The sun is shining, the breeze is blowing, and the chaotic city is celebrating!
On this day, everyone will put down what they are doing, go out and line up on the long street, waiting to walk into the central square, even beggars are no exception.
Because this day is a special day - the Goddess Chamber of Commerce was established in this southwestmost city of mankind on this day.
The reason why everyone is like this is not only because the owner of the Goddess Chamber of Commerce is the owner of this city, but also because they can go to the square to have a good meal and receive one gold as a wedding gift.
I heard that this is a custom in the city lord's hometown. Whenever there is a happy event, wealthy families will hold a banquet and invite relatives, friends and neighbors to eat.
They didn't know where the city lord's hometown was, let alone why there was such a custom. They didn't dare to ask the city lord, but they dared to eat from the city lord's food, because this was almost the second time.
, everyone knows that the Lord City Lord is a terrible and good man.
It is necessary to maintain a sense of awe, so those who stepped onto the central square when it was finally their turn to eat did not make any noise. They all suppressed their anxiety and followed the arrangements of the Internal Affairs Bureau in a very orderly manner.
, a pair of eight people went to the open-air kitchen table to hold a dish, and then walked to the table assigned to them and sat down.
After sitting down, everyone did not start immediately. Even the children understood this unwritten rule, because they already knew the menu and details in advance and were waiting for the last dish!
The last dish, although there are only eight pieces of meat, is undoubtedly the main course, because it is the meat of late-stage spiritual beasts!
This dish is called ‘Mei Cai Braised Pork’, and I heard that this is the city lord’s hometown dish.
Finally, eighteen girls wearing masks who were working in the City Lord's Mansion appeared. They walked out of the City Lord's Mansion, each carrying a large wooden plate. Inside the big wooden plate were eight small wooden plates. The words on the small wooden plates were naturally legends.
The 'Mei Cai Pork' hit!
Every time the girls walked to a table that had just been served, one of the people present would stand up, help her get the plate of food, and put it on the table where they were.
The person who takes the dish will not be served on a first-come-first-served basis, because there is an unwritten rule today: the oldest person in the cooking process is responsible for sharing that dish.
In fact, he didn't have to grab it, because the meat was the same size and everyone had a piece.
When the meat was divided into the bowls they brought, it was time to start eating. This time no one waited for everyone to share the meat before eating, because there was no such rule; besides, the smell was so...even if
If adults can bear it, so can children!
laugh!
In the living room of the Goddess Chamber of Commerce, Tang Tiantian took a big bite of pork with pickled vegetables, oil and water splashed out, and she watched Duoduo and Xiaotian swallow their saliva. They didn't speak immediately because Tang Tiantian was the boss, 'the boss eats first'
'This is a rule formed over the past few days.
Tang Tiantian's eyes widened. After finishing the piece of meat, she said to Duoduo and Xiaotian:
“Not delicious!”
As he spoke, he pulled the plate towards him.
Snap!
Zhang Baoer couldn't stand it any longer, slapped Tang Tiantian, laughed and cursed:
"How old are you?! You don't do your job all day long! Go, go, go... If you want to eat, you can get it yourself. You can take as much as you like!"
Tang Tiantian was convinced by the second half of her words. She grabbed a piece and stuffed it into her mouth before running downstairs.
Zhang Baoer smiled bitterly and shook his head. He quickly stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece. If he didn't wait too long, Duoduo and Xiaotian would snatch it all away.
歘!
The delicious food exploded in his mouth, but his eyes did not light up, but became a little sad, because the taste reminded him of his sister.
His heart was very sad because he remembered the first time he ate this dish: as a food delivery boy, it was his sister's first serious job. When she got off work for the first time, her sister, who was covered in sweat, brought this dish back with her.
There are two dishes in total, and he gets one piece...
Thinking that he could now invite hundreds of thousands of people to eat this dish at will, but his sister had already left, how could his heart not feel sour?
"Sir, what's wrong with you?"
Duoduo's voice suddenly sounded, Zhang Baoer suddenly came back to reality, touched her head and said with a smile:
"It's okay, sir...that piece of meat has too much salt and is a bit bitter. Eat it quickly..."
Suddenly, his voice was interrupted by the noise coming from outside. He frowned and was about to stand up when he saw an ecstatic Hong Qi hurriedly went upstairs to report:
"Sir! The Lord Attendant God is awake!"
"Xiaoha is awake?!"
Zhang Baoer was overjoyed. He just stood up and was about to go downstairs when he suddenly remembered something and quickly stopped and asked:
"Ah Qi, outside..."
However, he stopped talking before he finished speaking, and turned around to look dumbfounded - he had already guessed that the commotion in the square was probably caused by Xiao Ha, because that guy was the best at grabbing food.
.
Sure enough, when he came to the balcony and looked towards the square, he saw a small black shadow scurrying here and there on the banquet, grabbing food here and there.
It has a very naughty mouth and picks out the meat, obviously knowing that it is a good thing, and will not touch other things.
The people in the city naturally knew that it was the Lord's pet and dared not speak out about his evil deeds. However, the children were different. When they saw that their meat was taken away, they immediately burst into tears. The noise outside was just like these cries.
caused.
Zhang Baoer was about to jump down regardless of the rules, but his figure suddenly stopped, with a look of ecstasy and shock on his face:
"Xiaoha?!"
"Ha ha!"
This was not laughter, it was Xiao Ha calling him. Xiao Ha, who was grabbing something to eat, had sharp eyes. Although he was far away and separated from the crowd, he spotted Zhang Baoer immediately.
It screamed for joy, while the crowd screamed and became chaotic, because Xiaoha ran towards Zhang Baoer by stepping on their heads like stepping on stones to cross a river!
What frightened people was that they could barely see its figure. It was too fast and its figure was too blurry. Even if the people behind it moved around and their heads were like rolling stones, Xiaoha could still land on it accurately.
, and jump onto another...
After only four or five breaths, Xiaoha suddenly jumped up, flew through the air, and flew into Zhang Baoer's arms.
"Ha ha!"
Xiao Ha was rubbing his neck like a child, and expressed his thoughts in an aggrieved voice.
Zhang Baoer also used his own face to keep rubbing its ugly little head. This was his relative, and the loss and recovery made his eyes quietly fill with tears.
I don't know how long it took, but when he came back to his senses from the joy, he suddenly found that the chaotic city was silent, and everyone was looking here.
Zhang Baoer didn't feel embarrassed. In a good mood, he shouted to Yan Tie in the crowd:
"Today is even more joyful. As I say, ordinary people will receive double the amount of wedding money, and the elderly, weak, women, children, and the disabled will receive six times the amount of happiness money!"
"Thank you, Lord City Lord!"
The unmistakable 'yes' was not heard, but was drowned out by the ecstatic crowd's shouts of thanks. The whole city was almost boiling, especially those poor people. Two golden balls were a huge sum of money, enough for a family of four to spend for a while.
Not to mention that no one has at least two.
Zhang Baoer smiled and nodded, turned around and walked back, but his face immediately fell.
"Brother! It took a lot of effort for me to wait..."
Tang Tiantian, who didn't know when she had returned, was holding a large pot of pickled pork with pickled vegetables with both hands. She was very protective of the food and was very worried that Xiao Ha would snatch it from her.
Zhang Baoer was originally going to slap her, but after thinking about it, he didn't take action. Instead, he nodded with a wry smile and walked towards the stairs.
Before going downstairs, he glared at Tang Tiantian and said:
"Give some to Duoduo and Xiaotian. If you dare to eat alone, I'll beat you up!"
"whee……"
Tang Tian's dessert tasted like a green onion, how much could those two little guys eat? What's more, it was high-grade animal meat! How could she be unhappy?!
Seeing Xiao Ha staring at the bowl of meat with shining eyes, Zhang Baoer reached out and grabbed a few pieces before finally leaving.
Arriving at the lobby on the first floor, Zhang Baoer pointed to the portraits of Canglan Mingming and Cai'er in turn, and said to Xiao Ha who was eating meat:
"Xiaoha! This is Xiaoming...this is Cai'er. They are my family just like you! And this..."
He pointed at a wretched old man dressed in fancy clothes and smiled:
"I am this old guy's enemy, hahaha... When this old guy ascended, I accidentally knocked him back to the mortal world!"
There were many people busy in the hall, and many people came to give gifts, congratulations and visit, but they were not surprised because Zhang Baoer spoke in Chinese.
As expected, Xiao Ha still didn't understand and didn't care. He only looked at the meat in Zhang Baoer's hand.
Zhang Bao'er didn't feel dissatisfied, he glanced at the scar on its waist that had not yet completely healed, and then he hugged it and nodded as he walked across the road that the crowd had given way to the City Lord's Mansion.
For him now, keeping Xiaoha fed is the most important thing. Someone will take care of the tasks such as welcoming guests. Even if no one takes care of it, it doesn't matter, because there is no one in this city who is worthy of his personal companionship.
Swish, swish, swish...
The sword light flickered in the practice room, and the sharp sword reflected the candlelight, dazzling people's eyes like water waves.
"Greetings, my lord!"
Seeing Zhang Baoer's arrival, eight voices sounded one after another.
Zhang Baoer nodded, smiled bitterly at the owner of the loudest voice:
"Lu Yin, what are you doing?"
That person was the disfigured Lu Yin. Depressed by her disfigurement, she locked herself up for a while. After learning that the seven people were practicing the "Spirit Snake Sword Art", she found Zhang Bao'er and asked Zhang Bao'er to teach the sword art to her.
Pass it to her.
Zhang Baoer didn't think much and gave it to her immediately. He thought she was just looking for something to do to dispel the depression in his heart, but today he found that she was still practicing this set of swordsmanship with them, even though she was sweating profusely and exhausted.
, but still kept going - you must know that she has only cultivated the foundation of Dzogchen, not like Lin Ye and others who have cultivated in the late stage of Jindan.
Lin Ye and others followed Zhang Bao'er's gaze on Lu Yin, and they all showed admiration. No one knew better than them, how difficult it is for a foundation-building monk to practice this sword technique, regardless of the use of spiritual power.
Said, but physical fitness is far from enough.
Lu Yin shook her head and smiled, pointing to the sword in her hand without saying anything, as if to say that she loved the sword as much as her life...
Zhang Baoer still nodded with a wry smile, said nothing more, turned to Lin Ye and said:
"Today is a good day, please stop and eat with me!"
"yes!"
…
There is a 'banquet' in my hometown, so naturally there is a 'reunion dinner' in my hometown. Lin Ye and others followed Zhang Baoer out of the city lord's mansion.
Ten minutes later, people in the chaotic city cast envious glances at where they were sitting, not because of how good the food was, but because they were able to sit at the same table as the Lord of the City!
Sitting around the long table, in addition to the city lord, there were forty people and two beasts, one large and one small. Huo Rong and other new bosses were not here.