Shuangqi Town is named after two tall flagpoles standing in the middle of the town. People passing by nearby will know that there are people here when they see these two flagpoles from a distance. The presence of people means there is food, drink and rest. place.
Two strangers with knives, driving four horses into the town, how could they not attract attention.
"Brother, is there a restaurant in the town?" The thin old cobbler pointed to an adobe house not far from the two flagpoles.
"Brother!" Brother Hai looked at Wang Zhong. Wang Zhong said: "Remember what I told you?" Brother Hai nodded and said: "Remember, the restaurant is the place with the most people and the easiest place to ask for information! If you want to find someone, this is the right place to go." The two of them sided with each other. As he rode forward, Wang Zhong said: "Remote towns like this are usually quite exclusive. Nowadays, the world is chaotic. People don't know what we are here for. Even if they know, they don't necessarily believe us. Maybe they think we are here." We are here to seek revenge. If we say something wrong, someone might die, so it is not easy to tell the truth if we ask directly. We have to see and find out for ourselves."
"The town is so big. If your father-in-law and future wife are really here, they can be found in two days."
"Yeah!" Brother Hai is like this most of the time, reticent, but he is not stupid, but he is not deeply involved in the world and has no wealth, so he likes to disguise himself with silence most of the time.
It can't be said to be a disguise, Brother Hao's nature is like this.
"Hey!" Brother Hai got off his horse and pulled the four horses with skillful movements. The horses were not dead animals. They stepped on them with their hooves and kicked up countless dust.
The curtain at the door was opened, and a lame man wearing a sheepskin coat and half-long hair limped out, dragging his legs and yelling.
"Good horse meat, aged wine! Guest..." Before he could finish his words, he saw the boy leading the horse turning around and galloping in front of him. He knelt down and kowtowed, shouting: "Here." My father-in-law kowtows! I kowtow to my father-in-law..." The lame man was stunned for a moment, staggered back a few steps, and looked at the young man in front of him who was still kowtowing in surprise.
Wang Zhong also got off his horse, led the horse to the lame man, and helped Brother Boy up. The lame man seemed to recognize Brother Hai, so he helped the two of them lead the horses to the backyard and led the two of them into the back room.
Entering the door is a square table with four benches around it. Opposite the door and against the wall, there are two solid wood chairs with backrests. There is a table in the middle. There is a spiritual tablet on the table and a stove in front of the spiritual tablet. There are still incense sticks on it that are about to burn out.
"Dad!" A little girl wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket, with a tie on the back of her head, her hair a little messy, her face a little dirty, and her skin slightly dark, walked in quickly.
"Dad, who are they?" The little girl looked at Wang Zhong and Brother Hai doubtfully. If there are guests, they are all in the main room outside, and if they are staying, they are in the side room at the back. Except for a few close friends who are lame, no outsiders have come in here.
The cripple's face was a little dark and he didn't know how to explain it.
"Good girl, you go ahead and close the door first. We have guests at home. We won't do business today." Good girl obediently ran to close the door.
The lame man turned around and pointed to the bench in the room, forced a smile and said to Wang Zhong and Brother Hai: "Sit down first, drink some water and eat something." Wang Zhong and Brother Hai sat along the table, and the old lame man He brought out a basin of steaming horse meat, took out a few more bowls, placed them in front of Wang Zhong and Brother Hai, and carried a clay pot filled with water.
Wang Zhong and Brother Hai had a meal at the hay shop, but after a fight and coming all the way, they were already hungry, so they immediately grabbed the horse meat and started to feast on it.
The lame man sat across from Brother Hai. After seeing the two knives that Brother Hai had taken off, he turned sideways and pulled out the cigarette rod from his waist. After talking about the past with Brother Hai's father, he asked: "My child, what are you doing?" What's your name?" Brother Hai said, "Brother Hai."
"Why didn't your father come?"
"My father is dead." Brother Hai's eyes were a little gloomy: "My father asked me to pick up his wife before he died." When he said this, he raised his eyes to look at the lame man.
The old lame man didn't know how to answer Brother Hai's question. He sighed, turned to look at Wang Zhong, and wanted to change the subject: "Who are you?" Wang Zhong showed a smile on his face: "I came to propose marriage with Brother Hai, please tell me I just think of it as a matchmaker. Those four horses, twenty pounds of white flour, that piece of calico, ten pounds of cotton, and four fine sheepskins are the betrothal gift for Brother Hai. Although Brother Hai’s father is gone, you Don't worry, Brother Hai still has a yard at home, five acres of irrigated land, and a lot of money, which is enough for the young couple to live." The lame man smiled sarcastically, his eyes a little evasive.
Wang Zhong continued: "What Brother Hai means is that now his father is gone and there is no elder around him to give advice. If you are willing, you can live with their young couple in the future. He will treat you as filial to you as his own father." , I will provide you with your old age in the future." The old lame man was stunned for a moment, and glanced at Brother Hai opposite him with some surprise, just in time to see those clear and transparent eyes that did not contain any impurities.
"There's no hurry about this. Let's stay here for a few days before we talk!" The old lame man's expression changed, and he was obviously moved. But he looked at his daughter, and then at the somewhat silly Brother Hai. After all, he was still the same. I feel sorry for my daughter, and I want to see what Brother Hai is like first.
Also shocked was the good girl sitting next to her. Why did two guests suddenly show up and propose marriage and betrothed? Especially the one with dirty pigtails, who actually said that she was her wife?
Looking at the dirty boy, the good girl felt a little disgusted. Brother Hai was about to say something, but Wang Zhong raised his hand and pressed it down. He shook his head at Brother Hai. Wang Zhong turned his head and smiled and said to the old lame man: "Then we will bother you for a few days. Just in time, you can take a look at Brother Hai. What kind of young man is he?" In the evening, in the guest room in the backyard, two people sat on the big kang after taking a hot bath. Wang Zhong took a piece of cloth and wiped the slender blade with a cold light. Hengdao, Brother Hai pursed his lips, hesitating to speak.
His eyes were full of confusion: "Brother, I don't know how to repay you for helping me so much. How about I teach you the Kung Fu my father taught me. After you master it, you can go back to seek revenge on that bully soon. Wang Zhong put down his sword and looked at Brother Hai with a serious face: "Brother Hai, you saved me, and I should repay you, but now I really need to improve my strength. If you are willing, tomorrow How about I teach you a craft, and just treat it like I'm using this craft in exchange for your kung fu?"
"Okay!" Brother Hai nodded firmly, immediately took off his shirt, sat cross-legged sideways, and said to Wang Zhong: "Brother, my skill is to breathe in and out, accumulate internal strength, and stimulate the circulation of qi and blood. I practice it. At this time, the flow of qi and blood accelerates, which will cause the body to heat up and steam, so it is best to be shirtless when practicing..." He first said some things to pay attention to, and then said: "Brother, let me tell you first. Formula..."... Early the next morning, beside the eucalyptus board, Wang Zhong taught Haige step by step how to cut bones and shave flesh. While teaching, he explained in detail: "In fact, the knife technique itself It is closely related to our lives. There are many ways to cut vegetables, such as slicing, chopping, chopping, slicing, etc., which not only trains your eyesight and speed, but also exercises your coordination and familiarity with knives. If you can master and use these skills skillfully, , maybe your sword skills can be improved to the next level." Watching Wang Zhong cut bones and shave flesh like a flowing stream, in just a moment, Wang Zhong removed four or five bones, and then started to let Brother Hai start, He gave careful instructions beside him. In addition to teaching Brother Hai how to identify the texture of meat, he also taught Brother Hai how to push the knife hard, which was more labor-saving and faster.
Brother Hai is extremely talented, and he also possesses the best knife skills, but he is not very good at using them. After the king repeatedly reminded him, he gradually became more familiar with the movements, and the speed of removing bones and flesh became faster and faster.
The good girl doesn't know martial arts and only thinks that Wang Zhong is a cook and butcher like his father, but the cripple is a man with great kung fu. When he was young, he worked with Hai Ge and his father. His kung fu may not be very high, but his eyesight is good. But he was still there, and he knew very well how powerful Wang Zhong was with the things handed to Brother Hai.
That's not just a method of cutting bones and shaving flesh, it's also a superior knife technique. Then he taught Brother Hai how to control the heat, how to stew meat, took out the spices from the bag, and told Brother Hai how to better remove the fishy smell and increase the aroma.
He put the blanched horse meat into the pot again, added the seasonings, and told his good girl to watch the stove fire. Wang Zhong picked up the noodles that had woken up next to him. When the meat was almost cooked, he started to show a few people how to make authentic ramen. craft.
People in Gansu call it Ramen, while people in Xinjiang call it La Tiaozi. The names are different, but the methods are similar, with slight differences in subtleties.
The eucalyptus board was smashed with a bang, and as Wang Zhong watched the smooth dough turn into noodles of even thickness in Wang Zhong's hands, the old cripple, the good sister, and the brother were reluctant to move their eyes away.
The formed noodles were thrown into the pot in handfuls, but within a few minutes, they were fished out again, served with thin slices of horse meat cut by Wang Zhong's sharp knife, and poured with a spoonful of the stew broth, a spoonful of which had been prepared in advance. of oily spicy seeds, four bowls of red and shiny ramen are ready.
The rich meaty aroma accompanied by the fresh noodle aroma constantly stimulated the mouths and noses of the three people.
"Try how it tastes!" The three of them hurriedly picked up the kuaizi and ate it with big mouthfuls.
"How about it?"
"tasty!"
"too delicious!"
“I’ve never had such delicious noodles!”
“Horse meat is delicious too!”
"It's much more delicious than my dad's stew!" Haomei is a girl after all, so she doesn't care about her image so much, she keeps praising her while eating.
"Fragrant!" This was the only word that came out of the mouths of the old lame man and Brother Hao, and then they devoured it with big mouthfuls.
Seeing the three people devouring their food, Wang Zhong also started eating. In the end there were only four empty bowls left, not even a drop of soup left.
"It's so delicious!" Brother Hai rubbed his round belly with a satisfied smile on his face. Even the old lame man's face was also full of joy and satisfaction.
"Brother Wang Zhong, how did you make the horse meat stew so fragrant in just a few times?" the good girl asked curiously.
Wang Zhong smiled and said, "Want to learn?"
"Yeah, yeah!" The good girl nodded immediately. Wang Zhong said: "Brother Hai has been very kind to me. I only plan to pass on the skill of ramen and stewed meat to him and his wife. Are you willing to be his wife?" My good sister blushed when Wang Zhong said it and looked at it. Brother Boy, who was staring at him directly across from him, suddenly became angry and annoyed. He snorted loudly: "I haven't learned yet!" After that, he ran to the backyard in a hurry.
After all, Wang Zhong is someone who has experienced several dungeon worlds. With hundreds of years of life experience, he can tell at a glance that the good girl has been shaken. She is just a little shy and a little bit disdainful. She looks silly and dumbfounded. Brother Hai.
Why! There is nothing that can be done about it. An honest man like Brother Xianghai has never been liked by women. On the contrary, those who are full of big talk, sweet words, tough and a bit mean-spirited are the ones who are very popular with women.
Fortunately, the lame man is very clear-sighted and knows what is most important. Especially after personally tasting Wang Zhong's craftsmanship, the flat iron in Laizi's heart began to tilt again.
Near noon, Laizi's small restaurant opened again. Laizi stood behind the counter, Brother Hai ran the front door, and Hao Mei learned how to stew meat with Wang Zhong in the back kitchen.
In the evening, Wang Zhong continued to follow Brother Hai to learn his family's internal skills. Brother Hai taught it seriously, and Wang Zhong learned it carefully. He had already learned the key points and methods last night. Today, I mainly listened to Brother Hai's talk about his practice experience and matters that need special attention.
Wang Zhong's personal information panel also changed. [Host: Wang Chongyang Lifespan: 26\/50 Status: Strong Body: 64 Strength: 62 Speed: 65 God: 52 Skills: Cooking, Chinese Martial Arts, Shooting, Medical Skills... Skills: Unnamed Qi Training Technique Potential Points: 0 Skill points: 120 System points: 170 Memory ball: x4 system space x1] It takes 5 skill points to go from level 1 to level 2, 10 skill points from level 2 to level 3, but it takes 10 skill points from level 3 to level 4. It requires 30 skill points, and 100 skill points are needed from level 4 to level 5, and level 5 is not the top level yet. To upgrade from level 5 to level 6, 500 skill points are needed.
In the next few days, Wang Zhong practiced the skills taught by Brother Hai in the morning and evening, and helped with the work during the day. With Wang Zhong, a master of level 5 cooking, teaching by words and deeds, Brother Hai's skills skyrocketed, especially his knife skills. The fastest.
In Wang Zhong's words, Brother Hai has a natural keen sense for knives. As for Wang Zhong's nameless technique, he also successfully mastered it on the third night, rising from level 0 to level 1.
After reaching the first level of the Wuming Kung Fu, Wang Zhong's various numbers remained unchanged when he was not practicing his kung fu, but after practicing his kung fu, Wang Zhong's data changed dramatically.
[Host: Wang Chongyang Lifespan: 26\/51 Status: Strong Body: 64~74 Strength: 62~72 Speed: 65~75 God: 56 Skills: Cooking, Chinese Martial Arts, Shooting, Medical Skills... Kung Fu : Nameless Qi Training Technique Potential Points: 0 Skill Points: 120 System Points: 170 Memory Light Ball: x4 System Space x1]
