casserole lady

Chapter 297 Phoenix City (2)
When the carriage passed through the streets of Phoenix City and the brocade curtain was lifted to look out, the streets of Phoenix City were very wide, with a bluestone slab road in the middle. There are open ditches built with bricks next to them. Snow in winter and rain in summer turn into water and flow out from the open ditches on both sides.

On both sides of the open ditch are sidewalks for people to come and go.There are two rows of willow trees on both sides of the sidewalk. At this time, it is the beginning of summer, and the willow trees hang down thousands of threads, graceful and graceful.Under the willows are ditches for drainage. Winter snow and summer rain turn into water and flow out from these two side ditches.On both sides of the street, there are uniform two-story buildings.All kinds of plaques or flags are hung on the buildings. There are gold and silver shops, cloth shops, and bookstores.People on the street are busy going back and forth, and there are also many ox carts, all carrying loads.

Seeing Qin Zheng looking around probingly, He Xiao couldn't help laughing and said, "Why, I can't see enough? If you like it, I'll give you a shop tomorrow. How about you open a restaurant here?"

Qin Zheng shook his head: "What I do is just a rough meal for traveling merchants, but I can't go to the elegant hall, or nothing."

He Xiao couldn't help laughing and said: "You don't understand this. Your father was in Phoenix City back then, and he was a very popular figure. Your cooking skills are no less than his now, so why be so self-effacing."

When Qin Zheng heard this, there was a strange look in his eyes: "Have you met my father?"

He Xiao nodded: "That's natural. I also ate the meals he made."

Qin Zheng thinks about it too. He Xiao is thirty-five now, the same age as his mother. If his father had been to Phoenix City back then, he might have seen He Xiao who was the city lord at that time.

Thinking of her mother, she felt sad and couldn't help asking: "Then you have seen my mother before?"

He Xiao heard this, but restrained the smile on his lips, nodded and said: "Yes, I have seen it."

Qin Zheng's lips moved a few times, a little hesitant, but he finally asked, "What does she look like?"

He Xiao stared at Qin Zheng's side face, a trace of tenderness flashed in his eyes, he sighed softly, but smiled: "You look a bit like her."

Qin Zheng waited for He Xiao to continue, but He Xiao stopped talking.

Qin Zheng couldn't help feeling somewhat disappointed, but he didn't want to ask any more questions.

Maybe she and this mother will never see each other again after all.

Since the next night's banquet was held in He Xiao's inner house, He Xiao directly brought Qin Zheng to his house.

Qin Zheng saw that there were several bamboo branches and dead branches of winter plums in He Xiao's courtyard. Although it was a bit deserted, there was a hint of elegance.Qin Zheng was quite surprised when he saw him, it didn't match his gleaming appearance.

Seeing her expression, He Xiao understood what she meant, and couldn't help but smiled wryly: "This is a courtyard that has been passed down for hundreds of years. It was left by our ancestors. As a junior, I can't change it at will."

After Qin Zheng rested for a while, after washing up, a doctor sent by He Xiao checked her pulse. There was nothing serious about it, it was just that she was injured in the past and failed to recuperate, which made her body too cold and cold.The doctor didn't prescribe any medicine at the moment, but said to pay attention to the daily diet, and told him to eat one or two bird's nests every day.He Xiao listened, and let people do it.

Qin Zheng felt that He Xiao's behavior was too complicated. He was just a passerby, so he might leave tomorrow.A commoner like her is living in a homeless place, so how could she need to eat bird's nest like a lady from your family.

But... If you eat it one day, then take the opportunity to eat it for another day.

Qin Zheng was not a pretentious person at first, so he enjoyed it to the fullest, making up for the pain of starving and eating less these days.

(End of this chapter)