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376,【Mountain】

Since local rains all year round regardless of winter or summer, there are often tops for small stalls.

Even the simplest small stalls will set up a small shed. The smaller ones can block the impact of the rain on the stove and various containers. The larger ones can also put a few tables and stools for diners to rest and eat here - the latter will often have a better business.

After all, it is much more comfortable to be able to sit down at the table and enjoy it immediately after getting the food than to eat on the roadside after buying food, or to be exposed to rain that always suddenly appears in the sky.

Fang Chang walked back and forth from this alley dominated by stalls, walked to a table, and patted a man on the shoulder:

"Hey, Chen Yuan, long time no see."

The person sitting by the table was Chen Yuan. He was eating a bowl of local specialty braised noodles, which contained rice noodles, with some thin braised pork slices, sour beans, fried peanuts, fried soybeans, and crispy skin. The smell was very unique.

At the same time, two sheets of paper, an inkstone and a pen were spread on the table beside him. It was an introduction to this rice noodles, and it had not been finished. It seemed that he was just writing the local braised noodles on the manuscript as if no one was around.

Feeling the movement behind, Chen Yuan immediately turned around and said in surprise:

"Mr. Fang?!"

"It's me, we've met again." Fang Chang said with a smile.

"What a coincidence. The world is so big that you can meet a gentleman from all over the world." Chen Yuan said happily, and then shouted to the owner of the braised noodles stall: "Shopkeeper, let's have another bowl of flour, and the braised pork is double-part!"

Then he said to the side:

"Last time I heard my husband's suggestion, now every time I go to a place, I try local delicacies. As expected, the manuscripts that record my itinerary have added a lot of color. The braised powder here is a unique one. I just asked the shopkeeper and I. This braised powder is a local specialty, called Danzi braised powder."

"But it was because at the beginning, those who sold this kind of noodles carried a small load and went around the streets to sell marinated rice noodles, and there was no such stall as this. Later, the reputation became popular and the stalls were funded, but this name was used all the time."

As he said that, the shop owner had quickly poured the rice noodles out of the boiling water, filled with various ingredients and double braised pork, poured half a spoon of brine and brought it over: "Customers, please use it slowly."

Fang Chang pulled the stool by the table and sat down, thanking the stall owner.

"Well, it's really good, delicious."

He praised Chen Yuan that the rice noodles in the bowl were evenly tasted, and the brine brought the strong aroma of beef bone marrow and the taste was sweet. The deliciousness of braised pork and crispy skin, as well as the multi-layered taste of fried soybeans and peanut sour beans, gave this marinated rice noodles a unique temperament.

After chatting about the experience during this period, Fang Chang asked Chen Yuan about his way to southern Xinjiang.

"Sir, I'm asking the right person."

Chen Yuan drank the last little soup and said with a little confidence:

"For this trip to Jiangnan, I specially visited many people to find out the geography of various parts of the world."

"It's not far from here to southern Xinjiang. The fastest route is to take a boat along the canal to the southwest. Or follow the official road westward, bypass the south mountain range and then go south. This road is farther, and it's all over the land, and the speed is much slower."

"Then, whether it is the canal water or the end of the official road, it is southern Xinjiang. Half of it is arable area where the canal water and river water meet, and the other half is a continuous mountain. There are many mountains there, and it is called "100,000."

"It is said that after passing the mountain, it is the sea, but few people have been there and they are not clear. Similarly, you can enter the sea along the river. The most convenient way of transportation to the Central Plains is to go back from the river estuary through a sea boat."

"The mountains there are very poor and evil. There are many barbarians in the mountains. Although they can communicate, their customs are very different from those outside the mountains, and there are miasma everywhere. Barbarians will also use Gu. Mr. must be careful when he goes here."

Hearing this clear introduction, Fang Chang immediately felt a clear idea in his heart, and he thanked:

"Thank you for your explanation. I already understand what to do next."

Then he picked up the bowl and drank the last bit of soup. The stall owner next to him kept scanning the tables everywhere. When he saw it, he walked over. Chen Yuan knew why, and immediately stood up and said, "Checkout."

"The two of you ate two bowls of noodles, a total of eighteen cereals."

"Okay, please keep it." Chen Yuan paid for the bill.

"The prices here are pretty cheap." Fang Chang smiled. After all, this bowl of flour is quite large, and there are also marinated sauce, braised pork neck and fried pork neck skin. It is rich in content and very labor-intensive. It is only sold for Jiuwen per bowl, which is much cheaper than Zhongyuan.

Then the two stood up and said goodbye. After all, they both had to hurry and it was not the same.

"I wish you peace and we will have a future later." Fang Chang said.

…………

It is very convenient to travel on the canal.

After all, it is very convenient to go back to the southern border from the sea, which means that it is also very convenient to cross the river from the sea and then the canal from this city. This is a much faster and more freight capacity than rushing through the official road.

So Fang Chang easily found the boat and walked southwest along the canal.

This canal directly passes through two huge mountains. It is said that it was many, many years ago. At that time, the imperial court needed to strengthen its management here and planned two long canals.

At that time, it took a lot of people's efforts to dig the canal. The most labor-intensive part was the section through the mountains. From then on, the states here were truly managed by the court and truly became part of the "world".

I don’t know how people in the past broke through this mountain with their simple tools.

On both sides of the canal, due to the water irrigation here, drought and flood are suitable for people to cultivate, so many people are distributed. Especially at the intersection of the canal and river water, the terrain here is triangular and fertile soil is everywhere. Therefore, there are towns and villages distributed far and near here, and smoke is curling everywhere in cooking.

However, Fang Chang did not take a detour to see it anymore. He got off the boat in the town where the canal and river water converged, and then turned directly to the south and plunged into the mountains.

It is located in the tropical area and is very suitable for plant growth. In addition, few people go up the mountain, so there is no road that can be seen. Even if the other party is long, it is not as easy as the mountains in the Central Plains. Fortunately, Fang Chang brought "The Art of Practice" and "The Method of Practice" with him. It is difficult to get to the distance between ordinary poisonous insects, mosquitoes and flies, and it is still quite pure.

Although Fang Chang could not calculate where the enemy's Zhuque Hall was due to the secret of heaven, the mysterious consciousness in the spiritual consciousness told him that the distance was not far.

So he simply crushed all the way.

Whether it was the shrubs or trees in front, they were all knocked aside. The place where they passed by was a long way, leaving a path several feet wide in the dense forest, which could not be healed for a long time.
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