Chapter 119: Traveling to the South of the Yangtze River, Drunk Autumn Wind
Ye Cheng smiled and asked instead, "Qing'er, do you think it's appropriate for me to arrange it like this?"
Zhong Qing didn't look back, and replied: "You have already arranged it, why do you still come to ask people, do you want me to say it badly? This wicked Qing'er doesn't want to be anymore." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Ye Cheng said with a smile: "I know that Qing'er is in a hurry, and the knife is mouthful and tofu-hearted, even if I don't arrange it like this, you must think so in your heart." ”
Zhong Qing simply ignored it, picked up the baggage, and walked straight to the optimistic outside, saying as he walked: "Hurry up and get on the road, you will have to be busy in the future." ”
In this way, the three of them embarked on the road of the rivers and lakes again, for Ye Cheng it is really a thousand things now, looking for Emperor Jianwen is just one of them, in addition, the whereabouts of the master Drunken Taibai Luli and the Holy Hand Divine Doctor Dai Sigong are still unknown, and Youling has not known where to go since Chongming Island, too many questions are entangled in him, so that although he has embarked on a journey, he does not know how to start.
When there was no way, Ye Cheng had no choice but to ask Zhong Qing for advice first: "Qing'er, you look at the vast sea of people, the world is so big, how should we start?"
"It's not easy, as long as we find one person first, the rest will be solved. Zhong Qing was very calm at this time.
"Who are you looking for?" Ye Cheng asked suspiciously.
"Divine Ape Luo Tongtian. Zhong Qing replied.
Ye Cheng had heard of this person, it is said that although this Luo Tongtian's martial arts are not high, it is the news outlet of today's martial arts, but there is almost nothing he doesn't know about the things in the rivers and lakes, even if he doesn't know it for the time being, he has a way to find out in a short time.
"Qing'er, do you know this Senior Luo?" Ye Cheng asked.
"I don't know, he and my father are good friends, and they have the same temperament. Zhong Qing replied.
Ye Cheng was very happy when he heard this: "Wouldn't it be better if this is the case?" Then Qing'er will ask you to take us to see Senior Luo quickly, so that we can find out the whereabouts of the master, and maybe we can also help Miss Wei Rou ask where his father is now." ”
Ye Cheng said and turned to look at Wei Rou on the side, Wei Rou saw that Ye Cheng was always thinking about his thoughts, and couldn't help but lower his head, but there was a burst of gratitude in his heart.
Zhong Qing said with a smile: "Brother Ye, what you think is too simple, although this Luo Tongtian is very familiar with my father, but this person is the most difficult to accommodate, even if his own son comes and asks him what news he wants, he must exchange it." ”
"This is bad, the gold, silver and jewels have been sealed in my residence, and we only have some daily coils on us. Ye Cheng stroked his forehead with his hand.
Zhong Qing said: "You fool, could it be that a person like Luo Tongtian would covet gold, silver and jewelry? These are just the most ordinary things in the world to him. What he wanted, both in value and difficulty, was far from being comparable to gold, silver, and jewelry. ”
"So powerful, what will this old-timer want?" Ye Cheng asked in surprise.
"Of course he wants something that he doesn't have, and he really wants it. It's a pity that over the years, he has less and less things to have, and he wants less and less, and I don't know what to arouse his interest. Zhong Qing couldn't help but sigh when she said this.
"But at the moment, we don't have a better way, why don't we go there and give it a try, and when the time comes, maybe the old man Luo can accommodate us." Ye Cheng said.
"It's okay, but he's like a migratory bird, no, it's probably more difficult than a migratory bird to have a fixed place, summer in one place, winter in one place, autumn and spring, it's a different place. Zhong Qing said.
"Then according to you, where will he be now?" Ye Cheng hurriedly asked.
"Now that the wind and the sun are beautiful, the summer is over the autumn solstice, if according to the previous calculation, he should be in Suzhou now. Zhong Qing said.
"In that case, let's go to Suzhou City first, maybe we can meet his old man," Ye Cheng said happily.
Now it is autumn and cool, Suzhou is more beautiful than Hangzhou, Yangzhou and other places, Ye Cheng is accompanied by Zhong Qing and Wei Rou, although the personalities are different, it is inevitable that there will be times when talking and laughing, but along the way, I don't feel lonely and lonely. Nearly 500 miles away, the three of them walked and stopped, unconsciously passed eight days, and when they arrived at the city of Suzhou, the autumn was strong, and this Suzhou is located in the southeast of Yingtian, surrounded by Taihu Lake and the Yangtze River, and the climate is indescribably pleasant.
When the three of them came in, they found that although they were not far apart, this Suzhou City had a different flavor than Yingtian and Yixing, and it was less solemn than Yingtian, a little more lively and smart, less business and travel than Yixing, but more free and easy-going.
Perhaps related to the proximity to Taihu Lake and the Yangtze River, Suzhou is also rich in waterways, most of which are built along the water, and the streets are sometimes rivers. From time to time there are small boats shuttling in the river, this kind of manned boat moves very slowly, when crossing the stone bridge connecting the two sides of the river, it will disappear, as if it has disappeared, and when it comes out of the bridge hole, the sunlight instantly sprinkles on the canopy, and also sprinkles on the fisherman and the boat rider who is holding the boat.
The green tiles and white walls stand quietly on both sides of the river, and the stone bridge is erected in the middle, as if the houses on both sides are holding hands.
"When you go to Gusu to see you, everyone sleeps on the river. There is little idle land in the ancient palace, and there are many small bridges in the water lanes. The night market sells water lotus root, and the spring boat carries Qiluo. Knowing the sleepless moon from afar, homesickness is in the fishing song. Ye Cheng couldn't help but feel happy in his heart, and when he came here, it seemed that the whole person could also abandon the troubles and sorrows of the past few days, and become cheerful and excited.
"Brother Ye, what kind of poem are you reading, and you describe Suzhou so vividly?" Zhong Qing asked on the side.
If Wei Rou is not mistaken, it should be Du Xunhe's "Sending People to Wu" in the Tang Dynasty. Wei Rou said softly on the side.
Zhong Qing actually has a lot of knowledge, but most of them are superficial, and he doesn't remember it very carefully, at this time, listening to Wei Rou say the author and source of this poem, I can't help but feel that my face is gloomy, if others say it's okay, but as soon as Wei Rou says it, the boss in my heart is not happy.
"It's amazing, Miss Wei, you know so much. Zhong Qing said.
Zhong Qing has been pampered since she was a child, on the one hand, she has a hearty and optimistic attitude that is not familiar with the world, but on the other hand, she has also created a trait that never hides her joy, anger and sorrow. Wei Rou couldn't see that Zhong Qing was unhappy, and hurriedly smiled: "Miss Zhong, don't be angry, I don't read many poems, but I just happened to read this one, and because my father had treated me when I was a child, I had some impressions." ”
At the mention of her father, Wei Rou's heart moved, and she couldn't help but feel sad again, she didn't know where her father Wei Chong was now, although in the eyes of the court and the world, Wei Chong was just a thief entrenched on the island, but after all, it was her father who depended on her life, although this father insisted on going his own way, but Wei Rou couldn't help but be concerned.
Ye Cheng saw that he was in love and had a small temper, but Wei Rou's answer was decent and calm, and he couldn't help but be a little impressed by this girl, in fact, from the time she blocked the knife on Chongming Island, Ye Cheng had already discovered that in this girl who seemed to be weak, there was actually a fortitude and determination that a man could not match.
Seeing that Wei Rou was about to be sad when he mentioned his father, Ye Cheng hurriedly changed the topic and said, "Do you know that this Suzhou is more famous than the world-famous gardens?"
"Needless to say, of course it's Dongting tea, my father will ask someone to buy some tea from here every year, and I also drank it when I was a child, this Dongting tea is extraordinary, do you know its origin?" Zhong Qing said to Ye Cheng as she turned her gaze to Wei Rou.
Wei Rou hurriedly smiled and said, "Wei Rou also wants to know, and asks Miss Zhong to tell me what the origin is." ”
Zhong Qing secretly rejoiced in her heart: "See, you also have something you don't know, now Brother Ye won't think I'm vulgar and don't smell it." ”
In fact, this is Zhong Qing's child's temper, where does Ye Cheng think that she is vulgar and unheard. Immediately, I only heard Zhong Qing say: "According to legend, this Dongting tea is a kind of crane passed on by the Queen Mother's mother, and once upon a time, there was a mountain man Zhu Yuanzheng who was unique and planted under the mountain cliff. At the beginning, this tea was called 'scaring people's fragrance', but not because of its scary appearance, but because it contained a peculiar fragrance. ”
Zhong Qing couldn't help but be very proud, and only heard Ye Cheng joking: "I see, then let's come to this Suzhou city today, one of you has been to Suzhou when you were young, and the other has been drinking Suzhou tea since you were a child, but you have to take me, a silly boy who has never seen the world, to taste and play." ”
"What's so difficult about this, don't look at me that I haven't been here, but I often listen to my father talk to businessmen from other places, and I can also have a rough idea in my heart, no worse than people who have been here. Zhong Qing said.
Ye Cheng and Wei Rou glanced at each other, knowing that Zhong Qing was talking about Wei Rou, and Wei Rou didn't care about her, she just smiled slightly and didn't say anything.
"Qing'er, just now I said that Suzhou City is famous, but it is not the tea you said. Ye Cheng said with a smile.
"What's that?" Zhong Qing really didn't know this time.
"People in the world say that Suzhou gardens and silk are very good, but they ignore that the bridge in the city is the real top quality, you see the large and small bridges in the river, different heights, staggered, none of them are the same, isn't it a piece of art?" Ye Cheng pointed to a few stone bridges not far away.
"What do I think you say, can you eat a stone lump no matter how beautiful it is? I'm hungry, I want to eat. Zhong Qing said and covered her stomach and looked very hungry.
She amused Ye Cheng and Wei Rou this time, Ye Cheng hurriedly said: "Okay, well, you are tired from the journey along the road, you are really a little hungry, let's go find a good restaurant, I will invite you two to have a good meal." ”
"Great, what are we waiting for, let's go. Zhong Qing's main concern at the moment is not the stone bridge, nor the Dongting tea and silk, but what she wants most now.
The three of them walked along the street, and after a while, they came to a restaurant, but they saw that this restaurant was very magnificent, and the plaque in front of the newly decorated door had three big characters "Night Rain Xuan".
Ye Cheng couldn't help but sigh: "Suzhou is really a prosperous place for poetry and books, and even such a place to eat has such an elegant name." ”
"What's the use of a good name, the key is to have a good dish. Zhong Qing didn't bother to look at the plaque, and was the first to step in.
Ye Cheng followed behind and said, "Qing'er, won't your rush like this ruin your identity as a lady?"
"The little jasper wants to eat, and everyone has to eat, where can they show off when they are hungry." While speaking, Zhong Qing had already gone up to the second floor and picked a seat.
Wei Rou said curiously: "Miss Zhong, you are so familiar, it seems that you have been here before." ”
"What's so strange about this, isn't it the same as all the magnificent restaurants in the world, the first floor is open, and the second floor is elegant. Little Er, I'm dying of hunger. Zhong Qing said.
Ye Cheng and Wei Rou looked at each other and smiled, shook their heads and followed into the private room to sit down, and after a while, Kung Fu Xiao Er hurriedly ran over.
"Three guest officers, when you look like you're dressed like this, you are from out of town, I don't know what you want to eat?" Xiao Er said with a smile on his face.
"If Suzhou is the most famous, it is the Three Treasures of Taihu Lake. Zhong Qing said.
"What are the Three Treasures of Taihu Lake?" Ye Cheng and Wei Rou asked in unison.
"Whitebait, plum fish and white shrimp, I heard others talk about it when I was in Jiangsu and Zhejiang with my father, and when I came to Suzhou, these three treasures must be tasted. Zhong Qing said.
The three treasures are all standing dishes in the restaurant, sold as a specialty, so the price is not cheap, seeing that Zhong Qing came up to ask for the three treasures, Xiao Er was naturally very happy, and hurriedly said: "Okay, girl, you are a knowledgeable person at a glance, as soon as you talk about it, you will get to the point, then you will first serve a whitebait flower soup, red braised plum fish and white shrimp and jade fat tofu, and then with some meat and vegetarian side dishes?"
This Zhong Qing waved his hand and said, "It's okay to have whitebait and white shrimp, but the plum fish doesn't want it." ”
"This plum fish is the same as whitebait and white shrimp, why doesn't Qing'er just want it?" Ye Cheng asked.
"According to legend, this plum fish is the fish bones left over by King Wu during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and thrown into the water of Taihu Lake, and it has changed over the years, how can this girl eat people's teeth and eat other people's leftovers?
"Qing'er is well-informed, so it's okay, anyway, you come to choose, I'll do the east, today we must have a full meal and taste the food of Suzhou." Ye Cheng stroked his palms and smiled.