One of the big boys

Si Zhuang found a small pot by himself, and put the peach blossoms that Bei Bei had broken off into it.Zhang Bao sat in the yard of his home with his chin resting in his hands, staring at the peach blossoms on the stone table and was dazed.Thinking that it has been almost three years since I came to this world where all people engage in radical activities.Escaping the intrigue of the previous life, life becomes simpler and more cumbersome.I also became a father myself, and learned to wake up at night to nurse and change diapers for crying babies.Thinking about it, I felt that the last life was getting farther and farther away from me.Even sometimes, Zhang Bao felt that his previous life was just a dream.

"Ah." Bai Sui, who was wearing a blue shirt, ran out of the house, holding a brush in his hand.

Zhang Bao bent down, "Where did this pen come from?"

"Uncle, uncle."

Nodding the hundred-year-old little nose, "Which uncle, you have several uncles."

"Ah. Uncle." Bai Sui knew which uncle he was, but he couldn't say it yet.

Zhang Bao took out the pen, and the barrel of the pen was scratched, so he knew it was Wu Zhuang's without even thinking about it.Sure enough, the scratch is the crooked "Long Yan." Wu Zhuang has a strong desire for control, and always likes to brand his things.Zhang Bao remembered this purple pen. It was originally used by San Zhuang. Later, when Da Zhuang heard that Zhang Bao was going to buy a pen for Wu Zhuang, he waved his hand and said no. A pinch of pens was given to Wu Zhuang.Later, Da Zhuang went to Qingfengzhai to buy a good pen for San Zhuang.

"Ah, flowers." Baisui pulled Zhang Bao into the door, pointing to the peach blossoms in the middle of the table that were stuck in clay pots.

Looking at the flowers on the table, Zhang Bao had an idea, "Hundred years old, let's make peach blossom glutinous rice balls." Zhang Bao said that the wind is the rain, so he hurriedly recruited Xiaohua to come with him.

He also gave Baisui some dough, and Baisui put on a smock, stood in front of the table and made glutinous rice balls.A little child, wrapped in a little bit of glutinous rice balls.They are piled up crookedly, some are long, some are short, and some are pointed.Zhang Bao and Xiaohua praised the centenarians, making them so beautiful.

When it was time to cook glutinous rice balls, Bai Sui refused to let him go, and kept saying, "Daddy, daddy." Ah, his father has seen the beautiful glutinous rice balls he made.

"Okay, wait for your father to come back."

After listening to Zhang Bao and Xiaohua's description of the centenary afternoon, Da Zhuang kissed the centenarians and praised the centenarians. In his heart, it was sweeter than eating glutinous rice balls.

On the signboard in front of the big locust tree, today's new dish is written in correct small letters, "Peach Flower Lady."

The name is so strange, why is this dish called this.Don't know what to do.

"Tao Hua Niang, yo, that's how it got its name." Li Yuhan held the folding fan that he carried all year round in his hand, opened the fan with a "snap", and slapped it lightly, "Go, have a look."

Those who have never eaten Taohua Niang pulled the person who just came out of the shop, "Then what is Taohua Niang so delicious?"

Those who had eaten that food smiled and said, "The glutinous rice balls filled with peach blossoms are sweet and fragrant."

Seeing the four handsome young men walk in, Mosquito rushed up to say hello, "Hey, four talented men, come here, what do you want to eat?"

Qiu Li looked around, most of them were eating glutinous rice balls. "Then how do you sell Peach Blossom Girl?"

"Sell bowl by bowl. Give four bowls"

"Yes. Two baskets of steamed buns stuffed with cabbage."

"Okay." Mosquito lured the four of them to sit down, turned their feet, and went to the back kitchen.

He Zhiyuan asked, "Zhongzhi, what are your plans for the literati meeting in half a month? Last year, Bian Haicheng stole the limelight. It's been two consecutive sessions, and we've all been overwhelmed."

Fang Zhongzhi smiled wryly, "What can I do? It's not like you don't know that Qin Tan in Bianhai City has the title of child prodigy since he was a child, and it's even more remarkable when he grows up. He was selected as a scholar at the age of ten."

Li Yu snorted coldly, "That Qin Tan is arrogant, I don't notice it."

Zhang Bao held Baisui's left hand, Wu Zhuang held Baisui's right hand, and the three entered the house. "Wu Zhuang, if you can't beat you, run away. He is so much bigger than you, how could you beat him. This is good, there is a tear on the clothes. If your elder brother sees it, you will have a meal." beat."

Wu Zhuang didn't respond, he knew he couldn't let his elder brother know.

Fang Zhongzhi happened to be sitting opposite the door, and when he saw Zhang Bao, his eyes lit up, "Why don't you ask this little brother. He always has a lot of ideas."

Li Yuhan held up his fan and nodded at Zhang Bao, "Brother Bao."

"Hey, you four are here." Seeing a bowl of Taohua Niang in front of each of them, Zhang Bao walked over with a smile, "Come and try something new."

He Zhiyuan replied, "Not only to try something new, but also to ask for advice."

"Is there anything else you don't understand, why are you here to ask me?" Is there anything worth asking these four people for.It is said that the three cobblers are better than Zhuge Liang.These four are already more powerful than the cobbler, so no matter how they add up, they must have the wisdom of Zhuge Liang.

"It's like this." Qiu Li explained, "Several cities close to our Luohe City, Bianhai City, Xicheng City, and Xiajin City, hold a literati meeting every five years. This year happens to be held in our Luohe City. And Half a month is up."

"That's not very good. I can also follow along to see the excitement."

"Brother Bao, you don't know." Li Yuhan shook his head and said, "There is a very powerful person in Haicheng here. First of all, he is very arrogant, and then he is also very knowledgeable. It won the first place twice. Before this, the No.1 was our Luohe City."

"Oh." Zhang Bao could tell that Li Yuhan and the others were not convinced.But it is a fact that he is better educated than them, so what should he do? "What do you ask me for? If you want to write poems and paintings, don't even think about it. My chicken chops are not as good as my mistress."

"Hey, who still expects you to go up." Li Yuhan looked embarrassed, at least in Zhang Bao's eyes. "If you go, you can only embarrass us."

"Cough, cough." Fang Zhongzhi cleared his throat, and Li Yuhan's temperament was not low-key. "We know you have a lot of ideas, so we just want to ask you for a new idea to organize this literati meeting well. Our knowledge is no match for others, and we know this, so we just want to come up with some new tricks in other places. Don't lose too badly."

Zhang Bao thought about it, "Then where are you going to do it?"

Qiu Li replied, "In the past, we set up a platform in Ginkgo and over there."

"Let me tell you, don't go to the Ginkgo River. It's better to do it in our pagoda tree. It happens that there are inns, restaurants, and study rooms in our pagoda tree, so everything is convenient."

Li Yuhan shook his head, "A profiteer."

Zhang Bao picked up Baisui, "Li Yuhan, what you said is wrong. I admit that I am a little selfish. But there is a reason why I let you do this."

"Tell me why." Li Yuhan felt a little full after eating the buns.

"You are holding a literati meeting. You all represent your respective towns. Since you are representing the town, of course you must show the culture of the town. You see, there is culture in our locust trees."

The man on the table next to him also heard it, and asked curiously, "What culture?"

Zhang Bao looked at everyone around him curiously, and suddenly felt a sense of pride in his heart.It was as if the town had really become one with itself.At this moment, Zhang Bao really regarded Pingjiang Town, Luohe City, as his place of belonging in his heart. "We have a food culture. Look at how many foreigners we receive every day in Huaishuli. Many of them come for our delicacies. When the time comes, let's hold a food festival in Huaishuli together, so that It’s better to experience the culture of our Pingjiang Town in Luohe City with the people of the town. Not only this, we also have scripts and stories that no one else has heard, which is also the culture of our Pingjiang Town. I even sold them to the capital."