Chapter 31: Beishan Road is ahead, Suzhang Village grabs the food

"Sanlang, we have finally come out of this mountainous area with many goblins in northern Myanmar. These days are really thrilling and unforgettable for our lives!" Feng Qi said with emotion. Ci Xuan said affectionately, "Brother, godmother. Although it has been thrilling these days, it has made me realize your deep friendship with me. You are indeed my life-and-death friends. From here to Ava, and then from Ava to Taiwan, I'm afraid there are still many hardships waiting for us. At that time, the three of us will be in the same boat and never give up. Finally, we can reach Taiwan successfully. Create a new situation against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.

Zaodan wiped his tears and said, "How well Sanlang said. After these days, the three of us can't be separated. We escaped from the ghost gate together. With this thrill, no matter how dangerous it is in the future, we don't have to be afraid. I have already said that Sanlang, you are the son of the real dragon. God will bless you."

Ci Xuan said, "We have left the mountainous areas of northern Myanmar, and now we have a carriage. It will be faster to get there. Where can we go further south?" Zaodan said, "Go south and you will arrive at Dongzhi City in Myanmar. This Dongzhi City, like Jingdong City, only nominally belongs to Myanmar. In fact, it is under the jurisdiction of the local chief. There are mostly Boo people there, and we are the Snails. There are also Burmese and you Han people. Language is not a problem when we go there. The local common language is Burmese, and my dead husband is a Burmese. So I can speak Burmese."

Feng Qi said, "I told you, none of us can live without anyone. Without Zaodan Ganniang, Sanlang and I, two Han people, will certainly be dizzy in Myanmar, which has many ethnic groups. My godmother can speak Burmese. My Feng Qi's Burmese is not very good, but I can't speak it well. You know, there are few Burmese people in my hometown, Dabang, and the Han people there are not very good at Burmese.

Zaodan laughed and said, "You can say something. The godmother and Sanlang can teach you all the way. You are so smart that you can speak very well soon. Sanlang has lived in Awa for three years and will definitely speak Burmese.

Ci Xuan said, "I can speak Burmese and know Burmese. But my three years in Awa were not free. Under the shelter of others, it is like being under house arrest. Stay all day in the manor arranged for us by former King Pingdari of Myanmar. There is no opportunity to contact ordinary Burmese people. So I'm still unfamiliar with Ava.

Zaodan said, "After passing Dongzhi, we will arrive at Ava. Then you can have good contact with the people of Myanmar. King Mangbai of Myanmar is a vain tyrant. I heard that he built Ava as a particularly prosperous place to whitewash the peace. But the people's life is not very good. Dongzhi is different. People live a rich life, and I heard that it is very clean.

Feng Qi said, "Then what are we waiting for?" Why don't you hurry up and hurry up?" Then he pointed to Li Hu, who was already in a coma and said, "That boy has been in a coma with too much blood and can no longer hinder us."

Ci Xuan sighed and said, "He is good at martial arts, but he does not work for the anti-Qing Dynasty and the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, but wants to serve the traitor Wu Sangui. He also killed Zhang Shun with his accomplices. If it hadn't been for his saving us today, I would have killed him to avenge Zhang Shun. Since he passed out, let's go. His skills are so strong that he will not die. I just hope that when he wakes up, he will not disturb us to go to Taiwan again.

Zaodan said, "Yes, such a person. We can't kill him, but we can't save him. Anyway, he won't die, just let him lie here for a few more days. When he woke up, we had already passed Dongzhi.

Feng Qi said, "Sanlang and Gan Niang sit down, and I'll drive to the front. We will leave this mountainous area in northern Myanmar forever. After saying that, he sat in front of the car and sounded with a whip. The carriage ran into the distance.

Feng Qi's sentence 'I will never leave this mountainous area of northern Myanmar' touched Cixuan's heart. He will probably leave Caiyu forever. I really don't know what's going on with Caiyu now, and I don't know what will happen if Caiyu sees Rufeng's original appearance and see that Cixuan disappears?

"How can I miss her? She is a goblin, and I will never have a good result. Anyway, I can't miss her any more. I'm leaving, just let time erase her from my mind little by little. Cixuan's heart rolled over and couldn't calm down for a long time.

Zaodan saw Cixuan's sullen mood and guessed Cixuan's thoughts. Zaodan thought for a moment and said, "Sanlang, we have come out of the mountainous areas of northern Myanmar, and we can no longer see Que Sendai. Not to mention that we can't find Que Sendai, even if we can find it, we can't find it. Although Caiyu is affectionate, she is a goblin after all. It's unlucky to marry a mortal, not to mention that you are the prince of the Ming Dynasty. Just take her as a mistake and stop thinking about her."

Ci Xuan said, "The godmother is right. Is she a goblin or suitable for living in the mountains of northern Myanmar. At this moment, I don't know where she is, and she doesn't know where I am. She and I will never see each other again. I remember Zhong Jiashuo's words.

Ci Xuan left like this, but Cai Yu's heart was broken. When Caiyu finally invited the demon exorcist and went to Manlang Villa with his sisters to save Cixuan and Rufeng, he found that Manlang Villa was empty. The invited demon-killing mage pinched his finger and said, "We came a step late, and the prince fell into the hands of the evil man. Your sister Rufeng has been beaten back to its original shape with the anti-demon mage invited by the python spirits, in the boat in the lake.

"No, it's not true." Hearing this, Caiyu and his sisters were in pain. He quickly flew to the lake and found the boat where Rufeng was. When the sparrows saw the original form of Rufeng, they shouted the name of Rufeng and cried bitterly. Caiyu suddenly knelt down on the boat, picked up Rufeng, who had appeared in his original shape, and said heartbreakingly, "Rufeng, it's all because I'm sorry for you. I'm sorry for you!" I will definitely avenge you, and I will avenge you!" After saying that, he grabbed the original python on the ship, tore the python into several pieces, and threw it into the lake.

Another sparrow fairy saw the original elephant on the boat next to him and kicked the elephant into the lake. The elephant struggled a few times and sank to the bottom of the water. As for the magpie that appeared in its original shape, it flew away long ago.

Caiyu stopped crying and said angrily, "Sisters, take Rufeng back to Sendai and take good care of her. I'm going out to find the evil man and the demon-killing mage who beat Rufeng back to his original shape. Revenge for Rufeng and save the prince.

Naturally, the sparrow immortals do not object to the revenge of Cai Yu for Rufeng, nor to the rescue of the prince. However, they were all worried about Caiyu's safety and scrambled to go with Caiyu.

Caiyu said, "I understand your intentions. But your skills are too shallow to help me. With you by my side, I can't let go. You'd better take good care of the poor sister Rufeng.

The sparrow immortals nodded and said, "Then Sister Caiyu must be more careful. We are waiting for you to come back in Que Sendai. You must take care!" Caiyu said, "Sisters, don't worry about me. If my wound is healed, my 800-year ability will recover. Then I can figure out the whereabouts of the evil man and the demon removal mage he invited. Don't worry, I won't be fine. I will be very careful. Then I'll go now. Take care, sisters.

"Sister Caiyu, take care. We'll wait for you to come back." The sparrow fairies said reluctantly. Cai Yu said with a crying voice, "Then I'll leave. Rufeng and Que Sendai will be handed over to you." After saying that, he turned around and disappeared.

Caiyu is temporarily unable to make accurate calculations because his physical injury has not healed. So I can only find it aimlessly. She flew in the sky and looked at the continuous mountains, hoping to see the bene figure. In Caiyu's heart, she is really afraid of losing Cixuan forever. She has lost her good sister like a phoenix and can't accept losing Cixuan again.

"Sanlang, where are you? Your figure is not in front of me, but my love for you has not been broken. Even if I have an incoherent love, I am not afraid of bad luck. Are you really just a passer-by? So why did you take my heart away? Is it over like this? I really don't want to! Fly over thousands of mountains and rivers, and I will also find you. I would rather turn into a floating cloud and float away with you. Caiyu's heart seemed to be singing such a song.

Ci Xuan and his godmother Zaodan, and his friend Feng Qi galloped on the road to Dongzhi City in a carriage. The mountains of northern Myanmar will become their eternal past. It is said that the rich and clean Dongzhi City doesn't know what it looks like.

"Brother, do you still have 300 taels of silver on you?" Ci Xuan suddenly asked. Feng Qi said with a smile, "There are still more than 200 taels left. Those goblins live in the mountains and have spells, but they didn't rob me of the money. But that day we jumped into the lake, and some of the silver on my body fell off. Fortunately, most of it remains. It's enough for us to spend a long time."

Ci Xuan laughed and said, "Anyway, that silver was also cheated by us from the governor of Jingdong City. If you drop it, just drop it." Zaodan said, "Then why don't you cheat more?" Which of the governors of Jingdong City, whether it is a Han man or a Sinian governor, is not corrupt?

Feng Qi said, "But it's useless to have money now. We haven't even seen it after walking for so long. You can't buy anything you want to buy. How far is Dongzhi City? I'm hungry now. I can't eat silver.

Zaodan said, "Yes, you and Sanlang didn't eat last night. You must be very hungry. But you don't have to worry. If we can't get to Dongzhi City for a while, we can see them. You can have a good meal then."

In this way, the three walked quickly for a period of time, crossing three rivers and two mountains. Finally, I saw a small village full of coconut forests.

Ci Xuan said happily: "Finally, I met him. I just don't know if there is a restaurant in this small village. Zadan said, "There must be. Although this village is small, it is on the key road to Dongzhi, and there must be a lot of passers-by passing by. There must be restaurants in this village.

Feng Qi said, "Then godaughter, hurry up and find out where the people have restaurants. I can't speak Burmese." Zao Dan said, "Don't worry, I'll ask right away. Even if you look for it yourself, you can find it. Ci Xuan and Feng Qi nodded.

In the middle of the village, the three of Cixuan were deeply shocked by the beautiful village. Although this village is not big, the streets are neat and beautiful, and the lawns and flowers and trees have been trimmed. The houses of ordinary people are made of wood and bamboo, with thick soil on the roof and planted with flowers and plants. The whole house is small and exquisite, and the color matching is particularly beautiful.

Zaodan looked at it and said, "Why do I feel that this place doesn't look like a place where the Boo people live. I heard that the Boou people's houses are two-story bamboo buildings, and the roofs are not soiled. And the Boo family has a yard. But look, every family here doesn't have a yard, and it's all bungalows, and there is no small building.

Ci Xuan said, "It is indeed rare to plant flowers and plants in the house. Myanmar has many ethnic groups, maybe some kind of small ethnic group. But no matter what nationality it is, it can be seen. This is a rich and comfortable village, and the people here must live a very happy life.

Feng Qi said, "Zh Dan Gan Niang, a woman over there has come over. Just ask and you will know." Zaodan and Cixuan took a look, and a woman in national costumes and a flower scarf came over there. Zaodan got out of the carriage and greeted the woman in Burmese. Fortunately, the woman understood Zaodan's words and talked to Zaodan.

Zhaodan chatted with the woman for a few words, and the woman left. Zaodan returned to the carriage and said to Ci Xuan and Feng Qi, "Sanlang, Feng Qi, I have found out that this is not the place where the Boo people live. This small village is called Su Zhang, which is a village established by immigrants from Southern Zhangguo. The people here are all Peige people who are in charge of the country in the south. They can speak Burmese.

Ci Xuan nodded and sighed, "I've heard about it for a long time. The war in the southern government continued, and the residents fled one after another. I didn't expect them to build such a good village on the territory of Myanmar. Seeing this village reminds me of Han immigrants living in the South Ocean, such as Dabang City, which is a small city dominated by Han people.

Feng Qi said quickly, "There are many Han people in Nanyang, and there are many small cities dominated by Han people like Dabang City. Most of them have Han people's hair style and don't have braids like Manchu.

Zaodan said, "If the Han people in Nanyang are loyal to the Ming Dynasty, then Sanlang's anti-Qing and restoration of the Ming Dynasty will soon be completed. They are a force that cannot be underestimated.

Ci Xuan smiled and said, "The godmother really has ideas, but now the godmother should help us find a restaurant first. Only when we are full can we recover from the Qing Dynasty." Zaodan smiled and said, "I found out that there is a restaurant going forward. Let's go right away."

The carriage left for a while, and the restaurant full of national characteristics arrived in front of it. Cixuan and the three immediately got out of the car, tied the horse, and walked into the restaurant together. When I went in, the interior was exquisitely decorated and elegant, and the seats were not absent. Ci Xuan chatted with the little guy who came forward to welcome the guests in Burmese. The little guy wearing a white scarf brought them to a table. Cixuan immediately sat down, and the little guy poured tea on them. Then bring the recipe and ask Zaodan, a woman, what he wants to eat.

Zaodan is illiterate and can't understand the recipe. He gave the recipe to Cixuan and wanted Cixuan and Feng Qi to decide what to eat. Cixuan and Feng Qi were very hungry and were not picky about what to eat. They just wanted to be fast. Zaodan said to the little guy, "What do the guests here like to order most? Then what kind of food and rice do we want?" Just hurry up. We're in a hurry." The little guy agreed and went down.

Feng Qi suddenly said in surprise, "Sanlang, godmother. You see, why do these guests grab food with their hands? There are no chopsticks at all." Ci Xuan and Zao Dan hurriedly looked around. Sure enough, they all grabbed the food with their hands and didn't have a chopstick. Do the people here grab food with their hands?

Cixuan looked at Zao Dan and Feng Qi with their eyes wide and said, "I used to know that the people of Tianzhu eat and eat without chopsticks. They all grasp them by hand. I didn't expect that the Pei Ge people in charge of the southern country would be the same. They have moved to Myanmar and still retain their customs. As far as I know, Burmese people do not have such customs.

Feng Qi said: "That's natural, and customs are not so easy to change. With so many Han people in Nanyang, it must be the same. At least the Han people in Dabang City and Jingdong City are no different from the Han people in Yunnan.

Ci Xuan said, "Yes, this is the national characteristic. The reason why we want to oppose the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty is not only for our Zhu family, but also to oppose the national oppression of the Qing Dynasty. Since the Qing army was introduced into the customs by Wu Sangui, the Han people have been oppressed by the Manchus. Manchus forced the Han people to shave their hair and claim that they would not keep their hair. How many Han people have been killed! Ten days in the south of Yangzhou, three massacres in Jiading, encircation and relocated people in the north, and the capital of the country was Daxing Text Prison, and the Han people suffered a lot. Therefore, they would rather go into exile in the South China Sea and venture to cross the Taiwan than be ruled by the Qing Dynasty.

Feng Qi said, "That Sanlang must lead the Han people in Nanyang and Taiwan to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty together and save the people from water and fire." Zaodan hurriedly said, "Stop talking. In case someone here understands Chinese, it's not good for him to hear it. Ci Xuan and Feng Qi stopped talking.

The little guy came over and brought the delicious food. Cixuan and the three of them took a good look. The main food was glutinous rice, and then look at the dishes. There were three fresh fish on the large plate. The five small plates were fish sauce, grilled fish, roast chicken, fried minced meat with coriander, and cold shredded papaya. In addition, there is a large bowl of hot and sour soup and a pot of wine, but there are no chopsticks. It seems that such a rich food really needs to be caught by hand.

Zaodan said to the little guy, "We are Chinese and Shanders, and we are not used to grabbing meals. Can you find chopsticks for us?" The little man said, "We don't have chopsticks or spoons here. All the people who come here for dinner are grasped by hand. I'll bring you water right away. If you wash your hands, you don't have to worry about being unsanitary.

What else does Zaodan want to say? The little guy has turned around and left. A basin of water will be brought later and the three of Zaodan will wash their hands. Zao Dan, Ci Xuan and Feng Qi had to follow the customs, and the three began to wash their hands in turn.

"It seems that we are really going to follow the local customs and feel the food." Cixuan said. Feng Qi said to Zaodan, "Gang, do you know why there is such a custom as grabbing food?"

Zaodan shook his head and asked the little guy in Burmese: "Little buddy, can you tell us the allusion of this food?" The little guy said, "Yes, I'm not busy now. I'll talk to you."

Zao Dan, Ci Xuan and Feng Qi listened attentively. The little guy said with interest. He said, "600 years ago, there was a Peige doctor named Bisina. In his later years, he was very weak. He couldn't even hold his chopsticks when eating, and it didn't help if he took a lot of medicine. Later, he studied a kind of Meals and diet therapy. He chose glutinous rice, fresh fish, fish sauce, grilled fish, roast chicken, fried minced meat with coriander, cold papaya shreds and hot and sour oil, added salt and stewed over low heat. This kind of rice has the characteristics of color, taste and fragrance, which can arouse people's appetite. So he ate a small bowl sooner or later, and couldn't hold the chopsticks and had to grab it with his hand. Half a month later, his body gradually recovered, and the people around him were very surprised to think that he had taken some panacea. Later, he passed on this "prescription" to everyone. It became the pilaf commonly eaten by the Peige people now.

Zodan and Cixuan nodded. Feng Qi immediately said, "Then I need to eat more. I'm not in good health." After saying that, he grabbed the rice with his hand and put it in his mouth to praise it as delicious. The little guy couldn't help laughing. Zaodan asked doubtfully, "Why are you laughing? Isn't it with your hands?" The little man replied, "You need to grab it with your right hand. Your left hand is for going to the toilet, and you can't grab food."

Zodan, who suddenly realized, couldn't help laughing. Feng Qi said shyly, "My stomach is empty. What kind of toilet should I go to? It's not so particular. Just fill your stomach. Having said that, he changed his right hand to grab the food.