How about a bowl of Mengpo soup

The sky is slightly bright, and the air is filled with light blue morning mist.

The lights in the streets of the Underworld were all extinguished, and the soul-locking bell rang again on the cold and winding Yin-Yang Road. Ships began to appear on the water of Wangchuan, and the soldiers in black armor yawned, shook their heads, and escorted The ghost walked towards the hall...

In the backyard of Qionghua Palace, a few ghost birds were jumping among the branches, occasionally chirping a few times, and the crisp tones added a bit of joy to this rather cold place.White smoke leaks from the back of the house and diffuses into the early morning wind, and the tempting aroma of food wafts faintly from the green bricks and black tiles.

The beauty in white was standing in front of the stove, with bare hands immersed in the clear water, washing the purple salvia in the basin carefully.In the stove on the side, the dark blue fire was burning brightly, and the light yellow soup boiled in the large casserole was boiling and bubbling.Seeing that the heat has come, the beauty scooped up the washed purple salvia miltiorrhiza and put it into the pot. The movements were skillful and neat.

Through the thin smoke, I can see Yi Ren's long hair reaching to her waist, slender and slim, and her plain white dress shimmering faintly, as beautiful as an exile.At this time, she pursed her cherry lips, rolled up her sleeves, and lowered her head to gently stir the casserole with a long spoon, her eyes focused with a different kind of charm.

However, at such a beautiful moment, while the beauty was cooking the soup in an orderly manner, she took the time to look to the side... and rolled her eyes?Well, we were not mistaken, she did, even though she even rolled her eyes coquettishly.

However, there is a reason for all this.

Moving his gaze to the wall not far to the left of Meng Wanyan, he saw a large mirror with a width of one foot and a height of five feet, and on the other side of the mirror was the handsome and handsome Pluto.

Green smoke is curling up from the incense burner, and peonies are embroidered on the screen, which is extraordinarily gorgeous.A long scroll was spread out on the sandalwood case table, and Yan You was sitting in front of the case, carefully reading the life of the ghost who will be judged later.Just after reading a volume, I relaxed my body a little, and when I raised my eyes, my eyes just met the white eyes of the beauty in white on the other side of the mirror, so an imperceptible arc curled up at the corner of my mouth, and I simply put the book in my hands. Put it aside, raise your phoenix eyes, and enjoy such a pleasing scene through the spiritual mirror.

Every day at this time, Meng Wanyan would cook soup in the kitchen, while His Highness Pluto would do morning reading in the East Pavilion.However, waking up early in the morning to read a book is too boring and boring.So, she installed this spiritual mirror in Meng Meiren's kitchen, and every day since then, such a scene has been formed, one person is making soup with a blank or unfriendly expression, and the other is watching it interestingly... Uh, as for what to watch, I don't know.

For this, Meng Wanyan was powerless to resist - she was already tired of cursing in her heart.However, the person on the other end still used the inspection work as an excuse, and his face was serious and serious, without any trace of frivolity or profanity. No matter how much resentment there was, it was like a slap on a ball of cotton, and his anger disappeared immediately.

In fact, this domineering and ruthless person is still a rascal!

Meng Wanyan thought angrily, turned around and bent down to take out a handful of blue and white flowers from a bamboo basket.These flowers are about the size of a woman's fist, and they are just about to open. The petals are half closed like flawless white jade. The light, crystal clear and transparent, is truly beautiful.

"It's so beautiful." Ripples appeared in His Highness Pluto's eyes, his thin lips parted slightly, and he uttered a sentence with unclear intentions.But the beauty in white on the side of the mirror classified it as the words of Meng Lang, a prodigal son, without even thinking about it. She rolled her eyes and said in a low voice, "No shame."

"Praising Tumihua...is it also a shameless act?" His Highness Pluto raised his eyebrows, and raised his chin at the flower in the opponent's hand as if puzzled.Those flowers are called "tumi".

The process of making Mengpo soup is complicated, and there are many types of materials required. It also needs to add several precious medicinal materials from the underworld, such as Tumihua, Jueqingcao, Zidanshen, Fuli, Qilu, Hanhuiye, etc., supplemented by Tianhe water. made.Among them, Lost Flowers on the way is the most important and indispensable.

Meng Wanyan didn't expect her to answer like this, her face froze, and she felt like she was being teased.This person must have done it on purpose!The beauty was so angry that she threw the flower into the soup with her hand, and then turned her face to stare at her.Yan You didn't care about it either, so he calmly changed into a comfortable position, resting his bare hands on his chin, and the corners of his mouth curled up in a nasty way: "Well, you're actually quite good-looking too... Well, at least you're better than Wu Ya Look better."

Before Meng Wanyan came to the Underworld, the position of Po Meng had been vacant for a long time.And the task of cooking Mengpo soup fell to the virtuous and virtuous judge with excellent medical skills.Thinking of the scene where he boiled Meng Po soup as medicine with a bitter face, Yan You still wanted to laugh now.Mengpo soup made by different people has similar main ingredients, but the taste is quite different.And Meng Wanyan really regarded it as a dish, adding some ingredients to add flavor and flavor to the original basis, and changing the process, making this soup a delicacy. The last dying ghost before reincarnation drank it, You can also forget the dust with a smile and no worries.

This woman, even if she hates this place and hates her as Pluto, she will do her job well... Yan You looked at Meng Wanyan, his eyes became dark and incomprehensible.

When she saw her in Yangjian, she must have been attracted by her serious appearance when making soup.

That year, Shangqi was facing a drought that was rare in a century. The fertile fields were exhausted and grain and rice were scarce. Some wealthy families in the imperial capital brought out some rice noodles to help the victims, and one of them was the Liu family.The Liu family has been cooks for generations, and there have been many famous royal cooks, who shined in the family and received great favor.This year, Liu Mingjin, the eldest son of Liu's family, just won the first prize in the kitchen examination. Mrs. Liu felt that her son was so promising that she could finally comfort the spirit of the master. She was overjoyed and decided to open a warehouse for disaster relief, accumulate merits, and then wait until next month to choose an auspicious day to make arrangements The son's marriage, come a double happiness.

When it comes to Liu Mingjin's marriage, everyone in the imperial capital is envious.Because his fiancée is Shangqi's number one beauty and also the first goddess chef since the founding of the People's Republic of China - Meng Wanyan.Meng Wanyan is the adopted daughter of Mr. Liu, because her father and Mr. Liu are old friends, and the children of the two are married by fingertips, so after the accident in the Meng family, Mr. Liu took Xiao Wanyan to Liu's residence as his future daughter-in-law He came to raise her, taught her poetry and books, and taught her cooking skills.And Meng Wanyan was talented and intelligent, and he learned better than his son. If his wife hadn't objected, he really wanted to teach her all the secret books of the Liu family.

But Mrs. Liu is not good to Meng Wanyan. It can be said that she is extremely tricky and harsh. The reason is not because Mr. Liu liked Meng Wanyan's mother when she was young, so when she saw Meng Wanyan, Mrs. Liu would not like her. Comfortable, the master treated her badly when he was alive, and it got worse after the master passed away.

Fortunately, there is also Liu Mingjin.

Liu Mingjin has always protected Meng Wanyan like a big brother, preventing her from being bullied by anyone. The two grew up together, studied and cooked together, and were childhood sweethearts.This year, he has grown into a handsome man, and she has grown up like a goddess, and it is time to fulfill the old man's wish...

In a few months, she will marry someone else's wife... The woman in plain clothes who was cooking by the simple stove in the wooden shed lowered her eyebrows and smiled, thinking of something, her face was smiling and shy, if she Being looked at by others, I don't know how many young men from the imperial capital will be fascinated.It was already late at this time, and Meng Wanyan had to cook the last pot of soup for those affected by the disaster.

In order to help the poor, the people of Liu's mansion set up a wooden shed by the side of the road. These days, she cooks here.

Several servants outside were still busy maintaining order, Meng Wanyan asked someone to carry out the boiled soup, and began to distribute it.As soon as the lid was lifted, the rich fragrance immediately diffused, and the people who lined up couldn't help but feel a little restless.If this was normal, how many people would have such a blessing to drink Miss Meng's soup... Tsk tsk, even the servants couldn't help swallowing.And those who received the soup were holding the bowls, smiling happily, their eyes glowed, and their sallow, thin faces were also slightly rosy.

"Sister, slow down, it's still a little hot." Meng Wanyan handed the bowl to a woman with a child, and when she saw that she was about to feed the child, she told her softly. After hearing this, the woman quickly expressed her gratitude Nodding, grinning with a simple smile.On a cold winter night, a group of hungry people received rice grains and delicious hot soup. They immediately felt relieved, and even the distress caused by the poverty of their families during the drought was relieved a lot.Seeing their satisfied expressions, Meng Wanyan's heart warmed up, and suddenly felt some inexplicable, sour emotion.

Suddenly, the sleeve was pulled lightly by something.

Meng Wanyan came back to her senses and saw a little girl carved in pink and jade looking up at her, her small hands tugging at her sleeves. "What a beautiful child!" Meng Wanyan said in surprise.Although the child in front of him was only wearing coarse cloth, he was white and exuded a sense of nobility, especially those big clear and bright eyes, which clearly carried an aloofness that did not match his appearance. Although he was looking up like this, he seemed to be looking down. She's so, so...cute...

So she squatted down and asked the little girl with a smile: "Little sister, are you hungry?"

The lights are dimmed, and the beauty is alluring with a smile.The little girl's eyes trembled suddenly, she let go of her sleeves, turned her face away, and said in an orderly tone: "Get on me." Meng Wanyan's smile deepened when she heard the words, and she turned around to serve it, which was still warm all night. The soup was handed to her: "Come on, drink it. By the way, where are your relatives?"

The little girl didn't speak, she looked at the steaming bowl in front of her eyes, her expressionless face showed subtle curiosity.She didn't reach out to pick it up, and after looking around the clean bowl again, she tilted her head and took a sip from Meng Wanyan's hand.Meng Wanyan was a little surprised, but she quickly realized that she raised the corners of her mouth and fed her carefully with the bowl in her hand.

"Miss Meng is so gentle and kind." The servants who rubbed their hands and let out a breath were dazzled by Meng Wanyan's smile, and sighed in a low voice, envious of the person who was enjoying the special treatment.

The little girl drank slowly, holding it gently, like a lazy kitten, but the stretched eyebrows showed her satisfaction at the moment.After drinking half a bowl, she backed away and raised her head, and said lightly: "Not bad."

Oh, this kid.Meng Wanyan was amused by the little girl's serious and arrogant appearance for a moment, and couldn't help reaching out to touch the top of her head. "You, presumptuous!" Just as the plain hand touched the soft and shiny hair, the child immediately turned his head sideways and shouted like an electric shock.I saw sullen anger on that delicate little face, pursed thin lips, and looked at her coldly, with an indescribable deterrence.

Meng Wanyan was stunned, and put down her hands in surprise.

The little girl gave her a deep look, then suddenly turned and walked towards the other side of the road. "Hey, you..." Seeing her leaving like that, Meng Wanyan hurriedly walked a few steps forward to stop her, but opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.On the other side, the slender figure stopped, tilted his head slightly, and said loudly: "We will meet again."

Then, the little person disappeared at the other end of the road covered by the night, leaving only the woman in plain clothes standing by the roadside, unable to recover for a long time.

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A strong fragrance wafted into his nostrils, interrupting Meng Wanyan's memories.The scene turns back to the kitchen of the underworld, the fire is blue, and the casserole is boiling.

When he recalled his thoughts, the soup had already been boiled, and the mirror was dark, and the figure of the man had disappeared.Meng Wanyan let out a deep breath, waved her sleeves and put the Mengpo soup together with the bowls and spoons into the storage ring, then walked out to start the day's work.

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Feng Wuya: Majesty, can you do this, every time you go to the world to see a beautiful sister, you will become a cute child to take advantage of others.

Yan You: What nonsense.

Feng Wuya: Isn't that right, you once turned into a lost child to deceive Miss Zhang's family, relying on her kindness and simplicity to take you in, you slept in the same bed with her all night.Also, you have eaten a lot of tofu at Sai Xishi in Liu's Tofu Shop, oh, you have also taken a bath with that Miss Zhao's!

Yan You: Presumptuous, how dare you frame this king!

Meng Wanyan: (smiling and twisting Yan You's ears) Your Highness, you'd better...tell me clearly! !