the level of status, nor from the magic power, or even from Dayan's respect for the Taoist, but from the fact that he is a native of his hometown.

In fact, it is homesickness.

Song You had already seen the direction of the sea, and wanted to simply ask how to go to sea and where it was more convenient to go to sea, and then walked straight to the beach, but unexpectedly, Lu Zhixian insisted on leaving him behind, and went to tell his wife to prepare a room and food for him, and to leave him for a night talk.

Song You saw his heart clearly, so he didn't refuse.

The meal was ready, and Lu Zhixian sat with him.

There is a pot of boiled chicken on the table, and if you look closely, you will find that it is not clear water, but coconut water, and you can also see shredded coconut meat, as well as a plate of roasted pork ribs and pig tails, and a plate of fresh lychees with water.

With the help of the dim sky and oil lamp, Lu Zhixian held the chopsticks but had no intention of moving the chopsticks, only caring about talking to Song You.

The cat on the bench was also constantly changing angles up and down, left and right, looking at the fish in the bowl, seeing that it was long and flat, and there was some reflection on its body, it kept getting closer and sniffed and smelled, and seemed to be extremely puzzled.

"Lingquan County Lu someone has also been to it before, it is a good place, and I heard that there is a Taoist temple in Lingquan County, very, well, very amazing."

"But on the Yin Yang Mountain?"

"yes, yes, yes! That's it! Lu Zhixian's eyes almost lit up, "Is it ......?"

"It should be my family's Taoist temple."

"That's a real fate." Lu Zhixian paused as he spoke, "It's a pity that at that time, well, I was just passing by, and I didn't go to the two sticks of incense." ”

"Zhixian should have heard that the Taoist temple is not effective, right?"

"Huh? Hahaha......"

Lu Zhixian raised his head and smiled heartily.

Then I suddenly remembered that I was only chatting with my fellow countrymen, and I forgot to entertain the guests to move chopsticks for a while, so I hurriedly said: "Sir, please!" This Langzhou coast is really remote and wild, I have not been here for a long time, so please Mr. must not talk to me, if I have inconsiderate hospitality, it must be negligent hospitality forgot, please Mr. do not forgive, more considerate of me! ”

"Where is the word ......?"

"This chicken is a local chicken, boiled in coconut water, although it is a little bland, but it is tender and sweet, and it has a unique flavor." Lu Zhixian paused, "There is very little mutton here, so I can't use mutton to entertain Mr., fortunately, the local pig here eats plantain and grows up, although it is small, but the meat quality is quite good, and there is not much fishy smell, dry roasting on the fire, slightly sprinkled with salt flowers, you can also get into the mouth!" ”

"The magistrate is too particular."

Song You picked up the chopsticks and tasted the coconut chicken and roast pork in turn as he said.

Lu Zhixian said it is really good, the coconut chicken has a light taste, the sweetness of coconut water, and it is very good if there is no chicken smell. The pork ribs are half burnt, even if there is a little fishy smell is removed by high temperature roasting and covered by the burnt aroma, the fat and thin are appropriate, so the outside is charred and the inside is tender, bite and even burst the juice, the meat is fresh, it tastes very heavy and fragrant, and it is very delicious with just a little salt.

But what interested him the most was the plate of lychees.

Song You peeled one, which was very sweet.

And it was at this time that he looked down, looked down at his cat, and saw that she had only tentatively taken the first bite, so he whispered to her: "This is a kind of hairtail, a kind of sea fish, just eat it." ”

"Mr. is from Yizhou, and he also has research on marine fish?"

"I've only heard of it, and I've heard that there are many fish and shrimp in the sea, which is quite rare, so I came here to see it this time." Song You replied.

"Haha!"

Lu Zhixian raised his head and smiled when he heard this, and said to him: "The fish and shrimp in the sea are indeed rare in the mainland, when Lu first came here, he also felt that the fish and shrimp could be eaten, but after a long time, these things will easily get bored, but there is a lack of materials here, and if you want to eat something else, other taste, that is difficult." ”

When Song You heard this, he realized how rare the table prepared by Luzhi County was.

"We have traveled so far, and I heard that there are many strange rumors overseas, so I want to go to the sea to see, try our luck, and see if we can see those strange things with our own eyes, so I want to ask Zhixian County, where is it convenient to go to sea from this Lan'an County, and how to rent a boat and take a boat?"

"Huh? Sir wants to go to sea? ”

Lu Zhixian was stunned for a moment when he heard this.

"Exactly ......"

"Sir, did you hear about the Lilliputians or the Yaksha Kingdom, or did you hear about the Kraken Sea Dragon King?"

"I've heard it all." Song You paused, "I also heard that Lan'an County under the governance of Zhixian County is the most prosperous and wealthy, and it is also the most convenient to go to sea, so I came here." ”

"That's not going to be easy."

Lu Zhixian was not proud of his compliment, but frowned: "If Mr. just wants to go to the sea for a trip, such as fishing and fishing, all the way down, find a fishing village at random, find a fisherman, and give some money to take Mr. to the sea, and even if someone Lu is resting, he is also happy to bring a pot of wine and accompany Mr. to play, but if you want to find the things you just said, Mr. has to go deep into the sea for one or two hundred miles......"

"Oh? Isn't it convenient? ”

"In the past, it was okay, there were special people to do these businesses, but last year I heard that there was a big demon on the sea, fighting with the Sea Dragon King, and then the Sea Dragon King became extremely moody, the first two months were fine, but from the last two or three months, people who went out to run the boat, but if they ran far, few came back, and I don't know if it was the wind and waves or the Siren, or angered the Sea Dragon King......"

"So you can only buy a boat and go to sea?"

"So it's dangerous to go to sea!" Lu Zhixian's tone was earnest: "Sir, don't go out!" ”

"Don't be surprised by the county, in the downstream world, naturally there are some skills, but they are not afraid of the waves of the Siren, as for the real dragon on the sea, I really want to visit." Song You said with a smile, "What's more, they've all come here, but they also have to go out." ”

"Sir, even if he knows some spells, the Sea Dragon King is the Dragon King, and the biggest ship by his side is like a plaything, but it is by no means ordinary to deal with!"

"Zhixian doesn't have to worry...... Song You could feel the sincerity in his tone, so he also said to him sincerely, "It's not a secret, when you go to sea, you also want to find an object, if the Sea Dragon King is a real dragon, then you can be regarded as having a long knowledge below, if not, you are not afraid of him below, and this object must be found." ”

"This ...... Oops......"

Lu Zhixian didn't ask more, didn't persuade much, and only said to him: "Then I really have to buy a boat to go to sea, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to meet someone who is willing to row a boat for Mr. to go to sea." ”

"Then I'll have to come down on my own."

"Well, it seems that the gentleman is very resolute." Lu Zhixian sighed and said to him, "Some time ago, the sea was quite stormy, and there were fewer people who dared to go out to the deep sea recently, and many people who relied on the sea to make a living were difficult to survive. ”

"Thank you, Zhixian."

"Why bother talking about that." Lu Zhixian said, "Mr. can row and find directions, right?" ”

"There is a swallow in the companion below, and he is very good at finding directions, but he will not get lost in the sea." Song You said, "As for rowing, I had to practice offshore for a few days, and it just so happened that my Sanhua Niangniang was very interested in fish, shrimp, crabs and mussels in the sea, so it was good to take her fishing." ”

"This ......"

Lu Zhixian suddenly became even more worried.

Seeing this, Song You smiled slightly, picked up a lychee, and said to him: "This lychee can still be eaten in Yizhou, but it is too rare in Changjing." ”

"yes......"

"But it's better to ice some."

"Ice?"

"Exactly."

Song You gently fanned the plate of lychees with his hand.

There was a chill in the room.

Lu Zhixian felt very novel, and hurriedly reached out to touch the lychee, but as soon as he touched his hand, he trembled-

The lychee was already cold, as if it had been frozen.

"Sir, good skills."

"It's just some tricks, take it out and show it, I hope to give the county some new experiences, and talk about it in return for the county's hospitality."

Song You peeled the lychee in his hand as he spoke, but did not put it in his mouth, but took it down and handed it to his own cat on the bench, the cat took it lightly from his hand, and his mouth touched his hand, so that when he ate the second one, there was always a fishy smell of sea fish on his hand.

"Sir, you might as well stay here a few more days."

"Thank you for the kind invitation, but I can accept that the county will stay for one night, and I am already content, so it is not good to stay longer." Song You paused for a moment, "Looking at the sky below, I feel that the weather has been very good recently, so I will go to buy a boat tomorrow, play and fish on the beach for a few days, and then go to sea." ”

"What days is the weather good? There are dark clouds overhead tonight. ”

"It's just a light rain tonight, and tomorrow it's fine."

"Hmmm......"

Lu Zhixian will be skeptical.

But it's just a stranger who meets for the first time, although he has the heart to stay with him and talk to him more, but seeing that he has made up his mind, it is not easy to persuade him, so he only raises a glass to toast him.

Immediately, Lu Zhixian asked him about his hometown in Yizhou, and also asked him about the affairs of the Changjing Dynasty, the power dispute, and the flood in Yaozhou, Fengzhou. Song You also asked him about more strange things on the sea and along the coast, this magistrate often deals with these things, and the truth and falsehood must be measured, and from what he heard, it was not bad.

The cats have been squatting on the bench, bowing their heads and seriously fighting against the hairtails, and only when they hear something they are interested in, such as boiling chicken in coconut water or going to the beach to catch fish, will they stretch their necks and raise their heads to stare at them.

(End of chapter)