After receiving the other party's promise of a thousand pieces of gold, Hu Kuidou was no longer in a hurry. He called the maid into the flower hall to serve, removed the remaining seats, and served wine and food again. After having something to worry about, Hu Kuidou had a big appetite and started eating and drinking whatever he wanted. His body was already riddled with holes and there were no suitable elixirs. He could only draw nourishment from these big fish and meat, although it was only a drop in the bucket. But it's better than nothing.
A meal that would take an average strong man ten days was not unusual in the Hu house. Hu Kuidou concentrated on eating until he was 40 to 50% full. He remembered that there were distinguished guests here and could not be neglected. He turned around to say hello when he saw Mi Luo. A plate of hot bear paws and a plate of hot abalone were placed in front of them. One chopstick after another, they quickly disappeared into the mouth and were swallowed after a little chewing.
Hu Kuidou attached great importance to the desire for food. He searched around for famous chefs and was influenced by his ears and eyes. He also knew that bear paws and abalone are dry goods and must be cooked after they are thoroughly cooked. Prepared several days in advance and not served in a hurry, these two dishes looked steaming hot and fragrant, but they were obviously not steamed to death. Each dish was as hard as firewood and as tough as tendon, but it was a credit to the master that he did not dislike it.
Seeing his master frowning, Yue Shao'er understood and hurriedly stepped forward to bite his ear for a while. Hu Kuidou looked surprised. It was Yue Yao'er who specially asked him to add bear paws and abalone. It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t cook well. Master, is this good? Hu Kuidou couldn't help but look at it a few more times. Sure enough, two large plates of bear paws and abalone were piled up like a hill. There was not much time left to move them. The appetite was strong and the appetite was no worse than his.
Hu Kuidou and Yourong are in trouble. He can't bring out the treasures of heaven and earth. He has as much delicacies as he wants, but he still lacks these few mouthfuls of food? He looked after Yue Zuo'er for a few words and then ordered him to go down. The kitchen was busy with everything, and it was served to the table like water. Bixiazi had long stopped using chopsticks, and Shen Yuanqiong picked and ate a lot. He had practiced the first level of the "Eating Technique" and had refined his eyes, nose, and mouth. He could tell at a glance which ingredients nourished his vitality. It was unusual for him to combine the essence into one. Sweeping it away, wisps of warmth arose in my belly. I felt endless and satisfied.
This reception banquet lasted for several hours before it ended. Hu Kuidou had never been so happy. He was drunk and snoring like thunder. Yuebei'er and Yuezhao'er took care of him, and Yueya'er made his own decision to send Mi and his wife off. back
Rest in the courtyard, wait for the master to sober up, and then go see the "Ten Cellars Private Collection".
At dusk, it rained, but it was heavy or not. After the rain, the sky cleared, and the moon rose above the east mountain, lingering among the bullfights. The clear light spread over the ground, cool and comfortable. It was quiet all around. Shen Yuanqiong stood in front of the window, quietly looking at the wet flowers and trees in the courtyard, thoughtfully. Bixiazi curled up into a ball, her clothes were messy, lying on her side on the couch, half asleep and half awake, breathing heavily. Insignificant. The whisper of the weaving voice added to the deep resentment in the quiet night. Shen Yuanqiong remembered the past events in the world, as if it was a spring dream.
Hu Kuidou slept until dawn, got up, washed up, asked Mr. and Mrs. Mi to have breakfast, picked up a bunch of keys, jingling, and personally led the two masters to the cellar to inspect his collection. "Ten cellars" is not a fictitious number. There are ten cellars, large and small, divided into upper and lower floors. They are dry and ventilated, warm as spring, and not even insects or ants can be found in them. However, Duan has put in a lot of effort.
Hu Kuidou moved his fat body and opened the cellar doors one by one, panting and saying: "The goods in these ten cellars are all for Hu's private collection. The two masters have sharp eyes. If you can catch one or two, please accept it. Hu will never do it." Second words! Yue Ya'er..." He glanced at Yue Ya'er with a complicated expression, shook his head slightly, sighed, and left.
Yue Ya'er's heart trembled for no reason. She had always been in charge of Hu Kuidou's private possessions and knew everything about them. Now that she was revisiting her old place, she couldn't help but be filled with emotions. The old owner's footsteps disappeared outside the cellar. She calmed down, glanced at Mi and his wife secretly, and said softly: "There are ten cellars here, arranged in a thousand-character script. Among them, the four cellars of "Heaven, Earth, Xuanhuang" store medicinal materials. , fire, earth, metal and stone, grass, grain, vegetables, fruit, wood, insects, scales, media, poultry, and beasts are divided into fourteen categories. They vary in number, but they are all well-prepared and aged good things. The second cellar of "Universe" stores ingredients, and there are mountains of delicacies, mostly dry goods. The character "Hong" stores fine wines, the character "Huang" stores gold and silver jewelry, the character "日" stores silks and satins, and the character "月" stores antiques and miscellaneous items. Which place should the two masters look at first? "
Shen Yuanqiong said: "Let's look at the medicinal materials first."
Yue Ya'er agreed and attracted the two of them.
Judging from the word "天", she had already heard that Mrs. Mi was good at refining elixirs and had a keen eye for medicinal materials, so she watched carefully from the sidelines. As expected, Mrs. Mi had a unique vision and chose
All medicinal materials are of the highest quality, and those of slightly inferior quality are not touched. There are no exceptions and no omissions. Shen Yuanqiong looked bored, said hello, and went to the "Yu" cellar to inspect the ingredients. Although the medicinal materials were not lacking in vitality, they were too bitter on the palate and were not as delicious as the delicacies stored in the cellar.
Looking around, there are all kinds of products produced by the mountains and seas, and there are rows of wooden shelves. The air is filled with the unique fragrance of dried goods, lingering in the nose, making people feel excited. Shen Yuanqiong was practicing the second level of the "Eating Technique", and his progress was quite slow. Seeing a cellar full of ingredients, many of which were full of vitality, he was too lazy to pick them out one by one and cook them, so he took a lot of trouble and just took them. A piece of dried bear meat, I took a bite, chewed it and swallowed it.
"The Art of Baiting" can be listed in the "Huangquan Sutra", how can it be compared with ordinary skills? Although Shen Yuanqiong's Taoism is shallow, he has only practiced the first level of entry. There is an illusion of being reborn. The eyes, nose, mouth, and teeth have been refined by magic power. There are all kinds of things in the world. The amount of vitality is clear at a glance. It is as hard as iron stone and can be broken into pieces when chewed. Unfortunately, the throat, pharynx, and intestines are still insufficient and cannot swallow gold and stone. It is not a matter of life. It's inevitable that I can't spit it out and can't pull it down. At the moment, I can only think about medicinal ingredients.
After eating the bear meat in two mouthfuls, there was a lot of heat in the belly, and the mana also increased by a little bit. Although it was a small amount, it was obtained effortlessly, and it saved countless hours of water grinding to meditate and practice. There is nothing to complain about. of? Shen Yuanqiong picked up another sea cucumber and stuffed it into his mouth. He thought to himself, it's a bit bland, it's not unpalatable, just dip it in some spicy pepper!
Bixiazi walked through the four cellars of "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang", but not many caught his eye. Although Hu Kuidou had a lot of private treasures, they were only mortal medicinal materials that could barely be used. If he really started to make elixirs, he still had to see what good things Jingzi could get. come out. She and Yue Yaer found a big basket, packed and put away the medicinal materials she was interested in. After looking through the four cellars, it was only half filled, and it was carried lightly on the back, without any weight.
The two of them arrived at the cellar with the name "Yu". Shen Yuanqiong had already left, and the delicacies on the wooden shelves were missing by 30%. Yue Yaer was a little dazed, not knowing what had happened. Bi Xiazi glanced at it and moved to the "Zhou" cellar. She happened to see Shen Yuanqiong putting a palm-sized piece of dried abalone into his mouth. His teeth were like sharp blades and he effortlessly bit off a large piece.
