AWB Chapter 551 Tingfeng Tower
Chapter 551 Tingfeng Tower
Bai Wanwan was not affected at all. As soon as the referee put the two crickets into the ceramic basin, the cricket pounced on her with its fangs bared.
When the insect moved, it made a rustling sound, and the barbs on its legs scraped against the wall of the pottery basin, which was so annoying that it made people's teeth ache.
Everyone thought that the little cricket would definitely be bitten to pieces this time.
Who knew that the little cricket was so agile that it jumped suddenly and avoided the attack of the poisonous cricket.
Two crickets were spinning back and forth in the basin. You bite me and I dodge, and the fight was hard to separate.
The cricket was very strong and almost bit the little cricket several times.
The little cricket is small and moves quickly, so it always manages to dodge at the last moment.
When the fight was in full swing, the cricket suddenly stopped moving, its body shaking like a sieve.
Then it began to circle around in the basin frantically, as fast as a frightened mouse.
The boy in gray was so anxious that he slammed the pottery basin. "What's wrong with you? You usually bite anything alive, why are you so cowardly today?"
But no matter how he shouted, the cricket didn't dare to get close to the little cricket and just ran around the basin.
The onlookers were stunned, whispering to each other: "Why is this insect so scared all of a sudden? Could it be that it's been frightened to death?"
After a while, the cricket suddenly collapsed in the basin and didn't move, its whole body twitching.
The little cricket first approached cautiously and touched it with its antennae. Seeing that it didn't react, it suddenly opened its mouth and bit the cricket's head.
It tore open the cricket's hard shell bit by bit, and its sharp jaws made a crisp "crunching" sound. Then it pounced on it and gnawed the cricket until it was completely gone, leaving no wing fragments.
The onlookers' scalps tingled as they watched. Some stumbled and knocked over the benches behind them, while others covered their mouths in horror, "Could this little cricket be possessed by an evil spirit?"
The gray-clothed boy's face instantly turned ashen, and he spat out a mouthful of blood, staining the cloud-patterned brocade on his chest. "You dare to destroy ten years of my hard work? I will make you pay with blood!"
He staggered and held onto the table, his eyes bloodshot, and he staggered out.
"This is the legitimate grandson of the Marquis of Jing'an!" Thunderous discussions erupted in the crowd.
The old man wearing the jade ring said in a trembling voice:
"His grandmother was the chief priestess of the Miaojiang Gu Women's Village! Back then, the Empress Dowager was infected with the Seven Orifices Bone-Eroding Gu, and all the imperial doctors in the palace were helpless.
It was she who brought the holy medicine into the palace at night and saved the Queen Mother's life by exchanging her own!"
Another businessman-like man had a pale face:
"Marquis Jing'an is in charge of the Jiangnan Salt Road. The annual tribute of white salt piled up higher than the imperial palace!
If this feud is formed, I'm afraid the entire city of Bianjing will tremble!"
Bai Wanwan collected the 100 million silver note. Shen Tao frowned and said:
"We are in big trouble. Xiao Yi is the treasure of Jing'an Marquis Mansion. If we offend him, there will be no good consequences.
The most terrifying thing is that his grandmother is a poisoner. I have to go to the palace and ask my grandmother for mercy."
Bai Wanwan frowned and said, "Not really, is it? Gambling always involves winning and losing. Could it be that he can't afford to lose? If he can't afford to lose, then don't come."
The bottle flew directly into Bai Wanwan's body, and Bai Wanwan heard it murmur, "Delicious... delicious... crispy, fragrant and sweet..."
Bai Wanwan rolled her eyes. Naiping would disdain ordinary low-level poisonous insects, and this was also the pride of the Golden Silkworm Gu.
It likes to eat high-level poisonous insects the most. Those high-level poisonous insects can provide it with sufficient nutrition and even allow it to advance.
After eating the insect, Naping fell asleep. Bai Wanwan looked at Shen Tao and said, "I'll treat you to something to eat..."
The Seventeenth Prince next to him said, "Why don't you take me with you? I lost all my 20 to you. I'm so poor!"
Bai Wanwan smiled and said, "Didn't you say you would treat me to a meal?"
The Seventeenth Prince raised his hand and rubbed his aching temple and said:
"Never mind, I can't spoil your fun.
How about going to Tingfeng Tower?"
He tapped his folding fan lightly on his palm, a smile playing at the corner of his eyes:
"The building faces the Qinhuai River, and when you open the carved windows you can see the pleasure boats coming and going.
After dark, taking a boat trip on the river, with the lights on both sides reflected on the water, is much more interesting than the boring night view in the palace."
Bai Wanwan blinked and looked at Shen Tao, who snorted coldly:
"You are quite good at calculating, but you don't think of me on ordinary days.
Since you are my study partner, we should go in and out together."
"It's no big deal!" The Seventeenth Prince laughed and put his arm around Shen Tao's shoulders and said:
“This prince is treating us, and we have the unique crab meat lion’s head and sweet osmanthus candied lotus root in Jinling City.
You can also listen to the most popular singer Yun Niang singing in the private room on the second floor.
After you have had enough food and drink, I will take you to the Treasure Appraisal Pavilion in the west of the city to broaden your horizons.
The auction there was very lively.”
"The Treasure Appraisal Pavilion in the west of the city?" Bai Wanwan's face was full of curiosity.
Shen Tao lowered his voice and said mysteriously:
“Just last month, Baozhenlou sold three treasures in a row, all of which were old items left over from the previous dynasty!
The first item was a blue and white porcelain vase with a pattern of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea painted on the vase. It looked very luxurious, and in the end a salt merchant spent 800,000 taels of silver to buy it.
The second item was a jade bracelet, said to have been worn by a concubine in the palace. It was so valuable that it was snatched away by the owner of a silk shop in the city, who paid a full 1.2 million taels for it.
He swallowed and continued:
"The most amazing thing is the bronze tripod. It looks inconspicuous, but it is engraved with words of our ancestors. People who know about it say it is a ritual vessel used for sacrifices.
In order to grab this tripod, several masters fought fiercely, and finally someone gritted his teeth and offered three million taels of silver to win it!
Lin Panpan was shocked when she heard this: "Wow, so much money, to buy a bronze tripod, what on earth are these people thinking?"
Shen Tao chuckled, "Who says it's not true? Over there, any old item can be worth a lifetime of food and drink for an average person."
Seventeen shouted at the top of his lungs, "We're here! This is Tingfeng Tower! Everyone, hurry up and order whatever you want!"
Lin Panpan took the menu that smelled of ink and saw that the calligraphy was neatly written with a brush and the names of the dishes were fresh and practical.
The signature beggar's chicken in lotus leaf is wrapped in yellow mud and roasted, and the aroma goes straight into your nose when you open it.
Crab meatballs are made of meatballs as big as a fist, and when you bite into them, they are full of crab roe and crab meat.
There was also the sweet and sour squirrel mandarin fish, fried golden brown and doused in sweet and sour sauce, which looked delightful. She ordered all three dishes at once, and also added a portion of refreshing jade shrimp.
The others followed suit and ordered dishes. Seventeen ordered duck blood vermicelli soup, and soon the table was full.
Tingfenglou serves food very quickly. It didn’t take long before all the hot dishes were served.
Bai Wanwan picked up a piece of salted duck and her eyes lit up. "Oh, this tastes so authentic! The duck meat is firm and the saltiness is just right!"
The guy grinned and introduced:
"Sir, you have good taste! Our salted duck is a specialty of Jinling! We use ducks raised in the eastern suburbs. The meat is firm and has a sweet taste.
First, spread the duck with hot pepper salt and marinate it inside and out for three hours to squeeze out excess fat.
Then scoop out the old broth. This soup is very precious. It uses more than twenty kinds of spices. The older it gets, the more fragrant it becomes!
Dip the duck in the soup and simmer it over low heat, allowing the marinade to slowly seep into the meat.
When the skin tightens, the slices of meat are as thin as cicada wings. They are salty, fragrant and tender, and even the cracks between the bones are soaked with the aroma of the marinade!