Demon in the world

Cuihu Fishing Village is different from ordinary underwater buildings. Its entire house is made of wood, and only closed oil drums are used as the foundation. Therefore, in the windy season, the entire Fishing Village will float with the wind and waves, swimming like a living thing. Walk on the lake.

Ah Jiu sat cross-legged next to Wen Renchu ​​for a long time, and saw the fish swimming below through the lake, but refused to bite the bait no matter what, so she couldn't help but said: "My brother's bait must be bad, Watch me fish!"

After saying that, he got down on his knees and dipped his arms into the lake water. Wen Renchu ​​grabbed his collar from behind in time, "Be careful."

Ah Jiu shook his hand in the lake water a few times, and suddenly stretched out his hand triumphantly, "Yes, look!"

A small fish with the length of an index finger was sucking his finger tightly, and its big pink tail shone beautifully in the sunlight.

Ah Jiu showed off like a treasure, "This is called Peach Blossom Fish, and the soup is delicious!" The little fish seemed to understand what he said, and began to flap desperately in his palm.

Wen Renchu ​​took out the fish and threw it into the lake, and poked Ah Jiu's head to show him the big fish tank in the fishing village, "If you want to eat, there are all kinds of fish there, all fresh. I'm here for Cultivating the body and mind is not for eating."

Ah Jiu said: "Cultivate the body and mind? I can read Buddhist scriptures to you."

Wen Renchu ​​refused straight away, "Just sit quietly."

After a while, Xu Nan came over with a cold drink and specially brought a piece of vanilla ice cream for Ah Jiu.

Ah Jiu sat on the wooden floor leaning on Wen Renchu's back, eating ice cream with the breeze blowing, feeling very comfortable.

These days, he kept going to various famous stores. He was busy working as a waiter during the day, and he didn't forget to submit a report to Du Shiwei at night. He was really exhausted.

Wen Renchu ​​noticed that there was no movement around his body, and when he turned around, Ah Jiu fell asleep with his head tilted.

The setting sun dyed the sky a gorgeous red, Wen Renchu ​​let him lean quietly, his handsome face reflected a different kind of tenderness at dusk.

Xu Nan walked over quietly and asked softly, "Master, the wind is getting stronger now, should I send Ah Jiu into the room?"

Wen Renchu ​​waved his hand to signal him to leave, pushed Ah Jiu away and picked him up.

His footsteps are very light, and he doesn't make a sound when he steps on the floor.

Ah Jiu's face was covered with a light red light, and his quiet and sweet sleeping face made him look like an innocent baby.

Although he has grown up so much, the familiar feeling in his arms has never changed.

Ah Jiu's body was very light, but Wen Renchu ​​was a little out of breath from that heavy sense of responsibility.

In 4000 years, the stars have changed, the sea has changed, and the three realms have long changed, and they will never return to the peaceful past of mutual checks and balances.

A war of mistakes makes everything form a deadlock with no clues and endless loops. Fate always looks down on all living beings with a supreme attitude, watching the world gather and disperse, and disperse.

In the past, people were disdainful of the shortness and perishability of human life, but now the feng shui turns, and it has become a difficult luxury to live in the sun for decades.

"Brother! Hug."

"Brother, when will I grow up and come out of my shell?"

"Brother! I'm Ah Jiu, don't you remember?"

"Can I... can I call you brother?"

The past flooded into my mind like a tide. Wen Renchu ​​put Ah Jiu on the bed and closed his eyes. After a while, he hesitated and stroked his temples with his hands, "Live well, as long as I am here, I will never allow anyone to bother you."

When Ah Jiu woke up, it was already dark outside, and the lights on the bank of the emerald lake were reflected in the water of the lake as beautifully as colorful pearls.

He rubbed his eyes and walked out of the room. Xu Nan, who was guarding the door, immediately stood up, "Young master asked me to take you to dinner."

dinner?Ah Jiu woke up immediately.

Yuzhuang is actually a back-shaped building with an open space in the middle. Lanterns are hung at the four corners to illuminate the yard as bright as daytime. Some bamboo and morning glory are planted in front of the house.There was a square table in the middle, and Wen Renchu ​​took a magazine and sat there flipping through it.After Xu Nan brought Ah Jiu over, he went to the kitchen and ordered the dishes to be served.

Cuihu Yuzhuang has always only cooked fish, and it is said that it can make more than 200 different dishes based on the species of Cuihu fish.

Because there were only two people eating, the kitchen only prepared four dishes, one soup and some snacks, which was not extravagant.

Although I didn't see the legendary whole fish feast, the four dishes made Ah Jiu very satisfied.

Furong fish is boiled in lake water. Take the special product of Cuihu Lake, Furong carp, six-year-old smoked ham closest to the hoof, Erzhou bamboo shoots and Mobei sand onion, and add green lake water to stew.

The fish is plump and tender, the soup is milky white and smooth, and the aftertaste sticks to the lips and teeth.

The cold trip fish skin has a light taste, and the transparent texture is like a natural crystal embedded in it.Lift it up with chopsticks, the red oil sauce vibrates slightly with the fish skin, as if it is full of fresh life, it is extremely attractive, and the index finger of the diners will move.

The yellow flower crispy fish is really crispy. It is cooked by pressing first and then stewing. The oil is not greasy, and the shape is not loose. No matter the skin, meat or bone, it melts in the mouth, leaving only the smell of fish in the throat.

The flame fish is cooked with snakehead and tomatoes. It is charred on the outside and tender on the inside. At first glance, it looks like a fire burning red and bright.

The fish head tofu soup is milky white, the tofu is smooth and delicate, the soup is sweet and fresh, and the aftertaste is long and strong.

A few seemingly simple ordinary dishes, but they are fresh, sweet and sour, salty, crunchy and smooth. It is very comfortable in the stomach and has endless aftertaste.

Wen Renchu ​​simply picked up a few chopsticks, then stopped to watch Ah Jiu eat.

I saw him nodding and smiling from time to time, and concentrating on contemplation at other times, completely ignoring the movements around him. He was eating more attentively than a chef cooking.

After savoring each dish carefully, Ah Jiu finally felt a little distended and uncomfortable in her stomach.

Wenren said clearly: "Eating is a kind of enjoyment, why do you eat as hard as you practice?"

Ah Jiu said: "Master said that in September, I will cook all the dishes from ten famous restaurants. If you don't eat them carefully, you will not be able to distinguish the ingredients and cooking techniques."

"Give me the name of the store, and I'll send someone to collect all the recipes for you."

"Not good," Ah Jiu shook his head hastily, "Many dishes are created by the chefs themselves, and they have spent a lot of effort. It would be very sad to give it to others for nothing."

"Even if the person concerned wants to keep it a secret, but you get it out like this, the result is still the same?"

Ah Jiu said seriously: "It's not the same. How can it be the same? It's hard for the chef to create his own dishes, so he should be satisfied and praised by the guests. But I eat very hard, and I have to do things for them, so this is what I should do." Got it."

Wen Ren Chu leaned on the chair and squinted at him, "You have a lot of reason, what do you want to do for them?"

Ah Jiu rolled up her sleeves, "You can do the dishes and clean up!"

Wenren said clearly: "You don't need to do these, Xu Nan."

Xu Nan came over immediately and cleaned the table quickly and neatly, Ah Jiu didn't even touch the plate.

"elder brother……"

"Sit down."

Ah Jiu immediately moved the chair and sat over, "What's the matter?"

Wen Renchu ​​asked: "Do you like the profession of chef very much?"

Do you want to be a professional chef like the gentleman hotel?Ah Jiu has never seriously thought about this question. He just enjoys the moment when the taste of food changes, and he likes to taste delicious food.He leaned on the arm of the well-known chair, thinking: "I just want to cook for the people I like."

"the person I like?"

"Like Master, Senior Brother, Aunt Xue, and Master Yu... Actually, I want to make it for my brother the most. I'll make it for you tomorrow, okay?"

Wen Renchu ​​turned to look at him, and said lightly, "No need."

Ah Jiu was depressed for a while, observed Wen Renchu's expression, and guessed: "Brother, are you unhappy?"

Wenren said clearly: "Can you see it?"

Ah Jiu raised her eyebrows with her fingers, "Brother never smiles, his eyes are always like this...it seems to hide a lot of thoughts, tell me! Master Kongxiang taught me a lot of Buddhist stories, I can try Help you untie your knot."

"I don't want to hear stories," Wen Renchu ​​said, "Let me ask you a hypothetical question, if you have many relatives alive now, what would you do?"

"Does it mean that I have a very big brother?"

His intuition is always so sharp that Wen Renchu ​​is afraid, "No, I mean hypothetical, if."

Ah Jiu frowned, "Aren't relatives supposed to live together? If I have many brothers, I'll go find them one by one until I find them all."

Wen Renchu ​​lowered his eyelids, "What if the premise is that you must pay for your freedom?"

"Freedom?" Ah Jiu didn't understand.

"It's just living in darkness forever, with no light, no hope, no purpose. Can't see anything, can't do anything..."

Ah Jiu was silent for a while, and said: "I can't think of what you are talking about, but as long as I can be with my brother, I am willing to do anything!"

Wen Renchu ​​reached out and patted his head, stood up, and said, "You are so cute, it would be great if you were really my younger brother."

Ah Jiu looked at him blankly, "Brother...where are you going?"

"It's time for me to go back to work, I have things to attend to."

"Didn't you say you were going to stay here for a few days?"

"That's the plan. The reality is always different from the plan. I hope you have a good time eating here. Goodbye."

"elder brother……"

Wen Renchu ​​stopped looking at him, "Xu Nan, have you packed your things?"

Xu Nan came out carrying the suitcase, "You can go."

When they got on the bamboo raft, Ah Jiu chased after them, stood on the bank and shouted, "Brother, from now on... can I go and play with you?"

Wen Renchu ​​turned his back to him, and his voice was as cold as when we first met, "It's better not to, I don't think I have much time to play with children."

Ah Jiu stood on the floor and watched them gradually go away, then slowly squatted down and buried her face in her arms.

Xu Nan looked at Ah Jiu who seemed to be abandoned on an isolated island, and said softly: "Master, Ah Jiu is crying, he looks... sad now."

Wen Renchu ​​closed his eyes, "Don't you think you talk too much?"

Perhaps Ouyang Fei is right, Ah Jiu has grown up and can bear the pain, this loss may become the most inadvertent flower in his long life.

Be a good person and enjoy life now... Ah Jiu.

In mid-July, Yudu began to heat up day by day, and the sun was so fierce that it almost melted the asphalt on the road.

Ah Jiu was riding his bicycle and parked under the shade of a tree to look at the map, when someone behind him suddenly patted him on the shoulder.

He turned his face and saw a strange man wearing big sunglasses. He was wrapped up tightly on a hot day, and his whole body gave off an unspeakable weirdness.

The other party said very politely: "Excuse me... is your name Ah Jiu?"

"Ah, yes, you are?" Ah Jiu looked at him hesitantly, indeed he had never seen this person before.

The other party looked very happy, and after taking off the sunglasses, there was an ordinary face, "Hello, can I bother you for an hour, I have a guest who wants to see you."

Ah Jiu felt even more strange, "Guest? What's his name?"

"The guest's surname is Lu, and he said he has something very important to ask you about the Fool's Inn."

Lu?Is it Brother Xiaoman?Fool's Inn?Because he had been fooled by him once, Ah Jiu seemed a little hesitant this time, wondering if he should go or not.

Seeing his hesitation, the man said again: "Mr. Lu also asked me to tell you a word, saying that Guangming Delicacy exists."

The Fool's Inn can make bright delicacies that satisfy all human wishes. This fairy tale told to him by Xiaoman at the beginning seems so absurd and bizarre to Ah Jiu today, but he can't refuse...