On the way from Lin'an to Bashu, each town is a little further apart. Of course, if you try your best to travel, you can still set off at sunrise and throw yourself into the building at dusk.

But Li Luotang has no urgent matters, and she is not afraid of sleeping in the suburbs. What's more, there are various wild shops on the road for rest, so is it necessary to rush to the road to death?

The two people who had no need to rush on the road were as slow as snails. At noon that day, they arrived at a small village on the roadside; the villagers set up an inn on the roadside to provide food and accommodation for passers-by.

"What are you eating here?" Li Luotang didn't want to eat dry food anymore. Although it tasted good, Sai Xishi was willing to put things on, but he would still get tired of eating it all the time, especially Li Luotang was still picky.

"There is nothing good in the mountains and wild places. Just the hunters in the village have brought a few wild game today. The chef in the small shop is pretty good, so the young master can try it." The woman who acted as a mate smiled.

"Okay, three dishes and one soup, and two more bowls of rice." Li Luotang saw that the shop was clean and clean.

The woman showed joy on her face, and the merchants passing by the shop were very saving. They often had a plate of vegetarian dishes, a plate of peanuts or a bowl of soup. "The two young men waited and came soon."

Li Luotang picked up the teacup and took a sip. There was such a good tea in this rural area. After taking another sip, the faint bitterness contained a strong tea fragrance, which made people feel fragrant, "Boss, what kind of tea is this?"

"The wild tea on the mountain does not suit the taste of the young master? Do you bring your own tea? The little woman brings boiled water, can you make tea by yourself?" the woman asked.

"This tea tastes very good. Can you sell it to me?" Li Luotang asked with a smile.

"What the young master said? This wild tea is not valuable. If you like to drink it, you will give it to the young master." The woman went into the house and brought a small bamboo tube.

"The money still needs to be given." Li Luotang took out a piece of silver.

The piece of silver weighs about five cents, and the woman waved her hand and said, "Young master, this is too much, the little woman can't accept it." The sum of the meal was too much.

"There are more rewards. Where does this tea tree grow?" Li Luotang said generously,

"Does your son want to go up the mountain to pick tea?" the woman asked.

"Can't you go up the mountain?" Li Luotang knew that some places had mountain ban orders.

However, the ban on the mountain is only binding on the common people, and is basically not binding on the powerful officials and the jianghu people who lick blood from the knife.

"It's just that the place where the tea tree grows is a bit biased. The little woman said, "Young Master is afraid you can't find it, so I'd better let my third boy go with you." The woman turned her head and shouted, "Little Stone."

No one responded, and the woman raised her voice, "Little stone, small stone."

A little girl of six or seven years old ran in, "Mom, my third brother is washing wild fruits."

"Go and call him." said the woman.

"Oh." The little girl turned around and ran out.

After a while, a little boy, eight or nine years old, lean and thin, black, ran in with a small bamboo basket that was still dripping water, "Mom, what are you calling me to do?"

"This young master wants to go up the mountain to pick wild tea. You can lead the way for the young master." The woman ordered.

"Okay." Xiao Shitou agreed. Anyway, it was not the first time he ran up the mountain all day and led the way up the mountain.

"Can I let me eat a few wild fruits?" Li Luotang asked, looking at the red raspberries in the basket.

The woman reached out and snatched the small basket from her son's hand and placed it in front of Li Luotang, "Young master, just eat a few if you want."

Xiao Shi looked at the basket with his eyes and swallowed.

Li Luotang burst into laughter and grabbed a few, "I only want these few, I will give you the others."

Xiao Shitou was happy, "Thank you, young master."

"Are this fruit picked on the mountain?" Li Luotang asked.

"Yes. There are everywhere on the mountain, and the young master wants to pick any of it." Xiao Shitou grinned, revealing two rows of big white teeth.

"When I have dinner, I will go up the mountain." Li Luotang smiled and narrowed his eyes.

"Little Stone won't disturb the young master's meal." Little Stone grabbed the basket and ran away quickly, for fear that his mother would take it away again.

"Stupid brat." The woman smiled and cursed, then smiled at Li Luotang, "Young master, you have grown up in the mountains and fields and don't know how to be polite, don't be surprised."

"It's okay." Li Luotang smiled and handed Tang Chenxiao three raspberries, "Fruit before meals."

Tang Chenxiao took it and threw the three into his mouth together, "There are sour and sour in April, which is quite appetizing."

"Pick more up the mountain in the afternoon and make jam." Li Luotang smiled.

"Can you do it?" Although Tang Chenxiao had never seen Li Luotang's cooking skills, he heard from his cousin that it would be a disaster to know that she cooked.

"I..." Li Luotang paused, "I can teach people how to do it."

Tang Chenxiao reminded her: "Although I can't make jam, I know that I need sugar when making jam. In this small village, where do you get candy?"

Li Luotang was stunned, "Then I won't make jam anymore, just pick some to eat."

At this time, the woman served the dishes, stewed hares, stir-fried pheasants from mountain peppers, fried stream fish and shredded pork soup.

The hare is a bit old, and the heat is not enough, and the meat is hard. Li Luotang struggles to chew, and his cheeks are sore.

Fried pheasant with mountain peppers, chop the chicken too much, put too much mountain pepper, and eat a bite of Li Luotang and drink a sip of tea.

Li Luotang supported his chin with his left hand, "I began to miss the craft of giving."

I suddenly understood why the business of this small shop is not good. The chef's cooking skills are too poor. Even if there are good ingredients, they cannot make good dishes.

"This fish is very fried." Tang Chenxiao picked up a fish and put it in Li Luotang's bowl. "When he arrived in Xinzhou City, Brother Tang invited you to the restaurant to eat geese on the edge of the harbor. The bones and meat are tender, which is quite delicious."

"Okay." After eating a fried crispy stream fish, Li Luotang drank wild mushroom shredded pork soup.

Due to the ingredients, this soup is very delicious and fresh and sweet. The cooking method of the soup is the easiest way to cook it. Pour a spoonful into the pot, boil the water and the soup will be done.

Of course, the salt should be added properly. If it is too light, it can be added with salt. If it is too salty, the soup will be destroyed half of it. Some soups will also add a little sugar to it to stimulate more flavor.

After having this not-so-delicious lunch, Li Luotang had no hope for the cooking skills of the chef in the restaurant, but he had to have a meal at night. So he said to the woman: "Is this pheasant still there?"

"Yes, there is one more." The woman looked at Li Luotang expectantly.

"Can pheasant soup be stewed?" Li Luotang asked.

Tang Chenxiao smiled and touched his chin. As soon as he finished lunch, the little girl was considering what to eat tonight.

"Meet." The woman nodded quickly.

Li Luotang taught her: "After a while, stew the pheasant in a casserole, put star anise, green onion, ginger, a few red dates and a handful of wolfberry."

The woman rubbed her hands in embarrassment, "Young Master, there are these red dates, these wolfberry..."

"I have it." Li Luotang found a pack of wolfberry from the vine box she carried with him and grabbed a handful of it for the woman.

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Chapter completed!