LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 186 Night, 5 Creeks
Tired of the high-rise buildings and roads in the city, many tourists want to look for the hanging turrets and bluestone paths in western Hunan. Because this land exuding ancient simplicity can soothe impetuous moods. The beautiful Phoenix, the quaint Wangcun, Tao Yuanming’s Taoyuan that is “not worthy of outsiders”, and Shen Congwen’s ancient legends about Hongjiang and Qiancheng have made Xiangxi a label-like noun and a concrete embodiment of the “humanistic spirit” .
Mr. Jin Yong once said that the best heroine in his works is Cheng Lingsu from Xiangxi. The best male protagonist in his works is also Di Yun, who was born in western Hunan; , among which the two characters Yuan Zhi refer to Yuanjiang and Zhijiang in western Hunan, and the Iron Palm Gang in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is also the habitat established by the loyal troops of the patriotic general Han Shizhong in western Hunan in order to make a comeback. Why did Jin Yong Why is Sir so kind to Xiangxi?
"Yes, why did Mr. Jin Yong write about the people of Xiangxi so well?" Tang Wanqi was also asking Xia Haoyang this question on the high-speed train from Yuzhou to Xiangxi.
"It is said that Mr. Jin Yong was invited by a classmate to live in his hometown in western Hunan for a period of time in order to escape the war when he was a student. During this period, he was warmly treated by the local residents. Mr. Jin Yong felt the kindness of the local people from their hospitality. Like Chunsu, he has always hidden this beautiful memory in his mind, and later he started writing, so he naturally wrote the people and things in Xiangxi and his gratitude into the novel." Xia Haoyang said with a hint.
"So that's it." Tang Wanqi didn't notice Xia Haoyang's facial expression at this time. He was always looking at the scenery outside the window. Perhaps he was timid about being close to home. Xia Haoyang's calm appearance concealed his inner thoughts. If Tang Wanqi was more attentive and could hear Xia Haoyang's heart beating much faster than usual, banging like a war drum.
It takes roughly four hours to drive from Yuzhou to Wuxi City in western Hunan. Wanqi gradually became sleepy after chatting for a while at the beginning. She slept for almost the entire drive. The air conditioner was turned on this time. Satisfied, he took out a thin coat from the suitcase and covered Tang Wanqi's body. Xia Haoyang was not sleepy at all. Although it had only been more than a year since he traveled through time, he had not returned to his hometown in Wuxi for a full ten years. Although this was Wuxi City in Xinan in a different time and space, he was still confused.
At 19:15, there was no delay, and the train arrived at Wuxi Station on time. Xia Haoyang took a deep breath and was the first to step out of the train from this compartment and set foot on his hometown in his previous life.
The sky has turned dark and the weather is a little hot and humid. Fortunately, there are small winds blowing. The air is mixed with the smell of earth. Xia Haoyang takes a deep breath. Yes, this is the smell of his hometown.
"It smells so good." Tang Wanqi didn't seem strange about coming to this strange land. She held Xia Haoyang's arm and still looked around like a curious baby.
"Well, the air is filled with the fragrance of osmanthus, and Wuxi City is full of osmanthus trees." Xia Haoyang lowered his head and said softly.
Tang Wanqi didn't care why Xia Haoyang knew that Wuxi City was full of osmanthus trees, "Haoyang, I'm hungry, where should we go to eat."
"Wuxi City is a small city, and there are no high-end hotels. Let's just find a hotel to stay in, and then go to the night market to eat local food." Xia Haoyang said gently to the girl next to him.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Wan Qi put all her body weight on his arm like a prank. Xia Haoyang just smiled, clenched her left fist, and supported Tang Wanqi with his left arm. .
They took a taxi from the high-speed rail station to the center of the old city. "International Hotel, why do you have to add the word international?" Tang Wanqi casually said the name of the hotel in front of her.
"Who knows, maybe I think it sounds high-end and classy. Let's go in." Xia Haoyang smiled.
After checking in, Xia Haoyang and Tang Wanqi walked back to the street again. Although it was not too late at seven or eight o'clock, there were not many pedestrians on the road. "Haoyang, where should we go to eat." Tang Wanqi touched her belly. She was really hungry.
\"There should be night market stalls about one or two hundred meters east of Renmin South Road. Let's go."
"it is good."
People in Xiangxi generally don't talk about the directions of southeast, northwest, and are more accustomed to talking about left and right. So when Xia Haoyang said that they were one or two hundred meters east, passers-by glanced at them and were shocked by Tang Wanqi's beauty.
Xia Haoyang and Tang Wanqi didn't pay attention to the gazes of passers-by. They walked hand in hand to the nearby central market. It turned out to be a large number of night market stalls. The two randomly walked into a supper stall. Xia Haoyang ordered two fried rice noodles, one fried snail, one fried frog, one Guanghe fried duck, one spicy blood cake, and two bottles of local beer. Haixu beer produced by the factory.
"Try this rice noodle. It's a local specialty. It's similar to Yangcheng's fried rice noodles, but the method is a little different." Xia Haoyang handed a large portion of fried rice noodles to Tang Wanqi.
Tang Wanqi, who was hungry, felt delicious in everything she ate at this time, and ate rice and noodles with big mouthfuls. "Haoyang, I think this is a bit like a facelift, but it's quite delicious."
"It's different. Northeastern Lapi is made of flour. Although the locals call it that, rice noodles are actually a kind of wide rice noodles. They are made by beating rice into pulp and then drying it out through a sieve. It is similar to Northeastern Lapi and Northwest Liangpi. It's two different things, but it's similar to the pho that's popular in eastern Guangdong." Unlike Tang Wanqi, who was eating in big gulps, Xia Haoyang was drinking beer and not in a hurry to move his chopsticks.
After a while, the four dishes were served, and the two of them began to taste them. "So spicy, so fragrant, so delicious." Tang Wanqi is from Qianzhou, a place where people can eat spicy food, so the dishes Xia Haoyang ordered are very suitable for Tang Wanqi's appetite.
“This beer duck is so fragrant and chewy.”
"This fried duck is the most representative local specialty. It is not stewed in beer. It is first fried in oil and then stir-fried over high heat. And different surrounding counties have different recipes. For example, Chenzhou likes to cook in Put chestnuts and duck blood into the duck and fry together. Yuanzhou likes to add shallots and roll the whole shallot into sections to increase the fragrance of the duck. Some counties also like to add blood cake, pork belly and other ingredients to the duck and stir-fry. Anyway, Each has its own taste, but the local Wuxi City is accustomed to adding a plant called Guanghe." Xia Haoyang said softly.
"Young man, your accent is not local, but you actually know about Guanghe. I guess many local young people don't know what Guanghe is now." There were several people at the table next to them eating, and one of the older ones heard Xia Haoyang After saying this, I couldn't help but speak.
"Well, I've been to Wuxi before and eaten there, so I remember." Xia Haoyang glanced at the other party and didn't want to talk too much with him, so he just responded lightly.
Tang Wanqi ate very well. After finishing her large plate of fried rice and noodles, she also poured more than half of Xia Haoyang's rice and noodles into her bowl and then wolfed it down again.
"Didn't you eat enough at the wedding banquet at noon? If you eat so much now, how will you be able to sleep later?" Xia Haoyang joked.
"I was full at noon, but now I'm hungry, and this is delicious." Tang Wanqi glanced at Xia Haoyang, and then started to pick up the food in her bowl.
"Would you like to order another spicy crayfish?" Seeing that Tang Wanqi had a good appetite, Xia Haoyang was very happy.
Tang Wanqi nodded fiercely while chewing food in her mouth, "I want spicy crayfish, add more garlic." After finally swallowing some food, Tang Wanqi couldn't wait to shout vaguely.
Looking at Tang Wanqi's look, Xia Haoyang's eyes were full of tenderness, he smiled and asked the boss to add a spicy crayfish.
The two of them ate for about forty minutes, and left hand in hand with their bellies full. Because they had eaten too much, the two of them walked on the road in Wuxi City for a full hour. When they returned to Wuxi again, When he was at the International Hotel, Xia Haoyang was lost in thought looking at the long sloping sidewalk next to the hotel.
"Haoyang, what's wrong?" Tang Wanqi also noticed something unusual about Xia Haoyang.
"Nothing, let's go back to the room and rest." Xia Haoyang said with a smile. What he didn't say was that in the original time and space, his home was on this long slope.