The wine flag on the road that was raised high with the cold wind danced twice like a loach and fell weakly.
"There should be a lot of business today."
Yue is located in the south, the climate is hot and humid, there is not much snow in winter, last year's heavy snow is even rarer, the heavy snow pressed the entire Guli Road to the cars and horses, Wu Laohan only received three groups of guests in the whole winter, now the snow has melted in spring, and there is eight points of coldness, it is a good time to drink.
Old man Wu leaned on the wooden chair and rubbed lazily, the broken chair under him creaked and creaked, squinted, and saw a cloud of yellow dust rising on the path in the distance through the window.
He quickly got up, limped to the door, and raised his voice:
"Meat——, wine sheep-meat—"
Seeing that the carriage and horses slowly arrived in front of him and stopped, Old Man Wu quickly spoke:
"The old man in front, the small shop has some meat and wine, and the hot and sour side dishes are also refreshing......"
But I saw the curtain of the car lifted, and two men in fur coats walked down.
The man at the head looked less than seventeen, heroic, holding a long knife in his hand, his face was still a little immature, and he looked at the tavern with a smile.
The man behind him looked twenty-five or six, with a sword hanging from his waist, his appearance was quite beautiful, his eyes were bright, and he looked at Old Man Wu vigilantly.
"It seems that the elders are taking care of the juniors, this young man seems to have some experience in the rivers and lakes, and he is very vigilant.
Old man Wu had a plan at the moment, smiled flatteringly, and said:
"Please come in, two of you, our specialty snowflake meat wine is the delicacy of this dish."
After saying that, he turned his head and said loudly:
"The guest—"
The two sat down at the table, and two men ran down from upstairs, hunched over and smiled flatteringly, standing behind the old man Wu.
"Have a pot of snowflake wine and serve a few dishes."
Wan Yuankai put down the long knife in his hand, and when he saw that the old man had ordered someone to do it, he explained happily to Li Tongya:
"This snowflake wine is made by making thin slices of lamb essence meat, boiling it with excellent wine, and finely chopping it into a paste; don't use sheep tube marrow and kidney fat to melt oil in the pot, mix it with meat paste, and soak it in warm wine when you use it."
Wan Yuan Kai swallowed his saliva and said in a low voice:
"My cousin came here five years ago, ordered this pot of snowflake wine, and I was immediately amazed, and I have never forgotten it to this day.
Li Tongya staggered on the road for several days, eating dry food and drinking cold water every day.
The two were about to chat for a while, when there was a commotion outside the door, and several men dressed in cotton clothes walked in, sat down and said loudly:
"Old man Wu, serve wine!"
"Hey, a few of you are here."
Old man Wu hurriedly greeted him with a smile and flattered them one by one.
"This spring cold is really freezing, my brothers have been guarding the east entrance all night, and the birds are almost frozen! When the shift change, the master released the person, and hurriedly came up and took a couple of sips."
The strong man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist laughed loudly, and then spoke and continued:
"I don't know what happened in the past few days, the road is strictly controlled, and several families in the county have sent people to the road, and the birds don't dare to squeak!"
"Big tiger, you don't understand this, come here every few years, it's easy to get used to it! Several families in the county grasped it tightly, and a few days passed."
There was a voice on the table and spoke slowly.
Wan Yuankai listened with his ears perked up for a while, and whispered with a smile:
"This place is close to Guanyun Peak, I guess these people are the servants of the Xiao family."
Li Tongya nodded, and Xiao Yuansi's appearance suddenly appeared in his heart, and he couldn't help but feel a little more fond of this group of men.
The second servant brought a pot of hot wine, and served a few side dishes and a bowl of snow-white mutton paste.
Wan Yuankai hurriedly picked up a small spoon, dug lightly on the paste, put it in the bowl, picked up the wine jug and rushed it into the bowl, and an attractive mutton aroma suddenly filled the air after soaking.
The big tiger at the head twitched his nose, his eyes lit up, and he praised:
"It's so fragrant, it's snowflake wine!"
Wan Yuan Kai didn't answer the man's words, took a beautiful tsk, and motioned for Li Tongya to give it a try.
Li Tongya smiled helplessly, smiled politely at the man, brewed the snowflake wine, and took a sip after soaking.
The mellow aroma of fine wine and the deliciousness of mutton mixed with a faint milky taste suddenly rushed to the tip of the tongue, Li Tongya unknowingly drank the wine in the bowl and chuckled:
"It really tastes delicious."
Seeing that Li Tongya and the others ignored him, the strong man pouted a little embarrassedly, and said in a low voice:
"Isn't there just a few stinky money......"
Looking at the table next to him with envy, Dahu swallowed his saliva and turned his head to chat with his brother.
Wan Yuan Kai had only taken a few sips when he saw another commotion outside the door, and a group of people came from afar, surrounded by a young man in a splendid robe, and entered the tavern.
"Brother! Don't look at this tavern in dilapidation, this snowflake wine is a must, this barren mountains and wilderness at the east entrance are deserted, and this tavern can have a little fun."
A gorgeously dressed man was bowing and gesturing flatteringly in front of the young man in Chinese clothes, the man looked thirty-five or sixteen, but he hunched over and called the young man in Chinese clothes his clan brother, which looked quite funny.
"Hmm."
The young man in Chinese clothes had slender eyes, was dressed in a snow-white fox fur coat, and had a golden brocade pouch tied around his waist.
"It's broken, why is this master's steward here!"
The face of the strong man named Dahu suddenly changed, don't look over and pretend not to know, the whole table of strong men also bowed their heads, trembling and not daring to say a word.
"Most of the young people in Chinese clothes are descendants of the big family, and this steward usually looks high-minded, but when he sees this person, he looks like a dog."
Dahu quietly glanced at the group of people, and finally recognized two of them, both of whom were big figures among the clan soldiers stationed at the east entrance of the Xiao family.
The young man in fancy clothes frowned slightly when he saw the environment in the store, but the middle-aged steward was so frightened that he lowered his head and didn't dare to say a word.
The middle-aged steward thought about the wording in his mind for a long time, but as if he were dreaming, he heard the young man in front of him laugh, and he was immediately frightened.
"This clan brother has spiritual apertures, entered the immortal path, has always been arrogant and domineering, and he has never seen him smile after coming to this East Entrance to guard for more than ten days.
The young man in Chinese clothes bowed his hands quite politely, with a kind smile on his face, and said softly:
"I didn't expect to see two Taoist friends in a remote shop here!"