The four of them rode fast horses and whipped all the way to Longping Mansion, and broke up at the west gate of Longping City.

When Da Kui was leaving, he said to Yang Xiaohu: "Do everything according to your ability, don't be reckless." ”

Yang Xiaohu agreed, and it wasn't until Da Kui and Zhou Kai rode away that he quickly leaned over and climbed onto the horse.

Seeing Yang Xiaohu like this, Meng Ge couldn't help but ask suspiciously, "You were fine just now, why are you like this now?"

Yang Xiaohu muttered: "I'm afraid that my father-in-law will worry, and I'll be tired to death along the way." ”

Meng Ge knew from Yang Xiaohu's voice that what he said was true, but when he looked at Yang Xiaohu's forehead, he was already covered in cold sweat. No wonder Lord Zhang asked himself to stare at Yang Xiaohu before leaving, it turned out that the adult had already seen that Yang Xiaohu was pretending to be strong and doing things.

Meng Ge persuaded: "Then let's go back, if you go to compete with a body like you, you can't stand it when people move their fingers." ”

Yang Xiaohu lay on his horse and said: "It's all here, how can I go back? There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, let's go into the city." With that, he knocked the horse's belly, and the horse carried Yang Xiaohu slowly towards the city, and Meng Ge had no choice but to ride the horse and follow him.

Today's contest is designated to be more exciting than yesterday's, so there are few pedestrians on the street, and it is estimated that they all ran to see the contest. Although the competition has not started, it is still quite good to occupy a good position in advance.

Yang Xiaohu walked all the way in front and hummed: "Uncle Meng, I didn't eat enough in the morning, let's find a place to eat a few steamed buns first!" Meng Ge followed behind, seeing Yang Xiaohu's listless appearance, he knew that he was weak, and it was normal to be hungry. But when I looked around, there was no steamed bun shop.

Meng Ge said: "I don't see a bun shop on this street, let's go to the ring first, and then I'll buy it for you!"

How do you know that Yang Xiaohu said weakly: "It's still early before the time of the competition, let's turn around and look for it, there must be one nearby." ”

Meng Ge was helpless, so he had to turn the street with Yang Xiaohu and walk south, and he really saw a bun shop. Originally, the Yuan Court strictly controlled the main streets of the city, and it was strictly forbidden to set up small stalls and set up miscellaneous shops and storefronts on the main streets. Although Jiangnan has been occupied by the Red Turban Army, this custom has been inherited.

Meng Ge and Yang Xiaohu came to this steamed bun shop one after another, just in time for the buns to come out of the cage drawer in front of the steamed bun shop. For a while, the white steam was permeated, mixed with the fragrance of hot buns, and Yang Xiaohu suddenly came to his senses after smelling it.

Xu is going to see the excitement, there are no people on the street, and this small shop has no business at the moment. The shopkeeper, who was busy putting the buns out of the cage, saw the guests and hurriedly shouted, "me, the guests are here." ”

"It's coming, it's coming. After a while, a middle-aged woman walked out of the steamed bun shop, and Yang Xiaohu saw that the woman was even hungrier. Why? This woman was white and fat, and when she walked out of the store with a smile on her face, she was like carrying a big bun on her shoulders.

Meng Ge and Yang Xiaohu got off the horse, Meng Ge took the reins from Yang Xiaohu's hand and said, "You go in first, I'll tie the horse." As he spoke, he led the two horses to a small tree on the side of the street, tied them to the tree, and then turned around and walked towards the bun shop.

Where can Yang Xiaohu go, he walked to the door of the bun shop with a long chok, holding the door frame and waiting for Meng Ge to come over.

When the woman saw this, she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Oh, what's wrong with this little brother?"

Meng Ge walked over and said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's just that I'm weak and sick." Saying that, he helped Yang Xiaohu into the shop, and after finding the seat and sitting down, Meng Ge said, "Shop, come to two steamed buns." ”

Although the woman was wide and fat, her hands and feet were nimble, and in an instant she brought two steamed buns and placed them on the table of the two. Then he brought two bowls of porridge and put them in front of Meng Ge and Yang Xiaohu.

Meng Ge couldn't help but wonder: "We didn't ask for porridge, why did the store have porridge?"

The woman smiled and said: "The guests who come here to eat steamed buns will send porridge, and the guest officer should not be polite, this porridge does not cost money." ”

Meng Ge said with a smile: "I see, it's also like this in our hometown, I can't imagine that the customs here are also the same." ”

Yang Xiaohu was already hungry, and when he grabbed the buns, he ate them all, and Meng Ge followed unceremoniously. If you praise the deliciousness of the food, it is still inferior, and if you don't have time to talk about it, it is superior. To say that this bun is really authentic, first of all, it is the size of a snow-white steamed bun, and the folds of the bun are staggered. Especially when you bite into a soft and fragrant mouthful, you know that the skin is thin and the filling is big, and the two of them are full of oil.

Although Yang Xiaohu is by Da Kui's side, although he doesn't eat less meat on weekdays, he is really inferior to this big bun. Especially when Yang Xiaohu was recovering from a serious illness and was in the prime of life, how could he miss it if he had steamed buns to eat? This big steamed bun was really enjoyable, and the two of them ate more than 20 before they stopped.

(PS: In ancient times, ordinary people rarely saw oil stars in their meals, and some people had a good face, and they obviously ate bran at home, and they had to wipe their mouths with pigskin when they went out.) People outside couldn't help but admire when they saw it: Oh, you see that people are eating with their mouths full of oil! It's a joke, but in ancient times, the common people could afford to eat too few steamed buns, and once upon a time there were millions of beggars in the whole country to illustrate the problem. ）

When it was time to settle the bill, Meng Gefang knew that this big bun was not cheap, so he actually asked for five cents a piece. On weekdays, steamed buns are only two pennies a penny, how can this bun be so expensive? As the saying goes: dragon meat in the sky and donkey meat on the ground. This shows the deliciousness of donkey meat. Meng Ge took out a silver ingot from his arms and put it on the table, and the shopkeeper couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Don't be joking objectively, the small shop has a small profit, where can you find such a lot of silver taels?"

Yang Xiaohu was full of food, and he also came to his senses, and when he saw Meng Ge take out so much silver, he couldn't help asking: "Uncle Meng, where did you get so much silver? I remember that your monthly salaries have all been drinking!" It turned out that although there was wine in Zhang's mansion, it was forbidden to drink more. Meng Ge felt that it was not enjoyable, but he had a large amount of alcohol, and he was afraid of breaking the rules of Zhangfu, so he often went to the county to drink. Especially Meng Ge doesn't drink wine, Feihuadiao and his daughter don't drink, and they are often overstretched when they come and go.

Meng Ge asked, and then said with a smile: "When Lord Zhang was leaving, he said that you are seriously ill and need to make up for your body, and the food in the house is afraid that it will not match your appetite, so I left ten taels of silver for me." And instructed me to relax with you when I enter the city this time, eat whatever I want, and buy whatever I want! Hey, it's good to have a father. ”

Yang Xiaohu was moved in his heart, but he took out two strings of money from his arms and handed them to the shopkeeper to settle the bill. Who knew that Yang Xiaohu had just gone out but almost fell down, and when he looked back, there was a brick in front of the store, almost tripping Yang Xiaohu.

Yang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment, and then said with great joy: "The competition is hopeful!"