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Chapter 64 [Food Courtyard]

“Interesting place?”

"Go to have some midnight snack... Well, I know there is a special place in this town, and I haven't been there myself, so I'll take you to have a good time today."

Chen Daolin was stunned, with a hesitant look on his face. Du Wei frowned and said lightly: "What? Are you anxious to go back to see your elf beauty? Don't worry, that hotel is run by my family, it is very safe, and there will never be any idle people to disturb you."

After Du Weiwei said this, Chen Daolin had nothing to say, and he was indeed a little hungry.

The carriage drove rapidly, and after a moment, it stood at the intersection of a small street.

The street is very narrow, with a visual width, and two or three people can be crowded by walking side by side, and the carriage cannot be driven in.

Chen Daolin and Weiwei got off the carriage and walked, while the Scar driver watched the carriage waiting outside the intersection.

"Are you familiar with this place?" Chen Daolin looked at the dark alley and hesitated a little: "It doesn't seem like there is a place to eat."

Du Weiwei looked calm: "This place was also told by others. It is said that the food here is the best in the entire Freeport, but not many people know it, only old customers will visit it."

As she said that, she naturally took Chen Daolin's arm and walked in.

The alley seems narrow, but it is actually very long and winding, and the deeper it goes in. Both sides are short houses, with houses connected to houses and courtyard walls connected to courtyard walls. They are all houses with seemingly ordinary small doors and small households.

There were naturally no lights in the alley, so the two of them walked in. Chen Daolin became more and more curious, but Du Weiwei around him seemed to be in high spirits and walked faster and faster.

Finally, after turning a corner, I saw a small courtyard in front of me. A colorful flag was hung on the gate, and the lights of lights in the yard were revealed from the gate. The two of them were still dozens of steps away from the gate, and they heard the noise of people talking inside, and the air was filled with fragrance.

The fragrance penetrated into his nose, and Chen Daolin felt his appetite aroused and he couldn't help but feel shocked.

The two of them quickly walked over. The bustling yard was in sharp contrast with the secluded street outside.

As soon as the two walked into the yard, a middle-aged man in a linen robe quickly came out. The man had a messy hair like a chicken coop, and the linen robe on his body was also dirty, but his eyes were very bright. After we came over, he bent down and saluted: "Two guests, are you..."

"It's of course I'm eating when I come so late." Du Wei smiled relaxed. After getting off the car, she put on the veil again, but she could still see the smile from her eyebrows.

The middle-aged man immediately smiled and pointed behind him: "Please!"

The yard is not too big. Chen Daolin used to be only twenty or thirty steps wide, and he placed seven or eight tables.

At this moment, there were five diners, both men, women, young and old. What made Chen Daolin curious was that these guests were obviously different in identities. Some were dressed luxuriously, while others were dressed very simple. But these people were sitting in this small yard. When Chen Daolin and Du Weiwei walked in, the guests in the yard were not alarmed. Occasionally, someone randomly cast a look and then took them back.

The yard is oval, and the surrounding houses have been opened. Several small rooms are divided into downstairs. The doors are also wide open, and several tables can be seen in the door. I think they are all places to eat.

After Chen Daolin took a few more glances, he saw some tricks coming.

It turns out that this small courtyard is indeed a good place to eat, but... there is not just one place in this courtyard.

There is a copper sign hanging on the house on the left. In the room, you can see a whole lamb hanging on a barbecue grill. A man with a big waist and a round face is wearing a thick robe and gloves. He constantly brushes the lamb with seasonings, and at the same time, holding the grilling clip and turning it constantly, trying to make every part of the lamb evenly bear the flames of barbecue.

A woman in her thirties with a pretty appearance was cutting a large piece of lamb behind the platform next to her, holding a bright short knife. Her hands moved the knife very quickly, and only saw the light of the knife flashing, and the piece of lamb was cut into pieces.

Next to the house where the roasted lamb was a thin man, sitting there with a big hat, in front of him was a large iron bucket half a meter tall. The iron bucket was mounted on the stove, and the bucket was steaming. The thin man kept stirring the bucket with a large spoon in one hand. On the table outside the room, two luxurious guests were sitting next to the dirty little table. Each of them held a small bowl in his hand, but the bowl was filled with fragrant porridge soup. The two guests were holding the bowl and drinking it happily.

Next door to the porridge is another small house. The door is wide open, but inside is a young woman sitting there. The table in front of her and behind her is filled with jars of various sizes, and a thick stack of plates are placed in front of her.

Chen Daolin was just curious, but saw a guest sitting in front of the roasted lamb house running over and saying something to the young woman. The young woman nodded slightly, picked up a plate very open, opened the two jars in front of her, cleverly picked up a small spoon in her hand and scooped it quickly, then stirred it slightly in the plate and handed it to the guest. The guest was overjoyed, and ran back to his table with the plate, grabbed the mutton and dipped it in his mouth, and kept sighing with satisfaction and comfort.

"Is this a sauce seller?"

Chen Daolin was even more curious.

Opposite the sauce room, it was even more interesting. An old wrinkled woman was sitting there, two large basins in front of her, but there were steaming hot pots but piles of boiled beans.

A pot of green green beans and a pot of black beans were all boiled and a seductive fragrance could be smelled from a distance. Occasionally, a guest walked over, picked up a small bowl and scooped a bowl by himself, and then threw a few coins into a jar in front of the old woman and walked away.

Chen Daolin saw all this and couldn't help but feel a little strange in his heart - this place actually looks like a miniature food center?

All kinds of snacks are gathered in such a remote and difficult-to-find small yard. But it is strange...

"This place is interesting." Chen Daolin sighed.

"Of course. Tell me about this place, but it's a very interesting guy." Du Weiwei also squinted her eyes and looked around, obviously very curious: "I heard that the things here are very delicious, and they can't eat them no matter how much they cost."

As he said that, the two of them found an empty table and sat down. Chen Daolin smiled at the middle-aged man who led the way and said, "The first time we have come here, please give us some food for every thing."

The middle-aged man with messy hair smiled very politely. When Chen Daolin took out a gold coin from his pocket and handed it to him, his smile became more and more intimate, and he nodded and left. After a while, he held a huge tray in his hand and ran back.

In the tray, there was a bowl of freshly roasted lamb, two bowls of thick soup porridge, a plate of fragrant sauce, a small plate of boiled green beans and a small plate of boiled black beans, and finally a small glass bottle. When I opened it and smelled it, it felt a faint aroma of wine.

After tasting it, Chen Daolin and Du Weiwei both praised it.

The mutton was roasted on the outside and the inside was rotten, and the seasonings and heat were very even. I don’t know what the soup was, but it melted in my mouth and swelled down my throat. A fragrance penetrated my lungs directly. The sauce was fragrant and salty. Dip the mutton a little, and Chen Daolin almost bit his tongue when he first took a bite. As for the beans, the beans were cooked soft but not rotten, and they were bitten in their mouths and had a scent of them.

After a few bites, the two young men looked bright and their appetite suddenly became loud. In a moment, more than half of the food in front of them went down.

"Good place!" Chen Daolin gave a thumbs up: "It's a good place! You must thank others who introduce you to this place."

Du Weiwei smiled and looked at Chen Daolin, and said, "The person who introduced this place is not someone else, but my nephew who is the prince. Tonight, you also used someone else's ring and seal. However, my nephew never likes to be restrained. He rarely stays in his palace and wanders around the world with his relatives all year round. He told me many interesting and fun places."

Huh? It sounds like a free and carefree prince.

Chen Daolin didn't think much about it and asked casually: "How did he find this place?"

"How do I know?" Du Wei smiled, looked at the other guests in the yard, and whispered: "I heard from my nephew that the yards of this place are all ordinary poor families. Freeport gathers wealth in the world. Although it is prosperous and countless people come here to sell money, the prices are extremely expensive. The ordinary people living here are not as beautiful as they look. The food prices here are twice as high as those in the imperial capital."

After a pause, she pointed to the middle-aged man standing at the door of the yard to welcome guests and whispered: "I heard that this person is the owner of the property of this yard. His ancestors were one of the first elderly people to settle in Freeport. However, their descendants could not manage them and could not make a fortune, so they only left such a yard property. As for the bosses who sell all kinds of food here, they were originally renters in this yard. Freeport is famous all over the world, and I don't know how many people come here to make money with their dream of getting rich, but want to make money.

But it is not that simple. Freeport is hidden and creeping, and it is even more difficult to make it. Later, after discussing with a few residents, the boss came up with such an idea and changed his small courtyard to such a place. Several residents came up with strange tricks and made special delicious food. Although the place is remote, fortunately the food is really delicious, so it gradually spread among some small-scale regular customers."

"Such a good place should have spread soon, right?" Chen Daolin sighed: "It seems that the business is very good now."

"Yes, I heard that this place has been open for almost ten years." Du Wei smiled: "My nephew, who is the prince, likes to run around by nature, but when he came to this freeport a few years ago, he lived in this freeport for two months because he liked the food in the yard. For people with his temperament, it was already considered strange."

As she said that, she pointed to the flag outside the yard: "My nephew gave their yard a name, and he also showed his identity rarely. He wrote them a bronze plaque name and hung it in the room."

Chen Daolin smiled: "The name of the courtyard? What is it for?"

Du Weiwei looked a little strange, and after hesitating a little, she sighed: "This name sounds a bit unusual, it is called...well, it is called..."

She coughed gently: "It's called... a foodie yard."

“…”

Hearing this name, Chen Daolin almost sprayed a mouthful of soup from his mouth from his nose. After coughing a few times, he gave a thumbs up weakly: "Good name! Your prince's nephew is a talent!"

Du Weiwei also looked a little strange and sighed softly: "My nephew is actually a very smart person. It's a pity that I am too lazy and often calls myself "the number one person who is not doing his job properly." Alas, it's a pity that his intelligence."

After hearing this, Chen Daolin thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I think your prince's nephew is a wonderful person. I'm idle all day long. Although it's not a good job for others, it may not be a bad thing for a prince like him."

Speaking of this, he raised his head and glanced at the look on Du Weiwei's face.

Sure enough, Du Weiwei looked furious and frowned at Chen Daolin: "I didn't expect you to have such thoughts as well. Well, I naturally understand what you said... Alas, it's a pity that he was born in the royal family and has the position of prince. The throne has no share. He has intelligence and talent, but due to tradition, he cannot do any serious things. He can only wander around every day and waste his life."

Chen Daolin smiled and was about to say something, suddenly his face changed and he lowered his head and looked at his waist.

A short sword hanging around his waist suddenly emitted a faint light. It was his elf dagger!

"Huh?" Chen Daolin's face changed.

The elf dagger shines, and there is murderous aura approaching nearby!

Du Weiwei also changed her expression. She looked at Chen Daolin's short sword deeply, frowned and said, "The elves' artifacts? Well... who is here?"

Both of them stood up at the same time and looked towards the gate of the yard together.

Sure enough, in just a moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and more than a dozen people rushed in from outside the narrow courtyard gate.

More than a dozen people who came in the door were a middle-aged man walking in front. He was tall and tall, wearing a high-quality cowhide armor, and carrying a long-handed sword behind his back, with a full face full of awesomeness.

The more than ten people behind him were full of energy, with their heads raised and their chests raised, and their strong smell was beyond words. Everyone was wearing weapons, leather armor and boots, and they were full of murderous aura.

What surprised Chen Daolin and Du Weiwei even more was that on the small street outside the yard, dozens of people were firmly guarding the street outside!

Such a group of people clearly showed that the visitors were not good. They rushed into the yard and blocked the direction of the courtyard wall and gate. The diners in the yard were shocked. Everyone put down the food in their hands and stood up one after another.

The owner of the yard, a middle-aged man with a messy hair, quickly met him and said loudly: "Everyone, everyone..."

"Are you the boss here?" the man who cut the sword with both hands behind his back asked in a cold tone.

"Uh... this distinguished guest, I am the owner of this place. May I ask you..."

"Stop it, we are here and just want to find one person!"

As he said that, the man raised his hand and took out the long-handed sword behind him, held it with both hands, and then leaned heavily on the ground!

With a loud bang, the tip of the sword immediately smashed the stone slab on the ground into a pit.

The man's eyes were full of sharpness, and his sharp eyes swept around the yard. From the guests to the shop owners in the surrounding rooms, they looked over one by one, and then said coldly: "Disturbate everyone. We don't want to cause trouble. We will never disturb the people who have nothing to do tonight. If everyone is willing to cooperate, stand aside. After the matter is over, everyone can leave after revealing their identity."

The expression of the owner of the yard also changed. His face turned gloomy and frowned and said, "Do you know that this is free port! The town has rules. Can you take people here to do this?..."

The man smiled proudly, looked cold, and took out a small badge from his arms and lit it: "The Bounty Hunter Association's licensed badge is here, and there is an endorsement permission from the Invisibility Association. If you don't want to cause trouble, please don't meddle in other people's business!"

As he said that, the man glanced like an eagle and his tone was very fierce. He said loudly: "Your Excellency! You have lived here for many years, don't you know that there is no airtight wall in the world! We are here to represent the victims to come here to find you! You can't escape the grudges of the past! I think you are also a famous person. Don't hide your head and tail anymore, just stand up quickly!"

After saying that, he grinned, raised his feet and stomped heavily!

With a bang, a silver light flashed across his body, and the thick stone slab on the ground was shattered by his feet!
Chapter completed!
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