Lin Dan is a taciturn person, but she is very serious in doing things. No matter how dirty or tiring the old woman's daughter-in-law assigned her, she could do it silently without cutting corners. Over time, the daughter-in-law was relieved and no longer stared at her all the time. The old woman took advantage of the gap between her daughter-in-law's daughter-in-law's wife's laziness and slickness to teach her how to point out the tenderest and smoothest tofu and how to make the freshest, fragrant and delicious tofu meatballs.

After March, Lin Dan learned this dish. After resigning to the old woman who was reluctant to leave, she took Qi away from the town. From then on, she traveled around to learn from her masters. Others were unwilling to teach her, so she worked in this person's shop or at home, impressing the other party with sincerity. If the other party still didn't want to, she would not complain, and she would leave silently.

She ate all kinds of food from all over the Great Chu State, met all kinds of people, and experienced different life experiences. It took ten years to go there.

In early spring ten years later, a convoy drove up a mountain road, with strong bodyguards in front and behind, as if a wealthy family was moving. When they reached the fork in the road, the convoy stopped slowly. A middle-aged man with a big belly jumped out of the most luxurious car, ran to the last carriage with a small step, and asked in a low voice: "Shopkeeper Lin, are you sick better?"

"Ahem..." A hoarse voice came from the carriage: "It's much better. Thank you Boss Shen for taking care of you along the way, and I hope you can meet again in the future."

"It's fine if you're well. I still have some medicine to nourish my body. Take it." Boss Shen quickly asked the servant to present the gift box that he had prepared for a long time, and finally said with a face: "I will definitely meet again when I meet you. If you open a shop in the capital, I will travel thousands of miles to visit you. I will have no appetite for anything I eat for you."

Judging from the sound, Manager Lin in the carriage should be a woman, and Boss Shen's last sentence seemed to be teasing, but the people inside and outside the car did not realize that there was any problem, and even laughed out loud.

Seeing this scene, a strong man guarding next to the convoy showed a sarcastic expression, and then hit his companion's waist with his elbow, and said silently: Look, you can hook up with a car halfway through, so women shouldn't have come out to show up in public.

His companion nodded silently, showed a teasing look on his face, and went to see the leader again, but found that he was still sitting on the horse, staring at the forks of road with a long and narrow eyes, without any slacking off. The two of them felt a stern and then they stopped.

Manager Lin seemed to be worried that he would get sick to others, so he only lifted the curtain of the car and stretched out his hands to receive the gift box. Finally, he ordered: "Xiaozhu, give the gift I prepared to Boss Shen. Thanks to Boss Shen's care these days, otherwise we would not be able to reach the capital."

A young man of fifteen or sixteen immediately jumped out of a carriage in front, holding a jar of wine in his arms. Seeing the jar, Boss Shen's already rosy face seemed to shine. Although he kept saying a word, his hands could not wait to reach over, and his thin eyes were almost laughing, "Oh, Manager Lin is so polite. I'm just a little bit of work!" While speaking, he sniffed the mouth of the jar with great force, revealing an intoxicated expression.

"You are a small task, but we are a great kindness. It's not too late. Boss Shen, please leave quickly. Let's say goodbye. If you have the chance to meet in Beijing in the future, I will definitely invite you to dinner." Manager Lin said sincerely.

Boss Shen laughed so hard that he lost sight of his eyes. He repeatedly reiterated: "Shopkeeper Lin, in order to prevent you from forgetting too much, I will write this meal in the account book first, and I will definitely come to Beijing to collect debts in the future."

"I can't forget it, see you again." Manager Lin smiled softly.

After the two said goodbye, the long convoy was divided into two. The ten carriages in front followed the fork road to Jiaozhou, and the five cars behind were moving straight forward, hoping to go to the capital. The escorts who were escorting the convoy were also divided into two routes, one of which continued to follow Boss Shen, and three other strong men fell behind Manager Lin's convoy and rode slowly.

Manager Lin seemed to have seen three people through the curtain of the car, so he sent a servant to say hello.

The servant was a little timid, but he still plucked up the courage to ask, "Three brothers, are you going to the capital?"

One of them said with a smile: "So what?"

"If so, our shopkeeper wants to hire you to escort the escort. As long as we can safely send us into the capital, the shopkeeper will give you ten taels of silver each of you and also make food, wine and drink along the way. Is that good?"

"Not good." The strong man laughed, but his words could choke to death. His companion snorted, as if he looked down on ten taels of silver.

The servant blushed with anger, but he still emphasized patiently: "Three brothers, let's consider it again. We are a good meal and drink. Our meal and drink are really good, and we can't lose money to you."

"I don't even care about ten taels of silver. Can I still like your food? Gougu, don't delay our journey!" The strong man was a little impatient, as if he was whipping the whip on his waist.

The leading man is the tallest and most terrifying. He has dark skin and a handsome appearance. A scar almost brushes his forehead and falls into his temples, which makes him feel a little more hostile. It seems that he thinks his subordinates are too arrogant. He glances coldly, and the two strong men immediately calm down and explains: "We will take a shortcut back to Beijing in a hurry and cannot walk with you."

You have to go up the mountain if you take a shortcut. The mountain road is rugged, narrow and cramped. Only horses can pass through, but the vehicles cannot get through. After hearing this, the servant quickly bowed and looked at the man who was leading the way. His heart was jumped again. The man rode on a tall horse with a pair of long and narrow phoenix eyes, and his agile figure was wrapped in a dark outfit. He looked like a trainee.

This man is so angry, isn't he a bandit? Thinking of this, the servant ran faster and faster.

Manager Lin's carriage was very close to several people, and when he heard these words, he stopped asking. The group rushed to the road quietly. It was already noon and rested in an empty place near the water. Two little girls took pots to the river to fetch water, and three servants brought stones to build stoves, preparing to make fires here to cook.

The mountain road was covered with pink wild roses, and the fragrance of flowers was moistened by the drizzle, which seemed very pleasant. Manager Lin lifted the curtain to enjoy the beautiful scenery, drank another bowl of tangerine peel and ginger water, and then slowly got out of the car, saying, "After staying in the car for a long time, I have to get off and move my bones. I'll make lunch today, and you go and move my kitchen utensils."

"Oh, it's great. Sister Lin cooks today!" The two little girls shouted happily, and the servants also looked overjoyed.

Three strong men followed the convoy all the way, and the shopkeeper Lin was sick all the way. It was the first time we met today, and we couldn't help but look at him. The other party was about the early twenties, wearing a woman's bun, tall, beautiful, but not fair in his skin, but a faint wheat color, which could be said to be completely inconsistent with the current aesthetic. But there was a heroic spirit between her eyebrows, which made people feel comfortable to see.

It turned out that this is the Manager Lin who was always attentive. It was completely different from the beauties or beautiful women I imagined. The two strong men were very disappointed, but their leader stared at each other for a long time.

Manager Lin, Lin Dan, immediately noticed the man's strange gaze and turned his head to look at him. The two of them looked in contact with each other, one of them suddenly appeared and the other was quite confused.

"May I ask, have we seen this brother before?" Lin Dan bowed and asked with grace.

The man hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "Never."

Lin Dan looked at him carefully and confirmed that she had never seen him before, so she no longer paid attention to him. The other party looked so handsome and terrifying. If she had seen him once, she would definitely not forget him.

When Lin Dan left, one of the strong men lowered their voices and asked, "Boss, do you know this shopkeeper Lin?"

The man did not answer, but silently took out the dry food and water bags and swallowed it hard. Another strong man tore off a piece of dry bun and stuffed it into his companion's mouth, scolding, "Eat your things, don't ask anything."

The lazy strong man spit out the hard bun, spat again, and complained: "Damn, how many days have you left this bun? It's even harder than a stone! I eat these things every day, and the birds fade out of my mouth!"

"Hold on, we will take the small road back to the capital at the next intersection. Then we will have a meal with wine and meat, and then go home and have a good sleep." The companions showed a look of longing.

“How far is the next intersection?”

"It's not far away, I'll arrive tomorrow morning."

"Damn it, I'm not far away when I'm here tomorrow morning? I want to put on my wings and fly back!"

The two of them were talking while eating steamed buns, but the leading man never spoke. He just looked up at the shopkeeper Lin from time to time, as if he cared about her.

Lin Dan was busy preparing lunch, and was unaware of the man's attention. She took out a few pieces of fat and thin bacon and roasted it on the fire. When the skin was oily and water, the pig's hair that had not been scraped was licked off by the flames and put it in the river water to rinse it. She then used the blade to scrape the black stains clean.

After receiving her instructions, the two little girls ran into the forest to dig a few handfuls of wild onions and bamboo shoots for use. Several other servants set up a fire to cook.

Lin Dan cut the washed bacon into slices, put it in a pot and stir-fry it. After the stir-fry it, he threw a few light red and unknown ingredients into it and gently shattered it with a spatula. An indescribable sour smell mixed with the strong aroma of bacon filled the air, causing three men to stretch their necks frequently to see.

"Damn, what does this taste like? It's a bit sour and a little smelly." Although the arrogant man disliked him, his saliva had already flowed three feet away.

"I don't know, I've never seen it before." His companion stood on tiptoe and stared at Lin Dan's constant stirring pot.

A few light red dumplings were completely crushed by Lin Dan, turning into fine powder and mixed with bacon slices. The dish was really not good-looking, but the fragrance was extremely rich, a little bit suffocating, but somehow it made people salivate. The so-called strange fragrance mixed with the stinky smell was probably like this.

The man Junwei, who had never spoken, finally spoke: "That is pickled bean dregs, a specialty in Anqing Prefecture. When the weather is clear, crush the tofu dregs, put them in the jar, add some salt, pepper and other items to store. If you think the taste is not strong enough, you can also use pig bones to make thick bone soup, pour them into the bean dregs and seal them with lotus leaves, and wait for it to ferment slowly. After the fermentation is complete, then pinch it into a ball and dry it, and it becomes a pickled bean dregs that are easy to carry. The taste is sour, spicy, salty, and rich in numbness. The meat fragrance is mixed with the bean aroma, which is very unique."
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