Chapter 400 Zimu Cicada
Li Dachui was sitting in a small restaurant in the alley.
It’s just a small town with about a hundred households, so naturally there won’t be any high-end restaurants. But sometimes local specialty snacks and delicacies are hidden in such small fly restaurants.
Finding a place like this is like hunting for treasure.
Li Dachui is very happy now.
There were only two or three tables in the small room. The tables and chairs were very old, but they were all wiped very clean. Although the ceramic bowl that was served had a hole in the edge, it was also cleaned, and Li Dachui also saw These bowls were all taken out of a large wooden steamer. Just looking at the steam coming out of the steamer, Li Dachui's favorable impression of this fly restaurant increased infinitely.
You actually know how to sterilize at high temperatures!
A steaming bowl of ginger tea with two red dates floating in it is given for free.
The shopkeeper, who was in his early forties, smiled and told Li Dachui that this was not worth the money, so drink it as you like.
Now that spring is cold, drinking a cup of hot tea like this to dispel the wind and avoid the cold is of great benefit to the body.
This is a typical mom-and-pop business.
The woman is the chef and the man is in charge of the outside. Judging from their life, they should be considered a middle-class family in Huai'an.
“Life was better in the past!” The shopkeeper was a talkative person, while he was clearing the dishes on the other side of the table. The customers on that table had just paid and left. "My son is a boat operator in Caobang, and his monthly income is good. Now the business is not as good as before. My son also got off the boat and went to the city to do odd jobs. I don't know when the war will stop and the business on the river will be better. Get up."
"I heard that the current governor of Huai'an was a green forest hero in the north! Didn't they disturb the place?" Li Dachui asked with a smile.
The smile on the shopkeeper's face froze, he lowered his voice and whispered: "Isn't it true at the beginning? Those people were vicious, worse than bandits, but later they were killed several times by General He I have become much more restrained. I no longer dare to bully others openly.”
"What do you think of General He?" Li Dachui then asked.
"When General He was still in charge of Nanzhen, our life was quite good." The shopkeeper sighed: "But later on, the old general lost the battle and was dismissed from office by the court! What happens next? Our days here are just a short man walking down the river embankment. Fortunately, General He is back now, and everyone feels that there is still some hope."
Li Dachui nodded, and He Zudao still has a certain future in the Eight Towns in the South. Mass-based.
In fact, as an official, you are on the political side. As long as you do not harm the people and allow them to have a stable meal, everyone will appreciate your good.
When He Qiku was a general in Nanzhen, if you wanted to say what good things he had done to the people, no one would be able to tell.
But he at least ensured the safety of the place, making it difficult for foreign enemies to invade, preventing internal troubles from arising, and allowing the people to live in peace and stability without worrying about whether they would be able to come back at night if they went out in the morning.
So it is better for the common people to remember him.
So much so that this trust now extends to General Xiao He.
I took a chopstick and exploded the lotus root strips, which were crisp and slightly sour, and I immediately felt like I was appetizing.
The boss lady knows how to eat and knows which dishes to serve first and which dishes to serve later.
"It tastes good!" Li Dachui nodded repeatedly.
Hearing the compliments from the guests, the shopkeeper’s eyes narrowed into slits with a smile.
"Your Majesty, eat slowly. The braised carp is my specialty. I just went down to the river to touch the fish this morning. It is absolutely fresh!"
The shopkeeper No bragging!
The freshly cooked braised carp is really tender and delicious, especially the sauce poured on top, which has a unique flavor. This should be the secret of this small restaurant.
Having a bite of freshly cooked carp and a sip of the store's home-brewed rice wine
For Li Dachui, it was really a half-day of leisure.
Suddenly there was a slight vibration in the purse, and Li Dachui was stunned. After a moment of astonishment, he reached into his arms and took out a small box.
Opening the box, a vivid cicada spread its wings and flew up buzzingly, trying to fly away.
Li Dachui grabbed the cicada with both hands.
This thing was stuffed into Jiang Ping's hand when he threw her onto the shore.
Li Dachui always thought that this was a perfectly made specimen, and he even took it out to play with when he was free.
But today, he actually came back to life,
and wanted to fly away.
This is a bit interesting. The shopkeeper brought up another bowl of soup. This should be the last dish. He put down the soup bowl and looked at the buzzing cicada in Li Dachui's hand. The shopkeeper said in astonishment: "At this time of year, the customer caught it there." Cicada?”
“It’s not true, it’s just a gadget!” Li Dachui smiled and stuffed the cicada into the box, then stuffed the box into his arms.
Soup is of course used to fill the remaining gaps in the stomach.
Li Dachui, who was full of wine and food, stood up, stretched, left a few small silver coins, and walked out of the small restaurant with square steps in the shopkeeper's shining eyes. .
The cicada in his arms was still buzzing. It was not until he walked out of the small town that Li Dachui took out the small box again and opened it. The cicada fluttered its wings and flew to the left. Li Dachui raised his eyebrows and tried to keep up.
Seeing this cicada, Li Dachui suddenly remembered the time he went to kill Tie Le a few years ago.
Obviously Tie Le was just a person, but then Duanmu Miaomiao rushed over in a blink of an eye. It was later discovered that Tie Le was carrying something, and as long as it was activated, Duanmu Miaomiao could determine The specific location of Tie Le can thus be found.
The current cicada is probably of the same type.
Zhou Zhi doesn’t know how to make this thing, nor does the miraculous doctor Fu Qingzhu. Probably only those who have inherited it for a long time have these secret techniques.
Tie Le is from the Northern Yuan royal family, and Jiang Ping is also the cousin of the Queen Mother of Southern Chu.
I don’t know if the Li family in Chang’an has anything similar, so I’ll have to find out more about it in the future.
This cicada is very interesting. If it is really this thing, I must study it carefully later to find out what the principle is.
The little cicada flew into a bamboo forest, and then seemed to suddenly lose all power, and suddenly fell from the air. Li Dachui stretched out his hand, caught the cicada, and then turned his gaze somewhere.
A moment later, a dirty little head poked out from the dense bamboo forest, looked at it carefully, and then suddenly jumped out.
If it’s not Jiang Ping, then that one?
But now her hair is disheveled, her face is dirty, black and red, and her clothes are torn in many places. At first glance, she looks like a little beggar.
Of course, if you take another look, those with a bit of discernment will find that the clothes this little beggar is wearing do not seem to be affordable for ordinary people. And if anyone is really knowledgeable, they can tell at a glance that any piece of clothing on her body is worth as much as an average person's one year's labor income.
"Li Bao, why don't you come to me?" Jiang Ping put her hands on her hips and looked at Li Dachui, tilting her head, but her eye circles were red and watery, as if she would burst into tears at the next moment. Eye-popping. "Do you know how much hardship I have suffered these days?"
Li Dachui raised his eyebrows, spread his hands and said: "I looked for it, but couldn't find it, so I left. By the way, Mr. Han Where?”
“Han Zheng was captured by He Zudao’s people!” Jiang Ping finally couldn’t help crying: “Han Zheng broke his leg. I went out to find herbs and food for them. , I accidentally got lost and came back a little late. As a result, the fool set fire to the shed. Some people found him in front of me and took him away. I hid aside and watched an old man take him away. He was knocked unconscious and taken down the mountain.”
Seeing the other party crying sadly, Li Dachui walked over, reached out and took out a sweat towel from his arms, and handed it to her: "Then why are you coming here? Are you not afraid of getting yourself into it?"
< br>"I was going to Ruyin, but I got lost again after going down the mountain. I asked people for directions. Those people were not good people. Fortunately, I saw the opportunity early and ran fast!" Jiang Ping took the sweat towel and wiped it. After a few moments, I remembered something sad again, so I started crying again.
That’s really pitiful.
For a little girl like Jiang Ping who has no experience in the world of martial arts, walking outside is like a crane standing among a group of old hens. It is normal for someone to mislead her.
It is a great thing that she can still survive until now.
Seeing that the other party was crying to the end of the world, Li Dachui immediately grabbed the sweat towel, held the other party's head with one hand, and wiped the other party's nose and eyes with the other hand.
The effect was immediate. Sure enough, he stopped crying. He just stared at Li Dachui with his big eyes, as if he didn't react.
"What is this?" Li Dachui took out the small box and asked Jiang Ping, pointing at the cicada in the small box.
The cicada is now lying quietly in the box, without any sign of anger.
But just now, he was buzzing and flying for several miles!
"This is the mother-child cicada, you are the child, and I have another mother here. As long as I activate the mother-child cicada here, within a certain range, the mother-child cicada can sense each other!" Jiang Ping said from her arms! He also took out a small box and opened it. There was also one lying inside, but it was slightly larger than Li Dachui's.
“Is there such a good thing? Where did you come from?”
“My sister gave it to me. It’s not that good! It must be within a certain distance! I’ll hit it on the mountain. I passed by, but there was no reaction at all. Li Bao, you didn't even look for me!" Jiang Ping pursed her lips and looked like she was about to cry again.
"Stop, stop, I really looked for it, but I really couldn't find it!" Li Dachui said: "How big this mountain is. I went down the river and floated too far. I am not familiar with this place at all. Okay. Are you okay now?"
"But Han Zheng was taken away by them!" Jiang Ping's eyes were red: "What should I do? Li Bao, will you help me? ?”
(End of this chapter)