After a few hours of sailing on the sea. The cargo ship of several people slowly sailed into the head of Wenchang Port. I saw a large beautiful coconut grove on the shore, and the heavy coconuts were hanging on the treetops, which was very attractive.

Youming sighed in surprise: "Wow, senior sister, look." There is such a large coconut grove on the shore, it is so beautiful. ”

Yi Dan looked in the direction of Youming's finger, and couldn't help but admire this southern seascape: "Yes, junior brother, you see that in the coconut forest, there are many thatched houses." ”

At this time, Gu Xiaofeng answered: "Oh, those thatched huts are the warehouses where we put our grain. ”

"The beach, the sea, the coconut trees, thatched houses under the coconut trees. Mr. Xu, you see this scenery is so beautiful. ”

Which one, Xu Gui didn't have the intention to look at the scenery at all, but when he saw Wenchang, his mood became even heavier.

The boat soon docked, and the boatmen laid wooden planks on the cabin to connect with the shore, and when the boat was stable, Yi Dan and the three of them took off their horses, took off their burdens, and went ashore from the cabin.

Gu Xiaofeng said to a few boatmen who rowed the boat: "Little Six, Little Seven, please help me return the boat, thank you for your help today!" After that, he took out some silver taels and gave them to the two. The boatman thanked him and rowed away.

Yi Dan and Youming, after landing, felt the exotic beauty in their faces.

Youming couldn't help but say: "Senior sister, you see, a few days ago we were still in the icy and snowy Bohai Sea, I really didn't expect to be in a blink of an eye, but we arrived at the vibrant Qiongya Island, the world is so big, if you don't follow Senior Sister out for a walk, maybe I will be a frog at the bottom of the well in this life." ”

Yi Dan said with a smile: "Yes, as the saying goes, 'it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books', if you only stay at home and read all day long, no matter how you imagine the beautiful scenery described in the book, it is better to go out and take a look in person, in order to feel the majesty and vastness of the world." ”

At this time, an old lady in her forties and fifties came over and said, "Girl, you are very right, if you don't come out for a walk, you won't know how big the world is." ”

Yi Dan was a little puzzled, and also looked at the old woman in front of him with a smile and asked, "May I ask the old lady, who are you?"

At this time, Gu Xiaofeng on the side hurriedly stepped forward and shouted: "Mother, you are here"

Old lady: "Yes, I saw that you haven't come back for a long time, and I'm worried, so I came to the port to have a look." ”

Gu Xiaofeng: "Mother, do you know? I met pirates at sea today, and thanks to the help of this girl, I was able to repel the pirates, and finally delivered the grain to Xuwengang without danger." So it's a little late, mother, you can rest assured now. ”

The old lady thanked again and again, "Yes? Then I have to thank this girl." ”

"Madame is polite, the road is uneven, which is what I should do in the rivers and lakes. Yi Dan smiled.

"Yes, mother, this girl's martial arts are amazing, she has three fists and two palms. He repelled a lot of pirates. I guess those pirates won't dare to make trouble in the Qiongya area for a long time after this defeat. Xiaofeng said.

The old woman looked at Yi Dan happily and said, "The girl has good skills and skills, you have repelled pirates for my Qiongya Island, it is really a blessing for our people." Old woman, on behalf of the people of Qiongya Island, I thank you! Please bow down to the old man!" Speaking of this, Xiaofeng's mother wanted to kneel down to Yi Dan to thank her.

Yi Dan hurriedly helped Xiaofeng's mother: "Old woman, I can't help it, I just happened to meet you here, and I don't dare to accept such a big courtesy from you." ”

The old lady said politely: "The girl is my benefactor on Qiongya Island, dare to ask the girl's surname?"

Yi Dan said: "Old lady, under the surname Yi Ming Dan, if you don't dislike it, just call me Dan'er." ”

"Well, Miss Dan'er, thank you so much for today. My son, who is a bit of a bull, always fights with me, asking him to bring a few more people, but he doesn't listen. If I hadn't met you today, I wouldn't know what would have happened. The old woman exclaimed.

"Mother, I know, I will go to Xu Wen in the future, and I will bring a few more people. Gu Xiaofeng said knowing that he was wrong.

"Well, if you say that, my mother will be relieved. Oh yes, you haven't asked these two yet?" the old woman asked as she looked at Xu Gui and Youming.

"Oh, I forgot to introduce. Old woman, this is Mr. Xu. This one is my junior brother Youming. Yi Dan introduced them one by one.

Xu Gui and Youming also smiled and nodded respectively, and both greeted the old lady.

The old lady said: "Well, the old woman, my husband's family name is Gu Niang, and the family name is Wu." The mother's family was the first batch of people in the Tang Dynasty to move from southern Fujian to Qiongya Island. It's been here for hundreds of years, and I'm lucky to meet you today. So saying, the old woman bowed to the three of them.

Yi Dan and the three hurriedly returned the salute, and Yi Dan said, "Old Madam Wu, please don't be polite. Let's come south to Wenchang, disturb the old lady's purity, and hope that the old lady Wu will forgive her sins!"

Old Madam Wu said to Yi Dan: "What did Miss Dan'er say, you repelled the pirates and saved my son, and you are the great benefactor of my Gu family." Hey, it's a pity that pirates have been rampant all these years, and the people on the island have suffered. ”

Yi Dan asked curiously, "Old Lady Wu, why have there been so many more on the island in the past few years?"

Old Lady Wu sighed and said, "Hey, it's not all because of the chaos in the north, they took advantage of the fact that all parties in the Central Plains were fighting for hegemony and had no time to look south, burning, killing, looting and doing mischief on the island. My Feng'er father died at the hands of pirates in the first place to fight pirates. Speaking of this, the old woman Wu looked helpless.

"Hey, it's really a fire at the city gate that affected the fish in the pond. The world is in turmoil, and there will be no good days anywhere. Youming sighed.

"But no, you're from the north? What is the situation in the north now? If the situation in the north is better, we can just move back." Old Woman Wu asked Yi Dan.

"Hey, the princes are fighting, the heroes are divided, and they are all in a pot of porridge. Youming said.

"I originally thought that at the end of the world, it would not be affected, but I didn't expect that there would be no good life. Hey..."The old woman sighed.

Speaking of this, Yi Dan asked curiously, "I would like to ask Old Madam Wu, where did these pirates come from, why are they so rampant?"

Mrs. Wu said: "I used to hear Feng'er and his father say that it seems to have come from the West Sea. They robbed of food and fishermen's catches, sometimes even coconuts from the trees. It was enough to snatch food, but they began to kill and set fire again in order to destroy the evidence of the crime. Therefore, the people on our island have to learn some kung fu more or less, otherwise this Qiongya Island would have been seized by those pirates a long time ago. ”

Gu Xiaofeng said: "Yes, my mother is right, my mother sent me to Yaxian to learn martial arts, just to protect my homeland." ”

Yi Dan asked, "Oh, no wonder, in this way, everyone on this Qiongya Island knows martial arts?"

Old Madam Wu said: "I don't dare to say that everyone knows martial arts, but at least everyone will not just wait to be beaten." Our Qiongya Island is far away from the mainland, if we encounter something, just hope that the imperial court will come to the rescue, then I am afraid that the distant water will not be able to save the thirst, so we all save ourselves first, and then wait for the help from the north to come. ”

Gu Xiaofeng: "Mother, let's not patronize here to talk, my benefactors and I haven't eaten yet." Let's hurry back and cook some good wine and food, and treat them well. ”

Mrs. Wu said: "Yes, yes, let's go home quickly, I will make something delicious for you." ”

With that, the group walked to a farmhouse on the other side of a rice field not far away.

The farmhouse is small but has everything you need. There are many coconut trees planted next to the house, and there is a special house behind the house to store grain. In order to protect against summer storms, the houses here are made of solid stone and thick tiles.

After a while, Xiaofeng's mother brought braised prawns, steamed crabs, scallion and ginger clams, casserole abalone soup and other seafood to the table.

Yi Dan and the three of them were optimistic about the sumptuous table of deliciousness, because they were really a little hungry, You Ming smelled the fragrance, and his mouth watered so much that he couldn't help but want to move the chopsticks. The polite Yi Dan said: "Senior brother, bear with me first, we can eat when Old Madam Wu comes." ”

Youming put away the chopsticks and said, "Oh, okay, senior sister, I know." ”

At this time, Gu Xiaofeng held a few large cut coconuts and shouted, "Coconut rice is coming." ”

The two eagerly awaited what the coconut rice would be. Youming looked up at the coconut in Gu Xiaofeng's hand. I saw Xiaofeng put the shelled coconut that was divided into two on the table. Youming stared at it with wide eyes, only to see that the juice in the coconut had been replaced by rice containing red dates and shrimp. The rice looks white, crystal clear, and pearl-like, which makes people very appetizing. Where did You Ming think that this big and hard coconut could still be used for cooking? So he couldn't help but ask, "Brother Xiaofeng, isn't this coconut open to drink the water inside, how can it still be used for cooking?"

Gu Xiaofeng said: "You don't know, right? In Wenchang County, although there are not many other things, there are many coconuts. The rice made with coconut is fragrant, but it is also more complicated to make: you must first wash the glutinous rice, soak it for a few hours and then filter out the water and dry it, take the fresh and tender coconut that has just been full of pulp, peel off the shell and take out the whole meat scoop, cut a small hole at the top and pour out the coconut water, fill the glutinous rice and red dates and shrimp into the coconut pot, add sucrose and coconut water at the same time, pour in boiling water, cover the seal with the coconut shell that has been removed, and put it in a pot to boil. Finally, simmer over low heat for an hour or two to make this delicious coconut rice. ”

Youming said in surprise: "I didn't expect this coconut rice to be so complicated to make." That must be delicious?"

"Yes, we only cook coconut rice when we are entertaining guests and major festivals. Xiaofeng replied.

Youming asked, "Is it? Then why is it on the table so quickly today? Is there any major festival?"

Gu Xiaofeng: "That's right, I happened to meet my family today to worship my ancestors, so my mother started to make this coconut rice in the morning, you have a mouthful, hurry up and taste it." ”

Youming looked at the fragrant coconut rice, and saliva almost fell from the corner of his mouth.

"Hurry up and eat, what are you waiting for?" Xiaofeng said.

Youming said embarrassedly: "This... Your mother hasn't come yet, so why are we embarrassed to eat first?"

"You don't have to wait for my mother, she has already had lunch. Quick, let's get moving. After that, under the leadership of Gu Xiaofeng, everyone ate delicious meals with relish. Xiao Feng asked while eating, "How is it, are these meals still to taste?"

Youming said: "Well, it's so delicious. It's good to live by the sea, and you can eat seafood every day. ”

"These seafood are all from the fishermen's village next door, and they just came back this morning, but they are fresh, you should eat more." Xiaofeng said.

Yi Dan and Xu Gui also nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Xiaofeng's mother, Mrs. Wu, walked in with a plate of white-cut chicken with a crispy yellow. Yi Dan hurriedly put down the chopsticks and stood up and said, "Old Madam Wu, you have worked hard, you can also sit down and eat." ”

Mrs. Wu said: "No need girl, I have already had lunch, you guys eat more, are you all hungry?" You're welcome, sit down and eat, there are still dishes here." ”

"Then thank you, old lady, for your hard work!"

After Yi Dan sat down, Mrs. Wu put a plate of chicken on the table and said, "This is our local specialty Wenchang chicken, how about you taste it?"

Yi Dan couldn't wait to clip a piece of chicken, put it in his mouth, and felt the taste of the chicken, delicious and smooth. Yi Dan's eyes widened and said, "Well, it's good, it's delicious." ”

You Ming listened to Yi Dan's words, and quickly put a piece in his mouth, he chewed the chicken, and said with a satisfied expression of spring breeze and nectar moisture: "That's right, the taste is amazing, it's simply amazing." Mr. Xu, you can also taste it" After that, Youming took a piece and put it in Xu Gui's bowl.

Xu Gui smiled and put the chicken in his mouth, and was also amazed: "Well, thin but not firewood, fat but not greasy." This Wenchang chicken really lives up to its name. ”

Yi Dan also nodded, and hurriedly added: "That's right, smooth and fragrant." It's sweet and delicious, and it also has a fresh flavor of coconut. After that, Yi Dan turned his head to Mrs. Wu and said, "Mrs. Wu, your craftsmanship is amazing!"

You Ming said: "Yes, Mrs. Wu, this chicken tastes so good, how did you make it?"

Old Madam Wu smiled and said, "There were no chickens on this Qiongya Island, but our ancestors brought them from the north. The reason why this Wenchang chicken tastes good is because our chickens are raised by eating rice and insects. ”

"That's right, and coconuts. Gu Xiaofeng said.

Youming was surprised and asked, "Huh, do you still feed chickens with coconuts?"

Mrs. Wu: "Yes, coconut meat, as well as the seafood and offcuts from every fishing, are used to feed the chickens." The chicken raised in this way has thin skin and crispy meat, fat but not greasy, and a natural coconut fragrance. ”

Yi Dan said: "Yes? It turns out that the feeding method of this chicken is also so particular, does this taste so good." ”

Mrs. Wu: "Yes, as long as the things are good, they are delicious in any way." In fact, the method of this Wenchang chicken is very simple: first boil the chicken with water until it is just cooked through, then pick up the pot, put it in the spring water of Bingliang Mountain, soak it until it is slightly cool, then take it out and cut it into pieces, and then pour a layer of sesame oil on it. ”

Xu Gui couldn't help but say: "The good thing is that you don't need to overcook, and you can cook the most delicious food in the simplest way." ”

Yi Dan and Youming nodded in agreement while eating Wenchang chicken.

Gu Xiaofeng, who was on the side, picked up a small cyan orange from the side of the plate, squeezed it into the dipping saucer and said, "You dip this dipping water and taste it." ”

Yi Dan took a piece of dipping it in water and put it in her mouth, revealing a more satisfied expression, she said while chewing: "Well, it is crispy and sweet, sweet and sour, with clear layers, and it is really an endless aftertaste." ”

Youming also took a piece of chicken and dipped it in water and put it in his mouth, and said with satisfaction: "Faint sweet and sour, appetizing and delicious." ”

Xu Gui nodded and said, "That's right, this sweet and sour taste makes people feel unconsciously appetizing." As he spoke, he couldn't help but put a piece in his mouth and tasted it.

While eating, Youming asked, "Brother Xiaofeng, may I ask what kind of condiment this is?" ”

Gu Xiaofeng said: "This is a secret sauce made with the juice squeezed out of a small green orange for a month and a half, and more than ten kinds of spices, if you like to eat, stay here for a few more days, I will ask my mother to make this dish for you every day." ”

Youming said happily: "Okay, okay, now I'm blessed." ”

Yi Dan glared at Youming and said, "Senior brother, the purpose of raising chickens is to lay eggs. Let's be lucky today, it would be nice to get a taste of the chicken once. How can you eat this dish every day?"

After listening to Yi Dan's words, Youming felt that there was some truth, so he said mischievously: "I know, people are just joking." ”

Mrs. Wu said: "It doesn't matter, our family has a lot of food, and we also raise a lot of chickens." It's okay to feed you every day. ”

Xiaofeng said: "Yes, Sister Yi, you are my savior, what is it to eat a few chickens?"

Yi Dan said: "Old Madam Wu, Brother Xiaofeng, you are all hospitable, we disturb you like this, we don't know what to do." How dare I trouble you any more?"

"You're welcome, you're welcome, a few people come here, just treat it as your own home, don't be polite. Hurry up and eat the vegetables, you're all hungry, I'll serve you some chicken soup and rice. Old woman Wu said with a smile.

"Well, thank you, Mrs. Wu. Yi Dan took a bowl of fragrant rice cooked in chicken soup and said.

"Oh, senior sister, this rice is so fragrant, you can taste it. Youming took a bite of rice and was hooked.

Mrs. Wu said, "This rice is boiled in chicken broth. Eat more if you like. ”

"Well, it's so fragrant. No wonder this rice is yellow in color, fragrant and juicy. It was made from chicken broth?" Yi Dan said as he ate the rice in chicken broth.

"Yes, this Wenchang chicken needs to be served with chicken soup and rice, which can be considered perfect. How's it going?, isn't it?" Gu Xiaofeng said triumphantly.

"Well, it's so delicious, I didn't expect there to be so many surprises on this Qiongya Island, we really didn't come in vain. Youming was hooked.

"Well, yes. It's the best I've eaten in a few days. Thank you, Mrs. Wu, for your hard work!" Yi Dan deliberately turned his head and thanked Xiaofeng's mother.

"Where, where. A few of them saved my son, but the old man couldn't repay him. You don't dislike the poor countryside here, coarse tea and light food, and the old body is already very grateful. Mrs. Wu said.

"Old Madam Wu, you are polite, your skills are much better than those chefs in Guangzhou City. After Youming finished jokingly, everyone laughed happily.

Several people ate a full meal with laughter, and their feelings for Qiongya Island and Wenchang County deepened. (To be continued.) )