Mi cable is also called Mi Gan, Fengan, which is rice noodles.
The inn's rake meat rice noodles use soup made from large bones, which is cooked very well. The soup is rich and delicious, oily but not greasy. The snow-white rice noodles are added with a slightly white soup stock, and some rake meat is placed on top. It seems to be a good choice.
It is meat from hooves, elbows and other places, still connected with the thick skin and fat. It has been stewed until it is soft. It is so soft that you can tear it off with just chopsticks and put it in a bowl. It is delicious and delicious.
Some chopped green onions, a little kimchi, and almost nothing else, but as the store said, it tastes light and delicious. After one bite, it goes into your stomach very smoothly and gently.
Immediately, the warmth spread from the throat to the belly. It was extremely comfortable on this slightly cool autumn evening.
If a chopstick is sandwiched with the same light but rich meaty rake meat, half fat and lean, the thin rake is soft but not woody, the fat one is fragrant but not greasy, plus a little kimchi, even the last bit will be delicious.
The slightest bit of greasy taste is completely gone, and it has been perfectly neutralized.
"Suck..."
Song You tasted the delicacies belonging to this place.
It's hard to imagine that it only requires such simple materials and techniques to make a delicious dish.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
The calico cat was also eating meat next to it, but it raised its head from time to time. The cat's face frowned, and its originally round eyes became less round. It glanced at the Taoist, then lowered its head and continued eating.
"Don't even think about it, Sanhua Empress. A mouse can't make this taste."
"Meow……"
"No?" The Taoist glanced at her again, "You don't have to think so much. This bowl I have is enough for me. The store gave us a lot of extra meat. Although more than half of it was given to Sanhua Empress, my bowl
The meat in it is still a normal amount, just concentrate on eating yours."
"Meow!"
The cat raised its head again, glanced at him with a frown, hesitated to speak, then lowered its head, and slurped at the meat.
Such a bowl only costs ten cents.
After the Taoist finished eating, he paid the bill and returned to his room.
The room in the inn is not necessarily more spacious than the carriage shop, but it is more refined. There is an oil lamp in it, and there is some lamp oil in it. It is a gift from the store. Any more will cost money. The Taoist walked in and put the oil lamp on
Go to the innermost cabinet of the door and take out your own oil lamp to light it.
The room suddenly lit up with light.
"brush……"
The Sanhua Cat jumped up on the table, looked at the Taoist, and then spoke: "Taoist, Sanhua Empress seems to have a bagasse stuck in her mouth, oh no, two."
"Where is it stuck?"
"It's stuck in the mouth." The cat said and closed his mouth, thought about it, felt it, and then added, "There is one on both sides."
"How does it feel?"
"It lives in Sanhua Empress! It hurts and itches!"
"Oh, my mouth is rotten." Song You nodded, "I told you, if you eat too much, your mouth will be rotten."
"It's bagasse."
"It's probably blisters or ulcers."
"That's bagasse!"
"Then dig it out."
"Can't touch it."
"Then it's rotten."
"It's bagasse! You can't go wrong!"
"..."
Song You looked away helplessly, not bothering to say anything to her. He walked straight to the bed, sat down, took off his shoes, put on his clogs, and started to wash up.
This little thing is also very stubborn.
The Taoist had told her a long time ago that eating too much sugar cane would make her mouth rot, but she refused to listen. Now her mouth is really rotten, but she refused to admit that it was a rotten mouth. Instead, she made up a lame excuse. In the end, it was
Unwilling to admit the mistake she made by not listening to him, she blamed it on an accident.
A common trick used by children.
But Sanhua Empress soon made him realize that she was no ordinary child——
I saw the cat following him. When he changed his shoes, she followed him to the bed. When he washed, she followed him to the wall. When he picked up tooth chips, she followed him to his luggage. She kept looking up at him.
After a while, she asked in a very low voice: "Sanhua Empress is so powerful, how can she chew up her mouth even if she eats sugar cane?"
"Sanhua Empress is really powerful. If an ordinary person eats a piece of sugar cane for half an afternoon, her mouth will be blistered and rotten. Sanhua Empress ate an unknown number of sugar canes for several days, day and night, and it took such a long time for her mouth to start to swell."
The problem is indeed unusual."
"then what should we do?"
Still asked very quietly.
There was a bit of caution and worry in his tone, asking for help.
"There is no sugar cane here. Go to sleep. You will be fine tomorrow. If you eat so much meat at night, don't catch mice. Let the mice in the inn live one more night." The Taoist said, "If we meet again in the future,
Remember to exercise moderation when it comes to sugar cane. If you eat too much at once, you will easily get tired of it even if your mouth is not bad. Then there will be less of a unique delicacy in the world. This is arrogance towards it."
"Well……"
The cat was thoughtful.
After a while, she whispered softly: "You won't necessarily eat the mice if you catch them, they can be saved..."
The Taoist ignored her.
After washing up, I walked to the window.
Open the window and look outside——
I saw the full moon when I first arrived in Yundu last time. Now there is half a bright moon in the sky. Under the moonlight, there is an open space behind the inn. You can see the grass growing on the ground, which is very shallow. There are some or high grass in the open space.
There are many low wooden shelves, and many cloths are hung or spread out, all swaying in the moonlight wind.
This is the residence of the little Chai Niang.
The appearance of those people at that time has gradually become blurred in Song You's memory. He couldn't remember how many houses Song You went to at that time, and how many people he entertained with good food and wine. However, he still remembered that he had just entered the painting industry.
When I was in school, I met an old farmer, and the first person I went to was his home. The old farmer’s surname was Chai, and his name was Chai Xueyi. There were seven people in his family. In addition to the old couple, there were two sons, a daughter-in-law, one grandson, two granddaughters, and two more.
None of the granddaughters are married.
This place seems to be similar to the world in the painting, but in fact it is very different——
Here the four seasons rotate and yin and yang alternate.
This place is real and normal, the way of heaven is complete, and the laws are complete. Even crops can be grown in the reed fields, and reeds can also be grown in the fields. Outsiders may come at any time, and people may leave at any time. There is a continuous stretch of land behind the mountain.
Beyond the mountains, dozens of miles away, there is a vaster world, with both wind and rain and sunshine.
Song You went to Huali at that time. Even though the scenery was peerless, everything stayed in the best season. At the best time, the villagers were all warm and simple, but it was still very uncomfortable to live there.
And he has psychological expectations about the world in the painting.
Little did he know that when the person in the painting came out here and saw a completely different world, he must have been so frightened and confused during those first days.
Song You stood in front of the window for a while and then fell asleep.
The next morning.
When Song You woke up, the calico cat had already woken up and was lying on the window, looking at the courtyard behind the inn. When she heard the movement behind her, she turned her head and looked straight at the Taoist.
It is easy to tell from the bright and vivid eyebrows that her mouth seems to be healed.
"Are you up, meow?"
"Get up."
The Taoist slowly put on his clothes, walked to the window, and looked outside.
The weather in Yunzhou is indeed unparalleled.
It was only morning, and already the pale golden sunshine was shining down. The sky was full of light blue, with thin gauze-like clouds floating in the sky. The open space below was covered with cloth, and many people were busy.
At this time, there was no wind at all in the small town of Xianning, but someone was shaking the cloth and making a popping sound. It was already very far away, and the distance made it softer, like a belt coming from the creek at the other end of the village.
The echoing sound of beating clothes does not disturb people's sleep, but makes them calm.
Many of the cloths are gorgeous and shockingly delicate.
"The weather is very good today."
"Yes!"
The cat raised its head and could easily see the Taoist with its back turned, and asked him: "Are we going to visit that little Chai Niang?"
"Miss Sanhua is extremely smart."
"Yes!"
"Let me wash up..."
The Taoist looked away from the window and started washing again.
After washing and combing my hair, I changed into clean clothes, paid attention to my personal image, went downstairs, had breakfast, and then went out.
There is an alley next to the inn, only a few feet wide. Beside the alley is a high courtyard wall, and within the wall is the open space that can be seen through the rear-facing window in the upstairs room of the inn.
There is a door in the middle of the courtyard wall, but there is no house number. There is a flag that says "Yang Family Cloth Shop", but this should be the door for the workers in the cloth shop, not the residence of the Yang family, so I keep walking.
The Taoist walked around in a long circle, almost reaching the opposite side of the square, before he saw a large house.
The house number says "Yang Mansion".
The Taoist pursed his lips before knocking on the door.
"Tuk tuk tuk..."
After a while, a servant came to open the door.
"Who are you looking for, sir?"
When the servant saw that he was a Taoist, he was suspicious but did not dare to neglect him, so his face showed two contradictory expressions of vigilance and respect at the same time.
"Can Xiao Chai Niang live here?"
"Sir, what does Mr. Chai have to do with my wife?" The servant looked at him carefully, "If Mr. Chai is here to clear up some strange things, he is married to my husband and does not see guests easily. I can give him some advice."
The husband also pointed out a fellow countryman of my family, Chai Xiaoniang, who also lives in the city, not far from here. He is older and more talkative."
The servant's tone was very polite and his speech was very fluent. I think he must have said this many times.
But Xiao Chainiang must not have seen no visitors at all, otherwise, the man on the roadside would never have seen her.
"I have misunderstood you. We have indeed heard the rumors, but it is not to clear up confusion, but because we have an old relationship with Xiao Chai Niang in the house, and we came here to find old acquaintances." Song You's attitude was polite, "Please inform me, just say there is someone outside the door.
A Taoist priest named Song came to visit and brought a cat, claiming to be an old acquaintance of hers, and her grandfather was named Chai Xueyi."
"..."
The servant was stunned for a moment after hearing this.
The speaker's tone and attitude sounded sincere, and it didn't sound like he was lying. He even mentioned the name of Chai Xiaoniang's grandfather in the family.
I don’t know if it’s true or not, and I don’t know if this name has spread outside. Anyway, the servants don’t know the name of Chai Xiaoniang’s grandfather in the family. But speaking of it, Chai Xiaoniang in the family has several fellow villagers in and outside the city.
, we can barely be considered fellow villagers. In fact, we didn’t know him at first, but we became familiar with him after we got here. However, most of them are very old and came here many years ago, but they have never heard of such a young Taoist.
This man looks much younger than his husband, Chai Xiaoniang.
"..."
The servant thought for a moment and then said:
"Please wait."
Then he closed the door and ran into the house.
After a while, the door opened again.
At this time, there was already a charming and graceful woman standing inside the door. She was wearing clothes of luxurious fabrics and silver jewelry. She was beautifully dressed. She stood behind the servant with a frown on her face. Her expression was very complicated, as if she was a bit expectant and anxious.
A little confused, a little excited and a little unbelievable, I looked at the Taoist at the door.
Both sides looked at each other.
As the servant said, he is a very young Taoist.
The face was vaguely familiar, but too young.
The woman was stunned and didn't dare to recognize each other until she looked down and saw the calico cat squatting at the Taoist's feet, raising a paw and originally licking it. At this time, it stopped and stared up at him.
The memories from years ago gradually became clearer, and the other emotions in his eyes gradually dissipated, turning into wonder and disbelief.
"Young lady from the Chai family, I haven't seen you for many years. How are you?" The Taoist said with a gentle tone.
"Taoist Priest! It's really you!"
"I didn't expect my wife to come out, and I didn't expect to hear news about my wife here. I'll see you here." Song You was still very calm, "Is your wife still used to the life outside here?"
"..."
The sentence "I'm still used to life outside" seemed to bring back the memory of this young lady, and it seemed that she had finally found someone to talk to, and it seemed that she had finally found someone who had lived in her own home.
People, how can they bear it for a while?
Immediately his eyes turned red, and he subconsciously took two steps forward. He regarded this Taoist priest as a relative and elder, and stretched out his hand to support him. Remembering that he was already married, and there were more rules here than in his hometown, he had no choice but to retract his hand.
I came back and gently wiped my tears.
Dreams cry and tears are red and dry.
The Taoist was also filled with emotion.
At that time, in the mountain village in the painting, which seems to be called Xiaobei Village, I met three juniors from the Chai family for the first time in an old farmer's house. The two women were still young, in their teens, but they were now married.
People these days mature earlier and age faster. They age faster after getting married and having children. This little Chai Niang should be heading towards her thirties now. The so-called half-old lady is also talking about her thirties.
age.
"Taoist Priest! Please come in quickly!"
Xiao Chai Niang quickly invited him into the courtyard.
Then he bowed to the servant beside him and said to the servant: "Please go and inform Mr. Hu, saying that I have a very important guest who needs to be entertained."
The servants were stunned when they saw this, their eyes flickering.
I remembered the story that Chai Xiaoniang would tell in rough or detailed terms every time a guest came to her home. The servants like them would occasionally hear it and were familiar with it.
There is a Taoist in the story.
Everyone said it was a fairy.
It seems that the Taoist also brought a cat.
Now I see this Chai Xiaoniang’s reaction...
"yes!"
The servant did not dare to delay and left quickly.