Green Mountain Town

Liu Chang'an killed the rooster, cleaned its feet and tail, removed the neck, leaving the comb, and thoroughly cleaned the internal organs. He then chopped the rooster into large and small pieces, stir-fried it over high heat, and added a whole pot of chili peppers in a 1:1 ratio, along with plenty of oil and salt, creating a pot of spicy rooster.

The broth is as red as blood, with chicken and offal mixed in fiery red peppers. The whole pot is enough to make those who can't handle spicy food shudder.

Although South Hunan is famous for its spicy food, Liu Chang'an has always believed that the dishes in Junsha are not very spicy, especially rice noodles, rice vermicelli, and soup noodles. They look spicy, but in fact, in order to cater to the general taste, they are usually just salty and mild, and cannot be said to be characterized by "spicy".

Spicy rooster is not seasoned with special varieties of chili peppers, chili powder, capsaicin, or similar substances. It is a representative of the "spicy" flavor of South Hunan cuisine. Even in the surrounding provinces, which are traditionally known for their ability to handle spice, there are not many people who can eat this dish with ease and composure.

Eating this in the summer, especially after the initial fiery sensation, leaves you feeling refreshed and invigorated, with a powerful burst of delicious flavor on your taste buds.

Liu Chang'an prepared the spicy rooster and baked the rice noodles he bought from the market. Junsha rice noodles are generally about the size of a chopstick tip, soft and lacking in chewiness; they are more like round vermicelli than rice noodles.

It's also called rice noodles, and there are round and flat varieties. Liu Chang'an's type is also called round rice noodles. Some people also call those thinner rice noodles rice noodles. There are all sorts of names.

After baking, the moisture in the rice noodles decreased. They were carefully rolled and baked until they shrank considerably. Only then was Liu Chang'an satisfied. There was no other way; all the rice noodles in the Junsha area were like this, so this was the only rough processing method he could do.

Take some time to visit Green Mountain Town; it's where Liu Chang'an's favorite rice noodles are made.

After An Nuan and Zhou Dongdong finished eating rice noodles that evening, Liu Chang'an took An Nuan home and then came back himself. Zhou Dongdong stayed at Liu Chang'an's house looking at picture books. When Zhou Shuling came back, Liu Chang'an said he would make her a bowl of rice noodles to try.

Zhou Shuling was also a little hungry, so she had it as a late-night snack. She knew that Liu Chang'an was a good cook.

"Mom, did you go look for Dad for me again today?" Zhou Dongdong asked Zhou Shuling.

Zhou Shuling was a little embarrassed. "No, I just ran into an uncle I knew and we had tea for a while."

"All dads are bad guys who only know how to beat their kids," Zhou Dongdong said angrily.

"Fine, fine, nobody wants to find you a father." Zhou Shuling was also quite depressed today. The man she met was someone she had been on a blind date with before. He had Zhou Shuling's aunt arrange the meeting. His idea was that since she had already bought a house, they could consider marrying her after she paid off her debts.

Enraged, Zhou Shuling threw tea all over his face. Did he really think he was so important?!

"Kids grow up easily with just a little feeding. You don't need to feel sorry for a child who doesn't have a father." Liu Chang'an brought over the rice noodles.

"I eat many bowls of rice every day, and I grew up very quickly," Zhou Dongdong said, looking at the rice noodles Liu Chang'an brought over.

"Do you want some?" Zhou Shuling took it, and seeing Zhou Dongdong's gaze, she first held out the bowl.

Zhou Dongdong pursed her lips, took a few steps back, and hugged Liu Chang'an's leg while looking at the bowl in Zhou Shuling's hand.

"She was too scared to eat anymore. I made her a bowl of soup this afternoon, and she ate it while crying. She didn't even finish three bowls."

"If it weren't so spicy, I could eat three bowls!" Zhou Dongdong opened her mouth again, "Just a small bite will do."

Zhou Shuling fed Zhou Dongdong a bite, and Zhou Dongdong slurped up the rice noodles and then hurriedly went to drink water while panting.

Zhou Shuling also tried it. A mouthful of rice noodles mixed with the soup and spicy rooster meat made her eyes light up. "This flavor is unique! It's spicy, but it's really potent."

"I'd like to partner with you and sell breakfast in the morning. Anyway, your breakfast stall also has soup noodles, but the taste is just so-so. If you use my recipe, the business should be much better," Liu Chang'an said to Zhou Shuling.

Zhou Shuling was a little surprised, but nodded, just wanting to confirm, "Really?"

"Really, I'll go buy some suitable rice noodles tomorrow, and we'll discuss the profit sharing. If it sells well, we can open a storefront and earn some money to improve our lives." Liu Chang'an wasn't very interested in making money because even now, he still felt quite wealthy... It was a feeling, not a fact.

But to feed the young lady of the Shangguan Family, she needs to eat chicken every day, so she needs to earn some money. Every day she goes out to cause trouble for centipedes, frogs, and snakes, disrupting the stability of the surrounding ecosystem.

"You're planning to expand this business? Doing business isn't easy, but... it really is delicious." Zhou Shuling wasn't sure either, but Liu Chang'an was a man of action, reliable and sensible. Besides, she owed him a huge favor, so there was no reason to refuse. As for the profit sharing, Zhou Shuling was determined not to accept it.

"Doing business is indeed not easy, but making money is very easy," Liu Chang'an believes.

"Let's give it a try anyway. Locals should be able to get used to this rice noodle dish. The ones we usually eat aren't flavorful enough, are they?" After finishing her rice noodles, Zhou Shuling took a sip of the spicy soup. It felt different in the summer. It might sell even better in the winter. A bowl of this would warm you up completely.

"This rice noodle dish is called Spicy Rooster Rice Noodles," Liu Chang'an decided on a name.

Zhou Shuling was covered in sweat from eating, and she pulled Zhou Dongdong back to take a shower.

Liu Chang'an tidied up the house, threw the hen into the coffin, and after a period of coffin sermon, he came out, locked the carriage, turned on the alarm system, and then walked out the door.

As usual, I checked out the mahjong game under the grapevines, then went to the mahjong parlor to pay back the water bill the owner had forgotten to pay last time. I walked up the stairs and knocked on a door on the rooftop.

No one answered the door, but Liu Chang'an wasn't in a hurry and continued knocking.

After a while, a young man finally opened the door, looking groggy and impatient, as if he had just woken up from a deep sleep. "Who are you? What do you want?"

Liu Chang'an grabbed his head and slammed it to the ground, beating him mercilessly until he screamed and collapsed on the ground. Only then did Liu Chang'an release him.

"Why... why..."

"It's nothing. I'll be out for a little longer than usual. I was worried you'd be bored, so I just beat you up. That'll make you behave."

Liu Chang'an moved the young man who was monitoring him onto the bed. "Goodbye, get some rest. If you need to pee or poop... just do it on yourself."

"I... you..."

Liu Chang'an left the residential area, called Qin Yanan, and asked her to find someone to keep an eye on the disembarking carriage before heading towards Green Mountain Town.

Green Mountain Town is located in the central part of Xiangnan Province, not far from Junsha. It's about 200 kilometers away by car, and you can walk there in a few days at a normal pace. It's very close.

Green Mountain Town is also the hometown of Zeng Shaotou, the place where the Xiang Army first gathered troops. After the Xiang Army disbanded, many people were unwilling to return to farming. Relying on the courage and banditry they had developed during the war, they scattered in the mountains and fields and became bandits. The bandits and hooligans that Green Mountain Town was rich in only completely disappeared more than 20 years ago.

Liu Chang'an left Junsha City at midnight and began to speed up his journey, traveling under the stars and moon. He passed through foothills, forests, rivers, and waterways. The night sky gradually became clear and beautiful. Liu Chang'an breathed calmly. Although he had never felt that he had absorbed any kind of spiritual energy, he looked closely at the starlight and moonlight falling on his body and his skin did indeed have a more gentle glow.

The night air was fresh and moist. Instead of taking the highway, Liu Chang'an tried to drive on ordinary roads for a while before taking a shorter, straight route through some mountains and rivers.

As dawn broke, the barren paddy fields gradually multiplied, and rocky hills with almost no vegetation were intermittently piled up everywhere. A national highway ran through the area. Liu Chang'an sat by a lotus pond, washed his feet, and put on his shoes.

Wearing them all night long would wear out your shoes too quickly.

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