Chapter 3 Eight Treasures of Camellia City

At the foot of Tianxiang Mountain, more than 100 miles to the north, a city rises to the sky, and the spirit is majestic. The city wall built of huge stones is more than 100 zhang long, and the high city is a deep pool, which is as solid as gold.

In the city, there are many wine shops, tea shops, pawnshops, pharmacies, butcher shops, and cake shops on both sides of the street, which are busy.

In front of the steamed bun shop in the early morning, there was a crowd of people, and the shopkeepers were busy with their hands, and their mouths were not idle, shouting hard at the top of their voices:

"Bao ~ Cai ~ Come on, white dough, fragrant meat filling, full of gravy, one bite of Najib for great luck, two mouthfuls of Tianxi Sai Wangjun, come and taste the fortune Bao Yo that has just come out of the cage."

At the corner of the street, an old tea shed, with four old rough wood as pillars, a few thin thatched roofs, three shiny jujube wood square tables, a few dilapidated miscellaneous wooden benches, one side of the wall, three sides to welcome guests.

In the tea shed, there are a few men with big shoulders and round waists, holding large bowls and bamboo chopsticks, gulping and pulling the beef noodles in the bowl. The shopkeeper was busy in front of the stove, wisps of white smoke from the boiling water in the iron pot, and the yellow dough was crackling and frying in another oil pot on the stove.

The tea shed only sells three kinds of breakfast, lotus heart porridge, fried oil cakes, beef powder, this tea shed does not know how many years there has been here, it seems that since there is this oil tea city, there is this old tea shed.

After eating the noodles, a few men asked the store to get a few freshly fried oil cakes wrapped in oil paper, paid for the food, pushed the wheelbarrow that had just stopped next to the tea shed, and walked towards the medicine hall at the bevel corner of the tea shed.

As soon as the men left, a gray-shirted man carrying a food box came to the tea shed, the man's eyebrows and eyes were smart, and his expression was calm. I saw that the gray-shirted man found a square table and put down the food box, sat down in the direction of the pharmacy, and opened his mouth to say:

"Shop, lotus heart porridge, fried oil cakes, beef noodles. ”

"Okay, heat-clearing lotus heart porridge, crispy fried oil cakes, qi-replenishing beef powder, one-day race immortals. ”

"Old man Huang, there is not even a ghost in this tea shed now, don't read your lame shouting, I have listened to it for several years, and my ears are calloused."

The old man smiled and said:

"Haha, little brother Bajin, what task has the hall owner sent?"

The eight gold clasped his hands in front of his chest, tilted his head and said:

"The owner of the pavilion instructed me to bring back some fried oil cakes and lotus heart porridge from your ninth-rate cook, the owner's wife has a good appetite these days, and she wants to eat something unpalatable and ruin her appetite, otherwise the eight-rate chef will not be able to come up with any fresh dishes to entertain her. The owner's wife is not willing to eat, and it will not only be the owner who will suffer when the time comes, but my ass will also suffer."

Old man Huang grabbed a handful of powder and put it into the boiling water of the iron pot, and said:

"It's easy to say, I'll go over there and bring a few big meat buns with white ghosts, the lady of the owner of the Bao Pavilion has a great appetite and a great appetite."

Hearing what Old Man Huang said, the eight gold stilted his legs, put his hands on his right knee and pinched it, and said:

"You two are good now, find this idle errand, hide in this market, the gun idiot and the madman have to compete with me every day, I can't even take his ten moves, if it weren't for my fast body, there might be a few more holes in my body."

Old man Huang took a bowl of steaming beef powder and put it in front of Bajin, who picked up a pair of bamboo chopsticks in the bamboo tube on the table, stuffed a piece of beef into his mouth and chewed it, and then picked up a big bowl and took a sip of soup. Old man Huang looked at his eating appearance and smiled, walked to the stove with the food box, put a big bowl of hot lotus heart porridge in the iron pot, wrapped a few fried oil cakes and put them on the bottom layer of the food box, and covered the food box. Then he carried the food box and put it on the square table, took the burlap cloth that was on his shoulder to wipe the square table, and wiped the bamboo food box, and said while wiping:

"The gun idiot's skills are fierce and domineering, and the moves are extremely fast, and my old body can only rely on the advantages of weapons to defend a hundred moves, and I am afraid that it will be very dangerous after a hundred moves! With such a master staying by the owner's side, the old man is very relieved."

Bajin finished eating the last mouthful of noodles, picked up the big bowl, drank a few mouthfuls of powder soup, wiped his mouth and said:

"You two cooks, a big spoon, a white case, especially you, the owner spent a lot of money to find a good piece of Xuanjin to give you a spoon on the quenching island, and now you use it to scoop porridge and cook fried oil cakes, it's really a terrible thing!"

Old man Huang couldn't help but be a little amused when he heard that he had been full of resentment since he entered this tea shed. Pointing to the food box in front of him, he said:

"Haha, the old man's old business can't be lost, the little brother of the eight golds, the powder has also been eaten, hurry up and take the buns and go back to recover your life, otherwise you are afraid that the strange fast body of this Shenxing Mountain Villa will not be able to stop this porridge and cold cake from collapsing." And your ass, I'm afraid you'll have to suffer too. Haha, greetings to the owner and Mrs. on behalf of the old man!"

"Shop, a bowl of beef noodles. ”

"Okay, I'll be right here. ”

Bajin also wanted to tease the old man Huang a few words, but when he saw that there were diners in the tea shed, he had to give up. Looking at the direction of the pharmacy, a few men from the side were carrying a few large cloth bags from the pharmacy and putting them on the wheelbarrow, pushing the wheelbarrow in the direction of leaving the city.

Bajin came to the steamed bun shop with the food box, and the Bai shopkeeper saw him coming, the two nodded to each other, and Bajin handed the food box over. The Bai shopkeeper took the food box, packed a few large meat buns, put them on the top layer and covered them, and put the food box on the burlap next to the steamer. Bajin took the food box and walked in the direction of the city wall.

When he arrived at the city wall, Bajin found a corner, looked around, and saw that no one was around, so he took a light breath, a little on tiptoe, only to see that after he jumped six or seven zhang high, his toes borrowed a little bit on the city wall, and he jumped to the top of the city wall.

Bajin stood on the top of the city wall, looked along the avenue out of the city, and saw a few men pushing a wheelbarrow to the north of the hexagram town. After looking at it for a while, I saw that the men were far away, and then floated down from the top of the city wall, and the figure was like a fallen leaf, light as paper, which was amazing.

An old house in Camellia City, with green walls and green tiles, is surrounded by some ginkgo, camphor trees, and bitter oaks. The strange stone garden in the house, the willow garden flowers, the pavilions and water pavilions are arranged very exquisitely, although it is not called the Qiongtai Jade Pavilion, but it also has a simple taste.

On the bluestone bricks in the house, Bajin, wearing black cloth boots, was walking quickly with a food box, crossing the second gate and heading towards the hall in the main courtyard.

"Brother Bajin, it's almost noon, and the owner's wife has lost her temper, so you just wait for the owner to kick your ass, haha."

"You two fat monkeys, I'll have my ass hurt later, and you won't be able to run away. ”

Bajin was amused on his lips, and his feet did not stop at all, and the eight silver and eight bronze who were practicing in the courtyard glanced at each other, and each pointed to the middle of the main hall, shrugged his shoulders and smiled, and nodded.

Bajin walked quickly into the main hall, and saw a man in a tooth-white brocade robe walking back and forth, looking anxious. The man is athletic, his eyes are like a star, and he is heroic. Seeing Bajin coming in, he hurriedly stepped forward and hugged his shoulder and said loudly:

"My ancestor, you're back, hurry up, what's the food box?"

Bajin looked shocked, handed over the food box in his hand, the man touched the food box and laughed twice, just took the food box, and suddenly heard a shout from the east wing, which shocked the man to smile at all.

"Eight-in-treasure, you bastard, do you want to starve my mother?"

"Lady, lady, here you are, here you are, the fragrant fried pancakes are here. ”

Seeing the man holding the food box and running towards the east wing with a smile on his face, Bajin looked disgusted, shook his head, sighed and said:

"Hey, the owner is really.... What a disappointment!"

The eight silver and eight bronze who practiced in the courtyard saw that the hall owner went to the east wing, and hurriedly jumped to the side of the eight gold in the main hall in three or two steps, and the eight bronze crossed his waist and grinned:

"Hahaha, Bayin, it seems that I won the bet again! Order a bag of sugar cinnamon cake, I must cash it today, I still owe a bag of jujube paste cake a few days ago, and today in front of Brother Bajin, I can't be a villain." ”

The eight silvers saw that the eight bronzes were exposing his shortcomings, and hurriedly said:

"Go, go, who broke his promise, if the owner hadn't asked me to go to the town to inquire about the news a few days ago, I would have bought it back for you, hey, the owner of the hall is really.... What a disappointment! It cost me money. ”

After hearing the words of the two, Bajin pretended to scold:

"Hey~ I said that you two fat monkeys, what are you gambling on some boring things, you know how to bet on dim sum all day long, is that crispy food opened by your father? If you continue to eat like this, the pigsty in the backyard will not be able to accommodate the two of you. Tell me, what are you gambling on today?"

After that, he stretched out his hands and grabbed the ears of the two of them and turned them, the eight silver turned his head sideways and wanted to dodge, but the eight gold pulled hard, and he grinned and shouted:

"Brother Bajin, Brother Bajin, spare your life, I bet with Batong that your ass will be damaged or saved today, Batong!

The eight bronze didn't seem to be painful or itchy, and said with a happy smile:

"Haha, Brother Bajin, be a little harder, this idiot still wants to hide, and he can't do it himself, hahaha. ”

Bajin saw that the two of them were naughty, and couldn't help but smile, and let go of the hand that was pulling the ears of the two and said:

"That's it, the hall owner will come out later, and I'll release you two today. Eight copper, the jujube paste crisp and sugar cinnamon cake evenly for me to taste, the crispy food has been lined up all day, and I don't have the leisure time to buy it. Bayin, hurry up and line up, the two of us are waiting for you here, go and go back quickly. ”

Bayin covered his ears and pointed at the two of them with a sad face:

"Brother Bajin, you... Hey, the owner is so disappointing. ”

Batong looked at his swallowing expression, laughed twice, waved his hand at him and said:

"I am willing to lose the bet, go quickly, don't sing here. ”

Bayin wanted to be funny a few more words, but when he saw Bajin looking at him and touching his stomach, he hurriedly turned around and left, went out of the second gate, and walked towards the market.

In the east wing, the eight jin bao in the white brocade robe was sitting on the side of the four immortal tables, grinning at the woman wearing a pink silk robe and green silk hanging shoulders on the opposite side. The woman is chewing a spoonful of porridge and a mouthful of oil cakes, chewing on her own cheeks, and eating without the dignified and elegant appearance of a woman.

Look at this woman closely, she has a round face, a clever smile, and her dark eyes are dripping, indescribably delicate and cute. The woman looked at Bajinbao and looked at her with a grin, a pair of big eyes glared, swallowed the oil cake in her mouth, and opened her mouth to scold:

"You idiot, is the old lady very good-looking? Look at your stupid appearance, if this fried oil cake hadn't collapsed today, Old Man Huang and Bai Qi would have to be invited back. ”

Bajinbao grinned and nodded desperately:

The lady was right, and the lady continued. ”

The woman glared at him, then said softly:

"Nowadays, those cooks make some fancy ornamental dishes every day, which can be seen but not eaten. We can't make a few plates of home-cooked food, and our eight entrances to the hall are not a place where the Flying Pavilion Liudan, do we have to get those delicacies and jade food? Send them to learn the craft from Old Man Huang and Bai Qi tomorrow, after all, they have invited people to enter the door, and they have also worked hard, and they can't just get rid of them casually. Xing'er and Bajin are used to the craftsmanship of Old Man Huang and Bai Qi, so they can't move their families to the tea shed every day to eat. It's been a few years, and our taste hasn't changed. You, the owner of the museum, should have solved the problem of eating for our family, don't you say? ”

The woman handed a fried oil cake to the Bajin Bao, and the Bajin Bao took a big bite of the fried oil cake with a bright face, and said while chewing:

"Yes, yes, it's really fragrant, I can marry a gentle, beautiful, virtuous, and empathetic lady like you Yun Qingxue, it's really a blessing from heaven, and a bodhisattva blessing." ”

Yun Qingxue looked at his flamboyant tongue, pouted angrily, took the paper containing fried oil cakes in the food box, pinched it, and threw it at Bajinbao's face. Bajinbao didn't dodge, and let the oil paper ball smash on his face. Yun Qingxue looked funny, and said with a smile:

"Okay, let's go about your business, Bajin and they are probably still waiting in the main hall. Our eight entrances to the hall are the fat meat that everyone is staring at, although there are guns guarding it, we also need to be cautious. ”

Ba Jinbao looked at her expression and words with great concern, and couldn't help but warm his heart and said:

"The lady relaxes, and the husband has her own clever plan."

With that, he walked out of the east wing with the oil cake in his mouth and went towards the main hall. Entering the main hall, the eight gold and eight bronze were waiting in the hall, and when they saw that the eight treasures were coming, the eight gold and the eight bronze smiled, and the eight gold made a gesture:

"Curator, small talk or report?"

Ba Jinbao chewed the oil cake in his mouth and replied:

"Tell me what about the eight silvers?"

Eight Bronze made a reply:

"Go back to the hall owner, go to order crispy cakes and buy sugar cinnamon cakes and jujube paste. ”

Ba Jinbao finished eating the last bite of the oil cake, wiped his mouth, sat on the chair, took a big sip of a bowl of herbal tea on the coffee table next to him, and laughed:

"Haha, the snacks for the second half of the day are ready, okay, you two sit down and say, Bajin, what is the news of Old Man Huang and Bai Qi in today's market?"

Bajin, who was sitting on the circle chair on the left side, turned sideways and said:

"Pavilion master, there are several big men coming to the Baotang Pharmacy on that day, not like ordinary coachmen, on that day, Baotang moved several carts of bamboo and hemp grass, and pushed the cart to the north of the hexagram town. ”

"Are you sure it's bamboo grass?"

"It's confirmed, the burlap and bamboo food box on Old Man Huang's side before, Bai Qina I have also confirmed it, and the news is consistent. ”

Ba Jinbao thought thoughtfully, and tapped his fingers on the coffee table and said:

"A few days ago, I asked Bayin to go to the town to inquire about the news, plus today's bamboo and hemp grass, it seems that this door is also out of the rebels, Fengxu Dao Changyun is outside, I'm afraid I can't solve this urgent need. The Eight Entrances Hall has a special status, and it is inconvenient to meddle in this matter. I just hope that the Daomen can turn the danger into a disaster, otherwise the world will really be in chaos. Eight coppers, what's the situation over there in the Qitong Pavilion?"

"Back to the hall master, the fishermen of Yunscale Village were indeed slaughtered by the village, and no one was left. Now that Yunlu Village has been blocked by the Demon Hell Forest, there are only a few idle people left in the Qitong Pavilion in Dongxiang County, and the Qitong Cai and the gold, silver and copper below are currently unknown, and I don't know what their purpose is. ”

Bajinbao clenched his fists and said angrily:

"Qitongcai, this dead fat man, actually colluded with the people of the Demon Hell Forest to slaughter civilians, Bajin, you go to the Hexagram Town with the gun idiot, if you really meet the people of the Demon Hell Forest, let the gun be extinguished, no one from the Daomen will be injured, don't reveal your identity, we can only help here with the Daomen. Eight copper, you go to Quenching Island, take my little ingot, and someone will answer you, so let's disperse. ”

"Pavilion master, take orders. ”

Ba Tong took the small ingots in his hand, and made a gesture with Bajin and exited the main hall. Ba Jinbao pinched the lid of the tea bowl and turned around, and said in his mouth:

"Demon Hell Forest, Qitong Wealth, do you want to subvert the world?"