Chapter 60 Expedition to the West (Beijing Mixed Sauce Noodles)
The young master, Madman Xing, was carried into the governor's camp.
His white hair and beard were already a bit withered, his whole face was sallow, his whole body was grayish-yellow, and he was covered in dust. His lips were dry and white, and there were small bloody gashes that were chapped, and they kept quivering.
"I want to eat... eat fried noodles, the kind with a vegetable code... I want to eat fried noodles... eat fried noodles..."
At this point, I still want to eat noodles with soybean paste. It’s true. I gave him water and some Chinese medicine, but it still had no effect. I still had a high fever, and my whole body was even twitching and swaying.
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"I want to eat fried noodles...the kind with vegetable code...fresh vegetable code..."
The noodles were brought up, but Master Xing only smelled them, turned his face away, and didn't take a bite.
Dafu touched Master Xing's hot face and said, "This is homesickness. Old Xing misses the fried noodles in Beijing."
In the hearts of many people, hometown is a melodious clear flute; a touch of moonlight that makes people dream; a string of heart-stirring memories; or a swaying and colorful person... But in Master Xing's case,
In my heart, my hometown is just a bowl of fried noodles with a strong flavor of old Beijing.
"Where can I get you noodles with soybean paste now? I also need fresh vegetables..." Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) was so anxious that she almost ignored her injured leg and jumped up from the couch.
While feeding Master Xing the dusty water brought from the capital, Dafu said: "Usually when we go on an expedition, we will bring a handful of soil from our hometown, just for fear of this happening. The most difficult thing to cure is homesickness. Look at it like this
, this water can only make Master Xing relax, we have to make him an authentic Beijing fried noodles... otherwise Master Xing will not be able to survive three days."
"There are fried sauces and noodles, but where do you ask me to get you fresh vegetables? It's close to the twelfth lunar month of winter, or in this big desert where not even a hair grows. Little Master, how can you do that?
You have to hold on... I ordered you to go down and make preparations for everyone to go out. A group of people went to find the desert oasis. In addition, they sent an eagle message to Lord Obai and quickly delivered fresh cucumbers, mushrooms, green onions and mung bean sprouts.
, carrots, yes, and sweet corn... As for the ingredients, I’ll just make do with them.”
The main ingredients of the basic recipe of Old Beijing Zhajiang Noodles are pork belly, dried yellow sauce, sweet noodle sauce, mushrooms, green onions (onions and dried tofu can also be added); the aniseed ingredients include star anise, cinnamon, peppercorns, and bay leaves; the vegetable codes include cucumber and mung bean sprouts
, carrots, shredded tofu, purple cabbage, mung beans, sweet corn, etc.; seasonings include thirteen spice, dark soy sauce, garlic slices, ginger slices, etc.
Everyone took action, knowing the importance of Master Xing in the heart of the Governor.
Dafoe personally led the team to the depths of the desert in search of an oasis. As long as there was an oasis, the ingredients for the dishes Master Xing wanted would not be a problem.
On the night of the next day, Mr. Obai, who was in Ili City, received a message from the Flying Eagle. What this treasure wanted was really fresh, fresh cucumbers, mung bean sprouts, purple cabbage, sweet corn, and shiitake mushrooms...
Is this little guy going to open a restaurant deep in the desert? The letter didn't explain clearly why, but just asked for it to be delivered as soon as possible. It's getting more and more naughty.
"Since the little guy has used the most urgent Flying Eagle Message, it must be extremely urgent... Go ahead and prepare overnight without any delay!"
Master Obai pondered for a while, and then issued the order again, "Use the fastest Pegasus to deliver it. Be sure to deliver what the Governor wants before tomorrow night!"
That night, the whole city was in a state of excitement. But the people were not angry at all, and were very cooperative. I heard that Mr. Xiao Jia wanted to have a bite of fresh food in the desert, so he used the flying eagle to send a message to him.
Master Obai rushed to deliver it overnight. This is a child.
A child who has just passed his twelfth birthday, even if he becomes a first-class governor, is still a child. No matter how careless he is, everyone can forgive him.
It seemed that the entire Yili Mansion was in motion overnight, looking for fresh vegetables for this "random" governor.
If you don’t complain at all, you will be suppressed. When our young Mr. Jia came to Xinjiang, he didn’t pay taxes or pay grain. He didn’t have the bad habits of being an official before. He also made us a lot of money. Now I think about it.
How can you still complain about eating some fresh cucumbers and vegetables?
This was a city-wide action. Many citizens simply worked in the vegetable fields all night long. In the cold winter, there were no cucumbers, purple cabbage and other vegetables, so they simply dug three feet into the ground and dug out some fresh roots buried in the soil.
Finally, they found cucumbers, purple cabbage, and green onions that had been stored for the winter in a wealthy family. Without Lord Aobai's instructions, the cavalry from the forward battalion rushed out of the city with their vegetable baskets.
The flag officer of the forward battalion is called Ling Da. He is a guy who can't stand anything. He has the ability to look down on people. His riding and archery skills rank among the top three in the entire Western Expeditionary Army. He has a high ambition.
The person the proud guy admired the most was Master Xiao Jia. This time he volunteered to deliver the vegetables that Master Xiao Jia needed overnight.
"Even so, I have to ask Mr. Jia, is it reasonable to waste money and people like this to give away a bite of food? It's really a child... a naughty child..." Ling Da thought in his heart as he galloped on his horse.
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The five horses took turns riding, and they arrived at the factory deep in the desert in just one night and one morning.
"Report! The vegetables Mr. Xiao Jia asked for will be delivered overnight!"
Ling Da entered the governor's tent holding a package in both hands.
It seems that this is a complaint against what I have done. If you have complaints, just complain. If you, a small flag official, have such thoughts, then what do the people in Yili City think of me? No matter.
It's important to save people.
Master Xiao Jia ordered the army chef to make noodles with soybean paste immediately, while looking at Ling Da with a joking look. Everyone looked at Ling Da with a joking look.
Ling Da was not embarrassed at all, "Mr. Governor, I need a reply."
"Bullshit reply, you just want to know why I wasted so much time and money just for a bite to eat."
"Hahahaha... Yes, everything has been done, and there is no need to explain."
"You're so angry, go ahead and give him a kick."
One of the guards ran over with a smile and tapped Ling's thigh. That was all. He knew that Master Xiao Jia liked Ling Da the most in the forward camp.
"Let me tell you, Mr. Xing was homesick and wanted to eat noodles with soybean paste. He was about to die of illness, so the Governor did this."
This makes perfect sense. Ling Da knows the importance of "Crazy Xing" in Mr. Xiao Jia's heart.
Fresh cucumbers, fresh purple cabbage, fresh green onions... A big wooden plate was brought up. Baoyu (Ran Xiaoshi) personally fed the little master into his mouth. After a few mouthfuls, Master Xing became energetic and grabbed it with his big dry hands.
Big bowl, snoring after eating a big bowl, he opened his mouth and let out a long sigh of relief, and said sheepishly: "Master, are you causing trouble?"
"It's okay, it's good. Master, your illness has been cured. This is the most important thing..."
"You kid, don't shed tears all the time. It's the Governor who is making you cry... Master, please..."
It is worth crying ten times for the safety of your loved ones in this world!
At this time, the personal guards came to report that Lord Dafoe was in trouble deep in the desert.
(What kind of trouble did Master Dafoe encounter in the depths of the desert? Please see the next chapter for details.)
