Siheyuan: Why is my crossing so ugly?

Noon, Kayseri.

Riverbank, south bank of the Red River.

"Why? Are you upset because you didn't get to eat the pie?"

In the sunshine, Du Weiguo put his hands in his pockets, a cigarette in his mouth, glanced at Du Tie who had a gloomy face beside him, and teased with a smile.

"No." Du Tie's voice was muffled, and he was obviously holding his breath.

"Hey~" Du Weiguo grinned evilly. He spat out the cigarette butt and patted Du Tie on the shoulder.

"Could it be that you are jealous because that Dana didn't continue to seduce you, but chose me instead?"

"How is that possible?" Du Tie's little face suddenly turned red.

There was a sense of exasperation in his denial. It was obvious that his secrets had been touched upon, which, if not all, was at least part of the reason.

After all, he is a young man, and his self-esteem is always surprisingly strong when facing women.

Perhaps realizing that his reaction was not right, Du Tie quickly stuttered and said:
"Well, I just feel that, sir, you already have Guo Fu and Miss Hu by your side."

"They are all stunning beauties. You, you shouldn't mess with old women like Sister Xiang."

"Snapped!"

Du Weiguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He raised his hand and slapped him on the back of the head, yelling at him angrily.

"Du Tie, are you fucking crazy? In your impression, I'm so impatient and not picky about food?"

"Hiss~" Du Tie covered his head with his hands, grinning, with an ignorant expression that said, "I'm not well-informed, so don't deceive me."

"Ha!" Seeing his expression that looked like he was asking for a beating, Du Weiguo was so angry that he laughed.

"Damn it, a slutty bitch like Sister Xiang can only fool a young virgin like you. I don't even look at her."

"Then, then you are still with her~" Du Tie stuttered for a long time and couldn't find a suitable word.

"Acting! Do you understand?" Du Weiguo completed the sentence for him.

"Acting?" Du Tie was even more confused. His eyes were clear but stupid, just like a college student in later generations.

Du Weiguo pursed his lips helplessly.

"Don't you want to know what kind of meat is used in Xiangjie's pies? Why are they so fragrant?"

"Yes? What kind of meat, sir, do you know?"

Du Weiguo said a word in a gloomy voice. "Ten-spice meat."

"Ten-spiced meat? What kind of meat is that?" Du Tie's eyes became even more direct.

No, they are too fucking greenhorns. Having high abilities but low intelligence is not acceptable. We must improve the comprehensive qualities of these little guys like Du Tie, as well as their experience in the world, Du Weiguo made a secret decision in his heart.

"Do you know Water Margin?"

Upon hearing this, Du Tie became excited.

"Of course I know! Brother Hanwen told me that among the 108 heroes of Water Margin, I like Little Li Guang Hua Rong the most!"

"Huarong? Why?" Hearing this unexpected answer, Du Weiguo was successfully led astray by him.

To be honest, among the so-called heroes of Liangshan, Du Weiguo only had a little liking for Lu Da and Wu Song.

As for the rest, he doesn't care about any of them.

Among them, the one he despised the most was definitely the hypocritical and incompetent Song Jiang, followed by Li Kui, then Wu Yong, Wang Ying, and Sun Erniang.

As for Hua Rong, although I can't say I hate him, I definitely don't like him either. This guy is too loyal.

"That's amazing!" Du Tie replied without hesitation:
"Hua Rong is a great archer. His long-range attack ability is the best in the world. I even think that with his archery skills, as long as we are careful, no one can be his opponent."

What he said does make some sense. In the book Water Margin, there are two characters who are almost like bugs and have no solution.

One is Zhang Qing, the master of featherless arrows. His flying stones never miss a target and he is invincible at medium range. The other is Hua Rong, whose archery skills are unparalleled and he is invincible at long range.

Du Tie felt that if he was more cautious, he would have no rivals. This should be due to the application of some modern people's thinking. As a sniper, he did have the advantage.

"Besides that, Hua Rong was very loyal. He died in a very glorious and tragic way. He was buried alive at the tomb of his master."

"Uh~" Du Weiguo was choked by his reason.

He really had no way to refute this. After all, as a person in a higher position, who wouldn't like fans who follow him unconditionally like Hua Rong?
Fine, anyway, the person Du Tie is loyal to is me, so blind loyalty is acceptable. I changed my way of thinking about the problem, and I immediately felt comfortable.

"Then do you know Sun Erniang?"

"I know, but I really don't like this vicious woman." Du Tie curled his lips in disdain.

"Oh, why?" Du Weiguo's thoughts were diverted by him again.

Du Tie paused for a moment, probably to organize his words a little:

"Sun Erniang is a perverted murderer. Not only does she murder passers-by for no reason, she even eats people. She is worse than an animal!"

"Hey, that's what's going on, Du Tie, you understand it correctly."

Du Weiguo felt more relieved. It was good that this little guy Du Tie's values ​​were not distorted. He also thought so.

If he traveled through Water Margin, Sun Erniang, Zhang Qing, Li Kui, and Wang Ying, these rotten onions, would all be on his kill list.

Du Weiguo's expression suddenly became a little playful. He put his arm around Du Tie's shoulders and said jokingly:

"Then do you know what kind of fillings are used in the buns sold by Sun Erniang when she opened a shop in Shilipo?"

"Human flesh!" Du Tie blurted out, and then he was stunned.

"First, sir, the ten-spice meat you just mentioned, shouldn't it be~"

Du Weiguo's tone became more playful: "Yes, it's just what you think."

"Really?" Du Tie's eyes suddenly widened, and the veins on his forehead bulged with excitement.

"Sister Xiang is just like Sun Erniang, running a black shop and using human flesh as stuffing?"

"Hmm." Du Weiguo raised his eyebrows teasingly.

"Du Tie, you almost ate the Ten-spice Meat just now, what do you think? Are you still resentful now?"

"Hah~" Recalling the mouth-watering strange fragrance just now, Du Tie immediately bent over and began to dry heave.

Du Weiguo lit two cigarettes and handed one to him.

"Look at your lack of ability. It's not like you haven't seen blood before. It's not a big deal. Take two puffs of your cigarette and hold it back."

"cough~"

Du Tie obediently took the cigarette and took a deep puff. Since he didn't know how to smoke, he couldn't help coughing, but the nauseous feeling in his chest was relieved a lot.

Du Weiguo patted his back and said, "Inhale slowly and exhale slowly."

Following his method, Du Tie tried again. This time he stopped coughing, his complexion gradually recovered, and he straightened up.

"Du Tie, have you never smoked before?"

Du Tie shook his head and replied honestly: "No, Sister Fu won't let me."

Du Weiguo smacked his lips and said, "Tsk, this Guo Fu really treats you like children and keeps you in captivity and disciplined."

"That won't do. I have to find an opportunity to have a good talk with her and let you gain more experience so that you can become independent as soon as possible." Perhaps it was because of the dark experiences in his childhood and adolescence.

Therefore, Guo Fu developed an overwhelming desire to protect Du Tie, Du Lan and others, and at the same time, a strong desire to control them.

The study schedule, training programs, food, clothing, housing and transportation are all taken care of by her.

Du Tie and his family are both 18 years old this year. In this era, they are old enough to set up their own household, or even get married and have children.

What's more, they are all people with special abilities and core members of the Demon God Clan. They should become independent earlier and experience more hardships.

"That's great!" Du Tie was very happy when he heard this.

"Sir, I actually think Sister Fu is too strict with us."

Du Weiguo frowned and taught him a lesson:
"I'm keeping a close eye on you because I want to protect you. I'm afraid you'll grow up in a wrong way. Don't be ungrateful, kid."

"Yes, yes, sir, you are right." Du Tie quickly shrank his neck, and then he changed the subject:
"By the way, sir, since you are sure that Sister Xiang is running a shady shop and selling human meat pies, why don't you catch her on the spot?"

Du Weiguo exhaled smoke and flicked the cigarette butt.

"This kind of work is not something a woman can do alone. She must have accomplices behind her, and when we went there just now, she was the only one in the store.

In addition, Kayseri is not a lawless place. When such a horrific and vicious case occurs, the best option is to investigate the case and impose the punishment according to the law.”

Du Tie waved his fist vigorously:

"Yes! Sir, you are thoughtful. You should catch all these beasts in one fell swoop and then execute them publicly so that everyone can see their ugly faces."

Du Weiguo rubbed his head with satisfaction:
"That's right, Du Tie. I'll take you to continue investigating the case tonight. We must wipe out these beasts. The case code is Ten Spicy Meat."

"awesome!"

When Du Tie heard that he could investigate a case with Du Weiguo, his face turned red with excitement and he jumped three feet high.

The total length of the Red River embankment is 22 kilometers. Every few hundred meters, there is a pavilion that can accommodate hundreds of people to rest. Surrounding each pavilion are several food stalls.

Most of the people doing business are Chinese. Since this is the Yilan region, they sell food cooked with beef and mutton. The air is filled with the rich aroma of barbecue.

Walking on the long embankment, Du Weiguo felt a little dazed, as if he had flashed back to the Nanguan Flavor Street in Lanzhou in the future.

Because he had not yet forgotten the unique aroma of the ten-spice meat pie, Du Tie had a very poor appetite. He felt nauseous at the sight of meat and could only barely eat half a vegetarian flatbread before he could not swallow it anymore.

Du Weiguo was not affected at all. He ate lamb skewers, beef skewers, chicken skewers, Persian kebabs, and roujiamo, especially the meat, and ate until his mouth was full of oil.

He even bought two pies from a stall he came across and ate them with gusto.

"Hmm, hmm, it tastes really good. The seasoning of the three fresh meats is very authentic."

"Three Fresh Meats! Sir, what, what are three fresh meats?"

Upon hearing this unfamiliar term, Du Tie's whole body stiffened, his eyes shook violently, and he even had a stress reaction.

"Hahaha!" Du Weiguo laughed out loud at his amusement.

The pie stall owner was a middle-aged man with a beard. After hearing the conversation between the two, he gave Du Weiguo a thumbs up with a thick northwestern accent.

"Sir, you are a good eater and know how to eat."

"The way I prepare this three-fresh meat stuffing is a secret recipe passed down by our Ma family for a hundred years. The ratio of beef, mutton, and chicken, as well as the ratio of fat to lean, is almost not right."

Du Tie understood and his expression instantly became much better: "So, the three fresh meats are beef, mutton and chicken."

The bearded boss smiled and nodded:

"That's right, Gawa. This three fresh meat is also called meat three fresh. Legend has it that it is the favorite food of Queen Mother of the West of Kunlun Mountain. It is a great fortune for ordinary people like us to be able to eat it."

"Hahaha~" Du Weiguo laughed again.

"Brother, if three fresh meats are the favorite of Queen Mother of the West, then your Ma family is proficient in rice, so wouldn't that make you a fairy chef?"

The boss is very funny:
"Who can say for sure? Perhaps thousands of years ago, our Ma family once served the Queen Mother of the West?"

"Even now, there is a fairy-like noble lady who likes my three-fresh meat pie and comes to sell it every now and then."

"A fairy-like noble lady?" Du Weiguo raised his eyebrows and asked tentatively:

"Is she a woman with a baby face, but a great figure, an elegant temperament, and a very authoritative voice? Oh, and her eyes are slightly red."

"Yes, yes! It's her!" The boss' eyes suddenly widened and he became a little excited.

"Sir, do you know this lady? Is she okay? She hasn't been here for a long time. I thought she had left Kayseri."

As expected, it was Hu Da who was such a greedy guy. Du Weiguo felt both amused and helpless.

"Yes, I know her. She's fine. It's been a bit uneasy around Kayseri lately, so she doesn't go out much."

"Oh, oh, so that's how it is. I'm glad the young lady is safe and sound."

The boss was very happy. He quickly picked out all the pies in the basket, wrapped them in oil paper, and handed them to Du Weiguo.

"Sir, please help pass this pie to Miss. It's a little gift from me. It will be just as delicious if I re-bake it."

Du Weiguo was a little surprised when he received a big bag full of pies, which contained more than thirty pies.

"Why? Boss, are you familiar with her?"

The boss shook his head:

"I'm just a street vendor, and the lady is an unattainable noblewoman. How could I be familiar with her? She only visited me a few times occasionally."

Du Weiguo weighed the oil-paper bag in his hand: "What about you?"

The boss rubbed his hands subconsciously:

"Although I don't know the specific identity of this lady, I know that she is a powerful person, and she is also a rare good person."

"Oh, what do you say?"

Upon hearing this, Du Weiguo immediately became interested. He handed the pie to Du Tie and took out a cigarette box to give him one.

Glancing at President Kunpeng holding the golden-mouthed black rod, which was as exquisite as a work of art, the boss's eyes flashed with understanding.

"Every time the young lady comes to the river bank, she helps us, the poor people who make a living, to do practical things and seek benefits."

"for example?"

Boss Kunpeng couldn't bear to smoke it, so he carefully pinned it on his ear.

“For example, the gangsters who extorted money have completely disappeared, the police who blackmailed people have also disappeared, free water stations and toilets have been built on the riverbank, and the number of sanitation workers has increased.

These changes always occur after the young lady comes to visit us vendors. We know them clearly and remember her kindness.

The corner of Du Weiguo's mouth curled up. He didn't expect that this woman Hu Da had the hidden attribute of loving the people like her own children.

At night, Sister Xiang's Pie Shop was closed.

Du Weiguo was alone. He changed into gray clothes, put on an old top hat, carried a heavy leather bag, and knocked on the gate.

"Squeak~"

The wooden door opened a crack, revealing the face of a thin, dark-skinned middle-aged man. He looked at Du Weiguo warily.

When he saw the big leather bag, his eyes narrowed and a gleam of light flashed across them. (End of this chapter)