Gourmet daily life with Monkey [Journey to the West]

Tao Tao looked at the crooked words, and said in a useless manner: "Dear little Taozi, Smelly Monkey and I are going to get married, and the time will be on August [-]th, and the place will be in my Zishan Mountain..."

"Scorpion Mountain." Zhu Bajie corrected.

"Brother, you are really good, you can recognize this kind of blurred characters." Tao Tao praised with a thumbs up.

"Naturally, I don't care who your brother is. Anyway, he was full of poetry and books back then, and he was full of economics and talents." Zhu Bajie was very self-inflated.

So Tao Tao continued to read: "I don't have many friends, and you are the first one, so I specially asked Xiaoqing to send you a letter. It's interesting. You must come when the time comes. If you don't come, hum..."

After reading this, Tao Tao shuddered, as if Tian Xie was standing beside her and sneered at her.

"Of course, another stinky monkey is also welcome, your brother and Sha Wujing. Forget about Tang Monk, he only knows how to beep all day long, and I'm so annoying. And I'm afraid that he won't have a wedding wine after he comes, but will be caught The other monsters ate it."

Tao Tao believed deeply that Master must not go to this kind of occasion, it is too dangerous.

"You can prepare whatever gifts you want. No matter how many, no too many, no too little, no one wants us to be good friends? Hehe..."

There was another burst of horror, Tao Tao felt a little headache, this gift must not be missed, otherwise she will definitely suffer.

"Okay, that's about it. Tian Xie."

After hearing her finish reading, Big Bird untied the rope and threw the invitation into Tao Tao's hand.

She smiled happily and said, "I've just delivered the invitation. Miss Taozi has to go on time if she can. I'll take my leave first, and I have to go to another house to deliver the letter."

"Okay, thank you." Tao Tao thanked, and the big bird flapped its wings and flew away.

"Oh hehehe... Tian Xie and the six-eared macaque are getting married. This is sensational. I didn't expect that stinky monkey to be captured by the tigress. No, no, the old pig must go to a good show, little sister, Let's start now!" Zhu Bajie couldn't wait, how could he miss such a fun event?

The ears were suddenly pinched by Monkey King, who sneered and said, "Where are you going, idiot? If you don't protect Master to learn scriptures, why go to a wedding banquet? If you dare to go, the old grandson will dare to twist your ears off."

"It hurts, it hurts! Dead monkey, let go quickly, can't I go?" Zhu Bajie yelled, and when Monkey King let go, he quickly covered his ears and hid behind Tao Tao, cursing: "You stinky monkey is too big!" Eccentric, why can my sister go, but I can't?"

"Tao Zi was not enlightened by the Bodhisattva to protect Master, so she can go naturally."

"Hmph, I think you just won't let me go, you want to go secretly by yourself. Stinky monkey, let me tell you, no way! I absolutely don't allow you to go with my sister!"

Sun Wukong laughed angrily: "The old grandson was also enlightened by the bodhisattva to protect the master, so naturally he can't go, so this time Taozi can only go by himself."

Zhu Bajie muttered something in a low voice, still a little unconvinced.

Tao Tao said with some disappointment: "I thought everyone could go together. Brother Monkey, are you really not going? But I don't even know where Scorpion Mountain is."

"Taozi, I'm sorry, we really can't go with you this trip. Just go out and relax and have fun. As for the Scorpion Mountain, we can ask as we go, anyway, today is only the first day of August, and It's been half a month." Sun Wukong patted her on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Let's go back to Zhu Ziguo first."

Along the way, Tao Tao looked over the invitation several times, and found that the difficulty was still in the gift.

Of course, Tian Xie meant that the more gifts the better, but Tao Tao said that she had nothing to give, so she really didn't know what to give.The plantain fan and the mace are both protective items, and they must not be given to others. See, she doesn't have any other good things?

After much deliberation, she finally came up with one thing: elixir!

There is still one Vajra Pill, and seven White Jade Pills. When the time comes, she will have one Vajra Pill, two White Jade Pills, and some miscellaneous gifts, which should be enough.

Unexpectedly, when she arrived in Zhu Ziguo, she told Tang Seng and the others that the master and the disciples also put together a gift for her.

Tang Seng sent an old Buddhist scripture, Tao Taoxin said that this thing is a treasure to him, but to Tian Xie, I'm afraid he will put it in the bottom of the box and never read it for the rest of his life, right?But she put on it anyway.

Sun Wukong really has nothing good except the golden cudgel, so he plucked a few hairs from his head and said that if Tian Xie is in danger, he can use his head hair to transform into a monkey to help her.Tao Tao wrapped it carefully with a handkerchief, somehow feeling that she would be thrown away by Tian Xie.

Zhu Bajie was a little better, and made a very flamboyant fan with his own hands. There was also a poem written on it: There is a pair of people in a lifetime.

Tao Tao nodded, this Tian Xie might like it.

Sha Wujing is a person who doesn't understand romance, and he is poor, but he has a delicate mind, and he actually carved two villains out of huanghuali wood.This gift is also thoughtful.

After collecting everyone's presents and writing their names by category, Tao Tao bought a batch of silks, satins, pearl hairpins, jewelry and other things in Zhu Ziguo, and planned to send them there together.

On the third day on the road, I also found out the location of Scorpion Mountain. It was Monkey King who found a group of mountain gods and lands and asked them one by one.

Scorpion Mountain is far away in Dongsheng Shenzhou, but it is not far from Huaguo Mountain, only a few thousand miles away.But it was nearly [-] miles away from their current position.

"Don't worry, when the time comes, Lao Sun will lend you somersault cloud, and you will arrive within a day." Monkey King has even considered this, Tao Tao has nothing to worry about.

Leaving Zhu Ziguo, the group continued to travel westward. After walking like this for more than ten days, they finally reached the fourteenth day of the eighth month.

Tao Tao was already getting ready to go, and kept telling her: "I'll be away for three days at most, you must cook well during these three days, and you can't just eat wild fruits or beg for food just because I'm not here. It's either cold or hard, and it'll ruin your stomach."

Tang Seng smiled and said: "You have said this for the seventh time, don't worry, Wukong, Bajie and Wujing have been with you for so long, and they have all learned some cooking skills, and they will not let the teacher starve."

"Taozi, don't worry about us, let's go, or we won't be able to arrive tomorrow morning." Sun Wukong sent her to the somersault cloud, and said with a smile: "When you are about to come back, read a formula according to the method I taught you. It will come for you."

"I remember, Brother Monkey." Tao Tao was both excited and nervous. She was about to travel far alone. This was the first time she had traveled so far alone since Journey to the West.

Zhu Bajie looked like he was about to cry, sniffed his nose and said, "Little sister, you must be careful when you are outside alone, brother can't be by your side to protect you these days."

"Brother, I'll only be away for three days, so don't worry about it." Tao Tao couldn't laugh or cry, a warm current flowed through her heart.

Sha Wujing said dryly: "Taozi, I wish you a smooth journey and have fun, go early and return early."

"Okay, I will definitely." Tao Tao took everyone's blessings and set off on the somersault cloud.

The somersault cloud was as fast as the wind, and Tao Tao quickly flew dozens of miles away. At this speed, he will definitely arrive tomorrow morning.

Staring at the direction where Tao Tao disappeared, Zhu Bajie sighed and said, "My little sister left, and suddenly I feel so empty. Master, why don't we just stay here and wait until she comes back in three days before we go on the road."

Tang Seng said: "Bajie, why are you tired again? We can go one or two hundred miles in three days. Let's hurry up and get on the road while it's still early."

"What Master said is, don't pay attention to this idiot, he is just lazy. Let's go forward and leave him here alone." Monkey King went to lead the horse, and he really took Tang Seng and Sha Wujing on the road.

Zhu Bajie looked at this end and then at the other end, seeing that Monkey King and others really ignored him, so he had to chase after him with a dull head.

At noon that day, there was no Taotao to cook, and the few people ate so badly.Although Tao Tao left all the seasonings, the food cooked by the three brothers was either salty or spicy, or too much vinegar.

Even Tang Seng, who was never picky about food, frowned.

In the evening, everyone was finally relieved. Seeing that there was very little smoke in front of them, it was a village!

Several people immediately quickened their pace, only to realize that something was wrong with the village when they got closer. It was true that every household made good food, but the food they made was not eaten by themselves, but for the cows.

These cows are dressed in red and green, and have been washed clean without a single hair.Each of them is tied in the main room, and the prepared meals are served in front of them, waiting for them to eat.

The master and apprentice looked at each other, and went to the first house. Tang Seng took the initiative to say: "Bodhisattva, excuse me, I and a few apprentices are Buddhist scriptures from the Eastern Tang Dynasty. They pass by Guibao and want to stay overnight. Is it convenient to know?"

The woman looked to be in her 40s, wearing coarse linen clothes, her complexion was dark yellow, and she was obviously malnourished. She said listlessly, "It would be no inconvenience at other times, but tonight is really inappropriate."

"Why is it inappropriate tonight?" Sun Wukong was wondering, and asked, "I see that every household in your village gives food to cattle. Could it be that today is a big day?"

"What a big day, it's like this every day." The woman's husband also came out, his complexion dark yellow and haggard. "It's supposed to treat the elders well, but it's really inconvenient tonight. I'm afraid that if you stay, it will cause trouble for you."

Sun Wukong smiled and said: "I'm afraid of everything but I'm not afraid of trouble. The two benefactors still invite us to sit in and explain the matter in detail, okay? Maybe we can help you too."

"What Wukong said is exactly. Two benefactors, my apprentices are not small, maybe I can really help you." Seeing that the family was in trouble, Tang Seng was even more reluctant to leave.

The husband and wife looked at each other, nodded slightly and said: "In that case, invite the elders inside."

Everyone walked in and saw that the cow in the main room had almost finished several dishes of good food.

Zhu Bajie licked his lower lip, and muttered in a low voice: "You guys are too wasteful, how can you feed such a good thing to the cows? How about entertaining us?"

"Bajie, don't talk nonsense." Tang Seng scolded, how could anyone ask someone for something good?

Unexpectedly, these words made the husband and wife change their faces, the man said in a panic: "Elders, don't talk nonsense, if this word gets out and the devil knows, it will definitely kill you."

"What demon king?" Sun Wukong thought he might encounter some monsters again, right?

The man looked outside the door and saw that no one was eavesdropping, so he closed the door and said in a low voice: "Elders, I don't know. Two years ago, a demon king came to Jindou Mountain near here. The people in the village offered up the cows as gods. If anyone refused to listen, they would kill them directly. At the beginning, a few bold ones refused to listen, but they were brutally killed by the demon king that night, bleeding all over the place. "

The woman began to cry, perhaps thinking of the tragedy at that time again, she was afraid.

The man patted the back of her hand to show comfort, and continued: "Since then, no one has dared to disobey the order. After the cattle are offered up, three meals a day are delicious. In this way, we ourselves will have to starve That’s not counting, the demon king still needs every family to make offerings to him. There are a total of [-] households in our village, and every day one household has to bring pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, fish or other things. Didn't survive the next morning."

"Hmph, it really is a monster that hurts people!" Sun Wukong's expression darkened, and he said, "Go on."

"It is indeed a monster. There are hundreds of little monsters in his golden pocket cave. We carry the food to the shed at the foot of the mountain, and these little monsters carry it back to the cave for them to eat and drink every day. Will ask for wine, alas, we are miserable."

The man sighed, pointed to a pile of chickens and ducks in the kitchen, and said, "It's our family's turn today, but our family is too poor. We only prepared seven chickens and ducks for so many days, which is definitely not enough. I'm afraid Our family will not live until tomorrow, so I advise everyone not to stay here."

Sun Wukong smiled and said: "Don't worry, it's good fortune for you to meet our master and apprentice. We will solve this matter for you. It's just that you have to cook something to feed us first, so we can go fight that monster."

"Ah? Can you catch monsters?" The husband and wife were overjoyed, but also showed a trace of worry: "But there are only four of you, and there are hundreds of monsters in that cave."

Zhu Bajie slowly shook his fan, and said proudly: "Soldiers are good but not many, have you never heard of this? Don't say anything else, then wait for the little demon and I, Lao Zhu, to beat a hundred of them without giving up. You just give us Eat well and drink well, we will definitely help you relieve your troubles tonight."

"This is my junior brother Zhu Bajie. He will turn into a big fat pig in a while. If you send him, the monster will be satisfied." Sun Wukong laughed, and Zhu Bajie almost jumped up in panic.

"You dead monkey knows how to trick me, why don't you become a monkey yourself?"

"Monkeys don't have much meat, not enough for monsters to stuff their teeth." Monkey King laughed.

Seeing that the two of them were about to fight again, Sha Wujing smoothed things over and said, "Second senior brother, please stop arguing. That monster must be very powerful, we all have to go tonight."

Monkey King said: "What Junior Brother Sha said is true."

Listening to their bickering, how can the husband and wife not believe it?Immediately he was overjoyed and said: "Let's get some food for the elders!"

The husband and wife have brought out all the good things in the house. After Monkey King and others have a full meal, it is time to fulfill their promise.

"Idiot, what are you waiting for? Why don't you change back to your original form soon?"