I didn't intend to be a Fairy

Princess Changping withdrew from the stage of history.

I don't know if Wu Xia, who secretly investigated her father's murderer with her back, has found out what she wants to find out, and I don't know if the fox demon who repayed his favor in Changjing has gained freedom.

Whether Yu Zhizhou, who was transferred back to the capital to take on important tasks, was involved, and whether Liu Junshou was affected by the storm.

Think it was a huge storm.

After all, there are a lot of old friends.

Song You was in a foreign place, although he could not see the turmoil and undercurrents in the capital, he didn't feel it was a pity. At that time, he might have climbed the colorful pond in Yuezhou, he might have listened to the snow in front of the Yuelong Waterfall, or he might have lived in ancient times. Waiting for the divine bird to fly in the green tung forest, in front of his eyes is also a landscape wonder that ordinary people can hardly see in a lifetime.

General Chen is destined to be a famous general through the ages.

Even if he is harmed by the emperor or powerful ministers in the end, even if time changes him in the future, even if he is not guaranteed at the end of the day, this still cannot be changed.

The Taoist is thousands of miles away, in a state farthest from Changjing in the east, in a remote and unremarkable small county, with his cat to kill time, harvesting and drying peppers several times, while working While trying to teach a cat how to grow food, it wasn't until the morning of New Year's Eve that he took the cat and went to the street to buy meat, followed by the boy Swallow.

There are very few commodities in this small town, even during Chinese New Year.

Except for some agricultural products, the vegetarian dishes are mainly pickled vegetables and cellared vegetables, and there are very few fresh vegetables, but because of the Chinese New Year, there are many meat sellers.

After shopping around, I bought a big pig's trotter, a few ribs, and two or two pieces of meat.

Also bought a chicken.

He didn't have too many scruples because the swallow was also a bird. Although the swallow was timid by nature, he was also more sensitive. If he noticed it, he might blame himself.

It is common for people to eat chicken.

It's okay to avoid some taboos appropriately, and it's better to let nature take its course, just like Empress Sanhua eats mice, Song You can't stand it anymore, if that's the case, just don't watch it.

When I came back, I borrowed the store’s stove to pack everything, and then borrowed the store’s pot and stove. In the morning, I prepared the marinade and boiled the brine, then threw the pig’s trotters, ribs and chicken into it to cook.

The New Year's Eve is very lively.

Outside, there are people wearing bright clothes and heavy makeup, singing and dancing while playing suona and waist drums. The people behind them carry the local gods that can eliminate diseases and walk around the streets. Occasionally, they can see the local magistrates and their The family members walked through the street followed by many attendants, and saw many Jiang Hu warriors, and they also came to the street in groups of three or five. Most of them carried long knives of different styles, and they were probably the largest in the summoned state. The influence of Pai Han Jiangmen.

The stewed pork in the house was bubbling and bubbling.

Song You also took a bench and sat outside to watch this rare bustling scene.

But today, in this small city, anyone who lived around the inn, or walked by or around it, could smell a strong strange fragrance.

This is a taste that does not belong to this era.

"What is the taste?"

"Smells good!"

"It seems to smell like meat!"

"Which house did it come from?"

"It's so fragrant!"

I don't know whether the smell of wine is afraid of the depth of the alley, but the smell of meat is definitely not afraid of the depth of the alley.

People who are used to eating meat may not think it, but if you are locked up in one place for a period of time and the supply of supplies is insufficient, it is just an ordinary stew. I feel like I'm going to die, don't talk about this braised pork with a strong smell.

Unless you don't like meat.

But the common people in this city have no meat to eat for more than a period of time.

Even the inn owner, who is relatively well-off, was surprised to hear the rich meaty aroma coming from his own stove.

This Taoist borrowed his own stove house, so he naturally wanted to watch what this Taoist was doing with his own stove. The pot said it was called brine, but at first it smelled of spices, which smelled strange, but I didn't have much appetite, but when the meat was added, the taste changed immediately.

The shopkeeper couldn't help running up to Song You, bowed and asked:

"What's the name of this sir cooking?"

"Go back to the store, it's called Braised Pork."

"Braised pork?"

"The practice in my hometown is not common in the outside world."

"..."

The shopkeeper's mind suddenly opened up.

I wanted to ask this Taoist if he could teach me, and then thought of the huge pile of spices weighed in proportion, each of which seemed to be meticulously detailed to the extreme, and felt that this was some kind of untold secret. I want to say that I can waive his rent or pay some other price, but I always feel a little bit reluctant. I just wanted to grit my teeth and be more generous, but felt that this Taoist would stay here for more than 20 days, maybe he would do it again, I just need to read it carefully next time, read it a few times, maybe I can learn it. Da Ming treats him better, takes good care of him on weekdays, and just sends more things.

I was thinking about it in my heart, but before I could come to a result, I saw this Taoist turning his head and looking at me with a smile from the corner of the eye.

Those eyes seem to be able to see into people's hearts.

"!"

The shopkeeper couldn't help being surprised.

It's as if the little Jiujiu in my heart has been discovered, it's not guilt and fear, it's more like a naked sense of shame.

However, the Taoist in front of him showed a smile: "Would you like to try it?"

"This...how is this good?"

"Is the store here to celebrate the New Year?"

"Originally, I was going to go back outside the city and take my father with me, but this autumn, my father has passed away, the eldest son is doing business abroad, and the second son has not returned from the army, so we have to spend the new year here Well, after the new year, I will go out to visit relatives."

"That's just right." Song You said to him with a smile, "I cook a lot of meat, but there are no other dishes, and I don't cook rice. If the store is willing, I will share some of the vegetables and rice with the next one, and I will also share them with you." Wouldn't it be good to distribute some of the stewed meat to the store?"

"Isn't that taking advantage of Mr.?"

"The shopkeeper was joking." Song You laughed again, "How can there be such a saying during Chinese New Year?"

"That……"

The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, and found that he couldn't find any reason to refuse, so he had no choice but to bow his hands and bury his head: "It's better to be respectful than to obey."

The Taoist continued to sit here, watching the excitement.

There are not many places to go shopping in the small town, and when the sky gets dark, it will be New Year's Eve.

The sound of firecrackers can be heard sporadically.

Song You stood in front of the window of the upstairs room, looked out, but could not see the fireworks in the sky, and then looked at the streets elsewhere, although there were shops lighting up, people walking on the street with lanterns, the lanterns reflected In the darkness outside, there were quite a few figures swaying, but they were not like Changjing Ruyidu, where lanterns were lit in front of every house.

But it's not that there is no excitement here, it's just that the way of excitement is different.

You have to see from the shadows, you have to come from the din of voices.

After staying for a few days, Song You quite liked it here.

"call……"

There was a cold wind blowing into the room.

Song You closed the window casually, turned and went back to the house.

Lanterns were also lit in the house, one was hung at the door and the other was hung at the head of the bed. They were all lit by Empress Sanhua. An oil lamp was lit in front of the table, which also ignited spontaneously without oil, and half of the table's dishes were placed on the table.

The stewed meat made by Song You is randomly chopped into pieces or sliced, and served in thick bowls. The small river fish and tofu balls were brought over to him in large bowls. The craftsmanship seemed to be very ordinary. Most places these days don't have much cooking system, but the portion did not treat him badly at all.

A small plate of raw shredded pork, a small raw fish.

There were already two figures sitting at the table.

A little girl, sitting upright, turned to look at him, and a handsome young man with a reserved expression.

"..."

Song You smiled and sat down at the table.

"Let's eat."

"Aww!"

Mistress Sanhua was not polite, she had been greedy for the stewed pork that the Taoist said for a long time, and she didn't bother to use chopsticks, so she reached out and grabbed a piece of ribs.

As usual, take a sniff first before putting it in your mouth.

The Taoist looked at her with a smile on his face:

"Is it delicious, Mistress Sanhua?"

"..."

The little girl lowered her head and gnawed intently, and let out a low whining sound from her mouth, which was regarded as an answer. When she was eating, she was always unable to speak.

Until one piece is finished, hold the bone in your hand, chew and swallow the meat in your mouth, smash the juice in your mouth carefully to make sure there is no residue, then put the bone in your mouth and chew it, not only It is to swallow the bone marrow and juice inside, and the bone dregs are also swallowed.

The boy Swallow, who watched the operation, was startled.

The little girl turned her head and looked at the Taoist.

Her eyes seemed to glow in the light.

However, he still didn't answer right away, but kept looking at him, as if he was thinking about an answer, or organizing his words, and it took him a long time to speak, but he asked rhetorically:

"Why don't you pour out the water that cooked the meat?"

"Save it for cooking next time."

"Cook it next time!"

"yes."

"Can I cook again?"

"certainly."

Song You frowned when he answered here.

There was an ominous premonition in my heart again.

Sure enough, the little girl sitting next to him has shown a thoughtful look again. If you look carefully, you can still see that her head is still slightly nodding imperceptibly, and her eyeballs are rolling, looking at the person in the room all of a sudden. The small mobile stove for heating and boiling water, and then looked at the quilt bag with the small pot.

"..."

Song You was helpless and speechless, so he could only sigh, and put some meat for her: "Miss Sanhua, eat more..."

The little girl looked down at her bowl, and although she reached out to pick it up, she said to him with a serious face:

"Taoist eat more!"

It looks like you want to save your stomach to eat in the middle of the night.

"well……"

So whether it’s a cat or a child, sometimes it’s not necessarily a good thing if learning ability, manipulative ability and self-care ability are too strong, especially for all-round children who are very strong in everything.

After dinner, go out for a stroll with lanterns, and feel the New Year atmosphere of ordinary people in this remote northern town.

...

That night, around midnight.

The common people living near this inn smelled the same strange fragrance as in the daytime, although not as strong as in the daytime, and the smell of meat is not as strong, but it is equally attractive.

The innkeeper and his wife were also awakened by the scent.

First, the wife woke up the shopkeeper and said that she could smell the aroma. The shopkeeper was impatient at first, and said that she had eaten the stewed pork made by the customer tonight and missed it very much. She smelled the fragrance in her dream. However, just after I finished speaking, I also smelled the same aroma. I got up and checked the lamp. When I arrived at the stove, I didn’t see any fire. I went upstairs and saw that the gentleman’s room was also quiet and dark. Yes, the fragrance did not come from Mr.'s room, so I couldn't help feeling puzzled.

But smelling the aroma, it seemed to be still warm.

I searched and found nothing.

I went to the cupboard and opened it. My husband and I were reluctant to eat a few pieces tonight, and the stewed pork that I wanted to save for my younger brother and nephew who went to the city for two days was also well placed in the bowl. It was stolen by some neighbor or thief, but I couldn't help but grabbed two pieces of pig's trotters, stuffed one into my mouth, and held the other in my hand, and went back to the room to share with my old wife.

"It's really strange."

The shopkeeper shook his head, muttering as he walked.