Chapter 202: Visiting the City God Again in the New Year

The 30th day of the twelfth lunar month.

The smoke in the stove house is heavy, with the smell of dry wood and rotten wood, the smell of burning firewood, and the aroma of rice. When mixed together, it is like fireworks in the world.

There is a very small bench in front of the stove. A little girl wearing three-color clothes is sitting on the small bench. She looks very small and is lighting the fire seriously.

The firewood I bought just a few days ago is pine wood from the mountains, and it smells like pine branches when burning.

Wood is easy and labor-saving to burn.

I saw her sitting in front of the stove most of the time, staring intently at the flames burning in the stove, following what the Taoist priest told her, carefully comprehending the charm of the flames, but in fact there was nothing in her mind. And she liked to look for it first.

A thin, straight piece of firewood serves as an accomplice in burning other firewood. In return, she will use it carefully and burn it in the end.

"Wow..."

The little girl put the stick into the stove hole and carefully fiddled with the firewood inside. When she saw sparks flying around and the flames burning brighter, she felt that she was very powerful.

The Taoist next to him was cutting meat.

What I was cutting was the bacon I had made earlier.

The freshly cooked bacon is already warm on the outside, but still very hot on the inside. The kitchen knife is very sharp, and the person using the knife is also skilled. When you cut it with one knife, the bacon will be slightly oily, and you will be a thin slice of meat.

When you twist it, you will see three lines, the lean meat is wide and the fat meat is narrow, the thin line is dark red, and the fat line is crystal clear, like glass, not only eating it, but also looking at it and feeling beautiful.

The Taoist put it back in its original position.

When a whole piece of meat is cut, almost every piece is of the same thickness and neatly stacked together. Compared to the previous piece of meat, it seems that there are just countless gaps in the middle.

The Taoist arranged it into a plate of flowers.

"Sanhua Empress."

"Um?"

The little girl immediately raised her head, her fair face flushed red by the firelight.

"I go out for a while."

"oh."

Song You walked out.

The little girl followed his back with her eyes. When he disappeared, she turned her head back and continued to stare at the fire in the stove.

After a while, Song You came back with a side of tofu. When he walked to the stove, he found that the plate of bacon he had just placed was missing two pieces. He couldn't help but look at the little girl:

"How come Sanhua Empress ate it secretly?"

"Miss Sanhua went over to steal something to eat."

"But I've laid out everything."

"It should be put on the plate itself."

"I mean, I have arranged it into a plate of flowers, and Empress Sanhua ate one piece and messed it up."

"Just don't show off like that."

"..."

Song You thought for a while.

"rational."

So I took the chopsticks and arranged them again.

The sky gradually darkened.

The neighbor woman arrived as promised.

Song You cut a plate of bacon and beef with soy sauce, took out the only air-dried chicken and steamed it, fried a pot of tofu meatballs, stir-fried a twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts, made a plate of dry-roasted fish, and put it in the jar.

All the remaining kimchi were chopped and made into toppings and poured on the fish. Wu Nuxia bought a roast duck from outside, weighed a pound of mutton, and brought a jug of wine.

Now there is no shortage of chicken, duck and fish.

There is wine and food, which is quite sumptuous.

The three of them sat down casually.

"After three years in Changjing, I have finally had a decent year." Wu Nuxia poured wine for them, "When are you leaving?"

"Within next month."

"Will you come back to Changjing again?"

"Going back."

"I don't know if I will be there when you come back, but I'll give you a toast first."

"polite."

Song You served wine and girls served water.

"This bacon is pretty good. The way we cook it in Yizhou is better." Wu Nuxia took a piece of bacon, took a bite, and narrowed her eyes.

"right."

"That's not a compliment. When we came back from Fengzhou, the sponsor paid for us to have a meal at Yunchunlou. The bacon they have is not as good as yours." Wu Nuxia said, "In their store

It’s just that the presentation looks good, but it’s actually too fancy and meaningless.”

The Taoist couldn't help but turn his head when he heard this.

The little girl held the chopsticks in her hands and turned her head almost at the same time to look at him.

Neither one of them said anything.

"I saw the preserved egg seller you mentioned in Dongcheng a few days ago. They were not expensive, and I bought two." Wu Nuxia said, "I don't think they are as delicious as the ones you make."

"Dongcheng..."

"Um."

"Did it sell well?"

"It's not bad. It's a new thing. Not many people buy it. I guess more people will buy it in the future."

Dongcheng is indeed easier to sell.

Song You nodded and continued eating.

The beef was very dry, the air-dried chicken was also very dry, and the wine had a very light flavor with no alcohol content, but the grape flavor was particularly strong, which went well with the meat on the table.

The most satisfying thing is the dry-roasted whole fish.

The kimchi in the jar includes everything from sour ginger to sour cowpeas to sour radish and sauerkraut. They are all stir-fried as toppings. The ginger has some spiciness, and when mixed together, it is very similar to the sour and spicy home-cooked fish from the previous life.

"correct--"

Wu Nuxia was eating and said to them casually: "The Jianghu people in Changjing seem to be discussing, saying that they will send people to keep an eye on you. When you go out of the city next time, they will gather together to surround you."

"Just what I wanted."

"Be careful yourself."

After Wu Nuxia finished speaking, she was busy eating.

The sound of Nuo can cure diseases, and wine and lust can usher in spring.

I don't know when there were fireworks outside.

After the banquet was over, after washing the pots and dishes, Song You heated up hot water and took a pleasant bath, even the calico cat. Then he went back to his room and stood in front of the window to watch the fireworks in the night sky in the distance.

Rumbling sounds came one after another.

Year after year.

Song You stood at the window for a long time.

…

The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Song You held two paintings and walked along the street.

The street is really lively.

There were people beating gongs and drums, dragons and lions dancing, vendors hawking their goods all over the street, children running around, and the sound of firecrackers from time to time disturbing someone's honor guard.

Happy New Year, happy New Year, the nobles are on the streets, the rich are also on the streets, all the poor people who can afford the New Year money are also trying their best to have a good New Year, the people living on the streets are also on the streets, even

Most of the emperor's relatives would also go out and walk around. At this time, the streets of Changjing were filled with dignitaries, civil servants, talented people and beauties, ordinary merchants, homeless people and beggars. If it were painted into a painting, it would be a picture of various forms.

The Taoist held two paintings and walked through them.

If we say the busiest thing today, it has to be the Chenghuang Temple.

Today’s City God’s Temple is not what it used to be—

Who in Changjing doesn’t know? The evil monster that caused the capital to be in an uproar and panic at the beginning of last year, and even His Majesty personally ordered a curfew, was rectified by the master of the City God’s Temple! The wolf corpse as big as a horse is placed in the City God’s Temple.
To be continued...