"Hey, don't you repair, I don't see it, you old guy is a little leisurely. The house is really well repaired. Jin Ning'er looked around and praised sincerely.

The old man stroked his loose beard and said with a proud look: "That's nature. As he spoke, he came out with a teapot from the inner hall and put it on a table made of bamboo: "Little friend, please take care of yourself, I will go and cook the fish to entertain you." ”

Jin Ning'er was very thirsty, and she was not polite, so she poured a cup of tea by herself, leaning on the edge of the bamboo pavilion and admiring the lake and landscape.

Hu Yan has always been very interested in the true identity of this bad old man, and the old man mentioned "down-and-out immortals" before, although he did not admit it himself, but he did not deny it. Hu Yan knows that even if this old man is not the legendary "Fallen Immortal", he must have a certain relationship with the "Fallen Immortal".

If it comes, it will be safe.

The old man invited everyone to his house, but he didn't do anything unfavorable to everyone, but stayed in the kitchen at the back, tinkering with the big carp that had just been caught from Longma Pond. Said to be to entertain everyone.

But Hu Yan also knows that the reason why this old guy is so attentive is naturally because he is just thinking about the wine in Brother Zhuang's bag.

Hu Yan knows, Zhuang Bai also knows, everyone actually knows it, but they don't break it. I want to see what trick this old man is trying to play.

It didn't take long for a burst of fragrance to waft from the kitchen. After a morning of driving, everyone was already hungry. Even if I drank some tea, I couldn't suppress the hunger, and at this moment, the fragrance came, which caused the saliva in everyone's mouths to flood, and the worms in the stomach to churn, and the thunder to roll.

"I didn't see that this old thing really had two brushes. Zhuang Bai shrugged his nose and swallowed his saliva and said.

"No man can be a face, and the sea cannot be measured. Don't look at this old man's sloppy beard, maybe it really has something to do with the legendary 'downtrodden fairy'. Hu Yan glanced at the old man who was busy in the kitchen and whispered.

"If you are unkempt and sloppy, it is a 'down-and-out fairy', then there are 'down-and-out fairies' everywhere in the world. In this year of catastrophe, there can be a few people who are not as sloppy as him. Zhuang Bai pouted, disapproving. In his opinion, this old man is an old drunkard who cheats on wine and drinks, maybe he has a little kung fu, but he is not necessarily the legendary immortal who can turn stones into gold and sprinkle beans into soldiers.

"Having said that, I always felt that this old man was very unusual. And didn't you notice, the monkey head he raised was very spiritual, and his body was excellent. If it were an ordinary person, how could such a monkey be raised. Hu Yan glanced at the little monkey who was squatting not far away, picking up his hair to catch lice.

Hearing Hu Yan say this, Zhuang Bai fell into deep thought, and after a while, he seemed to have made up his mind and said, "I'll set his words in a while." See who he really is. ”

"I'm afraid that the good wine in your bag won't be able to be kept. Hu Yan smiled slightly and pointed to Zhuang Bai's Qiankun bag hanging from his waist.

Zhuang Bai waved his hand disappreciably: "Although my Zhuang Bai is good at wine, he is not such a stingy person, if he is really a 'down-and-out fairy', it doesn't hurt to invite him to drink some wine." If not, don't blame me. When the time comes, the new account and the old account will be settled together, and he will be able to drink a pot of keep. ”

"I'm convinced. Regarding Zhuang Bai's reality, Hu Yan shook his head helplessly and gave Zhuang Bai a thumbs up.

"It's time to eat. ”

Just when the tea ran out and everyone couldn't bear it, the old man walked out of the back kitchen with a big plate and a smile.

The wooden plate is more than a foot long, with a wide mouth and a shallow bottom, and the polishing is unusually smooth, and in the wooden plate is a braised fish with bright color and charred flesh, accompanied by celery and chili, which is full of color and fragrance. I just don't know how it tastes!

"How can there be food without wine!" the old man stared at the Qiankun bag on Zhuang Bai's waist pointedly.

But Zhuang Bai was unmoved, pretending to be stupid and standing aside, drinking tea by himself.

When the old man saw that he didn't move, he couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Zhuang Bai naturally understood what the old man was planning, and after drinking the tea in his hand, he locked his eyes on the plate of fragrant fish on the table. Didn't even look at him. "Let's eat!"

"Okay, let's go!" the hungry and weak Wuqiu suddenly cheered, and reached out to grab the fish's head.

"Wait, there's still good stuff. Seeing that everyone was impatient to eat, the old man slapped the little hand that reached out first with chopsticks, and rushed into the kitchen like a gust of wind, and then rushed out like another gust of wind. There were two more side dishes and a mud-sealed jar on the table.

"It's a pleasure to have friends from afar, today you greeted the little old man with a sweet song, and the little old man is not the master who eats and drinks for nothing, this meal should be a courtesy. And I still have a good jar of good wine, I am reluctant to drink it on weekdays, but today I will treat it as a dust wash for you, and everyone will taste it. As he spoke, he smashed open the mud seal and filled the bamboo cup in front of everyone.

Hu Yan looked at the glass of yellowed old wine in front of him, and hesitated.

"Don't laugh at the farmer's wine, and stay in the harvest year. Although my wine is not as smooth and refreshing as the mellow koji, it has a different taste. The old man poured himself a drink and sighed, "I caught a good fish today, and I just used it for a banquet." You're in for a blessed mouth. ”

Zhuang Bai is a good wine person, how can he not drink wine and food. He took the wine glass and drank it all, and after a while, he slammed the wine glass and said, "It's fragrant and sweet, it's a good wine!"

Even Zhuang Bai, a person who has high requirements for the quality of wine, can't help but praise it, this wine must not be bad. However, for people like Hu Yan who can't drink, no matter how good the wine is, he can't drink it well, but at this time, it is difficult to refuse, so he has to raise a glass and drink together.

But I have to say, this wine is really good. It is crisp and sweet, with a little bamboo fragrance, and it can be regarded as the best wine.

"Come on, come on, eat some food, you're welcome. The old man waved his chopsticks and greeted everyone warmly.

Everyone was hungry and panicked, how could they be polite to him, and snatched the fish on the plate like a whirlwind.

The carp is not big or small, it weighs three or four catties, and the scales and internal organs are removed, and there is not much left. When encountering such a group of vicious starving ghosts, where can they withstand the robbery. In a few moments, only a plate of soup remained. Even the fish head, fish bones, and fish tail were eaten by Wu Qiu and Jin Ning'er.

"Hey, old don't repair, how do you make this fish, it tastes really good. Wuqiu sucked his fingers and threw the gnawed fish bone on the table. He asked unsatisfactorily.

"This is my secret recipe, how can I tell anyone. But ......" The old man looked at Zhuang Bai pointedly, and smiled.

Zhuang Bai naturally understood the meaning of the old man's words, and he pursed his mouth and said: "If you want to drink sweet and mellow koji, just say it, why be so stingy." As he spoke, he took out a wine gourd from the bag.

Hu Yan looked at Zhuang Bai with a little surprise, how did this guy become so good at talking now? Before, he was still fighting and killing for a pot of wine, but now he is so bold, I don't understand!

When the old man saw Zhuang Bai take out the wine gourd, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he stretched out his hand to grab it. Zhuang Bai suddenly withdrew his hand, protected the wine gourd in his arms, and said with a slight increase in the corners of his mouth: "This wine can be drunk for you, but you have to deal with me a few things!"

Hearing Zhuang Bai say this, the old man nodded vigorously and said, "Don't say a few things, even ten, hundred, and thousands of things, I should be you." But I don't do anything that violates morality. ”

Zhuang Bai smiled slightly: "That's nature." As he spoke, he threw the gourd in front of the old man.

The old man was vigorous, took the wine gourd, impatiently pulled out the wine stopper, and after pouring two sips with his neck up, he sighed: "It's not a good wine from the century-old cellar of 'Shang Wei'." Fragrant, really fragrant. ”

"Now that the old man has eaten and drunk this fish, is it time to tell us your true identity?" Zhuang Bai took a sip of the wine glass and looked at the old man with a smile. He wasn't worried that the old man would break his promise and get fat, and he wouldn't admit it after drinking.

The old man wiped the wine star on the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Didn't the old man's true identity tell you a long time ago?"

"What!?Are you really a 'down-and-out fairy'?" Although Hu Yan had a premonition, he was still shocked when he heard the old man admit it.

"'Fallen Immortal' is just a title. The old man said with a smile.

"So, is that legend true?" asked Hu Yan while the iron was hot.

The old man took a sip of wine and said in a deep voice: "Truth is also true, falsehood is false, truth is false when falsehood is true, and there is nowhere to do nothing." Whether it's true or false, it's just a fantasy bubble after all. ”

"What do you mean by that? Isn't this twist and turn the same as the legend?" Hu Yan was a little surprised, and couldn't help but become more and more curious.

"And what kind of legend do you hear?" the old man asked, looking at the nonsense, with interest.

Hu Yan was slightly stunned, so he said the legend of Longmatan that he heard in "Shang Taste" word for word from beginning to end.

The old man listened with interest, and sometimes smiled. Sometimes frowning.

After Hu Yan finished telling the legend he had heard, the old man took a sip of wine, and his face looked a little gloomy.

"That's pretty much what I heard. As he spoke, he observed the old man's expression, and saw that his complexion had changed at this moment, and he thought that this legend must be a little different from the real situation, so he asked, "Old man, is this legend wrong?" ”

The old man shook his head and sighed, took the wine gourd, and slowly crossed to the railing of the bamboo house, where there was an endless pool of water in front of him.

The turquoise water of the pool is like jade, and the sun shines on it, sparkling and rippling water.

"It's pretty much the same, but it's not complete. The old man drank his wine and said quietly.