"Crush the ice into fine ice crystals to eat... It's also a way to improve the taste." The old man scooped up a spoonful of shaved ice and put it in his mouth, "But it's just ice after all. It's packaged so luxuriously, and it's impossible to change the texture of the ice. Nature-"
When he wrapped the spoon in one bite, the rich taste immediately melted on his tongue! Not to mention the mellow sweetness, a clear and fresh saltiness destroyed the stuffy heat in the tree house like a whirlwind, and he seemed to hear the sound of waves hitting the rocks for an instant.
Fang Jiuzhang felt his beard tremble!
There is no doubt that golden hair is honey.
For this dense forest, honey is an occasional dessert. Considering that there are nearly a hundred people in the Fang family, it is obviously more cost-effective to use it on cakes. Even the head of the Fang family rarely sees this luxurious way of eating ice and honey.
But if it’s just honey, it obviously won’t achieve this effect.
That delicate saltiness is the key!
The green powder exudes a light tea aroma, which perfectly balances the boundary between salty and sweet.
"What's in that white bottle?" Fang Jiuzhang asked curiously.
"It says on the paper that it is the essence of salt accumulated over two thousand years, commonly known as Jinxia refined salt, which is also a specialty of their place." Fang Yanni replied.
"This thing must be very expensive. That boy Fang Xiandao... is serious about it." The old man showed a pleased expression, "What about the green one?"
"It is a powder made from selected young green tea leaves that are dried and ground. The tea leaves come from the royal palace as tribute."
Fang Jiuzhang suddenly felt that compared to the origins of these things, the crystal bottle and the box filled with fluff were not that excessive.
Rather, this gift embodies thoughtfulness and elegance from design to packaging.
Soon, the bowl of shaved ice was completely eaten.
The old man who was still unsatisfied decided to ask the eldest disciple to make another one. Anyway, Yu Niang didn't know how much the gift was at the beginning, so it didn't hurt for him to eat more.
Fang Yanni naturally agreed.
While she was peeling the ice cubes with a scraper, she asked, "Old man, you just said... What does it mean that the owners of the living dead are malicious? Why are they worse than dead?"
"Hey, this is something that happened in the previous generation. It's normal that you don't know about it." Fang Jiuzhang was silent for a while, and finally said, "That's all, you are the chief disciple, and you will take over the position of the head of the family sooner or later, so I will tell you. ”
"Old man, I—"
"You don't have to shirk it. This is the mission of the remaining disciples." He stretched out his hand to interrupt the other party, "You should know the function of the command talisman on the head of the living dead, right?"
The first disciple lowered his head and said, "Maintain the mind and strengthen the memory. If it is damaged or extracted, the living dead will lose most of their memory."
"That's right." Fang Jiuzhang said, "And one of the characteristics of the living dead, or the reason why they are called the living dead, is that they recover quickly without consciousness? As long as they don't die on the spot, it will take a month or two You can basically recover to a great extent.”
"In the past, when the living dead were seriously injured in battle and were dying? Want to save their lives? One way was to destroy the talisman and put them into a deep sleep."
"Disciples know this method."
"Huh? After all, when you encounter a desperate situation, this is the only way to save your life." Fang Jiuzhang sighed? "But some people deliberately take advantage of this characteristic? They use the living dead as tools to satisfy their selfish desires. Do they take pleasure in torturing and causing pain? When the living dead can't bear it and are about to die, they pull out the talisman, and the cycle starts over and over again."
Fang Yanni couldn't help but widen her eyes, "How could..."
Although these people are called the living dead, in her opinion, they are all loyal and reliable fighting partners? Are you just like ordinary people on weekdays? They also need to eat and drink, and they also need to know how to feel and feel. How could the Fang family treat their partner as a tool for pleasure like that
"It's not an alchemist." Fang Jiuzhang said bluntly, "The person who did such a thing was someone from outside Shanling...it was the head of the Fang family."
Fang Yanni trembled? I almost dropped the scraper in my hand.
"They... why..."
"Why do you do that? No one knows the reason, or even how long this situation lasted. After all, as a family? There have been a lot of living dead in the past few decades. When the previous head of the family discovered this, he was all over the body. They brought the injured ones back to Shuquan Mansion. From then on, the head of the family ostensibly wanted to raise the lending threshold, but in fact he never sent out a living dead again." The old man shrugged, "So no matter what is in those books, It is impossible for Yuniang and I to agree to each other’s request.”
"There is such a thing." Fang Yanni suddenly thought of something, "Could it be that the goat milk they delivered so late this time has something to do with it?"
"That's not true. The living dead are just one of the countless conflicts between the Fang family and the Shufa Fang family outside the mountain." Fang Jiuzhang waved his hand, "Hey, why are you talking about such a heavy thing? The days are still very long. It’s not too late for you to understand slowly. Is the new shaved ice ready? I ate it quickly so that Yu Niang wouldn’t notice the quantity problem—"
"Huh? Can't you notice anything?"
As a familiar voice sounded from below the tree house, it was Fang Jiuzhang's turn to shiver.
Fang Yu, the other head of the Fang family and the old lady known to the disciples, climbed up the tree house with great agility.
Fang Jiuzhang immediately changed his mind, "Oh, you came just in time! That guy Fang Xiandao sent us a gift, and I'm trying it out! I guessed that you were coming back soon, so I prepared a bowl for you in advance!"
"Guessed?" Fang Yu sneered, "Have you forgotten that you know nothing about hexagrams, and that you are proficient in Zeshu, not Kanshu?"
"Well...can't I guess based on intuition?"
"Intuition works, so what else can you do with divination?" Fang Yu didn't bother to argue with him, "But your reaction like this shows that you didn't cause any actual harm to me. Put the food aside for now. Where is Fang Xiandao's letter?"
"Old lady, here's his letter." Fang Yanni quickly handed over the letter.
"Well..." Fang Yu sat down on the spot and started to flip through the letter - she read the letter very quickly, and she turned to the end in more than ten breaths. "Yes, it seems that he is living a good life in Jinxia City."
"Well, I can afford to give such a luxurious gift. I'm afraid my pocket is a lot emptier than when I went out." Fang Jiuzhang agreed, "As for what he said about the living dead, what do you think? That guy thinks you can do it But in fact, he doesn’t know the inside story of the past at all. I think it’s better for you to write the reply yourself and refuse—”
"Let Qianyan pass." The old lady folded the letter.
“Pfft—” the old man was caught off guard and spat out a mouthful of saliva, “Yu Niang, what are you talking about?”
"I said, let Qian Yan pass." Fang Yu repeated it again, "But the living dead need to be accompanied by alchemists. In this case..." She looked at the eldest disciple of the Fang family, "Yanni, you can also go to Jinxia." ”
"Me?" Fang Yanni suddenly felt her chest pounding.