On the way back, Luo Yong did not deliberately rush, but followed the normal pace, resting when he needed to, and staying overnight when he needed to.
Sometimes on rainy days, he would cook in a guest house next to the official road for two or three days.
At this time, there were many official inns on both sides of the official road.
These inns could only be used by the government and specific personnel, and ordinary pedestrians and merchants could not live in them.
Therefore, near these inns, there are often many private inns for travelers.
Most of these inns are local people.
They take advantage of the convenience of being close to the official road and provide food and lodging for passing pedestrians and merchants to earn money.
Withdraw some money.
Jian servant Teng Chao has been on this official road many times, so he is quite experienced in lodging.
He knows which hotels are affordable and have friendly people, and which ones are not so good.
If he hadn't been there, Luo Yong would have been completely blind.
If he accidentally entered a black shop, even if he wasn't made into human flesh buns, all his belongings would be stripped clean.
The black shop It is not a rare thing in this closed era.
"The front is Wu Dalang's house, why not stay here tonight."
That afternoon, near dusk, Teng Chao pointed to a small thatched courtyard not far ahead of the road and said to Luo Yong.
"Here" Luo Yong was a little confused.
In the past, they always chose guest houses next to the inn for lodging.
It was relatively safe and more secure, unlike this place now, which has no front and no shops.
"That Wu Dalang is an old acquaintance of my husband."
Teng Chao explained to Luo Yong: "A few years ago, when my husband was going 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 along the official road, and finally found Wu Dalang's house.
Both his husband and wife were kind and enthusiastic people.
Later, my husband would stay at his house every time he passed by. " "That's it."
Since it was reliable, Luo Yong felt relieved.
Looking at the small courtyard not far ahead, the guesthouse is located in such a place.
Most people would not dare to go in and stay easily.
The business may not be very good.
Because Hao Jishi has received favors from his family before, he often passes by here.
Staying at his house should also mean helping.
Not long after, the carriage arrived in front of the yard.
As soon as Luo Yong got out of the car, he saw two little children running out of the yard with smiles: "My husband wants to drink water."
The location of their guest house is not good.
Not many passers-by and merchants stay here, but people often ask them for water.
After drinking the water, the more generous ones will leave one or two pennies.
If they are stingy, If you are short of money or are short of money, then you won’t give money, just say thank you.
Behind these two little children, a slightly shorter woman came out.
She smiled and said to Teng Chao: "It's Teng Erlang who is here.
I dare to ask who this gentleman is?"
"This is my husband's friend."
Teng Chao said.
Along the way, Luo Yong did not tell anyone about his identity.
At this time, when facing Wu Dalang's mother-in-law, Teng Supernatural ignored it.
"It's such a hot day.
You must be exhausted.
Let's go into the courtyard and have a rest."
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Wu Dalang's mother-in-law said and greeted the two of them into the courtyard.
Luo Yong walked into the courtyard and saw a medium-sized courtyard, three to five rooms, and children all over the courtyard.
No matter how you looked at it, it was just an ordinary farmhouse.
"Dalang has gone to the fields."
Teng Chao led the carriage into the yard.
He looked around and didn't see Wu Dalang, so he asked.
"Where are the fields?"
The woman said with a dark look on her face, "He went to help others today."
"Why didn't the land disappear and it was still fine a year ago?"
Teng Chao was surprised.
"Alas."
The woman asked the older children in the family to bring a stool, and then she gave Luo Yong and Teng Chao each a bowl of water, and then she talked to them about the field.
It turns out that the fields they were cultivating before were ownerless land.
Because no one was taking care of them, they just kept planting.
Just over two months ago, someone was horse racing and hunting nearby and trampled the crops in their field.
The couple argued with the person, but the other party caught them in the act of clearing land privately.
In the end, not only did they not Without any compensation, they will not be allowed to continue farming even the fields they were originally farming.
The business in this guest house was not good either, so Wu Dalang had no choice but to go out and work for others to earn some money and food to support his wife and children at home.
"There is such a thing."
After hearing this, Teng Chao sighed again and again.
This is the way the world is.
Those fields without owners would rather be left uncultivated than farmed by people like them who have no land.
If the powerful young man rides on his horse, it will be in vain.
Teng Chao had been following Hao Jishi for many years, and he was no longer the stupid young man who didn't know the heights of the sky.
People with their status had no choice but to feel depressed in their hearts when faced with this kind of thing.
"I didn't ask you to demolish this yard."
Luo Yong said at this time. "" Teng Chao's face froze when he heard this.
After Luo Sanlang's words, he really wanted to demolish the courtyard before he would give up.
The woman was good-tempered and replied with a forced smile: "The county magistrate is kind-hearted and privately promised this place to my family."
Luo Yong listened, nodded and said, "That's not bad."
It's hard to say whether the county magistrate was kindhearted or not.
Presumably he was afraid that the matter would end badly if things got serious.
Riding horses to hunt and trample crops can be a big or small matter.
If the royal officials in the imperial court read a copy online, it is unknown how many people will be unlucky in the end.
They are not too far away from Chang'an City.
"In this case, we have no choice but to give up."
Teng Chao also said the same.
As long as they were not forced into a desperate situation, who would be stupid enough to touch an egg against a stone?
This guest house was saved, and Wu Dalang's family still had a way to survive.
The woman sat for a while, then got up and went to prepare food for them.
Not long after, Wu Dalang also came back from work, carrying a bunch of pigs into the water.
If he looked carefully, he saw a large intestine and a pig's ear.
Wu Dalang and Teng Chaoluo greeted each other, and said to them with a smile: "My boss will kill a pig today, so he will give it to me as wages.
I can give you two extra dishes tonight."
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 pig offal, if made into braised vegetables, will taste very delicious." good."
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"How to make braised vegetables?"
Wu Dalang asked.
How to make this stewed vegetable is difficult to explain verbally, so Luo Yong simply took some seasonings from the car and started cooking stewed dish in Wu's yard.
Luo Yong had studied how to make braised vegetables before.
This time he went to Chang'an and spent two or three days shopping in the East and West markets.
What he bought the most were spices such as star anise and peppercorns.
He originally wanted to introduce this dish to the Xu family guest house.
After all, more and more people are raising pigs these days.
Lard is so expensive and pork is not cheap.
In contrast, the price of pork is much cheaper.
It's not easy to meet Wu Dalang's family at this time.
There are so many children to raise at home, so I might as well teach him how to do it.
The Wu family's guest house is just above the official road.
Establish a good relationship with him and treat Luo Yong in the future.
It should also be of some help.
The spices were bought from Chang'an City, and the soy sauce was taken out from space.
Teng Chao didn't know much about his items, so he didn't think much about it at this time, and most people wouldn't think about it either.
As soon as this stewed vegetable is cooked, the whole yard is filled with fragrance.
Speaking of which, braised vegetables also have a very long history, but in the early Tang Dynasty, they did not seem to have entered the homes of ordinary people.
On the one hand, the spices were rare, and on the other hand, the people's consumption capacity was limited nowadays.
Things like braised vegetables were not popular among themselves.
After all, it is too troublesome to cook food at home and spend money to buy it, and no one has much money in their pocket.
In any case, the marinade recipe Luo Yong brought from the 21st century is definitely ahead of the times.
Before the braised vegetables were even out of the pot, two passers-by smelled the aroma and came down from the official road outside: "Shop, do you have food?"
Luo Yong deftly used bamboo chopsticks to take out the pig intestines and pig ears from the vat, cut some of each, took out the pottery plate, added some braised vegetables to it, and added some vegetables that Wu Dalang's wife had cooked earlier, and then Put two miscellaneous pancakes next to it, along with a bowl of corn porridge, in two portions, and together with Teng Chao, bring them out to the two guests outside.
The two men on the road were both dressed as strong men, and their clothes were not very flashy.
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.
Through the dim light in the hall, they could barely distinguish what was on the plate, and they felt a little dissatisfied.
They had just smelled the fragrance outside, and they still couldn't.
I thought it was something good, but I didn't expect it to be in the water.
"How much does it cost?"
These two people also often run around outside.
They are afraid of encountering unscrupulous shops to rip off customers, so they don't use their chopsticks at this time, but ask the price first.
"Thanks for your patronage, two cents per person."
Luo Yong said with a smile. "" The two men looked at each other and realized that two cents was not expensive, so they slapped a few coins on the table, picked up their chopsticks and ate.
As soon as they tasted the taste, they felt even more satisfied.
Although it was not a good thing, the taste was unparalleled.
They didn't expect that in this small rural shop, the shop owner could still have such skills.
Luo Yong smiled and accepted the money, returned to the kitchen, and gave it to Wu Dalang's wife.
"How can this be done?"
Wu Dalang's daughter-in-law said.
She wanted to let Luo Yong keep the money for herself, but she felt it was a bit rude.
A person like the other party should look down on these few pennies.
"Take it, what do I want with these few pennies?"
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Luo Yong said with a smile: "It's okay if the fields are not planted.
If this guesthouse is well managed, it will be much better than farming."
"Today's braised vegetables have been eaten.
You can add some water to cook the leftover braised vegetables tomorrow.
The marinade will become more fragrant as it ages.
But the weather is hot right now.
Boil it once or twice a day.
Don't let it go rancid. , the taste becomes lighter after a while, so you need to add some more seasonings.
I used common spices on the market this time.
I add some occasionally, and the cost is not too high."
The two guests seemed to be on a night journey tonight.
After eating, they left in a hurry.
Wu Dalang's family was also kind and gave them water and fodder for their horses, but they didn't pay half a penny anymore.
Overcharge.
After the two of them left, Wu Dalang closed the courtyard door, entered the room and bowed to Luo Yong, saying: "Sir, today he taught me the skills of making a living.
Logically speaking, I should serve you from now on, but I am a humble person.
A fugitive slave, I dare not cause trouble for you, please forgive me."
"Fugitive slave" Luo Yong was shocked, not only because of Wu Dalang's status as a fugitive slave, but also because the other party told him this secret so easily.
Turning around to look at the expression on Teng Chao's face, it was obvious that Teng Chao had known about it before, and perhaps even Hao Jishi knew about it, but everyone chose to remain silent.
"It's better not to talk about this kind of thing easily with others."
Only then did Luo Yong notice that there were only three of them in the hall.
Wu Dalang's wife and children were not there at this time.
Those children definitely don't know about this.
Children speak freely, so they must not be allowed to know.
"Don't worry, sir, I'm very alert on weekdays."
Wu Dalang said with a smile.
When Luo Yong looked at this man's face again at this time, he saw that he was indeed more courageous and shrewd.
However, he didn't have any courage at all.
Who dared to be a runaway slave?
But the other party didn't say anything, so Luo Yong didn't even notice, and he just thought he was a runaway slave.
An honest country man, I don't know whether he should say that he has poor eyesight, or that the person in front of him hides deeply enough.
"Sir, is Luo Sanlang from Shizhou?"
Wu Dalang asked again.
"Exactly."
Luo Yong nodded.
He was not surprised that the other party could guess his identity.
After all, he, Hao Jishi and Teng Chao were all old acquaintances.
Recently, there were rumors about the emperor choosing Luo Coffin Board to be the face-to-face saint.
Especially on this official road from Chang'an City to Lishi County.
"Since you are a fugitive slave, you run a guesthouse on the official road, and now you have obtained this recipe for stewed vegetables.
I'm afraid it's a bit too conspicuous."
Luo Yong reminded him.
"Sir, there is no need to worry.
When I first escaped from my master's house, I was only twelve or thirteen years old.
I was thin and small.
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Now I have completely changed my appearance.
I can marry a wife and have children locally, so I should be fine."
"If this business can be done, I will find a few villagers from nearby villages to come and help.
I have a lot of contacts with those villagers.
With the help of those villagers, it will naturally be more secure."
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, who could say that he was not.
"That being the case, it should be okay for you and me to treat each other as master and disciple."
Luo Yongyan said.
Wu Dalang was quite courageous and resourceful, and his family ran a guesthouse like this next to the official road.
Luo Yong accepted him as his disciple, which undoubtedly gave him an additional set of eyes and ears.
If we talk about risks, there will naturally be 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 away from the slightest danger or trouble, let alone Wu Dalang, even Luo Yong himself would never have a deep friendship with such a person.
"Master, please bow to me, my disciple."
Wu Dalang bowed deeply to Luo Yong, and his hot tears fell on the straw mat in front of him.
He had always heard of Luo Sanlang's name and admired his actions 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 expected that he had originally planned to stay in this thatched courtyard for one night, but in the end he had accepted another apprentice.
This is his twenty-fourth disciple.
His name is Wu You.
He is a fugitive slave.
He has a wife named A Guo and four children. gd1806102: