Outside Beishan County, Sanqi came out of the city and galloped all the way. There were fields on both sides of the official road, and the green rice seedlings were growing in good condition. Sound of nature
After passing through the fields, the official road went straight into the mountains and forests. The three cavalrymen had just run into the hilly forest area when they suddenly heard a "boo" whistle. When the three of them looked back, they saw Lei Zongkang standing on the hillside waving to them.
Black Mudan, Duan Hu, and Wu Sanliang stopped urgently, turned and ran back down the hillside.
Black Peony raised her head and asked, "Why are you here?"
Niu Youdao asked her to come to Beishan County to find Duan Hu and Wu Sanliang before. The place where they broke up was not here, there was still some distance ahead.
The sound of horse hooves came from the hills, and Niu Youdao appeared beside Lei Zongkang on horseback. He looked down at them and knocked the horse's belly with his legs, and the horse rushed him down the hillside.
Lei Zongkang turned around on the hillside, and after a while he also rode down on his horse.
"Master Dao!" Duan Hu and Wu Sanliang clasped their fists together, with a look of joy on their faces as they reunited.
Although he is still a casual cultivator, unknowingly, as long as he sees Niu Youdao, he will no longer feel that he is still the miserable casual cultivator.
"It's been a hard journey!" Niu Youdao smiled at the two of them and raised his chin towards Black Peony.
Black Peony immediately replied: "Master Dao, I've seen it. Apart from the lanterns, the most eye-catching thing is that there is a big red flower hanging under the eaves of the inn."
Cows have a moral code.
Duan Hu added: "Master Dao, we saw on the way to Beishan that there was an inn that was arresting people. After asking around, it seems that the people we arrested were the informants who were hiding in the inn."
"Let's go!" Niu Youdao smiled slightly, turned his horse and left, followed by several people.
As for what Duan Hu said, he also asked the postmen to inquire about it on the way. He asked the postmen for a small amount of money. Many people were arrested at the inns.
As soon as he heard the news, he knew that Hai Ruyue had complied.
In fact, he himself was able to contact people from the local government at that time, but the officials below were too complicated. Who knows what the situation was, who knew how loyal they were to the Zhao court, and who knew whether there might be factional disputes among them and they were concealed. He was not sure whether they would report it to the court in time, or who knew whether they were like those posted postmen. Seeing the miserable life of the local people, he had no confidence in those people.
In addition, local officials cannot make too big a decision, and many people dare not take responsibility. How can they just take a random report and report it without understanding it? Niu Youdao really had no confidence in them, and it would be troublesome to report them at all levels, which would waste his time.
I didn't know. I didn't understand, so I contacted Hai Ruyue to be on the safe side. Hai Ruyue must know who to contact in the court to solve the problem quickly, and the facts proved that she was right.
Along the way to the end of the world, a few people blindly followed Niu Youdao, running day and night.
Although it was estimated that the inn would be fine, to be on the safe side, I stayed away from the inn during my rest on the way. I stayed overnight in the wilderness and in the mountains. I only rested at the inn when it rained, and tried not to have too much contact with the people at the inn.
It rained heavily that day again, so the group entered a small inn and asked for a room to rest.
There was lightning and thunder outside, and Niu Youdao was soaking in the bathtub with the window open, lying down and watching the storm outside. There was a pot of turbid wine and a sword beside him, and he poured a slow drink from time to time.
After the pot of wine was gone and the water had lost its temperature, I got up.
After changing clothes, he knocked twice on the wooden wall with his hand. After a while, Black Peony opened the door, looked at it, and then left. He called the postman to come and carry the bath away, and then took the comb. Help the cow comb her hair properly.
"It's raining heavily outside, why don't you close the window?" Black Peony asked. What she actually wanted to say was, you didn't even close the window when you took a shower
Later, I swallowed it when I thought I could do it in the open air.
Niu Youdao, who was sitting there with his eyes closed, said slowly: "Listen to the wind and rain, watch the wind and rain."
Black Peony was speechless. She helped him comb his hair, and then took his clothes to wash. She had become accustomed to serving this person along the way, and this person also enjoyed it as a matter of course.
Others also tacitly took it for granted, thinking that there was something between the two of them.
After freshening up, Niu Youdao lay on his side on the bed undressed, resting his head on one arm and fell asleep.
Not long after, Black Peony came again after washing her clothes, knocked on the door, and placed a bowl in front of Niu Youdao.
Niu Youdao half-opened his eyes and asked, "What is it?"
Black Peony: "Frost Sugar."
Niu Youdao dusted his fingers slightly and closed his eyes again, indicating that he was not interested in eating.
Bringing frosting sugar was just an excuse. Black Peony said: "The rain stops and falls, and the sky is uncertain. How about resting here today and leaving tomorrow?"
Niu Youdao opened his eyes and looked at the sky outside. His eyes fell on the bowl in her hand, and he paused, "Ask the station if there is any fat meat."
"Fat on pigs?" Black Mudan was suspicious, thinking she heard wrong.
"Yeah!" Niu Youdao nodded.
Black Peony: "Yes, I just asked them to kill a pig."
Niu Youdao stood up and walked towards the door, "I'll treat you to dinner."
"..." Black Peony was confused. Invite us to dinner? Is it useful
Afterwards, she understood what it meant and followed Niu Youdao to the kitchen of the inn. Judging from the posture, she dared to cook it herself.
Black Mudan hurriedly tried to dissuade her: "Master Tao, how can I let you do this? Just let the people at the post do it."
Niu Youdao looked at the few people following him and joked: "You are blessed. I will teach you some secrets that are not taught to you. There are only two people in this world who know how to do it."
Upon hearing this, several people immediately kicked out the postmen in the kitchen.
Niu Youdao asked them to ask for ginger and garlic from the people at the inn. After Yuan Gang's verification, they found that there were no such things in the kitchen here, but they were in the pharmacy. They were used for medicine, not food.
For example, when they arrived at the inn in the rain, they were served ginger soup at the inn.
With your sleeves rolled up and a knife in your hand, you can pick out the fat and then slice it into slices. The sword is so beautiful, so it's a little fun to cut it.
At the same time, he directed several people to light the fire, wash the vegetables, and wash the kitchen utensils.
Once the pot is red and the fat is dry, just pound it with the spatula a few times and forget about it. I picked the pork belly and cut it into pieces, and then processed the seasonings such as ginger and garlic.
Black Mudan and others looked at each other, their movements were clean and tidy, and they used the kitchen utensils in an orderly manner. They were a little suspicious of whether this person was a cook before.
The fat in the pot is boiled into oil, the oil residue is taken out, the oil is put into a bowl, some frosting sugar is mashed and poured into the remaining oil in the pot.
Black Peony and others were speechless, what are you doing? It's disgusting to mix sugar and oil like this. Can I eat it
The spatula was stirring in the pot, and after the sugar boiled in the oil, Niu Youdao poured a pot of meat into it, stir-fried it until it was browned, and then added ginger, garlic and other ingredients to stew it.
Soon, a strange fragrance wafted from the kitchen, a fragrance that no one had ever smelled before. The first smell made people appetite.
A few people's noses were flaring, but their expressions were solemn. They were a little convinced that it was a secret that was not told. Black Mudan said to Lei Zongkang: "Keep an eye on it and don't let anyone get close to it."
The implication is that people should not let others learn from it secretly.
After a pot of oily braised pork came out of the pot, I fried a fish and fried a few green vegetables that were available in the kitchen with the meat. They all used lard. There was no other way. There was no other oil available here.
Niu Youdao gave Black Peony instructions while doing it and taught her how to do it.
After finishing it, Niu Youdao waved his hands and walked away as if he were a shopkeeper.
"This is a way to make money. Clean it up and don't leave any traces!" Black Mudan whispered to Duan Hu, fearing that others would imitate him, so he picked up the food and left with the others.
In the lobby of the inn, a group of people had already smelled the alluring fragrance, and curiously looked at the things that a few people brought out.
The next step was naturally to watch this group of people feast and drink heavily. Black Mudan and the others couldn't stop eating.
Niu Youdao only tasted it briefly. To him, the taste was just okay. He had not prepared all the seasonings. He and Yuan Gang would definitely not use such unsavory things in their own mouths.
But to Hei Mudan and others, it seemed to be an unparalleled delicacy. Everyone was so excited to eat it that they almost swallowed it with their tongues. Not to mention the meat dishes, they had never thought that green vegetables could be so delicious.
People in the inn have been looking at this place, wondering, is it that delicious? But it smells really good!
The postmaster secretly asked the cook, "Can you see how it is made?"
The cook shook his head: "I don't know, I just know they put some herbs in it."
The postmaster was speechless. It doesn't matter if he doesn't taste it. How can he take the medicine indiscriminately
The tableware on the table was all emptied. Duan Hu and the others were rubbing their bellies, looking like they had not wasted their lives and still had more to say.
Black Peony smiled shyly, feeling embarrassed for how she had eaten just now, but she really enjoyed eating it!
Wu Sanliang, who was rubbing his belly, couldn't help but remind him, "Master Dao, not far to the east is Beiju, South Korea."
There is a reason for this reminder. Going north this way seems to be going to South Korea, but if you really want to go to South Korea, Beizhou in the east, which originally belonged to the Yan Kingdom, is now South Korea's territory.
Niu Youdao smiled faintly and said, "We'll know when the time comes." After that, he stood up and left.
There is a reason why he would rather go further away. It is said that the current Shangqing Sect is on the territory of Shao Dengyun in Beizhou. It is better to do less than to do more, and try to avoid meeting people from the Qing Sect.
Black Mudan turned around and scolded Wu Sanliang: "You have something to eat but you can't stop your mouth?"
Wu Sanliang was stunned: "Did I say something wrong?"
Black Mudan: "Why are you mentioning Beizhou so well?"
Wu Sanliang was surprised: "What happened to Tibeizhou?"
Black Mudan lowered her voice and said: "You don't know the identity of Master Dao now. Haven't you heard of the rumor that the head of the Shangqing Sect is now in Beizhou? If that rumor is true, aren't you exposing others? A scar?"
The so-called rumors were spread by the Song family, saying that Tang Yi married Niu Youdao and defrauded Niu Youdao of being the head of the family. The person involved remained silent, and outsiders could not tell whether it was true or not.
Wu Sanliang was stunned for a moment, then apologized in a low voice: "I made a mistake."
The next day after the rain, the weather cleared up, and the group went out again. Niu Youdao, who got on his horse, was a little dumbfounded. He saw Lei Zongkang carrying a blame bag, Wu Sanliang carrying a sack, and Duan Hu, who followed quickly, took a ladle. Things like that were stuffed into Wu Sanliang's open sack.
Do you want to move someone's kitchen? Niu Youdao frowned and said, "What are you doing?"
Black Mudan, who ran out later, threw a bag of things into Wu Sanliang's sack and said, "Take it with you, you can use it on the road."
"..." Niu Youdao rolled his eyes. These guys were really not tired. They were speechless and rushed out first.
Several people then chased after him on horseback, but along the way, Wu Sanliang's sack kept making a "ding-rang-ding-rang" sound, which made Niu Youdao suffer from a toothache.