The four of them came to the pavilion. There was a stone table and stone benches in the pavilion. The four of them sat down in sequence. Gao Manqing clapped his hands, and a maid immediately responded and said, "Miss, what are your orders?"
Gao Manqing said: "Sending pastries and cold drinks!"
Soon, two maids came in respectfully with plates in their hands, walked to the table, walked carefully, and placed several plates of pastries and cold drinks on the table.
After placing all kinds of pastries and cold drinks properly, Gao Manqing stepped aside respectfully and said, "Senior Situ, Brother Jing, and Sister Wei will eat some pastries first, and then drink a bowl of cold drinks to cool down."
In the lives of people in the Tang Dynasty, various types of desserts were extremely developed. In addition, pastries made of glutinous rice, flour, and bean flour were also very developed.
Situ Kongdang took a sip of the cold drink first, and immediately felt a refreshing sensation. He had never drunk such delicious water before. It was cool, smooth, refreshing, and left a fragrance on his lips and teeth. He couldn't help but put down the porcelain bowl and praised loudly: " It tastes so good! I can’t believe that I drank honey water when I went to Huashan. It’s still unforgettable. I didn’t expect that I can drink refreshing honey water today! Little girl, why is this honey water so cold and delicious?”
When Situ Kong and Wu Tong were in Huashan, they also drank the honey water made by Xiangu. At that time, Xiangu brewed a pot of honey water with warm water. When the honey water entered the mouth, it was neither dry nor hot, neither cold nor cold. It is still unforgettable to this day. taste.
This fairy girl is an extraordinary person. She is the sister of Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty, "Princess Yuzhen". Her dharma name is "Supreme Truth". She entered Taoism and practiced immortality, and her honorary title is "Master of Three Views of Dadong in Xuandu City of Shangqing Dynasty".
Gao Manqing pursed his lips and smiled and said: "Senior Situ, this honey is wild honey produced in the deep mountains. This honey water is frozen at the bottom of the well in winter and taken out to enjoy in the hot summer. Therefore, it is particularly refreshing and naturally has a unique taste. "
At that time, wealthy people would lower such drinks into the depths of ice wells to fully freeze them, forming a refreshing and delicious ice point to dispel the heat.
During the Tang Dynasty, people loved tasting cherries. A very popular way at that time was to pour cheese on freshly picked cherries, along with sugarcane syrup. This was referred to as "butterfly cherry". It was very popular and could be called the main dessert in spring and summer.
Tan Wei looked at the exquisite desserts on the table and was about to taste various desserts. At this time, he picked up a piece of cheese topped with fresh cherries and put it in his mouth.
Wei Jing chose cherries poured with cane syrup. As soon as they chewed them, they felt the fragrance lingering on their teeth and cheeks, and they were full of praise. Tan Wei praised: "Such a beautiful scenery, gentle breeze, coupled with the desserts and pastries in front of you, you can taste exquisite snacks." , It’s so comfortable!”
Gao Manqing smiled and said: "Sister Wei, you're welcome, eat more."
His eyes flashed, and a smile appeared on his face, and he picked up a piece of "獍cake" with chopsticks. The cake was translucent, and the flower shape of the bean paste inside was faintly reflected, so it was called "through-flowered glutinous rice cake." Said: "Senior Situ, let's eat a piece of 'Thorough Flower Rice Cake'!"
After finishing speaking, Gao Manqing placed a piece of "transparent rice cake" on Situ Kong's porcelain bowl. Situ Kong felt something in his heart when he heard the words, and said with a smile: "Miss Gao, the hospitality is really thoughtful. You can eat and drink. I am very blessed. Thank you."
Gao Manqing smiled sweetly and said, "In other words, if the three heroes hadn't come to the rescue, I'm afraid my father would have to pay a ransom of ten thousand taels of silver!"
After a pause, he said to Wei Jing and Tan Wei: "Brother Jing and Sister Wei, there are 'Tang Twist Flowers' and 'Mi Jin' on the table, you're welcome!"
The four of them tasted pastries and delicacies, drank cold drinks, and chatted under the moonlight. It was so comfortable.
In early summer, the cool breeze blows slowly. At this time, the heat has completely disappeared and everyone is in a happy mood. In such a night, the moonlight is like water and the moonlight is like silver. This is the time when people in the Tang Dynasty chanted poems and played with the moon.
At this time, the moonlight was charming. Tan Wei winked mischievously and said with a smile: "Brother Jing, you have read poetry books. Why don't you compose a poem on such a beautiful day?"
Situ Kong ate the sugar twists and found them crispy and delicious. He then took a sip of honey water and nodded in agreement: "Yes, it's a beautiful time and a pleasant night. If you don't recite poems, you would be sorry for Miss Gao's warm reception." .”
Since ancient times, the bright moon has hung in the sky, overlooking the world for thousands of years, and created countless poems. Wei Jing also stood up, walked out of the pavilion, and meditated under the moonlight. At this time, he raised his head to look at the moon, and he was suddenly inspired. His heart moved, and he recited: "
In the pavilion under the moon,
Cool drinks are amazing,
Tangy Mahua Honey Water,
Refreshing and refreshing.
After reciting the poem, everyone present clapped their hands and applauded. Gao Manqing said: "Brother Jing is quick in writing, his poems are in harmony with the situation, and his sentences are fluent, quite entertaining and admirable!"
He stood up at that moment, stepped out of the moonlight, looked up at the stars, the breeze blew up his clothes, the silk clothes were fluttering, and the rhyme was twisted under the moon, and inspiration came, so he chanted: "
Holding the moon, the cool breeze dissipates the heat,
In the garden at night, the shadowy branches slant,
How to gather together under the starry sky,
Forget about worries and hang on to the moonlight.
A bright moon has been hanging in the sky forever, illuminating all living beings. On this moonlit night, under the gorgeous moonlight, they are enjoying the delicacies of the world.
Such a scene, such a bright moonlight, twinkling stars, good wind like water, bright eyes like the moon, the ground is covered with silver light, the four people recited poems and chatted about it, exactly: "Since ancient times, life has been so happy, stealing You have to live half a day at leisure."
It is said that the three of Wei Jing were invited to the Huai'an Gang. The Huai'an Gang held a banquet and hosted a banquet. It happened that the leader of the Huai'an Gang was also going north to Xuzhou to attend a grand meeting of the water transportation gangs, so they agreed to go north together to attend the grand meeting.
On this day, the sun was shining brightly, and Huai'an Gang leader Huai'an Gang and his party set out for Xuzhou together with Wei Jing and the others.
In addition to the accompanying gang members, the main figures of the Huai'an Gang include the gang leader Gao Tai, his wife Li Jing, the second leader He Fang, and his daughter Gao Manqing. A large number of people took the Huai'an Gang's water transport ship, covering a journey of more than 200 miles. In the evening, I came to Xuzhou and went to my hotel that night.
Since the meeting of heroes had not yet arrived, the next day Gao Manqing invited Wei Jing and three others to visit the city. The four of them went into the city together and went to the vendors in the city to taste various pastries, candied fruits, candied haws, and also drank sour plum soup, and then went to the horse theater .
In 206 BC, after the unparalleled hero Xiang Yu destroyed the Qin Dynasty, he established himself as the overlord of Western Chu and made Pengcheng his capital. He built a Chongtai on the Nanshan Mountain in Lixu, south of the city, to watch the horses, hence the name Xiangtai.
The horse stage is built according to the hilly terrain, and gradually rises up in a well-proportioned manner. Naturally, it attracted many people from out of town to visit. The four of them were enjoying themselves while enjoying the scenery. Suddenly, at this moment, bursts of shouting came from outside the stage.
When the four of them saw this, they walked towards the gathering place. They heard someone in front of them shout loudly: "Xu Tian, you are so brave! How dare you touch my Duan Zixiong's woman!"
But a pretty girl rushed out and shouted: "Duan Zixiong, who is your woman? My father has betrothed me to you! I have never seen anyone as shameless as you!"
The girl scolded her. After all, the girl was not married yet. If others were allowed to praise who the woman was, word would spread in the world in the future, and the reputation of the woman's family would be very bad.
The young man Xu Tian, the son of Xu Li from the "Xuzhou Gang", couldn't help but stand up after hearing what the woman next to him said, and said angrily: "Duan Zixiong, Miss Nie said so, Master Duan, please don't speak loudly. Miss Nie is waiting in the harem, I won’t let you ruin her reputation!”
Duan Zixiong was used to being domineering and domineering. Now when he heard what Xu Tian said, he said bitterly: "Xu Tian, don't rely on your power. If you have the guts, why don't we follow the rules of the world and fight a duel? I'm afraid you don't dare!"
Duan Zixiong dared to make a mistake in front of Xu Tian, naturally he was relying on the fact that his father was Duan Zheng, the leader of the Liangxi Gang. Even though the other party's father was Xu Li, a member of the "Xuzhou Gang", he was a well-known person in the world. , but at least as far as gangs are concerned, the two are equally matched.
The pretty girl, named Nie Fang, is the daughter of Nie Yun, the leader of the Jiangdong Gang. Her face was red at this time and she said angrily: "Brother Xu, ignore him, let's just leave!"
Nie Fang just wanted to get rid of Duan Zixiong's entanglement, but when Xu Tian was ridiculed by others, he couldn't bear such cowardice and said angrily: "Duan Zixiong, let's do what you said, let's fight!"
As soon as the words fell, the person jumped out, landed in the field, cupped his hands and said: "Brother Duan, I'm here to invite you!"
Duan Zixiong said coldly: "Nie Fang, after only a few days, you called him Brother Xu. Isn't it too much for you to do this? We have known each other for several years, and you have never called me Brother Duan!"
Nie Fang glared at him fiercely and said coldly: "Duan Zixiong, don't you look at your own moral character, how can it be compared to others in terms of cultivation and self-cultivation? You call yourself a hero, but you always intimidate others. How can you do that?" That’s what a hero does!”
