Chapter 28 Twenty-eight

Early the next morning, Fang Guohuan was awakened by a loud noise. When he got up and opened the window to look, he saw the pair of drinking buddies from last night pulling together.The thick man said angrily: "You bastard, you have no heart. Why did you set fire to my house while I was drunk?" , It’s really unreasonable!" The two argued endlessly, and they looked like they were fighting, and some villagers stood in the distance and watched gloatingly.At this time, an elder in the village stepped forward and advised: "Don't fight, you two. If someone dies, the villagers will suffer. It's better to see the county master and make a judgment." Then, the villagers gathered and went to the county.Fang Guohuan saw that the incident was a little strange, so he waited in the village, wanting to know the result.

In the afternoon, when the old landlord came back, he didn't take it seriously when he saw that Fang Guohuan hadn't left yet.Fang Guohuan asked about those two people, the old man smiled and said: "The county master heard the two of them arguing in the hall for a long time, and then he realized that it was the drunkard who caused the trouble. In a rage, he hit forty boards each, and blasted out The court, now it's rumored in the county." Fang Guohuan shook his head and smiled wryly when he heard it, then left some money and said goodbye to the old man. Fang Guohuan traveled all the way, hoping to go to Tianyuan Temple in Lianyun Mountain as soon as possible, to visit chess masters, so as to improve his own chess skills.Thinking of what the Zhishan monk of Fenglin Cottage said, I often wondered: "Could it be that all the best chess players in the world are gathered in Tianyuan Temple? If so, there is nothing else I can ask for to learn chess from a teacher. Master I have said that the tall hermits in the world don’t live in the mountains, but live in the downtown area, and they can benefit a lot from meeting people who are more capable than themselves.” Fang Guohuan was fascinated by Tianyuan Temple, and he worked tirelessly along the way.

On this day, the weather was extremely hot, and Fang Guohuan was thirsty after walking, so he couldn't find the village all the way.While I was in a hurry, I suddenly saw a thick locust tree beside the road not far ahead.Fang Guohuan was overjoyed, and walked quickly to the locust tree.The shade of this tree is very cool, there is not a ray of sunlight coming in, the ground has been trampled down, more than ten flat stones surround the root of the tree, it is obvious that people passing by often rest here.Not far away, there is a stream of water, trickling, clear and attractive.Fang Guohuan ran over, drank heartily, and washed his face again, feeling much refreshed.Then he sat under the shade of the tree, took a long breath, took a steamed bun from the package, and took a rest.

At this time, a group of people came from another road, led by two handsomely dressed young men riding horses, followed by more than ten servants, carrying two square boxes.Seeing the big locust tree from a distance, the servants all pointed happily and quickened their pace.When they arrived under the locust tree, the group stopped, and a young man said: "Cousin, it's such a good place, let's take a rest and avoid the heat before leaving." Another young man replied: "It's just what I want." The two got off the horse immediately, and a servant took the reins and led the horse to the stream to drink.A servant spread mats on the rocks and asked the two to sit down, and then a servant handed over a face towel that had just been soaked in the stream, and the two cleaned their faces.At this time, the four servants put the two boxes together. The two boxes were uniquely made with layers in the middle. One servant pulled out a layer and brought out two plates of exquisite dishes. It turned out to be a food box.Then, the six dishes of dishes were set out, the wine vessels and chopsticks were ready, and the servants withdrew.Seeing someone coming, Fang Guohuan glanced at this side from behind the tree, and said with a little surprise in his heart: "These two are also elegant, and they should be your sons." But he didn't know it, and he ate his steamed buns behind the tree.

The two young men had a drink with each other, and then they chatted and laughed, one of them said: "In the wilderness, under the scorching sun, it's a bit pleasant to drink wine in the shade of this tree." The other said: "As long as cousin Just be happy, stay in the town ahead, find a big restaurant, taste some famous local dishes, so as to satisfy my cousin." Fang Guohuan heard this, and said in his heart: "These two are so interested, Don’t make trouble like those two drunkards before.” Sui Wen said with emotion: “I, Zhao Mingfeng, have tasted almost all the delicacies in the world. I don’t know what else is delicious. Life is only a few decades. With a kick of your legs after death, how much of everything in the world can you take with you? Think about the princes and generals who shine for a while, and the glory and wealth are just a fleeting cloud of smoke, but this delicious food is life. The most real enjoyment." Another person said: "Cousin is known as a gourmet in Jiangnan, and it is not a false rumor. Although my younger brother Zhao Sheng can't keep up with my cousin, but I have followed my cousin for many years and tasted the world's delicacies, which can be regarded as the top half I'm a gourmet." After saying that, the two laughed.Fang Guohuan was surprised in his heart: "There is such a good food person in the world! This self-proclaimed Zhao Mingfeng has a good speech, he is not an ordinary person."

Then Zhao Mingfeng said again at this time: "I have tasted the dishes of the north and south in the world for many years. Although there are occasional delicious ones, they are often not satisfactory. The cooking skills of Han Yugong, the number one chef in the world, have not tasted a little taste so far. It is really a part of life. It's a pity." After finishing speaking, Zhao Mingfeng shook his head and sighed.Zhao Sheng said aside: "Then Han Yugong is the royal cook of the palace. Emperor Jiajing once ordered him to be the 'No. 1 cook in the world'. After Emperor Jiajing ascended to heaven, I heard that Han Yugong retired to the people." After many years of searching, there is no trace of Han Yugong. He may have passed away long ago. If he doesn't taste the cooking skills of the best chef in the world, this gourmet cooks for nothing, and he is in vain as a chef." Zhao Sheng said: "Listen It is said that Han Yugong's culinary skills are supernatural, even ordinary dishes, as long as they are cooked by him, they can surpass delicacies from mountains and seas." Zhao Mingfeng said: "Although it is a rumor, it also shows that his culinary skills are high. It is worth the price to invite this expert." Hearing this, Fang Guohuan felt a bit of respect in his heart, and said secretly: "This person has extremely high taste, and it is hard to find in the world. I take the way of chess as my pleasure in life, This Mr. Zhao regards food as his pleasure in life, it can be seen that it is caused by his interest, and he can make people pursue tirelessly and forget everything."

Zhao Sheng said at this time: "Uncle is the richest man in the south of the Yangtze River, even the richest man in the world, not to mention one Han Yugong, even ten or hundreds of them have been invited here." Zhao Mingfeng shook his head and sighed: "There is only one real person. Say please, I haven't even met face-to-face so far, how can I invite you here. It seems that even if you are rich in the world, there are times when you can't do what you want." Fang Guohuan heard it here, and he was surprised: "Judging from their words, This Zhao Mingfeng is really an extraordinary person, he is either a prince or general, or the son of a wealthy businessman." Zhao Sheng said at this time: "Actually, my cousin's reputation as a gourmet is mostly due to his uncle and his old man. Enlightened, how could my cousin have so much money to spend? Last year, in order to taste the special skill of Liu Bencai, a famous chef in the south of the Yangtze River, Jiuqu Oolong Meat, my cousin paid ten times the price of oolong meat, which overwhelmed more than ten The son of everyone who came to compete for food, tasted his own taste, and made the city of Suzhou famous for a while." After hearing this, Zhao Mingfeng said with a smile: "My cousin is right. Father once said that he made all the wealth in the world. I will taste it. All the delicious food in the world has the same merit, and my father still envies that I live a more comfortable and unrestrained life than his old man!" After speaking, he laughed and raised his glass with Zhao Sheng.Fang Guohuan was surprised in his heart and said: "This Zhao Mingfeng is also open-minded. He is not like the frivolous and sloppy son of the big family who took the family's money and made a fool of himself. He is just obsessed with food, but he doesn't know how to develop this special hobby? Probably so. It has something to do with his family."