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273, [The abnormality in the middle of the road]

There are not many diners inside in groups of three or three.

Judging from the appearance, most of the caravan members who come and go to rest here everywhere. They often ask for some stews, naan bread, and wine to eat and drink.

It seems to be a certain habit of the Western Regions merchants, and their conversations are very low.

So this Xinhua restaurant is quite quiet.

The shopkeeper leaned behind the counter, with a bunch of beads pallets. The two young men gathered at the kitchen door and whispered something. It was not until Fang Chang and Sang Ziping stepped into the threshold that they raised their heads and greeted, "Please please in the guest!"

Fang Chang followed the guidance of the two young men and walked towards a table beside the window with Sang Ziping.

During the action, Fang Chang smiled and asked the shopkeeper behind the counter: "Shopkeeper, the shop owner has a bit of a name on the plaque outside. I wonder where this name comes from?"

When the shopkeeper saw the customer talking to him, he let go of the abacus beads in his hand and smiled:

"The guest is actually interested in this? To be honest, this is actually very ordinary. The store has been passed to me for seven or eight years, and it has been three generations of people here."

"The reason for this name is that the ancestor who founded this store was named Xin, and another partner named Qiuhua, so each named the last word to form this Xinhua restaurant."

"Later, after several twists and turns, the other party's descendants only paid dividends for shares and no longer took care of the business. During this period, the name of the restaurant has not changed. However, in recent years, the guest officials still met the first one and were interested in the name of the store."

Fang Chang nodded, which solved his doubts.

Although he could know the reason by counting his fingers, he still prefers to ask himself.

This kind of smooth feeling of answering and resolving the mystery, mixed with listening to new stories, is a good experience.

The restaurant shopkeeper greeted the waiter with a smile and added a plate of pig earrings to Fang Chang and Sang Ziping who had already been seated.

It's considered a treat from the shopkeeper.

Thanks to the restaurant shopkeeper, the two of them chewed the braised pig ear shredded with the gua shredded pork ears mixed with the gua shredded pork while asking the guy next to them:

“What food is there in the store?”

The guy was very smart and immediately replied:

"Now there are naan breads that have just come out of the pit in the kitchen, and the kneaded noodles can be chopped into the pot at any time, and there are also large buckets of rice. They are produced in the rice fields next to the sea. They taste sweet. These three staple foods can make you hungry."

"There are also various cold dishes, as well as the sheep's face and hoof, and the like, which were braised by the method passed from the Central Plains. It tastes great and can be eaten as soon as you cut. There are also a few melons and vegetables, stewed in broth, and it is very cheap to serve in a bowl, and the oil and salt are very good, and it is very good to eat. There is also the signature of the small shop, which is hand-grabbing mutton."

Hearing this, Fang Chang reached out to interrupt him and asked:

"Hand grab lamb? What's the point?"

When the young man met the guest, he was interested and said excitedly: "There are large areas of land nearby that are severely salt-alkali, and there are not many plants and plants that are not salt-alkali-resistant. Although it is difficult to graz on it, the sheep raised on the saline-alkali land have no smell and are sweet in taste. It is delicious if boiled in clean water."

"Then come and put some." Fang Chang asked, "How do you sell mutton with your hand?"

The young man said, "It's calculated by the basin."

Fang Chang said: "Then let's put two pots first, each one of us will be one pot, and it's not enough."

Sang Ziping next to him nodded, but the young man was a little surprised: "Two guests, the basin here in the small shop is very large, so be careful not to eat it."

With a bold wave, Fang Chang said, "You don't have to worry about this. If you can't eat it, we will take you with you. Let's continue talking, what else do you have here?"

The guy said:

"The shop also sells donkey meat. I bought a donkey every once in a while. The donkey meat tastes very good, but today it has sold out most of it, so I can only cut it into a plate."

"The dishes are gone. If you want to go there for another two months, you must come here. The chef of the back kitchen recently got some new recipes and has learned how to cook in the Central Plains. He will be able to integrate them in two months. At that time, when the guest came to the shop, in addition to these original signature dishes, he could also taste the Central Plains flavor."

"Then there is wine. We have good wine here, which is produced in the grape valley next to the sea. There are good grapes everywhere, and each grain is sweet and sweet. After making wine, it is even more mellow. The guest must come with a bottle."

Fang Chang smiled and said, "There is no need for Central Plains dishes. We went here from Zhongyuan. Let's cut the plate of donkey meat, add some vegetables and some white rice. Just like that, go and prepare quickly. We have been walking for a long time and are already hungry."

The young man nodded, then pulled the long "Okay~!" and ran the kitchen of the runway, notifying the master behind to prepare the meal.

I grabbed the mutton very quickly because this was not made immediately, but was ready long ago.

The sheep raised in the saline-alkali land are cut into large pieces and stewed in clean water.

Although various spices have been widely grown in the Central Plains, there are no condiments in this dish, let alone spices, and even salt.

The store only provided a knife, indicating that Fang Chang and Sang Ziping cut and eat it themselves.

At the same time, the guy also brought two shallow plates with some white powder inside.

Sang Ziping reached out to dip a little, tasted it and said with a smile:

"It's salt."

Fang Chang did not use the knife provided by the store, but took out his own small jade knife from his arms, grabbing the meat with one hand and cutting it with the other. The texture of the knife is no longer like jade, and is extremely sharp. Whether it is mutton or mutton bone, it will be cut off when it is touched.

As expected, the meats were as described by the two guys, and they had no peculiar smell. They melted in their mouths after being stewed for a long time.

When eating, you only need to dip it in a little salt to clearly taste all the original flavor of the ingredients. The sheep bones are also stewed with softness. You can eat them with good teeth.

Fangchang, which can use copper and iron as snacks, is no problem.

"It's really good meat."

The two of them had a full meal while complimenting, and there was nothing left in the bones and soup.

The donkey meat and the rice steamed in the small wooden barrel were not left at all, and they were all eaten up like wind and clouds.

The two young men next to him were a little scared when they saw this. One of them was even worried: Will these two customers eat up the table in the store?

Fortunately, the two of them acted quickly enough and they would get the account after eating.

The sky outside was already a little dark, but the setting sun had already sunk half of her body behind the horizon and hid.

"Find a place to sleep for a night, and then continue on the westward journey."

"Um."

"etc?"

After walking for a few steps, Fang Chang suddenly called Sang Ziping.

"What's wrong? Mr. Fang." Sang Ziping was very confused. He looked along Fang Chang's gaze but found nothing.

"Look at it."

Fang Chang pointed to a place in the middle of the road and said to Sang Ziping.
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