The four of them rode fast horses all the way to Longping Mansion and separated at the west gate of Longping City.
Before Dakui left, he said to Yang Xiaohu: "Do everything within your ability, and don't let your personality show off."
Yang Xiaohu agreed wholeheartedly. It wasn't until Dakui and Zhou Kai rode away that he quickly leaned over and climbed onto the horse's back.
Seeing Yang Xiaohu like this, Meng Ge couldn't help but asked in confusion: "You were fine just now, why are you like this now?"
Yang Xiaohu muttered: "I'm afraid that my adoptive father will be worried. I'm exhausted from traveling all the way."
Meng Ge knew from Yang Xiaohu's voice that what he said was true, but when he looked at Yang Xiaohu's forehead, he was already covered in cold sweat. No wonder Master Zhang asked himself to stare at Yang Xiaohu before leaving. It turned out that Master Zhang had already seen that Yang Xiaohu was just pretending to be strong but strong in nature.
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Meng Ge advised: "Let's go back. If you have a body like yours and compete in martial arts, you won't be able to withstand even a finger."
Yang Xiaohu lay on the horse and stammered: "We've already come, how can we go back? There must be a road to the mountain, let's go to the city." After saying that, he knocked the horse's belly, and the horse slowly carried Yang Xiaohu towards the city.
As he walked away, Meng Ge had no choice but to ride his horse and follow him.
Today's competition is scheduled to be more exciting than yesterday, so there are very few pedestrians on the street, and they are probably all running to watch the competition. Although the competition has not started yet, it is still good to get a good seat in advance.
Yang Xiaohu walked in front and hummed: "Uncle Meng, I didn't eat enough this morning, let's find a place to eat some steamed buns first!" Meng Ge followed behind, seeing Yang Xiaohu's listless look, he knew he was
It's normal to be hungry due to physical weakness. But when I looked around, I couldn't see any steamed bun shops.
Meng Ge said: "There is no bun shop on this street. Let's go to the arena first, and then I will buy it for you!"
Unexpectedly, Yang Xiaohu said feebly: "It's still early for the competition. Let's turn around and look for it. There must be one nearby."
Meng Ge had no choice but to turn around the street and walk south with Yang Xiaohu. They actually saw a steamed stuffed bun shop. It turned out that Yuanting had strict control over the main streets in each city. It was strictly forbidden to set up small stalls and open miscellaneous restaurants on the main streets.
Shop front. Although Jiangnan has been occupied by the Red Scarf Army, this custom has been followed.
Meng Ge and Yang Xiaohu arrived at the bun shop one after another, just as the buns were coming out of the basket in front of the bun shop. For a moment, white steam filled the air, mixed with the fragrance of hot buns. Yang Xiaohu came immediately after smelling it.
Got the spirit.
Maybe everyone had gone to watch the excitement. There was no one on the street, and the shop had little business at the moment. The shop owner, who was busy taking out the buns, saw the customers coming and quickly shouted: "My dear, we have customers."
"Come on, come on." During the shouting, a middle-aged woman walked out of the bun shop quickly. Yang Xiaohu became even hungrier when he saw this woman. Why? This woman was white and fat, and she walked out.
The shop owner had a smile on his face, as if he was carrying a big bun on his shoulders. He was indeed a bun seller, and his appearance was so expressive.
Meng Ge and Yang Xiaohu dismounted. Meng Ge took the reins from Yang Xiaohu's hand and said, "You go in first, I will tie the horses." After saying that, he led the two horses to a small tree on the street and tied the horses.
After being tied to the tree, he turned around and walked towards the bun shop.
How could Yang Xiaohu go? He walked to the door of the steamed stuffed bun shop while wailing, holding on to the door frame and waiting for Meng Ge to come over.
When the woman saw him, she couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Hey, what's wrong with this little brother?" However, due to etiquette, it was inconvenient to help him.
Meng Ge came over and said, "It's okay, it's okay. I'm just weak and sick." After saying that, he helped Yang Xiaohu and walked into the shop. After finding a seat and sitting down, Meng Ge said, "Shop, here are two cages of steamed buns."
Although the woman was wide and fat, her hands and feet were nimble. In a flash, she brought two baskets of steamed buns and placed them on the table. Then she brought two bowls of porridge and placed them in front of Meng Ge and Yang Xiaohu.
Meng Ge couldn't help but wonder: "We didn't ask for porridge, why did the store serve porridge?"
The woman smiled and said: "Guests who come here to eat steamed buns are given porridge. Don't be polite, sir. The porridge is free."
Meng Ge chuckled and said, "I see, it's the same in our hometown. I didn't expect that the customs here are the same."
Yang Xiaohu had been hungry for a long time, so he grabbed the buns and ate them all. Meng Ge followed him without hesitation. If he was praising the deliciousness of the food, it would be inferior in terms of praising it. If he was just eating and had no time to talk, then
It is the best. To say that this bun is really authentic, first of all, it is as big as a snow-white steamed bun, and the pleats of the bun are well-proportioned when pinched. Especially when you take a bite, you will realize that the skin is thin and the filling is big. The two of them ate even more.
Mouth full of oil.
Although Yang Xiaohu is with Da Kui and eats a lot of meat on weekdays, it is really inferior to this big bun. Especially when Yang Xiaohu has just recovered from a serious illness and is still young and strong, how can he miss eating buns?
?This meal of big buns was really enjoyable. The two of them ate more than twenty of them before they stopped.
(ps: In ancient times, ordinary people rarely saw oil stars in their meals. Some people were so proud that they would wipe their mouths with pig skin when going out even if they were eating bran bran cornstarch at home. When people outside saw it, they couldn’t help but admire: Oh, look at this!
Your mouth will be full of oil after eating! It’s a joke to say it, but there were too few people in ancient times who could afford to eat steamed buns. There was a time when there were millions of beggars in the country, which illustrates the problem.)
When it was time to pay the bill, Meng Ge realized that these big buns were not cheap. They cost five cents each. Normally, steamed buns only cost one cent for two, so how could these buns be so expensive? After asking, he found out that these buns were stuffed with donkey meat.
As the saying goes: Dragon meat in the sky is better than donkey meat on the ground. This shows how delicious donkey meat is. Meng Ge took out a silver coin from his pocket and put it on the table. The woman in the store couldn't help but smiled bitterly and said: "Don't be objective.
Just kidding, the profit margin of this small shop is small, where can I get so many silver coins in exchange?"
Yang Xiaohu was full and energetic. When he saw Meng Ge taking out so much money, he couldn't help but asked: "Uncle Meng, where did you get so much money? I remember you drank all your monthly salary!"
There was wine, but it was forbidden to drink too much. Meng Ge felt that it was not enough, but he drank a lot, and he was afraid of breaking the rules of the Zhang family, so he often went to the county to buy wine. Especially Meng Ge did not drink bad wine, not Huadiao and others.
My daughter doesn't drink well, so her monthly salary is often stretched thin.
When Meng Ge asked, he smiled and said: "Master Zhang said before he left that you were seriously ill and weak and needed to replenish your health. I was afraid that the food in the house would not be to your liking, so he left ten taels of silver for me. He also asked me to do this.
When I go to the city, I can take some time with you. I can eat whatever I want and buy whatever I want! Hey, it’s great to have a father."
Yang Xiaohu was moved, but he took out two strings of money from his pocket and gave them to the shopkeeper's wife to pay the bill. The shopkeeper came back with dozens of changes in change. Yang Xiaohu casually put them in his arms and walked out of the shop with Meng Ge. Who would have thought that
Yang Xiaohu just went out, but he stumbled and almost fell down. When he looked back, there was a brick in front of the shop, almost tripping Yang Xiaohu.
Yang Xiaohu stayed for a moment and then said with great joy: "There is hope for the competition!"