In fact, what Liu Ruolan didn't know was that Zhou Wen had been born with a somewhat charming aura since the Buddha beads came to him. Although it wouldn't make a hero bow to him or make a beautiful woman fall in love with him, he had a good impression of her when they first met.
Really, this is also the Buddha's compassionate aura that prevents ordinary people from showing any hostility.
Of course, this kind of aura is ineffective against natural enemies, such as people who are already hostile to Zhou Wen, and teenagers like Liu Ruoxi who are dissatisfied even before they meet him.
So at Zhou Wen's suggestion, the three of them got into the Liu family's car and went to a restaurant near the military academy. This restaurant called Sichuan Shangchuan was opened by a native of Chongqing, Sichuan. The Sichuan cuisine was quite authentic. Zhou Wen was also another instructor at the military academy.
Only after I brought it here to eat did I realize that there is such authentic Sichuan cuisine in Nanjing.
Kawakami Sichuan Restaurant has a small facade. It is a two-story wooden building with two private rooms separated by screens on the upper floor. It looks quite clean.
When Zhou Wen and the others came, there were not many guests, and no one was sitting in the private room. After Zhou Wen introduced Liu Ruolan and Liu Ruoxi to their seats, he asked Liu Ruolan: "Ruolan, can you eat spicy food?"
In fact, people in Jiangsu and Zhejiang generally cannot eat spicy food, and they mainly eat spicy food. However, Zhou Wen knew that the ancestral home of the Liu family was Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province. If there is a tradition of eating spicy food in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, Xuzhou is the only one.
Liu Ruolan has been completely defeated by this guy now. She was numbed by Ruolan Ruolan's yelling along the way, so she had no choice but to let him go. She could only answer truthfully: "You can eat a little, but it can't be too spicy."
At this time, Liu Ruoxi quit and protested: "Hey, I said the surname is Zhou, why didn't you ask me? Do you look down on people?"
Zhou Wen said with a smile: "I think brother Ruoxi and sister Ruolan have different feelings. It means that you grew up together, so your tastes should be similar. You can definitely eat what Ruolan can eat.
Besides, if Lan is a lady, isn’t it the demeanor that a gentleman should embody to give priority to ladies?”
Liu Ruoxi was gagged by what Zhou Wen said and was speechless for a long time. Finally, she said to Liu Ruolan in English: "I think this person has bad intentions, so we should not follow him."
Liu Ruolan rolled her eyes at him and said in English: "Ruoxi, don't speak ill of others behind their backs. Just make peace with them as they come."
Liu Ruoxi continued: "I said it in front of him. It's his own business if he doesn't understand. You can't blame me."
Liu Ruolan felt that it was impolite to talk in English in front of others, so she ignored Liu Ruoxi and said to Zhou Wen with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Zhou is from Shanxi. It seems that Shanxi people don't eat spicy food, right?"
"It can only be said that most people in Shanxi don't like spicy food, but people in Linfen and Yuncheng also like spicy food. My chef is from Yuncheng, so the food at home is a bit spicy. Over time, I just like it.
I like eating chili."
While Zhou Wen and Liu Ruolan were communicating, they ordered a few of the famous Sichuan dishes here, and specifically asked the waiter to not make the dishes too spicy.
Zhou Wen didn't order many dishes, just a boiled fish fillet, a twice-cooked pork, a Kung Pao chicken and a few seasonal vegetables. You must know that restaurants in this era are not comparable to those of later generations. Every dish is served in a big plate and a big bowl on the floor.
, the portions are substantial, and the ingredients are all pure green food. For example, the fish used in today’s boiled fillets is the Yangtze River sturgeon, which was later listed as a nationally protected animal.
Since Zhou Wen traveled through the Republic of China, what he is most satisfied with is the food of this era. No matter what, it is the ingredients that will be hard to find in future generations, and they are truly natural and pure green.
The three of them were chatting while eating. After a while, Liu Ruoxi was so spicy that she couldn't close her mouth. She was breathing heavily. Seeing Zhou Wen still introducing the characteristics of each dish to Liu Ruolan, she became angry and immediately interrupted:
"Hey, Zhou, you haven't told us how you were kidnapped. Tell us quickly."
Zhou Wen smiled and took a sip of tea. He looked at Liu Ruolan who was also curious. He blinked at him with a pair of watery eyes and said, "Okay, I will tell you how I was kidnapped."
So, Zhou Wen talked while eating, and recounted his story of how he was kidnapped and sent to Henan to serve as a soldier.
This time, Mr. Zhou tried his best to tell the plot vividly and make people immerse themselves in the situation. When he talked about being robbed by bandits and chasing him from behind, even Liu Ruolan became nervous. Obviously,
This guy is sitting in front of me very well now, but he still can't help but ask worriedly: "Why are you so reckless, turning back to lure the bandits away by yourself? Aren't you afraid of being shot?"
Young Master Zhou is very excited now. Ever since he time traveled, he has never liked to show off his abilities. No matter how great his achievements are, how famous he is, how many battles and tough battles he has won that are difficult for others to achieve in his life.
, they also hide their achievements and fame deeply and never show it to others.
But to say that he is still calm and calm in his heart is to think too highly of him. Zhou Wen is also a normal person, and he also feels proud and complacent in his heart, but he just doesn't want to show it in front of ordinary people.
Just like the time when he discovered that his martial arts had greatly improved and defeated Xu Dacheng, he would also show off in front of his good friends.
But as his status became more and more valuable and he had more and more subordinates, he naturally hid some of his youthful nature.
But in front of the person he likes, Zhou Wen no longer wants to pretend to be superior or serious, and immediately tells how he and Xu Dacheng have been close brothers since childhood. In that case, if he did not take risks and lure away the bandits, then his good brother
He might be killed by bandits, and he would proudly say that he had already achieved some success in martial arts at that time and was quite confident in dealing with several bandits.
Next, he vividly explained how to kill bandits and seize guns, how to kill bandit leaders, etc.
This thrilling experience made Liu Ruolan and her brother so mesmerized as they listened to it, as if they were also present at that time. Their moods fluctuated with Zhou Wen's description, and they forgot to use their chopsticks with the delicacies on the table.
After Zhou Wen finished talking about entering Xinxiang, the siblings came back to their senses. Liu Ruolan's bright eyes swept over Zhou Wen as if they had just met her. Somehow, she believed the man in front of her.
These experiences are incomprehensible to people like her who grew up in a wealthy mansion.
But she believed it, and felt that her elder brother's praise for him was not unreasonable. He would risk his life to fight for a chance of survival for his friends. At least this person could afford to be a compassionate, righteous, courageous and resourceful man.
evaluate.
At this time, Liu Ruoxi was fascinated by the story and kept urging: "What happened next? Why didn't you save your friend and go home together when you grabbed the gun? The person who kidnapped you didn't dare to stop you.