Chapter 190 Looking for Friends
In the cabin, Mr. Zhou spent some money and asked the boatman to bring some good food and wine. After a short time, the boatman brought a pot of stew with some food. Some freshly cut fish meat.
There is some bacon and seasonal vegetables in the broth. It smells attractive. Use chopsticks to pick up the bacon and shake it under the sun. There is one layer of brown and one layer of white. Light, with a slight smoky smell.
"Why do you all like to cut the meat like this? Wouldn't it be better to just cut it fresh?" Zhu Laoba muttered, picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth, but his eyes lit up:
“Yeah! Delicious!”
The huge gap between the front and back really made Cai Yi glance at Zhu Laoba twice.
Seeing that Zhu Laoba was eating quickly, he also hurriedly moved his chopsticks and started to put meat into his bowl.
Ignoring these two vying for food, Zuo Chen asked Zhou Miao:
"You two plan to publish a biography?"
"Yes, this person and I Brother Miao hit it off immediately and we had a great conversation. He especially liked novel stories. After I quit gambling, I should also find other things to do. We hit it off and planned to travel. I collected some folklore on eBay and compiled a miscellaneous book to sell. One sale.”
Zhou Miao smiled and said, but the man named Miao next to him became embarrassed: "I can't help you much, Mr. Zhou is doing all the work."
"Brother Miao, what you said, you If I were asked to write about these anecdotes, I would probably be able to write them down A hot piece of shit; if you let that scholar Han write these things, I'm afraid the writing will be dry and hard to swallow, and the whole book will be unpleasant and not good-looking. "
< br>The man surnamed Miao’s face turned red after being praised.
"So the two of you went to Baichuan to do this?" Caiyi, who had a great victory in grabbing food, first divided the extra meat into Zuo Chen's bowl, and said curiously: "Master Zhou, you want it too Traveling around the world to collect stories?”
“That’s not true.” Zhou Miao shook his head: “I went to Baichuan this time to find a brother of mine.”
"Huh?"
"My brother is very good at writing and writing. He once wrote several idle books, which were well received in the circle. Although they are not big books, they are just right for us. So. It would be nice to go find him and learn from him. If he is interested, he can also bring him to write the manuscript. "
"This is a good thing." Zuo Chen nodded and expressed his approval: "Folk stories can also become famous. Ben, run it well and do it well.”
“I feel very motivated after hearing what the Taoist said!” Zhou Miao laughed and was in a good mood.
I stopped talking about the past and started eating and drinking.
From the conversation, Zuo Chen learned that the man named Miao, named Tao, was a storyteller in Kyoto before. He was indeed an expert in telling stories.
Talking about the happy place, I heard him tell a strange story about Qingzhou on the spot:
It was the water corpses dancing on the shore in the fog, which seduced people's soul and hurt many people passing by. The fisherman and boatman were finally chopped up vertically by the officials on horseback, and the left side was thrown into the fire and burned, while the right side was hung in the sun to dry, which finally put an end to such an evil deed.
The whole story was so lifelike that Miao Tao even used ventriloquism to imitate the sound of horse hooves and the sound of sharp blades chopping. After he finished reading such a long paragraph, not only Zuo Chen and the others were around, but also others. The guests who were eating and playing cards in the cabin also gathered around and applauded, which showed that he was really good at talking.
After dismissing the onlookers, Miao Tao sat back down and drank two more glasses of wine.
With the help of alcohol, he dared to ask Zuo Chen:
"Taoist Master, I saw you entering the dense forest before. What did you do after that? Did anything interesting happen?"
Hearing this, Zuo Chen thought for a moment.
The storyteller in front of me has already told a beautiful story. It would be somewhat unjustifiable if I don’t come up with some stories in return.
But it seemed that talking about their fight with the Smiling Buddha was too ungrounded for Zhou Miao and Miao Tao, and other experiences didn’t sound that interesting, so they simply said:
"It's not something I have experienced personally. The anecdotes and wonderful stories I heard on the road may be useful to you."
"Sir, it's fine if you are willing to talk about it. As long as it is a wonderful thing, I can use it. ”
Miao Tao looked like he was all ears.
Just slightly changed the name and past, and told the story of Hu Wen being tied up by a group of foxes and taken to a pool to eat.
Zuo Chen himself felt that there was not much interesting about this story, but it was better because of his personal experience and the truthfulness of the story. Zhu Laoba next to him also became interested and kept helping me, and it turned out that it was not very good after he read it. It's boring, but it's a good ghost story.
After hearing this story, Miao Tao also clapped his hands and applauded:
“This short paragraph told by the Taoist Master is really interesting!”
Although he was emotional, but looking at it, he probably just said this. Taking it as folklore, it is not really believed that there is a plain full of little foxes in the dense forest.
"How do you get it? Can it be used?"
"The original version is probably not very easy to use. A slightly modified version should be available." Miao Tao said honestly.
"If you want to change it, how should you change it?"
"This is just my humble opinion." Miao Tao smiled and said: "The identity of the protagonist, the young hero, is indeed good, so I can change it or not, but if It's easier to sell, and it's better to become a scholar. After all, there are still more scholars who read this kind of miscellaneous books. They are more literate. If those who can't get the honors prefer this, I hope that one day I can encounter these wonderful things. >
"The second thing is these little foxes. From your description, they look like naughty children. The whole story sounds like a young hero entering a kindergarten. It is neither thrilling nor glamorous. If it were really changed, I would probably Let the fox repay the favor and turn into a beautiful girl and stick to the protagonist. ”
Zuo Chen thought about Fox Ni for a while.
I really can’t imagine what Fox Ni would be like if she turned into a human form.
She must be a little girl of three or four years old.
With her brain, if she really turned into a 17 or 18-year-old girl, she would probably be said to have a brain problem if she were taken out.
But after careful calculation, according to Hu Wen’s identity, him taking Hu Ni with him is more like a grandfather taking his granddaughter, which is quite compatible. After getting the new story, Miao Tao was also satisfied. After saying goodbye to Zuo Chen, he went back to his room to rest.
Zhou Miao invited them to swim together in Baichuan.
As soon as Zuo Chen thought that he would really have to change boats after arriving in that coastal city, he accepted Zhou Miao's invitation and asked him to introduce Baichuan well.
Zhou Miao patted her chest and agreed, promising to let Zuo Chen and the others eat, drink and have fun.
Just like that, the journey was peaceful without any abnormalities, listening to the sailors singing and moving forward with the rolling river.
The next morning, the boat also arrived at Baichuan.
The river runs straight through the ocean and flows to the west of the city without stopping in the middle. It has to go to the port in the east of the city to stop and unload people. Zuo Chen came to the side of the passenger ship early and saw the sea rising. tomorrow.
A sun rises from under the eastern sea, reflecting fragments of gold over the entire sea.
The sea is slightly muddy and gray, the color of the inland sea. The breeze blows, and there is indeed a lot of seafood smell in the air.
Staring at the slow waves, there is no black at all.
It is indeed not a sea of suffering, just an ordinary ocean.
After the big ship docked, a large piece of wood was spread along the ship. This was specially prepared for the guests to let them go down the ship.
As soon as you step onto the port of Baichuan, you can see many people selling fish not far away.
Some of them are freshly caught and sold directly at the port, while others set up a large pot to stew fish soup, adding only a handful of coarse salt. Some are simply cut into fish breasts and eaten with sweet wine.
Zhu Laoba sniffed and was not used to the smell of fish:
“If we are here to watch a dog fight, I wonder where my good brother will go to find fish to eat. . ”
“This brother likes to eat fish?”
Zhou Miao, who was next to him, heard what Zhu Laoba said and said curiously.
Zhu Laoba shook his head repeatedly:
"That stuff is so fishy that I don't want to eat it. I have a brother who likes to eat it."
< br>"Then next time you bring your brother here, I'll invite you to try the fresh fish from Baichuan. The taste is amazing."
Zhou Miao smiled and invited Zhu Laoba.
Thinking of his wolf brother who loved fish, Zhu Laoba agreed.
"Taoist Master, I will go find my friend first, and then I will take you to visit Baichuan City."
Zhou Miao said to Zuo Chen. Zuo Chen was about to nod in agreement, but suddenly I heard someone shouting not far away:
"Hey! Someone fell into the water!"
I subconsciously looked over there.
I saw in the sea not far away, there seemed to be a young man in a white robe splashing in the water, as if he was being choked by the water, or swimming, or dancing, up and down, and finally only bubbling was left.
Miao Tao, who was following them, was startled and rushed towards the beach as if by instinct. Apparently he wanted to plunge in to save people.
There is someone who is faster.
Zhu Laoba jumped out and jumped directly into the water. He swam to the side of the drowning young man in no time. He pulled his hand and exerted force on his arm, and the young man was wiped out. He lifted it up, did a somersault in the air, and landed on the shore.
The drowning young man did not fall, but his face was full of panic. He burped again, spit out a large mouthful of water from his mouth, coughed several times, and fell down on the pier with a plop, fainting. Dead in the past.
After rescuing the man, Zhu Laoba also went ashore and shook himself like a wild boar shaking off water, shaking off all the water droplets stuck to his body.
“What a skill!” Miao Tao couldn’t help but exclaimed.
He has also been running escorts for a long time. Although his strength is average and only in the early stages of acquired skills, he still has good eyesight.
This fluent ability to save people is beyond the reach of ordinary people!
Others also gathered around. Some were curious and looked at the young master lying on the ground, wondering how he fell into the water; the other part extended their thumbs towards Zhu Laoba. Applause and praise him for his ability and good heart.
Zhou Miao also came to the edge of the crowd, and was about to say a few nice words to Zhu Laoba, when her eyes suddenly fell on the drowning man.
He was shocked:
"Brother Wang?"
"Who is this?" Caiyi asked in confusion.
Zhou Miao turned her head, with a hint of bitterness on her face:
"Fairy aunt, this is the friend I am looking for today."
Asking for monthly tickets
(End of this chapter)
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