"I have heard about the name of this god before, but I also heard that there is no temple of it in the city, and the government has deposed it. I don't know why, but I am curious, so I want to ask."
"What you said is true, but I don't dare to say anything more to you." The waiter said, "Disrespecting the gods will bring disaster."
"Just talking about the situation, without slandering the gods, how can it be disrespectful to the gods?" Song You looked at him with a smile, "Besides, this is not a temple, and there are no statues of gods. No matter how powerful the gods are, they cannot control the world.
Let everyone’s words be heard.”
"That's not true!"
"That's it..."
Song You took out a few copper coins from his arms and placed them neatly on the table next to each other.
"brush……"
The clerk flipped the coin casually and got the copper coins.
"This God of Ultimate Bliss has amazing magical powers and powerful magic. A few years ago, there were so many people in Yangdu who believed in him. Every time he burned incense during a big sacrifice, a dark cloud would gather." The man simply stood opposite Song You.
He sat down and said, "It's just that later, later, the government said that he was moody, perverse and stingy. Instead of benefiting the people, he used his divine power to murder those who didn't believe in him. So last year, he posted a list at the entrance of all major shopping malls, and he was not allowed to confess anymore.
He died, and the temple was demolished. But there were still many people offering sacrifices to him, secretly."
Moody, perverse and stingy.
This guy is smart enough to use the government's words to speak.
Song You thought for a moment, and did not directly ask why the God of Paradise was moody, perverse and stingy, for fear of scaring the guy again, but just asked:
"I wonder what this God of Ultimate Bliss is capable of?"
"What's the point?"
"It's just like the Thunder Lord slaying demons. If you believe in the Thunder Lord, evil spirits and traitors won't be able to get close to you." Song You lowered his head and used chopsticks to pluck the rice grains in the bowl, especially the small green-red square dices. "It's also like the new recruits a few years ago.
If the Yan Immortal at the altar in the temple believes in him, the harvest will naturally be good."
"It is said that if you believe in the God of Paradise, you can get rich."
"Get rich?"
Song You pursed his lips.
He didn't know if any god could really control wealth, but according to rumors, the god in charge of wealth was almost always held by a great god, regardless of whether it was the previous dynasty or the current dynasty.
There is no other reason——
This thing has too much incense.
Everyone loves money, especially in Dayan, where commerce is highly developed. Everyone has a love for money. Everyone is busy making money, and no one has trouble with money.
The gods in charge of wealth are naturally popular.
There are even some people who don't usually burn incense to worship the God, but they still have to lower their arrogant heads in front of the God of Wealth.
Therefore, since ancient times, no matter who the God of Wealth is, he has always been one of the most popular gods among the people.
Just hearing this guy say that the God of Ultimate Bliss is related to wealth, Song You knew that the incense of this God of Ultimate Bliss must have been very popular in Yangdu for a while. However, this also destined that its belief would not be able to leave Yangdu.
"Can you really get rich if you believe it?" Song You looked down at his cat and saw that she was sitting on the bench. She didn't even eat the fried fish. She just straightened up and raised her head high so that her eyes were higher than the table.
She stared at the waiter without blinking and asked a question on her behalf.
"I don't know if I will make a fortune if I believe it, but if I don't believe it, I will definitely not make a fortune. It's hard to say, I have to scatter the wealth." The waiter lowered his voice.
"how to say?"
"It's okay if you don't believe him. If you make him angry..." The waiter paused and glanced at the Taoist, then at the cat next to the Taoist who was staring directly at him. He always felt that the cat's eyes looked like a human's, so he hesitated for a moment.
He came over and said, "In the past few years, noble people often made the gods angry, and the treasures in their homes were lost. There were also cases where the money and silver accumulated in the homes of ordinary people flew out of the window, flew in all directions, and landed on the street with a clanking sound.
There are also things that farmers can’t grow on their land.”
"oh?"
The Taoist was a little surprised.
Even the cat's eyes shrank, as if he understood what he said and was shocked.
The guy was stunned for a moment.
"Is it all true?"
"Is this even fake?" The waiter's eyes widened. "Everyone in Yangdu knows that many people have picked up money on the street under the guise of the God of Paradise. Sir, you can find out if you ask someone."
"I see."
Song You knew how moody, perverse and stingy this God of Paradise was.
I couldn't help but fall into thinking for a moment.
Although Yangdu is the second city in the world, even more prosperous than Changjing, it is not a geomantic treasure place. The aura is so rich and mysterious that no natural treasures can grow in this crowded street. However,
Yangdu is as prosperous as a dream, and merchants gather there. People from all the states in Dayan naturally collect treasures from heaven and earth, rare medicinal materials, and gather in the center of commerce, which is here.
Therefore, this God of Paradise is destined to be different from other earth gods in Yangzhou. His method should be similar to that of the monk in Yidu, who obtained treasures from the powerful and wealthy people in Yangdu.
It just so happens that their abilities are almost the same.
It's all about theft.
Song You made a rough guess at this time that the treasures in the homes of those nobles were lost, probably all of them were treasures from heaven and earth, and rare medicinal materials, and they should all have ended up in Fengzhou.
However, both of them have their limitations.
In addition to stealing heavenly materials and earthly treasures and rare medicinal materials to give to the imperial master, the monk in Yidu also left many antiques, calligraphy, paintings, and treasures. In addition, in order to save worry and trouble, he trained a helper, which he had to do.
One of the reasons for expanding the scope of theft.
This God of Bliss went even further——
Most of the nobles these days are oppressors. With the character and ideas of the Imperial Preceptor, the domestic conflicts in Dayan are getting deeper and deeper. If the Imperial Preceptor has no reform, it would be a good idea to take some natural resources from their warehouse.
He would probably not have any psychological burden on precious and rare medicinal materials. But this approach could not be called right. However, in the process, the God of Paradise quickly discovered that he could make huge profits from this, so he began to ask for money from the people.
, forcing people to believe in incense, and if there are those who don’t believe in him or offend him, he will use magic and magical powers to take away people’s property so that people can’t gain anything. This is wrong.
Ordinary people do not have as rich a family as the nobles. They are at the bottom of the society. If their money flies away, or if the land cannot grow crops for a year, they will starve to death.
"Has anyone lost money in the past year? What I mean is that money has gone out in all directions."
"Of course there is! It's just missing! If it wasn't for insulting the gods in the street or publicizing the faults of the gods, I haven't heard of anyone being offended!" The man said, weighing the copper coins in his hand, "If not, even if I borrow a small
No matter how brave you are, you won’t dare to tell your husband this easily!”
"Thank you very much."
It seems that the God of Bliss is still around.
With the incense obtained through "wealth luck", its abilities have probably increased a lot over the years.
"Take the food!"
A shout came from the kitchen.
"coming!"
The waiter bowed to Song You and nodded, then walked to the kitchen.
Song You continued to lower his head and use chopsticks to fiddle with the rice grains and the small cubes in the bowl.
The small blue-red square dices and the red ones are carrots. They must have just been introduced to Dayan. They are almost never seen in other places. They must not be popular yet. The light green small square dices taste soft and waxy.
It has a hint of waxy aroma, but it is one of the fine varieties brought back from overseas by Anqing Yanzi a few years ago, called Yanshu.
It really deserves to be Yangdu...
Everything new comes so fast.
“Tea flavored shrimp!”
The waiter brought another soup bowl and placed it on the table.
"The dishes are ready! Please use it, sir!"
"Thank you."
In the bowl is a bowl of tea soup, with white shrimps vaguely visible in it. The shrimps are clean.
Comes with a spoon.
Song You picked up the spoon, took a sip of tea soup, and then scooped a piece of shrimp into his mouth.
It's just shrimps boiled in tea, there's nothing special about it.
Tea these days has a rich flavor, and this tea is an older method of frying. It contains sugar, salt, plums to provide sourness, and ginger to remove the fishiness. This dish is made of shrimps cooked directly with it.
You can't tell whether the shrimps are river shrimps or sea shrimps. They don't have any flavor after being cooked. When paired with the tea soup, they have some tea aroma and a wonderful taste.
After Song You tasted these two bites, he scooped up all the shrimps one by one and put them into Mao'er's royal bowl on the bench.
It is the time for Sanhua Empress to grow taller.
"How is it? Sir!"
The guy was staring at him with anticipation in his eyes.
“Quite unique.”
Song You smiled slightly and lowered his head to eat.
This bowl of rice is well cooked, soft and delicious, and has the aroma of sweet potato.
"There is one more thing I want to ask you, Your Majesty."
"What?"
The clerk's heart suddenly jumped——
Just now this gentleman asked him about the God of Paradise. If the God of Paradise had not become worse than before, even if he dared to speak, he would not dare to tell the truth. Even so, he mustered up the courage.
Now I don't know what he wants to ask again.
But he saw the Taoist holding chopsticks and picking out a small light blue cube in the bowl. He picked it up and asked him: "Is this a sweet potato?"
"call……"
The waiter breathed a sigh of relief and praised quickly: "Sir, you are very knowledgeable. This is exactly Yanshu. The government only asked the people of Yangzhou to plant it in the past two years. You are really well-informed!"
“Where can I buy it?”
"On the right side of the bridge, there is food for sale in the morning, but if you get up early, the vegetable vendors will go back after noon."
"what about this?"
Song You picked up another small red cube.
"Carrots. I don't know where they came from. There are quite a few people growing them in Yangzhou in recent years. The ones planted in autumn are now ripe. We usually cut them into cubes and cook them. Sometimes we also fry them plain. If you like it, sir, we can cook it another day.
You can come and try it again when you have time. Our craftsmanship is not just for boasting."
"I'll definitely do it when I have time."
Song You smiled and nodded at him.
I already have a few good dishes in mind.
Then he stopped talking and concentrated on eating.
Thanks to the cat, who is not picky about food, he ate fish and shrimp. He finished two dishes in two or three times, paid the bill and left.