North and South groceries

On the way back, Luo Yong did not deliberately rush, but followed the normal speed, rested when he needed to rest, and stayed when he needed to stay. Sometimes when it was raining, he would cook in the guest house next to the official road for two or three days.

At this time, on both sides of the official road, there were many officially established post stations. These post stations could only be used by the government and specific personnel, and ordinary pedestrians and merchants could not live in them at all.

Therefore, near these post stations, there are often a lot of privately opened Nilv hotels. Most of these Nilv shops are nearby common people. Take some money.

The healthy servant Teng Chao has traveled to and from this official road many times, so he is also quite experienced in lodging. He knows which one is cheap and friendly, and which one is not so good.

If it weren't for him, Luo Yong's eyes would have been so dark. If he accidentally entered a black shop, even if he wasn't made into human flesh buns, he would probably be stripped of all his belongings. It's not a rare thing in this closed age.

"The front is Wu Dalang's house, if you don't want to sleep here tonight." This afternoon, when it was almost dusk, Teng Chao pointed to a small courtyard not far from the road, and said to Luo Yong.

"Here?" Luo Yong was a little puzzled. In the past, they stayed in the guest house next to the post station, which was relatively safe and more secure, unlike the current place, where there was no front or back of the village.

"Then Wu Dalang is an old acquaintance of my lord." Teng Chao explained to Luo Yong: "A few years ago, when my lord went from Beijing to Shizhou to take up his post, it was raining and the carriage got stuck on the side of the road. I searched for help all the way along the official road, and finally found Wu Dalang's house, both his husband and wife are kind and warm-hearted people, afterward my husband would stay at his house every time he passed by here."

"That's why." Since it was reliable, Luo Yong felt relieved.

Looking at the small courtyard not far ahead, most people would not dare to go in and lodge in this kind of place, the business may not be very good, because Hao Cishi had received favors from his family before, so he would pass by here every time. Staying at his house should also have the meaning of helping.

Not long after, the carriage drove to the front of the courtyard. As soon as Luo Yong got out of the carriage, he saw two little dolls running out of the courtyard with a smile on their faces: "Your Majesty, do you want some water?"

The location of their guest house is not good, and there are not many pedestrians and merchants passing by here, but people often ask them for water, and after drinking the water, the generous ones will leave a penny or two. If you are in financial difficulties, then no money will be given, just a thank you.

Behind these two little dolls, came out a slightly shorter woman. She smiled and said to Teng Chao: "It's Teng Erlang who came, how dare I ask who this gentleman is?"

"This is a friend of my husband's." Teng Chao said.Along the way, Luo Yong didn't tell anyone about his identity. When facing Wu Dalang's aunt at this time, Teng Chao naturally skipped it.

"It's a hot day, I must be exhausted, hurry up and go to the yard to rest." Aunt Wu Dalang said and greeted the two of them to the yard.

Luo Yong walked into the courtyard, and saw a small courtyard, three or five houses, and children all over the courtyard. No matter how you look at it, it was just an ordinary farmhouse.

"Did Dalang go to the field?" Teng Chao led the carriage into the yard, looked around, but didn't see Wu Dalang, so he asked.

"Where is there any land left?" The woman's face darkened, and she said, "He is going to help someone today."

"Why is there no land? Didn't it be fine a year ago?" Teng Chao was surprised.

"Alas..." The woman asked the older children in the family to bring the stools, and scooped up a bowl of water for Luo Yong and Teng Chao, and then she told them about the field.

It turned out that the land they cultivated before was unowned, and because no one took care of it earlier, it was planted as it was.

Just over two months ago, someone ran horses and hunted around here, and trampled the crops in their field. If they receive any compensation, they will not be allowed to continue farming even the fields that were originally planted.

The business in this inn was also not good, so Wu Dalang had to go out to work for others, at least earn some money and food to support his wife and children at home.

"There is still such a thing." Teng Chao sighed again and again after hearing this. This is the way of the world. Those fields without owners would rather be left uncultivated than cultivated by those who have no land. If the powerful son and brother stepped on the horse, it was in vain.

This Teng Chao has followed Hao Cishi for many years, and he is no longer the stunned young man who didn't know the heights of the sky and the earth. He knows that people with their identities have nothing to do when facing such things, but they are inevitably depressed.

"I didn't ask you to demolish this yard." Luo Yong said at this time.

"!" Hearing this, Teng Chao's face froze. Luo Sanlang's words really...does he have to demolish the courtyard before giving up?

The woman had a good temper, and replied with a forced smile: "The county magistrate is kind-hearted, and privately allowed this place to live with my family."

Luo Yong listened, nodded, and said, "That's not bad."

The county magistrate didn't have a good heart and couldn't say anything. Presumably he was also afraid that this matter would cause trouble and end badly.

Hunting and trampling crops with horses, this matter can be big or small, if it is read by those imperial historians in the court, how many people will be unlucky in the end, and they are not too far away from Chang'an City.

"Since this is the case, we can only let it go." Teng Chao also said the same.

As long as he is not forced to a dead end, who would be so stupid as to throw an egg against a rock, this inn was saved, and Wu Dalang's family still had a way to survive.

After sitting for a while, the woman got up and prepared meals for them. Not long after,

Then Wu Dalang also came back from work, carrying a string of pigs into the water, looking carefully, there was a large section of pig intestines and a pig ear.

Wu Dalang and Teng Chaoluo greeted each other, and said to them with a smile: "Today, the master butchered pigs, and I paid these for my wages. Tonight, I can give you two extra dishes."

Luo Yong looked at the pig ears and pig intestines in his hand, then looked at the official road outside the yard, and said to Wu Dalang, "I heard people say that these offal pigs taste very good if they are made into stewed vegetables." good."

"Then how do you cook the stewed vegetables?" Wu Dalang asked.

How to make this stewed dish is difficult to say clearly in words, so Luo Yong simply took some seasonings from the car, turned to customers, and started stewed vegetables in the Wu family's yard.

Luo Yong has studied the method of braised vegetables before, this time he went to Chang'an, and spent two or three days shopping in the East and West Second City, and the spices he bought the most were star anise pepper.

He originally planned to launch this dish in Xu's guest house. After all, there are more and more people raising pigs these days. Lard is so expensive, and pork is not cheap. Relatively, the price of pigs is much cheaper.

At this time, it was not easy to see Wu Dalang's family, and there were so many children to raise in the family, so I simply taught him. The Wu family's guest house is on the official road, and they have a good relationship with him, and they will treat Luo Yong in the future. Should also be of some help.

The spices were bought from Chang'an City, and the soy sauce was taken from the space. Teng Chao didn't know much about his stuff, so he didn't think much about it at this time, and ordinary people wouldn't think about it.

As soon as the stewed vegetables were cooked, the whole yard was filled with fragrance.

Speaking of which, this stewed dish also has a very long history, but at this time in the early Tang Dynasty, it seems that it did not enter the homes of ordinary people. After all, it is too troublesome to cook at home and eat it. If you spend money to buy it, no one has much money in their pockets.

In any case, Luo Yong's marinade recipe brought from the 21st century must still be ahead of the times.

Before the stewed vegetables came out of the pot, two pedestrians came down the official road outside, smelling the aroma: "Shop, do you have food?"

Luo Yong deftly picked up the pig's large intestine and pig's ears from the urn with bamboo chopsticks, cut some of each, took out a pottery plate, added some marinated vegetables to it, and added some vegetables that Wu Dalang's wife had boiled earlier, and then Put two mixed noodle cakes on the side, with a bowl of corn porridge, in duplicate, and serve them to the two guests outside together with Teng Chao.

The two hurrying men were all dressed up as strong men, and their clothes were not very bright. The two horses looked energetic, and they were probably servants of a wealthy family.

At this time, the two of them saw what Luo Yong and Teng Chao brought out, and they could barely distinguish what was on the plate by the dim light in the hall, and they felt a little dissatisfied in their hearts. I thought it was a good thing, but I didn't expect it to be in the water.

"What's the price?" These two people also often run outside, afraid of encountering black shop rip-offs, so they don't move their chopsticks at this time, but ask the price first.

"Thanks to your patronage, two cents per person." Luo Yong said with a smile.

"..." The two of them looked at each other, two pennies were not expensive, so they slapped a few copper plates on the table, picked up chopsticks and started eating.

As soon as they tasted the taste, they felt even more satisfied. Although it is not a good thing, the taste is worth mentioning. I didn't expect that in this small country shop, the shop owner can still have such craftsmanship.

Luo Yong accepted the money with a smile, went back to the kitchen, and handed it to Wu Dalang's wife.

"This...how can this be done?" Wu Dalang's wife said, wanting to ask Luo Yong to keep the money for herself, but felt a little rude. A person like the other party should not look down on these few pennies. .

"You take it, what do I want these few pennies for?" Luo Yong said with a smile: "It's fine if the field is not planted. If this guest house is well managed, it will be much better than farming."

"Today's stewed vegetables are finished, and the leftover marinade can be boiled with some water tomorrow. The marinade will become more fragrant as it ages. The weather is hot now, so boil it once or twice a day. Don't let it go rancid." , the taste becomes weaker after a while, and I need to add some more seasonings. This time, I used common spices on the market, and I add some occasionally, and the cost is not too high..."

The two guests seemed to be going on a night trip tonight, and left in a hurry after eating, Wu Dalang's family was also kind, they fed their horses with water and fodder, but they didn't have a penny. Overcharged.

After the two of them left, Wu Dalang closed the courtyard door, entered the room and saluted Luo Yong, saying, "Sir, today I taught you how to live and work, and it stands to reason that I should serve Mr. on both sides in the future, but my status is humble, and I am another one." A fugitive slave, I don’t dare to cause trouble for my husband, so I ask my husband to make amends.”

"A fugitive slave?" Luo Yong was taken aback, not only because of Wu Dalang's status as a fugitive slave, but also because the other party told him the secret so easily.

Turning his head to look at the expression on Teng Chao's face, it was obvious that Teng Chao knew about it before, maybe even Governor Hao knew about it, but everyone chose to remain silent.

"It's better not to talk about such things lightly with others." Only then did Luo Yong notice that there were only the three of them in the hall. Wu Dalang's wife and children were not present at the time, so he wanted to come to him. Those children definitely don't know about it, and the children are outspoken, so they must not be allowed to know.

"Don't worry sir, I'm usually alert too." Wu Dalang said with a smile.

Luo Yong looked at this man's face at this time, and he really became a little more courageous and shrewd, but he didn't have the courage to be a fugitive slave, but the other party didn't tell him, Luo Yong didn't notice it, and he thought it was a man. An honest country man, he doesn't know whether to say that he is blind, or that the person in front of him is hiding deep enough.

"Sir, is Luo Sanlang from Shizhou?" Wu Dalang asked again.

"Exactly." Luo Yong nodded, not surprised that the other party was able to guess his identity, after all, he and Hao Jieshi and Teng Chao are old acquaintances, and the news about the emperor's selection of Luo's coffin board face saint has also spread recently Yes, especially on this official road from Chang'an City to Lishi County.

"Since you are a fugitive slave and run a guest house on the official road, and now you have this recipe for stewed vegetables, I'm afraid it's a bit too eye-catching." Luo Yong reminded him.

"Sir, there is no need to worry. When I first escaped from the master's house, I was only twelve or thirteen years old. I was thin and small. Now I have completely changed my appearance. It should be fine to marry a wife and have children locally."

"If this business is successful, I will find a few villagers in the nearby villages to come to help. I have quite contacts with those villagers, and it will be safer to have those villagers help."

To put it bluntly, there was no such thing as an ID card at this time. As long as the nearby villagers insisted that Wu Dalang was from their village, no one could say that he was not.

"Since that's the case, it should be fine for you and me to call each other master and apprentice." Luo Yongyan said.

This Wu Dalang was quite courageous and strategic, and his family opened such a guest house next to the official road. Luo Yong accepted him as a disciple, which undoubtedly added a pair of eyes and ears to himself.

If we talk about risks, there are naturally some risks, but it is precisely because of the existence of this risk that it is easier for Wu Dalang to confide in him.

For those who choose to stay far away when encountering a little danger and trouble, not to mention Wu Dalang, even Luo Yong himself will never have a deep friendship with such a person.

"Master! Please be respected by your disciple!" Wu Dalang gave Luo Yong a big gift, and hot tears fell on the straw mat in front of him.

He had heard the name of Luo Sanlang before, and admired his deeds over the years. Now that he could be included in Luo Sanlang's name, he immediately felt that his life finally had a destination.

"Get up quickly."

Luo Yong never thought that he originally planned to spend the night in this small thatched courtyard, but in the end he took in another apprentice.

These are his No. 20 four disciples, named Wu You, a fugitive slave, a wife named A Guo, and four children.