Chapter 38: The Smelt 1

It was another full moon, and the snow on the night reflected the moonlight, making it brighter than usual.

The cold wind blew tirelessly, with great coldness, and shook the lantern hanging on the gate.

The lantern was very different from the usual lanterns, the thickness of the lamp stand was uneven, and it was not the usual square or round, but large at the top and small at the bottom, almost like a funnel.

A cluster of flames was dancing in the lamp, and the blue and white cold light reflected the lamp surface very brightly, and the lamp surface showed an almost amber honey color, and when the cold wind blew, it shook with the wind, and then the painted lamp surface was revealed.

It was a twisting vine with overlapping black and red leaves, and it looked unique.

The felt curtain that blocked the door was accidentally lifted by the visitor, and the sound of the staggered was inadvertently leaked out, and then the hand of the visitor was loosened, and the felt curtain slowly fell, tightly blocking the door, so the brightly lit lobby, and the laughter and conversation of the guests, were blocked back again.

The lantern painted with vines swayed wildly every time it saw a visitor, and when the guest entered the inn, it immediately fell back weakly.

This was repeated many times, until the full moon rose into the night sky, and the bright moonlight gently reflected on the lamp, and the lantern trembled slightly, and the time was quietly extinguished.

"Huh?" At this time, a guest who walked out of the inn inadvertently glanced at the lantern, and saw that the lantern that was very bright a while ago was extinguished tonight, so he said to his companion a little strangely, "You see this lantern is actually extinguished, and I said that I want to borrow it to shine for a while!" ”

"Okay, tonight is the full moon, and other people's lamp ghosts also have to cultivate." The companion continued to walk forward disapprovingly, "Let's go quickly, it would be bad if we missed the hour." ”

"Oh." When the guest heard this, he said no more, turned around and quickly followed his companion, and the two drifted apart, leaving only two shallow footprints on the snow.

The cold wind still didn't stop, and on the empty snow, a wisp of black smoke suddenly gathered silently, and after a while, the expanding black smoke finally condensed into an ethereal and empty shadow, and then began to drift forward along the footprints.

As soon as the day dawned, Tsing Yi had already been freshened up, and at this time he was taking a fire fold to light the glass lamp there.

The orange flame shook slightly, and then began to burn quietly. For a while, the light and elegant fragrance gradually spread, and quickly spread throughout the lobby.

Tsing Yi blew out the fire fold, and added some water to the thin-necked bottle with chrysanthemums, and then took a jar of salt to go out to sprinkle salt.

As soon as he opened the curtain, he saw Kurosaburo leaning sideways with his hands behind his back, staring thoughtfully at the skeleton lantern at the door.

"What's wrong with this lantern?" Tsing Yi glanced at the lantern quickly, and then asked Hei Saburo a little strangely, "It looks like it's gone." ”

"Last night was a full moon, and the ghosts here borrowed the moonlight and ran away." Hei Saburo narrowed his eyes and said in a flat tone, "He has two points of luck, it is rare to meet the full moon, and there is a guide, I am afraid that he has already run to the Santu River at this time." ”

Tsing Yi was half-puzzled, but only understood that the ghost trapped in the lantern had run away, and it was estimated that he would not be able to catch it, so he lowered his head and was silent for a moment, then bit his lip and asked in a low voice: "Then should we continue to keep this lantern?" ”

Hei Saburo turned his head to look at Tsing Yi when he heard this, and saw Tsing Yi looking at himself with his mouth pursed, and his two black eyes were faintly flashing with anticipation, so he knew that she was afraid of the human skin lantern, and at this time he heard that there was no ghost in this lantern, so he hoped that he would throw it away.

So the corners of his mouth hooked, revealing two shallow dimples and smiled: "This lantern is not ours in the first place, so naturally we don't need to keep it." When Xiong Da comes, let him take it himself. ”

"Hmm." When Tsing Yi heard that he didn't need to see this oozing human skin lantern anymore, his eyebrows and eyes suddenly bent, revealing a little joyful.

You must know that Su Xi's beauty lamp is indeed beautiful in the first place, and Su Xi was originally friendly with Tsing Yi before her death, so Tsing Yi was not so afraid.

But this lantern is different, it not only uses the skin of strangers to make the lamp, but also uses the bones of the other party to make the lampstand, how to look at it and think about it is very evil and terrifying, every time I see this lantern, Tsing Yi will always be unconsciously a little timid, and feel a faint chill in the back.

Now that she got Hei Saburo's words, Tsing Yi breathed a sigh of relief, as soon as she relaxed, she rarely took the initiative to approach Hei Saburo, and said with slightly bent eyebrows: "Yesterday, there were chrysanthemums in the baggage that Hu Jituo gave us, and I saw that they were blooming very well, but the inn had lit incense, and the fragrance of the chrysanthemums was washed away. Why don't I make you a chrysanthemum fried meat to try it, and save yourself from ruining that good flower. ”

Hei Saburo immediately raised his eyebrows when he heard this, speaking of the chrysanthemum, Tsing Yi may not know its origin, but he knows it clearly, the dragon aura of the dragon has not dispersed through the night, even if he is standing here, he can still smell it clearly, it is really a little annoying.

At this time, Tsing Yi mistakenly thought that the flower was sent by Orchid, and said that he wanted to use it to cook, Hei Saburo didn't break it for a while, just nodded with a smile, revealing the two deep dimples, and said with satisfaction: "As long as there is meat, it will be done." ”

After saying that, he patted his hand again, and Tsing Yi saw a fluttering figure flying out of the inn suddenly, and then stopped beside him and saluted respectfully to Hei Saburo.

"You come and sprinkle salt." Hei Saburo gave a faint order, then turned around and left directly.

Su Xi didn't have anything else to say, and when he heard the words, he saluted the departing Hei Saburo, and then Tsing Yi only felt a light hand, and when he looked up again, Su Xi's subordinates had already sprinkled salt everywhere.

Tsing Yi sneered, it seems that Hei Saburo is in a hurry to eat chrysanthemum fried meat. So without much delay, he lifted his feet and went straight to the kitchen.

Master Gao was dismembering a pig with even fat and thinness, and when he saw Tsing Yi coming in and rummaging through it, he asked that he wanted to make fried meat, so he casually cut a large piece of the pork belly under his hand and threw it on the board and said: "This is the best pork belly, can you make it when you look at it?" ”

"Excellent." Tsing Yi thanked him when he got the meat, then washed the pork and cut it into slices, took the chrysanthemum, removed the receptacle, and spread the petals to wash it gently.

Master Gao looked at Tsing Yi's spicy hands destroying flowers without blinking on the side, and couldn't help but shake his head secretly, feeling sorry for the dragon in his heart.

Tsing Yi is still there to prepare with his head bowed, the eggs are knocked into a bowl, cooking wine, salt, and starch are added to make a paste, and the meat slices are mixed well for later use.

When the oil in the pan is hot, use chopsticks to pick up the meat slices and fry them in oil.

Then leave a little oil in a pot, add chopped green onion and minced ginger to stir until fragrant, add cooked meat slices, clear soup, chrysanthemum petals and stir-fry evenly.

"Wait, girl, you can leave me some." Master Gao, who was greedy for the fragrance, didn't pity the chrysanthemum at this time, and when he saw that Tsing Yi was about to leave with the soup bowl, he hurriedly shouted, "As soon as you send it to Hei Saburo, I can't even rub the soup and meat." ”

Tsing Yi winked at the pot and whispered, "Don't shout, go to the pot and take a look." ”

After that, I kept going out.

Master Gao casually inserted the sharp knife on the board, happily stepped forward to remove the lid of the pot, and sure enough, he saw that there was still some meat left in the pot, and there were some yellow chrysanthemum petals floating in the slightly transparent soup, and the crisp aroma of the chrysanthemum came to his nose.

Master Gao hurriedly scooped a spoonful of soup and drank it, only to feel that the meat was juicy, faintly revealing the fragrance of chrysanthemums, and then ate a piece of meat, feeling even more satisfied.

After eating the chrysanthemum fried meat in one go, Master Gao showed an appreciative look and shaved his teeth and said to himself: "It's quite fresh to eat a little flower by chance, but it's a pity that the dragon only sent one flower, if I send more, I can also taste more, such a small bowl is enough to cushion the stomach!" ”

At this time, Lei Teng, who was still hesitating to come to the inn by the waterfront, must not have thought that he had inadvertently been remembered by Master Gao.

Hei Saburo finished his breakfast slowly under the curious and envious eyes of the surrounding guests, and when he was in a good mood, he smiled a little more sincerely, not like in the past, which made Tsing Yi feel a little hairy.

"What else do you want to eat these days?" Tsing Yi, who felt that he had already figured out Hei Saburo's vein, felt more and more relieved, and saw that Hei Saburo was happy, so he was ready to give the recipe for the next few days while the iron was hot, so as not to make him unhappy again.

"You've been doing a great job lately." Hei Saburo got up and looked at Tsing Yi and said with a smile, "So you look at it and do something, tell me what materials you want, and I'll just grab it." ”

Tsing Yi's heart suddenly moved, to be honest, she saw the big meat every day, and she was really a little greasy, if only she could change the taste.

"Are there any fish around here?" Tsing Yi asked tentatively, "Do you find it too boring to eat meat every day?" ”

"I love meat." Hei Saburo crossed his arms and looked at Tsing Yi with a tangled expression, so he sneered and said, "But it's not bad to change the taste once in a while, if you want to make fish, I'll go get some fish." ”

Tsing Yi was suddenly overjoyed, and before she could show her joy, she heard a burst of laughter behind her.

The voice was a little hoarse, just like an old woman, still with a sense of vicissitudes.

Tsing Yi only felt a little familiar, and when he turned his head, he saw Dead Wood standing behind him with a bamboo basket.

She stretched out her hand to remove the black veil underneath, smiled at Tsing Yi and said, "If you want to eat fish, you don't have to go out to find another one, Lao Nun has already brought it." ”

After that, the lid of the bamboo basket was opened, revealing a basket full of fresh fish.

"When it comes to fish, who knows better than Lao Ni? These are rare fresh fish, and Tsing Yi should not miss them. ”。

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