Chapter 23: The Four Seas Inn
In the evening, there was a sound of horses' hooves outside the east gate of Anli County, and I saw horses galloping on the official road in the distance, led by a brown-red horse, followed by three horses, two white and one black, and the two men and two women were Mei Zihan and the four people.
Mei Zihan turned back to the three of them and said, "Let's go to the 'Four Seas Inn' tonight to stay, and then go shopping tomorrow morning." ”
"Isn't there a branch of Anli County?" Mei'er said coquettishly in the back.
"Anli County has a plum blossom branch, but we can't stay there. Mei Zihan said as he rode his horse and followed behind the people entering the city.
"Why, isn't it more convenient to spend the night in the Sorting House?" asked Mei'er Zema suspiciously.
"Isn't it safe for us to stay at the inn? If we walk there tomorrow, there will always be a few people following behind, how boring it will be!" Mei Zihan said lightly.
"Oh. Mei'er thought about it and felt justified, so she stopped talking and quietly followed behind Mei Zihan.
Xu Qilan, who was behind, saw Feng Yang on a black horse staring blankly at the East Gate Tower, and couldn't help but lean forward and ask softly, "Is there anything wrong with Feng Gongzi?"
Feng Yang came back to his senses and said embarrassedly: "There's nothing wrong, it's that I have a familiar feeling when I see the city tower, and I don't look at it a few more times, which makes Miss Xu smile." The expression revealed helplessness.
"Oh, you must have been here in Anli County, but you can't remember, and there will only be a sense of déjà vu when passing by at this time, as long as you look at the places you have walked before, you will definitely be able to call back the previous memories. Xu Qilan knew that Feng Yang was injured and lost his memory, and when she saw his helpless expression at this time, she couldn't bear to comfort him.
"I hope so. Feng Yang sighed. When he looked up, he saw that Mei Zihan and Mei'er had arrived at the city gate, so he turned his head to Xu Qilan and said, "They are about to enter the city, let's follow quickly." ”
"Okay. Xu Qilan responded coquettishly, and followed Feng Yang and the two patted their horses and followed.
On both sides of the inner side of the city gate, there are more than a dozen horsemen wearing linen shorts and hats, and there is no business to do in the evening, they are chatting in groups, but their eyes look at the city gate from time to time, hoping to do the last business of the day.
As soon as Mei Zihan and the four of them appeared at the city gate, they were discovered by the two foot grooms on the side of the city wall in the distance, and they only heard the sheep-bearded man leaning on the city wall whispering to the thin man with a monkey face: "Isn't the thin monkey the young owner?"
The thin monkey stared at Mei Zihan and the four of them, and said in a suppressed voice: "It's the young owner, yes, and Miss Mei'er, but the other two don't know who they are." ”
The sheep bearded man said: "It seems that I haven't heard that Shaozhuang is coming to the branch, have you received a notice?"
The thin monkey scratched his head and said suspiciously: "I didn't receive a notice either, you see that the young owner of the village does not have the standard decoration on our village, is it secretly here, do you want to go over to connect." ”
The sheep-bearded man groaned and said, "It's better not to, our identities are not more exposed, you are watching here, and I will go back to report to the lord." ”
"Okay, you go and come back quickly, it's not time for the changing of the guard, and I have to follow the young owner to leave, and I can't leave here unguarded for too long." The thin monkey commanded the sheep-bearded man.
"Okay. He turned around and pushed the wheelbarrow away.
Mei Zihan didn't know that her whereabouts had been discovered, and she was still in a good mood and said that Anli County was fun, and the snacks there were the most refreshing. Hearing Mei'er's drooling, she hurriedly urged him to lead the way.
Mei Zihan smiled and abused her and said: "Look at your girl's greed, it's not early now, let's go to the 'Four Seas Inn' to rest first, and then take you over tomorrow morning to taste, I will tell you the signature dish of the 'Four Seas Inn', braised lion's head and salt-and-pepper pork ribs are famous, the salt-and-pepper pork ribs are different from the materials used in other places, other families use pork ribs to make salt-and-pepper pork ribs, this 'Four Seas Inn' uses lamb ribs and only takes the first three ribs to make the ingredients, which is very particular, after flooding the oil and sprinkled with salt, pepper and green onions. The fragrance is so crispy and delicious, it is really delicious in the world. Speaking of this, he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, and it looked like the second senior brother would have to bow down in his next life.
Mei'er drooled when she heard it, and said coquettishly: "Since it's so delicious, why don't you lead the way quickly, what kind of eggs are you nesting here." As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped the buttocks of the 'Snow Dragon'. 'Snow Dragon' was frightened and ran forward.
Mei Zihan screamed and cursed on the horse. Mei'er grinned and patted her horse to follow.
Feng Yang and Xu Qilan smiled and rode their horses to follow.
After a while, Mei Zihan, who was hunched and croaking at the 'Snow Dragon', came to the door of the 'Four Seas Inn', and he didn't forget to stop the horses from continuing to gallop forward.
At the door of the inn, there was a shopkeeper who was standing to welcome customers, and when he saw Mei Zihan restraining his horse in front of the store, he hurriedly came over with a smile on his face and nodded and said, "Hello guest officer, may I ask if you live in the hotel or hit the tip?"
Mei Zihan turned over and dismounted, took out a piece of broken silver from his sleeve pocket and threw it to the shopkeeper: "Live in the store, you take this horse and the three horses behind you down to feed it with good grass and fodder." At this time, Feng Yang and the three of them also arrived at the door of the store, turned over and dismounted, and stood aside.
The shopkeeper took it and secretly shook it and was overjoyed: "The good guy is more than two taels of silver as soon as he gives it, no wonder he saw the magpie barking in the morning, it turned out that Lao Tzu wanted to make a fortune." Lian Lian nodded and took the reins from Mei Zihan's hand, turned his head to the right and pulled the treble bei and shouted: "Leather monkey, dogs, you come and lead the horse down to feed the grass and good fodder." As soon as his words fell, he hurriedly ran to the right side, one fat and one thin.
The shopkeeper glared at the two subordinates and said with a stiff face: "You are careful to take the BMW of the four guest officers down to provide good grass and good materials, and you must not be lazy, if something goes wrong, be careful of your dog's legs." ”
The two subordinates said in unison: "Brother Xun, you always put 10,000 hearts, we must not dare to slack off, and ensure that good grass and good fodder are better than feeding our mother-in-law." The two of them spoke in unison, very neatly. Mei'er couldn't help but laugh out loud on the side.
The shopkeeper hurriedly threw the reins in his hand to the thin servant and said, "You two stinky boys always use these two words to deal with Lao Tzu every day, and you don't take the BMW down." Turning to Mei Zihan and the four of them, he smiled and said, "The four guest officers, please follow the little one upstairs to the elegant compartment and take a seat." "I have to admire the shopkeeper's face-changing skills, which are more beneficial than the Sichuan opera face-changing.
Mei Zihan and the four of them followed the shopkeeper to the second floor and walked into the box with the plaque on the top of the door that read 'Feng Wu'. This box is also exquisitely decorated, the wall is hung with Meilan, bamboo and chrysanthemum calligraphy and paintings, the window is open to the street, and there are two flower tables placed by the window, and the flowers are placed on the plum and needle pine. In the middle of the room is a round table with a plate of seasonal fruit and a kettle for tea.
As soon as Mei Zihan entered the box, he said to the shopkeeper: "You go and tell the kitchen to arrange braised lion's head, salt-and-pepper pork ribs, steamed sea bass, eight immortals across the sea, auspicious wishes, poinsettia plum, braised bear's paw, flowers bloom and wealthy, and another bottle of century-old Du Kang, be quick." He ordered eight dishes in one go.
Mei Zihan nodded every time he said a famous restaurant, the more he listened, the more he liked it, because the dishes he ordered were all high-end dishes here, and it was good to have guests serve two such dishes, and this table of dishes was no less than a hundred taels of silver, and his commission was more, so he was naturally happy, and he couldn't help but be stunned when he heard Mei Zihan order a bottle of century-old Du Kang.
Mei Zihan saw the shopkeeper standing there, so he said, "Don't go quickly." ”
The shopkeeper came back to his senses and said with a smile: "The little one will go immediately, and he will go immediately." He trotted downstairs. The reason why the shopkeeper lost his mind was the hundred-year-old Du Kang ordered by Mei Zihan, a bottle of a hundred years of Du Kang costs a hundred taels of silver, and there are not a few wealthy businessmen who come to dine at the 'Four Seas Inn', but it is rare for a guest to order a whole bottle of a hundred years of Du Kang a year.
"What kind of dish are you ordering? I don't know what it is. Mei'er asked from the side.
"You'll find out when it's served. It's all high-end cuisine here. Mei Zihan squinted at Mei'er and said.
"Stinky Zihan doesn't say it, forget it. Mei'er pouted and sat there sulking.
"Brother Yang, what's wrong with you?" Mei Zihan asked when he saw Feng Yang sitting there as soon as he entered the box, looking out the window.
Feng Yang came back to his senses and said, "It's nothing, what is the name of Brother Zihan's tower?"
"What tower?" Mei Zihan was stunned, walked over and looked out the window and said, "Oh, it's the Mercy Tower, this is a situation point in Anli County, but it is far away from the north of the city." ”
"Oh, the Tower of Mercy. Feng Yang read it in a low voice, and seemed to feel something in his heart.
"Brother Zihan, will you accompany me over tomorrow to have a look?" Feng Yang looked at Mei Zihan with hopeful eyes.
"Yes. Tomorrow we'll go all the way. Mei Zihan readily agreed.
At this time, there was a sound of horses' hooves at the west end of East Street in Anli County. The sound of horses' hooves stopped at the entrance of the 'Four Seas Inn'. A snorting voice said, "Long Shao, you are the treasure of the sect master, how can you come to this poor and remote place alone." Come back with me. ”
The voice like a bell said: "I don't want to go back, I want to wander the rivers and lakes alone, do chivalrous deeds, you go back." ”
"That's not good, the sect master was very anxious when he saw you leaving, and sent four people to look for you everywhere, you better go back with me." It's good to wait for your magic skills to be practiced and then come out to do chivalry. ”
Several people in the wing room looked at each other, and everyone was surprised. Feng Yang and the four of them walked to the window and looked down, only to see a middle-aged woman dressed in a very charming dress pulling a young man in a soap-colored cotton robe, who was a little stunned, and was angrily persuading her to go back with her. Behind them stood more than twenty men dressed in short blue clothes and carrying large swords.
Feng Yang turned his head and asked Mei Zihan in a low voice, "Brother Zihan, who are these?"
Mei Zihan shook her head and said, "I don't know. ”
Xu Qilan said softly on the side: "The blue short-robed outfit is strong, carrying a big sword, this kind of outfit seems to be the people and horses of the 'Sword Sect' of Wuyi Mountain in the south. ”
At this time, the young man named Long Shao below lost his temper and said, "Mei Niang, you don't care about me, I'm having a lot of fun here." You go back and tell the old man that I'll go back when I'm tired of playing. At this time, the shopkeeper just came out of the back kitchen and saw a group of guests hurriedly running over to entertain him