Hu Xiaoer has a saying, once it comes, it will be safe.

We followed the old fisherman's guidance and sat down in the best fish restaurant in the whole town. The shopkeeper came with a steaming hot pot and shouted, "Tofu and sea bass soup are coming!" Hu Xiaoer immediately prepared the dishes and chopsticks when he heard this.

"It's finally time to eat!" He filled a bowl of fish soup with a big spoon in a warm pot, and when he saw me holding his cheeks and looking at him without moving, he rolled his eyes and smiled: "Come on, this first bowl, for my life-saving benefactor woman." ”

He handed me the fish soup and said, "Anyway, when you have enough to eat, you have the strength to work." ”

The black catcher moved his chopsticks and ate the white rice in front of him. I bit my spoon and asked him, "Why did you come here to eat?"

"Of course, because the fish here is the best. He poured himself another bowl of fish soup, took a big sip with satisfaction, and after looking around with his smug eyes, he continued, "Judging from my many years of experience in running errands through the alleys for ten miles, many gossip secrets have been circulated among the mouths and ears of the guests in the restaurant. The old fisherman is just a family's words, and he can't believe it all. As he spoke, he sighed, "This fish soup is really Jiangnan flavor, absolutely amazing!"

I also sighed, "Sometimes you don't look like an errand runner." ”

"What does that look like?" he said, curious.

"You're so shrewd, so thoughtful, you're at least a steward. ”

"Yes, the owner used to say that about me. Hu Xiaoer hooked the two pear vortices at the corners of his mouth, and he was extremely yearning, "When I sit in the position of an honest man, when you come to drink in the alley for ten miles, I will count you half a penny." ”

He happily drank the fish soup from the bowl again. I found that Hu Xiaoer still has a skill, he can round up any words that come to his mouth. However, there is one sentence he I agree with very much, and many gossip secrets are circulated in the mouths and ears of the customers in the restaurant. Meng Yunsheng also said this sentence.

At this moment, it is dinner time, and the restaurant is full. There was a lot of noise among the drinkers and diners, and I slowly munched on the fish in the bowl and listened attentively.

Someone said: "Tomorrow, the purple girl of Fengyue Tower will go to Mingya Pavilion to play the piano, can the brother go and listen?"

Another person said: "The sound of the purple girl is hard to find, of course this scene is going to be held." My brother, since the Fengyue Tower came here three years ago, the time for you to go home is numbered. ”

"Brother, I don't have a high hall, I don't have a wife or a child, so I live by the wind and the moon. I heard that San Lang of the old man's family in the palace was caught fooling around in Fengyue Tower on the day he gave birth to his son. Now that his son is two years old, his won't even let him go to bed!"

"Brother, there is such a thing!"

Speaking of that day two years ago, Fengyuelou held an intercession meeting, and Hong Fengchen showed his face back. It's no wonder that Wang Sanlang gave up his wife for Fengyue, and I was also present at the time. ”

"Oh, are you talking about the proprietress of Fengyue Tower, Hong Fengchen, the rumored peerless girl?"

"Exactly, brother, do you know the purple girl, it has only been a year since she entered the Fengyue Building, and I don't know how many people have spent a lot of money to see her face under the veil. The red girl is better than it, and the means are more powerful. At the intercession conference two years ago, I saw her in the mirror from afar, and the eyes on that half of her face, tsk, tsk, hooked you so unforgettable!"

"Fengyue Building, it has always been like this, the beauty doesn't let you see it completely, hazy, dreamlike, it makes people crazy and think. You say yes, man!"

"Haha, incisive, incisive!"

......

Before I knew it, a bowl of fish soup was about to bottom out, and Hu Xiao quickly scooped another spoonful into my bowl. The two pear vortices at the corners of his mouth dangled in front of my eyes, and I couldn't help but poke the other end of my chopsticks. He tilted his head to look at me, and I smiled awkwardly at him, and was about to explain when I heard the voice of someone at the other table.

"Do you know that Liu Tou, who lives on the east side of the town?"

"How can this be! The pockmarked face is old, and no one wants a demented child. ”

"Hey, it's not the same time. Since Liu Tou became the richest man in Luoma Town by digging a fish pond half a year ago, many girls from many families are vying to marry into their Liu family. ”

"Marrying into the Liu family? Then you have to make it clear who you want to marry. After all, two lonely men in a family, do you want to look at the pockmarked face, or do you want to look at the fool?"

"You're so mean! But—win my heart, hahahahaha, oh! Why is this braised lion's head so salty?

"Huh—the store is here! The guest officer has something to ask. ”

"Shopkeeper, don't you need money for the salt in this restaurant? The braised lion's head is so salty, how can I eat it?"

"Salty, how can it be? Guest officer, this is our store's signature dish, and the chefs in the back kitchen are all veterans. ”

"Then you take a bite yourself. ”

"Cheng, just eat, but let's say it first, you asked me to eat...... This is not salty, fresh and tender, good color and taste, old taste, Luoma Town is unique. The guest officer is not blowing me, you let the old man next to you taste it, and let him say a fair word...... How's it going, this old man...... You can see that this old man is nodding, which means that the lion's head tastes right!"

"Hey, this bite is really not salty, strange, strange...... Then I have to say one more thing, three months ago this restaurant was newly opened, and a braised lion's head sold for five pills, but now there are only three?

"Oh, my lord of the blue sky, you have wronged us, three months ago it was five small round pills, and now it is three large round pills, the price is the same, and the weight of this lion's head is also the same. Otherwise, with these three months, how can we establish a foothold in Luoma Town and become the No. 1 restaurant? Guest officer, if you think this lion's head is not to your liking, I will ask the back kitchen to make one for you, but don't mention it, will you?"

"Cheng Cheng Cheng, you tell the master to do it quickly, don't put so much salt this time. ”

"Oh, yes, no, officer, why is this more salt? It's not that I don't want to mention it......

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Listening to the people in Luoma Town is like listening to a book that Meng Yunsheng said, which is quite interesting. But I saw Hu Xiaoer staring at the fish soup silently in a daze, his brows furrowed.

I was puzzled and asked, "What's the matter, you also think that the dishes are too salty?"

The black catcher just ate a bowl of rice without a drop left, and raised his head to listen to what he had to say.

"It's not. Hu Xiaoer frowned, looking puzzled, "After listening to it for so long, don't you think there's anything strange about it?"

The black catcher remained silent. I said, "I'd like to hear about it." ”

After Hu Xiaoer's eyes swept around the guests in the restaurant, he changed his sitting posture and continued: "You see, someone just said that Fengyue Lou came here three years ago; two years ago, Fengyue Lou held an intercession meeting, and it happened that the son of Wang Sanlang was born and he was caught fooling around in the building; Purple Girl has only been in Fengyue Lou for a year, and the proprietress of Fengyue Lou has only shown her face once in three years; besides, Liu Tou from the east of the town has always become the richest man by digging a fish pond half a year ago; and this restaurant was newly opened by Zhang three months ago. ”

He crossed his fingers with us and counted carefully, and finally straightened up and came to a conclusion: "It's all gossip that has happened in the past three years, why have I heard it for so long, and no one has talked about anything more than that." ”

"Maybe the people here have a soft spot for the last three years. I also frowned and thought, "Or maybe a lot of things have happened in the past three years, such as that intercession conference, which is memorable, and often becomes the talk of the wine table?"

"Yes, you also said that maybe a lot has happened in the past three years. Hu Xiaoer put down the chopsticks in his hand and looked serious, "If Sunset Town is real, according to the "General Guide to Customs", the people here should be simple and simple, and never greedy for pleasure. Since there have been many things that have happened in the past three years, could it be that it is because of one of these events that Sunset Town has become what it is today?"

I nodded, then shook my head and asked, "Human temperament and habits can change, I agree." But how can that scenery become a landscape in a few years? The biggest doubt in my heart is that we are obviously traveling westward, but we have seen the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River. And the old fisherman said that he lived here since he was a child, and this was originally Luoma Town, which was originally like this. ”

"He's lying. The black catcher burst out and said it categorically.

"How do you know?" said Hu Xiaoer and I in unison.

"My mother has also lived here since she was a child, and when she talked about the past, she never mentioned the word Luoma Town, nor did she change her name, it was always Sunset Town. There's no need for my mother to lie to me. ”

I was surprised by the Black Catcher's words. It seemed like the first time I had heard this cold-faced god say so much. What's even more surprising is that the old story that Chai Po unintentionally told yesterday has become the only evidence that can prove that this is Sunset Town. Which is right and which is wrong? Is this Sunset Town or Lok Ma Town? The more I thought about it, the more I felt clueless, and my mind was like a mess.

Xu is everyone was pondering their doubts, and after being silent for a while, Hu Xiaoer suddenly said "oops".

"What do you have in mind?" I asked him.

He patted his head, "The fish soup is going to be cold." He scooped the soup into the bowl and urged, "Drink it quickly, if it's cold, it won't taste good." ”

Sure enough, he was serious for a moment, and I snorted, annoyed why I had just bothered him. Hu Xiaoer drank another big bowl quite satisfied, then he wiped his mouth and said to the person in front of him: "By the way, black ...... Head catcher, you said before that you came to Sunset Town to do business, but there is a case?"

The Black Catcher nodded.

"Can you tell us a little bit about that? Maybe there's something to do with that. ”

The black catcher stared at Hu Xiaoer with a cold gaze, Xu is a head catcher likes to look at people like this, and always wants to see people through. Hu Xiaoer behaved generously and did not dodge. Moments later, we heard him say, "Someone lost a famous painting three years ago, and according to the person who reported the crime, it was in Sunset Town." ”

"If it's a famous painting, it must be worth a lot of money. Hu Xiaoer's eyes lit up, "There are only a few painters who can be named on the rivers and lakes, do you know whose paintings they are? What are they painted in?"

I was also quite interested, "Since the person who reported the case knew that the famous painting was in Sunset Town, he still had to ask someone to help, which shows that this case is not simple." ”

The black catcher was very tight-lipped, and no longer revealed to us about famous paintings. He only said lightly: "Next, what are your plans?"

"Actually, we don't have any plans, this way, we have to move forward after all......" Hu Xiaoer said and glanced at me, seeing that I blinked at him, he immediately said, "Of course, if Lord Shenzhu needs our help......"

"No, you don't. The black catcher's face was indifferent, "Walking with you is for my mother." Now we are on the road to the sky, and we will go our separate ways. ”

He got up neatly and picked up the seven-star sword on the table with one hand, "I advise you to leave quickly." This place is too strange to stay for long. ”