Song You sent Wen Pingzi away and returned to the main room. The little girl was still sitting on the bench. She fell into a stupid state because she was too full, but she kept raising her head and staring at the Taoist expressionlessly.

At this time, she couldn't even transform back into a cat.

Because there are too many things in the belly of the cat, the cat's belly can't hold it. If it turned back into a cat, it might be rounded into a ball of three colors.

"What is Empress Sanhua thinking?"

"Ms. Sanhua didn't think about anything."

"Yeah?"

"I will follow you, Empress Sanhua..." The little girl stared straight at him.

"What?"

"Follow Empress Sanhua!" the little girl repeated again, with a serious look on her face.

"Oh, that's right." Song You nodded and said, "Who says it's not the case? Sanhua Empress is quick in movement and often runs in front of me and the horse. Isn't she just following Sanhua Empress?"

"That's absolutely right!"

The little girl shook her head violently and quickly got out of her stupid state. She still shrank her body forward, slid her butt down along the bench, and immediately fell to the ground. Then she quickly cleared the table.

's endgame.

Empress Sanhua is also sensible and knows how to repay her kindness without being taught. She has also been to many temples and temples with Taoists and was entertained by others. Although today's meal was expensive, she did not feel distressed.

Just as she carried the dishes to the stove and put them on the stove, she suddenly froze as if she remembered something, so she quickly ran to the stove, bent down, and rummaged through the stove with tongs.

"Wow..."

He quickly dug out a dark mass from the ashes and placed it on the ground, knocking off a lot of ashes.

"Taoist! Eat swallows and rats!"

"Is it burned?"

"That's right! Empress Sanhua burned it for you!"

"It seems that Sanhua Empress has mastered the ultimate joy of making fire."

"Eating swallows and rats!"

"I just had enough food."

"Miss Sanhua specially burned it for you!"

"Let's eat later."

"Ms. Sanhua specially chose it for you!"

"Hmm? Chosen?"

Song You keenly caught the key point in her words and couldn't help but asked in confusion: "I wonder how Empress Sanhua chose her?"

"Choose with your eyes!"

"What does Sanhua Empress like in it?"

"It looks good!"

"..."

The Sanhua Empress had a fair and beautiful face, but there was no expression on her face. She only had a serious face. She stood in front of the stove and looked up at him.

Song You stared at her for a while, but couldn't see anything. He had to look away and walked over from the stove, saying as he walked: "Okay, okay, since Sanhua Empress wants to do it, then I have no choice but to do it."

Let’s have some dessert with Sanhua Empress.”

“Dessert!”

"That's right..."

Thanks to the long meal, the sweet potato was still very hot, but it was not impossible to handle.

Song You picked it up and looked at it carefully.

The sweet potato has long been burnt to black. It is about the length of a hand and three or four fingers wide. The shape is not beautiful, and I don't know what it looks like.

"Bang bang..."

Song You also patted it on the ground, making a dull sound, shook off the charcoal dust, and then carefully pushed it away.

The outer layer of burnt skin is very thick, indicating that the heat is a bit high and the position is not far enough from the center of the flame. Sanhua Empress still has a lot of room for improvement in this aspect. However, after peeling off this layer of burnt skin, what is revealed inside

But the flesh of the sweet potato is orange-yellow, soft, glutinous and sticky, and even looks moist and reflective because of the high sugar content.

"It's Huang Xin's..."

Song You couldn't help turning his head and said to his child.

"Yes!"

The girl stood in front of him, lowering her head and staring at him without blinking.

“It looks delicious at first glance.”

"Yes!"

"Why is Sanhua Empress looking at me like this?"

"Eat it quickly!"

"..."

Song You only thought that she was a "feeding Taoist priest" and that she had committed another of the cat world's quirks of "paying for her friends". Without thinking much, she shook her head and started to chew carefully.

It's really soft and sweet, with a high sugar content.

"Miss Sanhua made a good choice."

"Yes!"

"Miss Sanhua is a little strange today."

"Eat quickly! Eat quickly!"

"Miss Sanhua, do you want to have a taste?"

"You can eat it, Sanhua Empress has better ones."

"..."

Song You shook his head, too lazy to think about it.

During this process, the little girl stood in front of him, watching intently. It was not until he finished eating that he was satisfied, ran to fetch a bench, and stood in front of the stove to wash the dishes.

…

Life in Yangdu is actually pleasant and quiet. Once the Taoist has his own permanent residence and can cook his own meals, even the only shortcomings disappear.

In the next few days, he still often walked around the streets to see the prosperity of Yangdu, the local characteristics, and occasionally smelled the smell of incense. He also used this to see how many people in Yangdu were secretly worshiping the God of Paradise. Of course, he also paid attention to where the God of Paradise was hidden.

, but always found nothing.

I bought some meat and vegetables and cooked them at home.

My little life was enjoyable.

Sanhua Empress often immersed herself in writing in her room. She wrote seriously, and sometimes compared it with "The Strange Tales of Heavenly Females", but inevitably she wrote very slowly.

When she got tired from writing, she would take her fishing rod and go fishing on the riverside. If she caught a little, she would keep it for herself. The Taoist always had endless ways to eat fish, and she couldn't even learn it. If she caught a lot, she would

, she will also set up a stall on the bridge to sell, selling some small money, and can also subsidize the family income.

Occasionally I take the horses out for a spin.

Or if you see a Taoist priest who has not come back too late, you have to cook for him yourself to avoid having to eat when he comes back.

Yanzi completely transformed into a farmer, planting grass in the yard all day long, and using magic to induce birth.

Cat tail and bullwhip are both grasses that horses love to eat. Although there is only a small piece of land in the yard, he can use magic to promote the growth. Even if he cannot guarantee the supply of fodder for the bay horse, he can also improve the food for the bay horse.

In this way, the bay horse can eat the fodder he likes, and the swallow's proficiency in the wood spirit method has also improved rapidly, forming a perfect mutual aid.

It’s slowly coming to the filth removal festival in Yangdu.

The Cleaning Up Festival is held in the late twelfth lunar month, close to the Chinese New Year. It is actually not much different from New Year's Eve in other places to celebrate the old and welcome the new. It is just because there was a plague of evil spirits in Yangdu before, so there is a separate Cleaning Up Festival.

On that day, just early in the morning, there was a continuous sound of firecrackers on the street outside.

Don't say anything evil, even the Sanhua Empress was frightened and woke up. She climbed to the window and stared outside blankly. The swallow also hid in the house.

Then there was the beating of gongs and drums, chanting of sutras and chanting.

Taoist monks from outside the city came into the city together, either forming a team and walking along the streets and alleys, reciting scriptures, waving talismans, or performing rituals on high platforms built in the city, sitting cross-legged and praying. There were also wizards and warlocks.

Different places inside and outside the city use their own unique methods to cast spells, including killing chickens and sheep, and dancing naked. There are also many folk masters and charlatans who wander from house to house, encountering shops or more prominent houses.

Ask for some money to spend.

But the highlight is the traditional Nuo dance——

The large group of people beat gongs and drums, carrying the statues, and walked along the main road of Yangdu. At the front was a group of wizards, all wearing different Nuo opera masks and corresponding headdresses, and specific costumes. Some were empty-handed and some were holding them.
To be continued...