Chapter 4: The God of Wealth and the God of Food
Yan Tiege took Yan Che with him, but he didn't go anywhere, just went around the city of the Meng Dynasty.
Meng Chaocheng is divided into four regions, which have been known before. With Yan Che's intervention, changes have also taken place here, for example, the previous gambling houses have all been banned, and the Qinglou has disappeared. Those places were replaced with all kinds of shops, and the people from the easternmost slums were moved into the main city. However, they must also work like normal people in order to have a house to live in and a bite to eat.
Yan Che was very strange and asked Yan Tiege, "Uncle, you have taken me around this city for a long time, and I haven't found it yet?"
Yan Tiege smiled: "This matter is not urgent. It takes chance to meet them. The slums in the east have been demolished and moved to the city. Once life is normal, people have to work and then cook. Only when a new stove is set up and a person begins to work hard can the god of wealth and food appear. After speaking, Yan Tiege went to a shop selling pastries. This pastry is full of candied fruit and is very delicious. Yan Tiege stepped forward and asked, "Shopkeeper, your store should have just opened, right?"
The shopkeeper happened to be from the slums, and he originally saw that the other party's clothes were dignitaries and nobles, and he wanted to go along with it, but suddenly saw the other party with horns on their heads, and immediately recognized that the two were demons, and quickly changed their attitudes and became trembling.
Yan Tiege told the other party not to be afraid, and he continued to ask if he had received the weapons issued by the imperial court. The shopkeeper nodded hurriedly, pointed to the two knives in the house, and said that he had a wife and a daughter at home, and the court issued two weapons to his house. He also understands that this life that has just begun to show hope is about to encounter setbacks, and he can't help but feel some loss in his heart.
Yan Tiege pointed to the pastries on the counter and asked him how he made them. The shopkeeper said that his daughter wanted to eat sweets, so he always went into the city to steal pastries for his daughter to eat, so he was beaten more than ten times. After moving to the city, he first did some odd jobs, and after making money, he tried to make some pastries himself. After I succeeded, I went to the local money bank, mortgaged the house, first received some money and tried to make pastries. He never expected that the bank would be able to provide money for the poor. It stands to reason that these houses were given to them by the imperial court, or Jiang Mengsheng gave them to them without charging a penny. However, although the house is free, Jiang Mengsheng has another requirement, everyone must do it, otherwise the house will be taken back. That is, everyone can no longer be lazy, they must work like normal people and find things to do.
Yan Tiege listened silently, took a piece of pastry and put it in his mouth, and sure enough, it had a delicate aftertaste, there were both candied fruit and dried fruits in the pastry, which was crispy on the outside and inside on the inside, and the aftertaste was endless. He took another piece to Yan Che, and Yan Che ate it too. It's just that Yan Che is very preoccupied, and he doesn't know the taste of food, and he doesn't think this pastry is delicious.
Yan Tiege saw that Yan Che had also eaten the pastry, so he asked the store how much the pastry was. Where did this store dare to accept the devil's money, and hurriedly waved his hand and said that he would not accept money, and it was a great honor to be able to give the devil his own pastries. Yan Tiege laughed, saying that they were demons, but they were not ruffians and bullies, and then they just ate two pieces of pastry, and actually gave the store a full hundred taels of silver, but the store was startled, and he knelt on the ground and refused to accept the money.
First, the price of these two pieces of pastry is at most ten cents, not a hundred taels, and besides, how dare he take the money from the demons, I am afraid that he will not be blessed and will not spend money. But Yan Tiege demanded that he must take it, or else threaten to kill his entire family.
This intimidation made the shopkeeper completely desperate, so he could only stretch out his hand and take the silver from Yan Tiege.
At this time, Yan Che was puzzled: "Uncle must give him money, why should he give so much?"
"Only in this way can we attract the attention of that Protoss. Only then did Yan Che realize that Yan Tiege's actions were all attracting the arrival of the God of Wealth. After that, the passers-by who were watching outside the store saw that the demons all came to this shop to buy pastries, and they made a generous shot, and they sold a hundred taels. This 100 taels of silver can only be earned by ordinary people in ten years. Passers-by began to think that the shop was blessed, and began to gather around the counter to buy pastries.
Looking at the passers-by who surrounded the store, Yan Tiege beckoned the store to go and get busy. When the shopkeeper left, Yan Tiege also heard the sound of bricks and tiles coming from the inside of the shop, that is, the back room, so he asked what the store was doing inside. The shopkeeper replied that the kitchen stove had been broken for a long time and was being rebuilt, and his wife and daughter were working inside. After hearing this, Yan Tiege smiled in his heart, felt that good things came in pairs, and took Yan Che into the inner room again.
The mother and daughter, who were rebuilding the stove in the kitchen, saw the two demons come in and immediately put down the tools in their hands. The two of them were unkempt and dirty. The daughter looked young and only a teenager, and was blocked behind her thigh by her mother.
Yan Tiege motioned to the two of them not to be nervous, saying that he and Yan Che had come in to help. Seeing that Yan Tiege was busy working alone, he picked up a stone, split it with his palm to create a knife-like breath, cut the stone completely, and after piling it up, he smeared it with yellow clay. Seeing this, Yan Che also went over to help, and the two of them worked together to repair the stove that the mother and daughter had to work hard for half a day to repair, and it took a while to repair it. After the stove was repaired, Yan Tiege and Yan Che sat down on their chairs and asked, "Are you going to cook?"
The woman nodded. Yan Tiege said, "Then hurry up and cook, don't worry about the two of us, just cook for the three of you." ”
Although the woman was afraid, she even wondered how her husband could let the two demons in, thinking that maybe her husband had already met with an accident, so she could only go to cook sadly. The woman's daughter had nothing to do, so she actually said in front of Yan Tiege: "Do you want to eat us when we are full?"
This sentence frightened the woman who was cooking half to death, and hurriedly pleaded guilty to Yan Tiege. Yan Tiege just smiled and said that they had come over after eating, so they didn't eat people today, and deliberately stroked the girl's face and asked the woman to cook as soon as possible.
As the woman began to cook, the first puff of smoke rose from the chimney. Then the aroma of cooked rice wafted into the store. The husband, who was busy in the store, had already received money and received hand cramps. As soon as he smelled the smell of food, he immediately closed the shop temporarily, and took all the money he earned today and went to the kitchen.
When the husband entered the kitchen, he saw two demons sitting at the dining table, not frightened, and their faces full of gratitude. He reprimanded his wife for not serving tea to the two demons, and then took out all the money he earned today, including the one hundred taels of silver, and put it in front of Yan Tiege, saying that all the money he earned could be given to them.
Demons are naturally not interested in things outside the body such as money, they are here to find God. At this moment, there was a flash of silver on the table, and the fire that was about to be extinguished in the stove also went out down the chimney. Yan Tiege immediately shouted to Yan Che, "They're leaving, chase after them!" The two quickly left the kitchen, leaving a family of three who didn't know the truth.
Yan Tiege and Yan Che rushed to the sky and cast an enchantment in the sky, and then the two fleeing breaths were trapped in the enchantment. He and Yan Che landed in an alley, and the two breaths saw that they couldn't escape, and they also fell in front of the two. When the breath turned into a substance, the two of them saw the true colors of the God of Wealth and the God of Food.
Speaking of the appearance of these two people, it is not as ethereal and unattainable as people imagine for the Protoss. Specifically, in addition to being conspicuous in their dress, their temperament really can't be seen as a high-flying god. The God of Wealth was holding a piece of jade Ruyi with a piece of red agate embedded in it. He held the jade ruyi and pointed at the two demons and said, "Why are you trapping us?"
The god of food on the side is not a pot-bellied person, he looks slightly old, but his nose is surprisingly big. He said to the God of Wealth beside him, "Can't you see that these two people are demons, they are probably coming to deal with us." ”
Yan Tiege hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, if you want to deal with the two of you, you can do it just now in that kitchen, but there are some things I want to say to the two of you, so I will leave you in this way." ”
The God of Wealth and the God of Food were puzzled, "What do we have to say?" The gods and demons have different paths, and they don't share the same sky, but even if my two gods work together, I'm afraid they are not as good as you two demons. If you want to kill or chop, listen to it. ”
Yan Che saw that the gods in the world were really all temperamental, and it really looked like they were carved out of a mold. However, the god of wealth and the god of food are the gods of the world, born of people. It is precisely because of the prosperity of the world that they are born. Their strength is also related to the standard of living of human beings. Only if everyone can eat enough every day, there is leftover food in the pot of the stove, and there is always surplus money in the money box and waist bag, how can these two gods be considered powerful.
"I would have done it a long time ago to kill you, so why wait until now. Yan Che got straight to the point, and these two gods had no choice but to recognize the reality. "I want to ask you two, how long has it been since you have experienced the days when every family has a stove to live on and a way to earn money like just now?"
The God of Wealth and the God of Food looked at each other, and it was difficult to answer, so they replied, "What does it matter to you?"
"Of course it has something to do with me. If it weren't for me, at least half of the people in the world would still have to sleep in the open and have no shelter from the wind and rain, let alone work to earn money and be able to go home and eat with their families. In the past period of time, no family has a strong man who has been dragged to fight, and even if every household has a kitchen, they don't know who to eat when the rice is burned, not to mention that there are many people who are hungry and dig the roots of trees in the ground to eat. You are all gods born because of the human race, and you should understand that the degradation or destruction of human civilization will eventually lead to your disappearance. ”
"So what?"
"Although I'm a demon, I don't care about this world, I just want to make amends for the little regret left by my late mother. My mother is a member of the Nuwa ethnic group, and her life's mission is to spread love to every corner of the world, and I think so. It won't be long before a group of demons will come to this world, plunging the already peaceful world into chaos again. And this time, if humanity fails, it will be a devastating blow. The destruction of towns, the fact that people are going to live in the mountains like animals, and who are like wild beasts and drink blood, I don't think that's what you want to see. ”
The God of Wealth and the God of Food couldn't believe that the demon in front of him was actually a descendant of the Nuwa clan, no matter what, Nuwa was also one of the four ancient gods and one of the oldest gods. But they didn't believe the demons, believing that Yan Che was using them to make up a lie. They can appear all over the world and can bring wealth and blessings to people, and they can also take away people's wealth and blessings. During this year on earth, they can indeed see the improvement of human life. But if they want to be in the company of demons, they won't agree.
Yan Che had no choice but to say, "You don't want to help me, this is fine, but at least you should help those people." Your strength should be the strongest now, and once the war begins, your realm will only weaken and not increase. If you want to survive in this world, you can't do something about it. My mother told me that with great power comes great responsibility, even if it has nothing to do with you. Before you, there was already a river god Luo who had promised to help me. As for you, please think about it. After Yan Che finished speaking, he left with Yan Tiege, and at the same time opened the enchantment so that the two gods could leave.
The God of Food and the God of Wealth were stunned in place, and the God of Food asked the God of Wealth what his plans were, and the God of Wealth immediately got up seriously and said: "Although I hate the demon clan in my bones, what the demon said is not wrong. Regardless of the kid's intentions, if humans go back to the past and no longer use gold and silver, then I will disappear with it. Naturally, I will do my best to protect the human race, and I will be called by that demon in one round. The god of food also agreed, and the two of them did not agree on the surface, but now they have actually decided to provide support in the rear.
Yan Che and Yan Tiege moved, ready to find the next god. At this time, the armies from all over the country had all gathered twenty miles outside the mountain peak at the exit of the Demon Realm, and on the eastern coastline, there were also many Jiao and mermaids showing their heads and waiting by the sea. In the sky, a spaceship floated by, and it was the meteor spaceship that could float in the air covered by meteor flowers, and the feathered troops had already occupied the sky. In the end, Snake Ji personally led the team, with a group of people from the Zerg and other races, and the green wolf went to the Hundred Beast Country to lead the army of millions of orcs and beasts back to assemble, just waiting for the enemy that had not been seen for hundreds of years to meet again.
I don't know if this wait is long or short. People of different races and nationalities meet again, both in fear and in joy. They accepted this brief peace, which broke down the barriers between the races, allowing them to sit together, speak freely, and drink and talk. With a strange roar coming from the entrance of the bottomless abyss, it also indicates that the most important battle between gods and demons related to the survival of mankind is about to be staged again.