The thirtieth day of the lunar month.

There is a lot of smoke in the stove house, not only the smell of dry firewood and rotten wood, the smell of burning firewood, but also the smell of rice.

On a very small bench in front of the stove, the little girl was dressed in tricolored clothes, sitting on the small bench, looking very small, and was seriously lighting the fire.

The firewood I bought a few days ago was pine wood from the mountains, and it smelled of pine branches when burned.

Wood firewood is easy to burn and labor-saving.

I saw that she sat in front of the stove most of the time without moving, staring intently at the flames burning in the stove, according to what the Taoist priest told her, carefully feeling the charm of the flames, but in fact, her mind was empty. And she likes to find a thin straight piece of wood first, and be an accomplice to her own burning of other wood, and in return, she will use it carefully, and then burn it at the end.

"...... Uproar"

The little girl put her stick into the hole of the stove, and when she carefully stirred the wood in it, she saw that the sparks were splashing in it, and the flames were burning a little brighter, and she felt that she was very powerful.

The Taoist next to him was cutting meat.

It was the bacon that was cut before.

The freshly cooked bacon is already warm on the outside, but it is still very hot inside, the kitchen knife is very sharp, and the person who uses the knife is also cooked.

Twist it up and take a look, three lines and five flowers, the lean meat is wide and the fat meat is narrow, the thin line is dark red, the fat line is crystal clear, like glass, not to mention eating, I also feel beautiful when I look at it.

The Taoist put it back in its place.

A whole piece of meat was cut down, and almost every slice was the same thickness, neatly stacked together, and it seemed that there were only countless gaps in the middle than when the whole piece was cut before.

The Taoist arranged it into a plate of flowers.

"Sanhua Niangniang."

"Huh?"

The little girl immediately raised her head, her face white and pure, red by the firelight.

"I'll go out for a while."

"Oh."

Song You walked out.

The little girl's eyes followed his back, and when he was gone, she turned her head back and continued to stare at the fire in the stove.

After a while, Song You came back with a piece of tofu, walked to the stove to take a look, but found that the plate of bacon he had just placed was missing two pieces, and he couldn't help but look at the little girl:

"Why did Sanhua Niangniang steal it?"

"Sanhua Niangniang walked over and stole food."

"But I've got it all on the table."

"It's going to be on a plate."

"I mean, I've made it into a plate of flowers, and the three flower girls ate a piece and disrupted it."

"It's just not like that."

“……”

Song You thought about it.

"Reasonable."

So I brought the chopsticks and put them down again.

It was getting dark.

The Neighbor Woman arrives as promised.

Song You cut a plate of bacon and a plate of sauced beef, the only air-dried chicken was also taken down and steamed, a pot of tofu meatballs was fried, a garlic sprout was fried back to the pot of meat, a plate of dry roasted fish was made, and all the pickles left in the jar were cut and poured on the fish as toppings. Wu Nuxia bought a roast duck from outside, weighed a pound of mutton, and brought a pot of wine.

Now there is no shortage of chicken, duck and fish.

There is wine and food, and it is also hearty.

The three of them sat down casually.

"It's been three years in Changjing, and I've finally had a decent year." Wu Nuxia poured wine for them, "When are you leaving?" ”

"Within the next month."

"Will you go back to Changjing?"

"I'm coming back."

"I don't know if I'll be there when you come back, so I'll give you a glass first."

"You're welcome."

Song You served wine, and the girl served water.

"This bacon is good, and it really has to be done by our hometown in Yizhou." Wu Nuxia sandwiched a piece of bacon, and after taking a bite, she narrowed her eyes.

"yes."

"That's not for me to compliment you, when I came back from Fengzhou before, the owner of the gold paid to invite us to Yunchun Tower for a meal, and their bacon is not as good as yours." Wu Nuxia said, "What they have in the store is that the presentation is good-looking, but in fact, there are bells and whistles, and it is not interesting." ”

Hearing this, the Taoist couldn't help but turn his head.

The little girl was holding the chopsticks in her hand, and she also turned her head almost at the same time to make eye contact with him.

Neither a man nor a cat said anything.

"I saw the man you said about selling preserved eggs in Dongcheng a few days ago, it's not expensive, and I bought two." Wu Nuxia said, "I don't feel as delicious as what you made." ”

"Dongcheng, ......"

"Hmm."

"Did it sell well?"

"It's okay, new gadgets, not many people buy them, I guess more people will buy them in the future."

Dongcheng is really easy to sell.

Song You nodded and continued to eat.

The beef is very dry, the air-dried chicken is also very dry, and the wine is very light, not much degree, but the grape flavor is very strong, and it goes well with the meat on this table.

The most satisfying thing is the dry roasted whole fish.

The kimchi in the jar has everything, sour ginger sour cowpeas, sour radish sauerkraut, all fried into toppings, ginger has some spicy flavor, mixed together, very similar to the sour and spicy home-cooked fish in the previous life.

"That's right—"

Wu Nuxia ate and ate, and said to them very casually: "The people in Changjing seem to be discussing, saying that they will send someone to keep an eye on you, and when you go out of the city next time, they will gather around you." ”

"Just what I want."

"Be careful yourself."

After Wu Nuxia finished speaking, she was bored and shaved rice.

The sound of the party went to the sick, and the wine has welcomed spring.

I don't know when there was the sound of fireworks outside.

The banquet dispersed, after washing the pots and bowls, Song You boiled hot water again, took a beautiful bath, and even washed the three-flower cat, then went back to the room and stood in front of the window to watch the fireworks in the night sky in the distance.

Booming sounds came one after another.

Year after year.

Song You stood at the window for a long time.

……

The next day, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Song You held the two paintings and walked along the street.

The streets are really lively.

Those who beat gongs and drums, danced dragons and played lions, vendors all over the streets, children running around, and sometimes the sound of firecrackers disturbed the honor guard of unknown people.

Happy New Year, good New Year, the nobles are on the street, the rich are also on the street, but all the poor people who can afford the New Year's money are also trying to have a good year, and the people who live on the street are also on the street, and even most of the royal relatives will come out and walk around.

The Taoist walked through the two paintings with his arms in his arms.

If you say that the most lively thing today has to be the City God Temple.

Today's City God Temple is not what it used to be—

Who doesn't know about the people of Changjing? At the beginning of last year, the capital was in an uproar, and the people were panicked, and even His Majesty personally ordered a curfew. The wolf corpse as big as a horse was placed in the courtyard of the City God Temple! Since then, the priests in the temple have often patrolled at night, hunting down evil demons and ghosts, and often appearing to their spirits, just like a good city god who is dedicated to his duties and responsibilities!

When I walked to the City God Temple, I saw it.

Don't say how crowded the temple is, just at the foot of the mountain, it is already full of people, and people from inside or outside the city of Changjing hold incense in their hands, squeezing to the mountain.

It's hard to go up, and it's hard to get down.

The incense in the temple is like a cloud, and the smoke soars into the sky, and it can be seen from a long distance.

"Meow!"

The voice of the three-flowered cat came from the side.

"yes."

There are indeed too many people.

Song You looked ahead.

However, it didn't take long for an old man in a fancy dress to come from the street next to him, and after walking in front of them, he immediately bowed to them: "The little god has seen Mr. and has seen Sanhua Niangniang." ”

"I've seen Lord Chenghuang."

"Meow~"

"The little god congratulates Mr. and Sanhua Niangniang on the New Year, and wishes the New Year auspicious."

"Lord Chenghuang is also auspicious." Song You looked at him, this City God seemed to be more and more powerful, "Lord City God's ability is getting stronger and stronger, and when he walked to the temple, he already noticed it." ”

"In front of Mr., where can I call it a skill? What's more, it's all Mr. To's blessing. ”

Lord Chenghuang seemed calm, but in fact, he was nervous.

At this moment, it should be last spring, when my husband said "next time", and I don't know what kind of evaluation I can get after my hard work this year.

"Lord Chenghuang has been conscientious and conscientious in the past year, patrolling day and night, searching for demons and catching ghosts, which has won the trust and reverence of the people of Changjing, and in exchange for the incense like a cloud now, where is the blessing of the trust?" Song You looked at the god in front of him very calmly, "I should congratulate Lord Chenghuang, now that he is in this position, he can be regarded as sitting firmly." ”

"The little god is ashamed, he doesn't dare to be, he doesn't dare."

"Today I want to go out for a walk and see Changjing in the New Year, but also want to visit Lord Chenghuang again and say goodbye to you." Song You said to him, "By the way, there is one more thing to entrust." ”

"Mr. is leaving Changjing?"

"I'll leave this month."

"I wonder where is the gentleman going?"

"Probably north."

"I wonder what the gentleman commands?"

"In the previous year, I got two paintings in succession, and I liked them very much, but in this trip, it will take more than ten years to return to the mountain, and I feel very inconvenient to bring these two paintings with me." Song You said and looked down at the two picture scrolls he was holding, "Especially when I went to the north this time, I heard that there are countless demons and ghosts in the north, and there are often big demons and ghosts that are rarely seen in the south, I am afraid that I will accidentally hurt them, but most of the friends I met in Changjing are also unstable, so I have to come to Lord Chenghuang, hoping to temporarily store these two paintings in Lord Chenghuang, and then come back to retrieve them, I don't know if it is convenient for Lord Chenghuang?" ”

"Oops......"

Chenghuang's eyes widened for a moment.

took a deep breath, and then said: "Mr. trusts the little god, and can entrust his beloved things to the little god, and the little god should take good care of it!" ”

"Changjing is the first city in the world, and Lord Chenghuang is the city god of Changjing, and it should be the first city god in the world.

"Little God vouches! No loss! ”

"Thank you, Lord Chenghuang!"

Song You handed over the two paintings in his hand.

"Thank you, sir!"

Lord Chenghuang took it with both hands.

"Lord Chenghuang is busy with incense today, so I won't delay much." Song You said, "Then I will leave." ”

"Sir, walk slowly."

Song You gave another salute, and then turned around and left.

The cat next to him stood up like others, arched its two front paws, and followed away, and the small broken steps were especially cheerful.

Chenghuang hugged the two paintings and looked down carefully.

At this time, my heart was still happy and surprised.

Previously, Mr. said that next time I would see him, I would bring him three sticks of incense, but after seeing him today, I didn't see him on Mr.'s hands, and he was still a little apprehensive in his heart.

However, I got two paintings.

Mr. Fang Cai said that he has already secured the position of Changjing City God, in fact, it has only been a short year, even if he wins the hearts of the people in Changjing City, it is not in-depth after all, where can he talk about sitting in a stable position? If an order is issued in the palace city, or a decree is issued by the heavenly palace, how can the little incense that he has accumulated be able to resist?

But with these two paintings, it's not necessarily all good.

This shows that this immortal master of Fulongguan will definitely return to Changjing in the future and come to the City God Temple again, if he does not do well at that time, I am afraid that he will not be so good to pass.

It's like the one at the beginning of the year......

“……”

Chenghuang took a deep breath, his expression was solemn, and he only held the two paintings, walked down the street, and disappeared as he walked.

……

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