Learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, and you will not be afraid to travel all over the fairy world! Chapter 43 Shopkeeper, your dish is not salty
"Brother Mu, you don't know?" Meng Xuyang was very puzzled by Mu Heng's surprise.
"I only know who the saint's master is as a protector, but I don't know anything else." Mu Heng spread his hands and said that's all I know.
"Taoist Qing, Junior Sister Luo's master, is a legendary great monk. There is no monk of our generation who does not respect him." Meng Xuyang described his admiration for Taoist Qing with an adoring look on his face.
"Junior sister, is your master, Taoist Qing, very powerful?" Mu Heng didn't understand what Meng Xuyang meant by being so powerful. Just based on his reaction, it was not easy for him to change Taoist Qing.
"Of course, my master has been a great monk in the Liangyi Realm a long time ago. He has been traveling in the past few years to find opportunities to break through the Taiyi Realm. Maybe he will already be in the Taiyi Realm next time he comes back." Luo Yunjin followed.
There was a hint of intimacy in Meng Xuyang's similar expression.
"Liang Yi Realm?" Mu Heng thought about these three words, feeling angry and admiring in his heart.
Previously, I discussed with Ye Qingyin that it would take two thousand years to reach the Four Symbols Realm. If the goal is to reach the Liangyi Realm, it may not necessarily be a matter of time, but a matter of whether or not.
A rough estimate is that the gap between me and Qing Taoist is as big as clouds and mud, and I estimate that there will never be any intersection in this life.
"It would be great if I had the opportunity to admire the great monk's grace." Mu Heng sighed helplessly.
Although I can't come, my heart longs for it.
"That's not easy. When Master comes back, I will take you to see Master." Luo Yunjin felt happy when he heard Mu Heng's emotion and vowed.
"Your master will meet me?" Mu Heng also noticed that he had a close relationship with Ye Qingyin and Luo Yunjin, two disciples of Taoist Qing. It seemed that it would not be difficult to meet Taoist Qing.
"That's great." Mu Heng felt warm in his heart.
Next to him, Meng Xuyang, who was flying alone with his sword, saw that Mu Heng and the two were chatting happily, but he seemed to be unfamiliar with some common sense, and he also had many questions in his mind: "Brother Mu, Junior Sister Luo is here for her senior sister.
What are you doing this for? Do you think you have something to do with the Saint?"
Meng Xuyang's question also resonated with Luo Yunjin. He had asked Mu Heng a similar question before, but Mu Heng ignored it. Now that he heard the question from an outsider, he concentrated on waiting for Mu Heng's answer.
Meng Xuyang was staring at him like a curious baby, and Luo Yunjin was concentrating on wielding the sword but waiting for his answer with his ears raised. Mu Heng glanced at the two of them, and kept thinking: You two are really gossips.
Mu Heng knew that he liked Ye Qingyin, and he went to Wuyin Tianshan for her. He never minded telling others that he liked her, but he knew that doing so would cause trouble to her, so he hid his feelings.
Still using the same words as last time, he said ambiguously: "Because the saint is the first person I met!"
"What does this mean?" Meng Xuyang became even more confused after hearing Mu Heng's answer.
"All in all, all in all, it's fate." Mu Heng didn't want the other party to dwell on this issue anymore, so he added, "Let's speed up the pace and rush to Wuyin Tianshan."
Along the way, Mu Heng chatted with Meng Xuyang, taking the opportunity to understand his situation and the situation in the world of cultivation.
Meng Xuyang is a true disciple of Taiqing Taoist Palace. The foundation of his cultivation is the wood-attribute spiritual root. He has now reached the second level of Liuhe Realm.
As for why he was traveling in the field, Mu Heng could feel the embarrassment, helplessness, and various expressions on his face. The reason must be complicated.
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Three days later, in the evening, amid the chirping of insects and birds, the three of them crossed the last patch of forest and saw the majestic city gate in front of them.
"Brother, look, we have arrived at Xuanzhou City." Luo Yunjin shouted excitedly. After three consecutive days of traveling, she, who loves to play, was a little tired. When the words Xuanzhou City came into view not far away, she
We know we have reached our destination, Star Country.
Xuanzhou City is a border town of Xingguo. The ancient city walls bear the vicissitudes of history, and the city walls are also full of wind and frost.
"Hey, this Xuanzhou City looks majestic, but it's a bit dilapidated?" Mu Heng looked at the disrepaired city walls and wondered.
It stands to reason that the walls of border cities are the gates of the country. They need to be heavily guarded and are unlikely to be left unmaintained.
"Xingguo is also a country protected by my Yuqingxingzhai sect. There are few conflicts between countries. It is normal for this kind of situation to occur." Luo Yunjin understood this somewhat and explained.
"That's it." Mu Heng understood after hearing this. All countries are under the jurisdiction of Yuqing Xingzhai, and there is a common father above them, so they don't dare to mess around.
"What Junior Sister Luo said is not unreasonable, but I see that the atmosphere in Xuanzhou City is weird, and it doesn't seem to be peaceful." Meng Xuyang interjected.
"Brother Meng, what do you mean by this?" Mu Heng noticed a hint of worry on the other man's face.
"There are not many conflicts between countries, but they are by no means non-existent. It is rare for the border cities to be so loose. And I see that the atmosphere in Xuanzhou City is a bit messy, so I guess something bad has happened." Meng Xuyang explained.
"Let's go in. We just need to go to the capital of the Star Kingdom and find someone who is familiar with Kirigakure Tianshan as a guide. Let's not worry about other things." Mu Heng made up his mind and went straight to the goal, not wanting to meddle in other matters.
wasting time.
On the street, there were only a few people coming and going, with most faces looking disheveled and few smiling faces. This was very different from what Mu Heng had encountered in Xinzhou City. I thought this Star Country was not as prosperous as Chang Country.
"It's getting late, let's stay in Xuanzhou City for one night today, and then set off to the capital tomorrow." Mu Heng was also a little tired as he hurried slowly along the way.
Luo Yunjin and Meng Xuyang had no objections, so they followed Mu Heng's arrangement.
Mu Heng took the two of them to wander around the streets, looking for a hotel where they could stay overnight.
"Is there an inn? Brother, the name of this inn is really interesting." Luo Yunjin pointed to the name of a hotel facing south in front and said with a smile.
When Mu Heng heard this, he looked in the direction of her finger and saw those four words. He didn't expect that the strange name in the movie was actually used by people in real life.
"It looks pretty good, let's just go to this one." Mu Heng felt inexplicably kind to this familiar name.
"Three guests, please come in." As soon as he entered the door, a waiter came to greet him, his cheerful tone made people feel comfortable.
"I wonder if the three distinguished guests are staying in the hotel or staying in the hotel?" The waiter wiped the non-existent dust on the stools and arranged for the three of them to sit down.
"Stay one night. Let's have some food and wine to satisfy our hunger first," Mu Heng replied.
"Hello, sir, please wait a moment." The waiter politely said, "There are three distinguished guests, three upper rooms."
After Mu Heng finished giving his instructions, he looked at the surrounding environment.
The lobby of the inn is a dining place. It is built entirely of bricks and lined with wooden boards. It looks a bit old, thinking it has been there for a long time.
At this time, there were only a few guests drinking wine and chatting. Not sure if it was an illusion, but Mu Heng felt that many people were eating food, as if they were chewing wax.
Is the food here unpalatable?
Not long after, the waiter started serving dishes with plates in his hands. The three meat dishes were chicken, duck and fish, and the two vegetarian dishes were vegetables, fungus and bamboo shoot tips. Then he took a pot of wine and filled it for all three of them.
Although there is no exquisite presentation, the attractive color looks really good.
"Brother Meng, Junior Sister, let's eat something simple." Mu Heng knew that they no longer needed food to satisfy their hunger, but it was still a pleasure to try delicious food.
"Only beauty and delicious food can't be let down. Come on, let me toast Brother Mu." Meng Xuyang smiled from the bottom of his heart and clinked the cup with Mu Heng.
"Please." Mu Heng looked at the slightly turbid rice wine in the cup, thinking that the alcohol content was not much higher, so he took a sip.
The wine has a hint of sauce, but it has a softness that is inconsistent with its appearance. It is not as spicy as the white wine in the previous life, but it also has a different taste.
"Good wine, I didn't expect that this remote Xuanzhou City also has such good wine." Meng Xuyang praised after drinking.
"It's really good. Junior sister chose this store right." Mu Heng agreed, savoring the mellow aroma in his mouth.
Luo Yunjin sipped the wine. The taste of the wine seemed a bit strange to her, and she could clearly feel it from her slightly furrowed brows.
"Come, Brother Meng, have a taste of the food, it looks good." Mu Heng greeted the two of them to eat the food, and he also took a piece of fish and put it in his mouth.
The fish of this era, whether wild or artificially raised, all have an original and delicious taste, but Mu Heng smashed it in his mouth and carefully appreciated the freshness of the fish with the tip of his tongue.
After thinking about it carefully, Mu Heng always felt that there was a lack of flavor, and he had always been very dissatisfied with the taste of fish. After tasting it carefully, it turned out that the saltiness was missing.
Mu Heng raised his eyes and glanced at Meng Xuyang and Luo Yunjin. Seeing that they had tasted other dishes, they unconsciously showed the same expression as himself. It seemed that they lacked saltiness.
Generally speaking, it is normal to forget to add salt to one dish, but if you forget to add salt to several dishes at the same time, it is definitely not an accident.
"Second Brother, come here." Mu Heng looked at the two of them, nodded and shouted to the waiter.
"Your Majesty, your order." The waiter hunched over and came to the table in the blink of an eye.
"Little brother, did you forget to add salt to this dish?" Mu Heng asked.
"Huh? Sir, you must not be from Xingguo, right?" the waiter asked without answering.
"It's not true, but how did you tell?" Seeing the other party's tone, Mu Heng obviously knew that there was no salt in the dish, and there seemed to be some inside story that everyone in the Star Country knew.
"Everyone in Xingguo knows this. If you can ask such a question, you are obviously not from Xingguo." The waiter replied.
"Oh? Is it related to salt?" Mu Heng also had some simple speculations in his mind.
"My lord, you don't know. Originally, the salt eaten by our star country was fine salt purchased from the Tian Kingdom in the east. However, a month ago, the government issued a decree to take back the merchants' right to purchase foreign sea salt. From now on, it will be controlled by the government.
Unified procurement.”
"Even if it is purchased by the government, it will not affect the price of salt."
"Hey, since the decree was promulgated, the government has increased the price of salt by more than ten times. The price of salt is extremely high. How can I afford it in a small shop?" the waiter explained helplessly.
"Then what do you do when you eat salt?" Mu Heng knew that people cannot live without salt.
"I can't afford the high-priced fine salt from Tian Kingdom. Fortunately, there is no unstoppable road. There are many salt mountains in our Star Kingdom, which was also the source of salt in ancient times. Usually people go to the salt mountains and knock down a few salt rocks.
, and then grind it into powder to replace salt."
"It's just that such coarse salt is not only bitter, but also slightly poisonous. If it is not to maintain the body, who would want to eat it."
Coarse salt was also often seen in ancient times. What the waiter here is talking about is mineral salt, which is also a type of coarse salt. It has a strong bitter taste because it contains impurities such as magnesium chloride. It also contains high lead, which is very harmful to the human body. This chapter has been completed!