The two boats were like arrows from the string, speeding forward on the mirror-level surface of the river.

Along the way, you can see fishermen who get up early to fish, as well as people who hurry up to do farm work on the shore, although this is still the territory of Julu County, and it is still under the control of Zhang Jiao, but the people's lives have not been affected at all, and they are still working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

As the saying goes, rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest, although the Yellow Turban Army has caused evil everywhere and caused a lot of disasters in the Han Empire, but the people living in Julu County are leisurely.

Listening to the young man talk about some local things along the way, Cao Cao listened with relish, and there were some things that he could never get from books.

More than an hour later, I saw the outline of a large mountain in the southeast in the distance, and there was no doubt that it was Ganling Mountain.

Ganling Mountain, in fact, is not very high, but in this endless plain, it is set off by the flock.

Ganling Mountain arrived, which means that Qinghe City is not far away, and after a farewell or two days, Cao Cao meditated infinitely in his heart: Qinghe, I am back again.

Not only did he come back, but he also brought back Princess Sanssouci, as long as he rushed to the old patriarch's house, he would be able to turn around Mo Daxia and the others, and exchange them for Zhang Mei and the others who were taken away.

However, at this moment, the old man Feng said: "The princess came to Qinghe, and her original intention was to go to Ganling Mountain to find the sword god senior?"

"yes. ”

"Then, there is Ganling Mountain in front of us, why don't we go ashore here, visit the Sword God seniors first, and then go to Qinghe?"

When he said this, Cao Cao didn't expect it. But it's not impossible to think about it, it's not too far to go from Ganling Mountain to Qinghe City, and it is also a double win to accompany Princess Sanssouci first.

Princess Sanssouci has no objections.

Then it was time to separate, and the young man told Cao Cao and the others that there was a larger village at the northern foot of Ganling Mountain, called Qingyin Village, and they could eat some breakfast. Then he rowed his small boat and carried his lamb from the Qingliang River into the Xiaoqing River, and gradually went away.

Fortunately, there was such a guide, so Cao Cao and the others saved a lot of trouble. The old man slowly approached the bottom of the mountain, and when he saw a few boulders standing on the shore, he greeted him.

After going ashore, the wind veteran tied the boat.

The south of the mountain is the cemetery of the Zhang family, and the north of the mountain is an endless forest. The south side is sunny and the north side is shaded, so few villages are generally built on the north side of the foothills.

The exception is Qingyin Village, which is built halfway up the mountain, hidden in the woods, and it is difficult to find a village in it if you are not a local.

Southern Sword Saint, Northern Sword God, Eastern Sword Emperor, Western Sword King.

The famous generation of sword gods lived here?

Last time, Princess Sanssouci climbed the mountain from the east, but she met the Guo brothers halfway, so she had an accident, but she never expected that it was Cao Cao, the lover of her dreams, who helped him achieve this purpose.

In fact, whether it is this small village or not, Princess Sanssouci is not sure, the will of her parents was conveyed by the big boss, he only said that it was Ganling Mountain, and did not mention the name of the village.

But on this Ganling Mountain, there is only such a village, and there are large cemeteries in the south, and there is only one place to live in Qingyin Village in the north.

When I entered the village, I found that it was a village, but in fact, many houses were scattered, most of them were built because of the terrain, and they were very random, and the streets were also zigzag, wide and narrow.

When I arrived in the center of the village, I suddenly found a flat platform, surrounded by a circle of stones, and there was a pure stone house in the southeast corner, with a curtain written at the door, and the five big characters of Lujia vegetable tofu swayed in the wind.

In the courtyard enclosed by stones, there are five square stone tables, and there are several stone benches that are already densely packed

The old man was sitting and eating breakfast.

The refreshing fragrance hit, and Princess Sanssouci was aroused by her appetite, no wonder, tossing in the middle of the night, in the chili grass shed, she was the only one who was asleep, and she was already hungry at this time.

Since it's breakfast, you might as well eat something first, and by the way, ask for news from the Sword God.

The shopkeeper was a woman in her fifties, and when she saw the guests, she greeted them with a smile, and Cao Cao and the others sat down at the stone table on the side of the road, and asked the proprietress what was the breakfast.

"Of course, it's the meat patty with vegetable tofu, our Lu family's craftsmanship can't be compared with the ones in Qinghe City, and many outsiders come to our village to taste it." ”

In fact, Cao Cao and others don't know what vegetable tofu is, but the word meatloaf is quite appetizing, so it is simply arranged by the proprietress.

After waiting for a while, the proprietress brought four large bowls of steaming vegetable tofu and a large bowl with four oily meatloaf.

The strong fragrance of soybeans, the fragrance of millet, and the fresh fragrance of vegetable leaves are fused together, and the smell is different and refreshing.

Cao Cao tasted it, the fragrance was slightly salty, and it really tasted excellent, and he drank a few big sips in succession.

Princess Sanssouci and the others did not dare to lag behind, and drank them one by one with relish.

I forgot to even ask for directions, and soon drank a large bowl to the bottom.

Several old people on the side were also dumbfounded, they were all from the village, they drank almost every day, and they had long been accustomed to it, and one of them reminded: "Everyone, vegetable tofu should be eaten on meat patties." ”

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, they all laugh, everyone is the same, the vegetable tofu is drunk, and the meatloaf has not moved.

"Thank you for the reminder, I smiled. ”

"Hehe, a few people are not locals, this Lu's vegetable tofu is an ancestral secret recipe, and it is the most original vegetable tofu in Qinghe County, you might as well drink more." ”

As soon as his words fell, Cao Hong immediately shouted for another bowl.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he immediately changed it to another bowl for each person.

In fact, this dish of tofu is just a vegetable porridge made of soybeans and millet ground into porridge residue, plus green vegetable leaves and a little Xiaoqinghe salt, but the texture and taste are good, and the aftertaste is endless.

There is an endless stream of people coming around, so the old people on the side are commonplace, and it is not strange to see the embarrassment of Cao Cao and others.

"This dish of tofu... Do you want an ancestral secret recipe?" Princess Sanssouci listened curiously.

"Yes, yes, the Lu family's craftsmanship, but it has been three or four hundred years, and it can be said that our ancestors grew up drinking his family's vegetable tofu for generations. An old man said.

"Yes, yes, although we make our own food, but there is no such thing as Lu's food. The other old man continued.

"Alas, it's good, but it's a pity that his craft is about to be lost. Another old man said.

"Yes, I'm afraid that the children of the next generation will never be able to drink such a good dish tofu again. Another old man shook his head as he spoke.

"Why?" Princess Sanssouci was puzzled.

An old man took a sip, smashed it, swallowed it slowly, and then said: "Alas, his Lu family has not been prosperous in recent years, and in today's generation, there is only one boss left." “

"Then there is no one else in the Lu family?"

"Yes, doesn't she have an uncle or uncle?"

Cao Cao and Princess Sanssouci asked questions almost at the same time.

"How can that be? Lu's craftsmanship, for so many years, only the eldest son of the long house has been passed down, and the proprietress is the only daughter of this branch, alas..."

Hearing this, Princess Sanssouci abruptly

Then I burst into tears.

Cao Cao knew in his heart that she remembered her life experience, there was a way that the speaker was unintentional, the listener was intentional, the old man was talking about the proprietress, and Princess Sanssouci was sad about herself.

Cao Cao was worried that she would think too much, so he hurriedly diverted the topic: "May I ask the old man, the predecessor of the Sword God lives in the village?"

"Sword God...?"

Several old men shook their heads together.

"No, no, we only have the surnames Lu, Gu, and Zhu in our village, and I haven't heard of anyone surnamed Jian!"

"Yes, twenty years ago, there was a family surnamed Yang in the village, who was an old and desperate household, and after his death, the surname Yang was also broken. ”

"Oh, not only our Qingyin Village, but even Qingyang Village in the south doesn't have the surname Jian. ”

"There is also a Qingyang Village?" asked the old man Feng.

"Yes, I moved out of our Qingyin Village, just because Lu's vegetable tofu skills are only passed on to the eldest son and grandson, and the others must move out of Qingyin Village and live in Qingyang Village. ”

"Must?"

"Yes, this is a rule handed down from our ancestors. ”

"How far from here?"

"Far away, south of Qinghe City. ”

Even Princess Sanssouci herself wasn't sure if the Sword God predecessor was in Qingyin Village, but there was only one village here, so when the Feng seniors heard that there was still a Qingyang Village, it was equivalent to an extra hope.

It's a pity that Qingyang Village is far away in the south of Qinghe City, and it is not on Ganling Mountain at all.

Cao Cao hurriedly explained: "Ladies and gentlemen, the predecessor of the Sword God is not surnamed Jian, but..."

The old man Feng said: "Oh, the predecessor of the Sword God is surnamed Dou. “

He has been walking the rivers and lakes for many years, so he naturally knows it.

"Surname Dou? No, no. Several of the old men still shook their heads.

"Well, what about the sword god senior, he uses a sword... Master. ”

"With a sword? We farm here with a hoe. ”

"Oh, and there are those with scythes. ”

"Trees are cut with saws, but not with swords. ”

Cao Cao was speechless, and the old people simply couldn't answer the question.

Coincidentally, the proprietress happened to come out, brought four servings of vegetable tofu to Cao Cao and the others, and said with a smile: "Why not?

With this sentence, she reminded one of the old men, "Yes, yes, he is very tight with his sword." ”

There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them.

Cao Cao and the others hurriedly settled the food money, asked the way, and went south.

There are not many people in the village, but the village is really not small, between the houses, due to the limitation of the mountain, can not be connected into a piece at all, so when Cao Cao and a few people turned out of the village, they really saw an isolated house in the south, facing the south and facing the north, living alone.

Princess Sanssouci was excited and apprehensive in her heart, leaving Lu Wanggu this time, although it was difficult and tortuous, but she finally completed her parents' last life, and she was surging and couldn't help herself.

Two old jujube trees, one on the left and one on the right, grow on both sides of the house, and two giant umbrella-like canopies cover the roof tightly.

The yard is a neat row of fences, and there are also patches of loofahs planted in the yard, and the vines climb to the top of the fence, and a few pointed yellow flower loofahs hang down.

The yard was spotlessly cleaned, and Cao Cao stood in the courtyard and said loudly: "Senior Cao Cao, meet the predecessor of the Sword God." ”

"Ahem, who's out there?"

"Senior Cao Cao, I want to see you if you have something!"

End of chapter

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