The old man sat in by himself without waiting for Lu Ming to speak, put the cloth bag on the table, sat by the fireplace, lay on the chair, squinted his eyes, and looked comfortable, he really regarded this place as his home!

Lu Ming didn't feel disgusted, after all, this tavern is so big, it's always empty, multiple people, multiple popularity, it will make him feel a lot more comfortable, which is why he wants to open a tavern, he can't bear the loneliness of living alone.

"Old man, you still go out on such a cold day, you are not afraid of the wind and flash your waist", although Lu Ming has no malicious intentions, his mouth is very poisonous.

"Didn't you see me wearing a thick woollen jacket? The wind flashed my waist, there was no wind in Shrek City that day, if I was afraid that the wind would flash my waist, I would simply not go out."

The old man spoke very slowly, obviously hoarse like a leaky balloon, but it sounded very comfortable, like the morning sun, which was diametrically opposed to his old body.

"Boy, hurry up and serve a good dish to my old man, that's it, the dish that is usually fried, what kind of chicken is that, I'm hungry old man"

"Go and go, some of them are good to eat, you put me here to eat and drink and pick this and that, I don't want to eat and fuck off"

Lu Ming brought out the dishes that had been fried a long time ago from the kitchen, and when it was a little hot, it was ready to be served, he had been waiting for a long time, in this winter, the feeling of eating alone was even colder than the weather.

Although Lu Ming has a poisonous mouth, he still hopes that the old man will come often, he always feels that when he faces the old man, he is facing the bald grandfather, and he can always get a little warmth in the small talk with the old man.

People, that's it, after losing something important, always looking for something similar around you to replace that vacancy and make your life more comfortable, Lu Ming is naturally no exception.

"Eh, you kid, you don't respect the old man at all, where did I eat white food, didn't you see me bring something?"

The old man's chicken-like hands grabbed the big red cloth bag, and his face was tilted, and the beard at the corner of his mouth was blown one after another.

"Gotta have it, what good things can you bring, you will die a bad old man, if you have a little treasure, you won't run out of food and run here to eat and drink"

Lu Ming waved his hand, showing a look of disgust, filled two bowls of porridge, and took chopsticks to the table.

"Hey, you kid, the dog doesn't eat, let me ask you, what day is it?"

"Who knows what day it is, is it very important", Lu Ming pouted, since he lived alone, he hadn't written down the date, and sometimes he didn't even know what month it was, there were no digital products in this world, and he could check the date at any time.

"Today is December 29th, and the New Year will be in two days"

"I thought, my grandchildren are not filial, and you are also lonely, so you can be a companion together"

Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, silent for a long time, unable to say a word.

Lu Ming finally understood why business had not been good recently, because the New Year had arrived, and many drinkers had begun to dress up for the holidays, so naturally business would be much worse.

The only few bits and pieces of drinkers left were nothing more than a few drunkards who were heavy drinkers, just like in Star Luo City, who wanted to run over for a drink or two no matter what day they were.

When I opened the red cloth bag, there was a large piece of meat of a soul beast that I didn't know what it was, the whole body was pomegranate-colored, and it looked like it had been dyed, and it was so good that it felt unreal.

"Boy, the tradition of the Heavenly Soul Empire from ancient times to the present day, eating baked shortbread on New Year's Day, no, I asked for a piece of good meat from a glutton, and we will deal with it."

"Old man, are you going to rob? Such a good piece of meat, it seems that you don't want to be cheap, you are poor and white, who can give you a good thing for nothing. ”

Lu Ming looked at the piece of meat, then at the old man's weak body, and pondered for a while.

"Old man, do you say that there is a possibility, you are annoyed by eating white food, people poison this piece of meat, and then want to poison you", Lu Ming smiled and joked at the old man.

"Go and go, eat your food, old man, I am very popular, where have I eaten white food"

......

"I'll come back tomorrow, remember to put that piece of meat", the old man finished his meal as if he had grease on the soles of his feet, and after only a few words, he walked away tremblingly with his cane, making people worry that his body would not be destroyed in this bitter cold.

......

The old man came especially early the next day, Lu Ming heard a knock on the door as soon as he got up, and the old man was already standing outside, wearing a thick jacket.

Lu Ming immediately lit the fire, invited the old man in, made the room warm, closed the door tightly, turned off the heat, and blocked some drinkers with abnormal brains.

Lu Ming took out the meat, washed his hands with the old man, and made the meat into meat foam, here I have to sigh at the wonderful use of Lu Ming's second martial spirit, just consume some spiritual power to build a hand-cranked meat grinder.

Then mix the noodles and make them into puff pastries, marinate the meat filling carefully, mix a little bit of vegetables, beat two or two blue rain eggs, beat the meat filling evenly, and wrap it in the puff pastry a little bit, you don't need too much, a thin layer of meat filling on a cake is enough.

Lu Ming had never seen that the old man's trembling appearance had such good craftsmanship, the size of each shortbread bun was just right, and the thickness of the filling was just right.

Lu Ming didn't know much about making this kind of thing, the shortbread he ate when he was in Xingluo City was more inclined to the type of dumplings, and the meat filling was wrapped in the cake and boiled in the pot. It is very large, each of which is a little bigger than xiaolongbao, like a pot of round balls, boiled and then drizzled with water, roasted on a charcoal fire, or eaten directly with sauce.

The process of making the shortbread of the Heavenly Soul Empire is obviously more complicated, making puff pastry and filling.

Fortunately, the old man's craftsmanship was very good, and in a short time he made a lot of cakes, and the next thing was to fry or bake.

Lu Ming is very good at this, his second soul power has given him an incomparably fine ability to manipulate flames, and he also practices from time to time, after all, what can be more handsome than snapping his fingers and lighting a cigarette with a small spark?

Lu Ming felt that the old man's appearance was not suitable for eating too much oil, so he decided to eat it on his own, definitely not because he felt that the oil was too greasy.

The oven of the Heavenly Soul Empire is closer to the kiln where the duck is roasted, with a small iron box in the middle, burning carbon fire evenly around the iron box, and the outermost ring is a layer of iron shell, and there is a thick thermal insulation pad on the outside of the iron shell, which is usually a shell made of some kind of soil mixed with flax fibers, which has a good thermal insulation effect, and the presence of flax fibers, which is not easy to crack and spread.

Lu Ming carefully controlled the temperature of each flame, felt the moisture content of the food, and carefully manipulated the heat to slowly ensure that the food was ripe.

He didn't see it, the old man's eyes lit up at this moment, and a slight exclamation came out of his mouth.

After a while, the hot shortbreads were served one by one, stacked in the frame and exuding a burst of meaty aroma.

The aroma is very similar to that of barbecue, but it is not quite the same, and it seems to have a hint of vanilla when you smell it closely.

Lu Ming took a piece, regardless of the piping hot meatloaf, and took a bite, the whole pie crust was completely puffy, and it was crispy when he bit into it, and the texture of the puff pastry was matched with this strange taste of meat, but he felt very enjoyable.

Under the grilling, the excess fat of the meat is also discharged little by little, penetrating into the crust, and the aroma and thick steam make people enjoy eating.

"The old man didn't see that you still have this kind of craft, so it's better to come to my store to do odd jobs, so it's not a waste of food."

"That's it, my old bones can't stand the toss, I may be able to accompany myself after a few days of odd jobs with you."

"It's a pity, old man, you wait a while, I'll give you a New Year's gift, which can be regarded as a thank you for this craft"

Lu Ming went to the upstairs room and took out a beautiful pendant from the drawer, which was a shelter charm, and wearing it by his side had the effect of removing the redundant energy of the body.

Lu Ming has not given up the study of talismans over the years, and after research, it has been found that gold is a better carrier of shelter talismans, although it is not as good as the mysterious stone, but it is also much better than ordinary iron cards.

This pendant was made of gold, and it took a whole golden soul coin to smelt this piece of charm.

Lu Ming handed the pendant to the old man, and his heart ached, this is a whole golden soul coin.

"Old man, this thing is worn every day, and it can prolong life"

The old man's eyes were surprised, and he put the pendant in his hand to carefully perceive the energy inside, and then slowly put it on his neck.

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Dogs don't eat (Note: As the saying goes, it is rumored that a person feeds a dog food, and the dog can't tell the difference between good and bad, and doesn't eat serious food, but likes to eat.) Taste is used to describe people who can't distinguish between good and bad, similar to a well-intentioned donkey who doesn't know the liver and lungs, and a dog bites Lu Dongbin)