There was a brief silence in Ping An Restaurant.
He Yiqi looked at the landlady again and said, "Where are you going, landlady?"
The landlady frowned and stared at him and said, "Why are you asking so much? Aren't you always clamoring for me to pass this restaurant on to you quickly so that you can have a taste of what it's like to be the boss? Why? ? Now you don’t want to be one anymore?”
He Yiqi muttered, "Then...then I'm thinking, if one day the restaurant is sold by me, I have to avoid you. I'll ask you where you are going in advance now, so as not to run away." I bumped into you on the road!"
The landlady stared coldly at He Yiqi, and after a long time she said, "Do you think I'm leaving tomorrow? There are still several months before I leave Chunke! Be careful, I'll kill you!"
The landlady clenched her little fist and shook it in front of He Yiqi. He Yiqi swallowed hard, seeming to be frightened by her strong aura.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door again, and Presbyopia went up and opened the door.
It turned out that a group of merchants were passing by and were going to have a meal here.
As soon as he saw a guest coming, Presbyopia quickly called the lame man to help.
The landlady didn't seem to like the lively atmosphere, so she turned around and went upstairs. Lan Yu didn't stay long, said hello, and left.
But before Lan Yu left, he left the "The Legend of Demons and Demons" to He Yi.
He Yiqi also struggled to study this heavenly book.
Fortunately, Lan Yu told him a small part of it. With his memory, he could roughly understand the content of that part and also recognized a few words that he didn't know originally.
So, the young man in a bloated cotton coat seemed to have a touch of sadness between his eyebrows, holding a book with some yellowing pages.
, sitting next to the warm brazier, isolated from the lively exchange of cups and glasses at the table, isolated from the ice and snow outside the restaurant, the cold and chilling.
The lame man was carrying the dishes ordered by the guests, and when he passed by He Yiqi who was immersed in reading, he quietly placed a boiled egg on the table.
He Yiqi looked up at the lame man, who gave him a wink and looked toward the backyard.
He Yiqi immediately understood that Aunt Biao had cooked it for him, and he felt a sense of warmth in his heart.
The hard-boiled eggs that have just come out of the pot, when you hold them in your hands, immediately warm your whole palm. Why can't you put it down and prepare to wait for the eggs to cool down before eating them?
At this time, a businessman at the table showed some admiration when he saw He Yiqi immersed in reading.
So I came over with the bowl in hand, wanting to see what the child was reading.
"Jianghu...killer...competition...duell...Young man, what kind of book are you reading?" The businessman asked while eating his rice and staring at the book in He Yiqi's hand.
"This is called "The Legend of Demons and Demons"!" He Yiqi pointed to the cover of the book and showed it to the businessman.
The merchant smacked the rice in his mouth, stared at the book in He Yiqi's hand with interest, and said, "What is written in this book?"
He Yiqi closed the book, poked his mouth with his index finger, pondered for a long time and said, "Well, most of it contains weird things about the world!"
"Jianghu...Jianghu is great! I think I was also a person who struggled in the rivers and lakes back then!" The businessman's eyes showed a look of reminiscence and yearning, as if he was recalling his own life.
own past glorious experiences.
He Yiqi raised his head, looked at the businessman, and said, "Really, is Jianghu really good?"
"Oh, a good man has his ambitions in all directions. If he doesn't go to the world of martial arts in this life, he will be sorry for his great years! If he doesn't experience the ups and downs in the world of martial arts, how can he temper his will, exercise his abilities, and improve himself? Where is my martial arts!" The businessman stared at He Yiqi with sharp eyes and said, "If I hadn't cut off my martial arts due to an accident, I would have been able to wander around the world for several more years!"
He Yiqi said in confusion, "I've been hearing you talk about martial arts. What exactly is martial arts?"
The businessman put down his bowl and chopsticks, exposed his right arm, pointed to a long scar on it, and said patiently, "Martial arts is all about fists and kicks, the means to defeat your opponent. The scar on my hand is where I fought with It was left behind by an enemy during a duel. Although I killed that enemy, I also made him crippled.
I lost my arm. Later, I had no choice but to withdraw from the world. I had no choice but to lose my arm. I couldn’t defeat my opponent! such a pity! "
He Yiqi nodded as if understanding.
The businessman continued, "But scars are a man's honor, and they are also a certificate for you to travel in the world. It can be said that 90% of the good men in Jiuzhou are in the world, and only in the world can you make friends with real heroes!"
He Yiqi's eyes gradually ignited with a hint of yearning.
“Kiuzhou is such a vast land, don’t you want to leave your footprints on it?
There are so many towering peaks in Kyushu. Don’t you want to climb them to watch the sunrise and sunset?
There are so many broad and mighty rivers in Kyushu. Don’t you want to drift on them and drink and sing?
The strong wind is blowing, the clouds are flying, the powerful warriors are returning to their hometown in the sea, and the warriors are guarding the four directions! Young man, do you just want to stay in this remote country and guard the sky like the mouth of a well all your life? Jianghu! Jianghu! Jianghu is the world for people with lofty ideals! "The businessman said impassionedly.
He Yiqi felt a raging fire burning in his chest. He had already developed an incomparable longing for the world described by the businessman. He had never left the small town and wanted to see what the world outside the small town was like. In this world, how magnificent are the heroes of Kyushu, and how profound are the martial arts practiced by countless people!
"Hey, hey, hey! What are you doing? Don't think that my little boss is young, so you just want to say some sweet words to deceive him! The food doesn't taste good, right? This can't stop you! Keep talking nonsense to me You're talking nonsense, be careful, I'll beat you up like a human trafficker!" I don't know how Aunt Biao heard the businessman's voice, weighed a spoon, pushed open the door and came in from the backyard, glared at the businessman fiercely, and said anything that didn't agree with her. Hit the businessman on the head with a spoon.
The businessman was also frightened by the murderous Aunt Biao, and returned to the table angrily with the bowl in hand.
Aunt Biao looked at He Yiqi again and said, "My dear, that person just now definitely has bad intentions. Don't believe his words. Study hard and take over this Ping An Restaurant in the future."
He Yiqi nodded thoughtfully.
Winter nights always come earlier, and soon the dusk engulfs the sky, and the heavy snow blows and the cold north wind blows.
But all this was blocked by the thick door of Ping An Restaurant.
On the outside, the house is still warm as spring.
When dinner came, everyone was very surprised because the table was filled with various plates, including washed cabbage, fish with shaved bones, sliced pork, beef tenderloin, and beef tenderloin. Solid dog meat, plump mutton, green bean sprouts and so on.
But no one even moved their chopsticks, because these were still raw, how could they eat them?
The lame man became a little anxious while waiting, and said, "What kind of tricks does this Aunt Biao want to do now? I'm really hungry!"
"Yeah, my stomach is growling with hunger. Why hasn't she finished it yet?" He Yiqi said with a pout, touching his flat stomach.
Presbyopia sighed, hugged the teapot next to him, and poured tea into his stomach cup after cup.
Only the landlady was sitting there with a relaxed look on her face, drinking a small drink.
"You guys are in for a treat today!" the landlady said suddenly.
"What a blessing! This man is about to starve to death here!" said the lame man dissatisfied.
"Haha! Then don't bite your tongue when you eat later. I'll make sure you eat until you're full today!" the landlady said mysteriously.
Everyone was puzzled.
At this time, Aunt Biao suddenly shouted in the courtyard for someone to help open the door.
He Yiqi quickly jumped off the table and ran to open the door.
I saw Aunt Biao walking in with a strange big pot half filled with boiling water.
Aunt Biao carefully placed the big pot on the empty table on the other side and set it up. She didn't know why there was a stand under the pot, and there was a big black thing in the middle of the stand.
Aunt Biao took out another fire dumpling from her pocket and poked it under the pot.
Only then did everyone realize that there was actually coal and oil in the middle of the bracket of the big pot.
A little fire, and a strong flame will instantly ignite, and the pot will
The boiling water in the pot boiled instantly, and a strong smell of meat wafted out of the pot.
Aunt Biao put away the fire dumplings, put one hand on her hips, wiped the sweat from her forehead with the other, and said, "Okay, let's get the food served quickly!"
Everyone was stunned, and they didn't understand what Aunt Biao meant.
Only the landlady put down the wine glass in her hand leisurely and explained, "The thing she makes is called hot pot. It is something from Jizhou and Yanzhou. Because the weather there is extremely cold all year round, so they I came up with this way of eating. Just prepare what you want to eat in advance, then boil a pot of soup and add vegetables while the fire is simmering, so that you can have a hot meal! "
When everyone heard this, they immediately nodded and applauded.
Soon there was a burst of laughter in the room.
"Hey! Lame! Did you just eat that piece of mutton that you put me in?"
"Then how would I know, it's all already eaten in my stomach!"
"Presbyopia, why did you add so much tofu to it?"
"My teeth have been bad lately, so I need to eat something softer!"
"Why is the mutton gone again? And where is the piece of dog meat I just put in? It's not cooked yet! Who ate it?"
"Hey, lame, why are you covering your mouth?"
"Blood! He bit his tongue! Hahaha!"
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