In recent years, Chong Hua's national strength has been rising rapidly. Restaurants of all sizes have sprung up one after another in the capital. However, Mo Xi led Gu Mang to an obviously old restaurant.
Swan Restaurant.
This restaurant used to be one of the top restaurants in the capital. Only the nobles could afford to go there, and the prices were shockingly high. However, in recent years, the attitude of the Swan Restaurant has softened. Probably because it felt the competition, the old swan had no choice but to follow the example of the other small sparrows. The prices of the dishes were no longer so aggressive, and ordinary cultivators could also enter.
However, even so, the old swan's luck was gradually declining. Right now, it was mealtime, but outside its restaurant, there was still a desolate scene of deserted carriages and horses.
Mo Xi entered the restaurant, and Gu Mang followed closely behind. The manager was a slightly fat and greasy man surnamed Liu. He hurriedly greeted them, "Aiyo, Lord Xi He, I haven't seen you in a long time. Want to eat?"
"A private room."
"Okay, the old one?"
Mo Xi paused for a moment, then said, "Yes."
Manager Liu invited them to a private room at the end of the second floor. There were thin curtains made of bamboo, and the floor was covered with a thick carpet embroidered with the sun, moon, and stars. Mo Xi still remembered the first time he led Gu Mang into this private room. Gu Mang followed behind him and was so shocked by the overwhelming nobility that he was speechless. After a while, he grabbed Gu Mang and asked with a pale face, "Big Brother, are you going to treat me? Otherwise, I can't afford it even if I sell myself. "
However, just like the splendid splendor of this restaurant, the golden threads on the carpet, which originally shone with fragmented light, were now dim and covered in dust.
Mo Xi flipped through the dishes, but because his mind was in a mess, he couldn't focus on anything. In the end, he closed the beautifully embroidered table and pushed it to Gu Mang.
"You do it."
Gu Mang was still fiddling with the small bronze pendant on his neck. He was startled when he heard the question. "I don't know how to read."
Mo Xi said, "There is a picture. This silk has been imbued with spiritual energy. You can see the picture."
Hearing his words, Gu Mang opened the kitchen table, hugged it to his chest and looked at it carefully.
"I want this one … this one … and this one …" He poked at the table with his finger, and then bit his finger. "I'm so hungry."
Mo Xi didn't say anything. She turned her head away and didn't look at him.
Gu Mang sensed it and asked, "Are you still angry?"
"No."
Gu Mang thought for a moment and suddenly said, "Don't be angry. You're important too."
Mo Xi's heart skipped a beat, but he kept a straight face and said coldly, "… Why do you have to flatter me? I don't have a sachet to give you."
Gu Mang laughed, "But you gave me a necklace."
"… …"
If Mo Xi's eyes were originally filled with jealousy and hatred, the moment he said this, the jealousy and hatred immediately faded and became dim.
He glanced at the black slave locking bracelet on Gu Mang's neck and couldn't get angry anymore.
After all, the major turning point in his life was given to him by Gu Mang. If it wasn't for the Gu Mang of the past, Mo Xi wouldn't be who he was today.
Putting aside the national enmity, what else could he blame Gu Mang for?
… …
When his family met with misfortune, it was Gu Mang who reached out to him. When he was unknown, it was Gu Mang who accompanied him. When he was helpless, it was Gu Mang who smiled and encouraged him.
Gu Mang was his benefactor.
"Don't worry. Everything will be fine."
"So what if it's worse? Even if your uncle cheated you badly, you're still a noble. Look at me, I'm a slave. I'm not worried, so what are you worried about?"
"If one day you're really forced into a corner by your uncle, I'll give you half of my house and half of my food, okay?"
"You still have me."
How many things had Gu Mang done for him?
When Mo Xi's future was uncertain and he was ostracized, only Gu Mang paid attention to his mood and whether he had enough to eat. Mo Xi had a cold and stubborn personality. At that time, the nobles who lived with him all looked down on him. They thought that Mo Xi's situation would be extremely miserable when she got pregnant because he had lost his father in his early years and his mother had married someone else despite the scandal.
They would even deliberately spoil his rations on the ground.
It was Gu Mang who couldn't bear to see his young master being bullied, so he would always share his rations with him. However, the slave soldiers' rations didn't taste good. Gu Mang could see that although Mo Xi didn't say anything, it was extremely painful for him to eat.
Therefore, he pondered. Every now and then, he would use the excuse of buying jewelry and rouge for the girl to ask his brothers for some money. Then, he would silently buy a few more snacks for his little junior brother, so as to coax this little pitiful boy.
At that time, the people in the army all said that Gu Mang was too fickle. His brothers also mocked him for being unfaithful.
"The day before yesterday, he said that he wanted to buy a jade hairpin for Xiao Lan. Today, he's asking for money again, saying that he wants to buy a flower hairpin for Xiao Die. Sigh, what a playboy. "
Gu Mang's best friend at that time, Lu Zhanxing, also said, "Ah Mang, what's wrong with you? I've never seen you so extravagant before. Have you become wild after you joined the army? "
Gu Mang's response was to shamelessly stretch out his hand, "Brother, can you give me some reward? I'll wash your clothes for a month. "
Lu Zhanxing was shocked, "Which girl have you taken a fancy to?!"
Gu Mang made up a story, "The daughter of Old Wang from the neighboring village."
"… She's only six years old!! You're crazy! "
No one knew the truth.
No one knew that Gu Mang, who was' crazy to spend money to chase girls', was actually using the excuse of visiting a brothel to sneak into the kitchen of a small brothel in the nearby city to wash the dishes.
Gu Mang had used a disguise technique and changed his clothes. No one could tell that he was a soldier from the garrison. He washed the piles of soup and rice bowls. Even the shopkeeper had a whole new level of respect for him when he saw how busy he was.
"Young man, do you want to come and work for me? I'll pay you this much? "
Gu Mang, who was in disguise, still had bright eyes, like the stars in a summer night, "Thank you, shopkeeper, but I have other things to do. I can't leave …"
"Ah, that's a pity." The shopkeeper patted his head, "It's rare to see such a diligent young man like you."
In order to take care of him, his senior brother Gu suffered unknown hardships and endured unknown tiredness.
But Mo Xi didn't know at first.
Later, when he saw the blood-stained letter from his comrade, he realized that he was in love with this man who was three years older than him. He braved the wind and snow to confess to Gu Mang, but only Lu Zhanxing was in the tent. Lu Zhanxing told him,
"Gu Mang? Gu Mang was dragged to the brothel in the city to play! It's a waste of youth if you're not a romantic! Hahaha! "
At that moment, Mo Xi felt as if he had been hit on the head by a stick. He calmed down for a long time, but still couldn't control his emotions. So he rode his horse to the brothel that Lu Zhanxing mentioned. But he found Gu Mang's friends, but he didn't see Gu Mang.
He didn't give up. It was as if there was a fire burning in his chest that couldn't be extinguished. He went to the shops in the small town near the encampment.
Finally, he saw Gu Mang in the kitchen of a small restaurant, who was "visiting the brothel".
Gu Mang was in disguise. Originally, Mo Xi shouldn't have been able to recognize him. But at that time, he was careful. When Gu Mang looked up from the basin, Mo Xi caught the man's gaze.
With just one glance, Mo Xi recognized that he was the senior brother Gu he was looking for.
From the disappointment when he heard that "Gu Mang went to the brothel" to the shock when he saw Gu Mang washing the dishes.
At that time, Mo Xi's heart really hurt terribly.
He suddenly didn't know how to express his feelings. Hot blood surged in his heart, making him look at Gu Mang with a burning gaze.
But as the saying goes, the first drum builds up the spirit, the second will weaken, and the third will be exhausted. When he wanted to confess, he went to the tent, but didn't find this person. When he angrily rushed to the brothel and wanted to drag Gu Mang out possessively, he still didn't find this person.
When he really found him, that reckless passion was no longer so impulsive.
Panting in the wind and snow, he pushed open the wooden gate with large strides, causing the chicks in the backyard of the restaurant to run around. He walked straight to Gu Mang, who didn't know where he was.
He saw Gu Mang's hand submerged in the water. It was a cold day, and in order to prevent the shopkeeper from discovering that he was a cultivator, he couldn't use magic either. Gu Mang's hand was frostbitten.
Mo Xi suddenly felt a lump in his throat. He didn't know what right he had to say that he liked Gu Mang with his current status. What right did he have to ask for more from him?
He silently pulled Gu Mang up from the small stool. His long eyelashes drooped down. He held Gu Mang's cold fingers.
He held his senior brother's hand in his palm, rubbed it, and asked softly, "Does it hurt?"
Gu Mang smiled and said it was okay.
"This frostbitten is nothing. You're a real man, you'll look better if you're rougher." Gu Mang scratched his head with his hand that was swollen like a radish. He grinned, revealing his small canine teeth. "Your Brother Gu Mang is the most handsome."
This was too ridiculous. No one would think that two frozen radish fingers were handsome.
But Gu Mang didn't listen. What he meant was, since you came to the army and were in the same team as me, and you're my junior brother, then I can't let you suffer.
Mo Xi had tried to persuade Gu Mang. He told Gu Mang that Gu Mang had given him too much, and his future was uncertain. He might not be able to repay these favors.
But Senior Brother Gu, this military ruffian, only laughed. In the winter night, his long eyelashes were covered with snow. "Who wants you to repay me? Since you're in my team, you're my brother. I have to protect you. "
Mo Xi said, "But I …"
"Don't 'but' me. If you feel bad, take a scroll and write it down. Write down everything you owe me. When you're successful, you can pay me back with interest." Gu Mang smiled and rubbed his head. "Aiyo, my princess is such a calculative fool."
Mo Xi looked at the young and lively smile that grew unbridled in the light. At that time, he secretly made up his mind to return the best to Gu Mang in the future. Not only would he return it, he would also give him all the rare treasures in the world.
He wanted to treat him well for the rest of his life.
But in the end?
Gu Mang gave Mo Xi redemption, but what Mo Xi returned to him was a black shackle on his neck.
And ironically, this was the best thing he could give Gu Mang now. After experiencing such betrayal, hatred, and a heart as cold as iron. This was the last thing he could give him.
It turned out that this was their lifetime.
After the dishes were ordered, Mo Xi still sat in silence with his arms crossed. He was in a daze.
Gu Mang suddenly said, "You're still not happy."
Mo Xi looked up at him. "… Really not this time."
Gu Mang insisted, "Why are you not happy?"
"…"
"You don't like it here? Then let's go to another restaurant. "
Mo Xi sighed and pulled himself out of his memories. "Why should we change? The dishes in this restaurant are very good. There are a few dishes that you used to like, but I don't know if you ordered them correctly. "
"The me in the past …" Gu Mang murmured, "liked them very much?"
"I said, we used to know each other."
Gu Mang thought hard for a while and gave up. But he still said, "Okay, if you say you used to know each other, then so be it."
This restaurant served a lot of Shu dishes. Gu Mang was no stranger to spicy dishes. After all, Xishu was an ally of Chong Hua. During the year of Xishu's war, Gu Mang went to help the alliance. Since then, he had gone from not being able to touch even a little bit of spicy food to being able to eat an entire plate of spicy chicken in red oil without batting an eyelid.
But although he could eat, Mo Xi knew that Gu Mang still liked the dishes of his hometown.
But he didn't know if he ever missed the steamed buns of his hometown when he betrayed them and defected to the enemy of Liao Country. Did he ever regret it when he looked at the grape wine on the table?
Unlike the usual gentle cuisine of Chong Hua, everything in this restaurant was very warm. The kitchen was half open, with only a cloth curtain blocking the view. The people downstairs could hear the angry sizzling sound of hot oil, and the crisp and hard sound of pots and spatulas colliding. From time to time, a fire would rise from the wok with a boom, illuminating the entire kitchen with a fierce red color.
"Eggplant with garlic sauce, chicken salad, and a basket of guokui. Please eat while it's hot." The waiter held the dishes in both hands and even had one on his head. "It won't taste good when it's cold."
Gu Mang reached out his hand and silently took the bamboo basket off the waiter's head.
The guokui was filled with lard and meat. When it was made into a roll, it was filled with minced pork, pepper, and green onions. Both sides were smeared with lard and baked in the oven. It emitted a hot charred aroma.
Gu Mang didn't like green onions, but after removing the onions, he liked the roll very much. He held it in his hands and ate it seriously. The other dishes were served one after another. The twice-cooked pork was held between the chopsticks. The meat slices with bright sauce trembled slightly and shone with oil. The cabbage in boiled water was soaked softly in the mellow chicken soup. It was refreshing and sweet. Stir-fried kidney was cut into beautiful rolls with a knife. It was taken out of the wok with the garlic bolts in the fire. When it was served, it even had the aftertaste of the sparks. It was crispy and tender.
The aroma of the dishes was simple and strong. When the chopsticks touched it, the seven apertures of the seven orifices were instantly refreshed. The numbness of the pepper stimulated the nasal cavity and the mouth. The dishes on the table didn't have expensive ingredients, but they were delicious because of the exquisite craftsmanship. This was also the reason why the price was so high in the past.
"It's delicious," Gu Mang said and then muttered to himself, "I think I've eaten it before?"
Hearing Gu Mang's words, Mo Xi's originally not very strong appetite became even more depressed. He put down his chopsticks and turned his head to look at the streets and alleys outside.
Gu Mang licked the crumbs on his lips. "Princess, what's wrong with you?"
Mo Xi didn't move at first, but after a moment, he suddenly reacted and raised his head. "What did you call me?"
The Author Has Something to Say: A Small Character Card
Murong Chuyi
Age: 33
Height: 180cm
Identity: A technical nerd who fixes pots and knocks iron but has holes in his brain.
In human language: "Chi" in Chong Hua's Greed, Anger, and Stupidity. Senior Refiner
Title: Doesn't go out for three months and doesn't change clothes for half a year. Naturally white in the depths of a nerd.
In human language: Crazy Immortal
Favorite: Is a Mystery
Dislike: Both Jiang Yexue and Yue Chenqing are very annoying.
Favorite Color: White
Disliked Food: All kinds of internal organs
Favorite Food: Sweetheart Cake
Weapon: All kinds of refiners, mecha charms, horsetail whisk
Da Gouzi: Thank you "Zhongnan" "Hua Yi" "Jiang" landmine x2 "Dill" "Xie Su" landmine x2 "Small Vegetable Leaves" "Wazhou" "Idiot" "You" "Thoroughly Ate Meat Bun Today" "Mo Qi You Jue" "Pleioliu Jun Sakura Blooming" "Shimada Naruto Scroll" "Pickled Undying Fish" "Kurosawa Kong" "Rong Xi" "Tao Xiaoci Ci Ci Ci!" Landmine x4 "Star Graupel" "Ah Chi Needs to Drink More Water" "Xing Yue" landmine x2 "Riverside Evening Wind Song" landmine x2 "Jiangshan" "Neglecting You" "March World Wood Worm" landmine x2 "Shen Yan" "Eating Melon Cat" "Zixi" "Linko" landmine x3 "Her Highness is Pregnant with My Dragon Grandson" "The Most Handsome Eleven" "Neglecting You" "Bilgewater" "Sleeping With You" "Gongzi Mo" "Nickname is not important" "Yu You Has A Family Has A Beauty" "It's Marionette" "Entering River Yan Yan" landmine x2 "Life Is Not Easy Medicine Is Autistic" "Mo Yue" "Tibetan Flower" landmine x4 "Bei Shi Shi" "Jie Wanmiao" threw a landmine.
"Wen Zhu" "Tibetan Flower" "Small Explosion 20" "Riverside Evening Wind Song" "Yuye Madman" "Don't Know The East Is Already White" threw a grenade.
"Sake Egg Blossom" threw a shallow water bomb.
"Trace Back", "Nine Miles Frost", "Qi Ji", "Invy", "Ah Yanyan", "Lotus Loves to Investigate", "Neglecting You", "My Pen Name is Author", "Linko", "Malu Wild Lang", "Qi Xiaoxiao", "Shen Yan", "Interes", "Ten Bowls of Suoshou", "Little Goblin of Yuejian Mountain", "Ah Fu Should Drink More Water", "Lin Tang", "Sunshine", "Mo Qi You Jue", "Hometown Search", "Wind Knocking on Bamboo", "Idiot", "Little Red Chicken", "Qi Yichen", "Sui Zhi Yue Gui", "Yuanye Madman", "Drinking Milk Every Day", "Pufferbone Ramen"
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